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JOIN THE POU-PARRISH POST OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, FEBRUARY 20-25 VOLUME 46—NO. 16 - Established 1882 * CONSIDER THIS! The Herald has the larges1 circu lation of any newspaper publish ed in Johnston County. That’s something to consider, Mr. Ad vertiser ! $2.09 PER YEAR * $ SM1THFIELD, N. C.( FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1928 ■WW m » - 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 TURN TO PAGE 7, COL. 3 ! 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 —- 4 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 TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 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 TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN3 n -«- St* Valton Hodge Killed Instantly -+ 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 w 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 -* 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 j TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 4 Selma Drug Store Burns Mrs. Mary Hocutt Passes Af ter Short Illness; Other Selma News -*- \ 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. TURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 2 Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— | —-1 “We luv noosepapers peoause u* de bad things dey don* say erbout us.”