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to* Use Want Ads If you have anything to sell a Want Ad will find yon a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 27 =T= Johnston County ’* Oldest and Best Newspaper - * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1928 H I * i i - - Established 1882 * * Tell Your Friends It they don’t read the Herald they won’t see all the Johnaton County happenings. $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY democrats bet Convention Dates Will Elect Chairman Execu fj tive Committee on June 7; J. A. Narron and J. H. Rose on Election Board recent meeting of the State ocratic Executive committee t the date for the precinct or wnship conventions on Saturday, ay 27 and the county convention |n June 7. S At the township conventions to 4c held in each township on May $7 at 2 p. m., five Democrats are |o be selected as the township ex ecutive committee, one of whom Ihall be the chairman and by vir tue of that office a member of the bounty executive committee. At the lame meeting delegates to the bounty convention will be selected. I On June 7 the county executive ijcommittee, composed of the chair tnan in each township are to jmeet at the courthouse in Smith ■Ifield and select their chairman for ithe next two years. This will be ^the date of the county convention jjand the hour will be 10 o’clock. ^ I have just ‘been notified that A. Narron of Smithfield and h Rose of Benson will com fpo:>t the two Democratic members ‘of the county Board of Elections. r»All candidates must file their no tice of candidacy and pay fee to Mr. Narron before the latter part of May, the exact to be published lat er by him. J. B. BENTON chairman, Democratic Executive Com. CHILD IS DROWNED IN RHODISS LAKE Baby Had Been Left In Auto mobile While Its Parents Fished. i HICKORY, March 30.—A sud ,den gust of wind and a resounding jpplash yesterday brought Mr. and fMrs. F. L. Bumgarner, picknickers, to the brink of Rhodiss Lake just in time to see the automobile in which they had left their year-old j baby vanish beneath the churning | surface. The baby, Kenneth, brought from Hickory by his parents on their gtfing of the spying, had been left in the car, which was parked on a high bluff overlooking the lake,, while the couple fished in the wa-! ters below. The crash was without warning »nd the baby was lost in 20 feet f>f water before the parents could reach the scene. \ Divers were summoned from Con-1 hiclly Springs and the automobile was hauled to the top of the bluff j by a cable and truck. Ed Grady, j World War veteran and mechanic, I was hailed as a hero in that sec-, tion by witnesses who described his j precarious plunge from the top of 'the bluff into the water that con-' cealed the auto. Grady attached the cable while under water. The ! body of the child was found in the , car. Benefits of Education. Mr. Blank, out driving, asked his colored chauffeur to stop the car while he admired a large, hand some building he had not seen be fore. Pointing to a stone at its hs^e bearing the date A. D. 1924, he said: “George, do you know what that A. D. stands for?” “Suttinly, boss,” responded the chauffeur. “Why dat dere A. D. stands for 'all done’.” Only the extremely skillful can defy public opinion without get ting crushed. 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 James Rose Stancil recogniz ed his name last issue. f Today’s Tantalizer: obteiyetlees German Flyer { Auto e Agrg^| Friedrich Loose, one of the Ger ] nan flyers who set out on a trii \ across the Atlantic on their Junker; j airplane, the Bremen. The start o; ! the trip was veiled in deep secrec) since the German government ha’; frowned on transatlantic flights it view of the many fatalities so far Wind Storm Does Damage In County Friday morning, weather dis trbances in some section of the county are reported to have caus ed some damage to property. In Meadow township the wind was quite severe, uprooting big pines in a small streak. The school house at Rock Hill is said to have been badly shaken, and while it did not collapse, the walls were somewhat pushed in. At Pine Level, reports state that several houses were un roofed. A heavy* downpour of rain at tended the storm in other sections. HOLLEMAN MOTOR CO., HAS NEW SERVICE MANAGER Mr. G. M. Winfree, of Raleigh, who has been shop foreman for the Rawls Motor company of Ral eigh since Mr. B. J. Holleman, pro prietor of the Holleman Motor company of this city, left there over two years ago, is now in charge of the service department of th£ local Chevrolet concern. Mr. Winfree has had a number of years experience in the Chevrolet busi ness and is able to handle every thing that the public may need in the way of repairs. Mr. Morris Arthur, of Clayton, who was formerly with the Holle man Motor company, is again con nected with this company. LONG DISTANCE TALK W LIZA—$152 CHICAGO.—Lemme talk to thet theah long distance. Ah all wants to call my sweet Liza at No. San Francisco, Operatoh, said Rob ert Thomas, a dusky son of the Southlands. “This you, Liza?” This am Rob ert, honey. How is you-all?” “Well, well, for Ian’ sakes, Rob ert, how sweet,” a voice crooned. Five minutes passed—as five minutes do. “Well, honey, gooVbye,” said Robert. “Robert, honey, tell mu some more about you-all,” insisted Liza. “Jedge,” explained Robert in court yesterday, “she’s just the most talkinest female wot am. Ah all couldn’t hang up, Yo Honah.” “But the bill is $152. Can you pay it?” asked Judge Theodore F. Ehler. “No, sah; but all’ll work it out.” “Very well,” said the Judge, “it’s Springtime, and-” —New York Daily Mirror. Dissolve Co-partnership. Parker & Martin, a law firm of nine years’ standing, has dissolved co-partnership and the attorneys, J. D. Parker and G. A. Martin, will now have separate orfices, Mr. Par ker will retain quarters in the of fice building next to Mrs. W. W. Cole’s residence, while Mr. Martin is to be found in the Pou offices across the street next to I the Methodist parsonage. So Would We. ‘’Spell ‘ferment’ and give its def inition,” requested the teacher. “F—e—r—m—e—n—t—to work,” nobly responded Keith. “Now use it in a sentence, so I may be sure you understand it.” “In nice weather, I would rather play tennis out of doors than fer ment in the schoolhouse.” \ education Board In Session Here Elections Called In Johnson School District; Vacancies Are Filled On Number Of School Boards The Board of Education at its egular meeting here yesterday, authorized elections in the Johnson School District, filled a number of vacancies on the school boards of various districts, and transacted ither routine business. Two elections were authorized in he Johnson School District, one )art of the district to vote on be ng annexed to the Wilson’s Mills district, and the other part to Cleveland. The elections will be leld on the same date—May 15th. The residence of Mr. Amos John son has been designated as the polling place of the section to vote m annexation to Wilson’s Mills, And the home of Mr. Hardy 3ranch, as the polling place of I :he other part of the district. Quite a number of vacancies j were filled on school boards though ! not all at the meeting yesterday. A general rule of approving three members as a sufficient number on a board yvas followed, but in some nstances five persons were named on the board. In some cases it was necessary to name only one mem ber at this time, the terms of oth ers not having expired. Those vacancies filled yesterday included the following: Banner: Poplar Springs: James Lee, 1931; Jernigan: King D. Stewart, 1931; Beasley’s Grove: Primrose Webb, 1931. Bentonville: Plainfield, R. M. Martin, 1931; Bentonville: C. L. Denning, 1929; Tommy Creech, 1930; Harvey Marshburn, 19331; Mill Creek: J. H. Langston, 1931. Beulah Township: Kenly, Hick-J ory Cross, Pittman: Mrs. G. S.! Coleman, 19313; Glendale: S. W. j Woodard, 1931; Chapel school, j Wade Renfrow, 1931. Boon Hill Township: Princeton,! Carter’s: N. C. Holt, 1931. Clayton Township: Clayton No. 1: C. P. Ellis, 1929; Hugh A. Page, 1929; Aubrey S. Gattis, 1930; W. S. Penn, 1930; R. W. S'andcrs, 1931. Cleveland Township: Cleveland: C. W. Pender, 1929; C. C. Williams, 1930; Frank Weeks, 1931. Ingrams Township: Stewart: W. G. Lee, 1931; New Hope: J. P. San ders, 1929; W. E. Temple, 1930; Jethro Hayes, 1931; Rock Hill, Hector Strickland, 19331; Stanley: ! Jesse Adams, 1930; W. H. Massen gill, 1981; Four Oaks: Bert Bare foot, 1929; Dr. J. H. Austin, 1930; John Sanders, 1931. Meadow Township: Long Pine: H. D. Adams, 1929; Ira Tart, 1930; W. M. Morgan, 1931; Meadow: A. B. Hood, 1929; J. L. Lee, 1930; J. j M. Johnson, 1931; Holly Grove: j David Peacock, 1931; Popular Grove: A. H. Morgan, 1931; Jun-i ius Johnson, 1930. Micro Township: Dr. M. Hinnant. 1929; Clif Pearce, 1930; Vic Pitt-: man, 1931. Pine Level Township: Pine Lev el: B. Godwin, 1929; D. B. Oliver, 1930; N. M. Gurley, 1931. Selma Township: Selma :Dr. Geo. Vick, 1931. Smithfield Township: Smithfield: Dr. A. H. Rose, 1929; W. N. Holt, 1929; Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, 1930; J. A. Wellons, 1930; D. H. Creech, 193$1. Wilders Township: Corinth Holders: J. M. Davis, 1931; C. W. Hocutt, 1930; D. R. Hocutt, 1929. j Wilson’s Mills Township: Wil lson's Mills: W. T. Wilson, 1929; I Howard Mitchiner, 1930; O. P. I Barbour, 1931. ASKS COOPERATION OF ALL HUNTERS Hunters with licenses will soon be receiving cards from the State Game Warden, Raleigh, asking for information regarding the number and kinds of birds and animals they have taken during the past season. The facts so gathered will be help |ful in solving the problems of ,game conservation, and County [Warden W. D. Avera is anxious that the hunters in this section give [the state department the best co operation. Therefore, when the card which is a double one, is received, the blanks should be fill ed out and one of the cards re Jtumed to Raleigh. Dogr,Human”-And How\ □SIS): "Duke,” who helps H. L. Strong •»tn the railroad station at Azalia, Mich., is shown here stamping tickets. He also understands te legraphy, unlocks doors, sets the semaphore to. hold fast trains, flags *ome others in his spare time and then doubles up as a “red cap” by carrying luggage. Besides, he is very handy about the house. Benson Methodists Will Give Pageant To Be Special Feature at Easter Service Next Sun day—Book Club Meets BENSON, April 2.—An Easter pageant entitled, “Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice Greatly” will be given at the Methodist church nxt Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. It will directed by Mrs. W. T. Martin. Mrs. A. S'. Oliver will have charge of the music. Book Club Meets. The John Charles Book club met Wednesday at three-thirty with Mrs. W. O. Iiockley. During the business session presided over by Mrs. A. S. Oliver several interest ing reports from various commit tees were heard. The subject was “Ireland and Scotland.” Mrs. J. H. Rose and Mrs. J. E. Kirk had in teresting papers. Mrs. Oliver sang a group of Irish and Scotch songs, accompanied by Mrs. N. G. Wood lief at the piano. Miss Elizabeth Rackley played a solo. At the close of the program several Irish and Scotch sayings were given by dif ferent ones. Besides the club mem bers there were a number of in vited guests. The hostess served a sweet course. Give Varied Program. The local musicians (gave a va ried program at the Kiwanis lunch eon Tuesday evening. Contributing to the program were the Boys Quartet Orchestra, Girls High School Quartet, and the famous Thomas Quartet. They expect to go on the air at an early date. Benson is all ready for the part she is to play in the Eastern Car olina Exposition in Goldsboro. A large number is expecting to go frcm here. Interest In Art Exhibit. Interest is growing in the art exhibit to be put on in Smithfield April 18-22. Saturday is Benson’s day and we ho^pe to have a large number present. Gives Bridge Party. Mrs. Paul Lee and Miss Mary Lee gave an attractive bridge party Wednesday evening at their home on Main street. The home was very lovely in its decorations of spring flowers. Attractive score cards were a reminder of the approach of Easter. The high score prize, a I lovely vase, went to Miss Clara Woodall, and the booby to Mrs. Al I fred Parker. The hostesses served a delicious ice course with home made cake and coffee. Class Holds Business Meeting. The Ladies Wesley Bible class ol the Methodist Sunday school held a business and social meeting at ;the home of Mrs. W. M. Smith this week. After a business session a program was enjoyed. Putting to gether a hat was an interesting feature. The prize went to Mrs. W. R. Strickland. Various games were i Turn to page two, please IJiisffeek By Arthur Brisbane DISASTER RELATIVELY MILD. POPULATION GROWING. GIGANTIC “HOOK-UP ” INDIFFERENCE TO CRIME. The bursting of a dam, part of Los Angeles water supply in San Francisquito Canyon, cost hun dreds of lives. Reasons are given for the dam giving away, but no adequate ^excuse. “Water, seeping into the earth at each end of the dam, weakened the hold of the great concrete wall.” It should be someone’s business to learn why the dam was built that way—and what danger there is at other dams. Why fragments of broken ! concrete crumbled in the fingers. Compared with familiar disas ters, by flood, California’s accident is fortunately mild. There was the big flood that drowned all but [Noah’s family. The rainbow guar antees against a repetition of that wholesale calamity, but small floods have wrought havoc. Five hundred years ago in Hol land 100,000 were drowned, and at Kaifong, China, nearly three hundred years ago, 300,000 lost their lives; 200,000 were drowned at Bengal, in India, fifty years ago. Many times in history eruptions of the sea, river floods and similar disasters have taken 100,000 lives and more at a time. This country can congratulate itself upon the fact that the Mississippi flood of last year, destroying hundreds of millions in property, cost only two hundred lives. That was due to ad mirable work done by the army and navy, and to prompt scientific direction by Herbert Hoover, chos en by President Coolidge in the emergency. The Census Bureau says United States population on July 1 next will be 120,013,000. At the end of this century, if births, deaths, im migration and health runs along as at present, the population will be 260,000,000. If the larger per cent of that number know how to think it will be quite a nation. In the last eight years popula tion has increased 14,302,380. The annual arrival of babies exceed by one million the number of deaths. That is good news for the editor publishing an up to date paper. Bill Curley, formerly of Chicago, now of New York, used to say, "Every birth is a new reader for my paper, every death of an old man means a reader forever lost to the opposi tion.” And it was true. A gigantic "hook-up” of radio ■stations will enable 8,000,000 Am ericans to hear all that goes on in the Democratic and Republican conventions. From the first announcement of Alabama’s choice, to final howling when the winner is announced, ev erything will be heard. However sad to relate, many of the 8,000. 000 that might listen to the con vention will not listen. They will 1 tune in for jazz music, sad hearten ing songs, or daily dozens to keep thin. In this nation, where only half vote that might vote, there is little deep interest in politics. Speaking of slush funds, bribes, etc., you should read the book written by Judge Kavanaugh, of 'Chicago, after 33 years on the ibench. Three hundred and fifty i thousand individuals make their j living, partly or entirely, by crime in our happy country, he says. Last year they contributed 12,000 mur ders to the nation's news items. Public indifference is to blame, says the Judge. Each county gets as much crime as its indifference deserves. Judge Kavanaugh favors use of the whip because: “No crime leader retains the respect of his gang after he has winced under the lash. The moron 'and racketeer fear the cat o’ nine |tails more than prison. Our 360,000 Icriminals steal yearly enough to Pou Makes Speech For Farm Relief Will Support New McNary Haugen Bill; Declares Sit | uation Demands Heroic Treatment t WASHINGTON, April 2.—Rep resentative Edward W. Pou pledg- ! ed his support to the new McNary Haugen farm relief bill in an elo quent speech in the House today. The veteran member from the Fourth North Carolina Congres sional District doesn’t like all the features of the new bill, but he believes it is the best that can be got now, and he is for it, He thinks many of the objection able features which caused him to oppose it in the last Congress have i been, removed, and anyway, he feels that the present deplorable agricultural oppression is such as to warrant heroic treatment. Though the objectionable equaliza tion fee feature remains in the bill, it is only to be used as a last re sort. One of Opponents. Representative Pbu was one of four North Carolina Congressmen opposing the McNary-Haugen bill which was vetoed in the last Con gress by President Coolidge. The others were Bulwinkle, Doughton, and Weaver. Representative Ham mer said today that he had not dis cussed the matter with them, but he believed that the North Caro lina delegation would vote solidly for the bill which has been report ed by the Agriculture Committee to the House. Senator Simmons supported the measure in the last Congress and is unqualifiedly in favor of the bill as reported out at this session. Senator Overman thinks the equal ization fee is unconstitutional, and may vote against it for this rea son. Shows Contrast representative Pou contrasted the prosperity of business with the adversity of agriculture in his speech today, and declared that some relief must be provided if agriculture is to survive. He pic tured the march of farmers from the farms to the towns because they cannot make a living on the farms, and declared- that it is a town problem no less than a rural one. The growth of tenancy, the de cline of farm ownership, the low ered standards of living in the country, all of these were outlined in an impressive way by the North Carolinian. As the speech made by Congress man Pou in the last Congress was one of the most eloquent and tell ing delivered against the bill, so today was his speech in favor of the amended farm relief bill one of the most eloquent and telling ones in favor of it.—John A. Liv ingstone, in News and Observer. Asking For It. John: “I wish I dared to ask you a very important question.” Mary: “Why don’t you?” John: “I see a negative in your eyes.” Mary: “In both of them?” John: “Yes.” Mary: “Why don’t you know that two negatives make an—why, John, how dare you?” A Load of Debt, Indeed. The boss was tired of being con tinually importuned by one of his dusky workers for the next week’s salary, and finally said: “Mose, you’re the limit. Say, what would you do if you had all the money in the w'orld?” “Well, suh,” replied Mose, stud iously enough, “de fust thing Ah’d do would be to pay all mah debts —as far as it’d go.” build the Panama Canal. * » « * They steal more than that. And public gambling at racetracks, an other form of crime, legalized by (grafting politicians, takes from I the public each year enough to jbuild the Panama Canal three times. • * * * i We have some millions of farm jers that would like to run this j country, partly, but they don’t know how to go about it. No real organization for one thing. Next Fall they will get wonderful prom ises and then think it over foui more years. Boy Tennis Marvel I noio snows Junior Coen of Kansas City, who is en route to Mexico City as a member of the American Davis Cup Team. Young Loen is only sixteen, and proved * sensation at Augusta, Ga., re cently, where he came within a n n -r0,jn,S °J winninK from Big oil! Tilden, former champion. Paul W. Mack Is Out For Congress Announces Candidacy In Fourth District; Two Planks in Platform—Farm Relief and Restricted Im migration Mr. Paul W. Mack, of Raleigh, formerly field agent for Johnston county of the North Carolina Cot ton Cooperative Association, was in the city yesterday and handed us an announcement to the Demo cratic voters of the fourth con gressional district to the effect lhat he is a candidate for the House of Represenatives in the next Congress. Mr. Mack announces two planks in his platform, that of farm re lief and that of restricted immi gration. Mr. Mack makes the following statement: “I know the district to be pri marily an agricultural district and today agriculture and farm relief legislation are uppermost in the minds of our people, and the pros perity of this district depends on j the returns from our farm prod ucts. I have for a major portion of: my life been interested in agri- j | culture and I pledge my earnest ef-1 forts, if elected, shall be put forth to further the interests of the far-! mers in getting through Congress some measures which will in the I future help to stabilize the price of fram products. “We, as farmers, are only de | manding from Congress the same I consideration that has in the past been given manufacturing, rail ! roads, labor, etc. ! “No greater peril confronts our; i Government today than the contin : uous flooding of our country of the [ undesirable law^breaking hordes of | immigrants that have been coming j into the country. I believe in and I stand for the entire restriction of this class of people, and also to try to have some law passed that will give the authorities ample means and authority to deport the ones already here who have been vio lating our laws, and working for ' the destruction ot our country. “I shall be grateful to my j friends, with whom I have discuss ed this matter, if they will step into the harness and help us hold a primary that the candidate will not have to buy, for I can assure you that I will not be a party to purchasing the privilege of being your representative. If I can get your vote clean and honestly, I will in return, if elected, promise a clean and honest administration of its duties of office.” Mr. Mack does not claim the dis tinction of being a lawyer, but he thinks that representatives are needed from all walks of life. Early Morning Services. Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings of this week from 6:15 to 7 o’clock, Rev. D. H. Tuttle will conduct forty-five minute memori al resurrection worship services Friday and Saturday mornings tht services will be held in the Metho dist church and on Sunday morn ing if the weather is good, in th< cemetery. Come, hear, and helj your- faith by attending thes< morning scenes of our Lord’s res urrection from the dead. Brin{ flowers for graves of loved ones. Farm Conditions Affect Prosperity —♦— Yookum Urges Democratic Party To Write Agricultur al Plank Into Its Platform Written Specially for The Herald By ROBERT FULLER WASHINGTON, April 2.—B. F. Yoakum, of New York, is urging the Democratic party to write a , strong agricultural pank into its platform for the coming Presiden tial election. The prosperity of the nation, he contends, is endangered by the con dition of the farmer today. He expressed his viewpoint in an address before the Woman’s Na tional Democratic club which left no doubt as to his strong feelings on the subject. The oniy way farming can be re stored to a prosperous condition, he said, is by Congress enacting a law' “permitting farmers to man age and control their own business thiough boards of marketing con trol, empowering them to establish a systematized nation-wide market ing system, each standard commod ity to be marketed under its own Federal charter.” Farm values have decreased in seven years from $70,000,000,000 to $56,000,000,000, Yoakum declar ed. He said that other property val ues have increased from $555,000, 000,000 to more than $600,000,000, 000. He declared that farmers are be ing forced from their farms in great numbers to seek other em ployment as $4 a day laborers against organized labor at $10 to $15 a day. Yoakum believes “the un-Ameri can, damnable and mighty process which is grinding the farmer must be remedied or our national pros- , perity will be endangered.” r igures ior isjzy, nowever, snow a marked decrease in the movement from the farms to the city and an increase in the movement from the city to the farm, which is held as a hopeful sign by many. Another hopeful sign indicating the return of prosperity are the excellent car loading reports of such roads as the Rock Island, the Northern Pacific and the St. Paul. International Harvester Company and Case Threshing have been making heavy sales, which indi cate that the farmers are investing in new and probably better ma chinery to increase production, and, necessarily, profits. A recent survey of America’s twenty leading industries shows fanning first in the number of employes, first in the value of products and first in estimated in vestment. Agriculture employs 10,241,000 persons; the value of its products is $16,963,000,000; the estimated investment in agriculture is $57, 000,000,000. Construction, the next largest in dustry, has 3,051,000 employes compared to agriculture’s 10,241, 000. Railroads’ value of products or service is $7,000,000,000, second to the value of agriculture prod ucts, which is $16,963,000,000. The estimated investment in railroads is $27,800,000,000, second to the agricultural investment of $57, 000,000,000. - ■ ♦. A blockhead is a man who is un able to fit his opinions to your channel. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “Ah don' know what my ole man want wid a hade sumetimea ceptin’ dea ter have sum whar ter scratch." _; .