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VOLUME 46—NO. 67
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SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1928
$2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY
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>JT Arthur Brisbane
TAKING CASH FROM
WOMEN—
TUNNEY RETIRES—
'COLOR, MOTION PIOTUpES
A PENNY PLUS 900 YEARS—
In New York a nurse, fifty-twc
years old about to reitire from
hard work, kills herself. Her life’s
savings had been lost in a mining
swindle. Real estate sharks, oil
sharks, all kinds of sharks, swin
dle women. They believe, pool
things, what they want to believe,
that they are to be made rich.
Women should not invest in
what THEY DO NOT UNDER
STAND. They should not buy
land that they have not seen. And
having seen it, they should think
it over, examine it several, times,
consult some skeptical friends,
then wait a month, and sec it
Don’t believe fairy tales. Ask
yourself, “Just how would I, me,
myself, not somebody else, actu
ally make a living: out of that
land ? Or, if it is to be sold at a
profit, how do I know that I can
sell it at a profit? And why does
not the man keep it and take the
huge profit himself?”
If you are leaving money to
wife or daughters, fix things so
that no other man will be able to
get it from them.
Gene Tunney, whom certain
prizefight “fans” don't like, be
cause he has brains and they
haven't, retires from the ring.
That, it is said, will “hurt the
game,” which is too bad. No mat
ter what champion they may de
velop to collect money from fools,
it can never be proved that he
could have beaten Tunney.
Tunney, you read, “is going to
Paris to study philosophy.” An
excellent place. The Sorbonne is
well equipped.
But the important thing is to
BE a philosopher, not merely a
student of other philosophers.
If Tunney can take his $2,000,
000 quickly earned out of prize
fighting and stay out he will have
proved himself a philosopher.
Mr. Eastman, king of all kinds
of photography, announces per
fected moving pictures in colors.
With that announcement, pictures
reach full development, MOTION,
COLOR, SOUND.
Now you will see the heroine’s,
or the vampire’s rolling eyes, hear
the voices that lure men to their
doom. The moving picture stage
will show all that the living stage
can show.
Talking movies will put a prem
ium on intelligence. A cultivated
voice indicates a cultivated mind,
and cannot be created over night.
Roman coins dug up after 2,000
years are worth in silver and gold
only what they were worth when
buried.
This shows the importance of
keeping your money earning in
terest. A silver penny, like the one
mentioned in the Bible, put out at
interest compounded annually for
only 900 years, would amount to
$1,270,000,000,000. That’s more
money than there isf<:n the world.
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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.
Touglas Smith recognized
is name last issue.
Today’s Tantallser:
. hlnserjwioonm
Prominent Citizen Dies At Age of 75
.1X0. A. MITCHINER
TWENTY-TWO STOLEN
CARS IN THIRTY DAYS
Opening Tobacco
Market Postponed
The opening of the eastern
Carolina tobacco market has
been postponed front August
to Tuesday, September 4. This
decision was reached at a
meeting of the committee of
j the Eastern Carolina Tobacco
Hoard of Trade after the in
; formation was in hand that it
■ would he impossible for the to
bacco companies to furnish
buyers before that date. The
j committee was assured that
i there will he no other change
i and that the tobacco market
| would certainly open on Sep
tember 4.
j Orphanage Singing
Class Here Aug. 24
The concert class of the Free
will Baptist orphanage will pre
sent its program at Smithfield on
Tugust 24 at eight o’clock. The
program will consist of choruses,
j solos, duets, quartets, readings
and musical dialogues. The public
j is invited to enjoy an evening of
j delightful entertainment.
| ANNUAL SINKING IN
EKWIN AUGUST 26TH
I The annual singing will be in
Erwin Park, Erwin, August 26.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend this sing.
F. L. WILSON.
Seven of Johnston’s
Deputies Recover;
Cars and Restore to
Rightful Owners; 10
Alleged Automobile
Thieves Caught
Twenty-two stolon cars recover
ed within thirty days by seven dep
uties of Johnston county is the
record on file in the sheriff’s office
here. These cars had been stolen
a\ various points in North Caro
lina, and one even as far away
as Maryland. Every car with the
exception of one has been restored
to its rightful owner, and no doubt
this one will be placed in due time.
Ten of the alleged automobile
thieves have been apprehended by
Johnston county officers.
The latest theft was discovered
Sunday morning when a Chevrolet
coupe was found on the roadside
near the river bridge. The car
bore a Goldsboro license tag, and
when a surgeon's instruments and
an operating gown were found in
the car, communication with the
Goldsboro authorities soon found
the owner to be Dr. Miller of
Goldsboro.
The seven deputies who have
been so diligent in working on
these automobile theft cases are
T. E. Talton, J. H. Griffin, P. L.
Wood, Clyde Williams, R. E. Holt
W. W. Stewart and C. S. Pulley.
S. S. Convention
At Pine Level
Fine Program Arranged F’or
Annual County Association
August 2.1 and 21; Miss
Magee and Miss Hose To
Make Addresses
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All indications point to a rec
ord-breaking attendance at the
annual Johnston County Sunday
School Convention which is to be
held on Thursday and Friday,
August 23 and 24. Thu convention
will be held with the Freewill Bap
tist church, Pine Level. The open
ing session will be held at eight
o'clock, Thursday night.
According to announcement
made by the officers of the County
Sunday School Association, the
program has been prepared with
the idea of having “a convention
for the discus-sion of practical
Sunday school plans and prob
lems,’’ the plan being to have
something in the convention that
will help workers in all depart
ments of the Sunday school.
Among the prominent speakers
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Barnes Gives Annual
Feast To Old Soldiers
As is the annual custom of for
mer Representative J. W. Barnes,
of Johnston county, a watermelon
feast was given yesterday after
noon by him honoring the veterans
of the old Soldiers’ Home. Each
year Mr. Barnes imports a truck
load of watermelons from his na
tive county and the event of yes
terday lived up to the reputation
of the feast made years ago.
Special guests of Mr. Barnes
who were invited to share hospi
tality with the old soldiers were J.
K. Barnes, of the Department of
Agriculture; Miss Martha Hay
wood and Mr. and Mrs. Henry M.
j London.
The afternoon closed with the
' “Rebel Yell” given by the veter
ans in appreciation to Mr. Barnes.
—News and Observer.
j To Preach Fellowship, Princeton
Rev. D. H. Tuttle will preach at
fellowship Methodist church next
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock
and at Princeton Sunday night.
Rev. Mr. Tuttle will be glad to
meet the stewards of each church
for a few minutes after the serv
ice.
Prominent Selma
Citizen Is Dead
John A. Mitchiner Dies At
A"e of To; For Long Time
A Popular Hotel Man; In
terested in Historic Records
John A. Mitchiner, of Selma,
one of Johnston county’s most
prominent citizens, died Friday
morning at five o'clock. He had
been in failing health since last
February, and his death was not
unexpected, though he was confin
ed to his bed only a few days. At
his bedside when the end came
were his sons and daughters as
follows: J. A. Mitchiner, of Eden
ton; H. L. Mitchiner, of Raleigh;
Mrs. E. V. Deans and Miss
Blanche Mitchiner of Selma; A. W.
and Charlie Mitchiner of Miami.
Fia.; Mrs. W. C. P. Bethell, of
Wilmington, and Mrs. P. T. Cov
ington, o+‘ Laurinburg, and Dr. J
S. Mitchiner of Raleigh.
Funeral services were held at
the residence in Selma Sunday aft
ernoon, after which interment was
made in Oakland cemetery in
Smithfield, beside his wife who pre
ceded him to the grave five years
ago. The service was conducted by
Rev. (I. F. Kirkpatrick, of Laurin
burg. His sons and sons-in-law
acted as pall bearers. The floral
offering was lovely and attested
the esteem in which the family is
held.
I he deceased in early life be
came affiliated with the Presby
terian church and was a faithful
ind consistent member as long as
nis health permitted.
In 1875. Mr. Mitehiner was mar
ried to Miss Gertrude Wyoming j
Waddell. Eight children of this un- ;
ion survive, and eighteen grand- j‘
children.
Mr. Mitehiner was seventy-five ■
rears of age last January. He lived
n Johnston county all of his three :
'Core years and ten, and was iden
ified with the business interests [
>f hi> home town and county for j
i number of years. For about 20 !
rears he conducted the Wyoming
Hotel in Selma, which was named ;
'or his beloved wife and was wide- i
y known over the state. When his i
lotel burned down in 1018 he re- I
;ired from business, and since that !
ime he made his home with his
laughter. Miss Blanche Mitehiner,
hough he spent a part of his time 1
in Miami, Fla. Besides being a
>opular hotel man in Selma. Mr.
Mitehiner was mayor of Selma for!
i number of years, and he also had
he distinction of opening the first
moving picture house in Selma. I
Coming from one of the old j
'amilies of Johnston county, Mr. i
Mitehiner always took a special •
nterest in things of an historical ;
lature. He was only twelve years j
>f age when the battle of Benton- ;
rille was fought in Johnston coun- ,
:y during the War Between the
stales, but Mr. Mitehiner remem
bered hearing the cannonading, and
n his latter days it was an espec- J
al delight to relive the scenes that
:ook place following the war. lie j
He led a movement to erect a
monument on Capitol , square in
Raleigh in memory of Henry L.
Wyatt, who was the first Con fed
VERNON ROYALL
IS FATALLY HURT
Vive-Year-Old Boy Falls
Under Wagon And
Dies Following
Day
A tragic accident happened in
the Hrogden section last Thursday
afternoon when little Vernon Wil
son, the five-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Royal), fell from
a wagon and the wagon passed
over his body, causing injuries
that resulted in his death. The lit- .
tie fellow and his older brothers
had started with the wagon to
haul some wood about five o’clock
in the afternoon. In some way the
little fellow lost his balance and
fell from the wagon. A doctor was
summoned and it was found that
se: iuus internal injuries had been .
sustained. He was brought to the
Johnston County Hospital and an
operation was performed about 1
ten-thirty o’clock. It was seen at |
that time that his condition was
critical, and the little fellow died '
the following afternoon about 3:30 '
o’clock. He was conscious up until
just before the end came.
The funeral service was conduct- ;
t*d Saturday afternoon at four ]
o’clock and interment was made
in the cemetery near his home.
The little fellow was the young
est brother of our townsman, Mr.
Luby F. Royall. Mr. Royall was «
it Fort Bragg in camp with the
iocal military unit and was called
v..'me on account of the untimely
rtu r re nee.
ERROR CORRECTED
In an article published in our '
tost issue from the News and Ob
server, there appears to have been
in error. The article stated that
Mr. and Mrs. London Braswell
were under a $1,000 bond each
for appearance in Federal court
3n charges of violating the prohi
jition law. Mr. Braswell states
:hat Mrs. Braswell was not ar- j
•ested and is not under any bond ,
!:o appear in court, and that his |
>ond is only $500. ,
To Clean Up (iraveyard. 1
All who are interested in the ’
.’reech graveyard in Pine Level .
ownship are asked to be there on
Friday at 8 o’clock for the pur- j |
3ose of cleaning it up.
\V. J. DAUGHTRY. '
:rate soldier killed in action in c
he War Between the States. Mr. t
Mitchiner was particularly keen i
>n remembering dates, and the s
jits of county history which he \
ms published from time to time
vill be valuable when tbe history i
)f the county shall be written. He 1
cept many valuable records and c
lad a special fondness for collect- t
ng flags of different nations. 5
‘larly in this year he was selected r
>y the County Board of Education t
is county historian, but the state
>f his health caused him to de- J
'ine this honor. i
In the passing of Mr. Mitchiner, t
he county has lost a citizen who J
oved its traditions and who was t
nterested in its forward move- <
nents.
Davison Tries New Armored Trucks
Assistant Secretary of War F. Trttbbc Davison operating n machine
gun on one of the six new armored trucks which have been assigned to
the First armored car troop attached to the United Stutcs cava. y.
INTERESTING CASE
IN COURT TO-DAY
Parties From Ariona Lay Claim To Johnston
County Lands; Vaughn Poole Brings
Suit For Trespass
An unusual case is scheduled to
>c heard in Recorder’s court to
lay when Mrs. Ada Victorine Car
ter and Mr. George Brown, broth
er and sister, of Arizona but more
•ecently of Raleigh, will be ar
raigned before Judge Aycock un
ler indictment of trespass.
About eight months ago Mrs.
,’arver and Mr. Brown came to
lohnston county and laid claim
0 a portion of some of John
son county’s fine farming lands
ocated in Clayton. O’Neals and
Vilders townships. They have pro
luccd deeds and other legal docu
ments which they claim give them
1 right to the property in question.
»ome of the property which they
re claiming is a part of the
’oole plantation and Mr. Vaughn
’oole is the man who had the
/arrant issued for their arrest,
'he charge of trespass is made,
L being alleged that the defend
nts went on the land after Poole
had warned them to stay off.
Mrs. Carver in a statement made
to officers recently claims that the
land to which she and her brother
aie making an effort to establish
a right was left them by some rel
ative. She contends that the Poole
estate has been enlarged to take
in property that she thinks be
longs to her and her brother.
However, for years the land in
question has been in the possession
of other parties who have paid
taxes on it over a long period of
years. The Poole property (has
been in the possession of the
Poole and Baucom ^families for
something like two hundred years.
The case promises to bring out
some interesting points of law.
Mr. Brown was placed in jail
Saturday, not being able to give
bond after his arrest. Mrs. Car
ver was released when Mr. J. Ira
Lee stood her bond in the amount
of $1*00.
Plans Underway
For Exposition
3enson Tri - County
Livestock and Poul
try Show To Be Held
Oct. 2-5; Premium
List Now Ready
BENSON, Aug. 20.—Plans for
he tri-county Livestock and Poul
ry Exposition to be held here Oc
ober 2, 3, 4 and 5 are going for
ward rapidly and all indications
ioint toward a very successful
how again this year. The premium
1st is off the press and is now bo
ng mailed out. A contract was
losed some time aeo with the Mil
?r and Marshall show's to furnish
he midway attractions. The free
ttractions have also been arrang
d for and according to the secre
ary these will be on a par with
lany of the bigger fairs in the
tate. There will be a good fire
works program every night.
Owing to the growing interest
n livestock in this section, the ex
ibits this year will be better than
ver before. Anyone who doubts
hat this section is bringing live,
toc-k into its farming ^program
ceds only to attend this show to
e convinced.
One of the features of the ex
osition this year will be a judg
ig contest with teams from all
ie agricultural high schools in
ohnston. Harnett and Sampson
ounties participating. Teams from
ach of these schools will judge
J. B. SLACK
Secretary Benson Tri-County Live- ,
Stock and Poultry Show.
classes of dairy cows, hogs and
poultry.
This is the only exclusive live-1
stock and poultry show in North
( arolina and has grown rapidly i
since its organization three years I
ago. It is sponsored by the Eastern !
Carolina chamber of commerce in
connection with their livestock de
velopment program here in John
ston, Harnett and Sampson coun
ties.
For a premium list or any in
formation regarding the exposi
tion, write J. B. Slack, secretary,
Benson, N. C.
^ain Storm Forces
Aviator To Ground
CLAYTON, Aur. 17.—Penn Ed
ar, attorney and aviator of Tar
on Springs, Fla., cn route from
’arpon Springs to Massachusetts i
a spend vacation, was forced to
and in a cotton field of E. R. Gul- |
?y about four miles east of Clay- j
In leaving Fayetteville yester- j
ay morning he followed the dou
le track rails to Selma, and was
n his way to Raleigh when the
torm causing the forced landing
kas encountered.
Mrs. Edgar and a brother of the
viator had left Tarpon Springs at
he same time and had been meet
ng at intervals on the trip.
The plane was only slightly
lamaged, a new propeller and re
>airs to one wing being necessary.
I’he plane is being dismantled and
owed to the Clayton landing field,
vhere the flight will he resumed.
Mr. Edgar made up his weekly
Notary attendance at the Clayton
Notary club Thursday evening.
Paul H. Waddill, local aviation
mthusiast, was prompt in render
ing all aid possible to the flier.
Three Auto Wrecks
is Sunday’s Record
Colored Man Hun Over On
Market Street Is In Local
Hospital; Lady Driving
Car Is Prostrated
Sunday in this vicinity was
marked by three automobile acci
dents, one of which came near be
ing; fatal to Leroy Blake, a colored
man of this city. About the noon
h<>ur Miss Margaret Ashford, of
Wilson, was driving down Market
street when the colored man step
ped in front of her car and the
wheels passed over him. Eye-wit
nesses state that Miss Ashford
was driving slowly, only about IS
or 20 miles an hour. The colored
man’s hearing and eyesight are
said to be imperfect which prob
ably accounts for the accident.
Blake who was seriously wounded
was taken to the Johnston County
Hospital and doctors now think
that ho will perhaps recover.
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Superior Court
Here Last Week
Judge Daniels Disposes of a
Number of Cases; Court
Adourns Friday Afternoon
♦
The one week term of Superior
criminal court which convened here
Monday morning with Judge F. A.
Daniels of Goldsboro presiding,
tame to a close Friday afternoon.
'For two days, Solicitor Clawson
L. Williams of Sanford was ab
sent, and Mr. W. H. Lyon, attor
ney of this city acted in his stead.
Solicitor Williams was at his post
Wednesday morning.
The following cases on the cal
endar were disposed of during the
week:
State vs. Jesse Temple. The de
fendant enters a plea of house
breaking and larceny of a pistol,
the property of G. W. Sorrell. The
defendant was sentenced to jail for
a term of six months to be as
signed to work on the roads of
Johnston county. Execution of
this judgment is to remain sus
pended for a period of two years,
and if it shall be found by the
court within the next two years
that he has violated th e law of
this state, he shall then be arrest
ed and cause to serve the sentence
in full.
John Radford and Matthew Mar
lowe entered a plea of guilty to
larceny of automobile valued at
$200, property of M. A. Wall. Both
defendants were given a six
months jail sentence, said sentence
to begin at the expiration of the
sentence they are now serving for
jail breaking. This sentence was
suspended upon payment of cost,
and upon condition that the de
fendants appear at each criminal
term of Superior court for two
years and show good behavior.
Willie Williamson, charged with
house breaking and larceny, enter
ed a plea of guilty and was sen
tenced to jail for a term of 18
months to be assigned to work the
county roads.
James Price charged with lar
ceny, also entered a plea of guil
ty and was committed to jail for
a term of six months to be as
signed to work the roads of John
ston county.
Jasper Wallace pled “not guilty”
to a charge of larceny of a Chev
rolet automobile, but after hear
ing the evidence, the jury return
ed a verdict of guilty, and the
court imposed a jail sentence of
eight months, the defendant to be
hired out to J. V. Tomlinson. The
proceeds of his labor are to be ap
plied on the payment of the cost
of this action. In the event that
the defendant leaves Mr. Tomlin
son or refuses to work, capias is
to issue and he is to work on the
roads for a term of eight months.
Jean Hastings was in court on a
charge of (trespass. The charge
of trespass was nol prossed, and
he was adjudged to be guilty of
secretly peeping into the bedroom
occupied by Mrs. J. K. Bo yett, wife
of J. K. Boyette. The defendant
was sentenced to confinement in
the county jail for a term of five
months and assigned to work on
the county roads.
J. Walter Johnston was in court
on a charge of abandonment. The
defendant entered a plea of guilty
and prayer for judgment was con
tinued upon payment of cost. This
judgment is accepted in view of
the fact that the defendant has
conveyed all of his real estate to
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
“I don’t think A1 Smith will kill
prohibition fer de Republican* h«z
done done it.”