Slogan For 1928 Raise your food and feed stuff and “Live at Home” Johniton County's Oldest and Bent Newspaper - - Established 1882 VOLUME 46—NO. 20 CONSIDER THIS! The Herald has the larges circu lation of any newspaper publish ed in Johnston County. That’s something to consider, Mr. Ad vertiser ! 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 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. -* 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. — » 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, rURN TO PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 . • Several Cases Tried In Recorder’s Court Held In Commissioners Room On Account Of Superior Court In Session Here This Week. — ♦ 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. ♦ 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