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Use Want Ads If you have anything to sell ■ Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 33 Johnston County*! Oldest and Beat Newspaper — * * SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 24, 1928 * * $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Two Weeks Term Superior Court Judge R. A. Nunn, of New Bern Presides Over Civil Term; Several Will Cases A two weeks’ term of the Su perior court of Johnston county r was opened here yesterday morn ing at ten o’clock with Hon. R. A. Nunn, of New Bern, presiding. The f t^rm is for the trial of civil ac tions only. The judge and all the • jurors were on time, and the busi ness of the court was promptly put into action. The first case on the calendar was that of the Clayton mayor case, but due to the fact that the Supreme court had not passed on this case, the matter could not again go before the Superior court for trial. This action is a contest between Dr. F. G. Gower, who has contested the result of the town election of Clayton held in May, 1927, and C. W. Carter, the present incumbent. It has twice been be fore the courts of this county and is nowr before the Supreme court for a second time. The will case of the late W. P. King, of Pleasant Grove township, v was the first case to go to trial. J»3^nly two witnesses in this action were examined, who testified to so gross irregularities in the execu tion of the will, that the jury ren dered a verdict setting the will aside. The will had been probated before the clerk about the first of the present year and an executor was appointed at that time. Another will case was also dis posed of during the day, it being that of the late Mrs. Frances Blackman of Micro township. This will was hotly contested but the clerk’s probate was sustained by the jury’s verdict. The verdict was followed by a consent judgment in which Andrew Blackman was to receive one-half of an estate worth about $10,000 and his sister, a Mrs. Barbour of Raleigh and a minor child, Ernest Eubanks, were to share jointly the other half. The three children sharing the land mentioned in this will are children who have been adopted by Mrs. Blackman and her husband from the Children’s Home Society, of Greensboro, and the case offered f* many interesting phases to the court and members of the bar. A third will case to be tried at this term will be started this morning. This is brought into court on a caveat filed against the will of the late J. C. Crawford, of O’Neals township. The estate is probably worth $10,000 and the will will be carefully tested out. Not Worrying Over Hog Prices Low prices of hogs are not wor rying farmers in Eastern Carolina. They say at present low prices they are making a small profit and are already planning to in crease rather than decrease their herds. Half Scotch. Sandy wanted to take his wife for an airplane ride. The airdrome proprietor told Sandy that if he would take the new pilot and not make any noise or speak, in order not to rattle him, the price would be cut to half rate. After the air plane had come down, the pilot complimented him on his keeping silent. “Thank ye,” answered the Scotch man, “but you almost had me when me wife fell out.”—Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. 'Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Underwood and little son, of near Clayton, were the guests Sunday of Mr. Underwood's sister, Mrs. P. B. Stevens in the Sanders Chapel section. 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 issua. Herbert Pittman deciphered his name last issue. Today*a Tantalizer: fnoksnojrnnh Dies Suddenly Passes Suddenly In Court House —-♦ D. T. Lunceford Succumbs To Heart Attack; Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon -* Smithfield citizens were shocked Saturday morning when the news spread that Mr. D. T. Lunceforl had passed away suddenly at 8:30 o’clock soon after going to his desk in the sheriff’s office to begin the day’s work. He was reading the morning paper when he suf fered an attack of angina pectoris and in a few moments he had breathed his last. Relatives and a physician were summoned imme diately, but not before he had pass ed away. For some time Mr. Lunce ford had suffered with angina pec toris, but the attacks recently had been somewhat less frequent and his friends generally did not know of his condition. He went about his daily tasks never complaining of his health, and when the end came it was a shock to his friends. For a number of years Mr. Lunceford was a justice of the peace and handled quite a number of cases. He was known as the “marrying magistrate,” having married about nine hundred couples in the last ten years, an average of nearly a hundred couples a year. His familiar figure will be missed around the courthouse, and especially in the sheriff’s office where he had his desk. The deceased, who was sixty nine years of age, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lunceford, who lived about two miles from this city. He spent the first years of his life on a farm, and lived on a farm near his father’s home after his first mar riage to Miss Appie Hinnanit. Later he moved to this city. Three chil dren born to his first marriage survive as follows: Mrs. O. E. Smith, of Beard; Mrs. C. E. Bing ham, of Denver, Col.; and Mrs. O. Bullock, of this city. The deceased is also survived by his second wife, who before her marriage wras Miss Anna Parker. He leaves two sisters, Misses Nell and Minnie L.unceiora, oi mis crey. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the residence, con ducted by Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member. Assisting in the service were Rev. D. H. Tuttle, of the Methodist church, and Rev. Chester Alexan der, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The Junior Order, of which the deceased was a member, had charge of the service at the grave. Interment was made in the Lunce ford burying ground at the old home place near town. The grave was completely covered with a profusion of lovely floral designs. Active pall bearers were: L. F. Uzzle, H. D. Ellington, Dr. W. G. Wilson, H. V. Rose, E. F. Ward, J. A. Narron, L. G. Stevens, and W. T. Adams. Honorary pall bearers were: J. M. Turley, of Clayton; W. J. Massey and H. A. Watson of Princeton; J. H. Griffin, of Selma; C. M. Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills; Jas. A. Wellons, E. S. Abell, G. A. Martin, A. A. Peedin, D. H. Creech, T. R. Hood and W. F. Grimes. Among those from out of town here to attend the funeral were: Mrs. A. P. Lunceford and little daughter, of Rose Hill; Miss Edith Powell, of Beaufort; Mr. and Mrs. I Jim Hines, of Turkey; Mr, 0. E. Young Man Passes Kingsport, Tenn. tody of Laster Atkinson Brought To His Home Near | Micro and Laid To Rest j Tuesday MICRO, April 20.—On Satur day, April 14 1928 the death angel /isited the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shoemaker of Kji'njgsport, Tennessee and took the life of their dear brother, Hugh Raster Atkin son, who had gone to make his home with them. He went to Kings port October 1, 1927 to take up the trade of barbering at which he had met with great success, >ut it seemed that this work was short, for Aas! on the 5th day of Vlarch 1928, he was confined to his 'oom with pneumonia and a phy sician and trained nurse summon ed. Although he was seriously ill from the time he was taken and unconscious most the time, it was thought about the third week that he had begun to rally and was im proving but by the end1 of the third week, colitis had gotten it’s grip and he was taken to the hospital I v»th but very little hope for his j recovery. His parents, Mr. ^ind Mrs. J. R. Atkinson of Selma, route l were summoned to his bedside. He soon began to improve again and was taken back to the home )f his sister where he continued | L.o improve until last Friday when m abscess formed on his brain, and he only lived ‘till ,Saturday 2vening at 10:30, when his soul took it’s flight into the world un known. All was done for him that skilled physicians and nurses, re latives and friends could do but aone could stay the icy hands of j death. i Raster was born August 19, | 1906, and died April 14, 1928, mak ! ;ng his stay here only 21 years, | 7 months and 27 days. He was al I -vays such a good-natured, honest j boy and one that loved only the I I pure and beautiful things of life, | we feel that our loss is his eternal! gain. He united with the Baptist i church at Buie’s Creek while a student at Buie's Creek Academy! in 1926. His body was brought home from Kingsport, Tenn., for burial j reaching Selma at noon Monday. 1 The funeral was conducted by Dr. [J. A. Campbell, pastor of Buie’s Creek Baptist church, where Ras-1 ter was still a member, and was; assisted by Rev. A. R. Creech, pas-' ! tor of Carter’s Chapel Baptist; church where the funeral services; | were conducted. Interment was made in the family burying ground j at his father’s home near Selma on Tuesday afternoon. The numerous floral offerings and the immense throng that at-! | tended the funeral was a proof of ! the esteem in which he wias held in his community. He is survived by a broken hearted father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Atkinson, a brother, ! Woodrow, and three sisters, Misses j Sadie and Rosa Atkinson, all of i Selma, and Mrs. H. J. Shoemaker, I of Kingsport, Tennesee. MOCK TRIAR THURSDAY NIGHT COURTHOUSE The mock trial to be given at the courthouse Thursday night will be given after the service at the Baptist church. This is the first time a mock trial has been staged here and there is considerable in terest in the event. Extra Poultry Car, 28th. Selma, April 18.—There will be an extra poultry car in Selma on Saturday, April 28th, This car is being put on to take care of the surplus poultry in the county and to give the poultry raisers the benefit of the better prices that prevail now. The next regular care is schedul ed for May 19th. - —.♦ - ■■ Visits In Waverly, Va. Mrs. R. C. Gillett is spending a few days with friends in Waverly, Va. Smith and son, David, and daugh ter, Edna Smith, of Beard; Mr. and Mrs. Thad Woodard, of Selma; Mr. Beverly Whitley, of Benson; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodall, of Asheboro; Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Par ker, Mr. and Mi's. Almond Parker, Mrs. Geneva Graves, and Mrs. Edith Putman, of Benson. - German-lrish Air Heroes Cross Atlantic A non-stop flight from Europe to North America, the nr-t ever made, was accomplished by Captain Hermann Koehl. chief pilot. Col. James Fitzmaurice and Freiherr Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld, who landed safely on Greenly Island in Belle Isle Straits, near Labra dor, in the Junkers monoplane Bremen. Lack of fuel caused by strong headwinds and fog made the landing on Greenly Island necessary Mil lions of people waited anxiously for news of them while their fate hung in the balance on Friday, April 13. Gastonia Chosen Golden Rule City Smithfield Gets Honorable Mention For Well Orga nized Appeal For Near East Relief -4 GASTONIA, April 23.—“Gas- : tonia is declared the Golden Rule City of America” in the national contest of campaigns in behalf of the Near East Relief orphans of Bible lands. This message was re- j ceived from the National judges who met in New York City to ex- ; amine thousands of reports of campaigns and appeals put over j during the fall and winter through- j out America. It came as a recog nition of the elaborate, unique, thorough and successful drive which was had in Gastonia and Gaston county for this great cause in the next to the final appeal for Near East Relief Orphans. A beautiful rug, a work of art, and made by the Near East Relief Or phans will be publicly presented at a great gathering in Gastonia some time in May. The contribu tions amounted to over $5,000—a thousand over the quota. Those who directed the appeal.1 were Rev. Geo. R. Gillespie, City, and County director; Rev. J. W. C. Johnson, City Chairman; R. L. Stowe, County Chairman; S. N. Boyce, Treasurer. The message states “other com munities in the Carolinas which made outstanding records, are: Darlington, S. C., second to Gas tonia, with Winston-Salem closely following. Well in the forefront in the nation were the appeals organized in New Bern, Smithfield, Concord, Charlotte, and Raleigh, N. C. In South Carolina the fol lowing were extraordinarily well put over, Rock Hill, Marion, Aiken, Columbia, Hartsville, Spartanburg, Cheraw, Chester, York, Charleston, Florence, Winnsboro. Since this “Golden Rule City of America” contest for the Near j East Relief was inaugurated in the fall of 1923ft the following cit ies have held this unique honor— j first, Chester, S. C., next Columbia,1 S. C., and the following year Ta comah, Washington, and a year! ago the honor went to Fresno, Cal ifornia. SERVICES CALLED OFF. This is to notify the public that there will not be any preaching at Barbour’s Chapel church this week as announced in last week's paper. Brother Tenny has gone home. J. Q. BAKER. TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS TO BE ON MAY 26TH. Mr. J. B. Benton, chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee, asks us to call attention to and correct an error in the time announced some time ago for the township conventions. The first announcement gave the date as Saturday, May 27, when it should have been Saturday, May 26th. These conventions will be held at two o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the township executive committees will be selected. Also delegates to the county contention to be held on June 7 will be chosen. Miss Etheridge Is Awarded Loving Cup ♦ Presented By Selma Kiwanis Club For Doing Most Good In 1928; Next Car Poultry April 28th SELMA, April 23.—At the reg- j ular meeting of the Kiwanis club i last Thursday evening Miss Mar garet Etheridge was awarded the loving cup for the year 1928 for doing the most good' for Selma during 1927. After briefly illus trating some of the good deeds Miss Etheiidge has done for hu- i manity during the past few years around Selma. George F. Brietz presented the cup. Miss Etheridge, in a few well spoken words, thank ed the citizens for conferring this honor upon her. A committee was appointed to j canvass the merchants of Selma for a donation towards buying a po- . tato grader to be used this spring for grading the large quantity of potatoes which is expected to be shipped. A meeting will be called for Tuesday evening, April 24 at 7:30 in the Kiwanis hall, for the purpose of the growers of potatoes and beans in this section to de-; cide for themselves in what way I they want these potatoes and beans to be marketed and to make some arrangements about buying con tainers to put these potatoes and beans in. The next car of live poultry will be shipped from the Southern Rail way freight station Saturday, Ap ril 28, and this is expected to be the largest shipment of poultry from Selma since hese shipments were iaugurated last year. Eight thousand pounds was shipped on April 14 for a total of $1900.00 and this action of shipping poultry on the part of the merchants of Selma and the Kiwanis club has been a great help to the farmers of this section. ♦ — DEMONSTRATION STYLES AND HOUSE FURNISHING Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, coun ty home demonstration agent, an nounces that during this week demonstrations in making slip cov ers and in summer styles will be held at four points in the county by Mrs. Ham, interior decorator, and Mrs. Dalton, style advisor, of Raleigh. These ladies are with Boylan-Pearce company, and they carry samples of materials to use use in their decorations. A demonstration will be held at Clayton today; at Benson on Wed nesday; At Kenly Thursday, and at Selma Friday. Mrs. Dalton, style advisor, will give suggestions as to commencement dresses, and will also demonstrate new textile painting. The public is invited to attend the demonstration nearest to them. TAKES PICTURES OF SCHOOL HOUSES Mr. J. B. Williamson, of Raleigh, of the state department of edu cation was in Johnston county last Wednesday and will be in the county again tomorrow taking photographs of the consolidated school buildings. The county sup erintendent will use these pictures in getting out his next report of the school system. Union Meeting At Thanksgiving Little River Baptist Union Meets Next Saturday and Sunday; Good Program Has Been Arranged Next Saturday and Sunday, a two-day meeting of the Little River Baptist Union will be held with Thanksgiving church. Mr. J. M. Richardson is moderator of this organization and Mr. J. R. Atkinson, clerk. The program starts Saturday morning at ten o’clock with a song and prayer service conducted by Eddy Parrish. Good speakers are on the program for each day, and the public is cordially invited. The program as scheduled is as follows: 10:00: Song and Prayer service by Eddy Parrish. 10:15: Roll Call, Reading of the Minutes and Business. 11:0: Sermon by Rev. Mr. Mason of Kenly. 12:00: Announcements and Din ner. Saturday Afternoon. 1:00: Song and Prayer Service by Rev. L. E. Godwin. 1:15: The Meaning of Church Membership; 1. Financial Obliga tions by Rev. Nevill Stancil; 2. Re lations to One Another, by Rev. Raleigh Sherron; 3. Christian Liv ing, by C. L. Batten. 3:00: Miscellaneous Business. 3:15: Adjournment. Sunday Morning. 9:45: Regular Sunday School Session. * pi*1 11:00: Sermon by Rev. S. W. Oldbam. 12:00: Offering for the Orphan age, Announcement and Dinner. 1:00: Song and Prayer Service, by Millard Johnson. 1:15: The Sunday School Teacher As a Soul Winner, by Rev. A. R. Creech. 1:45: Open Discussion. 2:00: The Need of Revival in Our Churches, by Rev. W. D. Stan cil. 2:45: Business. 3:00: Adjournment. BETTER HOMES CAMPAIGN GETS UNDER WAY Mrs. W. M. Sanders, chairman of the Better Homes Campaign for Johnston county, is formulating plans for better equipped homes. The first move in her campaign has been to appoint committees from each town in the county to invite the cooperation of all the merchants in displaying wares in their windows that will aid in the improvement of homes. Mrs. San ders expects to have these win dows judged and while there will be no prize awarded, a blue ribbon will be given to the most attrac tive window in each town. Mrs. Sanders called a meeting of her local committee in Smith field last night for a discussion of further plans in the campaign. Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, state home demonstration agent, is the state chairman of this campaign, while Mrs. Estelle Smith, district agent, is secretary. DR. C. C. MASSEY IS HONORED A distinct honor recently came to Dr. C. C. Massey, county health officer, in the award of a Fellow ship in public health work in the John Hopkins Medical School. This award by the Rockefeller Founda tion, which Dr. Massey declined on account of pressing duties, came through officials of the State Board of Health in recognition of his services as county health officer for the past three years. BENSON TO BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT The Dixie Jubilee Singers will be on the air at Raleigh Wed nesday night, April 25, from 8 until 9 o'clock. The program will consist ,«of the Benson high school orchestra, quartets by the high school boys and girls, and old fashioned fiddling and guitar music. Also the Thomas Brothers Quartet, who are evi dently known for their good singing, will be on the program. | Radio fans looking for some ! real good music should tune in | Wednesday night, the 25th. Candidate o. J. PETERSON Candidate for Commissioner ol Labor and Printing Graduate ot Teacher for 21 Wake Forest College; Years; Editor for IS Veers. Dr. Weigle To Hold Revival Here Soon Preaches Forceful Sermon At Methodist Church Sun day; Revival Services To Begin May 8th -« The Methodist congregation of this city had an unusual privilege Sunday morning in hearing Dr. Charles F. Weigle, of Florida, one of the general evangelists of the Southern Methodist church, deliver a forceful sermon from the text: “When he had seen their faith.” Dr. Weigle has just closed a three weeks’ meeting in Peters burg, Va., and en route to his home in Florida for a month’s vacation, he decided to stop in Smithfield and spend Sunday with Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, whom he knew in Tar I horo nine years ago where he con j ducted a union revival while Mr. | Earnhardt was pastor of the Meth j odist church at that place. Dr. j Weigle’s coming to Smithfield ! seems timely, for Mr. Earnhardt j has arranged with him to conduct | a series of meetings here begin i ning Tuesday night, May 8. Mr. | Earnhardt interested Selma people I in inviting Dr. Weigle to nold a series of meetings in Selma dur ing the next two weeks, prior to the revival here. The Baptist and Methodist congregations of Selma will hold a joint revival, the first service having been held last night. Dr. Weigle preached in Selma Sun day night at the Methodist church. Dr. Weigle had a very appre ciative audience Sunday morning as he discussed “Vicarious Faith,” the subject of his discourse. He de veloped the topic from four stand points—the faith a father had for the healing of his son, the faith a mother had for the healing of her daughter, the faith of a mas ter for his servant, and the faith of a man for his neighbor. His il lustrations of the results of a vi carious faith were striking. Preceding the sermon. Dr. Weigle sang as a solo, “Jesus I Come.” People in Smithfield and Selma are fortunate in having Dr. Weigle preach in a series of meetings. As a rule men of his type are not available for towns the size of these towns. NASH MAKES TRIP The parties who took the Nash sedan from the garage of A. M. Noble last Friday night, leaving same out on road without keys, if they don’t mind they might return keys to the Herald office and get reward. The car without the keys is no good. adv. Wife: “George, I want to see that letter.” Hubby: “What letter?” Wife: “That one you just open ed. I know by the handwriting it is from a woman, and you turned pale when you read it. Hand it here, sir!” Husband: “Here it is, dear. It is from your dressmaker.” “Your maid seems to be rather familiar with you.” “Yes, I put up with that from old servants; just think, she has been with us for more than a month.”—iLe Rire (Paris).—Ex. County Council Elects Officers Mrs. Ira C. Whitley Chosen President and Miss Minnie Bailey, Secretary The officers of seven home dem onstration clubs, representing ten communities of the county, at tended a business meeting in the farmers room of the courthouse here Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. At this meeting the County Council was re-organized, and Mrs. Ira C. Whitley, of the Pis gah club, was elected president. Miss Minnie Bailey, of the Cor bett-Hatcher club, was chosen as secretary. Other officers will be elected later. This organization will be known as the County Coun cil, and the general meetings at tended by other club members with the council will be known as the County Federation of Home Dem onstration clubs. The program Saturday afternoon included discussions of summer programs, summer camp, member ship, records, and work of leaders. The meeting closed with a helpful drill in parliamentary practice. After the program the meeting adjourned and those present at tended the county art exhibit, this being of especial inerest to the club members, who have recently been studying house furnishings. SMITHFIELD WINS DEBATE ON STUDENT GOVERNMENT Friday afternoon, the civics class of the Four Oaks high school were guests of the Smithfield civ ics class, the occasion being a debate between representatives of : the two classes, in which Smith j field was victorious. At the appointed hour the speak ers and class officials took their places on the rostrum in the school auditorium, and the contest J was on. Miss Mozelle Crumpler presided; Mansfield Creech was secretary, and Welmer Ryals was timekeeper. The secretary read the query which was as follows: Re ! solved that student government as practiced at the State University t should be adopted in the high j schools of North Carolina. Four Oaks had the affirmative side of the question and Smithfield | had the negative. Speakers on the affirmative were Miss Pauline Johnson, Pou Hockaday, and John Bandy; on the negative side were Corbin Young, James Stancil and Miss Dixie Johnson. The judges were Dr. C. C. Mas sey, Mr. Tron, and Mrs. T. J. Las siter. Very Much. Grover: “Don’t you find that a baby brightens up a household wonderfully?” Woman: “Yes, we have the elec tric lights going most of the time now.”—Progressive Grocer. His Equal. A traveler arriving in a hotel placed his new umbrella in the umbrella stand. A card attached to it read: “This umbrella belongs to a man who is able to deal a blow with a force of 250 pounds. He will return in ten minutes.” On his return he found in place of his umbrella a card which read: “This card belongs to a man who can make ten miles an hour. He will not return.”—Annapolis Log. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me—, We wurks night and day, For a good old landlord. The weevil bug gits us in June. We plants our craps on a hope of reward, And sells on de swink of do mooa.