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Do You Know Of A Vacant Lot in Smithfield (hat need Beautify ing? Enter it in the Yard and Garden Contest, Then Beautify! Smithfield wants a hotel j —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING,MAY 31, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 45 Young Graduates Get Certificates Seventh Grade Pupils Hold Graduation Exercises in School Auditorium; Ad dress by Rev. Chester Alexander The seventh grade graduation exercise:; at the local school were held yesterday morning at eleven , o’clock in the school auditorium. j At the appointed hour the fifty eight graduates singing “Vive L’ I Armour ' filed into the auditorium, j the girls marching down one j aisle and the boys down the other • to the stae where they sat in two groups. Baskets and bowls of daisies, the class flower, ar.d j ; green potted plants were used of- I festively as stage decorations. 1 William Norman Holt, president of the class, (presided and after a I ' few remarks introduced Rev. J. lr Bundy, pastor of the Methodist l church, vuho led in prayer. The welcome address was made by James Robert Sand el's and lone Powell gave the class poem. After 1 •the class song, written by William jnoi man non, trail t>cen sun# by I j, the class, the president introduced j Rev. Chester Alexander, of the Presbyterian church, who made a j brief address to the graduate^. Two thing's he urged the hoys and girs'l to do—not to forget how to work, and to begin early to cul tivate friendships. We are living in an .age when there is machin ery to eliminate almost every kind ' of labor,” he said. The day of liv- 9 ing by “the sweat of the brow” n has passed, but do not depend too R much upon machinery. Machinery takes drudgery out of life but ^ there are some things that mv C( chinery cannot do. He urged the boys and girls to I'cmembcr that they had a real work to do in the world. “To he a real success in n. life and leave an impression on ir the hearts of those about you, you must cultivate friendships. Dor.’i n he snobs. Don’t grow up with the ^ idea that life’s chief end is to be , 1 merely charmiing and polished,' he warned. “That is a shallow life. Remember that if you would make your lives count you must be real, serviceable men and wo men. You are here to do soui» work in the world.” Miss Mary E. Wells, county •supervisor, made a report of the county examination, giving the names of those making the best grades. The highest grade was made by Mary Smith, her aver a© bein 98. James Bundy came second with an average of i>7. Due to the large number of pa pers to he tabulated in a short time, the list of those making 9<* or above on the examination \vas ti <i ar tc fl In gi L tt la 1-fi will appear in an early issue of the Herald. The highest average for the year was made by Mary iSmith. Her average was 9(i.u9. The nexl. highest was made by James Robert Sanders, his aver age being 95.1)2. Attendance certificates wore /presented by Supt. N. Shuford. Owing to an influenza epidemic diyang the winter and an unusual amount of sickness in the school during this school year, only f>w pupils received certificates. These were: E-volyn Rose, Elizabeth Scher, Mavis Strickland, Paul Johnston and James Robert San ders. The presentation of the seven th grade library to the sixth grade was made by Adelcne Mcfrregor. The valedictory address by Mary Smith closed the program. Those receiving certificates were: Joseph Abdulla, Ca ‘son Owley, Rudolph Daughtry, Fred crick Davis, John K>. Davis, -jo (Turn to page four) Tantalizer There ere exac tly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in fimith fielci nr Johnston County, and to the one deciphering their eamc and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald ortke, we e/ill present a free ticket to •he Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for befoie the following issue. TODAY’S TANTALIZER Gus Mail-tin deciphered his name last issue. sttthulrcaaai A KNEE HIGH FIELD OF CLOVER YIKODS TWO TONS TO ACRK.—Mr. A. J. Price, of Selma, Route !. in tlie center, of a field of crimson clover, which when recently cut1 ivera.u'0‘1 two tons of hay to the acre. The home of Mr. Price appears j n the background. Mr. Price planted cotton in the field after the clover was cut. On an j' icre which he plowed under to enrich the land, he planted corn. Mr. : 1,!cc believes in raising; food and feed crops and then cash crops. Tool' onj;- have farmer depended on cotton and tobacco for their living'.' Vi:cn diversified farming; is generally adopted, special Sessions ofl< on g ross to talk tarm relief '’•ill not be necessary. <• N. T. Best Speaks UMeadow School if teen Graduates Receive Diplomas; Six Hoys Have Perfect Attendance Record For Year; Class Day Exer cises Wednesday Night “The laws of God and the laws man are not limitations upon ic’s freedom, but are endow en-ts,” declared Mr. ,V. T. ost. Raleigh newspaperman, in , c commencement address which , * delivered at Meadow high • hooi yesterday morning upon the , leme, “Ivawmundedness.” The ay • one looks at a law has all , do with its effectiveness. One ay disobey a law entirely, or he , ay submit to it though not in ( mpathy with it, or he may oe j aster of the law instead of let \ ig the law master him. In the , lysical realm, a burnt hand is , i example of a broken law, but j ere is a higher law that makes e a most useful agency under : ntrol. Health laws may be b-rok- ( and one may become a health [ arc hist, pr one may be the mas- ^ r of his body, lu the realm of . dug, the law of gravitation has come the master of the air, and j avier-than-air aeroplanes are lided by heroes of the air like* ndbergh. * ( Then there are laws of the in* ( llectual world. Une can minx wlcssly as well as act lawless . and the speaker urged the cmlbcrs of the graduating class t -t to he afraid of intellectual . ws. y*.' urged them to think rough the problems that would nfront them and not to be sat fied until they had reached the _ ght conclusions. Then there is the law of taxa r,n. One man refuses to list his ( xes, hides from the tax lister *. ly property that he may pos I .ss, becomes a tax anarchist. An-' her lists his taxes ’ but values C s property just as low as his mciencc will let him. Still an jher lists his whole property all s true value and pays gladly. | hat man has become the master f the, law of taxation. He knows , lat in return he gets • good! thools, good clothes, prole•:ti«n, j niversal education. Mr. Bost was given a most a •mtive hearing by a large crowd lull almost filled the spacious au ditorium of the Meadow school. The exercises yesterday began1 t eleven o’clock with the sing ng of America.by the audience, lev. L. A. Johnson pronounce*.1 he invocation, after which an nst rumental solo was played o\ diss Clyde Ijee. After Mr. Bus' s id dress, Mr. A. G. Glenn, prinei-' >al of the school, delivered the iiplnmas to the fifteen members >f the graduating class as foi <nvs: Dolma Adams, Lynn Ad ams, Kermit Blackmjan, l'osfie Blackman, Woodrow Blackman, 1’helm a Boyette, Gladys God'v'n, Rena Jernigan, Lola Johnson, Myrtle Lee, Mamie Morns, H nv ard-*-Williams, Ila Williams, Cleo Wood, Velma Wood. A distinctive thing about the six boys in the class is that all six have a perfect record during Farm Women To Go To College1 \ _ ~ .. 'Iiorl Courses in Foods, Nu-i' trition, Clothing-, House 1 Furnishings, Home Man-1£ agement. Poultry to lie: ■ (liven At State College, " duly 22-27 '' jh, KAPKIUH. May 23.—North Carolina women will have the op >oitunity of attending the short 'our.se at State college during\the ’arm and Home Week exercises 0 be held here through the week »f July 22 to 27. Mrs. Estelle T. dnith, district agent, has charge 1’ the course. East year GOO women from G-i .ounties in the state attended the nurse that was given at the col -ge. This year many of them ave written for reservations and he college is preparing to ae ojnnn i.a'.e many more than were The short course offers classes 1 foods, nutrition, clothing, home lanagcment, house furnishings, andscape gardening, poultry and cgetable gardening. There will l -o be instruction in the proper ■•ay for lighting the home and aving plumbing installed. Ceitificates will be awarded to hose who have attended the short muse for five years. Governor O. Max Gardner, Dr •arl C. Taylor, Dr. Hubert Roy ter, Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll anil thers will address the women at h ‘ convention. On Thursday, July 5, there will be a meeting of the tate federation of Home Demo ti tration agents. Reports from 15 ‘. tii -ts chairmen will be heard t this time. The feature of the ay will be a cotton dress stylo how. Mrs. Smith says that there will ic* many kinds of recreation for hose attending the courses. Sight eeing trips and swimming par ies will he held every afternoon luring the week. The women ai ending the course will bring their ;iwn sheets, blankets, pillow ca. es, md necessary toilet articles. The *ost of the course will be about • 1 a day. No charge is made for ,he loom rent but the women will nave to buy their own meals and materials. B Pi oi B N a r di di ti b f F Her husband said when she ( married him that his love would * be unremitting.” "Did he keep his word?” 1 “Yes; he’s never given her a the past year as to attendance i and being on time. 1 After a farewell song by the seniors, the large crowd adjourn- i ed to hie campus where a sump tuous picnic dinner was spread ■ under the trees. Yesterday -afternoon the sev enth grade exercises were held, a feature of which was the presen tation of certificates to . seventh gride graduates. On Wednesday evening, senior class day exercises were pi evented in the form of a play. Nearly aj , thousand are said to have beei* present to witness this Interest-. 1 irvg event. ; Regular Session Recorder’s Cour Local Court Disposes o Heavy Docket of Crimina Cases on Tuesday and Wed nesday of This Week The following criminal case. iv.’re tried and disposed of in Rc :order’s court here on Tuesday an< Wednesday of this week: *c on La When en tered a plea ol i-ui 11y to a warrant charging sim >!e assault and prayer for judg n:nt was continued upon the layment of the cost. Hen Stephenson, aged 27, a vh;t? farmer, plead guilty to on rating a car while intoxicated ind >n a reckless manner. He was :ned $f»0 and taxed with the cost. was also ordered not to op iate a motor vehicle again in roith Carolina during the next bJ ays. •Alex Starred, who was convict d of possession of still outfit nd beer, was sentenced to the oails for four months. He is to e discharged at the end of 90 ays provided the cost is paid. He avo notice of appeal. Herbert Brown entered a plea i Kwitj to operating a motor ve iclc under the influence of whir,* and was lined 50 and taxed itn the cost. The defendant was rtlered not to operate a motor ve icle again in North Carolina dur £ the next 00 days. Russell Lee was4 in court charg 1 with the larceny of cotton seed the value of $20 or less. He as sentenced to the roads for x months, the sentence to be impended during good behavior id upon the payment of the cost. Frank Stewart, charged with olation of the prohibition law, as not convicted. Hunter Stephenson was found lilty of possession of whiskey 'd of being publicly drunk and ^orderly. He was fined $50 and default thereof he was com itted to jail and assigned work i the county roads for four >nths. He is to be discharged at e end of 90 days provided the st is paid. Jethro Beasley was found guil of possession and transporla >n and was sentenced to tiv3 ads for four months. The non nee is to be suspended upon the .vment of the cost and a fine $75 and further suspended dur st good behavior. B. H. (Herbert) Creech was urged with assault. Not guilty. Rosa New, R. I. Braswell and W. Stanley were convicted of ostitution. Prayer for judgment is continued upon the payment half the cost each as to R. 1. as well and B. W. Stanley. Ttosa aw was sentenced to jail for term of six months and assign work as the sheriff sees fit. ipias is not to issue unless the ■fondant is found in Johnston S unty after ten days from to:* j Aiiivu .ui •>.), 1 bite faimer, was in court or 1 veral counts. He was charged ith operating: a motor vehicle hile intoxicated, assault with 1 to, possession and transporta on of whiskey, and was convict 1 on all counts. He was senter.c 1 to the roads for six months id taxed with the cost. He is to 2 discharged at the expiration of mr months provided the cost is adi. Prayer for judgment was •ntinued (upon the payment of ie cost on a count charging op rating a motor vehicle without roper license tags. Jim Moyden and Robert Hamm •'ere found guilty of larceny of lent valued at less than $20. Each s to be discharged at the end rl 0 days provided the cost is paid. Henry Howell, charged with re flating officer, was found not guil y. He was convicted of assaui; md was fined $50 and taxed with he cost. He took an appeal tv Superior court. On a count eharg nig violation of the prohibitior aw he was not convicted. Johnnie Capps w’as found guilt;, f simple assault. Prayer fo: judgment was continued upon th< Payment of the cost. HGilbert Coley, coloired conwictei jf possession, and transportation was sentenced to the roads fo four months; He is to be dis Double Birthday t Celebration Sun. I Family Ccnnclions Surprise I Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitley Wilh (lifts and Birthday Dinner I’"iil'lc Birthday ( rlrbratiou. I'UtNCKTONf, May HO. nj Sunday morning, Mr. a-.d Mrs. j W* T. Whitley of near Princeton, were very much surprised to I note the arrival of so much com- I pany all at one time, especially j when they had not sent out any j invitations and were not prepared ' to entertain* 23 children, including -children, grandchildren, daughters and sons-in-law, directly connect ed "it h the family. However, the suspense was not for lone. as baippy birthday greetings were sioon ringing from all parts of ihe spacious grove and yard. As soon as the crowd was recognized, >ne could see and appreciate the tact that regardless- of invitations >r preparations these good peo ple believed and- lived the 23rd Psalm, where it says: “The Lor! s iny Shepard I shall not want.” For each guest was given the usual joyful and loving welcome that comes only from hearts that have not kept concealed in it the divine love of Christ, but who iet it radiate through their lives and implant it into the hearts of After the greetings and the welcoming, the honorees were led into the room and seated beside the bed which was covered with many beautiful and useful pres ets. At the conclusion of this, it wits nearing the time -for dinner; therefore the guests began to carry in from their cars, boxes, baskets and bundles and this, add ed to the usual dinner of the home, made a very sumptuous and appetizing sight to behold. See ing this table loaded as it was, they could in truth continue the Psalm with a slight change: Thou prepares! a table before me in the presence of my loved ones. (Nf>t in the presence of mine enemies). Thou anointest my heart with joy. My soul runneth over with thanksgiving. Two tables were ( placed together making a space; of a'! nut 4x20 feet covered with! all kinds of good things to .eat, and in the center was located ele vated above everything else a beautiful cake bearing the follow ing: “Father 72, Mother 66— Birthdays respectively, May 22nd and June 4.” The only sad feature of the day was encountered when it come time to p^rt for the day. How ever, each and every one parted with the one sincere wish, that all might be spared and permitted to enjoy many, many more just such occasions. ATTENTION WORLD WAR <1 VETERANS Heorge Ross Pou will fur* ° nish the fish and Bernice a Jones will furnish the bread 0 for an outdoor fish fry to be had at Holt’s Lake near here ° on Tuesday afternoon, June l " at six o’clock. There will also ^ be a helping or two or onion v slaw and other dejieaeies. All ^ ex-service boys and girls are , I cordially invited to be present j and to partake of the things jl w hich w ill be spread. |l 11. V. ROSE, Commander Pou- , ^ Parrish Post. c Dr. Atkinson in Selma. j ■ Selma, May 80.—The faculty | and students in the Selma schools ‘ were given a delightful surprise H on Tuesday morning when Dr j Wade H. Atkinson and a group of j musicians which he had brought with him from Washington, D. C, entertained during the period for j: chapel exercises. Dr. Atkinson spoke briefly and the musicians rendered several very enjoyable selections. Selma 'is Dr. Atkin son’s old home town and a warm welcome always awaits him. He was enroute to Corbett-Hateher where he delivered the annual commencement address. charged at the end of fiO days |provided the cost is paid. 18 YEAR OLD EVANGELIST HERE I (ONI)t CTIN(i MKK'I’IN(».—Evangelist W. H. Carter, pastor of a b ree Will Baptist church in Sampson County, said to he the youngest * astor in the State, began a series of revival services at the old Bap- 1( ist church near the old cotton mill site, Sunday, May 26. Services are 0 old each evening at 7:45 o'clock. Evangelist’ Carter is a ntive of ^ olma. He was converted at the ago of 12 and began preaching soon ^ fterward. For two terms he was a student of Holmes Bible and Mis- v ionary Institute at Greenville, S. C. r. Evangelist \\ . H. \\ illiams, also a native of Johnston County, is ssisting in the revival services. * c, ionorMrs. Hartly )n Her Birthday itty Gather For Family Reunion at the Home of Mrs. L. B. Hartley; Sur prise To Honoree Pino Level, Route 1, May 30.— i.st Sunday fifty • of Mrs. L. B. art-ley’s relatives and friends athered at her home to celebrate ■ i* forty-sixth birthday by giv g her a surprise birthday di;> ■r. All the family was aware the secret except the honor"*: ho having J)ecn notified the eek before that she would have little company on Sunday, pre ired her Sunday dinner early at morning. By eleven o’clock a number of rs. Hartley's relatives and iends had arrived and she still d not think what it was all tout, but she started to prepaio ore dinner because she knew e did* not have half enough to ed such a crowd. Imagine her irprise when the guests would ►t let her start a fire and told »r what they had gathered f .r. i ney ail quiCKiy repaired io me jme of her son, Mr. R. B. Hart y nearby, where a table had ready been prepared, the shade brig more suitable to have the nner outdoors. After all arrived at the home! her son a large tub of 'lemon-1 le was made and then the i> m- i •ee was asked to be seated ;n io living room and the bvthday ike with its forty-six candles,’ hich was baked by her ssiter, Irs. H. B. Watkins of G ddsboro,' as presented to her by her two • randsons, Masters Warren and . B. Hartley, Jr. Following this ime the guests with a numbe” of seful and attractive gifts. Mrs. lartley opened and admire! her ifts and then in a lev; well' hosen words she thanked all resent for re me inhering her in ueh a delightful way. Dinner was immediately spread n the table. It consisted of all Linds of good things to eat. ['hanks were returned by Mrs. hartley's son, Mr. J. D. Hartley. The afternoon was spent in conversation by the older people ind games for the younger set. As the sun was sinking low, the quests departed wishing Mrs. Hartley many more happy birth lays. Those present on this occasion besides the immediate families, were: Masdames W. H. Bridge’s and children, Sidney Bridgers and children, of Selma; H. B. and Frank Watkins and little son, Har old, of Goldsboro; Mr. and Mrs. 1 I. Strickland and family, •»: Seven Springs; Mr. and Mrs. 7 S. Warrick and Misses Hettie Nel Johnston To Have; Fui! Time Agent J ■I. 1>. Slack Will Kegin Duties |l June 1st; Civic Clubs of ,i County Sponsors c J(Jinsi»,n county is to have a full-time farm demonstration agent in spite ot the fact that the- county board of commission lo*s failed to make an approprin tion fur this work when a dele fat ion appeared before the com nissioners at a recent meeting. One thousand dollars in cash had icon raised by citizens of the •cunty to help maintain this work. Last Monday evening rep 'esentatives of those who had Mntr.;buted to this fund from Kenly, Benson, Selma, Smith field, ind some of the outlying districts net to decide upon further plans 'or form demonstration work and he result of the meeting was that i contract was made with Mr. K. A'. (Jaither, district manager of 'arm demonstration work, to put m a full time county agent. Mi. k g' tl I d< b< 1/ B X tc i. auRh, ut ni'iison, nu )een the tri-county agent for I oh ns ton, Harnett and Sampson, .vas selected as the eoi^nty agent, uui Mr. Slack has accepted th? .vork. Beginning with June 1 Mr. slack will take up his full time iuties. His office will be located in he building occupied by the Young Motor company. It was decided at the meeting Monday evening that a county Council Advisory Board from the •ivic clubs of the county be or ganized with representatives from each ..of the clubs, namely, Ki wanis at Smithfield, Benson an 1 Selma; Rotary at Clayton; and Lions at Kenly. This committee will he a part of the county ag ricultuial advisory committee which* Governor Gardner is asking that each county appoint, this last committee to be composed of two representative farmers from each township in the county. The appointment and formation of this committee was left to a committee as follows: J. D. Mas sey. of Selma, chainman; Alonzo Parrish, Benson; J. W. Stephen son, Smithfield; Si wade Barboui, Clayton; P. H. Etheridge, Kenly; with J. B. Slack ex-officio mem | her. This committee wall be form * ed at an early date in order that | a meeting of the whole advisory ! committee may l>e held to nanu j delegates to the state agricultural | advisory committee to meet in ' Raleigh July 24. (Turn to page four) B w B at h; h K H h li B B ; Hicks and Lowie Mozingo, of Ral eigh; Mr. Smith of Rosewood; Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Pilkington and family, of the Creech section; Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Toler and family, and Miss Nellie Mozingo, of Tees I Chapel. Dr. Atkinson At Corbett-Hatcher Delivers Commenecmnte Ad dress; Certificates Given to 7th Grade Graduates; Oth er Exercises “How are you going to make nhnston county boys healthy on fbacco worms and boll weevils’’ ’ as the question which Dr. Wade Jt kin son, of Washington, D. C., ro pounded to his audience as h; elivered the commencement a : • less at Corbett-Hatcher sc ho *! uesday morning. He then pro ?eded to tell his friends an) wmer neighbors that if they ouid have well fed children, they mat raise plenty of food on the irm»—chickens, hogs and a ood garden. He told the children gathered i the spacious auditorium of th' orbett-Hatcher school that they >uld be whatever they wished to \ He cited men from North arolina like Gordon Battle who ft his native state and is now ie of the big corporation law n's of New' York. He cited mo.’, •om Johnston county like Dr. 1 • E- Dodd and Dr. Herman -Hos ill Home, who have attained cm cnee at the University of Chi tgo an<l New' York University •spectively, and are also author note. He cited men from ’Neals township like Dr. Elmore arp now of Baltimore, an i ronje Earp who holds a profes irship at the University of New ork, who have attained success their lines of endeavor. Whit icse men have done others can ), ana Ur. Atkinson urged thj uldren before him to take a«i intage of every opportunity for i education. At the conclusion of Dr. A* nson’s address, Mr. R. L. Fitz uald. county auditor, delivered e medals and prizes which had er. won in a recitation and clamation contest on Monday ternoon. These awards are given eh year by Dr. Atkinson, who i: ver happier than when doing methimg for those of his nativ ■ mmunity. The winner of th> citation medal was Hazel Piti an, and of the declamation edal, Avery Lamm. A prize, a ver pencil, went to the secon 1 st in each contest, these being da May Johnson and Robert Following these awards, Miss mie Johnson, principal of the hool, presented the certificate: the seven seventh grade grad tes, as follows: Olie Brow*, ■ssie Hatcher, Roland Creech, ara Starling, Betsy Stalling-, ilbert Parrish and Bedford liley. One certificate for perfer. tendance was awarded, this go g to Leone Johnson. Miss Johnson then read some teresting facts concerning t venth grade examinations which id been sent from the county perintendent’s office. It was an uneed that Bessie Hatcher with grade of 93 had made the ghest average on the seventh ■ade examination from Corbett - atcher. Olie Brown came spc i(| with an average of 85. The ghest grade made in arithmetic as 85 made by Bessie Hatcher. English the same grade, 92. as made by Olie Bcown and es»ie Hatcher. In geography, essie Hatcher made 100. Roland (Turn to page four) Aunt Roxie Opine* Hy Me— “Two bad things fer tie human race iz de dezines uv yo’ inimiei and de mistakes uv yo’’ frens."
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