Do You Know Of A Vacant Lot in Smithlield that need Beautify ing? Enter it in the Yard and Garden Contest, Then Beautify! Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a [Livestock Sta tion Yard. 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 37 Ike oarlieki Dies Co. Home Old Time Negro ill) or a 100 Years Old Passes Suddenly —Widely Known For His Weather Predictions “Ike” Barfield, colored, known practically all over Johnston coun ty as a most unusual character, died Wednesday at the county home where he had been for fif teen years or more. “Ike’s” age is not known exactly. Some say he is arounj a hundred years old, while others would fix his age at about ‘JO. A't any rule lie was a very old negro, who seemed hale and hearty up to the time of his death. For the past six months his vitality had somewhat waned, but on Tuesday evening he ate liis supper as usual. The next morning he was found dead in bed. “Ike” was an old-time slave negro belonging to the Barfield family of Cumberland county Wlien a boy he sustained a blow on the head from a hoe or rak.* and ever alter lie was a hall •wit. Herein lay his uniqueness. His injury caused him to remem ber things which happened be fore his hurt, but. afterwards his mind developed in rather a pe culiar way. He was constantly talking of “Miss Lena,” his mis-, tress in slave times, and other; persons whom he had known the a, but he seemed to have los^l the j faculty of remembering names ol j persons with whom he came i . j contact afterwards, llis knack ol I foretelling weather conditions was , made much of by every one, even j the children delighting to aswj “Uncle like” when it was going to rain. He rarely ever failed in his prophecies, and he was pretty j accurate in telling the time when | the moon would change. At the county home, “Ike" ha.I a one-room cottage all to himseii and he was obsessed with th“ j idea that the cottage was his own property. He would tell anyone that he had the deed to the house, and would permit no one to go inside. Another peculiarity of “Ike” was the fact that he would we li no shoes. No matter how cold the weather he wore no covering on his feet. So inured to the weather had his skin become, that it resembled tire thickness of an' elephant’s skin. For years before “Ike” was carried to the county homo he lived near Smithliekl towards Sanders Chapel. Our earliest recol lection of him is of an old, old negro who walked in a peculiar manner and always with a tow sack thrown over his shoulder. Usually he muttered to himself as he walked along. ol politeness anu as The old man was the soul was addressed by any one, off his hat came with a sweep of the hand, and his “yes ma’am’s” and “ no ma’ams" were conspicuous in his speech. Though only a half-wit, he was never known ti commit any crime. He seemed thoroughly honest and was able to tend a small piece of ground for his living until fifteen or mor • years ago when it was not eo' sidered safe for him to live alone and he was taken to the county home. He was even able to do his bit after being taken there. “Dear Buddy: The Pou-Parrish Post of the American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday night of this week in Four Oaks at eight o’clock. All Warld War veterans are invite I to attend whether members rr not. Your Buddy, “LIJBY F. BOYALL, Adjt." 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 to the one deciphering their name and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald office, we will present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the following issue. Miss Lue 11a Stanley recou nted her name last issue. TODAY’S TANTALIZKK .leonttemedsundcsomn j Millard Johnson A senior in t,:ic Micro high school, who won third place in the declamation contest held at. Wake Konst College recently. He was present d with a bronze medal. The subject of his declamation was "America's- Mission," by William! Jennings Bryan. There wire about forty in the contest and Char-i lotto won first place and Durham second. Mr. Johnson is planning to attend Wake Forest College! National Music Week May 5-1 I Clayton Will Observe Occa sion With Fitting Musical Programs; Committees Ap pointed by Woman’s Club Clayton is to observe National Music Week which is May 5 to 11. The Woman’s club is spon soring- this movement, and a mem ber of the club lias furnished tin* Herald with the following com mittees which have been appointed to provide a thorough observance of the occasion: Clayton schools: 1». F. Hasse’’, M'iss Florence Winstead. Churches: Mrs. Warren MeOul lers, Mrs. C. M. Thomas. Sunday School: Mrs. B. M. Rob ertson, Mrs. C. II. Beddingfield. Stores: Mrs. Rudolph Barnes. Homes: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Radio: Mrs. John T. Talton. Local activities will get under way at a union service to he held at the Met'hodist church Sunday I evening, May 5. During the week all clubs meeting will use a 1.1 - A'merican music on their pro Aill 0.1 i layion s or.muH/.uuiuiift will cooperate to make Music Week a permanent stimulus to mi Rural anil educational advance ment clubs, schools and churches will fall in line. Stores, factories and institutions will play their part in the week’s festival. Above aill, music in the home is to be intensified during this period. Or ganization that major in music and others that use it only inci dentally will combine to make of Music Week a real summing up of the town's musical and civic life. Each will contribute in hi own way to the joint effort to impress uipon the public what mu sic can do as a comfort, a stim ulus, a nerve-steadying force and a companion to man in his work and play, in his home and in his community. HOY Stour SERVICE AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A Boy Scout service will bo held at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 7:45 o’clock. The scouts will attend in a body, and the sermon by the past : ’, [ i Rev. Chester Alexander, will be I appropriate to the occasion. Scouis | will act as ushers and pass the 1 collection plates. The public :• j cordially invited to this service. Notice is hereby given that th » town election will be held or Tuesday the 7 day of May, 1929 j The polls will be open at the city I clerk's office on said day from sun I rise to-wit: 5:22 a. m. to sun sot at 7:00 p. m. The city clerk's I office is situated on Market street in the town of Smitnfield, N. C. I This May the 3, 1929. ‘ J. D. UNDERWOOD, Mayor. NOTICE Busy Week Sn J Superior Court Court Allows Damages in (lie Sum of $‘JG75 in the Cast Joe JV1. Johnson vs. J. W Poole | Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day were busy days in the eivi. term of Superior court in sessi m here the second week. A great jdeal of work was disposed of i*; one way or another. There ha; I been an unusually large nu j for this damage. The plaintiff was represent-1 j by Athell and Shepard, and the defendant was represented r.y (’has. II. Grady. The injuries which the plaintiff in this action sustained brought him for the third time in his life to a point where his friends and medical advisors entertained little hope for his recovery. When a boy, a companion accidentally tired a riffle directly in front of him aid the bullet went clear through his body in close prox imity to th eheart. Later he .sus tained a blow on the head at some livery stables which also rendered him unconscious for some little time. The automobile wreck out of which this case comes, was the third instance for despairing; of his life. It was believed by I those "who took him out of the j wreckage that he would not live I long enough to reach the bus- : Micro Junion-Senior Banquet. Micro, May 2.—The Juniors and Seniors, of the Micro high school iehl their annual junior-senior mnquel in a null of the school milding Friday evening. The hall vas beautifully decorate i with vistaria and rosebhds, carrying .ut a color note of pink and lav uular. The dinner wa« served in four ■nurses, during which '.oa^s were »;• on as follows: to toe senior •' 11a Mae FPzgerahl; re sponse, Millard Johnson; to fac ilty, Eula Mac Sniper, to whicv. Miss Jo Puivelle responded: .oast to the school was given by Miss Lecta Batten. Mr. Earl Fitzgerald acted as toastmaster ii.ud tendered -his part of the pro gram in h's usual style with a sprinkle of humor v'nich never fads to create outbursts of laugh ter. Prof. Tuttle was askvw to make a speech and Jiis advice “Jo Climb” was an inspiration to both classes. Mis$ Evelyn Hinnant, who had furnished appropriate music during the entire dimer, came forth and sang very sweetly a farewell song to the seniors Im mediately after this those present retired to the teacherage where they were joined by the grade teachers in a very enjoyable re ception. The banquet ?.’a9 sponsor ed by Miss Mamie Rutn Williams CONORESS M A N A BERN E'l 11Y TO BROADCAST MAY Chas. L. Albernethy, congress North Carolina, has accepted ai man fro-m the third district O' invitation extended by the Nation al Farm News to address thi farmers of America over t h. radio tomorrow evening, May 4 a eight o’clock. The speech will b broadcast from Station WJSY I Washington, D. C. First-Citizens Bunk & Trust Co., Ready To Open In Dunn Mav 9th; J. C. Graham Will Be Cashier The First Citizens Hank and j Trust ('umpany of this city will open for business in Dunn on j May 9th. Several weeks ago the First and Citizens National Haul J relinquished its charter as a na tional bank anti changed its nanr as styled above, in order to be J ‘->hle to enlarge the .scope of its I activities, the first step in this I direction being the organization of | a branch bank in Dunn. Mr. ,!. C. Graham, who has been with the Hank of Harnett, [as cashier of its Coats branen, has been selected for the new Dunn institution. Also his brother, | Mr. 1,. H. Graham, who is now with tin* Commercial Hank, Dunn, has been selected as an officer for the Dunn branch. Mr. .1. C. (r rah a m has had more than ten 1 years’ hanking experience in liar- i nett county, and Mr. E. H. Ora- i liaim has had more than five << years’ experience with the C-ori- 1 Focal kiwaitis \\ ish Poisson llcv. (hosier Alexander Makes Address; Fun Foal* ure In Form of Moek Radio Program By ('. C. MAKSKV, M. I). Tuesday evening Smithfield Ki wanians liad Uhe pleasure of en tertaining the Benson club at Benson. The entertainment., whiia in every particular was extra ordinarily good, took the form of a mock radio program, featuring music, both vocal and instrument al. jokes emerged from certain memibers to a high place, inspira tional comments, and spurts of literary color were outstanding, yet, no part of the program was more timely than the mock tobac co sale put on by a veteran auc tioneer with a team of buyers representing R. J. Reynolds To bacco company, American To bacco company, the Imperial To bacco company, and other largo companies. In the midst of congenial p’a.V, the club were reminded of the basic reason for Kiwanis success, which is the emphasis the organ ization places upon the human terial values of life. On this oc casion there was no reference to the material values of life. At this time Chester Ailoxandi r, president of the Smithiield club, briefly addressed the audience o'. I what he considered a high priv ilege, namely: “ Fellowship with Consequent Friendship,'’ and in sisted that Kiwanis affords means for friendship of a fine type. Theron Hurts and N. C. Shu ford jointly share the credit f- r the program which could not have succeeded without the assistance of Misses Ruth Brooks an<] Con stance Harrelson, and Marv'ri | Woodall. Kiwanian Burts, pro gram director and radio announ cer, received hearty applause as the program went over. The Smith-field club enjoyed the warm reception by the Benson club. Indications of an endurin: | friendship between the two wn , prominent. Presbyterian Services. 1 Smithiield Sunday morning a' U o’clock. Sermon by Pastor. Sun day night, 7:15. Special, semio: •wi.th Boy Scouts. Bible classe: . at 10 a. m. Public cordially in , vited. Mr. Warrick G. Debnam, son o ,«Mr. L. D. Debnam, has accepte* a position with the Smithfieh Motor company, local dealers fo Hudson-Essex automobiles. Mi Debnam lias been for the pas few months with a firm in Golds boro. JVIailc ! in Lora! Firm! Mr. \\ . W. Jonlan, who since ; I'.'iM has boon /onnecled with the ! hardware business in this city ! known as the Jordi’in-I'ldmmuhsou Hardware company, has severed his connection with that firm, I hiivi-n.se sold his interest to Mr. i K. S. Kdmundi.on. Mr. Jordan will , open a business of his own on j June 1 in the store formerly oe- I cupied by Austin and Hamilton | next door to the Jordan-Edmund son Hardware company. Mr. Jor dan states that it is not his in- / lent ion to open a regular hard ware business, hut certain lines will be conducted. lie will special ize i i picture framing of all kinds, ' will carry electrical supplies, sporting goods, and a selected line of shelf hardware, lie will con duct a repairing department fo: locks and fitting keys. I!. GODWIN CKI.ElIUATKrt ms Torn mm iiday ! DINK DKVKL, May 1.—On Son day, April 28, the children ai:d grandchildren of Mr. B. Godwin, together with a few close fHerds, | met at the home of Mr. Godwin1 to celebrate his MUh birthday. Everything was in readiness t ) i give him an mutually good day. I Despite the inclement wo.tther tiic | day was most omoyahie. Mr. God- | win’s home being large and very ! roomy, the rain tanned no incon venience. A bountiful dinner or feast was spread at the noon hour, and jt consisted of barbecue, chicken, cream, cake and ?.!1 things that go to make up a good dinner. Among the number present were eight children: Mr. (’. I. Godwin and family, of Raleigh; W. B. Godwin and family, of Selma; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Aus tin, of Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. I.. B. Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Godwin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rae, all of l'ine Ltvcl. There were nineteen grandchildren pres ent. Those from out of town to help enjoy the celebration were: Mrs. D. H. Bagley, of Micro; Mrs. N. B. Hales, of Raleigh; Mr. A If Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Fate Austin, of Clayton; Messrs. Fred Fletcher and II. C. Hinson, o; Raleigh. All declared they had enjoyeJ a most pleasant day and a da.,' long to be remembered. They de parted wishing for Mr. Godwii; many more happy birthdays. Mr. Godwin was the recipient of many i beautiful and useful gifts. In Swain county, livestock far mers have spent over $2,000 foi seeds used in planting permanent pastures this spring. T It. HOOD, i»‘‘'idt>n( 1 irs( ( ifi/,.ns Hank and nisf Company. Bank <*f I>unn. ' l!,‘ l-anli I'lli1.1;na: in | >unn 1ms * 1,1 I ‘ 1 111' J1'! ! ; ( 'i i I/,. . . ;M ^ :iM '* 1 111 1 <’i• 1111>:i ji \ , :i rui il ] '".'iv In-in.- (mint,.,! ;m,( p,,j, "'«i i "million for tlm oponin;.; on ;ni) ilriy. May IMh. ’ ! Johnstoiiians V isi I Hatchery ml _ \V. I). Avera Tells of Trip Through Eastern Carolina and Fish at Hampton’s Hatchery By W. I). AVERA On Tuesday, I he 23 rd day o'. April, Mr. W. W. Stewart am!, I went with Mr. Tom E. Talton j to Roper on business. After get ting out of the best county in the state we went and came through mighty fine farming sec- ; lions. We saw great fields of to bacco being set in Wilson and ! Edgecombe, and further east lots! of spuds of Irish potatoes. We j saw much cotton which was eithev planted or ready to plant in u few days. In these sections they grow vegetables—thousands of them—and haul them on trucks to Norfolk, Richmond, Petersburg, and Hopewell. We passed through large cities and towns not so big Lucama and Wilson where they claim they sell more leaf tobacco than any city In the world. Leaving there on the hard road we passed | through I'inetops, I'onetoe, Hetle. il and I'arnielee, and by Roberson- | l ille and Everett to Williamston. | At Williamsiton we saw the fair grounds where they have good liorse-racing and fine baseball. Die roads this far had been very ine indeed, and where the hard urj’ace ended the sand clay was almost as goonc of t lie show places—and the innuaT clover field with the re1 leads glistening in the sunshine and 75 sheep and lambs waist loep in this pretty green-red field is a picture that the Coun ,ry Gentleman should be glad .<> print and pay a nice price ’or the privilege. But to get back to my trip. At Plymouth we asked for a fishery we wanted to go fishing—and were told to go to Hampton’ b’ishery. There we journeyed two md a half miles over very rough mil scary places, but it was worth the trip for there we had in eve-full of looking at fish— loads of fishi The catch that wo •aw them make netted eight or ten thousand herrings, one large roe shad, one small rockfish, one red horse, a ten or fifteen-pound •arp, and a bushel of perch of various kinds. They caught that day approximately 200,000 her ring. This Mr. Hampton is a fine fellow. He was at State Col lege with Governor O. Max Gard ner and my friend, W. N. Holt and he has made good. The fac tory down below Plymouth on th. Roanoke River is the receiver cf all the fish caught up at the fish ery. They load them by machinery onto the barge or flat boat and a motor boat pulls them down to | the factory where all of this j herring is accounted for except the blood. This was news to me but true all tbe same. They use the scales. Did you know that ? They manufacture imitation pearls out of them and sell to the ladies for adornment. The roe they can, and we are all fond of nice fresh fish roe. The heads and offal are put into fisi scrap for fertilizer and what is left—nice fat headless, scaleless herring—is packed in barrels and kegs in brine and sold as salt herring. They are mighty good. At Hu* fishery where they were caught I was told that the price was 80 cents per hundred for herring; 25 cents for roe shad: | and 20 cents for rockfish. There j is nothing any better than shad I and rockfish. We were told of the excitement they had the day before we were there. They caught a sturgeon more than nine feet long and it weighed nearly 200 pounds. W'c I TURN TO PAGE 5, PLEASE MISS WILLIE HUNTER TO SPEAK TO 4-H CLUBS In a recent issue, announce ment was made that Mrs. Estelle Smith, district chair man of home demonstration work, would be in Smithfield tomorrow. May 4, to attend the Achievement Day exer cises of the 4-H club girls of Johnston county. Yesterday Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, county home demonstration agent, received a message from Mrs. Smith stating that it would be impossible for her to be present. In her stead Miss Willie Hunter, clothing specialist of State College Extension Department, will be here and will make a talk on the “School Girl’s Ward robe.” Plans are about complete for the Achievement Day pro gram which will begin a( ten o’clock in the morning in the court room. Several hundred club girls are expected to be in attendance. Few Criminal Cases In Court Recorder's Court Has Light Docket; Number of Cases Not Iteported Last Week Onily a few criminal cases were tried in Recorder’s court here this week, the following being disposed of: Millard Hill was found guilty of cursing on the public highway. Prayer for judgment was contin ued upon the payment of the cost. Chester Beasley and Roy Mc Laimfo Were convicted of possessor, of still and of manufacturing. Beasley was fined $50. Prayer fov judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost as to Roy Me Lamb. Percy Ingram was fined $50 and taxed with the cost for oper ating a motor vehicle while un der the influence of whiskey. Howard Otis, WiLlie Layton and Jarvis or John Bell were found guilty of the larceny of chickens. Each was sent to the roads for 18 months and taxed with or.e thiru of the cost. On another* count charging larceny of chick ens prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of one-third of the cost each. Willie Layton, John Bell, How ard Otis and Fred Layton were convicted of the larceny of chick ens. Fred Layton was sent to the roads for 18 months and taxed with one-third the cost. Prayer for judgment was continued upon tlhe payment of one-fourth the cost as to John Bell, Howard Otis and Willie Layton. The following cases were tried last week but were not reporteu in Friday’s issue: Joe Davis was found guilty of disturbing public worship. Prayer for judgment was continu ed upon the payment of the cost. Prayer for judgment was con tinued upon the payment of the. cost in the case against Joe Davis and Argo Bunn, convicted of disturbing public worship. Albert Johnson and Reuben Price were convicted of disturbing public worship. Prayer for judg ment was continued upon the pay ment of half the cost each. Albert Johnson was found guii ty of assault. Prayer for judg ment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Clarence Hill w'us found guilty of disturbing public worship. Prayer for judgment was contin ued upon the payment of the cost. J. J. Arnold was fined $10 and taxed with the cost for vio lation of the prohibition laws. William Brinkley was convicted of abandonment and non-support. Prayer for judgment was contin ued upon the payment of the cost. Otho Evans, Wilbert Haywood, Otho High, and McCoy Mangum were found guilty of possession and transportation. Each was fire 1 $12.50 and taxed with one-founb the cost. Douglas Ford was sent to the county roads for a term of 30 days and taxed with the costs for resisting officer. He was given an other 30-day road sentence for being drunk and disorderly. News Patients Local Hospital --- i 4 M Little Herman Peetiin Hurt in Auto Accident Is Improv ing:; Mr. D. J. Wellons Un dergoes Operation ! Mr. D. J. Wellons underwent an operation Monday and is ge: ting along nicely. He was in tha hospital for treatment several days before the operation. Mr. Dalton Porter, otf Benson underwent an operation for ap pendicitis Tuesday. Mrs. Julia Strickland, of Smit.i field, RFD, who underwent a se rious operation aibout three weeks ago, is getting along nicely. Miss Blanche Byrd, of Four Oaks, route 4, underwent an op eration Tuesday for appendicitis. She is now improving. Little Lucile Peacock, five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Peacock, of Peacock’s Cross Roads, entered the hospital Wed nesday for treatment. Del>ma Deans, 17-year-old son of J. L. Deans of Selma, route 1. who has been in the hospital for treatment for a complication ot diseases, is now up. Little Hermarf Peedin, 1-yea* old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Peedin of Selma, who was re cently hurt in an automobile ac cident, is improving rapidly and will leave the hospital in a few days. Mr. Valmore Parrish, who re cently underwent an operation for appendicitis, left for his home at Angier yesterday. Mrs. S. A. Duncan, of Benson, who has been quite sick, is now improving. iMiss^ Doris Hooks, o