Smithfield
Tobacco Warehouses
are selling tobacco
as high or higher
than any warehouse
in the state.
Don’t Join the Army of
Unemployed
If you are looking for work don’t be
discouraged. Advertise for the position
you want in our Want Ad columns.
46TH YEAR
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
.SMITHFIELP, N. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1928
NUMBER 94
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
By Arthur Brisbane
FINANCING AIRSHIPS—
OUR PROSPERITY—
THE “BEST” SPEAKEASIES—
REMOVES OWN APPENDIX—
Dr. Eckener and his fellow of
ficers of the big Zeppelin hope
American capital will interest it
self in the building of five airships
for trans-Atlantic flights.
A fiig New York bank is said to
be interested.
All are interested in the devel
opment of aviation. Every useful
new thing hefps general prosper
ity. If we can’t build the airships
ourselves, the next best thing is to
finance them.
Mr. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., of
General Motors, and his associates
will sooner or later get into tin*
airplane field.
McClintic, Marshall—a firm of
Pittsburgh now constructing
ready made steel frames for houses
— might well turn from steel to
duralumin to build all-metal di
rigibles and frames.
Great demand for automobiles,
keeping1 all plants at capacity pro
duction, is one proof of prospertiy.
The Northwest and Middle West
report good business.
If we were much more prosper
ous, we could hardly stand it. That
is to say, some of us could hardly
stand it. But it is not so with all,
unfortunately.
Mr. Roy Howard looks before he
leaps and decides not to leap, after
having alcoholic drinks analyzed in
many of New York’s “best” speak
easies.
In eight ‘‘high grade” establish
ments his agents purchased liquors
actually deadly. Only two or three
places out of twenty-eight sold
whiskies non-poisonous.
And they also were poisonous,
since alcohol, as fools use it, is
always a poison.
Something new in modern sur- i
gery.
Dr. Robert Meals, young sur
geon of Hollywood, thought that :
shock after surgical operation is j
caused by anaesthetics, not by the I
operation.
To test his theory he removed
his own appendix, lying on the |
operating table propped up, asking |
the assistance of a brother sur- |
geon only in locating the appendix
and removing adhesions.
A fine display of self-control 1
and “courage.”
Local anaesthesia was employed,'
but could not prevent internal !
_ pain. .-t l | 11
This operation again raises the
question, “What IS courage?”
It reminds us that not long ago ,
(before anaesthetics were used, all |
operations were accompanied by
terrible pain.
The clergy said it was a shame
to use anaesthetics because it de
feated the will of God, who de
sired his creatures to suffer. That
opinion has been abandoned.
Japan will send to Brazil at
least 1,000 colonists each year.
Nachiro Fiukuhara, head of a
$5,000,000 Japanese syndicate, will
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Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in tho 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 Rena Bernice Hill de
ciphered her name last issue.
Today** Tantalizer:
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Hoover Visiting South
tune near. Hep nblics
This picture shows the U. S. S. Maryland, flagship of the Pacific
Fleet, chosen for the Latin-Amcrican voyage of Herbert Hoover,
president-elect. Among places being visited by Hoover during this
trip are Guatemala, Corinto, Nicaragua, Balboa, Canal Zone, Callao,
Peru. Valparaiso, Santiago, and Buenos Ayres. He is carrying a
message of good will to our neighboring countries.
Two Persons Painfully Hurl
Aulo \\ reek Salimlay INiiihl
*
Two cars were wrecked ami two
persons, the ten-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith of
Henson, and sister. Miss Mildred
Smith, were painfully hurt in an
automobile accident a mile south
of hour Oaks Sunday night about
ten o’clock.
The accident took place on high
way number 2‘2 when J. M. Meat-h
am, of Goldsboro, ran into the car
driven by Mr. Smith. With Mr.
Smith were his wife and three chil
iln-n. and all were injured. Miss
Mi Idled Smith’s hand was cut and
the I .tty was so badly hurt that he
was earned to a hospital at Kr
win fur treatment. He was able
howeaer, to return home yesterday,
according t<> reports received here.
The other occupants of the car
were only slightl yinjured. Both
cars were damaged.
Meaeham was said to be intox
icated at the time of the accident
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Poison
1'MON THANKSOIYINT.
SERVICE EOK CITY
On Thursday, November 29,
Thanksgiving Day, all the
churches in this city will join
in a union Thanksgiving serv
ice at the Methodist church.
The service will begin at ten
thirty a. m., and the sermon
will he preached hy Rev. Ches
ter Alexander, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. At this
service an offering will he tak
en for the several orphanages
of the different denominations.
Envelopes are being distribut
ed and the envelopes belonging
to each denomination will he
turned over to the different
church treasurers.
An appeal has been sent out
for all persons who can to con
tribute as much as one day’s
work at Thanksgiving for the
orphanages.
LOCAL U. D. C. CHAPTER
INVITED TO WILSON
The local chapter of the U. 1).
('. is invited to meet with Mrs.
A. S. Chesson at her'home on 1010
West Kenan street, Wilson, next
Wednesday, Nov. 28. Those attend
ing are asked to leave here prompt
ly at twelve o’clock. The hostess
will serve luncheon at one o’clock
and this will be followed by the
us .’.al program.
OVER .",.(100,000 POUNDS
TOBACCO SOM) IIEliE
Over five million pounds of
tobacco have been sold on the
Smithfield market this season,
according to figures given out
by warehousemen yesterday,
and tobacco is still selling
well. It is expected that more
than six million pounds will
be sold here this season.
On account of the Thanks
giving holidays, the sales will
close tomorrow' and open again
the following Monday, Decem
ber 3.
ENTERPRISE QUARTET TO
BROADCAST WEDNESDAY
Cub Watson’s Enterprise Quar
tet of Smithfield will broadcast a
group of spirituals and other songs
Wednesday night at eight o’clock
over WUTF Station, Raleigh.
Spend Week End Here
Miss Leola Tarte, of Benson, is
spendnig a few days in the city
with Miss Muriel Hodges.
Negro Has Arm Amp
utated After Heine
Shot; Other Patient
In Hospital Here
Mrs. W. H. Jones-, of Pine Level,
is in the Johnston County Hospital
recovering1 from a Jose of poison
which she took Saturday after
noon. Bichloride of mercury tab
lets were the poison taken and
she was rushed to the hospital,
reaching there about 6:30 Saturday
afternoon. Heroic measures .saved
her life, though she is still quite
sick. Mrs. Jones is thirty-two
years of age and has several chil
dren. No reason was assigned as
to why she came to take the tab
lets.
•James .Sanders, a colored man.
received a serious wound in one
arm Sunday night from a shot-gun,
and it was necessary to amputate
his arm. lie was carried to the
Johnston County Hospital about
1 1 :dl) where the operation was
performed. Sanders was said to
have visited a home against or
ders. and as he was sitting in the
house the load from the shot-gun
took effect in his arm. Sanders
lived on the place of Mr. Porter
Duncan, of naur Clayton.
Friends of Dr. Thel Hooks will I
be glad to learn that he is invprov-I
ing after a serious illness of about
two weeks. He sat up yesterday in
a rolling chair for the first time.
Mr. Delma Brown, who has been
in the hospital here for several
weeks recuperating from an auto
mobile accident, was able to leave
the hospital Saturday.
Miss Aileen Beasley, of Benson,
underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis last Saturday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Moore of Selma at the hospital
Monday, twins, a hoy and a girl.
Two of the student nurses, Miss
Lynn Kilpatrick and Miss Juanita
Russell, are ill in the hospital. {
Mrs. J. A. Creech, of Kenly, j
route 2, underwent a major oper- ]
ation yesterday.
Mrs. Melvin Eason, of Glendale,
underwent a major operation yes- ;
terday.
Miss Lottie Thompson, of Fay
etteville, was operated on for ap
pendicitis last week.
Mr. Preston Crocker, of Kenly, 1
route 2, underwent a serious op- (
eration Saturday morning.
Tattle Joseph Jones, son of Mr.
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Home And Foreign
Items Of News
King George of British Em
pire III; Dr. E. Y. Mullins
Prominent Baptist Leader
Dead; Governor-Elect Max
Gardner Will Probably Be
Inaugurated Jan. 11
Radio flashes Sunday night an
nounced that King George of the
British Empire has pneumonia, lie
has been sick for several days and
pneumonia was feared. There is
wide concern in every part of the
empire over the condition of King
George. The 53-year-olj ruler is ill
at Buckingham Palace at London.
Governor-elect 0. Max Gardner
will doubtless- be inaugurated on
January 11, two days after the
General Aassembly convenes. Here
tofore all governors have taken of
fice about a week after the meet
ing of the General Assembly. In
1 !*—b a constitutional amendment
was adopted providing for the
governor and all other state offi
cers to take office on January 1.
This, however, is not a compulsory
procedure, and Governor-elect
Gardner prefers to take office un
der the old plan.
Violent storms have been rag
ing on the European coasts. A
tremendous wind lias caused a con
siderable property damage in the
British Isles, and there hias also
been loss of lives. A destructive
typhoon has left thousands home
less in the Phillippine Arch i pel la-go
Two ships in that vicinity were
Fourteen convicts made their es
cape from the Caledonia Prison
farm Saturday. After the prison
ers had had their Saturday hath
a laundry truck drove up to the
Caledonia bath house for the spoil
ed clothes of about 600 bathers.
rl he driver of the truck was put
to sleep and the truck used for
the get-away. One put on civilian
disguise and the other hid under
the bundles of striped suits. A
guard on duty at the gate endeav
ored to stop the truck, which only
speeded up. Six of the convicts
were rounded up in a short time i
and most of the clothing was re- 1
captured, but it was found to be
ventilated from bullets from the
guard’s rifle. A reward is offered i
for the recapture of the eight still
missing.
The Baptist denomination has
lost a shining lifjht in the person
of Dr. K. Y. Mullins, internation
ally known Baptist leader, who
died at his home in Louisville, Ky..
Friday. On November JO he suf
fered a stroke of paralysis. I)r. i
Mullins, who was 60 years of age, j
for the last 20 years had been
president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louis
ville. Me was also president of the |
Baptist World Alliance. In addi- j
tion to his activities in the field
of religion he found time to write,
and he was the author of a num
ber of books of standard charac
ter.
Thomas Fortune Ryan, noted fi
nancier, died at his Fifth Avenue
home in New York Friday leaving
wealth reputed to be between three
hundred million and five hundred
million dollars. Ryan is one of
those Americans who worked his
way up. As a boy of seventeen he
worked in dry goods houses in
Baltimore. Two years later found
him a broker's clerk in Wall Street
and another four years saw him a
member of the New York Stock
Exchange. He later became inter
ested in street railways and light
ing systems. The financier’s place
in politics was in the anti-Bryan
wing of the democratic party, and
he always contributed generously
to its treasury.
Red Cross Fund Reaches $100.
The Red Cross Roll Call fund
has reached $100. Rev. D. H. Tut
tle, one of the workers reported
six dollars more contributed in
memberships since the last report
making the total an even hundred
dollars. The committee, however,
is not averse to going beyond this
sum and will welcome other mem
berships.
KEY. CHESTER ALEXANDER
DECLINES KINSTON CALL
Rev. Chester Alexander,
Presbyterian pastor of the
Sin it hfield and Oaklan d
churches, announced from his
pulpits yesterday that he would
decline the call which he has been
considering from the Presby
terian church at Kinston.
In announcing his decision,
Mr. Alexander said that he felt
that he had not finished his
work in Smithfield and in
Johnston county. Two of the
congregations which he is serv
ing at present have plans for
the building up of their church
plants and equipment, and
work will begin this week on
a brick church at Progress in
Roon Hill township.
Record Attendance
Benson P-T Ass’n
-+
Improvements Heins Made
on Henson School (hounds;
Clubs Hein** Formed In
School
REN.SON. Nov. 2(5.—The Novem
ber meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association was held recently in
the school auditorium. It was well
attended. A number of mothers
who had never attended a meeting
before were present. An interest
ing program was given on “Child
Training” by Mesdames A. S. Oliv
er. J. \Y. Whittenton and Miss
Shi,ppe, high school teacher. A
idlin'! table discussion followed
the program. Mrs. J. E. Kirk was
in charge of the program and the
third grade with Miss Talton.
teacher, gave a playlet. The at
tendance prize, a howl of bulbs,
went Miss Britt’s room. Miss
Britt is the fifth grade teacher.
During the business session pre
sided over by the president, the
chairman of the various commit
tees named the members of their
committees and gave an outline of
their program of work for the
year. The grounds committee has
already put out several pieces of
shrubbery this week and will plant
more during the next week or
two. The stage committee had
made the stage especially attrac
tive for the meeting with cut flow
crs and potted plants. The mem
bership committee will put on a
campaign for more members the
first of January and at the Janu
ary meeting the room that has the
most parents who are members
will be given a prize. The ways and
means committee will put on a
bazaar soon after the Thanksgiv
ing holidays. All the ladies in town
will be asked to contributed some
thing. Mrs. C. C. Oanaday is the
chairman of the Christmas seal
sale which the Association will
sponsor this year, and the com
munity is asked to buy Jheir seals
from this committee.
The vocational agricultural stu
dents of the high school spent sev
eral days last week putting out
fruit trees for Mr. J. E. Wall. This
was interesting work for the pu
]>;u
Five clubs will he organized
within the next few dtfys in the
high school—a literary club, an art
dub, Young Tar Heel Farmers,
Industrial Arts and Science club.
Membership will he optional.
The basketball teams are get
ting their courts ready for the
opening game at an early date.
The girls’ coach is Miss Hamption,
high school teacher.
All the churches of the town
will have a union service Thanks
giving day at 10:30 o’clock a. m.
The State College Olee club gave
a concert here this week. They
gave a delightful program t« a
good-sized audience. The “Hill Bil
lies” dressed in costume made a
hit with their banjo, guitar and
fiddle.
Friends of Dr. G. E. Parker will
be glad to know he is getting along
nicely after an operation for ap
pendicitis.
Mrs. J. B. Slack was hostess to
the Twentieth Century club and
several friends at a supper recent
ly. A delightful four course sup
per was served. During the courses
interesting and well-prepared pa
pers were read by Misses Clara
Woodall and Mary Lee. After the
program bridge was enjoyed.
The play, “The Neighbors,’’
which was staged recently by the
missionary society of the Metho
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Republicans Plan
For Official Jobs
.1. T. Kdfrorlon Slated l’or
Chairman Hoard Commis
sioners and James Raynor
For County Attorney —
Name County Home Keep
er and Jailor
The Republicans are not waiting
until they are formally inducted
into office to select the personnel
of the official force, but are avoid
ing a First Monday rush by meet
ings prio to that time. Last Sat
uday the new board of county com
| missioners together with the Re
I publican Kxecutive committee held
| a meeting in the courthouse here
! anti arranged some tentative de
tails. The hoard of county commis
sioners did not perfect a regular
organization, but it is understood
that the chairman of the boajd will
be J. T. Edgerton, of Kenly, who
was a member of the board when
the Republicans were in office two
years ago. The other members are:
J. T. Creech, E. R. Temple, L. I).
Mitchell and M. B. Pleasant.
James Rayor, of Benson, is slated
for county attorney. Mr. Raynor is
also one of the representatives
from this county in the State leg
The group in session here Sat
urday also picked out a man to
i have charge of the county home,
i this person being J. L. Dupree of
j Smithfield, route 1. A change will
not be made at the county home
until January 1.
The position of jailor seems to
he quite popular, current rumor
having it that twenty-five or more
would net turn down this job. The
next jailor, however, will probably
be W. T. Davis of near Kenly.
Next Monday, the first Monday
in December, is the time for the
new officials, to take charge.
CLAYTON FI DELIS CLASS
HOLDS SERVICE IN JAIL
The Fidelis class of the Clayton
Baptist church held a religious
service in the jail on Sunday aft
ernoon. Nov. IS in which several
of the prisoners made a profession
of faith. Mrs. 1). J. Thurston is
teacher of the class. Rev. Ira E.
D. Andrews, pastor of the church .
and Mr. II. B. Smith, evangelisth
singer, had charge of the service j
which was very impressive. About j
fifty prisoners assembled in the
corridor of the jail and gave close
attention to the minister as he i
talked from the well known text,
John' 8:16. Mr. Smith rendered
several selections on the saw, and
Miss Florence Winstead, music
teacher in Clayton, sang a solo. Mr.
Smith sang a touching solo, “Think
On Thy Way.”
The welfare officer is desirous
that Sunday find some group con
ducting religious service in the
jail, and in the past this has usual
ly been the case.
Hear From Son.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Patterson
are in receipt of a letter from
their son, Mr. Edward Patterson
who is en route to Central Amer
ica, written on board the Carrilla
when in sight of Cuba. Mr. Patter
son states tflat he was in the
storm that swept the coast Sunday
and Sunday night, Nov. 18. He
passed Hatteras on the North Car
olina coast during the storm. Be
fore landing at Tela, Honduras,
Mr. Patterson expects to stop a
Santiago and at the island of Ja
Johnston County Children at Clinic
Several cripple children from
Johnston county were in the clinic
held at the Community Building
in Goldsboro Thursday. Perhaps
sixty or seventy children were
examined during the day. Dr. 0. L.
MHlleij of the OrtjhopaedHc (Hos
pital at Gastonia, was present and
aided in the clinic.
Mrs. D. J. Thurston, county
welfare officer, is interested in hav
ing every cripple child in the coun
ty attend one of these clinics, and
due announcement will be made of
the next one in this vicinity. Two
children are now at the hospital
at Gastonia where their trouble is
being corrected.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Patterson
and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Johnson .
spent the week end in Richmond, j
Miami’s Prettiest
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AUTOCASTEg|
Mi's Hi in i T,tts has been
Iiamid "Miss Miami. ' She is con
ceded to he the prettiest and shape
liest girl at the famous Florida re
sort. 1 Jiat's no small honor, for
Miami is noted for the'pulchritude
of its feminine population.
Duke Musical Clubs
Please Large Crowd
The Duke University Musical
clubs presented their initial enter
tainment ;n Smi-thtield in the high
school auditorium Thursday eve
ning to a large audience. Fifty
seven men are making the fall tour
in Fa stern North (da roll na, and
they gave a varied program rang
ing from popular jazz airs to
classical selections by well known
musical artists.
rI he first part of the program
consisted of numbers by the Glee
cTub which is directed by J. Foster
Barnes. The Duke Glee club won
the state championship last year
and received honorable mention in
the contest among colleges of the
south. Three of the numbers which
have been selected by the club for
the contest this year were sung
Thursday night. Bruce Alexander,
one of the students, according to
the rules,directed these numbers.
In addition to these and others by
the thirty-two voices, <yiartette and
duet numbers featured the pro
gram.
The symphony orchestra with
twenty-seven instruments and the
University club orchestra, a ten
piece jazz organization, under the
directorship of “Jelly” Leftwich,
proved popular with the audience, j
The selections by the symphony or
chestra reached a climax in Tan
nahauser March, and the Univer
sity club orchestra dosed with
“Blue and White,” a composition
of Mr. Leftwich, the talented di
rector.
Common Clay Court from the
Cohan Review of 191(5 played in
rag-time talk, was a unique and
mirthful variation of the program,
as was also the black face comed
ian stunt by James Rowe.
For two hours the Smith field
audience was entertained in a de
lightful manner, and a return date
of the Duke Musical cfcjbs will
be welcomed by music lovers here.
There was a local interest in the :
program in that some of the per
formers were residents or former
residents ef Johnston county. Wil
liam anil Tom Lassiter of this city
nlaved in the orchestra, while C. F.
Vale, who lived with Rev. A. J.
Parker when he was pastor of the
M. E. Church here three years ago,
and L. L. Todd, formerly at the
Pythian Home in Clayton, were
members of the Glee club.
UTOMOBILE WRECK
OCCURS IN KEXLY FRIDAY
KLNIA. Nov. 2fi. — An auto
mobile accident which occurred1 in
front of the Lawrence Hotel on
highway number 22 Friday after
noon about three o’clock put both
-ars in the garage. Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Dantzler, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
were on their way to Columbia, S.
C. as Leon Crumpler was entering
the highway from Main street.
The machines sideswiped and Mr.
Dantzler was injured on the right
hand'. Little Phillip Broughton five
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Broughton of Kenly, who was in
the car with Grumpier was slight
ly injured on the head.
Cotton Report For Johnston
C ensus report shows that there
were 31,770 bales of cotton gin
ned in Johnston county from the
crop of 1028 prior to Nov. 14 as
compared with 42^34 bales gin
ned to Nov. 14 crop of 1027.
E. G. HOLLAND, Special Agent.
Four Oaks Society
Elect New Officers
Many Social Event In Town
' of Four Oaks; Personal
Items
FOUR OAKS, Nov. 2f>—The
Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Methodist church met last
! Tuesday afternoon at the church
with Mrs. J. H. Austin as hostess.
The president, Mrs. J. A. Keen,
conducted the devotional. The
subject f°r study was: “The Ne
tfro.” Mrs. W. R. Keen and Miss
Hoyle had. very interesting- pa
pers.
At this meeting- new officers for
the coming year were elected as
j follows: president, Mrs. J. A.
Keen; vice-president, Mrs. W. R.
Keen; recording secretary, Mrs.
Bert Lassiter; corresponding sec
retary ami treasurer, Mrs. B. I.
Tart, superintendent of social
service, Mrs. E. M. Denning; sup
erintendent local work, Mrs. J. H.
Austin; superintendent of mission
study, Mrs. B. B. Adams.
The hostess served fruit salad,
sandwiches, and coffee with whip
ped crearn.
Birthday Party.
Little Miss Dixie Denning, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Denning, was hostess to about fif
teen of her young friends at the
home of her parents on Thursday
afternoon in honor of her third
birthday. A color scheme of yel
low and white was carried out in
the decorations and refreshments.
The dining room table, which was
covered with a lovely lace cloth,
was centered with the white cake,
surrounded by autumn leaves and
bearing three tiny candles.
Mrs. Denning was assisted in
entertaining the children by Mrs.
Roy Johnson and Mrs. Bert Lassi
ter. Refreshments consisted of
jello with whipped cream and
cake. The favors were miniature
turkey baskets filled with mints.
Celebrates Birthday.
Master Billy Adams, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Adams, celebrated
his second birthday with a party
on last Saturday afternoon at the
home of his parents.
A long, low table was arranged
in the dining room and attractively
decorated in pink and green. The
centerpiece for the table was the
small, white cake bearing two
pink candles in rosebud holders.
The guests were served ice
-ream on which was a marshmallow
and a flag. Pink dolls filled with
animal cakes were at each plate
and given as favors.
After refreshments, each child
was given a soldier cap and flag.
Games were played and stories
were told until late in the after
noon.
Mrs. Adams was assisted in
serving and entertaining by Mrs.
B. B. Adams.
Missionary Society Meets.
The Woman’s Missionary Socie
ry of the Baptist church met Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
G. L. Creech.
The president, Mrs. J. H. Strick
land, presided over the meeting,
and lead the devotional. Mrs. G. L.
Creech was in charge of the pro
gram. She had as her subject:
“Coveted Mexico.” An interesting
and inspiring program was given.
At the close of the meeting, the
hostess served stuffed baked ap
ples, with marshmallow and hot
chocolate.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Riccard, of
Front Royal, Va., were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Strickland.
Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
Mista Sraifh toyin’ ter anag: cat
fish and Hooveriza.