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> i? Slogan For 1928 Raise your food and feed stuff and “Live at Home” Johnston County *s Oldest and Best Newspaper - — Established 1882 CONSIDER THIS! The Herald has the largest circu lation of any newspaper publish ed in Johnston County. That’s something to consider, Mr. Ad vertiser ! VOLUME 46—NO. 6 f * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1928. * * $2.00 PER YEAR Eavesdropper Sent To Roads Takes Appeal From A 12 Months Term; ^ Other Cases In Re corder’s Court A case in Recorder’s court this “week proved that eavesdropping does not pay. Jean Hasting was charged in court with trespass and eavesdropping and on the latter charged was sentenced to jail to be worked on the roads of John ston county for a period of twelve months, after being found guilty by the court. On the charge of trespass, he was also found guilty and was sentenced to the roads for thirty days. He was taxed with the cost in both instances. The defendant took an appeal to Su perior court and was placed under a $1,000 bond. Other cases disposed of on Tues day and Wednesday included the following: State vs. John R. Starling, charg ed with the violation of the prohi bition law. The defendant was found guilty of possession and transportation and was sentenced to jail for a term of ninety days to be worked on the roads of John ston county and pay cost. An ap peal was taken to Superior court, and the defendant placed under a $200 bond for his appearance. State vs. Ed Moore charged with possession of intoxicating drink. The defendant plead guilty and was given a road sentence of sixty days. He was also required to pay cost. State vs. Bishop Melvin charged with the violation of the prohibi tion law. The defendant was found guilty of possession and waas sen tenced to jail for 30 days to be worked on the roads of Johnston county and pay cost. The road sen tence is to be suspended upon pay ment of $25 fine and cost. State vs. Dennis Norris charged with violation of the prohibition law'.- The defendant was found guilty of manufacturing and pos session and was sentenced to jail for a term of 60 days to be work P ed on the roads of Johnston coun ty and pay cost. The road sen tence is^ to be Suspended upon con dition that the defendant pay a fine of $50 and cost. State vs. Charlie Pldwards charg ed with non-support and assault. This case regularly coming on to be heard at this term of the court, this being an action brought against the defendant by his wife, in which he is charged with having abandoned her, and the prosecut ing witness, Mrs. Phronia Ed wards, and the defendant, Charlie Edwards, both being present in person and consenting to this judg ment and it appearing to the court the said parties have mutually agreed in open court to live sep arate and apart from each other, and the court finds as a fact this is to their best interests; here upon and the prosecuting witness having voluntarily agreed to re frain from in any manner molest ing or interfering with the pro erty or business matters of the de fendant, and especially that she will not go into the defendant’s store or interfere with any of his T clerks, customers or anyone else therein, to the annoyance or detri ment of the defendant. And it further appearing to the court the defendant has agreed to pay to the prosecuting witness and she has agreed to receive from the de fendant, as and for her mainten ance and support from him, the (Turn to page eight, please) Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field, and if the right one de ciphers his name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the fol lowing ispu* Ben Baker recognized his | name last issue. Toflays -rantaliier: ootnabnesh Palm Fete” Queen |.^UTOCASTCR | <? * Miss Elizabeth McKenney, wh« was crowned Queen of the Palm ! Fete at Miami, Fla. The city cele ! brated .the Palm Fete with a pa rade, an historical pageant repre • j senting the landing of Columbu** and other features. Coroners Jury This Afternoon Will Investigate Death of Lit tle Thompson Child; Bus Passengers Summoned To Hearing The coroner’s jury which began an investigation of the death of C^orge Norwood Thompson, the little four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Thompson, last Monday night, will complete its investigation this afternoon when it meets in the courthouse at three o’clock. The little boy was killed on the highway in front of his home near Fine Level, and a negro, Dallas .Buffalo, truck driver was brought to jail pending the outcome of the coroner’s hearing. The Goldsboro-Raleigh bus was just behind the truck which is said to have struck the child, and the bus driver, R. D. Baker, and passengers on the bus that afternoon have been summoned to the hearing this afternoon. Those on the bus were J. Wilson Wood, of Raleigh; Mrs. L. R. Bass, of Goldsboro; Mrs. N. R. Hicks, of Raleigh, and D. R. Delande, of Raleigh. Qthers not ified to appear this afternoon arc D. T. Oliver and Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Thompson. Coroner Kjrkman summoned the following jury: E. G. Holland, S. M. Johnson, J. M. Deaton, W. J. Thompson, E. R. Massengill and L. C. White. Tuesday, Clerk of the Court H. V. Rose- set bond of Buffalo at $500 which was given by his em ployer, Sam Wood of Selma, and the negro was released. A. M. Noble has been retained to represent Dallas Buffaloe, driv er of the truck. SMITH FIELD-DUNN GA ME; SMITH FIELD LOSES 12 TO 18 The Smithfield girls’ basketball team lost to the Dunn girls last Tuesday night 12 to 18. The score at one time was ten all. A few minutes later it stood twelve to twelve. This shows how well matched the teams wrere. No local player starred but each played well. Those playing were as forwards, Mary Ragsdale, Eliz abeth Deans Holland, nad Daisy Young; as guards, Lottie Mao Biggs, Elizabeth Coats and Rachel Peterson. Ellen Broadhurst took Mary Ragsdale’s place for the last few minutes and played well. Referee: Jean Abell. Dunn Takes One From Princeton The boys’ team of Dunn w’on a game of basketball here Tuesday night when it defeated the Prince ton high at the armory to the tune of 25 to 22. Presbyterian Services ' Oakland church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, sermon by Rev. Ches ter Alexander. Flowers .Chapel on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Smith field Sunday night at 7:30. Sunday school at 10 o’clock. The ,Christian Endeavor will meet at 7 'o’clock. Public cordially invited. A brunette may be decided blond —after she has decided to be a blond. I Hospital Makes A Good Showing -4 Purchase Additional Lot ami Lease Nurse’s Home; Re duce Number Director From 14 to 7 The Johnston County Hospital, according to the report made by Dr. W, J. B. Orr to the> annual stockholders meeting last Monday evening, is in good financial con dition, and given time enough may be more than a philanthropic en terprise. The stockholders met in the commissioners room Monday eve ning,, with fixe-sixths of the stocks represented. In the absence of the president, Dr. Thel Hooks, J. D. Underwood presided over the meet ing. The report of Dr. Orr, which was a feature of the meeting, showed that all bids for 1927 have been paid and that there is a cash balance on hand of around $2,000. The question of paying a dividend was discussed but a motion was carried not to pay any dividend un til the loan which was originally fifteen thousand dollars be paid back. Payments and interest on this loan have been met promptly. Seven thousand dollars worth of accounts half of which are covered by notes and mortgages are out standing. A motion was made and carried that the lot adjoining the hospital on Hancock street be purchased to be used in beautifying the hospital grounds and to be used for build ing to the hospital in the future' as needed. The brick bungalow next to the hospital has been leased and fitted up as a nurse’s home, and arrange ments have been made for the nurses to move in, in a few days. This will increase the capacity of the hospital by eight or ten pa tients, as well as give the nurses a home when they are off duty. A vote of thanks was given Dr. Orr for the splendid managaement of the institution. The stockholders passed a mo tion recommending to the directors that the balance of stock be put on the market in an effort to pay off the debt which the hospital is now carrying. The institution was incorporated at $75,000, but only $56,000 worth of stock was sold, the balance having been borrow ed. It was decided at this meeting to reduce the number of directors from fourteen to seven, and ac cordingly only seven directors were chosen. These are: C .A. Fitzger ald, of Micro; J. D. Underwood, of Smithfield; Dr. M. Hinnant, of Micro; Dr. G. D. Vick, of Selma; Dr. B. A. Hocutt, of Clayton; Dr. Thel Hooks and Dr. W. J. B. Orr, of Smithfield. The board of direc tors will meet Monday night, Jan uary 23, at the Johnston County Hospital. - ■» DEATH OF A BABY Micro, Jan. 19.—On January 18 the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. 1). Hinnant and took from them their little baby, N. B. Hinnant. It was only sick a few days with stomach trouble. It was eight months and thirteen days old. ' The funeral was conducted by their pastor, Rev. S. H. Styron of Pine Level. He read the 18th chap ter of St. Matthew. The floral of ferings were beautiful. The baby was laid to rest in the family bury ing ground near the home. The pallbearers were Wadsworth Pearce, C. B. Hinnant, Lee Doug lass Wellons, Oliver Ausley, Ottis Daniel and Hayden Mozingo. We miss him, yes we miss him, j but God has a purpose for all j things and we must be submissive jto his will. He can’t come back, but we can join him in that glory land. .♦ Union Meeting Freewills. The next union meeting of the Cape Fear Original Freewill Bap tist church will convene with the church at St. Mary’s Grove next Friday, January 27, at 11 o’clock. We hope for a good time and nice weather. Sunday, we are expecting some godd singing by classes from othei churches. REV. D. C. JOHN/SON !_ | Burglars! j Thieves broke through the back door of Holleman Motor company last Monday night and entered the office, but their attempts to open the safe failed, and they escaped with only two sweaters and a small amount of cash taken from the I cash register. The bloodhounds, i brought to the scene the next morning, failed to find any clue to the robbery. Smithfield Will Have Unique Sign Kiwanians Present City With Tower For Benefit of Air Travelers; Club Selects Two Objectives For 1928 , j So far as is known, Smithfield will be the first city in this section to erect advertising signs for the benefit of those who travel by air plane. Kiwanian W. M. Sanders and Kiwanian R. C. Gillett at the regular luncheon meeting held yes terday, presented to the Kiwanis club such a sign which will in turn be presented to the town. The sign which will be set on a cement base will be a tower twenty-one ‘ feet high, carrying space for three advertisements, one of which wlil be for the city of Smithfield. The tower will have a cover of white j enamel with large black arrow, and will bear a number to guide aero-, planes toward the nearest landing j field. In this way, the pilots can j tell exactly where they are as they pass over the city in their air! chariots. The location of this sign; will be determined when it is pre- , sented to the city authorities. Ihe Kiwanis club, through its.; board of directors, has chosen for • its objectives during the present year, two things that will be of vast interest and benefit to Smith field and the county at large. The first of these objectives, announc ed at the meeting Thursday, was the sponoring of a chamber of commerce for Smithfield with a full time paid se-cretary. The sec ond objective announced was the' promoting of a county fair na/.! fall. All the members who have ex-! pressed themselves feel that these 1 are w-orthy objectives and, under I the leadership of Dr. W. J. B. Orr, ■ the 1928 regime of the Kiwan:s , club promises to be a bright one. At the meeting on Thursday the I new officers were installed. I Speeches were made by all the | past presidents of the club who' were present. Among the chief i thoughts given the club by the for- \ mer presidents was the value of i fellow-ship that the weekly meet ings have offered. Among those who made .short speeches w-ere W. N. Holt, R. P. Holding, Elmer Wel lons, L. G. Stevens and George Y. Ragsdale. SMITHFIELD HIGHS DEFEAT ERWIN 22 TO 1« j ; Coming from behind in the final minutes of the last quarter, the ^ Smithfield High Monday night cop ped the large end of a 22 to 10 score in. a game with Erwin at the j Banner w-arehouse. The game was i tight and interesting throughout, j and gave the small crowd of spec tators many thrills. Erwin started I ithe scoring and held the lead un- 1 til the final moments of the game. I |The half ended with Erwin lead jing 8 to 6. Ed Parrish topped the ! locals in scoring while Barber was ' best for the visitors. ! Tuesday night Smithfield jour- I neyed to La Grange and returned home after receiving a severe drub bing at the hands of the Lenoir countl quintet. The score was 29 j to 18. La Grange held the lead Jmost of the time although the lo cals tied the count on several oc casions. j Tuesday night the Banner ware house court was the scene of an interesting contest staged between the girls’ team of Dunn and the* local girls. Dunn bested the [Smithfield sextette 10 to 12. The (two teams battled on even terms .throughout most of the affray but Dunn managed to forge ahead dn the final moments. Johnston Officer Bags Wild Game Deputy Talton Catches Some thing Besides Law Break ers; Midnight Ride Not Wasted When a Johnston county deputy sheriff finds'that he does not need to catch lawbreakers, he 'makes good of his time and bags wild game. This statement is borne out by a story told on T. E. Talton, who in company with J. O. Elling ton was called to Lowell’s mill last Tuesday night about midnight, and which Talton himself vouches for. On the way to Lowell, a “possum” suddenly made his appearance in the road in front of the car in which the officers were riding. Mr. Ellington dared Mr. Talton to catch him. Nothing loath, Mr. Tal-1 ton jumped out of the car, and pursued the midnight prowler into : the fastnesses of the w'oods. Mr. Talton had hunted “possums” be fore, and in an incredibly short1 time he came back with a nice! young, six pound “possum” which ! he flaunted in the face of his com panion. They, then, proceeded on their j way to Lowell. Arriving there, they ■ found whatever trouble that had been apprehended by those who! sent in the call to the sheriff, to ■ have been nil, and they started on | their return home. They had not :raveled very far, when a rabbit jumped up in the road. Again Deputy Ellington dared his fellow ; passenger to teach the creatures ‘ )f the woods a lesson by taking this cottontail into captivity. It was then a question with Talon whether to let the former episode in which he had come off with fly-: ng colors, suffice for one night, o^ :o accept the challenge to add to 1 lis glory as a hunter. His mind worked quickly and the next in-! stant he was out in the road. He ! cnew he had never outrun B’re? I Rabbit, so he resorted to his gun.; Dne shot, two shots, three shots he (Turn to page eight, please) rOBACCO DISEASES CAUSE HEAVY LOSS | RALEIGH, Jan. 16.—The reason why growers of tobacco in North Carolina are urged to give more; ittention to their plant beds this j reason, is because of the great in- | crease in leaf spot diseases. “We find an increasing loss from ! ;hese leaf spot diseases in recent! years,” says G. W. Fant, plant iiseaase specialist at State College. ‘Angular leaf spot has come to be common in the tobacco fields of the j state and there were few fields dur- j ng the past two years that were entirely free from the trouble. I some of the fields were badly af- j ’ected and gave little returns for the labor expended. Wildfire is ilso more common and . will lower the quality of the leaf during a wet year.” The best way to insure freedom fiom such diseases is for the grower to treat his seed before planting and use the greatest pre cautions with his tobacco seed bed. Most of these leaf diseases begin fight in the seed bed. All tobacco seed should be treated before planting with a formaldehyde so lution prepared by mixing one ta blespoonful of the formaldehyde with one pint of water. The solu tion is made up in a common fruit jar and the seed placed in a small cloth sack and suspended in this solution for exactly ten minutes. They are then carefully washed until all odor of the chemical is gone and spread in a warm dry room to dry. But treating the seed is not sufficient in itself, states Mr. Fant. New plant bed covers need to be used or the old ones care fully boiled for at least 30 minu tes. Rotation of the seed bed lo cation is also desirable. All weed residue should be carefully remov ed and burned. It is known that tobacco mosaic, a common disease in eastern and central North Car olina, lives over 'the winter in the roots of certain weeds closely re lated to the tobacco plant. These simple precautions may add to the value of the tobacco crop in 1928 and prevent costly losses later in the season, says Mr. Fant. Flying Proves A Popular Diversion Micro’s Temporary Landing Field Looks Like Huge Fair; Dr. Pot eat Lectures In Selma SELMA, Jan. 19.—Scores of people from Selma drover over to Micro yesterday to view the tem porary landing field of the Hin nant-Nash company, where thous ands had been attracted by flights and stunts made by a pilot from Rocky Mount. Turner Hinnant had hired the pilot and made ready a landing place for the plane and was on the field to make arrange ments for those who wanted to ride. For three days they have been kept so busy that it is doubt ful if they get away on the fourth day as had been previously plan ned. On Sunday parking space was at a premium, thousands were on the grounds and had to park in nearby corn and cotton fields, Pea nut, popcorn and drink stands have sprung up overnight. The place has the appearance of a huge fair. Dr. Hubert Pot eat Lectures. Dr. Hubert Poteat recently gave his lecture on “Hymnology” be fore a large and appreciative au dience at Edgerton Memorial ?hurch. He denounced, in no uncertain lerms, the use of the jazzy, jing ing songs so commonly heard in many Sunday schools and even in some church services. He says the spirit of worship can find no place in such an atmosphere. When the young people march up the aisle to the tune of a two step or waltz, they are reminded, not of the Dietz, but of the dance hall. Dr. Poteat recommends the use 3f the grand old hymns that have stood the test of time. At the close of he lecture he rendered several selections on the organ. Vote On Most Useful Woman. The Selma Woman’s club held its initial meeting at the home of Mrs. J. N. Wliggs, with Mrs. G. M. Norwood, Mrs. T. M. Benoy and Mrs. Wiggs as hostesses. Twenty ive members were present, five lew members being admitted. One visitor, Mrs. C. H. Norman from Kokomo, Ind., made a most inter esting talk, her subject being ‘What Clubs Mean to Women in the Country.” A vote was taken to decide what lerson in Selma had proved most aseful to the community at large luring the past year. Miss Mar garet Etheridge received the most cotes. At a subsequent meeting of the Kiwanis club, votes will be taken in the same manner and a silver loving cup will be presented to the person receiving most votes frmo the combined clubs. Geo. F. Brietz was awarded the cup last year. On Hunting and Fishing Trip. Dr. Geo. D. Vick joined a party early in the week for a few days hunting and fishing on a game pre serve in the vicinity of Morehead City. A private yacht, ‘‘The Greens boro” will be at their disposal. Among those in the party were Messrs. Lunsford and Smith Rich ardson of Greensboro. Mrs. Bill Pilkington Dead. Mrs. Bill Pilkington died at her home in Selma Thursday night, January 12 at the age of 71 years and six months. The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia. Elder WTyatt conducted the funeral services and interment took place in the Crocker burying ground near Pine Level. -* “FLAPPER GRANDMOTHER” AT MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL On Friday evening, February 3, the play, “The Flapper Grand mother,” will be given by mem bers of the Meadow high school faculty in the Meadow high school auditorium. The proceeds from this play will be used to purchase need ed equipment for the school. The coach will arrive next week, and work on the play will begin at once. Watch for later announce ments concerning “The Flappei Grandmother.” When a man is going to the dogs he usually meets the dogs about half way. i INVENTOR J. H. KIRKMAN Shows Highway Marking Machine J. H. Kirkman Has Perfected Invention That Does The Work; Demonstrates To 20 Dinner Guests Monday Evening; Monday evening, about twenty: business men of Smithfield were! dinner guests of J. II. Kirkman at j the Armory at which time Mr. Kirkman demonstrated the high-! way marking and painting ma chine which he has invented and' which he hopes to place on the market at an early date. At the meeting Monday evening blue prints of the first machine designed more than two years ago, also one designed eighteen! months ago, one twelve months j ago, and the perfected machine it self were shown, and the machine j demonstrated. Its simplicity and| practicability proved quite a sur prise to those present. The machine in its completed form can be used for painting the white or black line on any width highway at a speed of from five to ten miles per hour with only one operator. Itis also designed to paint or white wash bridges, trees, guard rails j etc. that may be adjacient to the, highway. It can be used for paint-> ing parking spaces and SdanJjer zones on city streets and for white washing city shade trees. This same machine with an operator to handle the spray gun may be used for painting water towers, auto mobiles, buildings and roofs. It operates exclusively by the spray method and derives its power of operation from the same motor that conveys the machine from place to place. For more than two years, Mr. Kirkman has worked day and night in perfecting this machine. It was a pleasure for those present Mon day evening to see what he has ac complished, and it is hoped that another demonstration may be staged in order that more local people may know about this inter esting invention. It is understood that the machine is now on exhi bition at the Armory and Mr. Kirkman will be glad to show any one from out of town interested in seeing the machine worked. Death In O’Neals Township. A sad death occurred in O’Neals township Wednesday of last week when Miss Lucy Frances Braswell passed away at the home of her brother, J. A. Braswell, after an illness of about a month. The funeral was conducted Friday aft ernoon and interment made in the family burying ground, Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor of the Baptist church at Zebulon, conducting the service, j The deceased was sixty-two years of age. She was a member | of the Methodist church at Nash lville, where she lived before mov ing to Johnston cqunty a few years ago. She was a fine Chris tian character, and her influence ,will be missed in the home and in the community. She is survived ,by one brother, J. A. Braswell, and ,by three sisters, Mrs. W. T. Exum, (of Rocky Mount; Mrs. J. F. Gard ner, of Franklin county; and Mrs. Sarah Richardson, of Nashville. As soon as some fellows get prosperous they get lazy. Social Events In Town Of Benson —♦— Various Organizations Hold Meetings; Alonza Parrish Heads Kiwanis Club; Other News Items -♦ BENSON, Jan. 19.—The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist church held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. 13. E. Massengill on South Main street. The president, Mrs. J. F. Woodall, presided and conducted the devotional exercises. An interesting and well planned program was given. The hostess served assorted fruits. Woman’s Missionary Society. The Woman’s Missionary Socie ty of the Methodist church met this week with Mrs. W. T. Mar tin. Mrs. Alfred Parker, the newr president, presided over the bus iness session and conducted the devotional. This year the Woman’s Mission ary Society is celebrating its fifti eth anniversary. This is called the Jubilee Year, and the program vas in keeping with the celebra tion. The subject for the evening was “Our Investments.” Mrs. Howard Weingc-s told what tho iubilee is and why we celebrated t. Mrs. W. 0. Rackley gave a sketch of women’s work from 187S :o 1900. Mrs. W. T. Martin sketch ed the accomplishments of the work from 1900 to 1927, using a poster to illustrate. Mrs. W. B. Woodall gave some worthwhile :houghts on “Giving.” Mesdames IV. R. Strickland and A. S. Oliver sang a duet, “What Would You dive To Jesus?” The hostess served chicken salad lickled peaches, stuffed dates and not coffee. Presbyterian Auxiliary. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church met this week with Miss Virginia Stone. Mrs. Preston Woodall had charge of the urogram, which was very interest ng and helpful. The hostess serv ed a salad course. Entre Nous Club. The Entre Nous Club met Fri lay afternoon with Mrs. Paul Starling. The subject for the eve ling was “Mary Johnson and Mary Ethinehart.” Mrs. C. C. Canaday ind Mrs. J. Alfred Parker gave nteresting papers on the subject. Every one responded to the roil rail with the name of a famous look by authors discussed. Mrs. V. T. Martin gave some world lews about women. The hostess gave an interesting Egyptian contest. Mrs. Parlia Hudson won the first prize, a love ly vase and the booby went to VIrs. Paul Johnson. A salad course with assorted sandwiches was served with stuff ed dates and coffee with whipped rream. The favors were Egyptian palm trees and the color scheme green and white. Several special guests were present. Celebrates Fifth Birthday. Master Donald Britt celebrated his fifth birthday this week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt. Games were played after which refreshments were served. Attractive favors were given. Kiwanis Luncheon. County Superintendent H. B. MarrU^v of Smithfield was the chief speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon last week. Willie Woodall was in charge of the program. The Kiwanis club has elected (Turn to next page, please) Aunt Roxie Opines Bv Me— “None uv us lak ter heah lonjp sarmints on owah short cu-mnuiuu*