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Established 1882 SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: i County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops * * * VOLUME 45—NO. 10 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1027 $2.00 PER YEAR Recorder’s Court Has Full Docket Most of Tuesday and Wednesday Given Ov er to the Trial Of Crim inal Cases Recorder’s Court was in session here Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, anti the following cases were disposed of: Lester Johnson was charged with false pretense. He was call ed and failed. Judgment ni si sci fa and capias. Beaty Gainey was convicted of violating the prohibition law and was given a GO day road sentence, lie appealed to superior court un der a $200 bond. Ralph Whittenton, who was : charged with false pretense, was j found not guilty. ('. H. Barbour was in court for carrying a concealed weapon. He was found guilty and fined $50 and taxed with the cost. He was also found guilty of an asault and fined $10 and cost. He appealed to su perior court under $100 bond in I each count. Bill App Barbour and Clyde Bar hour were charged with violating he prohibition laws. Clyde Bar bour was found not guilty and discharged. Bill App Barbour was convicted on two counts. For pos session he was fined $50 and tax ed with the cost, and for selling he was given a GO clay road sen tence. He took an appeal. John \V. Strickland was found ! guilty of shutting up a hog. Judg ment was suspended upon the pay ment of cost. Jot* llockadav plena guilty to nn assault. He received a four months' r ui sentence and was required to pay the cost. The road sentence a ns suspended upon condition that ' *• defendant refrain from violat : kr the prohibition law again with ’! two years. Malgram Barefoot was convict 'd of assault with deadly weapon. D< was sent to jail for a term of CO days to be worked on the roads of .1 "hnston county. The road sen tence was suspended upon condi tion that the defendant is of good behavior for next two years, cap ias to be issued at the request of the solicitor. Delbert Phillips was found guil ty "f assault. He was given a 00 'lay road sentence and taxed with the cost. He was also convicted of '•elating* the prohibition law, for v,hich he received a four months’ i >ad sentence. The road sentence Uas suspended upon the condition that the defendant is of good be havior and that H'effemtpnt does mot violate the prohibition law in the next two years, and on condi tion that he is living with his wife. Albert Hayes was found guilty (,f violating the prohibition law. Do was sen ter.>d to the county loads for a period of CO days and taxed with the cost. V. Johnson was in court enarg (d with giving a worthless check. Do was called and failed. Judg ment ni si sci fa and capias. SKILL FRACTURED IN AUTOMOBILE MISHAP GREENSBORO, Ebb. 1.—Mrs. Viola E. Holland, injured when struck by an automobile on West Market street Sunday afternoon, was reported in a very serious con dition Monday at St- Leo’s hos pital. An examinatiomrevealed that Her skull was fractured. Mrs. Holland was struck by an automobile said to have been driv en by Miss Edna Shelton. A re port of the accident was made to the police headquarters. Mrs. Hol land holds an important position with tho Jeferson Standard Life Insurance company in charge of tho medical information bureau. NOTH!)—Mrs. Holland is a sister in-law of Mrs. Ella Baker and Dr. N. T. Holland of this city. Call Meeting Konly dub KENLY, Feb. 2.—There was a [called meeting of the Kenly Wom an’s club on Monday afternoon at the club room. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans and possibilities of building a club house at an early date- At the close of the meeting, the home economics department served cof fee and sandwiches. A Group Of Boys In Nazareth A CHOI I* of boys in the Near East Ii«-1 it*f Orphanage at Nazareth Palestine, the boyhood home of Jesus. 'I'his orphanage is supported by the Sunday Schools of South Carolina. The picture above "as taken when Key. ( hester Alexander was at Nazareth in 1924 representing the ^oung People’s Societies of South Carolina. Mr. Alexander’s town, Chester, S. had raised that year the largest contribution, per capita, of any town in the l nited States on the first (iolden Rule Sunday sponsored by Near East Relief. Mr. Alexander is in the center of the group shown. Will Launch Near East Relief Drive Local Committee Plans to Service 500 People at Golden Rule Dinner The county committee of Near East Relief lias set the week of February G -l.‘l for its campaign to raise funds for the orphan children of Bible lands. The local commit tee on which the pastors and the presidents of the women's organi zations of the Smithfield churches are serving have voted to give a Golden Rule Dinner for the benefit of those children who are being taken core of by Near East Relief orphanages in Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Armenia. Plans are under way to make this Golden Rule Dinner the great est yet held in the state. It will be inspirational, educational, and social. A simple dinner will be served after which there will be motion pictures of the orphanages in Palestine and Armenia. Plans arc under way to invite some out standing man of the state to de liver the address, and the commit tee plans to have the program in terspersed with music. Rev. Chester Alexander, county chairman, is busy organizing for the campaign in the adjoining town> of the county, and it is hoped that Friday, February 11. ran be made a county Golden Rule day. A good number of the re ligious and civic leaders of the neighboring* towns have expressed themselves favorably toward a Golden Rule Dinner in every town of the county. Captain Horace Johnson has promised the nnnory for Friday r,.p'vt, February 11, and prepara tions will be made to serve five hundred people. The committee plans to have the food contributed and the ladies have promised to prepare the food and serve as many guests as may wish to attend. The proceeds of the dinner will be 1 Smithfield’s contributions to the great work being done among the |orphan children of the Near East, flic Herald will carry further an nouncements about the dinner In iits next issue. Baptist Church. [ Sunday school 0:30 a. m- Ser mon by the pastor at 11 a. m., sub ject, “Hope the Anchor of the Soul.” In the absence of the pas tor at Selma, R°v. R. L. Shirley, of Selma, will preach at 7:30—pos. sibly someone else whom he will send. Intermediate P. V. I’. U. on Sunday afternoon, f>:!5. Senior II. V. 1\ IT. Monday 7:30. Prayer service Wednesday 7:30. Freewill Itaptist. Sunday school 0:30 a. m., C. J. Thomas, superintendent. Preaching Sunday nig-hi at 7:30. Prayer meet ing Wednesday night at 7:30, the subject being:, "Brother.” COPS TO CASH PLAN Mr. M. B. Strickland, proprietor of the City market, announces that on March 1 the market will be op erated on a cash basis. Nothing will be charged after that time. Supposedly Mad Cat Bites Child Head Is Sent to Raleigh For Examination; Little Girl Taking Pasteur Treatment Tuesday afternoon a supposedly mad cat attacked and bit the little girl of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gnadt. who live on Hancock street, and the little girl is now taking the Pasteur treatment. The child, who is three or four years old, was playing in the yard at her home with several other chil dren, when this cat, which did not belong to the Gnadt family, began to act queerly and bit her on the log*. The cat then attempted to attack two other children, hut was repulsed with a stick. Finally the cat was pinned down under a heavy piece of wood and killed. Chief C. R. Cable was sent for, who, when he arrived, cut off the head of the cat and sent it that day to the state laboratories at Raleigh, for examination. As yet no information has been received as to whether th? cat had hydro phobia or not, but Mr. and Mrs. Gnadt were unwilling to take any risk, and a local physician was called. The Pasteur treatment is now being given. Mr. Gnadt has moved to this city since construction of the state highways through here have been under construction, lie is a high way inspector. JOHNSTON FARMER CAUGHT AT STILL Hud Barefoot Arrested At One Of Most Modern Stills Used In Blockading. DUNN, Fob. 1.—Bud Barefoot, well-known Johnston county far mer, was arrested Saturday after noon by A. B. Adams, local prohi bition agent and Geo. A. Jackson on the charge of operating* a whis key still. He was given a prelim inary hearing before U. S. Com missioner W. B- Johnson, who bound him over to the federal court under a $500 bond, which he fur The ofliccrs found Barefoot at a copper still of 50-gallons capacity, which was in operation about three miles from his home. Seven gal lons of the finished product, also was found at the still. The whiskey was poured out and the still was taken in charge by the officers. The plant is said to have been one of the most modern type used in blockading. Kenly S. S. Class Meets. KENLY. Feb. 2.—The Annie Benson Wesley class of the M. E. Sunday school held its monthly business meeting on Tuesday eve ning at the home of Mrs. J. W. Hollowoll. Devotional exercises were conducted by the president, Mrs. Hollowed, and were followed by a business session. The meet ing was then turned over to the social committee for a social hour. Refreshments of cream and home made cake were served by the hi>3 Princeton Calls Fire Department Large Residence Burns and Threatens Other Homes — Local Com pany Goes to Rescue The shrill notes of the new fire siren awakened a goodly portion of Smithfield early yesterday morn ing around three-thirty o’clock, but when no blaze could be locat ed, the town slumbered again, with the exception of the fire company. A distress call had come from Princeton and fifteen out of the seventeen members of the fire company in five automobiles, apd with the fire truck, made a r&cofrd trip on the new concrete highway to the neighboring* town. Tt. was found that a residence un der construction belonging to W. C. Massey was burning, and-, in fact, had fallen when the fire company reached the scene. The house, which contained ten or twelve rooms, had been started some time ago but work on it had been held up. When completed it would have been a handsome res idence. The owner is said to have carried builders’ risk insurance in the amount of $10,000. The house was located in the heart of Princeton, and at one time it was feared that the homes of J. R. Ledbetter. C. II. Holt, and others might catch, and for this reason the Smithfield fire company was summoned. While Princeton has no water supply to which hose might be attached, it was thought that the use of chemicals might prevent spread of the flames. No other buildings, however, caught i fire. PRINCETON FOLKS FIGHT FIRE PRINCETON, Feb. 3.—The of ficials and citizens of the town of Princeton wish to publicly thank the Smithfield fire department for its quick response to a call for help in a fire which was threatening sev eral homes here Thursday morning at three o’clock. The building burned was the large residence which was started a few years ago by W. C. Massey and which had never been completed. It is claim ed that the Smithfield fire depart ment was here in twenty minutes from the time the call was put in. When the fire first started, many citizens thought there was abso lutely no chance to save the resi dence across the street which was also a two-story house anil adding horror to the situation was the fact that not a half dozen buckets of water in any well within a block of the fire. The building destroyed was heavily insured, it is stated. The fact that the wind was not blowing is the only reason why other houses were not burned. The citizens of the town turned out as they always do and worked faith fully to save other buildings and property. JOHNSTON COUNTY CLUB AT CAMPBELL COLLEGE On January 11 the students at Campbell College from Johnstoi : county met and organized a John ston County Club. The membership totals twelve, the number having been reduced four since the fall. The following officers were elected: Ivanella Austin, Willow Springs, president; Lloyd A. Batten, Clay ton, vice-president; Helen Star ling, Smith field, route 2, secretary; Clarence R. Stancil, Selma, treas urer. Other members of the club are: Irene Pcelc and Roland Pearce, of Micro; Effie Eason, Fletcher Vann, and Lester Atkinson, Selma; Laurae Austin and Edith Stephen son, Willow Springs, and Rexie McGee, Angier. Six of these stu dents are in the commercial de-! partment; one is in the junior! class; two are in the senior class; one is in the college department,, and one in the elementary depart-, incut. One of the first activities of the! newly organized club was to have its picture taken for the college j annual which is being issued for; the first time. There is no shrinking modesty: at the beaches, the bathing suits I do all the shrinking—Shoe and! Leather Reporter. j Estimate Crowd At One Thousand People From All Sections Here to Attend Vocal Union at Free Will Bap. tist Church The Lower Johnston Vocal Un ion met with the Smithfield Free will Baptist church Sunday, Jan uary JO. The Union was called to order by the president, J. B. Beas ley. After the scripture reading, prayer, and welcome address, the classes present proceeded to sing. Just before the adjournment for dinner, an offering was taken for the benefit of the church in which the Union was being held, which amounted to around $40.00. It is a custom of this Union to take an offering for some worthy cause which sometimes amounts to as much as $75.00. Present Sunday were the follow ing- classes: Smithfield, led by C. B. Thomas; Johnson Union, led by R. E. Thomas; Raines Cross Roads, led by Bud Williams; Barefoot Me morial, led by O. II. Barefoot; the Phillips Home Class, led by Mil ton Phillips; Jones Chapel, of Wayne county, led by Perry West; Powhatan, led by George Coltrane. The congregation was estimated t0 be around one thousand people. The next vocal union goes to th? Wilson’s Mills high school, in May. TO GIVE PAGEANT IN SELMA The Y. W. A. of the Baptist church will give the pageant, “The Church Victorious Through Love,” in the Baptist church at Selma on next Sunday evening. This pag eant was given with fine effect in the Smithfield church recently. Those to take part are asked to be present at the Baptist church for a rehearsal this evening at 7 PLAY TO BE GIVEN AT CLEVELAND SCHOOL On next Friday evening, Feb ruary 11, at 7:30 o’clock the fol lowing plays will be given at the Cleveland school: “Her Bleeped Boy:” “Fun in a Photograph Gal lery.” and “Darkey Wood Dealer.'-' Admission 35c and 25c. Everybody is cordially invited. Tickets will be on sale at the B. B. Drug store, formerly Johnston Drug store, in Smithfield, after Friday, Febru ary 4th. EVELYN BRITT IN DURHAM COURT DURHAM, Jan. 31.—Evelyn Britt’s name, on the front page of state papers for several weeks in connection with the death of “Mighty” Forsythe, alleged rum runner, in Johnston and Wake counties, recenty found its way to the Durham recorder’s court dock et for the first time last week when she was arrested on a charge of using a hotel room for immoral pur poses. She and her companion, Willie Frank Webster, Durham young man, entered pleas of guil ty and both appealed from the sentences of four months in the workhouse, bonds being fixed at $400. Mrs. E. D. DuBois, of Cary, arrested with them, claimed she went into the Britt girl’s room and went to sleep, not knowing Web ster was in the hotel. She was found guilty and given a 60-day sentence, giving notice of appeal. Webster, who is said to have fur nished some of the Britt girl’s $10,000 bond in the Forsythe case, was later arrested for vagrancy, the case being continued. MICRO DEFEATS 2ND TEAM FROM PRINCETON 14-12 PRINCETON, Jan. 30.—The Princeton second basketball team went down in defeat Thursday aft ernoon, when the strong* Micro team defeated them by the markers of 14 to 13. Both teams started off the game in a slow fashion and at the end of the first quarter the Micro lads had a one point lead. When the teams went in for the second quar ter, the Boon Hillers showed a lit tle more speed and at the end of the half were leading by a 13 to 10 score. The last half was the most ex citing part of the fray, both teams playing a good brand of ball. Escaped Convicts Return To Camp Three of Four Men Who Got Away Tuesday Night Give Themselves Up; Negro Released Makes No Attempt To Escape Three of the four convicts who escaped from the convict camp just across the river Tuesday evening, went back yesterday, gave them selves up, and this morning are doing the usual job, according to K. L. Rose, chairman of the Smith field Township Road Board, which has oversight of this convict camp. The men who escaped are Argo Page, Artis Girkins, Bill Pearce, white, and Norman Gaston, color ed. The get-away took place early I Tuesday evening, about seven '••’clock, while the guards were in Ithe office. The men who had been | locked in their cells for the night, ! but the men managed in some way : to break the lock to the cell, and | four walked out. The escape w'as i reported almost immediately by a negro who was in the compartment .with the men who escaped, but who I made no effort himself, to leave, i although he is serving a twelve | months’ term. i Pursuit of the men was begun at once, and at least one time th. officers were close on hteir trail, I but it remained for the convicts j themselves to put themselves be hind locked doors again. Three of the escaped men went to the oil mill in Selma Wednesday evening*, and it was through the influence of the superintendent that they de cided to return to the camp and finish serving their time. One of the convicts is still at large. PRINCETON HIGHS DEFEAT KEXLY QUINT PRINCETON, Feb. 3.—In one of the best games played this season, the Princeton High basketball team handed the Kenly Five a defeat Tues day night by the score of 12 to 5. The feature of the game was the playing of Green and Cap tain Hill for Princeton, while Hardison received honors for Kenly. The Princeton High will play Smithfield High Monday night at Smithfield. This is expect ed to be a good game. LOCAL QUINTET WINS AND LOSES Fremont Again Downs Locals In Close Affair; Henson Oxer whelmed, 55-3 / Smithfield high for the second time this season bowed to the strong Fremont five in Fremont Monday night. The score was 18 to Id. Only one week before, Fre- ; mont had defeated the purple and gold quint 23 to 32. Smithfield took the lead early in ! the game and at the half, the | score stood 14 to 6 in favor of the j local tossers. Fremont came back j |strong- in the last half holding i Smithfield to 2 points and scoring j 112 points for themselves. S. Bane, star center for the locals, was in jured during the contest, j On Tuesday night Smithfield met ;Benson on the local court winning! |by the overwhelming score of 55 I to 5. Uzzle was the outstanding! [star of the game while Norton, I Avera and Cotter played good ball. | S. Bane was out of the local line up due to the injury received in the Fremont game. No Service at Disciple Church There will be no service at tlie Disciple Church at Wilson .Mills next Sunday, but on the! third Sunday, Dr. II. S. Hielev, i of Atlantic Christian College, will preach. I nion Prayer Service The union study and prayer cir-! cle will meet tonight at seven ! o’clock with Mrs. T. L. H. Young. \ The ladies of all denominations are j invited to attend. A brute is a man that won’t | shave when company is coming, j Takes Ban’s Place American League baseball club owners have named Frank J. Navin to take Ban Johnson's place a? president of their circuit Dr. Lee Addresses Speaks on: Children’s Tu berculosis Clinics; Mus ical Selections Feature i Program — Question naire on Smithfield’s Needs Kiwanians The regular weekly luncheon of the Smithfield Kiwanis club was held yesterday in the woman’s club building on Second street at 12:45 o’clock, practically all of the mem bership being present. President George Y. Ragsdale, called the I meeting to order, and “America” was sung* by the entire club. The invocation was pronounced by Ki wanian Chester Alexander. One of the enjoyable features of the midday luncheon this week, was two beautiful vocal selections rendered by V. K. Meredith, ac companied on the piano by Miss Agnes Johnson, of the music de partment of the Smithfield graded school faculty. Mr. Meredith is the local representative of the Alto Roofing company, with offices in the Hood building. The club was also fortunate in having as a guest at this meeting, Dr. S. E. Lee. of the State Sana torium, who gave a brief but con cise lecture on children’s tubercu losis clinics. Dr. Lee is at pres ent conducting a general tubercu losis clinic in Johnston county. He was introduced to the club on this occasion by Dr. C. C. Massey, Johnston county’s health officer. J. O. Herring, now known in Ki wanis circles as “Joe,” was wel comed at this meeting as a new member by Kiwanian R. C. Gil lette. The president characterized him as “our baby member.” Questionnaires were submitted to the members of the club in an ef fort to settle on two of Smithfield*'! paramount needs for the year 1927. These questionnaires will be turned over to the proper commit tee of the club which will deter mine the two outstanding needs and will make report at the next regular meeting. Kiwanians Bill Holt, H. B. Mar row, and T. C. Young were out of their places yesterday, it was stated officially, but they were away on Kiwanis business. They are expected back for the next regular meeting, says one of the officials, or writs will be issued for them. An intimation has been made that the next meeting will be a “corker.” FAYETTEVILLE AND LOCALS TO CLASH I.ocals and "Y” Cagers To Meet lunight At The Armory Here; Hood (lame In Store. A big- test for the National Guard team is set for tonight when they meet the independent champions of North Carolina—the Fayetteville Y M. C. A.—at the armory here. The Smithfield team has exhbiit ed its wares against the Fayette ville quint before and took their measure by a small margin. To night s game promises to be close and full of thrills. Several of the j lads that starred on the local high ' school quint several years ago will j be seen in action. I Four Oaks Union Service A Success Four Churches On Four Oaks Charge Represent ed at Fifth Sunday FOUR OAKS, Feb. 2.—The fifth Sunday union service held at the Methodist church here last Sunday was a success from many standpoints. The meeting opened at eleven thirty with a regular preaching oe» worship service. Rev. E. D. Dodd* pastor of the four churches on the Four Oaks charge, preached what many termed the best sermon they ever heard him deliver. His sub ject, “Cross Bearing," was well supported with Scriptural refer ences and especially well deliver ed. Preceding the sermon, the choir sang, “Joyfully We Praise Him,” after which Mrs. Reid Ad ams and Miss Mildred Yarboro sang, “The Valley of Peace.” Folt lowing the sermon the choir sang “The Way of the Cross Leads Home.” The congregation then enjoyed a bountiful and appetizing dinner, served picnic style, in the basement of the church. At the close of the lunch hour, Rev. Mr. Dodd as master of cer emonies, called on the following for short talks: Mr. B. B. Adams, from Four Oaks church; Mrs. D. J. Wellons, from Corinth; Mr. Hamilton, from Sanders Chapel, and Mr. J. H. Branch, from Eliz abeth. The theme of all these talks might well be termed: “Bet ter Christians Because of More So cial Intercourse.” A genial and brotherly spirit pre dominated throughout the entire ; service and especially during the lunch hour. With this cham:£ to intermingle with each other the representatives of the four churches thus became better ac quainted. Theirs was the oppor tunity to exchange ideas and H turn get new view's concerning church work. They were also giv en the chance to meet new' friends and kno\v each other better from a Christian’s standpoint. Alto gether, then, it can be well -aid this was a great day for these churches on the Four Oaks charge* However, it was only a beginning of greater things in the neat fu ture. On the fifth Sunday in May thU union service will be held at Cor inth church near here. A: that time the congregations of the four churches mentioned above will meet again in a union worship service. All those attending v. '* also be asked to carry a limoli which will be served picnic style. Mrs. D. J. Wellons, the origina tor of this union service, hold her membership at Corinth church fn her talk Sunday she express? the sentiments of the Corinth mem bers, as well as herself, in giving a special and cordial invitati >. t * all to attend this service held them in May. TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC Dr. S. E. Lee from the Sanatorium is making exa ira tions hero this week, exan oine quite a number of new and cx~ patients. Saturdays, February 5 and 12, will be devoted to colorni" people. All the time for this has been filled, but Dr. C. C. Mas sey says that there are a grout many openings for next week* Those wishing to be examined are asked to make appointments be forehand with Dr. Massey. Th ex amination is free, and all who luv« bcen exposed to tuberculosis or have any symptoms of the th vm are urged to take this examin - on. 1 A lantahzer \ There are exactly enough tet ters in the lino below to the name of a person in Smith tie Id, and if the right one 1» ciphera his name and will pie sent it to The Herald office, wo will present him with a com limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket mast he called for before the follow «■* issue. eblaunrbrna (Miss) Martha Pittman r cognized her name last issue.
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