JUD6E L M. NOBLE
MAKES STATEMENT
Presents Charge of Illegal
Registrations and Hand
ling of Votes In The Rec
ent Primary.
SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING
Just after the recent primary in
■which the County Board of Elections
declared G. A. Martin winner over
A. M. Noble in the race for Judge of
the Recorder’s Court by a majority
of one vote, and over which tlitre
was some dissatisfaction, a repre
sentative of The Herald asked Mr.
Noble if he expected to do anything
about the nomination and if so what.
Mr. Noble replied that he would pre
pare a statement for publication at
a later date.
Yes^mciay Mr. fcdle ga/e ns the
following article for publication:
In The Herald of June 10th, I
stated that I believed I had been
fairly nominated by the Democrats of
Johnston County as Judge of the Re
corder’s Court. After having made
an inquiry I am confident that I
was defrauded out of the nomination
What are some of the facts in con_
nection with the Primary as regards
my vote ? The people of Johnston
County should know.
On the night of the Primary the
vote of Selma township for all the
candidates, which was brought to
Smithfield, gave me 236 votes and
Mr. Martin 107. This gave me a
majority of 129 from Selma Town
ship. 'When all the townships had re
ported I had a majority of 23 votes.
Mr. Martin recognized that he was
defeated and extended his congratu
lations. But the men who had induc
ed Mr. Martin to run and who were
determined to cause my defeat, no
matter the cost or means employed
were unwilling to admit that I had
beat them.
What happened? First it was re
ported that the vote from Meadow
Township was to be thrown out on
account of the fact that the proper
registration book was not uused in
holding the Primai’y. Meadow Town
ship had given me 41 majority. If
this township could be thrown out in
stead of my being the. winner by 23
majority, it would give Mr. Martin
the nomination by 18 majority. Soon
word came to me that the Board of
Elections would not consider this.
What Next? When the official re
turns from Selma Township were
handed in my vote from Selma was
given as 151 instead of 236, the num
ber of votes 1 received, and Mr.
Martin was given only 72 instead of
107 he received. This however,, re
duced my majority in Selma Town,
ship from 129 to 79 and gave Mr.
Martin the nomination by 27 major
ity. I went to W. L. Roberts, the
registrar, to have him make the cor
rection. He insisted that a large num
ber of people did not vote for either
of us. He stated that he had the or
iginal tally sheets in the registra
tion book in the Register of Deeds
office and that he would show me
that this count was correct, and to
gether we went to get them. But all
the sheets were not there. Two were
missing. He then said he must have
left the others in Selma, but still in_
sisted that the count as handed in
was correct. I suggested that we go
to Selma and get the original sheets
When -we got to Selma he went di
rectly to the safe in his store and
there took out the original tally
sheets. These showed the correct
count as brought in on Saturday
night and giving me 236 votes , and
Mr. Martin 107. Mr. Roberts took the
tally sheets and we started to come
back to Smithfield. I then realized
the determination to defeat me at
all cost. I asked him where his bal
lot boxes were. He replied that they
were nailed up and put away. 1 in
sisted on seeing them before return
ing to Smithfield, and after much
hesitancy on his part we went back
in the store and he s! owed me the
boxes. Two of the boxes were open,
with the lids pushed down among
th, ballots. I cal o. i a man in the store
(Continued on page 4.)
Interest Manifested
In Herald Contest
Folks are manifesting interest
in our picture contest. The re
turn mail Friday, the day The
Herald first carried the announce
ment, brought an answer, and oth
ers from folks in and out of John
ston County have since been receiv
ed. The winner gets five dollars,
and more if he sends one or more
subscriptions with his guess. Send
in your suggestion at once.
Read the advertisement on page
three of this issue.
Children Crusade
For N. E. Kiddies
—
Smithfield is to have a part in fill
ing the million dollar mflk ship that
is to leave this country for the Near
East in July. Jackie Coogan, a screen
favorite is to lead this crusade for
the children of the Near East and
he starts soon from California bring
ing a train which will be added to as
it comes east by each state in turn.
Mr. J. B. Ivey, chairman of the
North Carolina committee makes an
appeal for North Carolina to be rea
dy. The appeal was made in the
churches Sunday, and it was an
nounced that the Boy Scouts will
canvass the town next Friday for
Smithfield’s contribution. It is de
; sired that every family contribute at
least one can of condensed milk and
one garment either new or second
hand.
There are at present 64,000 Chris
tian orphans under immediate super
vision of Near East Relief, eighty
percent of whom are under twelve
years of age. No pew responsibilities
in the way of little ones in the Near
East are being assumed by Near
East Relief, and the children at
the age of sixteen are gradually be_
ing discharged from the orphanages
being maintained.
Series of Yeast
Demonstrations
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, County
Home Demonstration Agent, gave a
series of yeast bread demonstrations
last week.
Monday an all day meting was
held with the Pomona club at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Woodall. Tea
rolls, Parker House rolls, Clover-loaf
rolls and other variations pleasing to
children were made. In the afternoon,
a dozen baskets and trays were made.
During the day the Poultry Car was
discussed, and also the Farmers and
Farm Women’s convention to be
held soon in Raleigh.
Wednesday a yeast bread demonstra
tion was given to the Pisgah Home
Demonstration Club, Mrs. N. G.
Rand, being the hostess.
Thursday a meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. W. T. Kirby in
Selma township, at which yeast
bread was again demonstrated.
Friday afternoon the Oak Grove
club in Bentonville township met, and
bread making was again demonstrat
ed. Mrs. Milton Lee was the hostess
on this occasion which was enjoyed
by all present.
Bentonville To
Have Big Fair
A meeting was held in Bentonville
township Friday afternoon in which
the organization of a Bentonville
Community Fair was perfected. In
stead of holding the fair at Mill
Creek, as formerly, it was decided
to hold it at Oak Grove, this fall.
The following officers wrere elected:
Mrs. K. L. Rose, president; Mr.
Lindley Cox, vice-president; Mr, J.
H. Mashburn, secretary-treasurer;
and Mr. LaFoyette Langston, assis
tant secretary-treasurer.
An advisory committee composed
of one person from each of the four
school communities in the township
was selected as follows: Mr. J. M.
Lee from Oak Grove; Mr. Seth Las_
siter from Mill Creek; Mr. Joe Lee
from Massey; and Mr. M. C. Willi
ford from Plainfield.
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, County
Home Demonstration Agent, assist
ed in the organization.
DR. WHITE UNABLE
TO HOLD REVIVAL
Rev. S. L.,Morgan Receives
Letter Cancelling En
gagement To Preach
Here In August.
MAY AT A LATER DATE
A number of people in this city and
surrounding country have been look
ing forward to the revival mooting
scheduled to be held at the Baptist
church early in August in which
Qr. John E. White former Johnston
ian, now president of Anderson col.
lege in South Carolina, had accepted
an invitation to do the preaching.
The news now comes to Rev S. L.
S Morgan, pastor of the church here,
that Dr. White will be unable to fill
j that engagement on accoiint of his
health. Just what arrangements will
be made is not know-i at this hour,
, bbut definite announcements con
| corning the revival will be made in
due time, there being a probability
j that Dr. White can come to Smith
field at a later date.
, Dr. White whites Mr. Morgan as
follows:
“I dislike terribly to do it, but I
am required by my common sense of
my physical symtoms and the advice
: of physicians to cancel my engage
ment to preach in Smithfield. This is
the first engagement I have ever
canceled so far as I remember. I
fear at any rate if I were in Ihe
best of shape, and not worn t ut, as
11 am by streneous exertions, that
a meeting in a warehouse in August
at Smithfield would be dreadfully
handicapped and defeated by th<*
heat. I will hold open the door of
hope that I may come to Smithfield
in the fall or spring. Perhaps it will
auu turn out good for all concerned.
This fear that I would have to can
cel the engagement has been with
me for weeks, as I realized that I
was physically depleted. I am going
off to rest quietly.”
Passion Play In
Motion Pictures
A photoplay of tremendous im_
port is the “Passion Play,” which
will be shown at the Victory Theatre
here tomorrow night. This is a mar
i velous reproduction of the famous
Passion Play of Oberammergan and
is reproduced from the original.
The play is divided into eighteen
acts and covers the time from Christs
entry into Jerusalem at the time of
His driving the money changed out
i of the temple, till His ascension. The
salient points, both historical and
graphic, are admirably chosen for a
continuous representation.
The whole theme of the “Passion
Play” is one which appeals to the
higher side of life, representing with
a startling vividiness, the Birth, Life,
Death and Ascension of our Savior,
an impressive object lesson, which
is beneficial to all mankind to see.
The picture will be accompained
by sacred music.
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REVIVAL TO BEGIN AT
HEPZIBAH BAPTIST CHIRCH
Beginning Sunday, June 29th, at
11 a. m., continuing to Sunday, July
6th, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Jas. W. Rose, and Rev. R. L. Gay.
Services every night at 8 o’clock. Cor
dial welcome to every body. All
Christians are especially invited to
aid in this soul-winning campaign.
Bring your unsaved friends and
pray that the Lord may bless their
souls.
Chiropractor To
Locate Here
Dr. W, H. Goodwin, chiropractor,
of Christingsburg, Va., will arrive
in the city in a few days to make
his home here. His offices will be
located in the Thornton building
where Dr. B. F. Johnson's office
was.
On Dry Ticket
JAuTOCASTCRJ
Mario C. Brehm, of Long Beach,
, California, who was nominated for
the Vice.Presidency on the Prohibi
tion Ticket at Columbus, Ohio.
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John S. Pike
Commits Suicide
John S. Pike committed suicide at
his home at Pine Level Tuesday
night. It is reported that after worry
| ing over financial affairs and do
I mestic troubles, he mixed a large
I dose of Paris Green and water and
. took it . He died during the night
(before medical aid could reach him.
He was about seventy-five years of
, age. About a month ago he was
married the seventh time, to Miss
1 Eliza Deans who survives him.
The funeral services were conduc
ted at his home Wednesday by Rev_
Jesse Crocker and interment was
made in the Crocker cemetery near
Pine Level. Besides his wife he is
survived by several children.
Negro Man Is
Drowned, Neuse
j Milton Atkinson, a colored man of
j about firty years of age, came to a
I tragic death last Sunday at 11 A. M.
I while he was attempting to wade a
! cross Neuse River at the Bryant land
ing in Boon Hill Township. It seems
that there was a party on the oppo
site bank of the river from him and
that he was desirious of crissing
over to them. Thinking that the wa
ter was low enough that he could
wade safely across, he stepped into
the rapil current and was at once
in water over his head. In some ex
citement he became unable to swim
and it was only a matter of a few
moments till he was hopelessly lost
in a swirl forty feet deep. He was
drowned in the presence of several
people and all effort to rescue him
failed. The body had not been locat
ed on Monday at noon following the
drowning.
Johnston County
Boy Wins Medal
Johnston County boys as a rule
make good when they go to college.
Mr. C. B. Forest is a student of
Wake Forest College is no exception
to the rule. At the recent commence
ment he was awarded the Sopho
more’s Debater’s medal. He upheld
the negative of the following query:
“Resolve, That Congress should be
Authorized to enact a uniform mar
riage and divorce law.” Mr. Earp
is the son of Mr. W. S. Earp of Sel
ma, Route one.
M. E. Missionary
Societies To Meet
There will be an all day meeting
of the Johnston County Federation
of the M. E. Missionary Societies
at the Mchodist church next Thurs
day Jure ?6, beginning at ten. o’
clock. Interesting talks will be made
by the leaders in the work and lunch
will be served at the church .
We hope to have a good represen
tation from each society.
MRS. E. I. POOLE, Pres.
MRS. C. V. JOHNSON, Sec.
PLENTY OF HOT AIR
PERVADES COUNTRY
IS. DALI UZZLE
DDES TO REST
Succumbs to A Complication
of Diseases After Linger
ing Illness; Funeral Was
Held Yesterday.
BELOVED IN COMMUNITY
FALLS ON SLEEP., bg HTTT ..
The many friends of the family
both in Wilson’s Mills and this city
will regret to learn of the death of
Mrs. Dalma 0. Uzzle who d;ed at
her home in Wilson’s Mills Sunday
r.orning at one o’clock after a linger
ing illness of eleven weeks. She had
been a sufferer from a complication
of uiseases for some time, but bore
her illness with beautiful Christian
fo/titude until the end. She had been
seriously ill for several days and her
death was not unexpected.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the home yesterday morn
ng at eleven o’clock by 3 former
pastor, Rev. Lee S. Saddler, of Green
vide, and the body was tenderly laM
to rest in the Wilson-Uzzls ceme
tery near Wilson’s Mills in the pre_
sence of a large crowd of relatives
and friends estimated at about one
thousand people. Beautiful floral
offerings completely covered the
grave. The pall bearers were: Messrs
J. D. Lee, N. B. Grantham, R. A.
Sanders, J. M. Vinson, Henry Ste
phenson, H. H. Underwood, M. M.
Jones and Paul Youngblood.
Before her marriage in March,
1898, to Mr. D. O. Uzzle she was
Miss Mattie Radford, daughter of
the late Mr. C. Radford, of this city
For several years she had been a con
sistent member of Wilson’s Mills
Christian church and was loved by
all who knew her, both white and
colored. She is survived by a hus
band and three sons: Messrs. An
thony, Wilson and Edward Uzzle; al
so two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Underwood
and J. E. Mahler, of this city, and
two brothers* Messrs. H. H. Rad
ford, of this city, and Walter Rad
ford, of Savannah, Ga.
Among the many fro m a distance
who attended the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Barnes, of Raleigh;
Mrs. Winnie Barnes, Mr. B. A. Barnes
Misses Josie and Mattie Barnes, and
Mr. W. C. Harper and family, of
Wilson; and Mr. T. W. Corbin, of
Fremont.
Rev. John Lloyd
Dies In 34th Year
Friends here will regret to learn
of the death of Rev. John Lloyd,
who served as rector of the Episco
pal church here during the summer
of 1922. His death occurred at Colo
rado Springs on June 9 in his thirty
fourth year. Rev. Mr. Lloyd after
graduating from the University of
Virginia, entered the ministry. A
short time after he resigned his work
and enlisted in the army. He saw
much act; ’e service overseas He was
gassed hit continued to serve through
the war. His health, however, was
much impaired by his army service
ar,d he was finally forced to give up
the active ministry. Th? account of
his death in the “Southern Church
man” closed as follows: ‘The
Church Militant can ill afford to lose
such a representative, but the Cap_
tain of our salvation has no doubt,
a larger field of service in store for
him.
CABBAGE WEIGHS TWELVE
AND ONE.HALF POUNDS
One of the biggest cabbages we
have ever seen was brought to this
office Tuesday by Miss Minnie Lee
Garrison, County Home Demonstra
tion Agent. It weighed twelve and
a half pounds, and measured two
yards around. It was grown by Mr.
W. T. Kirby of Selma.
Heat Wave Takes Toll in
Middle West; Storms
Cause Heavy Property
Damage.
SOME LOCAL DAMAGE
Smithfield did not escape the heat
wave which has swept the entire
country from coast to coast during
the past few days, and the chief top.
ic of conversation has been the wea
ther. The thermometer has ranged
around a hundred. On Friday the ther
mometer registered 106 at Peedin a&
Peterson’s store, and Dr. N. T. Hol
land feels sure if he had had a ther
mometer, it would have gone to 110
degrees in his office. Five workmen
on the bridge construction force
were prostrated by the heat. Sunday
around 3000 folks were reported to
have visited Holt Lake and the lake
was full of bathers practically all
day.
Saturday night a storm lasting
several hours coole'd the atmosphere
temporarily but the heat wave yes
terday still seemed unbroken. The
storm of Saturday night which fur
nished a spectacular electrical dis
play for about three hours, was at
tended by wind and hail. The wind
uprooted several trees in the south
ern edge of town, blew’ down some
dilapidated buildings and wrenched
off branches from the trees in all
parts of town. Slight damage due to
hail of the tobacco and corn crop
on the farm of Mr. J. W. Stephenson
just across the river was reported.
A large cedar tree on his place was
, uprooted arid a shelter was blown
down.
The hail storm was probably worse
! across Buffalo, the cotton crop be
ing considerably damaged, as well as
tobacco and corn.
Chicago, June 21.—More than a
score of deaths and property dam_
age estimated at upwards of $3,000,
000 is the result in thre states of
the hot wave w’hich yesterday sw’ept
through the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys.
Five deaths from the storm in Iili
noise were added to the heat fatalities
of other states.
Eight persons were reported pros
trated by the heat in Chicago, and
fifteen persons were said to have
been bitten by heac razed dogr ,t’
though considerable damage was
done by the storm throughout north
ern Illinois and southeastern Wis
consin, Chicago suffered little,
l With seventeen deaths reported due
! to heat in Ohio, relief was afforded
by a violent windstorm which swept
| several sections.
The greatest damage of the storm
occurred in Racin county, Wis*
where a half mile wide strip, twelve
miles long, was swept with estimet
' ed property loss of nearly $2,000,000.
Two Dead at Detroit
Detroit, June 21.—Two persons,
both unidentified, met death here
yesterday as a result of unusual
weather conditions. The first, a man,
was found dead on the street, over
come by the heat when the thermom
eter rose to 92, the highest on record
for June 20, in thg last fifty years,
according to the Weather Bureau.
The second death occurred last
night during a thunderstorm when a
woman fell or jumped from a street
car which had been struck by light
ning, fracturing her skull.
Hot on West Coast
San Francisco, June 21.—A portion
of the heavy heat wave which assess
ed a heavy toll in the East struck the.
Pacific coast yesterday.
Northern California experienced
the warmest day thus far this yea r,
with temperatures of 100 degrees in
: several cities.
Southern California toasted in an
unusual hot spell, and warmer weath
er is promised for today. ,
The mercury climbed to 87 degrees
in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Truth takes account o{ eenturise.
—Wadsworth.