OUR SLOGAN: 'Sell Johnston County Tobacco In Johnston” Welcome to Smith field, Mr, Tobacco Farmer Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion .Yard. 1882 47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 18, 1929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 75 Tobacco Sales Now Over Million Mart To-Day’s Offering; Expected To Bring Total Number Oi Pounds to Millior and Half Official figures show that move than a million pounds of tobacco has already been sold on the Smithfield market, and by the time today’s sales are over, the total number of pounds will have reached the million and a half mark. By Wednesday night, 1,235,000 pounds had been auc tioned off since September 3 Yesterday’s offerings were as much as 150,000 pounds, and to day will probably see as much or more on the two warehouse floors. Warehousemen are encouraging farmers to bring their tobacco in on the afternoon previous to the day they wish it sold, which in sures better handling on the floors, and yesterday afternoon a number of loads were here ready for today’s sales. Prices, according to warehouse-' men, are improving on the bet ter grades, and more good to- 1 baeco is coming in. Common +’o- ! bacco is still cheap. Tobacco ha* sold as high as fifty cents pel pound and a little may have gone higher. Governmnet grading con- i tinues to grow in favor with the j farmer, some of whom have brought their tobacco to this mar- 1 ket in order that it might be government graded. ■Farmers not only of Johnston j county but from distant counties ! are patronizing the Smithfie d market. One farmer, from Eller- i bee, came 120 miles. Others have come from as far away as Moore and Richmond counties, to say I nothing of those coming from ad i jacent counties. PLAN POULTRY EXHIBIT NOW As superintendent of the non!- { try department of the Benson Livestock and Poultry Fair, I j want to say to the farmers and | especially to those interested :n pou-ltry that we are going to have j the most interesting fair on ret-j ord and that the poultry division | is going to be especially into - esting. Any farmer who is a , raiser of purebred poultry of any breed is requested to exhibit his breed or breeds during the week of our fair—October 1 to 5. This does not exclude any farmer who has only a few, you have as good a chance as the biggest raise*’*. | Now is the time to begin to get them ready. At a later date 1 will give some detailed points on how to show poultry. I suggest that you pick out the ones now that come the nearest your ideal and give them careful treatment until after the fair. The poultry will be entered Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning of fair week. Peed lor the birds will be furnished free and the feeding done by an ex perienced person. Of course it is understood that there is no en try charge. Your local agricul tural teacher, county agent or home agent will be glad to as sist you in making your selections for exhibit. If you have not re ceived a catalogue write Mr. J. B. Benton, Benson, N. C., for one at once. J. PAUL SHAW. Agv. Teacher. A Scotchman is a fellow wno comes on the cure becaue he can live more cheaply at the Sana Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith 6ei annual sickness cost • BETWEEN 9 AND 12 MILLION* ■ A survey of health conTTrTT in this country financed by Ju lius Rosen wald, showed that si.'a ness costs annually between $,•?, 000,000,000 and 12,000.000,0 0 0 Aibout one-third of this anvoun' is paid out to doctors, dentists hospitals, nurses and druggists The balance consists of loss of earning power dic ing illness. Only j one-thirtieth of the money paid out was invested as a preventa tive measure. I i — Tom Bost Speeks To Kiwanis Club Tells Kiwanians To Build Better Than Anything Yet Attempted; Speaks of Strikes Toni Host, newspaper man of Raleigh, was the speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon yesterday, and he brought a soul-stirring mes sage to those Kiwanians whose life purpose is really "to build.” He urged the Kiwanians to beg:n to build something more beauti ful, more romantic, more Chris tian than anything yet attempt ed. though he classed none of their past achievements as un worthy. He urged them not to be willing to think that the present situation is what it ought to be, but to lend their influence to make the relation between work men and those who hire people I more ideal. Mr. Host referred to the strike ut Gastonia and the trial whicu had been going on in Charlotte. ! He sees nothing startling in he J events taking place. Mecklenburg is the home of revolts. One hun dred fifty years ago. the peop1'* | became dissatisfied with the spirt j of their government, and montl s | before the nation declared in- j dependence, Mecklenburg ciiizens had passed a resolution asserting { their freedom from British rule. I The coronation of the common man, said Mr. Bost, has been go ing on for 150 years. A new de mocracy is expressing itself. Either industry is going to be democratized or the church and government is going to be auto Johnston county was character ized by Mr. Host as Beulah Land, flowing with milk and honey; but its people are starving between the flowing creamery and the bursting beehive. Business fail- ( ures, low prices, in a county that | can feed four times its population, j make for a depression th..t j should not exist. One’s work 1 should count as capital, and Chris tian society should not be satis fied until every toiler in the fields is a capitalist. Mr. Bost spoke of the travesty which has been enacted at Gas tonia and at Marion, with those who clothe the world at each oth er’s throats—a situation that has made it necessary for the gover nor to send troops to handle. He sees hope when One is Lord even Christ, and when all men are brethren. There was a good attendance at |the Kiwanis meeting yesterday ttf hear Mr. Bost. Rev. Chester Alex | ander, president of the club, pre sided over the meeting. Guests of I the club on this occasion were; Mr. Geo. K. Brietz. of Selma, and Mr. N". G. Bartlett, of Kinstcn. INSURANCE RAYS OUT OVER SEVEN MILLIONS DA.LV | That part of the American pub lic which is protected under ai j forms of insurance is the reti j pient of more than $7,500,000 or the average business day through out the year, according to s’.atb tics compiled by Travelers arc published in “Hartford Courant.1 The annual total monetary ben efits amounted to around $2,250, 000,000, of which more than $1, 250,000,000 is distributed as ben 1 efits under life insurance. j CH KI ST IAN ENDEAVOR honor college student j The Senior Christian Endeavc Society of the Preslbyterian churc ■entertained at a lovely party : • the Men’s Bible class building o "Tuesday evening in honor c Misses Emily Smith, Louise Bigg and Mary Ragsdale, who a: leaving this week to enter college , The building was most attracth in decorations of Japanese lar terns and late summer flower* Games were enjoyed through ■out the evening. At the close o the games delicious refreshment consisting of iced fruit punch arr cakes were served. Rev. and Mr* Chester Alexander acted as chap erones. About twenty-five were presen on this delightful occasion. rarmers held Da> Held At Benson About 125 Planters Gathei to Study Crops and Ferti lizers; Addresses by Prom inent Men BENSON, Sept. 12.- The “Far mer's Field Day” held here last Thursday afternoon on the farms of S. P. Honeycutt and J. C. Holmes near Benson was a rous ing; success. Something like one hundred twenty-dive farmers from a radius of twenty-five miles came and practically every one express ed the feeling that he felt bene fited as well as the enjoyment re Somthing like twenty varieti*" of crops under test and twenty odd fertilizer demonstrations, an i an estimating contest gave the farmers something to think about. Talks from men like Mr. F. J*. Latham, a distinguished corn breeder from Belhaven, Mr. G. M. Garren, agronomist and plant breeder from N. C. State Col lege, and Mr. J. M. Gray also of Raleigh, gave some very impor tant points on fertilizing crops. Still another interesting talk .was made by the government tobacco grading expert now located or, the Smithfiehl tobacco market. Mr. 0. C. Johnson gave a very inter esting demonstration with the caterpillar tractor. Something like forty gallons of lemonade was con sumed by the farmers during the the afternoon. The farmers and business mer. present were so enthused over the tie Id day idea that they decided to make it an annual affair to last all day rather than just half a day. J. Paul Shaw, local agricultural teacher, states that it was til * most successful demonstration he has ever assisted in putting or. According to his statements the results of all the tests will lie summarized and the information published in the local papers for the benefit of the farmers of th<* section. REPORT ON NEIJSE SURVEY Wil l, BE MADE OCTOBER 10 WILM INiGTON, Sept. 8.—Re port of the survey conducted by the war department for a contem plated four-fold development of the Neuse river sit retching from its outlet to the interior of the state, will he filed with the chief of engineers. Washington, October 10, Major W. A. Snow, district army engineer, announced today. Major Snow’s investigation was Imade for the purpose of ascer taining the feasibility and poss ibility of developing the Neusc river from a standpoint of navi gation, irrigation, flood contro and power development. The engineer would not divulge the nature of his recommendation but said that if the report sho.vi the proposal is practical the gov eminent will possibly appropriate funds for further investigati. ' looking to the costs and means t he employed in realizing the four i fold -development of the river. I Mmo. Saroya is called the mo? beautiful prima donna of the of eratic stage and one of the mo? i satisfying artists as well. She h" been a star of the San Carlo con pany for several seasons, and ' year ago last summer sank t!i • title role in Aida.—Sacrament (Cal.) Union. ^ Regular Session ; Recorder’s Courl f '1 uesday Devoted to Trial o ■ Criminal Cases; Heavj Docket Disposed of Recorders court met in regu lar session here Tuesday and the f following criminal cases were ' tried and disposed of: 1 A. L. Stephenson was on two • counts charged with giving worth less checks but he failed to an pear in court and judgment was ni si sci fa. ( alvin Creech, ^charged with disposing of mortgaged crops, was not convicted. Vira Dixon, charged with for nication and adultery, was called land failed. Judgment ni si sci ;fa and capias instanter. i Sidney McCoy entered a plea of guilty to the- larceny of sau sage in the value of less than $20. He received a 60 day road I sentence, but is to be discharged at the end of 30 days providoi | the cost is paid. Millard Bagiev, coloied, charged ■with carrying concealed weapon land violation of the prohibition | law, was found guilty of carry ! ing concealed weapon and pos session of whiskey. He was fined, j$50 and taxed with the cost. j j C, II. Cook and Nellie Cook j were convicted of fornication and I adultery and indecent exposure. < (H. Cook was sentenced to the roads for a term of four months and taxed with all the cost. He is to be discharged at the end of | 60 days provided the cost is pa d. Nellie Cook was sentenced to jail for 60 days and assigned to work as the sheriff sees fit. Capias is not to issue before September 14 and if lhe defendant is found in Johnston county again in two years she is to serve the sen tenee of 60 days in full. Dave Williams and California Barnes were found guilty of for nication and adultery. Each was sentenced to jail and assigned to work as the sheriff sees fit, each to he discharged upon th« payment of the cost. Dave WR liams was taxed with all the cost. Vert is Lee plead guilty to the larceny of two lemons. Pray er for judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Racford Hamilton, aged 21, a white clerk, was sentenced to the roads for 1)0 days for operating a car while intoxicated. The sen tence is to be suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. He was ordered not to operate a motor vehicle again in North Carolina during the next 00 days. MINOR (LASHES IN PALESTINE JERUSALEM, Sept. 10.—Scat tered disorders of a minor char acter were reported today fro r. over Palestine. Moslem Arabs and [Jews generally, however, settled to i their old routine of life edj fil ing one another. I Jewish housewives found them selves hard put to get food after spread of stories that Arab fruit dealers had poisoned goods sold j to Jews. A Jewish boycott onj Arab products also complicate i| the food problem and the lend ] ing Jewish hotel in Jerusalem i was able to f.serve only rice at one meal. In Jerusalem a parade by Brit ish soldiers wearing steel h< 1 - J mets and carrying fixed bayonets late Monday was accepted as ar. attempt to allay any panic, Jews of the old city having become ner vous when large numbers of Mos lems began to leave their homes. —Associated Press. | - NOTICE CONCERNING SLOT MACHINES j The county commissioners have ‘ ordered me, as sheriff of Johnston 1J county to see to it that all slot machines, punch boards, an I chance devices of any kind he re moved from within Johnstor 1 county. I am hereby requesting -jowners of such devices to get re t of them without necessitating £ * formal action of the law. j A. J. FITZGERALD. Sheriff. e Miss Charity Ann Allen, of neai o Benson, is spending this weel with friends in Raleigh. I'Iks. Needham munden PASSES YVIX STON-S ALE' I News reached here yesterda the death of Mrs. Needhar » Munden which occurred at tb | Baptist Hospital in Winston ,'Salem yesterday morning:. Mrs Munden had been ill for abou four years, suffering- intense!; from acute rheumatism. In an ef g fort to find relief she was take] |t° the Baptist Hospital only a fev , "'eeks ago. Funeral arrangement had not been completed yester . day hut the burial will take plac i ^t, Hopewell church. The dceoaset • is survived by a husband and sov jeral children. Yard And Garden Prizes Announced Nine Winners Announced at the Meeting of the Womans ( lub Wednesday After non Building Plans Submitted I hp \ ard and Garden contest whiih began here last spring eli minated in the awarding of prizes at the meeting of the Woman’s club Wednesday afternoon, when nine ladies received prizes for their efforts iri beautifying the'r home grounds. Entries were made in three classes; C lass I, those starting new gardens; Class If, those who had made a beginning, growth not over two years old: Class III, those whose plantings were older than two years. Fir >t prize winners in the contest we/e-I Class I. Mrs. E. S. Edmundson, I win. received a check for $10: Class II, Mrs. A. II. Rose, the I r>rize being $10; Class III, Mrs. | 1\ J. Lassiter, the prize, a trel':-, ionated by Guy C. Loe Mfg. C. Second prize winners were Class I, Mrs. A. M. Xoble, $5.00, Class IT. Miss Retta Martin, $5.Or, Clrss III, Mrs. II. L. Skinner, twj irns donated by the Hillside Pot Third prize winners were: Clas* It Mrs. W. M. Sadners, Sr., gar len tools donated by Jordan-Ed nundson Hardware Company, and eed from Hood Bros.j Class H, VIr>. W. S. Stevens, plants from VI rs. C. \’. Johnson & Company, md a rosebush from Miss Rut’ I ones; Class III, Mrs. F. II. ks, six months’ subscript:f the yards of Mrs. W. M. San lors, Jr., Mrs. W. J. Massey, an 1 Mrs. ('has. Park, all of which were entered in Class I. Only on/ card was mentioned by the judge is having special provision f<> hildron—that of Mrs. A. M. No >lc. Twenty-nine yards and gi^rden- j were entered and judged in the! •ontest which was considered a good beginning for the movement. The judges were Miss Isabel Bus bee, Mrs. Harry T. Davis and Miss Georgia Piland, all of Kul eigh. The contest was started la ;t spring after the Smithfield Herald with the desire to introduce a clean up and beautification cam paign that would mean more than a week’s activities, had .secured the details of the national yard and garden contest. The paper enlisted the Woman's club, an or ganization that has always co-op erated in such programs, to sponsor the contest and other or ganizations and firms were asked to aid in the movement. The town of Smithfield, the Kiwanis club the Business and Professional Wo man’s club and the Woman’s club all contributed to the cash prizes. At the meeting Wednesday, Mrs, J. A. Wellons, chairman of the civics department, introduced Mis? Busbeo of Raleigh, who announced the winners in the contest. The civics department was the only de partment that had a report, since the work of the other depart ments has been suspended durint the summer. Mrs. Skinner, president of th< club, who presided at the session read a message from Mrs. Land president of the State Federa tion. asking for the . support o every club. Mrs. Skinner in tur asked for the cooperation of th 1 local club members. . j One of the interesting event of the meeting Wednesday wa State And Natioi : News Paragraph :; Strike Is Settled In Marion '! V are Affair Is Deferred I To Investigate Mob I’arad. | ! Agreement between strikers am mill officials was finally reachoi I in Marion Tuesday night, and b} j Wednesday afternoon for the j first time in nine weeks, the mills jot the Marion Manufacturing com pany "ere operating at full capac ity. About 150 of the strikers appeared at the mills for work, hollowing the settlement which the strikers, beaten for the time at least, were forced to agree, jtwo companies of troops were or dered to their homes, while the other two companies are to re jnvain in Marion until things have adjusted themselves, according to Judge N. A. Townsend, who has represented Governor 0. Max Gardner during the strike trouble, and who will also remain in Mar ion for several days yet. Thcro 'till remain about 200 laborer; who must leave Marion to find work, the majority of this sin plus being at the Clinchfield Mill where the night shifts have bee : discontinued. At the Marion mil! running day and night shifts there are only a few of the strik ers who have been put ' on fh** i mill s “black list” and will not lit1 j employed. No further trouble is anticipated at either mill now. The United States Senate, nov in special session at Washington considering the new Republican tariff hill, was faced at the start this week with a resolution by Senator Morris, Republican, of Nebraska, to deny William S. Vare, of Pennsylvania, a seat in the senate because of alleged “fraud and excessive expendi tures” in his 192fi primary cam paign. However, a motion by Republican floor leader, Watson, on Wednesday prevailed, and post ponement of the decision on th~ case was made until the regular December session. Deferment wav urged by republican leaders o»' the grounds that consideration o. the case at this time would great !y interfere with action on tli tarfif issue. Senator F. M. Simmons, rank ing democrat of the Senate Fi nance Committee, won his second victory in his fight against the new tariff proposal Wednesday when his motion carried to make the initial order of business the sections embracing the contraver sial flexible tariff commission and proposed new valuation clauses The first test of the strength earn when a motion by the veteran senator from North Carolina was carried by a 2 to 1 majority j earlier in the week. The forma! i motion provided that income tax i .data he furnished the senate by1 the treasury, which according to the senator, will he helpful t.> the senate in determining whether industries of the country are en titled to the increased tariff pro tection they demand. According to Judge Thomas .1 Shaw and Solicitor John G. Car penter, a “determined” investiga tion will be made into the Mon day night affair in which Be 1 Wells, British textile worker i id union organizer, and two other (Turn to page six) the report of the building com mittee which was given by Mrs. W. N. Holt. 'Hie building plan un der consideration calls for a Ma sonic Hall on the second floor with dining room, kitchen and library on the first floor to be used by the Woman’s club. The Masons have signified a desire to join the Woman’s club in a building project. The ladies pres ent Wednesday seemed to ap prove the sketch submitted. The • building as now planned woulc > cost about $7,800. , Three new members were add ■ ed to the roll Wednesday: Mrs C. C. Massey, Mrs. Howard Beas ley and Mrs. S. A. Parrish. A piano duet played by Mrs C. V. Johnson and Miss Lallal ; Rookh Stephenson added variety % to the program. SEED SPECIALIST |j AT HENSON, 17TH. I Duo to the delay in cotton J opening in this section, Mr. G. M K. Middleton, seed specialist from j State College, will be at Benson {the 1 nth and 17th of September instead of the week before, as I previously, published. He will [visit the farms of those whj have certified seed for the purpose of (field inspection and every farmer I to be visited is requested to try to be at home. It is necessity to see the farmer as well a.-, the fields. Benson Kiwanis Boosts Market Hoes On Record to Support Home Tobacco Market at Smithtield; Live I'p to Ki ! wanis Motto | At a meeting of the Bensor Khvanis club held Tuesday, Sep tember 10, Wade II. Royal, sec retary of the club, stated that he had visited several tobacco mar kets this season and that he was convinced that the Johnston coun ty market at Smithfteld is paying more for tobacco than the other markets. He also explained the advantages of government grao ing on the Smithfield market. Fol lowing this talk the Benson Ki wanis club went on record by unanimous vote, according to a letter received by the Smithiield j Board of Trade, supporting the Smithfield market and requesting its members to use then influence in behalf of the Johnston county market. Cooperation like this from every part of Johnston county would certainly be a helpful factor r building up a market in Johnston ■minty that, shall sell more are more each year of the tobacco ? rown on Johnston county soil, flu* Benson Kiwanians are truly iving up to their motto: “We Uuild.” \KW DEPARTMENT STORE FOR S.MITHFIELI) The Manufactures Outlet Store Smithfield’s newest department 'tore, will open its doors for busi ness Saturday, September 14 with i brand new stock of merchandise consisting of ladies’ read-to-wea*’, Jry goods, shoes, hosiery and1 men’s and boys’ clothing. Mr. O. II. Ray, who has charge of this store, has had ten years’ ex perience in one of North Caro lina’s largest stores. This store is located in the building recently vacated by Vara L. and Alma C Smith. Read the advertisement; f the Manufactures Outlet Store in this issue of the Herald. Mr. Ray recently moved hia family to this city and is occupy ing the residence on South Third street where the family of George L. Cherry formerly lived. Meeting Ways and Means Com. A most enjoyable and enthu siastic meeting of the ways and means committee of St. Peter’s Chapel was recently held at the home of Mr. A. G. Rahil. Rev. Father Denges of Ral eigh, pastor of the Chapel, was present, and definite plans for a barbecue supper to be given on (September 25 were made. | Mr. Charlie Nassif was elected general manager, assisted by Mr. John McCall. Miss Mary George of Selma was appointed publicity , manager. ! PROMINENT SMITH FIELD NEWSPAPER MAN HELPED BY VINOL ; “I conscientiously can recon - mend Vinol to anyone," says N. F.. Humphreys, of the Herald. “It has helped me wonderfully.” For 30 years doctors have pre scribed Vinol because it con*«in important mineral elements of iron, calcium and cod liver pep tone. The very FIRST bottle brings sound sleep and a BIG appetite. Nervous, worn out peo ple are surprised how quick Vinol ' gives now life and pep! Tastes delicious. Jo-Mc’s Store, Drygs, G-l ; Writes About Air Races In Cleveland R. H. Alford, Former Smith field Man, Gives Details »f Events Happening At This (treat Exhibition Mr. R. H. Alford, who moved his family from this city to Cleveland, Ohio, two or three years ago, writes interesting tet ters from Cleveland. This week he writes the Herald about the national air races which were re cently held in Cleveland. Hfs let ter, which will be of interest t> his many friends in Johns'.* n county, is as follows: There is always something happening in a big city that is of interest and news to the world, but most of it reaches the dan.* press throughout the country. But maybe I can give a few de tails about the national air races that were not published, and a, the races are over and Cleveland is back to earth again, 1 will try to tell of a few things that happened. “First, it was a success a M went off nicely with ideal weath er. We had some of the world’s notables here—Col. Lindbergh. Lady Mary Heath. Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhardt, Dr. Eckenor. and many others, and ef>oi:gh Manes to fly away with th • e.iy almost. Sometimes so many air planes would be up at once they •eminded me of blackbirds atv-un 1 m old fashioned c-hufa pa‘.*-!i. ! hought I had seen dust at the date fair, but this was twice as >ad, and then some. Of the flyers themselves, some were making lew records and winning honar-: some were killed in crashes; a i iome running, off to get mam.-l Ruth Elder). Lady Mary Heath chile testing out a plane for one f the races crashed through the oof of a factory, and was h.k.r.i »ut with a fractured skull, j\w - one and a broken nose. She vein in a nospital in a sen"uz condition, but the doctors tb.Mik she will recover. “Mrs. Alforj got the great eve thrill over the finish of the non stop race from Los Angelas fo Cleveland airport,, and the reem tion accorded the winner, the demonstration and the movie cameras making pictures of h.s arrival. The race was won b\ »:r mail pilot Brown of Cleveland time, 13 hours, 15 minutes, se/er. seconds. The second plane was ten minutes later. She was also much interested in the plane that t.;ck up a hand and broadcast lh 4 Mu sic to the stadium at the aieperr. In fact, I couldn’t tell all > h thrills she got out of it. “Dr. Eckener passed over the city with the Graf Zcp abouf 11:30 p. m. and over the a-iiport leaving for Lakehurst, N. J., an 1 after ‘parking’ the Zep he canta back for the final day of the races. He was ‘wined afid dined' in great style, with more than a hundred thousand people cheering and making great speeches ao'ut him, and he being shown the n side of everything. One woiilcrn'i think that less than a dozen years ago that America and tWb al lied European countries were en gaged in the World War, 'trying to wipe Germany off the may. It reminds me of the Biblical ac count of what Isaiah, the prophet (Turn to page four) Aunt Roxie Opine* ; By Me— | “Dat government grader iz g wonderful aid—bring backer to 'Sniithfield and don’t be afraid”.