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Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO —IN— S.MITHFIELD THIS SEASON “It’s just a little highere here” Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 IF, IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S . . FOR IT. £';,CfS VOLUME 45—NO. 69 ^ ^ ¥ no ppp vru) 1 SMITH FIELD. N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST MO, 1927 * * * Tobacco To Wave Golden Sceptre Business In This Section Will Open Up When Sales Begin On Sept. 6th. In recent months much has been said about enthroning King Cotton, but none so far as is known has staged a celebration in order that tobacco might wield r. golden scepter. It cannot be said that tobacco is not old enough to wave a kingly scepter for even be fore the cultivation of cotton in America, the Indians were using tobacco intribal ceremonies and religious rites. It is believed that tobacco was used in China in ancient times, but the English people did not begin its use until Sir Francis Drake took the plant :o England in 1585. Prior to that time, Sir Walter Raleigh bad tuk ?n up the habit of smoking, and me of the oft-quoted storltes in ■onnection with this illustrious Englishman tells of how his faith ul servant resorted to the heroic ■xnedient of douching his master vith a pitcher of beer to ave him from what appeared to >e certain destruction by fire. Early in the life of Colonial Air.er can hogsheads of tobacco became he units of value among the set ters, and the story is told that he Virginia colonists paid for j heir young wives, fresh from the nother country with the golden Reviewing the history of >aeco gives a fuller appreciation if its romance and its associations vith industrial and agricultrial levelopment of the south. North iCVirolina plays a big part in the history of that development. To lacco has come to be one of the hief money crops of this section, nd it is not surprising that whole ommunities look forward to the pening sales each year. The songs f the auctioneer, the rumble of be tobacco trucks, the •lm.^tlc and ustle of the warehouse force'* lie wagons, trucks and automobiles jaded with the golden weed, rowds of farmers standing around •ailing for their pay checks—all erald a new impetus in the bus iness life of a tobaco section. Next Tuesday is the date for he opening tobacco sales in ohnston County. Everything i< n readiness for a successful sea on. Smithfield is extending a land of welcome to Johnston Coun y tobacco farmers on that day. 1’he business and professional in erests of Smithfield invite a fair rial of the market here this sea ion. It is believed that good irices will prevail, and that the farmers will he satisfied with the treatment received here. PEOPLE WILL SMOKE It requires more labor to raise m acre of tobacco than any other Major crop. An acre of hurley to >aeco yielding from 800 to 1000 Pounds requires for growing, pre paring for market and marketing From 3.r»0 to 400 hours of labor. Cotton can be raised with about j lalf of the amount of labor, and , ?°od old Irish potatoes will take | ess than 100 hours of labor per j icre. NO MISTAKE THIS TIME The meanest man has been :°und in Kingman county, Kan las- He received three of those *es sent out by the “blind man” n St. Louis for which he was to 'en(I the blind man a dollar. The Kingman county man took out the lew t|es. put in three of his old )n*s and sent these back. “The dind cuss won’t know the differ ence>” he renfarked. . Tantalizer There are exactly enough let .!’rs ,n the line below to spell , 'e name of a person in Smith '.'h and if the right one de ciphers his name and will pro ;s::nt !{■ to The Herald office, I '' w'll present him with a '‘nniplimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must ,H‘ called for before the fol lowing issue. ffufus Woodard recognized I W- name last issue. Todays Tantalizer: nHriahiAnetn i I President Chooses To Wear 10 Gallon Hat \ I jf #*■ mu** Hsu* r stw&xi'M-: ! When [’resident Cnolidge attended the Mt Rushnmre Memorial I Celebration near hi; Smith Dakota summer home, lie chose to go astride "Mistletoe" his favorite horse, to wear his new ten-gallon hat 1 and good substantial cowboy riding hoots "Quite Sensible " said 1 Dakotans. Poultry Meeting Full Of Interest Culling Demonstration By State Department Expert Features Session County Association Held With Mrs. D. J. Wellons. A practical demonstration in culling chickens given by Mr. Gray, of the poultry department of State College, featured the Aug ust meeting of the Johnston Coun ty Poultry association which was held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. J. Wellons, near Holt Lake. In spite of the inclement weather, thirty-five or more were present. S. P. Honeycutt, president of the association, presided over the session. A discussion of blood teting against white diarrhea was held befoie the culling- demonstra tion, and requests were made for 2.000 tests to be done by experts from the State Department some time in December. Others desiring this service may be included in the schedule, if they notify S. P. Hon eycutt of Benson at once. Feeding formulas for fattening and winter egg production were distributed. It was the intention of the as sociation to wind up the August meeting with a picnic supper at Holt Lake, but the rain made this feature impracticable. The business session, however, was full of pep, and those present received valuable information regarding poultry cul ture. PLAY AT MEADOW The Benson Woman’s Club will give a play, “Ye Old Time Tea Party,” in Meadow high school au ditorium, Friday evening, Septem ber 2. at 8 o’clock. Admission 25c. Orthopaedic Clinic. II. L. Stanton, supervisor Vo cational Rehabilitation, requests that it be announced that the or thopaedic clinic held each month in the offices of the coir.'.ty health department in the courthouse and sponsored by the Lions club of Wilson will meet again on Friday, September 2nd. 17-YEAR OLD PREACHER WII L CONDUCT REVIVAL Salenvburg, Aug. 23.—Rev. W. H. Carter of Selma, 17-year old evan gelist has come to Salemburg to hold a two weeks revival cam paign. He has been preaching five years. He is a student of the Hol mes Bible and Missionary Instit ute, of Greenville, S. C. He will be assited by Rev. A. H. Carter of Rose Hill, who is pastor of Hit Free Will Baptist church here. 15-Year-Old Boy Is Killed Tractor Turns Over On Son of R. E. Lee of Sampson County; Accident Happens At Saw Mill Near Here A tragic accident occurred Sat- 1 urday near Ben Casey’s irf Smith-1 field township, when thrf fifteen-1 year-old son of R. E. I;ee/)f Samp- j son county, was insta/tly killed ! by a Fordson tractor, Tflie boy was pulling logs with thi tractor at ' his father’s sawmill, When the trac tor reared up like a horse and turned over backwards on him. The steering wheel struck him in the breast, soverely bruising and crushing him-. Death is said to have been wlmost instantaneous. A man was helping- with the log ging, and two others were working about a hundred yards away. They succeeded in getting the tractor re moved and the body of the boy was brought to the-local undertak er’s parlors to be prepared for bur ial. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Piney Grove church. A large crowd was in attendance. COOKING SCHOOL TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 12-24. | Miss Myrtle Floyd, of the Soft Wheat Millers’ Association, has been secured through the county home demonstration department, to conduct cooking schools in John ston county, Sept. 12 to 24th. The first week, Miss Floyd will spend in the jural districts.' Announce ment of the schedule will be made later. The second week, Miss Floyd will conduct a school at Smithfield. Miss Ruth Jones, chairman of the home economics department of the Woman's club, is helping with the plans for the school here. Local club members, and members of clubs throughout the county are requested by Miss Minnie I.ee Garrison, county home demonstra tion agent, to spread the invita tion to attend these schools to all women and girls. BACK FROM EUROPE. Friends of Mrs. Charlie Davis are glad to welcome her home again after an absence of several months. Mrs. Davis accompanied her niece, Miss Margaret Brown, of New York City, on a trip to Europe. While away she visited points of interest in Italy, Switz erland, Germany, Holland, Bel gium, France and England. Mrs. Davis reports a very enjoyable trip but is very glad to be home 1 again. j Report Mother’s Mrs. D. J. Thurston Tells Of This Beneficent Work; Johnston Hanks Eighth A mong Counties Of State. Mothers Aid has proven of very great benefit in Johnston county. For several years widowed moth ers have received help, though often in small amounts, in keeping their families together-r-a work that serves a most worthy cause. Mrs. D. J. Thurston, county wel fare superintendent, has charge of Jispensing the Mothers Aid fund, and she has complied the following report of this phase of her w'ork: Johnston county ranks 8th among* the counties in its contri bution to Mother Aid, furnishing Ml30.52 per annum to its 11 M. A. families. In County idistribution according; to pop ulation gave Johnston a quota of 511.*10.52 from the state $50.00 'und. This amount has been match 'd by the county and $2201.04 is he annual amount distributed. The I number of children per family, ranging from three to nine. There s a total of 43 children under 14, und 53 including those above 14.! [n each case the mother is a wid- j aw, and four of them own their own homes. Two of these are en cumbered, the other two free of; debt. One of these homes has been bought since the mother has been receiving her $20.00 per month, and what she had formerly paid for rent is now paying for her home. In all cases t^e families are doing* all they can to help them selves. The idea prevalent that a family must be in a state of abject paup erism to receive M. A. is erroneous. According to State standards it is better if it owns a little home, for the amount furnished is inadequate to supply the family all necessities, but is a supplement to its wages. $20.00 is our maxium, and $8.00 our minimum per month—the two fam ilies having 9 young children each receive only $20.00,—$10.00 from both state and county. The Sup’t. of Public Welfare makes frequent visits to these j families, and sends in reports to I the State Director of M. A. Espec-1 ial supervision is given to educa- i tion of the children, and their pro-1 motions commended. Most of the children are very bright, and only three failed to make their grades last year, one due to carelessness and the other two stopped to work on the farm from necessity. We are trying to manag'd so that these lit tle boys can stay in school next year. The Health Officer has super vision of the health of these fami lies, and other physicians and spec ialists have rendered invaluable service. These families are scattered and have no transportation for attend ing Home Demonstration meetings, so Miss Garrison has formed a Home Club for them, and they re ceive all of her best literature. The effect of this work has been seen in the improved homes, gardens, and in the fruits and vegetables saved for winter use. “The child is the future” and to keep these widowed mothers and their children together, and to make of them loyal and good citi zens is the reason for Mother’s Aid. In Forsyth County the State quota is $1780.40 with 14 families receiving aid, and notwithstanding an all-time Welfare Officer and assistants, an all-time worker is al so employed, and ’s furnished a car to look after this phase of the work. This shows what an import ant place Mother’s Aid occupies in the Welfare work. Johnston County is awake to its great responsibility, t’o the welfare of the child, and agrees with John Mansfield that: He who gives a child a treat, makes joy^bells ling in Heaven’s Street, And he who gives a child a home, Builds palaces in Kingdom come. W. I). Avera Game Warden. Mr. W. D. Avera, who lives near town, was recently appointed game warden of Johnston county. Any one desiring to hunt this season may obtain a hunting license from Mr. Avera or from Mr. H. V. Rose, clerk of the court. PRICE OF COTTON CLIMBS The best grade of cotton on the local market yesterday was worth 22Zi cents a pound. This is the highest price paid for cotton in nearly two years. The market advanced several points yesterday. The rapid rise in the price of cotton is attributed to bad weather in the cotton sections and the prevalence of insects. The boll weevils great ly increased their work of de struction in this county during the cool, rainy days of last week. Many have expressed the opinion that there will not be more than half a crop made this year, but if the price con tinues to soar, half a crop will mean about as much as the bumper harvest did last year. A higher rise is expected be fore this crop is sold. Clayton Young Ladies Are Hurt nusiain severe uuts When i wo Automobiles Collide On Highway No. 10 Near Clayton Sunday Afternoon. An automobile accident that came near having tragic results i took place Sunday afternoon about | six o’clock near the Wake and Johnston county line on Highway number 10. Two cars, one driven by Chas. Ross Duncan, of Clayton, the other by Mr. Parker, an attor ney of Raleigh, collided and three of the several occupants were hurt severely enough to require medi cal attention. The accident hap pened when an attempt was made tc*> pass \ another car. Riding with Mr. Duncan were Misses Cornelia Gulley, Guinell Hinton, Frances White, of Clay ton, and a guest of Misss White from Concord. Miss Gulley sus tained the most serious wounds, being badly cut about the face and neck. Thirty stitches were nec essary in dressing the wound. Miss White received a cut on the fore head which necessitated three stitches. One of the occupants of Mr. Parker’s car was hurt, but the extent of the injuries was not learn ed, though it is thought to be slight. The injured were taken to the office of Dr. J. J. Young in Clayton where three physicians rendered the necessary medical at tention. They were then taken to their respective homes. Miss Gul ley is the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gulley, and Miss White is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam White. The cars of both parties were wrecked so badly that they were left by the roadside. library books are out. Mrs. N. M. Lawrence, librarian, states that a number of the books are out of the library over time. She would be glad to have these returned as soon as possible. The library, which is located in the Woman’s club room, is open each Thursday afternoon. BAKERY GIVES AWAY CAKE The Smithfield bakery gave away a cake Saturday afternoon to the person holding the lucky number. Miss Elizabeth Wellons was the lucky person and was presented with t"he beautiful cake decorated with pink and white frosting. Sniith-Webster. Justice of the Peace W. D. Avera performed a ceremony uniting in marriage Robert E. Smith, of Newton Grove, route 2, and Mrs. Sarah Webster, of Angier, Satur day. The wedding took place in the courthouse. TOBACCO STOLEN FROM PACKHOUSE Some one entered the packhouse of Mr. Sidney Creech of the San ders Chapel section Sunday night, and removed about $250 worth of his best tobacco. It was a part of his second and third curings, and had been graded ready for mar keting. Family Reunion. There will be a family reunion at the home of Henry Tart in Meadow township on the first Sun day in September. Everybody in vited to come and bring well-filled baskets. MRS. E. W. FREEMAN. Two Children Struck By Auto Five Months’ Old Baby Sus i tains Broken Leg; Five year Old is Only Bruised; Accident At Bethesda Church. Highway number ten at Bethes da church was the scene of an automobile accide^ Sunday aft ernoon about four o’clock, in which the five-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Benson suffered a broken leg and the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Almond Johnson sustained bruises. A re vival is in progress at Bethesda church, and Mr. and Mrs. John son, who live near Johnson’s school, and Mr. and Mrs. Benson, who live near Powhatan, were in attendance. The little Johnson girl who was carrying the Benson baby was at tempting to cross the road when they were struck by an automobile driven by J. R. Turlington of Dunn. The exact circumstances sur rounding- the accident were not given, but it is understood that the occurrence was unavoidable. Mr. Turlington is a brother of Mrs. C. M. Johnson of this city. The two children were rushed to the Johnston County Hospital, and X-rays were made to ascer tain the extent of their injuries. After receiving medical attention, they were able to be taken to their homes Sunday afternoon. NEW STORE OPENS HERE Joseph Abdalla, of Leaksville, has recently opened up a dry goods store here in the building former ly occupied by the U. S. Cafe. He will carry a full line of dry goods,; ladies’ ready-to-wear, gentlemen’s clothing, shoes, and millinery. Mr. I Abdalla has had many years’ ex perience as a merchant. Before go ing to Leaksville he was located at Selma. He is a brother of Tom Abdalla of Selma. Mr. Abdalla i: now on the northern markets pur chasing a new line of goods for the store. Read his ad in this is sue of the Herald. Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday. The children of Mr. J. D. Un derwood gave him a delightful dinner at his home here Saturday the occasion being his sixtieth birthday. Barbecue and chicken were included in the delicious menu. Those present were: Rev. J. W. Suttle of Shelby, Rev. Arthur Creech of Bethany, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bailey of Selma, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Register, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. D. 11. Creech, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stallings. MRS. LEE E. SANDERS ACCEPTS POSITION Friends will be interested to learn that Mrs. Lee E. Sanders of this city has been appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Odd Fellows’ Orphanage at Goldsboro, to solicit funds for that institution throughout North Carolina. Mrs. Sanders will assume the duties of this position on Sept. 1. MAIL BAG IS CUT Last Friday morning a mail bag thrown from train Number 83 was caught under the wheels of the moving- cars and was badly cut. Most of the mail was torn. The falling rain wet it all and rendered much of it unreadable. MBS. PEARL HOLT GETS LAW LICENSE Among those who passed the law examination last week and who were granted licenses by the North Carolina Supreme court was Mrs. Pearl Adams Holt. Six wom en took the examination, four of whom passed. Mrs. Holt formerly lived in this city but removed some time ago to Greensboro. One Johnstonian was among the 96 law students who' were granted license to practice by the North Carolina Supreme court last week. Ernest Lynwood Hin ton was a successful applicant. So THEY DO! It’s the unanimous opinion among wives that married men make the worst husbands. 1 World Student Record i Neil D Uluc, of Veil)'in, pla lias set a Iti|>li school and college record by finishing the two full courses of seven years in 29*/j months. He will receive his A.B degree at Florida University at the end of the summer term. Give Six Tons Naco As Prizes Four Tons Goes For Best and Two Tons For Next Best Farm Exhibit Shown by Any Farmer in Johnston County The Sniithficld Township Improvement Fair to be held in Smithfield on October 21-22 will feature from a standpoint of exhibits, “The Best Farm Exhibit” shown by any farmer in Johnston county. This will also be known as “the best live at home exhibit.” Naturally the first and second prizes giv en for these exhibits are ex pected to be of considerable value, and the committee is pleased to announce that through the oourtesy of Ni trate Agencies Company and their Smithfield dealer, W. M. Sanders & Son, the first prize will be four tons of Naco brand high grade Peruvian fertiliber and the second, two tons of this high grade product. This fertilizer has been successfully handled for jthe past three # years by W. M. Sanders & Son of Smithfield and numbers of farmers will at once recognize the value of these prizes and acclaim the pioneers in the manufacture of “no filler fer tilizers” and their local dealer for their generous donation. Return From South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cxaskin and little daughter .Marguerite, and Mrs. J. W. Vinson have returned home after visiting relatives and friends at Gallivant’s Ferry, S. C. Mr. Gaskin states that the boll weevil is doing much damage in South Carolina. On one 2600-acre farm which usually produces from 2200 to 2500 bales of cotton, 300 bales will probably be made this year. Mr. Gaskin says that he ex amined a stalk of cotton on which were fourteen bolls. Out of the fourteen bolls, only one had not been punctured. Most of the dam age is in the large cotton. Mr. Gaskin states that the cotton in South Carolina is opening very fast. WINS FIVE DOLLARS OFFERED Mr. N. T. Flowers of this citv was the winner of the five dol lars offered by Mr. R. A. Keen for the best name for his store and filling station near the John ston County Hospital. Mr. Flow ers suggested “The Keenedge Store,” and his name won. He will be presented the reward upon calling at the store. RETURN FRQ.M TOUR Rev. and Mrs. S. M. Rankin, ol Greensboro, arrived here Saturday evening and are the guests of th< family of Mrs. Rankins’ brother Dr. L. D. Wharton. Mr. and Mrs Rankin have been making a toui (through the northern and New j England States, Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The> have been away from Greensborc for three months, and now have ^arrived home. Club Girls Are I Taking Course! i j Nhort Course At Princeton § | School; Thursday Will Be f Featured By Address By f Mrs. Estelle Smith, District | Agent. | - - ‘ I ! Thirty members of the Girls' ! Home Demonstration clubs of | Johnston county are enjoying a f three-day short course in Prince- | ton this week. Last year, the coun- f ty home agent, Miss Minnie Lee I Garrison, arranged for the John- 1 ston county girls to go to State . College for their short course, but this could not be managed again, so the Princeton school was of fered, and the young folks assem bled there yesterday afternoon in time for a picnic supper. A very attractive and helpful program has been arranged for the three days, in which the Prince ton club women and girls, as hos tess clubs, are cooperating. Miss Ruby Fiekert, home agent of wayne county, wm g-ive practical demonstrations in clothing work, and Miss Virginia Wilson, home economics teacher of Salem Acad emy, Winston-Salem, who during June and July was in charge of the Coffee Cup here, will give"les sons in foods. Various persons will assist in the handicraft de partment, and there will be lead ers for the recreational hpurs. Books, music and art will figure in the week’s program, an evening program being devoted to each. Last evening, Miss Mary E. Wells, assistant county superintendent, discussed books in the home. This evening, Mrs. R. S. Stevens, of Princeton, a talented muician, will give a musical program with the assistance of other Princeton tal ent. Wednesday evening will be devoted to art, and Mrs. D. J. Thurston, superintendent of public welfare, will talk about pictures in the home. Thursday will be Visitors Day, and a special program is in the making. Mrs. Estelle Smith, dis trict agent for the southeastern district, of which Johnston county is a part, will be the principal speaker, her address being* schedul ed for eleven o’clock. Those who have heard Mrs. Smith, know that she is a fluent speaker, that she is intensely interested in home demonstration woi'k, and that her hearers will be benefited by what she will have to say. In the after noon there will be games and sports of various kinds. Each afternoon, a vesper serv ice will be held, M. P. Young, prin cipal of the Princeton school, be g in charge. Recreational features have not been overlooked, an outing at Cres cent Lake being on the program. L. P. HarrTell, of State College, will head the recreation this eve ning. Entertains at Chicken Fry. I Last Wedr.jysday Mr. R. A. * Coates entertained those who help-: ed house his tobacco and a few* others at a chicken fry at his home,jj Southern View*, on route 4, Four* Oaks. The dinner was served at i the noon hour. About fifty were; present on this delightful occas ion. Those from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Coates, of Benson; Mr., and Mrs. Elijah Woodall Mr. and; Mrs. T. H. Langdon of Pleasantj Grove and Miss Gladys Monroe: of Biscoe. Even hotheaded men occasional- ;|| ly get cold feet. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— if Bj Me— “It ain’t ever’budy that darkens de church do’ dets a shinin' lightf| inside.”