Use Want Ads If you have anythin* to sell a Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 43 Johniton County** Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Eatablighed 1882 Tell Your Friends If they don't read the Herald they won't see all the Johnston County happenings. SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1928 $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Five Men Now In ’ Jail For Investigation Death Everett Eason Appears Mysterious —Found On High way Knocked in Head Five young men, Paul Pilk ington, Carl Childers, Bernice Narron, James Narron and Ausley Pijkington, are in the Johnston county jail pending an investigation concerning the death of Everett Eason, 36-year-old .white man, iwho Jived on the farm of James Myatt, two miles pouth of Smithfield. About two o’clock Sunday morn ing Eason was found in a badly wounded condition on highway No. 10 near the Ivanhoe cotton mill. Two men, J. O. Guthrie and1 P. H. | Davis, of Goldsboro, who were/ j passing along the road saw the j body lying by the roadside and turned back to Smithfield to noti- ; * fy officers. Nightpoliccman Sutton j went to the scene and the injured ! man was taken to the Johnston j County Hospital. Eason never re gained consciousness and died at noon Sunday. Examination show- j ed that he had been hit on the* 1 head and his brains were found to 1 be oozing out. A whiskey bottle drained of its contents and a hammer were found' near the wounded man on the road. The five men were arrested when it became apparent to offi cers' that they knew something of the affair. They were said to be under the influence of whiskey. They advanced, however, the theo ry that Eason was struck by a hit and run driver. A coroner’s investigation was begun yesterday afternoon with the following jury impaneled: R. E. Holt, T. C. Jordan, W. J. Hunt ley, H. D. Ellington, Kirby Rose and Jack Hamilton. It was found that a number of witnesses would have to be examined and the in vestigation was continued until a time that will be named. The dead man who had lived on the farm of Mr. James Myatt for ' two years is said to be a man of good reputation. He is survived by a wife and five children. At the hospital it was stated that there was no indication that he had been drinking. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at two o’clock and in terment was made at the Eason graveyard near Branch Chapel church. Rev. W. M. Ferrell con ducted the service in the presence of a large crowd. Attends Louisburg Commencement. Kenly, May 28.—Miss Emma Matthews and Mr. H. F. Edgerton attended the graduating exercises at Louisburg College Wednesday morning. Miss Miriam Ecfgerton was among the number who grad uated. The exercise was enjoyed by a number in Kenly over the radio through station WPTF, Raleigh. , TWO FORDS COLLIDE A collision at the corner of Mrs. J. M. Beaty’s residence took place Sunday afternoon between two Fords, one being driven by Mr. J. J. Parrish and the other 'by a negro. Mr. Parrish’s car was over turned pinning the occupants be neath it. Mrs. Parrish, her baby, her mother a^id Mrs. Eason, were in the car ^th Mr. Eason. They all escaped with slight injuries. 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 Tyree Woody recognized his \ name last issue. * Today's Tantalizer: F.oohnothonpste i |~ Rig Rill Parses On \Viltiam ("Big Rill") Haywood former "uncrowned king of the I, ^,n the United States, died in his self-imposed exile at Moscow in his sixty-sixth year Haywood had heeti a fugitive from American justice since 1921, when •ie came to Russia to escape serv '”8 sentence for obstructing the Dr. Corey Delivers Memorial Address Kinston Minister Declares That We Must Forever Abolish War; Appropriate Program Carried Out "I believe if wc are to honor the dead heroes we must forever abol ish war," declared Dr. A. E. Corey, pastor of the Christian church at Kinston, who delivered the Memor ial Day address here in the court house Sunday afternoon to an ap preciative audience. Political par ties, stated Dr. Corey, are talking about various issues, prohibition, farm relief, and other things, but i no party has touched this thing ! of war, a thing which Dr. Corey j thinks is one of the paramount is- ! sues before our people. Dr. Corey stressed the fact that i the Memorial Day occasion was I observed not only to commemorate j the sacrifices of America but of all j the allied nations. He closed his ; remarks with the thought that hu manity cannot settle things.—it takes God. Dr. Corey was introduced by F. H. Brooks, who lamented the fact that so few people had gathered to honor the heroic dead. How ever about 150 persons were pres ent, about twice as many, Dr. Corey said, as was the rule for most such occasions in his exper The program of the afternoon opened with the singing of the ‘Star Spangled Banner/ during which members of the American Legion brought in the national flag and the American Legion ban ner. The invocation was pronounc-! ed by Rev. S. L. Morgan, pasior of the Baptist church here, after which Mr. A. M. Calais sang a solo entitled ‘My Pal.’ The pro gram closed with the singing of ‘America’ and the benediction by Rev. D. E. Earnhardt. D. Carlton Stephenson, com mander of the Pou-Parrish Post of the American Legion, presided over the meeting. CARLTON STEPHENSON PRESIDES OVER MEETING RALEIGH, May 28.—General Albert L. Cox, State Commander of the American Legion, was the principal speaker at the dinner con ference of members of posts of the fourth district here last Friday night at 8 o’clock in the Yarbor ough Hotel. Carlton Stephenson, of Smrthftcld, district committeeman, presided. Other speakers on the program, which was interspersed with hum orous skits and music by the Brax ton orchestra, were Major O. E. Beezley, William Duncan, and Dr. H. O. Lineberger, commander of Raleigh Post. This dinner, an annual affair, was very largely attended. The recent rains have been most beneficial to alfalfa, lespedeza and clover but terrible on tobacco and cotton. Fanners, of Union county report fine stands of lespodeza. I U. B. Blalock Speaks On Go-op Marketing Princeton. Smithfield, and Glendale Schools Win ir County-Wide Essay Contesl I The county-wide meeting of cot ton farmers of Johnston county ! held at the courthouse Saturday J was featured by an essay contest i on the subject: “How Does Co operative Marketing Affect the Farmer." A preliminary contest ! had been held in eight schools and I only the winners in these schools j appeared in the contest Saturday, j Each of these winners received a fountain pen, donated by business men of Smithfield. Saturday the judges selected three winners as follows: first place, Miss Katie Lee Hamilton, of the Sanders Chapel section, representing the Princeton school; second place, John A. Wallace, of the Smithfield school; third place, Miss Rena Woodard, of the Glendale school. The first prize was $25 in gold; the second prize, $15 in gold, and the third prize $10 in gold. Others besides the winners participat ing in the contest were: Miss Irene Edgerton, of the Kenly school; Marvin Johnson, of the Meadow school; Miss Cleve Whit ley, of the Archer-Lodge school; Miss Claudia Woodall, of the Four Oaks school. Wilson’s Mills rep resentative, Miss Ruby L. Dodd, was not present. The program of the day began with an invocation by Rev. S. S. McGreggor which was followed by a recitation of the essays. Mr. U. B. Blalock, general manager of North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association, was then introduced, who spoke interesting ly about the aims, purposes, and achievements of the cotton associa tion. Mr. Blalock is not discourag ed because the association has not made any greater progress than it has, and1 it is the purpose of its promoters to keep at work un til the effects are far-reaching. The association has been interest ed in securing national legislation to help the farmer, and is at work trying to lower the freight rates in North Carolina. Another aim is to secure the sale of cotton by net weight instead of gross weight. At the conclusion of Mr. Bla lock’s speech, Mr. J. A. Smith, field secretary for Johnston coun ty, introduced his co-worker from Wayne, Mr. Jones, who in turn presented Miss Inez Davis of the Eureka high school, champion es sayist of Wayne county. Miss Da vis recited her essay and was giv en a generous applause. Mr. M. G. Mann, in charge of the field service of the associa tion, was then called upon for a few remarks, and he commended highly those who have written and delivered their essays. At this point, Kev. Chester Alexander gave the decision of the judges, and the prizes were award ed, Mr. B. J. Holleman present ing the fountain pens to the win ners from each school; Mr. W. W. Jordan, the cash prizes to the county-wide winners, and Mr. F. II. Brooks, the $10 gold piece to the Princeton school for having the post parents of students pres ent in the meeting. Mr. Brooks also presented a box of candy to Miss Davis of Wayne county. After the presentation of these prizes, the attendance prizes were given away, a small child drawing the numbers from a box. The prizes for the men were awarded as follows: a slicker from the At kinson company, of Selma, to Mr. Parrish; a pair of work shoes from W. J. Huntley to Mr. Sid ney Johnson; ten gallons of gas and a gallon of oil from C. W. Beasley & Son to Mr. Alton Capps. The ladies’ prizes were: a porch rocker from Crumpler Jones Furniture company to Mrs. Howard Oliver; a bedspread from J. D. Spiers Furniture company to Mrs. W. N. Parrish; $2.50 in mer chandise from J. E. Gregory & company to Mrs. E. B. Hales. At the conclusion of the pro gram in the courthouse, the school children present repaired to the courthouse lawn where they were served ice cream conts with the compliments of the Kiwanis club of Smithfield and the Pine State Creamery. The school children were also given tickets to a mati nee at the Victory theatre. Disastrous Fire Entails Huge Loss Barns and Stables oi I J. W. Stephenson Gc Up In Flames Early | Sunday Night | A disastrous fire entailing a loss ! of around $15,000 occurred Sunday night about eight o’clock when the barn, stables and shelters on the plantation of Mr, J. W. Stephen son just across the river were de stroyed. The church services of the town had just begun when the fire siren went off, and in a few min utes the Stephenson plantation re sembled a Johnston county fair from the number of cars parked by the roadside and the number of people who had gathered to watch the blaze. The city fire department was on the scene in a short time, j but the buildings were too far j gone to render any assistance with j chemicals, and there was no way j for any water connections. | Mr. Stephenson had nine mules I in his stables, and several cows, j One mule burned up and two oth | ers so badly injured that they I were killed yesterday morning. | Two milk cows also perished in I the flames. Two hundred barrels i of corn, a year’s supply of hay, ! about a thousand bundles- of fod der, and about fifteen hundred pounds of meat were burned. The meat, however, was not the prop | erty of Mr. Stephenson, but be , longed to Barney and Richard Da j vis, who live on the place, and ! Clifton Beasley who owns a store ; nearby. A lot of tools were stored in the barn, but the most of them were saved, only about a hundred dollars worth of them being lost in the fire. About a hundred bags of fertilizer stored in one of the houses was saved, but a lot of fodder in the loft of the same building was destroyed. The silo which adjoined the barn was empty and being built of brick, the dam age was slight. During the fire an explosion took place due to a drum of cyl inder oil stored in one of the out houses, catching fire and burst ing. The residence where Mr. Da vis, the tenant, lives was in dan ger and all the furniture was re moved to a place of safety. The weather-boarding was blistered but the house remained1 intact when the fire had died down. Yesterday morning by noon the framework of temporary stables had been erected in order to house the stock that was saved. There was no insurance. Township Meetings Are Held Saturday The township meetings in John ston county held Saturday iby Dem ocrats to nominate township offi I cers and to select the township | executive committees, passed off I without any friction in spite of the j fact that in some instances the Hull-Smith candidacies were in jected into the meetings. In a number of instances, the crowds were said to be larger than usual due no doubt to the presidential question. Reports from the various townships are meagre, but it seems that in only a few precincts was the matter taken up. In some in stances anti-Smith voters were said to have packed the conven tions, but the disposition of the matter seems to have been to de clare, according to custom in Johnston county, that all Demo crats in good standing will be rec ognized as delegates in the county convention. Such a resolution was passed in the Smithfield township meeting. Probably a hundred were pres ent on this occasion to transact the business in hand. Mr. W. F. Grimes, chairman of the township executive committee called the meeting to order, and Mr. J. W. Stephenson was made chairman of the meeting. After a few prelim inary remarks the members of the (TURN TO PAGE 6, COL. 7.) Closing Exercises Four Oaks School i * ; Ninety Seventh Grade Pupils Receive Certificates; Twen ty-four Graduates of High School Get Diplomas ! FOUR OAKS, May 28.—School ■ closed Friday evening after a very successful year. The commence- ' ment exercises this year were es- j pecially good, the class day exer cises on Thursday night being un ique and beautiful. On Friday night, Rev. Abram E. Corey, of Kinston, delivered an inspirational message on “Be Not Conformed, But Be Ye Transform ed.” Diplomas were presented to twenty-four graduates of high school and ninety certificates were ! awarded to those completing the ’ seventh grade. I The school band, under the di I recti on of Rev. A. L. Brown gave a very enjoyable concert. The au dience was deeply impressed and felt an honest pride in their achievement, as this band has only been organized about two months. The monthly meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist church met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. P. Massengill. The president, Mrs. J. H. Strickland, presided over the meeting. Circle Number Tw’o with Mrs. G. L. Creech as leader had charge of the program. The sub ject for study was, “Woman in Missionary History.” Those taking part in the program were: Mes dames J. W. Sanders, S. M. Boy ette, J. H. Strickland and Miss Pauline Lee. The hostess served ice cream sandwiches. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hatcher and the faculty of the school entertain ed the seniors at the teacherage Tuesday evening at a lovely party. The rooms were decorated in roses, carrying out the colors of the class of ‘28. Heart’s dice was played at seven tables. Miss Lu cile Stanley was awarded high score prize, a memory book. De licious block ice cream and cake were served. t The two societies of the school, the Vance Senate, and the Aycock Assembly held a joint meeting last Friday night, May 18 in the school auditorium at which time the new ly-elected officers for the coming year were duly presented. A short program was rendered. The Vance Senate twice won the lov ing cup for making the most points during the year. Senator C. C. Canaday of Benson presented the trophy. At the close of the meeting a delightful social hour wras enjoy ed. Refreshments consisting of punch and assorted sandwiches were served. PLACED IN JAIL AS RESULT OF SHOPLIFTING Ellen Murphey, a colored wo man, was placed in jail yesterday by Chief of Police C. R. Cable when she was discovered taking a dress from the Lorraine Shop. She was trying on a hat when Miss Addie Talton, proprietress of the shop, saw her concealing the gar ment in her dress. Chief Cable was called and the negress was carried to the lockup. She will be tried in the mayor’s court. SHOWS LARGE EGG Mr. O. Bullock of this city brought a large egg to this office yesterday. It measures eight inches j around one way and six around the other, and it weighs a quarter of a pound. It was laid by a Rhode Island Red hen, which was purchas ed last year in a lot of baby chicks from D. W. Peterson. ..■ Has JPlenty Spring (Vegetables. Mrs. Z. R. Martin of this city has served from her garden this spring two varieties of onions, mustard1, kale, turnips and greens, rape, spinach, two varieties of headed lettuce, Irish potatoes, as paragus, two varieties headed cab bage, garden peas, radish, squash and a liberal supply of strawber ries, beets and snap beans. Mrs. Martin won in the county-wide garden contest last year. EDWARD W. POU Representative in Congress from the Fourth District for twenty-eight years. C. H. Grady Sure Of Tax Reduction —«— Believes Next General Assem bly Will Take Much of the Tax From Real Estate Taxation seems to be the great question before the taxpayers and voters of Johnston county today. Almost every member of the Dem ocratic party is looking forward to some tax reduction at the coming session of the General Assembly of North Carolina for 1929. The can didates for the House of Repre sentatives and the Senate are all interested in seeing that there is some manner of reduction in the taxes that are levied directly on property. The three candidates for the Senate have all pledged them selves to this program. Mr. Chas. H. Grady, one of these candidates, feels that experience is the best asset that a candidate can have in securing relief in the Gen eral Assembly. Mr. Grady has served two sessions in the General Assembly, and in an interview with a representative of this paper states: “We all know that a tax fight made by the agricultural counties will of course meet oppo sition from the richer counties. The experienced members of the General Assembly will be placed on the important committees where the real work is done in the Gen eral Assembly. The candidate that can secure the best committee ap pointment will be in a better po sition to assist the taxpayers in Johnston county than others. Committee appointments are made with a view to the experience that the member has had in the Gener ai /vssemoiy. Mr. Grady thinks that his ex perience would entitle him to the best committee appointment and would naturally place him in a better position to serve the peo ple than either of the other can didates. Mr. Grady states that he was the first candidate to come out with the proposed tax relief, and he says that apparently this is the best proposition as both of tht other candidates have also adopt ed the plan of indirect taxation as their platform. Mr. Grady states that he has already secured the assistance of several other members of the next General Assembly who have no op position in the next election and they together plan to secure enough support to put over the in direct tax system before the Gen eral Assembly meets in January. ABDALLA BUYS STOCK SMITH FIELD SHOE STORE The Smithfield Shoe Store was sold under bankruptcy yesterday at noon, and Abdalla-Vinson Store company of Selma bid in the stock of goods for $1,000. The bid wil [remain open for ten days. Dr. Gulley Makes Address At Micro —«— Compares the “Good Old Days” With the Present— Other Exercises Feature Commencement Dr. N. Y. Gulley, dean of thef Law School of Wake Forest Col lege, in the commencement address which he delivered at the Micro school Thursday morning, stated that the thing folks must do now is, “to catch step, lock arms with God, and go forward in the build ing of character.” Dr. Gulley used as his subject^ “The Good Old Days are Gone Forever.” Since he was celebrating his seventy-third birthday on June 3, he is well qualified to speak on such a subject, and the people o