Use Want Ads If yon hove anythin* to aell a Want Ad will Bnd you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 56 Johnston Count y’» Oldest an d Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield SMITH FIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1928 $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Heavy Docket In Recorder's Court Number of Criminal Cases Tried In Loral Court On Tuesday and Wednesday j At the regular session of Re corder’s court held here this week the following cases were tried: The state took a nol pros with leave in the case against Sam Colie, charged with assault. The prosecuting witness was taxed with the cost. Joe Blackman, charged with giv ing worthless check, was called and failed. Judgment ni si sci fa and capias. Jim Robinson was found guilty of possession and transportation, and was fined $25 and cost. Jesse Temple, charged with housebreaking and larceny, w-aiv was uouna over to Superior court. Lemmie Cox was sent to the roads for 60 days and taxed with the cost for carrying concealed weapon. R. E. Howell, charged with as sault, was found guilty of being .drunk and disorderly. He was fined *10 and taxed with the cost. Charley Dudley and Willie Par ker were convicted of possession. Dudley was fined $10 and Parker $25. Both were required to pay half the cost each. Arthur McLanrb was charged with intent to kill. Probable cause was found and the defendant was bound over to Superior court un der a $300 bond. W. J. McLamb and P. L. Bare foot, both charged with assault with deadly weapon, were not con victed. Chas. H. Benson plead guilty to bastardy. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Dan Young was in court charg ed with violation of the prohibi tion law. It was found that the offense was committed in Harnett county and it was ordered that the the case be removed to the Record ers court of Harnett county at J. L. Pleasant, age 19, a white farmer, was charged with operat ing a motor vehicle while intoxi cated, being drunk and disorderly and trespass. Not guilty of tres pass and being drunk and disorder ly. Guilty of operating a car while intoxicated. He was sentenced to the roads for six months and fined $50 and the cost. The road sentence is to be suspended on condition that he does not violate the pro hibition law in any form or man ner whatsoever during the next two years and on further condition that he does not operate a motor vehicle during the next six months. Road sentence to be suspended on further condition that the defend ant is a law abiding citizen during the next two years. It was found that Alex Atkin son, charged with disturbing church services, was under sixteen years ui age, aiiu ins i-n.A- »cio »mu to the Juvenile court for trial. J. C. Crowder was convicted of possession of still and beer. He was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. Jesse House, 25, a white farmer, was charged with operating a mo tor vehicle while intoxicated, driv ing in a careless and reckless man ner and operating a car without proper lights. He wras found guil ty on all three counts and was fined $50 and taxed w'ith the cost, and is not to operate a motor ve hicle again in North Carolina dur ing the next 00 days on the chargi of operating while intoxicated. Or the other two charges, judgment was suspended upon the payment 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. George Hathaway recognized hjs name last issue. Today’a TantaTlzer: .lhhotokserj Rents Bobby Jones Johnny larrell, professional of Mamaroneck. N. Y„ who won tb« i Rational Open Golf Championship j Lor, ,t',e ^rst time by defeating j '??bbv Jones, the Atlanta, G*.. | wizard. The tensity and excite I ment of the game can best be illus trated by the score: 143 to 144! *=> I # . * J. D. Underwood Pres. Of New Co. —- - ♦ Stockholders Of Mechanical Painting Machine Company Inc. Meet And Elect Offi cers And A Hoard Of Di rectors. i The stockholders of the Mechan ical Painting Machine company,! Inc., of Smithficld, held their first meeting in the courthouse Wednes- [ day night and elected officers and a board of directors. J. D. Under wood was made president of the company with W. M. Gaskin as vice-president. James H. Kirkman was elected secretary and T R. Hood treasurer. A. M. Noble will be attorney for the company, while E. L. Thompson will be general manager. The board of directors i include the following: J. D. Un derwood, E. L. Thompson, W. M. Gaskin, J. H. Kirkman. A. M. No ble, T. R. Hood and B. J. Holleman. The following stockholders were present, either in person or repre sented by proxy: E. L. Thompson, J. D. Underwood, D. JI. Hood, Dr. W. J. B. Orr, H. N. Morgan, B. J. Holleman, T. R. Hood, L. G. John- j son, W. M. Gaskin, J. C. Hood, L. H. Hauss, C. V. Johnson, G. A. Allen, Jas. H. Kirkman, A. M. No ble, 1. W. Medlin. This company was charted on July 10 with a capital stock of $12,250, for the purpose of con tracting industrial and government j painting and the manufacturing of Kirkman’s highway mowing and painting machine, spray gun, street markers, paint, lead and oil. Mr. E. L. Thompson, of Greenville, has interested himself to a considerable extent financially in this new en terprise for Smithficld and will soon move his family here. The promotion of this new and unique j enterprise, the only one of its kind | in existence, will no doubt receive | the full cooperation of Smithficld. LOCAL LIONS HOLD THEIK MEETING MONDAY NIGHT The Smitlilicld Linns Club hel l its regular meeting last Monday night in the basement of the M. L. Church. The majority of the membership was present at this meeting. J After dinner was served by the ladies of the church, an excellent musical program was rendered by Miss Jeannette Bane at the piano and Mr. Sol Bane on the violin. Routine business was taken up, ibis being featured by the appoint ment of a committee of six to at tend the joint meeting of the jsmithticld and Selma Kiwanis clubs and the local Lions club here in Ismithtield next Thursday noon. The committee appointed is com posed of: president, Wm. B. Wel kins; secretary, L. K. Watson, Jr.; R. E. Wihitehurst, Kirby L. Rose, I). Carlton Stephenson and Herbert L. Knight. The joint meeting of the clubs next Thursday, it is understood, is sponsored hv the Smithfield Ki l wanis club which will have the ' Selma club as their guests. The I local tobacco market situation will i be further discussed at this meet Dr. Atkinson Will Give Free Clinic Tonsil-Adenoid Clinic Will He Held In August In Oneals Township; Health Officer Gives Report At a meeting of the County Health Board held here last Tues day, Dr. C. C. Massey, county health officer, presented a letter from Dr. Wade II. Atkinson, from Washington, D. C., formerly of the Corbett-Hatcher section of Johnston county, stating that he would tender his services to the county free to hold a tonsil-ado- : void clinic in O’Neals township : some time during the month of August. Dr. Atkinson, who is a specialist in this line, stated that he felt that he owed a debt of j gratitude to Johnston county in i that the board of county commis sioners had recommended him for a scholarship when he was getting; his education, and as a token of his appreciation and love for the people of Johnston eounty he makes this offer subject to the approval of the county board of health and the Johnston County Medical As sociation. The board had discussed the matter of a free adenoid and tonsil clinic, but it was the sense of the board that while this would be very beneficial to the county, owing to the cost, it w’as deemed not best to undertake it at this time; therefore the tendering of Dr. Atkinson’s services was es pecially appreciated at this time. Dr. Massey was instructed to com municate with Dr. Atkinson, toll ing him that the board was of the opinion that his offer was most magnanimous. Dr. Massey together with Dr. Atkinson will work out the details of this clinic so that it may be held some time during the latter part of the summer at Dr. Atkinson’s convenience. The report of the health officer, Dr. C. C. Massey, was received and discussed at length. Dr. Massey’s report was as follows: “.Since April 1, 257 contagious diseases have been reported to this office. About 90 per cent of this number were measles, the preval ence of which at this time is not so great. As yet medical science has nothing practical and effective for immunizing children against measles as it has against small pox, typhoid fever and diphtheria. “Thirty-two cases of smallpox developing over this period made it necessary to vaccinate 1,053. Among this number were some very malignant cases. People gen erally have come to realize that smallpox vaccination is an estab lished scientific fact, a safe pro cedure and sure protection against smallpox, and that protection cen tered by successful vaccination last for a very long time. The indif ference of the masses and the anti vaccination propaganda of the prejudiced and misinformed is fast i n .i ♦ in it; being accepted, not alone as an in dividual precaution, but as a com munity and social obligation as well. “Six cases of typhoid fever de veloped simultanuously in three different section of the county ; during June. The prevalence of this disease is greater in the sum mer and autumn months, and with an unusal amount of rain during the early summer is likely to be productive of a high typhoid rate this year. A continued fever last ing three weeks is in the majority of cases typhoid, especially during summer and autumn months. Wa ter and food contaminated with the bacillus, and especially the former is the most common source of ty phoid infection. Flies also play a role in its spread. Consumption of clean water and food, screening against flies and general measures of sanitation, coupled with whole sale vaccination of all the popula tion will keep the typhoid rate down, and it is commendable that thousands are receiving the vacci nation this season. Three doses of typhoid vaccine at weekly inter vals, repeated every three years is the procedure urged by this de partment. ; ‘Meantime, many children from j six years old down are receiving ’he three preventative diphtheria treatments at weekly intervals. Administered in this manner to children the diphtheria rate for Stallings Installs Automobile Lift At a cost of several hundred, dollars, Mr. Sam Stallings has im proved the equipment at his serv ice station on the corner of Mar keand Fourth streets. He has re cently installed an electrically- i driven automobile lift, which en- I ables the service man to attend < to the needs of a car while stand ing up under it. This means bet- 1 ter service and quicker service. i Mr. Stallings who has been erving the automobile public in Jmithfield for about eight years s an enterprising young man, and s constantly on the alert to give he most up to date service possi ble. His service station is located •n both highways numbers 22 and 0. He has an advertisement else where in this issue. Look it up and Dr. B. R. Lacy To Be At Oakland President I nion Seminary of Richmond Will Hogin 12 Day Revival Tuesday Night —Former Pastor at Oak land Rev. Ben R. Lacy, Jr., noted Presbyterian minister, now Presi dent of Union Seminary, Richmond, Va., will begin a “twelve-day revival meeting at Oakland church next Tuesday night, July 17, at eight o’clock. Dr. Lacy is one of the best known and best loved ministers in the Southern Presbyterian church. A son of Hon. B. R. Lacy, for many years treasurer of North Carolina, he has distinguished himself as a preacher, a scholar, a soldier and an educator. While at Davidson College he was awarded the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford. After his training at Oxford Uni versity for three years, he entered Union Seminary at Richmond and after graduation there he served a group of churches in Wake and Johnston counties. Oakland church was among the churches in this group which he served for three years. His grandparents, Dr. Bur well, and Rev. Drury Lacy, both served Oakland church in the early years of its organization and Dr. Lacy followed these distinguished divines as he said, “to help finish their work.” At the entrance of the united States into the war, Dr. Laev went overseas as chaplain of the First N. ('. Field Artillery, later the 113th Field Artillery, where he won for himself the title of “the fighting parson.” Upon the return of the regiment after the war the Virginian Pilot said of him, “he was the most popular man in the regiment, with a heroic record of many-sided and unbelievably ver satile service.” After the war, Dr. Lacy served as pastor of the Cen tral Presbyterian church of Atlan ta, from which pastorate he was called to the presidency of Union Theological Seminary at Richmond. Dr. Lacy will preach each night after a song service led by Rev. Chester Alexander. It is proposed to have him speak in Smithfield at some convenient hour during his visit in the county. The public i most cordially invited to all the services of the revival. the coming season will be notice ably reduced. “Generally speaking, people havt come to realize that it is a wisei policy to prevent a disease, wher preventative measures are avail able, than to take a chance and noi j infrequently regret the results o I what otherwise could have beer avoided. “This report also includes fre quent visits to the County Home i an(4 tuberculosis building, to th< convict camps, and the jail, in ad j di'tion to routine calls, visits, cx |aminations, conferences, etc.’” Curtis Pub. Co. Honors Local Boy Zt'ke Creech Sells More Mag azines In Past Three Months Than Any Other Salesman in North Carolina Master Ezekiel Creech, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Creech, of this city, has been awarded a cer tificate by the Curtis Publishing Company Ql^PJiiladclphia, Pa., for selling m< re magazines in North Carolina in the past three months than ary other salesman, and ha been given membership in the League of Curtis Salesmen. The League stands for efficiency, faith fulness, and promptness and Eze kiel is to be congratulated upon winning membership in this or ganization. One hundred twenty live boys were in the contest in 'his state, the contest running through April, May and June. Ezekiel was the winner. In April Ezekiel won a dollar bill and a pin given by the Curtiv Publishing Company and in May iie was a" aided a watch charm, ^he certificate is the highest award given by the Curtis Com pany. Ezekiel sell the Country Gen tleman, Ladies’ Home Journal an 1 Saturday Evening Post. He also •ells Good Housekeeping. Presbyterian Services. Smithfield Sunday morning at | eleven o’clock. Sermon by pastor. Bible classes and Sunday school at ten o’clock. Men's Bible class will meet at Hotel parlor at 10 o’clock. Public cordially invited. Johnson Reunion July 18. There will he a reunion of the family of the late Josephus John son at the home of A. C. Johnson in Elevation township, Wednesday, July 18. Relatives, friends and neighbors are cordiaRy invited to come and spend the day. Bring a well-filled basket. -+ American Legion. The regular monthly meeting will be held on Friday, July 13 in the commissioner’s room at eight o’clock. Every member is expect ed to be present. S. E. HOG WOOD, Adjutant. Another Cotton Bloom. Another cotton bloom has been reported to this office. This bloom was found on July 8 in the cotton field of Alfred Gordon on the land of W. H. Brown. Wannamaker seed were planted. Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday school Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock, F. C. Fitzgerald, superintendent. Church service on Sunday night at eight o’clock by Rev. W. M. Ferrell. Prayer meet ing Wednesday night at eight o’clock. Freewill Baptist League, Thursday night at eight o’clock. Junior and Primary League Fri day afternoon at three-thirty o’clock. Everybody is invited to attend these meetings. 1 Two Deaths In Town Four Oaks David L. Ennis Dies Sudden ly at Age of 77; Leaves Bride of Less Than a Week —Baby of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stanley Dies FOUR OAKS, July 12.—Mr. David L. Ennis, who recently moved here from Selma to operate a shoe shop, died suddenly Tues day night from heart failure. He! was seventy-seven years of age. Mr. Ennis was married last Friday afternoon in Smith field to Mrs. 1 Lillie Wheeler. The seven-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stanley died i Tuesday night after being sick for | a week with colitis. Mrs. Sam Coward and children, who have been visiting at the home of Rev. and and Mrs. A. L. Brown, left Friday to spend sev eral weeks in New Bern. Mr. ana Mrs. liruce Denning, ot Benson, sipcnt Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bare foot. Misses Mildred Allen and Mag gie Tart spent Tuesday in Golds boro. Misses Minnie Belle and Victoria Lee, of Havelock, are the guests of Misses Ruby and Violet Kean. Mr. John Bandy entertained a number of his friends at his home last Friday evening with a private dance. The living room and reception hall were beautifully decorated in summer flowers and potted plants. A color scheme of red and green being carried out. Those not dancing played bridge and amused themselves with the old “spinning wheel” which was indeed a wonder for the yoilng folk. Delicious refreshments were served by Miss Florence Bandy. TOBACCO ON RIDGE MAKES BEST QUALITY RALEIGH, July 12. Cultivation of tobacco on a ridge as compared with level or flat culture has meant a difference of $50 an acre on many farms in North Carolina during the past four or five years. “In all of our demonstrations, the ridge method of cultivation has ! proven itself superior,” says K. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist at State i College. “This system of cultiva- : tion will make the hard, peaked I tobacco that we now have on ac count of tlie cold wet spring de velops new roots. When the to bacco is sided, if the grower will put all the soil to the plant that it will take and then scatter the middles deeper than the siding furrow, this will drain the water from the tobacco and cause the soil to warm up much faster. This method of cult/ivation is best for all tobacco but especially so if it I is hard and is now running up to button. Put all the soil to the plant that it will stand and it will soon begin to spread and look like a new plant.” Mr. Floyd states that on ac count of the poor season this spring, the cultivation of the to bacco crop will be one of the main factors in determining whether good yields of quality leaf will be made. Reasonably early tobacco usually makes the best quality and generally just as good a yield per acre as any other planted during the season. For some five years now, Mr. Floyd has been advocating the ridge method of cultivating the crop and lately he has prepared ex tension folder number 27, which describes this method in detail. The folder is well illustrated with drawings showing how to develop the ridges. Copies of the publica Miss I'ti.* K. Christofersio'n, dep» Jty sheriii y i Portland, One., dem« mstrated h*?r deadly accuracy witH a revolver when she shot; a score M 94 out of 100, tying t#ie New Vork Police championship mark. Sunday School Survey In Beulah Five Denominations Cooper ating In Making the Sur vey Next Sunday After noon Next Sunday the Sunday School Association of Beulah Township will put on a survey in that town ship in order to ascertain who are attending some Sunday School and those who are not. Five denomi nations are cooperating to put on • his survey which will begin Sun day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. At eight o’clock Sunday evening these making this Sunday school censu will report at the Kenly Metho dist church. Mr. E. G. Holland is chairman j <>f the steering comnxtttee in charge of this work, the othoi membeis of the committee being: J. P. Boykin, A. J. Broughton, L.1 0. B. Alford, Jack Southard, R. G. ' Little. A. F. Pittman, Ruffin -Wil loughby, Jesse Yelverton, Henry Holland, Paul Edwards and Bar ney Carter. \ THE LUCKY RURALS I A recent survey made in Mis souri shows that every community having a population of more than 700 in that state is provided with electric lights and telephones. There are 175 villages of but 250 population which have electric service, and 211 with telephone service. Contrasting the modern small town with that of twenty-five years ago and less, shows what} American industrial initiative has done to improve living conditions. in’- utiy ui isumivu living apart from the world of ideas and affairs and action, is past. Where once dwellers in rur- | al sections had but the bare neces sities, and none of the comforts and luxuries of life, they are now' provided with almost all that once belonged exclusively to the cities.1 Now the small town citizen and the modern farmer is as far re moved from the life of his father and grandfather's time as they were from Neolithic man. Indus try has given the county-dweller a complete and enviable civiliza tion.—Industrial News Bureau. Presbyterian Services, July loth 11 a. m., Wildwood, sermon by j the pastor, subject will be, “What! the Fathers are Doing.” This is; Father’s Day and all fathers are invited. 4 p. m. Spench. Sermon by the pastor, (Father’s Day.) All fath I ers invited to attend. 7 p. m. Wildwood. Young Peo ples Society. 8 p. m. Preaching. Subject: “The Character of Those Who Shall Be Condemned by Christ At His Com ing. 1 often pause and wonder. At Fate's peculiar ways, For nearly all our famous men Were born on holidays.— Ex. tion may be had free of charge as long as the supply lasts by writing the agricultural editor at State College. \ Political World Gets A Surprise General Motors Man To Di rect Campaign Against Re publicans; Mull May Re Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee -♦ John J. Raskob, chairman of the finance committee of General Mo tors, has been elected as chairman of the Smith campaign. The Dem ocratic National Committee in ses sion in New York Wednesday is said to have startled the political world in placing Raskob at the helm. Raskob is a Catholic and has been an ardent advocate of the modification of the prohibition law, and what is most interesting of all to many politicians he is listed in “Who’s Who in America” as a Re publican and his voting record re veals that except to vote twice for Woodrow’ Wilson he has sup ported Republican candidates for office. Politicians of both parties, however, think that the Democrats have obtained a man of rare busi ness ability to direct their cam paign. Raskob, like Smith, began his career in the ranks. He rose to power through association with DuPonts. 1 ,lt- owue uemocratic Executive committee has been called to meet in Raleigh next Tuesday night to select a chairman to succeed At torney General Dennis G. Brum mitt, who has resigned. O. Max Gardner, Democratic candidate for governor, in a statement made Wednesday night recommended Odus M. Mull, of Shelby, the gov ernor-elect’s home town, for th