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Smithfield Tobacco Warehouses are selling tobacco as high or higher than any warehouse in the state. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 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 column#. 46TH YEAR EIGHT PAGES TOD AY , SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 99 Thfo^Hfeek By Arthur Brisbane WELCOME, JURE CULOTTE— RAT-BITE FEVER— THE REST BUY—AT HOME ONLY A COFFIN LEFT— The Jupe Culotte is coming. The French word jupe means “skirt” and culotte* means “trous ers.” Paul Poiret, who knows fash ions says that jupe culotte will soon cover the lower half of lovely women from Pekin to Palm Beach. It will be a sort of compromise be tween trousers and skirt. A parti tion for each leg. Woman will be like the Orin thorhynchus, the animal half way between bird and mammal. You might think she would go from the jupe culotte all the way to real trousers, but you don’t know her. She will flounce back in all probability to hoopskirLs. on her legs and waterfalls on her head as like as not. A new disease is called “rat bite fever.” Widespread, and one of many carried by rats, the dis ease comes from bite of a rat, or of a dog or other animal that has come in contact with rats. If men could stop killing each other for a few years, devoting their killing energies to rats, mos quitoes and other dangerous pests, this would be a better world. An end to rats, alone, would i produce savings great enough to offset the billions lost in the last What are you going to buy for Christmas? Do you own a home of your own, for your children now, or for your children when you get married and have them, a home for your old age, A PIECE OF nils EARTH WHICH IS YOURS? If not, the best thing to do with Christmas-savings is to buy a home or start buying one. Buy only what you are sure you can pay for. rhere are ten thousand good in vestments in this country, but n<> nvestment is as good as money invested in a home of your own. Thomas F. Ryan, who left not less than one hundred millions of dollars and probably several hun dred millions, owns nothing now but the coffin that holds him. Fun eral services were held in the beautiful Church of St. Jean Bap tiste that he built in New* York. His body will rest in \he cathedral le built at Richmond, Va., not far from the spot where he lived as i poor orphan boy. “Where does he live now?” an official at the funeral service whis pered to the undertaker. “Have you the men ready to ?arry it?” “It” is all that is left of what mee controlled wealth and power. Tears of the cheeks and many at the church, servants, friends and relatives, showed that the dead man had been generous and kind. The American Federation of Labor, ably led by President Green, will join the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness in a Turn to page four Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field or Johnston county, and if the right one deciphers his name and will present it to the Herald office, we will present him with a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the follow ing issue. Miss Elva Mae Hudson de ciphered her name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer: zmyleao Selma Community Christmas Tree Elder J. T. Collier Celebrates both Birthday; Parent Teachers Association Holds interestin'*; Meeting; Other Selnia News SELMA, Dec. 13.—Selma is to have its first community Christ mas tree on Monday evening, De cember 24 on the vacant lot near the Baptist church. A committee has arranged for each child under twelve years of age to be remem bered and a joyous time is antici pated. The tree will be beautifully lighted and decorated. Christmas carols will be sung. Everybody is invited. Elder Collier Celebrates Birthday. A large number of friends gath ered at the home of Elder J. C. (’oilier in Selnia on Sunday, De cember 9 in celebration of his 65th birthday. Elder Isaac Jones of Wilson preached at eleven o’clock. After the services were concluded, a table was quickly stretched be tween two trees in the yard and from boxes and baskets a bounti ful dinner was spread. A day of good fellowship was enjoyed. The honoree was presented with a number of useful gifts. I *a rent -Tear her Associat ion. The Parent-Teacher Association held its regular monthly meeting in the high school auditorium on Monday evening, December 10. Grades having most parents pres ent were the 2nd, teacher, Mrs. W. D. Perkins, and the 9th, teacher. Miss Myrtle Smith. Each of these grades was awarded a dollar. A one-act Christmas play: “Dust of the Road” given by the Selma high school dramatic club was. first, on the program. All charac ters took their parts well and E. V. Deans, Jr., deserves especial mention. The Selma Parent-Teacher As sociation has a number of plans on | foot for the betterment of the school and community, but one of their main objectives is a curtain and stage equipment for the au ditorium. The president, Mrs. G. M. Norwood, announced that the goal was now in sight. Supt. F. M. Waters read the treasurer’s report, giving a total >f $615 after expenses were taken out after the tonsil-adenoid clinic, and the sales of the P. T. A. booth on Armistice day. The different classes over a period of several years have saved up about $200 to ward this same fund. Mr. Broadus Wilson of Raleigh was present and gave a talk on stage equipment. A social hour was enjoyed dur ing which refreshments were serv ed. The next regular meeting was announced for Monday afternoon January 14, at 3:30. A wedding of interest here was solemnized in Smithfield Thursday, December 6, when Miss Susan Evelyn Barnes became the bride of M,r. Melvin Lynch. Only a few intimate friends were present for the ceremony, which was perform ed at the Johnston county court hmisp hv Justice of the Peace J. H. Kirkman. The couple left im mediately afterwards for a short wedding trip. Mrs. Lynch is the daughter of Mrs. Fab Whitley of Selma and is a young lady of ex- I ceptional attractiveness. Mr. | Lynch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Lynch of near Selma. Mr. and Mrs. Lynch will make their ! home near Selma where Mr. Lynch is engaged in farming. Mrs. W. P. Ay cock was hostess on Saturday afternoon to the mem bers of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club and several invited guests at her home on Massey street. The living room where three tables were arranged for bridge, was beautiful with ferns and pot ted plants. After several progres sions the hostess, assisted by Miss Edith Aycock, served a delicious salad course, coffee and salted .pea nuts. Members present besides the hos tess were: Mesdames G. M. Nor ' wood, Frank Sitton, Warrick Deb nam, E. V. Woodard, S. W. Ar*m itage, J. L. Doggott Linwood Rich ardson, J. S. Flowe. Invited guests were Mrs. Sallie K. Sauls of Wil son, Mrs. A. J. Holliday, Misses Whitaker an(j Hazel Capps. Influenza Epidemic- Causes Schools To Close | Presbyterian Men Banquet In Kenly I Officials of Four Churches Learn of Duties From Out standing Leaders; M. E Missionary Society Elect Officers i KK.M.Y, Dec. It—An int crest - i ing meeting of the men of the I Kenly group* of Presbyterian churches was held at Kenly last Friday evening, December 7, at 0:30 o’clock. Practically all the of ficers of the four churches and a large number of the other men of the churches were present. The purpose of the meeting was to bring the men into a closer re lationship with one another and to instruct them in the duties of the church officers and the work of the men in general. A delightlul turkey dinner was served in the Sunday school audi torium by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Kenly church under the di- : rection of Mrs. J. H. Barnes. The i way in which this menu was serv ed made it even more enjoyable, j Rev. Chester Alexander, from: Smithfield, took charge of the en tertainment right after dinner. Ib is a master of this art and his | humor added much to the pro- j gram. The speakers for the eve ning were: Rev. Chester Alexan der. of Smithfield; Rev. D. F. ! Waddell, of Selma; Rev. .1. 11. Gruver, of Raleigh; and Mr. Karl j Hudson, general manager of Hud- [ son-lBelk Conipany, of Raleigh, j Mr. Waddell spoke on the subject, ; ‘The Presbyterian Elder,” and Mr. ! Gruver dealt with the subject, “The ! Work of the Presbyterian Deacon.” 1 Mr. Alexander gave some ideas i concerning methods of church fi- ! nances which he has found success ful in some of his country churches. He emphasized especial ly the tithing of crops. Mr. Karl Hudson delivered the main address of the evening. He spoke on the subject of “Steward ship.” He brought out the fact that most of us are doing less than we I think we are and that the ones| who do the most kicking really are not giving as much to God’s work as they ought. Someone remarked that all of the speakers were at their best Friday night. The meeting was interesting throughout. The men expressed themselves as not only having enjoyed the meeting but also having learned more about | their duties and privileges as church officers and men of the church. raect rsew tmicers. The regular monthly meeting of ♦he Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held on Monday afternoon, December 10, in the ladies' class room with the president, Mrs. J. W. Darden, presiding. The meeting was open ed with a song, followed by Bible | reading and silent prayer. Tt was reported by the secretary that there had been during the year 080 visits to the sick and strang ers; flowers sent to 275 sick peo ple; 200 trays sent to the sick, and $140.05 given to the needy. After the business routine the nominating committee, composed ; >f Mesdames L. Z. Woodard, J. i W. Hollowell, and L. C. Wilkinson, ! announced the officers for the new year as follows: president Mrs. H. M. Grizzard; vice-president, Mrs. J. H. Frizelle; second vice-presi- i lent, Mrs. Henry Holland, assisted j by Miss Eloise Darden; superin tendent of mission study, Mrs. A. J. Broughton; social service, Mrs. \. G. Hooks, treasurer, Mrs. J. VV. Hollowell; secretary, Mrs. J. W. Darden; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. F. A. White; agent for Missionary Voice, Mrs. C. F. Darden. LOCAL NEGRO QUARTETTE BROADCASTS FROM WPTF Cub Watson and his Enterprise quartette, negroes of this city, were on the air Tuesday evening at six o’clock broadcasting from WPTF, Raleigh. Smithffeld audi j ences have heard these negroes sing from time to time, and those who have listened to the charac teristic strains of their spirituals feel sure that the radio audience enjoyed the program. Champion Strong Man Stronger Than Horses Cius Bauman, Champion German Strong Man, giving a demonstVa* ;ion of his great strength in New York. He is shown holding togethel two teams of horses which are pulling in opposite directions. . Thi^ md other feats of Bauman are attracting considerable attention.* Influenza In Mild Form Sweeping the State; King George Undergoes Two Op erations Influenza epidemics have been reported in several towns in North Carolina during the past few jays, and several schools and colleges have been forced to close their doors on account of influenza pa tients. The University of North Carolina and State College. Ral eigh, closed Wednesday, an(| Duke University, Wake Forest College and N. (’. C. W.. at Greensboro closed yesterday. S e v - oral thousand cases have been re ported in Greensboro, but health authorities say the sickness is in a mild form and that there is no need for alarm. The epidemic seems to be general in the United States, and Surgeon-Genreal Cumming of Washington has called together a “board of strategy on influenza" to consider reports of the Bureau of Census showing an increase in the influenza death rate and to make recommendations on steps which might be taken to curb the spread of the disease. ill Slow Commi is SisIcicle An Error In Report Mr. Vick Drown of Selma was in town yesterday, and stated that the news item car ried in the Herald Tuesday concerning his arrest is not true. The report to this office was to the effect that Mr. Drown had summoned officers giving a fictitious name. A Selma officer and T. E. Talton of this city did receive calls from Selma to go to Mr. Drown’s house hut Mr. Drown was not the man who issued the call, and was not placed under any arrest. This has been rather embarrassing to Mr. Drown, and the Herald re grets that the report was pub lished. Had Not Been Well For .Several Days Be fore Firing S h o t Which Proved Fatal SKLMA, Route 1, Dec. 111.—This: community was saddened early j Wednesday morning- when it be came known that Mr. Matthew' Murphrey had killed himself. He had not been well for several days an,| when the other members of the family arose to go about their , work he remained in bed till he was alone. Then getting up and partly dressing, he reached for his ! gun, put it against his heart, and fired the fatal shot. The family rushed to him (immediately but' he was dead when they got to him. So cause was given for the rash net. lie leaves a wife and eleven , children. The sympathy of the rntire community goes out to the: King George of England, who has been seriously ill for several lays with pneumonia, underwent Avo operations Wednesday to re lieve the congested condition of his lungs. The operations were successful and the king’s condition vas reported to he satisfactory Wednesday night. Six physicians »nd one surgeon visited the king luring the day, the largest num )er in attendance on any day sinct ie became ill three weeks ago. 1EAVY PORKER FO* WILDERS TOWNSHIP On Monday, December 10, Mr. L B. Whitley of Wilders township billed a heavy porker, a Duroc Jersey, weighing 000 pounds. Mr Whitley killed other smaller one? naking a total of 1505 pounds. On Wednesday, December 12 dr. David Parrish killed a 613 »ound Poland China. Mr. Parrish dso killed two other smaller ones naking a total of 1279 pounds. The Reason Why. Willy: “I wonder why Mr tones says prayers before meals.’ Nilly: “Have you ever seen hi? ook ?” Lhere was on old toper of Luzon, Who had a most elegant buzon. ’even quarts of champagne 5o upset his dambragne fhat he got into bed with hi? shuzon. New Remedy For Ink Stains. To remove ink spots from liner. >r cotton cloth, rub the spots with l cut tomato and rinse well. Baptist Church. Sunday school 9:45, F. H. Brook? •uperintendent. Worship and reaching 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Jrayer meeting Wednesday 7:15 ). m. Centenary Methodist Church. Sunday school 9:30 a. m., T. C. foung, superintendent. Preaching services at 11 a. m.. md 7 p. m. Morning subject: ‘Honey in the carcass of the lion.’’ Evening subject: “Gather up the ragments.” The public is cordilaly invited o all these services. First Air Stowaway ( LINK I OK CRIPPLES TO UK HELD GOLDSBORO, 20TH The December clinic for crippled children will be held at the Com munity House in Goldsboro on Thursday, December 20. The clinic is an extension service of the North Carolina Orthopaedic hos pital and is conducted by Dr. O. L. Miller. The clinic for Eastern Carolina was established as a permanent part of the hospital’s work in August of this year. Parents and welfare workers have brought sev eral hundred physically handicap ped children to these clinics for di agnosis and treatment. A number i of children have been sent to the i hospital at Gastonia as urgent i cases, others have been put on the \ waiting list, and still others are ! remaining at home and visiting i the clinic for monthly treatments, j There are usually seventy-five or j eighty patients at each clinic. Trips For 4-H Club Members. J Believing in club work and in j the educational value of the Na tional 4-H club camp, and desiring to encourage club work among! boys and girls in its territory, the j Atlantic Coast Line announces that it will again offer a trip to one I boy and one girl having the best ! all round record in club work from each of the states of Virginia, | North Carolina, South Carolina,! Georgia, Alabama and Florida, to ! the National 4-H club camp to be held in Washington, D. C., during j the summer of 1929, under the j auspices of the United States De-j partment of Agriculture. This offer is limited to club members residing in counties di rectly served by the Atlantic Coast lane Railroad. Selection of winners will be made by the state club agents of the Extension Di visions of .'the agricultural col- j Back From Florida. i Mr. J. E. Woodall, who lives on \ Smithfield, route 2, returned from j Florida Monday night where he | bought a carload of oranges. The oranges were shipped from Orlanda where they were taken directly from the trees and placed in the car. Presbyterian Services. Rev. Chester Alexander will preach Sunday morning at eleven o’clock at Smithfield. and Sunday evening at 7:15 at Progress. The public is cordially invited to these services. HULL WEEVIL CONTROL Boll weevil control efforts were ; more generally effective this year 1 han any previous year, and much > •otton was saved by those who ; >’ ide the attempt to control the j lest. Weevil control measures may I >e compared to fighting a contag- i ous disease, in that when the dis- • ■ase has afflicted a family in any ■veil ordered community, the Board if Health is careful to see that i hat infected premises are proper ty fumigated: this is done to pre rent a recurrence of the malady. Cotton farmers during recent rears have been afflicted with the most damaging infection, or infes ution, known to the cotton world: hey have paid costly toll to the "*i£l weevil, and the cotton they lave raised in conflict with this ■ >est has cost much more than it ; would have, had the weevil not icon present. Now is the time to disinfect the • nfested territory, to prevent in a ; measure a recurrence next season,j; ind to check the spread of the evil, j rhe winter existence of the wee-1 rils depends on the protection j which they can find against cold , weather. They hibernate in the j 'Oil, old stalks, in the woods, thick- ' :ds and hedges, in haystacks, barns j ind dwellings, and especially in , fin houses, Weevils hiding in the soil can ' ie disposed of by fall and winter ■ plowing; those in old cotton stalks ran be killed by careful gathering and destruction by fire, which i should be done now. Also hedgesj and thickets should be burnt out where practicable, and all gin houses should be cleaned' and sprayed with suitable poison. While individual effort will be helpful, the most effective method would be by cooperative commun ity organization, in which farmers and merchants, together with own ers of gins, work together for the j best results. The Norfolk Cotton Exchange would be glad to co-operate in such way as it may be helpful. NORFOLK COTTON EX. Norfolk, Va. Remove Adhesive Tape The Painless Way. If softened with benzine, adhe sive tape may be easily and pain lessly removed from the skin. Here’s Clarence Terhune, 19, of •t. Louis, who “stpwed away” on he Graf Zeppelin and made the rip across, v Discovered as the ship ras speeding on its way on the re urn flight to Germany, the youth ras put to^work washing dishea./I Superior Court Continues Grind Ausley Pilkington Case Fails .,T» Come Up; Numerous C\ses Are Being Dispose Or '. - i lie case in which Ausley Pilk ington is charged w:th the murder jf Everett Eason has not yet come up for trial in Superior co.'rt now in session here, as was exp ted, but numerous other cases have been "Hied and disposed of. A number >f cases has been continued for • arious reasons, and some were nol pros setf. Joe Loftin, colored, went into i court on his own violation and I ibandoned his former appeal to Superior court and was permitted o serve the sentence of the lower .*ourt. y Sonia Crowder entered a plea of cuilty to the charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated and begged the mercy of the court. At his time judgment has not been rendered. James Ferrell, colored, also en tered a plea of guilty of assault vvith deadly weapon and judgment n this case is still pending. Robert Davis, colored, charged .vith violation of the prohibition aw, entered a plea of guilty and vas sentenced to jail for twelve nonths to be assigned to work on he roads of Johnston county. Mattie Williams, colored, enter 'd a plea of guilty to the charge >f larceny of a purse. The defend int having been in jail since Aug ust .‘11, 1928, she was discharged aider continued prayer for judg nent during good behavior. The case of Jim Adams was .‘ailed, but the state’s witnesses, J. H. Kornegay, W. C. Braswell and I. H. Matthews were not present o give evidence. It appearing to he court that the witnesses had ieen duly subpoenaed at this term ind that each was called and fail 'd, a forfeiture of $40 was order 'd against each of them. It was ’urther ordered that a capias in- : tanter be issued for each of the witnesses. George Bryant, a colored man •harged with housebreaking and arceny, was called to trial early in he week, but after a jury had bee* •worn in, the jury was withdrawn md a mistrial was declared. The •ase was called again yesterday md the defendant was found guil y. The defendant entered the store >f J. W. Woodard in the Glendale ection sometime ago and consid erable merchandise and forty dol ars were found missing. Durwood Hicks was in court •harged with false pretense. At he close of the evidence for the Rate, Mr. Raynor attorney for the lefendant, made a motion for non uit which was not resisted by the olicitor, and non-suit was order 'd. Rupert Wall entered a plea of ruilty of forgery and was sentenc 'd to eight months in jail to be vroked on the roads of Johnston James Thomas entered a plea of ruilty of housebreaking and lar ceny and was given a seven month entence in jail to be worked on ho roads. Emmett Eason was in court ■harged with three violations— arceny of automobile, larceny of Rolen goods found in car, and op 'rating a car while drunk. The lefendant entered a plea of nolo •ontendere on charge of driving vhile drunk. A non-suit was or lered on the charge of larceny of ?tolen goods on auto, and the de ’endant was found not guilty on he charge of larceny of automo bile. Daniel Watson, colored, was *ound not guilty on a charge of aroeny, and Jim Coley, colored, .vas found not guilty on a charge >f abandonment. Kills Wild Turkey. Mr. Lyndon Jordan killed a wild urkey Wednesday while hunting >n Neuse river near Smithfielcf. Quantity of Cotton Stolen. According to information re ceived here Tuesday, Major Dixon vho lives near SmithMd had about i bale of unginnetf cotton stolen rom his porch Monday night, rherte is no clue as to who took he cotton. Geo. H. Boyett Dies At Age 68 Glendale Citizen Had Been Deaf and Dumb Since He Was Five Years Old; Fun eral Saturday Afternoon KENLY, Dec. 13.—George H. Boyette 68, a highly respected cit izen of the Glendale section, passed away at his home last Friday aft ernoon at 4:30 o’clock. For many years, Mr. Boyette dad been in declining health, the immediate cause of death being apoplexy. At the age of five he suffered an attack of fever which left him deaf and dumb. When he reached school age his father, the late Larkin Boyette, sent him to the school for the deaf at Raleigh. After finishing his school career he married one of his classmates, Miss Nancy Poovey 0f Catawba county. To this union were born four children, three of whom, Mrs. •John Holland, David and Leonard, together with the mother and thir teen grandchildren survive. The funeral service was conduct ed from the home on Saturday aft ernoon at 2:30 by Elder J. T. Col lier, pastor of Old Beulah Primi tive Baptist church where Mr. Boyette had been a member for several years and had always seemed to enjoy the worship serv ices notwithstanding the fact that he could not hear what was being >aid with his natural ears. RECORDER’S COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR WEEK On account of Superior court ^eing held here this week only a few cases were tried in Recorder’s courfi. The following were dis posed of: Jasper Futch entered a plea of »uiRy to larceny and was dismiss ed upon the payment of the cost. Garland Norris was convicted of possession and transportation, and vas fined $10 and taxed with the :ost. Joel Lofton, convicted of viola lion of the prohibition law, wras ined $10 and taxed with the cost. C. K. Hunt, convicted of care ess and reckless driving and as sault with automobile, was fined ?50 and taxed with the cost on ?ach count. He took an appeal to Superior court. 10HNST0N COUNTY ORANGES CURIOSITY Mr. J. M. Gainey, who lives on Middlesex, route 1, was in town yesterday and brought us an >range grown in Johnston county. Mrs. Gainey, two years ago, or lered an orange plant which she :ared for as a potted plant. Last 'ear its fragrant blooms were en oyed, but no fruit mad-? its ap pearance. However, th’s year the dooms were followed with a crop >f oranges, and seventeen were on t at one time. According to the vay of orange trees, two crops ippear at the same time and, .herefore all of the oranges are i«t ripe now. The orange brought to the deraid office is ripe and is a typi cal orange except in size. It is much smaller than |the regular Florida orange. Mr. Gainey said wo of the oranges taken from the plant have been eaten, and the pulp s deep yellow with a sweet flavor. The orange on display in the deraid office has been an object >f interest to all who have seen t. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “Hit don’t take sum fakes long *r gain a lot uv nuttyriety.”