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Use Want Ads If you have anything to sell ■ Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 55 John s t_o_n Co u n t y ’«_Olde s t a n d Best Newspaper - * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1928 II Est a bHshed 1882 * * Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY IhisWeek By Arthur Brisbane / FARMERS AND ORGANIZA TION REAL MONEY THROW OUT AMBITION SOUND IN MOVIES— Flour manufacturers, including Washburn-Crosby and Red Star, organized a $50,000,000 combina tion, largest flour milling concern in the world. That s in the line of mpdern methods, big units, small over head, powerful marketing. This news will interest farmers’ and make them wish somebody could show them how to organize. The first thing, and absolutely nec essary, is to organize and intensi fy methods of production. An old fashioned blacksmith could not compete with a modern automobile factory. V*. Childish talk of “necessary com petition” and prattle about keeping business from getting “too big" are out of date. Where nations combine to mo nopolize world business, great American units must combine for self defense. Possibly some one will find a way to help our farmers form such a combination. They need it. The French settle down courage ously to the drastic new money rate. Four-fifths of its value is cut from their money as a result of a war WHICH THEY WON. They face that situation bravely. In place of paper money, mean ing little to peasants and working people, the French again will see gold and silver coins in circula tion. The grosse piece, size and weight of our silver dollar, will not come back. Worth five francs before the war, it would be worth twenty five francs now. Rut ten-franc sil-j j/er pieces worth forty cents will j be coined, and the French will feel that they are working for j REAL MONEY. Stabilizing the franc is a boon j to all Europe, ending financial dis- j order that has lasted ten years. It is a great achievement by, Poincare, worthy successor of Thiers, Turgot, Necker, Sully, and a long list of brilliant French statesmen. Sir James Barrie tells Rhodes’ scholars not to try for "greatness.” The advice was humorous, prob ably. Trying for greatness pro duces desirable mediocrity. Men ‘‘aim high to shoot low” as the il literate colored man said when he asked Grover Cleveland to make him Librarian of Congress. He really wanted a job as porter. A baby cries for the moon and is satisfied with a cooky. Youth reaches for greatness and is con tent with modest achievement and a place on the golf course. ' Winfield R. Sheehan, who knows about moving pictures, says screens will be much bigger for large sized theatres now building everywhere. That will make it necessary to revise production methods. Most important for budding geni“ TURN TO PAGE 5, PLEASE Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field or Johnston county, and if the right one deciphers "his name and will present it to the Herald office, we .will present him with a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the follow ing issue. Thomas Acrill Hood recogniz ed his name last issue. I Today’* Tantalizer: woaerygehaathg Where Coolidge Will Keep Cool! F G5 ^OCAtTKI^l 1 ..il 7,0fihe cjla,c ,l,c *»'c Henry Clav Pierce, which ha. he,., .hi r d| '’V Coohdge for hi. 1928 summer residence li i ^me^fn *rwls anif L°?Re' <?n th<' Bru,c Kiver, about 35 miles from ft Rood in thS.8e Varui’01" ' f"1 abm'€ *" 'CVe1' Ve5' the Raleigh Thanks Local Fire Dept. Mayor Cutbreth and Hudson Bclk Company Writes Fire Chief Here Letter Thanks Mr. Her nice L. Jones, chief of the city fire department, is in receipt of two letters, one from the mayor of Raleigh and the oth er from the IIudson-Belk company thanking the department for the assistance rendered in fighting the Vai borough hotel fire in Raleigh last Tuesday. Mayor E. E. Culbreth says: “I want to express to you and your organization the sincere thanks and appreciation of the City of Raleigh for your interest and help on account of the Yarborough ho tel fire on the 3rd inst. If we can be of service to you or your city at any time, please command The fire which originated in the Yarborough hotel spread to other wildings and the store of the IIudson-Belk company was con siderably damaged. Mr. K. G. Hud son. general manager of the Hud son Bel k company in Raleigh, writes Mr. Jones as follows: “We wish to express to you and to the other firemen and citi zens of Smithfield our appreciation for your sending to Raleigh the fire truck and firemen to help get j 1111 e r control me laruoiounn Ho tel fire. We are sure that your valuable assistance made possible the saving of the building in which our stoie is located.” The Smithfield department heard the report of the fire being broad cast over Radio Station WPTF and went to Raleigh’s assistance, with i pumper and crew, without being called. When the Smithfield firemen arrived all hydrants in the vicinity of the fire were in use and the blaze was under control, so they went to Fire Station No. 1 and re mained on duty until the Raleigh firemen were through their fight. H. < . WOODALL RECEIVES SEVERAL SEVERE CUTS Friends here of Mr. H. C. Wood all will regret to learn that he sustained a severe cut on one of his arms Friday afternoon which necessitated his being taken to a hospital. Mr. Woodall who is sup erintendent of the Intermediate Senior department of the Ashc hnro Sunday school, had taken the department to Winston-Salem to visit the orphanage. On their way back to Asheboro the party stop ped several miles out from Win ston-Salem for a picnic supper.1 While carrying a glass jug of water, Mr. Woodall slipped and fell and cut his arm on the broken jug. The loss of blood was consid erable and he was rushed to a hospital in Winston-Salem. It is feared that two of his fingers will be stiff as a result of the acci dent. Mr. Woodall is now at his home in Ashdboro. Large Hon Kgg. Mr. C. M. Wilson of Wilson’s Mills brought to our office yester day an unusually large hen egg. The egg measures six and three fourths inches by seven and thir teen-sixteenths, and weighs a lit tle over four ounces. The eggs was laid by a Rhode Island Red hen. -* “Dear!” With a glance she tried to cow him. But he only looked sheepish. “Puppy!” she exclaimed. He choked—there was a frog in his throat. Then realizing that he had made an ass of himself by acting like a bear, he ducked. Holt Lake Has Bigge.st Day Ever July 1th Characterized by Big Crowd Estimated From 2500 to 3000; More Than 1200 In Bathing Holt Lake was visited by the largest crowd on the fourth of July that has ever been seen there since it was opened to the public. It is estimated that from 2500 to .3000 people were there on that day. They were there from every section of Johnston and many ad joining counties and it resembled very much a good old fashioned Primitive Baptist association. I Everyone seemed to be having a j good time. Friends were brought together that, had not seen each! other for months. Boating and fish ing were enjoyed by many and more than 1200 tried to beat the heat by going in bathing. There was no evidence of drink ing in all that gathering and no accidents occurred to mar the pleasures of the day. TO HOLD ELECTION ON COUNTY-WIDE SCHOOLS PLYMOUTH, July 9.—The coun ty commissioners in session here granted a petition presented by the county board of education request ing that a referondm be held to ascertain the will of the people of Washington county in regards to the county-wide school tax system. This election will reveal whether there shall be levied on all taxable property and polls a special tax not to exceed fifty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of property to supplement the six months school fund. The election will be held on Au gust 11, 1928, at the polling places used in the general elections of county officers. A new registration was ordered by the commissioners. The books will be opened for 20 week days from July 13 to August 4. Challenge day has been desig nated as August 11. A similar election was held on this matter two years ago and proved unsuccessful. However, of ficials think with the proper amount of interest manifested by advocates the movement will be successful this time. ERRORS CORRECTED Two errors occurred in an article in the last issue of the Herald which reported the meeting: of the county board of education. Mention was made that the school building would be built in Bentonville town ship by the fall of 1930. This should have been the fall of 1929, or the school year of 1929-‘30. The other error was a typographical error which gave the sum to be paid Mr. J. P. Rogers for super intending work in Four Oaks $1.00. It should have been $1,000. I)R. ORR SUCCEEDS W. M. SANDERS ON TOWN BOARD At a meeting of the town board of commissioners held last Tues day night Dr. W. J. B. Orr was elected as commissioner from the fourth ward to succeed Mr. W. M. Sanders who resigned. Mr. San ders has recently moved from the fourth ward into the third ward, thus creating a vacancy on the Another Cotton Bloom. Maurice Tomlipson, a colored man who lives on the farm of Mr. D. W. Peterson, brought a red cotton bloom to this office Friday, July 5. Although several cotton blooms have been reported here they are not very plentiful in this section. Items Of Interest Around Four Oaks Surprise Marriage Takes Place In S. C.; Youngster Celebrates Birthday; Per sonal Mention FOUR OAKS, July SI.—Mr. Ethan Strickland and Miss Prin cena Canaday of this city gave their friends a surprise by going to Dillon, S. C., on the fourth and getting married. Mrs. Strickland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Canaday, while Mr. Strickland is the son of Mrs. Evelyn Strickland. Master Marvin Canaday enter tained a number of bis little friends on Saturday afternoon at a lawn paily, in celebration of his fifth birthday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cana day. As the guests arrived they were served pink lemonade. Games were played for about two hours, then the guests were invited into th'1 summer house. The beautiful birthday cake with five pink can dles in pink rose bud holders was on the table. The case was cut and ’’ served with dixie cups, followed by mints. The favors were beaded candy comeback balls and little ] butterfly bracelets. There were thirty guests present. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Keen spent Thursday and Friday at White Lake. Mr. Ernest Aycoek, of Hampton Roads, Va., visited friends in town Satu rday. Messrs. Seth Keen and Forest Floyd and Miss Audrey Moore spent Sunday in Greensboro with Miss Oma Adams. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Baucom, of Wilson, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Allen Sunday. , Mrs. A. L. Brown and Mrs. Sam Coward spent Monday in Golds- i Mesdames Hubert and Horace Johnson, of Smithfield, spent Fri* lay here with their mother, Mrs. Svclyn Strickland. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morton and •hildren, of New Bern, visited at he home of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. 3rown Sunday. Messrs. J. H. Strickland, G. L. Creech, Daniel Keen and Dr. J. H. Austin went to New Bern Monday >n a fishing trip. Mr. Bill Canaday, of Raleigh, spent Sunday here with friends. Mrs. R. B. Strickland and Mrs. Wilton Bandy and children spent ast week at Morehead City. Misses Adna Leigh Bailey, of Kenly, Clara Wingate, of Raleigh, uid Mr. Jack Hooks, of Kenly, vere in town a short while Sun day. Mrs. B. F. Royall and children ; •eturned to their home in More icad City Saturday after spending ! i week with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. ! \dams. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Creech, of i Washington, 1). C., spent Sunday ! lere with relatives. Mr. Creech re- ! urned to \\ ashington Sunday I light, while Mrs. Creech will visit] icr parents at Buie’s Creek for several weeks. Born' to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Keen on July 5, a son. Messrs. Shelton Lewis, Wade Stanly and Albert Keen spent Fri day in Raleigh. Messrs. R. C\ Canaday, W. J. Lewis, J. W. Sanders, Beit Las siter and VY. R. Keen attended court in Sniithfield Friday. Mr. Carl Lewis spent the fourth j in Greenville with friends. Messrs. J. T. Hobbs and Cleon | Sanders spent Sunday at Chapel I Hill. Mrs. William Adams and son, Billy, of Chapel Hill, spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams* Mr.’and Mrs. R. C. Canaday and sons, Ralph Jr., and Mervin, and Miss Luna Lewis spent Sunday at Wrightsville Beach with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Canaday. Mr. Richard Lewis went to Lum berton Friday on business. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Strickland and Miss Christine Dodd spent Sunday at Kim City. Mr. Wade Stanley spent the week end with friends in High Point. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lewis and daughters, Misses Luna and Eliza beth, Wilson Lewis and Lena Tew spent Sunday in Kinston with rel Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders CURIOUS SHAPED ROOTS ATTRACT ATTENTION Mi'. S;illie Parnell anil Mr. .1 H. Parnell, who live on Pint l.-evrl. route 1, were in the cit.v •Saturday and gave the Herald a eal'. Mrs. Parnell brought us sonu o! tlie ijucerest looking tree roots the: we have seen. They wore lound in April jtl the new ground oil 'lie place of Walter Daughter)'. One of the roots, which was a sweet cum root, was in the shape of a cross. The other a fat light wood ..• "as curiously curved and re sembled a big monogram. The let ter “K” is very distinct, r.r.J the letiers “O’* and '*(;*' appear in monogram style. These roots arc now on display at the Herald of fice. Mode here Mrs. Parnell told of a fishing trip which she took this Week accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Troy Creech and son, John, Mis. Annie Crocker and daughter, ib'-a. and Miss Mary Talton. The Daily went to Cow Bone River ■viler,, they spent the day in angl ng for the finny tribe. This river s said to be as wide as the Neuse it the point where the fishermen invo best luck. The river is in the hni'o of a horseshoe at this place. No Action Taken For Farm Agent County Hoard of Commis sioners Makes No Appro priation; A. M. Johnson Suggested The county commissioners at heir regular monthly meeting iere last week did not take any ction in regard to a county farm lemonstration agent, though it vas thought by some that the natter would be brought up. A few veeks ago, Mr. Gaither, the state arm demonstration agent, was in •hnithfield in the interest of an • gent for Johnston county, inas nuch as federal funds arc now ivailable to put on the work in cveral more counties. Mr. Gaither alked the matter over with some • f our citizens, and no doubt if I oh ns ton county should appropri tte an equal amount, this county vould be selected as one in which he work would be resumed. It v; s stated in a daily paper last veek that Johnston was among he counties that had made such m appropriation, but this was an ■rror. The only way that the farm lemonstration work was presented o the board of commissioners last veek was when Mr. C. W. Pender, >f Clayton, suggested that if the vork should be started again Mr. \. M. Johnson of Cleveland town ship, former farm agent for John son, would be a good man to em ploy. The board, however, took no iction, and it is not. likely that an appropriation will be made. The endency at this time is not to in rease ^Tie number of county of icials. spent a few days in Asheville last week. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Levinson of Henson. Mrs. J. H. Austin and children have returned home after a week’s visit in Clayton with relatives. Mrs. Florence Alderman, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams, recently re turned to her home in High Point, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Fred Sanders and Miss Annabel Thornton spent Sunday afternoon in Goldsboro. Mr. Delma Wiggins and Miss Ila Barbour both of Four Oaks were married Wednesday in Smithfield. Messrs. Alphonso Lee, Hubert Allen, David Lee and Allan John son spent Sunday afternoon at Er Mr. and Mrs. Delma Upchurch attended a family reunion Sunday, given in honor of their grand mother, Mrs. J. R. Best, birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Upchurch. Messrs. J. W. Sanders, N. H, Barbour, Dock Strickland, Dr. J. H. Stanly and son, Wade, left or Monday morning for Havelock or a fishing trip. Miss Mary Spell, of Fayette ville is the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Spell. Social Events In Town Of Benson Galaxy of Parties During the Week; Comings and Goings i of Benson People J BEN-SON, July The Woman’s .Missionary Society of the Metho dist church held its monthly meet |inj; with Mrs. W. H. Royal. Mrs. | W. B. Woodall conducted the de votional and Mesdames Mather Dorman and W. T. Martin gave a social service program. Interesting reports were given by the various committees. The social service re pot* was especially gratifying. The hostess served a salad course. All the members of the society were present except three. The next meeting will he hold with Mrs. William Woodall. One of the most attractive par ties of the season was that on Fri day afternoon when Mrs. Paul Brown entertained at her home on Main street. A number of contests were enjoyed. Among them was a musical romance. Mrs. Woodlicf presided at the piano. The first prizes in the contests went to Mes dames N. G. Woodlief and M. T. | Britt. The boobies went to Mes dames I.. Gilbert and W. M. Smith. The living room and dining room were thrown en suite and were dec orater with shasta daisies. A color I scneine oi ycnow ana white was i used throughout. Refreshments consisted of chicken salad, sand wiches, pickles, chess pie and iced tea. Salted nuts were served in yel low and white cups. Those present were Mesdames Alfred Parker, L. L. Ixivinson, Sherrill Utley, Frank Woodall, Roy Smith, W. M. Smith, Stacy Duncan, Norman Duncan. T. Eldridge, J. E. Wall, P. B. John son, W. II. Royal, B. H. Houston, Howard Parrish, Lawrence Parrish, Hiram Rose, J. H. Rose, M. T. Britt, Parlia Hudson, M. A. Pea- j cock, W. T. Martin, Kyle Stephen- j son. L. Gilbert, O. A. Barbour, W. W. Hockaday, R. B. Brady, and Miss Sarah Parrish. Out of town guests included Mesdames J. W. Stephenson, A .M. Calais, W. T. Adams, J. W. Massey, R. S. Flem ing, and Miss Lallah Rookh Ste phenson, of Smithfield, and Mrs. Douglas Driver, of Norfolk, Va. Mrs. M. A. Peacock entertain ed with a four couse luncheon Saturday complimentary to Mrs. J. W. Darden, of Clinton, and Miss Myrtle Ashcraft, of Wadesboro. j The guests included Mesdames M. i T. Britt, J. H. Rose, W. T. Martin, j L. L. Levinson, J. W. Darden and Miss Myrtle Ashcraft. Mrs. J. H. Rose had as her din ner guests Saturday Miss Mary ! Lee and her house guest, Miss Myrtle Ashcraft of Wadesboro, a ' former member of the school fac-! ulty. Mrs. Moore, of Warsaw, spent spent several days recently with her daughter, Mrs. Paul Lee. Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Martin and children spent Tuesday evening in Raleigh. Miss Myrtle Ashcraft, of Wades | boro, a former music teacher, spent the week end with Miss Mary Lee. I>r. and Mrs. Stacy Duncan were in Raleigh Wednesday. Mrs. Festus Turlington, of Clin ton. spent a couple of days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Turlington. Dr. W. T. Martin and W. T. Jr., spent the week end at Wrights ville Beach. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Canaday and family are spending a couple of weeks at Wrightsville Beach. Miss La land Frye, of Carthage, visited friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Levinson spent the first part of the week in Asheville and other points in the western part of the state. Mrs. Alonzo Parrish is spending the summer at Wilmington Beach. Mrs. Douglas Driver, of Norfolk, spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Howard Parrish. Mrs. Lawrence Parrish and Miss T^allah Rookh Stepsenson spent Tuesday aftenoon in Raleigh. .• Dr. A. S. Oliver has returned from the Kiwanis meeting in Se attle, Wash. He gave a glorious ac count of his trip at the luncheon this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, Dr. anc ■ Mrs. Stacy Duncan, Mr. and Mrs W. B. Woodall and Mr. anc | Mrs. W. M. Smith spent Sundaj at White Lake. r Lincoln? jfA^GACTCR.1 _ *\o, this is Roscoc Miles! lives in I.os Angeles and is a won drrful double of the great president ( And be is not in the movies! Tobacco Outlook Is Much Better Careful Curing Will Mean Better Prices According to N. L. Perkins; Early Open ing Pleases Careful curing of tobaco, accord ing to Mr. N. L. Perkins, who is connected with the Banner ware house, in this city, will mean more money for the tobacco farmer this fall. Some time ago Mr. Perkins, i who at this season of the year spends a good deal of time travel ing over the tobacco territory, re ported through these columns that the tobacco crop was not in a very good condition. Mr Perkins after again looking over the to- j bacco situation in Johnston county \ is now very optimistic. He states1 ..hat in the past ten days tobacco has shown great improvement. ■* “Many crops,” said Mr. Perkins, ‘that did not look like they would 1 >e worth the fertilizer hill two, weeks ago are now looking fine,; and hid fair to he profitable pro-1 cidcd the prices are as high as last u season, and there is no reason at, present to believe that they will be ! any lower. Of course these crops ] hat have grown up so hurriedly . will not have much weight, but! hey should make desirable ciga-! etts tobaccos which have sold very satisfactorily for the past three or four years. “Many farmers in this territory are now busy saving their first primings, and they should be un usually careful in their curing this veason, as there are many differ ent ages of tobaco in each field, and it is not going to be an easy natter to cure uniformly. I have i seen many good crops of tobacco ■uined after it was put in the barn for curing, due to carelessness. On .he other hand, I have seen very poor crops in the hands of expert •urers made to look exceptionally well. “Every one seems delighted that we are to have an earlier opening .hi* season. It means that many barns of lugs will be saved that have heretofore been lost, as they ire hard to keep. Due to the late >ponings of the past several years, inywhere from ten to twenty-five oer cent of the first curings have been badly damaged before the warehouses have been open to re ceive them.” --♦ Prayer Meeting at Methodist The pastor has found that he may not get back for prayer meet ing Wednesday night. Whether he is absent or present the plan is for Rev. E. W. Glass to conduct it. Old Baker Mill Grinds Wheat. The proprietors of the old Baker Mill, located near Princeton, call our attention to the fact that Johnson county does have a flour mill. Recently it was stated that Mr. Simon Honeycutt of Benson, who had threshed a nice lot of wheat, would have to have it ground at Varina in Wake county. Mr. Honeycutt possibly did not know of the old Baker mill. This mill has been a mill site for over fifty years, grinding both corn and wheat. Dry Democrats Of Texas To Meet N. C. Third In Tax Collec tions; John I). Rockefeller Celebrates 80th Birthday; 300 Lives Lost in Wreck Some of the dry democrats of Texas are not satisfied with the nomination of Alfred E. Smith for president. Their opposition is taking definite form, and a state wide mass meeting has been called to be held in Dallas, Texas on July 17 to perfect plans to carry the state against Smith at the elec tion next November. Among those calling the meeting are Rev. Attius Webb, superintendent of the Anti Saloon League in Texas; Thos. B. Love, of Dallas, candidate for lieutenant governor; and 0. B. Col quitt, former governor. According to an Associated Press dispatch, Judge William E. Hawkins, and Mrs. Edith Wilmans, candidates for the democratic nomination for governor, have publicly announced their intention not to vote for Smith. Senator James A. Reed left St. .ouis yesterday for Albany, N. Y.. vhere he has an engagement to liscuss the campaign with Gov. Vlfred K. Smith. The Democratic National committee will meet in 'Jew York city Wednesday and Senator Robinson, vice-presidential lominee, was scheduled to ex hange views with Governor Smith >efore the meeting. Senator Pitt nan, who will be head of the of Vcial committee to notify Governor Smith of his nomination, is a fuest of Governor Smith and will accompany him to New York for the committee meeting. North Carolina is now third in ;he amount of internal revenue •ollections for the fiscal year 1928. North Carolina tax payers paid into he Federal treasury the sum of >204.963,857 in miscellaneous taxes ind $20,352,303 in income taxes. S’ew York and Pennsylvania are he two states ahead of North Carolina. North Carolina leads the mtion in miscellaneous tax re eipts. ■Secretary Hoover has resigned rom the cabinet, President Cool dge having received his resigna :ion in the mails Saturday. Mr. roolidge has not yet accepted the ■esignation. Secretary Hoover is ‘xpected to visit the summer White House at Superior, Wis., his week, and definite informa ion will probably be forthcoming ifter this visit. John D. Rockefeller celebrated lis SUt'h birthday Sunday The nrthday celebration however was staged on Saturday nigbt in order hat the regular Sunday routine might not be disturbed. Rocke feller was surrounded by his chil dren and grandchildren at his Pocantieo Hills estate in New York. Nearly l>00 lives were lost when a Chilean army vessel crashed on the rocks Friday night near Lebu. Chili. Only four survivors have been found to tell the terrible tale of the three-hour struggle for live preservers and places in the boats. The commander of the ship, power less to prevent the disaster, com mitted suicide. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— wv : Kf Ma ole man specs ms tat I ware a smile he sho bettsh wars II hlz self' 4*.-*'<MSCMLia v