Make Your Plans
TO SELL
YOUR TOBACCO
—IN—
SMITHFIELD
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Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established
1882
VOLUME 45—NO. or>
SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1927
IF, IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF ]
JOHNSTON COUNTY, j
THE HERALD’S
FOR IT. ~ j
no nro vp a
Criminal Court
Convenes Here
Judge Henry A. Grady, of
Clinton, Charges Grand
Jury —Several Cases Are
Tried
The August term of the
Johnston County Superior
Court opened here yesterday
at the scheduled hour—ten
o’clock a. m., with Hon. Henry
A. Grady, of Clinton, presid
ing.
The solicitor, Clawson L. Wil
Hams reported over the ’phone
that he could not he here yester
day, and Judge F. H. Brooks, of
the local bar, took charge of the
docket as prosecutor for the state.
This is the first term of court
presided over here by Judge
Grady. IIis charge to the grand
jury was short but was so rounded
out that the body of grand jurors
were not left in doubt as to any
part of their duty. lie charged
that they should carefully examine
each bill presented to them; that
they should examine the offices of
the county with the view that they
should not only see that all rec
ords are being neatly and accur
ately kept, but that the commis
sioners should fully provide for
the best record books obtainable.
He was specific in his charge that
all the justices of the peace in the
county should file their reports at
each criminal term as the law di
rects. He required of them to ns
certain the number of justices of
the peace who have failed to make
reports at this term, and such as
have failed he will order here be
fore the term is out to show cause.
He further charged that they
should inspect the' jail and con
vict camps in the county as well
as the county home and make re
ports of the condition found.
After charging the grand jury,
Judge Grady complimented John
ston’s courthouse, saying it was
of the best he has found in the
L. G. Patterson, of Smithfield,
was made foreman of the grand
jury.
The following cases were tried
oor otherwise disposed of yester
State vs. Ira Sullivan, charged
with larceny, was called and fail
ed. Judgement ni si sci fa and
capias.
State vs. A. H. Stewart, charg
ed with reckless driving. He was
called and failed. Judgement ni si
sci fa and capias.
State vs. Bertha Hicks, charged
with assault. Defendant was found
not to be under bond and out of
state. The case was dismissed to
be re-entered upon motion of soli
citor.
State vs. Joe Williams, colored,
ot Wilders township, charged with
allowing stock to run at large. The
state’s witnesses could not be lo
cated and the state took a nol
pros with leave.
State vs. Zilla Sanders, charg
ed with larceny. She waived bill
and entered plea of guilty of sim
ple trespass. Judgment was sus
pended upon payment of cost.
Stat evs. Harvey Pendergraft.,
white man of Smithfield township,
was charged with larceny. He
waived bill and entered a plea of
guilty of simple trespass. He was
The only jury case tried during
the day was that of state vs. E. S.
Mitchell, charged with disposing
°f mortgaged property. The jury
found him guilty but at this
time judgment has not been enter
ed.
Court meets to adjure at 9:30
each morningg*.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith*
fit'ld, and if the right one de
ciphers his name and will pre
sent it to The Herald office,
We present him with a
complimentary ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
he called for before the fol
lowing issue.
(Miss) Dixie Johnson re
cognized her name last issue
Today's -ranlallzer:
veasnirna
1
Recovers Lost
Money
An interesting incident oc
j curred here this week when two
i California hoys who were mak
1 ing their way to Duke Univer
sity, Durham, secured a ride
here,and went as far an Greens
boro. Soon after arriving in
( Greensboro, one of the boys
| missed his purse which he said
| contained SI00 in cash. He tel
! ephoned Deputy Sheriff T. E.
Talton and told him of his loss,
and that he rode from Smithfield
to Greensboro in a Nash sedan
driven by a negro. Mr. Talton
went to the home of John Jones,
a negro who has a cafe here, and
searched his car. There lying on
the back seat of the sedan lay
the SI00, apparently where it
had slipped from the rider’s
pocket. The money was return
ed to him. The names of the two
boys were not learned.
Tobacco Shows
! Big improvement
I Report Shows Gain in Pros
pective Production of Near
ly 27 Million Pounds In
North C arolina.
| The outlook for tobacco as a :
[whole improved during July to
the extent of about 39 million!
pounds, with conditions favoring ■
further improvement as the month!
comes to a close. Increases in j
| prospective production occurred in !
[most of the cigar leaf districts and
i in the bright flue-cured districts,
j these being offset in some measure
I by decreases in the principal bur-|
ley and dark tobacco areas. It is
in these latter, however, that con
ditions favoring improvement are
most in evidence.
In North Carolina the prospects
changed from poor to satisfactory
during- the month. On July 1
the condition was two points be
low the 10-year average for that
date, while on August 1 it was up
to the 10-year average, represent
ing a gain in prospective produc
tion of nearly 27 million pounds
compared with July 1, and about 35
million pounds in excess of the
crop of 192G. Harvesting has been
in progress for some time and
curing bams are working- at full
capacity. Leaves appear to have
good body but somewhat smaller
than usual because of cool nights.
Color is said to be unusually good.
While in some other states the
condition was a few points below
j normal, general improvement was
shown in the crop throughout the
tobacco belt.
Parker Reunion.
| Mrs. C. E. Parker, of Smithfield,
[route 1, will have her regular an
jnual reunion on Sunday, Septem
ber 4. All are invited to come and
are asked to bring dinner. It is
[expected that there will be'preach
[ing. A large crowd is expected.
J. D. PARKER.
Ill With Blood Poison.
Friends of Mr. L. P. B. Lee will
regret to learn that he is very ill
with blood poison at the home of
Mr. David Lassiter, who lives
near Four Oaks. Mr. Lee contract
ed blood poison several days ago,
and is now seriously ill.
ATTEMPT TO FORCE DAVIS
INTO BANKRUPTCY
Creditors of Mr. Charlie Davis,
local merchant, filed a petition with
the United States court in Raleigh
Friday in an effort to throw him
into bankruptcy, according* to re
ports reaching here. The creditors
claimed that he favored others and
refused to pay them. The store is
still open, and is doing business.
Revival at, Canaan.
Rev. T. H. King, of Clinton, is
conducting a ten-day revival at
Canaan Baptist church near New
ton Grove. This church is in John
1 ston county near the Sampson
line. Mr. King was formerly pas
tor of the Baptist church here, and
he has many friends here who will
be glad to hear him preach again.
The public is invited to attend all
services.
i
German Planes
Give Up Flight
Forced To Return To
Land After Begin
ning Trip to America
By Associated Press
Germany's first hid for
transatlantic aerial honors has
failed.
The metal monoplane Brem
en, which left Dessau at 6:20
o’clock Sunday night. return
ed to airdrome and landed at
4:20 o’clock this p. m. (Monday
afternoon), forced hack by
the stormy conditions over the
Atlantic.
Her sister ship the Europa, the
second in the aerial argosy of
Junker planes, had already land
ed, being forced to turn about by
engine trouble and dense fog over
the North Sea.
DESSAU, Germany, Aug. 14.—
(AP)—-Germany’s hat went into
the ring for transatlantic flight
honors today when the “Bremen”
and the “Europa”—two low-wing
ed, one-motor, Junkers airplanes—
hopped off from the long concrete
running track at the Junkers air
drome outside Dessau and turned
their noses northwestward shortly
after six o’clock'this evennig*.
The pilots of both planes plan
ned to fly along the northerly
course, taking them over Scotland
and Northern Ireland, after which
they would head for Cape Race,
Newfoundland.
Each plane was stocked with
gasoline which was said to be suf
ficient for 80 hours of flying. Bar
ring adverse winds and fogs, the
German aviators hoped to reach
Cape Race at daylight on Tues
day, and New York ten hours la
ter.
The official time of the take-off,
as announced by the German av
iation board was 6:20:47 for the
“Bremen” and 6:25:13 for the “Eu
NOTED AVIATORS PILOTING.
The Europa was piloted by the
well known German aviators, Cor
nelius Edseard and Johann Risticz,
who recently established a world’s
endurance record of 52 hours and
28 minutes with the same machine
in which they are now trying to
fly across the Atlantic ocean.
The Europa carried as a pas
senger, Hubert Knickerbocker,
representative of tho New York
American backers of the trans
atlantic enterprise.
The pilots of the Bremen were
Herman Koehl and Frederick
Loose, both of who have notable
records as fliers. Koehl is a Luft
hansas expert on night flying. The
two aviators were accompanied by
Baron Erhenfied Gunther Von
Huenfeld, a former Junkers pil
i)t, who is acting as representative
of the North German line, another
of the backers of the flight.
m i\ r. \ ki' l IiKI AA Y .
Both airplanes made perfect get
away, being on the running track
less than 30 seconds before tak
ing to the air. They shot across
the airdrome like two arrows and
disappeared in a distant cloud
bank before the spectators realiz
ed that the ocean flyers really had
g*one.
Today’s start on the transat
lantic flight came as a surprise to
Dessau. Scores of newspaper cor
respondents and camera men had
been told that the expedition would
not take wing unless weather con
ditions, which were not promising
up to noon, would indicate that no
risk would be incured if the flight
were undertaken today.
DISAPPOINTED IN TOBACCO
PRICE RECEIVED
Messrs. John Byrd, who lives
near town, and J. B. Jones, of
near Four Oaks, were in town on
Saturday. They stated that they
carried some tobacco to Lumber
ton last week, hoping to realize
some money from their crops be
fore the market opens here. Both
were very much disappointed in
the prices they received, and said
they not carry any more. They
usually would sell on the Smithfield
market.
Flappers of the future will need
parachutes when they feel the
cessity of walking* back.
11
ne
Voted Nation’s Best
. m \ yz. 11
jArfLITPCACTCg 1
Miss Edna Browning RuL/f of La
fayette, Ind., has been voted the most
outstanding woman of the nation ir
business and the professions. The
woman's congress at Oakland votes
her this honor.
Coats Stock Of
GoodsBring$1452
Hardware And Store Fixtures
Sold Under Bankruptcy
Court By Receiver.
The furniture and fixtures, one
Ford truck, and the stock of mer
chandise belonging to the Coates
Hardware company, bankrupt, was
sold at public auction yesterday at
noon. Will H. Lassiter, receiver for
the firm, had charge of the sale.
The property was auctioned off by
C. W. Adams, of the Central ware
house.
The fixtures and merchandise
were first sold separately. The
fixtures were bid in by W. H.
Austin at 8260, and the hardware
by A. L. McDaniel, of Fairmont,
for $850. Both were then put up
and sold as a whole, and were bid
in by the firm of Nance & Pres
nell, of Ellerbe, for $1,415.
W. H. Austin was the highest
bidder for the truck, which sold
for $37.
The Coates Hardware company
went into bankruptcy several weeks
ago.
AUGUST POPULAR MONTH
FOR CUPID IN JOHNSTON
According: to figures secured
from the office of the register of
deeds, August has been a popular
month for Cupid in Johnston
county. On August 12 licenses for
the following couples had been is
sued during this month:
Miss Lola McLamb, age 18, of
Benson, and Mr. Birchie F. Mc
Lamb, age 19, of Clayton, route 3.
Miss Lonie Hawkins Parker, 49,
and Mr. Elijah Wheeler, 48, both
of Benson, route 2.
Miss Corinna G. Crocker, 19, of
Clayton, route 1, and Mr. Law
rence V. Beasley, 21, of Wilson’s
Mills, route 1.
Miss Bertha M. Strickland, 18,
and Mr. John D. Upchurch, 21, both
of Four Oaks.
Miss Lizzie Wall, 24, and Mr.
Herbert Mitchell, 25, both of
Clayton.
Miss Madres McLamb, 18, and
Mr. Jasper Tyner, 31, both of
Princeton, route 2.
Mrs. Annie Jones, 28, of Wil
son’s Mills, route 1, and Mr. El
bert Adams, 32, of Clayton, route
3.
Miss Florence Benson, 16, of
Four Oaks, route 1, and Mr. Irvin
Cobb, 23, of Elm City.
Miss Eula Victoria Hunt, 18,
Selma, and Mr* George Oscar
Thompson, 21, of Durham.
During the same period of time
eight colored couples were mar
ried.
Gardner Would Rather Be Gov.
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—Max Gard
ner writing to Raleigh from Vi
enna, where he saw 27 men shot
down in front of his hotel a few
days ago, declares that he would
rather be governor of North Car
olina than king of Europe.
Mr. Gardner did not try to leave
the impression that anybody was
trying to nominate him for king,
and did not intimate that he would
decline it if the honor came to
him without contest. He had not
heard of the opposition in Pender
county. He was merely remarking
that North Carolina has it all over
Austria and he regards Vienna a
very beautiful city for all that.
Fletcher Austin
Dies In Raleigh
Passes Away Suddenly A( The
Home of His Son, l'. E.
Austin.
Kloteher Austin, prominent rat
m-‘r of Clayton, dropped dead Sat
urday afternoon a. .h. !;,.me of his
son, V. E. Austin, 507 Whitaker
Mill Road, of Raleigh. Mr. Austin
Imd been suffering; from heart
trouble for some time prior to his
death, tie was a member of the
Elizabeth Methodist church near
Clayton.
He is survived by his widow,
w-iio, before her marriage, was
■Miss Annie Mitchell, of Raleigh;
by three daughters, Mrs. P. E. Par
ker. of Smithfield; Mrs. Malcolm
■Jones, of Durham, and Miss Chris
tine Austin, of Clayton; by six
sons. N. ],. Austin, of Clayton; U.
E. Austin and Milton Austin, both
of Raleigh; J. W. Austin and
Clarence Austin, both of South
ern Pines, and Rufus Austin, of
Clayton.
He is also survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. J. D. Gulley, and Mrs.
jMarceline Rogers^ of Clayton,
and by three brothers. A. B. Aus
tin, of Cary; Vick Austin and Wil
liam Austin, of Clayton.
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist Center church near
Clayton Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock. The funeral party left
from the home of his son at 1:30
Sunday afternoon. Rev. E. I). Dodd
•pastor of the Elizabeth church,
conducted the services and was as
sisted by Rev. P. H. Fields, of
Raleig'h, and Mr. Hall, pastor of
the Baptist Center church.
Honorary pallbearers were: Ed
S. Abell, J. M. Turley, F. H.
Biooks, H. M. Barbour, W. D.
Tomlinson, Claude Sanders, and T.
R. Hood, all of Smithfield; G. C.
Bryan, C. W. Home, John Talton,
Dr. B. A. Hocutt and B. M. Rob
ertson, of Clayton; Congressman
Edward Pou, of Smithfield. and B.
B. Adams, of Four Oaks. Active
pallbearers were: John Peatross,
Dewey Sanderford, Leroy Allen,
Miles Birdson. Carl Williamson, W.
G. Goodwin, V. B. Covington and
J. C. Moore.
Prominent Writer
Dies In Michigan
James Oliver Curwood Won Na
tional Fame As Nature
Writer.
OWOSSA, Mich., Aug. 14.—
James Oliver Curwood, author and
noted conservationist, died at his
home here tonight after an illness
resulting from streptococcus in
fection, which had confined him to
his bed since last Saturday.
Death came to the noted writer
of stories of the North Woods at
his home, “Curwood Castle,” here
after a desperate battle against
the infection that steadily sapped
I his strength. In an effort to stay
the ravages of the infection two
physicians from the Henry Ford
hospital were rushed by airplane to
the Curwood home and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Antonio P. Jirus, of De
troit, gave of her blood in a trans
I fusion operation.
I The blood transfusion was fu
j tile, however, for after rallying
somewhat, the author weakened
again rapidly and his physicians
announced that his death was a
matter of hours only.
Besides his keen interest in con
servation, Curwood was deeply in
terested in civic enterprises in his
home city, contributing liberally
to these undertakings.
Two daughters are children of
Curwood’s first marriage. A son,
James Oliver Curwood, Jr., and his
second wife, who was Miss Ethel
Greenwood, also survive.
■Mrs. Curwood and daughter,
Mrs. Antonio Jirus, of Detroit, and
the son, a schoolboy, were with
him when he died. Another
daughter, Miss Viola Curwood, is
convalescing from an illness in
Albany, N. Y.
Returns From Asheville.
Judge F. H. Brooks returned
yesterday after spending ten days
in shevill eand other points in “the
|Land of the Sky.”
When Dawes Greeted Prince on Peace Bridge
Vice-President Dawo greeted the Prince of Walts acToss a white ri*«»
rutting of which officially opened the new Peace Bridge"between liufFaJi*
N. Y. and Toronto. Canada last week.
Emerson Coates Pain
fully Hurt When Dy
namite Cap Explodes
In His Hands
Emerson Coates, seven-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Coat
es of near Four Oaks, was serious
ly hurt Friday afternoon when a
dynamite cap exploded in his
hands. The thumb and three fin
gers were blown from the child’s
left hand and his face was badly
cut and torn by the explosion.
AciVmding to reportjs received
here, Mr. and Mrs. Coates had
come to Smithfield. During the
afternoon the children found a dy
namite cap, with which they were
playing when it exploded. Dr. J.
H. Stanley was summoned, and he
found the child bleeding badly, and
found that two little girls had been
slightly injured by the explosion.
After dressing their wounds, he
brought the boy to the Johnston
County Hospital for treatment.
While the child is seriously hurt,
it is thought that he will recover.
JACK NORMAN PLAYERS
HERE ALL THIS WEEK
Jack Norman and his thirty
people opened here last night and
will be in this city all this week.
This company comes here well
recommended and carries a com
pany of ladies and gentlemen. The
feature play will be presented on
Friday night entitled, “What Ev
ery Daughter Learns,” in four
acts, interspersed with real big
time vaudeville between each act.
The orchestra is the feature of
the Norman players with Joe Mah
iler, former local boy, as their
drummer.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
AT BARBECUE DINNER
I George W. Hicks entertained
| many of his friends Thursday at
a barbecue dinner at his home in
the Shiloh church section. The din
ner was served under the large
trees surrounding Mr. Hicks* home.
The old-fashioned repast was a
sight dear to the many hungry
friends who came from all the
neighboring towns to attend the
barbecue. The invocation was
spoken by W. A. Simkins, Wake
county, and the great crowd ol
guests fell to on the feast that
kept them busy for hours.
Thirty-ounce Tomato.
Probably Johnston county’s
champion tomato was broug-ht tc
the Herald office yesterday morn
ing by Mr. M. A. Wallace. It was
grown in the garden of Mrs. W
B. Wallace, of Clayton, route •>
and weighs thirty ounces. All o!
Mrs. Wallace’s tomato vines an
bearing well and Mr. Wallac<
states that he never saw so manj
tomatoes in one garden.
N.B. Grantham To
Build New Store
Will Erect Modern Brick Build
ing On Market Street—
Work To Begin Soon.
One of Smithfield’s oldest land
marks was numbered among the
things of the past yesterday when
laborers began to tear down the
! old office building recently occu
pied by S. T. Honeycutt on Mar
ket street. This building was erect
! ed more than thirty years ago by
the ^ate Dr. Robinson, one of
Smithfield’s first physicians. About’
ten years ago it was purchased
from the Robinson heirs by N. B.
Grantham, local clothier, and for
some time S. T. Honeycutt has.
used it for an office.
The building* is being removed to
make room for a new modern brick
store, into which Mr. Grantham
plans to move his large stock of
gentlemen’s clothing. Mr. Gran
tham states that the contract for
the new building has not yet been
let, but says work will begin on it
at an early date.
Mr. Honeycutt has moved his of
fice to the second floor of the
First and Citizens National Bank
Building.
Former Smithfield Man Weds.
Winston-Salem, Aug. 8.—The
wedding of Miss Margaret Baggs
and Hinton Gardner Hudson was
I solemnized Saturday evening at
nine o’clock at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoke Bag*gs on Virginia
Road, with Rev. W. L. Hutchins,
, pastor of the West End Methodist
i church, officiating and using the
impressive ring ceremony.
| Only a few relatives and friends
j witnessed th eceremony. The bride
and bridegroom entered together.
She was lovely in a dress of tan
i satin with accessories to match and
|carrying a corsage of yellow roses
and valley lilies.
j Mrs. Hudson is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baggs, of Ogle
thorpe, Ga. For the past few years
ishe has been making her home
with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hartfield
jin West Palm Beach, Fla.
I Mr. Hudson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Hudson, formerly
j of Smithfield, but for the past few
; years has been making his home
| in this city, being a member of
i the law firm of Ratcliffe, Hudson
& Ferrell.
i After an extended wedding trip,
! Mr. and Mrs. Hudson will make
their nome in Ardmore.
Mr. Hudson is well known in
Smithfield, having lived here un
til a few years ago when he went
to Winston-Salem to practice his
profession. He has scores of friends
jhere who join in wishing him and
i his bride much success and happi
!ness in life.
“That’s a nice boy,” said the
visitor, as little Bobby picked up
his scattered toys. “I suppose your
mother has promised you some
thing if you clean up the room?”
j “If I don’t!” he corrected.—
[Christian Register.
Program County;
S. S. Conventio
Prominent Speakers To A
dress Sunday School Wok
ers At Annual Meeting.
According to information fr|
officers of the Johnsiton cou|
Sunday School Association, all I
dications point to a record-bre|
ing attendance at the Annual col
ty Sunday School Convention whj
it to be held ot Thursday and if
day, August 25-26. The convent!
will be held with the Presbyter!;
church, Kenly, N. C. The open.!;
session will be held at 8 o’clj
Thursday night. \
The officers in charge of I
plans and program for the convl
tion have announced that the pg
gram has been prepared with f
idea of having “a convention |
the discussion of practical Sund]
school plans and problems,” I
plan being to have something I
the convention that will help w|
kers in all departments of the Si
day school.
Among the prominent speak!
on the program will be: Miss Fll
Davis, Raleigh, Associate Supeil
tendent of the North Carol
Sunday school association, If
Miss lone Alverson, Raleigh, YoJ
People’s Division Superintend!
of the North Carolina Sun|
school association. During
convention these workers will 4
cuss various phases of Sun!
school work.
As has been previously an nodi
ed, a pennant will be presented!
the Sunday school having in $
convention the largest number]
representatives, sixteen years
age and over, based on the ni
Turn to page six, please
Illiterates Are
Numerous In N. (I
More Than 241,600 In
State Can Neither Head ]
Write.
CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 12.—
than 24l,600 people in North (|i
olina ten years of age and ||
can neither read nor write in f.
language, according to an arifi
in the current number of the t]
versity News Letter.
The illiterates, who number
per cent of the people, states J|
article which is based on the
census, are distributed as folic!
Native white of native parentj|
104,037; native white of for||
parentage, 171; foreign-born w||
474; Negro, 133,674. There \p
only 190 white people in the sf]
unable to speak jEnglish. p
Of all native white people
years of age and over, eontiik|
the article, over 8.2 per cent \ f
illiterates. Only two states,
Mexico and Louisiana, had a hi
er per cent of native white ill |
ates ten years of age and 11
Only one state, Kentucky, ha
larger total number of native v jjj
illiterates. Only six states lui
laiger total number of illiterl]
both races considered, than
Carolina. Their excessive illiidii
Negro population explains
four of these states rank d
of North’ Carolina.
The above facts, accordin,
the article, concern the sheer „
crates, who are far outnumb \
by the near illiterates, who pre |
a far greater problem in N J
Carolina.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS
By Me—
kW
“The road hawg i* got
company—the advertisin’
toyin' to git our terbacco crJp*