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V Do You Know Of A f Vacant Lot in Smithfield that need Beautify ing? Enter it in the Yard and Garden Contest, Then Beautify! r Jo hnston County’s Oldest and Best 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 24, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 4.5 Heavy Docket In Recorders Court Large Number Criminal Cas es Disposed of in L o c a i Court Here This Week A large docket was disposed of in Recorder’s court here this week, the following criminal cases being tried: T. II. Truelove, David Moore, C. If. Hill, T. B. Johnson and J. Sasser, who were convicted of ; violating the fishing laws, were \ discharged upon the payment of j the cost. R. G. Allen plead guilty to giv ing worthless check. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the i payment of the check and the cost. Zero Jemigan and Malcolm Lee, charged with trespass, were found not gliilty. Abell & Shepard, attorneys for John Starling and Malcolm Wood ard who were convicted January 22 of stealing cotton and sentenc ed to the roads for four months, entered a motion to change the sentence to a fine and the motion was allowed. Tho four-month sen tence originally entered was sus pended upon tho payment of $100 fine and the cost. Willie Best was found guilty o» carrying concealed weapon and of ^ssault. He was sentenced to the j1 n>ads for six months, to be dis- s charged at the end of four months 11 provided the cost is paid. , j. Harry Barnes, charged with vi-M olation of the prohibition law, was 1 called and failed. Judgment ni si 1 sci fa and capias. j s "iiiKMia Jones was convicted of ; simfple assault. Prayer for judg-jt ment was continued upon the payment of the cost. ji Ada Hick, Bertha Sullivan and 1 Henry Sullivan, charged with ; trespass, were not convicted. 1 Eliza Watson, charged with*< larceny, was found guilty of rc* | j ceiving stolen property, and was j sentenced to jail for a tern of U 90 days to be worked as the' I sheriff sees fit. Tile sentence is (1 to lie suspended upon the payment 'j of the cost. Gertrude Richardson? charged { 111 assault with deadly weapon, t entered a plea of nolo con tend r *. i She was found guilty of assault j -with deadly weapon Shid was sent | to jail for six months to he \ worked as the sheriff sees fit. j The jail sentence is to be sus- t pended upon the payment of a s fine to the prosecuting wit- ] ness and the payment of the cost. } Clarence Atkinson, who was f convicted of assault with deadly t weapon was sentenced to tin; ( roads for 18 months. , Thurman Whitley, charged with carrying concealed weapon was L not convicted. Harvey Hughes was found Kuil* , \ y i.i iw. me |/iu 1'u.ii of sale and of sale of whiskey, lie was sentenced to the roads for twelve months, to he dis charged at the end of DO days provided the cost is paid and c*n j further condition that the defend- ] ant leaves. Johnston county and i stays out of the county for the next two years. Vernon Williams was charged •with assault. Not guilty. (Turn to page four) * ERROR CORRECTED Attention has been called to. an error in the posters re cently distributed by the Vara L. Smith shop. Silk bloomers which were priced at ten cents should have been sixty-n/ne. The correction ap pears in the advertisement in this issue of the Htuald. Head the list of bargains in this page ad. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters ill the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field or Johnston County, and to the one deciphering their lame and presenting a copy_ of this paper to the Herald ortice, we v/ill present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the following issue. . TODAY’S TANTALIZER Catherine Martin decipher ed her name last issue, eccotmerh Johnston County 4-H Club Girls A part of the .'>00' 4 H Club Girls who participated in the Achieve ment Day Exercises here on Saturday. May A. There are 55.‘i girls in the county, who are learning many useful things about home-making under the leadership of Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, County Home Demonstration Agent. Closing Exercises Meadow School !vcv. Chester Alexander Will Preach Commence mot'2 Sermon Sunday Afternoon; BKNSON, Route 2, May 23.— Commencement at Meadow high ehoal begins with the baccal-ti: eate sermon by Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor of the Presby erian church of S-mithfield, on >umlay afternoon, May 26, at hree o’clock. Mr. Alexander !s forceful speaker and the school eels very fortunate in being ab’e o secure him for this occasion. On Wednesday evpning, May 29 t eight o’clock, the seniors have heir class day exercises. This ear the class is departing from he old type of senior class day xercises. The program is being resented in the form of a play, nd it is believed that the change .’ill be welcomed by the audience, lisses Annie Howard Felton and Jorothy Tide have charge of this hase of the commencement. OrTThursday morning, May 30 t eleven o’clock, Mr. Tom Boat f Raleigh, will deliver the an ual literary address. Mr. B<si < a reporter for the Greensboro )ai 1 y News. He is usually referred o as the dean of North Caro-1 ina newspaper reporters. He has: he reputation of being a gifccd pcakcr, and his address is being1 joked forward to with great ir erest. Immediately after the ad ress, the seniors, who are fit’ eon in nunilber, will receive tlieii iiplomas. Following this there kill ho a picnic dinner serve i inner the trees in front of ti .* cache rage. On Thursday afternoon at 2:30, lio I’lii'milh rr i'll il <> will r* I'lwnn I u program. At this time those mem be rs of the seventh grade who passed the county examinations will receive their certificates. Fol lowing this, the perfect atten 1 ance certificates will be awarded to those children who have been neither absent nor tardy during the year. Also at this'time, the medals offered by Mr. J. W. Whittenton of Benson to the pu pils doing the best work in the Ihigh school will be presented, j The public is cordially invited to attend all or a part of this commencement. It is earnest!} hoped that all patrons of t li 2 school will be present at each phase of the commencement. HEKAM) EXTENDS THANKS I« O R# LO V EI, V G ER A N11! M h The Herald is indebted to Mr3 J. M. Gainey, who lives nea. Hares’ store, for the most eolorfu bouquet of geraniums and fen\ that can be imagined. At. ler ; seven different kinds in vaiyin; shades combine to produce a love ly picture. Practically every vis5 tor to the office has comments upon their beauty. Mrs. Gainey sent us last yea some home grown oranges whic' were quite a curiosity. The orang “tree,” now two years old, ha had a profusion of orange blo? Isoms, but only twelve orange (have begun to form, j Many thanks to Mrs. Gaine I for her thoughtfulness in sendin the Herald the geraniums. Mrs, Massgengill Gone To Reward Funeral of Mrs. R. E. Massert .i*i 11 at Antioch Church Sun day Afternoon Attended hv Larue Crowd The funeral of Mrs. R. E. Mas sengill who died Saturday at her home near Four Oaks was held Sunday afternoon at Antioch Methodist church, the service be ing- conducted by Rev. Charles Johnson, of Benson. Seldom has so large a crowd attended a funeral in that section. An infant child who died a few hours prior to thes death of Mrs. Massengill was bur ied with her. Mrs. Massengill was a member of the Freewill Baptist church. She attended school at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson and was a most useful woman in her coirn.ual.y. Before her marriage she was Miss Lillie Snead, daugh ter of Mr. W. R. Snead of this city. The deceased was thirty-five years of age. Surviving her are her husband : and five children, Lee, Florence,* Sarah, Hilda and Wilton; her father, W. R. Snead; and fiva brothers and sisters, Mrs. M. C. Stewart, of Four Oaks, route 1; Mrs. P. L. Dark, Walter and Hu bert Snead, of Sanford; and Way Ion Snead, of this city. .'inch More Painful. Very Old Father^ “There is nothing worse than to be old Very Young Son; “Yes there is, dad.” very win ramcr: v>nat.' Very Young Son: ‘‘To be young and broke.” WORTH BOYETTE TO ORADUATE FROM DIKE I Friends here of Worth Boyette are in receipt of the following in 1 vitation: “The Senior class of Duke Uni Iversity requests the honor of your presence at the exercises I of commencement Week June sec ! ond to fifth nineteen hundreds and [twenty-nine, Durham, N, C.” 1 Mr. Boyette, the son of Mrs. i George Langston of this city is i a member of this graduating class ■ and will graduate with honors. He was recently initiated into the Fhi Beta Kappa fraternity, a 'scholastic honorary organization. The baccalaureate sermon at * the Duke commencement will be j I | delivered Tuesday tnorning atj eleven o’clock by Bishop Francis1 ’ John McConnell, DD., LL.D.,\ New r York City. The commencement ad dress will be made by United States Senator Walter F. George j on Wednesday morning at eleven o’clock after which the conferring I of degrees will take place. II ■ " TO CLOSE COUNTY OFFICES “ ON MEMORIAL DAY, 30Til We are requested to an s | nounce that the county offices | of the courthouse will not be y 1 open on May 30th on account g of that day being National j Memorial Day. Funeral At Coats Of Elder Johnson Elder Adolphus I). Johnson. Well Known Primitive Bap | list Preacher. Dies At Hos | pital Here Elder Adolphus D. Johnson, a | wo 1 i known Primitive Baptist | I preacher, died at tile Johnston j [County Hospital here Tuesiiay ! after an illness ot several weeks, j Mr. Johnson underwent an op«r i ation aibout three weeks ago and had apparently recovered from the opciation, but on Tuesday he suf fered a heart attack and passed away. The deceased was fid years and six month? old. He was twice married, and is survived by his second wife and by three sons and four daughters. The funeral was held at the htmie of the deceased in Coats Wednesday atternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Elders J. T. Williams of Cast alia and Exure Lee of Lower Johnston conducted the service which was attended by a large crowd. Interment was made in ths old home cemetery near Coat3. The pallbearers were O. A. Cobb, j X. W. Wood, Herbert Partin, W. X. Keen, Jesse Adams and Rus sell Gardner. Among those from Smithfield who attended the funeral were Mis. John Hamilton and Elder and Mrs. Jesse Barnes. Mr. J. D. Underwood, local un- j dertaker, had charge of the fun eial arrangements. At the same hour of Mr. John son’s funeral, another funeral was being conducted in Coats, that cf Major Smith) father of B. a. j Smith of Clayton. Mr. Smith we stricken with paralysis on Tues day and died soon after. Ruth Stock Company Opens Engagement The Ruth Stock Company open ed a week’s engagement in Smith field Tuesday night. Playing to j a capacity house, they' held the | audience spellbound through th'ev acts of a thrilling drama entitled “Kentucky Sue.” The cast is composed of twen ty-six' members among which are included several of the better known actors on the dramatic j stage, as well as vaudeville per formers brought direct from Now 1 York whose specialties form no I small part of the excellent per - ] fo nuance. The company carries the famous Payne orchestra, known throughout the country fo; its broadcasting over most of tin larger broadcasting stations.' They offer a series of popular and classical numbers including sever al musical novelties that delight their audience. The policy of the Ruth Stock I company, is to open with an or chestra concert for which there is no extra charge. Following this the play is presented, and inrme diately afterwards a concert in the form of a presentation act is offered. This :atter includes seven acts of first-class vaudeville made up of singing, dancing- and novel ty acts of every description. The entire performance lasts about two and one-half hours, and of fers a variety of entertainment better in every way than Smith field residents have had an op portunity to observe in many years. j $ The stage productions are ur. |der the personal direction of James DeForrest, one of the best known dramatic producers in the country. No expense has been spared in an effort to present modern dramas and farce com edies in an artistic manner, with a cast of experienced popular ac tors and how well they have suc ceeded was evidenced on opening night by the enthusiastic recep tion accorded by a delighted au dience. Friday night will be feature night. The play to be presented will be “Where is Your Daugh ter?” a three-act drama dealing with present day conditions ir rum traffic and its ' attendam vices. The play carries a strong moral lesson and gives an accu rate insight into corrupt condi tions brought about by the mod ern crime wave.'The audience oi Finals Begin At Selma To-night liaccnlaurente Sermon by Dr. H. G. Kondthaler and Lit erary Address by Dr. H. I). IVryer SLIjMA. May 23.—The follow 'nf? is the program for the Selma high .-tIioc] finals to be hc!j in the high school auditorium begin ning Friday evening, May 24 with Miss Mildred Perkins’ n^usic re cital. Sunday, May 26, at eleven o’clock, baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Howard G. Rond thaler, presi dent of Salem College. Wednesday, May 29, at 5 p. m , class day exercises by seniors o', school campus. Thursday evening, May 30, at eight o’clock, oratorical, reciters, essay and Noble reading contests. Friday, May 31, r.t 3 p, m., 1 >hort exercises by seventh grade and certificates presented. Friday evening, May 31, at eight :>'clock, literary address by Dr Harold D. Meyer, from the Uni versify of North Carolina. Di plomas will also be awarded to the 3o members of the graduating class. It will be interesting jo not** that the girl graduates will wear lovely white cotton dresses at a jost of $5.38 each. This economy was suggested and made possible •y the domestic science teacher, Mrs. Clell R. Buevk. Funeral W. H. Etheridge. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday afternoon in Kenly for Mr. W. H. Etheridge who died Sunday afternoon at his home fol .owing a short illness. He was >8 years of age. Rev. J. H. Friv. elle of Kenly and Rev. Robert Boswell of Wilson, conducted the service and interment was made in the Kenly cemetery. The de ceased is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. J. M. O’Neal, of Selma, Mrs. G. G. Edgerton, of Princeton, three sons, E. L. Etheridge, P. H. Etheridge, of Kenly, and W. L. Etheridge, of Selma. He also leaves three brothers and one sister. C. C. L. Meeting. On Tuesday afternoon, May 7, Mrs. Charles Fulghum entertain ed iv Selma circle of the C. Ij. club. The meeting was called to order by the vice-presider.', Mrs. Charles Fulghum. After a short business session a very in teresting program was enjoyed, "The Adolescent Boy” being the subject. Papers were read * and discussed by the following mem bers: Mrs. G. M. Norwood, Mrs. William Creech. Mrs. Monroe Henry, and Mrs. T. G. Moore. New officers for the year are: Mrs. William Creech, president; Mrs. John Hughes, vice-president; Mrs. W. B. Godwin, secretary and press reporter; Mrs. C. A. Ja cobs, treasurer and chairman of the chain bureau. Mrs. G. M. Norwood and Mrs. William Creech favored the guests with a duet, which was greatly enjoyed, after which the hostess served ice cream and cake The next meeting will be held with Mrs. G. M. Norwood i:; June. Baptist Church. Sunday school, 9:46, F. It Brooks superintendent. Preaching by the pastor 11 a. m. and 8 p. m Good delegation wanted for th< Johnston County Sunday Schoo Convention at the Micro Baptis church 2 p. m. this night is restricted to adult or those over sixteen years o age. Younger children may at tend only when accompanied b; parents or guardians. Saturday night will give th ■ Ruth .Stock company patrons a . opportunity to view the model* version of “Home Sweet Home, ; a story tilled with pathos an I quaint humor. Saturday night’s performanc j will wind up their engagement i i Smith field and it is with pre II nounced feelings of regret tha r residents of Smithfield will vie* -.the departure of the Ruth Stoc - company, which has provided - week’s entertainment of tj>e mos i enjoyable type. I Only Four Veterans Here May 10 The Jine of uray snw IhinnT each year. Only the above Confed erate veterans were able to attend the Memorial Day exercises here ■"•i the 1 f>th of May. beading from left to right they are: Ransom Batten, of Micro, 84. A. J. Kills, of Clayton. 81; D. F. Adams, of l-orr Oaks/ HI; and Jacob I angdon, of Four Oak's, Route 4. age at. Dr. C. G. Vardeil To Be At Kenly President Flora McDonald ('ollege Mill Preach Dacca laureate Sermon Next Sun day; Dr. Carl Taylor To Deliver Literary Address KENLY, May 23.—The closing 1 exercises for the Kenly high school will begin on Friday eve- ; lying:, May 24, and extend through • the following Friday morning, May 31. Senior Class Play. On Friday evening, May 21. at l eight o’clock, the senior class play, “The Charm School,” will! be presented under the direction; of Miss Nancy Hinson, English ! teacher. x Baccalaureate Sermon. Dr. C. G. Vardeil, president of Flora Macdonald College, w!l preach the baccalaureate sermon j to the graduating class on Sun-! day morning, May 2d at clever.] o’clock in the school auditorium.] A program of special music? in- ] eluding a solo by Mr. Jack Stal lings will be a feature of th- I service. Music Recital. j On Wednesday evening, May 20. at eight o’clock. Mrs. J. J. Kdgel,-j ion’s music class will give a re-j cital. This program will be varied | and will include a playlet, “Billie: Bobtail,” by pupils of Miss Clara j Hudson’s first grade, and “The; Dance of the Spring Flowers” by ' Miss Debbie Bailey’s second grade j Mrs. Kdgerton always presents' pleasing programs and the one or.1 this occasion promises to be of i the same type. Award Chapel. 0 On Thursday morning. May 30. j at -eight o’clock, award chape11 will be held. At this hour cert;fi-| (cates'of perfect attendance and reading certificates w:ll be given | nut. Other awards will also be! I made. Class Night. I The senior class night exercises j j will be given Thursday evening at eight* o’clock. These me under' the direction of S. R. Colton, the j senior class teacher. Graduation Day—Literary Address' 1 Friday, May 31, is graduation day. Dr. Carl 0. Taylor, Dean! of the graduate school of X. C. i State College will make the an-1 nual address and diplomas will I be presented the graduates. Mem bers of the seventh grades who1 passed the county' examinations4 will be presented with certificates of promotion into the high school department at this time. All patrons and friends of the ! school are given a special invi tation to be present at all these jexeius ^_^ Centenary Methodist Church. i Sunday school 9:30 a. ni., T. ; C. Young superintendent. Preach ’ ing services, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. 1 Morning subject: “Christians Pe culiar People.” Night subject. ? “Temptations Upward.” Kp worth i League meeting 8 p. m., Monday, -Mrs. Lucy Coletrane, manager. *. Mid-week prayer service 8 p. cm., Wednesday. Services limited < to 4fi minutes. ■i Gome and help us in all. these t services and thereby help your selves. Schedule Local School Finals Dr. H. M. Poteat and I)r. \V. A. Stanhurv Commence ment Speakers; ,‘17 Mem bers of Graduating Class — Commencement exercises of the local school began here lasc Fri-1 day night with the music recital! given by pupils of Mrs. Chesferl Alexander. This evening the piano pupils of Miss Ila Hensley, her public school music class and the rilee Club will give another mo de program in the school audt to riant, to which # the public iz cordially invited. Next Friday evening the grad uation exercises begin with the. class day program of the senior •lass. Unique class day exercises •ire being worked out and th s feature of commencement week promises to be an interesting On Sunday, June 2 at 8 p. m., he baccalaureate sermon will be ^reached at the Methodist church >y Dr. W. A. St anbury, pastor of U Durham. Dr. Stanbury is well inown in this section. He was formerly pastor of the Edenton Street Methodist church in Ral eigh and his Sunday evening ser mons were broadcast from YVPTF. On the evening of June 3 the iterary address will be delivered in the school auditorium by Dr. Hubert M. Poteafc of Wake Forest College. Dr. Poteat is an orator of note and his appearance here will K* welcomed by the entire citizen ship. Following the address th^ graduates will be awarded their liplomas. The Edwin Smith Po i medal given each year for scho lastic attainment during the four years of high school will ‘also be awarded at this time as well as certificates for perfect school at tendance. The graduating class this year has a membership o-f thirty-seven as follows: Bill Joe Austin, Mar garet Aycock, Ethel Baker, James Brady, Louise Biggs, Harvey Creech, Earl Creech, Corinne El lington, Janie Belle Fitzgerald, Mattie Lee Grimes, Morris Ham ilton, Gwyn Haswell, Edith Henry, Elizabeth Hill, Lola Hill, Helen Hill, Elizabeth Deans Holland, Elvin Johnson, Dixie Johnson, Gladys Johnson, Winfield Jordan, Walter Lassiter, Mary Ellen Law rence, Winfield Lyon, Lily Koonce Patterson, Eloise 'Pittman, Leone Powell. Margaret Powell, Rebecca oyall, Miry Dobbin Sanders, Emily Smith, Grace Smith. Kenneth Smith, Joseph Stancil, DonaM Ward. Corbin Young, Daisy! Young. Four Oaks Council To Meet. The Four Oaks Council Junior Order United American Mechan ics will hold its regular election of officers next Tuesday, nighi, May 28, at 8:30, in the council hall. . ‘ .1. A. KKF.N, Cor. See. A CARD Of’ THANKS We wish to thank any and ev ! ery one for their kindness daring the sickness and death' of out* . hufband and father. May God bless you all. MRS. H. H. COX & CHILDREN. I Commissioners Prove Adamant Refuse To Match $1000 Con tribution For Farm Demon stration Work; Also Sirrri By Former Decision To Cut Off Home Agent If the plans of those in ten* L ed in placing a county far .1 v agerft in Johnston county mater ialize this county will have u farm agent regardless of the fart that the county board of c< missioners failed to match tV.* $1,000 in cash raised by Johnston county citizens to bo used r 1 farm demonstration work. At the meetinir of thn nmiM* commissioners held on last first Monday, a *f delegation appevatd ,*ith an appeal for this work 1.. be put on again iri Johnston county, and stated that local cit izens woukl contribute individual ly $1,000 of the amount needed. The commissioners took the mat ter under advisement and at special meeting held hero Tv - day turned the proposition do,-, 1. A delegation of farmers fra.o Meadow township, T. C. Youric, representing the committee lrum three Kiwanis clubs and a Rota**, club,' and E. W. Gaither of V. ■ nington, district farm agent, \w before the county board Tuesday. A meeting of representatives ,f the contributors of the $1,000 h.v &een called for next -Monday eve ning and further plans fur se curing an agent without county aid will be discussed. At this same meeting of the rounty commissioners on Tuesday, the committee of women repr - inting the County Council <f home demonstration work, wa old that the decision made sonic time ago to discontinue the home tgent after July 1, would stand. i)n first Monday, eighty or more vonien went before the board ask-' ng for the work to be con fir-1 ted, and they were also told that he matter would be taken under idvisement. It ,is our information that the vcmen have not yet given no lope, but will continue their of rorts until the last minute to re gain the home demonstration SSSAY CONTEST TO HE HELD HERE TOMORROW Tomorrow morning: at ton thirty o’clock, represnctat ives from ten schools in Johnston county will compote for ca*h prizes in an essay contest sponsored by the North Caro lina Cotton Growers’ Cooper ative Association. The winner of the first prize will receive SI5.00; the winner of the second. $10.00; and the win ner of the third. $5.00. Each of the other contest ants. who have won out in their respective schools, will receive a fountain pen. To the school which has the largest number of parents present, will be given ten dol lars in gojd. Mr. John A. Smith, field representative for Johnston county, will have charge. of the program. St. Raul’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Duncan Thomas v.i’i conduct services at St. Paul’, church Sunday night at 7:30. Ti.. public is cordially invited. Aunt Roxie Opir.en Uy Me— “Kz much muimio cz* iz spent on edicashun, blind sympat-r still applies fatal remedies.”
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