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) Smithfield Tobacco Warehouses are Belling tobacco as high or higher than any warehouse in the state. 46TH YEAR Joh nston County’8 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 columna. EIGHT PAGES TODAY SMITHFIELD, N. 0.. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 103 Officers Destroy v Much Whiskey ■Nine Gallons of Whis a key and Several Bar I relsof Near Whiskej f Poured Out; Minia ture H o m e - 'Made Still Christmas in this vicinity pass ed very quietly, and there seem? to have been no unusual numbei of arrests made by officers dur ing the Christmas season. A quantity of Christmas booze was destroyed by county officers last Saturday and on Monday a lot of potential booze was turn ed out. Saturday afternoon, Depu ties J. O. Hinton, F. C. Fitzger ald, L. D. Parker, J. I. Jeffreys, W. D. Davis and Jasper Pittman found nine gallons of whiskey in Beulah township, four in one place and five in another, and about a gallon of wine. The whis key was discovered buried in old ('tump holes. This was brought to *mithfield and poured in the sewer. On Monday in the same neigh >orhood, officers poured out about seven barrels of beer. In their search they came across a min iature whiskey still which they confiscated. The still was made from a half-gallon coffee pot and a ten pound lard bucket. It was however complete with the worm. Saturday morning, officers turn ed out two barrels of beer near Turner’s bridge not far out of the incorporate limits of Smith field. Yesterday afternoon a trip a few miles out from Smithfield re sulted in the destruction of 120 gallons of beer. This was located about 400 yards from Short Jour ney negro school. SPECIAL DEPUTY GETS STILL AND MEN ^Special Deputy Sheriff G. E. Weeks, who was recently put on as a prohibition agent for John ston county, brought in two •white men, David Kornegay and William Johnson of Boon Hill township, capturing one up to date plant of 35 galion capacity. Both men plead guilty and were bound over to federal court. On December 20 he also cap tured one sixty five gallon still and its contents three miles south of Princeton and brought in three colored men, Willie At kinson, Carey Sanders anti Motes Powell. The people of Johnston county who appreciate the enforcement of the prohibition law will bo glad to know that Mr. Weeks is d< 'ng good work in helping to pi ; down the liquor evil in the c< anty. F. 1*1. WATERS HEAD .. THE SELMA KIWANIS SELMA, Dec. 24.—For the third time since being organized five years ago, Fred M. Waters, superintendent of the local high school, was again elected t0 head the Kiwanis club for the year ^929, succeeding J. Dick Massey. ■Other officers elected for the ^coming year are as follows: vice president, D. F. Waddell; dis trict trustee, George M. Nor wood; directors, J. D. Massey, E. V. Woodard, I. W. Mayer berg, H. Bueck, G. H. Wilker son, John S. Flowe. 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 foe before the follow fog issue. Miss Lela Talton decipher ed her name last issue. Today's Tantalizer: vikrdcbay Santa Working Hard UuTOaWTgp'l Santa Qaus has drifted int« -Rattle, Wash., and opened a work shop there where be is busy manu iactunng toys for his young friendj ,Uhrt nft»r, mm, tn to wate£ him Henry Hood Talks On “Bible Land Is (Juest of Henson Club at (Tiristnu's Program; Hap fist Pastor Resigns at Hen son; 'Numerous I Soeia Kvents Benson, Dec. 21. -Tim Ei itre Nous Club held its December meeting with Mrs. Charles Wal lace. The subject for the after noon was ‘‘Bible Lands," a subject appropriate at the Christmas sea son. Mr. Henry Hood, of Dunn who has recently u-turned frem tour of the Holy Land was the speaker of the occasion. Ho war introduced by Mis. C. C. Canaday. The, meeting closed with the sing ing of “O Little Town of Bethle hem." A number of special guest: wt * present. The house was decorated in hol ly, mistletoe, red candies and Christmas flowers. The hostess served chicken sal ad, pickles, stuffed eggs, sand wiches, fruit cake with whipped cream and coffee. The favors were in the form of a miniature Banta i lulls. Baptist Pastor Coos to Koseniarry Fnenus lu re an i m tin* county will be sorry to learn that Uev. am; Mrs. .1. K. Kirk will go to Ko.se ir»ary tin* first of January. Mr. Kirk resigned as pastor of the Baptist church lure several weeks ago. The members of the Bap tist church gave their pastoi ami family a pounding Monday even ing of last week, a lovely courtesy on the eve of their leaving, kiwanians Fleet OHicers At a recent Kiwanis luncheon, I-. I,. Levinson was elected presi dent; Preston Woodall, vice-pi osi dent; and W. II Koyall, secretary. John Charles McNeil Book Club Mrs. J. K. Kirk was hotess to the John Charles McNeil Book Club on Tuesday afternoon at .’Lot) o’clock. Two interesting papers wcie read on ‘•Holland” by Mrs. M. T. Britt and Mrs.Preston Wood all. Mrs. N. C. W nod lief played a piano solo. Fruit salad, cake and hot coffee were served by the linicrtains at ixiugc Mrs. ('has. Wallace* entertained Friday evening with six tables of bridge. On each table were nt tractive score cards and mints. 1 Mrs. S. A. Duncan won high score prize, and Miss Clara Woodai! sec ond prize. Dainty handkerchiefs were given the guests of honor, Mrs. W. J. Massey, Miss Lalan Uookh Stephenson, and Miss Sar ah Turlington, of Smithfield. The house was decorated with holly a;.d other Christmas greens. The Hos tess served chicken salad, assorted sandwiches, fruit cake with whip ped cream and coffee. The favors wire in keeping with the Christ mas season. Rustic Circle Meets. The Rustic Circle of the Baptist ! Church met with Mrs. ,J. 0. Cagle Monday evening. Those conir.nul mg to tile program were: Mes dames Frank Hedrick, J. E. Knk, I J. F. Woodall and M. T. Britt. Birth of a Son , Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul John son a son, Paul, Jr. I Shelby Folks To Honor Gardner Inauguration Flans Will lio \ttended 1 >v Usual I’ormal ities;; Raleigh Prepares For Meeting of Legislature liy M. I.. SHIPMAN KALKICII, Uee. 24.—Fur the [first time since the memories of I North Carolinians run to the ! contrary, members of the (Jen I oral Assembly have been called together prior to the convening: of tlie legislative session and all I because the home folks of O. j Max Gardner, • Governor-elect, j have indicated a desire to let the people know “what manner of man” the Shelby folk are' of fering to the people of North Carolina in the person of their distinguished citizen who will as sume the reigns of the State government on the 11th day of January, 1929. The Kiwanis club [of Shelby of which Mr. Gardner I has long been a member, is to I give a banquet in honor of the j Governor-elect in the “old home | town” on December 29th and ev ery member of the in-coming General Assembly is included in the list of guests invited to grace the festive board with their pres ence. State officials are included in the list of special guests- and the event is proposed as a token of tribute to O. Max Gardner for his untiring interest in the or ganization since he became a charter member of the club in Shelby years ago. The Wake county delegation to the 1029 General Assembly accepts the in vitation of the Shelby Kiwanis club and, according to present plans, will be on hand to do honor to the State’s next “di rector general” irr appropriate Meanwhile, plans for the in auguration of the new Governor on January 11th are being per fected in the capital city of the State as rapidly as possible. The sub-committee appointed to han dle I he details for the inaugu ration exercises here is actively at work in arranging all the de tails. It is said that a luncheon at the mansion will follow the inugural exercises, a feature of which will be presentation of a gift from the Cleveland county school children .by Lee B. Weath ers, editor of the Cleveland Star, to the new governor. It is said that Adjutant General Metz has invited every National Guard or ganization in the State to take part in the parade, after which the Legislative inaugural com mittee will be hosts at a lunch eon, at the mansion, in honor of Governor Gardner, following a review of the parade arranged by Adjutant General Van B. Metz, a member of the committee in charge of arrangements. It is, therefore, apparent that Mr. Gardner’s inauguration will be attended by the usual formali ties and as little ostentation as possible, with all official agen cies and local organizations seek ing to do him honor, as the first citizen of the State. A Visitors’ Ball is being planned at the City Hall for the evening beginning at 10:30 o’clock. There will be the usual public reception at the mansion in the evening begin ning at eight o clock. Although at present engaged in passing Christmas joy along to the unfortunates in this city and vicinity, Raleigh is prepar ing for the coming the second week of January members of the (ieneral Assembly of The State admintistration is also set ling its house in order and the .Memorial Hall, located between the Capitol and the end of Fay etteville street, is ready for in spection. It is 188 feet long and 80 feet wide, including space fourteen feet wide at each end for a monument, the Aycock statue having been moved from its former position facing Mor gan street on the southeast side of the square, to the west end of the Mall and the Mdver statue to a position near the center of the southeast quarter of the square corresponding, in posi tion, to the Worth Bagley monu ment in the southwest quartei and the Wyatt memorial in the December Popular Month With Brides Register of Deeds of Johns tr.n County Issues 74 Mar riage Licenses Relore Dec. 25; Divorcees Remarry December is proving about as popular month as Juno for brides. The register of deeds of John ston county issued seventy-four marriage licenses during the month of December up to Christ mas day. Ten of these were for negro couples, the other sixty - four for white cou.ples. The li censes were for persons of all ages ranging from a bride of fif teen to a bridegroom of sixty two. A number of the ceremonies were performed by Squire \Y. I). Avera and Magistrate .1. H. Kirk man in the County Temple of Justice. Anions the lot was a double wedding, tin* contracting parties being J. H. Creech of Selma, route 2 and Miss Annie Harbour of Pine Level, and 1. F. Hollyfield of Wendell and Miss Annie (.Jeneva Durham of Clay ton, route d. This double knot was tied by Squire A vera. On Saturday night, Magistrate Kirkman married F. R. Staneil and Mrs. Lillie Langdon of this city, this being the second tima that they had been before the marriage altar together. Miss Langdon and Mr. Staneil were married first in August, 11117. They lived together for several years and three children were born into their home. In March, l'J2S, they got a divorce, but on account of their children they decided that divorce was not the thing and after having tried it for nine months, they decided to re-marry and on December 22 they were made man and wife fur the second time. A complete list of the licenses issued will appear in the next is sue of the Herald. northwest quarter. The east (J»d ol the Mall is left open for a later statue, while a space is reserved for another in the. southeast quarter. The cost of these improvements in tin* eapi t'»l grounds suit! to he around $7,000 so far and the General Assembly is expected to appro priate a sufficient sum to com plete the plans which, officials believe, have the approval of the incoming Governor. Raleigh is right now interest ed to some extent in the organ ization of the two branches of \ the General Assembly for there will be pages, clerks and stenog raphers to select after legislative appointments are announced and a major portion of these are us ually found here in the capital city of the State. The “slate fix ers” figure that Representative A. H. Graham of Orange, will be ■Speaker of the House without opposition and that Senator T. L. Johnson of Robeson, is the best bet for president protein of the Senate. Alex Lassiter, connected with the principal clerk’s office of the House since ISiff), as as sistant or chief clerk, is ex pected to succeed himself as principal clerk, notwithstanding the candidacy of Walter Lee Horton, of Wake, for that po sition. Miss Rosa Mund, of Con cord, will come back as engross mg clerk of the House ll she so desires and K. T. Wilson, of Caswell, as enrolling clerk. Le roy Martin has no opposition for re-election to the position of prin cipal clerk of the Senate. Otis P. Shell, of Harnett, appears to have a clear field for sergeant-at-arms and the Reverend A. Corey for engrossing clerk. “Doc” Higgins, defeated two years ago for ser geant-at-arrtis of the House by Captain Lisk, an aged Confed erte veteran, will probably have “easy sailing” in the House cau cus on the evening of January 8th along with the successful contestants for other House po sitions. He has been there before, knows what to do and how to do it. Big committee assignments are problemmatical. 1 1>K. THKL HOOKS IS N O W IMPROVING l»r. Tlu*l Hooks, who was . taken to a Richmond hospital last Friday, is now reported to he improving. Dr. Hooks recently dropped a lancet on his right foot and the wound became infected causing the loot to have to In* amputated. After this operation, it was thought lie was doing nicely until last Friday he became much worse and was rushed to Richmond. Mrs. Hooks and sons, Messrs Thel prvl |'iM Hooks, and hr. \V. Wilson accompanied him to the hos pital there, and a ldo.nl trans fusion was given. lii.-> sons olfered their lilood. hut a test proved that the hlosxl of hr. Wilson was more satisfactory, and the transfusion was made Irom hr. Wilson The condi tion ol hr. Hooks remained giave through Sunday, hut cilice that time, he has been improving. A telegram from Mis. Hooks yesterday gave his condition on Wednesday ;:s follows: “Fairly comfort able today; looking much better; general condition im pi on mg.” Mrs. Bailey Hurt In Auto Accident Car O v e r t u r n s () n Glendale l.oad Near K e n 1 y ; Chi istmas Programs F e a t u r e Season In Kenly KK.YLY, Dee. 2(i.—An automo bile accident took place about four miles from town on the Glendale road last Saturday about two o'clock, when a car driven by Miss Adna Lee Bailey left the road and overturned in the ditch. The road was muddy and the car skidded and Miss Bailey lost control of the car. Miss Bailey was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. \V. T. Bailey, and a sister, Mrs. W. A. Stallings, of Charlotte. When Mrs. Bailey was taken out of Die car* through the top which was cut open, she was bleeding frc.m cuts received from broken glass, and internal injuries are feared. Mrs. Stallings was slight ly hurt, but Miss Bailey was not hurt at all. The accident was reported to .Mr. J. Dobbin Bailey and Dr. (1. S. Coleman who went immediately to the scene and brought the injured to the home, of Mrs. Bailey. Chief Pulley also assisted in bringing the wounded here. Mrs. Bailey is thought to be in a serious condition. Mrs. Stallings is doing very well. Music Program Methodist Church. The following program was rendered at Hidden Memorial Methodist church Sunday morn ing at eleven o’clock: Voluntary Anthem: "Praise Yu Jehovah.” Hymn: “Angels From the Realms of Glory.” Responsive Reading. Anthem: “Glory to God in the Highest.” Anthem: “Peace and Good Will.” Hymn: “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night.” Sermon: “The Meaning of the Christ to Us,” by the pastor, Rev. J. II. Frizelle. Benediction. The personnel of the choir was as follows: Sopranos, Mesdames 11. M. Grizzard, L. C. Wilkin son and A. J. Broughton; altos, Mesdames C. F. Darden and Katie M. Hooks; tenor, J. M. Stancil; basses, J. W. Hollowell and J. H. Frizelle. The organist was Mrs. Passie H. Edgerton. At the night service, Rev. M. Bradshaw, presiding elder, preach ed a sermon on “The Satisfying Christ.” Immediately after the sermon, Dr. Bradshaw held the first quarterly conference. He was much pleased and encouraged by the plans for the coming Christmas Service at Presbyterian. Monday evening in the Presby terian church a large congrega tion gathered and enjoyed a beautiful and inspiring Christmas service. The church was appro Miss Blackman Weds Mr. Comer Lovely Wedding at Home of Unde's Parents, Mr. and; Mrs. J. W. Hlackman Sat-| urttay Morning SKLMA, Dec. 22.—A marriage! of outstanding interest in this i community was that of Miss Hazel Alta Blackman to William Krnest ! Comer, solemnized Saturday morn- j ing at 1ft o’clock at the homo of the. bride’s parents on the cor ner of Oak ami Massey streets. 1 A number of close relatives | and friends attended the impros- ^ sive ring ceremony, which was | performed by Rev. 1). M. Sharpe.] pastor of the Selma Methodist church, assisted by Rev. R. LI Shirley. Lovely decorations consisted of i ferns against the scene of cedar! and pine. Preceding the ceremony a beautiful musical program was rendered by Mrs. N. C. Wood lief, pianist, and Miss Rose Wor ley. cousin of the bride. Lohen grin’s bridal chorus and Men delssohn’s wedding march were used, as processional and reces sional. “To a Wild Rose” was played during the ceremony. The bride was escorted by her eldest brother, Dr. R. M. Black man. of Oxford. They were met at the improvised altar by the bridegroom, accompanied by John Smith, of (Jreensiboro, as best The bride wore a becoming frock of pencil blue crepe with woodbrown accessories. She car ried a bride’s bouquet of sweet heart roses and lilies of the val ley exquisitely showered. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Comer left for Key West, Fla., and Cuba. Upon their return they will be at home at Boone. The bride, the only daughter of Mr. an(j Mrs. John W. Black man, possesses a pleasing per sonality and is admired by a wide circle of friends. She attended Queen’s College, Charlotte, and is a member of the Chi Sigma Alpha sorority. She graduated with honors in the class of 11)28 from the Appalachian State Nor mal at Boone. She was a mem ber of the Benson school faculty prior to her marriage. The bridegroom is the son of Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Comer, of lliddenite. lie received his degree in law at the University of North Carolina and for the past tw0 years has been practicing in Boone. He is a member of the Acacia and Phi Alpha Delta fra ternity. NOTH: Mrs, Comer is the sis ter of Mi1. Gibson Blackman of the Young Motor company, also a niece of Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald of Smithfield. Spend Holidays Here. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Westbrook, of Alexandria, Va., spent the holidays here with their uncle, Mr. G. E. Thornton. priately decorated with Christmas evergreens. On Christinas day at eleven o’clock, there was preach ing in this church by the pastor, Rev. C. Logan Landrum. Christmas Pageant At School. On Friday morning, December 21, a Christmas program was given in the school auditorium as follows: Song: “Silent Night,” by fourth and fifth grades. Angel, Pauline Eagles; Syrian girl, Rosa Lee Kannan; Chinese Roy, Leland Watson; Siamese Girl, Dorothy Bass; Hindu Girl, Jose phine Watson. Indian Boy, Guy Davis; Eskimo Boy, Joe Eagles. The pageant was interspersed with songs as follow's: “Away in a Manger,” by first, second and third grades; “Jt Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” by the eighth and ninth grades; “While Shep herds Watched Their Flocks By Night,” by the seventh grade; “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” by the sixth grade; “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” by the fourth grade; “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” by the tenth and eleventh grades. Negro Boy Fatally Shot In Cleveland Curtis H Glover, Dartmotdii College student, is far from th« :lassroorn. He is believed to hav* established his "hermit home” in i small cottage 45 miles north of Hanover V U Hold WhiteGifT Service In Selma Community Christmas Tree Success; 1). H. Williams Dies on Christmas Eve; So cial Affairs Feature Christ mas Season SELMA, Doc. 2(5.—The “White Gift Service” was participated in by a goodly number Sunday eve ning, December 22, at Edgerton Memorial Methodist church. A splendid musical program had >een planned by Miss Stella Eth i ridge for the occasion and while several members of the choir were unable to be present on ae count of influenza the following members rendered a most en joyabl eprogram: Mrs. M. It. Wall, Mrs. W. A. Nordan, Mrs. J. D. Massey, Miss Stella Ether idge and Messrs. John Q. A. Jeff ries and R. E. Suber. An illuminated star shed its radiance over the choir as the congregation gathered, and carols, “Silent Night” and “0 Little Town of Bethlehem” were sung from the outside. Miss Mildred Per kins played “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” as the candle pro cession filed in and placed their lighted candles around the altar. The following program was then carried out: Song: “Joy to the World,” by congregation. “There’s a Song in The Air,” solo, by John (j. A. Jeffries. Scripture Reading by Rev. I). M. Sharpe. “The Angels,” (from Cantata King Immanuel) by choir. Song: “Under the Stars,” pri mary and juniors. Story: “Why the Chimes Rang,” Miss Miriam Brietz. “While the Shepherds Watched Their Flocks,” choir. "Sleep My Saviour,” solo, Mrs. M. R. Wall. Gift Procession: Song, “O Sing Unto The Lord,” choir. Attend Tree at Orphanage. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call were guests of Mrs. N. E. Edgerton in Raleigh Christmas day. Mrs. Edgerton and Mr. and Mrs. Call attended the childrens’ Christmas tree at the Methodist orphanage in the evening. The tree was a very large one, beautifully deco rated and brilliantly lighted. The members of Edenton Street Meth odist church had each taken the name of an orphan and provided the gift which the child had writ ten Santa Claus that he wanted most. Mr. Call said he had never seen happier children. They also visited the baby cottage and were delighted with the equipment and arrangement for the twenty tiny occupants, most of them around the age of two and one-half years. Community Tree Is a Success The hearts of dozens of lit tle children were made happy Christmas eve when they gath ered around Selma’s first com munity Christmas tree. Carols were sung and the Harmonica band played “Silent Night,” after which Santa Claus took charge and with helpers distributed the gifts. The success of the affair was largely due to Mrs. G. M. Norwood, president of the Par ent-Teacher Association and her committee of efficient helpers. Turn to page four Companion Is Freed After Investigation by Coroner; Shotting Is Said To Be Acci dental Desire for some Christmas money is probably at the bottom of the killing of Vernon Hodges, young negro boy of Cleveland township, which occurred last Sunday afternoon. The boy who was about thirteen years of age, together with another negro, Cleveland Sanders, about fifteen, had made away with some corn belonging to the father of one of the boys and on Sunday after noon were in an old abandoned house near the old homeplace of W. H. Austin for the purpose of shucking it and preparing it for sale. They had a pistol with which they were playing and in the course of their revelry, the pistol fired and took effect in Vernon Hodges causing his death. The sheriff was summoned and Sanders was taken into custody overnight. Monday, the coroner, Dr. Parker of Benson, held an investigation with the following jury impaneled; H .M. Barber, J. W. Hobbs, Percy Barber, J. H. Kirkman, Tom Stallings, and Mr. Lee. The jury found that the boy came to his death accidentally and Sanders was discharged. COTTON ASSOCIATION MAKES DISTRIBUTION “Following an established cus tom, the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association is sending out checks to all mem bers holding cotton in the Sea sonal Pool, amounting to $125, 000.00,” stated U. B. Blalock, General Manager of the Cotton Association last week. “A very limited quantity of our Seasonal Pool cotton has been sold, but a sufficient amount to warrant us in making this distribution to our seasonal pool members. “No checks are being mailed to the optional pool members at this time, as, under the opera tion of this pool, sales and dis tribution can only be made upon order of the member.” It was further announced that the total deliveries to the as sociation were running consid- v erably ahead of last year’s de liveries. “Our records show that out j our list of largest deliverii members Mrs. M. C. Braswe of Battleboro, is still leading with 1020 bales; Z. V. Pate of Laurel Hill, Gibson, and! Pur vis, with 080 bales; P. E. Ran som of Giarysiburg with 673 bales, and W. A. Pierce, of Wel don, 605 bales.” (IIN REPORT FOR JOHNSTON Census report shows that there were 39,398 bales of cotton ginned in Johnston comity from the crop of 1928 prior to December 13 as com pared with 49,781 bales gin ned' to December 13 crop of 1927. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “Ef my ole man wuz Presi dent I’d make him git his name in de paper if he had to go ter a ball game. Nooaepapers sho' iz useful; dey keeps Masses cake frum stick in' ter de pan, stop leaky radiators and even a rat loves ter git into e*m.” 4 I »