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47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1929
SIX PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 70
Princeton Negro
'<• Shoots Another
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; Casco Holt Fires at Dock
» Wison From Ditch and In
flicts Serious Wounds
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PRINCETON, Aug. 26.—Satur
day might about nine o’clock a
negro naaned Dock Wilson was
shot and seriously .wounded by an
other negro named Casco Holt.
The weapon used was a shotgun.
The negro Casco Holt had hid
himself in a ditch near Dock Wil
son’s home and was waiting for
the Wilson negro to come home.
Dock Wilson and has wife and -girl'
and Frank Joyner had been up*
town and were returning. They
were (walking in the street and
within ten feet of the ditch, when
Casco Holt raised u<p and tired
.the shot then ran away. This was
also within a few feet of the.
colored church and they were hav
ing services in the church. This
church is on the second block »n |
rear of iMr. iLedibetter’s store.
The negro Caso Holt lives in the
western section of .town, a dis
tance of about five blocks from
the scene of the shooting. AH
the parties saw and knew the man
who lired the shot.
W. B. Braswell, deputy sheriff,
and a (party of men captured the
negro thirty-five imdnutes later
at a point one and a half miles
from town. He was making his
way through the wo-ods and fields
toward where he has a (brother in
the country. He was carried .; to
jail. The wounded man was car
ried to the Johnston County Flos
Pit«l. . * * f
The negro, Casco Holt, has a
bad record, being charged with
many cases of chicken stealing and
having a notorious bootleg record.
Two hours before this shooting,
Officer Braswell had seized a few
gallons of whiskey which this
negro was seen to carry a'nd hide
in the rear of the colored school
building. Some think that this
was possibly the cause of the
shooting, but the Wilson negro
denies 'hawing anything to do with
the report on which the liquor
was seized.
BOY OF 3 FALLS IN WELL
BUT IS SAVED UNHUItT
GREEiNVlLLE, S. C., Aug. ‘13.
—'Rescued from a well in whica
there was eight feet of water,
the three-year-old grandson of
Mrs. Kate Gardner of this city
was reported today to be none
the worse for the experience.
The little boy and his mother
were looking at the water when
the boy jerked loose, and slip
ped into the well. The mother’s
cries brought a number of men,
and Young Deniton, one of the
men who had come up, placed
a rope around his body and vas
quickly lowered.
Denton found the boy with his
feet, placed him in a bucket and
had him pulled to the top.
...COLORED WOMAN DIES
AT ADVANCED AGE
“Aunt" Gracie Smith, vho
would have been 97 years of age
had she lived until November,
died Wednesday night at the
home of her son-in-law, William
Sullivan. “Aunt” Gracie had been
in her usual health until a few
days before her death. She wa-s
the mother of the late Hency
Junius Smith, a well known negro
in Smithfleld. She was an old'
time darkey, and was born in
slavery. i ( J®:
Miss Josephine Clark, a repre
sentative of the children’s Home
Society of Greensboro, spent a
feiw days here last week in the
intercist of her work.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
fleld or Johnston. County, and
M the one deciphering their
same and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald mhce,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
must be called for before the
following issue.
(Edward Edmundson deciph
ered his name.
TODAY’S TANTALIZER
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IhALLIE JOHNSON IS
RELEASED UNDER BOND
. Haillie Johnson, the 17-year
old son o-f J. H. Johnson o<f this
city, who was placed in jail on
Saturday, August 16, following
an alternation over a plumbing
job over which H. tf. Morgan,
superintendent of the city water
[and light department was serious
ly injured, was released last Sat
urday after he gave a $1,000
bond. Mr. Morgan has been in
the hospital here since he was
hurt more than a week ago, but
is now reported to be improving.
He was able to sit up yesterday.
At first it was thought the ac
cident might prove fatal and young
Johnson was held in jail without
ifctaH. A hearing will be had, in the
mayor's court as soon as Mr. Mor- ;
gap is able testify
Negro Boy Found
Dead On Elevator
Night Watchman at Planters
Warehouse Pound Body
About Eight o’clock Fri
day Night
The five or six year old boy of
I Adeline MkrCjoy, oolonad, was
found dead in the Planters ware
house here Friday night about 8
o'clotck, and the indications are
that the boy’s neck was broken
as he took a ride in the elevator
located in the grading rooms of
the warehouse.
The .boy’s mother grades to
bacco at the warehouse, and Fri
day afternoon when she went
home to cook supper, she is said
to have left her two older chil
dren at the warehouse to finish
tying seme tobacco. Later she
sent the little boy who was killed
to summon them to supper. The
two older children returned home
and reported that their brother
was going somewhere else. The
mother thought him safe and went
to church. It Was not until after
the sermon preached by the sev
enteen year old evangelist, Char
lie Hodges, when the death of the
boy was announced, . that she
knew of the tragic occurrence.
The body of the boy was found
by J. S. Benson, nightiwatchman
at the Planters warehouse. The
elevator which should have been
down on the first floor, was found
up at the third floor and the
boy’s body was partly on the Land
ing and partly hanging between
tilt elevator and the floor. Evi
dently the boy had got on the
elevator and in some way had re
leased it.
Only a- short while ago, Mrs.
D. J. Thurston, county welfare
officer, had 'been to the ware
house checking the children who
were there, and had cautioned
them to stay away from the ele
vator.
The county coroner was notified
Friday night, but when he arriv
ed an inquest was not deemed nec
essary.
Mr. Simon Barnes Passes.
K„nly, Aug. 26. — After an
illness of two weeks, Mr. Simon
Barnes died at his home near
town on Monday, August 20 at
four o’clock. Funeral services were I
conducted toy Rev. 'C. Logan Lan-1
drum of the Presbyterian church. '
Mr. Barnes is survived by his j
■wife and seven children. The chil
dren are: Mrs. Charlie Hooks and
Mrs. Sidney Overman, of Kenly;
Mallie Barnes, of Pensgrove, N.
J.; Mr. Elmer Barnes, of San
Diego, Calif.; Budatt Barnes and
Vernon Barnes. A 'brother, Willard
Baines, of Kenly; two sisters,
Mrs. Polly Hicks and Henrietta
Barnes, of Kenly, also survive.
Tlie hymns were sung toy Mrs. H.
M. Grizzard, Rev. Jam H. Friz
elle, Mrs. Katie M. Hooks ami Mr.
A. J. Broughton.
Evangelist in Meeting
Princeton, Aug. 26.—Commenc
ing Thursday, August 29, the
noted evangelist singer and choir
leader, Mr. Dewey L. Manessr will
toe in the meeting at the Metho
dist church here. The pastor, Rev.
J. D. Stott, will do the preaching.
Mr. Maness has given full time to
evangelistic work for the past sev
eral yearB after having talken spec
ial religious training at Duke Uni
Iversity and further preparation in
music at Moody Bible Institute.
Four Oaks Loses
Valuable Citizen
J. H. Williams Dies of Injur
ies Received In. Automo
bile Accident on July 21
FGU\R OAKS’, Aug\ 26.—Our
entire tcwn and eoirninmmifcy were
deeply saddened Saturday a week
ago when it was learned that Mr.
J. R. Will fauns had passed into
the Great Beyond. Anxiety con
cerning his serious condition had
become both widespread and un
u&U&Siy. great since he was struck
and knocked down by an automo
bile on July 21.
Mr. Willi aims was the oldest son
| of Mr. and Mrs. Wright Williams
who lived near here. He was born
| August 31, 1870, thus lacking ‘only
a (few days of being fifty-nine
years of age.
On April 3, 1894, he was mar
ried to Miss Martha Massengill,
who also lived near town. To this
union eight children were born,
two of whom had already pre
ceded Mr. Williams to the
grave. Those who survive are: R.
A. Williams, of Roanoke Rapids;
Mrs. E. A. Roddy, of Charlotte;
Lester, Neiwitt, Woodrow and
Miss Lillie Williams, all of Four
Oaks.
Besides these six children, Mr.
Williams leaves his devoted wife,
three sisters, Mrs. N. H. Camp
bell, of Buie’s Creek, Mesdames
Malissa Thompson and Sue Eason,
of Smithfield, one brother, Mr.
Mil laid Williams oif the Hopewell
section, and numerous other near
relatives.
One of the largest crowds ever
attending a funeral here was pres
ent at the last rites held at the
residence of Mr. Williams on Sun
day afternoon, a week ago. The
funeral services were conducted by
Elder Pierce of Princeton. The
choir sang “We Shall Sleep,’*
“Rock of Ages” and “Jesus Lover
of My Soul.”
Amid a concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends interment,
was .made at the Lassiter grave
yard near town. The unusually
beautiful and numerous floral de
signs attested the popularity ' A
high esteem in which the de
ceased was held. The active pall
bearers were: Messrs. W. J. Ba
ker, J. A. Creech, W. J. Lewis.
William Keene, J. W. Sanders and
D. P. Spell. Honorary pall beav
ers were: Messrs. John, Jake,
Ezra, Jodie and Preston Massen
gill, brothel's-in-law of the de
ceased, and Mr. E. A. Roddey, son
in-law of Mr. Williams. Flowers
were carried by Mesdames Alton
Miassengill, Jesse Stanley, Bar
ham Creech, Jefferson Lassiter,
and Miss Annie Ford of this
place, and Mesdames Joe Withers
and Lloyd Donkel, of Charlotte,
sisters of Mr. Williams’ son-in
law, Mr. Roddy.
un July zi air. w imams .iao
seen down the highway toward
Benson and was returning home
when he was struck by a car
jriven by Mr. P. W. West of Ld
lington. The blow was sufficient t<’
knock him down and partly crush
one side and break several ribs.
He was taken to the hospital by
Mr. West and remained there un
til three days before his death
here on August 17. His condi
tion was considered serious from
the first, however, he improved
slightly and sat up in a rolling
chair some before leaving the
hospital. He was conscious until
his death.
^For nearly twenty years Mr.
Williams was an ardent and loyal
member of the Primitive Baptist
church here. Although feeble in
health during the last few years
he attended church services mote1
lthan the average church member.
He was a quiet, unassuming man
who went about his daily tasks
as a merchant in an irreproach
able planner. His was the life
'which was an example of the
adage, “actions speak louder than
|words.” His was the daily living
known for honesty, truthfulness
and right. His was also the life
that bespoke kindness and devo
tion to family as is seldom ex
j ceeded anywhere. A Christian
gentleman and an upright citizen
| fittingly describe him and sum
pi arize his life as no other words
can.
A Good One—To Pass Up
— By Albert T,‘Reii
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Johnston Co. Club
Girls Go To Camp
About 30 Girls Left This
Morning for White Lake In
Company With the County
Home Agent and Others
About thirty 4-H club girls of
Johnston county left here this
morning for White Lake where
they will enjoy their annual
L*amp. They were accompanied l>\
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, county
home agent, Mrs. Katie Hooks of
Kenly, Mrs. Reid Adams of Four
Oaks, and Miss Nonie Johnson,
principal of the Gorbett-Hatcher
school.
A worth while program has
been planned for the rest of the
week. Recreational features will
be a part of the program which
will be given jointly with the
Cumberland county cluib girls who
ai-e also at White Lake this week.
Miss May Sevan will be recrea
tion director.
Friday will be Visitor's Day and
the home folks of the girls and
others will be given a cordial wel
come.
The number of girls wishing to
attend camp this year exceeded
the capacity of the cottages rent
ed, and a group of girls will be
at White Lake next week with
the women's camp.
Demonstration classes will be
in progress each day. The time is
planned to include both work and
play.
Those from a distance to at
tend Mr. Williams’ funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. David Lassiter.'
Misses Carrie Lee Lassiter and!
Annie Massenigill, of Raleigh; Mr.
and Mrs., Ezra -Massenigill, of Clay !
ton; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Williams
and family, Messrs. G. W. and B. |
N. Stanley, and Mr. Pruden aid'
family, of Roanoke Rapids; Mes
dames Sue Eason and Malissa
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Creech, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood
ard, of Smithfield; Mrs. N. H.
Campbell and Mr. I. J. Blackman,
of Buie’s Creek; Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Upchurch and Mr. P. W.
West, of Lillington. Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Withers, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Donkel and Mr. W. D. Roddy, of
Charlotte; and Mr. and Mrs. Jod'e
Massengifl, of Gastonia.
The sympathy of our town and
adjoining community is extend'd
to the sorrowing relatives, espec
ially to Mrs. Williams and fam
ily.
j Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gaskin
and little daughter, Marguerite,
spent Sunday afternoon in Ral
eigh with Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
I Vinson.
KAlfM HOAR!) WILL ASSIST
IN MARKETING OF C OTTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24._An
agreement to lend cotton market
ir.!£ associations between $5,000,
000 and $10,000,000 to help fi
nance the movement of this year’s
announced recently by
tlhe federal Farm Board.
This was the fourth such agrow
|menJt made public by the board.
I Shortly aifter its organization, an '
emergency loan of $.‘100,000 was!
made to Florida fruit growers to
,hcfP them fight the Mediterran
ean fruit fly. Yesterday the board
made known its decision to ler.a
$0,000,000 to raisin growers and '
an undetermined sum to fresh '
■grape producers of Ca-lifornia. I
To Get More.
Cotton cooperatives are already
abie to borrow from federal in
1 vmcdiate credit banks up to 65
per cent of the value of cotton,
•the board said in announcing its
mcst recent loan, and the purpose
cf the new loan is t<o enable them
to get an additional 25 per cent I
Thus, cotton growers will be able
t(o borrow up to 90 per cent of;
the definite value of their crops j
as fixed by a hedging transaction j
in the future market.
The board , placed no limit on 1
jdthe amount to be loaned for this
.purpose, but e&timlated the total
•at between $5,000,000 and $10,- j
000,000.
“The effect of the secondary
loans by the Federal Farm
1 Beard will be to permit the co
operative associations to make
1 final settlement with the member
growers when they desire to sell
I their cotton without forcing that
: cotton onto the market when buy
ars' may already be over-supplied,
explained Commissioner Williams
Orderly Marketing.
The ten per cent of value not
leaned by the intermediate credit
banks and the board can be sup
plied from the capital reserve of
the cooperatives themselves, Wil
liams said, allowing the farmer
in distress to receive full pay
for his crop without dumping it
into the open market.—'United
Press.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Calais. ]
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Peck ar.fi i
family, of Atlanta, Ga., are spend- i
ing a few days in the city v/lth j
Mt. and Mrs. A. M. Calais. Mr. |
Peck, who is the Southern dis
trict manager of Grigsby-Grun uw
company, manufacturers of the
Majestic radio, while en route to
Chicago arranged for a confer
ence with Mr. D. Carlton Stephen
son, who is territorial supervisor
| for Majestic in North Carolina
and Virginia.
Visitors From Savannah.
Misses Pearle Olive and Luci12
Harvey, of Savannah, Ga., spent
last week with Miss Charity Al
len near Benson.
Graf Completes
Pacific Voyage
Lands at Los Angeles Yes
terday Morning; First Non
Stop Flight Across Pacific
■Municipal Airport, Los Angeles,
Aug. 26.— Completing the third
le'£ 0|t its •round-the-world flight,
the dirigible Graf Zeppelin land
ed here at 5:00 a. m. today, 78
hours, 58 minutes after it left
Tokyo. The first non-stop flight
across the Pacific thus became a
matter of history.
A well organized ground crew
made short work of the land and
the dirigible’s nose was lashed to
a 60 feet flooring ma,st to mark
the completion of 10,800 mile® f
its world flight.
The first non-stop a inf light
across the Pacific ocean achieved
in three da>jss and seven hours
was less than one-third the time
the fastest trans-Pacific liners
cross the ocean between Japan
and Seattle, Wash.
•Sixty persons made the voy
age, forty-one in the crew, and
nineteen passengers. The final leg
■of the circumnavigation voyage
will be tj Lakehurst, N. J., some
2,500 males, and will be started
within thirty-six or forty-eight
•hours.
Alter circling the city tor near
ly five hours waiting for the sun
rise to light it's way to the moor
ing mast, the ship nosejl gently
down and her spider lines were
seized by a contingent of marines
and sailors. Troops of the Cali
fornia National Guard immediate
ly marched onto the field, from
:r.g a human chain around the
sky conqueror (luring the mooring
work.
Six naval planes, circled over
head as. the big silvery ship came
to earth.
The nose of the newest trans
pacific liner touched the mooring
mast at 5:35 a. m.
The first word from the pas
sengers of the Zeppelin was from
Lady Grace Drummond Hay of
London.
“I am so glad to be back in
America,” she said.—Associated
Press.
Fine Cluster of Pears.
•Miss Annie Miyiatt sent the
Heralkl office lasit week a fine
cluster of pears. On one limb |
there are eight pears of uniform 1
size.' It is an unusual looking
jibunclh and when they aro fully
| ripe the Herald force expects to
jhave a feast. Many thanks to
'Miss Myatt for the pear®.
Johnstonians Visit
Test Farm In S. C.
Find South Carolinians Poi
son For Boll Weevil; Ex
periments on Coker Farm
Proves Interesting;
Mr. J. Rufus Creech, of the
Bpogden section, one of Johnston
county’s biggest and best farmers
returned last week from a visit
to test farms in South Carolina,
fully convinced that if Johnst%n
county fanners continue to grow
cotton they must plant a smaller
acreage which shall have inten
sive cultivation, and they must
-poison for boll weevH. These
methods, thinks Mr. Creech, will
mean a larger yield of the fleecy
staple per acre.
Mr. Creech, together with S. T.
Honeycutt, Victor Ogbum and W.
H. Austin visited 'the Clemson
College test farm near Florence,
'S. C., and the J. F. Coker farm
near Hartsville last Friday. This
was not Mr. Creech’s first visit
to these farms-, he having made
a trip there about six years ago.
He found many improvements on
his recent visit.
Experiments of various kinds
are conducted at these test farms,
'but the party from Smithfield was
-particularly interested in cotton.
The farms of J. F. Ooker, who has I
around 10,000 acres planted in,
cotton, furnished ample opportun-1
ity for observation. Only one or I
two farm-s could be visited in the
abort time Mr. Creech and his
companions were in Stouth Caro
lina. Coker’s pedigreed seed are
known throughout the cotton belt,
and Mr. Creech thinks that the
work he is doing is proving of
untold benefit to the cotton farmer, j
Varieties from short staple to |
1 5-16 inches have been and are |
being developed.
The finest cotton field seen on
Coker’s farm was planted with
seed, a cross between Cleveland
No. 5 strain two and another
strain with less foilage. These
seed are not yet on the market.
Mr. Creech stated that the field
had blooms to the top and looked
like cotton fields in Johnston
county ten years ago.
On these farms, no sign of buh
weevil was visible, and the Smith
field folks were informed that if
one makes cotton in boll weevil
sections, he must poison. The best
poison, they were told, is mo
lasses and calcium of arsenate.
An application or two is used
when the cotton is young. If this
does not do the work, the dusting
method is used later. However,
the molasses treatment is said
to be effective usually.
One experiment with cotton on
the Ooker farm especially attract
ed the attention of Mr. Creech.
The ground was covered with
large sheets of porous-like paper.
This paper had been placed on
the ground after the ground had
been prepared for planting in
the usual way. Holes were punch
ed in the paper, and the seed
planted. The paper is said to hold
the moisture, and Mr. Creech re
ported that this cotton had as
much again fruit on it as that
planted in the ordinary way.
The Johnstonians found plenty
:>f feed crops growing—corn, soja
beans and cow peas. A decided
change along this line has come
about si ne'e the advent of the boll
weevil.
■Mr. Creech stated that while
many of the farmers in South
Carolina were following the lead
of the Ooker farms, one comes
across the South Carolina fanner
•who has not profited by what he
has seen, and h.is farm looks al
most like a failure.
DONNELL WHARTON TO
COVER STRIKE TRIAL
Mr. Donnell Wharton, son of
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Wharton of
this city who is with the New
York Herald-Tribune, has been
assigned to the Aderholdt murder
case which grew out of the strike
in Gastonia. The trial began in
Charlotte yesterday. Mir. Whar
ton was sent to Gastonia recently
to report the trial but it waa
postponed and changed from Gas*
tonia to Charlotte.
9-Month School,
£
May Open Sept 9
Education Board Passes Res
olution Asking Conunis
missions For Early Decis
ion In Matter of School
Budget
At a meeting of the County
Board of Education held here
■yesterday afternoon a resolution
■was passed asking the county
commissioners to accept or re,act
at an early date the decision of
the clerk of the court as rendered
in the matter of the school bud
get. The resolution adopted read*
as follows r4 .
“Whereas on August 19 th3
clerk of the Superior court of
Johnsltjon county rendered a de
cision in the matter of the 1929
30 school budget from which de
cision the board of commissioners
has thirty days from August 19
within which to give notice of ap
peal; and whereas, preparations
for the opening of the nine months
schools must he made and dates
for the opening thereof be fixed
at once if these schools are to
open and close at the usual time;
and whereas, it is important that
the tax rates to be levied by the
county be determined at once to
the end that the t&x books may be
prepared and in the hands of tne
tax collector by October 1, new.
therefore be it
“Resolved by the board of edu
cation of Johnston county that
the board of commissioners cf,
Johnston county be requested to
advise said board of education at
the ^earliest date possible its in
tentions as to whether an appeal
from the decision of the clerk
of the Superior court will be taken
and that a copy of this resolution
be mailed to the chairman and
clerk of the board of commission
ers.”
The fixing of the dates for
opening and dosing of all of the
school® of the county was consid
ered, and all nine months school?,
which are Smithfield and Selma,
shall open on Monday, September
9, and close on Friday, May 23,
with Christmas holidays (beginning
on Saturday, December 20 and
ending on Sunday, December 29.
All holidays and days lost other
than the Christmas holidays shall
be made up after May 23. This
order was passed by the board of
education on condition that. no
appeal is taken by the board of
county commissioners in the mat
ter of the school budget. Dates of
the opening of the six and eight
months school will be announced
later.
Citizens from the Gorinth-Hoti
ers district appeared before rhe
board to ascertain what arrange
ment can be made for the high
school students of said district.
One proposition suggested was
that the board of education truck
the high school students from this
district to neighboring districts,
to-iwit: Archer Lodge, Selma and
Glendale. The board decided that
it could not do this owing to the
general policy that the board has
maintained for years of not truck
ing students from one unit in the
county-wide organization to an
other unit in the county-wide
(organization. The next proposi
tion suggested was that the pa
trons who have children in :he
high school and seventh grade
raise $1200.00 by subscripts .1 and
deposit the same with the county
treasurer by Sept. 15, upon which
deposit the county and the dis
trict can contract for high schosL
and seventh grade teachers for
eight months and operate these
grades for eight months and the
| other grades for six months. It
was the distinct understanding ef
the beard and all parties concernso
that the extended term of two
months for the seventh grade and
high school is a subscription
school.
Easy Sponge Cake.
4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup
flour, % tsj>. aokt, beat whites el
'eggs units very li^hit; combine
other ingredienfbe with beaten egj
yolLka; fold in beaiten 'whites of
eggs last. Flavor wllfh lemon or
u. Inland. Bake slowly ait law'teto*
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