% Do You Know Of A Vacant Lot in Smithfield that need Beautify ing? Enter it in the Yard and Garden Contest, Then Beautify! Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. 47TH YEAR the home newspaper NUMBER 54 SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY Court Continues ■ (Through Friday Number of Cases Disposed of Last Two Days of Court; Harry Baucom Discharged In Non Suit Superior court did not adjotir on Thursday afternoon as wa anticipated by the Johnston Coun *ty Bar Association, but the tria of cases continued until la' Friday evening. A true bill was returned again.' Tommy Pollock, colored, charge with false pretense, and the Jo fendant plead guilty to the charge. Pollock represented to % certain negro in Selma that he was an eye doctor and by such representation obtained $20. When he placed himself upon the mercy of the court, he was sentenced to jail for a period of eighteen months and assigned to work on the county roads. finest niL-nara&on, colored, r President had to attend one of these receptions, and meet as .. guest upon social terms, this col ored woman, the wife of a Negro Congressman. “1 wish that Senator- Simmon was forced to act as major dom > at one of these receptions, and in troduce this colored lady. 1 als - further wish that Preacher Can non should he forced to ask grae • and request God's blessings upoe the social equality of the occas ion. It is my further wish that MoNinch, of Charlotte, should be forced to attend this reception, with a brush made out of pea cock feathers, arid fan the wife of the Negro Congressman and keep the flies oui of her soup while she sups. "It is to be hoped that the Hoovercrats who sacrificed par y principle and party standard arm supported Hoover for President, are thoroughly satiated and satis fied. “The writer of this article has been voting the Democratic ticket lor 52 years, and has voted in 2f> elections, and has never scratched a ticket. During Sena tor Simmons’ regime in Nor': Carolina I have managed his earn paign in -Johnston county end time he was up for election. 1 the memorable Simmons Kit.' campaign, I spent (>0 days a work, at my own expense, makin, I a house to house canvas for hi election. In that election he onl hoped to bieak even in Johnsto county, but his majority exceede 600, to his surprise and grat.if cation. 1 have followed hii through thick and thin, heat an cold, wet and dry, because I b. lieved that he embodied all tf qualifications of a true Southei Democrat. During the time he h: ' been Senator from North Car lina 1 have visited his office 1 Tobacco Crop Is Better This Yea N. L. Perkins, Experience Tobacconist Thinks Man Farmers Make Mistake li Topping Their Tobacco To* High The tobacco crop in Johns tor | county, according to Mr. N. L j IVi kins, an experienced tobaccon ist, who travels over the count;. !a good bit, will be considerably better this year than last in >pirc of the excessive rains, unless something unforeseen happens from now on to damage it. Curing has begun, on a small scale in some sections, and tk~ next few weeks will find every one hard at it throughout the county. Mr. Perkins states that the majority of the primings that he has seen seen show very good body and color, running more to the orange shade which is mere desirable than the white flashy types. “Many of the farmers are mak ing the big mistake of topping their tobacco too high, seeming to he afraid of losing a few leaves. It has been proven time after time that tobacco topped out unusually high is thin, very poor in quality and will bleach out very quickly upon being exposed to the light and air. Whereas or the other hand when it is topped sufficiently low to allow the tip leaves to fill out to mature growth, the tobacco has a much finer body and color, and wUl more than make up in price for the few leaves lost in low top ping. “The outlook for fair prices' for good tobacco this season is very favorable, for the common or low grades it is not so good. So if everyone will do hi-s best to make it as good as he possibly can, he will find that he will be well re paid for his efforts th's fall." Shows Large Irish Potatoes Mr. H. R. Radford, who lives at the cotton mill, showed us ?ight Irish potatoes yesterday which weighed six and a half pounds. He made sixty bushels and about half of his crop will aver age like those on display at the Herald office. They are of the White Bliss variety. Old Money Mrs. H. R. Faircloth has ai interesting collection of old coins. She has two large copper cents about the size of a half dollar. One was made in 1847 and the other in 1853. Two half dimes are in the collection—one made in 1870 and the other in 1830. making one formal call. 1 have never made a request, either po litical or other kind, of him. I have never even written him a letter of recomime ndatiop for any friend. 1 have studiously avoider even the semblance of a reward for my devotion to him, but if the good Lord will spare my life and give me strength to attend one more election I shall vote against him and work against him with as much vigor and zeal as I have worked for him. It is sai.: •The good Lord hates a quit1" We all know that if a captain f a ship deserts in disaster and leaves those in his charge to nc mercy of the winds, he receive ■ the contempt of every decent citi zen. I have no more respect foi a political traitor than 1 have fo: a captain who deserts tho.w. ii j will never oe satis nea witn i out having an opportunity to sho\ , :ny repentance for what I hav r done for Simmons until I a i have one opportunity to east m r right of suffrage against him. i “Political conditions in N’ort i Carolina today are attriihutai•' - to Senator Simmons more than a ii other factors combined, and if i depends on my vote whethi - Judge Meekins or some other »! o cent Republican should he elec', n Senator from North Carolina, s Mr. Simmons, Judge Meekii i-j would surely be the next Se:i;:t y ; from this state.'’ Bright Belt To r Open On Sept. 3 I Date of Opening of Market f ixed bv Sales Committei i of (he Tobacco Association i; —South Carolina Market Opens July 30 I NORFOLK, Va., Juno 28.—The I sales committee of the Tobacco Association of the United States tonight submitted to the organ; j r.ation the recommendation that f the various tobacco markets be opened this year as follows: Eastern North Carolina, Sep tember 3. Georgia, July 23; South Carolina, July 30; Middle Belt. September 24; Old Belt, October 1 and Dark Virginia Belt, No vember 12. It was said in author ■ tative circles that the schedule would be adopted as recommend ed. The decision was a disappoint ment to Eastern North Carolina interests which had asked for 'I'e.mig on AUgUSt Zi. Assurance was given the farmer of the southeastern states by the toibacco association that he wih have plenty of time to market his crop, hut this does not meet the needs in Eastern Carolina where the argument for early opening was in part based on the urgent need that farmers have to turn their tobacco into money as soon as it is ready for market. This thought was embodied in | the resolution introduced at the annual convention of the associa- . tion at Virginia Beach by a spec ial committee headed by T. V. Carrington* of Richmond. The inv olution recites that the short time- 1 given to the sale of bright to bacco has rendered necessary such rapidity of selling that warehouse floors have been crowded and that sometimes it has been im possible for proper consideration i to be given by the buyers. Mr. r Carrington stated that the com- , mittee believes that increasing i time of selling would remedy v these satisfactory conditions and | tiring greater uniformity of prices. , The resolution says: c "The time fixed for the begin- t ning of sale in Eastern North Car- . ulina, middle belt and the old belt of Virginia and North Car- ; ulina should be undrestood to be a continuous one until such time as each section should decide to advertise time of closing. “That the warehousemen of those districts be most earnestly requested and urged to take ac tive steps in promulgating to their farmer patrons this resolution and that a circular letter setting out the purpose of this resolution b'1 prepared and mailed to the far mer and published in the papers in these sections.” To this resolution was added an amendment in which the asso d ation set forth that it was its intent to protect the interest of the South Carolina and Georgia growers as well as that of the to bacco raiser of Virginia and Nortn Carolina. This afnendment, proposed by a Valdosta, Ga., grower, was adopt ed after some argument. It was [contended that the closing of tn Georgia and South Carolina mar ket was automatic inasmuch as the | Carolinas and Virginia followed on their heels. Want Fewer Reports. Another important resolution was that the secretary of agii culture l>e petitioned to require reports on stocks of tobacco held by dealers only twice a year, one | January i ana July 1, instead ot j four times a year. Various speak ers said they dpuibted that the ecretary had authority to .change this system of reporting, as the information is required under the Gilbert bill, passed by the last C ongress over vigorous protest of the tobacco trade. Another resolution also adopt.; 1 authorized the president to ap ! point a standing traffic advisory committee to handle all freight matters. President Carrington promptly appointed C. M. Dozier chairman and announced that the other memlbers would be name! later. Miss Cora Belle Ives was i week end visitor in Scotland 1 Neck. 1 FARMERS report COTTON BLOO* I he first cotton bloom of I h<- season to reach the Herald office was found in the field ot Mr. B. J. ose of the Hick on Cross section on June 2G. This cotton was planted April 22. Soon after receiving; this bloom Mr. J. |\ Coates who farms for Mr. B. B. Adams of I* our Oaks sent in a bloom which was pulled from his patch on June 27. The cotton jjIf the home demonstration work in Johnston county. This amount, which is in addition to funds hand already reported, is not a complete report for only the local committee made report. Commit tees throughout the county are soliciting contributions. Amounts subscribed during the past week are as follows: Pinh club, $5.00. Pleasant Grove club, $2.00. Young Motor Co., $25.00. W. M. Sanders & Son, $25.00. Home Reality Co., by J. 11. Abell, $10.00. K. S. Aibell, $5.00. Ed F. Ward, $5.00. Paul D. Grady, $5.00. G. A. Martin, $5.00. A Friend, $5.00. Britton Hill Motor Co., * $5.00. Dr. W. G. Wilson, $5.00. I)r. Thel Hooks, $5.00. Dr J. W. Whitehead, $5.00. A Friend, $100. Chas. Davis, $2.00. REV. T. H. KING AT BAPTIST CHI RCH SUNDAY In the absence of the pastor of the Baptist church here Rev. S. I,. Morgan, who with his fanrilj ha- been spending a few days at White Lake, the Baptist pulpit here Sunday morning was filled by Rev. T. H. King of Clinton. Rev. Mr. King is a former pasto.' of this church and q^uite a num ber of his old friends were out to hear him Sunday morning. H< preached a forceful sermon whirl was thoroughly enjoyed by thosi who heard him. UKY. B. R. LACY PREACHING AT PROVIDENCE CHURCH Rev. B. R. Lacy, president of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., is conducting a series of revival services at Prov idence Presbyterian church in Pleasant Grove township. The first service was conducted Sun day. The public is cordially n vited to attend these meetings. Messrs. Woodall Broadcast. Last Wednesday night radio fans who tuned in on WtPTF at Raleigh heard a splendid musical program given by Messrs. Mar vin and Raymond Woodall of this city. Several saw selections wera played besides vocal numbers in eluding both solas and duets. Mrs Lucy Hood Coletrane accompanied them on the pianc. is Declares Abell Stand Is Wron _ M. L. Shipman. Former Cm j missioner of Labor ar Printing. Says Such Star Persisted In Would Wre< Party j ’ The following appeared in th I News and Observer after Air. E. ! S. Abell's statement was publish !ed,: Since reading the castigatiov 'of our veneraible Senator F. M | Simmons by Col. K. S. Abell, ol Smithfield, I am constrained tc express the fear that the Demo cratic party of North Carolina | slumbering over a simmmering 1 vofeano, and if that kind of thing :s persisted in by our party lead ers we may as well fold our tent? and prepare to retire in order at the next election,’' declared for mer Labor Commissioner M. I. Shipman yesterday. “The action of Senator Si;;. mens in refusing to support tliv nominee of his party for presi dent was a.s great a surprise and disappointment to me as to an; other Democrat in the state,” Mi Shipman continued, “but I do noi expect to be charged with a like indiscretion by joining with his critics in ‘feeding him out of the same spoon.’ It the Almighty Father hah adopted the plan of deserting His creatures for their first, offenses many of us would have been ir the ‘bad place’ a long time ago. 1 am not undertaking to defend the conduct of Senator Simmons dur ing the campaign last year or to condone the actions of the multi plied thousands of Democrats who went a step further than he did by actually supporting the Repub lican nominee for president. But 1 do feel that a get-together move ment would be more in keep in e with sound political judgment tha fostering an apparent effort to widen the breach created by t'i late unpleasantness. “Senator Simmons appears t" have lost none of his prestige r Congress and if his Democrat’' colleagues in the Senate consider him ‘regular’ I see no harm i» declining to become excited over hi.- brand of Democracy dowr here in North Carolina. He ha. done too much for the party ano the state to be foiever condemned on account of the blunder charge able to him during the last cam paign. From my early manhood j until the present 1 have beci. taught by party leaders to regari. Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan as the two out . landing Democrats of the couu try in their day and generation despite the fact that each of tohem actually bolted the nominee of ni> party and voted for an opposin' candidate. Mr. Cleveland, while still an occupant of the White i House, refused to support t:u (nominee of his party for 1’residert at the election in 181)6, and Mr. . Bryan later on declined to vote i for his party’s candidate lot 'governor of Nebraska, rathe i than surrender his convictions o:. j ihe liquor question. Shall Senato. Simmons Ik* read out of hte party and retired from a position he na I tilled so long and so well for s refusal to surrender conscientious j convictions similar to those whicl actuated Mr. Bryan in his oppo sition to Dahlman for Governo >f Nebraska? “1 was manager tor Mr. »im mons of three counties in the wes during the primary campaign o 19()0, went through the countie of the Tenth District twice in h interest 12 years later and ha\ since held myself in readiness 1 do battle for him should my fe< ; hie efforts be needed. If he cal ! on me next year it is my pre eat purpose to respond. I sh* certainly support him in prefe once to any prospective Candida whose name has been mentions Not as an endorsement of his o position to the Democratic non nee for President last year, b on account of his distinguish service to his party, the state a the country through all the yea of a fruitful life. “The Democratic party in Not Carolina cannot hope to maint: its ascendancy by bitterly ass a I Hoot er’s Doctor ■ - ■lill'IIH. ■ ' mrnandcr Joel T Phone c rennsylvama, *,medical ’office ( "f President’s yacht, Mayffi, ias been appointed spec-.! -1 :ian in I'ro<»<}<*n: Hoover Mrs. Holland Dies At Advanced Age Masses After Lngering Ill ness at Age of 83; Funeral Here Friday Afternoon Mrs. Willie Holland, widow of the late Merritt Holland, died on Thursday night at the home of her son. W. I. Holland, in Selma. Mrs. Holland had been ill for about two years and her death was not unexpected. She was 83 years of age. The deceased lived n this city for a number of years with her daughter, Mrs. Ella Raker, and her son, Dr. N. I\ Holland. The deceased was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gra tis of Wake county. After he; marriage she lived in Johnstor. •ounty where she reared si:: •hildren who survive her. These ire: Mrs. J. Walter Blalock, of Portsmouth, Va.; W .1. Holland, >f Selma; T. M. Holland, of Cla.v on; L. Holland, of Greensboro; Jr. X. T. Holland, of Durham md Smithfield; and Mrs. Ella laker. She also leaves two sis ers. Mrs. J. M. Henderson, of Method, and Mrs. J. R. Bailey of taleigh; and three brothers, Sair ieis Gattis, R .E. Gattis and H. 13. Gattis all of Raleigh. The funeral was conducted i die Methodist church here Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. S. V. Cotton, of Weldon, a former lastor, conducted the service as sisted by Rev. J. D. Bundy, pastor hi the Smithfield church. Rev. Mr. otton expressed in appropriate vords his appreciation of the de ceased, who was a woman of ex •ellent traits of character. Interment was made in the city emetery, the pallbearers bein^ he grandsons of the deceased. A numbei of beautiful floral lesigns covered the grave. The .lowers bearers were grandsons )f the debased. RAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC BE HELD JULY 3RD. Smithfield Baptist church and Sunday school picnic will be heid it Holt Lake Wednesday, July 3. Fvery member of the Baptist •hurch and Sunday school and heir family are cordially invited ind urged to come with a lade* basket. If impossible to bring a lunch, come anyway. Tars will leave the church at 2:30 p. m. We want to go and lave a full afternoon of good time. If you cannot go at that Lime, come any time until 6:30. Supper will be served then. Spe° ial bathing rates are offered for ■ that afternoon. Every member is • urged to make special effort to 1 enjoy this occasion. Beautiful Old Watch. 1! a it ul Mr. Percy L. Barnes wears a beautiful old watch which was made in 1853. The case is an 18 carat gold case hand engraved. It is a Waltham product, which i? wound and set with a key. At the time it was made it was a ladies' size watch but is much larger than the prevailing style for la dies today. The watch which was given Mr. Barnes by his wife, has been handed down through three generations. rs ing the position of those who could not bring themselves to the t'-1 point of supporting the nation ticket last year. United we stand, 1- divided, we fall.” Grand Jury Files Report With Clerk , Warns Those Who Have Not Listed Their Taxes To Po So By the August Term of Court; Inspect County Of fices -- Thursday afternoon the Grand Jury completed its work ana made report to Judge Midyett*, presiding over the term of Super ior court through its foreman, VV. L. Stanfield of Selma, as fo‘ lows: “We have passed upon all bi'1: of indictment sent us by the court according to the evidence in ear': ease and disposed of all matte; t coming before us according ‘o lawr. "We have inspected the cour’ house and find this property b