J BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS They Fight Tuberculosis r Johnston County ’» Oldest and Best Newspaper - Established 1882 VOLUME 45—NO. 98 * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9, 1927 * * * $2.00 PER YEAR Senator Denies Oath To Smith -♦ v. e iator-elect From Illinois Is Given Privilege of Pleading Own Case on Senate Floor WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Al though denied the oath of office pending further hearing, Senator- i elect Frank L. Smith, of Illinois, j gained some advantages today ir. * the Senate. First, his opponents abandoned their effort to bar him without a hearing, and then of their own ini tiative obtained unanimous con sent for him to plead his own case on the Senate floor before a final vote on exclusion is taken, but after hearing before the special ' campaign funds committee, head- I ed by Senator Reed, Democrat, j Missouri. The Senate twice yoted against j giving Smith the oath, the first I time to to 32 and the second 55 j to 29. Then it took up the case j of Senator-elect William S. Vare, j of Pennsylvania, with the expec tation of disposing of that tempo- j rarily and in the same fashion be fore the week end. PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR. It was Reed, of Missouri, chair man of the committee which in vestigated the Illinois Senatorial i primary campaign, who obtained unanimous consent for Smith to ‘ be given the privilege of the Sen- j ate floor to speak in his own be- [ half after the committee has re- ! ported. 'On a third and final roll call, j the Senate adopted, 53 to 28, a ; resolution of Senator Norris, Re- T publican, Nebraska, vigorously r condemning Smith’s acceptance of j contributions to his primary cam paign fund from officials of pub- c lie service corporations which *» commonly had business before the ■*] Illinois Commerce Commission, of j which he then was chairman. This resolution specifically referred the \} case to the campaign funds com- e mittee, and its adoption removed ^ iny doubt as to the Senate’s view ^ fhan that body is legally consti- ^ tuted and has never ceased to g function. ( NOT PROTESTED* There was not a word of pro test from the friends of Smith ag-ainst reference of the ease to die Reed committee, although such a proposal had been expected to bring strenuous objections from the group of Senators who tied up the machinery of Congress at the end of the last session to prevent adoption of a resolution authoriz ing the committee to act during the recess. Senator Reed, Missouri, will wait until after the Senate has acted on the Vare case before he calls his committee together to continue the inquiries where they were left off last year after ex tended hearings in Washington and Chicago. Smith was permitted to appear in person and be represented by counsel and to call any witness he way desire. Committee members said they would seek to expedite the hearing's so that a tinal report can be made before the Christmas holidays, if possible. There is no doubt in the minds any Senators but that the com mittee will advise against seating Smith and also against seating Vare, if his case is referred to it. And there likewise is no doubt but that both the Senators-elect will he excluded from the Senate on the final ballot.—Associated Press. Love may be blind, but it usual ly manages to find an eye-openev. Tantalizer ar,e exaetly enough let thnS m tbe line below to spell "ameof a person in Smith cinw"^|£ tlle r'Bllt 0lle ^e 'pPef? l"s name and will prc ... If.to The Herald office, cornnr prcsent him with a eomplnncntary ticket to the Theatre. Tickets must lowih!]e^ for before the f°l mowing issufi. Jesse Blackman recognized name last issue. Toa“5~" Tantalizer: mesnarpnoviethsn Dishwashing Champ! Sylvia Bolder, of Los Angeles, is .l i L-Y • , is tne pc ak. We have no talent but that e which was given. Let us use what s f ,ve have. Whatever we can do, we c >ught to do. If we measure up to t pur stewardship, we must put our a-hole heart into our work. Like g jverything else there is no excel- c lence in the religious life without ^ jreat labor. fi Griffin Edgerton spoke on “God’s Gall for Men.” He said there never j were so many great men as now. r China is surprising the world with a icr great men who are ready to v take hold of the‘changed country js and make it one of the greatest. God needs men in his work as neve" < sefore, and the schools and col leges are full of men who can do a mighty work for Him. Our young j people are hearing the call. Some j pf our boys are convinced that * Clod has called them to preach, c and some of our girls know that God is celling them to special cm service. “No one can assume your 1 stewardship. God wants first your ; heart, then your service,” he said. f The greatest need of the cause of J Christ today is men and women ■ who will line up to Christian stewardship. John Broughton spoke next on “Goo’s Call for Money,” in which he said, the lack of money is a greater hindrance to the progress ■ (f the gospel than lack of men. We are so anxious to grow rich that sometimes we are unwilling to give our money for the Lord’s work. ‘ Methodists are fast growing weal thy and could do ns re if they thought of themselves as God’s’ stewards who are to occupy God’s world until Jesus comes again. He says: “Occupy until I come.” Let' uc use our money for God. ! William Godwin spoke on “My j Stewardship.” He asked that each member cf the society face the i question: “What does God want j Jmo to become?” Whatever may be j jyc.,r stewardship in the future there is something for you to do light now. Do with all your pow er what your hands find to do now, art! God will help you to know what is your life work. How have , (Turn to page four please) GOVERNMENT ISSUES FINAL COTTON REPORT WASHINGTON, I>ec. 8.— Cotton production this year was 12,789.000 equivalent 500-pound bales, the Department of Agri culture announced today in its final estimate of the season. A month ago the crop was estimated at 12,842,000 bales. Last year’s crop was 17,977,374 bales. The December revised esti mates of the area of cotton for harvest in 1927 was announced as 40,188,000 acres, compared with 47,087,000 acres in 1926, and 40,932,000 acres, the five year averagje, 1922-26. :our Oaks Filling Station Is Robbed —«— •Strange Negroes Hold Up Merritt Allen and Take $60 From Cash Register; Make Their Get-away Sunday night about midnight a I aring robbery was committed at ! kllen’s Filling station at Four | >aks, when two strange negro ten held up Merritt Allen who j .'as alone at the filling station ! nd took $C0 from the cash reg-. ter. Mr. Allen was suddenly con ronted by a negro who pointed a istol. in his face, and when he urned his head another: negro Iso with a pistol drawn on him as at his rear. There was nothing ir him to do except to let them ike what loot they wanted. The robbery was carefully plan ed, the thieves having* cut the slephone wires before entering ic filling station. They also re moved the license numbers from leir car to keep from being iden fied after leaving the scene. An effort was made to stop lem at nearby towns, but with ut avail. It is reported that a imilar robbery took place near ayetteville after the one at Four aks, and it is thought that the ime negroes probably committed oth thefts. ♦ inging Class at Methodist Church Selma, Dec. 7.—Last Sunday rening at the regular hour for, irvice at Edgerton Memorial lurch, a group of children from le Raleigh Methodist Orphanage, | ave a splendid concert. They were : liaperoncd and directed by Mrs. ■Ron K. Smith, formerly of Smith eld, who has many warm friends ere. Mr. Brown, son of the late useph G. Brown, was present and 1 tade a brief talk. A very enjoy- I ble program was rendered and I as heard by a good audience, in | pite of the inclement weather. I SEEK IMPEACHMENT OF j OFFICIALS WHO DRINK ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Im-1 eachment and dishonorable dis- | harge of any senator, representa-; ive, judg^e or any other employe ' f tho government who purchases itoxicating liquor from a “boot jgger,” was demanded in a res lution introduced today by Rep esentative Blanton, democrat, ’exas. REMOVES BURR FROM THROAT OF BOY, AGE 9 SPARTANBURG, Dec. 7. — Jreathing with difficulty, William )gles, 9, of Glendale, was brought 0 Spartanburg for the removal of 1 cockle-burr which had lodged ightly in one of his bronchial ubes. A specialist performed the op eration while the child was under he influence of ether. The cockle >urr was lodged in the tube at ibout the level of the second rib md eight inches downward from ;he child’s mouth. -+ BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday school 9:30, F. H. Brooks superintendent. Preaching by the ice at the jail 3:30. Intermediate pastor at 11 and 7. Monthly serv B. Y. P. U. 6:15 p. m. Senior B. Y. P. U. Monday 7:15 p. m. Prayer service Wednesday 7:15 P. m. County Wide 1927 Tax Levy Is $1.86 ♦— Figures Given For Smithfield and Selma With Compari sons For the. Years 1926 and 1927 -+ | The. tax books for the majority of the townships have been turn ed ever to Tax Collector Grimes, and work is progressing* rapidly on the others. Tax notices for the townships that have been complet ed are going out and folks are be ginn:ng to come in and pay their taxes. The total county-wide tax levy for 1927 is $1.86 as compared with $1.00 for last year. The funds included in the levy are gen eral expense, schools, roads and debt service, the latter including the courthouse bonds. These funds were prorated ,as follows for 1926 and 1927: 1926 1927 Gen. County fund .... 15c ..15c Gen. County School fund 75 1.08 Gen County road fund .. 0 30 Courthouse Bonds 10 0 Debt. Service . 0 33 Total County-Wide _ 1.00 1.86 From these figures, it is seen that the schools have increased the general tax 33 cents, while the roads now cost the tax payers all over the county 30 cents plus the amount included in the debt serv ice fund to take care of the town ship road bond issues assumed by the county. The debt service fund does not include any school bonds. The $1.08 rate for schools is divided as fol- , bws: 78 cents, current school ex penses including teachers salaries and all operating* expense; 5Vi cents, capital outlay to provide 29 new trucks; 24^ cents, debt serv ice to take care of school bonds. A tax payer in Smithfield will pay in 1927 a combined county and district tax levy of $2.36. A comparison of the years 1926 and 1927 is given below: 1926 1927 County-wide levies .... 1.00 1.86 rownship roads __.... 20 0 District schools . 79 50 Total Levies . 1.99 2.36 Net increase of 1927 over 1926 . 37 rotal School tax.. 1.54 1.5S iota’ road tax .. 20 53 Increase in schools over 1926 4c. Increase in roads over 1926 33c. 37c. The county rate for schools in creased 33c while the district rate lec^cased 29c. The county rate of 10c for courthouse bonds is in cluded in the debt service Hf?vy of 33c, the increase being* to take care of township road bond issues assumed by the county. Selma has a slightly higher rate * than Smithfield, the figures for Selma, with comparisons for the two years being as follows: 1926 1927 County-wide levies .... 1.00 1.86 Township roads . 25 0 District schools —. 80 70 Total Levies . 2.05 2.56 Net increase of 1927 over 1926 .. 51c. Total school tax . 1.55 1.78 Total road tax 25 53 Increase in schools over 1926, 23c Increase in roads over 1926 2$c. 51c The county rate for schools in creased 33c while the district rate decreased 10c. The county rate of 10c for courthouse bonds is in cluded in the debt service levy of 33c, the increase being to take care of township road bond issues assumed by the county. ENTERTAIN STEWARDS AT 3-COURSE DINNER Selma, Dec. 7.—Oscar Morris entertained the pastor and board of stewards of tthe Methodist church Monday evening1 at his home on Anderson street. A three jeourse dinner was served consist ing of tomato soup, barbecue, fried chicken, roast beef, slaw, pickles, com bread, rolls, coffee and pie, iThere were eleven present to en ijoy Mr. Morris’s hospitality. LOCALS DEFEAI The purple and gold tossers of Smithfield high made a 1 grand opening of the new bas j ketball season by overwhelm ing the high school quint from ! Goldsboro here last night by a score of 27 to 11. The lo j cal five displayed brilliant passing work especially for the opening? affray and at the half was on the big end of an 18 to 4 score. Captain Ed Parrish was high scorer in last nights battle with a total of ten points to his credit. Each member of the team played both a good offensive and de fensive game. Liles and Wat ers topped the Goldsboro team, each finding the basket for five points. -♦ Traffic Officers In School Zone On Duty From Eight to Nine In the Morning and From Two to Three I\ M.; T'tree Called Down For Speeding First Day -♦ Representatives from the United Welfare Association of this city appeared before the town board at its regular meeting Tuesday evening and asked for better pro tection at the street crossings at the school house. At a recent meeting of the welfare association, the safety of the school children on the highway was discussed, the matter claiming* attention becaus.e several children in the past few months have been knocked by automobiles. The city officials Tuesday eve ning agreed that something should be done to make it safer in the school zone and they decided to co-operate with the county traffic officer to remedy the situation. The present plan is that a traffic officer shall be on duty at the school house from eight until nine in the morning and from two un * il three in the afternoon. Chief t able was on hand yesterday morn ing and during the hour three au tomobiles were called down for speeding. This arrangement will be tried out at least until school closes for the Christmas holidays. The board meeting Tuesday eve ning was taken up for the most part with routine affairs. H. L. Skinner, water and light commis sione, was instructed to buy two new pumps for the water system. -4 COMMITTEE APPROVES $236,000,000 REDUCTION WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Form al approval of the new $236,000, 000 tax reduction bill, tentatively agreed upon before congress con vened, was given today by the house ways and means committee. It is the plan of leaders to be gin consideration of the measure in the house Friday.—Associated Press. MEETING OF EXECUTICE COMMITTEE JOHNSTON ASS’N. The Executive committee of the Johnston Association will meet next Monday at 2:30 in the Smith field Baptist church. This is the most important meeting of the year, since all applications for, aid from the State Mission Board will be considered. All churches wish ing to ask for any aid must have their applications presented at this meeting, after being* duly pre sented to the churches for then approval. The General Board ol jthf Baptist State Convention wil meet on Thursday the 15th, ant no applications are to be consid ered after that meeting. S. L. MORGAN. -* MICRO FACULTY TO GIVE A PLAY FRIDAY NIGH! | There will be a play “Much Adt |About Betty,” a comedy in thro acts, given by the Micro faculty |at the school building Friday eve ning, December 16, at 7:30 o’clock The proceeds will go to the schoo library. Road Folks Enjoy Barbecue Dinner J. H., A. C., and C. M. Ogburn of Pleasant Grove Serve a Sumptuous Dinner T o About 100 Friends -♦—— I Ar» old fashioned' barbecue was the order of the day in Pleasant Grove township yesterday when J. H., A. C., and C. M. Ogburn en tertained the Johnston county road force, members of the county high way commission, and other friend?. The barbecue, which was held at the old Ogburn homeplace, was in the nature of a celebration of the building of a l'oad through Pleas ant Grove township from the Wake county line toward Benson. This section of the county has long needed a good road and they ap preciate the work that is being done. About one hundred guests ■were present on this occasion to enjoy the good eats provided by these Ogburn brothers and to hear the talks that were made quite a num ber of those in attendance. The speeches werfe all brief but each expressed satisfaction of the road and of the delicious food. Those making talks were J. B. Benton, and L. Glibert, of Benson; Paul D. Grady, of Kenly; W. P. Ay cock and C. P. Harper, of Selma; ! H. A. Watson, of Princeton; How ard Grady, W. N. Holt, W. D. Avera, J. A. Wellons and Larry Wood, of Smithfield, and E. S. Coates and Claude Stephenson, of Pleasant Grove. SHOWER FOR INMATES OF CONFEDERATE HOMES Sanders-Holt Chapter U. D. C. will have a Christmas shower for, the old Soldiers Home in Raleigh and the Confederate Woman’s.; Home in Fayetteville Tuesday aft ernoon, December 13 at 3 o’clock at the home of Mrs. F. H. Brook?. All Daughters are urged to eOitie and bring or send a gift for each of these homes. Canned goods, jel lies or gifts suitable for old peo ple are desired. Qthejrs in town wishing to have a part in this shower can send gifts and they will be greatly . appreciated. TILDEN HONEYCUTT ABLE TO RETURN HOME NOW The many friends of Tilden Honeycutt will be glad to know that he is able to be at home from the hospital where he has been most of the time since September 18 following an automobile acci dent. The accident occurred in Salisbury and he has been in a Salisbury hospital until a short time ago when he went to Greens boro where he was located in the insurance business. He arrived here Wednesday. DEATH OF BABY IN SMITH SCHOOL SECTION The little two-months-old boy of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gregory who live in the Smith school sec tion died Tuesday morning and was buried Wednesday afternoon. The little baby had never been well. The body was taken to the Greg ory family burying ground in Harnett county for interment. The bereaved parents have the s.yympa thy of the community. Home Cash Grocery Moves. The Home Cash Grocery is mov ing this week to the building for merly occupied by the Coats Hard ware company on Third street. This business which is locally owned and locally operated, was opened here about two months ago and was located in the Ashley Smith building. Raymond Woodall is manager of the Home Cash Grocery. BOX PARTY AT CORINTH There will be a box party held at Corinth school house in Ingrams , township, Saturday, December 10, at 7:30 o’clock. Good music will be a feature of entertainment. The proceeds will be used for the ben jeftt of Corinth Methodist church, ■ i — ♦ I Just any kind of pecan tree is • not suited to North Carolina. Only I the best will grow and yield well Knows His Oil Dr. Albert Parsons Sachs, ol New York, whose complete survey of huropcan oil fields for American Interests will result in cheaper oil OToducts there. Kansas City Will Be Meeting Place -4 Republican Leaders Select Middle Western City As Convention City For 1928; Hughes Eliminates Hinself From 1928 Race The selection of a national con vention place of both the Dem ocrats and Republicans is always of general public interest, and many will read writh interest that the Republicans have chosen a city in the Middle West—Kansas City. Th<* Republican national conven tion will begin on Tuesday, June 12, 1928. The time and place was set at a meeting of the national committee held in Washington on Wednesday. Extracts from an Associated Press dispatch of yesterday from Washington tell of the meeting as follows: “Deadlocked for hours, the na tional committee made the choice here today on the twentieth bal lot. Seven cities figured in the noting, but for the most part it was a fight between San Francisco ind Kansas City. “At the start the Pacific Coast city, which had announced it was ready to offer $250,000 to defray expenses of the convention, was -in :he lead, and on the fourth bal lot was within four votes of a majority. “Other cities receiving votes, at no time enough to put them in the race as serious contenders, were Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia and San Antonio. “Although the long day of bal loting gave the committee mem bers little time to think about any thing else, they did digress long enough to ponder over President Goolitfee’s amplification of his Black Hills ‘do not choose’ state ment. A great share of them ex pressed convictions that the Pres ident’s declaration that he was ‘eliminated’ from consideration next year would be taken at its face value. “While the balloting for the convention city was at its height, the committee members received the news that Charles Evans Hughes had reiterated that he was not a Presidential candidate. The former Secretary of State’s pro nouncement brought expressions of regret from Charles D. Hilles, committeeman for New York, whc has been one of the foremost ad vocates of Mr. Hughes’ candidacy. “ ‘All I can say now,’ Hilles said, ‘is that New York is without a favorite candidate. It is my opin ion that the state will not be able to make up its mind upon a can didate before the convention anc that its delegation will go unin structed.’ ” AW AKD GOLD MEDAL TO W. W. RIVERS GOLDSBORO, Dec. 7.—A gol< medal has been awarded WIlsoi W. Rivers of Goldsboro, by th< National Council of Boy Scouts o America for heroism in rescuing Miss Daisy Latta of Goldsboro am a young lady who was visiting her from (frowning in Crescent Lake five miles from this city about tw> years ago. Mr. Rivers who is Boy Scou Executive of Tuscarora Counci embracing five surrounding coun ties, modestly said nothing abou ,the incident but witnesses saw t< it that his heroism was rewarded i Regular Session Board Education —♦— Discuss Appointment Sinking Fund Treasurers and Com pletion of Gounty-wide : Plan --♦ | Two important matters were dis cussed at the /reefing oi the i County Board of Education held here Monday—that of appointing • treasurers for the sinking funds of the school bonds of the county ia-;d that of completing the county j vvde plan in Johnston county. The board took up first the matter of appointing treasurers for | the sinking* funds of school bonds jin Johnston county and ordered j the superintendent to draw a draft payable to the county treasurer on j the Bank of Four Oaks, the Bark i of Kenly, and the People’s Bank ;and Trust Company of Selma for the funds now deposited with said banks as sinking fudds for sev eral school bond issues, and fur ther that the superintendent after ascertaining the total amount of all of said sinking funds proceed to advertise for treasurers as di rected in Chapter 450, Public Lo cal Laws, 1927. i ne board then discussed the matter of completing the county wide plan in Johnston county. After ascertaining that the cost of maintaining the small schools for a term of six months is on the average more than the average cost in the large schools for a term of eight months and further that the educational advantages in the large schools are far superior to those in the small schools the superintendent was instructed to advise with the several trustees and committeemen and prepare pe titions requesting elections for the purpose of further completing the county-wide plan of school organ ization, said elections to be held at the earliest possible date. NEW GROCERY STORE IS OPENED IN SMITHFIELD -* A new grocery store and meat market has opened in this city on the corner of Market and Third streets where the Busy Bee cafe formerly was located. The pro prietors of this new store are N. J. Autry and H. M. Fillyow, who come here from Roseboro. The firm is styled N. J. Autry & Co. They have twenty years business experience and anticipate good business here. They will deliver merchandise bought at their store i but the purchases will be on a jcash basis. * . “. ‘ . . AIIAj MAIL. CHECKS THIS WEEK RALEIGH, Dec. 7.—Christmas, gifts, in trie form of semi-annual pension cheeks aggregating* $450, C00, will be mailed by state Audi t)r Baxter Durham this week to Confedreate veterans, veterans' widows and negro body servants throughout North Carolina, he said today. Between 7,500 and 8,000 persons ai4e to receive the checks, through Superior court clerks. The last legislature voted an in rease in pensions to veterans, who v ill get a dollar a day, widows $100 annually and negro bociy ervants who followed ‘Ole Mars ter” through the war, $200 annual ly. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— i “Little incums iz follercd by big' , famblys.”