Use Want Ads If you hare anything: to sell ■ Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—-NO. 50 Johnston C ounty’i * * Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 18 8 2 * * -< Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 22, 1928 $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY More Than 13,000 School Children —♦— Figures Show Cost of Instruc tion In Johnston County To Be Lower in Eight Month School Than In the Six Month Schools The auditors who are at work on the books of the county superin tendent of schools preparatory to the issuing of the annual report, have compiled some interesting figures with reference to the cost of instruction in the white schools in Johnston county which are in cluded in the county system. The figures are based on the salaries of teachers, and the average daily attendance of the pupils. The total enrollment for the past year in the Johnston county white schools, elementary and high school, not including Benson, which operates under a special charter, is 13,201 pupils. Of this number 3,141 are in the six-month schools, and 1U,U6U are in the eight and nine month-schools. The average j cost of instruction in the six- | month schools, which are elemen- | tary schools, is $3.52 per pupil per month. In the eight month elemen- i tary schools the cost is only .$3.23 ! ^ per pupil per month. In the nine- j month elementary schools the cost ! is $3.60. The salaries of the teach ers in the eight and nine-month i schools will average fifteen or twenty dollars more per month on j account of the high grade certifi- : cates of the teachers, yet in spite ! of this the cost in the six-month \ schools is higher than in the eight month schools. Among the thirty-five six-month j schools Poplar Springs has the I lowest cost per pupil per month, j the amount being $2.31, while Oak , Grove has the highest cost, $5.86. Of the eight-month elementary schools, of which there are 20, Live j Oak operates at the least cost of $2.50 per pupil, while Royal (Ele- | vation) operates at the highest cost of $5.20. The average cost of instruction per pupil in the eight-month high schools is $8.84, while in the nine- I month high schools it is $9.47. : A tabulation of each school in the county may be found on an other page of this issue, a careful study of which will be convinc-! ing that a large number of pupils | can be taught with less expense i than a small number. Mrs. W. N. Holland Passes. KENLY, June 19.—Funeral ser vices for Mrs. W. N. Holland were held at the home in Lucama Sat urday afternoon. Mrs. Holland diet' Friday after a short illness. Rev. J. W. Alford, of Kenly, conducted the funeral, and interment took place in the famly graveyard near Kenly. She is survivel by her hus band, two small children, a mother, Mrs. W. A. Morris of Kenly, and one sister, Miss Ruby Morris of Kenly, Mrs. Holland was before her marriage Miss Florence Mor ris of Kenly. Give Enjojable Birthday Party. KENLY, June 19.—Miss Virgin ia Darden celebrated her sixteenth birthday Friday evening from eight to ten o’clock with a birthday party. The guests arrived about eight, and were entertained an hour and a half, after which de lightful punch and cakes were served. Those present were: Misses (Pauline Eag’es. Bea trice Hooks, Eulalia Darden, Glen da Hodge, Irene Edgcrton and Eli zabeth Coats, of Smithfiela, John S. ^roughbon, (Rudolph Jones, Claude Bowen, Luther Ballance, P. D Grady, Jr., L. C. Wilkinson, Jr., and Darden Edjgerton. 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, wo will present him with a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the follow ing issue, (Miss) Ida Blackman recog nized her name last issue. Today’. Tantalizer: lunhearetertb Running Mate SENATOR CHARLES Curtis of Kansas, who was unanimously nominated as Vice Presidential candidate by the Republican Na tional Convention meeting in Kan Superior Court Here Next Week —*— Judge Nunn of New Bern Will Hold One Week’s Term —Eightythree Cases on the Calendar A one week term of Crimi nal Superior court convenes here next Monday with Judge R. A. Nnn of New Bern, pre siding. Eighty-three cases are listed on the court calendar for trial during the week. Only one murder trial appears on the calendar, that of the state against A us ley Pilkington, charg ed with the murder of Everett Eason. Three cases of manslaugh ter, however, arc listed. Violations of the prohibition law are far in the lead of other crimes, there be ing twenty-four such cases sche duled for trial. The complete calendar will ap pear in Tuesday’s- paper, it having been crowded out of this issue. SELMA SCHOOL DONATES SCRAPBOOK TO HOSPITAL Dr. W. J. B. Orr was in our of fice Wednesday and showed us a collection of scrapbooks made by pupils of the Selma school and which had been donated to the children’s ward of the Johnston County Hospital. The books which were made of white cheese cloth and neatly hound were filled with bright colored pictures cut from various magazines and selected be cause of their appeal to children. They will certainly be a delight to many a convalescent child. The books are the gift of the Indus trial Art Club and were made un der the direction of Mrs. Black burn, one of the teachers in the school. Those making books were: Bertie Coley, Flossie Lee Parker, Minnie leiverton, 1 neima kicks, Gladys Creech, Inez Strickland, Bertie Earp, Betty Creech, Bessie Starling, Norma Lee Creech, Mil dred Hayes, Velam Stout, and by four pupiLs who failed to put their names on the books. Dr. Orr was very appreciative of this gift by pupils of the Selma school. Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday school Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, F. C. Fitzgerald, superintendent. Church services on Sunday morning at eleven o’clock, also Sunday night at eight o’clock by the pastor, Rev. H. R. Fair cloth. j Junior and primary League on Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at eight o’clock. F. W. B. League | Thursday night at eight. Every body is invited to attend these 1 meetings. Presbyterian Sendees. I Oakland Sunday morning at 11 | o’clock. Community, 3 o’clock. At ! Rmithfield 8 o’clock. Preaching by • Rev. E. B. McGukin of Union Sem inary, Richmond, Va. Mr. McGukin j is one of the outstanding seniors | at Union Seminary and all young | people are especially urged to at | tend and hear his message. Public | cordially invited. -♦ Born, a Son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stal j lings, Thursday, June 21, a son Charles Thomas. Celebrates 82nd Birth Anniversary Rev. Robt. Strickland Is Hon ored With Family Reunion at Old Home Place in Ben tonville --4 Today, June 22, is the eighty second birthday of one of John ston county’s oldest and best citi zens, Rev. Robert Strickland, of Bentonville township. Thursday of last week his sons and daughters and grandchildren met at the old homeplace in Bentonville and did honor to him and his good wife with a family reunion. The time was moved up ahead of the real anniversary in order that more of his children could be present, and the occasion will linger in the mem ory of those who were privileged to attend. This fine old couple has reared . a remarkable family. Seven sons and three daughters rise up to call them blessed. Of this number three are preachers, and every one of them without a single exception is interested in religious work. A granddaughter is contemplating going to foreign lands as a mis- ' sionary. The father himself has ! for forty years been a Freewill Baptist preacher and has held a j large number of revivals during j his ministry and he has been in- i strumental in building a number j of churches. Before the Civil War ^ closed, he answered the call of the j Confederacy and saw active serv ice as a soldier for about two years. He is now serving the coun ty as a member of the pension For fifty-nine years this inter esting couple have labored togeth er to make a home for their chil dren. In 1'JIO, they celebrated their golden wedding. They live on the same plantation on which they be gan their married life, though the original house has not been used for some years as a dwelling, a new residence having been built. The reunion last week was at tended by seventy-five or more, there being about forty grand children present besides the sons and daughters and a few friends and neighbors. At the noon hour a sumptuous dinner was spread un der a stately oak tree in the yard, and after all had feasted on the good things to eat, a feast of a different nature was enjoyed. Rev. D. H. Tuttle, of Smithfield, was a guest on this occasion, and had been invited to preach a sermon. He talked from the text: “Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus.” The subject of his sermon might be termed “The Heavenly Reunion.” After the sermon, a testimony ser vice was engaged in, many of the members of the family taking part. The sons and daughters present on this occasion were: M. B. Strickland, of Smithfield; G. B. Strickland, of Pine Level; Rev. Chas. B. Strickland, of Falcon; J. R StrirklnnH nf T.nko P.itv. St C • C. S. Upchurch, Mrs. R. H. Allen, and Mrs. C. M. Upchurch, of Four Oaks. Two sons, Rev. N. B. Strickland, of Grifton, and Rev. W. B. Strickland, of Dunn, were not able to be there. Funeral of Joe Holland. KENLY, .Tune 19.—Funeral ser vices for Joe Holland, age 78, were held Thursday afternoon at three o’ciock at the home of Mrs. A. F. Bowen. Mr. Holland died Wednes day night. He had been in declin ing health for sometime, but was j able to walk about until about t. j week before he died. I ! He was a great uncle of Mrs. i Bowen, and was spending some time with her when taken worse. The deceased was born in Wilson county. He lived in Oklahoma for several years, but hud come back to North Carolina to spend his last days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Whitley of Kenly, and interment was made in the Holland graveyard at Pinkney. He is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Zelphia Davi3 of Wiggins Mill, Mrs. Gray Fer rell of Lucama, and Mr. Bennett Holland of Raines Cross Roads. Nize Baby. ,‘What’s an operetta?” “Don’t be foolish—it’s a girl who works for the telephone com pany.”—^Denver Clarion. Regular Session Recorder's Court Several Criminal Cases Dis posed of in Local Court On Tuesday and Wednesday Recorder’s court was in session two days last week and the fol lowing cases were tried: Ernest Creech, age 21, a white farmer, was found guilty of tres pass. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of cost. Charlie Pilkington, 26, a white mill laborer, was convicted of op erating a motor vehicle while in toxicated. He was sentenced to the roads for six months and was for bidden to operate a motor vehicle igain in North Carolina during the next six months. Prayer for judgment was con- j tinued upon the payment of the j ;uat in me against ^uiumuu George, who was charged with op erating a motor vehicle without proper license. Willie Hill, white, was found guilty of abandonment and non support. Prayer for judgment is to be continued upon the payment into court for the use and benefit of Mrs. Willie Hill the sum of $10 per month, and that he pay the cost of the action. Theodore Reed, colored, was sentenced to the roads for 60 days, fined $20 and taxed with the cost > for resisting officer. The road sen tence is to be suspended upon con dition that he does not violate any criminal law in North Carolina during the next two years. Kenneth Reed, colored, who was ; charged with assault and carrying I a concealed weapon was found guilty of carrying concealed weap- I on and was sentenced to the coun- j ty roads for 60 days. The sentence is to be suspended upon the pay ment of $50 fine and the cost and'! on further condition that he does I not violate any criminal law in North Carolina during the next two years. He was also taxed with the cost. Leon Flowers, 22, a white far mer, was convicted of possession and w-as sentenced to the roads for 60 days. It was found that he had violated a suspended sentence and he was ordered to serve the former sentence of 60 days, this sentence to run concurrently with the sen tence above. Bill Edwards was charged with assault. Not guilty. Edward Peele, wrhite, was charg ed with assault with deadly weap on. Not guilty. John McDonald and Willie Fai son. both colored, were found guilty of possession and transpor tation. McDonald was fined $25 and half the cost and Faison $10 and half the cost. In default of the payment of these fines they arc to be committed to jail. Albert Lassiter, 21, colored, was convicted of careless and reckless driving, assault with car, and op erating car without proper brakes. He was given 60 days on the roads, but gave notice of appeal to Su perior court. Moves Into New Store. Mr. W. L. Snipes, of near Selma, was in town Saturday. Mr. Snipes who is a farmer and merchant has just completed a new store near Atkinson’s mill and moved his stock of goods into it last Mon day. He has operated a country store for the past seven years. Read his advertisement in this is sue of the Herald. Mr. Snipes says the crops in his section are poor and the land has been badly washed by recent heavy rains. SAWMILL BOILER BURSTS; NO ONE IS INJURED j News has reached this office that the boiler of Mr. Ernie Tart’s saw mill in Meadow township burst last Tuesday, completely demol ishing the boiler. Fortunately no one was hurt. The terrific explo sion could be heard for a consid erable distance from the sawmill. -+ Mrs. Martha Matthews III. Kenly, June 21.—Mrs. Martha Matthews, mother of Miss Emma Matthews, is critically ill at her home here. Mrs. Matthews, “Aunt Marth,” as she is called, is real old, and is loved by all who know her. Her friends will regret to learn of her illness. nirr State John ,\ Johnson, b-nalor in Kansas, whom would-be atvcrashers at the National Re mhliran Convention- at Kansai City will run up against. Selma Woman's Club Plans New Activities Mr. and Mrs. Brietz Entertain Kiwanians; • Mrs. Mayer berg Entertains Book Club SELMA, June 21,—The last meeting of the Woman’s cluh for the year was held at the home of Mrs. L. I). Debnam on Massey street on Wednesday afternoon. In the absence of the president, Mrs. C. E. Younger, the second vice-president, Mrs. Debnam, call ed the meeting to order and then turned it over to the retiring pres ident, Mrs. R. A. Ashworth. After scripture reading by Mrs. Ashworth and the club collect re peated in unison, plans for the coming year were discussed and each member was asked to write the outstanding project in her es timation to be the aim of the club for the year. Many worthy sug gestions were made and a very splendid program is looked forward to for next year by the members. Punch and sandwiches were serv ed by Mesdames W. R. Smith, Monroe Henry, W. P. Aycock and E. V. Woodard. Selma Kiwanis Meets. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Brietz very pleasantly entertained the mem bers of the Kiwanis club and their wives and several other guests at the regular weekly meeting of the club last Thursday evening at their home on Railroad street. The guests were seated at tables on the spacious porch and a very j tempting two-course dinner was served. The president, Mr. J. D. Massey, presided, and after the business turned the meeting over to the program committee, Mr. E. V. Woodard. A delightful program had been arranged by Mr. Wood ard, including several games that caused much merriment. Mrs. Brietz was assisted in serv ing by Miss Miriam Brietz and her house guest, Miss Erickson. Mrs. Mayerberg Entertains One of the loveliest parties of the season was given on last Fri day afternoon when Mrs. I. W. Mayerberg was hostess to the members of the Friday Afternoon Book club at her home on Ander son street. Beautiful cut flowers were arusucauy arrangeu uuougu out the house. The literary subject for study was “American Imagists." Miss Anne Noble gave a very interest ing sketch of the life of Amy Low ell, one of the outstanding irna gists. Mrs. E. V. Woodard read one of Miss Lowell’s poems, “Lil acs." Mrs. J. B. Person read cur rent events. Miss Margaret Ether idge read an article regarding some of the greatest pictures in the world of art. Mrs. L. D. Deb nam read something of the duties of the American club woman. Mrs. Arthur Griffin, of Greens boro, a special guest, told of her recent trip through the Shenandoah Valley and the Endless Caverns of Virginia. Two very unique contests were enjoyed, the prize for the first, a box of lovely stationery, was giv en Mrs. Arthur Griffin and the con solation prize, a pretty handker chief, to Mrs. R. L. Shirley. The prize in the second contest was a set of beautiful linen tea napkins and these were won by Miss Mar garet Etheridge, while to Miss | Ann Noble went the consolation, a j handkerchief. i Mrs. Mayorberg was assisted ir j serving a dainty sweet course anc mints by her little nieces, Misses j Betsey Jane and Florence Peedin of Scotland Neck. Good Delegation Attends Meeting | Seventeen From Smithfield Attend State B. & P. W. Convention at Fayetteville —Benson Club Represented Seventeen members of the Smith field Business and Professional Woman's club were in attendance upon sessions of the State Con vention which met in Fayetteville last Friday and Saturday. Five regularly elected delegates were | there for the two days, other at- i tending only a part of that time. The Smithfield delegation is | indebted to the Young Motor com- j pany for sending a part of the j crowd to Fayetteville, and also to j a number of business firms for fav ors which were taken as advertise ments from this city. The Hillside Pottery company, just outside of town donated seventy-five pieces of field club for the Emblem lunch eon on Saturday. The hospitality of the Fayette ville people was all that could 'be desired. On Friday afternoon, a trip to Fort Bragg was arranged, and maneuvers by the lGth Field Artillery and by four of the army airplanes were much enjoyed. Mr. Walter P. Zimmerman, chaplain of the post, conducted the tour over Fort Bragg showing the $300,000 barracks just about completed, and which is one of three such build ings under construction. Perma nent homes for the officers are be ing built of hollow tile and stucco. At the conclusion of the tour, the party was served with cold drinks at one of the exchanges. Another courtesy of the Fayette ville club was a picnic supper at Winterlaken Inn, formerly the Don aldson Military Academy. Before the hundred or more guests start ed to Fort Bragg, they were pre sented with a sun hat, which was much appreciated before the trip was over. Friday evening, after a speech on health by Dr. Pittman of Fay etteville, a number of the club rep resented put on competitive stunts based on the work of the standing committees of the organization. Smithfield and Benson were among the clu'bs giving stunts which were creditably presented. Benson used “Publicity” as the basis of its stunt. Smithfield pre sented a mock session of the state legislature in 1938 composed en tirely of women, and which pass ed legislation now being sponsor ed by the Legislative Council of Women, of which the B. & P. W. Federation is a part. The Austral ian ballot, the survey of women in industry, and publishing the mar riage bans were among the laws made. Both of these clubs received honorable mention by the judges, though Raleigh’s stunt was declar ed the best. vention was the banquet Saturday evening1 at the Prince Charles Ho tel at which Miss. Phillips, lawyer of New York City, and president of the National Federation, made I the principal speech. Mrs. Clyde V. Price, welfare su perintendent of Catawba county, was elected as president of the fed eration to succeed Mrs. Pearl Green. The next meeting place will [ be Hickory. The seventeen attending the con vention from Smith field were as follows: Misses Minnie Lee Garri son, Ada Flowers, Mildred Young. Retta Martin, Vara Sanders, A rah Keene, Ida Blackman, Lula Bat ten, Lucy Mathis, Lucy Rhodes, Eva Johnson, Joyce Montieth and Elsie Boyette, Mrs. Jesse Coats, Mrs. C. W, Bone, Mrs. T. J. Las siter and Mrs. L. T. Royall. Celebrates Birthday. KENLY, June 19.—Master Jim mie Kirby celebrated his fourth birthday at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kir by, on Maxwelton Heights, last Friday afternoon, June 15, with a birthday party. The little guests were entertained with games, ther served with ice cream and cake. -+ A little girl was asked why th< front tires of an automobile weai out first. She answered: Because the real ones are left behind. I Looks Like Lindbergh! Yes, and acts like him too. She is Miss Amelia Earhart, Boston girl, who in the plane "Friendship” took off from Halifax to Trepassy, N. F., with Wilmer Stultz, once pilot for Mrs. Grayson, and Lew Gordon, a mechanic. From Tre passy, N. F., England was to be her next destination. Tri-County Vocal Meet At Benson Singing Convention On Sun day, June 2th4, Expected to Bring Large Crowd to Johnston County Town BENSON, June 19.—'Following several weeks of effort on the part of a special committee, final ar rangements have been completed for the eighth annual Tri-County Singing Society to which Benson will play host Sunday, June 24th for the eighth consecutive year be ginning at ten o’clock. For the past seasons this activi ty has aroused State wide inter est has gradually grown in all de partments until at this time Lhou -ands attend and take enthusias tic part in the annual event. Ic was estimated that last sea son 15,000 persons representing all sections of the State many from outside the borders were in at tendance bringing along with them npproxinfately 1,700 automobiles bearing license tags from nearly every state in the union. According to an announcement made by president of the Society ; lonzo Parrish and Secretary, J. B. Benton, the event this year promises to exceed any such at tempt of the past and over 20,000 persons along \Mith 2,000 automo biles are expected to pour into the Johnston county town. Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday school, church and com munity choirs from all sections of the state will participate in the annual event and will be regard ed as special features in connec tion with the event. Male and fe male voices will come into play during the event. Quartets, trios, duets and solos will be heard in addition to choir selections through out the day, it has been announc ed. The old Shady Grove in Benson which has been the annual meet ing place for the past seven years, has also been named again this season and is in readiness for the occasion. Hotels and cafes have made special arrangements where by the folk will be comfortably taken care of during Saturday night and Sunday. Ruby Anniversary. The year 1928 is the fortieth anniversary of the organization of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Southern Baptist women. It is called the Ruby Anniversary and is celebrated by organizing new societies and making larger gifts. There are many opportunities among the Baptists of our associa tion to enlarge this work. We ask such societies to report to us any need for organization that we may render some assistance. The Smithfield church will be glad to send out a committee with its stereopticon and mission slides for such meetings. MISS LUCY RHODES, Junior Supt. for Ass’n. MRS. S. L. MORGAN, Chairman Ruby Anniversary. Leave For Morehead. Kenly, June 21.—Mr. R. T. Ful ghum left Tuesday morning fo Morehead City to attend the forty ninth annual meeting of the Nortl Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa tion. Would Market Painting Machine Smithfield Citizens Must Show More Interest Before Plant Will Be Located Here -+ At an adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanical Painting Machine company which was held at nine o’clock in the courthouse last Tuesday night it was decided to hold another meet ing next Tuesday night for the purpose of soliciting further sub scriptions, the present list of sub scriptions from Smithfield being inadequate to assure the location of the home office and assembling plant here. The following constitute the present list of stockholders: J. D. Underwood, H. N. Morgan, Dr. W. J. B. Orr, L. G. Johnson, W. M. Gaskin, G. A. Allen, L. H. Hauss, B. J. Holleman, T. C. Johnson, I. TV • iUt'UUIl, A. AV. UUUU, rv. * * v ble, and Jas. H. Kirkman, of Smithfield; E. L. Thompson , of Greenville; J. C. Hood, of Kinston; and D. H. Hood, of Dunn. It was learned at this meeting that quite a good deal more stock in the corporation had been secur ed voluntarily out of town than here in Smithfield where it is hoped the home office and assembling plant will be located. However, a few more shares secured here will insure the plant being located in Smithfield as Mr. Thompson of Greenville, who has undertaken to put over the enterprise and who is putting his faith and money into it, has made this agreement: “For every share taken in Smithfield Mr. Thompson agrees to take one, and if enough is taken here h« agrees to locate the home office and assembling plant here.” Smithfield has been wanting en terprises and it now has the op portunity to get behind what prom ises to be a good thing. The fact that the inventor of this machine is a Smithfield citizen should be an incentive for the town to make it go. The shares have been fixed at fifty dollars each, a sum small enough that a large number may A CORRECTION. An error was recorded in the account of the death of Mr. Pink Rose which appeared in our last issue, which wre wish to correct. It was reported to us that Millard Johnson, the man who fatally cut Mr. Rose, took him to a hospital in Goldsboro. This is said to be a mistake. He was taken to the Goldsboro hospital by Raymond Rose, and a colored man by the name of Sam Altman. Episcopal Church. Next Sunday morning at eleven o’clock and on Sunday afternoon at five o’clock Rev. Morrison Bethea of Raleigh will preach at St. Paul’s Episcopal church of this city. During the summer months this afternoon service will take the place of the regular evening service. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Revival At Parrish Memorial. The revival meeting begins at Parrish Memoral church Satur day night, June 23, and will con tinue through the next week. Bro ther D. W. Stancil of Bethany church will conduct the meeting everybody is cordially invited to attend the meeting. REV. L. E. GODWIN Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— 1st va To enjoy spring you haz ter have some ‘spring’ in you.