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VOLUME 46—NO. 20
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SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1928
$2.00 PER YEAR
Three More
Queens Now
Nominated
Woman’s Club And Kiwan-j
ians Name Nominees; Vot-i
ing Will Take Place At In
door Circus To-night At
Ford Place.
Three more nominations have been
made for queens for the East Car
olina Exposition to be held in
Goldsboro the first week in April.
Miss Elizabeth Creech has been
named by the Woman’s club, Miss
Pauline Broadhurst by the
'American Legion and
Miss Ruth Brooks is the nominee
put up by the Kiwanis club. The
other nominees are Miss Arab
Hooks, Miss Mary Ellington and
Miss Sarah Turlington. Tonight
at the Ford place, an Indoor Cir
cus is being sponsored by the Bus
iness and Professional Woman’s
club for the purpose of voting on
these young ladies and others that
may be nominated thus naming
Smithfield’s representative in the
queen’s contest at Goldsboro. Any
young, single lady <yveii #flteen
years of age is eligible to be nom
inated with the exception of for
mer queens from this city. Those
who have been “Miss Smithfield”
in former expositions are Misses
It idle Johnson, Jean AJbell, Rose
Grantham and Ruby Woodall.
The circus parade will start this |
afternoon at five o’clock from the i
show grounds (Ford place) and
pass down the main streets of thej
city. A number of fun features i
have been provided for the eve
ning’s entertainment, and a large
crowd is expected to come together
to select Smithfield’s most beauti
ful young lady by a popular vote.
Junior queens will also be named
this evening. The junior queens
must be betwen the ages of eight
and twelve years.
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SANDERS-HOLT CHAPTER
U. D. C. TO MEEt
The Sanders-Holt chapter of the
U. D. C. will meet Friday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. W. H. Austin with Mrs.
W. S. Stevens as hostess.
The chapter will serve a turkey
dinner Tuesday, March 13, from 12
until 2 o'clock at the Woman’s club
room.
Demonstration in House Furnishing
Next Wednesday morning at 10
o’clock, a representative from Boy-'
land-Pearce will give a demonstra-,
tion in making upholstery slip
covers, in the Farmers’ room of
the courthouse. There will also be j
a display of house furnishings. ;
Miss Garrison, the county home '
agent, urges a large attendance.
Baptist Church.
Sunday school, 9:45. Sermon by
the pastor at 11 a. m. “The Spirit
of the Martyrs.” At 7:30 p. m. “The j
Duty of Walking as a Christian.”
The day will 'be observed widely
over the world as a celebration of
the 400th anniversary of the mar- j
tyrdom of the great Baptist pio-'
neer, Balthasar Hubmaier, who was
burned at the stake for the princi- j
pies for which Baptists stand. j
A. G. MANNING TO PREACH
A. G. Manning, of Benson, re
quests us to announce that he will I
preach on the streets of Smithfield
today and tomorrow during the
noon recess of court. His subjects |
will be “The Love of Christ,” and
“Divine Healing.” Read Romans
10 and 1 Cor. 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
ihctory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issue
(Miss) Zilphia Agnes Snipes
recognized her name.
Today's Tantalizer:
ewlvmlheiyaeat
Golden Parker and Claude
Barbour On Trial Murder
Yesterday afternoon at four
thirty, Judge Henry A. Grady
adjourned court until nine
o’clock this morning, in order
to give the counsel for the de
fense in the murder trial of
Golden Parker and Claude Bar
ter time to consult with some
of their witnesses who had
only been in court during yes
terday.
This trial which began Wed
nesday morning will probably
continue throughout today and
it will perhaps be tomorrow
before the case goes to the
jury. The whole of Wednes
day morning was consumed in
getting a jury for the case. A
special venire of 100 men had
been summoned from which to
select the jury and the entire
number was exhausted before
twelve men could be found who
were acceptable to both the
state and the defense.
The courtroom has been
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SMITHFIELD ‘HI’ COPS STATE
CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Smith field High School won
the state consolation cham
pionship by defeating Bethel
Hill at Chapel Hill Tuesday by
a score of 36-26. Norton and
Uzzle topped the locals, the
former scoring thirteen points
and the latten ten. E. Parrish’s
floorwork was a feature.
Smithfield has had an unusu
ally good record this year. The
locals have defeated all the
leading teams in the county.
Princeton has fallen before the
local five twice, Benson has
been defeated twice and Smith
field has won over Clayton
three times. By these victor
ies, Smithfield has the undis
puted claim to the county
championship. The locals offer
an open challenge to either the
winner of the county tourna
ment, which is being held in
this city today and tomorrow,
or the all tournament team.
This challenge is open until
Tuesday night, March 13.
Wilson’s Mills Is
Not Superstitious
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Basket Ball Team Wins Thir
teenth Successive Victory
When It Defeated Meadow
Monday Night At Banner
Warehouse.
WILSON’S MILLS, Mar. 8.—On
ast Monday night the Wilson’s
Wills boys’ team played Meadow
ligh school a game of basketball
it the Banner warehouse. The
fame result© din a 30-15 voctory
’or the Wilson’s Mills five. The
jasketball team has had a very
successful season which was open
id by a 14-10 victory over Pine
Level. The season’s record now
?tands thirteen victories and no
lefeats.
The outstanding player is Lea
non Pounds, forward, who has
scored 138 points. Raeford Bar
jour, forward, conies second with
$9 points. Leon Parrish, center,
las done outstanding playing, and
has to his credit 41 points. Har
/ey Carr, it is to be remembered,
Ways guard and has to his credit
L8 points. The Uzzle brothers, Ves
;er Turnagc, Walter Parrish and
Jie Gardner brothers have done
jutstanding playing as guards. G.
2. Uzzle has to his credit 11 points
and Vester Turnage, 10.
The scoring of the whole team
totals 311 points against 159 for
iheir opponents. The other games
jf the season come on March 9th
and 10th in the Johnston County
rournament.
Both boys’ and girls’ team will
enter the tournament from the
Wilson’s Mills school.
BABY OF MR. AND MRS.
LONNIE KEEN PASSES
FOUR OAKS, Mar. 7.—The
i»leven-months-old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Keen died Sunday,
March 4, following a short illness
of measles and pneumonia. The
funeral was held Monday after
noon at two o’clock. Rev. E. D.
Dodd conducted the service which
was simple and impressive. In
terment was made in the f _ur
Oaks cemetery. The little grave
was covered with lovely floral de
signs. The pallbearers were: Ed
ward and Albert Keen, and Hubert
and Norwood Massengill, nephews
of Mr. and Mrs. Keen.
Those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. Will Pearce, Mr. and Mrs.
George Dixon, of Kenly; Mr. and
Mrs. Rural Holland, of Goldsboro:
Mrs. C. I. Pearce, of Stnithfiekf
and Mrs. David Lassiter and Miss
Carrie Lee Lassiter, of Raleigh.
One of the best flocks of poul
try in Cabarrus county is kept ir
a house made of sacks with a strav
loft. The house cost $25 and wil
take care of 250 birds. The strav
loft gives protection from hea
and cold.
Decides Accident
Was Unavoidable
Coroner’s Jury Absolves Mar
quardt Of Blame For Death
Of Sammie Brady In Auto*
mobile Accident.
iLeonard L. Marquardt, of
Raleigh, who was placed under
a $1,000 bond last Saturday for
his appearance here Tuesday
before a coroner’s jury which
met to complete its investiga
tion of the death of Sammie
Brady, was acquitted by the
jury after it had been out only
about five minutes.
Coroner J. H. Kirkman held his
investigation in the Junior Order
hall because of two courts being
held in the courthouse and quite
a number w*ere present to hear the
evidence presented. A number of
the friends of Marquardt from Ral
eigh attended the hearing.
Papers charging the Raleigh
man with manslaughter were
sworn out last Friday following
the death of little Sammie Brady,
son of Mr. Henry Brady, who lives
near town. Three witnesses testi
fied before the jury Tuesday, and
none of the evidence showed that
Mr. Marquardt was to blame for
the tragic accident. The father
of the boy himself stated that
Marquardt had offered every as
sistance possible since the sad oc
currence. Marquardt went on the
stand and told how the accident
happened.
FIFTH MONTH HONOR ROLL
FOR GLENDALE SCHOOL
Beginners: Pauline Davis, Nancy
Eai-p, Mairlynn Boyette, Mazell
Garner, Agnes Minshcw, Dorothy
Mumford, Mario Radford, Virginia
Stancil, P. J. Narron, Eigie Ren
frew, Norma Wellons.
First Grade, A: Odell Moore,
Rudolph Woodard, Norman Brown,
Junior Batten, George Cockrell,
■Kuther Stancil, Elmer Pope, Wil
lie Creech, Agnes Renfrew, Ruth
Davis, Hazel Hill, Cavell Cockrell,
j Second Grade: A. W. Boyette,
(A. V. Boykin, Grady Cooper, Willie
Cooper, George Pope, Jimmie Gard
ner, Ruth Eva Hodge, Elsie Black
man, Hazel Riley, Hester Collier,
Doris Woodard, Alice Blue Atkin
son, Mavie Johnson, Gladys Pope,
,Florence Gardner.
Third Grade: Roland Brown, Ma
vis Hill, Thurman Woodard, Har
vey Pope, Sallie Gooch, Lolar
Whitley, Algia Renfrew, Rudolph
Pittman.
I Fourth Grade: Vernon Hales,
Clifton Ballance, Preston Batten,
Marvin Atkinson, Malissa Godwin,
George Pope, Doris Watson, Josh
ua Davis.
! Fifth Grade: Ralhings Johnson,
Helen Pittman, Mamie Lee Pope,
Estelle Price, Mary Woodard.
I Sixth Grade: Deesie Johnson,
|Beulah Pittman, Vazelle Stancil,
'County Engineer
Files Road Report
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J. B. Lodor Gives Record Of
Work Done On County
Highways During February
At the last regular meeting of
the Johnston County Highway |
Commission, Mr. J. B. Lodor, su- j
perintendent of highways, filed the
following report of work done in
February with the commission:
District No. 1.
W. N. Holt, Chairman.
Clayed and graveled, 731 yards;
culverts placed, 24 feet; bridges re
paired, 5; roads rebuilt, 3 miles;
roads dragged, 1623 miles. machine
ditched, 82 miles; hand ditched, 170
yards; shoulders pulled, 21 miles;
fill in place, 104 cubic yards.
District No. 2.
L. Ciilberts, 'Commissioner. n
Cleared and grubbed, 350 yards;
culverts placed, 136 feet; bridges
repaired, 18; roads rebuilt, 2 miles;
roads built, 4 miles; roads drag
ged, 599 miles; machine ditched,
76 miles; hand ditched, 90 yards;
shoulders pulled, 34 miles; cut
right of way, 3300 yards; fill in
place, 75 cubic yards.
District No. 3.
S. E. Barbour, Commissioner.
Clayed and graveled, 165 yards;
bridges repaired, 2; roads drag
ged, 75 miles; hand ditched, 90
yards; cut right of way, 300 yards. ■
fill in place, 30 cubic yards.
District No. 4.
C. P. Harper, Commissioner. ‘
Clayed and graveled, 230 yards; j:
cleared, 40 yards; culverts placed,j'
120 feet; bridges repaired, 4; roads ‘
rebuilt, 3 miles; roads dragged, i'
1130 miles; machine ditched, 1 _
mile; ditches cleaned out, 1055 j
yards; shoulders pulled, 15 miles; ,'
cutting right of way, 190 yards; j'
fill in place, 95 cubic yards.
District No. 5.
Dr. J. C. Grady, Commissioner. •
Clayed and graveled, 3020 yards; 1
culverts placed, 30 feet; bridges
repaired, 8; roads dragged, 1732,
miles; hand ditched, 45 yards; hand j
ditched, 45 yards; cutting right of j:
way, 2325 yards; fill in place, 76;
cubic yards.
Construction Done By Convicts, j
Camp No. 4
Located in Oneals township, and j
working an average of 13 convicts, ;
clayed and graveled, 1310 yards of j
road; cleared and grubbed 4X5
yards; placed 329 feet of culverts; !
built 3 miles of road; hand ditch-1
ed 455 yards; cut 880 yards of
right of way, and placed 955 cubic
yards of fill.
Camp No. 2.
Located in Meadow township,'
working an average of 9 prisoners,
cleared and grubbed 3750 yards;
p.laced 170 feet of culverts; repair
ed 2 bridges; rebuilt 4 miles of
road; built 2 miles of road; drag
ged 83 miles; hand ditched 14051
yards; pulled shoulders on 3 miles
of road, and cut 2860 yards of right
of way.
tamp i\o. .s. I
Located in Selma township, and
working an average of 13 prison
ers, cleared and grubbed 950
yards; cut 75 yards of right of I
way, and put in 186 cubic yards
of fill.
Camp No. 1.
Located in Elevation township,
|Working an average of 15 prison
ers, clayed and graveled 245 yards;'
cleared and grubbed 2595 yards;'
placed 800 feet of culverts; built |
314 miles of road; hand ditched
1450 yards, and put in 2365 cubic I
yards of fill.
I The bridge force working coun-1
ty-wide put in 304 feet of culverts, j
repaired 4 bridges and built 4
bridges and cut 60 yards of hand
ditch.
A CARD OF THANKS I
We wish to thank each and |
every one who assisted us in any i
way during the illness and death '
of our baby and little sister, Alene.
May the Lord bless you all. i
MR. & MRS. W. C. MASSENGILL
& CHILDREN. i
Person Woodard, Eloise Hollnad.
Seventh Grade: Hazel Woodard,!
Stephen Harold' Alford, Beulah
| Starling, Gladys Johnson, Ethel
Batten.
Eighth Grade: Mollie Creech,
Ruby Hales, Ollie Pope.
Ninth Grade: Pauline Boyette, j
Hazel Cuddington, Mavis Holland.
Tenth Grade: Lillie Mae Atkin
son, Bertie Hicks. |
Eieyenth Grade: Rena Woodard, i
“Tom Sawyer”
Is Dead
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SPOKANE, Wash., Mar. 8.—
Tom Sawyer, whose pranks de
picted by Samuel L. Clemens
(Mark Twain) have caused
millions to laugh and weep, is
Mrs. Flavilla Pineo of Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho, revealed here
today that her brother,
Thomas Sawyer, who died on
February 7 at Tueson, Ariz.,
and was buried in Bellevue
cemetery, Ontario, was the
original of the famous writ
er’s story.—Associated Press.
Considering Izaak
Walton League
W. N. Holt Has Material For
Organizing Local Chapter
If Interest Warrants.
The Izaak Walton League of
\merica, powerful nation-wide con
servation and outdoor recreation
>rganization plans to include this
:ommunity in its gigantic national
survey of outdoor conditions, it
vas learned today.
Endorsement of outdoor lovers
tnd public-spirited citizens here
las been obtained according to
vord from the national headquar
ers of the League at Chicago, and
naterial for organizing a local
chapter in order to most effec
tively take advantage of the oppor
tunities offered, is in the hands of
dr. W. N. Holt of Smithfield.
An investigation will be under- j
aken here if a chapter is formed,
t is understood, in connection with
be nation-wide conservation sur
rey being made by the League, un
ler the direction of Seth E. Gor
ion, formerly executive officer of
,he Pennsylvania Game Commis
sion and largely responsible for
be nationally famous Pennsylvania
►ystem of game and fish adminis
ration.
More fish and better fishing,
nore game and better hunting, |
nore recreation areas and more j
>pportunities for outdoor sports,!
ind full economic protection and
lse of natural resources, are the
>asic *ideas of the League. It ad
vocates true sportsmanship and
sportsmenlike methods in shoot
ng, fishing and camping.
The Walton League is less than
six years old, yet it now ranks
imong the leading public welfare
association of America. It has won
such a commanding position in this
country that Herbert Hoover, who i
s Honorary President of the
League, has called it the greatest
brce in the country for the pro
ection and development of oppor
.unities for outdoor life.
Presbyterian Services, March 11.
11:00 a. m.—Providence, sermon;
>y Rev. L. Smith.
3:00 p. m.—Flower’s Chapel,!
sermon by Rev. L. Smith.
7:30 p. m.—Wildwood, sermon j
>y Rev. L. Smith.
Public cordially invited.
Junior Woman’s Club,
K.ENLY, Mar. 6.—The young
adies of town met at the home
>f Mrs. Paul D. Grady on Wednes
day afternoon, February 29, for
:he purpose of organizing a junior
woman’s club. They organized with
several memibers, others sending
word they wanted to join at the
next meeting. Mrs-. E. L. Etheridge
is leader of this organization. We
are glad of this new club and feel
sure that it will mean a lot to our
town and community.
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PLAY AT POMONA SCHOOL
“Mammy’s LiP Wild Rose,’* a
3-act play with twelve characters
will be given Wednesday evening
at eight o’clock at Pomona school
house. Admission 25c and 15c.
This play is sponsored by the Home
Demonstration club.
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Use Lespedeza
Walter Furr of Cabarrus coun
ty states that he made 1700 pounds
of seed cotton per acre on land
that had been in lespedza the year
before. He used 600 pounds of fer
tilizer but states that before he
began using lespedeza, he never
made over one-half a bale of cot
ton per acre. 4 a'i
Big Basket Ball
Tournament Here
Boys Teams Of The Johnston
County School Will Com
pete For Loving Cup Given
By First And Citizens Na
tional Bank.
A basketball tournament
participated in by teams of the
Jo-hnston county schools will
be held here today and tomor
row, the games to be played in
the Banner Warehouse. A
schedule has been worked out
by a committee selected from
the principals of the schools
composed of Harry Keller of
Corinth-Holders; T. J. Hatcher,
of Four Oaks, and George B.
iStrickland, of Pine Level.
This afternoon at five o’clock,
Wilson’s Mills boys will play Four
Oaks. At seven o’clock, Micro and
Corinth-Holders will compete, and
at eight o’clock, a double-header
will be staged with Princeton play
ing Clayton, and Glendale playing
Meadow. Tomorrow (Saturday) at
ten o’clock, the winners in the
first two games scheduled for to
lay will play, and at eleven o’clock,
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Several Cases Tried
In Recorder’s Court
Held In Commissioners Room
On Account Of Superior
Court In Session Here This
Week.
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On account of the session of Su
perior court which is being held in
the court room this week, Re
corder’s court met in regular ses
sion in the commissioner’s room
Tuesday, and the following crim
inal cases were tried Tuesday and
Wednesday:
J. D. Hines received a four
month road sentence for assault
with deadly weapon. He was also
taxed with the cost.
Tom Lee and Tom Smith enter
ed a plea of guilty to a warrant
charging violation of the prohibi
tion law*. He was given a 60-day
road sentence \ a $50 fine and the
cost.
John Reed, for carrying coiv
cealed weapon, was sentenced to
BO days on the roads and cost or
a fine of $50 and the cost.
R. J. Jackson was sentenced to
90 days on the roads for carrying
a concealed weapon. The sentence
was suspended on the condition
that he pay a fine of $75 and cost
and further condition that he
keep the peace for a term of one
year. He gave notice of appeal and
his bond was fixed at $200 .
Elmer Price was in court for
giving a worthless check. He was
placed under a $200 bond to stay
within the jurisdiction of the offi
cers of Johnston county.
The state took a nol pros in the
case against Wade Vinson, charg
ed with larceny, ard against D. R.
Lee, for giving a worthless check.
D. N. Narron -who was charged
with giving a worthless check
was not convicted.
Pres Jess Atkinson and Jim Ad
ams were found guilty of violating
the prohibition law. Each was
given a 60 day road sentence or
a fine of $50 and the sost.
Paul Webb was convicted of
manufacturing whiskey ana having
a still in his possession. He was
given 60 days on the roads or a
fine of $50 and the cost.
For operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated, Willie Barr was
given 60 days on the roads and
taxed with the cost. The sentence
was suspended bn conditio nthat he
does not violate the prohibition
laws again for a period of two
years, does not drive a motor vehi
cle for a period of six months, and
pay a fine of $50 and the cost.
Kirby Tanner was fined $10 and
taxed with the cost for violating
the prohibition law.
Douglas Ford was found guilty
of giving a boy under fourteen
years of age whiskey and mak
ing him drunk. He was fined $1C
and required to pay the cost.
Some of these restaurant mer
who advertise home cooking mus1
jhavd had a terrible bringing up
Horne Creditors Are
Charged With Usury
Burned to Death
Margaret Brown, middle aged
Governess of Park Avenue, New
York, who was battered into un
consciousness and then burned toi
death by a fiend
Richard Peedin
Takes His Life
Had Before Threatened His
Life And The Life Of His
.Wife; Had Been Inmate Of
State Asylum.
Richard D. Peedin shot and
killed himself early Tuesday j
morning at his home near Pine ;
Level. No reason was given j
the rash act. He had told his
son that he was going to kill j
his wife and then shoot him
self, according to reports
reaching here, but when he i
took up the gun he went out ,
on the porch and shot him- ,
self.
It is said that he had threatened I
the life of his wife before, and;
only a f^w days before his tragic
death he is said to have gone into
the house with a large stick and
announced that he was going to
kill Mrs. Peedin and then himself, j
Just as he raised the stick to
strike, some one drove into the!
front yard and called him. Later i
he seemed to have forgotten "the
incident.
Peedin had been an inmate of,
the state asylum, having left that!
institution about three years ago.!
Immediately after the shooting
Tuesday morning. Coroner J. H.
Kirkman was called, but an in
quest was not considered necessary.
The funeral was held Wednes
day afternoon and was conducted
by Rev. S. H. Styron, pastor of
the Piqe Level Freewill Baptist
church. Interment was made in the
Peedin cemetery near Pine Level.
The deceased was about forty
five years of age, and he leaves
a wife, eigjht children, and an
adopted child.
SPECIAL PRAYER SERVICE
AT METHODIST CHURCH
j March 14 is the opening of the
annual session of the Woman’s
Missionary Council of the Metho
dist church, and is the beginning
of the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of women’s organized
missionary work in the church.
Because of this important occasion,
a call to prayer has been issued
and the local auxiliary is joining
in the movement. Wednesday morn
ing at eleven o’clock at the Meth.
odist church a special prayer serv
ice will be held to which all the
women of the church and also the
auxiliaries of other denominations
and any other who are interested
are invited.
I The objects of special prayer
are: (1> Praise for God’s power in
the lives of those who laid founda
tions of woman’s missio n work;
(2) The world today—every na
tion; (3) That the church univer
sal may be marked by spirituality,
service, power and unity; (4) world
womanhood; (5) Self dedication.
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It’s true all men are bom free
and’ equal—but most of them
marry.
Attorney In Hearing
Wednesday Also
Charges Some Of
The Creditors A s
Having Received Un
due Preference.
After questioning the validity of
i number of claims of creditors,
Robert R. Ruark, of Raleigh, at
torney for the trustee for Chas. W.
Home, Clayton farmer-merchant,
now a bankrupt, hurled charges of
asury against several of the cred
itors of the Clayton man as the
bearing to allow creditors of Mr.
Horne to examine the bankrupt
nere Wednesday.
Not only have some of the credi
tors tried to practice usury in try
ing to get payments on their claims
against the estates of Charles W.
Horne, individually, and Ashley
Horne & Son, but others have re
ceived undue preference, Mr. Ru
ark told Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr.,
referee in bankruptcy, who presid
ed at the hearing.
Before any of these claims are
paid, Mr. Ruark asked Referee
Cheshire that attorneys for the
trustee for Mr. Horne be allowed
to interrogate the holders of the
claims to determine whether the
trustee would be justified in paying
them.
Mr. Ruark mentioned a number
of claims, all of which, he said,
were representative of a majority
of the some 500 claims against the
two estates. The attorney is ob
jecting to payment of some of the
claims on the grounds that, .they
are barred by the statute of limita
tions, other on the ground that
voidable preference was shown, and
others on the ground1 of duplica
tion of claims.
At the request of James H. Pou,
local lawyer appearing for some
[>f the creditors, it appeared at
noon that examination of Mr.
Horne by his creditors would be
deferred until Friday and Satur
day of this week. Mr. Pou asked
for a postponement of the exami
nation until Larry L. Moore, of
New Bern, and R. C. Lawrence, of
Lumberton, attorneys for other
creditors, could be present at the
examination.
Mr. Ruark filed objections to
some of the claims and asked that
a hearing be set the latter part of
this month or in April, so that
these claims could be heard on
their merits.
€. A. Gosney, of Raleigh, trus
tee for Mr. Horne, submitted re
port of his financial activities since
the last meeting. The report was
read and approved by Referee
Cheshire. — Raleigh Times.
Presbyterian Services.
Smithfieio Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, sermon by pastor. Oakland,
Sunday night at 7 o’clock. Chris
tian Endeavor and sermon. Public
cordially invited.
COLORED MAN DROPS DEAD
Edgar Murphy, colored, dropped
dead at his home near the depot
early Wednesday morning between
four and five o’clock. Coroner J.
H. Kirkman was called, but an in
quest was not deemed necessary.
Heart trouble was pronounced as
the cause of his death. He was 55
years old, and leaves a wife and
four children.
Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
“Dey ain’t much comfurt fer a
strata life in a crooked ginnira*
_f