OUR SLOGAN:
“Sell Johnston County
Tobacco In Johnston”
Smithfield wants a hotel
—But i| also wants to es
tablish a Livestock Sta
tion .Yard.
47TH YEAR
THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1,929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 97
S. S. Convention
15oon Hill Township Conven
tion Meets at Progress
Presbyterian Church; Offi
cers Are Re-elected
Tho Boon Hill Township Sun
day school convention met Sun
day afternoon, November 24, in
the Progressive Presbyterian
church, near Princeton. In spite
of the bad weather it proved to
be the belit convention that has
been held in this township.
Rev. J. D. Stott, pastoir of the
Princeton Methodist church, had
charge of the devotional. Mr. G.
B. Stiikkland, of Pine Level,
Messrs. G. T. Whitley and H. B.
Hollo we 11 and Rev. C. Logan Lan
drum, elf Kenly, talked on the va
rious methods of getting peonle
in Sunday school and how to hold
them after they were reached.
Progressive Presbyterian Sun
day school .had the most represen
tatives and the Princeton Free
will Baptl-t Sunday school we.
next highest.
Live-l y discuss ions were Ib-elu
during the ‘open forum’ and good
suggestions were given by those
that have had experience in Sun
day school leadership.
Mr. Joe S. Edwards was re
elected township president; Mr.
Millard Holt, vice-president, and
Mr. Preston Talien, secretary and
treasurer.
'The next meeting for the Boon
HIM township convention will be
the fourth Sunday in April, 1930.
at Fellowship Methodist chu'v’i
near Princeton.
Success
“MUTT AND .lEFF” AT
SANDERS THEATRE, liTII.
The perennial question of do
mestic infelicity and its attendant
squalls and urnfc-rlnnale denoue
ment seems to have been thor
oughly and decisively settled in the
brand new eonooction -of fun,
laughter, 'merriment, screams and
Surprises which is to be presented
ift Sanders Theatre i.n Smi.thficld
for one evening performance only
Friday night, D.crmiber f». An i
■who should be the ones to solve
this .iruvh-mooted a:id troublesome
problem than cur old and beloved
friends and conspirators in frolic
•than Bud Fisher’*: famous cartoon i
creations, Mutt and Jeff! As it is
prt'bab'ly uni vers ally \vell known j
Mutt has been a married man for ,
these many years. Not so with
little Jeff. It was only lately,
that he betook to himself the bur
den and uncertainty of support
ing a helpmate. Jeff’s martial (
plunge from all accounts has be.r-1
rather blessed, he having found a
sweet and adorable creature to
•share his lot ar.d tolerate his di
minutive stature and placid na
tore.’ Mai It Has not been so foi lu
nate and it has remained for t ie
“'shortened” of the world-renown
ed team to show him the path to
happiness and contentment. The
result of Jeff’s advice, suggestions
end inventive resourcefulness
forms the basis of a plot certain
to add new lustre to -their popu
larity and furnish additional gay
ety to a universe sadly in need
cif sunshine and bliss. Twenty-five
oViginal musical numbers, novel
ties and a east of unusual
•strength and competency provide
an additional incentive to tnoso
who have found the pair thc:r
milestone toward real enjoyment
and pleasure.
A STATEMENT
Thomas Jordan ireqne^'ls us to
state that his easis in Recorder's
court vra? met for assault with
dleadly weapom but the charge was
simple assault.
Tantalizer
There arc 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
same and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald orliee,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
must be called for before the
following issue.
Miss Lottie May Biggs de
ciphered her name.
TODAY’S TANTALIZER
ne hTiootm.pl son
I ocw. Nyc Sees Plot
I Sen. Gerald I'. Kyc of X-rili I >;
j kota, who accused grain ttperaiiv*
of Duluth, Minneapolis and Chicag
of storing vast quantities of whe
j in their storage houses. This won!
: cause wheat growers to dump the:
[ commodity upon the market ;
| whatever low price happens to pre
! vail. He asked an investigation !•
the Federal Farm Hoard.
Big Increase In
Pupils On Trucks
Shifting- of Trucks May He
Necessary Says C o u n t y
Superintendent; Number of
Trucks M: ke Two Trips
Per Day
During the week of Nov. IS,
there were 5,809 of the 18,000
school children of Johnston coun
ty transported to school. The
number transported for the pi i
•vhc A year was 1,590. If this av
erage is maintained, the increased
number transported this yea
over .last year will be 1,319.
At -the time of this compart
ii, 'the week of Nov. 18-22,
there were in operation 151
11 ticks, of which seven for the
negro schools are furnished by
J'uliu? RcsenwaTU. T».o average
number of pupils carried by each
truck was 37. Only 12 of these
trucks were carrying less than
20 pupils. Thirty-two trucks we: :
carrying between 20 and 30. Sixty
f;,ar trucks were carrying be
tween :;<> and 10. Twenty-five
trucks were carrying between *10
r.:i,l 50. Eight trucks were car
rying between 50 and 00. Seven
racks were carrying between 60
and 70. Eight trucks were carry
in.g between 70 and 80; and one
truck was carrying 85 pupils per
day. The trucks carrying large
numbers in mo-t cases make two
■Reports coming to the* office >'f
the* supcrinlende lit of schools ill*
du-aU* bha-t u large number of the
trucks has Mich an increased bud
for the present week that rehef
wiil have to be furnished by shift
ing trucks '.that are. not fully
leaded, or by making two tripJ.
It is probable, according to the
county .superintendent, that several
(f the 12 trucks which are now
carrying less than 20 pupils will
bo discontinued in their prisen:
routes and transferred to relieve
the mere crowded places.
Ileeen-t prosecutions for non
attendance by the attendance (>-*
fleer is thought to account fci
the increased number of pupils
'during 'the present week.
UNION SERVICE AT
HART 1ST CHURCH
I The Union Thanksgiving serv
ice at the Baptist church yester
jday morning from Dd»0 to 1C:-50
was wcill attended. Rev. J. D.
Bundy, pastor of the Methodist
church, pleached the sermon
which had “Thanksgiving” as its
t’-irr:. An offering was taken for
tfx i j.Vl;inapes, and announce
',nverwas made tins: the olfe iny
!vr. aid be bold over Sunday in cr
der that any r. it pro cat yeft.T
day may contribute.
A CARD OF THANKS
We wish -to thank each am
. . ry one for their kind-lit s shown
' us during the sickness ansi dent1
'of cur father. We especially than!
those who brought flowers. Ah;
' v,*e thank the doctors a red nurse
at ihe Johnston County Hdspita
and here at ho too, for their kirn,
.cm to us. May God’s irit'us
' blessings abide with you ail. ■
I MR. B. M. STEPHENSON'S
CHILDREN.
State And Nation
News Paragraphs
i -
j Judge Townsend Resigns As
Adviser to Governor Gard
ner; Overman Seeks to Pro
mote Ruilding in State
I Judge Nat Townsend, who has
| been special adviser 'to Govern--r
i Gardner, has resigned 'his posi
tion and after December 15 will
return to his home in Dunn. It
'is said that propositions to prac
tice law in c-ther North Carolina
j cities have come to Judge Town
send but it is not known at this
I time whether he will leave Dunn
I or 'not. Judge Townsend re ires
with a fine record having repre
! seated the governor in important
affairs. He is succeeded by Mr. 0.
M. Mull, of Shelby, state chair
man of the Democratic executive
'committee. Mr. Mull is well equip
15 ed for the duties of his new po
sit i'en, and the governor while los
ing the services of a valued a 1
, riser, is gaining one in his n_■ \v
assistant.
Senator Overman has planned to
visit the treasury department this
week to see what can be done by
way of promoting the public budd
ings program in North Carolina.
Senator Overman is a member oi
the appropriations committee and
he believes that Congress, during
the regular .session which begins
early in December, will be liberal
in appropriating for all kinds of
public improvements, such as
public buildings, good roads and
river and harbor work, since the
president has adopted the policy
of encouraging employment both
in public and private work, to
head off the hard times which
seem to be threatened this win
ter. Several North Carolina towns
are expecting new public Im do
ings within the next year.
The b 'lies of 7.r> soldiers who
lost their lives in the World War
are hemp: brought to this coun
try for burial. The steamship,
R r ident R'c:.vi veil, is bringing
the I*' dies and it is expected to
'and ; ' H b: ken <a:l.v today. The
dead will be interred with honor,-.
These American soldiers had her.
sort to the Archangel front in Si
beria as pait of an allied force to
prevent the Germans from seizing
the* North Russian ports fc-r »ub
msiiive bases after the Russian
Revolution. Seme of those men
were killed in action while others
died of vveunds, disease and ex
posure. The year following the
war 102 of the bodies wee
brought to this country, the oth
ers lying in graves scattered
irl-i;ng the Trans-Siberian Railroad
until recently when they were re
moved through efforts of veteran.
rf the W.orld War.
(?ivts Birthday Dinner.
Selma, Nov. 28.—Mrs. K. J.
Sasser entertained at a six
o’clock dinner cn Tuesday eve
ning-, Nov. 15) in honor of her
run, E. J.. the occasion being hi.'
[fifteenth birthday. The living
room and dining room were ar
tistically decorated carrying out
the color scheme of pink ana
(yellow. Bits kets and' vases of
j yell o\v chrysanthemums we f,e
used in profusion.
i A delicious dinner was served
len a beautifully decorated table.
Garlands of yellow and pink crepe
paper were suspended from the
shaded light to the center of the
Iable. The centerpiece was a beau
tiful white birthday cake bearing
fifteen pink candles. Covers were
ilaid for ten. The hostess assisted
by Mrs. Jesse Faulkner and Mrs.
S. R. Brady, of SmithfieM, serv
ed a three course dinner.
After dinner was served a
i “turkey contest” Was enjoyed in
which J. C. Avery was winner.
These present included ten ol
i the honoree’s boy friends and His
M cousin, McClellan Brady, ol
:; Smithfield. Favors were pink am
> yellow mint baskets filled wit!
Mrs. T. S. Ragsdale, Jr., an<
little son. Tom, o.f W/’iIsotv, «havi
been spending a few days ‘hen
the guests o/f Mr. and Mbs. E. 8
, Edimundsou.
Use This On Your
Christmas Package?
~) Health
Greetings
i 1929
!
TobercafcriG Seal
Sale Begins Today
Mrs. J. J. Iiroadhurst, Chair
man, lanes Up Committees
For Drive Which Will Con
iine For 18 Days
Ths tuberculosis Christmas .seal
is now on in Smithfie/Ld. Mrs. J
J. Broadhurst chairman of the
co admit tee putting- on the sale
and the drive is being conducted
through the circles of the Wo
man's c-luib. Assisting Mrs. Broad
hurst are the leaders of these cir
cles, Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Sr.,
Mrs. The! Ilooks. Mrs. II. C.
Id; ,1, Mrs. W. H. Lassiter, Mrs.
J. W. Stephenson, Mrs. J. H.
Kiikman, Mrs. F. II. Brooks, M**s-.
T. S. Ragsdale, Sr., and ivioas Ruth
J c nes.
The sale begins today an<l con
tinues for eighteen days. The
money derived from the sale ot'
these seals will be used for tu
berculosis work. Three-fourths of
the -amount thus raised- remains
in the community to l>e used to
tally either for tubercular cases
or for some form of preventive
work. There is no doubt that this
work is needed. According to av
erages determined: by specialists
in tuberculosis- work as a result
»>f examining conditions in all
parts rf the United States, Mure
are nine active eases of tubccu
1-C3is in any community for each
pcr&cn who dies of tuberculosis j
Seals may be obtained at any
of the drugstores in town, and
Mrs. Harvey Boney will handle
the sale at the school. The com -
mittecs will have booths at vari
ous places during the campaign,
and an effort will be made to in
terest. more people than ever in
using these Christmas seals on
their Christmas packages.
OFFICERS (JET TWO MEN
ON WHISKEY CHARGE
J. O. Hass ami Prohibition Of
ficer J. J. Batten arrested two
men, Bud Keen ami Velbcrt And
uA-hn, who were caugihlt filling
battles with whiskey near Tur
nitir’s ol'd bridge Monday after
noon about four-thirty o’clock.
Bates caught the men one with
eia.cjh 'hand as they attempted to
climb a fence.
There was a bearing before J.
W. M-at?J:'cy in Selmia Tuesday and
they were bound over to Federal
coyalt.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING
TO MEET IN CLAYTON
The Pou- Parrish Past of the
American Ucglion. will meet on
Thursday night, December 5 in
the city bail l tat Clayton. All World
War veterans are urged1 to at
jtend flthtis m-eating, and especially
I the members of tihe Pou-Pai rteh
I Post.
MR. AND MRS. TURN AGE
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
j Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Turnage o1
San Deigo, Cal., are spending
some time with Mr. Turnage’:
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tur”
age, who live near town. The
j made the trip from San Diego h
automobile in seven days. Mi
’jTurnage left Johnston count
eight years ago and joined tl:
{navy. This is h.is .first trip horn
i since then.
Miss Sara Turlington spen
Thanksgiving with her parents
Benson.
Social Events In
Town Of Selma
i
i •
Chatterbox Club Entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. Kornegay;
Mrs. Jacobs Hostess to Fri
day Afternoon Hook Club
! SELMlA, Nov. 28.—The mem*
j bars of the Chatterbox club enter
j tabled their -husbands r.t a Thm.ks
j giving party on Tuesday evening
I at the home of Mr. anti Mrs. C.
! E. Komegay on Massey street.
A three course luncheon consisting
| of grapefruit, chicken salad, sil
tines, pickiles, cranberry sauce, hot
buttered' rolls, stuffed celery, cof
fee and upside-down cake topped
with whipped cream, was served
at 7:30 o'clock.
Tables were then arranged for
heart’s dice. After nine progres
sion! Mrs. C. A. Bailey was found
to held high store for ladies
and was presented a box of Nor
iris candy. Mr. F. M. Waters hold
high score for gentlemen and re
ice ived a box of candy also. Papers
[ and pencils were next distributed
land the ladies were asked to
I write an original Thanksgiving
poem. The men were to write a
stunt for some other man to per
form. The ladies read their poems
and Mrs. M. R. Wall’s was voted
the best, he prize, being a jar of
mints. The chagrin of each gen
tleman was very evident as he
was called upon to do his own
stunt, provoking much merriment.
Mr. R. E. Suber was awarded
cigars for the best stunt.
A vote of thanks was given
the committee who planned and
prepared such a delightful eve
ning’s entertainment. This com
mittee was composed of Mesdames
J. W. Short, E. V. Woodard, C. A.
Bailey, W. P. Aycock and C. E.
Kcrnegay.
Book Club Entertained.
Mrs. C. A. Jacobs was hostess
to the Friday Afternoon Book t
club on Nov. 22. The literary i
program was very enjoyable, “Ger- (
many.” being the topic. The first >
paper, by Mrs. J. B. Person .'’as c
especially interesting, dealing witn i
the German attitude toward the <
Army of Occupation, the rccepFcn ^
of Americans in Berlin, a country t
subdued, but in the midst of re- i
construction. Mrs. Person, using a
mu pointed out the changes that 1
had been made in Germany’s po-> *
litical boundaries. Miss Anne No- <
bis gave a vivid description ol t
the German inns. t
The hostess then passed paper 1
and pencils for a “turkey” con- j
test. Mis. W. T. Woodard being t
winner was presented two dainty
handkerchiefs. <
A delectable salad course, e-of- -
fee and 'mints, were- -served by j
the -hostess, assisted by Misses i
Annie Laurie Smith an<l Dorothy <
Adams. Favors were miniaurc tuv- (
keys. Guests besides club mem- ]
ber.s wer o'Mrs. W. J. Crain and ;
Mrs. F. M. .Waters.
Personals.
Miss -Anne Noble is visiting <
friends in Richmond, Yu., this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Call and
son, of Wilson, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call.
Mrs. W. B. Johnson and son,
Willard, Jr., left Wednesday o
spend 'the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. F. T. Walden in Charleston,
8. €.
' Mrs. Ben Horner has returned
j to her ho-me in Indianapolis, I ml.,
, after spending two weeks here
| with her parents, Capt. and Mrs,
C. B. Waddell.
j Mrs. A. K. Eason and Mrs. Con.
rad Parker visited relatives lit
Durham Wednesday.
Mr. Hamilton Holt, of Spencer,
spent last -week end in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mr.
A. C. Smith and Miss Rebecca
Smith, of Alta Vista, Va., arrived
|in the city Wednesday to spend
.Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs.'
iC. A. J’acobs.
j Mrs. Geo. F. Brietz who has
been ill for several days, }s im
proving though not able to be out.
j Mrs. Geo. D. Vick and Mrs. W.
(H. Call spent Monday in Raleigh
(with Geo. Davds Vick Jr., who is
in Rex Hospital. His many freads
iwill be -glad to learn that his
condition is satisfactory.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Short spent
^Sunday in Fremont with relatives.
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Selma Teachers Hurt
In Auto Wreck Here
Two automobiles collided at the
intersection of Church ami Fourth
streets Wednesday afternoon about
four o’clock which resulted in in
jury to Miss Ernestine Shippe, of
Clinton, and In the wrecking of
the Oldsmobile of Dr. Whitehead
of Rocky M'our.t. The impact of
the ears shattered glass which
cut Miss Shippe on the head, the
wound requiring several stitches.
One hip was also bruised, but an
X-ray, made at the Johnston
County Hospital where she was
taken following the accident,
showed no serious injury. Miss
Shippe is resting comfortably md
will be able to leave the hospital J
tomorrow.
•Miss Shippe. Frentoh and Erg
lish teacher in the Selma hig>
school, was enroute to her horn'
in iClinton to spend Thanksgiv
ing-. With her in the car was Miss
Dorothy Lee of this city whom
she was bringing to her ho.v.c
lere. Miss Lee was unhurt.
Dr. Whitehead, who is a brother
>f our townsman, Dr. J. W.
Whitehead, was also unhurt.
1 ETCH BEATS CLOVER
AS COVER CROP
RALEIGH, Nov. 25.—-As a win
:er growing, soil (improving, cover
■rop, vetch was slightly superior
.o crimson clover in a demonstrn
ion conducted in eastern Carolina
hits season by W. F. Meadows
if Trenton, Jones county.
The two crops were planted side
»y side last fall with part of the
ield left bare as a check plot,
-he rate of seeding was 25 pounds
.n acre for each crop and a go>d
tand was secured in both cases.
“Last May, when I examined
he growth of the two crops, the
etch had spread over the land to
n average length of two feet and
he crimson clover was standing
bout 18 inches high,” says E. C.
Ma-ir, extension agronomist at
hate 'College. “Beth crops had
he ground well covered in their
espeetive ureas, though the
ri-mson clover made the nest
how. Mr. Meadows turned the
raps .under on May 6 and planted
orn over the entire field a few
ays later. He fertilized his corn
iilh 200 pounds of an 8-8-11 mix
ure and used no nitrogen side
pplicatiion.”
Mr. Blair says that it was not
::ng before the com l>egan to
how the effects of the turned un
,er legumes. Where the vetch and
rirnson clover had been plowed in,
he corn was greener in color, the
eight of the stalks was greater,
nd, later, the crop was beter
The corn crop was harvested on
)ctober 110. That from each plot
ras shucked and weighed and
;ave the following results': Where
io cover crop was plowed under
nly 17.1 bushels an acre was pro
'uwjd; where the crimson clover
iad been grown and turned under
15.G bushels was produced, and
vh-cre the vetch was turned under
18.9 bushels an acre was produc
'd. The crimson clover increased
he yield 100 per cent and the
etch did 'slightly better than
bat.
However, Mr. Blair points out
hat this slight difference might
>e due to the stand, by minor va
cations in the fertility of the
• oil c.r ether -slight differences,
[loth vetch and crimson clover
ue excellent s-oil improvers in
'■astern Carolina <as this domon
itration shows.
NATIONAL 4-H CLUB
BA DIO PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Nov. 23
—The fifth- of a series of Na
t.ional 4-H club radio program'
to be broadcast over a nations
hook-up -cf 36 stations is scheduler
for Saturday, November 30. Thi
will take the place of the Decern
ber program which woutd ordinal
ily have been scheduled for th
first Saturday in that month. Th
program will consist of talks b;
the state leaders from Illinois
Michigan, Minnesota, and Missis
sip.pi, and music furnished by ti
National Broadcasting company’
*itaf,f orchestra. The broadcastin
will be dona from the Chticag
j-sit|Utifi-os of the National Brcac
: casting company on this' dat<
i Mary A. McKee, specialist in Jur
ior Club Work, Illinois, will spea
.on “Social Values of Large Mee
ingg to Farm, Boys rand Girls'
NcwC. A. R. Chief
Edwin J. Foster, 80, of Worcester,
{ass., has been elected Commander*
n-Chief of the Grand Army of thf
Republic, succeeding Commande'
Mrs. Raiford Is
Claimed By Death
Former Johnston County
Woman Dies at Home of
Daughter In Dunn; Was
Mother of Mrs. A. J. Fitz
gerald of This City
Friends and relatives in John
ston county will .regret to learn
of the death of Mrs. Donnie E.
Raiford which occurred Monday
night at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Noah Lee of Dunn. Mrs.
Raiford ha<j been in failing health
for 'some time and for weeks
creeping paralysis had been ap
parent to loved ones who watched
by her bedside. When the end
came all of her seven son® and
daughters were at her bedside.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee in Dunn, after
which interment was made in the
cemetery at Dunn. Rev. Mr. Gard
ner, pastor of the Baptist church
of which the deceased was a
I member conducted the service, a.5
si.'toxl by Rev. C. B. Culfbreth.
pastor of the Methodist church
and Rev. A. R. McQueen, paster
of the Presbyterian church. A
profusion of lovely floral offer
ings attested the esteem in which
the deceased was held. Pallbear
ers were six grand sons as follow's:
Elbert Fitzgerald, of Raleigh, Ber
nice Fitzgerald, of State College.
Raleigh, Ralph Fitzgerald of this
city, Earl, Thelbert and Wilbur
Creech of Middlesex.
The deceased was a native oi
Sampson county, where she was
horn sixty-eight years ago. She
married Mr. Bud Raiford of Boon
| Hill 'towniisihip, Johnston county,
and to this union seven children
were born, all of whom survive.
Her husband 'preceded her to the
grave more .than thirty years ago,
and to her was instrusted the
1 earing of her family. She was a
most estimable woman and her
passing will be mourned by a
large circle of friends.
Her children who survive are.
Herman Rai/ford, H. I. Raiford,
anti Mrs. Noah Lee of Dunn; Mrs.
I let tie Creech of O'Neals town
ship; Mrs. Lizzie Westbrook, of
Raleigh; Mrs. Bertha Yelvington
of Kenly; and Mrs. A. J. Fitzger
ald of this city.
Same Dog.
Teacher: “Joh.rmy, your essay
on ‘Our Dog’ is word for word
the same as your brother’s.”
Johnny: “Yes, teacher, it’s about
the same dog.”
Elaine Massey, assistant in girls’
club work, Mississippi, will speak
on “Values of Team Demonstra
tion and Judging Work to Boys
and Girls”; A. G. Kettunen, state
Club Leader, Michigan, will speak
1 on “Educational Values of Trips
to Farm Boys and Girls”; anc
T. A. Erickson, State Club Leader
! Minnesota, -will discuss “Farm anc
; Home Making Achievements anc
Their Value 'to Boy a and Girls.’
• The time for the broadcasting
’ for thus particular program hai
f .been advanced one hour, resulting
in the following schedule: East
ern Standard Time, 12 noon t(
12:45 p, m.:KTHS, WRC, WLS
WEAL, KSTP, WJZ, WLW
KDKA. W'RVA, KPO, WIOD
WHO, WBiZ, WDAF, WBT, KVOO
WOAL, KHQ. KOA, KFKX, WJR
- WHAS, WOWr, WPTF, KGW
KSL, WEB/C.
I
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Henry Webb Hurt
In Auto Accident
Big Lumber Truck and Tr;
er Is Overturned on High
way 22; E. Breedlove, c£
Charlotte In Jail
Henry Webb is in the Johns l n
County Hospital and four other.-,
were badly shaken up as itihe iv
suit of an automobile accic:~.
that occurred Tuesday aftern;
about six o’clock on Highway N j.
22 between Micro and Selma.
A Nash coupe bearing a Chr."
lotto license struck the trailer u.
the big lumber truck of John A.
Johnson which was loaded v.'i 1
parts of a sawmill. The tra-'.c *
and the truck both overtax rr. _■ i
when the ctoupe hit the trailer*
Webb was caught under some < f
the sawmill machinery and \\«;
seriously injured. The other m: >
who were only slightly hurt a-.
Tom Fowler, Porter Johnsc \
June Turner, and Wiley Stric-.
land. Strickland was driving the
truck.
E. Breedlove who was in th -
I Nash coupe is being held in ja'!
ponding the condition of Webb.
He states. that a negro was driv
ing the car, but the negro mat;?
his get-away. It is said thar
Rreedlamd showed signs of havin;
been drinking.
■For a considerable distance
along the highway, the parts of
the sawmill were strewed.
Aunt Koxie bays
BEST TAXES FOR THE GOOD
SAMARITAN.
I doesn't know how .much good
it will do to put a now crank on
Miistah Hoover’s old prosperity
eya*r for when it hit that place
called Wall Street it wuz an aw
ful wreck, hut dis much I knows,
when sickness conies to de po’ and
whlen de wusser half runs off to
be hubby wid somebody else, hi.
don’t matter whht kind o’ sickness
er trouble di sheroine comes
around in de cold and heat, die wet
er dry. She comes wid de amewe.s
to all do prayers de tax spend
ers arc willing to pay for. Dis A
lady has lifted her office as high V
above poilyticks 'as love is above
hate. Her name is Mis’ Thurston
and she reminds me of dat place
in die Bible dat reads lack dis: * I
was a hungred and ye gave me
meat; I was sick in pri-soji and ye
visited me; I was naked and ye
clothed me.” And -she will say,
“When was dat?” And He will
say, “Inasmuch as ye did it unto
one of the least of dese my breth
ren ye did it unto me.” For lack
dey used to kiss the shadow on
Ithe wall in the soldiers hospital,
so little po* white and collud Chil
ian look upon her as the rigier
year-round Santa Claus, and c*
you ax dem who dey neighbor is
day answer right off de bat, “Mis
i irursiAMii.
On d-e doorstep of Johnston
county ds» left many a little chil-j
dashed dar from de old matri
mony wrecking cyan dat passes in
de night. Also a hull lot of sick
and ’flieted and po’ and needy.
Now Mr. Taxsponder, remember
when d‘e Great Giver wins hero
He axed no questerions hut help
ed whair i t wuz needed, and I do
hope Mis’ Thurston's hands' were
sk> filled that s»he could fill tu.*,*.-'
®iin, pale empty hands hilt out i .
helplessness: to her so that on
Tafnksgiivi'ng night day could thar!.
dey Maker dat ctey live in a
country so lucky as to have sick
• a Good Samaritan as a welfare
i worker ajs Johnston county hii'.
and ef <le taxpayers can see all de
» good wink done dey would rise up
and all her blessed
.__ AUNT ROXIE,