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Do You Know Of A Vacant Lot in Smithlield that need Beautify ing? Enter it in the Yard and Barden Contest, Then Beautify! Johnston C 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 46 Princeton Finals Friday Evening W. T. Host Delivers Address on Democracy; Diplomas Delivered To Large Senior C lass Mr. W. T. Bust, Raleigh news phperm-an, was the commencement speaker at the finals of the Princeton school held in the high school auditorium Friday evening. “Democracy” was the subject of Mt. Basil’s address. The pti-blu school system of North Oarofina, declared the speaker, is the high esit expression of democracy. He made the point that in any gov ernment besides a democracy it ;? necessary to have intelligent lead ership. In a democracy it is nee essary to have intelligent follow ers. He traced the history of gov ernments, coimpiani.ng governments from the time of the Middle Ages •with governments in the Old Tes tament. Democracy us expressed in the public school system of North Carolina, stated Mr. Bost, is also it he highest expression of Chris tianity. He denied that the schools are noit religious. He stated that they aie the mot religious insti tutions we have outside the Aiftt*r the address diplomat were awarded to twenty-two fill graduates ami' two certificates were given. Those receiving di plomas were: Alphcus Arthur Juanita Arthur, Edmund Bras well, Ida Campbell, Eldridgi Creech, Rena Daughtry, A relrc Edwards, Mamie Edwards, Melvir Gardner, Katie Lee Hamilton Hilda Holt, Margaret Kemplo Zettie Komegiay, Lillian L.-iiV' OhnLstirie Massey, Robert Pe-edi.n Ransom Bollard, Ehvood Ro.se Roger Rose, Mildred Rowe, Los ter Sasser ami Flora Thompson Certificates won't to Bruce Brewer and Flora Thompson. Friday morning exercises wen rendered by all oif the grades from the first through the seventh There were forty-two seven'i grade graduates from the Prince ton school and three from th» Royal school. These were award* certificates by Miss Mary E Wells, rural supervisor of schools Those making the highest aver age on the seventh grade exam ination were Thelma Holt with a? overage of 114, Lillie Mae Hoot and Clarence Pate with an aver age otf ‘JO each. The class day exercises by tin .senior class took place Wednes day evening at which time a ven enjoyable program was rendered. STRUCK BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER IN CLAYTON SAT Mr. J. J. Me Honey, of Boston Mass., a traveling- salesman, was hurt by a hit-and-run driver it Clayton Satuixlaiy night abou 9:30 o’clock. Mr. MeHonej thought lie had a punctured auto mobile t/ire and got out of his ea to investigate it. While out of hi ear an automobile struck him bu> <lid not stop to find out what th. consequence was. Mr. Me Hone; had his left leg broken and wa brought to the Johnston Count; Hospital here where he is restinj as comfortably as could be ex peeled. Family Reunion. On July 4 there will be bet a family reunion at the Hepfs; Jordan old place. Friends an relatives are invited to come an bring well filled baskets. Com and enjoy the day. GEORGE JORDAN. ATTEND THE Old Maids Cor vention at the courthouse 1' jj day evening, June 7. Auspices o Circle 2, M. E. Missionary Soc ety. Admission 15c and 25c. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name ot a person in Kmilh tield or Johnston County, and lo the 'one deciphering their same and presenting a copy ot this paper to the Herald ortiee, we will present a free ticket to 'he Victory Theatre. Tickets must he called for before the following issue. Arthur Calais deciphered •his name lust issue. TODAY'S TANTALIZER eauedrddsmdonwn WILL ADDRESS B&PW FEDERATION M'.'SS 1* i*\doratioi the State I convent ioi parts of t :.MH.Y R. KNi:i IIUU., exe.-„.,v,.. n-cs-eur, of th- Nfiima! ’’ n1 ar.d Profess' mil Womens -Onhs, will addivs W Fim ration at Hickory on June l.j. The lOUi annua! representatives of jr, nil a!i- Knenliuli! <!unnn‘ tii. past is K i ime'ins mi -ini' I 1 •be slate will be pn - spoken in 27 slat: Successful Ending Of Selma School Dr. Harold D. Mover, of (lie Stale I’nivWsity, Delivers Literary Address; .Medals and Prizes Awarded i SKI .MA, June .‘5.- -Friday ovr* I id:ijr marked the c-lo diur exorcise':; of probably tbe most, sueee.ssfi.-i I ce.mmeni-ement of an equally su ■ tessful > fhool term. Various ev eiv'.-es had been under way for a week beirinn.irig: on Friday evr nin.i*-, May 21 with Miss Mildred l*c i kins’ mu.su* redial. On Sun day following the biwealaureate sermon was preax-hed by Dr. How ard (1. liond thaler, president of eist s. were Ik-1.1 in the schoed an Salt m College. Class day exer (iitcrir.m instead of on the law on aeeoimt of inclement weather, whix-h was a little disapp .1 n11 n;»• to the class. TIu* oratorical and reading: con test was held on Thursday eve' ning and was well attended. The vlimax of the entire pro gram was the splendid address by Dr. Harold I). Meyer from the Department, of Sociology, Uni-' versify of North Carolina. Dt*. \ Meyer was known to a number of people fin Selina anti conrnmnl- ; ty and consequently every seat was taken and standing room was at a premium. His remarks were addressed directly to the mem bers of the giaduaiting class but his entire audience received inspi ration and help from the grip- i ping message. Diplomas were presented to the graduates by Mr.' George j F. Briefz , and " the fol lowing medals awarded by Dr. I. W. Mayerbcng: best all-round girl student, F.unice Batten; best; all-round boy student, E. V. 1) c a n s, Jr.; o ra t o r's medu 1, Bill y Ay cock, reciter’s medal, Louise Stallings; essay on Citizenship, Margaret Mozingo; essay on Jealousy, Carlton Bkickmrn; No ble reading prize, Alma Shirty; hiighest scholarship from the Se!ma cotton mUis, Myrtle ? lay Sewell. Mrs. Charles Davis Returns Home. ■Mts. Charles Davis has juA returned home from Pans, France, where she has been study ing art at the Academie Colaros si and* private lessons under' Pro fessor M. H. Morisset for the. past few months. Mrs. Davis landed in New York May 20 aboard the S. S. Leviathan, ac companied by' her sister, Mrs. W A. Brown, and niece, Miss Blanch-' 'Margaret Brown, of New York. Present Picture Of Dr. J. J. Harper '.ikeiioss of First President of Atlunfii* Christian CuTlejre Oiven (o Institution; N. .1 House Pays Fine Tribute All S( IX, .May II, — fl 'hi* p.p i' 5*>.t < i Dr. .1. ,1. Harper, firs I ' •• ‘*t 4,1 Atlantic Chris,tim f bit tfo, donated to the local in -e.Uition by the Harper family, wi - presented to the college by lr. Howard S. Ililley, president, .nvp: i.ssive services. The c •! Upe auditorium was filled to •• t I1 i‘;!y by st udents, former stu bnis and friends of the ' ^titu ien for the exorcises which were 'a'l:i(d by -wo splendid ad ipes X. J. House, of Kinston, dtdiv ’4 d an rlet|uenl address on ‘‘The l.ife and Work of Dr. J. J. Har portraying the life of his ''•'•‘•I- He said in part, ‘‘I can ■ !i!y imperfectly present my con .option of his sterling qualities in<l cf his coTvLti-birtiioii of heart •.ik1 mind to the rebuilding of hi; ■date which, in early manhood, he fountl torn, deva.stn.ted and in a munition of great confusion, the •e.sulit of the Civil War.” 'J’li'.e speaker told of the early lays of I>r. Harper’s life, his •areer as a minister, legislator in(j later as an educator. He re siled how Dr. Harper was called jp'a-n to save Atlantic Christian L'-oiuge in 1904 when it was only i tiny bark of an institution, of io;w during the four yearn of his incumbency of the office of presi lent he dean o lustra ted that some thing more than a familiarity with Irix/tciy and literature is required i.f a college president. Rev. C. C. Ware delivered an ad •le.ss on tlie inauguration of the J. J. Harper Hi hie Chair. His sub ject was “The Bible Chair and the Churches.” He gave some glimpses from tho historical back g : mu id of the college, these show ing the strong desire of the DLs t-'ples of Christ in the state for a religious educational institution o.f their own, from the start of their education efforts in 1854 to the present time. NOTH: Dr. J. J. Harper live 1 for years just across Mouse Rive.*' on what is now highway number 10. He was pastor of the Chris tian church at Wilson’s Mills when he was called to the presi dency of Atlantic Christian Col k>->e in Wilson. The family has nia.ny friends in Johnston county who will he interested in tihe trib ute that has just been paid tc ■the tine work he did in Wilson. Dr. Poteat Speaks ToGraduatesHere Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Night By Rev. \V. A. Slant- ' bury; Miss Daisy Youngj Wins Edwin S. Pou Medal The graduation address by D \ j H. M. Poteat of Wake Forest' College, and the awarding of tii- j fdomas to thirty-six seniors last i oiipht brought to a close the com- | •mencement excMcilsos of the! Smithfkl(j high school. After a very line address >y Rr. Poteat, Superintendent N. F. ! Si.Tiiiojtl presented diplomas la thii ty-silx graduates. This class h: ■ had its entire four yoa^ iu h'-gh school under the supei'in tM.viey yf Mr. Shu.ford and his itnratkis were particularly appro I—ate as he awarded the diplo Smithtield school is tlie winning i t the Fdwin Smith Puu medal, S'-von each year to the senior mak ing- the highest scholastic record during four years of high school, by Mon. and Mis. F. W. Pou in memory of their son, Edwin Smith Pou, who made the su preme saciefice for his country ::i the W orld War. This year. Miss Daisy Young, daughter of Mr. ai:d Mrs. ']'. C. Young, was the winner of this medal. She made an average of O-'M. Miss Rebecca Royall was a close second with an average of 'Jd.2. Miss Young gave in a charming manner th* valedictory address, while Miss Ivoyall was salutatorian. I '1 he honor rolls read last night j w'!!l appear in Friday’s issue of I On Sunday evening-, Rev. W. A. | St anbury, pastor of Duke Memior -a>! M. K. Church, Duriham, deliv ered the baccalaureate sermon '1 he service, which was held in the Methodist church was attended by a large crowd. Tihe theme of 'the remarks made by Mr. Stan bury was running the race of life well. He emphasized the value of underbaking the race, the value of endurance, the value of a goal. The ministers of the town par ticipated in this sendee. Special ! music was rendered by the choir ; an anthem, “Hark, Ten Thousand I H'arips and Voices” being rendered | as one selection. The class day exercises were held Friday night in the school , auditorium. The stage was con i verted into a garden scene light ,ed with Japanese lanterns, and [the exercises represented a ro | trillion of the class in 1939. Dur ing tihe course of the garden, party jpia.no selections were rendered •).; j Hill Joe Austin-, and solos were j sung by Walter 'Lassiter and Kl \ in Johnson. Before the close of I the party the exercises of the i class of 1929 were given again. | The class history was read by Co mbine Ellington and the class i poem was given by Dixie John sun-. The prophecy by Mattie Lee | Crimes created much amusement | and interesting gifts, real and ! imaginary, were bequeathed in the ; iast will and testament by Win held Lyon. Gifts suited to the in dividual taste and disposition I were presented to each of the ■thirty-six seniors by Margaret j Aycock. The class song written by Bill Joe Austin was sung by the group with Mr. Austin playing the accompaniment. After the exer cises athletic awards were an jnoum.ed by Coach H. L. Blanken ship. The program was well ren | dered and was enjoyed by an au dience that filled the auditorium. Before the program began, gifts were presented to Supt. Nr. C. Shuford and to each of the high school teachers, and a song was sung to N. C. Shuford, Jr., class mascot. After the exercises Friday night the seniors were entertain ed by Bill Joe Austin at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Austin. A Cracked Dome is Worse. Mrs. Shimmerpate, just back from Europe, said to Mrs. Bean b rough: “I just couldn’t bear looking at the ruins m Italy. They made me homesick for my husband.” “Homesick for youf husband?” , “Yes. You know, . Henry has fallen arches.” THREE VETERANS LEAVE FOR CHARLOTTE Yesterday morning three Confederate veterans from Johnston county met at the courthouse for the trip to the Confederate reunion which j is being held in Charlotte this | week. These were: William Massengill, Ransom Ratten and I). F. Adams. They were accompanied to Charlotte by 'lr. R. L. Pittman of Kenly "ho wil,l stay during the con vention an{| take special care ol these old veterans, all of "horn are over eighty years of age. In spite of (heir many summers, as they departed tor the reunion, their forms "ere straight and their step was lively as they anticipated marching to the music which "ill be furnished by the Unit ed States Marine Rand. The States Marine Band. The | County Com in i ssion ers are j bearing the expense of trans- j portation to Charlotte. Each veteran was also given live dollars for spending money. C .E. Younger Is Drowned In Lake 1 rngeclv Occurred Saturday! Afternoon While on Picnic! With IIis Family; Funeral) at Residence in Selina A most distressing: occurrence! ■vas tile di'ow'ning: of Mr. C. F. hunger of Selina which took dace Saturday at ter noon about! live o’clock at Holt Lake, three I miles south of Smithfield. Mr. j Voun.ger, wiith bis wife and three children,, Billie, Kenneth and Faye, and the family of his brother, | had gone to the lake on a pic- | nic. Mr. Younger was in bathing,! and was said to be a fairly good swdminer. He was seen by other -iwCmmers to be struggling in water which was only about seven feet deep, and two girls wenit to his assistance. The alann was j given and Vernoy Peterson, who is one of the * operators of the lake, plunged inito the water and in the briefest possible time Drought the body to the surface and placed it on the (living plat form, whlere resusitation methods were begun- at once. Physicians viK- summoned, but all efforts to revive him failed. Whether his drowning was caoi-sed from crai.iD »i* from a heart attack is a mat ter of conjecture. News of the tragedy spread rapidly and cast a gloom espec ially over the town of Selma .vhere he had lived for several rears ami was held in the high 's t esteem. He was public-spirit *d and was identified with the Jest movements for the com mini ty’s unlift. He was at one tim? stout master. Loyal and devoted o bis family, friends and church, ie will be sorely missed. He is •.urvived by his widow and three shiklren and by his father and mother and several brothers and Funeral services were conducted it the residence in Selma on M’orth Pollock street Sunday at me o’clock. Rev. D. F. Waddell, j-aistor of the Presbyterian church, vas in charge of the obsequies. fiuai ns vveif uuvn wiivfji Burlimg'txm, his former homo, vhere interment was made in thj 'amily plat. 11,1) MAID'S CONVENTION l’HIDAY NIGHT Circle No. 2 of the Methodist Miissionairy Society is sponsoring the Old Maid’s Convention which will be given in the courthouse on next Friday evening at eight o’clock. A number of spinsters of the town has agreed to take part and the convention is expected 10 wark wonders in the matrimonial market in SmLthfield. A small ad mission fee will be charged. f - Mr. W. A. Brown, of New York, will be the guest of his sister-in law, Mrs. Charles Davis, for some j time. Mr. Brown is a former res ident of Smith field and has live 1 j in North Carolina all his life un-i til a few years ago when he made his home in New York. Now ho j is anxious to return to “The Old State” and Is trying to choose the most desirable place to lo cate. Turn Down Home Work 2nd Time Co. Commissioners Again Turn Deaf Ears To Flea of Women For Home Demon stration Work; Women Will Try To Raise Funds About seventy-five men a>m! vomen appea red before the county ‘ommussioiiers in Mission here ye — : end-ay and once more asked that die home demonstration work be ! eta.ired in Johns ton county. At i meeting held in the latter part rf May a dole-g-ation of around 100 Vo men representing- the home itmo nst ration clubs in the covin - ;y made a plea for the work at v.lvich time the commissioner's ook the matter under advisement uui at a later meeting informed a ■omm.ittee from the County Coun cil that the work would be dis •ontimied after July 1. Not satis ie-d with this at tern pt to keep die work in the county t'he wo rn n made a second effort yesiter iay. but with like results so fai ls the county board of commis sioners is concerned. The delegation went into the ‘omm.Lsskmeis room soon after he conunatisioners assembled yes eixiay and Miss (lladyis Davis, president of the 1-H club girls •ouncil, stated the purpose of heir presence. T’he chairman of :he board is reported to have '■ i. iii.tr u ;u i ms unit* uiat it cum about fifty dollars per day for :he county commissiioners to meet '.nd t'halt the ladies were taking up their valuable time. He reit erated the fact that the board had made its decision in regard to the home demonstration work and would not change. In spite of this statement quite i number rose to their feet and made a plea for the work to be kept. Mr. E. K. Barfield of Ben ton v ill e made a strong speech ,-n favor of the work, giving his own experience as to the help he had received from the agent in raising ?h!ckens. Others who spoke were Miss Ruth Jones and Mrs. J. L. Peedim, but it was left to little Miss Mabel Brown, daughter of County Treasurer S. \V. Brown jf Four Oaks, to furnish the fin est piece of oratory that the com missioners had the privilege f listening to. The Little girl ■ ap peared to he not more than twelve years of age, hut she is an ardent advocate of the 4-H club girls work. Her speech to the county ■KummisdonAri: v<»«t.erdn-v wm*s in substance as follows: “I am quite small to speak be fore such an important board jus dm; but not too small to ask 'or things I want and for things ! really think I need. You hive leaixl the quotation, ‘A kittle child ■:.hall lead them’, and 1 do hope t may be true in this case, for f want to be able to lead you to see as WE see and when I say YE 1 mean the whole member ship of the 4-H clubs in Johnston minty. “1 am here to represent the dub cf Four Oaks. We hav 3 a TURN TO PAGE TWO 1’AUL TURNER TO IJE AT FOUR OAKS FRIDAY The Pou-Parrish Post ot the American Legion is shew ing activities along several fronts now. A fish fry is planned for tonight at Holt’s Lake near this city, to which all ex-service men of the World War and all ladies who participated in the great scrap are invited. On Friday night, June 7th, the post is expecting to en tertain the public by a second , concert to be given by Paul Turner, the Mystery Man of the State Prison. The noted singer will apipear this time in the town of Four Oaks in the public school auditorium. The Four Oaks String Band will also take part in this concert. The concept to be given at Four Oaks is for the benefit of the post hut fund. There has been a building commit tee appointed by the post com mander and several sites are now under consideration by this committee. 'Brutal Murder Of Respected | Negro Man And His Wife Sues Tiinney 0 « M Wo -yi'g I-ogarty ol Gene L'r.nnev for alleged breach of prora« se. blic asks $500,^00. Co. Welfare Supt. Is Elected Again Mrs. Thurston Is Recom mended by County Welfare Hoard; C. A. Corbett Also a Candidate Mrs. D. J. Thurston, who has ■been superintendent of Public Welfare of Johnston county for the past five years, was re-elected i to this position, at a joint meet i ing of the county board of edu t cation and the county board of I commissioners held here yester | < !iu y after noon. [ Three names were before the ! boards at the meeting yesterday, j those of Mrs. Thurston, Mr. C. A. I Corbett of Selma, and Mr. H. F. I Hu tchens of Selma. It appeared, however, after consideration that jonly two, Mrs. Thurston and Mr. | Corbett weer properly endorsed ! by the county welfare board, and only these two were voted on. The vote resulted in the re |election of Mrs. Thurston at the j sanie salary with necessary trav eling expense. ! i ne county welfare hoard, winch is composed of Miiss Mattie Pou, chairman, Mr. Preston Woodall of Henson, ana Dr. B. 'A. Hocutt of ( lay ton, in addition to the en dorsement of the two candidates, made a special recommendation for the re-election of Mrs. Thurs ton, which reads as follows: j “Realizing the nature of most of the business which is handled in this office, we desire to ex I pr«ss to you our conviction that at this time, this business can j ho t be transacted by a woman. ! “Our experience and observa tion, since we have been connect ed with the public welfare work in Johnston county, causes us to believe that the most important features of this work, have to do with children and women, and we earnestly believe that all other qualifications being equal, an ef ficient woman can solve, these many problems with greater ben efit to all persons concerned, than any man. “We have matched Mrs. Thurs ton’s conduct of the welfare work, and it meets our hearty approv al. “We hereby add our * endorse ment to her application for re election. “We endorse the application of Mr. C. A. Corbett, but regret that his age and lack of more definite training in public wel fare work, is somewhat of an ob stacle. “As our County board of Charities and Public Welfare is required by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare ‘to recommend for special considera tion, the applicant whom you con sider best qualified for the work’, we recommend the reelection of the present incumbent, Mrs. D. J. Thurston.” Marvin McLeod, Ne gro Who Was in Employ of Ennis, the Slain Man, Is ! Held In Jail Charg ed With the Crime 1 One of the mast brutal murders ‘ever perpetrated in John-/, or. county occurred last Thuir.’.av, when Ira Krmis, a 60-year-o : negro oi Clayton township, to gether with his wife who wa; i&'lso advanced in years, were, slain tn cold blood: on their plantation hot far from Little Greek. Mar vin McLeod, a young negro in his twenties, who had been in the employ of Ennis, and Arthur Me i Coy, another young negro of th» | same coimmunity, were arrested i-Saturday in connection with the [ killing and placed in jail to awai: a cononer's trial which took place j yesterday. The verdict of the ccr ’ oner’s jury was that Ira Kanin and wife came to their death at i the hands of Marvin McLeod and he is now being heLd in jail with out bail for trial at the June term of criminal court which con venes on- June 24. Sufficient evi dence to hold Arthur McCoy was lacking and he was discharged by the coroner’s jury-. ire bloody aifa*ir took place on i Thursday but no report of it | reached Sheriff Fiitz&erald uni 11 ! late Friday when he immediately I instituted a search for Marvin (McLeod who was found to be a;b I sent from the Ennis home an-1 | McLeod was arrastcd about noon i Saturday by Deputy Sheriff J. O. Hinton. An hour later the other negro was also arrested. McLeod is a man of low mentality and stammers so bady that he can hardly be understood, but he t >1 i a story which placed the guilt c:i McCoy rather than himself. According to the story he to! I the officers, he and Ennis plowed in the same field until no<»n. In the afternoon they made two trips together to a nearby slid and drank liquor. About night Mc Leod wen^ over to see McCoy and I a plan was made to do the mur der which followed. All three of the men went to the still and got more "liquor and upon returning the house McCoy took the gun and went over into a field wheva the old man was staggering about Liying to remove some roots on" of his field. McCoy fired five times at the old man and then buried him in the field under some brush. Then he went to the hex:'* and took the axe from the wood pile and went into a room where the wife of the dead man was seated by a lamp. With the ax-. he made quick ■work in. the mur der of the woman. The two ne groes then, according to McLeod, put the dead woman in the back compartment of an old For! roadster and tried to make their escape from the community, in tending to throw her body in Neuse River near SmitJhfield. The gas soon ran out and then they ■took the body of the woman and hid it in a hole where a tree h id been uprooted. Here they pa: ti 1 company. They robbed the dead man and go(t two dollars in (Turn to page five) Aunt Roxie Opines j By Me— I “Two bad things for lie human 'race iz de dezines uv yo' iniralas jand de mistakes uv yo’ frens:”
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