Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO THIS SEASON —IN— SMITHFIELD “It’s just a little highere here” ,'OLUME 45—NO. 01 * * * _ SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1927 * * * IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. $2.00 PER YEAR j Golden Parker Is Released On Bond FIs Released When His Father Goes On Rond; Another Hearing In Royall Murder p Trial Scheduled Monday Night -♦ Golden Parker at another hear ing in the J. M. Royal murder case held Thursday afternoon was al lowed the privilege of giving a bond of $3,500 for his appearance in the December term of court, and yesterday, his father, Dr. G. E. Parker, of Benson, went on his bond, and the young* man was re leased. Claude Barber held in the same case, is still in confinement. On account of the coroner being called to (Weals township to conduct an inquest over the body of Finis Williamson, the hearing that was previously set was post poned. There was little new evi dence introduced Thursday after noon. C. T. Page stated that he lent Golden Parker his pistol on the night of the killing of Royal, and that on the next night Parker returned it and told him that he was afraid that he had done wrong, as he had lent it to Barber on the night of the murder. So far Parker and Barber have declined to go on the witness stand, which privilege their con stitutional rights give them. It is our information that the next coroner’s hearing in the Roy al case probably the last one, will be held in the courthouse next Monday night, Nov. 21. A True Nobleman. The instant I enter on my own land, hte bright idea of property, the exclusive right, the independ ence, exalt my mind. Precious so;l, I say to myself, by what singu lar custom of law is it htat thou wast made to constitute the riches of the freeholder? What should ve American farmers be without possession of that soil? It feeds, it clothes us, from it we draw even a great exuberancy, our best meat, our richest drink, the \ery honey of our bees comes from this privileged spot. No wonder we should thus cherish its posses sion. . . . This formerly crude soil has been converted by my father into a pleasant farm—and in re turn it has established all our rights; on it is founded our rank, our freedom, our power as citi zens, our importance as inhabi tants of such a district. These images I must confess I always behold with pleasure. I know no ^ther landlord than the Lord of all land, to whom I owe the most sincere gratitude.—Crevecoeur, in Letters from an American Far mer. modern maids have no monopoly on jazz tunes ITIOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 12.— ^AP)—Maidens of a prehistoric day may have danced their version °f Charleston and Black bottom to the wail of a jazz orchestra. Lynian Brown, of Portland, Mr*., archaeologist, here today en route from Mexico City to Chicago, told of unearthing the musical instru ments used by early exponents of the art of syncopation. Excavations in the Mexican val ey’ the scientist said, have uncov ered musical devices resembling, lle implements of modern jazz music. ^ e found horns made from an lmfl tusks capable of producing wmrd moans like those of a sax °rhone.” declared Brown. Tantali. izer e,Xactl,y cnouBh let iithe line below to spell fieMna.r"eia Person in Smith (:ir,],’ an' . lf the right one de sen it ,h‘S £?me and wil‘ Prc We n lo The Herald office, corner present him with a vfivnTna7 ticket t0 the he caliVe,|Tfeatrie'rTlckets musfc lowing for before the fol *uwing issufi. Alton Faulkner recognized hls name last issue. Toflay, -fantalljier: nrnelnojhols Child’s Friend A^TOCASTCq1 X Mr -'£—^ imm\ \ * “A home for every child”—is :hc slogan of Sophie Irene Loeb, President of the Child Welfare Committee of America, who now plans a national campaign in 1928 for a million dollar fund. Visits Battle Of Bentonville -«> 'alifornian Interested In His torical $pot Because His Brother Fought There On Union Side. There are still folks in Smith field and Johnston county, even after the memorable celebration a few weeks ago, who do not know about the Battle of Bentonville, one of the hottest fought battles of the War Between the Staes, ac cording to M. C. Healion, of San Diego, California, who was in this city Friday endeavoring to find out how to get to the famous battle ground. Mr. Healion arrived here on a bus from Raleigh Friday morning and inquired at once how to get to Bentonville. The person whom he questioned had never heard of the place, and a second attempt to learn its whereabouts was fruit less. However, he soon accosted some of the county officials whose knowledge of county history saved the situation and soon Mr. Healion had made the acquaintance of W. F. Grimes, the county tax collec tor, and was en route with him to the historic spot. i he Californian's interest in the Battle of Bcntonville grew out of the fact that he had a brother who fought in the battle on the Union side. His brother was Joseph Heal ion, a member of Company “D” 34th Illinois Y°h,nteers, of which Captain Charles Eckles was in command. He went through the war without serious injury but three years later was drowned in. the Mississippi River as he res cued two other persons. Mr. Healion said while only a boy during the war, his memories of the conflict and of his brother’s home-coming at the close of the war were vivid. He told this story of how his estimate of the South was changed: “When the war was over and the Union men were returning to their homes, wearing their soldier suits and full of the glory of vic tory, Joseph Healion went home clad in a civilian suit. The small brother—the one who told to story to Mi*. Grimes—was curious as to why his brother, too, did not glory in what he considered a well deserved victory. The returned soldier took his little brother on his lap and talked to him. ‘My boy, Continued from page four KALI. FESTIVAL IS BEING HELD THIS WEEK HERE A Fall Festival under the aus pices of the P^u-Parrish Post of the American .Legion is being held here this we#k. A merry-go-round, forris wheel, chair plane, and whip are some of the features of en tertainment. On Wednesday aft jernoon pll children will be allow ed to ride on any of these for the special price of five cents each. The festival will continue through Saturday. First Meeting Of Guarantors -♦ Sponsors of Chautauqua To Make Plans For Success of Program; Chas. H. Platten burg to Lecture First Night -* The' first meeting of the guar antors who are sponsoring the Swarthmore Chautauqua here this |i year will be held this evening in the office of Dr. Thel Hooks in j the Hood building at 7:45 o’clock. The following is the list of guar- j antors: Dr. and Mrs. Thel Hooks, Mrs. L. T. Royall, Rev. S. L. Mor gan, Dr. W. J. B. Orr, N. C. Shu ford, M. A. Wallace, Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst, Parent-Teacher Asso-, ciation (by Mrs. A. S. Johnston), 1 Woman’s Club, (by Mrs. W. N. Holt), Lions Club, (permission giv- j en N. C. Shuford by Carlton Ste- j phenson, president), Kiwanis Club,1 (by Geo. Y. Ragsdale, secretary,) ; E. S. Edmundson, Mrs. T. J. Las- j si ter, N. L. Perkins, D. I. Penny, Dr. C. C. Mlassey, Chester Alex ander, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. John ston. lhe first of the six big events scheduled to be given here will be , presented here Wednesday evening of next week when Charles H. { Plattenburg delivers his lecture 1 entitled: “The Modern Tale of Two • Cities.” Mr. Plattenburg before he ; gave all his time to the lecture platform was- a successful Iowa 1 newspaper editor. The information he has and the suggestions he 1 makes are the result of years of practical experience in solving the ' community problems he talks * about. The Kentucky Retail Mer- 1 chants Association financed the printing of 300,000 copies of Mr. Plattenburg’s community lecture ! and broadcasted them over state. : Preceding Mr. Plattenburg’s lec ture there will be a forty-five min- ( ute musical and entertaining pro- < gram by the Christine Bingham 1 Concert Company. This same com- • pany will give a concert on Wed- 1 nesday afternoon, the first day of i the Chautauqua. < Other features of Chautauqua 1 include the S. S. Henry & Com pany-magician art, the Murrell ] Poor Duo, and a comedy-drama en-% 1 titled “The Patsy.” Rev. D. II. 1 Tuttle, who was in the city yes- * terday and heard of the coming < Chautauqua, stated that he would i not care to see the S. S. Henry & i Company again unless he wore 1 braces to keep from splitting his 1 sides. He saw it recently in Fre- 1 mont and he laughed so much that 1 ho felt sure his blood pressure was 1 increased several degrees. ] Rufus Sanders Dies At Wilson' —( Friends here and in the county i will regret to learn of tho death 1 of Rufus Sanders, Sr., which oc- ' curred last night at 10:45 o’clock 1 at his home in Wilson. The fur,- < oral will be held tomoi'row (Wed- 1 nesday) afternoon at two o’c'ock < at Antioch Methodist church near < Four Oaks. Mr. Sanders, who must 1 have been around seventy years 1 of age, had been in feeble health for some time, and his passing is I not unexpected. The deceased was a member of i a prominent family in Johnston county where he lived until a ; few years ago when he left his : farm in Bentonville township and went to Wilson. He took an acth-e part in public affairs and at one 1 time represented Johnston |coun- • ty in the legislature. Mr. Sanders was a brother of : Mrs. J. W. Wellons of this city. -♦ METHODIST LADIES OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER The ladies of the Methodist Missionary Society are observing a week of prayer, holding a serv-' ice each afternoon of this week through Friday. The service be-1 gins at 3:30 o’clock. On Friday afternoon the Bright Jewels will have charge of the program. Call a Chironodistr As Fall proceeded, Mrs. Fall sat' in the front row of the spectators’ section visibly disturbed. She' wrung her hands during the three minutes her husband was on her, feet.—St, Paul Dispatch. MAY BASE DIVORCE ON ADULTERY ONLY PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.— (AP)—Elimination of desertion as a recognized reason for divorce and restriction of divorce to the sole cause of adultery, are urged as changes in the law of the Pres ay terian church, in an official doc ument being transmitted to the 10,000 Presbyterian ministers in ;he United States from the head quarters here of Dr. Lewis S. \ Vludge, stated clerk of the Pres-; jyterian general assembly. Distribution of the document for 1 liscussion among the churches ' vas authorized by the general as- ' sembly at San Francisco last May, j ind the report has been in prep- ' iration since. Final action is to >e taken at the next general as- ' ;embly in Tulsa, Okla., in May,' • .928. 1 Local Methodists Tune In On Bishop; —*— Local Firm Installs Radio In ] Church and Congregation 1 Joins Worshipers in Raleigh i A service that was decidedly i inique was held in the Methodist 1 hurch here Sunday morning at 3 ileven o’clock, when around a ■ lundred twenty-five assembled to i tear Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon on « he radio, which had been install- 1 id for the purpose by the Young 1 dotor company, agents for the 1 >osley radio. 1 Bishop Mouzon was the presid- 1 ng officer of the North Carolina ( or.ference of the M. E. Church, ( South, held in Raleigh last week, fe is a very forceful speaker and ^ vhen it became known that his ( ermon Sundaay morning would be ( iroadcasted, T. C. Young of the ^ foung Motor company, volunteer- * *d to install a radio in the local * hurch for the benefit of any who * night wish to hear him, and the J dedlin Printing company issued * landbills announcing the service,* t having been previously announc- 1 d that in the absepce of the pas- ^ or, there would be no service. £ The congregation here was in its c dace by eleven o’clock, but when ^ he radio tuned in on Raleigh, the * oluntary and first hymn had been £ ung. The local congregation at c. nee entered into the worship serv- 1 ce, each one bowing their heads !fj s the minister in Raleigh led in rayer./ The responsive reading € or the morning was not audibly [ ollowed by the worshipers here, 1 hough many found the. place in f he hymn book. But when the J Teacher announced that the morn ng offering would -be taken, the C ishers marched down the aisles € nd passed the collection plates, C t'hile the Edenton Street church 2 hoir sang the offertory. - The Bishop could be heard very C iistinctly, and while at times static 2 nterferred somewhat, those pres- * nt heard the^ most of the sermon rtiich might be entitled: “Jesus in Jethsemane.” “Human sympathy j osts less than anything and is vorth more than anything,” declar- r d Bishop Mouzon, “but not every , ne can give it—only those who let l ove into their lives When Jesus 4 •pened his heart to take in love, , le opened it to the utmost sor ow. To gain relief for His break- * ng heart, He went into the Gar- ( len.” The sermon over, the local con- * negation was dismissed with the • iinging of the Doxology. * An effort was made to hear the i (veiling service, but it was diffi- , ■ult to hear until the strong voice >f the Bishop read out the ap- J ^ointments. This closed the con ference session. ' Attend N. C. Conference. Among1 those from this city who ittended the N. C. Methodist con- ^ erence at Raleigh Friday were VIr. and Mrs. J. D. Spiers, T. R. « Flood, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Camp- ’ 3ell, Mrs. L. T. Royall, and daugh ter, Rebecca, Misses Ruth Jones ind Bettie Lee Sanders and Mrs. < r. J. Lassiter. Among those w'lio 1 ittended Thursday night and : lieard the choir sing “The Cruci- 1 fixion” were Misses Minnie Lee Garrison, Margaret Rogers, Ruth - Tones, Bettie Lee Sanders and Rob- : ert Sanders. When some people tell the truth it is only for the purpose of ere- j ating trouble. Celebration At Benson Success Attorney General Brummitl the Principal Speaker: Barbecue Dinner For Yets The town of Benson. Friday vas the scene of one of the most successful Armistice Day celebra ions that have been held in John ton county. Approximately 5.00C itizens gathered there to do hon >r to the veterans uf the War Be ween the States, of the Spanish* American war, and of the World Var. A typical fall day, the out »f-door program which included a >arade, speaking ait the exposi ion grounds, a barbecue dinner, nd a basketball game, could not lave been improved upon. L. L. Levinson was general :hairman of the Armistice Day elebration, while Dr. W. T. Mar in had the program in charge, "he day's program started with a larade from the business section f town to the exposition grounds, he Erwin brass band and the ’layton orchestra leading. The line f ex-soldiers and” the student body rom Benson school were more han a half mile long. At the ex position grounds, the ceremonials tarted with the singing of the lational anthem, followed by pray r. Mrs. Charles Gulley, of Clay on, after giving the setting of a patriotic song, sang the song /hich stirred the hearts of those /ho heard her. Mrs. C. M. Thomas nd Mrs. Warren McCullers, also f Clayton, delighted the audi nce with a vocal duet. Alter the musical program, Dr. lartin, chairman of the program ommittee, introduced the general hairman, who in turn presented F, r. Brooks of Smithfielcf, who in roduced the principal speaker of he day, Attorney-General Dennis r. Brummitt. Attorney General Irummitt dwelt upon the ideal hat prompted the United States 0 enter the World War. He paid beautiful tribute to Woodrow Wilson. He complimented the old oldiers of the Confederacy, and specially their reconstruction le pointed the task of the re amed soldier whp came back to country, not devastated, but a ountry with changing ideas and ieals. “We entered the war not mere / to protect our property, not ven merely to protect the lives f our citizens at sea. Our stake 1 the war,” said the attorney eneral, “was something greater han gain; something higher and olier than safety. We foug*ht in efense of free government, of ivilization itself, for the common ecencies which had obtained mong civilized peoples.” One of the fine features of the ay was the barbecue dinner with 11 the accessories, and cake and ie besides, which was served to 11 the ex-soldiers present. In the) aftlernoon a basketball ame between Benson and Kenly igh school teams was watched nth interest by basketball fans, ’he game resulted iri a victory or Benson, the score being 66 to 5. ■rt. negro wirewaiKer, Known as Sensational Rome," did a number f clever wire-walking stunts that rew applause from the spectators. In the evening an old fiddlers onvention was held at the school uditorium. AbQut fifteen music* ans were present to compete for he six prizes which were given. Vinners of the prizes were as fol >ws: violin: first prize, J. Oscai ackson; second, W. P. Butler anjo: first, Eli Phillips; second . T. Jackson; guitar: first, J. W -IcFadden, Second, Mr. Comfort. The next Armistice Day celebra ion will be held at Selma, an in vitation having been extended hrough C. B. Fulghum. -1 Ar. S. PENN PURCHASES THE CLAYTON NEWS “The Clayton News,” which was •ffered for sale by the trustees >f the Chas. W. Horne estate, wa. old last week to W. S. Penn, o: Clayton, who has been in charge o: he paper since it was establish ;d. It sold at a private sale, be !ore the day set for an auctioi ;ale. -4 ‘Speaking of women, attractive dmpletons are mor$ popular wit.] nen than intellectual bore^. Splendid Tribute To Kenly Citizen -♦— Seldom has there been more uni versal bereavement on the part of the people of Kenly and Johnston county than is felt here at this itime in the death of Walter J. Hooks, 52, prominent lawyer and financier, which occurred at the Carolina General Hospital in Wil son Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock (following an illness of several days. Mr. Hooks, a man whom the en tire community regarded as a cit : izen of sterling (character and qualities, for some time had been in failing health due to gen eral complications. He suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Thursday night at which time he was forced to resort to hospital treatment from which he never revived and death took its toll a week after he arrived there. All that efficient hospital at taches were able to do in his be half were of no avail; all that rel jatives and friends could offer for | his1 comfort and welfare proved useless as his fight for life had .ebbed to the extent that he could retain it no longer, and he passed from this life into the other as all must eventually do, swith a clear conscience the result of his long interest in his community and the noble enterprises of which he was a consistent and earnest advoeat or. Probably no other individual has don© for his community what Lawyer Hooks did for Kenly and Johnston county. Surely a more in fluential or popular person never resided in this section of our great commonwealth, and no death or deaths have, to the knowledge of our citizenry, been mourned to the extent of the noble character who this week passed on to the great beyond. Always active in commun ity assets and playing a promi nent part in the support of Chris | tian institutions, none of which he ever became a member. Mr. Hooks endeared himself deeply in the hearts of his almost innumer able acquaintances. , The prominent man graduated | from Wake Forest College in the class of 1908 with, exceptionally high honors. Prior to his college career, Mr. Hooks was employed by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road as telegraph operator and according to all officials display ed unusual efficiency in his capac ity. Several years ago Mr. Hooks was happily united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Katherine McNeil of South Carolina, To this union were born six children, all of whom survive, namely: Walter J., Misses Margaret, Doris, Beat rice, Clara and Vivian. The public-spirited citizen was a prominent member of the John ston county bajr association and executed much influence in its be half. He was reg-arded as an ex ceptional lawyer and was held v\ high esteem by his fellow members in this association who mourn his loss at this time in no uncertain terms. runerai services were conducted from the home in Kenly Thursday afternoon at 3:30 and interment was made in the city cemetery shortly afterwards with Rev. Mc Intyre of the Presbyterian church. As a further token of the high esteem in which he was held by his acquaintances, merchants, pro fessional and business men of the town closed their respective places of business from three until four o’clock Thursday afternoon to at tend the ftfneral services of their beloved friend and neighbor. Many friends from various parts of the state were in attendance at the funeral services which were the largest witnessed here in some time. Floral offerings which were many and beautiful completely ;covered the grav! taking up his* residence almost i anywhere, but when it comes to jshop-lifting—well, that’s different. Term Marriages Judge C. B. Burnell, Los Art* jeles, says the divorce evil is so ?reat it is time to try five-yea# ‘term” marriages—which could bf j renewed at the end of that period if both parties were satisfied. J. A Mitchiner | County Historian -♦ Chosen By County Board of j Education; Election Called in Glendale District to An- , nex Price’s District -+ At a meeting of the county board of education held here Mon day of last week, J. A. Mitchiner • of Selma was chosen as county ' historian. County Superintendent 3 H. B. Marrow was instructed to 1 notify Mr. Mitchiner of his elec- ■ tion, and also to notify A. R. New- ; some, secretary of the North Car- ' olina Historical Commission, who.1 has been urging that each county ' appoint a historian. The petition for a school elec- 1 tion was also approved, the election j to be held in the Glendale district, to provide for the annexing of j the old Price school district. After j the petition was approved it was 1 presented to the county board of j commissioners which called the; election for Tuesday, December 20. i Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor 3 of the Presbyterian church here | and at Oakland, appeared before ! the board and asked that Oakland ■ church be allowed to connect with the light plant at Cleveland school. After some discussion it was agreed that this could be done with the understanding that the church bear all the expense of connecting and pay the school one dollar per 3 month for use of lights. An order was passed to dispose of abandoned school sites and buildings, sales to be subject to the approval of the board of edu cation. There was a full meeting of the board as follows: W. G. Wilson, chairman, J. J. Young, W. H. Call, B. B. Adams, C. G. Holt, P. B. Chamblee and J. W. Woodard. CREAM ROUTE WILL BE ESTABLISHED SOON BENSON, Nov. 9.—The Benson Creamery wil establish a cream route in the near future to cover the following’ points: Dunn, Er win, Bunn Level, Liington, Mam ers, J. K. Stewart’s store, Angier and Coats. A truck wil be put on to cover these points just as soon as arrangements for receiving sta tions can be made. Meetings will be held next week at Coats, Angier, and Lillington to see what farmers will be interest ed in selling cream. The first meeting will be held in Coats on Monday night at 7:30 in the school building. Tuesday night at )7:30 there will be a meeting at Angier in the school building. The meet- j ing at Lillington will be held on Wednesday night at 7:30 in the courthouse. All farmers who are interested in selling cream are urged to be present at one of these meeting's. J. C. Anthony, agricul tural teacher of Lillington high school, and J. B. Slack, of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Benson, will be pres ent at each of these meetings to explain the process of handling and selling the cream. -«. I In order to forecast the weather with a reasonable degree of accu racy all you have to do is predict anything you don't expect. Appointments Of Raleigh District -+ M. Bradshaw New Presiding Elder of the District; D. E. Earnhardt Returns To Smith field -* Always one of the interesting features of the Methodist confer ence is the reading of the appoint ments which comes at the end of the session. The North Carolina conference which has been in ses sion in Raleigh during the ^asfc week finished its business a/little earlier than usual and the ap pointments were read Sunday nig.it after the sermon at Edenton Street Methodist church. Smithfield which is in the Ral eigh district, will have the same castor as last year, Rev. D. E. Earnhardt having been returned ?or his second year here. Mr. Earn lardt is popular here as a preach er and as a pasted, and while there was no other though^ than he vould return, there was general satisfaction when it became known hat his coming back was a settled act. I he Raleigh district gets a new iresiding elder this year, Rev. Id. f. Plyler, who served the district or four years having been select 'd as business manager and asso ■iate editor of the North Carolina -hristian Advocate. His successor n the Raleigh district is Rev. Hike Bradshaw, who has just fin shed four years as presiding' eld t of the Durham district. The lew presiding elder named on ac count of the vacancy caused by dr. Plyler’s new position is 'Rev. Walter Patton, who has just com ileted a six year pastorate at Jhapel Hill. He will have charge >f the New Bern district. The appointments in the Raleigh listrict are as follows: M. Bradshaw, Presiding Elder Bailey Circuit: J. C. Williams, E. 3. Stott, Jr., preacher. Benson Circuit:: B. H. Houston,, "r. Cary-Apex: W. C. Ball. Clayton: J. B. Hurley. Creedmoor Circuit: B. E. Stan ield. Four Oaks Circuit: E. D. Dodd, Fuquay Springs Circuit: E. C. daness. Franklinton: D. N. Caviness. Franklinton Circuit: V. A. Royal. Garner Circuit: W. L. Clegg Kenly Circuit: F. B. Joyner. Louisburg: Daniel Lane. Louisburg Circuit: fe. C. Craw 'ord. Lucama Circuit: H. R. Ashmore. Millbrook Circuit: W. F. Elliott. Oxford: W. H. Brown. Oxford Circuit: J. H. Lanning, Prniceton Circuit: G. B. Perry. Raleigh: Central, E. L. Hillman: Sdenton Street, W. A. Stanburv:; Spworth, E. M. Hall; Jenkins Ma norial, P. H. Fields. Stem Circuit: A. L. Stevenson, Supply. Selma: D. M. Sharpe. Smithfield: D. E. Earnhardt. Tar River Circuit: K. F. Duval. Zebulon Circuit: E. H. Davis. Superintendent Methodist 0> rhanage: A. S. Barnes. There aare these in the coun*y .vho will be interested to know hat J. E. Blalock, who was at Benson four years, was sent to the Farkton circuit, and that M. Y. Self who wasa at Clayton for four year^'^oes to Hertford. Rev. i». J. Parker who was here until a year ago was sent to P- r-. quimons circuit. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “•Ntrong drink makes' weak members.”