ft 'i.- "S———5s5ssss5ssss=s====. Use Want Ads If you have anything: to sell a Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 34 Johnston County’* Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 Tell Your Friends If they don’t read the Herald they won’t see all the Johnston County happenings. ■ = ■ .. =--TZ&l SMITHFIELD, N. C.. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1928 $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Micro Boy Meets Horrible Death Elmer Woodruff, 14 Year Old Boy Is ICaught Under Log And Literally Crush ed to Death One of the most tragic happen ings ever to take place in the vi cinity of Micro was the accident Tuesday afternoon which caused the instant death of Elmer Wood ruff, fourteen year old son of Mr. Frank Woodruff. After school Tuesday afternoon, the young boy and his brother went to a new ground to pick up roots. They worked for a time, and then the brother went bo the house for a pitchfork to assist in moving the roots. While he was gone, Elmer sat down on a gum Jjg that was in a pile nearby and began rocking to and fro. The log on which he i was sitting, a log about 14 feet long and about 20 inches in di- 1 ameter, was kept from rolling down ^ slight incline by a smaller log, and the jostling of the boy loosen ed its hold, caught the boy under it and literally crushed the life out of him. It is said there was hardly a bone in his body that was not j broken. A little girl standing near- ! by was the only eye-witness. The accident saddened the entire j community where the young fellow was held in the highest esteem. He was a student in the Micro school, being a member of the ninth grade. He always stood near the head of his class. He was interested in | church work, being a member of Carter’s Chapel Baptist church where he was active in the Sunday school. He had the confidence of his elders as well as those of his own ago. The funeral was held Wednes day afternoon at Carter’s Chapel Baptist church, after which inter ment was made in the Woodruff family burying ground. The serv- j ice was conducted by Rev. Arthur j Creech. A very large crowd was present, the school turning out for I the funeral. The entire ninth grade ! and the faculty attended in a body. Members of his class acted as pall bearers. The bereaved family has the sympathy of the entire communi ty in this sorrow. SPEAKS TO CIVICS CLASS The teacher of the civic classes j in the local school, Mr. Kenneth Coates, has arranged for a series of vocational talks before his . classes during the next few weeks.; In fact they began some time ago with a talk on insurance by Mr. George Y. Ragsdale. Last Tues- 1 day Rev. D. E. Earnhardt spoke I to the classes on the ministry, its j possibilities as a vocation and from J the home mission standpoint. Mr., Edgar Watson will be the next ^ citizen to address the classes and he will present law as a vocation. ! Community Sing Sunday Afternoon , At courthouse at 3 o’clock. A choir of fifty voices. Singing will j consist of negro melodies, inter- j spersed with short addresses by; Prof. A. J. Taylor, principal of j Johnston County Training School,! and Prof. J. D. Reid, president of the Commercial Bank of Wilson. The public is invited to attend. Special seats for white friends. Admission free. REV. J. W. AIKEN, Baptist Pastor and REV. MR. MONOE, Pastor of j Methodist church, Promoters. 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 issu®. Frank Johnson recognized his name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer: mernss.trdncaltnpoesho New Baseball Idol Andy Cohen, star of the firs game of the season, who is takinj the place in the Giants team lef vacant by the trading of Roger Hornsby to the Braves. Thi: young inticldcr made 'em wild ove: nis snappy playing, and won th< opening game for the Giants. i: ' * 1 » 1 Fifty-Two Children At Pythian Home Two New Hoys Admitted Last Week; Home Is In j spected and Found Well UpI to State’s Average * CLAYTON, April 20.—Two tew boys were admitted to ;he Pythian Home here last week which brings the number of chil dren at the home up to fifty-two. rhis is possibly the largest num ber ever there at one time. The lew admissions are Harry Edward Spence and Walter Howard Spence from Canton. Mr. It. Eugene Brown, director iivisions of institutions of the State Board of Charities and Pub ic Welfare, with Miss Sara Dob •on and Miss Rebecca Cushing, di etitians, from the same depart nent, made a visit of inspection to the Pythian Home last Tuesday ind from reports submitted to the superintendent they found the Home being well managed and well up to the state's standards. The old Cable home on ONeil Street was badly damaged by fire ast Wednesday morning. The house was occupied by Mr. Wfn. F. Mor ris and family. None of the fam ly were at home when the fire )ccjiirred. Mrs. Morris and chlid >vere visiting in Burlington, and Mr. Morris went on a fishing trip lbout an hour before the fire was liscovercd. The contents were al most a total loss. The fire was liscovered about four o’clock. Its )rigin is unknown. The date of presentation of the episode “Electricity” which was >iven by Clayton talent as a part )f the pageant at the Eastern Car olina Exposition at Goldsboro has oeen set for Frdiay night, April 27. rhe big stage at the school audi torium will be fitted up to stage the episode in a manner to bring out every detail as planned by its author and the same beautiful cos tumes will be used. In addition to the pageant, other interesting fea tures are being planned for the j occasion including a selected pro- j gram by the Clayton High School j Quartette. Clayton’s queen at the, exposition, Miss Virginia Gillespie,! will be presented from the stage in the costume that she wore at Goldsboro. These and other fea tures are being planned which will make the occasion one to be re membered and enjoyed. Remember the date ar.d be there. Tho pro ceeds from the sale of tickets will go to the fund for stocking the pub lic library. Mrs. Willis Hardee, of the Bap tist Center section, was shopping in Clayton Tuesday morning. Mrs. R. W. Mitchell returned a few days ago from a visit to rela tives at Greensboro. Mrs. Lula Branham spent a short while in Smithfield Wednes day morning. Mrs. W. J. Payne and little sons, Much Interest In Four Oaks Revival Rev. William V. Stuart I s: Preaching Stirring Sermons; —Day Service Is Held Up I Town Four Oaks is being stirred as t has not been before in years by he preaching of Rev. William V. Stuart, conference evangelist, who s conducting a revival at the Meth >dist church in Four Oaks. This is the second week of the revival and the crowds have con tinued to grow at each service. The minister began having his lay service at the church at ten o’clock in the morning, but the at tendance not being what was de sired, the place for holding the momfng service was changed to Mr. Adams’s store uptown and now large crowds are there every morning at 9:45. Two-thirds of the1 morning congregation are said to be composed of men. At this serv ice, Rev. A. L. Brown, pastor of the Baptist church, leads the sing ing. Each evening, the spacious Methodist church is filled to hear 'he ringing messages delivered by Mr. Stuart. His sermons are the subject of conversation on the streets, and good results of the preaching are already being mani fested. Mr. Hardee, a member of the Four Oaks school faculty, con ducts the singing at the evening hour. The Methodist pastor, Rev. E. D. Dodd, extends a cordial invita tion to folks all around Four Oaks to attend these services. WATCH SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS IN SPRING SANATORIUM, April 26.— These lovely, warm spring1 days, do you tire so easily that it takes all of the pleasure out of the re turning spring season? Are you losing weight, not much, but just a little under par? Bothered with indigestion, so much so that you don’t enjoy spring vegetables? Did you have a cold last winter, or early this spring, and has the cough hung on? If you have any or all of these symptoms you may have tuberculosis. Don’t dismiss that tired feeling, that slight loss of weight, the in digestion, the cough, too easily. Early tuberculosis often begins with either or all of these sym ptoms. Delay in tuberculosis means advanced disease and ultimate death. For even with modern meth ods for the “cure” of the disease, advanced tuberculosis is not cur able. Early tuberculosis is one of the most easily cured of all the major diseases mankind is heir to. If you’re easily tired, losing weight, have indigestion, a cough that hangs on, don’t hesitate, go to a good physician at once. When you have gone to him insist upon a thorough physicial examination, including your chest. If the doctor tells you that you have tubercu losis obey whatever instructions for the cure of your disease that he gives you. In that way you will cheat the tuberculosis death rate of one more victim, and save your own life. Presbyterian Services. Wildwood at 11: a. m. Sermon by Rev. L. Smith, Dedication of church. Flower's Mission at 3: p. m. Sermon by Rev. L. Smith, pub lic cordially invited. Presbyterian Services. Presbyterian services Smithfield Sunday night at eight o’clock, ser mon by pastor followed by congre gational meeting. No morning service. Minter and John, left last Sunday for an extended visit to her old home in Chatham county, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Weisner Farmer and mother, Mrs. A. J. Farmer, motored to Winston-Salem last Wednesday for a few days* visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gulley and children and Mr. Newton Gulley, of Nashville, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Godwin. Messrs. R. T. Priddy, W. L. Bigelow and Misses Elizabeth Priddy and Snoddy returned to their home at Keysville, Va, last Tuesday after spending a few days here with Mrs. C. W. Carter; Another Case Smallpox Here Second Case Develops at Cot ton Mill This Week; Dr. Makes Makes Statement 1 Not long: ago, a case of small pox developed at the Ivanhoe Cot-i ton M,ill, and Tuesday another J ease developed. Milton Capps, an employe of the Mill is the second small pox patient. Mr. Honeycutt, after the first case was diagnosed urged the vaccination of the Mill population, but now he is requir ing the employes of the mill to be vaccinated, and stronjfly urging all others in that section to take the precaution of being vaccinated, in order that an epidemic of the disease may be avoided, if possible Dr. C. C. Massey, County Health officer, who is in charge of the situation, makes a statement in regard to small pox vaccination, what it is, who should receive it, and the care of the “take,” that is timely and which should be read certainly by all who have not been made immune to the disease. ,Dr. Miassey’s, .statement is as follows: '“Smallpox vaccination is an established scientific fact, a safe, simple procedure, and a sure pro tection against smallpox which . lasts for a very long tme. “Young and old alike should re- < ceive it at least once and there i would be no more smallpox. Vac- ; cination is one of the few out- ■ standing achievements of medical science, and is recognized by all . intelligent thinking people as the . only sure and lasting protective 1 measure to be taken against small- i pox. The fact that there has been ! more of this disease in the state n recent months is due to gross ■ legligence on the part of both the , public and health officials, for in i i community or state where no ] serious outbreak has occurred for . i number of years public opinion ; )ocomes negligent and even indif- ; ’erent to the need for protection. “A small portion of vaccine is • placed on the clean skin of the 1 apper arm and left to dry. In about i live days a small sore forms. This, j s the way the vaccine gets inte left off. Experience proves that \ hey aggravate rather than help, ] ind most so called “bad arms” ire due to irritation from shields or other common interferences. 3ne application of tincture of odine over the vaccinated area ibout the sixth day is beneficial. 'Jo other treatment is reecomend *d or advisable. “Finally, it should be remem >ered that the method used to day s considerable better in all res pects from the stand point of the ndividual, that to be of benefit to he person there must be a “take” vith possibly some inconvenience ?or a day or two, and it should be comforting to realize that one suc cessful vaccination protects (gainst smallpox many years and )ften for a period of life.” KENLY LADIES HEAR NEGRO SPIRITUALS KENLY, April 26.—In response :o invitations from J. H. Skin ner, principal of the colored school, a group of ladies visited the school an Friday afternoon and spent an enjoyable hour listening to negro spirituals sung by the students. The visitors were impressed with the ease, freedom, and natural abandon with which the students interpreted these songs. They ex pressed their interest in this dis tinctive contribution of the negro race and urged the students to cul tivate their talent along this line. A short talk by Mrs. J. M. Wool ard, Jr., on values in life was lis tened to with interest. Among other things Mrs. Woolard stress ed the value of an education and said that the successful man is he who works, who keeps plodding on while others sleep. Other visitors were called upon and they respond ed with a few remarks. Dr. Kerr Speaks On Public Health Reveals Startling Facts In Ad dress at Kiwanis Luncheon; Sees Need Sanitary Medi cal Officer Decidedly the most impressive j address that has been delivered be- ; fore the Kiwawlans this year was ■ the public health address by Dr. i A. H. Kerr of Wayne county and Goldsboro Board of Health yester day at the regular weekly lunch- | con. Dr. Kerr spoke on the need of a sanitary medical officer to guard the health of the people of Smithfieltf and Johnston county. ‘You have a great county/' said the speaker, “but you are not do ing nearly enough to protect your people from the fly and mosquito pests, and you are doing practical ly nothing to see that your people ire getting good fruits, good milk md good meats.” Diphtheria, tu berculosis and scarlet fever can -ome from bottles that are im broperly handled by dairymen. »***«»« me ooiues are not properly sterilized they act as carriers of :hese diseases. Cows that are in jected with tuberculosis germs are xften found in herds that are sup flying milk for the people to Irink. The speaker told of an in cident that has come under his ob ;ervation. A man, his wife and hree daughters started in the lairy business. They bought a car oad of dairy cattle that were not >roperly inspected and started heir dairy. In a year one of the laughters was ill of tuberculosis. Vfter three years the mother died i victim of this dread disease. The hree daughters are in tuberculosis lanitoriums and the aged father tilled himself in a fit of despair. In mother case Dr. Kerr stopped an >ld man who was infected with iyphillsi and tuberculosis from tarting a dairy. “How many peo >le who would have died if that >ld man had gotten into the dairy >usiness nobody knows,” said the speaker. “I am telling you these hings to arouse you to think about his -whole question of public lealth and to get your fine coun y to awake to its responsibilities n this matter.” “Frui and meat are two other hings that should be inspected for he good of the consumer,” said )r. Kerr. He then told of a girl vho met her death from syphillis. j’here was no trace of syphillis in ler family and her character was :ood. After careful investigation t was found that she had been requently to a fruit store nearby ier school and purchased fruit. ?he proprietor was a foreigner riio had syphillis and he had been pitting on his apples and ‘shining’ hem to make them look good. His nouth was full of syphillis sores >nd the germs were rubbed all ver the apples from the process f ‘shining’ them. The result was he death of the girl. “Watch your pools of water for riggletails which will become mos uitoe«, and burn and get out of he way all filth so that maggots rill not form flies,” was the ad ice of the speaker. “Be sure you lean up the filth and get rid of he pools of water around your •wn place and then help your leighbor get rid of his.” The speaker made a fine im iression on his audience. •'IRE SALE TO BE HELD IN GOLDSBORO N. J. Edwards had the misfor une to have a fire in his store at Toldsboro, next to Woolworth’s .tore, a few days ago and is now >reparing for a big fire sale to be rin Saturday, April 28, for tho >eriod of 10 days, in order to re nodel the store. Now will be the exact time to >uy your trunks, hand bags, suit :ases, wardrobe trunks and all cinds of diamond rings, watches, jocke-t and wrist watches. All cinds of jewelry, sporting goods 'or school commands and .gradua ion classes, vacation presents at ess than one-half manufacturing mce. You cannot afford to miss his opportunity to visit this sale, \pril 28. The store will be closed all this veek until Saturday, April 28, for he purpose of marking down roods for this sale. Whiskey Cases In Recorder’s Court ——♦— Seven of Ten Cases Tried Had to Do With Violation of Prohibition Laws Only a few cases were tried in Recorder’s court this week. The folio-wing; were disposed of on Tuesday and seven of the ten cases were for violation of the prohibi tion laws: Robert Whitley was sent to the roads for 00 days and taxed with the cost for violating; the prohibi tion law. John B. Jernigan was charged with careless and reckless driving and for violation of the prohibition law. Upon being convicted he was fined $10 and required to pay the cost. For possession and transporta tion, Teeny Jemigan was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. Frank Young was convicted of possession and transportation of whiskey. He was fined $10 and tax ed with the cost. J. D. McLamb was convicted of possession of beer. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of cost. Prayer for judgment was contin ued upon the payment of the cost in the case against A.' O. Lee, charged with possession of whis key. Earl Starling was found guilty . of posssession and transportation, j He was sentenced to the roads for j twelve months and fined $100. The j road sentence is to be suspended | upon condition that the defendant does not violate the prohibition law j in any form or manner whatever , during the next two years. Dennis Narron was found guil ty of assault. He was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. He gave no tice of appeal. Richard Game, a white farmer, was convicted of abandonment and non-support, and was sentenced to the roads for 30 days. The road sentence is to be suspended upon condition that the defendant pay to his wife and children $15 per month. On the failure to pay this amount capias is to issue and the defendant is to be sent to the roads. Walter Horton was charged with giving a worthless check. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of the check and the cost of the. action. DEATH OF R. A. BAILEY. The de-ath of my dear father, A. R. Bailey, occurred on Easter Sun day morning, April 8. I hated to give him up but God knew best and took him away from us. His will be done and not ours. Father had been in feeble health for about two years but did not give up until about two weeks before he died. He bore his suffering with pa tience. Much of the time he was unconscious but by his pitiful groans I knew he was suffering. None could tell how father was suffering, for he could not tell us. All that kind physicians and lov ing friends could do seemed to be done but nothing could stay the icy hands of death. He seemed to pass away very easily. Father broke up housekeeping about two years ago after a spell of sickness. His health was bad and he had no one to look after him, so he made his home with me. I cannot tell anyone how much I miss him. His place is vacant in my home; his voice can’t be, heard, and I can’t see father by the fire side or when I go to eat. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Henry Renfrow in j our home, after which the deceas- j ed was laid to rest in the family graveyard at his old home place. He leaves to mourn his loss three sons and two daughters: Dele ware, Jefferson and Spain Bailey, Endy Narron and Savannah God win, besides a host of grandchil dren, neighbors and friends. I wish to thank our many friends and neighbors who were so will ing to lend their helping hand dur ing father’s sickness. I also thank our friends for the beautiful flow ers. I hope God will bless every one that was so kind and good. Written by a daughter, SAVANNAH GODWIN. — » Aim for a goal you have some chance of realizing. Tractor Turns Over And Injures Driver --.t. -- j!The Old Boy Ilimse fl ffc * Y ,^5gg~™«gf Here's Mike Ready, who was ; playing baseball before most of us were born. Ready has the distinc- j tion of being the oldest living pro- i fessional baseball player in the | United States. He started in 1872 ! with the Elgin Club. Now he’s at j Los Angeles playing a role in .a baseball motion picture. Clayton Girls Organize Club Third Junior Woman’s Club In Johnston rCounty; Offi cers Elected at Initial: ■ Meeting. 1 - -j -♦ CLAYTON, April 26.—On Tuesday evening, April 17, i a group of young ladie3 of the I town at the request of the Worn-1 an’s club met at Rotary Hall, j There they were entertained with a most delightful three course ! dinner after which the real object of the meeting was presented by j Mrs. Hugh A. Page. This object was the organization of a junior j Woman’s club in Clayton. The na ture of a junior club was present- | ed to the girls from all angles by ; Mrs. Page and Mrs. B. A. Hocutt and after only a brief discussion i it was decided to organize. The following officers were elect- j ed: president, Miss Annie Ellis; i vice-president, Miss Bernice Gur-1 ley; secretary, Miss Iris Duncan; f treasurer, Miss Ashta Durham; press reporter, Miss Iris Yelving-1 ton. Mrs. Hugh A. Page had al ready been appointed by the sen ior Woman’s club as leader. This is the third junior Wom an’s club to be organized in John ston county, Kenly and Selma hav ing already organized. These three Johnston county clubs are the first in our district. Clayton girls have long felt the need of such an organization and if one would judge by the interest shown it will do most successful work and be not only a benefit to the girls themselves but to the i* entire community. There were nine teen charter members. The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening, April 24 with I Miss Anne Cooke. FINE INTEREST SHOWN IN REVIVAL AT BAPTIST. The churches of Smithfield have shown a splendid interest in the revival services now being con ducted at the Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. S. L. Morgan, j The midweek prayer meetings were called off and next Sunday night the several congregations will worship at the Baptist church. The crowds have been good at each service. No day service is held, but each evening at 7:45, the song servicew hich precedes the sermon begins. Mr. H. B. Smith, jf Clayton, who is wll known here I having been in former; revival meetings here, is conducting tho singing. His saw solos and his vo cal solos have been enjoyable fea tures of the services each evening. The pastor, Rev. S. L. Morgan, is preaching earnest sermons, and is doing personal work that is sure to have results. Mr. Millard Smith Is In Local Hospital With Broken Hip: Other News From Bentonville 1*4 BENTONVILLE, April 26.—Mr. Millard Smith happened to a very serious accident last Saturday when the tractor which he was driving turned over on him, break ing his hip. He wfis immediately taken to the Johnston County Hos pital for medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beasley and children attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs Sallie Whitfield, last Friday afternoon. The funeral was conducted from the home by Rev. R. A. Adkins, of the Chris tian church at Goldsboro. Mrs. Whitfield was sixty-five years of age, and had been in feeble health for several years. She leaves a husband and many relatives and friends to mourn their loss. She was a member of Selah Christian church. mr. dames noiuer mea in a Fayetteville hospital last Tuesday morning:. Mr. Holder had been suf fering with cancer of the stomach for a long time, but bore his suf fering with a great deal of pa tience. The funeral was conducted from the home on Wednesday aft ernoon. He was a member of Mill Creek Christian church. On Sunday, April 15, the chil dren of Mr. J. M. Beasley gave him a surprise birthday dinner at hisf home at Bantonville*.Notwith standing the rain the children and grandchildren were all present as follows: Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Beas ley and five children, of Benton v'ille; Mrs. Mattie Stepheneon and two children, of McCnllers; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Beasley, of Smith field; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Casey, and two children, of Wayne coun ty; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beasley and four children, of Lumberton. Mr. Beasley is one of our oldest citizens, this being his seventyfifth oirthday. We hope for him many nore such occasions. Rov. Paul C. Southard, of Duke University, and Misses Ethel Mor gan and Mary Harper, of Atlan tic Christian College, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Nor nan Langston. Rev. Mr. Southard preached at Mill Creek Sunday norning and night. Mrs. S. D. Langston is critically 11 in a hospital in Goldsboro where die was taken last Saturday. Her nany friends hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. M. O. Lee and family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee, of Mi uni, Fla., visited relatives in our section last week. Miss Annie Dunn has returned lome after visiting her sister, Mrs. E. E. Williams in Rocky Mount. She was accompanied home by Mr. ind Mrs. E. E. Williams and little son, Edgar, Jr. Mrs. Della Barefoot and children of Newton Grove, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bass. Notice Of Family Reunion There will be a family reunion at the Moore Woodall place on Sunday May 6. Everyone is cordi ally invited to come and bring a well filled basket. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— 0c publicans haz 2 twins dey sho iz proud uv—one’s name is hi tax and to’ther iz lo cotton.