OUR SLOGAN:
“Sell Johnston County
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Welcome to Smithfield, Mr. Tobacco Farmer
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Smithfield wants a hotel
—But it also'Vants to es
tablish a Livestock Sta
tion Yard.
47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1929
EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 90
Much Interest In
Auction Sale Here
Property Belonging to Holmes
B. Springs and St. Julien
L. Springs To Be Sold To
morrow
iSmithfield has not had an auc
tion sale of real estate for some
time ami it looks as if the sale to
be conducted tomorrow, Wednes
day, at 10:30 a. m. going iver
big. The auction company has
thoroughly advertised the sale
and everybody within a radius of
many miles of Smithfield seams to
know about the sale and many
will be there. The sale is to be
conducted by the Southern States
Realty company of Greenwood, S
C., as selling agents for the own
ers, Messrs. Holmes B. Sprigs,
of Myrtle Beach, S. C., ail St.
Julien L. Springs, of Dir: n am.
There is some of the enoxist
warehouse property to be found
anywhere in eastern North Caro
lina suitable tor cotton ware
houses, fertilizer warehouses, to
bacco warehouses, oil storage
tanks, creameries, cheese fact >1 -
ies, condensaries, nwgacnne
.plants, lumber yards and others.
There will also be sold seven cr
eight houses and lots now occu
pied by colored people, but owned
by the Springs brothers.
The terms of the sale are ex
ceedingly liberal, only one-fourth
in cash. The balance one, two and
three years at six per cent inter
est on deferred payments.
The auction company a J/orrises
that it will give away, many,
many bags of sugar riurrg the
progress of the sale and extends
a cordial invitation to you to at
tend the sale, which starti prompt
ly at 10:30 Wednesday.
The personnel of the auction
company is the Hon. Sam B. King
the insurance commissioner of
South Carolina. Hon. G. G Dow
ling, president of the chamber of
commerce at Greenwood, S. C.. and
Mr. Borland Cook, an experienced
real estate and insurance repre
sentative.
I ADVERTISE!
Winter am coinin’
Cornin’ fas’,
But I got yams
*Nuf to las’.
Wolf why yo’ howlin’
Roun’ my do’?
I got twenty washin’s—
Could got mo’—
’Nuf to buy hog meat
An’ apples fo’ pies;
Go ’way wolf,
I advertise! —Life.
Shows Large Potato.
•Mr. J. R. Cordell, of Smith
field, route 1, was in the city
Saturday. He brought with him a
Porto Rico potato which weighed
eight and a half pounds. Mr.
Cordell stated that he housed 12(j
bushels from half an acre and
that many of the potatoes were
nearly as large as the one he
•brought to Smithfield. He sail
that he had used about ten bushels
of the potatoes before digging the
entire lot, having begun eating
them as soon as they were large
enough for cooking.
Mr. Cordell said that he had an
unusually fine corn crop this year.
He expects to house 36 barrels
from five acres. He mentioned
one stailk of his corn that grew
15Vi feet high and was 10Vi feet
from the ear to the ground. Mr.
Cordell said that boll weevils de
stroyed most of his cotton.
Miss Ntta Turlington, of Ben
son, spent the ween end here with
her sister, Miss Sarah Turliig
ton.
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
to the one deciphering their
aame and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald ortlce,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
must be called for before the
following issue.
Otis Duncan deciphered his
name last issue.
TODAY’S TANTA LIZjER
ebleruce
New Air Secretiir\
Clarence M YounR. of Do
Moines, ia., former director of ih'
Bureau of Aeronautics of the Do
partment of Commerce, has sue
ceeded William P. MacCracken. Jr.,
as Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for the Air.
Free Wills Call
Rev. J.W. Alford
New Preacher Will Preach
First Sermon Here Next
Sunday Morntng
At a recent meeting of church
officials of the Freewill Eaptist
church here, Rev. H. R. Faircloth,
pastor since the Smithfield church
was formed, tendered his resigna
tion in order to devote his time to
his rural pastorates.
The church, after deep consul-,
eraticn, then extended a call to!
Rev. J. W. Alford of Keniy, who
accepted the call and his work
here begins with November. Mr
Aiford will continue to live in
Keniy where he serves the Free - !
will church. He will preach in
Smithfield second Sunday movn-j
ings a.nd nights and on fourth,
Sunday nights. This is a chnoe; .* !
from first Sunday morning and
night. The fourth Sunday n*gh:
appointment remains the ssm-.*.
Mr. Alford’s first sermon he. o'
will be delivered next Sunday!
morning at eleven o’clock, and the :
public is cordially invited r) hear1
him.
Rev. Mr. Alford is an out land
ing minister of his demonimitior*.,t
and has been accorded a number |
of honors by his church. At the
annual conference of the eastern
district held recently at Antioch !
church near New Bern, he was
elected clerk of that organ5-'. i*5cn
and this same body elected r.imj
as a delegate to the general con-1
ferencc of the Southern church *
which will be held next Juno in
Alabama.
Week of Prayer.
The theme for the week t>£
prayer which is being observed
this week at the Methodist church
by the missionary auxiliary is: ,
‘That 1 May Know Him.” The
service this afternoon wiP be held
at 3:30 o’clock with Mrs. Thel
Hooks as leader. We i.i :-day aft
ernoon, on account of the Wo- !
man’s club meeting the service
will begin at three o’clock with
Mrs. A. M. Noble, leader. Thurs
day afternoon at four o’clock hte
program will be given by ti.e
children’s missionary society un
der the direction of Mrs J. D.
Bundy.
NEW ENCYCLOPAEDIA
HAS LOCAL INTEREST
A ncwr edition of the Britanni
ca encyclopaedia is off the press.
Rev. D. H. Tuttle owns the first
set which we have seen of the new
edition. Mr. Tuttle has an especial
interest in this edition, since his
daughter, Worth Tuttle Hedden,
ari(j her husband, Walter P. Hed
den, have had a Land in compil
ing the new encyclopaedia. For
several months they have assisted
in editing the new edition, and
each cf them have signed art’
cles in it. Mrs. Hedden is the
author of the sketch of Ambrose
Bierce, American satirist a.'d poet
and also of the account of Emily
Dcckiwscn, American poet. Mr.
Hedden is the author of a com
prehensive article dealing with
“Railway Freight Terminals.”
BIRTH
i ANNOUNCEMENT.
I iBen t anvil lie, Nov. 1.—Mr. ar.d
Mrs. Paul Dunn wish to announce
the birth of a son, Norwood Car
roll, on October 30.
John G. Dawson
Nov. 11 Speaker
Four Oaks Is Preparing; T<
H?nd Over Key To Veter
ans Next Monday; Splendit
Program Arranged
Information has been fonvardsJ
to members of the American Le
gion here that Hon. Jcnn G
Dawson, of Kinston, win delivei
me annual n’.shi.e day oratinr
at Four Oaks on November 11
Mr. Dawson is one of the bes
speakers in the state and the boy
of the war days are to oo eon
giatulated upon securing; M.
Dawson as their speaker o;-. tba1
day. Mr. Dawson will bring a mes
sage to the former soldiers of the
county that should be heard hy
the public, and the public can v.oh
afford to hear him.
The committee on arrangement
reports that the minor dei-a • • c *'
this celebration are shapi up
well now, and one of ths best
celebrations yet held in the county
is expected this year at Four
Oaks. Four Oaks peopic have
shown a fine spirit in preparing
icr tms Armistice day ev.*rt.
The speaking:, if the v. cither
permits, will be out in the open
in order that all who go may
have opportunity to hear L. The
Armistice day address wii, come
at 11:45 a. m. after Mayor W, K.
Keen has delivered to the veter
ans the key to the town of Four
Oaks. The morning pro-grim w I
be featured by a memo-rial serv
ice in honor of the boys v/m, iost.
their lives in the World War.
A parade will start the festiv
ities at 10:30 a. m. At one
o’clock a barbecue dinner will he
served. At two there will be a
band concert rendered by the
Dunn concert band. Ai thr-e a
football game between Sm 'mfie'.-I
and Spring Hope will be p'ayec
on the high school athletic fieid.
A minstrel sponsored .by tne I\ ;
Parrish post will be given at the
high schicl building at 7.30
DR. W. T. MARTIN
TO LEAVE COUNTY.
The many friends of Dr. av.cl
Mrs. W. T. Martin will be sor-y
to learn that they will leave
about January 1 fo-r Raieigh
where they will make their home
and where Dr. Martin will en
gage in the practice of dentistry.
Dr. Sanders of Four Oaks, son
of Mr. D. H. Sanders, has taken
over the office of Dr. Marlin in
Benson and will continue the of
fice as usual. Dr. Sanders i-> a
brilliant young dentist who, while
he has been in Benson ass.sting Dr
Martin, has made an excellent im
pression among the cliente'e of
Dr. Martin.
During the 17 years Dr. Mar
tin has been in Benson ne nils'
built up one of the best denl.'.l
clienteles to be found in any
town much larger than Benson.
The community feels a disci net
less in the leaving of Dr. Martin
and his family who have wrought
so well in the social as well as
the* professional sphere of the
t-.wn and community.
He has taken offices in the
Piofersional building in Rati gh
and invites his friends to see h’m
at any time.
Dr. Martin was for a number
of years secretary of the Sta+a
Dental Society and was president
of this body for one term. Ho
has a very enviable position
arrjcng the members -of his pro
tension and stands right at tnj
tep as a dentist and as a gon
tk man.—-Benson Review.
LOST IN COURTHOUSE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
SOME MONEY IN BILLS
FINDER PLEASE RETURN
TO HERALD OFFICE.
^stus Sho' Did
P’*'* Scrumschus
mm&i
| State And Nation
News Paragraphs
-_
, Leaders Watching Electior
In Virginia Today; Fall Re
[ ceives Sentence; Aycock
Memorial Tablet
i
i Today 1 he guhc. r.i .o al
I tion tak::? pkoe in Vl>w'„v*a,
I Lead:rs cif both p/.! a 1 pa;
are wat^hlrgr, \v!.h more -then or
dinary interest, the r•_:! :t me. Tne
■ole; .!:n \v?. 1 ir. a:ate \v!:ehhac
oi net the Ropubl! m hwa?'. n of
the south is pr.mrrr.fc, \
ginia there are two on.os *r
Govern;. —Th. \ ' n IT; »oly
Brown and J_hn G. JV.’s,\\l.
Bic.wn is the ca. ’ . e it ihe
• ar.iti-iSmith democrats, while the
jregular democrats are supporting
j Pollard. Beth candidates are dry,
'therefore the election is expedei
j be a test as to Hoover’s in
r a. ion of the south.
I Albert B. Fall, who was con
victed on a charge of accepting a
$100,000 bribe while he was sec
! retary of the interior in the Hard
ing cabinet, was sentenced Friday
to serve a year in jail, and to pay
a $100,000 fine. Justice William
Hitz favors suspension of t'he jail
sentence as long as Fall’s phy
sical condition is what it is now.
Fall who is 08 years of age, in
structed his lawyers to prepare j
to appeal the case to the U. S. j
Supreme court if necessary.
The unveiling of the Ay cock j
memorial tablet took place Fri-j
day in Goldsboro in the Wayne I
Memorial Community building. 1
The tablet, which was designed i
by the famous Gutzon Borglum, |
■was given to Wayne county by the |
Ayccck Memorial Committee of '
Raleigh. George C. Royall, of |
Gcildsboro, was master of cere men- j
ies Friday. Judge Frank A. Dan- j
ids, lifelong friend of Governor j
Aycock, the twro having been boys j
together, and after finishing col
lege together, law partners for !
many years, was the chief speak- i
er of the occasion. Lucille Ay- |
ccck and Jean Poe, little grand- j
daughters of Governor Aycock, j
drew' the cords unveiling the cab j
The North Care 11 ;a Meihudist
conference in ana'll .cision in
Kinston last week went on record I
as urging equal rights for ail in
the administration of justice in
the state ar.d declaring for a fail
day’s wage for a fair day’s work.
The report or. ie nperr.ee and so
cial service urged ‘‘gradual and
complete elimination of night work
fer women and children.” It
also dealt at length with temper
ance and deplored recent la v- j
less-ness growing out of textile de
putes. The conference deplored |
the fact that North Carolina has j
been “shamed by crimes of vio- j
lence, some of which as yet have
gone unpunisha.l ”
cotton Letter.
No such break as has occurred
in the securities market since hut;
Thursday could have happened
without having some influence on ]
cur market. That it had so little1
was quite extraordinary, and ’em
onstrates how strong is the under
lying situation in the cotton mar
ket. Now that the excitement con
nected with the liquidation in fhc
jf'l:xk market is over, it is prob
able that the cotton trade will
ionce more concentrate their at
tention upon those factors which
immediately influence cloth.
The great question is will the
liquidation in the stock market
■have an upsetting influence on
general business? That it mo
mentarily had some influence is
unquestionable, but general busi
r. :?s throughout the country is
; and was in such excellent shape,
cutside of the textile industry that
we dcubt very much whether the
'collapse in security values will
have but a temporary effect. It
■ is, of course too scan to make
a definite statement with refer
ence to this matter, but with • >t
ton already at very reasonable
; prices, we see no reason to an
ticipate any break in the market
ut’esiS the Government in their
next crop report on 8th Novem
ber materially increase the size
Heart on Right
~7—— aHfc;
Raymond Richard. 200 pound
tackle of the University of Nebraska
lootball team, whose plaviug ability
is not hampered by the fact that his
heart and other vital organs are on
his right instead of his left side.
To Give Poultry
Course^At State
Eighth Annual Poultry Short
Course Nov. 18 to 23; Dr.
Kaupp and D. William
Moore on Program
IS A1 LEIGH, Nov. 4.—The eighth
annual poultry short course for
farmers, farm women and com
mercial poultry men of North Car
olina to be held at State College
during the week of November 18
to 23 will be well attended, ac
coiding to present indications.
■Hr. B. F. Kaupp, head of the
poultry department and in charge
of the short course, says that he
has received a number of in
quiries within the last few days.
Tlie course will consist of three
one-hour lectures each morning
during the week followed by a
laboratory period each afternoon.
Instruction will cover such im
portant matters ais judging for
egg production, hatching, brood
ing, production of broilers, grow
ing out pullets for winter egg
production and other features.
Considerable attention will be
given to sanitation and disease
prevention. Visits will be made
to nearby farm and commercial
plants and those who attend will
have the opportunity of working
in the laboratories and at the
college plant.
In addition to Dr. Kaupp, Dr.
Wii. m Moore, state veterinarian
will be on the program. C. F.
Farrieihm, poultry extension spec
iaCLsit; R. S. Deahstyhe, disease
Investigator; W. F. Armstrong,
associate professor of poultry
husbandry. L. C. Salter, poultry
marketing specialist; and assist
ants Poley, Greaves, Gauger and
Fcurie will have charge of dif
ferent parts of the short course
it is pointed out that women as
well as men are invited to attend.
Dr. Kaupp says that rooms may
be obtained near the oampus for
SI a night and that meals at the
college cafeteria are low in
pi ice.
It is planned to hold a meeting
of the North Carolina Poultry As
sociation during the week. An
other felature will be the judging
contest on Saturday morning, No
vember 23. The successful com
petitor in this contest will be
awarded a silver trophy cup.
Big Sweet Potato.
Mr. Dal U. Thompson showed
an unusually large sweet potato
last week. It weighed G 3-4 pounds.
It is of the Norton Yam variety.
of the crop.
W,i)th the ne.w styles for wo
men’s goods, consumption should
he on a larger basis this year,
and there is no apparent over
supply of raw* material. Further
more, the pressing needs of the
South have been met by the
stiles which have sb far been
made, so that the pressure from
that territory will now become
increasingly less.
That there i3 extremely little
speculatively held cotton in the
market was demonstrated by the
resistance which our market made
to any selLing which appeared as
a result of the weakness in se
cutfities. We believe, therefore,
that we have a strong technical
position, which will be reflected
in a gradual improvement in
prices.
HUBBARD BROS. & CO.
New York, Oct. 31.
I Appointments For
M. E. Conference
No Changes Made In Johns
ton County; Conference
Convenes In Henderson
I Next Year
i -
I The North Carolina Conference
I °f the Methodist Episcopal Churcr,.
South, which was in session in
I Kinston last week come to a
close Sunday afternoon, and the
I appointments weTe read at five
joclocK in the afternoon. Toe
appointments were broadcast
from, Edenton Street M. E.
Church, Raleigh, Sunday nlgat.
There were no changes at any
of the churches in Johnston conn
ty. j
The conference will meet next
year in Henderson.
The appointments as read Sun
May afternoon are as follows
Raleigh District.
Presiding Elder: M. Bradshaw.
Raleigh Central, J. F. Herbert.
Edenton Street: F. S. Love.
Epworth: E. M. Hall.
Jenkins Memorial: P. H. Fields.
Bailey: J. C. Williams; Benson,
B. H. Houston; Cary-Apex, F. B.
Joyner; Clayton, E. D. Dodt;
Creedmoor; Four’ Oaks N c
Yeaitfby; Fuquay, E. C. Ma.ness;
Franklinton; W. C. Ball; Garuer,
W. L. Clegg; Kenly, J. H. Friz
■eCle; Louisburg, A. D. Wilcox;
Louisburg. Ct., A. L. Thompson;
Lucama, J. G. Johnson; Mill
brook, W. F. Elliott; Oxford, E.
J. Rees; Oxford, Ct., B. D. Crit'n
er; Princeton, J. D. Stott; Selma,
D. M. Sharpe; Smithfield, J. 1).
Bundy; Tar River, R. E. Pitt
man; Youngsville, R. R. Bran
ton (supply); Zebulon, E. H.
Davis; President Louisburg Col
lege, C. C. Alexander; Superin
tendent Methodist Orphanage, A.
S. Barnes; Superintendent Ox
ford Orphanage, C. K. Procter;
Conference Secretary, F. S. Love;
Student Duke University, O L.
Hathaway; Superannuates, R. F.
BUnpass, R. W. Bailey, 1\ J.
Dailey, B. C. Allred, H. M. Jack
son, D. M. Caviness, D. H Tut
tle, J. W. Potter.
Durham District.
Presiding Elder: J. C. Wooten.
Andrews, D. R. Hunt (supply);
Bahama, W. F. Craven; Burling
ton, Front Street, L. D. Hay man;
Burlington, Webb Avenue, E. C.
Dunham; West Burlington, B. L.
Pool (supply); Burlington Cir
cuit, L. V. Harris; Brooksdale, IS.
F. Nicks; Garrboro, M. W. Law
rence; Cedar Grove, F. A. dip
ton; Chapel Hill, C. E. Mozelle,
(Ralph Shumaker, Junior, preach
er-supply).
Durham: Branson, L. C. Lar
kin. Calvary, E. Frank Lee: Carr,
J. A. Russell; Duke Memorial, W.
A. Stanbury; Lakewood, H. L.
Davis. ,
west uurnam, n. u*. crown.
Trinity, J. W. Smith; Dukes
Chapel, A. C. Holder (supply):
Durham Circuit, B. E. St infield;
Graham, J. W. DimmeUe; Haw
River, Paul Cook (supply), Hills
boro, A. J. Parker; Leasville, W.
C. Jones; Mebane, D. A. Clarke;
Milton, H. E. Lance; Mt. Tirzah,
J. W. Autry; Orange and Mas
sey, A. A. Jones; Person, W. L.
Manets; Roxboro, Long Memorial,!
T. A. Sikes; E. Roxbo*o and
Grace, C. D. Barcliff, Jr ; Ltouge
monit, V. L. Chalfant; S. Ala
mance, J. O. Long; Stem. J. A.
Grist; Yanceyville, S. J. Stones.
Professor Duke University. H.
E. Spence.
Professor Duke University, J.
M. Ormond.
Professor Duke University, H.
E. Myers.
Associated Editor and Miragtr
N. C. Christian Advocate, M. T.
Plyler. ,
Assistant Secretary General
Beard of Education, J. M. Cul
breth.
Student Duke University, W. E.
Whiitford, Duke Memorial Quar
terly Conference.
'Superannuates: N. E. Colctrane,1
W. F. Galloway, L. E. Thompson, |
T. S. Coble, L. S. Massey, G. W. I
Starling. I
Elizabeth City. |
Presiding Eider: 0. W. Dowd. >
'Chowan: F. E. Dixon; Columbia, i
C. C. Wood (supply); Cur.ituck. 1
J. P. Brass; Edenton, W. B.
N(orth; Dare, C, B. Long (sup
(Turn to page four)
I Stepmother At 171
Miss Helen Godfrey, 17, Norwalk
Conn., who secretly married Dr
Frederic Ritchie. 68, New York ey<
specialist. By the marriage Mrs
Godfrey becomes the stepmother ol
ft woman twice her ^ge.
Spelling Bee At
Corbett-Hatcher
Fifty Take Part In Old Time
Match; Hot Luncheon to be
Served Again This Year —
I)r. Atkinson (Jives Hooks
Selma, Route 1, Tvov. r5.—The
first public entertainment of the
school year was an old fashioned
spelling match was conducted by
ning in the school auditorium, in
which about fifty participated. The
spe'llng match was conducted by
Rev. 1). F. Waddell of Selma.
Mrs. Arthur Price proved to be
the best speller, with Mis® Ethel
Brown a close second. After the .
contest, Mrs. Edna Edwards, a :
well beloved citizen of about sev- !
3r.,ty winters, in keeping with the I
spirit of Auld Lang Syne, re- j
sited for an appreciative audi- j
-4nce a poem containing only 52 i
stanzas. Messrs. D. F. Waddell, j
Albert Brown and Frank Morris |
added much to the enjoyment of
the evening by rendering several
violin and banj-o selections.
The regular Friday afternoon ,
programs are proving to be moire j
worth while and enjoyable thus j
year than usual. A special pro
Li'ram by pupils from different
rooms is alternated with a musi
cal program by the school. New
and worth while songs are being
learned by the entire school. A
certain song is announced at ev
:ry musical program as one to
ae learned iby each grade before
the next one is given. Rev. D. F.
Waddell has consented to help
with these pregrams twice a
month. We consider that we are
fortunate to secure him as he is
an excellent director of music.
■Our library books have been
re-arranged and are now meeting
the needs of the school better. All
bocks suitable for each grade
lave been placcAl in the different
rooms, and room libraries are be
ing arranged. We were very glad
to receive at the beginning of the
year two additional boxes of
books from Dr. Wade H. Atkin
son of Washington, D. C. Due to
the generosity of Dr. Atkinson,
the Co rbeitt-H ate he r library l.*
mw one of the best in the coun
ty.
The hot lunch system which was
introduced inito our school last
year will be continued this ses
sion, beginning this week. The
pupils will be allowed to bring
eggs again to exchange for hot
lunches. The Woman’s club show
ed interest in this work during;
the summer by canning several j
quarts of tomatoes. We hope j
through the work of the hot
lunches to see many boys and ;
if iris brought up to the standard I
in weight. All pupils are weighed
?ach month and this record is re
folded on the regular monthly re
port card.
MRS. MARY CHAMBLEE j
DIES AT HOME OF SON i
ZEBUiLON, Oct. 31-—Mrs. Mary j
G. Chamblee, widow of the lt-.te j
A. J. Chamblee, died Wednesday
morning at the home of her son,1
P. B. Chamblee of Johnston coun
ty, at the age of 82 years. She is
survived by four sons and four,
daughters: W. D. Chamblee, of
Middlesex; L. D. Chamblee and j
P. B. Chamblee, of Johnston;
county; Mrs. R. H. Brown, of j
Johnston county; Mrs. Virginia
Kilpatrick, of Smith field; Mrs.'
Ruth Chamblee, of Zebulon, and j
Mrs. William Hilliard, of Middle-1
sex. The funeral was preached by j
her pas-bor, Elder G. W. Boswell j
at her pld home place Thursday
at 2 o'clock. Interment was made]
in the family burying ground.
Selma Lays Plans
ForNew Cemetery
To Be Located North of Sel
ma; H. B. Marrow Addres
ses Kiwanis Club
SELM9, Nov. 4.—At a mas?
meeting' Friday night for the plk
I>ose of getting a location and
laying plans for a new cemetery
for Selma, it was decided to Hsv-j
a committee from the Womans
club work with a committee from
the town board toward making
house to house canvass of the
town, and see how many ceme
tery lots can be sold. The location
for the new cemetery is on No.
22 highway just a short distance
from the town limits north of
Seflma. The property is owned by
Mrs. J. F. Brown, and is one cf
the finest cemetery plots around
the town. As soon as the canvass
is made another meeting will be'
called to see what has been done
towards selling lots and probably
laying plans for surveying the
property and giving deeds to the
lots.
Talks To Kiwanis Club.
H. B. Marrow, county superin
tend of schools, was the speak. r
at the Kiwanis luncheon Thurs
day evening. Mr. Marrow made a
very good talk on Vocational Ed
ucation. A splendid musical pro
gram was put on by Marvin and
Raymond Woodall, and
Mass Gladys Johnson, of Smith
field. They rendered a number c.f
vocal and hand-saw selections
which were enjoyed immensely. C.
W. Scales, local manager of th*
American Telephone and Telephone
company, was present as a ne*v
member and he was welcomed into
the club by I. W. Mayerberg.
■Mr. Woodall, guest, was
awarded a prize which was given
by Dr. R. J. Noble.
The Gastonia Sentences.
The end of the trial at Char
lotte leaves the case in a perfect
ly normal category. So far as
the general public is concerned,
it is useless for defense counsel
to issue statements about a “class
verdict" and a “triumph for cap
italism.” In no particular did t’e
case ever take form as a Sacco
Vanzetti repetition. The police
chief of Gastonia was killed, and
several of the defendants admitted
having fired into the cluster of
policemen. The jury required but
57 minutes to come to its con
clusion, and while the sentences
were severe they were well within
the state law, and Judge Barnhill
showed a tendency toward clem
ency where he felt it proper to
exercise it.
According to the American sys
tem of jurisprudence, the trial
was fair and the court exercised
every care for the rights of the
defendants. The state laAV which
bears on the admissibility of tes
timony from atheists is on the
statute books, and undoubtedly
constitutional, however intolerant
and unfair. The defense found no
exception to the judge’s charge
After that the fate of the accused
rested writh the jury, as it would
have anywhere else in Great
Britain or America. Nothing that
happened will serve to prevent la
bor from obtaining its rights ami
fitting rewards in Gastonia or
anywhere else.—New York Times
Recent tests with sheep on tilt*
Upper Coastal Plain Branch sta
tion near Rocky Mount show a
good profit from the wool and
lambs.
Aunt Roxie Says
“Sum wimmen won’t respeck a
man dey fcin boss tier let l.-m
have peace i| dey kaint.”