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Use Want Ads If you have anything to sell a Want Ad will find yon a buyer, quickly, cheaply. Tell Your Friends If they don’t read the Herald they won’t see aH the Johnston County happenings. VOLUME 46—NO. 31 $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Planning Better Homes Campaign • •—— Secretary Hoover, President Better Homes in America, Appoints Mrs. W. M. San ders As Chairman Smith field Committee & Mrs. W. M. Sanders has been appointed by Secretary Hoover as chairman of a committee to con duct a Better Homes campaign in Smithfield, N. C. Mr. Hoover is president of Bet ter Homes in America, an organ ization which each year sponsors a nation-wide educational campaign for Better Homes. The organiza tion maintains headquarters in Washington, D. C., with James Ford in charge as executive direc tor. Better Homes in America was established to provide local com munities with information as to the ways of improving housing conditions and home life, the work 1 being carried on in communities through volunteer committees of local citizens. The campaign is sponsored locally by such organi zations as Parent-Teacher Associ ations, Women’s clubs, civic asso ciations and others having an in terest in home improvement. KENLY GRADE WINS LINDBERGH PICTURE KENLY, April 12.— ‘I don’t know of any picture that I had rather present to this grade than this one,” said Principal G. T. Whitley on Thursday morning at chapel as he formally presented to Miss Eleanor Hatcher’s sixth grade a picture of Lindbergh and his ship, a pieutre which the grade had earned. “When Charles A. Lindbergh said ‘We’ on that memorable morn ing in France after his trans-At lantic flight, I believe he meant not only himself but everyone who helped to make his daring feat pos sible. In speaking of himself and his ship in terms of that famous word ‘We’, I think he included the mechanic who inspected his ship before his flight and saw that ev ery bolt was tight, and those who made the parts of the ship. In other w’ords, I believe he gave credit to all those who had contri ^ buted anything toward making his record-breaking flight a success. “Lindbergh is probably the youngest world hero living today. He has made a number of good will flights to other countries. Be cause of his flight of this nature recently to Mexico, that country, our next door neighbor, and the United States have been able to reach an agreement about a con troversy, an agreement which puts the tountry of Mexico and the United States on friendly terms aga/in.” The occasion of the presentation of the picture was a program on Lindbergh gnven by the sixth grade. This included besides songs, V sketch of his life, a number of telegrams of congratulations he received from countries and nation ally known people after his dar ing feat, Mayor Walker’s address of welcome to him in New York City, and a poem, “To Lindbergh Flying.” The members of thus grade, just as are those of other grades, are great admirers of this hero, and as ^the picture was presented there Was written on their faces that satisfaction that comes from hav ing attained the object of one’s ef forts. King Ferdinand is reported to have a nervous trouble, but isn’t she in America? 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, wo will present him with a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the follow ing issue. (Miss) Alma Barefoot recog ed her name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer: farnoesjsenc MISS BARBER will represent the Four Oaks school in the district finals of the News and Observer oratorical contest. She is the daughter of Mrs. Wjillie Barbour, of Four Oaks, route 2, and is a sister of Robert Barbour, a Four Oaks rural mail carrier. Gen. Albert L. Cox Speaks To Legion Pou-Parrish Post Guests of George Ross Pou at Fish Fry at Holt Lake; Climax of Membership Drive Two hundred or more members of the American Legion were guests of Mr. George Ross Pou, superintendent of the State Prison, at a fish fry at Holt Lake last Thursday evening, the occasion be ing the climax of the recent mem bership drive of the Pou-Parrish post of which Mr. Pou is a mem ber. Mr. Pou told the members of the L e g io n that he would give a fish fry to all who got one new member during the drive. When the World War veterans reached the lake Thursday after noon, 150 pounds of fish, slaw, and hot coffee were ready and the ex-soldiers fell to with appetites worthy of real soldiers. After the feast, a program of speech making was the order, Command er l). Carlton Stephenson, of the Pou-Parrish Post, introducing Gen eral Albert L. Cox, State Com mander. General Cox spoke of what the legion stands for, and spoke in complimentary terms of the local post. This post, he said, is recognized as one of the most active posts in the state. Following General Cox, the host of the evening, Mr. Pou, had a few words to say and then former State Commander Henry Stevens, of Warsaw, made a talk. He too, commented upon the work done .by the local organization, speaking out of his experience as former head of the state organization. The guests on this occasion in cluded three Moore county citizens, Judge Humphrey, Chester O. Bell and John Beasley. AH of these gentlemen had something to say, Mr. Beasley being introduced by Mr. Bell as the first state com mander. He spoke particularly about the growth of the legion since its organization. ART EXHIBIT TO BE IN GRAND JURY ROOM The committees appointed to arrange the Johnston county art exhibit are at -work today con verting the grand jury room of the courthouse into a veritable art gal lery* Space is being laid off and allotted to the five towns that are participating in the exhibit, and the judges will have a hard time deciding which of the exhibits are the most attractive. A certain day has been assigned to each club when ladies from that club will be in charge. Selma will be in charge tomorrow when the exhibit is opened at eleven o’clock. Clayton will be here Thursday; Kenly, Friday; Benson, Saturday; and Smithfield will have the ex hibit open on Sunday afternoon from three until five o’clock. Those who have works of art whether they were made by the owners or not are asked to put Ihem in the exhibit. Annual State S. S. Convention Meets - - » Report of D. W. Sims Shows Much Progress During the Past Year; J. B. Ivey Chos en as President Again CONCORD, April 16.—In the face of heavy rains in the eastern and central parts of the state and snow in the western part, there were 615 delegates in attendance upon the Annual State Sunday School Convention which closed in Concord last Thursday night, after a three day session. The delegates were fairly scattered over the state, coming from as far east as Lenoir county andf as far west as Macon and Swain counties. Those who attended the convention pro nounced the program as one of the best ever presented at a state Sunday school convention in North Carolina. The addresses by both the out of state and the in state rURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 2. ■■ 1 ♦ 1 Local Boys Hurt In Wreck Near Garner -+ William Johnson and Walter Sellers Riding Motorcycle Are Hit By Buick Auto When the five-twenty bus rolled into this city yesterday afternoon two bruised and shaken up passengers in the persons of William Johnson and Walter Sellers descended and were taken to their homes by Mr. D. Carlton Stephenson, proprietor of the Sundry Shoppe. These boys as they were returning from Raleigh on a motorcycle were run into by a Buick automobile which was coming out of a side road, and the motorcycle was de molished and the boys severe ly bruised and cut. The accident happened at Gar ner, but it is not known who the driver of the auto-mobile was. iToung Johnson was knocked un conscious but Sellers received only i cut above the eye and one under the chin, besides bruises. He was ible to hail the bus which came along about that time and both of Lho boys were taken on. Johnson remained unconscious .until the aus reached Clayton. When the boys reache raae When the boys arrived in this nty they did not want to be taken ,o the hospital but asked to be* larried to their homes where medi ?al aid if necessary could be sum moned. The boys were covered with mud and Johnson’s jersey was lit erally in pieces. The helmet which le wore probably protected his lead from any serious injury. William Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Johnson, of this city, while Waiter Sellers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sel lers. SALE OF GODWIN'S IS WELL ATTENDED The big after-Easter sale which opened at Godwin’s in Selma Sat urday is attracting large crowds. Many argains are eing offered by this enterprising firm and the public is given an invitation to at tend this sale. Visit the store and look over the new line of mer chandise on display there. —- ♦ OFFICERS GET STILL IN WILDERS TOWNSHIP Last Tuesday afternoon, J. H. Griffin, chief of police of Selma, Deputy W. W. Stewart and Deputy T. E. Talton captured a whiskey still on Neuse River near Pineville in Wilders township, and gave chase to the operators but they made their escape. It was a sixty gallon capacity still and about 700 gallons of beer were destroyed. Three men were at the still fixing to put it down, when the officers ap peared on the scene. Among the in gredients and implements found around the still was what the offi cers termed a 1929 model lantern. The bottom of a fruit jar had been broken out and was used for the chimney of a lantern. » A guest may be as glad to go as the host is to have him go. •Vilma Bahky's Smile Travels 1,000 Miles _____ The new telephotograph Dashed Miss Vilma Ranky's smile from Chicago to New York, where it was shown on the screen of the Em bassy Theatre. Telephotograph motion pictures is the newest miracle! of science, developed by the American Telephone and Telegraph Com-1 pany in co-op?ration with the.United Artists Corporation. <e’ -1 Annual Contests Glendale School | Beulah Stancil Wins Medal In Reading Contest, and Wiley Narron in Declama tion Contest KENLY, April 16.—The annual declamation contest and reading contest were held in the Glendale school auditorium on Wednesday night, April 11. A large crowd at tended in spite of the inclememt weather. The contests were of high order. Every participant did credit to themselves and to the school by the manner in which they spoke their pieces. Elimination conte-sts had previously been held for both girls and boys groups and those taking part in the final contest to gether with the name of pieces are as' follows: . Ollie Pope, “Naughty Zell”; Pauline Boyette, “The Gypsy Flower Girl”; Mavis Holland, “Cig arette’s Ride and Death”; Beulah Stancil, “Jane.” Beulah Stancil was declared the winner of the gold medal in this contest by the judges who were: Miss Pearl Aycock of Micro school, ' Miss Harwood of Corinth-Holders school, and Miss Clark of Kenly school. The boy’s contest was as follows: Melvin Starling, “The Great Tri angle of Progress, Law, Education and Religion”; Rodney Creech, “The Educated Man”; Gurney Spi vey, “WThen a Man’s a Man”; Wiley Narron, “My Mother, My Country, My God.” The judges for this contest were G. T. Whitley, Mr. N. C. Barefoot, and Mr. Harry Keller, and their decision was in favor of Wiley Narron. The April meeting of the Par ent-Teachers Association w*as held Thursday night at Chapel school. The Chapel teachers put on a very entertaining program with some of the children from the primary grades. After this, Mr. E. T. Boy ette made a talk explaining the object of the parent-teacher meet ing and then the business of the meeting w’as taken up. It was de cided that the parents and teachers of the entire Glendale-Chapel con solidated district come together in one organization and have the meetings hereafter to alternate be tween Glendale and Chapl schools. The next and last meeting of this school year will be held at Glen dale school May 10. Only patrons and teachers are invited but they are all urged to be present. The elementary grades of Glen dale school will give their annual program Friday night, April 20. This entertainment will be free and the public is invited. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION Notice is hereby given that the registration books of the respective voting and polling precincts in the county of Johnston will be in the hands of the different registrars ap pointed by the County Board of Elections for the purpose of registration of new voters in the coming* elections at nine o'clock, April 28, end said books will remain open for the registration of new voters un til sunset on every Saturday, through Saturday, May 19, 1928. JOHN A. NARRON, Chairman, - Board of Elections Johnston Co, f... Kenly Wins In Triangle Debate Affirmative Teams Win In Debate On the McNary Haug*n Farm Relief Bill Now Pending In Congress KBNLY, April 12.—The mem bers of the two teams from Kenly high school were among the 800 debaters taking part in the fif teenth annual triangular debate sponsored by the extension divis ion of the University of North Carolina on last Friday evening. Forming the triangle with the Kenly school were the high schools of Pikeville and Black Creek. The query for debate was “Resolved, that Congress should enact the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill.” Frank Skinner and Etta Lee Cas per of the Kenly school won the affirmative at the local, school against Beatrice Tomlinson and Eula Bass of Black Creek. Darden Edgerton and Mary Elizabeth Pitt man went to Pikeville where they upheld the negative. In the con test there Pikeville won the decis ion of the judges. The forceful and confident man ner in which the debaters present ed their speeches showed that they had given a great deal of time and thought to the subject. In the con test at the local school Frank Skinner, representing Kenly, and Beatrice Tomlinson of Black Creek deserve special mention. These teams were rather evenly matched and the decision was a two to one rote for Kenly. Mr. Moser of Mi cro, H. V. Rose of Smithfield, and Cecil L?Ayrrence of Davidson Col lege, w'ere tne judges. This debate furnished those in the community interested in farm ing a fine opportunity of gaining a better understanding of the Mc Nary-Haugen farm relief bill. The passage of this bill is being urged by a number of congressmen at Washington, among whom is Con gressman Pou of Johnston county. Mr. Pou’s speech, supporting it along with another bill, recently delivered in the House of Repre sentatives, was printed in lasit Tuesday’s issue of the Herald and is worthy of a second reading. - ♦ N. C. NEWBOLD TO SPEAK AT NEGRO SCHOOL WED. Mr. N. C. Newbold, state direc tor of- negro education in this state, will speak at the county commencement to be held at the Johnston County Training School here tomorrow. Three group com mencements were held last week at Short Journey, Wilson’s Mills and Princeton. Winners in the various contests will compete here tomor row. The contests are in arithmetic, spelling, speaking, and singing. The winning first year pupils will contest in word recognition, num ber flash cards, and silent reading. The literary and industrial exhib its at each place were very good. Crowd Sees Bentonville Marker. Mr. G. E. Weeks, of Bentonville, was in the city Saturday. Mr./ Weeks stated that on Easter Sun Jay he and Mr. A. M. Rose count ed the cars passing the marker at Bentonville, and that an average of eighty cars an hour passed for ten hour$. Those riding in these ?ars looked at the marker and then went on to Newton Grove to attend the Easter service. Mr. Weeks stated that five of the cars K'ere running without a license of any kind. I Selma Plans For Shipping Truck Biggest Lot of Live Poultry Shipped | Saturday Since Shipment Began Last Year SELMA, April 10.—At the reg ular weekly Kiwanis luncheon last Thursday it was decided to call to gether all the growers in this sec tion of beans and Irish potatoes for the purpose of deciding in what way these crops planted for ship ment may be marketed ancf also to make, some arrangements about buying containers to put the leans and potatoes in. This meeting is called for Tuesday evening, April 24, at 7:30 o’clock. It now looks as if the trucking business recently •♦ponsored by the Kiwanis club will be a decided success the first year, 'f'he acreage already reported by growers shows that at least twen ty cars of truck will leave here this spring. A number of others who have not yet reported will have potatoes and beans to ship too. Although exact figures are not TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN3 6. B. Stallings Dies With Pneumonia Funeral Will Be Held This Afternoon at Yelvington’s Grove at Three O’clock News reached here yester day afternoon of the death of Mr. G. B. Stallings which oc curred at his home in the San ders Chapel section at 3:30 o’clock. Mr. Stallings had been in feeble health for some months but had been able to be up, until last Thursday when he was taken with pneu monia. The deceased was 72 years of age. The funeral will be held this afternoon at Yelvington’s Grove at three o’clock after which inter ment will be made in the ceme tery at the church. Rev. J. H. Wor *ey of Selma and Rev. H. R. Fair cloth of this city will conduct the funeral service. Mr. ^tailings was a member of the Freewill Baptist church. The deceased is survived by his wife, and by seven sons and one daughter, as follows: J. I. Stal lings of Goldsboro; W. J. Stallings of Smithfield, route 2; Sam J., Dewey, Tom, Millard and Albert Stallings of this city, and Mrs. Harley Peterson, also of this city. IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT PYTHIAN HOME A recent visit to the Pythian Home at Clayton shows a number of improvements that add greatly to the convenience, comfort and pleasure of the forty-eight chil dren who live there. The inside of the main building has just been painted and the ivory and grey walls are quite attractive. In the study hall, a radio and a victrola, the gifts of friends in recent months, add considerably to the pleasure of the young people. One of the conveniences that lightens the work of the Home is the new laundry. A neat building at the rear of the main building houses three washing machines and twice as many ironing boards, all arranged in a way to make the laundering of clothes as easy as possible. Another addition that will be appreciated more as the years come and go is the splendid orchard that has been planted. Over two hundred fruit trees some of which wiy bear from early spring until late fall, have been set, and a good sized scuppernong vine has been supported so that it will continue to grow, and furnish a treat that most folk enjoy. The State Pythian offktes have been recently moved to the Home in Clayton. At present the offices are located in the main building of the Home but a new building is contemplated, which will bring the number to three, a boys' dormitory having been erected some time ago. Of course I w’ent to Hollywood, Said Angelina Cross. They didn’t offer me a part But that’s the movies’ loss. Two Voting Precincts Smithfield Township Chauncey, Depew Passes ; Chaunccy M Dcptw, vetcrai ♦talesman, humorist am! the great ?sl after dinner speaker ever knowi ! to America, who died in his 93< i year at his home in New York o bronchial pneumonia. Alger Byrd Dies Washington, D.C. -4 Passes In Walter Reed Hos-^ pital After An Illness of A Week With Double Pneu-; monia -4 A telegram announcing the death of Mr. Alger Byrd was received here yesterday by A. W. Francih, from Mrs. Francis, who with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Byrd, was called to Washington, D. C., Thurs day night on account of the serious illness of Mr. Byrd. The deceased, wrho was in the Walter Reed Hospital, had been ill with pnemonia for | about a week. Double pneu monia and spinal meningitis ' developed and the end came ! about eleven o’clock Sunday ! night, j The body is expected to arrive * tonight and the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Definite i arrangements are not known at ^ this writing. The deceased was only about thirty years of age. He was the only son of the late W. H. Byrd and Mrs. Byrd. He is survived by his wife and two children, Vir ginia Ruth and William, who have been living at Stovall; by his mother, Mrs. W. H. Byrd, and by one sister, Mrs. A. W. Francis, both of this city. Mr. Byrd was a World War vet eran, having served with the American Expeditionary Forces overseas. He was fn the war practiealy the entire time. He : was badly gassed and after the close of the war he spent three or four years in government hospitals. NEW BARBER SHOP TO OPEN TOMORROW The Acme Barber shop which has been operated by negro bar bers in the hotel for several years was sold recently, and Mr. D. E. Wilder of Zebulon, was the pur chaser. The building is now being renovated and tomorrow it will bo open under the new management. Mr. Wilder is a Johnston county man, a native of O’Neals township who has operated a barber shop in Zebulon for six Jrears. There will be five white barhers in the new establishment. BAKERY FOR SMITHFIELD Thursday marks the opening of Smitbfield’s new bakery. In the store formerly occupied by N. B. Grantham next door to the Lor raine Shoppe, Mr. E. M. Gordy of Selma is now installing his oven and beginning with Thursday will bake every day. Mr. Gcrdy has operated a bakery in Selma for the past five years, and knows the business. It will be a retail shop, for the sale of bread, rolls, cakes and pies, Board of Elections Decdes To Create New Precinct Before November Election REGISTRARS AND POLL HOLDERS ARE NAMED The Johnston County Board of Elections, consisting of J. D. Par ker, J. H. Rose and J. A. Narron, which was appointed by the State Board of Elections, met in the county commissioners’ room in the courthouse on April 14 and pro ceeded to organize by electing J. A. Narron, chairman, and James D. Parker, secretary. After the or ganization was> perfected, the mat ter of creating a new voting pre cinct in Smithfteld township was discussed by the members of the board, and it was unanimously de cided to create a new voting pre cinct in Southfield township after the primary in June, so that the voters in Smithfteld township would have a better opportunity of cast ing their ballot by not being crowd ed at the polls as heretofore. The new precinct will be established in plenty of time for the general election in November. After this matter was discussed, the follow ing men of Johnston county were chosen as registrars and poll hold ers, respectively, for the several townships in Johnston county in {.he coming elections. The names are as follows: I Smithfteld township: Registrar, P. C. Stephenson; poll holders: N. L. Perkins, Democrat. J. A. Du pree, Republican. ; Clayton township: Registrar, W. S. Penn; poll holders: O. N. Gul ley, Democrat; S. T. Price, Repub lican. ; Cleveland township: Registrar: L. V. Barbour; poll holders: Frank Weeks, Democrat; Sam Lee, Re publican. Elevation township: Registrar, W. L. Massengill; poll holders: Ceph Johnson, Democrat; P. A. Parrish, Republican. East Banner township: Regis trar, W. B. Lee; poll holders: L. H. Moore, Democrat; Matthew Raynor, Republican, j West Banner township: Regis trar: W. F. Smith; poll holders: L. E. Stevens, Democrat; Herbert McLamb, Republican. Meadow township: Registrar:. J. Mang Wood; poll holders: T. L. Hudson, Democrat; L. R. Lee, Re publican. Bc-ntonville township: Registrar: Harvey Marshburn; poll holders: W. H. Upchurch, Democrat; Rob ert Powell, Republican. Ingrams township: Registrar: Robert A. Keen; poll holders: Ned Baibour, Democrat; Rowland Hayes, Repubiicaif. Boon Hill township: Registrar: C. H. Holt; poll holders: W. T. Hinnant, Democrat; E. A. Phil lips, Republican. Micro township: Registrar: J. A. Peele; poll holders: J. R. Atkin son, Democrat; Clarence Hines, Ro publican. y HiiWiTlI Beulah township: Registrar: A. G. Hooks; poll holders: C. S. Pul ley, Democrat; W. T. Davis, Re TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 2 Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— When tin stracks tin sumtimes cyars allers reminds me of an on ruly settin’ hens-—both tryin’ to sot on the same nest at the same time, and sich a mess of it* as dey do make.