Smithfield
Tobacco Warehouses
are selling tobacco
as high or higher
than any warehouse
in the state.
Don’t Join the Army of
Unemployed
If you are looking for work don’t be
discouraged. Advertise for the position
you want in our Want Ad columns.
SMITHFIELD. N. C.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2. 1928
46TH YEAR
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NVMBER 79
Neill Bar ties Resigns
As Register Of Beads
And Also From Tick
et; J. Dobbin Bailey,
of Kenly, Is Chosen
As Successor O n
Ticket and Lehman
W. Barnes Will Fill
Unexpired Term
The news of the resignation of
Neill Barnes, as register of deeds
for Johnston county, and as can
didate on the democratic ticket to
succeed himself in the November
election will go out. to the people
of the county as a great surprise.
Both the hoard of county commis
sioners and the Democratic ^ce
cutive Committee were in session
here yesterday and while in session
the two resignations were tender
ed and accepted. The text of his
resignation to the chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee,
follows;
“Hon. 1*. H. Brooks, Chairman,
“Democratic Executive Committee,
“Johnston County.
“Dear Sir:
( “I have tendered my resignation
as Register of Deeds to the Board
cf County Commissioners to be
come effective Monday, October 1.
“This resignation is not being
submitted under pressure or under
fire, but purely in order that I
might devote myself to other bind
“It will, "therefore, not be possi
ble for me to engage in the cam
paign this fall and in order mat as
much time as possible may be had
in which to select a nominee for
the Democratic party, I hereby re
sign as Democratic nominee for
the office of Register of Deeds.
“In retiring 1 wish to thank ev
ery member of the Democratic
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“NEW LIZZIE” PROVES
VERY INTERESTING
A miniature model of the "now
Lizzie” is attracting considerable
attention from those who pass by
the Young Motor company. It is
not a new style car. as one would
naturally expect a “new Lizzie”
to be but it is an airplane that
whizzes around in space at a
rapid rate. The perfect little model
is plainly labeled “The New Ford,
but we are yet undecided as to
whether Mr. Ford expects to add
flying machines to his automobile
manufacturing. The airship, which
is run by electricity, is quite in
teresting to watch.
ALARM CALLS Ol'T
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Saturday about noon, the fire
alarm called the fire department
to the vacant lot between the
Young Motor company and the new
post office building. A dense, black
smoke was issuing forth, but
neither building was found to be
on fire. A tar preparation used in
the construction of the new post
office building was ablaze, and a
pile of lumber had also caught.
The fire was put out in a very
short time.
POLITIC AIL SPEAKING AT
CORINTH-HOLDERS
Hon. R. L. McMillan, of Ral
eigh. and Hon. Paul D. Grady
and .1. Dobbin Hailey, newly
named candidate for register
of deeds for Johnston county,
will speak in the ( orinth
Holder high .school auditorium
Friday nig'ht, October 5 at
7:30 p. m. 'Mr. McMillan is a
prominent attorney of Raleigh
and a political campaigner of
ability.
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
he called for before the follow
ing issue.
Today’s TantaTIzrr:
gtluirpaerkre
Dixon Henry recognized his
name last issue.
i ('hdmpion Milkmaid
Miss 1 mi Leslie, 17, for two years
tin* champion luilkmaid of Southern
California, displayed her talent at
milking contest held at the Los
Angeles County Fair.
Cotton Crop Hurt
By Late Storms
-<,
Now Estimated That the
North Carolina Crop Will
He 1 o').000 Hales Less than
the (Government Estimate
of 070,000 of Sept. 1st
FA I.FKiU, Oct. 1.—The cotton
crop (,f North Carolina will he re
duced by 150,000 bales below the
government estimate of 070,000
bales as issued on September 1. by
reason of rotted bolls caused by
the continuous rains since the gov
ernment jepoi't was made. .
“We have had a careful survey
made by our county agents in the
leading cotton growing counties,”
says Dean I. O. Schaub of State
College who has issued a report
on this matter. “The agents count
ed 500 bolls en ten different farms
in widely separated sections of
fach county and Kept a caretui
tabulation of the bolls found to be
rotten. These counts were made in
different sections of a field on the
ten. farms and the resulting dam
age was found to run all the way
from five per cent damage in some
counties to 25 and M2 per cent in
ethers. The average was about 15
per cent which would cause a de
crease of exactly 1 15,500 hales un
der the last government estimate.”
This tabulation does not con
sider increased boll weevil damage
following the rains nor the cotton
destroyed by the flooded conditions.
For that reason, the figures are
very conservative, said Mr. Schaub.
Some of the agents who reported
heavy damage from rotten bolls
stated that the damage was about
equally as had from boll weevil
attacks. The weevil has apparently
de; treyed the top crop in some sec
tions and the rots have affected
the bottom crop. Much open cot
ton has been washed away from
the bolls and is discolored and
dirty.
Mr. Schaub has not received re
ports from all the cotton counties
at the time his statement was made
hut he is of the opinion that the
damage will he increased rather
than diminished as later remorts
are made. This wholesale destruc
tion of the present crop, coupled
with the loss of corn in the bottom
lands, the low price for tobaco,
and other unfavorable conditions
have caused many farmers to be
come badly discouraged.
CLINTON FARMERS WELL
PLEASED WITH LOCAL MART
Mr. Charlie Lewis and son am:
Mr. CL R. Lewis, of Clinton, route
sold a lot of tobacco here Iasi
Tuesday and were well pleased
with the sale. Their tobacco whicT
totaled 1,1)14 pounds took up near
ly a whole row on the w.irehous<
floor. These men state that the\
are coming again and bring theii
neighbors.
On Wednesday Messrs. W. M
Drew and Nash Johnson, of Ro.si
Hill, sold a lot of tobacco and wen
so well pleased that they are com
ing again.
“To Set” Colors.
A teaspoon of Epsom salts ad
dec! to a bucketful of water wil
set colors most effectively. Soal
the fabric in the solution, the:
wash in the usual way.
Waring To Probe
Garner Explosion
To Seek Cause of Blast That
Brought Death to Lynn
Broughton at (earner Fill
ing Station
KALBIGH, Sept. 21*.— Investiga- j
tion into the explosion and tire in |
Allen's filling station in (lamer j
early yesterday morning, which j
took a toll of one life, probably |
will be made today by Coroner L. \
M. Waring. The coroner said last
night that the wreckage was too
hot for a thorough investigation
yesterday, but that he had order
ed the enclosure roped off so that i
it would be kept intact for an of- j
ficial inquiry into the cause of the i
fatal blast.
Lynn Broughton, UO-year-old
trainer man, who lost his life in
the explosion, will be buried this j
afternoon in Garner. Funeral sen - j
ices, conducted by Rev. W. L.
Clegg, of the Methodist Church. I
will be conducted in the First !
Christian church, of which young j
Broughton was a member.
Marvin Wall, who was on duty j
at 15:45 o’clock yesterday morning;
with Broughton, was badly burn-1
ed, but was reported as getting;
along fairly well at Rex Hospital
last night. Wall, his clothing in j
flames, fled from the building like
a human comet. He was overtaken j
by Arch Wood. Garner man cm- j
ployed by. the Coca-Cola company.
Wood, who was in the ill-fated j
service station, just a moment be-j
fore the catastrophe, was the only
person able to give an account of j
! what happened.
According to Wood, he entered i
■ the station and found Broughton
| taking a nap with" "Wall awake to j
look out for customers. lie said '
lie awakened Broughton and ask- j
| ed him if the strong gas fumes j
in evidence did not bother him. i
Broughton. according to Wood, said j
they did not and dropped back to j
Wood said that shortly afterward
lie stepped out into the door, and
there the explosion caught him,
hurling him to the roof. He said
j the place was enveloped in flames
1 and that he rushed to get his
ear to safety from under the J
| shed. He said he then saw Wall.)
| all ablaze, running from the burn- j
1 ing building and caught him and |
extinguished’ his- clothing.
“I don’t reckon Lynn ever.knew
what happened,” he said.
A truck from the Raleigh Fire !
Department rushed to the scene.:
and used chemicals on the wreck- j
, age. The body of Broughton, burn- |
' ed beyond recognition, was reeov- j
| ered about daylight.
1 he building; was owned by
Breoky Poole of Garner, but was
under lease to Henry Allen, who
operates a chain of service sta
tions in and about Raleigh. Both
Poole and Allen expressed the
opinion that the fire came before
the explosion, which they said
they thought was an oil barrel.
Chief Holland of the Raleigh fire
department said it looked like the
fire started in an explosion of
It was talked around Garner I
j yesterday that gas had been leak- '
ing from the pumps so long that
; it was standing inches deep in the I
| basement. Wood said that the j
| fumes were so strong that the at
tendants had to keep both doors of
the station open to keep from suf
I The tragedy shocked the whole
1 town of Garner, where Broughton.!
j was prominently related. Ho was ■
j the son of William H. Broughton, j
and is survived by his father and
one brother, Ormond Broughton,
and a number of half-brothers and
j sisters. His mother died several
years ago.
BOON HILL FARMER IS
PLEASED WITH MARKET
Mr. T. H. Fields, of Boon Hill
‘ township, sold 1,400 pounds of to
bacco on the local market last
■ j week at an average of twenty
eight cents a pound. This sale was
a crop of tips. Mr. Fields reports
that he has sold on other markets
.for the past five years but from
I now on he intends to bring his to
: bacco here. He finds that the
i Smithfield market is selling tobac
j co a.s high as the other markets.
Civil. \\ AH NAMES
NO FAKE
A hank clerk caught it and
passed il on to other officials of
the institution.
“This must he an old check,"
said'J. Davis (not Jeff Davis),
an employee in a Smithfield
hank as he picked up a check
from the pile which he was
sorting. “It hears no date and
look at the name. ‘Hay to the
order of t . S. (.rant the sum
of - dollars, signed, Koht.
K. Fee."
, “That's no old check," an
swered the teller. “1 cashed
that yesterday. Iloth of those
gentleman are present day cit
izens of Johnston county."
Mr. T. S. Orant lives on
Four Oaks, route 1, and Mr. K.
E. I.ce lives in Lower Johnston.
v¥Oman’s Meeting
Most Interesting
fchnston Cnuai; .Methodist
Women's .Missionary Fed
f ration Meets With Hen
son Anxiliarv
lly MKS. THE!. HOOKS
On Thursday, Sept. 27, the Jo-hn
lon County Methodist Woman’s
Missionary Federation met in the
Methodist church a*. Benson, Mrs.
I. I). Spiers, chairman, presiding;.
I’he opening; hymn. “Blow Ye the
ruimpct. Blow,” was a stirring;
•all to the missionary women pres
!31. Prayer was made hy Rev. B.
il. Houston, who also read the
•cripture lesson, a part of the 11th
/hunter <f St. John. He urged the
adics of Johnston county to fuller
.•.-■nsecration of time and talent to
the Master’s stu'vice. especially
stressing; the place of prayer in
A pood representation from each
missionary society of the county,
except two, was present. The re
ports g'iven hy the presidents of
ho auxiliaries were ■ good and
showed progress in nearly every
phase of the work.
After reports from the county
miceis a round table discussion on
mission study was held, led hy
Mrs. J. M. Turley of Clayton, the
county superintendent of Mission
Study.
A quartette was rendered by
!’<;i:t of Benson's charming; young
girls, members of the Young Peo
ple’s Missionary Society.
Mrs. J. C. Wooten of Durhaiy,
conference superintendent of Chil
dren’s Work, next presented tine
children's work. She stressed the
necessity of having the children
organized into Bright Jewel bands
■r.d Junior Missionary societies. To
neglect the children of the church
means failure.
The conference was fortunate in
having Mrs. A. M. Gates, pre-i
dent of North Carolina Woman's
missionary conference. In her
charming and earnest manner she
gave a beautiful talk on the dif
ferent phases of mission work, end
ing with the main theme, “Our
Thank Offering.” She also stressed
prayer and appealed to all to
pray earnestly as they work f< r
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polities without offering him a
Cabinet position. I been giving a
mighty lot of thought to mv Cab
inet and I find that every rich
man now pictures himself as an
other Mellon. The rich man used
to think that he would be slum
ming if he mixed himself up with
any of those Pumpkin Seed jobs,
like a Cabinet officer, but Mellon
stepped out and got so much pub
licity that all the rest began to
think, “How long has this been
going on?”
I have made a lot of promises,
but they were only political prom
ises, and I have no idea of keep
ing them. T ean promise the best
Cabinet of any of them, Henry
Ford would be my secretary oi
the Treasury, he would make us
forget that, illuminum pays a;
Names Committee
Bentonvilie Park!
.»
Possible Thai l-'amous Bat-1
tlesround Will Be Made in
io National Park; Congress
Will Have To Pass Ael I
KAi.KICH. O.-t. 1. At the siuy
- ‘ ' e n nf VI iJohn H. A ndorson.
mittee nf the United Daughters of
the < Vnfodc racy. North Carolina
division. Governor McLean , ap
pointed the following committee to
undertake ways and means to have
the Battlefield of Benlonvillo es
iabbshed as a National military
park and to bring: about the co
operation of State and Federal au
th< rities in the consummation of
•his project:
Mrs. .John 11. Anderson. Chapel
Hi!!, president; Mrs. Walter F.
Woodard, Wilson. Mrs. W. M.
Senders. Srnithfield; Captain Edgar
Brin. (Iddsborn; General A. II.
Bnyden. Salisbury; General J. Van
B. Metis. Raleigh; Alexander
W.bh. Raleigh, and Dickson Me
i ■ 1 .mrbert cm.
it is entirely probable that the
I-Ytk'ral government will set aside
this battlefield as a National mili
tary park, as it was one of # the
most important battles fought in
the Civil War. Governor McLean
said. It is expected that the gov
ernment will require the State to
purchase or condemn the land
which will be .necessary for the
pin pose and convey it without cost
t.» the Federal government, and
the Federal government may then;
a-some control of it very much in
tiie same way it has assumed con
trol of the Battlefield of Moore’s
c a ck. But nothing can be done
unless Congress passes an act au
thorizing the battlefield to be es
tablished as a National military
park. F is expected that North
Carolina Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress, particularly
Senator Simmons and Congress
man Fou, will become active in
their efforts to have the necessary
bill passed by Congress.
RK!> CROSS COM’FRENCK
AT ROCKY MOliNT
There will be conference of
those interested m the work of the
ted Cross at Rocky Mount lext
Wednesday. October d, at the
Ricks Hotel. Mrs. Fiisc Muiliken.
Feld Supervisor, of Washington.
D. was in Smiihfield Friday in
the interest of the organization
here, and she is desirous that, as
many as possible attend the Reeky
Mount meeting. There will ho
morning and afternoon sessions
with Dr. Thus, (been, director of
Speaking Red Cross Division, and
Mr. Walter Davidson, assistant
manager of the Kastern Area, as
speakers. A luncheon will be ho!:!
at the noon hour, and reserva
tions must be made by Tuesday,
October 2. Representatives from
about thirty counties in the north
ern section of Kastern North Car
olina will be present. A discussion
of the relief work now being done
in storm devasted areas, and other
activities of the Red Cross will
be conducted.
j well as shines, and as for General
Motors and Raskob and that gang, |
we would cut our profit to $300.00;
a car anil put. them right out of 1
business. Say, Ford could take our i
little dab of money, that curl
Treasury has, and let him handle j
it a little while and he would have!
us out of the Red by Xmas. And
as for my Secretary of State.'
what’s the matter with using Cool
idge? He knows everything that
a Secretary of State does and I
believe if a man could get him
he’d be worth the money.
So with Calvin and Henry in
there I got the neuclus of a
pretty snorty cabinet. You see I
am in a position to get the best
talent available. I have no Cam
paign Manager to take care of.
And there are no “president mak
ers” in our Anti-Bunk party that
has to be rewarded. I’m self
There is some fellow named
“Vox Poppuli” or something like
■ that, 1 don’t know who he is, but
I want him for Post Master Gen
eral, he writes more letters than
anybody.
—WILL ROGERS.
WVc !<aqe- Supplier Coffm.s for Stonn Daui
This photograph, taken at PhIk- < dado, Morula, shows -men making a
coiTin from the wreckage of one of the homes there With more than a
thousand dead, there was a demand for cofhns in which to bury the dead,
Rough caskets were made irom the wreckage of houses
Max' Gardner Here
Tonight and .Joseph
us Daniels To Be At
(Dayton Thursday
--4
Political gatherings in Johnston
•runty this week will be featured
>y two of the best speakers in
S’orth Carolina. This evening Max
Gardner, democratic nominee for
Governor of North Carolina, will
speak in the court house at Sniith
iold. Hon. F. A. Daniels, who is
lolding court here this week, will
nt reduce the speaker.
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Secrc
ary of the Navy in President Wil
o.n’s Cabinet, editor of the News
and Observer, and one of the out
standing democrats of North Car
olina and the nation, will speak
in the high school auditorium in
Clayton, Thursday night, October
t at 7:30 p. m. F. II. Brooks,
•hairman of ;he County Democrat
c Kxecutive Committee, states that
Sir. Daniels will discuss the po
itical issues of the hour-—State
md National—and not harrangue
lis audience about prohibition and
religion, but will discuss in bis
>pen. frank and forceful way the
nditical history made by the two
uajor parties in the State and
Nation. There is a great treat in
store for the people of Johnston
■ounly in being privileged tt> hear
.his truly great man.
Hon. Sam T. Honeycutt, candi
iate for the house of representa
ives, will be present and introduce
die speaker.
\ Eli HOES riClKK IN
WEEK END ARRESTS
Deputy Sheriff T. E. Taltor.
made a number of arrests Satur
!ay night which included drunk?
:ind bootleggers. James Evans, a
negro bootblack, was caught with
a half gallon of liquor and sev
eral bottles. lie gave $150 bond
for appearance in Recorder's court
next week on a charge of posses
sion for the purpose of sale. This
arrest took place about one o'clock
Saturday night.
About four o’clock Sunday
mmning two negro men and a
negro woman were taken into cus
tody on Market street for being
drunk and disorderly. They were
tried in the Mayor’s court Sunday
morning and the woman was given
thirty days in jail while the men
were given a fine.
Another negro woman was ar
rested Saturday night for being
drunk and disorderly and was re
manded to jail in default of a
$10 fine and cost.
.Tide Sanders, a negro man, was
drunk at the show tent and fell
against a white lady, knocking her
over, lie gave fight when Deputy
Talton attempted to arrest him.
He gave a cash bond of $10 for
his appearance at the mayor’s
ecu rt.
HOME DAMACEI) IN
WEST PALM REACH, FLA.
Mr. and Mrs. IT. A. Turnagc, who
live near town, have heard from
their son and daughter, Mr. James
Turnage and Mrs. R. I.. Earnest,
who live in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Mr. Turnage had his home partly
blown down during the recent
storm which worked so much
havoc in West Palm Beach.
“I won’t be selfish-, papa,” said
Willie, who was a chip off the old
block, “J’ll take the little one.”
licdUTv Wmiin
Miss Willie 1a>u Jones, who wni
the title of “Miss Forest City.” in tb
local beaut > contest conclucted a
Forest City. North Carolina Sht i
un entry in the contest for the till
of “Miss Small 1 own Axiton.
Alleged Preacher
Is Under Arrest
Holds Meeting- In Pri
vate Grove After Be
ing Forbidden By
Owner; Case In Re
corder’s Court Next
Week
A tense situation existed in
Benson Sunday afternoon when
Sheriff J. M. Turley was called to
the grove belonging to Mrs. M.
C. Benson, to prevent an alleged
evangelist by the name of Garner
from holding a service there. The
preacher, who had been holding
forth in Erwin for two or three
weeks, decided to change the scene
of his activities to Benson, and
had asked permission of Mrs. Ben
son to use the grove. Mrs. Benson,
at first consented, but later, upon
being advised that the preaching
would likely prove objectionable
by stirring up religious prejudices
and hatred, declined to let him
have the use of the grove, and
posted notices forbidding anyone
to trespass thereon.
In spite of this, between five and
six hundred people were said to
have gathered to hear the man,
and local officers, were held off
with the threat that if they dis
turbed the meeting they would be
indicted for interfering with re
ligious worship. A call was sent
to Clayton for Sheriff Turley who
responded and placed the alleged
preached under arrest upon n
charge of trespass. A preliminary
hearing was held yesterday morn
ing before Magistrate J. M. Law
horn. and the case was sent up tc
Recorder's court and will be triec
next week.
No Use, Now
Magistrate: You are arrested foi
stealing a couple of diamond rings
Ycu insist you are innocent. Car
you afford a lawyer?
Prisoner: Well, I could give hin
, one of the rings.—Ex.
Miss McCulIers
Tells Of Paris
Former Smithfield (iives In
teresting Sidelights on the
“Capital of the World” and
Other High Spots of Her
Trip Through Europe
(Miss Mary McCulIers, formerly
of this city but now of Chicago
where she holds a position as copy
editor of the University Chicago
Press, returned a few weeks ago
from a trip to Europe. She is
writing a series of articles giv
ing many interesting sidelights of
her journeying through Europe for
“Press Impressions,” the house or
gan of the University Chicago
Press, and she has kindly consent
ed for the Herald to use the same
articles. The first which deals with
Paris is published herewith).
I»y .MARY McCUPPERS
1 aris is Paradise for women,
Purgatory for men, and Hell for
When I was on board the “Rot
terdam,” of the Holland'-America
Line, going across the Atlantic
Ocean, with days of sunshine and
relaxation on deck, nights glorious
with a full moon leaving a silver
train on the waters, and the jazz
orchestra as a comforting remind
er of the land we were leaving be
hind, 1 had the feeling that this
was one of the “high spots” of my
trip. But as I reflect now on the
countries I have visited, eight in
all, and the varied scenes and
manners and customs indelibly im
pressed on my memory, I am con
vinced more than ever that I can
turn the spotlight on only a few
I of the outstanding places visited
and give my reactions in connec
tion with them.
We landed at Boulogne, on the
northern coast of France and im
! mediately took an express train to
Paris. Going through customs was
merely a matter of form, and we
1 were soon whirling through the
picturesque farmland of the artis
! tic French. I was not quite pre
: pared for the hills we saw every
j where, with the neat farms laid
out as if by pattern on the sides
of them. Little farmhouses, with
un ierent-coiorea roois ana sur
rounded by rose gardens, dotted
the landscape and gave variety.
We leached Paris—the ‘‘Wonder
City” — late in the afternoon. The
hustle and bustle of the people
around the station reminded us
immediately of what we had heard
before: Paris is the noisest city in
the world. We heard chattering in
many languages—French German,
I Italian, etc.—and saw a mass of
humanity rushing frantically
around, either saying goodbye or
meeting someone. I noted an um
i brella, on which a handkerchief
of vivid red and yellow was tied,
| held high above the heads of the
crowd. Evidently somebody was
trying to identify himself to some
helpless incomer in that mob.
i As we drove through the streets
to our hotel, conveniently located
just off the Place de l’Opera, we
i “oh’d” and “ah'd” in chorus at the
“difference” in style of architec
ture of the shops, at the sudden
inconsequential turns of the main
| streets, at the way the side streets,
with their narrow pavements some
times wide enough for only one
i person to walk on, ran diagonally
i into the main ones. And the speed
! which the cars went! I gave up
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
vv id canipane guns a-peenn ue
inimy in route,
Rememba' neighbor’s feelin’s and
keep histeries out.