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VOLUME 1H—NO. 70 Johnston County’i Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield KMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1928 PRICE 10c LOCAL TOBACCO MARKET OPENS TUESDAY T. C. Young Is Chm’ii Road Ass’n -» Association Approves Plan to ,> Advertise Virj*inia*Caro linas-Florida Short Route; Would Mean 15 to 20 Thou sand Cars This Season Organization of the Virginia Carolinas-Florida Short Route As sociation was perfected at an en thusiastic meeting of representa tives from cities and towns be tween Petersburg, Va., and Flor ence, S. C, held in Rocky Mount Monday night. Mr. T. C. Young of this city was elected permanent chairman of the association and Mr. E. H. Austin, of Rocky Mount, was elected per manent secretary. This route, which is declared to be the short est between Washington and the Florida east coast cities by ninety miles, includes highway number 22, which passes through Smith field. X'-'n tne cast coast of Honda, forty-two cities with chambers of commerce have formed an associ ated chamber of commerce for the purpose of advertising that section of the United States. Mr. T. W. Benedict, of Miami Beach, Fla., and Mr. L. W. Boynton, of Miami, Fla., representing the Florida East Coast Chambers of Commerce, pre sented a proposition from the or ganizations thgy represent at the meeting in Rocky Mount in regard to tying up Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia in an advertising plan. They stated that if the towns along the Short Route would contribute each a certain amount of money toward the ad vertising project that they would use the Virginia-Carolinas-Florfda Short Route exclusively in all of their advertising literature. The association formed at Rocky Mount approved the plan and an effort is now being made to raise the money , alleged to each town, a report of which is expected to be in hand by September 2, with the idea of getting the proposition under way Mr. Young in commenting upon the proposition states that the advertising of this route in connec tion with the east coast cities of Florida is the biggest opportunity that has yet come to Virginia, North and South Carolina to ad vertise for tourist travel. The east coast cities of Florida have raised $0,000 for the issuing of 50,000 seven-by-eight pamphlets descrip tive, of the Florida east coast and giving a complete map and log of this route from Washington to extreme southern points of Flor ida. Mr. Young says that the co operation of the cities and towns north of Jacksonville in this ad vertising will increase the circu lation to approximately 150,000. These will be distributed by the East Coast Chamber of Commerce to a positively known list of pros pective tourists. TURN TO PAGE SIX, PLEASE \ ANOTHER IIEAKINO IN SELMA POISON CASK The second hearing in the 'inquest of Way monel Smith, a negro of Selma who is be lieved to have been poisoned to death, will be held in the coroner’s office hero thV'after noon at three o’clock. A young negro woman has been arrest ed in connection with the case. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let tefs 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. Clifton Ragsdale recognized his name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer zreecekech WATERMELONS PROVE VALUABLE MONEY CROP Johnston county’s champion watermelon grower, Mr. George W. Hicks of Cleveland town ship was in town yesterday with some more of his fine wa termelons. The Herald was r.gaiji the recipient of Mr. Hicks’ bounty, and the force ex pects to enjoy another water melon feast. To date, figures on Mr. Hicks’ watermelon crop show that ho has received $227..">0 from 21 fi hills. He sold 175 melons and j gave away 51. The melons weighed from sixty to seventy five pounds each and sold for an average of SI.50. Mr. Hicks paid $15 for the melon from which he got the seed to plant, but he has saved the seed this year from 17 melons. He states that he has been getting letters from people in various sections asking for seed but he does not have any for sale now. He has sold a few seed at th° rate of fifty cents an ounce, and next year he expects t‘> Have plenty to ?ell. He calls his melons— 'Hicks’ Favorite. Excavations Causes Collapse of Two Buildings at Shelby Killing Six and Injuring Twelve Six lives were snuffed out add twelve others were injured Tues day morning at Shelby when two (buildings in the downtown dis trict collapsed. The dead included clerks at the First National Bank, which had temporary quarters in one of tin* wrecked structures, and customers of the bank. The build ings fell without warning. An excavation was being made under th.c* building that housed the bank. Although the work of excavation was completed nine men were at work in the basement smoothing the walls when the crash came. One of the ruined structures was the Gardner building, owned by O. Max Gardner, democratic can didate for governor. Mr. Gardner and his son were among the first to reach the scene of the disaster. They were crossing the street when the buildings fell. The wreck age was so tangled that the res cue work of those caught under the debris was very slow. It took several hours to free a negro who had been caught in the ruins. The disaster is the second to occur in Shelby, a town of 0.000 people, in six months. Several lives were lost in a hotel fire there in February. It was then that the First Na tional Bank building was burned causing the bank to seek quarters in one of the buildings that fell. In spite of the two losses of the bank, officials are said to be mak ing arrangements for opening again in another building. Barbecue Dinner Given. Kenly, Auj;. 30.—One of the most enjoyable events of the sea son was the barbecue dinner given by Mr. J. W. Darden last Thurs day, August 23, at Lowell to the people working on his farm. FORD HITS MOTORCYCLE Wednesday evening about 8 o’clock, a motorcycle on which William Johnson, son of Mr. Bob Johnson, Russell Parrish and Bill Norton were riding, was struck by a Ford touring car on highway number 22, near the river bridge toward Holt Lake. Young Johnson who was hurt in the chest and was knocked unconscious, was tak en to the Johnston County Hospital, but his injuries are not considered serious. He is, however, still at th ehospital. Norton escaped unhurt, and Parrish with only minor j scratches. Find Dead Body Tyson Lawhon -+ Officers Searching for N e e cl h a m Dunn; County Health Offi cer to Make Autopsy Coroner Jas. H. Kirkman in answer to a telephone message from Four Oaks went to the home of Needham Dunn about three miles southeast of Four Oaks Wed nesday night about eleven o’clock to investigate the death of Tyson Lawhon, whose body was found in a field about 300 yards from Mr. Dunn's house. The dead man was about seventy years of age. He lived at the home of Mr. Dunn. Investigations showed that death must have taken place several hours before the coroner reached the scene. :>ir. Dunn who was said to have been drinking heavily for several days did not summon the coroner, but the message was evidently from someone in the neighbor hood. Mr. Kirkman after making a preliminary examination of the body went to Four Oaks and im paneled a jury. The jury went to the scene and made what exami nation the darkness of the night permitted, after which the body was removed to the Langdon un dertaking place in Four Oaks. The jury re-convened yesterday morn ing at seven o’clock to re-examine the body, and on this occasion it was discovered that the'head might have in some way been crushed. Blood was found running freely from the right ear. Dr. Surles was summoned, who decided that he might have been struck in some way. Immediately upon this discovery Coroner Kirkman telephoned Depu ties Talton and R. B. Strickland to place Needham Dunn in jail withuot bond until the inquest could be completed. The officers went to the Dunn home about eight o’clock yesterday morning but found that Mr. Dunn had tak en his departure for parts un known. The officers are searching for him, though at this writing he has not been apprehended. The body will be kept out until tomorrow when Dr. C. C. Massey, county health officer, will make an autopsy. After this takes place the coroner’s jury will meet again in the coroner’s office in Smith held. Mr. Kirkman has worked dil igently upon the case, having spent all of Wednesday night and yesterday making investigations. TWO DKOWNINC GIRI.S SAVED BY CHILD, 10 CHESTER, Aug. 27.—Edith Count?, 10, of Columbia, prov ed herself a heroine when she saved the lives of two of her friends, Mattie Bell and Eu genia Hall, in whose home she was visiting, at a pond near Howrys, Chester county, while they were in swimming. Both were going down for Qie last time when rescued. MR. & MRS. JOE DAMS CO TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Friends here will regret to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis are leaving Smithficld to make their home in Washington, D. C. Mr. Davis has been the proprietor of the Quality Clothing store for a number of years. Mrs. Davis for the past several years has conducted a business school here which has turned out quite a number of efficient stenog raphers. Mrs. Davis has been ac tive in the civic and club life of the town and is at present presi dent of the Business and Profes sional Woman’s club. Mrs. Boswell Coes to Hospital. Kenly, Aug. 30.—Mrs. Jack Boswell was taken to the Johnston County Hospital in Smithfield last ; Tuesday. I COTTON ASSOCIA T10N MA Y Forest City Girl * BUY COKER PEDIGREED SEED Weds J.V.Ogburn Mr. ,1. W. Stephenson, Direc tor of Association Meets Other Directors at Coker Farm in S. C.; Reports Dis couraging Crop Outlook in Palmetto State The members of the North Car I olina Cooperative Cotton Associa | tion will have the opportunity of ; purchasing their cottonseed for | next year cooperatively, if the re S P()l't of seven of the directors of ; the association who spent a part | of this week at the Coker Farm ; near Hartsville, S. C., is accepted by the entire board which holds j its meeting in Raleigh September ! Uth. Mr. J. W. Stephenson of this * city, one of the directors, in cam pany with Mr. John T. Thorne, of Farmville, another director, and J. 1’. Parker, of Smithfield, route 1. a member of the association,, ; left here Monday morning and met 1 *ive other directors of the associa tion at Hartsville. Mr. R. D. Writes Of Texas Cotton Situation Wriffht Edmundson Thinks! Cotton Should Advance On; Next (Government Report;! Touches On Political Sit nation From time to time in recent years, Mr. Wright Edmundson, a brother of our townsman, Mr. E. S. Edmundson, and native of John ston county but who now lives in Waco, Texas, has written to the Herald telling of the cotton sit uation. Mr. Edmundson’s work takes him over the state of Texas, and his opinion is always of in terest. A few weeks ago, while on a visit home he commented upon the situation, hut finds upon his return to Texas, conditions chang ed. Concerning; the change, Mr, Ed muudson writes: “Since returning to Texas and taking a general survey of the cotton crop in the central part of the slate, I find there is a wider deterioration in the crop in this j section than I had observed for many years in the same period of time. “In the first place the plant, generally speaking, is very small; in some sectiohs there has been plenty of rain, and too much. The excessive hot weather has had a tendency to scald it in those sec tions, causing it to throw off a large percent of the forms; other sections have been too dry, stop ping the plant from growing. “The last Government report rated Texas condition of the crop at 70, and in my judgment the next report will be around CO or 02. “A great deal of cotton has died from some cause the last ten or fifteen days; some say from root rot., others claim from various other causes, Alkali, short tap root, caused by wet spring; any way, from 10 to 15 per cent of it has died in the central part of the state since August 10. “In making close observations of the crop through South Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama, Missisis sippi and Louisiana, personally, my estimate at the time, based upon my observation, would be some thing less than 14,000,000 bales. As I have said in previous letters for your paper, it is hard to esti mate a Texas cotton crop at this time of year. It depends largely what develops in September and the first 15 days of October. We have received very flattering re ports from the Plains, although | the last few days a report came to us that they have a scarce of * leaf and boll worm, either one of which will play havoc with it. An I early frost will also cut the crop I TURN TO I*AGE C, PLEASE J. \Y. STEPHENSON Coker, who operates a thousand acre farm near Ilartsville, has made quite a reputation with his improved cotton seed known as Coker Pedigreed seed, and the TURN TO PAGE 6, PLEASE Enjoys Reunion Celebrates The Coming Over From Ireland of Ancestors 200 Years Ago; First Af fair of Kind By MRS. JOHN K. SANDERS On Sunday, August 26, the de scendants of the late Devreaux and Arcadia Hedgepeth Talton gath ered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Z. L. Talton in Sanders Chap el community to celebrate the coming over from Ireland, some 200 years ago, of their great and great-great-grandparents, the Tal tons and Brewers; to renew their relationship, get better acquaint ed, and also to celebrate the home vming of their son, Mr. Irving Talton, who for four years has, and still holds, a ‘ position in It was an ideal day for the oc casion which was a complete sur prise for the man of the house. Mr. Z. L. Talton. The family had some difficulty that morning in getting off to Sunday school Mr. Talton who usually and on other occasions could not be kept away from Sunday school. He said he thought “he smelled a rat,” as the saying goes, but finally decided it was only a little mouse, so off to Sunday school he went. He tried to hurry back home as soon as Sunday school was over, as Some company had come in before he left, but his friends paid unusual attention to him and kept telling him so many interesting things he could hardly leave the grounds. On arriving at home other com pany had arrived and he said he began to feel sorry for Mrs. Tal ton to have so many coming in on her at meal time, wondering how she could manage. Presently two or three more cars rolled in and he went out to meet them wondering why so many people happened to come to see them at the same time. After greeting them ho glimpsed a long wire table table stretched between two large oaks. He realized then that it was a real rat he had been smelling in stead of a little mouse, and by the noon hour the large oak grove was teeming with grown-ups and youngsters, all trying to outdo the other in having a good time. About one o’clock the ladies be gan to spread dinner and they spread and spread until there was no room for anything else. If the table had been human, long and loud would have been the groans under the burden of salads, meats, breads, cakes, pies, pickles, and everything good imaginable, and especially was the table made weighty when Mrs. Z. L. Talton’s barbecued pig was set on as a fin (TCRN TO PAGE 6, fc. | Miss Bunnah Junes Bride of Smithfield Man; Garden Scene Lovely Background For Impressive Ceremony FOREST CITY, Aug. 30.—In a ceremony marked by beauty and elegance one of the most attrac tive mid-summer weddings of the season, was that on Saturday eve- I ning. August 18. at nine o’clock at ; the handsome colonial home of j Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones when their youngest daughter, Miss Bunnah Jones, was given in mar riage to Mr. J. Victor Ogburn, of ! Smithfield. The porch and yard were ar ranged as a garden scene, the walls of the porch being a mass, of ferns and English ivy with white pedestals holding gorgeous baskets of garden flowers to carry out the colonial idea. The door entrance to the porch was draped with a curtain of white cloth. The folds forming a soft background of beauty for this setting were . tied back with bows of white satin ribbon. At each side of entrance • stood tall pedestals holding a sun burst of white tapers. The floor carried its rug of white. Around the bannisters of both the lower and upper porches, bas kets of garden flowers in rainbow colors were artistically placed and a border of white tapers, arranged around the bannisters, gave a set ting of colonial beauty. The walk ways in the yard were outlined with posts and white ropes, mak ing a pathway to the entrance to the porch, through which the ush- , ers, bridesmaids, maid of honor and flower girls entered. The candle bearers, Miss Miriam Green, niece of the bride, and Miss Sara Ruth Doggett attired in blue organdie colonial style dresses with silver hats and plumage, carrying lighted tapers showered with flow ers and silver ribbon wended their way to the porch where they lighted the tapers which shed a brilliant glow over the wedding party, as Miss Clara Adele Self, of Cherryville, played “Moszkow ski.” They took their stand at the foot of steps leading to the porch. At this time wafted out on the breezes of the night two songs of beauty rendered by Mrs. Nell Padgett Norris, of Asheville, who rendered in her inimitable man- . ner “Indian Love Call" and “At Dawning” by Cadman. Mrs. Will Smith, of Richmond, Va., gave two beautiful and outstanding num bers in a very impressive man ner: “Sweetest Story Ever Told” and “I Love You Truly,” accom panied at the piano by Clara Adele Self, of Cherryville, forming a most complete and artistic musical program for the evening. As the strains of Lohengrin’s Wedding March pealed forth, Messrs. Hu- , bert Ogburn, of Greensboro, Will Smith, of Richmond, Ya.. and James Ayers and W. C. Bostic, Jr., of Forest City, made their way down the walks in the yard taking their places beside the en trance to the steps. Leading around the house and across the yard came the bridesmaids, Miss Johnnie Mae Hemphill, of Forest City, and Miss Homiselle McCorkle, of Salisbury, wearing yellow. Miss Linah Pad gett, of Forest City, and Miss Mary Ellington, of Smithfield, wearing green. The bridesmaids, who wore colonial style dresses with colonial hats with plumes and silver rib bon trims, and carried shepherd staffs showered in garden flowers Turn to page six, please COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY The hoard of county com missioners, according to Mr. Neil Humes, clerk to the board, will not hold its meeting next Monday but will be in session on Wednesday. Next Monday, which is the first Monday in September, is the regular meeting time, but because Monday is Labor Day the ses sion has been postponed. Stage Is AH Set For Big Tobacco Opening Here O. C. Cawley Manager Smithfield Tobacco Co. Regular Session Recorder’s Court Several C riminal Cases Tried In Local Court TWO WHISKEY CASES The* following cases were dis posed of in Recorder’s court here this week: W. R. Ausley entered a plea of guilty to a warrant charging tres pass. Judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Mayo Stevens was charged with tiie larceny of an automobile. Probable cause was found and he was bound over to Superior court under a $300 bond. Eliza Cole was sent to jail for thirty days and taxed with the cost for giving a worthless check. The defendant took an appeal. Lassie Allen and Eldridge Par ker were convicted of possession of a still and beer and of manu facturing. They were sent to the roads for sixty days each and re quired to pay half the cost each. W. II. Wimbley, Way Ion Wil liams and Estelle Peacock were charged with prostitution. Es telle Peacock was found guilty and was sentenced to Samarcand for an indefinite period. Wimbley and \\ illiams were convicted of aiding and abetting in prostitution and each was sentenced to the roads ior thirty days and taxed with half the cost. The sentence is to be suspended upon the payment of a line of $25 and half the cost each. John Bunch, charged with as sault and carrying concealed wea pon, was found guilty of carrying concealed weapon. He was sen tenced to the roads for sixty da vs and taxed with the cost. Hock Wallace was convicted of possession and was fined $10. The judgment was changed to sixty days on the roads and cost. The sentence is to be suspended upon the payment of cost and on fur ther condition that he does not drink, possess, transport, or man ufacture any intoxicant of any kind or in any way violate the prohibition law during the next two years. KILLS BALD EAGLE Mr. Needham Munden, who lives on Smithfield, route 1, brought a bald eagle to town Wednesday, the bird having been killed by him early that morning. On the way to the fodder field, Mr. Munden saw the eagle soaring in the sky. He watched him light, in a pine tree and then returned to the house, got his gun, and shot him. The eagle measured from the tip of one wing to the other five feet four inches. The shd£ talons of the eaglo were a curiosity as well as ; the length of the bird. Principal Tobacco Companies of World Have Representa tives On Smithfield Market This Season The stage is all set for the opening of the Smithfield tobacco market here next Tuesday. The grading rooms of the two ware houses have been busy scenes during recent weeks as well as the grading rooms of the farmers back home, and tobacco is being put in shape to put on the floors. The Planters and Banner ware houses have ample flodr space to take care of a large amount of the golden weed, and even though the sales may be large on opening day, the tobacco can be taken care of. The principal tobacco compan ies of the world will have repre sentatives on this market, and good prices are hoped for. Prices on the markets further south have not averaged so high as last year so far, but the quality of tobacco marketed has a good deal to do With the averages, and farmers usually sell their sorry tobacco first before it* has had time to de teriorate. The companies with their representatives here this sea son are as follows: Imperial To bacco Co., Mr. Ray; Liggett & My ers, Mr. Thompson; R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Mr. John Stokes; Glass-Staples Tobacco Co., Smith field Tobcaco Co.; J. W. Harrison; and S. T. Adams. The following exporters will be represented on this market: Jas. I..Miller & Co., A. C. Monk & Co., E. K. Veitor, and J. P. Taylor. Besides good warehouse condi tions, the facilities for redrying tobacco in Smithfield are as good as on any market. The Smithfield Tobacco company and the Glass Staples Tobacco company are pre pared to redry all that will be sold on the Smithfield market and then Smithfield Tobacco Company. The Smithfield Tobacco company has been an important factor in our civic life, furnishing employ ment for about 300 local people. This company is a branch of the Tobacco Trading Corporation, which has its head offices at Rich mond, Va. This corporation op erates on all markets in Eastern Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The local branch of the To baco Trading Corporation is un der the supervision of Mr. Robt. S. Scott, the redrying and handling of the tobaccos is under Mr. O. C. Cawley. These two men have a wide knowledge of the tobacco business, having been in the busi ness for fifteen years. Mr. Scott is from Richmond, Va., and Mr. Cawley is from South Boston, Va. TURN TO PACE 8, COLUMN l Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— i Wid telefoam infomation workin* 1 day and nite and a lot uv wisdom ' flyin’ through do air faum de can dydates yit, and atill deys a hall | lot of peeple actin’ lack dey’» on | infofttied.