Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 48TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITH FIELD, N. C.. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4. 1980 SIX PAGES TODAY DUMBER 30 Johnston Lags In Raising Its Food and Feed Crops Failed Hy $3,148,:$46 to Mee Requirements of County ii 1928; Surplus of Sweet I*o tatoes and Poultry, Hu Shortage of Corn, Pork ^ Hay, Milk and Cobblers Although one of the state’s big gest producers of the so-called "money crops", Johnston county lags behind in the production of food and feeds and as a result is dependent upon good prices and good yields of tobacco and cotton for prosperity. Its tobacco and cotton crops of 1928 were worth more than six and one half million dollars, but Johnston larmers failed by $3,148,346 of raising enough food and feed to meet the requirements of the county as a whole, and failed by $2,171,895 of raising enough to supply their own requirements. These figures are disclosed in a survey made by the agricul tural extension service of North Carolina State College in connec tion with the "live at home” pro gram of Governor O. Max Gard ner. It is the belief of Governor Gardner and the agricultural au thorities of North Carolina that the basic prosperity of the state may be best restored if farmers will raise enough foods and feeds to make themselves and the state independent of outside markets, t They are advocating that every '' farm family before it plants a single acre in cotton or tobacco plan to produce enough of the staple foods and feeds to meet its own requirements. This pro gram includes an adequate home garden and a cow and chickens. Those Johnston county farmers who take care to provide food and feed before planting money crops will probably be glad next i fall, for every indication is that1 an immense tobacco crop is being planned all over eastern North Carolina, in South Carolina and in the fertile new tobacco belts of South Georgia. As a result there is every prospect for a very indifferent price for tobacco next 1 fall. What can Johnston county far mers turn to if they don't plant i cotton or tobacco? cotton or tobacco? The answer is—or rather the answers are corn and pork, and hay and dairy cattle. There is a tremend ous home market for all four of these staples due to I he big 'de mand and relatively small sup ^ply in Johnston county of meat and milk. Based on standards of the average American citizen the population of Johnston county requires annually 3.906.000 pounds of beef and veal: 4,687,200 pounds of pork: 1,613.990 pounds of poul try, and 284.580 pounds of mut ton. This is about ten and one half million pounds of meat. Johnston county in 1928. how ever, produced only about eight and one-half million pounds leaving a demand for two million more. Under conditions and incli nations existing among the far mers of Johnston county this two million pound shortage can best be made up by Increasing pork production. Pork production in 1928 was 5.287.500 pounds hav ing decreased from 5,792,000 pounds in 1920. The production of more pork requires the production of more corn and Johnston county’s corn crop of 1928 was 813,973 bushels below requirements. With an in creased pork production there would have to be an increase of corn. Corn production in John ston county decreased from 1. 279.000 bushels in 1920 to 940.151 v pusneis in lazo. Milk production in Johnston county in the period between 1920 and 1928 increased from 954,000 gallons to 2,090,391 as the farmers began to wake up to the profits in milk. Reason for the great increase in milk production in Johnston county lies in the tremendous home market. Based on standards of the average American citizen the people of Johnston county require 6,417,000 TURN TO PACE 5, PLEASE FREE! FREE! Decipher your name below and receive a ticket good a' our plant for 75c in trade. Please call at Herald office Today’s free ticket goes t< m sngstitoall * Smithfield Dry Cleaning Co., W ‘‘Doug.” Driver Phone 13 tl Only Woman Senator Die n ; Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Wlton. d, ! only woman who ever *at as a Senatoi at Washington, died at her home a j Cartersville, Ga.. at the age of 9-2 ' She was appointed Senator in 1922. BLAZE DAMAGES RESIDENCE HERE Howard < irmly Sustains $1, 500 Loss When House Catches Fire; Partly Cover ed by Insurance 1 Fire damaged the residence of Mr. Howard Grady Friday morn ing to the extent of about $1,500. The fire was discovered about 8 o’clock in the morning, and the family being away from home, it gained some headway before the fire company could reach the place. The blaze, from all indications, started in a closet used as a storage closet. There was no insurance on the furniture, which was somewhat damaged, but the loss on the house is covered with insurance. Snow and ice covered the ground Friday, but, the fire de partment was soon on the scene and did good work in preventing the total destruction of the house. NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDER REV. E. E, LEE DURHAM. Feb. 2.—A warrant charging Walter Harris, negro, with the murder of Rev. E. Frank Lee, pastor of Calvary Methodist church, on the night of Janu ary 3. was issued by the Durham police department early last Thursday morning. Harris, who at the time of the fatal shooting was employed as janitor at the Markham apart ments. has been held in custody here ever since January 4. He was arrested by police when it was learned that he had been j coming to the Lee home on North Elizabeth street to see the house servant. Evelyn McLeod, Fayetteville negro. , The warrant was served on him ' in jail this morning and he made no comment. The McLeod woman ! is being held as a witness. AUTO DESTROYED 1SY FIRE ON HIGHWAY The Pontiac sedan belonging to L. W. Talton of this city caught, lire and was ournea on the highway between here and Selma Sunday night about eleven o’clock. Mr. Talton had started to Selma and when he was about a mile from Smithfield flames sud denly blazed up above the radia tor and the car was soon a smol dering mass of ruins. It is not known what caused the fire but it was thought to be due to a short-circuit in the wires. ATTEND DEALERS MEET IN RALEIGII FRIDAY | Messrs. W. T. Holland and E IL. Woodall attended a meeting | of Goodyear lire dealers in Ral eigh Friday afternono. /'bout 12C dealers in this ter. . were present. I | W. E. PENNINGTON IS | NEW SCOUT EXECUTIVE | According to the Golds || boro News-A'rgus. the new | executive lor the Tuscarora j Council of the Boy Scouts lj is W. E. Pennington. He II succeeds W .W. Rivers, who ' | resigned sometime ago. Tus j earora Council covers Du 11 plin, Wayne and Johnston }{| counties. BUILDING BOOM FORECAST 1930 New Const ruction to Take Up Slack Estimated at Nine Million Dollars i Every Part of the Country Will lienefit by Resiiniption of Build ing Activity Bv CALEB JOHNSON j All the signs point to the | inauguration in 1930 of the J biggest building program in ! the history of the United ! States. And if it turns out j that way, it will mean great er prosperity than ever for all parts of the country. For it doesn’t make any differ ence whether new building activity is concentrated in New York, Chicago, Florida, or California; wherever new construction is under way all sections benefit. Everything that goes into mod ern building operations comes from somewhere else. Our fore fathers built with the material ready to hand. Today there i.c hardly a spot in the United States where a building of even [the most modest kind can be constructed entirely of local ma terials. j Building activity. therefore, means first of all more business for the railroads and steamship I lines. Lumber from the Pacific Northwest goes into houses in Massachusetts and Virginia. Southern pine builds homes in Minnesota. Vermont marble. In diana limestone, cement, lime, sand and gravel, from every part j of the country are used every , where else. The mere transporta j lion of building material makes for more employment and better i times. Steel is a big item in modern building. Let the big cities add only 5 per cent to the number of skyscrapers and it means in creased activity for the steel mills, for the iron mines, for the coal miners and the limestone quarry men. Brick, terra-cotta, plaster, all the artificial building boards made of straw, wood-pulp, sugar cane, cornstalks and gypsum— stimulated demand for these means more work and more money in far outlying corners of the nation. New buildings call for more plumbing supplies, which means greater markets for iron and steel, brass and copper, re newed activity in the pottery in dustry. Electrifical equipment of new buildings means more work for the copper miners, among other things. Nails and screws, hinges and doorknobs, plate glass —not only those who produce raw materials but the factories which fabricate them and the dealers who handle them all benefit, wherever they may be located, by a building boom that may be centered three thousand miles away. And new building means more paint—benefiting the lead and zinc mines, the linseed oil growers and many others. New buildings mean more fur niture. That affects not only the great furniture manufacturing centers from Grand Rapids to High Point, but the makers of upholstery fabrics. and back through them to the growers of cotton, wool and silk, the hard wood lumber producers and im porters. so renewed activity in omitting it is clear, means better business in lines which affect almost ev ery community, all sections, all classes of people, entirely aside from the direct increase in local employment where the new build ings are being constructed. The nation is knit together so tightly by the strands of business that what benefits one benefits all. Next to agriculture building is America’s greatest industry. We rebuild the whole country every forty years. That is the average life of American buildings, wheth er they are frame farmhouses or great steel skyscrapers. Perhaps I the modern skyscrapers may last longer than that. Physically they probably will, but steel buildings only 20 years old are being torn down in New York to make room for bigger ones, because rising taxes and land values hijve made the older ones unprofitable. Any year when the increase in new buildings is not at least two and onehalf per cent has to be compensated for later by a high er percentage of new construc tion. New building has been slow for a couple of years; now it ii starting up at a rate calculatec to take up the slack. The total amount of monej which will be spent for nev buildings in the United States ii .(Turn to page five) "Commoner’s’’ Widow Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan, widow o the late William Jennings Bryan passed away at the home of hei daughter, Mrs. Grace Hargreaves, it Hollywood, Cal. Mrs. Br\an was al most as widely known a? her lamou husband, in whose work she took at active part for many years. WENDELL MINISTER KILLED BY TRAIN Rev. O. L. String-field Meets Instant Death As He Walks Along Track; A Founder ol | Meredith College RALEIGH, Feb. 1—Rev. O. L. Stringfield, known over the state as the savior of Mere i dith college when it most ! needed help, was killed this afternoon shortly after two o’clock by a Norfolk South ern passenger train which came upon him while he was walking along the track. The impression in Wendell is that the minister, who heard poorly, was not aware of the ap proach of the train toward which he was moving as it came from Wilson toward Raleigh. The en gineer had no time to make the | stop and the minister who was struck died instantly. He was ac customed to using the railroad as a walkway to his home. He was 79 years old. Mr. Stringfield was known all over North Carolina affectionate ly as "Old String.” He took charge of the famous campaign to save Meredith and wrought the salvation. He was one of the founders of the college, but was more its creator. He recently had retired from his active ministry, but occasionally preached. Often his pulpit efforts in the past ap proached greatness. He had a re markable family. One* of the boys starred as athlete in college and professionally, two were marked as doctors, one of medicine and the other of theology, a third is majoring in music and making a name. A fourth was an athlete. He had lived in Raleigh but | more recently moved to Wendell, j He is survived by his widow and the following children: Rev. Preston Stringfield. Asheville; I Dr. Alvin Stringfield. New York |city; Mrs, Mozelle Swain, Ashe ville; Lamar Stringfield. New York; Mrs. P. C. Brantley, Wen dell; Miss Bennis Stringfield. Asheville, and Vann Stringfield, Thomasville. NOTE:—Mr. Vann Stringfield. a son of Rev. Mr. Stringfield. for merly taught in Johnston county, having been coach in the Clayton high school. TWO TONS SALT USED ON BRIDGE CHARLESTON. S. C.. Feb. 2. Two tons of ordinary table sail were sprinkled over the roadwaj of the Cooper river bridge this morning in order to insure safe passage by vehicles. uumig me nigni, ice ioruieu on the structure and when B. A. McManus, superintendent, found difficulty in making his car move on the roadway lie ordered the salt sprinkled to melt the- ice. The temperature here hovered around the freezing point during the day.—Associated' Press. ROBBERSENTER FOUR OAKS MERCHANT’S STORE News reached here yesterday that thieves entered the store of Miss Maggie Tart in Pour Oaks some time Sunday night and stole a lot of merchandise including shoes, shirts, overalls, and several I bolts of cloth. An attempt is said to have been made to enter the lstore of J. D. Creech. The rob bers have not been apprehended, ! as we go to press. [ Renew and get almanac free. HERALD PUTS ON NEW FRONT THIS ISSUI At least the front page of the Herald today makes its appearance in brand new type. As stated in a previous issue, new mats for our lino type machines have been purchased which we hope will make the paper show' up belter. For several issues, some of the old type will ap I pear, because of articles set up before the new mats were j received, but eventually the ! paper will don a new’ dress, i Those who make the wheels 1 of the newspaper press go j 'round have also been at j work making some adjust . ments, which should improve | the appearance. The pub lishers hope that the readers will like the new type and J will find it easy to read. ! COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS Pass On Sale of Old School House Sites; Grant Elec lion in Kock Hill District At a meeting of the county board of education held here yes terday. the sale of certain old school house sites was considered, some being approved and others being held open for further raises. The sites had been ad vertised to be sold at auction, and in some instances the bid ding was reported to have been quite lively. The sale of the following sites was approved by the board yes terday : Banner school, together with j ten acres, purchased by Paul S. | Lee. for $1,705. New Beulah school purchased i j by Handy McLamb, Sr., for $150. j Corinth school purchased by j ! E. Lee for $150. j Yelvington’s Grove purchased by James Creech for $495. St. Amanda (negro school* \ purchased by R. L. Johnson fori $100.50., Long Branch (negro school) purchased by D. J. Wood for $150. The following sales of white I school houses were left open for further raises: Jernigam Oak Grove. (Bentonville), Massey. Hickory Cross. Niagara. Progress, Baptist Center. Rock Hill. Par ker’s, Long Pine. Pomona. Old Corinth. The following sales of (Turn to page five) ANGLERS RULES CHANGED 1930 Number of New Regulations Are Adopted by the Board of Con servation and Development According to Wayland Jones. Johnston County Fish Warden. North Carolina anglers who seek their favorite sport along brook, creek, river or lake will be governed this year by a num ber of new regulations adopted by the board of Conservation and Development. Senator J. S. Har gett has made public principal features of the new regulations which include the establishment of closed seasons for breeding of species that have not previously been afforded this protection: a general reducation of bag limits: and the establishment of new size limits for a number of species. Closed seasons on various spe cies of fish are as follows: bass, all breams, crappie and all per ches. April 20 to June 10. brook and rainbow trout. Sept. 1 to April 15: and small mouth bass • mountain counties only) Sept 1 to June 10. Bag limits are as follows: large and small mouth bass, 8 each per day: brook trout, 20; rainbow trout, 15; blue brim, red brim, robin, crappie goggle-eye, red fin, white perch. 25 each; and rock or striped bass, 8; no fisherman is allowed to take more than 75 in all of every species of fish in one day. Minimum size limits are as fol lows: large mouth bass, 12 Inches; small mouth bass, 10 inches; brook or speckle trout, 6 inches; rainbow trout. 8 inches; blue and red brim. 6 inches; robin, 5 in ches; rock or striped bass, IS inches; crappie or chinquapir perch, 6 inches; goggle-eye. ( inches; red fin. 8 inches; whiU perch, 6 inches. Only two poles per person wil be used when fishing in inlant waters of North Carolina. Per sons fishing in other than thei resident county must have fishim license.—Way land Jones, count, fish warden. TRAINING SCHOOL FOR S. S. WORKERS At Selma M. E. Church March 2-7; Courses of Study Out lined at Recent Meeting: COMMITTEES APPOINTED | A meeting of the pastors of j the Methodist churches of John ston county and the Sunday school superintendents was held Tuesday of last week in the study of Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pas I for of the M. E. church in Selma, relative to the Johnston County Training School to be held in Selma March 2 to 7. Present at this meeting were Rev. D. M. Sharpe of Selma. Rev. J. H. Friz lelle and C. F. Darden of Kenly, I Rev. J. D. Stott and W. S. Rowe of Princeton, Rev. J. D. Bundy and I. W. Medlin of Smithfield. IL- L. Gobble, of Durham, con ference Sunday school superin tendent.. was also present and, presided over the meeting. I The courses of study to be given during the school were out lined. Four courses are scheduled as follows: the Sunday School: ’ Missions in the Sunday School: Jesus, the Master Teacher; Or ganization and Administration. It j is not known at this time who will give these courses, announce- i meat of which will be given j later. At the meeting last week, a board of managers was named as follows: Rev. D. M. Sharpe, chairman; C. F. Darden, secre tary; Rev. J. D. Bundy. I. W. Medlin, Mrs. L. T. Royall. Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, of Smithfield; M. R. Wall. G. P. Brietz, of Selma: Rev. N. C. Yeurby. B. I. Tart and J. A. Keen, of Four Oaks: Rev. J. H. Frizelle and G. T. Whitley, of Kenly: Rev. B. H. Houston, of Benson; Rev. E. D. Dodd, of Clayton: Rev. J. D. Stott. W. G.! Rowe. H. M. Fitzgerald and M. P. Young of Princeton. Tlie finance committee was named as follows: I. w. Medlin,! chairman. C. F. Darden. Rev. j B. H. Houston and Rev. N. C. Yearby. Mrs. T. J. Lassiter was named j as chairman of the publicity j' committee and Rev. J. D. Stott, i chairman of the enrollment com mittee. the other members of ' these committees to be named by tlie chairman. ' The entertainment committee 1 is composed of W. T. Woodard ; and G. F. Brietz of Selma, while tlie committee on arrangements and books is headed by J. C. 1 Avery. ' For several years a training 11 school litis been held in Johnston county, and the benefits to be 1 derived from it are familiar to workers who have taken advan-u tage of the courses offered. A1 large enrollment is desired this. year by those who are working j for greater efficiency in Sunday school work. NEUSE HIGH FOR TIME OF YEAR; KINSTON, Feb. 2.—Neuse river continued to run high here today and persons residing along the banks feared a flood in the first days of February. An overflow at this season would be unusual. The stream is at the highest level in months and lowlands bor dering two main highways out of j the city are under water. Stock has been driven out of the river ■ bottoms. i The Neuse flooded last fall and did considerable damage in this vicinity. Heavy damage was j caused by an overflow in 1928. Rivermen do not expect a serious flood at this time but admit the Neuse may go out of bounds. AT WORK ON NEW PHONE DIRECTORY The Carolina Telephone and Telegraph company is at work on a new directory, and the local manager, Mr. D. F. Holliday, is desirous that the directory for Johnston county shall be as complete and as accurate as possible. He requests that subscribers notify him of any changes or corrections as to initials or anything else that should be changed. The directory goes i to the printers on February 10, and changes must be made before that time. r Miss Ala Turlington spent th< week end in Coats. Greatest Air Hero Second Lieutenant William A. M« iheny, L'. S. Marines, has received the .Cheney award tor lvjy for “perform ing an act of valor and self-sacrifice worthy of the highest commendation.” Lieut. Matheny landed his burning plane in a Nicaraguan jungle and risked death to save a comrade. MRS. ALF SANDERS FALLS ON SLEEP Dies At Age ol' 79 After Lin f>erinn' Illness; Funeral At Home Here This Afternoon One of Smithfield's oldest and < aest loved citizens. Mrs. A. M. j Sanders, died at her home here j yesterday morning at 11:20 I 3’clock after a lingering illness with heart trouble. For a num-1 oer of years she had been a suf- ; ferer with heart trouble, and for I he past several weeks she wasj critically ill. For a week or more, i he end was expected momen arily, and all of her children were with her when she passed iway. The funeral will be held this ifternoon at the home at three 3'clock. Her pastor, Rev, J, D. Bundy, will conduct the service, issisted by Rev. D. H. Tuttle, md interment will be made in he city cemetery. Nephews of he deceased will act as pallbear srs. Bettie W. Sanders, daughter of he late Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Sanders, was born May 6. 1851, he fourth of twelve children, all »f whom preceded her to the [rave except one brother, Robert Sanders, who lives near Smith ield. On May 16, 1876, she was mar ked to Alfred Marsh Sanders vho also preceded her to the :rave. When Mr. Sanders died on November 2, 1925, they lacked »nly a few months of celebrating heir fiftieth wedding anniver sary. Of this union, there are ive surviving children, one son ind four daughters. They are: ^ee E. Sanders, of Rocky Mount; Mrs. Ed A. Holt, of Princeton; Mrs. John C. Hood, of Kinston; Mrs. T. W. LeMay and Miss Bet ie Lee Sanders, of this city, rhere are also sixteen living grandchildren. The deceased joined Elizabeth Methodist church when a young girl. She moved her membership lo Centenary church here when she moved to this city. She was \ faithful member as long as she lived. One of the circles of the missionary society—the Bet Lie Sanders Circle—bears her name in honor of her faithful service. She leaves to her chil dren the heritage of a beautiful life. Disease did not destroy the charm of a kind, indulgent dis position, nor old age diminish her unselfish solicitude for her friends and loved ones. None ever entered her home without a warm welcome, nor left without feeling the warmth of a genuine hospi tality. She will be missed in her home circle and in the commun ity. DR. MAYERBERG LEAVES SELMA Selma. Feb. 2.—Dr. I. W. May erberg left Selma Tuesday night for New York to enter the post graduate Medical College. Dr. Mayerberg is one of Selma's’ fore most citizens, identified with ev ery forward movement, the prime mover in many laudible under takings, a successful and progres sive practitioner. The people of Selma are loathe to give him up even for this year of study. Dr. Edwin Booker will occupy his offices during his absence. Wt welcome Dr. Booker to our town Renew your subscription dur ing February and get a Turner'! i Almanac free. WATERS VOTED SELMA’S MOST USEFUL CITIZEN Selma Clubs Select Superin tendent of School as Most Useful Citizen in 1929 PRESENTED LOVING CUP SELMA, Peb. 2.—At the weekly luncheon Thursday evening, Fred M. Waters, voted as the most useful citizen for 1929 by the Woman’s club and Kiwanis club, was presented a loving cup by Mrs. R. A. Ashworth, represent ing the Woman's club. Mrs. Ash worth's brief presentation was as follows: "In the absence of Mrs. Holli day. presiding officer of the Wo man’s club, I have been asked to fill her place. I assure you it will not be filled as creditably as I would desire due to so short a notice. "Notwithstanding to me the task is a delightful one, since any step toward advancement of my native town, dear old Selma, nev er fails to call forth a gracious feeling of pride and appreciation. With eagerness I watched her ev ery step and tonight I have been called upon to present this trophy to our voted "first citizen." The Kiwanis and Woman’s clubs, two of our most representative clubs have cast the deciding votes and is a result are unanimous in heir decision that Mr. Fred M. Waters is the recipient. For your continued services in the pursuit of higher ideals and the promo tion of so many undertakings for he advancement of our town, to mu we render our heartiest ap preciation and faith in your abil ty to continue this onward narch. The Kiwanis and Wo man’s clubs are with you.” Miss Margaret Creech rendered two piano solos, which was fol lowed by two vocal duets by Mrs. H. Bueck and Linwood Richard son, accompanied on the piano by Miss Margaret Creech. Charles W. Scales reported that the destitute families which had )een reported to the club had >een investigated and cleared. W. J. Crain, Mrs, R. A. Ash vorth and Miss Margaret Creech vere guests of the club. The Kiwanis attendance was rood, only two members being ibsent. M’LEAN SAYS HE WILL SUPPORT F. M. SIMMONS LUMBERTON. Feb. 2.—In a statement issued last week, for mer Governor Angus W. McLean ieclared he will support Senator P. M. Simmons in his contest vith Josiah W. Bailey, Raleigh awyer, for the democratic nomi ration at the June primary. Mr. McLean’s statement de :lared in supporting Senator Simmons he “surrendered his own imbitions" to run for the Sen ite. “After giving the matter most serious oonsideration, I reached she conclusion that the best in terest of the Democratic party ind particularly its future har mony and solidarity would be best subserved by the renomina tion of Senator Simmons, not withstanding the fact that dur ing the last campaign I followed my own convictions and loyally supported the national ticket in sharp conflict with the attitude of Senator Simmons.” Celebrates Eleventh Birthday Selma, Feb. 2.—Miss Helen Dixon Massey was hostess to 34 of her schoolmates and friends Thursday evening at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Massey on Massey street in honor of her eleventh birthday. The Valentine colors were observed in the decorations of the home which was ensuite for the occas ion. Tables were arranged for heart’s dice and Margaret Kirby being winner of high score was presented a string of beads. Har old Fulghum received the booby, a deck of rook cards. In a heart contest Fuller Suber was winner and was given a box of candy. Block cream and wafers were served. Helen Dixon received many lovely birthday gifts. CAR STOLEN IN SELMA SUNDAY NIGHT Mr. H. W. Gasmil, an employee of the A. T. and T. company, parked his Chevrolet coupe in front of the company’s building Sunday evening and about eleven o'clock the policeman saw two young men take the car and drive away, he thinking they were the owners. When Mr. Gaaldll came out he found that his car was stolen and no trace of it has been found. ,