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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. EIGHT PAGES TODAY SMITHFIELD. N. G„ TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 18, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 100 46TH YEAR Honeymoon Has A Tragic Ending Car Driven By Clai born Massey and His Bride Hits Man At Wise and Kills Him Instantly Divorce, marriage, death, jail— four experiences stranger far than any moving picture ever thrown on the screen of his movie theatre in Selma, were the lot of Claiborn Massey cn last Friday. Friday morning, in the Superior court which is in session here, the former wife of Claiborn Massey was granted a divorce, and on the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Massey eloped with Miss Black man, aged 19. and a student at Louisburg College who was at her home in Selma on account of the recent fire at Louisburg. They were married in Benson and then started toward Richmond, Ya., on mhejr honeymoon trip. It is said J:he bride jumped out of a window to get away from her parents. As the bride and bridegroom were speeding through Wise at seven o’clock of the same after noon, their car struck and killed R. F. King, proprietor of a filling station, as he was standing in the highway near a disabled truck. A report from Wise gives the following account of the tragic ac cident: “It was rainy and foggy and King was assisting the men from South Hill hitch another truck to the incapacitated one, when he was struck and hurled several feet into the air, landing more than 40 feet away. “It was not known exacly what had happened until the groans and cries of the injured man were heard coming from out of the darkness. lie was picked up and put into a car in great pain but conscious. He died before he could reach his home a quarter of a mile > away. It is said that both legs and one arm were broken and his side badly crushed. “Massey, very much frightened, and his bride more so, did not stop, but drove on to South Hill where Chief of Police Pointer placed the man under arrest. The young man said h^ would have stopped but his v.*;fe was frightened and afraid of a mob, although they did not know that the man was dead until rela tives arrived at South Hill. Massey spent a sleepless night in jail and his bride stayed at the hotel. Both went to Warrenton with Sheriff Williams this morning for hear ing. T. C. Henry, of Smith-field, and a brother of Mr. Massey, came to render what assistance he could to the young couple in their tragic plight.” COLLEGE STUDENTS HOME ACCOUNT OF HOLIDAYS Those returned from the colleges for the Christmas holidays are: Worth Boyette, James Wellons, Ra mie Davis, Lumsden Bundy, Wil liam Lassiter, Tom Lassiter and Anne Radford, of Duke Univer sity; John A. Wallace and Lewis Morgan, of Wake Forest; Irving fGillett and W. D. Avera, Jr., of N. C. State; Blye Gulley and Law rence Wallace, of the University of North Carolina; Julian Booker, of Guilford; Watson Wharton, of Davidson; Thad Young, of Oak Ridge; Carrie Young, Mildred Cot ter, Elizabeth Ayeock, Mary Nor cross and Margaret McLe.more, of N. C. C. W. at Greensboro. 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. Zo LeMay recognised his name in last issue. Today’* Tantatuer: rodiduonwtiusctJLiEon Out Hunting Gun Accidentally Dis charges As Young Man Puts It Down Beside Him And In flicts Severe Wound I.FRONT .TAsr'K HOWARDS V? Mr. Jack Edwards, eighteen year-old son of Mr. Vine Edwards who lives near Princeton acci dentally shot himself while out hunting Friday morning, and is in the Johnston County Hospital in I a serious condition. Mr. Edwards in company with a i rit nu was out nunung, ana sax down on a stump to rest. As he put his gun down beside him, the gun fired and the shot entered his | hip glancing upward along the spine. Dr. Stevens was summoned and the boy was brought immediately to the hospital here. He is report- I ed to be doing fairly well at this ALDRICH’S IMPERIAL HAWAIIAN'S TO HE HERE Stage Presentation At the Sanders Theatre Next Week; A Spellbinding Attract ion Hardly a man. woman or child in the States who make a practice of attending the theatre, have not at some time or other enjoyed the program offered by a troupe of Ilawaiians, but it took William F. Aldrich, that noted explorer and master camera man. to devise a ! method of bringing the real na tive songs and music to us, couple,] I with a real art film classic, and ! cleverly blending them in such a fashion that one sinks off into the land of enchantment, lulled by the soft strains of the native melodies and held spellbound by the beau tiful tinted views of ‘‘The Para dise of the Pacific,” so harmo niously intermingled on the silver sheet. The “Imperial Hawaiian Sing ers” are different because they have not as yet cast aside their native ways and music for the more Americanized tunes and jazz as has been the case with most J Hawaiian troupes we have seen. Tt was because the presentation i; different that they were selected by the management of the beauti- j ful new Publix Paramount Theatre | in New York to feature alongside I of Paul Whiteman and his band, ! and that is the reason that the • manager of the Sanders theatre, al- 1 ways on the alert to give his pat- { rons something new and entertain ing, has booked them for three j days’ engagement starting Decem ber 24. OLD ISSUE OF HERALD QUITE INTERESTING A very interesting issue of an old Herald was brought to this of fice Saturday by M.\ A. E. Phil lips of Smith field, route 2. The issue carried the date of Novem ber 5, 1 HOG. Unlike newspapers of 1028, the front page of this issue carried no current news. Front page articles were similar to modern magazine articles. One of the most interest ing of these articles was entitled “Women Voters.’' It gave a list of counties in which women were I allowed the privilege of voting. The editorial column had much j to say on the election of 185)6, which had just been held. William ! McKinley was elected president over William Jennings Bryan. At I | the time of that edition of the pa- i per, the results of the race for! North Carolina governor were un ! certain. Watson, Democrat, and Russell, Republican, were the can didates. New Quarters Of Four Oaks Bank R. C. Canaday Erects Com modious Brick Building Whici: Houses Bank and (tlher Business Concerns The town of Four Oaks has every reason to be proud of its new office and bank building recently erected on Main street by Mr. R. C. Canaday. Built of brick with tapestry brick front, it affords commodious quarters on the first floor for the Bank of Four Oaks, RERT LASSITER. Cashier Rank of Four Oaks which institution moved to the new location about two weeks ago. Also on the first floor at the rear of the bank and opening- on a broad alley will be located an up-to-date oarber shop, Ellis & Jackson hav ing leased this large, well-lighted room. On the second story will be located the mayor’s office and five other offices. The building has a basement -t! , •y 23 feet which has been arrang- ' .‘d so that a heating plant can j :>e installed in the future. An au tomatic water system furnishes I water, and the building is electri- j •ally lighted. The structure which was erected at a cost of around ! F12.000, is a credit to Four Oaks, j The bank quarters are especially j attractive. The bank fixtures are ! modern, neat, and well arranged. ! Fhe woodwork is finished in Duco land rubbed walnut with antique j marble base, and rail of statuary I :>ronze. The floor of the lobby is died. In addition to the banking . room, there is a directors’ room. | and a vault that defies any and all uirglars. About a year ago, the Four Oaks iank was entered by thieves and ; immediately after that occurrence, j i burglar proof safe was install 'd which when placed in the vault if the new building insures the ;Iouble safety of anything within i Its walls. The bank expects to in-1 stall safety deposit boxes at an j L»arly date. lished sixteen years ago, has had ! a steady growth through the I years. Organized with a capital > stock of SI0,000, it has grown un til it scapital stock is now $25,000, with surplus and undivided profits, in the amount of about $0000. The ! Hank of Four Oaks has been a vital factor in the business life of I hour Oaks. The president of this institution is Mr. W. J. Lewis, who for twenty years has been actively associated with the business life of that section. He is also the pro prietor of a large mercantile con cern. The vice president is Mr. R. l'. Canaday, a well known drug gist of Four Oaks, who owns the new building which houses the bank. The cashier is Mr. Bert Las siter. who came to the Four Oaks Bank in 1027 after having been for several years with a leading bank of South Boston, Va. Mr. Lassiter, however, is a native of Johnston county. FATHER OF REV. I). E. EARNHARDT DEAD Friends here sympathize with Rev. D. E. Earnhardt in the death of his father, Rev. 1). L. Earnhardt, which occurred in Durham last Thursday, following a stroke of paralysis. The deceased, who was 71 years of age, was a superannu ated minister of the N. ('. Metho dist conference. He visited his son several times while he was pastor I of the Methodist church here, Disastrous Fire At Pine Leve! Pine Level Oil Mill Is Damaged Between 1525,000 and $20,000 -Dwelling Valued at Sin00 Also Burned A disastrous fire that entailed the loss of $25,000 or $30,000 oc curred in Pine Level last Thursday night when the Pine Level Oil mill caught fire and partly burned down. Two shifts work at the mill and as a result about fifty men will he temporarily idle. The fire was discovered about 11:30 Thursday night by the fore man of the night shift. John Ellis. The fire caught in the top of the seed building and the office build ing were totally destroyed. Be tween 800 and 900 tuns of cotton seed were stored in the seed build ing and Saturday afternoon were still burning. Some of the seed . were salvaged but the loss was considerable. -1. viMumter ouckoi Dngaao dm valiant work in fighting the , flames, and the Selma fire com pany was called to the scene. The iatter. however, was unable to ren ih'T assistance for lack of water. The oil mill and the fertilizer plant however did not catch. The loss which is estimated at between 525.000 and §30,000, is only par tially covered by insurance. One <f the biggest losers is Mr. D. B. Oliver, who was president of the company. Mr. I.. P. Stout was man- j ici-r of the nil mill, ami Mr. TS. T„ j Strickland superintendent. Though heroic work saved the \ •ntire oil mill from being burned. I i tenant house belonging to Mr.1 Dan U. Oliver caught fire, and was totally destroyed. The house was .•allied at about $1500 and there is uiid to l)e no insurance. Citizens .vorked faithfully and saved the ’urniture in the house which bel onged to Mr. X. Dupree who was iving in the house. The oil mill will be rebuilt some .ime during the coming year. JOHN S. BARNES. OF CLAYTON. PASSES John S. Barnes, Jr., died at his lome here shortly after ten o'clock ast night, his death following an llnoss of over a year. His illness iates back to early last winter ivhen he developed lung trouble. In January of this year he went to Sanatorium, but his stay failed to irrest the disease and two months igo he returned home. He grew gradually worse until last Friday .vlun his condition became alarm ing. From then he grew weaker inti 1 the end came. .Mr. Karnes was -e years oi age [he 112 of last March. He was the :>nly son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Karnes and was born and reared in Clayton. He began his education in the local schools and later attended Trinity Park School mil Duke University. About four »r five years ago he connected himself with the State Highway Commission, assisting in the engi neering work on the roads of this state and later going to Florida where he remained until shortly | before his last illness. The deceased was a young man i of splendid traits of character, ' honorable, sincere and energetic. I Early in life he .joined the Metho- i Hist church and always conducted himself as a Christian. He was a member of the Order of Knights of Pythias. Of his immediate tamily ho is ( survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes, and one sis- I ter. Miss Zelda Barnes of Clayton, j Funeral services were hold on I Thursday afternoon at three | o’clock from the home, conducted J by Rev. E. 1). Dodd, pastor of the Methodist church, after which the , remains were turned over to members of Clayton Lodge of Knights of Pythias for interment in the old Clayton cemetery.—Clay ton News. Miss Lucinda Hood, of Kinston, spent Friday nigln and Saturday here with her grandmother, Mrs. A. M. Sanders. Kiwanians Hear Local Speaker (k'oiKe Ragsdale Reviews Material Development Dur ing Past Twenty-five Years; Christmas Plans Discussed Ity III!. C. ( . MASSEY. Last week’s Kixvanis luncheon was characterized by facts and figures briefly presented by George V. Ragsdale, showing material de velopment along many lines during the past twenty-five years, which are without parallel in any coun try. He stated that the population in 1000 for the United Slates was 76 millions, as against 110 millions to day. that the average Life span then was 40 years, whereas today it is 55 years, a saving of 100 thousand lives per year. Credit for this saving was explained by the fact that today we know that yel low fever is transmitted by the mosquito, typhus by lice, bubonic plague by fleas, and that typhoid and cholera come from germs in j wafer and milk, and more recently ; oven, that anti toxin is a cure for diphtheria, and typhoid vaccine a IIIBIUIUC 1UI L\|jnUlU 1 t Vt I. Insulin for diabetes has come to >e universally employed. In 1000 the automobile was a :oy. airplane, submarine, moving pictures, and radio were dreams, rhere was no system of install nent buying but there was a 12 vour working day. In 1000 There Were: Automobiles_.___ 13,000 | ’’ilk Stockings__ 150.000 j ladio ....._ n j In 1025 There Were: Automobiles - 17 million Silk Stockings - 300 million | tadios --3 million j The above figures imply, first. I t large increase in national wealth, md second, a more general par ticipation in this wealth. In the ast 25 years wealth has increased Tom 88 billion to 350 trillions. The <>tal national income has increas 'd during this same time from 13 ullion to 80 billion. The speaker tated that it is estimated today '•at 15 million own stocks in cor ‘f. ations which is three times the j lumber owning such stocks in 000. The owners of public utility ire 00 per cent wage earners and salaried men. that in 1000 the av erage number of shares owned by ■ach stockholder of American cro >orations was 140, in 1023 the av •rage was less than 50 each, show ng that there are fewer ‘‘big ish.” At the beginning of 1027 the savings of Americans in all sorts <f banks reached the tremendous igure of 25 billion, with about 47 nillion depositors, while in 1000 savings bank depositors were only l billions, an icrease today of over .vuw |ii*r it*ni. Building and Loan assets have frown during the same period i rom one to five billion dollars. I Lite insurance is. and has been,! Joubling itself every ten years for he past quarter century, having issets today around 13 billion dol ars. This represents one of the best :alks. including out of town speak ers, to which local Kiwanians have istened in many months. A number of committees were appointed to look after certain •ases of local charity, to plan Community Christmas tree, and Hher matters of timely interest. New officers for the ensuing year ivere elected, and will be inducted into office at the regular meeting his week. As usual, our pianist. Miss Ruth Brooks, was present with an abund j ance of music. SELMA !U I LI)I NO & LOAN ! ELECTS NEW OFFICERS ! SELMA. Dec. 17.—The stock-j holders of the Selma Building A ' Loan Association held a meeting j 1' riday night antj the following offi- i :-ers were elected for the year 1929: | president, John C. Diehl; vice pres- j iclent, C. Linwood Richardson; sec retary-treasurer, Robert W. Ether- j idge; attorney, W. P. Aycock; di-1 rectors, J. C. Diehl, Edgar Branch, ' C. E. Kornegay, C. L. Richardson. Llenn Terrell, C. L. Duggins and j C. G. Dickinson. ‘ NEW FOUR OAKS BUILDING i.r ■■■ ----• • • • --■ Just (iiniplcti’d by K. (amulay; Houses bank of Four (>aks and < "utains number of offices. Accident At Four Oaks Planing Mill Mr. Milo Barbour Has Arm Amputated in Hospital Here After Injuring It Se verely In Plane An accident which resulted in the amputation of an arm of Mr. Milo Barbour took place at the planing mill of Pope & Tart in Pour Oaks last Monday when Mr. Barbour caught his arm in the plane and injured it so severely that it was necessary to take it iff. He reached over the machine to put some oil in a cup when his hand caught in the cogs and prac tically chewed his arm to pieces. It was amputated above the el Dr. J. H. Stanley reached him in a very few minutes, and brought Mr. Barbour to the Johnston Coun ty Hospital. Dr. Stanley commend ed the nerve of Mr. Barbour, who sat up all the way to the hospital without having been given any medicine. Mr. Barbour is about forty years of age. He is still in the Johnston County Hospital, but is doing very nicely. He is able to be up. SELMA K1WAMANS OBSERVE LADIES MEII I’ SELMA. Deo. 17.—The wives and sweethearts of the Kiwanis members and the school faculty were entertained last Thursday evening at an elaborate banquet given by the Kiwanis club. Kiwan ian Van tiers hot. of Chicago, rep resenting Kiwanis International, was present and made a very good talk on some of the things that a Kiwanis club can do toward mak ing the club worthy of its motto. He pointed out that the clubs could do much goo(| by helping the un der-privileged children. The K1 wanis quartette composed of E. V. Woodard, ('. L. Richardson, D. F. Waddell and Ralegih Griffith rendered two numbers which were enjoyed very much. The address of welcome in behalf of the Ki wanis club was delivered by George M. Norwood and was responded to by Miss Whitaker, of the school faculty and Mrs. George F. Rrietz, in behalf of the wives. Chester Alexander, Presbyterian minister of Smithfield, made a very im pressive talk. A drawing contest was won by Mrs. I). F. Waddell for drawing the best picture of Santa Claus. Another part of the pro gram which amused the guests and Kiwanis members was when a num ber of those present were given a paper with different things to do on them, such as chasing a rat around the room, carrying a sick husband to the hospital, buying lace from a tired clerk, etc. This part of the program brought out much talent which was unknown. Republicans Put On Extra Deputy Geo. E. Weeks Is Named As County W i d e Prohibition Agent; Republican Executive Commit tee Recommends Q. B. Hocutt Clayton Postmaster At a meeting of the Republican executive committee held here yes terday afternoon, Q. B. Hocutt was recommended to till the expired term of A. K. Duncan as postmas ter in the town of Clayton. At this meeting a resolution was offered by I. \V. Massey of Selma asking that the sheriff appoint and swear in as many as three county-wide deputy sheriffs to be known as prohibition agents. “The nation has spoken,” the resolution read, “for prohibition and it be hooves us as American citizens to put our shoulder to the wheel to help put down this great evil that i: now almost taking possession of our county and state.” Three men were named in the resolution as suitable for prohibition agents, namely, Geo. E. Weeks, J. J. Bat ten and u. l. inompson. The committee decided to rec ommend that, the sheriff appoint only one county-wide prohibition agent, and Geo. E. Weeks of Ben tcnville township was named for that position. The resolution for the appoint ment of Mr. Weeks was backed up by a petition signed by thirty or more citizens of Bentonviile. MRS. .1. II. JACKSON CLAIMED BY DEATH SELMA, Dec. 17.—Mrs. J H. Jackson, one of Selma’s oldest and most beloved citizens, passed away hero early on the morning of De cember 13 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Call, after a lingering illness. She was 84 years of age. and is survived by her daughter and two sons: Oscar Jackson, of Jacksonville. Fla., Geo. Jackson, of Greensboro. The de ceased was born and reared in Greensboro but had lived in Selma for the past 30 years. The funeral took place at the Call; honj? the following after noon at 4:30 and the remains were sent to Greensboro for interment. RADFORD-WHEELER WEDDING. ' Married at the courthouse here Saturday, Miss Lou Minnie Wheel er and Mr. John Richard/ Radford, both of Selma, route 1, Justice of the Peace J. H. Kirkman perform ed the ceremony. ■* Clayton Musicians To Give Cantata “The Magic King” Will Be (■iven At Horne Memorial Church In Clayton Sunday Evening, Dec. 23rd CLAYTON, Dec. 17.—On Sun day evening, December 23, at 7:30 o’clock the choir of Home Memor ial church, assisted by Mrs. Charles G. Gulley, Mr. J. Norvelle Bryan and Mr. J. C. Baskerville of Ral eigh, will present the sacred can tata—“The Manger King”—by Wooler. While this choir is entirely vol unteer, it is made up largely of wide-awake graduate musicians, several of whom are professionals. Mrs. Charles Gulley, a graduate of the Southern Conservatory of Music, having studied in Boston, New York and other places, is a member of St. Cecelia club of Ral eigh, and on several occasions has been soloist, is now also contralto soloist for the First Presbyterian church in Raleigh and will take a prominent part on this program. Mrs. H. Glenn Pope, an organ ist of much experience, is a grad uate of Greensboro College for Women, and has had special train been organist in Horne Memorial church for quite a number of years and by her unfailing loyalty and enthusiasm has helped make music a large part of the church life. She will render several special selec tions in this concert. Mr. Bryan, baritone soloist and guest organist, is head of the mu sic department of the Clayton City Schools and is a musician who needs no introduction to this part of the state. He is a member of the Raleigh Male chorus and at present is accompanist for that organization. Mr. Baskerville has had wide and varied professional experience as a singer, in glee clubs, choirs and other like bodies. He is one of the tenor soloists for the Raleigh Male chorus and comes to us through the courtesy of th’e First Presbyter ian church of Raleigh, where he is now singing. Mrs. Warren McCullers, soprano soloist and choir director is a grad uate in piano and voice and has done post graduate work in New York anf] Richmond where she was a professional accompanist for three years. She is a member of the Raleigh St. Cecelia club and was one of the soloists in the club’s Christmas concert. The music loving public of Smith field and the surrounding territory is cordially invited to attend this evening of music. 1)R. THEL HOOKS UNDERGOES OPERATION I>r. Thel Hooks underwent an ape-ration: at the Johnston County Hospital Friday evening, his right foot having been amputated above the ankle. Dr. Hooks has been quite ill for several weeks follow ing an accident when he dropped a lancet on his foot. Infection set in, and two operations were per formed prior to the one Friday afternoon. Report from the hos pital yesterday afternoon stated that his condition was somewhat improved over what it was Sun day. Dr. Hooks has numerous friends over the county who wish for him a speedy recovery. SAY: ‘I SAW IT IN THE HERALD.’ THANKS. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— Li U "Hit don’t taka sum fokes long ter gain a Lot nv nuttjTjety,"