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VOLUME 46—No! 21^ '
Tell Your Friends
If they don’t read the Herald they
won’t see all the Johnston County
happenings.
$2.00 PER YEAR
Miss Ruth Brooks
Is Beauty Queen
Chosen By Popular Vote At
Indoor Circus; Little Miss
Leah Myatt Selected As
Junior Queen
.Smithfield's representative in the
Senior Queen’s Beauty contest to
be a feature of the opening day
of the East Carolina Exposition at
Goldsboro the week of April 9-14
was chosen by popular vote at the
indoor circus Friday evening in the
person of Miss Ruth Brooks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Brooks. The selection was made
from six of Smithfield’s prettiest
girls any one of whom would grace
a beauty contest anywhere, these
young ladies being, besides Mis§
Brooks, Misses Arah Hooks, Sarah
Turlington, Mary Ellington, Eliz
abeth Creech and Pauline Broad
hurst.
The voting: took place at the in
door circus given at the Ford show
Toom by the Business anil Profes
sional Woman’s club which organ
ization had 'been delegated by Sec
retary N. G. Bartlett to name
Smithfield's queens. The competi
tion at first seemed about even but
^ toward the close of the evening the
contest was between Miss Arah
.Hooks and Miss Ruth Brooks, both
of these nomiees proving to be
quite popular. A pleasing part of
the beauty contest was when Mrs.
N. L. Perkins presented to the
large audience each of the young
ladies who had been nominated.
Seldom have those present seen a
bevy of such attractive young wo
men, and the crowd expressed its
approval in enthusiastic applause.
On th» same occasion, little Miss
Leah Myatt, daughter of Mr.
James Myatt, was chosen as junior
queen. The nominees in the junior
queen contest were Leah Myatt,
Elizabeth Scher, Jane Hood, Annie
Blanche Morgan, Mary Noble and
Marcia Stevens. Little Miss Eliz
abeth Scher received the second
highest number of votes.
Aside from the voting for the
beauty queens, the indoor circus
provided plenty of amusement for
the large crowd which attended.
At five o’clock in the afternoon, a
street parade gave the public an
inkling of what was in store. The
local brass band led the procession,
twelve or fifteen floats following
including decorated cars in w'hieh
the beauty queens rode. A number
of stuffed wild animals reposed in
cages placed on trucks; several
clowns were on bicycles; and a
team of billy goats followed a van
placarded to resemble the animal
vans in a reai circus. Altogether
the parade was a distinct success
as evidenced by the comments of
spectators as the procession pass
ed along the main streets of the
town.
The evening performance was
featured by the usual circus stunts
with the exception of a regular
ling show. The Midnight Ramblers
furnished music. The “little boy"
was there with the red balloons.
The “squedunk” vender displayed
her wares. Peanuts, popcorn, candy,
red lemonade and hot dogs helped
to furnish a circus atmosphere.
A number of side shows—clever
“sells"—and fortune teller- pro
. vided an element of fun when the
crowd was .not busy voting for
J their choice of the beauty queens
-The circus spirit pervaded the en
tire occasion and everybody who
. went seemed to enjoy it.
Seed for planting 1,600 acres ol
tobacco was cleaned and treated
by growers of Davidson county at
a series of meetings recently held.
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.
(Miss) Elva Maie Whitley re
cognized her name*
Today’s Tantaliser:
naisemken
First Ford Delivered in Smithfield
I
MISjijS RUTH WILSON, bookkeeper for the Young Motor Co., is the
proud possessor of the first new jFord to be delivered in this city. Or
ders are being filled according to the time when they were placed and
Miss Wilson was the first to give an order , a sport model coupe. This
happened to be the first type of any kind of Ford delivered here. The
picture was taken after the car had been driven 1000 miles.
Selma Kiwanians
Talking Trucking
——
Planning To Ship Irish Pota
toes and Beans From Selma
—Marketing Similar to
Poultry Car
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SELMA, Mar. 12.—A special
drive is being put on by the local
Kiwanis club to encourage the
planters to raise more Irish pota
toes and beans and not so much
cotton and tobacco. The result of
this drive was manifested in the
interest which was taken at a
luncheon given by the Kiwanis club
to a number of leading farmers in
this section last Thursday evening.
At this meeting Mr. Matthews of
State College was present and gave
a very interesting talk on the
methods of planting and marketing
potatoes and beans. Mr. Matthews
said that the soil through this sec
tion was better for trucking than
the territory farther east of here
around Mount Olive and Wilming
ton.
The Bureau of Markets with
headquarters in Raleigh, together
| with the Selma Kiwanis club will
establish a market in Selma this
spring for Irish potatoes. Any
number of potatoes will be bought
and the market price paid at the
car door. To assure the planter the
proper price for his potatoes a
grader will be at the car door to
grade the potatoes.
This is one of the few things the
local Kiwanis club is sponsoring to
help the farmers of Johnston coun
ty. A poultry market has been es
tablished here permanently and the
next shipment of poultry will be
made Saturday, March 17.
SMALL FIRE AT CIIAS.
DAVIS’ RESIDENCE
Saturday afternoon the fire siren
called the fire company to the
home of Mr. Charles Davis where
’it was found that some of the
shingles on top of the house were
burning. It is thought that they
caught from sparks from the stove
flue. Only a little damage was done
,to the building.
Rev. E. E. Rose Dies
In Dublin, Georgia
Member of the South Georgia
M. E. Conference For
Nearly 35 Years; Native of
Johnston County
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A telegram received here yes
terday by H. V. Rose, clerk of the
court, announced the death of his
brother, Rev. E. E. Rose, which
took place at a hospital in Dublin,
Ga., at eight o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr. Rose had been in poor
health for some time, although he
was still active in the Methodist
ministry, and a few days ago he
underwent an operation from which
he never rallied. Relatives here had
known for several days that he
was in a very serious condition and
news of his passing was not unex
pected.
The deceased was a Methodist
■minister of the South Georgia con
ference, and was located1 at Dublin,
at the time of his death. He was,
however, a native of Johnston
county, being the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Rose of Ben
tonville township, and had always
kept in touch with his home coun
ty, although he left it when a
young man. He went to Georgia in
1893 and the following year joined
the conference. He was 55 years
of age.
The funeral will be held today
at Cockran, Ga., and Mr. H. V. Rose
left on Train 89 yesterday to be
present. He was joined by his
'brother, Mr. Fred Rose of Wil
mington, at Florence, last night.
Besides these two brothers, the
deceased is survived by his wife,
a son, Mr. Albert Rose of Char
lotte, a daughter, Miss Helen Bose,
Mr. Andrew Rose of Charlotte, and
of Atlanta, Ga., another brother,
four sisters, Mrs. W. O. Hocutt
of O'Neals township, Mrs. pan
Marler and Mrs. Ben Lee of Ben
tonville, and iNlrs. Alice Hood of
this cijy.
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A Good Reason For It
After a man gets married he has
less to say about what he can or
cannot afford.
COURT AGAIN TO PROBE
I DEATH PRINCETON WOMAN
There is no.possibility that the
Miss Calvert who committed sui-'
cide in her Richmond apartment,'
was the woman to whom Mrs.!
Snipes was talking in a cafe as
,told by H. C. Robinson,” said At
torney J. J. Hatch who will leave
[today for Richmond to' again assist
jin the prosecution of J. W. Faison,
ex-Sunday school superintendent
and country club manager, for the
alleged murder of Mrs. Elsie Holt
Snipes, of Princetort. The case will
be called in Richmond Monday and
at this trial a special venire1 will
he brought from Chesterfield coun
ty to hear the evidence. The first
hearing of the ease resulted in a
mistrial.
‘‘Mias Calvert,” said Mr. Hatch,
“was only slightly known to Mrs.
Snipes.”
The witness Robinson had testi
fied he heard Mrs. Snipes tell a
woman companion that she would
| .kill herself if Faison abandoned
■ her and returned to his wife and
children. Richmond dispatches had
indicated that there was a probabil
ity that'this friend was the same
Miss Calvert who later ended her
own life. -
“For one thing,” continue(f the
local attorney, “the Miss Bessie
Wright who said she heard a mar
cry out 'My God, I have killed
Elsie,’ is not the same Miss Bessie
Wright who was a native of John
ston county and later lived in
Goldsboro. The Miss Wright whe
testified in the first case was borr
not many miles from Richmond.’
The state of Virginia accuse:
Faison of having slain Mrs. Elsie
Holt Snipes, a native of Princetor
and daughter of Tobe Holt, in he:
bachelor girl apartment. Faison de
dares that the girl committed sui
cide when he told her he intendec
to break off the intimacies exist
ing between them and to return t<
his wife and children.—Goldsbore
News, March 11.
Judge Charges
The Grand Jury
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Calls For a Check Up On
Magistrates; Parlia Hfudson
Made Foreman of Grand
i 4 , . ,«•* I* -r
Jury
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Judge Henry A. Grady, of Clin
ton, who is holding this week's
term of criminal Superior court
here instead of Judge Nunn who
was scheduled for this week, paid
his respects to some Johnston
county magistrate whom he acci
dentally found had overstepped his
jurisdiction. This justice of the
'peace, said Judge Grady, bad dis
posed of a case in which the de
fendant was charged with a fel
! ony and which was punishable by j
! ten years in the state prison, by j
finding him guilty and imposing a j
fine 6f $1.00. As a matter bf fact^ j
Judge Grady pointed out to the
grand jury which body he was
'charging, magistrates haVe juris
diction’ only in cases of‘ misde
meanors where the penalty is nut
more than $50 or 30 days imprison
ment. The judge called upon the
grand jury to'make sure that the
magistrates of JohVistbn county are
not exceeding their rights. Such
a situation, 'however, he stated, is
not peculiar to' Johnston county.
It is found all over North Caro
lina where he has gone.
The judge, in his charge, fur- j
ther cautioned deputies and con- j
stables to do their full duty in en
forcing the law. Some such offici
als seem to think that they ar®
not empowered to make arrests un-1
lees they have a warrant. Tfhis is j
not the case. Wherever they see
the law violated, it is their duty,
to make arrests whether they have
a warrant or not.
The automobile, said the judge,
has come to stay. It is a necessary
! nuisance. Since it has come to stay* j
' laws must keep up with the times.
In this connection, he called at-j
tention to the fact that it is a mis- !
demeanor for persons, to lend li- j
cense plates.
I In- referring to the liquor traffic, !
the judge’s comment produced a
laugh., fte was speaking about the'
various prohibition laws, and about:
pre-Volstead liquor. He recalled
that Col. Abell in a case last week
had told of reading in the new-1
papers of the frog that had been
found in k corner stone in some
j state and after thirty years im-;
prisonment was still alive which ;
story he nailed as ^ lie. Much of
the pre-Volstead liquor Judge
Grady thinks is like the frog in j
the cornor stone.
• Instructions as to handling bills
of indictment, the procedure in pre-,
senting these bills to the court and
1 other pertinent information were j
I included in the judge’s charge.
Mr. Farlia Hudson of Henson i
ljury yesterday, and Mr. J. M. Ad
ams was the officer assigned to the
| body. Others on the grand jury be- \
I sides. Mr. Hudson are: D. H. Ste-,
jphen^on and Page Proctor of Wil
lson’s Mills j B. F. Nichols, of:
Micro; J. C. Casper, Walter J.
Barnes and R. S. Boykin, of Kenly;
H. L. Lee, Joseph Lee, C. V. Las
siter, and D. H. Sanders of Four
.Oaks; Loomis.Vinson, S. W. Book
|er, A. T. Canaday, of Clayton;!
’iNady Ennis, of Benson; C. L. Rich
ardson ,of Selma; C. A. Lassiter j
'and J. Robert Barbour, of Smth
field.
Luck’s With That Man
It sometimes happens that a
man is kept from buying mining
stock because he hasn’t got the
ready cash.
Can You Chop
SELMA, Mar. 10.—Peter Mc
Laren, world champion wood
chopper and five years with the
circus of Ringing Bros., will be
in Selma at .3:30 Thursday,
March 15. .The. demonstration
will be held on the vacant lot
next to The Hardware Store,
Inc. To anyone who can chop
through a log in twice the time
it takes Mr. McLaren a fifty
dollar prize will be given. The
contest is open to anyone.
was made foreman of the grand
Johnston’s Champion
Marrying Magistrate
—----Story on Page 3
I). T. UTNCEKORl)
Col. E. S. Abell Gets i
Pleasant Surprise
Bar Association Presents Its
Dean With Box of Cigars
On His 71st Birthday
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A pleasant surprise came to
Col. E. S. Abell, dean of the John- j
ston county bar, yesterday when,
just after court convened for the
afternoon session, Hon. Paul D.
Grady, by permission of Judge
Grady, caWed a meeting of the
Johnston County Bar Association,
and Mr. F. H. Brooks presented
resolutions felicitating Col. Abell
upon his 71st birthday. After Mr.
Brooks had moved the adoption of
the resolutions, Mr. J. D. Parker
made appropriate remarks, and
then a box of cigars was tendered
Col. Ahell from his brthren of the
bar.
The resolutions which were
adopted read as follows:
“It having been suggested that
fcbout four o’clock in the morning
seventy-one years ago there was a
man child born unto that distin
guished lawyer of his day, Hon. J.
H. Abell, christened Ed. S. A'beill,
who waxed strong and grew unto
manhood and following in the foot
steps of his distinguished father,
took up the practice of law as his
life work;
“And whereas, Col. Ed. S. Abell
for nigh on to a half a century has
engaged in that honorable profes
sion ih the county of his nativity,
enjoying a lucrative practice and
the esteem and confidence of his
brethren of the Bar, the members
of th Judiciary and his fellow
countrymen;
“And whereas,' CJol. Abell ap
pears to have completely recover
ed from a recent attack, and ap
parently stands forth in the vigor
of young manhood, as evidenced by
his strong, masterful speech in the
Barber-Parker murder trial on
Saturday last;
“And whereas, his brethren of
the bar of Johnston county feel
greatly rejoiced at his restoration
to health and his place in the bar,
and desire to go on record showing
their appreciation of the life, char
acter, ability, of their comrade and
friend, the dean of the Johnston
county bar;
“Therefore, be it resolved, that
we extend to our venerable brother
at the bar our sincere and heart
felt felicitations upon his reaching
his 71st milestone on the journey
of life, and pray (rod’s richest
blessings on his remaining days
and years with us, hoping that his
latter years may be his most pleas
ant and profitable; that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to Col.
Abell, and a copy to the press of
the county, and a copy spread upon
the minutes of this court.”
A CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the good peo
ple” who visited and spoke words of
comfort and encouragement to our
aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Peedin, in the death of their son
and our brother, Richard. May the
Lord bless each and every one.
MRS. EVERETT & BROTHERS
& SISTER OF DECEASED.
Every married woman thinks
that all her husband’s bachelor
friends envy him.
Claude Barber and Golden
Parker Acquitted By Jury
PRINCETON DEFEATS FOUR
OAKS TOSSERS AND WINS
TITLE COUNTY CHAMPS
The Princeton high school
basketball team won the
Johnston County Tournament
here Saturday ni£ht by de
feating Four Oaks 28 to 11.
The Princeton five reached
the finals by its victory Satur
day morning over Meadow. In
the first round play Clayton
forfeited to Princeton. Four
Oaks worked its way to finals
by victories over Wilson's
Mills and Corinth-Holderjfe.
The Princeton five were pre
sented With a Silver cup offer
ed to the tournament winner
by the First and> Citizens
National Bank of Smithfield.
In the girls* championship,
Four Oaks ousted Wilson’s
Mills 30 to 17 in the first
round and Saturday night de
feated Corinth-Holders 31 to
23 for the championship. A
new basketball was presented
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Essay Contest Has
Attractive Prizes
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Essays on the Subject: Co
operative Marketing As It
Affects the Cotton Fanner
To Be Written In Schools
Something different in the way
of an essay contest has been de
vised by Mr. John A. Smith, field
representative of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers Association
for Johnston county. The associ
ation is putting on a contest in
which winners from each county
will compete for prizes in the state
and then winners from the various
states will compete for the national
essay championship, these prizes
to be awarded by the American
Cotton Growers Exchange. It is
the. county contest that Mr. Smith
has planned.
Mr. Smith has secured prizes
from Smithfield business firms to
be given, in the county. In each
school where there are as many
as five contestants, the winner will
receive a standard fountain pen.
It is the purpose for these essays
to be read at a public meeting held
at the school house, and those who
in each school will then come to
Smithfield where it will be decided
who have the best essays in the
county. Three cash prizes will be
given from the number competing
here. The first prize will be $25 in
cash, the second will be $15 in
cash, and the third will be*$10 in
cash.
The winners in the county con
test will go to Raleigh to compete
again, the expenses of these to be
paid. The successful contestant at
the capital city will be given a
trip to Memphis, Tenn.
The subject of the essay is: “Co
operative Marketing as it Affects
the Cotton Farmer.” The essays
must be written on or before April
20 in the presence of the teacher in
the school where the contest is
held or the county home agent.
Any boy or girl not over twenty
one years of age, who has not had
more than a high school educa
tion, or who is a member of one
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Army Offers Free
Vacation To Boys
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Month’s Training in Camp
at Fort Bragg; Number of
Johnston County Boys At
tended Last Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Mar. 12.—
Opportunity for a month’s vacation
with all expenses paid exists for
Johnston county boys, between the
ages of 17 and 24, who will be the
first to apply for admission to the
Citizens’ Military* Training Camp
to be conducted by the United
States Government at Fort Bragg,
N. C., June 17—July 16, this sum
mer.
The camp will be conducted un
der auspices of the United Stattes
Regular Army. Its training will
stress American citizenship, self
reliance, initiative, team work,
good fellowship, and how to work
hard and effectively. Many parents
would pay more than $100 for such
training of a month for their boys.
The boys attending will be or
ganized into military companies
and drilled as soldiers. The morn
ings will be devoted to the military
training, calisthenics, and instruc
tion in hygiene and citizenship.
The afternoons will generally be
devoted to athletics sports, includ
ing baseball, swimming, wrestling,
boxing and track events. The boys
will be entertained during the eve
ning until “Tatoo” by motion pic
tures, musical concerts, and other
forms of amusement.
No obligation for future service
in the United States army will rest
on the boys and young men at
tending the camp. All expenses—
including transportation to and
from camp, uniforms,* food, lodg
ing, and instruction, will be pro
vided by the Government free of
all cost.
The only requirements for ad
mission to the camp are that the
applicant be physically fit, of good
moral character, and able to speak
and write the English language.
The poor boy is welcomed equally
with the rich. In fact, the equality
of all American citizens regardless
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FINDS 23 GALLONS WHISKEY
IN A UTOMOBILE LEFT IN YARD
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J. B.. Coates Notifies Officers When He Discovers Quantity
of Liquor in Strange Car Left In His Yard
About eight o’clock Sunday
| morning Mr. J. B. Coates, who
lives near Wilson’s Mills, call
I ed C. R. Cable, chief of police
of Smithfield, to his homo to
take charge of a Dodge road
ster which had been parked
during the night in his yard
and which was found to contain
forty-six half-gallon jars of
whiskey. Mr. Coates states
that about two o’clock Sunday
morning some one hailed at. his
door and asked permission for
Willie Jones to leave his car
there for a while. Mr. Coates
, without get ling out of bed
gave his permission, and was
surprised next morning to find j
the car with contraband 4hir- j
key.
When Chief Cable arrived it
was discussed whether or not
h eshould remain and arrest
the owner of the car when he
came for it, but it was finally
decided that the car had been
abandoned for good, and so
the Dodge was brought to
Smithfield.
However, just after cliief
Cable had left, the party call*
ing himself Willie Jones ar
rived near the Coates home to
get the whiskey car and sent a
negro for it. When told that
the chief of police of Smith
field had it in charge, the al
leged “Willie Jones” lost no
time in winging his flight. The
car is thought to belong to a
negro in Raleigh.
Verdict Is Rendered
Sunday Morning At
Nine O’Clock After
Four Day Trial For
Murder of Joel M.
Royall
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Sunday morning as a number of
folks were turning their thoughts
and footsteps toward the Sunday
schools of the town, a considerable
crowd was gathered at the court
house to hear the jury's verdict in
the case of Claude Barber and Gol
den Parker who, for four days had
been on trial for the murder of
J. M. Royal at his home near Ben
son on the morning of October 22.
At a few minutes past nine o'clock,
the jury filed in and spoke the
words xhat gave the defendants a
new lease on life. The verdict of
“Not Guilty'* was barely rendered
before relatives of both men were
grasping the hands of the jurors
and expressing their gratitude for
the decision. The wife and mother
of Claude Barber had been by Bar
ber’s side throughout the trial and
it was a touching scene to see the
tears of joy trickling down the
cheeks of that mother. Golden Par
ker’s wife and his father, Dr. Par
ker, were as equally relieved from
the tenseness of the past weeks
and days.
The jury was given the case Sat
urday night about nine-thirty
o’clock with instructions to discuss
the case or retire for the night, as
they wished. Members of the jury
stated that the majority of them
were ready to render a verdict of
acquittal in a short time after they
left the court room, but it was not
until eight o’clock Sunday morning *
that the jury was unanimous.
Those serving on the jury wer^ J.
Barber Parrish, Lee Coates, K. C.
Woodard, John M. Avera, A. K.
Lassiter, J. M. Leggett, N. C. Ste
phenson, E. D, Martin, M. C.
Strickland, J. V. Tomlinson, Calvin
C. Johnson and G. J. Creech.
This case, which has had an un
usual interest especially among the
people in and around Benson, was
begun Wednesday morning. By
four o’clock Friday afternoon, the
evidence was all in, and the law
yers began their speeches. N. C.
Shepard for the defense, was the
first to address the jury. He was
followed by J. D. Parker, also for
the defense, but darkness cause the
court to adjourn before his plea
was finished and he resumed his
speech the first thing Saturday
morning. E. J. Wellons, w,ho was
assisting Solicitor Williams, was
the next to speak, and he was fol
lowed by C. C. Canaday, E. S.
Abell, and- James Raynor, all for
the defense. Solicitor Williams
closed the argument about six
o’clock Saturday afternoon, and at
seven-thirty the court assembled
again to hear the judge’s charge.
The courthouse was filled as
Judge Grady delivered his charge
to the jury, which was a logical
presentation of the contentions bf
both the state and the defense. In
the main, the contentions of the
state were that Joe Royal who had
been to Benson on the night of
October 21, and who left there at
a late hour and went to his home
near Benson, was killed by some
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
“I think Gump ort ter be presi
dent, and Hambono heeze advict*
president.”