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Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO THIS SEASON —IN— SMITHFIELD “It’s just a little highere here” IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. VOLUME 45—NO. 82 SMITHFIELD. N. C’.. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 14, 1927 * * * $2.00 PER YEAR ‘American Girl’ 1$ Forced Down -+ Ruth Elder and Hald eman Saved When Plane Lands Near Steamier in Atlantic Radio Corporation Hears Crew of Plane Was Picked Up by the Tanker Off the Azores ends hours of anxiety -♦ NEW YORK, Oct. 13 — (AP)—The Radio Corporatoin I of America announced today that it was informed by wire less from the steamer Olym pic that the Dutch steam* Barendrecht had picked up the crew of the monoplane ! "American Girl” off the Az sage to the Paris office ' PARISjOct. 13.—(AP)—A mes sage to the Paris office of* the As sociated Press received this after noon from Miss Ruth Elder, the I aviatrix, told of her landing- at I sea beside the Dutch tanker “Bar endrecht.” The message, which arrived at the office of the Associated Press in Paris at 4:35 p. m. was radioed front the “Barcndrecht” to the steamship “Bayano” which relay ed it to the wireless station at Debizes. It follows: “Landed by steam ship Barendrecht with broken oil line. Both Haldeman and I okey.— Ruth Elder.” BROKEN OIL LINE. The message which sadi that she and Captain George Haldeman were okey said that the lnnding of the American Girl while en route to Paris from New Y'/rk had been caused by a broken oil line. The messapb, whch did not give the position of the tanker, was received at the Paris office of the ^Associated Press at 4:35 p. m. The messtgae had been radioed from the Barendrecht to the steamship Bayano which relayed it to the wireless station at Debizes. time garbled. The tmic at which this message had been tilde was given as “8 H B M" but it was probable that these figures (8:0fi a. m.) had been garbled in transmission. There was rilso the possibility however, that the message might have been delayed ni |t he relay from the steamship Bayano. (Th<* Bayano, a British vessel, left Bar badoes in the West Indies on Sep tember 21 forAvonmouth, Eng land). -« WILLIAM PENNY IS KICKED BY MULE Little William Penny, son of i Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Penny, who I live near town, was kicked by a mule Wednesday and severely In jured. A bad laceration above the right eye required several stiches. The little fellow, who is about five years old, was taken to the hospital and an anesthetic was ad ministered before the wound was dressed. GIN REPORT Thorp wore 13,023 hales of cot ton, counting round as half bales, K'nned in Johnston county from th? crop of 1927 prior to October 1027, as compared with 18,375 bait's ginned to October 1, 192G. ■-♦ Getting a run for your money 's °k°h if not in silk stockings. Of course we mean the run. Tantalizer Jhm are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell , ,nanie of a person in Smith and If the right one de ciphers his name and will pre «t nt m, f° Herald office, will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the fol lowing issue-. •ialph Talton recognized his name last issue. * Toffay*, Tantalizer: lejionnves j Another Jersey Mystery First posed photograph of Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl, widow of slain aged physician husband, who was murdered in his car on a lone ly road, she thinks by drusr addict* Eleven Year Old Boy Hit By Car Son Of Charlie Lee Seriously Hurt When Crossins High way No 10 Near His Home Across The River. A little boy lies seriously hurt n the Johnston County Hospital and a man is under bond to face trial in the December term of Su perior court, because of an auto mobile accident which happened late Wednesday afternoon on high way 10 near the old Harper place across the river. The child is William Lee, the eleven-year-old son of Charlie Lee, who lives near the old Harper plac*. As the boy attempted to cross the road from a packhouse near his home, he was struck by a Chevrolet roadster driven by J. C. Taylor of Morrisville, route 2. Taylor stopped and offered to take the child to the hospital, but his parents who were soon on the scene brought him themselves. It was found upon examination that both legs, his left arm, and his nose were fractured. He also suf fered a severe scalp laceration. He is in quite a precarious condition. When the accident took place, there was a steady downpour of rain. Two men were in the car with Taylor, and the boy’s father was nearby when the accident happen ed. Taylor gave himself up to John ston county officers and yesterday gave a $500 bond for his appear ance in the December term of Superior court. This is the third child in this vicinity to be struck by cars dur ing4 the past few weeks. -♦ HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE NEAR FOUR OAKS Addison Leo, who lives near Four Oaks, was in town Tuesday and told us of the burning; one day last week of a tenant house be longing to Wilbur Lee and occu pied by Lonnie Norris. The house was located in the .Blackman's Cross Roads section. Mt>st of the furniture was saved, but the build ing was totally destroyed. It is thought -the fire originated from the stove flue. It is not known whether there was any insurance I)R. B. A. BOWERS PAYS SMITH FIELD SHORT VISIT Dr. B. A. Bowers, of Knoxville, Tenn., spent Wednesday nij^ht ir Smithfield as the guest of Rev. R, L. Morgan, leaving yesterday aft ernoon for Enfield, where he be gan a series of revival meetings with the Baptist church. Dr. Bow ers is pleasantly remembered b> many Smithfield people as helping in a series of meetings at tht Baptist church here last May. -4 Baptist Church. j Sunday school 9:30. The pastoi will preach at 11 and 7:30. Tht morning service will be of specia interest to the members of the .church, and a full attendance is desired. ! Intermediate B. Y. P. U. Sun day at 6:45 p. m. j Senior B. Y. P. U. Monday a 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday a Lots of people make a specialt> of pouring ice water on enthusiasm Recorder’s Court Has Full Docket —*— Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Devoted To Trial Of Criminal Cases. -♦ Recorder’s court was in session three days here this week. The following; criminal cases were tried and disposed of: George McLamb was found guil ty of possession of whiskey, and was fined $10 and taxed with the cost. George Parker was found guilty of violating the prohibition laws and resisting officer. He was sen tenced to 90 days on the roads and taxed with the cost. The road sen tence was suspended upon the pay ment of a $50 fine and cost and during g-ood behavior. Prayer for judgment was con tinued upon the payment of cost in the case agjainst J. W. Tomlin son, who was convicted of fraud. For gambling, Jeff Grice and Charles {Holland were fined $10 and taxed with one half the cost each. Varan Coates and Kelly Lee were convicted of manufacturing whiskey and possession of still land whiskey. Each was given 60 'days on the roads and taxed with one half the cost. The road sen tence of each is to be suspended [upon condition that the defendants do not violate the prohibition law again in the next two years and I on further condition that the de I fendants each pay $50 fine and j half the costs. Manassa Tyner, a negro laborer ! of Goldsboro, was convicted of i J operating a car while intoxciated. [He was sentenced to the roads for ! 60 days and required to pay the cost. The defendant is not to op erate a motor vehicle again in 12 'months. Tyner was also found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. For this offense he was sentenced to the roads for 60 days and required to pay the cost, the road sentence to begin at the ex piration of the sentence above. ■Willie Wilkins was found guilty of assault on wife. He was sen tenced to six months on the roads and required to pay the cost. The I defendant is to remain in jail for a term ol' two weeks to be examin ed by the county physician. In case of insanity, the judgment is to bo null and void. Preston Hamilton, a white far mer of Smithfiold, route 1, was in court for operating a car while in toxicated. He entered a plea of guilty and was given a 3-months road sentence, the sentence to be suspended upon condition that he does not violate the prohibition law again in the next two years and that he pay a fine of $50 and the cost. He is not to operate a car or motor vehicle again in the next 00 days. uonn nuoson, wno was cnarged with violating the prohibition law, was called and failed. Judgment ni si sci fa and capias. For fornication and adultery, G. C. Ray was sentenced to the roads for four months and taxed with the cost. He gave notice of appeal. Bythan Artis, a negro laborer of Four Oaks, was convicted of driving a car while intoxicated, and was sentenced to the roads for two months, the road sentence to be suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost and on condi tion that the defendant does not violate the prohibition law again jin the next two years. The defend ant is not to operate a motor vehi cle again in North Carolina during the next 90 days. He took an ap peal. The State took a nol pros in the case against George L. Peedin, charged with giving a worthless check. John Ellis, a white laborer of Pine Level, entered a plea of guil ty to warrants charging* operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possessing and transporting whis key. He was sentenced to the roads for six months, taxed with the cost and fined $50. The road sentence was suspended upon con dition that the defendant does not iviolate the prohibition law again during the next two years. He is | not to operate a motor vehicle i&gfiin during the*next 90 days. | For simple assault, Jack Guth rie was fined $10 and required to I (Turn to page four please) SMITH FIELD TO GET FREE PARCEL POST DELIVERY Begining Wednesday, October 12, Smithfield will have fr<;e parcel post delivery for three months at least. If the venture proves worthwhile this service will be continued. Application to the Civil Service Department was made by Postmaster J. C. Stancil several months ago, and the recommendation was re cently approved by the postof fice department. Deliveries will be made to any part of the city, two deliveries each day. ,D. B. Dupree is the parcel post car District Meeting Splendid Success Adopts As Project The Plant ing Of Trees Along The Highways; Next Meeting At Tarboro. A resolution (that the thirteenth district of North Carolina Feder ation of Women’s clubs adopt as its special project the planting of ' trees along the highways of the j district, was one of the definite re sults of the all day meeting held in Clayton Wednesday with the Clayton Woman’s club and the Halcyon club as hostesses. Miss Gertrude Weil of Goldsboro was chairman of the resolutions com mittee, who after reaffirming, in her report, the loyalty of the 13th district to the State federation, offered another resolution to the j effect that the clubs make every effort to establish junior clubs, i The report of the resolutions | committee came at the close of a , splendid program, which was en- j joyed by 244 women of the dis- ! trict who braved the watery ele-! ments to attend this annual event, j The steady downpour did not dam- ' pen the ardor of those present, and it was quite an achievement that a club some distance away—Pike ville—had twenty-three of its twenty-four members present who ! took back with them the attend- ' ance cup offered by the president! of the district, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt. | Mrs. Ira T. Turlington presented i the cup with appropriate remarks, j Sixteen of the twentytwo clubs in the district were represented be sides a goodly delegation from home demonstration clubs which are now affiliated with the State Federation. The exercises of the day opened with a devotional program in which Clayton ministers participated. Words of welcome were spoken by Mayor C. W. Carter, by Rotarian John T. Talton, and by Mrs. Hugh A. Page, representing the hostess clubs. Mrs. B. J. Downey of Nash ville, responded. The meeting/ was honored with the presence of Mrs. Thomas O. Berry, of Goldsboro, president of State Federation, who in a charm interesting message to the club women. She reviewed the various departments—civics, health, public welfare, American Home, educa tion, art, music and literature— suggesting the possibilities for | service that lie in these realms. |She. urged the women to study the club program, get all the informa | tion possible, and then to form I their own opinions, and express ithem. She urgjed particularly that |dub women decide whether they |wish to become a more definite part pf the General Federation before sending their delegates to the next state convention. After Mrs. O’Berry’s address, those present listened with pleas ure to words of greetings from [the State Library Commission brought by Miss Annie F. Petty. Forty per cent of the public libra ries in North Carolina were start ed as activities of women’s clubs, jand Miss Petty thinks that probar ibly ninety per cent are responsi ble in some way to women’s clubs. |Two million people in North Caro lina, however, have no library fa cilities, and the speaker is of the opinion that entirely too many jchildren are being brought up on the funny papers. Miss Petty told something of the work of the Li brary Commission, stating inci dentally, that this is the first (Continued on Page 4) Baptist Campaign Is Launched Here Eighty-One Gather At Ban' quet To Discuss Purpose Of Centennial Drive; Promin ent Speakers. At a banquet in the Woman's dub room in Smithfield last Tues day night the Baptist Centennial Campaign was definitely launched in the Johnston Association. It was a» enthusiastic meeting with songs and prayer and speech-mak ing and fellowship and planning how to push the great undertak ing to a successful finish. Mr. J. Ehvight Barbour, of Clayton, the director for the association, presided over the meeting. The attendance went beyond expecta tions. The Woman’s club room was crowded to the limit, and an extra table had to be provided in an other room, 81 seats being taken. Representatives were present from most of the 45 churches of the as sociation. These consisted of the pastors and the key-men and wom en from each church, who have committed themselves to pushing the campaign in their respective churches/ The campaign aims at the raising of $1,500,000 by 1930 for the six Baptist colleges and one high school in the state, which is needed to pay off their indebt edness, put them on a cash basis, and provide needed equipment. President C. E. Brewer of Mer edith College made the opening address, and was followed by Hon. Robert N. Sims, a leading attorney of Raleigh, a speaker of unusual eloquence, who made the principal address of the evening. Both speakers referred to the great handicap under which Meredith College is laboring with its debt of $1,000,000, incurred through building on its new site. This re building of the college, they point ed out, was absolutely necessary. And it had to be built on a large scale. The old buildings in Raleigh had long since been crowded, and building after building nearby had to be rented. And yet when it was built 28 years ago it was consider ed a giant, many complaining* that the outlay was too great. Such great buildings were not needed, they would never be filled. Yet the new day of education came, and*in a short quarter of a century these great buildings were overrun and entirely out of date. There was no escape from building a new college on a much larger scale. And there was no way to do it but on credit —the only way known to the bus iness world today for starting* any great enterprise. Banks readily of fered to finance the great new building enterprise backed by 375, 000 North Carolina Baptists. Their credit has been built up by busi ness-like dealing through nearly 100 years in which they have never defaulted on any financial obliga -.. nave llltuncu. IIIC.I Rood name they will maintain by promptly paying off the debt of $1,500,000 on their seven colleges. The other main reference pf M.\ Sims was to Wake Forest College, which he declared is badly handi capped by lack of dormitory room many of the boys being forced to find rooms in the town. Frankly facing the fire of criticism direct ed at the college in the last year or two, he declared that it was able to pass through it unscathec for just one reason, that it could point to the host of students that had passed through it and confi dently say, “Look at the men she has sent out”—men of the finesl jtraining, men of the soundesl faith, men who preach the old gos ipel in the fundamental way. Anc i it is now entering on a new day (of prosperity and power, under its I new president, who, everywhere I Roes, g-rips the hearts of the peo jPle to him and inspires a wonder ful confidence in his leadership. The meeting called out a grea enthusiasm for the undertaking ir the association, and a confident that the goal will be reached ovei |the state as a whole. Mr. C. W Shinn, the director for several o: the associations, spoke of th< plans for the canvass of thi (churches in the Johnston associa tion. The committee in each churcl is expected to call promptly on < select list of its members and se cure pledges to be paid luarterl; Turn to page five, please Texas Man Killed In Auto Accident —♦— Fleet Roberts Meets Instant Death When Caught Under Chevrolet Coupe Near Kenly -♦ A tragic accident occurred on highway No. 22 near Kenly Tuesday morning wh>?n the Chevrolet coupe in which Fleet Roberts, of Arp, Texas, was riding, skidded and turned over two or three times. Roberts was caught under the car and was dead when witnesses of the accident recovered the body from the smashed car. The cai was a complete wreck. It is re ported that the driver was under the influence of intoxicants when the accident took place. He had twice been helped out of the ditch just before the fatal accident. Jas. H. Kirkman, county coro ner, was summoned, but an in quest wras not considered neces sary. The body was sent immediately to an undertaker’s establishment in Kenly where it was prepared for burial. It was sent Wednesday to Arp, Texas for interment. Plans Laid For ! Big Celebration ! Denson To Entertain Veter ! ans Of Three Wars On Ar i mistice Day, November, 11. -* i The Johnston county veterans of 'the world war will break bread this year in the enterprising town of Benson. This is in accordance with plans made at the Armistice Day celebration held in Smithficld on November 11 of last year. Definite plans for the day’s en tertainment of the soldier boys have not been fully worked out, but Benson is looking* forward to November 11 as a day when it will feed and otherwise entertain the veterans. At a Kiwanis dinner served in the North State hotel i.i Benson on Tuesday evening, Oc tober 11, plans for the dinner and other events of the Armistice Day were discussed. The meeting was presided over by Ralph Burgess, of the Benson Kiwanis cluh. Messrs. D. Carlton Stephenson and H. V. Rose, members of the Pou-Ptirrish Post of the American Legion, were guests of the Benson Kiwanians at the dinner, and in a short talk Mr. Stephenson outlined some of the things that will be appropriate for the day. Mr. Sftephenson’s speech was responded to by sev eral of the business men of Ben son, and there was no doubt left in the minds of anyone as to the welcome that awaits the boys when they reach Benson that day. The president of 'the Kiwanis club appointed a committee whose duty it will be to get in touch with other interested parties of the county toward the end that noth ing slack may be done toward giv ing- the boys a rousing welcome and a good dinner. This dinner is not to be served to the veterans of the World War only, but veterans of the Spanish-American and the Civil Wars are alike welcome, and will be as cordially entertained. W. M. u. TO MEET AT BENSON OCTOBER 20TII This is to announce again the annual meeting! of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Johnston Association at Benson Thursday, jOctober 20. The opening hour is j9:45 a. m. Speakers of interest jwill be present. The program will ■ be published in a later issue. Wom en and young people of every jchurch in th£ association are ur£ed to attend. All pastors have a spec ial invitation. Visitors will be wel comed. ~ MRS. B. A. HOCUTT, Supt. VISITS SMITHFIELD FOR HER FIRST TIME Mrs. W. E. Lucas, of MeCullers route 1, was in town yesterday Heramily i§ moving in the near fu ture to Cleveland township. Mrs Lucas, who was before her mar riage, Miss Addie Bryant, is a na tive of Bentonville township, bu yesterday was her first trip t< Smithfield. Her father moved t< Buie’s Creek when she was a girl -+ Before giving advice a wise mat prepares to dodge the consequence! Tank Aviation Record tAyTOCACTKgl . , S. C. Brett, U. S. Army t„A 5-th* u.nusual record for alti . .ne. »n a 5-ton army tank. His '* to r'de over TNT bombs tc *C*. 1h°w h'gh they will blow the tank. 5 feet is the record. Make Plans To Combat Weevil •Business Men From Johnston Harnett, And Sampson coun ties Discuss Program For Fighting Cotton Pest. An intersectional meeting of merchants, bankers, business and professional men of Johnston, Har nett and Sampson counities was held here on Tuesday. At this meet ing* plans and means for combatt ing the boll weevil were discuss-' ed. The following program for the next twelve months was adopted: 1. Pick your cotton as early as possible. Cut stalks, disk and turn in. Plant cover crops such as oats, Lespedeza, clover, barley, wheat or rye. 2. Reduce cotton acreage to not more than eight acres per horse. 3. Grow enough leguminous and forage crops, grain, etc., to mix your own feed. 4. Plant cotton on the richest land, in fields where no cotton whs grown last year. a. Rows wide apart. b. Use high ammonia fertilizers. c. Select seed for rapid maturi ty and for long staple. d. Thoroughly drain and clear land of rubbish, stumps, etc. 5. Be ready to fight the weevil with: a. Frequent plowing, i b. Picking up and burning the squares. c. Poisoning when there is 10 per cent infestation. I 6. Put on three good cows per horse on each farm and enough hogs and chickens to consume skim milk. 7. Plant enough permanent pas ture to graze this livestock. 8. Study your livestock and • learn how to make a profit there from. 9. Keep accurate records of .your income and your expenses. J 10. Pay your way as you go. Beginning next Monday night, meetings will be held in different j sections of the three counties at which time this program will be ;discussed with the farmers. Watch for the announcement of the meet ing* in your section and be sure to attend. For any further information re garding this program write J. B. Slack, Branch Office Eastern Car 'olina Chamber of Commerce, Ben son, N. C. HOUSE IS BUHNED IN CLAYTON TOWN SHI I Ed M. Sanders, a neg*ro of Clay ■ton township, had the misfortune J yesterday morning to lose hi: (dwelling by fire. The particular: concerning the fire are not avail I able at this writing. GET HEADY FOR THE FLOWER SHOV I Great preparations are bein* made for the Fall Chrysanthemun jShow. This show will be held a the armory on October 21-22. Conr | and bring your chrysanthemum: land compete for prizes that ar .offered. See the premium list is sued by the Township Fair. Sympathy is all right in it place, but there are times when j kick would be £ar more effective Add County Road To State System Road From Route 22 Near i Holt Lake To Johnston— j Sampson Line Will Be Con-' structed As Soon As Possi l A letter from L. R. Ames, State Highway Engineer, to T. C. Young, [announces that the road leading jfrom Route 22 near Holt Lake to (the Sampson-Johnston county lino in the direction of Newton Grove, has been added to the State High -1 way system. The road covers ad distance of 15.6 miles. The road has not, however, been taken over, by the State for maintenance, be cause of the fact that at the pres ent time there is no suitable road in this vicinity to be maintained. The road in question will be con structed as soon as possible. This road is a part of the Hen derson-Clinton highway which has been advocated for some time. -♦ INFANTILE PARALYSIS SPREADS IN KENTUCKY Three New Cases Are Reported Remedy For the Disease Is Being Developed. OWENSBORO, Ky., Oct. 11.— (AP)—With the appea/rance of three new cases of infantile paralw sis in the past three days. Dr. R, M. Hathaway, director of the Dav iess county board of health, lias announced that unless the quaranr tine is observed more rigidly, court, action will be taken. Thirty-seven cases of the disease have been re ported in the county. REMEDY FOR INFANTILE i PARALYSIS IS ANNOUNCED | INDIAN OPOLIS, Oct. 11.— ! (AP)—Commercial production of specific, said to be beneficial in the treatment of infantile paraly sis, was announced here today by Ell Lilly Biological laboratories, the concern which first produced insulin as a commercial product. The new serum has been dev of* oped in cooperation with Dr. Ed ward S. Rosenow, head of the di- > vision of experimental bacteriolo gy of the Mayo foundation, Roch- * ester, Minn. An Excellent Cotton Picker Princeton, Oct. 7.—Miss Edna Earl Wiggs, the 15-year-uid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Wiggs on route 1 from Princeton, has the credit of picking 420 pounds of cotton on October 6. ■ Who is the boy or girl of the same age that can beat that? Geraldine had told Gladys that she had seen Mabel at an exhibi tion of paintings. “Well, Mabel,'* said Gladys, the next time they met, “I understand you’re inter jested in art.” “Me?” exclaimed ‘Mabel in surprise. “Art who?” Presbyterian Services Smithfield Sunday II a. m. S^r* mon by pastor. Sunday nigfht Oak land, Christian Endeavor at 7: 'JO. Public cordially invited. Presbyterian Services. Oct. 16. Wildwood, 11 a. m. Sermon by the pastor. Four Oaks, 7:30 p. m. Sermon br the pastor. The public is cordially invite to worship writh us. Mefthodsit Church. Sunday school at 9:30, T. C Young, superintendent. Preaching at 11 by the pastor. Subject foi the morning, “Proper Use of Tjl ents.” A pageant will be given *v 7:30 by Sunday school talent AUNT ROXIE SAYS Bj Me— kw TjSL mk e : “De quicker a young feller lose heeze T—de better.’1