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'.7TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1929
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 9
Business Meeting
Baptist Church
Treasurer Reported Total of
$6,192.79 Raised For Mis
sions and Benevolences
During Past Year; Officers
Are Elected
The Smith field Baptist churcl
I met last Wednesday might for
theiir annual business meeting and
election of -officers. A large num
S* her of members was present and
(beard reports of the year's work.
The treasurer of current expenses
reported that $3,560.60 had been
given during the fiscal year for
the local work, and the treasurer
of flie .benevolent fund reported
$2,632.13 for all missions and be-;
nevoilemces, a total for the fiscal j
year of $6,192.79. It had he«n a l
year of unusual losses in mem
bersihap by letter and removal, so
t'b;at ithe net gain had been small
[ in spite of 15 baptisms. The pres
i «nt membership as reported1 to
the association is 366.
The main interest of the meet
ing centered1 in the choice of a
j large number of new officials of
i the church. The church has twelve
l members on its official beard, four
l of them being women These are
elected for a limited period, the
terms of a number expiring every
X ^ear> and these not being eligi
ble for re-election except in rart
cases until the expiration of one
year. Four new deacons were
chosen and two deaconesses: W.
T. Dance J. T. Honeycutt, Dr. C.
C. Massey and II. H. Johnson,
these succeeding W. J. Huntley,
| J. E. Coats, B. M. Brannan and
R. S. Fleming, the deaconesses
being Mrs. D. W. Peterson and
Mra W. T. Dance, who succeeded
| Mrs. D. Carlton Stephenson anu
» Miss Ruth Wilson.
The other officers chosen
I were F. H. Brooks, superintendent
of the 'Sunday school; W. II. Las
siter, associate superintendent;
Mi's. D. C. Stephenson, church
clerk; D. II. Creech, treasurer of
current expenses; M. A. Wallace,
treasurer of benevolence; Mrs.
Holt, treasurer of the Centenni.il
Fund; W. J. Huntley, financial
! secretary; R. P. Holding, auditor;
Mu si. S. L. Morgan, suipe r inter. J
ent of missions; Miss Lucile Lee,
B. Y. P. U. director; Isabella
bnrar. • .M ? i rt'. .h
ho *kh Stephen.cn, pianist, with
• Mr?. M. A. Wallace, assistant,
and Mi*s. Guy C. Lee. choir ui
? .rector; W, H. Lassitjr, J. A.
Smith, J. W. S-etzer and J. D
Underwood, door men.
New officer® and teud'.e s for
[ the Sunday school will shortly be
\ nemvnated by the pastor and sup
j erinter.d'&rvt and a committee, and
these tog-ether with the officers
l nominated by all the ether de
partments c.f the church will be
I preo^nted to the church for se
lection and installation at a Sun
day mc-rning service in the near
future.
UNION THANKSGIVING
SERVICE THURSDAY.
A union Thanksgiving serv
ice will be held at the Bap
tist church Thursday morning
from 9:30 to 10:30 o’clock.
Rev. J. D. Bundy will deliver
the sermon.
At this service an offering
will be made for the differ
ent orphanages of the state.
Envelopes are being distribu
ted by the denominations join
ing in this service and those
put in the collection plate
Thun^day will be turned back
to the various churches to
be sent to the orphanage of
that denomination.
Tantalizer
i There art 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
tame and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald office,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
f must be called for before the
following issue.
Miss Elsie Boyette deciph
ered her name.
TODAY'S TANTALIZER
Jemttgsibaoieg
Harve st Day At Oakland Church
MtmbtTs stage all-day meeting and bring gilts for year's
work.
(Second Harvest
Day At Oakland
r-v. C. .T. Hollandsworlh, of
'"igh Makes Address;
, c "s Work In
’i; >' P-o u e of Various
Kinds
The second annual Harvest Day
of Oakland Presbyterian church
in •Cleveland township was ceie
b a ted at the church on Nov. 13.
t h s tinve the members of t t o
church brought in their gifts
. c year’s work. Cotter.
• .ck:r.'.» and canned go-ods Wore
sold and some Lively bidding was
■..gage.1 in for the produce by
visiters ar.J members present, with
. .ugis.iate J. E. Jones acting as
auctioneer.
i hi devotional exe rcises were
hold, in the church and were fea
tured by an address by Rev. C.
J. Hollingsworth of First Van
guard Presbyterian church of Ral
eigh and special songs by Rev. J
Alston Boyd of Towncsville. A
delightful dinner was served to
the: e present by the ladies of the
church.
Oakland church held its first
harvest day in October, 1928. The
plan proved so satisfactory that
t was tried again this year. The
entire church budget of $900 was
over-raised in 1928. This year
because of a shortage of crop*
the proceeds were several hun
dred dollars less than last year,
but was considered very satisfa.
tory. The plan was put in oper
ation by the officers of thj
church who are, J. E. Yelvington
Sum Bcoker, R, E. MassengiH.
A. M. Johnson, H. T. Smith, J. E
Jonc-s and Frank S. Wood.
MRS. THURSTON CHAIRMAN
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Cn November 15 the Northeas
tern district Welfare Conference
.r.pt in Wik'on, and Johnston coun
ty was represented by its welfare
officer and Mi’S3 Joyce Montieth,
office ascsLstant.
They uport a very helpful an1
interesting meeting, The Juvenile
Court being tlhe chief subject. Hon.
H. C. Cock ranee, of the Juvenile
count of Norfolk, made a very
•Strong address, and told the con
ference how Virginia deals with
delinquency. Effective probation
\\ erk was ably handled by Mr.
For: 't Shu ford, probation officer
cf High Point.
Dr. H. W. Crane, State Bur.au
Mf Mental Hygiene, gave a very
interesting d! course on The Men
tal Hygiene Conception cf J li
ver :!e Court Work.
Mrs. D. J. Thurston has beer
mu !e eteirman of the central a is
trict for another year, and thi
-wfill mean that the conferenc
next year will be held in John
ston county.
Church To He Dedicated
Tiie church at, St. M "> : Orfe'e
(Original) Freewill Ilaii' ist h.as
pair) off the (hot against said
church. We have arranged to ded
icate the church “n the fi'st
Sunday in December. We arc
expecting some good singing by
some of the best choir* in John
ston county and the Rev. S. II.
Styron of Pino Level will have
charge of the services which will
begin promptly at eleven o'clock.
The public is invited to at
tend and worship with us.
KF.V. D. C. JOHNSON, Pastor.
M. 0. Mann Speaks
Explains Farm Relief Law
Recently Passed by Con
gress; Twenty Farmers
SEJLMA, Nov. 23.—Decidedly
the moist enth,u!?iiadfc:c farmers’
lrcG'.irg si nee tihe Kiwaniis club
was organized five years, ago was
heed Thurfidiay evening when the
club had as its guests twenty rep
resentative farmers throughout
J hnston county to hear a talk by
- . M. G. Mann of the North
UuJ.oi.n<a Cotton Growers’ Ooop -
-.v*.i\e Asso'ciaitiion. Mir. Mann's
La.k wars- on the recent 10 cent;
advance made by the Federal go.’-:
e.nmont on cotton. Mr. Mann ex
р. '-laved in detail each of the fa
tten freebie ns cf the law which
wus irecently 'pa-.is.ed iby Congress.
Tire law is Irene lad wihicb pro
tects the cotton farmer from b -
lew production vest and specula
Lion by members of the Farm
Eoai 1. According to Mr. Mann
this is the finest piece of legisla
tion pajeeJ by Cor.grc!.- s si nice the
18 th Amendmer.t and the Federal
i*c:-...\e Banking system. The
nvuin object cf .h:> law is to
place fanming on an equal foot :ig
v oh ether big business and to'
give the farmer hope for a bet
tor day. Mr. Mann spoke from (
his heart and his talk held bis au
dience spoil bound until he finish
ed.
After Iris talk the meeting was
thrown open for anyone who cared
to to ask questions about the law j
or.G cooperative marketing of
с. ttcn, A number of the farmers
hcJc advantage of this epportvn-i
tty and they were anewered in-!
telligently by Mr. Mann.
In behalf of the Kiwanis dub
S.a.r Harper welcomed the fur- j
mens to the meeting. This was
responded to by Monroe Pittman
in behalf of the farmers.
Hear Address
TWO MEN HELD ON
SUSPICION COTTON TilEIT
Henry Pollard, of Elevation
township, and Ira Harper, ot’
Snnithf iekl, are in jail and the
sheriff has in in possession about
150 pounds of unidentified seed
cotton, because these mje-m have
not been able to explain satisfac
torily how the cotton came to be
in their possession on Thursday
night of last week.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Johnson,
while enroute to Four Oaks Thurs
day night to serve some papers,
-w iol’ard and Harper on the
cau near the Lakeside filling sta
tion ami became suspicious con
cerning the sheet of cotton wbi 1)
they had in their car. He askei
questions concerning it, and wna
told that a neighbor of Pollard’s
Hem Heath, had given it to p.d
lard on a debt. The deputy shevifj
held tl\o men until two other ol
fleers, J. O. Ilinton and Waite:
Keen, could investigate the trutl
of :his statement. Heath deu.c;
letting Peilard have any cotton
arc! tlhe two su: pec ted men wer
placed in jail.
The cotton sheet bears the in
itia’s of J. D. C., but no one ha
as yet claimed the cotton.
Ilev. A. S. Barnes, super in tern
ent of the Methodist Oi phanage i
Raleigh, was in the city yesterda
cnirnute from Goldsboro where 1
attended the funeral of Mr. M. ,
Best.
Nextlmprovement
Cheap Motor Fuel
Autos Cause More Accidents
| Than Any Other One Thing
—Cc.;"tvy Hectors jarce
—Climate Charges
tty Frank Parker Storkhriclge.
Next Improvement Cheap.
The r.:xt big: improvement in
r .. cm: bi!?<s -will be r n eng mo that
. u-'c e.ualo cii or distillate instead
'jf gasclir?.
Heavy oil engines uses cheaper
ft;: 1, get ’two or tl't :.e times as
much power out of a g..iion of it,
require no cjmplim.ml electrical
spa: king appara : r.nd have no
valves to be s:grc :n.l. TV- motor
car of the future wiH have an en,
g;in. <f that type, driving the,
front wheels instead cf the rear
wheels, and will have no gears
to shift.
Airplanes will use the cheaper
|lu,'!, too. A Dk-fd typo engine
I flew a plane from Detroit to
Washington recently. Elmer Sparry
an "ounces that he has perfected
such an engine for air use on
which he has been working fo-r
year;. A company has been form*
cJ in England to manufacture a
I heavy oil automobile engine in
vented by a Swede, Hesselman.
Sweden, by the way, produces
mere first-rate engineering abil
ity in proportion to population
than any other country except,
perhaps, Italy. Ericsen, inventor
cf the screw propeller and builde?
cf the Monitor, was a Swede. So
wtit Alfred Ncbel, inventor cf
dynamite, and Do Laval, inventor
of the steam turbine and the,
eve am 'separator. I
Doctors.
Gccd doctors are scarce every
where. Country doctors are un
derpaid and overworked. Peekski.l,
N. Y., physicians have agreed c.o
charge $1 for telephone consul
tations. If advice on how to treat
a cold is worth telephoning for
it is certainly worth a dollar. In
England th.e fees of rural physi
cians are fixed by the Govern
ment. We may come to that in
America. The fees must be high
enough, however, to encourage well
t . -lined young doctors to setth
in small towns and to stay there.
Several Eastern towns where
[looters have failed to make a
living have agreed to pay a sal
ary out of public funds to a g^oJ
[lector, for public health work,
which still leaves him time to en
gage in general practice. That
way of insuring a doctor a living
and at the same time safeguard
ing the public health is a sound,
American method and should b*
mjore generally adopted, as it wil*
Education.
The best American I ever knew
died the other (lay. I shall not
print his name; he would not I
have liked the publicity. He proo-1
ably had never earned as much a •
$100 a month, but he sent hisi
four children through college. A
Cape Cod fisherman’s son, he was
a schooner captain in the V' e?.l
Indies trade at eighteen. At sev
enty-five he was hauling mail and
baggage in his old Ford truck,
preferring independence to re
tirement. t
UnUttered himself, one of his i
sons is a professor in a Western ]
university, one is on the Harvard •
faculty; a daughter is svperir- ,
Undent of a great training school
for nurses.
“SorrcM and Sen,” one of ti'O
meat popular English novels of |
recent years, -has for its theme
■the sacrifices of a father fo; his'
son’s education. A new theme in
England, tut one of the oldest
in America.
Climate.
Chicago may rival Florida as a ;
winter resort when the new power j
plant of the Commonwealth Edi
' son Comjpany is completed A
' State 'line on Lake Michigan.
! More steam power will be gen
erated there than on any other
* square mile in the world. To coo1
5 fhe huge condensers of the com
pound engines, four hundred thou
rand gallons c.f Lake Michigan
■ water will be pumped up every
t minute and will -flow back with its
y temperature nearly a hundred do
e grees higher.
h In New York the average tem
perature of the whole Upper E-uid
‘Tiger’ Of France
Passes In Paris
Ckmeanccau, Premier During;
World War Dies At 88;
fuate and Nation News
| Gecigis Olemenceau, famous
of France,” died' at his
, i' me i»n Pails Sunday morning; at
1:53 o’c’-cck following a long ij
incc.s. lie iucumbed to u.c.nva and
r... weakened condition of his
. France was profoundly
|-timed by the death of her great
jbadsr, who was known during the
| W orld War as the “Father of vrie
'tory.” His imp la table determina
te cn put backbone and heart into
France in the anxious days when
the Germans had crossed the
Maine, and he- led the relentless
drive to victory. After the war,
he dominated the peace confer
ence in carving out a new world,
wielding such power as few men in
history ever exercised At Cle
menceau’s bedside when he died
>nis valet, Albert, Inis chaui
ft?-ur, Brabant, hi a won, Michel
(Temienceau, his grandson Dr.
Ar.dro Jacquiemaire, and the mm, I
Sceur Theoneste, who had minis- j
tored to him during- hi.s illness.
The body was transported quietly, I
according to the Tiger’s earnest j
request, to Vendee, where he was j
born, and placed in a grave which 1
mid been ope^ and waiting for
yeans. Beside it are the graves of
•Kis father and mother. He was
bured in atn upright position.
France wised to honor him with
a state funeral with the highest
honors the nation could bestow,
but Ih.e stubbornly insisted until
the end that he be buried simply
i?i his old home in Vendee. Cle
mtr.ceau was 88 years1 of age.
President Hoover has appealed
to the governors cf the states a id
th®. heads of city governments to
aid in an effort to revive the na
tion’s business. In issuing his ap
peal (he said that one of the lar
gest factors that could be brough1
to bear for the absorption of any
unemployment which might result
from “present disturbed condi
tions” was th.at t'he “energetic yet
prudent pursuit of public works
by the federal government and
.'.ate, municipal and county au
thorities.” He stated that the gov
er: : rent would Cooperate, and he
urg.d immediate expansion cf
construction activities and the
stabilization of wages. He sug
gested that road, street, public
building and other construction of
.his type be speeded up and ad
justed in order to further em
ployment.
The first cold wave of the season
swept over the south last week.
Turn to page seven
side of the city has been appre
ciably increased by the condenser
water from the New York Ed.scn
Company’s plants, flowing i»*c
the East River. The southern end
of Lake Michigan and ali the
| towns that border it will have a
perceptibly wanner climate when
the new State Line plant gets
into full operation.
Accidens.
Automobile accident cases cost
he hospitals of the United Staley
'lore than $15,000,000 last year,
or the care of the injured. More
ban one-third of this was never
oliected, because the persons re
por.sible for the accidents cculj
°t be compelled to pay for the
hi mage they had done.
Next to industrial accidents, air
,3 me biles send irjore individuals
to the hospitals than any ofher
:ne cause. The care of the vic
tims is a charge on all the rest of
us, to the extent that the deficit
In hospital expenses has to be
made up out of taxes.
Almost every state makes in
surance against industrial acci
dents compulsory on employers.
Only Massachusetts rquirs auto
mobile owners to carry 1 iab‘1 ity
insurance. If you are injured by
a car with a Massachusetts li
cense, t.lxe insurance company
pays. If a car from any other
state hits you, you can usually
whistle for your hospital bill, or
start a tedious and expensive law
suit.
Eventually every pfrogres&tvo
state will adopt the Massachusetts
system or something like it.
I,OCAf. HIGHS TO PI,AY
KORERSONVILLE WED.
Having played eight games an'I
last none, the strong RobcrsonviMe
high team made an open c hall eng
in tthe News and Observer of No
j Venn her 20. The Orangemen of
Snrifchfield saw the aitiele in that
paper and prevailed upon Coach
'Blankenship to answer the chol
! lenge. Then it appears that m
Nov'. 27 the fireworks; of a ma
chine that hr,- represented the
heal high sthorl in eight
'tests will be called oult.
I The bunt if the attack will
hinge 'around It. Cotier, Johnson
jand Uzzte. Register, halfhaek who
has been ratther good in two or
Three games has not berri going
'so well of late, but no doubt he
and E. Cotter will be on the fir
ing line.
Norton, local era! and Stallings,
local center are making a strong
hid for all state b n-ors. Stallings
hmke into the limelight down at
Aydcn while Norton has been
rather consistar.'l all season.
Social Events In i
Town Of Benson^
Book Club Meetings, Bridge
Parties and Service C 1 u b
Meeting's; W. W. Rivers
Talks To Kiwanians
BENSON,, Nov. 22.—Mrs. W.
M.. Smith gave a lovely bridge
d nner recently a.t h'er home on
Main street. Six able-s were made
up fcr the game. Mrs. L. L. Lev
.r on made top score. Low score
prize went to Mrs. Howard Den
ning. Guest prizes went to Mrs.
Cooke and Mrs. A. S. Oliver of
Raleigh. Mrs. \V. T. Martin, who
leaves soon to make her home in
Raleigh., was presented a gift
Orchid decorations were used in
the dining room, pink in the mucic
roicm and yellow in the living
room. Lcveily pink, white and yel
low chrysanthemums were used in
I’ve decora tions which made
beautiful setting for the game
Coming in for refreshments were
Mrs. W. T. Martin and Mrs. E. M.
Hall of Raleigh. Mr's. Hall also
was presented a gift.
Mrs. William Woodall was:
hostess to her bridge club on a
recent afternoon. After a number
of spirited progressions, Miss i
Clara Woodall was presented the*
high score prize. The score cards'
and decorations were in keeping
wl'h the Thanksgiving season. A
congealed salad course with hot
coffee, sandwiches and mints was
served.
The B. & P. W. Club held its
regular monthly meeting at the
La Be lie Hotel this week. An un
■U-Ually attractive program was
presented under the leadership of
Mrs. Mather Dorman. A thre i
course dinner was served by the
management ctf the hotel.
Mr. W. W. Rivers of Golds
boro, was the after dinner speaker
at the Kiwanis luncheon th:s
w’tek at the North. State Hotel.
He made a spirited talk on Scout
Work.
Mrs. Earl Bowman was .hostess
to the T. E. L. class of the Bap
tist choir oh at her home an Pai
rls-h Drive this week. Mrs. J. F.
Wccdiall, president, .presided over
an 'interesting business session.
Toe devcibional was conducted by
Mas. R. C. Hockaday. Mrs. John
Broughton gave a monologue on
“Thanksgiving.’' A very attractive
23 W'tfM as an interesting playlet ■
was given. The characters wer_»
Mesdames Otis Porter, W. H. Ad*
air.'-', M. A. Peacock, L. A. Hodge.
Parlia Hudson, Lilly Hamilton
Frank Woodall, Clarence Brit
and W. W. Hoickaday. The entire
program was in keeping with the
season and the work the class is
doing. ^ ere were forty present.
The hc&itess iserveid sandwiches and
coffee.
The John Charles McNeill Book
cluib .held their regular motnttih.lv
meeting at the ih.ome of Mrs. J.
H. Rose on Church street. Mr \
Rase /received the members ana
guests at 3:30. During the busi
ness session several things erf im
portance and interest to the club
were d:!.:cussed. The c'ub answered
to roll call with quotations in
observance o.f “Book Week and
Education Week.” The subject for
the afternoon was “The New Homo
Town,” a continuation of the
Exonerate Parrish
Of Negro’s Death
_
Coroner’s Jury Decides Dcbro
Mitchiner Came To Death!
F5y A Unavoidable Accident ]
The coroner’s inquest held here
Saturday to investigate- the death
of a negro man, Dcbro Mitdhiner,
exonerated Durwand Parrish of
Rr.lt !gh, whose automobile struck
Mitch'r.er as he attempted, to
crm highway No. 10 near the
briek yard late Wednesday aft
ernoon.
The hearing was heil<l at the
courthouse at 10 a. in., with the
following juro-rs hearing the evi
dence: Lester Lang don, J. O.
Bars. Kokand Hayes, J. H. Kirk
man, J. R. Johnson and G. C.
Will lams.
I he chief witness to testify in !
eluded M. A. Pape, who was sit- j
ting on the back of a truck which f
was just ahead of Mr. Parrish’s I
ear; Mrs. Paul Garrison, of Golds- I
Lxn'o, whose car was approaching
from the opposite direction and
which also struck M)itchiner as
he was hurled back by the Par
ish car; a white man whose name
K'e did not learn, wlho was driv
es' a wagon on the highway and
A'ho saw the accident; and a no- *
&ro who was riding in the wagcm.
When the evidence had been
i presented, the jury decided that
M‘itchine.r”,s death was not the
iault of Mir. Pairriislh, taut was
caused by an unavoidable acci
dent.
TO SHIP HOLLY TO
BERMUDA ISLANDS
Mr. Harvey Boney spent a few
days in Rose Hill last week. Mr.
Boney for a number of years
has shipped •holly to city markets
for the Christinas season. He v> >w
has an order for a shipment to
be sent to the Bermuda Islands.
Carry Fruit To County Home.
The Methodist Sunday school
.lore took its annual offering of
fruit for the inmates of the
rcur.ty home Sunday morning, anal
n the afternoon, the intermso-;
ate-seraior department carried it to
he home and conducted a short I
; ervice. Staton Boyett led th:*
>10gram. Rev. J. D. Bundy made •
i talk; Miss Vivian Burton gave j
» reading, and favorite songs o'
the inmates were sung.
year’s study “The New South.’’
Tbs paper was developed and'
presented by Mrs.* M. T. Britt.
Mr?. Gh>as. Johnson and Mrs. \V.
O. Rack ley gave reading's ir,
keeping with Thanksgiving. Dur
ing the social hour which follow
ed, Mrs. B. H. Houston was pre
sented a plaque for being able to
assemble a Thanksgiving post
card in the shortest time. Mrs.
W. T. Martin who will leave soon
to make her home in Raleigh, was
presented a lovely shower by the
club. The presentation was made
by Mrs. J. W. Whit teuton in a
unique manner. Guest prizes wen
presented Mesdia mes E. M. Hah
A. S.. Oliver, J. L. Hail of Raleigl
ar.J John Lovell of Franklin, Pa.
Late in the evening a supper
course was served by Miss Jack
son, Mrs. L. L. 'Levinson and Mrs.
Hiram, Rose.
Mrs. \v. M. Smith was a charm
ing: hostess to the Ewtre Nous
c’ub and about 25 special guests
at t'h.eiir monthly meeting. The vice
3 resident, Mrs. C. C Canada y,
presided over .the meeting. “Other
Pcc.ples Daughters” was the sub
ject i.r club study. Mrs. J. F. I
WcrcT.all introduced the subject and .
read a paper on “The Home Lif-3 |
cf Other Pecple’s Daughters.”!
Mrs. W. T. Martin discussed “The 1
Social Life,” concluding with two
musical readings, “Dame Fash
ion” and “Hats,” accompanied by
Mrs. W. R. Strickland. Mrs V.
M. Hall of Raleigih sang “Lift!
Th-ine Eye*” by Logan, and “Eyes
cif Irtish Blue” by Cooke. Miss
W.ilheTimna Utley accompanied at
the piano. Mrs. Hall was intro
duced in a unique way by Mrs.
C. C. Canaday. In a Thanksgi vmg
contest Mirs. J. Ew Wall wen
shoulder corsage. The refresh
ments consisted 'of congealed salad,
sandwiches, pickles, salitines, cot*
fee, fruit cake and mints. A color
scheme of pink, yellow and or
|chid was carried out in the deco
rations and refreshments.
Mass Meeting Of
Tobacco Farmers
State-Wide -Meeting To T1:
Held* at State College Do:.
IS To Decide Whether C ■
Not Tobacco Cooperalh -.
Association Will lie Orga
nized
RALEIGH, Ni.iv’. 2 5.—Toll a c c.
growers from alii secttibns of Norl’
Carol inia ame asked to gather
’a state-wide mates meeting in P
len Hall at State College on We !
nesday, December 18 ait elev<
•o’clock to decide whether a coojv
ative tobacco growers association
will be organized in this state
The call for such a meetP; •
was issued by Dean I. 0. Schait .
diiireietor of the agricultural e>
tension service at State Col log .
Hon. James C. Sltone, vice-oha;
man of the Federal Farm Iioar i
will attend and will outline tn •
policy of the government toward
cooperatives and towards the z;>
[>acco growers in particular. Mr.
Stone 'has wired his acceptance o;
the invitation and a state-wM 1
representation of tobacco farmers
•ihoulld be on hand to make a def
rate decision as to what shall be
lone, says Mir. Schauib.
“The main purpose of the mec>
mg is to discuss the advisability
of attempting: to organize a to
bacco association,” says Mr.
Schaub. “It jls our p3a.ii to haw
a secret ballot taken asking the
growers to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on
the question. Should a favorab.e
vote be taken we shall ask To
the appointment of an organiza
tion committee which 'Would hav *
the responsibility of developing a
plan and of carrying cn the ac
tual organization of an associa
tion.”
Mr. Sohaiub makes it clear that
'tih© field workers and county
agents will not be responsible for
'this organization work. This must
be done by the growers, them
selves. The extension workers caM
and will retnider any hiuch aid
possible in an educational way
ahd will assist in making full in
formation available but they will
not do any of the real sign-up
•work. The director stresses this
in a recent letter to the county
agents located in the tobacco
growing counties. He has asked
them, however, to let the people
know about the meeting on Decem
ber 18 and to urge a representa
tive attendance.
APPRECIATES PATRONAGE.
I want to thank each a r..] every
>ne who 'have taken the Smith
Dield Herald with me. For five
years I have beeii working for
the Herald and I always feel
proud to ask people to take it.
Why? because it is our county
paper and a reliable one. It ir
one of the best smaller paper-,
of the state and I feel thankful
that we have it in our county, i
love the name Herald and am
still working for it. Those who
do not take it, subscribe now and
make it your paper as well us
curs.
MRS. CARSON ADAMS.
Four Oaks, N. C.
Aunt Roxie Says
“While Mistah Hoover had hi’
hai(j turned to de old prosperity
cyar whar it hit Wall Street
kicked him right smack in il.
conscience and hit Will Rogers t :i
de funny bene. Right den Mistat
Ford walks up wid his can
high wage He and says, says In
to Miss Prosperity dat had do;
been knocked unconscious, *Wak...
up, Miss Prosperity, .disk w...
Henry.’ ”