JOIN THE POU-PARRISH POST OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, FEBRUARY 20-25
VOLUME 46—NO. 16
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SM1THFIELD, N. C.( FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1928
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By Arthur Brisbane
ASQUITH; BRITISH STATES
MAN
TRADE RAT AND MAN—
LINDBERGH “LUCK”—
HODGE, Calif., Feb. 20.—Her
bert Asquith, called in his old age
Lord Oxford and Asquith; now !
dead in England, represented in \
his life and work Britain’s best
type of statesman. Well educated,
with high ideals, free from mean
personal ambition, devoted entire
ly to his country’s welfare, Asquith
was one of a long line of able men
that have built and maintained the
British nation. Britain will mourn
his death, and honor him as he
deserves. Fortunate is that nation
served by so many men of ability,
and unselfish devotion.
On the Mojave desert, where
this is written, the “trade rat,”
queer little man-like creature, col
lects all sorts of things useless to
him. He brings odds and ends into
your shack, taking other odds and
ends away, hence his name.
Have you considered the collect
ing habits of your fellow man?
The most powerful, at this mom
ent, collect surplus millions of dol
lars, and think money in bank i
makes them great. It only makes j
them nervous.
Old rulers collected dwarfs, half ,
idiots, strange animals, and “jest
ers,” often wiser than they. One !
of the richest Rothchilds collected
all known varieties of fleas, in
cluding the one that bites the arc
tic fox. That was not time wasted
Fleas carry the plague, science
wants to know them.
Frederick the Great’s father col
lected the tallest men he could find
for his Potsdam regiment. Fred
erick collected victories, to flatter
one kind of vanity, and collected
great men like Voltaire, about him,
to flatter his intellectual vanity.
Thousands of Americans collect
“antiques,” thus promoting an ac
tive modern industry—only the few
choose with knowledge.
Like all human passions, how
ever, collecting is necessary. The
beaver and ant, unlike the trade
rat, collect usefully. Some men col
let knowledge, statistic, others
fine works of art that inspire later
generations to good work.
Even the collectors of dollars are
useful, building up vast industrial
and commercial units, creating a
foundation for future higher civ
ilization. They build in the dark,
not understanding their work, like
the tiny coral-building creatures
that laid foundations for the beau
tiful South Sea Islands.
One of our admirals, supposed to
have called Lindbergh’s achieve
ments “ninety five per cent luck,”
says he was misunderstood'. Lind
bergh’s “luck” was like that of
Captain Paul Jones and General
Grant—a mixture of perseverance
and brilliant courage.
There is reason to believe, un
fortunately, that some of our navy
men, very comfortable on big bat
tleships and afraid to fly, belittle ,
real flying systematically, and dis-1
courage government aviation. For
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Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field or Johnston county, and
if the right one deciphers his
name and will present it to the
Herald office, we will present
him with a free ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issue.
“Wrong Font” Radford re
cognized his name last issue.
Today’s Tantalizer:
ms.tris.mojrh.erarg
1 KILLED WHEN GAS TANK EXPLODES
Announces Candidacy!
|A»TCC»tTIH)
secretary ot Commerce, Herbert
Hoover, who has stirred up the Re
publican Presidential situation by an
nouncing his candidacy for the presi
dency. Hoover’s declaration makes
five in the field for Republican u>n».
Inat .on.
Legion Membership
Drive Is Launched
A Concerted Effort Will Be
Made to Enroll Johnston
County’s Quota of 250 New
Members
In response to a state-wide call
for additional members of the
American Legion which is now in
progress, the Pou-Parrish Post,
No. 132, launched its drive here on
Monday night, February 20.
Activities for this membership
irive got under way at a banquet
jiven by Chas. H. Grady to the
nembership committeemen in the
Smithfield hotel. In the absence of
D. Carlton Stephenson, post com
mander, the meeting was directed
jy vice-commander, L. W. Barnes
ind C. H. Grady.
Mr. Grady announced that John
ston county’s quota in this drive
s 250 new members. The present
membership of the post is now
about 240. There are about 1100
men in the county who are eligi
jle for membership, and it is from
Lhis 1100 that the post declares to
recruit its quota of 250 members.
Joining the American Legion, as
stated by Mr. Grady, is a very sim
ple matter. It merely consists of
paying membership dues of $3.00.
Dr. G. S. Coleman was present
and announced that he had recent
ly changed his membership from
i post in Raleigh to take member
ship with the Pou-Parrish post,
fie wants to see the post grow and
le suggested that all eligible mem
bers be called upon by draft and
f called upon in the right way he
thought the former service men
would honor it.
The following members of the
membership campaign were pres
?nt: Will Rackley, W. H. Creech,
Bernice Jones, Dan Jones, Henry
ralton, C. H. Grady, L. Barnes,
A. J. Holliday, G. A. Allen, R. F.
Smith, Butler Oliver, J. B. Lodor,
and II. V. Rose. The general plan
adopted was that a card be mailed
to those who are eligible for mem
bership, which ■will specify the
name, address and organization of
the former service man and will
request the attachment of $3.00 and
the return of it to Mr. D. Carl
ton Stephenson, Smithfield, N. C.
I’he Pou-Parrish post is making
the most earnest and vigorous ef
fort in its history to secure the 25C
quota, and its membership com
mittee went on record at this ban
quet as pledging its utmost effort
to reach every eligible man in th«
county.
Heart Attack Fatal
To William B. Hood
SOUTHPORT, Feb. 21.—Williair
B. Hood, 69, died here today o^
heart failure. He had been ill fo]
several weeks. He was a. brothe;
of the late H. W. and Edwan
Hood, of this city, and Robert C
Hood, of Greensboro. He was bon
in Johnston county, lived in Balti
more for a time and later in South
port. One sister, Mrs. Mattie Me
jlntosh, Philadelphia, survives him
Jury Finds Mrs. Gatlin
Not Guilty Of Murder
MR* MASSENGILL PLOWS
UP OLD INDIAN PIPE
Mr. W. V. Massengill, of Four
Oaks, route 4, was in the city
yesterday. He brought with him
an Indian peace pipe which he
plowed up in his field Wednes
day. The pipe is a crude piece
of stone made in the shape of
a carpenter’s square. The diam
ond-shaped carving^ on the sides
of the pipe resembles the work
of a child. It weighs two or
three pounds.
The pipe is on exhibition at
The Herald office.
Only Few Cases In
Recorder’s Court
Owning to Session of Super
ior Court, These Were Trie<j
in Commissioners Room
Owing to the civil term of Su
perior court which is in session in
the courtroom here this week, Re
corders court was held in the com
missioners room. The few criminal
cases disposed of Tuesday were as
follows:
I Lon Hill, charged with assault,
was found guilty and fined $10. He
was also taxed with the cost.
Elbert Poole was convicted of
abandonment and non-support. He
was sentenced to twelve months
on the roads of Johnston county,
but this sentence was suspended
upon condition that the defendant
pay into court the sum of $15 per
month for the use and benefit of
his wife and for the faithful per
formance of the payment of said
amount the defendant is to give a
good and sufficient bond in the
amount of $300 to continue over
a period of two years. This bond
and the payment of the above sum
are not to be affected by the de
fendant’s again living with his
wife or upon any other condition
during the period of two years.
The defendant gave notice of ap
peal
J. T. Locksman was fined $o0 and
required to pay cost for carrying
concealed weapon. He was also re
quired to give bond in the sum of
$200 to keep the peace and pay
;the cost of the action.
Joe Cox and Malcolm Noles were
found guilty of larceny. Cox is to
pay $50 fine and half the cost.
Prayer for judgment will be con
tinued upon the payment of half
the cost as to Noles.
Walter Jones received a twelve
months road sentence and was tax
ed with the cost. Tihe sentence is
to be suspended on condition that
he is of good behavior for a per
iod of two years and that he does
not violate the prohibition law for
a period of two years,
j Wm. M. Byrd was sent to the
roads for six months and taxed
with the cost for assault.
; The state took a nol pros with
leave in the case against Jim
King, charged with burglary, and
against Millard Neal, charged with
fraud.
Mrs. Emma Poole was convicted
of violating the prohibition law,
Prayer for judgment is to be con
tinued upon the payment of the
cost and upon the condition tha1
the defendant go and live in th<
■home of her father, W. M. Smith
and permit him to control her chil
jdren as his own and also be con
trolled herself by him.
David Woodall was found guilt]
of violating the prohibition law
Prayer for judgment was continu
ed upon the payment of the cost.
Scotch Always Comes High
“I hear your son’s at college.”
“Yep.”
“How’s he doing?”
“Pretty good, I guess. He’s tak
ing three courses. I’ve just pait
out $10 for Latin, $10 for Greel
'and $100 for Scotch.”
Verdict Returned On
Wednesday Night
After Deliberation
of More Than Three
Hours
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WENTWORTH, Feb. 22.—Mrs.
Alma Petty Gatlin was found not
gtuilty of the murder of her father,
Smith T. Petty, here tonight by a
jury in the Rockingham county Sut
perior court.
Instructed that it can find mui*
der in the first degree, murder in
the second degree, or not guilty;
but not manslaughter, the jury
trying Alma Petty Gatlin for the
murder of her father, Smith T.
Petty, took the case at 6:32 this
evening and reported at 9:35 p. m.
to the judge who was in Reidsville
that a verdict had been reached.
At 10:12 p. m. Judge MacRae had
reached the courtroom here and
the jury report was received.
| Mrs. Gatlin who has remained in
jail five months and who told the
I jury her mother killed the father
m contradiction to the story she
admitted having told the Rev.
Thomas F. Pardue, threw herself
into the arms of her husband, Eu
gene Gatlin, and wept as the por
tent of the verdict dawned upon
her.
Sitting beside the young wonvan'
when she arose to face the jury
was her sister, Miss Thelma Petty*
and at her right her 15 year old
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To Organize Sunday
Schools Oflohnston
Conventions to be Held in
Boon Hill, Meadow and
Wilders; Four Other Town
ships to Be Organized
In an effort to stimulate more
interest in and to create a desire
for better Sunday schools, the
president of the Johnston County
< Sunday School Association is mak
ing an effort to get all of the sev
enteen townships organized as
units of the North Carolina Sun
day School Association during the
convention year which ends March
31. Sunday school conventions
have already been held in ten of
these townships during recent
months at which times the town
ships were organized. Miss Flora
Davis, associate superintendent of
the state association at Raleigh
was present at practically all of
these conventions and made excel
lent addresses, offering practical
suggestions to Sunday school work
I ers.
t Conventions are scheduled to be
held in three other townships as
i follows:
| Boon Hill township at Princeton
at 11 o’clock on the first Sunday
jin March; .Meadow township at
Trinity Baptist church at 11 o’clock
in the morning on the third Sun
day in March; Wilders township at
| White Oak church at 7 o’clock on
ithe third Sunday night of March.
Miss Davis has been secured to
speak at two of these meetings.
'Let everyone who is within reach
make an effort to attend, to hear
her and other speakers and to put
into practice the most excellent
suggestions which will be offered.
| With the perfection of these or
ganizations there remain only four
other townships to be organized—
Clayton, Banner, Bentonville and
Ingrams, These are making plans
for conventions in the near fu
ture.
“The North Carolina Sunday
School Association is a cooperative
effort of Sunday school workers of
the evangelical denominations to
extend and improve Sunday school
work in North Carolina. It is the
, only organization in the state
which aims to help all departments
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Valton Hodge
Killed Instantly
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Carbide T a k On
Which He Was
Working Explodes;
1 Other Injured
A tragic accident occurred
near Bethany church Wed-;
nesday morning about eight!
o’clock when a carbide tankj
exploded, instantly killing
Valton Hodge, a fifteen-year
old boy, and slightly injuring
| Yates Creech, aged 22, son of
! Mrs. Allie Creech.
According to information re
ceived here, the light planit was
eharirod. To of x,r««L*
give a bright light, and Mr. Creech
•assisted by young Hodge was
working at the carbide tank when
it exploded. A piece of the tank
I struck the boy in the forehead!
above his eyes, taking off the en- i1
tire top of his head. Death was ,
instantaneous. Mr. Creech was
slightly burned and one eye was J
painfully hurt, but his injuries
were not considered serious.
! The Hodge boy’s father died 1
several years ago and his mother
had married again. He was living
at the home of Mrs. Allie Creech
and attending Glendale high school.
He* was in the ninth grade.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon at one o’clock at Bethany !
Baptist church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. W. D. Stancil. In- ‘
terment took place in the cemetery ‘
at the church! '
The deceased is survived by his j
mother, one brother and three sis- j
ters.
Slain Man’s Widow
Identifies Hickman
“The Fox” Appears Unperturbed
As Mrs. Toms Tells Court How
He and Hunt Killed Drug
gist,
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—Wil
liam E. Hickman and his youthful
pal in crime, Welby Hunt, were '
identified at their murder trial to- i
day by Mrs. C. Ivy Toms as the ,
robbers who entered the Toms drug
store here a year ago Christmas j
eve and fled after a spray of bul- i
lets brought death to the proprie
tor.
The 20-year-old Hickman, who
is under death sentence for the
killing of Marian Parker, did not
seem perturbed as the widow, her
eyes filled with tears and her voice
shaking with emotion testified in |
low tones.
Less than two weeks ago he had
faced Perry M. Parker, father of
Marian, in the same court room
and heard himself branded as a
slayer.
In Masks.
Mrs. Toms told how the boys,'
their faces covered with Santa ,
Claus masks, forced her husband
back of a prescription counter at
the point of their revolvers. Un- j
known to the would>-be robbers, a
patrolman had preceded them in
the store and was behind a coun-!'
ter when Toms was being held up.
The officer reached for his gun '
and Hunt, the witness said, cried j
out to Hickman “get his gun.”
Hickman, however, began firing
while Hunt covered her with his'
weapon.
1 During the firing, Mrs. Toms
said, her husband slumped to the;
floor fatally wounded. She did not
know which of the youths fired
the fatal shot.
Defense and state attorneys to- j
day agreed to accept certain parts i
of testimony introduced during
Hickman's recent sanity trial in the
Parker case.
Presbyterian Services.
Oakland Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, sermon by pastor. Smith
field Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Sunday school and Bible classes at
10 o’clock. Public cordially invited.
lAndy Home Again
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Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, just after he landed at Lambert—St. I
*ouis Field, after completing his non-stop flight from Havana and com
deting his “Good Will’' tour. Colonel Lindbergh has covered 40,000 miles !
n the plane he affectionately calls "We,”—or The Spirit of St. Louis.
ALLEGED SLAYER OF WILLIE
COX CAUGHT IN WHITEVILLE
Wade Hampton, negro, alleged
layer of Willie Cox, also colored,
vho was stabbed to death near
rilghman’s logging camp Satur
day night, was apprehended by Co*
umbus county officers Sunday
light, according to reports reacti
ng here.
The negro was held in White
rille until Tuesday when Sheriff
d M. Turley went to Whiteville
ind brought him to Smith-field,
ie is held in the Johnston county
ail without bond awaiting trial in
Superior court. He will probably
be tried in the March criminal
term which will convene here on j
March 12.
It is said that Cox and Hamp- 1
ton attended a party Saturday
night and while there they quar
relled. Hampton is reported to
have followed Cox when he depart- j
ed for his home and overtook him I
on the way. Cox was stabbed to
death. There were no eye-witnesses
to the scene.
Miss Helen Estaimk
lives Demonstration
Shows County Club Women
How To Refinish Furniture
—Seven Clubs Represented
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The second meeting of the school
>f home furnishing was held here
ruesday when Miss Helen N. Esta
>rook, of State College, Raleigh,
ipecialist in house furnishing, met
vith representatives from the va
rious home demonstration clubs of
he county. The meeting was held
n the farmers' room of the court
louse.
The subject under discussion was
•efinishing furniture, and Miss
Sstabrook gave demonstrations in
amoving old finish and in the
cinds of finish suitable for differ
ent types of wood. Transparent and
>paque finishes were explained and
lemonstrated.
The first meeting of the school
>f house furnishing was held sev
eral weeks ago when the arrange
nent of furniture and floor finish
ng were studied.
The following clubs were repre
sented at the meeting Tuesday:
Pisgah, Four Oaks, Selma, Po
nona, Creech, Corbett-Hatcher and
dolly Grove.
U. N. C. BOYS HERE
FOR THE WEEK END
Through an invitation extended
>y Mr. Marvin Woodall, an alum
ius of the State University, six
aniversity boys, members of the
M. C. A. will arrive in theHcity
;oday to spend the week end.
\mong the number will be singers
ind speakers who will give a brief
orogram at a number of places
while in this community. This
morning they will be at the Smith
ield high school. Some time to
lay they will visit the Kenly high
school. This evening they will be
it the social to be given by the
Young People-Adult Department
of the Methodist Sunday school.
Sunday morning they will be at
the various Sunday schools of the
town and on Sunday afternoon they
will conduct the program at a
mass meeting of young people.
The young men have a large rep
ertoire of songs, and they are alsc
capable speakers and Smithfield is
fortunate to have the opportunity
of hearing them.
Or. BeLoach Talks
About Fertilizers
Stresses Use of High Grade
Fertilizers In an Address
Before the Kiwanis Club
Wednesday
The Smithfield Kiwanis club
gave a fish fry on Wednesday '
night to which a number of
guests were invited, chief
among them being several of
the county’s leading farmers.
The fish fry was a great feast
and was much enjoyed by all
present. The spread was given
in the Sanders cottage home
at the lake.
The regular weekly program of
entertainment was under the di
rection of Dr. W. J. B. Orr, who
assisted by President Geo. Y. Rags
dale, presided over the events of
the evening.
The chief feature of the evening
was an address directed to the far
mers by Dr. BeLoach, director of
the Armour Research Foundation, j
Dr. DoLoaeh was introduced by
Mr. G. T. Cunningham, of Wil
mington, who in his speech of in
troduction referred to the wonder
ful activities of the Kiwanis club
in Johnston county, citing that
Smithfield’s sister club at Benson
had recently won first prize in an
international contest in a scheme
of varied activities bv the club.
Dr. DeLoaeh urefaced his speech
by expressing his pleasure in again
.being with the Smithfield Kiwanis
dub, and stated that he pleasant
ly recalled a visit he made here
under the same auspices about one
year ago. He has heartily received
and throughout his address of an
hour his audience was very atten
tive.
Although Dr. DeLoaeh is con
nected with one of the biggest con
cerns in the country, that of the
Armour Fertilizer works, he him
self is a real dirt farmer on his
own account, having last year
planted 400 acres to cotton from
which he harvested 400 bales of
cotton. His farm lies in Bullock
county, Georgia.
The speaker was cautious
throughout his speech not to dic
tate anything that the farmers of
Johnston county should do or
should not do. He based what he
had to say on scientific tests that
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Selma Drug
Store Burns
Mrs. Mary Hocutt Passes Af
ter Short Illness; Other
Selma News
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SELMA, Feb. 23.—The '.Selma
ire company was called out Sun
lay night about twelve o’elfVk to
..uther O’Neal's drug store ip the
dcinity of the Selma cotton tynlls.
I he fire was of undetermined’, ori
rin and although the fire company
lid valiant work the building ^nd
’ontents were totally destroyed.
Die loss was partly covered by in
Mrs. E. G. Rose Dead.
The sudden passing of Mrs.
Vlary Hocutt Rose, which occurred
it her home here Thursday night,
:ame as a shock to her relatives
ind friends. Mrs. Rose had been in
ner usual health until she wan
stricken with paralysis about five
D‘clock Thursday afternoon, Febru
ary 16, and lived only a few hours.
She was born in Johnston coun
ty February 29, 1869 and died on
February 16, 1928. She was twice
married, her first husband, J. T.
Corbett, preceding her to the grave
a number of years ago. Eleven
children were born t othis union,
five of whom survive. In 1912 she
was married to Edwfti G. Rose, who
died several years ago.
She was a member of Edgerton
Memorial Methodist church. Her
funeral was conducted from the
home Saturday afternoon by her
pastor, Rev. D. M. Sharpe, and in
terment made in the eity cemetery.
The floral designs were profuse
and beautiful, attesting the love
and esteem in which she was held.
Among those from out of town
here for the funeral were her three
surviving brothers: Rev. J. A. Ho
cutt, Nashville; C. B. Hocutt, Lum
berton- A. T. Hocutt, Chinquapin;
and two nephews, E. W. Hocutt,
Zebulon, and W. L. Hocutt, Chin
quapin. Other relatives attending
were: Mrs. Charles Ptitman, Zebu
Ion; Mrs. Taylor, Rocky Mount;
Miss Mabel Rose, Raleigh; Miss
Eula Mae Rose, Goldsboro; Floyd
Rose, Kinston; Mrs. J. G. Carter
and Mrs. Lucinda McCray, Greens
boro, and Mrs. Sallie Poole, of
Raleigh.
Sam Turner Dead.
On Wednesday, February 15, Sam
Turner passed away at Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh following an op
eration for appendicitis. Mr. Tur
ner was overseer in the weaving
department of the Selma cotton
mills, and leaves a widow and one
child, Sam, Jr., five years old. The
body was taken to his old home
hi South Carolina for interment.
A number of relatives and friends
accompanied the remains.
Fremont Choral Club Coming.
The Fremont Choral Club will
give an entertainment on Friday
evening, February 24 at 8 o’clock
in the school auditorium for the
benefit of the Woman’s «lub. A
hjgh grade of entertainment is
promised and a delightful evening
assured.
Entertains Circle.
Circle No. 2 of the Methodist
Missionary Society met with Mrs.
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me— |
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“We luv noosepapers peoause u*
de bad things dey don* say erbout
us.”