TUBERCULOSIS
SEALS ON SALE
Local Stores Handling Them
for Woman’s Club; His
tory of Movement.
Tuberculosis Christmas seals have
been sold in Smithfield under the au
spices of the Woman’s Club for sev
eral years. The sale this year is un
der the direction of Mrs. T. S. Rags
dale and the members of her commit
tee, Miss lone Abell and Mrs. H. B.
Marrow. The seals were placed this
week in various places of business in
the town and a liberal patronage will
be appreciated- Two thirds of the
amount raised will be used for tu
berculosis work in Johnston County,
the other third going to help in the
state fight against the Great White
Plague.
An interesting account of the ori
gin of the selling of Tuberculosis
Christmas seals has been sent out
from headquarters which may inter
est some of our readers.
The first Tuberculosis Christmas
Seal was used in 1904. It originated
in Denmark when Hon. M. E. Hol
boll, a Danish Postmaster, conceived
the idea of using a stamp as a Tu
berculosis Seal*, the proceeds from
the sale of which were to go to the
establishing of children’s sanatorium
He secured royal patronage for
launching a Christmas Stamp sale
and success was assured the initial
campaign. Soon the idea spread to
Norway and Sweden. A little later
it spread to Switzerland and was soon
in vogue in more than a dozen Euro
pean countries.
But it was in 1907 that it made its
way to America, Jacob Riis, the well
known writer and social worker re
ceived a letter from a friend in Den
mark bearing one of the Danish Tu
berculosis Christmas stamps. He was
interested in the little emblem and
secured from his friend something
of its history, which he described in
an article in the Outlook. Miss
Emily P. Bissell, a Red Cross work
er in Wilmington, Delaware, read the
article and conceived the idea of us
ing a Christmas Stamp for a tuber
culosis sanatirium which she was then
establishing on the outskirts of the
city. From the sale of the stamp
she realized more than $3,000 the
first year.
The success of the venture appeal
ed to her imagination. After much
persuasion she induced the American
Red Cross at Washington to under
take a nation wide campaign for the
sale of Red Cross Christmas Stamps.
This was in 1908. More than $135,
000 was realized from this first sale.
The second year the sale increased
to over $200,000.
In 1910 the National Tuberculosis
Association came into alliance with
the American Red Cross for the pur
pose of conducting the Christmas
Seal Sale. Under the terms of agree
ment the National Tuberculosis As
sociation assumed responsibility for
the organization and conduct of the
sale, as well as the manner in which
the funds were to be expended. The
Red Cross lent its emblem and name
and gave to the entire Seal Sale its
moral and financial backing. The
value of the sponsorship of the Chrit
mas Seal idea by the American Red
Cross in those early days when the
tuberculosis movement was strug
gling for existence can hardly be
overestimated.
In 191ft it became necessary for
two organizations to sever relations
in regard to the Christmas Seal.
Since that time the National Tuber
culosis Association has established
Christmas Seal that is being sold to
day in almost every towm and hamlet
its own ideal and the Tuberculosis
in the United States bears no rela
tion to the Red Cross. The Droceeds
from its sale go to organizing and
carrying on the fight against tuber
culosis.
Pressing Club Moves
The City Pressing Club has moved
from the' old Alford Building on
Johnston street to the Davis Building
on Third Street. It is located at the
place formerly occupied by the Caro
lina Grocery, next door to the City
Market.
REV. MR. FARRAR HAS
DONE A GOOD WOOK
—
Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Farrar and
children, who have been living at
Princeton for the past four years
passed through Sniithfield Tuesday
en route to Raleigh and Apex to
spend a day or two before going to
their new home in Rocky Mount. Rev
Mr. Farrar has had charge of the
Princeton circuit which includes the
following Methodist churches: Prince
ton, Ebenezer, Micro, Fellowship,
Smith’s Chapel, Stevens Chapel and
Johnson’s Chapel. A new church five
miles north of Selma, Johnson’s
Chapel, was built last year. Mr.
Farrar has done a splendid work on
his charge, 206 having been received
into the church during his pastorate
ji four y 'ars. For the last two
years the chinches have paid in full
their financial (’..gatiorn mese ue
ing the only two times ties has hap
pened since the organization of tne
Princeton circuit. The congregatio-s
showed their appreciation of their
pastor by increasing his salary until ;
this last year he received $430 more
th in the first year he served then .
The conference sent Rev. Mr. Far
rar to Rocky Mount, and the best
wishes of a large circle of friends
in Johnston County go with him and
his family to their new home.
OTHER DEADLOCKS IN
HOUSE HISTORY
Washington, Dec. 3.—The situation
developed today in the house by the
speakership row has two precedents
The first was in the 36th Congress,
the house taking 54 ballots between
December 5, 1859 and February,
1860. The deadlock was broken in
the 52 Congress, which convened in
1891. The house failed to organize
i on the first day, but elected a speak
er on the second day of its session.
Probably the most spectacular fight
i ever waged in the house was that hi
1910 which resulted in the shearing
of many powers from Gpeaker Can
non.
Kiwanians Elect Officers
The annual election of officers of
the Kiwanis Club took place last
night at the regular bi-monthly ban
quet. The new officers are: Presi
dent, R. P. Holding; Vice-president,
J. H. Abell; District Trustee, H. C.
Woodall; Secretary, E. L. Woodall;
Immediate Past President, W. N.
Holt; Directors, J. A. Wellons, D •.
Thel Hooks, D. H. Creech, W. S.
Ragsdale. P. H. Kasey, W. L. Ful
ler, and L. G. Stevens
The only other business of interest
transeated was an offering taken to
be used for the community Christ
mas tree which will he given again
for the less fortunate in our com
munity.
A Birthday Party
Last Saturday night, December 1.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson gave a
party in honor of their daughter,
Miss Bettie, the occasion being her
sixteenth birthday. The guests began
to arrive about seven o'clock and all
played games for a while. Music was
rendered during the evening. Ap
ples, cakes and candy were served.
The honoree received many presents.
All departed about ten-thirty o’clock,
wishing Miss Johnson many more
happy birthdays.
Those present were: Misses Mollie
and Da Southerland, Katie and Carry
Johnson. Thelma Branch, Mildred
Jones, Messrs. George, Ransome and
Dock Southerland, Albert Lee, Mil
ton Phillips, Walton Evans, Laur
ence Barbour, Dalma Johnson, W;l
lard Southerland, Percy Jones. Al
ton Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Amos John
son, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Riley.
Revival At Tee’s Chapel
A series of meetings a»e in prog
ress at Tee’s Chanel, conducted bv
Rev. W. R. Coates of this city and
Rev. S H. Stvron of Pine Level. The
meeting has been going on for two
weeks. The^e had been 53 additions
to the church up to yesterday, and
interest in the meeting continues. A
haptiz’ng w:!l be held Sunday after
noon at ? o’clock at Brown’s Bridge
between Brodgen school house ard
Princeton.
LARGE DEPOSITS
OF MOLDING SAND
Located on Banks of Neuse Near
Selma; Known as Best in
Eastern States.
The development of the natural re
sources of North Carolina is in its
infancy, and it is difficult to esti
mate the possbilities these resources
offe,r. Great strides, however, are
being taken in commercializing these
unlimited resources for the benefit of
North Carolina. How many people in
this State know that we have large
deposits of molding sand on the
banks of Neuse river near Selma, and
that this sand is used by railroad
shops and many small foundries
throughout the eastern states?
The material which is used in mak
ing the molds in the foundry must
be porous enough to allow the escape
of the air, the steam, and the gas
generated by the heat of the metal i
poured, and yet at the same time [
compact enough to hold the liqui 1
metal. It must be refractory—that
is, able to withstand very high tern- j
peratures—it must be easily removed j
from the casting and leave a clean, '
smooth surface. Sand most nearly
fulfills these conditions. But do not
be led into thinking that any sand
can be used for foundry work. In
the case of molding sand used for
pouring cast iron, it is composed of
silicia chiefly, magnesium, aluminum
and some metallic oxides. The alum
inum and magnesium render the sand
plastic and cohesive, which is abso
lutely necessary, but the percentage
must be small. It is only by a chemi
cal analysis that the quality of mold- i
ing sand can be determined.
On the banks of Neuse river in
Johnston county near the town of
Selma there is a large deposit of
molding sand. This deposit was dis
covered several years ago and for
the past 10 or 12 years this sand has
been used commercially. Locally ut,
first, but in recent years the industry
has expanded until now this deposit
is known as the best molding sand
in the eastern States. Industries large
and small are confirmed users >f
Selma sand. Some of them are the
Norfolk and Western Railroad shops
at Lynchburg, Va.; and the Raleigh
Iron Works. Raleigh, N. C. These
are only a few of the many who use
molding sand from the deposit at
Selma and find it best suited to
their needs.
Many small deposits are found in
d:fferent parts of the State. The
Seaboard Railroad has been using
moldine sand from the Camp Man
grum Hill area for over seventy
years. Because of its composition,
this sand is best adapted to the mak
ing of cores. Several other small de
posits located around Raleigh have
a range from the coarse and heavy
to the light and delicate in foundry
practice.
The extent of the depos:t of mold
ing sand in North Carolina is not
knewn and therein lies a great possi
bility of developing this natural re
source, as North Carolina molding
sand already has an established mar
ket.—By S. D. Jones, ’24 in N. C.
Agriculture and Industry.
A Thanksgiving Feast
Last Thursday, November 29th.
was a day well worth remembering
for about forty of the relatives and
friends of Mr. Joel Lee, who lives
about six miles of Four Oaks. In
the morning we gathered at his home
to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinne.\
Most of the morning was taken up
in friendly conversation around the
cheerfully blazing fires.
About one o’clock we were invited
out into the yard where a table was
loaded with good things to eat. Ev
ery available amount of the table
space wras filled with fresh pork,
fried chicken, pickles, cakes and oth
er good things to eat. Thanks were
offered and every one was asked to
“he'f h:mself ” We tried to relieve
the table of its burden but in vain
wore our efforts, for despite our vig
orous appetites there was much to
take up.
The dav was thoroughly enjoyed
by the large crowd present.—One
Present. Four Oaks, Route 4, Decem
ber 6.
68TH CONGRESS
HAS ORGANIZED
End of Deadlock In House Paves
The Way For President’s
Address.
Washington, Dec. 5.—The 68th
Congress was organized today with '
the breaking of the two-day dead
lock in the House over the Speaker- ]
ship, and it will receive President
Coolidge’s first message tomorrow.
The President will address Con
gress in person at 12:30 o’clock at a
joint session in the House chamber.
Although Congress now is ready
to function little can be done in th<>
way of legislation until after the j
Christmas holidays. Committees of
both the House and Senate have yet
to be organized, and they must pass
on all important measures before
there can be action by either house. ;
Break Deadlock
The break leading to the re-elec- ,
tion of Speaker Gillette on the first
ballot today came after the Republi- j
can insurgents had satisfied them
selves there would be opportunity j
next month to offer amendments to I
House rules. Given this assurance on j
the floor by Representative Long
worth, of Ohio, the Republican leader,
the group which for eight ballots
supported either Representaitves
Cooper, of Wisconsin, or Madden, of
Illinois, flocked almost solidly to
Gillette, giving him a majority of
eight votes.
The result showed: Gillett, 215;
Garrett, Democrat, 197; Madden
Republican, 2.
James of Michigan, and Reid, of
Illinois, Republicans, stuck to Mad
den to the last. Berger, Socialist, of
Wisconsin; Kvale, independent, Min
nesota, and Wefald, Farmer-Labor,
Minnesota, voted “present.” On all
the previous ballots Kvale and We
fald had voted for Cooper but Ber
ger had supported none of the can
didates.
Senate Adjourns
The Senate, meeting at noon, again
was unable to function pending or
gaization of the House, and re
mained in session just two minutes.
After adjournment many of its mem
bers flocked to the House cham
ber to witness the end of the Speak
ership fight. The galleries were
crowded, and for the first time since
the deadlock developed there was a
tenseness among spectators and mem
hers.
The word was out that the irsui
gents had abandoned their fight, but
there was a last minute flurry as
their chairman. Representative Nel
son, of Wisconsin, insisted that Mr.
Longworth reaffirm on the floor the
terms of the agreement regarding
the amendment of rules which was
reached at the conference last night
between the Republican leader and
the leaders of the insurgent group.
Mr. Nelson read to the House a
statement embodying the insurgent’s
interpretation of the agreement, and
Mr. Longworth said the interpreta
tion was correct.
Baptist Church Next Sunday
Sunday school 9:45, L. T. Royall,
superintendent. Preaching at 11 a.
m. and 7:00 p. m. by the pastor, Re/.
S. L. Morgan. B. Y. P. U. Monday
evening 7:30 Prayermeeting Wed
nesday evening at 7:00. The Bap
tist State Convention will meet in
Gastonia next week, beginning Tues
day at 2:30 and closing Friday at
noon. The Bapt'st Pastors’ Confer
ence will be held just before the con
vention, beginning Monday night. The
pastor expects to attend these meet
ings, and hopes others will go from
the church.
For Sunday morning the pastor an
nounces a sermon of special inter
est to all members of the church,
Baptists and the Coming Kingdom,
and at night a sermon of unusual
importance on The Solidarity of
sin, showing how it is impossible for
any one to commit any sin without
injurng the entre communty.
Mr. Bass Moves Office
Mr. N. R. Bass, lawyer, has recent
Iv moved his office from the Cole
building at the rear of the Court
House, to the offices over N. B.
Grantham’s store, with Mr. S. S.
IT. It.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE IS
BEQUEATHED $50,000
Davidson, Dec. 3.—Davidson col
lege announces the receipt of a gift
of $50,000 from the estate of Robert
K. Smith, former vice-president *f
P. Lorillard Tobacco company.
This is the largest single bequest
that has come to Davidson with the
exception of the Maxwell Chambers
legacy prior to the Civil War, most
of which was lost to the college as
a result of that war.
Mr. Smith was born shortly before
the Civil war near Milton, N. C. He
started in the tobacco business as a
young man, later moved to Durham :
and became dentified with .J. B. Duke I
and was afterwards instrumental in
forming the American Tobacco com
pany.
MR. A. S. JOHNSTON HAS
MARKED SUCCESS WITH
HIS DOG REMEDY
Some time ago we published an
article concerning the discovery of
Mr. A. S. Johnston of the firm of
Johnston & Stephenson, druggists, of
this city, telling of his preparation
for curing what is commonly known
as “Running Fits” or “Frights” in
dogs. Since that time Mr. Johnston
has met with such marked success
with his preparation. We feel his
friends would be pleased to learn
more cf it.
Before Mr. Johnston placed his
preparation before the public he tried
it out on a number of dogs and it
proved successful in every case. We
are satisfied the dog owners in gen
eral are grateful to know that this
remedy has been discovered.
We know of no case in which this
medicine failed to effect a cure
when properly given. Being a very
active preparation it is highly im
portant that the medicine be given
according to drections.
Recorder’s Court Proceedings
The Recorder’s Court had a light
docket Tuesday, only the following
three cases being disposed of:
State vs. J. B. Webb, charged with
being drunk and disorderly. The de
fendant was found guilty and sent
enced to thirty days in jail, assigned
to work on roads in Smithfield town
ship.
State vs. Royall McLamh and Will
Phillips, disturbing school. Judgment
as to Royall McLamb, upon payment
of cost judgment suspended for two
years. Will Crocker being under six
teen years of age, was recommended
to Juvenile Court.^
State vs. Jesse Smith, carrying con
cealed weapon. The defendant was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs.
Suggestions For School Luncheon
The most practicable are: Sand
wiches, dessert, fruit and a bottle of
milk. For sandwiches: use whole
wheat bread, oatmeal, brown, raisin
or nut bread. Good fillings are
chopped meat American cheese, fresh
cottage cheese, plain or combined
with dried fruit, sliced tomato, chop
ped vegetables, such as beets or let
tuce or jelly, or peanut butter and
chopped raisins or dates. For de
serts—plain cookies, ginger cookies,
date cookies, sponge cake ginger
bread or sweet chocolate are practi
cal.
INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE
SUNDAY EVENING 6:15
Subject: The Sacredness of Health.
We are all happy if we are healthy.
Come hear our program on striving
for good health in order to be wide
awake and on the alert in keeping
with our League Motto, “All For
Christ”
Mr. Powell Moves Office
Mr. L. C. Powell has moved his
law office from over N. B. Gran
tham’s store to the Stevens Build
ing over the Post office.
Preach'ng At The Court House
Wo are reouested to announce that
Rev. H. R. Faircloth will preach in
the Court House Sunday night at
7 o’clock. The Johnson Union choir
, will sing. Everybody is invited.
LAND SALES ARE
PROSPERITY SIGNS
rhe John K. Sanders Farm and
R. E. Whitehurst Property
Sold This Week.
If land sales are indicative of pros
perous times, this section can boast
?ood times for high priced cotton is
laving ns result. Two land sales, the
R. E. Whitehurst property on the
port horn edge of town and the John
F. Sanders farm between here . and
Clayton, have characterized this week
The Sanders farm which constitut
ed about 600 acres was sold Wednes
Jay by the Union Auction Company.
In spite of the inclement weather a
ijood crowd was present, and the sell
ing agents, The Union Auction Com
pany of this city consider it one of
the best sales held recently in this
section. Mr. C. L. Sanders purchased
he home place, other purchasers be
ing Messrs. Robert Sanders, Z. I/.
Le May, H. V. Faulkner and W. M.
Monk.
The bag of gold which was given
away at this sale went to Roxanna
McCullers, a feeble old colored wo
man.
The R. E. Whitehurst property
which had been cut up into seventy
five lots, was put on the market yes
terday, forty-five being sold, the re
maining number to be sold at a later
date. The J. W. Callahan Realty Co.
of Raleigh, conducted this sale the
15 lots disposed of bringing $11,000
l'he lot on which a comfortable resi
dence is located, was bid in by Mr.
W. H. Austin, the others bought by
Messrs.B. N. Suggs, Louis Hill, J.
E. Parrish, F. H. Broks, J. W.
Jones, B R. Hamilton, C D. Little
and N. R. Wilson. The prices of the
lots ranged from $85 to $3,450. Ac
cording to information given to us,
some of the purchasers are planning
to put up residences on their lots it
an early date.
Another big land sale is schedule 1
for December 20, when the W. D.
Avera farm near town will be sold.
This farm comprises about a thou
sand acres and its sale will be a
big event in this section. The Union
Auction Co. has charge of this sal %
and The Herald carries in this sisue
an advertisement concerning it.
Next Sunday at Methodist Church
“Reverence” is a great word in the
religious life of the world. Irrever
ence is a wide-spread sin and a grow
ing one. God says, “Ye shall keep
my Sabbath and reverence my sanc
tuary.” God’s name is to be rever
enced—he is not guiltless who takes
it in vain. God’s word and all the
rndinances of His church are to be
reverenced—held in sacred awe.
Cod’s anointed servants are to be
held in reverence—“touch not mine
anointed, do my prophets no harm.”
Just the one word “reverence” will
be Rev. Mr. Tuttle’s text next Sunday
morning.
At seven o’clock he will preach his
second sermon on the inspiration,
truth, and authenticity of our holy
Bible. Hear these sermons! Wel
come!
Miss Edwards Called Home
Monday afternoon Miss Ora Ed
wards, who has been teaching at the
Glendele high school, was called to
her home in Georgia on account of
the serious i'Iness of her mother. A
telegram which was received Wednes
day from Miss Edwards by relatives
here stated that her mother died
early Wednesday morning.
Miss Edwards has made many
friends since coming to North Caro
lina who will regret to hear of her
bereavement. Miss Edwards is a
cousin of Mr. W. M. Gaskin, of this
See The Play Tonight
Time: 8 p. m. tonight.
Flace: High school auditorium.
The Expression Class of the Smith
field High school is giving a play
entitled, “Always In Trouble,” which
promises to have the snap and vigor
of any high school play of its kind.
It will start with a laugh and e" 1
with a success. The proceeds will be
donated to the Athletic Association.
Mr. J. H. Wiggs left Tuesday nt
for a business trip to Now York C'ty.