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Make Your Plana TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO THIS SEASON —IN— SMITHFIELD “It’S just a little highere here” Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 SMITHFIELD, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 18 1927 IF IPS FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. VOLUME 15—NO. 83 ¥ * * * * * $2.00 PER YEAR Dawn” Sets Off For Denmark, Turns Back —.♦ *_ I Improper Balance I Forces Fliers to [ Dump Third of Gas f Supply; Flight To Europe Is Postponed For Another Low Tide at Old Orchard Old Orchard, Me., Oct 17— Less than a quarter of an hour after “The Dawn” took off hopefully for Europe today, it was hack on the sand as the result of improper balance when /she ,was in the air. The plane was nose-heavy, an Pilot Wilmer St.ul.tz said that was impossible to keep her up. Hi navigator, Brice Goldsborough pul t’d the wire which dumped 2G0 g*v Ions, almost a third of the loac into the air where it sprayed bac in a great white aJoud. MORE GAS NEEDED. The first word fo Mrs. Franco I W. Grayson as she stepped fror the plane was to Captain Harr M. Jones. ‘‘We must have 260 g'al Ions of gasoline at once. We wii shift 50 gallons aft to give he a better balance and try it again. Faced by the fact that all of th needed gasoline was not availabl and that much time was needed t load it, it was decided after a con ference that the flight must i> postponed from this tide. Since th next low tide tonight will be afte dark, tomorrow morning will b the first opportunity for anothe attempt. The plane was returnei to iits position high on the beach ROSE EASILY. The sikorsky amphibian had rls on easily from the beach after ; run of less than a mile. Scarcel; had the nose been pointed towan the European goalfi however, whe: it was seen that she was rapidl; losing the altitude gained. The plane was barely 20 fee above the water when the g*asolin was dumped. It took less than , ^minute to ease the plane of th contents of the two tanks whic stream line the motors, just be low the upper wing. The ship then climbed as thoug an anchor had been cast off an was nearly lost to view' over th ocean as it sped east Prout’s Nect Then the cry went up from th hundreds of watchers on th beach: “She is coming' back.” Mrs. Stultz and Mrs. Goldsbor ough were standing on the sand? Never a word did they say durin. the critical moments before th gasoline was dumped. Only whe 'the plane w^as .again over th beach did Mrs, Goldsborough ex claim: t-hdn t they drop that g*as quick ly.” After circling about to th southward Pilot Stultz brought th Hawn down to a perfect landin and came to a stop in front of th hanger where the plane had await ed its chance for exactly a weel ,,0’i PI. HI MS AT NEWS. A cherry, “Wei, boys, we at Roing today,” that burst simults neously from Brice Goldsborougl *he navigator, ^ind Wilmer Stult ‘’©•■pilot of the great Sikorsky twir motored, amphibian, “The Dawn as they emerged from their calci lotions, gave newspapermen the first definite, flight “story” sine ^ls* Grayson and her companion took up watch on the weather ; Roosevelt Field L. I., early in Sej timber. Some men give their friern sure-ithing tips on the princlp t mt misery loves company. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ers in the line below to spell y'ename of a person in Smith and if the right one de 'ipbers his name and will nre “nt to The Herald office, *e "'H Present him with a fomphmentary ticket to the V ictocy Theatre. Tickets must u, *? for before the fol ‘owing: issua. I^evin Jones recognized his name last issue. Toffay* -ranlailzer: o.ennosojjh Forced Back c . jg^sgiisQ Frances Grayson, Long Island 5 realtor, hopped off early Monday 1 morning* in the amphibian plane , “Dawn” in an attempt to fly to . Denmark. The plane became un I balanced, necessitating pouring out t* part of the gasoline supply, and ’Mrs. Grayson, with Navigator v Goldsborough, and Co-Pilot Stultz, » were forced to turn back to the > beach at Old Orchard, Maine. Low . tide, favorable for a take-off, is i again awaited. Norman Hall Is Cut In Affray i ^ j | Following' a drunken brawl j late yesterday afternoon Nor man I). Hall of this city .was painfully if not seriously in jured when he was cut in the ( region of the left hip to the bone by Reid Adams of Four 1 NOaks. The affray took place near the home of Mr. George Thornton just outside of Smith j field. , Adams and Hall were out on a . drunk orgy, it is said, and were ;jwalking- along the highway when a J;quarrel developed. After he was cut, Hall managed to get loose from his adversary and ran on the * porch of W. A. Green, whose cook * called to Mr. Thornton for assist * I ance. Mr. Thornton rushed Mr. 1 Hall to the Johnston County Hos ' pital where his wounds were dress ftrl After the cutting Adams came to a filling station near the scene of the affray and was given a ride ? to town by “Firpo” Wilson, a lo ? cal tobacco salesman who was at ' the filling station when Adams “ came up. Mr. Wilson stated that he knew nothing of the fight. Mr. • Adams was scratched and bruised about the face. v Adams was arrested at the I). B. Drug store within a short time '• after the fight by Patrolman T. E. Talton and Sutton of the lo " cal police force. He was lodged in jail here. Little Boy Dies From Injuries William Lee Victim of Auto mobile Accident; Funera Friday; Only Child ol Parents '-♦ [ Friends in the county will re gret to learn that little Wijliafti Lee, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lee who live near town and Who was knocked! down by an automobile last Wednesday, died Thursday night at the John ston County Hospital where he wa? taken following the accident. This wa*s the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lea, and they are prostrated with grief. The funeral was held Friday aft ernoon at St. Mary’s Freewill Bap tist church, conducted by Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Meth odist church here. Interment was made at the cemetery at the church. This community is the old home of Mr. Lee. The bereaved parents have the. sympathy of the community in their sorrow. Neuse. River Clay Good For Pottery —»■ Unique Business For This Section Is Started on High way 22 Near River Bridge -♦ The Smithfield Pottery is a new institution that promises to supply this section as well as tourists traveling; on highway 22, with va rious and sundry pieces of pottery. Just across the river bridge to wards Four Oaks is the location of the kiln which is already turn ing out two bur*nings per week, and at an early date a shop on the .*badside will be erected. Clay near Neuse river has been tested and found suitable for the mak ing of pottery. The proprietor of this interest ing* business is H. C. Cole of Moore county. He comes from a line of patters dating at least six gener ations back. His great, gi’eat, great grandfather came from England and settled in Lincoln county. Members of his family later mov ed to Randolph couny.t and later still others moved to Moore. As sociated with Mr. Cole is a pot ter of lifelong experience flrom Randolph, who operates the pot ter’s wheel designing* lovely vases, urns, and bric-a-bi'ac. Mr. Cole looks after the tinting and burn ing'. About 100 pieces can be burned at one time. The Smithfield Pottery will dem onstrate the making of pottery during the fair here this week at the armory and some of his finish ed products will be on exhibition. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW The floral show, sponsored by the Woman’s club, will be staged in connection with the Smithfield Township Improvement Fair on Friday and Saturday of this week. Those who have chrysanthemums are earnestly requested to enter an exhibit. See the premium list for prizes offered for chrysanthe mums and other flowers. Entries should be made Thurs day afternoon or before 9 o’clock Friday morning. Kin?,ton High Trounced By i Smithfield Eleven, 12 to 0 s j Frank Morgan, running in the c jhackficld for the first time this season, scored two touchdowns in itho final period and enabled the - local highs to subdue the Kinstor high eleven 12 to 0 on the loca field Friday afternoon. It was the local’s first win of the sason hav ing lost on previous occasion t( Mount Olive, New Bern and Dunr »by small scores. The two teams had battled fo: three and a half periods withou results when the two touchdown: were scored almost suddenly. B: a series of line buck passe and end runs the Purple and Gob eleven carried the ball to Kin stton’s twenty-two yard line am on the next play Morgan aided b; a strong* interference in whic Parrish figured raced around let end for the first touchdown. O: trying for the point Parrish kick l cd wide and the point was miss ed. Hardly had| the Smithfield cheerios ceased yelling when Mor gan raced fifty yards for anothei touchdown. The locald had kicked off to the Lenoir county team anc brought them down on the Kin. ston forty yard line. Kinston triec a pass and Morgan intercepted it midfield having a clear field aheat |of him. Neither team during; the cntiri game carried the ball within twen jty yards of the goal except th two occasions when Smithfield sue 1 ceeded in crossing the twenty yan I zone for touchdowns. Ward, local center, played a nic I game several times going throug ' and pulling Kinston back fo I losses. Norton at end and Parris L in the backfield also starred. God 1 win was the outstanding man fo - Kinston. STAGE SET FOR SMIIHF1ELD TO WNSHIP FAIR NEXT FRIDAY ATHLETIC STUNTS TO FEATURE FAIR SATURDAY Athletic unts will feature the Smithfield Township Im provement Fair on Saturday af ternoon. Mr. Blankenship, coach at the Smithfield school, wil be in charge of this part of the fair program which will include obtacle race, football parody, eating emptiest, 100-yard dash and a three-lejjged race. These events will he staged near the armory. 1 Auto Wreck On Raleigh Road -+ Milton Hare of Selma (Jets Collar Bone Broken; Car of Claiborn Massey Is De molished -r-4 An automobile accident happen end Thursday afternoon about one thirty o’clock on highway number 10 about two miles across the river in which Milton Hare, of Selma, had his collar bone broken and his shoulder knocked out of place. Mr. Hare in company with Claiborn Massey also of Selma, who was driving a brand new coupe, had started to Raleigh. Having forgot ten an errand in Smithfield they decided to turn around and come back, and it was while the turn was being* made, according to our information, that an automobile hit them, completely demolishing1 Mr. Massey’s car and hurting Mr. Hajre. Mr. Hare was taken! to /Selma where his physician ren dered medical treatment and he was then carried to his home. STRANGERS IN OUR MIDST ARE APPRECIATIVE Isaac H. Williamson, of Miami, Fla., who was in an automobile wreck on the highway between here and Clayton on August 8, de sires to express his appreciation for the many kindnesses render ed since he and his four children* who were also seriously hurt in this accident, have been in the Johnston County Hospital. They, hope to be able to leave the hos pital within a week. Mr. Williamson and his family had been to New York and were returning* to their home at Miami when the accident, which was oc casioned by a flat tire which caus ed the car to leave the left side of the road and go into the em bankment, occurred. This threw the occupants of the car and the load of camping paraphernalia about fifteen feet. Every one in the party was injured, and they were rushed to the nearest hospital, which was the Johnston County Hospital. Entirely among strang ers, Mr. Williams is deeply grate ful for the hospitality, the medical attention, and surgical treatment which was rendered by Dr. W. J. B. Orr, resident surgeon, Dr. Thel Hooks, local physician, Miss Kit tie Blue, superintendent of nurses in the hospital, and Miss Penny, her undergraduate. In fact he is grateful to everv nurse for kind nesses shown. The persons who were hurt and who have remained at the hospital until now include a little girl, Sal lie, aged 6, and another daughter, Jessie, aged 8. Mr. Williamson states that he is |a stranger in this part of the coun try but that he wants to give cred it where credit is due. He wishes to thank the people of Smithfieic and community for their visits anc flowers sent to the hospital anc also for their many prayer's. Ht appreciates especially the interes' shown in him and his family bj Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of tht Baptist church. ’ revival at local FREEWfTL BAPTIST CHURCI [ A revival will begin at the Free will Baptist church Sunday, Octo . 23. Rev. E. C. Gaskill will J , the preaching, assisted by the pas , tor, Rev. H. R. Faircloth. It wi; j continue until the conference whic will convene here November 3, < , 5 and 6. There will also be good m ! sic. Everybody come and enjo an old-time revival. Mon. Unas. Koss Mas Accepted Invitation to Speak Saturday -♦ Smithfield township’s first com munity fair, which is styled Smith field Township Improvement Fair, will be held this week at the Ar mory. Friday is the i,\: :.iag day, but exhibits will be left for vis itors to view on Saturday also. A feature of Saturday’s program will be a speech by Hon. Charles | Ros$. Assistant Attorney General of Raleigh. Mr. Ross has spoken |to Johnston county audiences be fore and those who have heard him remember him for his eloquence (as well as the worthwhile message |which he always brings. He will j ispeak in the courthouse at noon. ! This is purely a community en terprise, although several depart- ; jments are open to the county. In- • dividual farm exhibits may be en- , jtered by any bona fide farmer of ] | the county, and also the chicken 1 land hog-calling contests may oe ] j entered by anyone in the county. ] ;The latter will be a part of the j |stunt nigiit program at'the court- * house to be given Friday night. | In addition to these two unique j features of stunt night, there will j be an old-fashioned spelling bee, j and stunts put on by any organi- | zation in the townshin. Miss Marv , E. Wells is chairman of stunts and she would like to be notified at once as to stunts that will be put on, in order that the program may be arranged. An admission fee of twenty-five cents will be charged for this entertainment, the pro ceeds to be used for defraying* the expenses of printing the premium list and other incidentals. Those who have received copies of the premium list T"ill notice that no advertising appears in the list, this being the usual way of financ ing the printing. The merchants and business men, instead, have contributed the prizes which are most attractive. A parade will be staged on Sat urday at eleven o’clock. The departments of the fair' will include poultry and livestock, cot ton, tobacco, feeds and seeds, foods, fresh vegetables, textiles, art and handicraft, and a fall flower show. The junior department is planned along the same lines. The armory, located on the cor ner of Third and Bridge streets, is a spacious building, well adapt ed to the housing of the fair ex hibits, and every precaution will be taken to take care of the ex hibits. A decoration committee from the Woman’s club assisted by the Boy Scouts will put the armory in gala attire. All committees in chargee of de partments are requested to be at the armory by 8:30 Thursday morning to get booths ready for exhibits. | Those entering exhibits who can possibly do so should enter them on Thursday afternoon. The ar mory will be open for receiving entries at one-thirty Thursday aft ernoon. The time for entering ar ticles closes Friday morning at '.nine o’clock. FIVE MARRIAGES HERE 1 DURING SATURDAY | Five marriages performed at the courthouse here was Justice of the Peace D. T. Lunceford’s record Saturday afternoon. Two of the couples were negroes. The white | couples were as ollows | Miss Crom,a Corbett and Seba Creech, both of near Zebulon, were married at 3:30. I Miss Flonnie Wallace and Louis R. Jones, both of this city, were married at four o’clock, j Miss Madie Lucas, of Erwin, and , Marion Butler, of Dunn, were mar ried at four o’clock. | Friends of these young couples wish them much success and hap piness in life. Sardis Baptist Church. Regular iponthly services at" the ^ Sardis Baptist church next Sun day, October 23, at eleven o’clock in the morning and at seven in ) the evening. Sunday school at ten o’clock. This being* the conclusion j of the pastor’s services for this 1 associational year, a full attend ance of all the members is espec ’ ially desired. Cordial welcome ex tended to all. ' ; JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor. " Glendale Winner National Pennant -♦—+ The Third Grade Last Year! Did Superior Work in th'i Modern Health Crusade -^ Among the two hundred seventy 1 classes of girls and boys in the schools of North Carolina that won national honors in health ed ucation the past year, was one 1 class from Johnston county. One pennant honor was won by the third grade of the Glendale school., E. T. Boyette is principal of this school, and Miss Elizabeth Tyson was the teacher of the third grade last year. These pennants are awarded by the National Tuberculosis Associ ation of New York City to school children for superior work in the M'odern Heajtih Crusade. The Modern Health Crusade is a meth od of school health education fi lanced in most instances by the ; Christmas Tuberculosis Seals. It ! encourages neaitn procedures that < lelp to build strong, health bodies, hereby aiding to conquer tubercu osis, the treacherous foe of child lood and youth. These activities nclude g*ood nutrition, adequate leep and rest, cleanliness and pre entive procedures. The member hip in the national pennant win- 1 ing classes had a weekly achieve ment record of 54 or more chores aken from the following group f health rules. >AILY CHORES. 1. I washed my hands before ach meal. I cleaned my finger ails. 2. I brushed my teeth after reakfast and the evening meal. ! 3. I earned a handkerchief and d sed it to protect others if I sneez- c d or coughed. c 4. I tried to avoid accidents to i thers and myself. j 5. I drank four glasses of water \ ut no tea, coffee, nor any harm- t ul drink. 6. T had three wholesome meals, s deluding a nourishing breakfast. I t rank milk. t 7. I ate some cereal or bread, n Teen (watery) vegetables and f ruit, but ate no candy nor ‘sweets’ c nless at the end of a meal. s 8. I want to toilet at my reg lar time. f 9/ I tried to sit and to stand a traight. t 10. I was in bed ten hours last g light, windows open. i 11. I had a complete bath on j ach day of the week checked. i ?UE BURT CONCERT r PARTY HERE TONIGHT The first of a group of four Ly eum numbers bejng sponsored by ' he local B. & P. clubs will appear ' at the courthouse tonight, the ^ Evelyn Burt Concert Party to fur- 1 lish the entertainment. The pro- I rram is said to be a feast of mu- l ical and dramatic entertainment s ind artistry. Among* the groups ’ vill be found Spanish, Dutch and Chinese, each given in gorgeous 1 :ostumes. Violin and piano, to- * jether with soprano and baritone ' oices and dramatic playlets round * >ut a thoroughly delightful pro- 1 rram. The company includes only ] hree performers, but they do the 1 ,vork of six people. STUNTS FOR THE FAIR All organizations expecting to out a stunt on at the township fair Friday, October 21, will please no- 1 dfy Mary E. Wells at once so :hat the program may be arrang- ; nAlmost” Human ‘ ..3Mo.ws' ^ year old German i .hepherd, owned by Jacob Herbert J H faTcTed a psychology test fColujnbia University professors, proving himself "almost" human— ana with a mind, in some respects 11 ■hud"1 'qual that of an 8 ye*r old' ‘Fellow” A Dog I Is In Limelight;; )etroit Dog- In Psychology Test at Columbia University a Startles Professors By Re- s markable Intelligence -♦- 1 (Special to The Herald) By ROBERT FILLER \ (Through Autceaster Service) This is the story of a dog, A dog five years old which un- ^ erstands innumerable orders with ut the aid of vision cues and who ^ XScutes them with the apiarent itelligence of a child of eight ears and with the poise grace an<Ug dlling*ness a' little too perfect to 1 e human. ^ “Fellow” is his name, a German aepherd dog owned by Jacob Her- V ert of Detroit—who brought him f > New York this week, to be sub- 11 litted to an intelligence test be- ^ >re Professor C. J. Warden’s psy- , hology class at Columbia Univer- i ity. Fellowr is five years old. True, I e has been a show' dog and has ^ ppeared in the movies, but, the 1 2-sts to which he was put at the j reat university completely elim lated any possibility of a stunt ! erformance—or in other words a cgulai* and routine bag o’ tricks c one over and over until second P It is estimated that Fellow un lerstands between to 400 u •ords, according to his owner, c •ho also contends that all well- e red animals are a great deal more itellig'ent than their owners sup- ^ ose and they will respond as Fel nv does if treated in an under tanding manner. I® >NE HOUR TEST. For. one long hour Mr. Herbert! 5sued instructions to Fellow, usu lly in a common conversational ^ one and part of the time from be lind a screen where the* dog could ^ ot see him. To all of which Fel- r ow responded promptly and will- j4 ngly. The instructions were in the fol- j. owing vein: . “Go to the .table, Fellow. Put t rour head on it. Put one foot and • ;our head on it. Now, you can , ump on the table. Sit down—all ' he way. Now stand up.” 1 Here Mr. Herbert arranged Fel ow in a pose and told him to hold j! (Continued on Page 3) , Effort Being Made to Honor Frank Baker For Heroism! Steps are being taken to secure an award of a Carnegie medal for Frank Baker, the foutfteen-year old boy who so heroically risked his life to save his year-old baby sister from drowning in a well, re cently. Thesef medals made pos sible by Andrew Carnegie, the famous and very practical phil anthropist, are given for heroic attempts to save human life, mili tary bravery noticing* recogniz ed. Since the occurrence which brought the members of his fam ily in the limelight, Frank has been placed in a good home in Johnston jcouPty Mere he will have school advantages. The juvenile court was I instrumental in placing him in the | home of M. G. Jernigan, Benson, route 2, near the Meadow school. The little year-old baby, Mary Elizabeth, is now happy in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isham Lamb, of Pine Level, R. F. D. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb have ho children of their own and expect to adopt the baby legally. Mrs. Baker, the mother of the two children, who was declared in sane following the outrageous treatment of her baby, is now .n the State Hospital for the insane at Raleigh. i . W.M.U. Program Full Of Interest £ —«— Speakers, Reports and Dis cussions To Feature All Day Session of Baptist Women’s Organization The Woman’s Missionary Union f the Johnston Association will be eld with the Benson church next hursday, October 20. The morning ession will open at 9:45. An in vesting program has been ar anged which includes an address y Mrs. S. E. Ayers, of China. The program in full follows: Hymn, Jesus Calls Us O’er th® umult. — k Devotional. Welcome: Baptist, Mrs. J. E. irk, Mrs. Paul Brown; Methodist, 4? Irs. J, E. Blalock; Freewill, Mrs. annie Stewart; Presbyterian, T-'} tiss Harriett Woodall. Response, Mrs. D. B. Oliver. - ' Recognitiion of Pastors and Vis ors. Roll Call of Adult Societies with eport of Year’s Work. Report of Officers: Miss Cleve arnes, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. . E. Kirk, mission study chair- * tan; Mrs. D. J. Thurston, personal *rvice, chairman; Mrs. Ira E. ND. ndrews, stewardship chairman. God’s Plan of Giving—Have you better one?—Mrs. A. B. Bon ;eel, stewardship chairman. Special Music, Mr's. Jesse T. Morgan in charge. Superintendent Report of Year’s fork, Mrs. B. A.*~Hocutt. Open Conference. Appointment of Committees and nnouncements. Address, Mrs. S. E. Ayers, of hina. Centennial Campaign. Special Music, Mrs. Jesse T. * _Y? an in charge. Inspirational Sermon or Address, [r. J. C. Powell, Africa. Association W. M. U. Watch ord: “Ask of me and I shall give j lee the heathen for thine inher- j ance, and the uttermost parts of / j le earth for thy possession’’— salm 2:8. Prayer by Benson Pastor, Rev. E. Kirk. Dinner served at church, oung People’s Session, 1:43 p. m. Hymn , O Zion Haste. Devotional, Alma Hassell. Welcome, Margaret Peacock. iRespone, Frances Powell. Roll Call of Young* People’s So eties, with year’s reports. Message from State Young Peo le’s Leader, Miss Dorothy Kellam. G. A. Camp Reunion, (one min te impressing of camp from each amper. Camp Songs, Stunts, Pag int.) “0 Zion Haste,” Selma Y. W. ,'Special Music^ Benson G. A.’s. Demonstration‘or Pe^eant, Bea rn Sunbeams. Tool Box, Benson R. A.’s. . Report of Committees. • 3 Memorial Service, Mrs. Heniry | ohnson. ' Closing Prayer, Mrs. G. L. ,j reech. 5 HIEVES GET TOBACCO SATURDAY NIGHT j Thursday night thieves broke ■ nto a house on Davis square which ji 3 used for grading* tobacco and ft tole about 1,000 pounds belong- || ng to Howard Stdphenson. Mr. I >tephenson said that it was some i f his very best tobacco, and would j: lave averaged around 'forty cents i pound. The thieves were discrim- j! nating, leaving sorry grades. T rracks as being those of a truck j vere seen next morning, but there k vag little clue as to who the roguas ft vere. * •• Ifc AUNT ROX1E SAYS— urtivi i, “When ma man cumes back fromf a fishin’ trip ho kin out lie a ric* ommendation.”
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