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Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO —IN— a SMITHI'IELD V THIS SEASON "It’s just a little highere here” VOLUME 45—NO. 76 Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 2:5, 1927 IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. $2.00 PER YEAR Tunney S Heavyw -4 Tunney Comes Back In Lasl Two Round and Has Jatl Groggy and Tired at Tht A* Final (Jong ; Tunney Almost Lost Title When Dempsey Sent Him to Canvas; Ma rince. However, Came Back Strong and Gained Decisive Advantage in The Ninth and Tenth Rounds; Out side of Near Knockout By Dempsey, Tunney Out-box ed and Out-fought The Challenger at Every Turn -4 Soldiers Field, Chicago, Sept. 22 —Gene Tunney successfully de fended the world’s heavyweight championship tonight against a sensational challenge from Jack Dempsey, when he carried off the judges’ decision in a ten-round match before a record-breaking ,.ro\vd of 150,000 that paid $2,800, iKHJ t<> sec the flashing battle. The decision of the two judges and Referee Dave Barry "'as unan Tunney came back to win the fight with a brilliant rally in the last two rounds after being knock ed down for a count of nine in the seveenth round by a smashing light to the jaw, followed by a left. Dempsey seemed to have the title in his grasp at this stage, as the slashing attack had Tunney in retreat, but the champion, backing to the defensive, weathered the storm until his head cleared. There was much dispute about the ringside over the length of the count on Tunney’s knockdown, onie claiming it was slow start ing and that the champion actual ly was on the floor as long as 12 seconds. Outside of the seventh round and a few briefly sustained drives at ether stapes, Dempsey was out boxed and out-fought by Tunney, uli oseemed much the faster and I stronger. I The challenger was a target for jjjfunney’s sharp right crosses. IFe was staggered in the fourth, and in the tenth round was on the verge of going down under a heavy barrage. The old mauler he pet plunging in, but he was too tired to last, both eyes bleeding profusely from cuts and his re sources almost expended. A system of amplifiers, hanging around the place, carried the an nouncers voice to the remote cor ■ nils. The announcers were A1 Smith, an alderman in Evans-on a suburb, and A. Beatens, an old time Chicago announcer. Both wore tuxedos. Smith with a bellowing voice, won the dcision in announc ing. They picked up a telephone it the edge of the ring and yelled their announcements into it. The weather which was cool, but r‘"t frigid enough to meet the preparations of the spectators. The ■spectators however, were prepared lor an Artie blast. They were bundled in heavy winter overcoats, t"P coats and even slickers because nf a threat of rain. A stiff breeze swepet out of the southwest, car rying the haze of tobacco smoke w,th it. but a fresh haze showed up. The crowd to the north of the ring, however, became a black mass, and there was no illumina tion in that section except the red glow of burning cigars and cigarettes piercing the night, like A* the time for the main bout Approached, scarcely a vacant seat •n the arena was seen. Only the s outs and rumblings emerged from the outdarkness. It was an orderly crowd, taking 1 s preliminary entertainment (Continued on Page Six) Tantalizer There are exactly enough lct ers in the lino below to spell ne name of a person in Smitli an<l. if the right one de ciphers his name and will prc wnt It to The Herald office, we will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must £?'»«*« for before the fol lowing issue. Elvin Johnson recognized his name last issue. Today* -ranlallzer: mrdtarrceaaohnsss / till Holds eight Title *_____ THE WINNER GENE TUNNEY Tilden Honeycutt j | Reported Better —♦— i Will Be In Hospital Some ! Time; Misses Burton And Austin Also Severly Injur ed. I S. T. Honeycutt, who was called j t° Salisbury Monday on account of i the injury of his son, Tilden, in an j automobile accident in that city j on Sundav afternoon, returned home Wednesday and reports that Tilden is getting along as nicely as can bo expected. Mrs. Honeycutt | ' and Joe Honeycutt also went to I .Salisbury and Mrs. Honeycutt re-! imained with her son. | Mr. Honeycutt in speaking of j the accident which caused the se rious injury not only of Tilden. but of Misses Jackie Austin and Polly j Burton. <§f Nashville, stited that! it was a miracle that the entire j party was not killed. The accident; happened in Salisbury at the in- ! itersection of two streets. A Nash ! 'car dr*ven by an automobile me chanic struck broad-sided the rear1 jof the car in which these young j people were riding. Mr. Kornegay j was driving their car. The impact1 threw the occupants some distance, injuring three. Mr. Honeycutt was ' I unconscious from the time cf the j I accident which happened about j5:30 in the afternoon until the aoxr morning. He suffered a slight j •Cin-1 s'1 ion of the brain, but has en- I Iti’e.j recovered from that. It will I be some time befo p he and the v thtr patients are out of the hos pital. however, for they suffered1 -ures which will take time to h**:. Miss Austin was thrown about thirty feet. Her clothing wa.s ‘torn to shreds. After the accident even the rings on her fingers were (found to be missing. One was fin j ally recovered but a valuable d .. ■ mend cluster which was treasured as a gift from her mother has not yet been found. ! Misses Burton and Austin are I both well known in this cdy where I they have visited relative a num ber of times. —--♦ JOHNSTON OFFICERS TAKE MOONSHINERS! | Deputy Sheriffs ll. D. Mailer jand A. B. Hood made a raid in |Ingram’s township/ Tuesday after noon and captured a large copper distillery outfit and arrested Varan j Coats and Kelly Lee, who were operating at the time of the offi cer’s raid. Along with the still there was about four gallons of apple brandy taken. Both Coats and Lee were brought to Smith field by the officers and here they g*ave a $200 bond for their appear ance for trial on November 11. -♦ NO NATURAL CRUDE OIL IN CLINTON OIL FIELD Raleigh, Sept. 21.—The Clinton oil well in Sampson county, cen ter of interest , since state Geolo I grist Bryson warned against oil promoters, contains no natural ] crude oifi .the official report of | tests made in the food and oil di vision of! the state department of I agriculture, declares. Defendant Brings Still To Sheriff -* I John B. Ryals Gives Himsell Up On Charge And Volun tarily Brings His Still T( The Sheriff. -4 “I’m done with the liquor busi ness,” stated John B. Ryals of El evation township, who came to the Recorder’s court Tuesday bring* ing on his Ford car his complete distilling outfit consisting of still caps and worm, which be volun tarily turned over to the sheriff About three weeks ago Deputy W. W. Stewart, came across Ed Johnson, Seth Barbour and Jonn B Ryal, near Ed Johnson’s tobacco barn, with about two and a half gallons of brandy. Johnson and Barbour were taken into tustory, but Ryals broke the jug and made his escape. A week ago he surren dered and gave bond for his ap pearance in recorder’s court Tues day. The three men were tried for being publicly drunk and were found guilty. Johnson and Bar bour were sentenced to pay each a fine of S10 and one-third of the costs. RyjJs who came clean wAh distilling also, was firm in his statement that he is through with the liquor business. Judge Aycock imposed a sentence of ninety days on the roads, but he immediately suspended the sentence upon con dition that he does not violate the prohibition law again in two years. He is to pay one third of the cost of the action. Judge W. P. Aycock having been summoned to attend Federal cocrt in Raleigh, Recorder’s court was not in session here Wednesday and Thursday, but will be resumed to day. Court was held Tuesday when the above case and the following ones were tried: Henry Garrard entered a pica of guilty to a warrant charging operating a car while intoxicated. The defendant is not to operate a car or motor vehicle again ir. 12 months. The county is to pay the cost of this action. W. D. Williams plead guilty to operating a motor vehicle while in toxicated. Judgment was suspend ed upon the payment of the cost and on condition that the defend ant pay to the prosecuting wit ness, Claude Sanders, the cost of repairing his car and damages to said car. The charge of operating car while intoxicated was changed to careless and reckless driving, and the defendant plead guilty to this charge. Donzell Smith entered a plea of guilty to assault with deadly wea pon. He was sentenced to the roads for a term of 60 days and taxed with the cost. He took an appeal and was bound over to Su perior court under a $200 bond. Jesse Bailey was found guilty of operating a car while intoxicat ed and was fin’ed $50. He is not to operate a motor vehicle again in the next 90 days. Lewis Holder was convicted of fornication and adultery. He re ceived a 30 day road sentence, the sentence to be suspended for a term of twelve months upon con dition that he is not caug*ht in company with Martha Hillard dur ing the twelve months. He was taxed with the cost. D. H. Betts was found guilty of an assault upon a child. He was sentenced to the ropds for thirty days and taxed with the cost. Dr. C. 0. Massey is to examine him as to his sanity. Lewis Holder was brought into court on a capias for violation of a suspended sentence in a former case. The court found as a mat ter of fact that the defendant had violated the suspended sentence. He was ordered to the county roads for a term of 30 days and to* pay the cost. Valton Wilson, C. E. Seawell, J. D. Manning, Iren Shaw and Edna Phillips were charged with viola tion of the prohibition law and with disorderly conduct. Wilson was found guilty of violating the prohibition law but was not con victed of disorderly conduct. Judg ment was suspended as to Sea well upon the payment of one I , -♦ i (Continued on Page 4) : . ' - . ' ■ -- -C' LOCAL HIGHS OPEN r GRID SEASON TODAY Coach Blankenship’s Smith field high football team and the Mt. Olive high eleven will battle this afternoon on the high school athletic field in the opening game of the 1927 grid season. The local boys have been working hard for the past two weeks and ex pect to give the boys from Wayne county a real fight. The line-up for the locals had not been announced last night. The game is slated to come off at 3 o’clock. Citizens To Give Prizes At Fair -♦ Hanks. Merchants And Busi ness Men To Present Win ners With Premiums. ‘Instead of the usual cash prem iums givne at fairs, all the prizes awarded at the Smithfield Town ship improvement fair will consist of articles of merchandis.e The following public-spirited citizens are offering prizes: N. B. Grantham, ten dollars in merchandise. Sundry Shoppe, five dollars in merchandise. Jordan-Edmundson Hardware Co., one* single-barrel Iver-John son shot gun; five Winchester pocket knives. Hood Bros., One $2 Cara Nome Double compact; one $1.50 Caro Nome Single compact; One $1.50 box of Hollingsworth candy. Sam T. Honeycutt Co., five dol lars in cash. W. M. Sanderg and Son, Six tons of Naco fertilizer. Hudsen-Belk, Ten dollars in merchandise. First and Citizens National Bank, Ten dollars on savings account. Young Motor Co., Twenty-five dollar deposit on a new Ford; ten dollars in merchandise; five gal lons of motor oil. Turnage and Talton, One 48-lb. bag of Roller Champion flour; one bag of Big Bone Hog Feed. Austin and Hamilton, Five dol lars in merchandise. City Market, Five dollars * in merchandise. City Dry Cleaning Co., Ten dol lars in work. J. O. Jones Furniture Co., one 32-piece dinner set, and 6 double cane chairs. J. D. Spiers, Twelve phonograph records, (choice). Ed S. Abell, Fifteen dollars in gold. Red Star Service Station, One auto tire. Holleman Motor Co., Ten dol tery Shop, Thre ebattery recharges, Woodall’s Vulcanizing* and Bat la rs in merchandise. One $3 vulcanizing job. W. J. Huntley, Five dollars in merchandise. Creech Drug Co., Two $3 fountain pens. J. E. Gregory, Tne dollars in merchandise. D. B. Drug Co., One $3 foun tain pen. Jordan Jewelry Store, Five $2 alarm clocks. C. W. Beasley and Son, Five dol lars in merchandise. Peedin and Peterson, One bag of Chicken show; one bag of Cow chow; one bag of Pig chow. Stevens and Ogburn, One bag of DiaDmond Hog Ration. Roger A. Smith, Three dollars in cash. Shamrock Service Station, 12 gallons of motor dil; 24 pounds of motor grease. Charles Davis, Two dollars in -♦ (Continued on Page 4) -- 825 NEW MEN ENROLL AT STATE UNIVERSITY -♦ Dr. Wilson Expects Total to Pass 900 Before End of Week —♦ Chapel Hill, Sept. 21.—The first day of registration for the Uni versity of North Carolina’s 133rd session found the record number of 825 new men enrolled. Dr. J. R. Wilson, Jr., university registrar, said he expected the total to jgo beyond 900 before the end of the week. Registration for upper classmen and the regaining freshmen will be held( .tomorrow. Horrible Fate | Young Woman Miss Inez Johnson Is Burned To Death In Blaze Which ‘ Razes Her Father’s Resi dence. -— A tragic occurrence which shock ed the entire community took place in Bentonville township early last i Tuesday morning when Miss Inez Johnson, aged 25, met a horrible death being consumed in the flames which burned the house of her father, Alfred Johnson, to the ground. The house was discovered to be on fire some time after mid night, but the flames spread so rapidly that it was only with dif ficulty that the members of the family wer earoused in time to get out of the house. Miss Inez ran into the house an effort to save sotr.e belongings and stumbled and fell before she could reach safety again In a heroic effort to save his daughter, Mr. Johnson was painfully burned. Mr. Jc nr.son is a well known farmer of i.tcnville township, and resided at the old Glenmore ploce |about twelve miles from Smith ■ field. This is the second residence that he has lost by fire within the past twenty years. None of the huose furnishings with the excep tion of one bed and a trunk weie saved. In addition to the loss of his home and its entire contents, Mr. Johnson lost about 3000 pounds of seed cotton which had recently been picked and stored in his house. The body of Miss Johnson was charred beyond recognition. The funeral, was held Tuesday after noon at Antioch church. Mrs. Johnson is prostrated with g'rief over the untimely happening. The family has the sympathy of the entire community in their mis .fortune. 8-Month Schools Open October 5 -+ Parents Are Urged To Enter Children the First Three Days of School October 5th has been set by the Board of Education as the day for -opening of the eight months schools of the county. This includes all of j the schools in the Kenly, Glendale, jPine Level, Micro, Princeton, Brog ,den, Wilson’s Mills, Archer Lodge, I Corinth-Holders, Four Oaks and Meadow districts. It is believed by I the board that the bulk of the cot ton will be out by that time and all parents are urged to put their |children in school promptly. By all means children should be en tered school the first three days, I namely October 5th, 6th, and 7th, land then if it is absolutely neces sary for the picking of cotton par ents may keep their children at jhome on days which the weather | permits picking cotton for the first two or three weks of school. A number of the schools are go ing to take in early and dismiss early in the afternoon until the cotton picking season is over in order to enable the parents to bet ter send their children to school. TAKES STITCHES IN HEART . -^ Surgeon in North Carolina Hospital Perform Delicate Operation -4 Washington, N. C., Sept. 21— What was considered an unusual surgical operation with indica-: itions that it will prove successful was performed in a hospital here today when Dr. D. T. Tayloe, Jr., took several titches in ths heart of Augustus Lucas, 18.—In order to. perform the operation it was necessary for the surgeon to sever four ribs from the patient’s breast bone. -4 GERMAN AVIATOR FINISHES FIRST STAGE OF FLIGHT TO THE UNITED STATES | ANGORA, Turkey, Sept. 21.— (AP)—Lieutenant Otto Koennecke, piloting the Casper biplane Ger mania on a flight to the United States byway of the Orient land ed here today completing the first stage of the flight. / Conducting Revival Meeting ■KEY. JOHN J. LANGSTON Evangelist ItK.V. JOHN S. CHAMBERS Singer , Revival Going On At Beulah Hill -+ Kev. John J. Langston Of Dunn Is Doing The Preach ing; Rev. John S. Chambers Is Conducting The Singing. -♦ Rev. John J. Langston of Dunn, and Rev. John S. Chambers of New Point, Ind., are engaged in a se- j ries of revival meetings at the ' Beulah Hill Christian church, about i two miles east of Four Oaks. The , services will continue over next Sunday. I Rev. Mr. Langston is a former I pastor of the Christian church of Dunn, and also of the Central Christian church of Augusta, Ga. | He was pastor of churches in Ne braska for over nine years. , Some of his sermon topics for this week are: “Daniel in the ! Lion’s Den,” ‘The Immortality of Thought,” “The Holy Spirit and j the Human Mind,” “The Human Will and the Power of the Devil.” ! Rev. Mr. Chambers leads the singing and is also a handsaw ar tist, rendering* a handsaw solo each evening. He has had wide experi ence in sixteen different states. Everyone is invited to these serv ices. -4 “BABY PUZZLE” FATHER WOULD KNOW TRUTH “If Hospital Officials Will Tell Truth I Will Take the Baby,” Says Sam Smith Cleveland, Sept. 24.—“All I want is the truth,” says Sam Smith, father in the central figure in Cleveland’s “baby puzzle,” pleaded today when Dr. W. S. Gkndenning examined his children.J “If hospital officials will tell me the real truth about "That hap-, pened then I will believe them and take this baby home.” “If they containue doing as they are now, I might as well throw j the baby away. I don’t want it,” j the father continued. Dr. Glendenning examined - Smith’s three girls and one boy today to study characteristics in the children that niight unearth a clew to their relationship to the j baby girl in the hospital. The doc-' tor declared that two-year-old, Peter Smith whom he. examined, “has the same expression as the j child at the hospital.” He also I noted similarities of the ears of Angeline, 10, to Mrs. Smith and! the baby girl she now nurses but disclaims. He particularly noted1 facial characteristics of the three j girls and took notes for presenta- j tion at tomorrow’s hearing in I common pleas court. LAW SETTLES BABY CASE AT CLEVELAND; DOUBT NOT ENDED FOR MOTHER Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 22.— (AP) j —Legally the Smith “Baby Tan-j gle” was solved tonight, but in the j mind of a heart-broken mother I doubt still lurked—undisturbed by the hand of justice. “I shall accept the baby girl as I my child, *but doubt as to its pa?-1 entage will never be dispelled in j my mind,” Mrs. Sam Smith said to-! night. | Judge Weygandt dismissed the Smith’s habeas corpus petition de-j manding their child, George Smith, ■ after he had heard nurses, doctors, hospital attaches and the Smiths themselves tell their story from the. iwitness stand. j Second Annual Livestock Show —■*•— Benson Stages Worth While Exposition With Exhibits Krom Three Counties. -« The second annual livestock show to be held in Benson with ex hibits from Johnston, Harnett and Sampson counties got under way Tuesday, a paraoe being the open ing number of the program. The town of Benson is flying flags and streamers in celebration of tin, event which this year takes on the character of a permanent ex position. Instead of exhibiting the cows, hogs and chickens in the big grove as last year, a visitor to the exposition this j<ar finds a the atre field enclosed with a wail fence and permanent buildings large enough to house fifty cows, fifty hogs and any number of poll! iry. The first day of the fair found every stall full of cattle and some Lied on the outside. The place for the hogs had a few empty pens aut the time for entering xchibits was extneded until Wednesday morning*, and the number "if hogs was increased. Fine specimens of Duroc Jerseys and Poland Chinas grunted placidly in their wallows ill oblivious to the comments of those who looked them over. The chickens were as fine as • m t found anywhere, many of the birds neing pedigreed, and they showed ;heir raising as they strutted and crowed and cackled in the r wire cages. However, hogs and chickens were designed by the promoters of he exposition only as sidelines fer he dairymen, who brought the inest of their herds to show what nas already been done toward this most useful industry and to show .vhat any farmer can do if he has ;he will to do it. Jerseys that give ive gallons of milk per day, some 3f them averaging for twelve months, one pound of butterfat per lay, were on exhibitor patroniz y every cattle exhibit or patroniz es the Benson creamery which is now’ said to be a paying proposi :ion for the promoters. >».* speed making featured the opening of the exposition. The <peeehmaking is done by those in terested in talking the dairy busi ness to those who will listen as they wander from one exhibit to mother. / Along with the livestock shew is a carnival which furnishes the amusement for those so inclined and two evenings this week Tues iay and Thursday a fireworks’ pro gram has been given. In order to permit those whe cannot get to Benson before the week’s work is done, the exposi tion will be kept open Saturda> and Saturday night. TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT CHINESE DROWNEL PEKING, Sept. 21.—(AP)—Tw< hundred and seventy-eight Chinese passengers were drowned wThen the Japanese Coastwise steamer Gen toku Maru capsized in Tsingatc Bay, a Japanses dispatch fron Tsingtao, Shangtung Province states. The disaster was the result of r panic abroad the vessel when il sprang a leak in the engine room BE Sanders Family Enjoys Reunion -♦ Sanders Chapel Scene Of First Such Occasion; Will Be Held At Elizabeth Church Next Year. -4 The reunion of the Sanders fam ily, the first on record, was held at Sanders Chapel church Sunday, September 18, and was voted by all present to be a decided success. Between 125 and 150 descendants of the late Claudius B. Sanders, Willis K. Sanders, and John San -lers assembled for this occasion, which had a two-fold purpose— that of assembling the Sanders family and that of celebrating the 06th birthday anniversary of the late Claudius B. Sanders, who set tled at Sanders Chapel around 68 years ago. oevtrai ot the granddaughters were on the committee as hos tesses and met the cars as they came in and ushered the guests to the registration table where they wrote their names in the memory book. A tag with their name and address was pinned on each one in order that they mig*ht know each other more readily. The guests of honor who were the older heads were decorated with rose bouton nieres as a mark of distinction. A spacious shelter, built by the late W. S. Stevens for just such oc casions, was the meeting ground where they talked over old times and renewed their kinship. Mrs. W. J. Massey of Smithfield enter tained the children by telling them stories until the dinner hour. At 1:30 a long wire table stretch ed from one large oak to another was loaded with the most delicious food imaginable. Ice water and iced tea were served in abundance. When all were lined up around he table W. H. Austin asked a very feeling blessing. The sumptuous repast was enjoyed by all and plenty was left to feed a good many more. After the table was cleared the crowd assembled under the shelter where a number of talks by some of the children and grandchildren added very much to the enjoyment of the day. Leon G. Stevens, grand son of the late Claudius (Brock Sanders, was the first to speak. He told in an interesting manner a bit of the family history. Elmer J. Wellons, grandson of the late John F. Sanders, also made a good talk. Then W. H. Austin, grandson *by marriage of the late Claudius .Brock zanders, spoke highly of the Sanders generations as he had learned of them since coming* into the family. Others who made in teresting talks were: Miss Bettie Lee Sanders, Robbie Sanders, of Clayton, and Mrs. Lucy Sanders Hood of Kinston grandchildren of the late 'Willis K. Sanders and by Miss Margaret LeMay. W. C. Smith, of Ingold, made a short talk, and appropriate remarks by Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Hood of Goldsboro were enjoyed. Mrs. Della K. Sanders, of Miami, Fla., ex pressed her enjoyment of the gath ering after which Rufus Sanders of Wilson county, son of the late John F. Sanders, made a very feel ing talk. Mr. Sanders who is now in feeble health, said when he saw the notice of the reunion in the Herald that he made up his mind he was going to be present. His. folks did not think he was able tj» attend, but he declared that he was coming every year as long as he lived for he wanted the move mnet to be kept up. The day was so enjoyable that -». (Continued on Page 4) SERIOUS EPIDEMIC IN GERMAN SCHOOL Leipsic, German, Sept. 21.—Fif teen school children have died and 84 are ill in a sudden outbreak of cerebral spin al meningitis here. The city council has ordered the schools closed beginning tomor- ^ j row. - ♦ BRING LEVINE HOME AND AVERT WAR. SAYS MALONE New York, Sept. 21.—In the opinion of Dudley Field Malone, Uncle Sam should send a battls- j ship and bring Levine home. “If ! he doesn’t come back soon," said j Malone, “we are likely to be drawn j into another world war. He is j not the diplomat Lindbergh was."
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