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j I Use Want Ads If you have anything to sell a Want Ad will find you a buyer, quickly, cheaply. VOLUME 46—NO. 58 Johnston * * C o u n ty’» CH d e s t an d Best _N ewspaper SMITHFIELO. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING JFLY 20. 1928 Established 1882 * * Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield $2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY Brooks Is For Party Nominee Stood Firm For Hull In Hou ston Convention But Can Now Hollow For A1 Smith. y K / \ Another message received from Judge F. H. Brooks since our last /issue sets forth his attitude toward the action of the convention which he attended at Houston. The judge was an ardent supporter of Cordell Hull up until the nomina tion of A1 Smith took place. From that time he has been a supporter of Smith and in his letter he sets forth reasons why he is able to support the nominee of the Demo cratic party. Judge Brooks writes from San Diego, Cal., as follows: “I went to the Houston Demo cratic national convention ‘set’ against Governor Alfred E. Smith as candidate for president. 1 stood out firmly until after the nomina tion, but Governor Smith then lost his individuality and became the ‘standard bearer’ of the great Democratic party. And I can hoi-* low as loud for President Smith as any of his supporters did for Can didate Smith. I’m not a ‘b^nd agon jumper1 either, as I held pt for North Carolina’s vote to stand as originally cast, and not change to Governor Smith after the result was seen, as the first roll call was nearing the end. "However, this tommy-rot about j a third party or supporting Hoov er, makes me tired. When we sit and think dispassionately, what possible legislative relief can be hoped for by the prohibition ele ment of the voters of the United States from Mr. Hoover or the Republican party? Wasn’t Mr. Hoover named as the Republican nominee for president by Mr. An drew W. Mellon. Mr. Mellon is as wet as Mr. Smith and his views will predominate at the White House in the event of Mr. Hoov er’s election. As long as the Unit ed States senate or house of rep resentatives remain dry we have no fears as to views of the presi dent on the liquor question. I agree with some writer of a few days ago who said that the im portant thing now- is to ascertain views of the nominees of the ! United States senate and house of representatives and elect only dry , men for these positions. The Dem ocratic party has always been the friend of prohibition and the Re publican party the friend of the liquor interests, and largely con trolled by that interest—for ex ample—Mr. Mellon for the past eight years, under the present ad ministration. “As to President Smith’s religi ous belief, I am persuaded that if the Pope of Rome has his eye on America, that, with the large ma jority of Protestants in America and in the United States senate and house of representatives, that the time is now yet opportune and 1 think the Protestants of America need have any fears or alarm in this regard. "I think the many benefits to be derived by the common people from the rule of the Democratic party for the next four years is so much greater than can possi bly be hoped for under the rule of the Republican party, that the peo ple of the nation should rise up en masse and, in the words of Senator Reed, ‘turn the rascals “Of course, if I had my individ ual preference I would have a dry, Protestant Christian as can didate of the Democratic party, but I had rather have Catholic wet A1 Smith standing on the TURN TO PAGE 4, r Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the nairie 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. Thel Hooks, Jr., recognized his name last issue. I Today's ’Tanrallier: franjohonsnk Aerovane Erected In Smithfield A Two aerovanes, twenty-five feet in the air, have just been erected for Smithfield, one at the intersec tion of highways number 10 and number 22, between here and Selma, and another just on the edge of town on number 22 toward Holt Lake. Dr. W. J. B. Orr and j Mr. R. C. Gillett donated the land for the erection of these signs, while the Farmers Bank & Trust company and Y\*. M. Sanders and Son donated the signs. The discs measure 42 inches in diameter and Lhe sign is Hx.'l inches. The aero canes were erected by the Aero cane Utilities Corporation of New York City, sixty of which have jeen sold in North Carolina. These at Smithfield were the tenth and eleventh to be put up in this state. Line has also been erected at Keniy. I’he signs, which are readable both ways, mark the air routes, and it is expected that GO,000 will be put up within the next year, i rhey are made in Goshen, Ind. Mrs. Esther Boone Aged Clayton Woman Was Visiting' Daughter In Sel ma When Death Came. Selma SELMA, July ID.—On Tuesday j evening at the .home of her daugh- , ter, Mrs. J. W. Barham, at the ! Merchants Hotel, Mrs. Esther Hoi- j leman Boone, formerly of Clayton, ;iied after a short illness. Before . rriage, Mrs . Boone | was Miss Esther Ann Holleman of Apex. She was born July (5, 1859, having a few days ago celebrated her (>9th birthday. On December 20, 1877 she was married to Mr. Robt. Boone of Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Boone lived happily together in the same house to which he carried her as a bride until the death of Mr. Boone on November 9, 1924. Since that time Mrs. Boone has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. It. C. Sears, of Apex, while she made extended visits with her other children. In early life she identified her self with the Baptist church and for years has been a faithful, loyal member of the Clayton Baptist church. Here was indeed a beauti ful Christian character, a loving mother and one always ready to help those in need. She had been visiting Mrs. Barham for several weeks and was ill only a few days, having attended church on July 8. Her gentle spirit passed into the great beyond as calmly and peace fully as she had lived, which seem ed a pleasing benediction *. so no ble a life. The funeral services were held from 'the Clayton Baptist church at four o’clock Wednesday after noon with her pastor, Dr. Ira E. 1). Andrews, conducting the serv ices. Interment was in th:.- Clayton cemetery by the side < f her hus band. The pall bearers were Messrs. H. B. CuLbreth, G. M. Wil letts, E. V. Woodard, Edgar Branch, W. F. Tolley and H. E. Earp. Mr. Chapin Recovering Nicely. Friends of Mr. H. T. Chapin, who was injured in an automobile ac cident last Friday, will be glad to know that he is getting along very nicely at the Johnston Coun ty Hospital. He hopes to be ablt ^to return home in a few days. Baptists To Meet At Micro Churcl Interesting Program Arrang ed For Two-Dav Unioi Meeting July 28-29. The Little River Baptist Unior will be held with Micro Baptis’ church on Friday and Saturday July 28 and 29. The following; in teresting; program has been ar ranged for this two-day unior meeting: Saturday Morning. 10:00 Song and Prayer Service, by C. L. Batten. 10:15 Roll Call; Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting. 11:00 Sermon by Rev. R. L. Shirley. 12:00 Announcements and Din Sat urday Afternoon. 1:00 Song and Prayer Service, by D. C. Smith. 1:15 The need of revival in our churches by Rev. W. D. Stancil. 2:00 How to get every member to attend church by Rev. R. L. Shirley. 3:00 Miscellaneous Business and adjournment. Sunday Morning. 9:45 Union Sunday School. 11:00 Sermon by Rev. E. W. Ma son of Kenly. 12:00 Announcements and Din ner. Sunday Afternoon. 1:00 Song and Prayer Service by Rev. Nevil Stancil. 1:15 Report on World Alliance by Rev. C. S. Creech. 2:00 Round-table discussions. 3:00 Adjournment. J. M. RICHARDSON, Moderator. J. R. ATKINSON, Clerk. Members Cotton Ass’nGet Checks -_4 Around $11,000 Given Out Here Yesterday; County Organization is Perfected. Johnston county members of the North Carolina Cotton Associa tion met here in the courthouse yesterday and heard the final re port of the past year delivered by U. B. Blalock, of Raleigh, general manager of the association. The members had been asked to meet in the commissioners room but so many were in attendance that the meeting was held in the court room. Mr. Blalock made a very inter esting talk cm the work of the association for the past year, and his remarks were well received. J. P. Parker was made chairman of the meeting and he introduced the speaker. During the meeting a county or ganization was perfected and the following officers* were elected: A. J. Whitley. Jr., president; J. P. Parker, vice-president; W. II. Mas sey, of Princeton, secretary and treasurer. Chairman Parker then appointed a committee of five to name the time of meetings and work out plans for the county organization. This committee is composed of G. B. Smith, of Smith-field; A. B. Woodall, Clayton; S. P. Honeycutt, Benson; W. V. Blackman, Benson, route 2, and Matt R. Johnson, of Four Oaks. At the close of the program, checks amounting to around $11, 000 for the final settlement of cot ton in the seasonal pool were handed out. All seemed well pleas ed with the payment. Checks foi members not present at the meet ing were mailed out yesterday aft. rnoon, according to J. A. Smith field representative for Johnstor county. VIRGINIA FARMERS PASS THROUGH SMITHFIELI Seventy-five farmers frm Meek lenberg county, Virginia, passei through Smith-field Tuesday after noon on a tour of Eastern Caro lina. These farmers were studyin-j farming methods and conditions ii this section- They stopped her only a few minutes and went on t Dunn where they spent the night Miss Mattie Wellons i Weds C. E. Kiracofi • Marriage Takes Place ii s Quiet Ceremony At Horn Of Bride’s Mother Tester day Morning. In n simple but very imprr-ssivf ceremony yesterday morning al I eight o’clock at the home of th< j bride’s mother, Miss Mattie Ed mundson Wellons became the bride j Mr. Charles Eugene Kiracofe | of New Orleans, La. The wedding was a very quiet affair, only rel atives and intimate friends of the contracting parties being present. The home was tastefully deco rated with lovely garden flowers. The bride, becomingly attired in navy blue georgette with blonde accessories, and the groom entered together, and Rev. 1). H. Tuttle TURN TO RACE 5, PLEASE j -- Micro Township Farm Statistics Five Hundred Tax Listers Give Interesting Figures Of Farm Crops And Farming Operations. Mr. J. R. Atkinson, tax lister for Micro township, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Atkinson states that there are about 500 tax lift ers in Micro township all of whom cooperated in furnishing farm sta tistics asked for by the agricultur al department. This information has nothing to do with tax valua tion but is gathered in order that the agricultural department may compile statistics, with a view of helping the agricultural situation. In Micro township there are 13, 815 acres of land, 6,046 acres of which are cleared. Only forty-six and a half acres are lying out, but 7,228 acres are in woods. There are 119 tenants in the township. Figures for the principal crops grown are as follows: Tobacco acreage, 1174; cotton, 2,388; corn, 1,777; wheat, 13; oats, 196; peas, 22; beans, 117; pea nuts, 6; cane, 7; millet, 36; Irish potatoes, 37; sweet potatoes, 116; garden vegetables, 153; fruit trees, 3,154. In addition to the crops plante 1 there are in Micro township ISO brood sows, 4,197 laying hens, and 89 milk cows. In the past twelve months 1,157 hogs were killed. The number of horses and mules in the township total 432. There are 186 automobiles. Figures turned in by Mr. Atkin son show that 1,151 tons of fer tilizer had been used. FORMER SMITH FIELD GIRL DIES OF INJURIES Friends here will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. A. B. Pritch ard which took place Tuesday in a Burlington hospital following an automobile accident Monday aft ernoon. Mrs. Pritchard, who was before her marriage Miss Eliza beth Chapin of this city, had been here to see her brother, Mr. H. T. Chapin who was in the Johnston County Hospital as the result of an automobile accident last Friday afternoon, and was* returning to her home at Winston-Salem when the Essex sedan she was driving collided with a bus of the Caro lina Coach company between Haw River and Mebane. She was car ried to Rainey Hospital at Bur lington and it was thought Mon day night that she might recover, but she became critically ill after midnight and died from internal injuries. Lower Johnston Vocal Union. The Lower Johnston Vocal Union will meet with Tees Chapel Free will Baptist church on Sunday 29. We are expecting a large at tendance and good music. There will probably be preaching at elev on o’clock. All choirs are asked t< , be on time at ten o’clock, and ov erybody is invited. J. B. BEASLEY, President, f -♦ ‘‘It’s only your constitution tha’ • pulled you through,” said the phy > sician to the man who had beer i in bed for three weeks. ‘ “Well, Doc, I hope you’ll take » that into consideration when yoi . send me your bill.” Al Smith, Mrs. Smith and Smith s Birthplace 11 NHttiHna ALFRED £ SMITH OfMOCffAY CANP/DAre /o'- PRrSlDCWT Get Road Sentence For Breaking Jail John Radford And Matthew Marlow Tried In Recorder's Court Tuesday. John Radford and Matthew Mar low. twenty-year-old white men of Selma, who broke jail last Friday night and made their escape but who returned to jail Sunday aft ernoon, were tried Tuesday for breaking jail. Both entered a plea of guilty and were given sixty days on the roads and taxed with half the cost each. Others cases tried Tuesday were: Herbert Norris was convicted of possession of beer. He received a RO-day road sentence but gave no tice of appeal to Superior court. John W. Tomlinson, found guil ty of possession, was sentenced to the county roads for six months. The sentence was suspended upon the payment of the cost. For possession and transporta tion, T. D. Strickland was fined $25 and taxed with the cost. Oscar McLamb and Fletcher Wimibly, both white, were convict ed of possession of still and man ufacturing whiskey. They were as signed to work the roads of John ston county for sixty days and re quired to pay half the cost each. Garland Crowder, white, con victed of possession, was sent to the roads for .30 days and taxed with the oost. Roy Corbett, a 24-year-old white laborer, was sent to the roads for a term of sixty days for operating an automobile while intoxicated, and for possession and transporta tion of whiskey. Tapia'S was ordered to issue foi William Manning, charged with false pretense, to appear in count on July 25. Harvey Stephenson, charged with housebreaking and larceny, waived examination and was bound 1 over to Superior court under a $500 j I bond. For larceny, Herbert Eason. ! white, was sent to the roads for | 'four months and taxed with the I cost, Conner Surley and Garland Hor | ton were called but failed to appear in court. W. H. Stevens and Elbert Hud I son were tried for giving wort-h 1 less checks. Prayer for judgment j was continued upon the payment I of the cost. There were four cases against Tack Johnson for giving worthless checks and he entered a plea of guilty on all charges. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Presbyterian Services. There will be no preaching serv I ices at Smithfield Presbyterian j church next Sunday. Rev. Chester Alexander will teach the Men's Bi ble class which meets in the Ho- 1 tel parlor at ten o’clock, and will return to Oakland church to as 'ist Dr. Lacy in his service there I he Smithfield Presbyterians are urged to attend the Oakland serv j ices next Sunday and hear Dr. Lacy. Total valuation of real and per i sonal property in North Carolina determined as $3,196,860,524. Alice Buckman beat five boys foi the right field position on the Gris wold, la., high school baseball team. She is one of the stars of the school nine and is the only girl playing reg ularly on^gny boys’ team in the court xy. Motorcade From' Wilmington Here — ♦ ■ iH\ ( ars Advertising- ‘Feast of Piirates’ Pass Through Smithfield A motorcade of about fifty au ;omobiles from Wilmington visit ■d Smithfield early yesterday liorning, advertising the Feast of he Pirates, Wilmington’s annual ?ala event. Most of the ladies and gentlemen were dressed as pi •ates and they made a colorful pic :ure as they gathered in front of he courthouse where they were ‘ormally welcomed to Smithfield by VIr. J. A. Narron, town attorney. Mr. J. E. L. Wade, of Wilming ;on, expressed appreciation for the A’arm welcome received here. He :hen proceeded to explain the meaning of the Feast of the Pi rates and invited everyone from this section to attend. The Feast the Pirates is a celebration held Annually in Wilmington, reproduc ing the history and development of Eastern North Carolina. This year it will be held on August 22. 13 and 24, and spectacular sea lights, historical floats and pag eants, street dances, boat races and parades, water sports, and other features will be given. Mr. Wade exhibited a miniature boat, manufactured at Wil mington, representing the fastest motor boat in the world, having recently won the world’s speed rec ord. This model boat will be used in the races. The speaker for the motorcade told those present not to think they had to go to Claifornia oi some far-away place to have a gooc time, but to go to Wilmington anc join in three days of fun, froli< and fellowship. The visitors were met betweei here and Clayton by six or eigh cars from Smithfield and escorte* into town. Here they were receive* by the town officials, and by com mittees from the Kiwanis club Woman’s club and the Busines and Professional Women’s club The guests were served ice< drinks, and each man in the part was given a cigar. The Busines Dr. B. R. Lacy Draws Large Congregation School Board (lives Permis sion To Ise Cleveland School Auditorium During Revival At Oakland. Dr. Ben R. Lacy, former pastor of Oakland church, is drawing big congregations from Oakland com munity and the surrounding towns and communities to the revival meetings now in progress at Oak land church. An overflow crowd was present Wednesday night *for the second service of the meeting and the number increases each , night. Because of Dr. Lacy’s outstand | ing reputation as a preacher and i ducator the school board has of ; fered the use of the Cleveland school auditorium for the services and they will be held in the audi torium the latter part of the week! l)r. Lacy's subject on Tuesday night was "The Harvest Field,” and Wednesday night "I Have Found Him.” The preacher on Wed nexday night gave a very intimate story of his relationship with his Master, and said that “it was from Him that he had received his in spiration to carry on in his life as a student, a soldier and a preach er.” The services are held each night at eight o’clock. THREE WHISKEY STILLS < APTlRED IN MEADOW Deputy R. D. Mailer has recent ly brought in three stills which were captured in Meadow town | ship. On Tuesday afternoon, July 10, he found an 80-gallon capacity still and one barrel of beer. The still was not running and no ar rests were made. On Friday eve ning. July 18, Mr. Marler assisted by Mr. Almond Hood took a 100 gallon capacity still. Five barrels i-»f beer and forty gallons of whis i key were destroyed. There were ! seven five gallon jugs full of j whiskey and a ten gallon, keg was half full. Warrants are out for three men in connection with this raid. On Sunday evening another -till was discovered the capacity of this one being eighty gallons. No beer was found but three bar rels of slops were poured out and >ne gallon of liquor. This still was not in operation but there is a warrant out for one man. M. M. HARE HAS A VERY INTERESTING VIOLIN Mr. M. M. Ware of this city brought to this office Wednesday a very interesting violin. A label on the inside of the instrument stat ed that it was made in Cremona in 1682. The violin was a gift to Mr. Ware several years ago and was presented to him by an old man in whose family the instru ment had been owned for 175 years, it has a very clear, sweet tone and is unusually responsive to the touch. Mr. Ware came here from Ari zona about a year ago. He is 71 years of age, but still prizes his violin which he accompanies with a harp. and Professional Women’s club . presented each lady a piece of ;; pottery manufactured at the local . ] Pottery works. I The motorcade left here at 8:56 '! for Selma, and from there went to J | Wilson and Rocky Mount. Vacation Trip js] FullfOf Interest Smithfield Family Of Six Goes On Campinjt Trip To Toronto, Canada. At Min imum Cost. By S. L. MORGAN It is my pleasure always to share with others any good things that come to me, and so I gladly accept the editor’s invitation to toil something of one of the rich est experiences of my life. It was my journeying of four weeks with my family, which took us into Canada and through most of the states north of us. Our main ob jective was the Baptist World Al liance in Toronto, but we extended it into what may be termed for the family a vacation on wheels. One distinct aim in writing will be to convince others that it is possible for a family of very mod erate means to have a delightful vacation together and at a cost be low their dreams. First, I declare myself a disciple of the simple life of the camper. Some who boast of the luxurious life they like to enjoy will sheer at the primitive life of the camp er, but I appeal from them to com mon sense. What is a vacation for? Camping brings the results aimed at, and to an eminent degree, and at the minimum cost. Some of my readers will be interested in learn ing how simple it all is, and would like me to tell them how to do it— how the average family may find it possible to have a vacation to gether and to see something of the world, and at a cost little above the cost of staying at home—ex cept for the expense of running a L*ar. It makes it more vivid to tell how we did it. Two summers ago—as an experi ment we bought a simple tent and a gasoline stove. They can be bought for $15.00 to $20.05. The tent can be set up over the car at night, giving a little room beside it large enough to admit three army cots. A trustworthy family may usually borrow the cots from in army post if they are not in jse. Two or three children may hnd it fun to sleep in the car. With his simple outfit we spent a week lelightfully two years ago in the beautiful Valley of Virginia, pass ng down from Natural Bridge, vith two or three days in Wash ngton. The experiment proved so ielightful, camping so simple, that ve began to plan for the camping ;rip two years hence to the Bap ,ist World Alliance in Toronto. We idded to our outfit this year by putting about $10.00 in another :ent and a waterproof army wa :er-bag, large enough to contain >ur dozen blankets and sheets. Sev eral aluminum pans, plates, spoons, ?te., supply the minimum kitchen equipment. The tents and car and Clod's great outdoors meet all ieeds for bedrooms, parlor, kitchen ind all the rest. Numerous camps ilong the highways offer accom modations at night. Sites for set ting up tents are often free; the better ones usually charge 50 cents to $1.00 a day for the privilege of camping. Two years ago at the great camp in Washington, under government auspices, we formed every night part of a little city of campers numbering perhaps 1,200 to 1,500, the charge for camping space being but 25c a day, with hot and cold water, shower bath, TURN TO PAGE 4, PLEASE Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— jU U De dimmecrats haz a pet called profoishun and A1 Smith iz tryin* ter git de tooth dentis* ter pull de teeth outen it.