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Welcome to Smithfield, Mr. Tobacco Farmer OUR SLOGAN: ‘Sell Johnston County Tobacco In Johnston’ Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. 1882 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, R C., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER SI NEUSE SETS HIGH RECORD WHEN IT REACHES 26.5 FEET Heavy Downpour Of Rain For Two Days Floods Streams — Livestock Lost and Property Losses Sus tained A downpour of rain Tuesday and Wednesday that registered here 7.33 inches for the two days has caused one of the worst floods ever known in this section. Ac cording to E. L. Snipes, who is in charge of the official observ atory for Smithfield, 3.57 inches of rain fell here on Tuesday a id 3.76 inches Wednesday. The heavy rain has caused Neuse River and other streams in the county to rise until they have overflowed their banks, thereby causing considerable damage to property. Neuse River at one p. m. yesterday afternoon measured 26.5 feet. Wednesday morning at eight o’clock it measured 21.7 feet. Yesterday morning the river was running across the embank ment at the end of the concrete hridp'P nvpr th»» rivor nnH Dip flood waters extended to the forks of the road, a distance of about a quarter of a mile. About 11:30 yesterday the State High way Commission stopped traffic over No. 10 at this point. fhe river was still rising yesterday afternoon. Mr. Clifton Beasley ‘ who operates a store and filling station beyond the bridge found water rising in his store early Wednesday night. About eight o’clock he began to move out his stock of goods and by midnight his store was cleared. It is hard to estimate the dam age to crops and property in lol lars and cents. The cotton crop alone in Johnston county will probably be cut 3,000 bales. Dam age to corn and other crops plant ed in lowlands will be consider able. Mr. J. W. Sfephenson, whose farm lies along Neuse River, is perhaps the heaviest loser. He has 130 acres submerged in wa ter. About 100 acres of this land is plante,] in corn, and about 30 *n cotton. He expected an average crop from his cotton which will 1 be practically a total loss. Mu?h 1 of the corn will be salvaged. Mon- 1 day night Mr. Stephenson had 20 sheep drowned and six pigs since 1 then have not be able to be found. Mr. J. D. Parker of this city,' also owns land along Neuse River j and has about forty acres under 1 water. Cane is planted on this' acreage and Mr. Parker is expect ing little loss from the flood. Mr. Parker’s worst damage will be sustained on another farm about four miles south of here. On the farm known as the Watson place,, located between the River and Polecat there are twenty or twen ty-five acres of cultivated crops under water, r.ighteen head of cattle have not been seen since the flood waters have spread over his farm. About twenty-five neod of hogs are also missing. The river is said to be about twr mies wide at that point. A washout occurred on the At antic Coast Line Railway between Selma and Smithfield about four o’clock Tuesday afternoon. No trains were allowed to pass afte» that time until Wednesday morn ing at 0:50. 'Several creeks in the county have overflowed and roads across them are reported impassable. An old bridge across Buffajoe, on the Henderson-Clinton highway is re (Turn to page five) Tantalizer There are exactly enough let- ! ters in the line below to spell ! the name of a person in Smith field or Johnston County, and i .o the one deciphering their ' lame and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald ortice, «re will present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the following i««uie. Marvin Westbrook decipher ed his name last issue. TODAY"*' TANTALIZER ivliaiwlmreol Flood Waters Sweep Over Two Oarolinas lintigox Are Washed Away Dams Rrokcn, and Heavy Property Damage as He i suit ol' Rains Dams are broken, bridges are washed away, railroad tracks are inundated, highways are closed anj hundreds of acres of land are flooded as a result of the heavy rainfall in, North and South Caro lina during the first part of this week. Rivers throughout the two states are reported to be in floo i stage, and the rivers of Eastern North Carolina are probably high er than they have been since 1910. Much of the damage is yet un known but estimates aie that it will run past a million dollars. The rain has ceased but rivers continue to rise, uuouing lowiauus and sweeping away highways and bridges in their paths. The wa ter was so high yesterday in some sections of South Carolina that the entire bridges were covered and it was impossible C> ascertain whether they had been washed away or not. A news dis patch from Charlotte, published in yesterday’s News and Observ er, described the flood as follows: Railroad tracks near rivers nho were covered with water. N'ne miles of track between Gulf, N. C., and Sanford, N. C., were under water and the movement of trains has been suspended. At Chappcds S. C., the water had risen over the tracks and was lapping in tho windows of the railway station. Traffic over this route, between Columbia and Greenville, S. C., had been halted at Chappels, with trains moving from the two ents of the division toward the flood ed section and then returning. Other train schedules were in terrupted. The Broad River v as out of its banks at several places near Alston, causing Southern mid way trains between Columbia and Spartanburg, S. C.. to be detoured by way of Charlotte. The Sou i ern Railway lino between Augusta. Ga., and Columbia was impass able, trains moving from Columbia as far as Trenton, S. C. Tele graph lines between Trenton and Augusta were down. The Norfolk Southern Railway had announced suspension of its train service between Norfolk and Raleigh. A freight train on tne Seaboard Railroad narrowly averted being wrecked at Fdle*1 boro, N. when a landslide wi.i discovered just in time to stop it. An incomplete survey of high ways in the two states today showed that more than 40 hiph wflvs were closed in South Caro* lina, while at least half that number were closed in North Car olina. As the flood waters swept to ward the eastern parts of the two states, records for high wa'er were expected to be neared. Tr.e Cape Fear River at Fayettevil e, N. C., this morning was out of its banks at 40 feet and was expect ed to reach 05 feet in the next 24 hours. The record is 07.7 feet. The business section «f Eliza beth City, N. C., was threatened for a time today as waters in the Pasquotank river attained a height not seen in many yers when the high winds hacked water up in Albemarle Sound. Low lying sec tions of the city were flooded. Crops in low grounds were ruin ed by flood waters, hundreds of acres in York county, South Car olina. alone having been reported flooded when flood gates of Duke Power company dams had to oe I opened. Farm land below Lake Lure, in Western North Caro lina, also was hurt by the over flow from the opened flood gates | Two dams, at Vaucluse r.m Graniteville, near Aiken, S. r. were washed away, flooding Horse .Creek Valley and threatening mil jvillages. Farmers Hopeful 1 Of Better Prices Conference In Washington o! Tobacco Growers uiui 'to bacco Companies to:.pelted to Increase Price Representatives of tobacco growers of Eastern North Caro d:a, members ef Congress, an.l representatives of tobacco com panies held a conference in Wash ington, D. * C., Tuesday as was , scheduled. Among prominent Noith Carolinians that were pres , nit at the conference were Gov ernor O. Max Gardner, K. (.. Brocks, president of State Col lege, A. W. Graham, commission er of agriculture, Josephus Dan iels, editor of the News and Oh ] server I. O. Schaub, director :.f the Agricultural Extension So. . iev, Clarence Poe, <f ltaleigh, A. 1). MacLcan. of Washington, N. C., J. T. Thorn and John W. Holmes of Farmville, N. G. Bart lett and Dr. J. M. Pa riot, of Kinston, and Represen tative E. W. Pou of Smithfiel 1. Those attending the meeting ac cording to John A. Livingston de scribes the conference in part as Their vivid word pictures of the deplorable conditions in the men who ha:i suggested that the conference had been called for po litical purposes, bui Governor Gardner warned that tire condi tions in Eastern North Carolina might produce important political consequences if allowed to beco. acute as was the case in the Nif ties when Cryan and Rouse . !l came to the front as champion of the common man. Governor Gardner said he had owned stocks in tobacco compan ies for many years and had no apology for such investments, out he felt under the present deplor able conditions there ought to be a ci mmon basis of understanding. He declared that the story of threatened poverty told by busi ness and professional men and farmers had not been exaggei U cd, that it had rarely occurred in North Carolina and he appeals i for a fair chance for farming. Governor Gardner said he was vitally concerned with develop ment uf agriculture, that he hmi made it one of the major item of his administration, though re cently industiral disturbances had intervened, and appealed for a spirit of cooperation. May Pay More. Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, agreed with Governor Gardner in reporting for the committee this afternoon that the tobacco com panies desire to pay better pri -<?s for tobacco and will do so as bet ter grades come on the market. At the same time, he warn.-a against rushing tobacco to mar ket in the hope of getting better Dr. Poe agreed also with 11• • Governor in expressing gratifi cation over the outcome of tiio conference today and suggested that good will also may come out of giving more attention to toe grades. He cited examples show ing a careless disregard of grades in bidding for tobacco, j Dr. Poe also said that the man iufacturers had indicated a willing ness to cooperate in buying small er quantities cf tobacco of tho better grades. This has been one (if the main alibis for the con tinued depression of tobacco pri ces on the Eastern markets. I Governor Gardner also reported an agreement on the part of the manufacturers to meet a commit tee of growers early in the year to consider the kinds of tobieco and quantity to bo grown next year. Dr. Poe suggested that this should be regional, rather than J state-wide in order that a pro gram suited to particular sections may be outlined. Present Appeals. Dr. Parrott read letters from representative men all over East ern North Carolina to back up his statement that the entire sec tion is threatened with ruin on account of low priced tobacco and destruction of the cotton crop by j the boll weevil. Then Messrs Thorn, Holmes and Harvey Tnadr Spans Desert -- \' wton New smith, graduate of \ • <;:Investern University, who with idrew JuvinalJ ot Qu.ticy, 111., routed the roadless Sinai Desert or k radically the entire length o / ronsjordania on a motorcycle. S. S. Convention At Clydes Chapel . ;lemij Audresst:-3 Delivered ..At v\Auc:s Tcv/nship Con vent ii,n t r. nil ay — Elect New ORicery IvKXLY. Oct. .‘1.— Wilders town ship Sunday school convention was held at Clyde’s Chapel Bap tist church last Sunday beginning at eleven o’clock. The c.invention was called to order by Miss Mo selle Wall, president, and the de votional was conducted by O. J. Mirphy, of Wake Fores: College, ,\ ho delivered a very forceful ad dress. G. T. Whitley, of Kenly, supo! intc-ndc-r.t of the young peo ples department of the Johnston homily Sunday School Association, made a splendid talk on "The ; Sunday School as a Community Asset,’’ and J. W. Hollow oil. ! president of the. county Sunday j school association, discussed "Par- ! ; nts’ Responsibility.” Clarence j Patiick, of Wake Forest College,! hdivert'd an address on "Building- j Rigger and Better Sunday] Schools.” It was enjoyed hy ad ] who heard him. Those three addresses were t iiv.ely and showed conclusively. ! firs:: that the Sunday school is a! vciy valuable asset to any coni-j inunity; second, that the paren’n. ill rough 1 heir leadership, are can- j :'Yk- of making the Sunday school and '.‘i immunity a better place in ( which to live, to raise and edu cate their children, hy building; | third, that bigger and bet-er I Sunday schools without the coon- I eratiem of all the forces are im-l possible. The community is * s- ! ntially just what the folks li.-j ing in that. particular community want it to be. They can make it what they will. During the business period tne following were elected as town ship officers: N. Brine Boyette, Wendell, route 1. president; Miss Matrid Barnes, Clayton, route -. v ice p r c s 1 d e n t; Mis s V e n i a Phipps, Wendell route 1, secre their appeals, which dealt with facts. They pleaded for home and r.chools, for farm and fireside, for good and country, and their ap peals will not be unanswered. The conference held this after noon after the lound table com mittee meeting at the lunch hour almost became a love feast. Gov ernor Gardner’s agricultural pro gram was endorsed. Then a reso lution of appreciation to Jose phus Daniels,' Commission of Ag riculture W. A. Graham, Clarence Foe, numbers of the North Caro lina delegation in Congress .va> amende^ to include the represen tatives of tobacco companies. F. L. Fuller, general counsel for the Liggett and Myers Tobac co Co., then, in behalf of the tobacco buyers, expressed appre ciation for the opportunity to at tend the conference. Daniels Speaks. Josephus Daniels, who was call ed on during the love feast, said that public opinion in this coun try has come to the eonclus’nr that cooperative marketing must be given a fair trial, and that it has been written into the statu’, e law of the nation. Never before has this been done. Then Uncle Sam is backing the movement with a revolving fund of a half billion dollars. Government grad ing of tobacco was also endorsed (Turn to page five) j TOBACCO AVERAGE HERE WEDNESDAY WAS $16.03 The Smithfield tobacco mar | kit is well past the three j million mark as to number of pounds sold on this market ' j this season. East year the to j tal sales for the season was 1 around five and a half mil j lion. The market here ha9 been giving good prices, in i comparison with other mar : kits in Eastern North Crao liua, often being in the lead, i he average here Wednesday was SI6.03. Eigiires are not available for yesteday’s sales. The offerings this week are j less than they would have been, had it not rained. Swol ; len streams have cut off traf i fit* in sonic sections, thus I keeping some tobacco off the Kinston Man Talks Local Kiwan'ans j N. C. RartlcU, Secretary of | Eastern Carolina Chamber | i.f Commerce, Tells of Re cent Conference in Wash ington N. (I. Bartlett, Secretary of the Eastern Carolina Chamber - f Commerce, explained to the Ki waniuns yesterday at their week y luncheon the purpose of the re cent conference held in Washing ton between a delegation of bank eis and time merchants of East ern North Carolina led by Gover nor Gardner, anil the heads of the large tobacco companies of thia country. During this conference some of the biggest bankers, time mer hants and tobacco growers of Eastern Carolina through the as sistance of the Governor r.:ni Senators Simmons and Overman, were privileged to discuss t< e plight of Eastern North Carolina with the presence of so many of the large tobacco, companies of this country in conferene. Tn consequence, the speaker be;ig n member of the delegation, assured the members of the club that as a result of this meeting there wili be an incline in the prices c.f ‘ vhacco as the season advances. In comparing different setious of Eastern Carolina, the speaker stated that this section should he sailing in the air compared to others where economic condituns are more serious. In closing, Mr. Bartlett male an appeal to the club members not to despair, but to press for ward for a more righteous ad justment of the present situation of affairs. Mr. W. G. Wilson, Sr., was a guest of the club. JOAN CRAWFORD RE HERE IN “OUR MODERN MAIDENS If Joan Crawford had contin ued to average the same number of steps daily for four months that she used the first two weeks during the filming of her first starring picture, “Our Mod ern Maidens,” which comes to. the Sanders theatre Monday and Tues day, October 7 and 8 with a syn chronized * sound score, she would have exercised the same energy necessary in dancing from Lqs Ar.geles to Chicago. For this popular Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer star, famous for her dancing both on the stage and in pictures, danced practically every day for five weeks, having so-ut three weeks training for a spec ialty number seen in her latest picture. Several different dane >s were executed during this period. The story is a filmization of ultra-modern youth written by Josephine Lovett, author of “Our Dancing Daughters.” Jack Conway [directed. The supporting cast in ] eludes Rod T.a Rocue, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Anita Page, Ed ward Nugent, Josephine Dunn, Albert Gran and others. I _T_ Quarterly Conference. The quarterly conference for ■ .Four Oaks charge that was to be .held at Sanders Chapel on Lie !4 has been postpone until Wed nesday, the lfi. Preaching at 11 (o’clock by the presiding elder. Dr. Bradshaw. N. C. YEARBY. Directed Verdict Favors County Board Education Controversy O v e i School Budget i s Heard In Superior Court; 'Commission ers Take An Appeal Judge Orders Levy Sufficient to Cover Budg et The controversy between the County Board of Commissioners ar.J the County Board of Educa tion came to an end in Superior court here yesterday afternoon when the presiding judge Judge VV. A. Sinclair, directed the jury to return a verdict which grained the $10,175 in controversy ne‘ti ed to ran the schools of Johnston county for six months. The judge directed this verdict after counsel fer the board of ed ucation contended in the court that no evidence had been pre sented by the board of county ; commissioners that vvoud help a (jury to decide whether the bn l• get in question should he den’e l i The judge, after deciding in favor of the board of education which decision allows a budget of approximately $551),000 for the operation of a six months term, issued an order to the board of county commissioners for the levying of a sufficient tax to produce the amount needed. Counsel in this case, which had been pending since Superior court opened here the week of Septem ber 23, was, for the board of education. Abell and Shepard; an i for the board of county conim’s sinners, James Raynor, W. ii. Lyon and Ezra Parker. For one reason and another, the trial was deferred until Wednesday after noon when the case was called. A couple of hours was required to secur ea jury, various and sundry views being expressed by th'..r in the box ns they were question ed concerning taxation ar.d schools. Three nten called in the box stated outright that they did not believe in taxation even tor a six months school. These men were of course excused from duty. One opposed taxation fur schools until the county gets in better shape. Another opposed taxation as the schools are ,n\v run. Several were not in favo<* of a term longer than six months. The jury as finally constituted to hear the evidence in the cese was as follows: Oscar Price, W. J. Lassiter, S. E. Hatcher, Bredv Johnson, J. II. Parrish, A. J. Johnson, M. T. Barefoot, 0. A. Whitaker, J. P. Barber, J. V. Hinnant, Phil Edwards and K. L. Harden. This is the first case under the new statute on record and the procedure was watched with con siderable interest by a number gathered in the courtroom. The first step in the case was tire presentation of records by the county board of education which showed that the deductions from the budget of the board of edu cation made by the county com missioners totaled $25,275.02 which amount was in controversy. N. C. Shepard, who presented this fact, reviewed the history of the case, stating that the matter had been referred to the clerk of the court whose decision he read. After hearing Mr. Shepard, the court held that the budget a» presented to the county commis sioners had been accepted by the commissioners with the exception of certain exceptions which total ed $25,275.62. This part of the budget was all that the judge would ask the jur to onsider. As the case proceeded, $14,00!) was subtracted from the amor. \z in controversy, since both boards were in accord that insurance n the school buildings .be taken ouf for only one year instead of three, which saves a half a year’s premium, as was included in the budget. This reduced the original sum in controversy* to $11,275.02. The status of the proposition be fore the court being determined, (Turn to page four) Churchill Visits U. S. -- Hon. Winston Churchill. forme British Chancellor of tin- Exchequer a Ijo is visitiiiLT San Francisco. Riot At Marion I Calls For Troops Three Are Killed .'id Eleven Wounded In Fight Between Textile Strikers and Sheriff State troops were sent to Mar ion Wednesday for the second time within the last two months to stop riots among textile strik ers. Three killed, one fatally wounded, six in a dying condition and five others in a Marion hos pital Wednesday morning resulted from a fight which took place at the gates of the Marion Manu facturing company’s mill in East Marion. It is not known who fired the first shot, leaders of the United Textile Workers Union as serting that it was fired by tha sheriff’s forces and the sheriff contending that a striker fired first. A nine weeks’ strike at this mill ended on September 11 an.l the mill reopened on an open shop basis. Members of the textile union claimed that the agreement was not being lived up to by the. mill management and at me o’clock Wednesday morning the workers of the night shift walked out in an unexpected strike. A picket line was formed outsii-j the gate and at 0:30 o’clock vhe.i the shifts change, about 100 per sons were at the gate. The sheriff and a number of deputies had •been called and a fight soon started, ending in the snooting. The Senate Wednesda voted 47 to 42 adopting a democratic plan restoring to Congress the power to enact emergency tariff rates a power now enjoyed by the pres ident. The proposal, is a substi tute for that offered by the fi nance committee Repubicans, woud change the flexible tariff policy adopted by the Republi \'us seven years ago, and make Con gress instead of the president the tinal arbiter ot the findings of the tariff commission. As a safe guard against general revision, it would limit congressional action to the rate or rates dealt with in the commission’s reports. The adoption of this plan is considered a great victory for Senator Sim mons, ranking Democrat on the finance committee, who proposed the plan as a substitute for a.i amendment by Senator Smoot. Republican of Utah, chairman of the committee. CAROLINA MOTOR CLUB RENDERS SERVICE The Carolina Motor club pro-; sented to Mr. W. N. Holt a check Wednesday mo-ning for $80.00 to cover injuries he sustained in an autcmo'bile wreck on July 18 last. The check was presented by 21. B. Andrews, district manager. Mr. Holt stated that in his opinion every man who drives a car should be a member of the American Automobile Association. The club has two official service stations in Smithfield: The Re: ' Sanders Motor company and the Woodall Vulcanizing Shop. Mem berships may be secured from Mr. Frank M. Wallace and Mr. Charles A. Creech. Mr. Andrews states that the club will probably appoint a whole time representa tive this week. (Hopewell School ! To Be Continued I School Budget Is Ailow^I _nd i Original Pian For Tl.ree ; Teacher School Will Ho 2x ; ecuted j - , The case concerning the sc*-.. o’. , in the Hopewell district -vas | quickly disposed of yesterday when a verdict in the school bud , get matter had been rendered. ; E. S. Abell, counsel for the ; Board of Education, told the court I that from the first it had cm the intention of that board to 1 have a three teacher school in j the Hopewell district and it »as j so included in the budget. In an effort to reduce the amount oi the budget, a tentative propcs; 'on had been made to truck the eriil I dren of that district to Smith | field because it could be done j more cheaply than maintaining a separate schooi. When the judge ■ordered the amount of the budget |to be levied yesterday, no other i idea than giving the Hopewell ‘district a school, was entertained. | J. D. Parker was the attorney for the Hopewell district, which j bad taken steps to prevent its i school from being abolished. RECORDER'S COURT ‘A light docket was disposed of in Recorder’s court lure on Tuesday, the following criminal cases being tried: Tilgham McLanib, in court for violation of a suspended sentence, was found guilty. He was com mitted to jail and assigned work on the county roads for a term of two years. John Denning, Dewey Young, Artimus Holland and Ervin Junes were charged with assault. Arti mus Holland and Ervin Jones not guilty. John Denning and Dewey Young were convicted of assault only. Denning was fined $25 and taxed with half the cost and Young was fined $15 and half the cost. Odell Watson was fined $10 and required to pay the cost for pos session and transportation. Rossie Johnson received a S!(J fine and was taxed with the cost for possession and transpor WAI)E BROWN HURT IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SELMA, Oct. 3.—Tuesday .right about seven o’clock Mr. Wade Brown observed that Miss Mary George was having trouble starting her ear, just across too street from his place of He stepped over to assist her. As she drove off, he turned to go back and Mr. J. D. Reynolds who was passing in a car did net see Mr. Brown and knocked him do.vi rendering him unconscious for a short while. He was carried to his store where Drs. Person ami Mayerberg found one broken vb, a gash on the head, a cut _n the leg and several minor cuts and bruises. He was taken home an1 is resting as comfortably as could be expected. Mr. Reynolds is much distressed over the accident. Rally Day at Presbyterian Church Rally Day will be observed oy the Presbyterian Sunday r h )ol here Sunday morning at ten o’clock. A program is befng ar ranged by the different depart ments and it is hoped that a large crowd will be present. Th.' cffer ing at this time will be use 1 for Sunday school extension. The pub lic is cordially invited. Funeral of J. M. Peacock. Kenly, Oct. 3.—Funeral serv ices for Mr. J. M. Peacock, wr,'1 died at his home near t >wn on Tuesday, September 24, were held at the home on Wednesday after noon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev, L. T. Phillips of Kenly. In terment followed in the family plot near the home. The deeeasrj [was 45 years of age and the . youngest member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M, Pe» cock. Mr. Peacock is survived by a daughter, Miss Allie Peacock, a sister, Miss Nicy Peacock, three brothers, Troy, Andrew and Jack Peacock all living near town.
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