If You Want Results The difference between the Or dinary and the Extraordinary is only a few cents. Your Adver tising deserves to bring Results. Try the Herald columns. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 For Smithfield “One thinp at a time and that done well Is a very pood rule as man can tell.” In ’20 let’s concentrate On a hotel, new and up-to-date. 47TH YEAR EIGHT PAGES TODAY SMITHFIELD, N. C\, FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 25, 1929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 8 Bv Arthur Rri?ih«n#» COWS AND MEN— /VHAT NAME FOR HOOVER?— THE DIKE BROTHERS— FARMERS IN JAPAN— Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, gave a dinner to Ben. H. Thomson in honor of his Holstein-Friesian cow, Canary Cordyke. They both de served. The Saskatchewan Gov ernment bought the cow for $10. 000. Canary is world’s champion in butter fat and gives enough milk in a day to last the average fam ily a month. In 305 dys, this won der cow produced 1,080 pounds of butter an(j 20,300 pounds of milk. Too bad there is no way of im- j proving men's brains, as we im-1 prove cows’ udders. Only time can do that, and time is slow. The av- I erage intelligence in the British House of Commons today, accord-! ing to Lecky, is lower than the j average of all the free men in ! Athens, 3,000 years ago. Science j goes ahead, man stays aboutj where he was, a little less bru tal, a little less selfish. If Americans call President j Coolidge “the silent President’ I what will they call Mr. Hoover? | He has been elected President of the United States, will begin his ! work in less than two months, lias , been in Washington several days at work. Hf its slogan is that. it. builds character rather than material things. Comparatively speaking, building lives and character in a sense is not so different from building in a material way. Char acter is not builded overnight, or in a short time, but in a gradu al. progressive way. beginning with a solid foundation and work ing up ward, and this again." con tinued the speaker, “is a more correct interpretation of the slo gan, ‘We Build’." Character building was discussed at some length by the speaker. Mayor J. D. Underwood and C, I. Baldwin, manager of the local Sinclair Ri fining company, were introduced as new members. The dub was indeed fortunate in enjoying a splendid musical program by Mrs. R. K. Coletrane. Raul Mason, and Miss Ruth Brooks. i. \ it' >ix » iur. N i» Little Mary was the hello of hei community. A 'mall group of hoi playmates grew envious to the point of conspiracy. “1*1! tell you what let’s d-»,” whispered one: “We’ll start a tale on her. That'i fetch her down." That’s just what lias happened t i odfoe. American ingenuity, it the promotion of flat beverages has “started a tale" in the inter est id’ their own products and pock etbooks. I may say here, that harmlessness is a mighty happj virtue to claim for any sort o.! drink; ami most substitutes fo: coffee are absolutely harmless. Hut there’s no need for slan dering one’s good friend. We phy. sicians know that caffeine is one of the best heart, tonics known in spite of the advertisement: that is “deadly" and that “coffei topers’’ are virtual euicides. b? poisoning their own hearts. I people knew how to use caffeim for headaches, fewer would reall; poison tlieir hearts with eoal-ta preparations. Of course, coffee, like anythin; else must he temperately usee But, I have had over thirty year? experience and close observatio —and 1 have never yet witnesse death as a result of <• 'flee-drink itig! I have seen excesses com milted, yes. In everything, f'offe is. Lo xi very feeble extent, habit forming. So the use of slang. pvt. fane language, and the like; th latter the more dangerous! When the working man come home tired, exhausted,— with th heart just as tired as the othc muscles, what restores the nerve and general equilibrium bettt than u good cup of coffee? It a blessing, a comfort, not a met • ace. I would not give coffee 1 children, for the very valid roast that they don’t need it. Neithi Regular Session i *■* Recorders Court Quite a Number of Criminal | Cases Disposed Of On Tuesday of This Week i The* following criminal eases wen* tried and disposed of in Re -corder’s court on Tuesday of this ?week: Jjhn Starling and Malcolmn Woodard were found guilty of the arceny of cotton valued at less :han S20. Botn were sent to the roads for a period of four months and taxed with half the cost ?ach. They took an appeal to Su perior court. Luther Barnes and Willie Gad- ! lies were convicted of manufac- ! luring and of possession of still | outfit. Both were sentenced to the j county roads for four months ami taxed with half the cost each. The sentence of Luther Barnes was j ' suspended upon the payment of | 1 the cost. Elijah Johnson, convicted of as sault with deadly weapon, was sentenced to the roads for thirty lays. The sentence was suspended upon the payment of the cost and on further condition that he is of good behavior during the next two | Jasper Simms was given (to days on the roads for false pre tense. On another count charging false pretense, a f>0 day road sen tence was suspended during good behavior and upon the payment of the cost. J. D. Coates plead guilty to giv ing worthless chock and was dis .hurged upon file payment op $10 ♦ o the prosecuting witness ai d tru payment of the cost of the action. Dewey Staneil, aged 19, a white farmer, was found guilty of reck less driving and was fined $f>0 and taxed with the cost. The defend ant was ordered not to operate . car or motor vehicle again in 00. days. The state took a nol pros with leave in the case against Bruce Green, charged with violation of the prohibition law. M<»ye Sullivan entered a plea of guilty to abandonment and non support and was sentenced to the roads for twelve months. The -ontence is to be suspended upon condition that the defendant pr > rides adequate support for h;< wife. Capias is to issue at any •ime upon the request of the so Malgram Barefoot entered a olea of guilty to a warrant charg ing possession. Prayer for judg ment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Geo. Hubert Johnson was sen tenced to the roads for 90 days for abandonment and non-support. The sentence is to be suspended upon condition that the defendant provides adequate support for bis wife and child and pay the cost of the action. Capias is to issue upon the request of the solicitor. SANDERS THEATRE AGAIN I S( ORES DEC IDED 11 I f j I Playing to a full house la-; night at the Sanders theatre, Hen j Lor'mg and his all new Oh Dear'a | company scored a l»ig hit here I with their musical comedy and j vaudeville. This show comes hero j for a three-dav engagement, last night being their opening. A com pile te change of program is given every night. “ IU-n Loring is the comedian and his wise-cracks kept the audience ' in an uproar until the final cur tain was rung. A chorus of ten : pretty and vivacious girls were a • treat for those who admire youth and beauty. They were indeed t “dainty dancing darlings.” The i dancing Bradfords wore well re This smart musical revue car 1 ries a car load of special scenery - and effects and has a cast of - favorites, including Ethel Abbott. ? Geo. Brown, Bob McOhavles, Mad eline Boland, Dora Davis, Bobby s Dunn. J. Ruibfoerlegs Kaiden, >.* Evelyn Paine and the Dancing r Bradfords. All in all it’s “a whale s of a show and sets a pace that r deties competition.” - would I fill them with patented o nostrums, so-called nutrients, when n they can get good. wholesome v j milk. ’Wife of Home Run Kins Burned Mrs. George Herman Ruth with her Iheir daughter Dorothv. Mrs. IbkvarJ In a mysterious fire at Watertown M.i Mrs Kind, r' o ,\frs. Babe Kmh Mr. lor three years ’ \ jJc^ FREE TICKETS TO THE SANDERS THEATRE Heginning with this issue a I ree ticket will he given the person whose name ap pears somewhere on the want ad page of the Herald. The ticket must he called for at the Herald office before the succeeding issue, hut can he used for any one perform ance at the Sanders theatre any time the winner chooses. Turn to the want ad page, your name might he there. Annual Meeting Hospital Is Held Stockholders Hear Report by Secretary-Treasurer I)r. bv. J. B. Orr. and Elect Officers Hu- annual meeting of the tockholders of the Johnston 'runty Hospital, Inc., was held . -he commissioners room of tin .•ouvthouse here Tuesday after noon at two o’ch ck. Smithfiehl md Johnston county were rep resented at the meeting, and stockholders representing SkJ.OOe worth of stock were in attend A report of the hospital con dition was made in full by tin secretary-treasurer, Dr. \Y. T. 15. Orr. The report was regarded ver\ favorable, considering the general h prossion during the past year. The report showed that the hos rjital operated at a small deficit last year, but that all outstand ing indebtedness due in 1028 has been met. The loan on the hos pital building which is to be cur tailed annually has been taken care of as it came due. During the year 1028 there were 01b patients admitted to the hospital, ami 2,211 have been admitted since the opening of its doors on April lb, 102<». The following directors were •deeted for the new year: J. T. I'Mgerton. of Kenly, chairman of the hoard of county commission ers: J. D. I'nderwood, mayor o! Smithliold; Dr. M. ITinnant, of Micro; Dr. R A. Hocut-t. of Clayton. It. !’. Holding. Dr. Thel Hooks and Dr. W. J. 15. Orr, of Smithlield. A directors meeting has been called for Friday evening, Febru ary 1, at eight o’clock at the hos pital. NETTIE NOBLE CLASS HOLDS MEET INC SELMA, .Tan. 21.--The regulai monthly .meeting of the "Rottic Neihle Bible class of the Mcthodisl church was held Monday night ni the home of Mrs. Lirowood Rich ardson. This class was organizes in March, 1028, and since tha |t;me has hanked the sum o j S2.‘U’...‘i5. Of that amount, $101.0t was used to furnish the junio department of the Sunday sehoo and SI nr,.78 was spent for inci dentals. The officers for the pas year were: Mrs. R. 1). Rlackhurr president, and Mrs. F. M. Wa tors, secretary-treasurer, who wit the untiring efforts, of the oth er members have made the elas a success from a spiritual stand point as well as being a grea aid to other departments. Afte tin* business sess-ion the hostes served fruit cake and coffee. Ol beers for the ensuing year will h elected at tin' next meeting. Well-Known B o o t ledger Captured Af tor Evading- Officer; Wanted In Three Counties Harry Bauconi. well knowr bootlegger, wanted in three coun ties for violation of the law. was arrested in Goldsboro Wednesda.v and placed in the Wayne county jail, according: to information re ceived here yesterday. Haucom had gone to a Golds boro hotel when he was seen and recognized >>\- Traffic Cop Smith of Wayne county. He was arrest ed immediately and placed undei lock an(| key. Johnston county offi cers were notified of the arrest and yesterday Deputies J. I. Jef freys and J. O. Hinton went tc Goldsboro and brought him to the Johnston county jail. Late yes terefay afternoon ho had not giver bond. S ? s? Baucom figures in* court rec ord.- of Johnston, Wake and Dur ham counties, and several case* against him are now pending Hook Club Meets. Selma, Jan. 24. Mrs. George T) Vick was hostess to the member* .f the Friday Afternoon Rook c!:il* at her home on Massey trei f last Friday afternoon. After the routine of business ’v following literary program was enjoyed: ‘'Harper’s Monthly Magazine,” by Miss Margaret ' Ftheridge; “The Century Maga zine.” by Mrs. J. B. Person. The i history, distinctive contribution* and general estimate of these magazines were ably discussed The hostess served sandwiches ; o'>ffee and mints. 'Members present were Mes j dames George F. Rrio.tz, l i. V W'M-dard, C. A. Jacobs. L. D. Deb | it.-in. T. B. Person, Misses Amu Nr ilc and Margaret Ktheridge. Centenary .Methodist Church Sunday school. U:dO a. m., T I c. Voting:, superintendent, i I ’reaching at 11 a. m.. and p. m. Morning subject: “A Wort Fitly Spoken." Kvening subject '“Tiie Israelite’s Ingratitude.” Mid-week prayer services, 7:.T p. in. Wednesday. CO \ I KS-IIOliUS \Y FIJI UNO. I A wedding of int.'i-'st to ' friends throughout John.-tun and , surrounding: countie? wjs that of A. i-s Pearl Hobbs ot Sniilhtle’.d, • route 1. and Mr. Roy V.oates » irmt.'h. Mrs. Coates, the daughter : f . e late Mr. W. B. a \ ei y popular member < I tin >o..nger set in her coni.-nu*vty :• iki is well known t.h*.\ ughont the i unty. rile bridegroom is tne son I , Mi. and Mrs. W. :\1. Co arcs and !• a prosperous your/ tanner. Alter February 1. Mr. and Mis. Coates will be at their at tractive home near Sniithfield Their many friends wish for then a long and happy life. Music Club Gives Sp!edid Program Review of Last Year’s Work Is Feature of Program; Bach and (ieihel Studied The first meeting of the Aeo lian Music club for the new year i was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. H. ( . Hood on North Third street. A delightful program on Bach and (ieihel had been arranged by Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson and Marvin Woodall, and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the twenty-seven mem bers present. After the program the follow ing review of the activities of the club for 1028 was given by the club president, Mrs. C. V. John ‘‘Six foreign and six American composers were studied and pro grams given during the past year. Combined with some of these we had Irish music. Oriental music. American. Indian and Negro music (spirituals and plantation songs). An Easter vesper service was held in the Presbyterian church. A program of music for the pub lic was given in the courthouse in duly, and besides about twenty five who took part in the program we had three visiting artists. Miss Rachel Creech, of Sanders Chapel. Miss h ranees White, of Scotland Neck, and Hunter Johnson, of Benson. In November, the Tropi cal Vagabonds gave a gooj con cert in the school auditorium. In December we had a meeting re viewing the life of Schubert., it being the closing of the centen nial of his death, 1828. Christ mas songs were rendered at the -close of the meeting. “A few words about the six foreign composers in chronologi “ Handel, 108,0-17.">9, Gorman, composer of "The Messiah.” ■•ailed the father of the oratorio. "Haydn, 17M2-1K09, Austrian, called father of the symphony. "Mozart, 17.MM79!, German, composer of It) symphonies and ‘V2 sonatas'. X “Beethoven. 1770-1827, Belgian composer of nine symphonies and ‘‘Schuherl. 1707-1828. German, composer of symphonies. songs and many other forms of music. ‘‘Mendelssohn, 1809-18-17, Ger man, co,mposer of Wedding March. Spring Song, Midsummer Night's Dream, Moonlight Sonata, . and many other well known musical selections. "Hymns we know by these com posers are: ‘Joy to the World', by Handel; ‘The Spacious Firma ment on High.' by Haydn; ‘Jesus, f My C-ro«s Have Taken,' by Mo vant,; ‘Sing With All the Sons oT Glory/ by Beethoven; ‘Still, Still With Thee/ and ‘Hark the Tier aid Angels Sing/ by MendeDsohn." After the program u short bus iness session was conducted by the president. At this time it was decided to give an Easter vesper service again this year. A com mittee to be appointed will ar range the programs for .meetings the next six months. "Music Study Exalts Life” is the slogan for 1929. The hostess served de licious refreshments consisting of fruit punch, cycoanut balls and Mrs. Guy Lee and Mrs. I.yndot •Jordan were the new members re ceived at this meeting. , >i UK I iI inn I I K KA .M\5S RICH A MO NR CI.ASSM ATKS ! Mr. Wot ili Boyette, a senior a’ Duke University, was initiate-: into Phi Beta Kappa Thursday night of last week. He ranker fifth as to grades made during period of three years, only tw< boys and two girls being ahea of hiim. Seventeen heeame mem hers of this fraternity at the time. Mr. Boyette is the son o' Mrs. George* Langston of ti’.i: city and a brother of Miss Flor once Boyette, a member of t!:i high school faculty here. Ife ha always stood high in his dasse being the winner of the Kdwii Smith Pou medal when he grad i ate,i from high school. Is your name on the want a page today for a free movie tick jot to Sanders theatre? Asks For 8-Month State School Term Chaplin Love? Goor^i I-?.•!. .i . • ho ,':)'pc'.rc 1 5s Halo at.d Chapiii -fj’.c snys they arc non is ” Farmer Pine Level Man Dies in Raleigh N. 15. Halt's Passes Alter .V Short Illness; Interment Made in Clayton Cemetery Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Edenton Street Methodist church, Raleigh, i'or N. I!. Hales by his pastor, Rev. F. S. lane, assisted by J. Furman Herbert, pastor of Cen tral Methodist church. Mr. Hales is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mamie Jones Hales, and live children, Mrs. W. B. Cod win, of Selma; Mrs. E. W. King, "of Raleigh; Mrs. M. N. Moseley. <>f Charlotte; N. B. Hales, Jr., and Harold Hales, both of Raleigh. Pallbearers were: R. H. Crow ler. I). H. Dixon. R. T. Barker, C. I. (lodwin, of Raleigh, and II. It. (Jerald. I*. C. Price, and N. M. Curley, of Pine I-evel. Interment was made in the ('layton cemetery. Mr. Hales was well and favor ably known in this section, having lived in Pine Level for a number »f years before moving to Ral egh. j SMALL FIRE (HAIRS IN BROOK IAN The fire company was called • Brooklyn yesterday morning ibout one o'clock when it was found that a five-room dwelling • n South Fourth street belonging o II. 1>. Ellington was burning. The tire apparently caught be tween the ceiling and the roof, j ind live roof was in flames when; he fire company arrived. The blaze was soon extinguished with 'it tie damage to the house ex apt the loss of the roof. Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday school Sunday at 9:B0 t. in.. F. C. Fitzgerald superin Church services Sunday nigh! nt 7:00 j). m.i by pastor. Rev. II. R. Faircloth. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:00 p. m. I)r. Hooks Returns Home. Friends of Dr. Thel Hooks, who lias Ween in a Richmond hospital for several weeks, will be glad *o know that he was sufficiently improved to return home Wed nesday. Dr. Hooks stood the trip well and is getting along nicely. Sl’PERIOIM orRT OPENS HERE ON MONDAY A .special two weeks’ term of Superior court for the trial of civil cases will begin here Monday, January 28, with Judge W. A. Devin, of Ox ford. presiding. rl lie calendar lias been com pleted, and court will open promptly at ten o’clock. All the cases are said to be of minor importance, no out standing eases to come up for trial at this session. Bill Introduced By Representative Mc Lean Would C u t School Tax To 40c RALEIGH. Jan. 24.—A measure proposing a state-wide eight months public school term, which, in connection with the adminis tration proposal to increase the gasoline tax to 5 cents for county road maintenance would reduce ad valorem taxes practically one half, was laid before the joint leg islative education com mat tee yes terday by Representative A. I). MaeLean, "f Beaufort, chairman of the House committee. Representative MacLean intro duced his bill proposing the eight month'* term in the House yester day morning. It crashed unexpect edly into an atmosphere grown nearly calm about matters of in creasing the Constitutional six months’ term since Governor Gardner's inaugural utterance flatly against increasing the state wide term at this time. Coming from Mr. Mac-Lean added another surprise, as the Beaufort Assem bly man, known as a conserva tive, was regarded as opposed to the eight-months’ term. Has Been Opposed. r.xipja-mmjjf ms position. Mr. Mat I,can said that he hacome around in favor of the longer term after long consideration which had made it ap-parent to him that there was only half the relief from local taxes in a six months’ term aided by an equali zation fund operative under the present system as there was to ho found in#an eight-months* term under provisions of his bill. Suggests Tax Sources. Although provision for financing the longer term was not set forth m his hill, Representative Mac l.ean suggested that the nine million dollars required could he raised easily by a 2 per cent con sumer's tax on light bills, a ?1 tax of automobile drivers, increase of certain income tax brackets itiul more strict collection, raising franchise tax on power companies, mid if necessary a sales tax on theatre admissions and soft drinks. It was estimated that the state equalizing fund would have to be doubled to take rare of the eight months' term. It is tixe-d at 000,000 in the budget on a six months’ basis, but Representative Mac Lean figured that it could be rut from ten to nine millions by economics under state direction of expenditures. The bill provides for a maximum •10 cents tax for schools in all counties, the remainder of the costs of maintenance to be sup plied from the state fund. Mr. Mac Lean said that his bill would provide an important step toward the goal that should bo sought, state operation of all public schools. A CARD OF THANKS W <* wish to thank our many friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our dear child, also for the beautiful floral offerings. MU. & MRS. SHERRILL UTLEV, Benson, X. C. Jan. 21. j Aunt Roxie Opines f By Me— , U ! “I hearn dat crowd at Rally j wnz gwine ter hep de farmer ef Jdey haz ter put a tax on long: hair and short tawks.”