OUR SLOGAN: ‘Sell Johnston County Tobacco In Johnston” Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 62 Miss White Tells Of European Trip Writes Interestingly of Jour ney With Westminister Choir; Three Months Abroad By MISS FRANCES WHITE •Muss Frances White, of Scot land Neck, who formerly taught public school music in the Smith field school, returned a few weeks ago from a three-months’ trip abroad with the Westminster choir. While i:i Europe, Miss White wrote to friends here of her trip and the Herald earrie I some extracts from some of these letters. The following account however, which is more complete, will be of interest to our read ers: From March 2(1 when the S. S. Leviathan landed at Southampton, England, with its cargo of passengers until June 1, when the S. S. George Washington land ed us safely at Hoboken, each day seemed as a day spent in fairyland, experiencing one thr.i: j only to be augmented by many j others, such as the old coun try lias to offer the American] ■student and tourist. England was our first country ; and in order to do justice to her. j we made -London our first • si ; “So this is London” was the fir-' thought that came to my mi el as we rolled into the staHpn there. London is the largest city in the world, but not nearly so gay as New York. Our two weeks stay -in London was quite filled with interesting places and things. ■Westminster Abbey is a riv t;r of beaiiit.y— dating back to lOi'.ti when William the Conqueror reign ed It has been called the cor > nation church since that time. The Chapiter house or Ancient Par lb me-nt House (1215) was bud: by Henry III. The Whipping post is in the center of the room, and around the room are the seats where members of Parlia \ ment sat and discussed matters of State. The beautiful Mosaic flo"' was laid tin 1275. Visitors are r - quested to put on the rubber san dals over their shoes before going on the floor. This is done to pro tent the floor that is already showing signs of markings. An expert from New York was sort over to London last year to copy the design in this floor in order to duplicate it in the Oathed.*'• 1 of St. John, the Divine in New ■i York City. From 'the Parliament room, we went into the different rooms where members of the royal fam ilies were buried and saw thc-r tombs and royal regalia as it ap peared when they last wore :t. From there we went into the wax room where the Kings .r i Queens were represented by wax figures—appearing just as they were when they died. Then on to the service held in the Coronat'on Chapel and saw the coronation chair. The luad of the cross is the altar and the foot is t!u. grave of the Unknown Soldier. Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace proved an other interesting place. This ir the residence of King George V When the King and Queen are at their London home, the guards change every day at 10:30 a. m. This is never open to sight-seers but we managed to get quite art eyeful from the outside. There are 800 men in the regiment and about 30 in the King’s body guar 1 Each man has to he six feet tall to be a member of the body guard. The London Tower is not a Turn to page five Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to^ spell the name of a person In Smith field or Johnston County, and ;o the one deciphering their aame and presenting a copy^ of this paper to the Herald orlice, we will present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for befoie the following issue. Charles Johnson deciphered his name last issue. TODAY’S TANTALIZER nihny ob tmbbsertieo Blye Gulley I'.AXvI V. SCOUT ami Assistant JKi ictor .-r C:im|i Tuscan) la which has just Hosed a suc cessful season. Renew Interest In Neglected Link Johnston and llanu-lt Citi zens I'nite To Cei Slat e Highway Connecting No. oil Willi LiliinKlon a n rooks, J. A. WH-| kvus ami .1. 1). Parker, spokesnu." f< !• the JoihnsLan county deloga •l.-n: F.x-S(.nu.tor Waller* Hyrd, I!. M. Spears. Mr. Tug Well and d. C. Thompson, representing: the I/Lllin-giton dek gallon, ami promi nent citizens identified with tne county governments in Johnston and Harnett. It was pointed o-ut that the? original Highway Act, by express iv;ui=e>, contemplated the princi pal towns and county seats would he connected by the State Syste n «.! H-ighwnys, and that l.ilhngl m and Smith fit id, approximately da. vm!< i apart, havo not 'been so* c• nnected except by a very Ion#! and circuitous route. The county commissioners of both Ilarnett and Johnston counties have adopt ed resolutions several weeks ago Ik ;i-Lion>'.ng thc Hig H\vay <'<>1 nnus si-on to add the road from Lil li ivy/t on to Smith fie Id via Angie r to ihe State System. Harnett county has recently completed a good road from Liliington to the Johns!;:n county line with tile ex pectarion diait the Highway Com mission would-.bake "it over, and the commission holds in readiness seme several hundred thousamls of dollars of .1 oh ns km courtly money to he used in the building, of high ways in Johnston county at the n great*. »r in eastern CaroVum than that pro Ipiciscd. Raised Fine Tomatoes. J Mr. J. L. Davis, of Pine Level, route J, was in town Saturday Jand save the Herald office a call. Mr. Davis has raised some fine toniitoes this year. Four weighed a total , cf four pounds and a Stone is the variety half. New (planted. Board Of Trade Is Now Reality S. T. Honeycutt Is Chosen President With J. H. Abell See.-Treas.; Promotion To bacco Market Chief Aim A Hoard of Trade for Smith fa. id. which has -as its purpose the jiicn of the 'beat in ter eats of •the •town of Smdtlhfiehl in any ] u: e of business and •induist,*y, d especially the develop merit to utmest (its possibilities as a (tobacco market, became a real ty Frit’ay evening when citizens met in the courthouse and hd-opitcd ree .rumendations made by a com • ini t Lee from (the Kiwanis club. H. I*. Holding presided over the | meeting and there was a.n open i discussion as to the desirability s f i forming such an organization. The j sentiment seemed to he unan- ! mows and the* group proceeded to | adopt the by-laws. The bv-lav. si . Wharton, Rev Chester Alexander, Norman Shep ard, Dr. J. W. Whitehead, E. L. Woodall, H. C. Hood, M. B Strickland, W. M. Gaskin, D. H. Jones, A. J. Whitley, Jr., S. B. Junes, S. T. Honeycutt, J. H. Abe-11, Geo. Y. Ragsdale, Dr. W. j J. B. Orr, W N Holt, Carl Goi-j don, anti W. W. Jordan. Mrs. Narron Raises 1'inc Zinnias.. Mis. J. A. Ntarran, Sr., pro-, sented the Herald with a bowl of ! lovely zinnias Saturday which j have be tin much admired since Dc ing placed in our office. They are Burbank's Pastel zinnias, and tri!y they run itihe gamut of pastel shades including saffron, yellow, oonal, mauve, bronze, ivory, orange gold, burnt sienna and old rose. Those familiar with Mrs. Nar row's home grounds are well aware that she takes unusual pride in her flowers and &hrub bery. On se-veral occasions she had taken the prize for having the moat beautiful yard in town. J. A. Underhill Ends Own Life With Gun Tragedy Occurs At His Home Near Selma; Cause Unknown; Junior Order in Charge of Burial Here This Morning An untimely occurrence took place Saturday evening about eight o’clock when, from all ilidieaitions. Mr. J. A. Under bill took his own life at his heme one mile north of Selma. Mr. Underhill had plowed all day. When he came to the house his wife asked him if he were ready for sup per. Me told her he preferred to clean up first and he vwnt into his room anti took a bath. While Mrs. Underhill was putting supper on the ta ble, she heard a gun fire in Iris room and heard him fall. She rushed to him but he died almost instantly. A coroner’s inquest was ;Ju*ld ar.d the verdict of the 9wry was that he came to his flcath by means of a shot gun in his own hands. There Seems to be no reason for t/he tragic happening as Mr. Underhill seemed to be in his i-sual health and apparently where were no financial or domestic worries. The deceas ed was sixty-four years of age. j (Turn to page four) S. B. Johnson Dies Suddenly Here Funeral Will Be Held This Afternoon at Residence Conducted by Rev. J. I). Bundy Yesterday afternoon about two o’e.'cck Mr. S. B. Johnson died suddenly at his home here. Ho and his son, William Johnson, wor.t to the lot after dinner to hitch up a team to go to his farm near town to do some plowing. While the attention of his son was engaged in another part of the lot, Mr. Johnson evidently had an attack of apoplexy and fell dead. When the boy came to where his father had been in the act of putting the bridle 01 the mule he saw his father pros trate on the ground. Medical ail was summoned hut Mr. Johnson was already dead. The is lending a hand towards it he upbuilding of its tobacco mar- ! ket. We believe that in view of I ■the results accomplished last year that with the proper cooperati >n, much bigger things are in store fur the coming season. Prices here have advanced since the opening and the daily average is about twenty-two cents, and the concensus of opinion among those who should know, is to the ef fect that it will go even higher. “We urge that if personal con tact is possible, you advise all farmers in Smith fie Id territory :o hold their tobacco and sell on Eastern Carolina Market for by that time the crop shortage will be more accurately known, and it is almost certain that in those counties of Eastern Carolina where the crop is good, they will re ceive higher prices than either the Georgia or South Carolina markets will pay. The large com panies realize the seriousness of the crop situation and in ou opinion Johnston county tobacco will he sold at a sacrifice if car ried to the border markets.” “BY GOSH” TO BE AT SANDERS THEATRE “By-Gosh” the celebrated clown from the Barnum and Bailey cir cus is iin Smithfield and will au-; pear in person at the Sanders theatre next Wednesday an 1 Thursday night in a big vaudeville isinging and dancing comedy show, assisted by The Seldom Fed Mm strels, composed of 50 funny lit tle folks, funny comedians and pretty girls. This s.how will be given in addition to special mov ies at popular prices. A street parade will be given on Market street at 7 p. m. Wed nesday. “By-Gos'h” comes here well rec ommended. So let’s all go, by gcsh. Mrs. H. B. Marrow and chil dren, Buck and Jean Hildebrand, are spending some time with rel atives in Morganton. Joint Meeting Of Medical Societies Henson Physicians and Den tists Hosts to Medical So cieties of Johnston and Harnett; Dr. Odell and Dr. Whitehead Speak A joint meeting of the medical societies of Johnston mid Harnett counties was hold at Benson on Thursday even ini g, July 25, at which time {the physicians and dentists of Beraso.ii were hosts to those in attendance ‘After enjoying a sumptuous spread at the Parrish ITot id, strictly after the manner of Di. Utley who planned the menu to suit the king’s taste, a number of timely subjects were presented and discussed. Dr. J. VV. Odell of Du-ivn, very ably discussed “The Practice of Medicine—Yesterday, Tadi.uy, and Tomorrow.” The history of the metjho.fi of the practice of medi cine of “Yesterday” was con trasted with the method employed today. Until the ‘80’s bacteriology was an unknown su'hject, and Mu practice of mediciine was until 'then more one of art than of sci ence. “With the discovery of the 'bacillus as a eausitive agent for disease, and with the development of the field of bacteriology the practice of medicine has taken an entirely different form, and :s as much a science as an art D.-Iav." continued the speaker. Continuing, the speaker predicted that the practice of medicine in the future is to be largely of the practice of methods of prevention. Dr. J. \V. Whitehead, dentist of Smith field, discussed at some length predisipo&ing causes foi dental cares, (tooth decay). This isu'bjeot was thoroughly covered by the speaker. He stated a truth, familiar to many, that the horrible .tooth condition seen in many young children is due to the lack of proper food for the pregnant mother. “Calcium and phosphorus are the chief mineral salts re quired for tooth development, aui uni ess the pregnant mother r - reives these requisites in her j diet the burden falls upon her own body to supply the growing foe tus, with consequent tooth decay rs her reward. Much tooth de struction could be prevented in the mother, and a healthy s at. of tooth formation for the infant be assured should milk, which is rich in calcium and phosnhoru:', be systematically and abundantly added to the pregnant mother > diet.” iComtinuing, the speaker stressed at some length the im portance of regular systematic brushing of the teeth, another truth with which most of us are familiar. “Dirty, un brushed tee In are more prone to decay, an i | pyorrhea is always present in u-'-j clean mouths." hi addition to the j !..tk of p-. per food in early ir.e, j and the carol--v-, indifferent, a*-1 litude the young as well as the old | peopl?. take -. ward the effec'vej use of the tooth brush, other con-1 tribui'.iing causes of tooth decay were discussed. On the whole, while being scientific m nature I this subject was practical in ev« 1 erv respect. Dr. J. F. McKay, who has oeen ; practicing medicine at Kn'o 5 I Creek for : vjy-five years, lei an I mtereitir.ii inscussion on some of i the rarer conditions met with in ihe gen nui I ractice of n.°,‘iciue. About tV’ty physicians and dentists w- re »n attendance at this meeting, wn'.ch was one of -the •Viost instructive anid interesting •held in this section within a great many years. A vote of thanks was extended to physicians and dentists of Benson for their splendid enter tainment as well as the interest ing program presented. Sells 1238 Pounds Meat. The farmer who can drive his I truck to town loaded down with1 hams, should errs and sides, and I sell his meat at good price has j no fear of the boll weevil. That is j what Mr. Stephen Westbrook of | Bewtonville township did last week. He brought to Smilhetu 1238 pounds of meat which he I sold to W. M. Sanders & Son. t Edwin Broadhurst few CHOSEX KK< EXTI.V as Sanitary Ofticcr cf r.i'Xjt year’s camp at Gamp Tuseurora; is an Rag]? Sciuat with 15 addiitional merit badges. Camp Tuscarora Comes To A Close Two New Eagle Scouts Cre ated: lien Grimes and Richard Noble; firings Sniithfield's Total to Six ISy lil,YE CCI.I.EY, Assistant Camp lliivnor at Camp Tuscarora. (amp I us oar ora closed the most; isuecessful season in the .history •of the camp on Sunday, July 2A, after a period of four weeks. During the period of camp five new Eagle scouts were created,! two of which were from the i Smuthfield troop. Those passing \ the tests were Sidney Meyers, George Heyward, Ernest Eutsler, | Hen Grimes anj Richard NobR*. Over a hundred merit badges w'ere t .'lined, a large number of which weio |>asiscf the very best of inspected ’oods, and prepared by exper- , ediced cooks. 'Every precaution ( vas taken for the health and t • il'fety of every boy whiile in „ !amp. hnd not a single case of • iickness nor even one minor ac- . •idenrt was sustained during the •r.tire time. The camp rated high n sanitation and leadership. Ip. the near future .the camp . vi 11 be equipped with log cabins , ind electric lights. Plans are be- ■ ng made for a museum to house i nature collection which will be , nude by the scouts themselves, tnd a .work shop completely equip >ed with all tools necessary for ( til kinds of handicraft. A National ' '.our.cil representative who visit- < •d the camp has said that it is 1 m the best location in the United i states, and he has prophesied that 1 n the near future .it will become ] he meeting place for scouts and ! icoiit leaders of four states. The officers who have already ■ )cen selected for next year’s camp •.re Clarence Peacock, director; Rdwin Broadhurst, sanitary offi cer; George Edwards, athleLc lo'ach; and Sidney Meyers, sec wtary. Each otticer must i>e an Ragle scouit >and have fifteen aci iit.hs.nal merit badges. These boyv, with others to be selected in the near future, w ill be on hand during: the Christmas holidays for a ten day winter camp, which, it is hoped, will be even better than -the customary summer camp. Since the beginning of scouting in Smith field, the organization ha 3 produced six Eagle scouts: Charles Alford, James Sellers, Blye Gul ley, Edwin Broadhursft, Benjamin Grimes, and Richard Noble the latter four being members of the j Sm'.thfieltl troop at the present time. Miss Thelma Creech HI. Friends of Miss Thelma Creech of Benson will be interested to know that she ds a patient at Good Hope Hospital, Erwin, hav ing been operated on there for appendicitis last Thursday. 1 Two Hurt In Auto Accident Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Creech, of I/aurinburg, Brought to v' . Johnston County Hospital After Accident Near Den sem An automobile wreck which landed two in the Johnston Coun ty Hospital took place Saturday afternoon near Mingo swamp on highway 22 between Dunn and Benson, when a Chevrolet coach driven by E. D. Creech of Laurir, burg, collided with a Chevrolet touring car driven by W. A. Coates of Wake county. In the ear with Mr. Creech were Mrs. Creech and their little son. E. D. Jr., Mrs. Ti. L. Earnest and baby, of Wes/t Palm Beach, Ela., who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Creech, in Lauri t iourg. They were enroute to the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tan nage near Wilson’s Mills, Mrs. Creech and Mrs. Earnest being the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Tur nage. J'he ear of Mr. Creech waa tom up, and he ami his wife were hurt. Mr. Creech was rendered un conscious and did not regain ccn se.Lousness until some time aitar iieing taken to the hospital. He was reported to be better yesie day. Mrs. Creech suffered a brok en limb, and other injuries. She is in a serious condition. Mrs. Earn est and the two children escape 1 with only minor bruises. Mr. Coates was not hurt and his car escaped with only slight dam age. HOLLOMAN M()TORCADE IN CITY LAST THURSDAY Thursday afternoon a nw,. *ade which included all types of DeSoto cars, stopped far a she it .chile in Smitihfield. Mr. B. J. H .l envan, formerly of this city was n charge of the demonstration, rho parade of cars was headed by in old fashioned carriage lik? noito»' sleep in yer pajamas and wake up famous on de frowt page. “P. S. Us iz too po* ter buy a airship ter kill us, so ef tre ble don’t kill us we’ll live fcw*!l we die.”