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».* speed making featured the opening of the exposition. The 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."