'K 48TH YEAR Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - ~ Established THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITH FIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 31, 1930 1882 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 9 Schools To Aid In Gov.’s Program Johnston Co. Schools Will Cooperate In Live-At-Home Campaign States Supt. Marrow ; Organization Meeting Tomorrow iFjfto schools of Johnston county rill do their part toward further ng Governor Gardner’s “live-at lome campaign, states H. B. Mar row, county superintendent of schools, and a preliminary meet ing has been called for tomorrow, ?eb. 1, in the courtroom here, to j 'hich all administrative school officers, and as many teacher: and citizens as can come are in vited, This meeting: will be helc at 10:30 a. m., for the purpost of organizing the campaign. Mr J. B. Slack, county farm agent and Miss Minnie Lee Garrison county home agent, will be pres ent and help with the organiza tion. Also Mr. J. Paul Shaw, ag ricultural teacher at Benson, and the home economics teachers in the county are invited to help in :he organization. State Superintendent of Public Instruction A. T. Allen is urging that the school forces of the state assist the governor in his live-at |wne program. He thinks that it Is -^splendid opportunity for the scholia to demonstrate to the pub lic that the public schools of N’orth Carolina are a vital force to the life of the people. This campaign is a fundamental at tack upon North Carolina’s two greatest enemies—poverty and ig norance; therefore the plan of the ampaign Is exactly in line with the big objective of the schools. Mr. Marrow states that Mr. Allen has sent him bulletins for sixteen school libraries in John ston county, and a bulletin for each teacher will be in hand in lime for distribution at the meet ing Saturday. Frier to the meeting Saturday concerning the live-at-home pro gram, the elimination contest of the American. Legion oratorical contest will be held. All students entering the contest are request ed to meet in the court room at i:30 o’clock. The subject of the orations is “Our Flag.” The \vinm*r in the county contest will fl^rfnpete on February 14 with members from each county in this congressional district and the win ners from each congressional dis trict will compete for the state prize on Feb. 22 in Raleigh. Birthday Party. Kenly, Jan. 20.—Master Fleet wood Anderson White was host to twenty of his little friends at the home of his parents on Max welton Haights Friday afternoon, January 2-1, from 3:30 until five o'clock, celebrating his fifth birth day. The home was attractively decorated, a color scheme of pink and white being used. Games were enjoyed after which a contest en gaged the attention of the chil dren. (Stories were told through out the afternoon by Mrs. L. Z. Woodard. Near the close of the afternoon tho little guests were in vited into the dining room where the candles were lighted and th( icake cut by the little host. Icc tfeam, cake and candy were se0. —‘Pour Selma negroes were given trial here Tuesday liefere R. VV. Etheridge, justice of the peace of Selma, in connection with the attempted assault of Mrs. B. A. Henry, of Selma, which took place Thursday evening of last week. -Mrs. Henry failed to identify any one of the negroes as the one who attempted assault, and all four were released from custody. It was brought out in the evidence that the person who attempted assault had soot or blacking of • some kind on his hands, there he- I ing black smears on Mrs. Henry and her clothing wherever her as- ; sailapt touched her. Some speed- ' lotion is said to he entertained 1 that her assailant might have been 1 under disguise. Post Office At I Selina Is Robbedj I Some * j^Ji, ■» W ;«f» h .'u‘- Were Stolen - I T*o Neofu* ■’ in T.ij] \wnting Trial in Fedeml Can. 10, the mem bers of St. Mary’s drove Free- 1 v: 11 Baptist churc-h of which Uncle Doc Johnson is pastor, * •ame to the county heme bring 'ng dinner to share with the in nates. The old people had been * ooking forward to this treat with *reat anticipation for the past * a eek. Dinner was spread in the pacious and cozy dining room bout one o’clock. When all the I r-mates were seated at the ta •!es. a special hymn was sung : y all, after which thanks were •■'turned by Uncle Doe. j The delicious dinner was thor-|1 ughly enjoyed and appreciated by ' h he grateful inmates. After din- j aer was over each was presented j | .'nth a bag of confectinos. Then1 i ill enjoyed a sermon by Rev. | ■ admits Coates. Mr. and Mrs. Dupree, keepers! f the counity home wish to thank j the good people of St. Mary’s, drove for tiheir thoughtfulness j nd kind hospitality. ! MR. & MRS. J. L. DUPREE. Pollard-Stephenson Nupt ials. 1 Married yesterday at the court house Miss Esther Stephenson and j Mr. A. PI. Pollard, of Angir, route 1. Squire Avera performed the ceremony. The young couple was accompanied by A. V. Par rish. Volunteer Wesley (’lass to Meet. The Volunteer Wesley class of . | the Methodist Sunday school will , meet this evening (P'riday) at the r | bo me of M rs. D. H. Jones a t 7:30 11 o’clock. Members of the class are urged to attend. 1 Mr. Wood Turns Down Pastorate Former Pastor Declines Call To Presbyterian Church Here; Sails For China in Karly Summer Several days aero the officials of tiie .Presbyterian church here j extended it call to Rev. J. R. Woods, of Elsa, Texas, to fill the acancy made by the resignation I of Rev. Chester Alexander who j eft a few weeks ago to serve a i ’hurch in Tarboro. E. S. Edmund n, church clerk, has received the j 'oilowing letter from Mr. Woods: \ “Dear Mr. Edmund son: 1 want i 0 express to you, to the commit-! tee, and to the whole congrega ion my deepest appreciation of your thought, of mo and of your j nvitatimi to booome your paste \ i 't would ho a real joy to minis ter to you folks whom I love and I know I would enjoy a pastorate n Smithfield. But, as I stated :n ■ny telegram. I am unable to con Mer your call, because I am un b r appointment to ?ail for China ’’ 'ho ea ■ ly summer As you j n;y heart has always been ■ " f ■ eign field, and .1 am • :ir.r my friends to rejoice with thi! no*"- at last the way is ; ■ But I am sorry I cannot ‘ lie* ip Smithfield., ‘T am praying that God will 1' • * ■1 V"U to the right man to • hto d IIis fleck in Smithfield. ‘V.'-ith warmest regards to all ” f iends. I am. Cordially yours, , P. Woods.” It will be remembered that Mr. '.'oHs served as pastor .of the 'resibytcrian church here and at Vikland church while a student Union Theological Seminary, ichmord, Va., and by his earn- . ~'t gospel messages and his con- j related life he made a deep im •eseicn unon his congregations in , his county. It will be learned /ith genuine regret that lie can accept the pastorate here. J MIST HEAL SNOWFALL SEASON ENVELOPES CITY J The first real snowfall of the F eason began to cover the ground j c Wednesday afternoon. Thick clouds ^ ortended snow all day and in11 he afternoon the flakes began to ' all. The fleecy downfall soon ' hanged to fine hail which con- 1 timed until well into the night . nd welded into a covering of ice! n inch or two thick. Upon thi ell a light blanket of snow, an j hen t'.e snowfall held up until j esterday afternoon, when it be j an again. Cleveland CLAYTON, Route 1, Jan. 30.— 1iss Virginia Mel'chor spent the ast week end in Greensboro. Miss Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Smith | r ! Mr. Deaton shopped in Ra! ! 'gh Saturday afternoon. A meeting of the Parent-Teach | r Association was held on la'’ hursday evening at the sehoo1 j There has been much sickness i” | he community recently due in lart to the changeable, inclement ] reather. A commission from Oakland ■hurch went to Smithfield Sun iay to confer v ith some of tht f fleers of the Presbyterian hureh there about securing a >astor. M . and Mrs. L. V. Barbour lave recently moved back intc ’ e community. We are sorry to ~ay that Mrs. Barbour is quite ill n the Johnston County Hospital Miss Addie Barbour spent the veek end at home. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Coats on January 19, a daughter. Flans are in progress to beauti 'y the sch« ol grounds and to col Vct a library for the school. A list of the books desired as a nu cleus will be posted on the bul letin board in the school building. Mrs. H. L. Boney, Mrs. J. IT. Poole and Walton Booker spent a while in Raleigh Saturday. Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday school Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock, F. C. Fitzgerald superintendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock The public is cordially invited i( all services'. REVIVAL IN I Y Rev. J. R. Willis of Hamlet, a\ h<> will do \ he p reachi The public is cordially invited \ to attend. Dan Terry Talks To Legionnaires Meeting of Pou-Parrish Post Featured by Address bj ; Ilaleigh Man; Commend: | I'niversalf Draft Act The I1'ni-Parrish Post of the American Legion held one <-f the Host enjoyable meetings of the rear at the armory in Smithfiekl >n Tuesday night, January 28. j-en. Albert Cox, of Raleigh, war ; ' v; "d t be present and mak - i! ■xtca \.o the Johnston Legion • i ; < but apptsin ments els* ' t ie prevented him from con • g. L>a:, Ter y. of Raleigh, v \ #"bu the meeting and addrest I d the boys of the local post. 1 j ■ speech he stressed membershu j nd outlined the things for whic, h^ American Legion stands it. e n:>; 1.• n. He said the America gi n has, ever since its organ nation, been foremost among hose who have advocated peace ’at he stated that the Legion war it willing to sacrifice necessary leans of defense in an effort tc ring about peace while the other atiens were arming themselves ith the implements of war anc taking themselves secure behind >rt:fications. lie stated that tin -cgion also was a strong advocate f the universal draft act, which e explained by stating that this cul.l include corporations and all nolle utilities as well as individ als of a certain age who could ear arms in the time of war. The mithfield post now has a men. ersihip of about 75, and there are ossibly GOO men in Johnston junty eligible for membership !r. Terry emphasized the impoi ince of getting a majority ol icse eligible to join and mak< is a strong post. Bernice Jones displayed his my training as a cook by serv the boys with a nice barbe .« .»n-.l coffee dinner. It was ex • nr barbecue and was served •he best possible style. The undred or more former sendee ten present fully attested the d qualities of the barbecue and re lavish in their comnli merits ■ Mr. Jones and the post for the . eat given them. n ho ''linden was there with s violin and was accompanied bi nd or three members of his band mi a"s and other instru T: e beautiful music ren '* d r-bn'd 'he plea.santnei ■f this mid-winter meeting of tile THREE CASES SMALLPOX IN ELEVATION TOWNSHIP Ern=en. ' oute 1, Jan. JO.—The -mallpox epidemic that is spread ing over the western part of John » v 'tuny and Ha- nett has fir. iy reached Elevation tonvnship. h-ee cases have been reported far. Steps are being taken to ck .he spread by means of vac ■ nation. The county doctor came ! cccn-tly anil vaccinated nearly all | he folks in the community who ] had not been vaccinated before. Bentonville ITNTONVII.LE. Jan. 30.—Rev. G Henderson preached at Mill < ’■< ck .Su: da. murning and nigh*. Miss Marceline Langston spent the week end with Miss Christine Johnson near Meadow. Miss Bethel Langston spent the week end with Miss Rama Brant j ley at her home near Zebulon. I Miss Meta Barefoot, of Newton j Grove, visited Miss Annie Bass ,last week end. The members of the board of • the Mill Creek ‘church held a , meeting Monday night to discuss » plans for the future work of the church. Mrs.JermanTalksj To Benson Club; - i Business and Professional Women I of Benson Entertain Employers at Bamiuel; Original Stunts Feature Occasion BENSON, Jan. MO. —The Busi ness am I Professional Women! Acre hostesses to their employers j •n> the club. The club collect was n repeated in unison. The wel •me address was given by the president, Mrs. Ethel II. Turllng The members introduced their ts in a very unique manner .u.itauing one of their charac ( (■eristics which created much mer ! iient. Then followed another • ■ng, “Should Our Employers Bel Forgot,” by the club. Miss Net a ! T ngton gave a toast to whicn dr. Ezra Parker responded. After • ing formally introduced by Miss 'Iary Lee, Dr. S. A. Duncan made • 1 extemporaneous speech on Where Would Man Be if It Wasn’t For Woman," to which M iss Ruth Barbour responded. Miss Wilhelmina Utley in a very ■ '.arming manner gave a violin j lo “March in G” by llolhurst, | iccompanied by Miss Mary Lee. ! nen came a “Sprig o’ Humor”— ' sounfcs) by Miss Eva Wilbon, who it them over in such a success i way that every one wondered • ho would he the next victim of • jcke. The main feature of the "Ogram of the evening was a very tellectual talk by the honorary weaker, Mrs. J. Palmer Jennan,; r Raleigh, who is a very capable ■ nd brilliant orator. Miss Kate i “hnson responded with a very ap ; r priate toast to Mrs. Jerman. i'i-e progrr n closed with a “Good-1 •lit” song by the club. Dinner was served promptly at i o’clock. Beautiful in effect ' • the long dinner table with - cupid valentine centers of red <1 white. The following four urse dinner was served: fruit cktail in orange baskets, Garo •l roast turkey, petit pais, oys • dressing, Parker house rolls, Isnrtoffel Kloese, La Belle salade • ve-lettu, canopes petits, straw >ok giving the r-ionary piog’am for the year. I" • ffirers of the Woman’s n ssiomf the court house Monday morning, February 3 at 10:00 sharp. The Program is as follows: 1‘ lrst Pay: 10:00 a. m. Clas? I Inst ruedion in the fanners room j at courthouse. j 1:30 |>. ni. Field practice nt the farm of R. A. Sanders near l Smitlrf ield. | Second Day: 10:00 n. m. Meet j a farmers nvom at. courthouse. ' 1:30 p. m. Field practice at the ! arm of R. A. Sanders. As many farmers as possible • ■re urged to attend this two-day ho: 1. Mr. A. T. Ilolman. agri Itural engineer from State Col ge, will give the instruction. Each man attending is asked to >ring a small notebook and pen cil. The fourth poultry car of the eason will be loaded in Selma Saturday, February 1. Prices are is follows: Colored -hens, 22c oound; Leghorn hens, 10c pound; colored chicks, 22k* pound; Leg horn chicks, 15c pound; stags, 15c pound; roosters, 10 pound; ueks and geese, 12c pound; ■oung toms, 25c pound- old toms, '8c pound; guineas, 55c each. DR. GEORGE E. DAVIS TO ADDRESS COLORED FOLK JOiliiiston County Training School vill stage a gala event to close i three months’ drive for funds o irake improvements in and around the building. The students, eachers and friends (of the. school have worked hard for the last hree months, in order that eor •ain improvements as specified in he principal’s recommendation to •he P. T. A. last fall might he ealized. The teachers and students are nxious to hear the winning class nnounced with a historical trip > Raleigh and an evening at the tate as first prize. The manned vomen are anxious to see who vill be crowned Queen and 
 know toll how I
cotton standardization may be put I
over in Johnston county. ■
County Farm Agent J. B. Slack, !
the gracious toastmaster on this ■
occasion, introduced to the assem- i
hi ape Roy II. Thomas, supervisor
vocat-io-ruil agriculture, who ex
plained the purpose anll weevil, and wus*
learn hew to fertilize economical
ly, crop rotation being one Way of
’milding up the soil instead of
using so much commercial fer
tilizer.
U. B. Blalock, general manage
of the N. C. Cotton Growers’ As
I sedation, emphasized the fact, tha
cooperative marketing of cotton
will ne.ver be thoroughly effectiv |
until there is cooperative produc
•ion. He thinks cotton growers an
not measuring up ix> their oppor
tunity to produce the kind of cot
ton desired by the manufacturer*
at their doors. Ho threw out th*
challenge that if Johnston county
w" 11 standardize its variety of cot
ton it can become again the lead
ing cotton county in the state both
as to quantity and quality. The
association which he 1 leads is co
operating witli other agencies in
furnishing pedigreed seed.
E. W. Gaither, district agent
of extension work, outlined a pro
gram whereby county farm agent?
may help further standardization,
one thing being the organization
of local cotton improvement group
| He suggested that an agent might
.develop a seed breeder like CokeT
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PROCEEDINGS OF
RECORDERS COURT
Violations of the Prohibition Law
Charged In Majority of Caaes:
Number of Suspended Sentences
A number of cases wero dis
posed of here this week in Re
corder’s court. The following cases
came up for trial.
sState vs. Charlie Modi in charg
ed with violating the prohibition
Laws. The defendant was found
jruilty of possession of whiskey
and was sentenced to jail fen* a
term of thirty days and assigned
to work the roads of Johnston
i-ounty and to pay the cost. The
j.m sentenco was suspended upon
payment o£ $10 fine and cost;
■State vs. Durwood Hicks chang
ed with violation of the prohibition
iawrs. The defendants was found
guilty of possession and transpor
tation and was sentenced to jail
for sixty days and assigned to
work the roads of Johnston, coun
ty and to pay cost. Thu jail sen
tence was suspended upon pay
ment of $25 fine and cost.
State vs. Nassio Dupree charg
d with carrying concealed weapon.
The defendant was found guilty
and w.as sentenced to jail for 60
days and assigned to work the
roads of Johnston county' and pay
che cost. The jail sentence was
suspended upon jhsyruent otf a $50
fine and cost.
State vs. Everett Fellows, Een
nest Turner, Isaac Royflan, charg
ed with assault with deadly weap
on. Isaac Roylan, being und<
r rate a motor vehicle again in
forth Carolina during the next
0 days.
Stato vs. Herman Byrd, charg
'd with giving worthless check,
’'he defendant was found guilty,
ut prayer for judgment was con
nued upon payment of check and
20st.
lin Report for Johnston County.
There were 38,846 bales of cot
on ginned in Johnston county
rom the crop of 1929 prior to
i anuary 16, 1930 as compared
j 'dth 40,792 bales ginned to Janu
iry 16, 1929.
E. Cr. UOiIiLAiND, Agent.
AUXILIARY TO
MEET.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Smithfiiold Presbyterian church
will meet in the Woman's Bible
clasa mom Monday afternoon at
'bree o’clock. This is the regular
February business meeting an