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Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 192!) SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 66 1 Price Of Tobacco I To Be Stabalized I ; Buying Corporations Reach f Agreement With Tobacco , Association of United States; Means Orderly Marketing | _ DAA'VILLE, Aug. 10.—The To ibaiceo Association of the united States has reached an agreement !§ it was learned this evening, with ;| the large tobacco buying co-rpor 1 atiorus in this country whereby to bacco prices during the coming selling season will be stabilized, thus eliminating those fluctua tions which have for years been the source of complaint from the „ tobacco planters. I Under the terms of the agree ■ ment the big companies are will ing to maintain the prices for | the grades they handle from the i beginning to the end of the sell ing season, this having the effect o f assuring the grower of a reasonable return and obviating ; “glut” periods seen when tobacco on reaching a peak price brings the growers to the market cen ters by the hundred, overtaxing : the marketing facilities. This in variably results in a sudden slump because of the inability to re handle the leaf before it has | suffered some deterioration. I .Trikn I. Tucker, nresident i Sanders Family I Has 3rd Reunion More Than a Hundred Outlier at Ancestral Home Near Smithfield; Well Planned Program Carried Out Although Thursday, August 8, 'began with a steady rain, 120 of the Sanders clan met at the* old John Sanders home in the Elizabeth section, now the resi dence of Mr. f\ L. Sanders, for the third annual reunion. I After the guests arrived, reg istration took place in the recep tion hall where each guest was tagged. They then sought the liv ing room where they greeted those in the receiving line, whien i was composed of the oldest liv ing members of the Sanders fam ily. Mrs. A. M. Sanders, of Smith field, as the oldest member of the family, headed the line. Oth ers were: Mrs. E. B. McCulbrs, of Clayton, a member of the Betsy Leach branch; Mrs. Lizzie Cook Jones Blanchard, of the Nancy Price branch- Mrs. J. W. Wellons, of Stnithfield, of the J. F. Sanders branch; Mrs. Ann.o K. Faison, of Faison, and Mr--. W. S. Stevens and John K. San ders, of Smithfield, of the Claud ius B. Sanders branch; Mrs. W. R. Ixmg, of Smithfield, of the Buhly Sanders branch; Robert A. San the Danville Warehouse Corpora tion, this evening admitted that the agreement has been reached and issued a statement urging far mers to realize that it will be ‘to their interest not to rush their leaf to market. The principle if carried out successfully will mean, /it is said, the establishment of “orderly marketing” and very probably an extension of the sell ing period instead of crowding it into a few months. The price stabilization plan is expected to do away with the reclamation of tobacco. Farmers often add to the costs of mar keting by refusing to accept the price bid on the auction floors and taking the tobacco to another Turn to page five STANDARD OIL COMPANY ERKCTS NEW STATION FOUR OAKS, Aug. 12.—Near the hihgway and just opposite from the Corner Drug store, the Standard Oil company of New Jersey recently built one of the most modern filling stations found anywhere. It is a credit to any city from the standpoint of ap pearance and complete service. A paved section from the high way 'back to the station, extend ing on either side but further to the right, adds greatly to the approach and /appearance of the place. At the back and extending from either side is an attractive latticed fence in front of which grass, flowers, and shrubbery -will be planted. This complete service consists of air, water, gas, oils, a drain ing pit, various standard parts and products, and modern rest rooms. The station was erected by the Standard Oil company at a coit of nmnroximately seven thousand dollars. From the day the first excavation was made it took three weeks to build the station. 1 he contractor was L. Lamymore of Norfolk, Va. Lester Williams of this place has charge of this net business which opened Saturday. This addition to our town ha« greatly improved the business dh trict, especially this unsightly lo' which was a drifting place fui various kinds of rubbish. It is ai addition for which we should b; proud for attractiveness if far nt ether reason. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in tlie line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field or Johnston County, and to the one deciphering their name and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald ortlce, we v/ill present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the following issue. Ada Pope Faircloth deciph ered her name last issue. TODAY’S TANTALIZER roeadnrsdfo tiers, of t)u* W. H. Sanders branch; Mrs. Rufus Sanders, of Wilson, and Mrs. Emma Ellington, of Clayton, a devoted friend of the Sanders family. j A short program conducted by L. G. Stevens of Smithfield en tertained those present during the morning. C. L. Sanders extended a hearty e Iconic to the entire as semblage, and following thus Rev. N. C. Yearby, pastor of K!iz«tbeth Methodist church, read Psalm 31, after which prayer was offered by Rev. J. D. Bundy, pastor of the Smithfield Methodist church. The singing of “Blest Be The Tie That Binds,” with Mrs. Athal Price at the piano, concluded the devo tional exercise. Wade Hampton Sanders of Gas tonia. was then introduced and he ente* tained the audience with reminiscences of the Sanders fam ily. He closed with the reading of the John Sanders will, written ninety-nine years ago and which he had found in the county court house. Mrs. Warren McCullers, of Clayton, sang “Swanee River” an<| by that time the dinner hour had arrived. On account of the inclemen*. weather it was necessary to serve the bountiful repast on the porch. Every good thing to eat imagi nable was on the table and those present did full justice to the delectable viands. In the afternoon stunts were enjoyed. One group igave Aunt Nancy Price’s mother’s recipe for gingersnaps, after which ginger snaps made from the recipe were passed. Another group of the fam ily gave an original yell. A poem “To Our Forefathers,” composed Iby Miss Emma Wei Ions, was read. A toast, written by Miss Virginia Williamson, was proposed to the Sanders family. I Before the family separated, W. Ransom Sanders, of Raleigh, was elected chairman of the reunion committee for another year. L. 0. Stevens was chosen as vice-chair man. The second Sunday in Aug ust was designated as the time for the next gathering which will be held at Elizabeth church. This c-hurch was named for the late John Sanders’ wife, and it is fit ting that the reunion be held at this place. Swapping Masks. “Yep I had a beard like you:* , and when 1 realized how it madt me look, I cut it off." “Well, I had a face like your.' [once, and when I realized that 1 'couldn’t cut it off, I grew tni: beard.’’—-Frivol. I When a Woman Speaks. I Mr. Scott: “Our boy is certa n ly growing fast.” Mrs. Scott: “Yes he will soci be big enough to collect all thi money you’ve taken out of hi: bank.” Here’s Pitt ■.bung’s ii'29 Pitching Ace .. PB00P OF 'i £, t J<K \ ANv/jgg ^urle?<sh GRIMES' ,HJ> - O/'JP- OF THE BlCi fC&ASt-VSS WHY THE. PlRATCd V»M^/e BEEN ABLE TO STRIKE A 1929 w»NNtN6 ST Ripe after a poor start / School Matter In Hands Of Clerk H. V. Hose Will Heiuler De cision In Ten Day's lime Concerning Differences Ov er School lindget • Differences )e.:\v,-<-n tile J.,hn stun county board of com miss ion e.s and the board of education as to the school budget were heard here Saturday morning in the court room before H. V. Rose, clock of the court, following an •appeal after the board of com missioners voted not to approve ■the amended budget presented by the education board at a recent meeting. The budget asked for by the education board totals $555, <50(5.71, or just $7,705.87 more than the budget of last year. The board of education con tends that the total budget for lU2b-’2() should not exceed that of last year, in spite of an in crease of $24,292.0(5 in the debt service fund. H. B. Marrow, in presenting the case for the board of education, pointed out that the operating cost of the schools had been cut down $ 1 G,58(>Jl 0, and, that a further reduction would lower the efficiency of the schools. The board of commissioners ap parently is not particular where its proposed cuts fall just so an amount equal to the increase in the debt service be taken out of the budget. Cutting out high priced teachers in favor of inex perienced ones who demand less salary than experienced teachers was again advocated. The chair man of the board of commission ers, J. T. Edigerton, stated that this suggestion had been made to the superintendent of schools but that the school folks had bet r. stubborn about it. Mr. Edgerton. in his remarks, stressed the ha:d times, the poor cotton crop, rhe tightness of money when it comes i/O r>or row mg. After some* little discussion. Clerk H. V. Rose stated that r.e would take the matter under care ful consideration, and in ten days' time would render a decision. If his decision is not satisfactory an appeal can be taken to the Superior court. CAMP MEETING AT I AIXON AUGUST 15 TO 25 The thirtieth session of the Falcon camp meeting will be held from August 15 to 25 to which the public is cordially invite 1. Rev. K. D. Reeves, of Toronto, Canada, and Rev. (’lias. A. Shreve, of Washington, D. C.t will be the leading preachers this year. Special music will be a feature of the services. The meeting is in terdenominational and all Chris tians twill be given a cordial wel come. The erwup is three miles from Godwin, and those going by •rail or bus will stop at Godwin and go to Falcon by automobile, 1200 Finish High School In State Johnston (’minty Ranks In Number of White Hi^I School (iraduates With A Total of 231 j RALEICIII, Aug. 12.—More than 12,000 white hoys and girls gra i uated from the public high schools U'f the state at the end of the I year just closed, It is revealed j from tabulations completed and j re leaded today by the State Su jporinUmdent of Public Instruction. A total 12,145 finished this year and 11.278 the previous session, or an increase of 8G7 graduates during a year’s time. Of the total number of pupils who graduated this past year 7.705 were from rural'schools and 4,.’’50 from special charter or city schools. The year 11*27-28 there were 7,073 •rural and 4,245 city graduates of White high schools. In'other words, the number of ru ral graduates increased during one year’s time 10.2 per cent, or exactly three times the percentage that city graduates increased. ‘Comparing tbits year’s figures with those five years ago, 1923-24, there is found a 75 per cent in crease in the total number of white public high school graduates. In 11*23-24 the total number of grad uates of the wbite high schools i was nearly 1,000 less than the! graduates of only rural school* j this year. The largest number of gradu ales from the rural schools in an; one county was in Buncombe,! where 273 boys and girls were given diplomas or certificates of graduation from high school. John ston county had a total of 231 white high school graduates, and Mecklenburg had 210. There were only five ‘graduate: of rural high schools in Scotland j county, 15 in Chowan and Id in | Camden. There was not a county i that did not have at least one standard rural high school sen • ing out its graduates. Unusual Snake Story. Mr. C. 13. Thomas, who lives near Holt Lake, killed a highland moccasin near his home last Tuesday. The snake was shot in two and twenty little snakes each eiight or ten inches long were found. Tobacco Barn Burned. Mr. J. Lb Lee of Meadow town ship ha.1 the misfortune to lose a tobacco barn Thursday night by lire. The tobacco had about finish ed curing. The loss is partly cov ered by insturanee. To Clean lip Pisgah Cemetery. Those interested in the Pisgah cemetery are asked to meet Wed nesday morning with tools to clean up the graveyard. Jasper Beasley Badly Beat Up Two Hensley Brothers Alleg ed To Have Been Attacked >».v Will Wiggs and a Negro —Wiggs In Jail J.i-per Beasley, n wlvile man <>f Pleasant (Iruve township, anil his lirnt hoi-, Balily Beas'.ey, were Severely assaulted about midnight last Saturday by Will Wiggs and a negro by the name of Jack Boy ladi. affording to a statement ma<le here Sunday by Jasper Beasley. Jasper Beasley was brought to the hospital here about four o’clock Sunday morning in a badly i miainml eondition, one of his eyes apparently being knocked out, his left arm broken and a severe blow across the head which may indi cate a fractured skull. He was treated in the hospital and by noon was resting easy enougn to make a statement. (Turn to page four) Criminal Term Superior Court 1 1h* August term of the Sup°r :or court open cm I here on the UMi. lion. ( . C. Lyon, of Elizabeth town, is presiding;. The term is for the trial of criminal actions only and will continue for the week. •Judge Lyons charge to members of the grand jury was very brief Imt it went straight to the vitals id their duty, lie charged them that they were forced to make an earnest effort to see the criminal law enforced amd declared that unenforced law was equal to no law at all. He outlined the four major crimes against our law, the violation of which carries the death penalty—murder, rape, ar son, and burglary—and then em j phatsized the necessity that all crimes of*less magnitude should presented without fear or luvor. Solicitor Clawson Williams, i>t Sanford, was present, prosecut ing the docket. ThA calendar was called over and several defendants were ab sent when called. Instanter cap iases were issued for such as fail ed to answer, and then followed the trial of the docket. K. D. Hedgepeth, a white man ot Nash county, was present, ami submitted to violation of the bad check law and was given six months on the county roads. Hansom Holt, a white man, age • !0, of Princeton, went to the jury on a charge with assault with deadly weapon. At the close of the evidence he entered a pica as charged and was sen termed to the roads of Johnston county fur 12 months. The case, State vs. Jesse Bailey, resulted in a verdict of the jury of not guilty. The defendant war charged with violation of th** ■ prohibition law. Counsel for the | defense of Oliver Hand, of Wi!- j Hamilton Reunion. Sunday, descendants of the late B. B. Hamilton assembled at i the old home place near Smith field for a family reunion. Living at the old home place which has in recent months been remodeled are Mr. J. I). Hamilton and his sister, Mass Nancy Jane Hamil ton. Other brothers and sisters present Sunday were: F. C., D. B., and B. M. Hamilton, of Smith field; R. L. Hamilton, of Oxford; and Mrs. G. H. Morgan, of Selma. Th< re were about 150 at the re union Sunday including friends and relatives. During the day string music was enjoyed. Ait the noon hour a sumptuous dinner was spread on an improvised table arranged in the yard. Among those present from out of Johnston county were: Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Wood and family, of Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wal thall, of Alberta, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and children, of Raleigh; W. E. Oaks, of Ral eigh ; Mrs. L. M. Hamilton and daughter, of Currituck county. [national guards TO FORT BRAGG The Smithfiehi National Guards left Sunday for Fort Bragg for a fifteen-day en campment. They made the trip in trucks, there beings a total of forty-six men who went to camp. The unit was in the command of ( apt. H. L. John son with I.uby F. Royall as first lieutenant and L. K. Jordan as second lieutenant. Population, Unemployment. Farm and Trade Statistics To He Enumerated; 100,000 To Get Jobs WiAuSd 11 NiG TO N, Aug. 4.—Ma chinery for the census tabulation next spring which is to be the greatest ever undertaken in the history of the nation was <said to day by census bureau officials to 'be practically complete. An army of 100,000 persons will be mobilized to enumerate stat'-s Census Machinery About Complete ucs oi lour phases of American life—population, unemployment, farms an<l trade distribution. They will be under the direction of 57.'{ supervisors and will start on April 1. 1930, their census taking, |which is the loth decennial enum eration of the nation. No appoint ments of supervisors or enumera tors have yet been announced by the bureau. The census will he more diffi cult to compile than previous ones, because trade distribution and unemployment will be em bodied with the usual population ■compilation. In the past, also, farms have been enumerated in I separate censuses. Another phas« of the census will he the alloca tion of the population as it af fects the distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states. A census on manufacturers also ; is to be made, but this will be j started next November and will not he taken by enumerators, th? j manufacturers themselves furnish ing the bureau information about the value and quantity of their products, amount of materials used and number of employees. The enumerators must have th* ability to be clever questioners, according to Dr. Joseph A. Hi!', assistant to the bureau’s director. To gain information about the pori ulation, they will lie commission ed to ask each individual, man, woman or child a total of 30 ques tions and a dozen more queries of each unemployed person. For the farm enumeration they will have t° ask 350 questions of each farm owner, seeking infor mation about the value and pro duction of the farms, the num ber of livestock and the varie ties of crops. The distribution census will embrace wholesale and retail sales of farm commodity with the objective of obtaining the statistics on the value and quan tity of the sales. The nation’s population is ex pected by the bureau to be about 133,000,000 in 1930. In order to obtain a speedy tabulation the 100,000 enumerators are distribut er! throughout the nation’s 3,074 counties, while the country is di vided into 573 districts each to be headed by a supervisor. The division of the country into enu merators, and supervisors’ dis tricts has been two-thirds com pleted by the bureau. In cities an enumerator is allotted the area is the criterion for their assign-1 meat. It is expected the census i j taking will require two weeks [in the cities and a month in the rural districts.-—Associated Press. NEGRO EVANGELIST PREACHES HERE Last night a 17-year-old negro evangelist, Charles Hodges, of Baltimore, Md., began a two I weeks’ revival at the Negro Bap jtist church here. This boy evange |‘list has preached here before, hav |img held a service in the court house. Charlie Hodge, the veteran hack driver, states that special reservation will be made for white people who may care to hear thn young evangelist preach. Thurston Breedlove Kills His Father With Shotgun -* Ad list's Farm Boys Michael H!l Cahiff,'’retiring' presi> lent' of the New York State Banker: Association, was born on a farm ir \’ew York State 42 years ago.^ On* >f the most prominent of American iankers, he is noted also for his in* 1 erest in matters pertaining to fan* I ife and tlx. problem of the boy aa he farm N. C. Home Coming Week October 12-29 I --— Central Committee Suggests I t ounty Home Coining _ Names Local Committee With H. H. ^ Marrow As Chairman The central committee on Home ( oniing Week which will coincide | with the dates for the North j Carolina state fair, October 12-19, nvet in the governor’s office re- ' cently and decided that it would be fitting for each county In North t arolinu to have a liome coming on Saturday ami Sunday of Octo-! her 12 ami 13. j This central committee named a county committee as follows: H. U. Marrow, chairman, W. G. Wil son, of Wilson’s Mills; J. T. Edg-1 erton, of Kenly; H. V’. Rose, Miss Luma Me La nth, A. J. Fitzgerald, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, Mrs. j, 1. J. Lassiter, J. Ira Lee, of Smithfield; C. C. Canaday, James' Raynor and J. B. Benton, of Ben- . son; W. S. Penn, of Clayton, and H. F. Hutchins, of Selma. It is suggested that the county > committee meet at once, expand the committee, ami begin work without delay. It is also suggested that the home coming program for the counties consist of a public meet- , ing at the county seat, public ! speaking by some distinguished | ■son of the county now’ living in mother state or county, dinner, picnic or barbecue, and a sight seeing trip on Saturday, October ^ 12. On Sunday, October 13, the 1 •hunches might like to have na- 1 ■ive sons, now preaching else- j A-here, return for sermons in the., >ld home county. j. North Carolina has made un-1 sq.ua led progress during the past!' Avent.v-five years and has now! ^ reached such a position amongst • :he states of the union that ourC 1929 legislature decided by reso- , ution (Resolution 17, Public Laws j if North Caroling, Session 1929) :o invite all former citizens of ^ >his state who no-w live in other j states bo come back for a visit. Therefore, the Legislature of 1929 j set aside the week of October | 13-19 as Home Coming Week and ' State Fair Week. A Picnic Supper. Princeton, Route 1. Aug. 12.— Mr. W. P. Wiggs gave his to ibacco barn hands a very enjoyable J picnic supper last Wednesday eve ning. The crowd arrived at t\v - light and the feast immediately! began. The table was large and filled with many good things to eat, consisting of chicken, we n ers, fish, bread, iced tea, sand wiches, cake and most delectable banana pudding. After everybody had partaken of the feast, games and music .were enjoyed in the house by the young , folk while the fathers and mothers played out of doors. About .eleven o’clock everybody depart ed for home declaring they had ^spent a most enjoyable evening. !Killing Ends Quarrel ! Over Small Child of Younger Man; Slay ! er Is Now In Jail One oi /the most horrible homi cides to occur in recent years in this section took place Friday morning when Thurston Breedlove, aged 30, shot and killed his 62 | year-old father, E. L. Breedlove, 'a prosperous farmer who lived l four miles from Smithfield in the jPLsgaih community. The two men were well known figures on the I streets of Smithfield and the peo ; Pl« here* were shocked Friday ; morning when they heard «f the tragic occurrence. Numbers of cit I izens rode out to the scene of the murder during the morning. The killing resulted from trou ble between father a/nd son over the custody of the younger man’s child, although there is said to have been bad blood between the two before this time. It seems that Friday morning the elder Bleed love started to the home of his son, Gilbert Breedlove, about a mile distant, to bring to his own ■home Thurston Breedloves child. I Hurston Breedlove’s wife is dead and he with his two children had been laving with his father. Wh*n the elder man started for h’s grandchild Thurston Breedlova commanded him to leave the chi? 1 where he was. The elder main went -lis way in his automobile which was driven by a negro, Fred Lay ton. In a short time he was on his way back home with the little two and a half year old child sit ting in his lap. When about half way they met Thurston Breedlove who ordered the negro to stop the rar. Young Breedlove had a shot gun in his hands which he threw an his father and fired a shot which proved instantly fatal. He was shot through the neck, tha iugular vein having been severed, young Breedlove then snatched lis child from the dead man’? irrns, proceeded to the house where he got into his For<i road iter and after leaving his child at he home of Rev. S. S. McGregor without explanation hurried away 'll an effort to make his escape. Local authorities were notified >f the shooting in about an hour tfter it occurred, and within an lour after receiving the message Breedlove had been apprehended n the city of Wilson and was* > laced in the Wiilson police s ta lon to await the arrival of tha >fficers from Smithfield. Friday iftemoon he was brought \ j imithfield and placed in jail. A description of t'he fleeing man bad been telephoned to nearby owns, and since it was believed hat he was headed for Peters burg, Va., officers on that route vere keeping a lookout for tas lunted man. Sergeant J. R. Garrs aw him pass the police station n Wilson and summoning Detec ive T. L. Lucas gave chase, freed love was overtaken at Lon ton’s church. When Detective Lu as approached Breedlove's car, he murderer asked, “Are you an fftcer?" And Mr. Lucas replied hat he was. Breedlove then said, (Turn to page four) Aunt Roxie Opine* By Me— mi loojc lai'K wnai ae urm bode lank ruinin’ de farmer, d» (border lhacker market gwine fin ish. Nothin’ hi’ "bout dat but de cost ur haulin'.”
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