BMITHFIELD NEEDS:
A Modern Hotel.
Chamber of Commerce.
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Equal Opportunity for Every School
Child.
Better Marketing System.
More Food and Feed Crops.
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VOLUME 45—NO. 44
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SMITHFIELD. N. 0., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1927
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IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF
JOHNSTON COUNTY,
THE HERALD’S
FOR IT.
no PF.R VF A F?
Charles W .Horne
Is Now Bankrupt
Adjudication Jn Federal
Court Follows Long,
Bitterly Contested Hear
ing; Trustee Not Yet
Named
(News and Observer)
Charles W. Horne, Johnston
county fanner and merchant who
is well known over the State was
Tuesday night adjudicated a bank
rupt by United States Judge Isaac
M. Meekins, following a warmly
contested hearing which stretched
out through the day and lasted
until 7:JO o’clock.
The order nullifies the proceed
ings in the State courts under
which Dr. J. J. Young, of Clayton,
and R. B. Whitley, of Wendell,
have been administering the rami
fied Horne interests including a
mercantile establishment at Clay
ton for the past two weeks. A
trustee in bankruptcy will be elect
ed at a meeting of creditors to
he called by Joseph Blount Chesh
ire, Jr., referee in bankruptcy, in
the meantime Mr. Cheshire may,
in his discretion, appoint a tem
porary receiver.
"I’d like to do anything; I can
to help Mr. Horne,” declared Judge
Meekins. “I think he is a wonder
fully fine man and he needs every
helping hand that can be extend
ed to him and if the matter were
in my discretion I should dis
charge him without hesitation, but
if he is insolvent I shall have to
adjudicate him a bankrupt.”
That strong intimation from the
court toward the close of the oral
testimony followed a statement
(hat the court should see nothing
in the contention of the respond
ent that he was exempt from the
bankruptcy act because his princi
pal business was farming*.
Mr. Horne, who inherited a large
part of the fortune of the late
Ashley Horne and who carried on
his father’s business on the same
tremendous scale on which it was
conducted prior to the death of the
elder Horne in 1913 took the stand
yesterday to fight bankruptcy,
which ho said he had been advis
be the best thing for him person
ally but the worse thing for his
creditors.
It was admitted that the bulk
<>f the large creditors preferred
ti e friendly receivership instituted
in the State courts and Biggs and
Broughton, representing creditors,
took much of the burden of the
hearing* from Pou and Pou and
Ahell and Shepherd, attorneys for
Mr. Horne.
However, Paul D. Grady, John
ston county attorney who success
fully pressed the petition and his
brother, Charles II. Grady, insist
ed that the eight creditors with
claims of $25,000 who they rep
resented once were not the only
ones among the creditors, who rep
resent a total amount of $1,125,000,
who desired a receivership.
The Johnston county creditors
are for the most part of two
classes, those who were given due
bills payable in May for cotton
purchased last year at as much
as six cents above the market and
those who placed money on depos
it with Mr. Horne at eight per
cent interest. The former class of
creditors hold claims of about
$250,000 and the latter class claim
about $160,000.
Mr. Horne stated that the cus
tom of paying eight per cent on
money was one started by his
father and that he began the prac
tice of paying above the market
price for cotton in the slump of
11114 and had done more of it dur
ing the last year than ever be
fore. He was also questioned sharp
ly as to his transactions in cot
ton futures but was vague in his
replies except as to saying* that
he had done Tittle of that in the
past two years.
Mr. Horne admitted that he sold
some of the cotton for cash when
buying it at the advanced prices
but said that the recent advance
in cotton has given him as much
as $75,000 equity in what he has
stored.
Mr. Horne insisted that $250,
000 was a conservative estimate of
his present real worth, but his an
swers as to his affairs did not
Turn to pngo four, please
Tractor Plows Alone
e^Ls.
1*. L. Zybach, 32, farmer of
Grand Island, Neb., didn’t like the
idea of riding all day on a plow—
»o he invented a simple device to
automatically guide the tractor—.
Ivhile he sits in the shade. It is
fool-proof. The minute the tractor
pets out of thc^ furrow a springi
j »huts off the ignition. Now a Lin-!
'join, Neb., plow manufacturer is
I hacking Mr. Zybach, All that is
hecessary is to plow the first fur-'
row turning round corners. In
| demonstration a 20 acre field was
Flood Fund Is
Suffering In Mississippi
Valley Is Still Acute;
) Contributions Through
Red Cross Still Are
Welcome
The response to the call for re
lief for the sufferers from the
flood disaster of tho Mississippi
Valley has been very gratifying.
Since the first call made through
the columns of the Smithfield
j Herald the chairman of the Smith
field Chapter of the American Red
Cross has been able to send a
contribution each week. The suf
fering is still very acute, and any
who have not made a contribution
may still do so by sending the do
nation to Judge F. IT. Brooks, Mr.
Ira W. Medlin, Mr. C. J. Thomas,
The Smithfield Herald, Mr E. S.
Edmundson, or II. V. Rose. We
gratefully acknowledge the fol
lowing as this week’s contribu
J. D. Spiers -$5.00
Bethel Church (Free
will Baptist S. S._$5.00
Johnston County Vo
cal Union --$4.21
Corinth M. E. Church
Sunday School -$11.50
Amount previously
reported -$282.54
plowed without a stop.
Total amount sent .$309.25
H. V. ROSE, Chairman,
Smithfield Chapter Red Cross
Freewill Baptist Church.
Sunday school Sunday morning
at 9:30, C. J. Thomas, superin
tendent. Sermon Sunday evening
at 8:00 by the pastor, Rev. It. R.
Faireloth. Prayer meeting Wednes
day at 8:00. The Freewill Bap
tist League will meet next Thurs
day evening at 8:00. Subject for
.the evening: “Tithing.” Every
body is invited to attend these
meetings.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
! ters in the line below to spell
■ the name of a person in Smith
i field, and if the right one de
ciphers his name and win pre
sent it to The Herald office,
we will present him wdth a
complimentary ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the fol
lowing issue.
Theron Johnson recognized
his name last issue.
Today* -Tantailzer:
jeamshcasmee
Pou-Parrish Post
Will Prosecute
j Retains Legal Counsel In
! Prosecution of ,Louis
burg Man Charged
With Death of Lumis
Parrish In Auto Wreck
j The funeral of Lumus M. Par
rish, ex-service man of the World
War who was killed in an automo
bile wreck on Saturday night, May
28, two miles north of Youngs
ville on route number 50, was held i
Monday afternoon, May 30, at his ]
home near Richardson’s store in
O’Neals township. He was given
a military funeral by the Pou-Par
rish post of the American Legion,
of which he was a member, and
the service was most impressive.
Instead of the usufctl Memorial
Day service held on May 30, mem- i
hers of the American Legion gath
ered to do honor to one of their
comrades who had been snatched
by death in the midst of life. Rev.
S. J. Betts, of Raleigh, conduct
ed the service, which began at 2
o’clock in the afternoon. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery
near his home. A very large crowd
was present.
Mr. Parrish leaves two little j
children, the oldest about three |
years of age. His wife died about i
a year ago.
Mr. Parrish was in Company B,
120lh Infantry, 30th Division and |
went overseas. He was seriously j
wounded in the war.
Mr. Parrish met his death when !
the Ford roadster which he was '
driving from Franklinto-n, where
he had been working for fhe past
several weeks to his home in
O’Neals township,, was struck ny
a Nash sedan driven by Claud Col- J
lins of Louisburg. According to
information secured by D. Carlton |
Stephenson, commander of the
Pou-Parrish post, and R. H. Rich- j
ardson, a member of the board of I
county commissioners, when they !
went to the scene of the wreck to j
Franklinton and Louisburg Tues-1
day, the Nash sedan was running |
at a great rate of speed. Parrish |
drew his Ford as far to the right \
as the construction of the road J
would permit and stopped. The!
Nash sedan crashed into the side
of the Ford, striking it with such
a force that it was practically de
molished and Parrish was instant
ly killed. The body of Parrish was
thrown about thirty-five feet from
where the body was struck. F.
W. Ilocutt was with Parrish at
the time the accident occurred, j
Three men were riding in the |
Nash sedan, Claude Collins at the |
wheel, Ben Holding and David
Holmes, all of Louisburg. It is
said that the odor of whiskey was
detected on the breath of the driv
er. After the wreck a hip pocket
flask with a small amount of what
appeared to be whiskey was found
on the running board of the se
dan.
paper D. .Carlton Stephenson,
Commander , of the Pou-Parrish
post states:
“The Pou-Parrish post of the
American Legion in accordance
with the program of service to its
membership will follow the trial
of Collins and Holding* for the
murder of Lumis M. Parrish on
Saturday night, May 28, Parrish
being a member of the Pou-Par
rish post.
“The post has retained the lo
cal law firm of Grady and Grady,
composed of Chas. H. Grady and
Paul D. Grady, Chas. H. Grady
being chairman of the Legal Com
mittee of-the Pou-Parrish post of
the American Legion, to assist
Solicitor Leon Brassfield in the
prosecution of the case. There
will in all probability be an ef
fort made to remove the trial of
the case from Franklin to Wake
county as the two defendants arc
both residents of Franklin coun
ty and very prominent in the bus
iness and social life of the coun
Presbyterian Services.
Smithfield Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. Sermon by Rev. D. F.
Waddell, of Selma. Sunday school
at 10 o’clock. No night service.
The public is cordially invited to
all services,
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Sermon For High
School Graduates
Dr Bryan of Wake Forest
College Preaches Com
mencement Sermon At
Kenly Sunday Morning
KENLY, May 31.—Sunday morn
ing* marked the beginning of the
commencement period for Kenly
high school when the members of
the graduating class listened to a
message fraught with much mean
ing and significance for them de
livered by Dr. D. B. Bryan, Dean
of Wake Forest College. The
stage was decorated with Jong leaf
pine, ferns and pink roses by the
members of the Woman’s club and
school faculyt, and formed a dig
nified setting for the occasion.
Promptly at the eleven o’clock
hour, the procession of* seniors,
speakers, board of trustees, and
others formed downstairs and
moved to their appointed places
in the auditorium. Superintendent
G. T. Whitley welcomed the gath
ering, made announcements about
the further exercises, and then all
joined in singing, “Holy, Holy
Holy.” Rev. F. B. Joyner led in
prayer. Following the reading of
the scripture lesson the choir
rendered a spiritual anthem. Rev.
W. T. Evans happily presented
the speaker for the day who won
the attention and confidence of his
audience at once by his introduc
tury remarKS.
Taking as his subject, “The
Three Master Forces of 'Life," a
clean mind or heart, love, and sub
mission to or living in accord with
the divine will, Dr. Bryan made a
strong impression on his hearers.
“Displacing* the content of one’s
mind with a better content is the
purpose of education,” said he.
“All deeds that are committed,
whether good or bad, are first com
mitted in the mind and heart.” He
dwelt at length upon the place of
love as a master force. “Senti
mentalists need a chaperone, real
lovers do not, because a lover re
spects the life and honor of the
one he loves above his own. Who
is the greatest lover in your town
or community? It is the one who
places human values above per
sonal gain. It may be a doctor, but
if it is he loves human life more
than he does his fee; ii may be a
merchant, but if it is, he loves
human lives more than he does
his business; if it is a lawyer, he
loves justice more than the fee he
draws; if it is a preacher, he loves
souls more than his salary; if it
is a teacher, he loves those he
teaches more than his earnings.”
The last one of the master for
ces of life mentioned was the abil
ity to bring one’s will in submis
sion to the divine will. We need
to learn to pray, not the selfish
prayer, but the one Christ prayed
when He said, “Nevertheless, not
my will, but Thine be done.”
Another anthem by the choir
and the benediction by Rev. W. B.
Everett marked the close of the
program for the day.
Fairview Church.
There will be services at Fair
view Presbyterian church Sunday
night, June 5, at 7:45 o’clock. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
President Will
Welcome Flier
National Capitol Making
Preparations For Greet
ing Captain Lindberg
On June 11
WASHINGTON, June 1.—-The
capital’s plans to pay the nation’s
homage to Captain Charles A.
Lindbergh were smoothed out and
definitely launched today with the
New York to Paris flier’s accept
ance of the President’s offer of
the cruiser Memphis for his re
turn voyage.
Bringing his “Spirit of St.
Louis” plane with him, Lindbergh
is expected to reach Washington
on ilune 11, to be officially re
ceived by President Coolidge and
his cabinet and to receive the
plaudits of Washingtonians who,!
although accustomed to great 1
events, are expected to outdo them
selves.
WASHINGTON WINS.
Lindbergh’s acceptance of the
President’s invitation dashed the
feverish hopes of New York to be
the first to do him honor but the
cabinet committee arranging the
celebration sounded a conciliatory
note with announcement that the
reception here might require only
one day, and that the aviator
might then go to New York.
St. Louis friends of the avia
tor who have insisted upon that
city being the second to welcome
him, have advised the committee
of their willingness to drop to
third place in favor of New York’s
waiting millions.
TO OFFER PLANE.
The avialion fields are available
here near the navy yard where
the Memphis will land" Lindbergh
and his plane, and Secretary Da- |
vis of the war department today
arranged to have a host of expert
mechanics ready to assemble and
tune the “Spirit of St. Louis” for
immediate flight. If Lindbergh de
sires to leave his plane in its
crate he will be offered an army
plane and an escort for his New
York flight.
A distinguished flying cross, the
army air corps’ special decoration
for air heroes, will await Lind
bergh upon his arrival. It will
be given him by President Cool
idge, who will offer him the hos
pitality of the White House dur
ing his stay. There was a possi
bility, also that Mrs. Coolidge
might invite the flier’s mother to
greet her son here as her guest.
HURRY PLANS.
While plans for the reception
were taking shape, airmen of the
army and navy hurried prepara
tions for a greeting at sea for
thei [fellow flier. They hope to
muster nearly two score military
planes to meet the cruiser 50 miles
off the coast and accompany her
in, but official sanction has not yet
been given.
Naval officers were certain the
Memphis, with the power and
speed of a first class ship, will
land Lindbergh here in ample time
a week from Saturday for the cel
ebration to be held that day. In
event of a late arrival, however,
the President’s reception likely
will be held Monday before he
leaves for the summer White
House.—Associated Press.
Advertise in the Herald
In selecting: questions for “Test O’ Ten” we have tried to choose
questions whose answers at some time or other have been available
to the majority of readers—therefore the range of subjects covered
is most general in nature. There are questions that everybody can
answer—the trick is to see who can answer the greatest number.
Can you score 100 per cent this week?
(Answers found on back page) [ 6. When did the United States
1. Where did Columbus land on enter the World War?
his first voyage to America? I 7. What is the name of the
2. To whom is the pharse,,Mohammedan g*od?
“There’s one born every minute”! 8. What American city is fam
accredited? ous for its stock yards?
3. What was the name of the' 9. What animal is called King
woman who betrayed Samson? of beasts?
4. What is wampum? 10. Who discovered the Pacific
5. Who invented the telephone? Ocean?
When?. i (Questions found on front page)
Aged Citizen Of
Boon Hill Dies
W H Capps, Age 72, Pas
es Away After Short
) Illness— lOther Prince-,
ton News
PRINCETON, June 2.—Mr. W.
H. Capps died at his home five
miles south of town Tuesday morn
ing. He was 72 years old. He had
ween sick only a few' days. Hit;
unexpected death was a surprise
to the community. He was in town
and listed his taxes several days
ago. He had been a member of the
Masonic Lodge here for many
years and was a faithful member.
He attended the regular meeting
here on May 18 and was one of
the most enthusiastic members.
He is survived only by his wife.
Sunday evening a Ford car came
down the highway at a very rapid
rate of speed and when the driver
made an effort to turn out to
wards Baker’s mill the car went
into the ditch, breaking dowm the
front wheel and doing other dam
age to the car. Parties standing
nearby said the driver was under
the influence of whiskey and his
name was Pittman. He had a wom
an in the car wdth him at the
time of the accident, she being a
well known character in this sec
tion.
While a large crowd of people
were gathering to view the wreck
at this street crossing—on the
next corner a Ford coupe came
along and knocked down a little
girl of Mr. C. C. Fail. This ac
cident soon brought out a tremend
ous crowd of people as the little
girl screamed a few timps and
the people expected that she was
killed. She was picked up and
carried rnto the house and Dr.
Stevens was on the scene in a
very few minutes. It is not con
sidered that the girl is seriously
hurt, only scratched and skinned
considerably. The gentleman who
was driving the car stopped and
rendered all the assistance possi
ble, and remained on the scene un
til the doctor had ascertained if
the little gril was very much in
jured. It seems that the little girl
deliberately ran in front of the
slowly moving car and the driver
was not to blame.
The play, “You’d Be Surprised,”
was given in the school auditorium
last Thursday night under the
auspices of the Baptist church.
It was considered an excellent pre
sensation for amateurs. Those who
witnessed the play were very much
pleased. The only unfortunate part
:>f the program was the fact pos
sibly the play was not sufficiently
advertised and the economic con
ditions that are now existing in
the community.
There is something* seriously
wrong with the present system of
tax listing in Johnston county, or
possibly it may be with the indi- '
vidual. Any system that encour
ages and in some cases apparent
ly forces men to join the Annanias j.
club is entitled to the serious con
sideration ; of men who have the
welfare or the county in their
hands. There are lots of men who
seem to think that it isn’t wrong
to tell a lie about giving in his
taxable property. «
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Walton, from
Norfolk, Va., were visitors here
Friday.
Mr. Russel King, editor of the
daily paper at Kinston, spent the
week end with relatives in town.
Mr. W. B. Strachan, a promi
nent merchant and business man
of Salisbury, who is an old Prince
ton boy, was in town shaking
hands with his old friends last
Monday.
Mr. J. W. Langley, from Dur
ham, was a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. W. M. Pettway, of Kinston,
one of the oldest railway engi
neers in the state, who is now and
who has been for more than 42
years on an engine, was here Sun
day.
The commencement will be con
cluded tomorrow evening (Friday).
The literary address will be de
livered at that time by Dr. Carl
C. Taylor, dean of the Graduate
School at State College. Imme
diately after this diplomas will be
awarded to 27 graduates. Class day
exercises will be given this eve
ning on the school lawn at five
o’clock, and tonight an oratorical,
reading anil essay contest will be
held,_, _ ^__ ^ _ J
In Second Place
School Contest
mBSPBipi
Miss Bclva Ashcraft of Beards*
(own, III., with a record of 11 yearsl
3 months of school attendance, with]
DUt having missed a day of beinrf
tardy, this week jumped into second
[dace. As announced last week
three pupils have been found with *
record of 12 years perfect attend*
ance. tieing for first place.
Ford To Produce
New Model Car
Famous Model T Ford
Considered Pioneer; It
Ran Before There Were
Good Roads T Run On
DETROIT, JUNE 1.—Early
>roduction of a new Ford car su
)erior in design and performance
;o any now available in the low
iriced, light car filed, was an
lounced today by the Ford Motor
company.
Henry Ford, designer of the
:ar» and Edsel Ford, president of
:he company, both stated that
kVithin the next few weeks they
>vill give a complete description
)f the new model.
The famous model T Ford, that
•bill leads the automobile indus
ry after twenty years of man
lfacture, will continue to be a
iubstantial factor in Ford pro
luction, in view of the fact that
about ten million cars of this
nodel are still in use and will re
luirc replacement parts and ser
vice.
“The model T Ford car was a
rioneer,” said Henry Ford today.
*There was no conscious public
leed of motor cars when we first
nade it. There were few good
•oads. This car blazed the way for
he motor industry and started
he movement for good roads ev
erywhere. It is still the pioneer
■ar in many parts of the world
vhich arc just beginning to be
notorized. But conditions in this
ountry have so greatly changed
hat further refinement in motor
ar construction is now desirable
md our new model is a recogni
,ion of this.
“Besides the model T itself, an
>ther revolutionary element which
•he Ford Motor company introduc
'd twenty years ago was the idea
)f service. Some of the early
nanufacturers proceeded on the
heory that once they hacf induc
ed a man to buy a car they had
lim at their mercy; they charged
lim the highest possible price for
lecessary replacements. Our com
pany adopted the opposite theory.
kVe believed that when a man pur
chased one of our cars we should
Please turn to page three
Mr. C. W. Beasley
Dies At Rex Hospital
Just as we go to press news
'cached usot the death of Mr. C.
W. Beasley, who died yesterday
ifternoon at Rex Hospital, Ral
dgh, where he was carried a few
Jays ago. Funeral arrangements
sad not been completed at thU
writing.
A full account of his death will
ippear in an early issue.
One of the most popular men wo
ever knew was the big-hearted fel
low who always gave everybody
the benefit of the doubt.
The difference between an em
bezzler and a thief is that when
a man steals $10,000 he is an em
bezzler; when h<*vstcnls $10.00, ho
la a thiefI
Selma Finals In f
Full Swing Now |
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Dr J A Ellis Preaches Bac- ’
caKaureate Sermon; |>i
Seniors Give Play And
Start Fund For Stagey
Equipment "j
-- ii
SELMA, June 2.—Before an au-fe
(lienee that filled the large and:-1
torium of the Selma high sehoolC
on Sunday evening, Dr. J. A. Ellis,K
Raleig-h, preached the baccaia.ir-f
eate sermon to the members of|’J
pastor of Pullen Memorial church,lib’
the senior class. He used as hi
text a part of verse 6 from th
3rd chapter of Act; “In the name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise
up and walk.” His theme K;
“Using What You Have,” '1',;
not be wishy-washy, spineless ere ■
tfi
tures, but stand up and walk
Pattern your lives after the gr
cst character who ever lived
this planet, he went about dams
good. Your lives will not be worth
much unless you train yourselve
to do things, to serve and yov w
grow and develop. Have faith
yourselves but not arrogam
Make a name that no one dar
to put a question mark after. Mat
100 per cent on morality, char
ter, the thing that counts. A:
you willing to use what God ;
endowed you with? Character i
termination, courage and grit a
fundamental characteristics. I ch:
lenge you young folks to face ihj
world with a smile and court,
and USE your God-given talem
Dr. Ellis is a forceful and e
quent speaker and his sermon mo
a deep impression on his he:;
ers.
The back of the stage was ba'
ed with ferns and pines int
spersed with white larkspur .:
presented a beautiful appearai;
The 27 members of the gradual ii.c
class entered singing “The Church £
One Foundation,” and marched
the front where seats had be,
reserved for them. Following th'.
appropriate religious services pri
ceded the sermon. A quartet I
Georgiana Ashworth, Margin,
Creech, Mabel Jeffries and Mu
Parker and a solo by Rose W
ley were on the program.
The annual senior play, “ _
Little Clodhopper,” was staged
the high school auditorium V,
nesday, May 25, and from the ;
the curtain rose the audience
highly entertained with mirth-,
coking situations. The play w:i
catchy, active comedy with
matic climaxes at the end of
act. Judy the “little clodhopf
was impersonated by Mary Park1
who starred in each act. Mat
Brown played the part of :
Higgerson-Boggs, a schen:
mother. Her son, a city dude, :
impersonated by Ralph Wood
whose absurdities made the ;
cnee scream with laughter.
Georgiana Ashworth as a b
ing- house keeper was a scr.
Others taking part in the
were W. B. Oliver, Joe Ward,
Connie Belle Komegay. Each
was so well taken that it was
to say which was the favorite
the audience. Mrs. H. Bueck t
ed the boys and girls for this
and credit is due to her as we
to the class of ‘27.
The proceeds from the
amounted to about seventy
dollars, which were given by
seniors to start1 a fund for sv
equipment. It will be rememb,
that a handsome five hundred f |
lar curtain had just been paid ! '
by the school children and
friends when the fire six years
destroyed the building and
furnishings.
AUNT ROXIE SAYqj
By Me—>
HT«Z1 J ■
Calamity always pints hlt^ t
g«r at Ml frcQg,