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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 columns. 47TH YEAR SIX PAGES TODAY SMITHFIELD, N. TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY S, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 3 NECRO KILLED A! —♦ Fast Train No. SI Hits Negro Woman Who Jumped From Auto mobile In Front of Train Sunday Eve Algie McLean, a negro woman, was instantly killed at the rail road crossing near the ice plant here Sunday night about eight o’clock when she jumped from a Buick touring car which was crossing the railroad. In company with two negro men from Raleigh, the negress was said to have started to the Johnston Coun'ty Training School to attend an entertainment. The men were strangers here, and it was reported that they did not know’ where the crossing was and attempted to cross about thirty feet from the crossing. Just as they reached the second track, fast train No. 81, going south, came into view and the woman, think ing they were lost, jumped from1 the car, landing on the track im- 1 mediately in front of the ap proaching train. She was rolled over and over for several yards •by the moving train, and nearly every bone in her body was brok en. The automobile in which she was riding had left the track when the train rushed by, but the rear bumper was struck and the car damaged. The men escaped unharmed. The negress was about twenty five years of age. For some time •she had been cooking for the family of Mr. George E. Cherry. ning NICKNAMES OF STATES Alabama—Cotton State. Arkansas—Bear State. Colorado—Centennial State. Colordo—Centennial State. Connecticutt—Nutmeg State. Delaware—Blue Hen State. Florid a—Pen i nsu la State. Georgia—Cracker State. Illinois—Prairie State. Indiana—Iloosier State. Iowa—Hawkeye State. Kansas—Sunflower State. Kentucky—Blue Grass State. Louisiana—Pelican or Creole State. Maine—Pine Tree State. Maryland—Old Line State. Massachuse11s— Bay Stat e. M ich i ga n—W ol ver i no State. Minnesota—Gopher State. Mississippi—Bayou State. Montana—Stuptoe State. Nebraska—'Black Water State. Nevada—Silver State. New Hampshire—Granite State. New Jersey—Jersey Blue State. New York—-Empire. North Carolina—Tar State. North Dakota — Flickertrail State*. Ohio—Buckeye State. Oklahoma—Sunset State. Oregon—Beaver State. Pennsylvania—Keystone State. Khodo Island"—Little Jthody State. South Carolina—Palmetto State. South Dakota—Swingesat or Coyote State. Tennesee—Volunteer State. Texas—Lone Star State. Utah—Mormon State. Vermont — Green Mountain State. Virginia—Old Dominion State. Wisconsin—Badger State. Washington—Chinook State. West Virginia — Panhandle State. 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. G. A. Alien deciphered his name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer: noeiornodsltaiw Cramer to Cast Electoral Vote State Felicitates Overman On 75th Birthday Arkansas Travels Visit N. Telephone Kates Change RALEIGH, -Ian. 7. Last Friday was a “gala day” for the Repub licans of North Carolina, hut com parativO'ly few of them except the leaders, realized that the election of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis was really going on with out the slightest opposition to either of them. In each of the forty-eight states of the Ameri can Union the same “proceedings” were being had and the final act will he staged in the two Houses of Congress and in joint session on February !•» when the ballots from each state will he tabulated and the election of Hoover and Curtis become a reality. For the first time since General Ulysses S. Grant carried the state over Ho race Greely in 1S72, fifty-six years ago, the messenger from North Carolina to the Electoral College will be a Republican. The Hoover electors chosen by the convention of his party held here, last summer, in session at the Capitol on Friday selected Stuart i;f the electors-at-large, to cany the pood news to Washington next month and cast the twelve elec toral votes of the state for the Republican nominees for presi dent and vice-president. The pres ent Congress changed the law to eliminate the personal messenger and permit the result to be trans mitted by mail, but Mr. Cramer is said to have volunteered his serv ices at personal expense and that ended the discussion. The Gaston ian is being considered for the cabinet portfolio held by Mr. Josephus Daniels during the two presidential terms of Woodrow WiJvon and his friends consider it fitting that he should get in touch with the cabinet-makers in in official capacity. There has been only one Repub lican Governor in North Carolina since 1K77, fifty-two years ago, and he won through a coalition of Populists and Republicans in 1 S'.Hi when Daniel L. Russell, of New Hanover, defeated Cyrus 15. Wat son. of Forsyth by a small ma jority. At the same time Dr. Cy rus Thompson, who on Friday participated in the election of Herbert Hoover, as elector-at large, was chosen secretary of state as a representative of the Populist party. Neither he, nor bis associates on the Republican National ticket, expected to carry North Carolina and frankly ad mit it. Rut they were happy to register the expressed will of the people recorded in the November election and admit that too. A divided Democracy is responsible for the “turn-over” and the Re publicans are not denying that either. They willingly share tin* "unusual distinction” with the how it all happened anyway. Raleigh and the state felicitates Senator Lee S. Overman, North Carolina’s junior senator, on hav ing passed his seventy-first post on life’s rugged pathway. The event was celebrated quietly at his apartment in a Washington hotel where he received numer ous congratulations from friends in that city and the “Old Home State” he has served for twenty six years. Senator F. M. Sim mons, the ranking Democrat in the Senate, and the second rank ing Senator of both parties, will be seventy-five years old on Jan uary 20 an.d has to his credit 2N years of distinguished service to North Carolina. He is seventeen days younger than Senator Over man and has served his state two years longer, being surpassed in continuous service in that body only by Francis K. Warren, vet eran Senator of Wyoming. Enforcement of the law requir ing cars to bear new licenst plates started today and motor ists are being warned that tht necessary “credentials” must b< procured to avoid arrest. Sale? of license are said to be far be hind last year at this time, inon Turn to page Six BURNS FATAL 10 0 TEAR OLD BOY Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Parke r of Pine Level Pius From Burns Sustain ed Saturday A tragic occurrence took place in l*ino Level Saturday morning when the little three-year-old son, Je.se Mot on, of Mr. and Mrs. (Jraham Parker, was so badly burned that he died Sunday morn ing about 1 ()::;() o'clock. Mis. Parker was out in the yard bavin# left her two children in bed. The little boy appeared at the? door with his night clothes aflame, and before the flames eoul,| he extinguished was fatally burned. The funeral service was conduct ed by Rev. S. Jl. Styron at the Freewill Baptist ehurcfi in Pine Fevt 1 yesterday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment was made in the Crocker cemetery between Pine Level and Selma. Mrs. Parker, who before her marriage was Miss Elva Woodall of the Sanders Chapel section, formerly lived in this city. She is a sister of Mrs. C. W. Bone. CLEVELAND SCHOOL DEFEATS ELENDALE A game of basketball, hard fought throughout, was played on Friday afternoon between Glen dale high school team and the Cleveland high team on the lat ter’s court. The game resulted in a score of 1-1 to 8 in favor of Cleveland. A good crowd was out to wjtness the game which gives Cleveland three victories out of four games played this season. The lineup was as follows: Cleveland: Weeks, right for ward; Woodard, left forward; M. SW phenson, center; N. Stephen son, stationary guard; Williams,; light guard. Glendale: Creech, right for ward; Boyette, left forward; Brown, center; Boyd, stationary guard; Creech, right guard. Death of J. H. Allen. Mr. J. II. Allen passed away at his home near Four Oaks last Wednesday after a lingering ill ness. Mr. Allen had been in bad l health for about ten years, and was confined to his bed several i days before his death. He had suf fered for years with asthma. The funeral was held Thursday ' afternoon and interment took place in the cemetery at Hannah’s I Creek Primitive Baptist church, where the deceased had been a member for several years. Mr. Allen was sixty-three years of age, and he leaves a wife, three sons, and three daughters. New Kquipment l or Slim* Hospital The Shoe Hospital has recently installed a Champion nailing ma chine. This is one of the latest models to be had and is especial ly for work on ladies shoes. Mr. J. W. Phillips, proprietor of the Shoe Hospital, states that he now has one of the best equipped shoe shops in this section. Dr. Hooks’ Condition Unchanged. The many friends of Dr. Thel Hooks, who is in a Richmond hospital, continue to inquire after his welfare. His condition was reported yesterday to be unchanged. He is still suffering some pain, but appears to be hold ing his own. He is quite a sick man yet but his ultimate recovery is hoped f°r. Mrs. David Peacock Dead. Mrs. David Peacock, whose home was in the lower part of Meadow township, died at the Johnston County Hospital here Sunday. She was brought to the hospital Friday. The funeral was held yesterday at Danner’s Chapel. The deceased leaves a husband and three ehil Fricnds of Dr. J. II. Fitzgerald will be glad to know that he is able to be back in bis office after a week’s illness of influenza. i Stage Is All Set For The Inauguration I inporlii n) Legislative Com mil Ices Expected to lie Appointed Look Cor Cijflil On Eiplil .Mold Its School hotel |< bbies art- rapidly filling o*P to legislative proportions buzzing today, Imwcvcr, with !it.t!<• hut place-hunting talk. Kepresenlative A. M. Graham, of Orange, is un opposed for tin* Speakership and tile Senate presiding officer was selected hy tin* voters of tile state in November when Richard T. Fountain, of Edgecombe, “walk ed away with the bacon,” leaving' hi. lie publican opponent at home by a sizeable majority. President protein port* of tin* Senate will be named by the Democratic caucus tomorrow evening; and Senator Thus. L. Johnson, of Robeson, ap pears to he the leading candidate for that distinction. Minor posi tions to he tilled hy the two houses will also be settled by cau cus action on Tuesday evening. Each branch of the Assembly must he provided with a principal •lei k, a reading clerk, an engross ing clerk, sergeant-at-arms, as sistant sergeant-at-anns and an •moiling clerk, who serves both 1 .ieu tonant-d over nor Fountain will he ready to announce his •o m m it tees immediately following the organization rtf the Senate on Wednesday and Speaker Graham is probably in a position to do like-' wise, since his election has, for weeks, been a “foregone conclu sion.” Usually weeks elapse after the .organization of the House of R< piesentatives before the various committees are announced, due to uncertainty surrounding the speakership. No such condition ex ists at this time and all important committees are likely to be named within a week, or directly follow ing th einauguration of Governor The “stage is set” for the in auguration of North Carolina's new Chief Executive on Friday, January 11. The committees hav ing arrangements for the event, in charge are actively engaged in the perfection of plans. Col. Albert L. Cyx heads the special committee and the legislative com mittee chairman is Senator J. M. Rroughlon, of Wake. The Southern Decoration company has the job of “fixing up” Fayetteville street from tin* Capitol to the City Au ditorium and the reviewing stand at Market street. And, of course, die interior of the auditorium and the Governor’s Minsion will not he overlooked. At 11:1b a. m.. Governor-elect Gardner and Mrs. Gardner will he met at the Sir >Y ailOI ll'iivi 1.1y i III! lll.Ulg ll l .11 committee ami battalion of troops as military escort and will bo escorbsl to the Governor’s Man sion where* they will be joined by the*" retiring; Governor and state officials in a colorful parade to the* city auditorium for tlu* inaugural exercises at 12 o’clock, the oath of office to the new Governor to be administered by Chief Justice W. P. Stacey. Then will follow the inaugural address by Governor Gardner and the presentation to him a bound volume of letter written by school children of Cleveland county through Lee II. Weathers, editor of the Cleveland Star and president of the North Carolina Press Association. It now appears that one of the big fights of the approaching legislative session will be over the proposal to provide an eight months school for all the districts of the state. The Nrfrth Carolina Kducation Association, which is sponsoring the movement, feels that a way can be found to pro vide the necessary funds and does not seem disposed to take no for an answer. The law-makers will, it is said, be asked to tax water power,' tobacco products, bever ages, theatres, candies, chewing gum, perfumes and cosmetics which, the legislative committee of the association says, would not only provide tin* additional fund1 Letter I'arm Seeds and More Attention to Livestock Are Considered Two Impera ti'e Needs BA I.HIGH, Jan. 7. More rnmls for n-scaii-li with . . ... c .in ly agent in each county with a support in tv hoard of agriculture, betu-r seed.*, more livestock, and a ilelinile live-year program of ayi it*tilt lira! advancement are | s< me of the pertinent suggestions that tin* executive committee will recommend to tin* full agricultur- ' a! ad'isory hoard when it meets a( the call of Governor (lardner after his inauguration. This executive committee of the hoard met in the offices of the Commissioner of Agriculture on January first at the call of the chairmaa, Dr. K. C. Brook-. Tln.se present in addition to the com missioner and'Dr. Brooks were D. W. Day ley, of Moyoek. Dr. F. C. Drans.m, of Chapel Hill, C. F. Cates of Mebane, Thurman Cliatham of Winston-Salem, and Dr. Clarence Doe of the Progres- j rive Farmer. Dr. Carl C. Taylor 1 also attended as an invited guest..!' Al the Governor’s suggestion, the advisability of using the sur plus warehouse fund amounting to about $0(10,01)0 for research work with cotton was discussed and a ruling was requested from the Attorney General. Better farm seeds and the need to bring more attention to livestock so that this branch of farming would compare more favorably with crop fanning were determined as two impera Gounly organizations of farmers which would follow the definite five-year program of development was also decided upon. Dean I. O. Schaub of the school of agri culture was requested to prepare such a program for the action of the commission. in this program, the committee wishes to have more cooperation from the State Hankers’ Associa tion. more information about farm management and farm budgeting • i.; facts about economic produc th\. The committee expects to make a full report along these lines to the Advisory Board when it meets at the call of the Gov ernor. The committee also recom mended that a tobacco farmer be added to the board. Ml*. ALBERT ( REE( H DIES IN COl.DSBOKO .Mr. D. II. Creech ami Mrs. .1. C. Slancil wcrr called In (iolcls bor<> yesterday on account of the death of their brother. Mr. Albert Creech, who died at ten o’clock. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. J. II. Rose and Mr. Robert Creech of Henson. Baptist I’hilatheas To Mccf. The Phlla'thca class of the Baptist Sunday school will hold a business and social meeting on Thursday evening at 7:d0 o’clock. Tin* hostess on this occasion will he Mrs. W. H. Lassiter. OLD LANDMARK IS BURNED One of Smith field’s landmarks was wiped out by fire last week when a residence on Market street was burned. This house, which was vacant at the time of the fire, was formerly the old academy building which years ago stood on the Academy green now a .part of the cemetery. Some of our older citizens remember having gone to school in the building which several years ago was moved on Market street and turned into a residence. The loss of the house, which was owned by Mr. F. H. Brooks, was partly covered by insurance. THANKS FROM TELEPHONE OPERATORS The telephone operators in the local exchange wish to return thanks for the numerous remem brances that brightened thei Christmas holidays. The telephone service goes on no matter what the holidays for other folks, and a goodly number expressed to the operators their appreciation of Ibis public service. AN INTERESTING TRIO IKSHMagra&aaaiBgjjMMBg lori/.ed each year of ihc married Iil*o of Mr. and Mrs. .1. 11. d‘ this city. They worn wed ir. 11)24. In llilia the first of three sons, .lamas Handy, was born. In I'.rji;, another son, 'harks Wil liam-. made his arrival, and in 1D27 the third son, Krank Donald, a as added to t he family. The >aby rink has been handed from )1H‘ to the other at the end of I ;he first year, and now Frank !)>.n:;id i- the proud possessor. They an- a healthy lot thank to a careful mother and dotinp father, and to their family phy 'ician. Dr. Tiled Hooks. They are a jicod-Iookinu’ trio, too, and un less the KeHopti' Peace Treaty out la''.' war. tlie Wi^ys family bids fair to furnish some handsome re cruits if Dncle Sam should ever A’. \V. Rivers Presents Fine Record; Objectives For 1 !)29—Development Camp Site (liven by Late Mrs. Sol Weil and Rural Scouting -0. Pour hundred fifty I»<*y Scouts if the Tusearura Council compiled i most interesting and creditable •ocord during the past year, ren lering their various communities hours of Free service, saving i human life, carrying on a wide ange of educational work which letted them merit badges, and ■njoying an extensive program of liking and summer camping, ac cruing to the report ol' Scout *’>;< mtivo \V. \V. Rivers as pre a-nied to the directors of the ■oared at their annual banquet ie 1,1 in the Goldsboro Hotel Kri !ay evening. Following tin* report, which i ■> • ivi■ n in detail below, tin* council maid and approved the elaborate d.,n, presented l.y Mr. Rivers for he extern ion of Scouting to t he Mini communities of Wayne conn and for the building of a per il:'non! camp, tile outstanding ob ie.livc set for the new year. Tusoa iora Council, Roy Scout if America, held ils fifth annual meting Fi iday nig lit, .lauuary 1 it the ( iolil.sliofo Hotel. Olliccis or the ycar were elected as fol |;V, - : A. A. Joseph, (edd-hoio. .resident; Dr. A. S. Oliver, R.m ■ i!i, first vice-president; Fdgar I. Rain, (o hi '!)• n o, second vice uc-idmit; \\. H. Ryon, Smithtiidd. Itii‘d vice-president; D. S. Ilai.s loni. (l<ddshoro, Scout Commis Rural Scout Commissioner; Her nan \V«*i 1, (Juldsboro, treasurer; Leslie Weil, (lohb burn, Nat ional I'oimcil representative; Wilson W Rivers. (nddsboro, Scout Exeeu The Seoul executive’s report gives the following facts in ret*, creme to outstanding work done l>y the organization during: tin year 1928: There were thirty-twi Court of Honor meetings held ii the council during the year, pass ing Scouts on a total of 252 merii badges as follows: electricity 5 poultry keeping 7; civics 11; firs' aid 11; firemanship 2.‘{; persona health, 10. first aid to animals 8 path-finding 17; cooking 12; pin neoring 11; public health 12; ath letics 11; bookbinding 0; wood carving 10; swimming 11; bus ketry 2. lifesaving 9; carpentry 0; cycling 8; scholarship 2; camp ing 5; leathern-aft 4; bugling 4 handicraft 7; gardening 2; sur veying 3. reptile study 15; mark impish ip 1; baking 2; bird stud; 5; journalism 1; physical develop ment 1; automobiling 3; music 2 art 1; chemistry 1. In additior there were five new Eagle Scout created, sixty-one Red Cross lif TERN TO I*ACE 0 FAIR ATTENDANCE Teachers Take Every Pre* Precaution To Stop Spread of Influenza; Methodists Called In Services Last Sunday Willi sunny skies and an even temperature, the influenza situa tion in Smithfield is due- to im prove. School opened yesterday, the opening having been deferred from Thursday, .Jan. •*> to Jan. 7. with fair attendance. Only twen ty pupils in high school were ab sent. In tin* grammar grades and ! rimary department about twenty j.cr eent were reported absent. Supt. X. (’. Shufonl states that each teacher is taking* particu lar pains to._ detect any develop nn.nl of Ih edisease among* the pupils and at the first symptoms, those affected will be sent home. Mr. Shufonl is personally making t- (ha* the school rooms are '.-.arm hut well ventilated, and ev il y effort will be made to keep The very inclement weather Saturday and Saturday night to y.•tlier with the prevalence of in fluenza caused the Methodists hole to call in their Sunday . wires both Sunday school and or,lulling Services. The Baptists held Sunday school and morning : - rv'iv though the attendance was mall. The Presbyterians held In ir u uul services with the at ti :'dance under par. The Freewill l‘.:pti'-ts conducted their usual ■ *• i \ ice.-, with about one-third ah heath of a Ikiby. The death angel visited the , lu• mu' of Mr. and Mrs. Cranford S' liens Sunday morning. December l'.t2S and took from them their (killing child. Omega. Little Ome ga was born August 25, 1920, making her stay on earth two years and four months. She was ? ick only a week with pneumonia. It was hard to part with her, , but none can stay the icy hands i f death. She leaves to mourn a father ! and mother and six brothers and a host of relatives and friends Omega was loved by all who knew her. Interment was made in the fam ily burying ground near Pirn Level. A precious one from us is gone, To a bright and hotter home, A little voice we loved is still. \ little chair is vacant That never can be filled. Her precious little words no mon Still the memory is sweet am We miss her precious darling lit tie face, Kvery day, everywhere and ever; A Friend. IRENE BROWN, Selma, N. C., Route 1. i FRANCES JONES IS IVICTIIUCCIQENT Her Death Casts I Gloom Over City— | Funeral Held at the Home Sunday After ■ noon Is Attended By Large Crowd -♦ Om* of the saddest accidents ever to happen in Smithfield oc curred Friday afternoon about a j quarter of five o’clock, when Frances Jones, only child of Mr. land Mrs. Simon li. Jones of this city, was struck by an automobile I and fatally hurt. Frances with a number of her playmates was I skating: or. the street near the armory. Mr. I*. H. Joyner, of Princeton, was driving his car along the street, when the chi 1 - ■dren skated around the corner in front °f his car. He made every effort to avoid hitting them but Frances was knocked down and the automobile must have passed over her chest crushing her lungs. The accident was said to have been unavoidable, but Mr. Joyner is prostrated over the oc currence and was not able to at tend the funeral Sunday. Mr. Joyner stopped his car after the accident and with the assistance of others who came up at the time, Frances was rushed to the hospital and her parents summoned. She passed away about 7:30 o’clock. She was conscious j until about twenty minutes be fore she died and was apparently no^ in pain. No bones were brok The accident cast a gloom over the entire town and sympathy goes out to the bereaved parents, who a few years ago lost a little son, leaving only one child, Frances, in the home. Frances lacked only a few days of being fourteen years of age. She was in the first year of high school and was popular with her classmates. One of her teachers made the remark that she was the type of girl to become a leader and a few years more would have found her taking an active cart in school activities. Not only ha/1 she been the joy and comfort of her home, and the bright, happy companion of numerous school mates, but her presence carried a wealth of sunshine and happi ness into the hearts of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Un derwood. and Mrs. B. R. Jones. “He who has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows" has made another cord to draw a large number of loved ones and friends to the brighter home beyond. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the home, where a large crowd gath ered. Rev. Fred T. Collins, of | Chester county, South Carolina, former pastor of the parents, con | ducted the service, assisted by Rev. 1). H. Tuttle and Rev. S. L. j Morgan of this city. The service I was very impressive, each of the three ministers making comfort ing remarks. The choir sang. "Sometime. Somewhere, We’ll Understand" atul “Asleep in Jesus.” Mrs. John R. Morris, of Goldsboro, a former teacher of the deceased, sang touchingly “I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old.” About r>0 little girls including the mem Turn to Rage Six Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— i ' ! Z/ U “Don’t run frum the flu ner 'meet hit half way.”