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, VOLUME 46—NO. 26
12 PAGES TO-DAY
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1928
12 PAGES TO-DAY
$2.00 PER YEAR
Benson Lad Seeks
Unusual Adventuri
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Young Eldridge Places Anon
mous Letter On Porch 0
W. D. Boone; Demand
Money.
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An adventurous escapade
that came near to being se
rious is the experience of
Steele Eldridge, a twelve-ycar
old boy of Benson, who was
before Clerk of Court H. V.
Rose, judge of the Juvenile
.court, here Wednesday after
noon charged with blackmail
ing.
Monday night an anonymous let
ter was placed upon the porch oi
Mr. W. D. Boone, a prominent busi
ness man of Benson, threatening
his life and thp safety of his wife
and daughter, unless the demands
of the letter were met by a certain
time. The letter which was writ
ten in rather a childish handwrit
ing but nevertheless well written,
read as follows:
“If you do not have $50.00 in a
white envelope lodged in the first
fork of the magnolia tree in How
ard Parrish’s yard before Tuesday
Nk night at 7:30 o’clock, you will be
killed and your wife and daughter
tortured to death. You are being
watched. So Beware. Your life and
the life of your wife and daughter
will be in danger if you do not do
as I say. You are being watched
so don’t show this to anyone if you
value your life and that of your
wife.”
Naturally, Mr. Boone was some
what upset, and his wife and
daughter were very much fright
ened over the letter and a very un
easy night was spent by the en
tire family_
**+*Vi* soon as practicable, however,
Mr. Boone communicated with Mr.
L. L. Levinson, a lawyer of Ben
son, and laid the letter before him
and the circumstances of its re
ceipt. It was decided that Mr. Lev
inson get in touch with county of
ficers in an effort to find out who
the author of the letter was.
Accordingly, Tuesday evening,
before the time appointed for the
money to be deposited in the tree
designated. Deputies T. E. Talton
and C. C. Hathaway had secreted
themselves near the scene to watch
developments. Shortly before 7:30,
Mr. Boone placed an empty white
envelope in the magnolia tree, as
the anonymous letter directed. The
officers did not have long to wait
after this, before they saw a youth
go to the tree, reach up and get
the envelope, and then place it in
his blouse. The officers made a dash
for the boy and after a short run
took him in hand. He made no ef
fort to deny the thing he had done
not seeming to realize the gravity
of the situation. He told the offi
cers that he had written the letter
in school on Monday afternoon and
that he had no real purpose in do
ing it except to scare Mr. Boone
and his family.
The boy was placed under a
thousand dollar bond for his ap
pearance in juvenile court Wed
nesday, and he then went home
with his parents. The boy is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Eld
ridge of Benson, who are near
neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Boone.
There was no vindictive spirit
whatever manifested on the part of
Mr. Boone after he found out who
the author of the anonymous let
ter was, and he appeared not to
want to embarrass the boy or his
family in the least.
However, the boy came with his
father to Smith field Wednesday
for a hearing before the clerk of
the court which took place at two
o’clock in the afternoon. No one
was present at the hearing except
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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
if the right one deciphers his
name and will present it to the
Herald office, we will present
him with a free ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issue
Elijah Norton deciphered his
name last issue.
Today’s Tantalizer:
jalomstrncaistse
Officers Round Up
’ Still And Get Men
f
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Beauty Queen
MISS RUTH BROOKS, Smith
field’s Queen at the Eastern Caro
lina Exposition.
Juryman Defends
Faison Punishment
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Tells In Letter Why Only One
Year In The Penitentiary
Was Given.
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Richmond, Va., March 29.—De- j
3 fense of the verdict of the jury that|
found John Wesley Faison guilty 3
of voluntary manslaughter in con- \
inection with the death of Mrs. El-1
sie Holt Snipes, formerly of Prince'
ton N. C., was made today by T.!
J. Dannister, one of the jurors, in',
a letter to a local newspaper. The
'letter was in answer t$ the severe !,
criticism which has been directed1,
at the jury for giving Faison only
one year in the penitentiary. j*
j “I am taking the liberty of an-]
iswering some of the unjust crit-j
icisms expressed at the outcome']
! of the Faison trial,” he wrote. [
) “Some of the writers are quali-J
'fied to express opinion and some
are not.
1 “Being one of the jurors, I chal- /
lenge any man in the state to show ^
how we erred in the performance 1
j of our duty to give justice accord- ‘
; ing to the laws of our state,
j “Assuming that Faison was guil- P
j ty, no evidence was produced to,!
show any thought of premedita-;*
tion on his part.
“The maximum penalty, accord-y
ing to our judgment, was five
i years, ami in order to avoid a dead 1
lock we compromised on one year. P
I “My own personal opinion is this
would be better, considering the 1
ifact that the case might be pushed:,
'away on the docket and probably .'
would never come up for the third I
trial.
“Most of the men on this jury;'
sacrificed a great deal in prolong-j'
ing the deliberations' and I feel *
confident, taking all in all, we
came to a just verdict.”
VISITOR SINGS AT
METHODIST CHURCH :
SELMA, March 25.—Mrs. Max- |;
well Jenkins, of St. Charles, S. C., j'
who spent last week end with Miss
Stella Ethridge, delighted the con- j
gregation at Edgerton Memorial
church last Sunday morning with :
a solo—“When I Read That Sweet
Story of Old.” Mrs. Jenkins has
studied in New York and was en
route last week from a visit to
Miss Dicie Howell in New York.
HAIL TUESDAY MORNING ,
The cold wave of this week
seems to have been attended by j
disturbances in various parts of
the country. In Georgia and even 1
in two counties of North Carolina,!
a windstorm did considerable dam
age. One person near Kinston was
struck by lightning. The storm, 1
which came early Tuesday morn-,
ing in this county, was attended by \
thunder and lightning and in at
least one section by hail. It is re- ]
ported that on Four Oaks, route'
1, near Mr. J. W. Lassiter’s place,
hail practically covered the ground. I
Any woman can keep a man
guessing, particularly when she fee-1
'gins making hand signals from
jthe car ahead
! Five Arrests Is The
Record Since Mon
day All On Liquor
Charges.
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Tuesday, officers made a raid in
Banner township and brought to
the courthouse that afternoon a
sixty gallon capacity still and Neal
Allen at -whose house the still was
found. The still was a complete
outfit with an oil burner arrange
ment for firing it. It was located
in an outhouse on Allen’s premises,
and besides the still a quantity of
moonshine ingredients was found
in the house. A sack containing j
meal, another with malt, some j
sugar, a syrup contaier, and about
a half gallon of the finished prod- j
uct were taken over by the offi-'
cere. Allen was placed under bond
for his appearance in Recorder’s!
court here next week.
The officers making this raid'
were R. C. Hockaday, John O. j
Ellington, R. D. Marler, W. W.
Stewart, Norman Narron and R. B. I
Strickland.
On the same day these officers!
irrested Press Allen in the same
neighborhood, but found no still.1
An amount of liquor, bottles and
fugs were found. He also was l
placed under bond for his appear-'
nice in Recorder’s court.
Monday night, three men were ■
irrested in Ingrams township on 1
iquor charges, these being James'
rohnsno, Lasker and Robert Holly.!
three gallons of whiskey were,
’ound in the house of James John
lon, while whiskey was found in
he possession of the two Hollys. ;
■t is thought that they had Just
mrchased it from Johnson as they c
an from his house when the offi- ]
ers appeared on the scene. The 11
fficers making these arrests were 1
M. W. Stwart, John 0. Ellington, j
P. E. Talton and Robert Strick- ]
and. , ,
NSECT DESTROYING ,
TOBACCO PLANTS:
Mr. Herman Eason, who lives '1
ioar Selma, reports that some kind!
f insect is destroying his tobacco j
ilants. He says he had 240 yards i
f thriving plants and since these •
mall flying insects have made their 1
ppearance he has not enough ,
ilants left to set more than halfli
in acre. They swarm under the j
:anvas and attack small plants, j 1
Phey do very little damage to the ji
arge plants. |i
Other sections have reported <
hese insects. They have been found 1
lear Wilson’s Mills, near Pine ]
.evel and in the Moore school sec- i
ion.
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EDGERTON MEMORIAL j
SELMA, March 29.—Last Sun-lj
lay morning, Rev. D. H. Tuttle, of L
^mithifield, filled the pulpit at the
dethodist church on account of the h
ndisposition of the pastor, Rev. ]
). M. Sharpe. I;
Rev. Mr. Tuttle’s subject was, ]
Unity and Rest.” The text was1?
bund in Luke 13:29—“And they |
hall come from the east, and from <
he west, and from the north, and j
rom the south, and shall sit down 11
n the kingdom of God.” His mes-ll
;age was inspiring- and a splendid
nissionary sermon as well.
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REV. D. M. SHARPE BACK
IN CHURCH AT HIS POST
SELMiA, March 29.—iRev. Mr.
Sharpe was able to conduct serv
ces at Edgerton Memorial church
Sunday evening after an attack of
nfluenza.
An appreciative congregation lis
:ened with profit to his discourse
jn “The Growth of the Kingdom.”
A&P Managers Change.
Mr. A. S. Eason, who has been
in charge of the A&P Store here,
itas been transferred to Raleigh.
Mr. J. L. Chappel, who has been
in Raleigh, is now in charge of the
\&P store here.
Presbyterian Services, April 1st.
Spence Chapel, 11 a. m.
Wdldwood, 3 p. m.
Four Oaks, 7:30.
Christian Endeavor, Wildwood,
7 F* ni
Public cordijlly invited.
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Makes Success
With Chickens
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! D. W. Peterson Raises Barred
: Rocks And Rhode Island
Reds; 4800 Capacity Incu
| bator.
Mr. D. W. Peterson, of the firm
of Peedin and Peterson, is well
known in Johnston county as- a
grocer hut his fame as a poultry
raiser bids fair to rival that of a
dispenser of merchandise. A visit
to Mr. Peterson’s home where he
conducts his poultry operations
will bear out this statement.
Mr. Peterson rather drifted into
the chicken hixiinnac ctarfino- Hiroo
years ago with about a 200-capaci
ty incubator just for his own use
There was a demand for young
chicks and gradually he has in
creased the size of his incubatoi
until now he can set 4,800 eggs a^
one time. A house built especiallj
for the purpose houses the incu
bator. Mr. Peterson sets the eggs
so that he has a hatch coming ofl
-ach week, generally about Tues
day, and during the spring seasor
he takes off between 800 and s
1000 young chicks at a time. Or
iers placed ahead nearly always
iispose of the lot at once though
le has an electric brooder to take
:are of any that might be left on
lis hands.
One of the prettiest sights
maginable is to see his flock of
foung friers now eight weeks old.
>ver three hundred may be seen
scratching for grain thrown into
heir pen, or nipping the young
hoots of green oats planted for
heir benefit in another run.
Mr. Peterson specializes in Rhode
sland Reds and Barred Rocks,
seeping the flocks in separate runs,
fe now has about a hundred Bar
ed Rocks and a hundred fifty
Ihode Island Reds. Modern poul
ry houses and equipment, the well
;ept yards, and the thrifty look
ng flocks are evidences that Mr.
*eterson puts time and thought to
his enterprise which began rather
■s a diversion but which has de
eloped into a profitable business.
FORMAL OPENING OF
NURSES’ nOME
Friday afternoon from three
mtil five o’clock, the nurses of the
ohnston County Hospital were at
ome to citizens of Smithfield and
ohnston county at their new home
ext door to the hospital.
Spring flowers added to the at
ractiveness of the rooms which
vere thrown open for the benefit
f the guests. Receiving in the re
eptdon room were Miss Kittie
Hue, superintendent of the hos
pital, and the graduate nurses all
f whom were in their white uni
orms. Early in the afternoon, the
hree graduate nurses of this in
titution were presented with their
iospital pins, thds ceremony hav
ng been delayed until now because
design had not been selected for
he pins. Those presented with
hese emblems were Misses Effie
fay Jones, Miss Alice Belle Penny
ind Miss Thomas. Dr. Thel
looks made the presentation
peech.
During the afternoon, punch was
erved by Mrs. W. J. B. Orr, and
ce cream and cake were served by
he student nurses who wore their
due and white uniforms.
The occasion was altogether de
ightful, and about seventy-five
ruests called during the evening
o offer felicitations to the nurses
ipon their new and attractive quar
ers.
MPRESSED WITH PROGRESS
SMITHFIELI) HAS MADE
Mr. John C. Albels, of High Point,
rice-president of the Colonial Life
insurance company, was in the
■»ty Wednesday on business. He
ippeared very much impressed with
Smithfield’® growth and progress,
tfe says that Smithfield has made
nuch more progress in the last
few years than many of the
arger towns in this state.
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Prsbyterian Services.
Smithfield Sunday morning at
?leven o’clock, sermon by pastor.
Progress Sunday school and
preaching service, 2:30 p. in.
Smithfield Sunday night, 7:30,
special musical program. Smithfield
juartet will sing. Sermon by pas
;or. Public cordially invited. _
SENATOR GEORGE TO
SPEAK AT ANNUAL DINNER ;
Senator Walter F. George
has been secured as the speak
er for the annual dinner of the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce at Goldsboro on
Tuesday, April 10. He is said
to be one of the most elegant
and interesting speak
ers in the United States to
day. The annual dinner was ■
changed from Thursday to j
Tuesday in order that Senator
George might be present.
Child Run Over
Near Four Oaksi
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Little Four Year Old Son Of
Mrs. Register Dies Follow-,
ing Automobile Accident ;
Wednesday Afternoon.
A tragic accident happened 1
about a mile east of Four ;
Oaks Wednesday afternoon, <
when an automobile driven by i
B. H. Creech, a son of Bristol S
Creech, colored, ran over the >
little 4-year-old son of Mrs. i
Libby Grady Register and fa
tally injured him. 5
The accident took place in front 11
of the child’s home on highway s
number 22 about four o’clock in the 1
afternoon. The child was helping f
his grandfather to push a wagon *
along the roadside and ran across 1
the road in front of the Ford t
coupe which the negro was driving, c
Creech ran up on an embankment o
in an effort to avoid hitting the P
boy, but to no avail. The little fel- P
low as picked up and Dr. Stanley t
was summoned. Dr. Stanley advised c
bringing the child to the Johnston c
County Hospital, where it was |s
found that the skull was fractured. |
He died about three hours after the 1i
accident happened. t
The negro stopped as soon as |
the child was hit, and rendered all '1<
the assistance that he could. He ®
stayed at the child’s home for quite P
a while waiting to learn of his
condition. f1
Coroner Kirkman went to the B
scene of the accident yesterday to »
! make investigation, but eyte-wit- $
!nesses, which included the child’s v
| grandfather, state that the accident d
was unavoidable, and no steps were 1
• taken to have any further hearing t
in the matter. tl
DWELLING IN WILDERS c
tow;nship burned h
News reached here Tuesday of c,
the burning of Mr. M. M. Johnson’s w
house near Salem church in Wild- 0
ers township last Sunday night.
The fire was discovered about mid- n
night by Mr. Josh Johnson, son h
of Mr. M. M. Johnson, who was 0
j returning home from Smithfield. ji
He saw the fire when a mile away, p
The family was asleep and had to
i'be aroused by Mr. Johnson. The b
house, which was a large two-story v
building, was a total loss but pos- j
isibly half of the furniture was a
saved. The smokehouse and a large j
quantity of meat was also de- g
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
■between $5,000 and $6,000, and c
‘there was no insurance. b
| Mr. Johnson is making plans to
rebuild at once. n
Dunn Blanks Locals. y
Dunn whitewashed the local high
school nine here Tuesday after- u
'noon iby a score of 10 to 0. Rim- Q
jmer, on the mound for the winners, ^
j allowed but three hits. Avera pitch- n
;ed good ball for the locals allow
ing seven hits. Errors on Smith
j field's part accounted* for most of j.
the runs. The game was called at ^
the end of the seventh frame. q
Box score follows: t
Dunn..211 231 0—10 t
Sraithfield .-000 000 0— 0
ADVERTISEMENT
PLAY AT MEADOW SCHOOL c
The Meadow Home Demonstra- g
jtion club, assisted by others of the r
jcommunity will present a play— g
“The Little Red School house”-r
at the school building on Friday J
evening, April 6, at 7:30 o'clock.
Admission 25 cents.
Dr. Noble Improving.
Selma, March 29.—Dr. R. J.
Noble, who has been ill for sev
eral days, is much improved and j
expecte to be out soon. Dr. Noble ^
does not take time to be ill and •
his many friends are glad that the J
attack was of short duration.
Several Cases Tried
In Recorder's Court
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Many Criminal Cases Dispos
ed Of Tuesday And Wed
nesday Of This Week.
Recorder’s court was in sessioi
here Tuesday and Wednesday o
this week and the following case:
were tried and disposed of:
Jim Gamble, Jack Langston
lames Williams, and David Wil
iams, all colored, were charge<
with gambling. All were convictet
ind sentenced to the county roads
tor 30 days each. The road sen
dee was suspended upon the pay
nent of one-fourth the cost each.
Lloyd Pope, age 25, a white far
ner, was found guilty of operating
i motor vehicle while intoxicatec
ind of transporting whiskey. A
2-month road sentence was sus
)ended upon condition that the de
endant does not violate the prohi
•ition law again in the next twc
'ears, that he pay a $50 fine and
ost, and that he does not operate
. motor vehicle again in the next
0 days. The defendant is not to
iolate the prohibition law in any
lanner or form whatever.
Joe Avery, a colored laborer, age
8, was in court charged with car
ying a concealed weapon and as
ault with deadly weapon. He was
ot convicted on the first count, but
jr assault with deadly weapon he
'as given six months on the roads,
he sentence was suspended upon
ie payment of a $100 fine and the
)st. Avery was also found guilty
f violating the prohibition law—
ossession of whiskey for the pur
ose of sale and transporting. In
lis case prayer for judgment was
mtinued upon the payment of the
^st. The car is to be confiscated
nd sold according to statute.
Tom Cox, a colored farmer, age
1, was charged with violation of
le prohibition law. Not guilty.
The state took a nol pros with
ave in the case against George
aynor, charged with violating the
rohibition law.
Pet© Everett and Allen Cox were
>und guilty of possession of beer,
verett’s 30-day road sentence was
ispended upon the payment of a
25 fine and half the cost. Cox
as sentenced to the roads for 60
lys and taxed with half the cost,
his sentence was suspended upon
le payment of $50 fine and half
ie cost.
Clyde Baker, a white farmer,
larged with violation of the pro
hibition law, entered a plea of nolo
mtendere. Prayer for judgment
as continued upon the payment
? the cost.
Marshall Williams, a colored far
er in court for violating the pro
ibition law, also entered a plea
l nolo contendere. Prayer for
idgment was continued upon the
ayment of the cost.
Robert Boykin and Vestus Clay,
ath white farmers, were charged
ith larceny. The court found that
oykin was under sixteen years of
?e and his case was remanded to
ivenile court. Clay was found not
uilt.v.
John Neil, a colored farmer, was
>nvicted of disposing of croj>s
?fore paying advances.
Garland Parker, 18, a white far
er, was found guilty of possession
: whiskey. He was sentenced to
ork the county roads for a term
- 90 days. Capias is not to issue
pon condition that he does not vi
ate the prohibition law in any
>rm or manner whatever for the
ext two years and pay the cost.
Carlie Johnson, 18, a white far
ler, was convicted of possession,
e was sentenced to the roads for
) days and taxed with the cost,
apias not to issue upon condition
lat the defendant does not violate
le prohibition law in any form or
laner whatever for the next two
ears and pay the cost.
Dan Your.g, a white farmer, was
barged with disturbing worship
nd being publicly drunk. He was
ot convicted of disturbing wor
hip but was found guilty of being
uiblicly drunk. He was sentenced
) the roads for 30 days and re
uired to pay the cost. The road
entence was suspended upon the
ayment of $50 and cost. He gave
otice of appeal.
Will Hodges, charged with being
uiblicly drunk and disturbing pub
c worship, was found guilty or
oth counts. Continue prayer foi
idgment upon the payment of the
pst. He was given two weeks ;r
'tvfe to _ .
Victims of Father
EjAyTocAVr tR |
I Edgar Chisholm, aged six, and
j George Chisholm, Jr., aged nine,
I who were found in the Indiana
; Harbor Ship Canal Their father
! has confessed to slaying them be
cause there were too many mouths
to feed. Mr. Chisholm’s original
statement, in his first confession,
that both boys were drowned con
tradicted a Coroner’s report 4hmt no
water was found in the lungs of th«
two bodies.
new Torner Marts
Bulb Farm Near By
C. J. Hallauer Has Already
Planted 8000 Gladioli Bulbs
And Is Still Planting.
The delightful all-year-round
climate of North Carolina and ©f
Johnston county in particular is
being discovered by those who have
braved the winds of winter in
climes farther north, and from
time to time some of these cast
their lot here.
Such a family has recently come
to Johnston county and is located
between Smithfield and Seflma at
the intersection of highways num
ber 22 and number 10. Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Hallauer, of Nunda,
New York, with their two young
daughters moved there about March
1st, and Mr. Hallauer is starting i
a bulb farm. The longer growing i
season in this section of the coun-!
try attracted him here and he al
ready has about 8,000 gladioli bulbs
in the ground. He is experienced
in the bulb business, and expects to
plant fully fifteen or twenty thous
and before he lets up. It is his in
tention to put in dahlia bulbs later,
and also chrysanthemums and
other hardy plants. He expects to
market both bulbs and cut flowers,
shipping to florists principally.
Mr. and Mrs. Hallauer state that
that in a short time they expect
to have their blooming acres at
tracting travelers on both high
ways that pass their place. They
are now at work making improve
ments and it is not hard to visu
alize the farm When they have ac
complished what they have set
their hands to do.
Mrs. Hallauer is a sister of Mr.
A. E. Hofmeister, editor of the
“Johnstonian” at Selma.
OXFORD SINGING CLASS
GIVES EXCELLENT PROGRAM
The Singing Class from the Ox
ford Orphanage gave a very pleas
ing concert in the school auditori
um here Wednesday evening. Be
sides songs, recitations, and chor
uses a delightful operetta, “Cinde
rella in Flowerland,” was given.
jThe costumes were very attractive
;and the children interpreted their
parts unusually well.
I During the evening a collection
was taken for the benefit of the or
phanage.
| There are fourteen members of
ithe singing class. They are as fol
lows: Mary Belle Caroon, Martha
I Garner, Ada McGowan, Jeanette
Baggett, Lucile Finch, Nina Ellis,
Irene Veasey, Una Allen, Ruby
Spry, Elizabeth Baggett, Clyde
(Carter, Charles Max Childrey, J.
Y. Barnes and Edwin Young. Their
teacher, Mira. Reid Pleasants, was
with them. After spending the
night here they left for Four Oaks
where they gave a concert last
night.
A large crowd attended the con
cert here Wednesday evening.
Visitor Addresses
Local Kiwanians
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Dr. Chas. H. Laugh inghouse,
Secretary State Board Of
Health, Scores Senator
Reed’s Raleigh Address.
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| Dr. Charles H. Laughinghouse,
secretary of State Board of Health,
made an eloquent address before
^the local Kiwanis club at its reg
ular weekly luncheon yesterday.
Scoring Senator Jim Reed, whom
he characterized as a “unique, pre
judiced and destructive senator,”
Dr. Laughinghouse said that his
speech in Raleigh “was as unsatis
factory and as full of incompeten
.cy as a nineteen fifteen automo
bile with a busted radiator, dirty
|spark plugs and terriffic backfire.”
| The speaker declared that Sena
tor Reed had no business misrep
resenting facts and making out to
jthe people that the United States
government was throwing away
money to see that all babies were
|born in the good ojd Republican
style. “It is a .. — shame for a
Jinan like Senator Reed to turn loose
such propaganda as he turned loose
night before last unless he knows
|what he is talking about,” he de
clared. The money sent to North
Carolina last year under provision
of the Shepherd-Towner bill
amounted to $27,000 all of which
was used in training of midwives
to help prospective mothers and
in sending out literature regarding
maternity cases. Last year, 87,965
pieces of literature were sent to
prospective mothers, and each
pamphlet was sent on request.
Senator Reed cannot be excused in
the opinion of Dr. Laughinghouse
for trying to interfere with such
a humanitarian effort.
-'* Dr. Laughinghouse congratulated
Johnston county on its fine hospital,
and said that it compared favorably
with the best in the state in its
equipment and in its cures. “Out
side capital will not invest in any
community where the health of the
community is not well guarded,
and you owe it to your community
to back up the efforts of your
county board of health and your
health officer,” he said. The speak
er closed his address with an elo
quent appeal to his audience to be
evangelists and preach the gospel
of good health, and also to prac
tice it by going to a good physician
for periodic physical examinations
and seeing that their children have
proper vaccinations to prevent dis
ease.
SERVICES DURING HOLY
WEEK EPISCOPAL CHURCH
During- Holy Week, beginning:
Monday evening, April 2, services
will be held each evening except
bn Saturday at St. Paul’s Episco
pal church. These services which
will be held at 7:30 o’clock will be
conducted by Archdeacon Morri
son Bethea, of Raleigh. The sub
jects at each service will bear upon
the last days of Christ before his
crucifixion and resurrection. An
Easter service will be held on Sun
day at 11 a. m., and again in the
evening at 7:30. The public is cor
dially invited to all these services.
AGED WOMAN RECEIVES
INJURIES IN FALL
Friends in the- county of Mrs.
Bethany Godwin, of near Kenly,
will regret to learn that she fell
Wednesday afternoon and broke
her hip. She was brought to the
Johnston County Hospital and is
reported to be resting comfortably.
Mrs. Godwin is about eighty years
of age.
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