Smithfield
Tobacco Warehouses
are selling lobacco
as high o-r 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.
46TH YEAR
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1928
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 82
A1 Smith Gets
Welcome
ONE OF GREATEST
ASSEMBLAGES IN
HISTORY RALEIGH
Nominee Breaks His
Rule and Speaks In
Auditoi ium Rather
T h a n Disappoint
Huge Crowd Await
ing Him; Al’s Fam
ous Smile Wins Its
Way Into People's
Heart; We’re All
One Great Family,
Says Smith’ Expres
ses Appreciation For
Cordial Welcome;
Car Plastered With
Hoover Tags Is De
molished
(Special to The Herald)
RALEIGH. Oc’t. 11.—Governor .
Alfred E. Smith. Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, made a
triumphal entry into this city to
day. Riding hither over the rails of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
the Governor cam? in forty min
utes behind his schedule of 3:30
p. m. The city and a vast aggre
gation of the Democratic hosts of
the Tar Heel state were all set
to receive him. and amid waving ' i
flags and buntings, and the blare !j
and bomb and blast of a half dozen
brass bands, and a deafening roar
of shouts and hurrahs, he and his ,
party took their place at the head
of one of the most, colorful and S
enthusiastic parades that has ever
thronged the streets of North Car
olina’s capital.
A mind the surging and swirling
throng. Democracy’s “Happy War
ricr” wended his way to the city
auditorium where, for a brief spell
the Democracy of North Carolina
lavished its most noisome and ^
hearty homage to their chief tan. '
Here a crowded house of more
than five thousand people had j
been waiting for more than an .
hour for his coming. In good-hum- ,
ored and patient frame, the crowd
waited while on the outside the ; ^
blare and throb of the hands could
be heard as they played “The Side
walks of New York" and ‘‘East
Side and West Side"—airs al
ready famous as battle cries of
the city’s famous guest.
The first band to enter the nu- j
ditorium was the 3»>-piecc one !
from the State University. This !
band was given a rousing cheer- I
ing and when it began it serenad
ed by playing "The Sidewalks of
New York." the strains of the
song being lost in the wild shout
ing of the waiting crowd. High
up somewhere in the crowd, a man
with a big husky voice shouted
out: “It won’t he long now."
And he wa« right. The van
guard of the big parade was al
ready pouring into the crowded
building and then came the famous
reiby hat aloft and wavering and
behind it came the famous smiling
face of A1 himself. For ten min
utes the great multitude stood u|>
and shouted its greeting of wel
come to the man it had come forth
to honor.
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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.
Today’s TantaTTzer:
rdhyamtifaloron
Miss Dot Johnson deciphered
i
Sr/
si Pou Addresses
Crowd At Seims
hoots Himself With Shotgun
His Home Here; We
Thought to He Mental!;,
t n balanced
The [u 1 ■!i!l1 Sm:thlir' i rt
■ivcd a shock Tuesday afternoon
hen it became known that. ('has.
1 his h'uiif licio in a most tragic
tanner. Mr. P.rmulhurst is said to
ave gone to Ids room to shave
imself. having told members of
is family of his intention. In a
hoit time a sh.t was heard l»u:
dun they icaehrd hint his life
J l KN TO PAGK G, PI.EASE
Dcd.iies That Criticism o
A! Smith Is Not .1 uslifieci
Klection of Smith and Deni
mratio Congress Hope O
Nation
Sr.I.MA, O'.. 0.—There was a
!’« pi.Si.can .conspiracy to ruir
! t-iiicnl V.’ilson and there are
imes when one is forced to he
ave there is a Republican con
piracy to ruin Governor Smith,
it:dared Congressman Foil in an
'ddress to a large crowd at Selma
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PRESTON* WOODALL. candidate lor the House nf I‘ ■ j:
> ulatives. wit together with ii. V. Rose, 1.. I,. I.ovinsol
nd J. A. Narron, will speak at Rock Hill school house i
ngrams Township tonight (Friday) at 7:30 o'clock. Mi
Voodall, 1 Ion. la. S. Ala 11, Solicitor Larry Wood, and Hor
V’m. K. Jones, of Raleigh, w ill speak in Four Oaks Saturda;
d'ternooM at 3:30 o’clock.
Co. Highway Work
Month Septembei
Supt. Lodor Submits Repor
of Road Operations Fo
Five Districts
1 J. il. Lodor, superintendent of
c< unty highways, herewith submits
; report of operations during: the
jniwnth of September, 1028—
District No. 1.
Vv. N. Holt. Commissioner,
i Culverts placed. -13d feet; roads
| rebuilt, 5*2 miles; bridges repair
id, 10; roads dragged. 11.35 miles;
! machine ditched, 78 miles; hand
!• -’tched, .35 yards; shoulders pull
j ni, -31 miles; cutting right of way.
I •">' lo yords; fill in place, -121 cubic
District No. 2.
{.. Ciibcrt, Commissioner.
j < layed or graveled. 112b yards;
| culverts placed, 50 feet, bridges
i2;pa:’cd. 50; bridges built,. 2.3;
|naC. icbuilt. O', miles; roads
i ’.uilt. ! mile; roads dragged, 0,30
t ir.il: .- ; machine- ditched, Vg mile;
I roads dragged. 030 miles, ma
• hir.e ditched, L mile; hand ditch
: < d. 235 yards; shoulders pulled,
j l'*1- miles; cutting right of way,
i - loo yards; fill in place. 013 cubic
District No. 3.
S. E. Barbour. Commissioner.
Clayed or graveled, 226 yards;
'•alvert' placed, TOO feet; bridges
i repaired, .‘5. roads rebuilt, 5 miles;
j- ‘ads dragged, 121 miles; machine
ditched. IS miles; hand ditched,
''10 yards; shoulders pulled, 210
miles; cuttir.fr rich; „f way. 3000
| yards; fill in place, t; 1-1 cubic yards.
District No. 1.
C. I*. Harper. Commissioner.
Clayed or grave*led, 552 yards;
j culverts placed, 500 feet; bridges
j repaired, 23; roads rebuilt, 5 miles;
i roads dragged, 1185 miles; ma
chine ditched. 24 miles; hand
j ditched, 1,303 yards; shoulders
j pulled. 22 miles; cutting right of
j way, 2060 yards; fill in place, 777
•j cubic yards.
District No. 5.
Hr. .!. ( . Heady. Commissioner.
, j Culverts placed, 162 feet; roads
j dragged, 1632 miles; bridges re
j paired. 5; machine ditched, 202
miles; hand ditched, 3285 yards;
I shoulders pulled. 02 miles; cutt ing
•right of way 4153 yards; fill in
j place, 313 cubic yards.
| ' Construction By Convicts.
[ Camp No. 1. located in Smith
J field Township working an aver
age <f 8 prisoners, for 15 days
placed 1725 cubic yards of fill.
I Camp No. 2, located in Meadow
township, working an average of
0 prisoners, clayed or graveled
1120 yards; hand ditched 120 yards;
placed 31 cubic yards of fill,
j Camp No. 3, located in Clayton
rtow-nship, working an average of
j 12 prisoners chived or graveled 7s 1
yards; cleared and grubbed 800
yards; repaired 4 bridges; hand
ditched 1775 yards: cutting right
• f »•:>> I yar.i p!:. ail i l_V, ,
I hie yard' of fill.
! Camp No. 1. located in O'Neals.
I township working an average of 20
! prisoners c layed or graveled 2125
Kards; cleared and grubbed 200
yards; placed 82 feet of culverts;
hand ditched 25 yards; placed 2575
! cubic yard - of fill,
i The Bridge force working coun
jty wide repaired 17 bridges, built
I 1 1 bridges, and placed 30 feet > f
* i'A i’TIST PASTORS AM)
COMM ITTKK TO MKKT
j Next Monday the Ihiptist Min
I ': 1e\' conference of the Johnston
I Asu ciation will meet at 10 a. m.,
in the Smiihficld Paptist church.
‘ The subject for. discussion’will be
| ”A M< del Plan of Church Fi
! ranee." A tentative program for
the comin" session of the Johnston
Association "ill he read. A full
session is greatly desired.
At L?:dt) the executive committee
will meet.— S. L. Morgan.
To Preach At Princeton.
Rev. D. H. Tuttle will* preach
| at Princeton next Sunday at 11 a.
in. and 7:30 also. He requests that
1 all persons who expect to join the
, ehlureh meet him at 10:30 a. m.,
i in he parlor of the parsonage for
‘,a fi.w minutes. The Lord’s Supper
• wil| be observed at the close of
r, the morning worship. The public
j is cordially invited.
State Fair Will
Be Great Event
Opens Ocl. 22 in Its Fine New
l’Jiint: Wide Variety of K\
• mints ant! Amusements
n
| ' I.KKiit. Of. I |. Th,. ap
I ]aching North Carolina State
V ■ lie re gives opportunity for
expi. .-.sing the . , f North
(Carthna in an impressive manner
| ar.tl for impressing on other states
I tin* true greatness of this com
n'oF,\\ caltli, according to the opin
ii expressed by Governor A. W.
N l.t-nn to officials of the fair.
The fair, which opens Monday,
(.'etoher 22, and continues through
to- entire week in the fine new
p'nnt provided by the State Gov
c ’uot i i. will be by far the great
' 'cnt of its kind ever held in
' t -te, said W. S. Move, the
ry and manager. The tre
is number of exhibit* al
r<: !y gives assurance that the
fair will attain in its first show
oig a place of high importance
am- ng the means of educating the
ri sider.ts of this and other states
concerning the diversity, abundance
end puality of North Carolina
P* uuet>. Request •; are coming in
j:ii 1 y tor entry blanks, this is es
pecially true as to the winners in
many of the county fairs.
Alin- st unlimited evidences of
cooperation by the public in the
preparations for this fair, which
will bo housed in a plant provided
by the state government at a
cost of more than $200,000. are
rega.ded .by fair officials as proof
of the wisdom t.f the legislature
which created this institution, and
of a record attendance, it was said
by fair •officials.
The fair officials have mu
confined their efforts, however, to
the preparation of a place for
shewing the exhibits and to ea-j
souraging the entering of exhibits.
A great expense is incurred in ar
ranging for a wide variety of
amusements, races, and various
>ther contests, all for the pur
pose of encouraging attendance.
i 1 hat activity was part of the
great task of making the fair an
‘exposition that will he both edu
I rational and entertaining.” The
I program of horse races is one ol
he fair’s most important offerings
, -f interest to the public. A series
' f automobile races on the open
ing and closing days of the fair
; expected to attract tremendous
gatherings of persons who do not
•fton have an opportunity to see
la ring drivers in action. Incidcn
''a! to the fair’s program are a
horse show, fireworks, cattle show,
-wine show, sheep show, poultry
how, and exibitions ami demen
ti at ions of farm machinery.
A particular effort, because of
the educational va.lue, is being
made to arouse the interest of the
members of the boys’ and girl,-/
dubs in the fair. They will have
many exhibits which will have a
tiong influence for the improve
ment in agricultural conditions in
North Carolina.
With the view if providing the
it mi st of service to stock raisers,
he fair managemeat has decided
"> held a Jivestick auction, with
he cooperation of the Division of
Markets of the North Carolina De
; aitircn; of Agriculture.
Recall?e of the great crowds of
he leading people who will attend
■he fair, Raleigh society has plan
t'd for many entertainments and
hi illiant social events. The state’s
hading citizens will, he in attend
rr.ee at all of these events while
at the fair. .
All of the railways have offered
reduced fares during the fair and
will operate on excursion rates for
ne day. The state’s good mads
make it possible for those driving
• heir own ears to attend one day's
events and return luuno the same
day if they are within 100 to 200
mih s, and from all parts of the
.fate they can attend the fair with
little loss of time from home.
All school children in the state
are urged to attend and it is be
lieved by the officials that this will
be a worthwhile educational event
for them.
To I'reach at Elizabeth.
Rev. I). C. Johnson will preach
;a’ Elizabeth church in the Sau
ciers section Sunday at 3 o’clock.
I Everybody is invited.
GINNING HEI’OKT
On October 1, 1028 there
were 2,023 bales of cotton ein
iuvi in Johnston county com
pared with 1 .">.023 bales on the
Secretary Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Says Carolina Could Ho As
industrial As Ayrirv.];;tr::l
Ii> DIE ('. C. MASSEY
a number of invited guest-;, at
their luncheon \m terday, Mr. N.
(*. Bartlett, seeutary rf the East
ern Carolina chamber of commerce,
declared that EuCcn; Carolina,
Hr commercial reasons, should be
as much industrial as agricul;urai.
and with < rgnibxcu effort could
gat this prormrtinn of industry.
“Numet • u : advaa'ages exist and
operate to draw northern industry
into the South, and Eastern Caro
lina needs a recognized system for
elated the speaker. With this
thought in mind he proceeded to
explain an indu-trial advertising
Atm tig gue.ts of the dub wore
Hr. 11. A. 11 > ru' t. IE tar inn from
Clayton. Mayor J. 1). Underwood
and T. B. of this city.
Misses Kutli Brooks and 11a
Hensley contributed music much to
the 'delight of tlie club.
Hr. \\ . J. 31. On* presided.
PHOTOTOXK INSTA I.I.EI) \T
THE VICTORY THEATRE
In keeping with his policy ci
giving the theatre-goers the best
i!T pictures and also the best in
music, Mr. II. P. Howell, proprie
tor of the Victory here, has in
stalled at a great expense. Photo
tone which brings “big time"
music to his theatre. Phototone
:s the latest development in mu
sical reproduction by amplifica
tion.
afternoon, the .exact quality of
tone as originally recorded on
phonographic records was repro
duced with volume amplification
sufficient for use in the largest au
ditoriums or out of doors.
By special scientific development
all mechanical and unnatural
sounds are eliminated. Beautiful,
smooth tones are the result. Pho
lotcne brings the best in music
to theatre-going public. I’hotophom*
will be used with Bichard Barthel
mess in “The Noose’’ tonight.
Nothing makes a bride more an
gry than to he told she might
have done better.
War Veterans To
Be Honored Nov. 1!
Will Ho (iuests o!' County A
Barbecue Dinner and Kiel
Day In Selma
On November 12 the war vet
era ns of Johnston county are t
be honor guests of the county a
a barbecue dinner and field da;
to be held at Selma.
Tlie citizens of Selma met 01
Friday night to organize am
make plans for this occasion. Mr
P. Harper of the Selma Drug
company was chosen general chair
men. Mr. A. K. IIofMeister of tin
S.lma Publishing company, sec
rotary, and Mr. C. A. Jacobs, yard
mash r of the Southern Railway
A finance committee was ap
pointed, consisting of Mr. C. A
Jacobs. Mr. 1,inwood Richard
son. Dr. I. W. Mayerburg, Mr
Ralph Purges* and . Mr. W. L
Ftlieiidge. The other necessary
ci n.miuces will be appointed bj
the chairman, together with th<
finance committee at an earlj
date.
!i is planned to make this cel
ebration the best that has evet
bc'.-n held in honor of our wai
veterans and the .cooperation of ev
ery citizen in the county is re
SMITH FIELD DEFEATS TEAM
FRO MS ELM A. 3r>-0% SCORE
The flaming oieveri from the
S. If. S." made it three in a
• s '.v try defeating Selma Wednes
day. The entire' squad and several
premiers made the trip. Coach
Blanker-hip started several men
who had never played before but
was forced to insert his regulars
into thi' game after eight minutes
of play. In the last part of ythe
a tid quarti r the locals scored
To say the least, there was little
football displayed by either team
airing the first half.
in the third quarter Smithfield
opened her aerial attack and to
die astonishment of Selma a few
aa si and end runs placed the
hall across the goal line. From
las time on the Smithfield squad
begun to show form. Eight min
ti s before the game ended the
ngulars had piled up thirty-five
points.
I he outstanding men for Smith
iieid wore M. Fuller. B. Norton,
Stallings and Parrish. Woodard
iIso showed up good at end. This
coungsler is a new man at end
mil he is d< ing well too.
Today (Friday) Smithfield
a; ings the hard hitting Mount
Mu*- hoys to town. So far this
/era Mount Olive has a good rec
ud, having wen over Wilson seven
o nothing and tied the Methodist
Orphanage. The locals are
.vojking hard in order to he in
TERN TO PACE fi
5. O
Speak At ron'l at an and .^ine Level
SIIKRI1' !• f. .M. i l RI.K'i, who together with Hon. Sar
i’. Honeycutt and N. C. Shepard wil lspeak at IViwhata
hool in Clayton Township tonight (Frida) at 7:.‘>0 o’clock
■' liei'iJ t 1 urley, .fames A. Wellons and J. Itufus Creech wi,
speak at I’ine Level Saturday afternoon at l!:30 o’clock.
Discusses Issues Of
! Political Campaign
1 .Miss Mary Henderson Ad
1 dresses Johnston County
Women At Courthouse
Here; Is Well Received
Abcut seventy-five women were
■ present in the commissioners room
(of the courthouse Tuesday after
1 noon to hear Miss Mary Hender
; son, of Salisbury, vice chairman
, of the state democratic executive
. committee, discuss Governor Al
fred E. Smith, democratic candi
date for President. Mrs. L. D.
pebnam, of Selma, county chair
jnian of the woman's committee,
introduced Miss Henderson.
*viis* Henderson told of her per
sonal knowledge of Governor
Smith, statmg that she had visit
i ed New York a number of times
in the past few years, and knew
) how he was regarded in the em
pire state. She told of a visit that
she recently made to Governor
Smith in Albany, and described
; the great natural dignity which
characterizes the Presidential nom
inee. Miss Henderson stated that
i in l'J24 she was not for Smith
but was for Davis because she
thought he was not nationally
known. Since then he has been
I Governor of New York for four
years and she thinks the re-organ
, ization of the government of New
, York is only typical of what he
would do as president of the Unit
■ ed States.
Miss Henderson discussed the
three main objections which have
been made to the candidacy of
Governor Smith. She spoke of his
religion and remarked that she
was glad that he has enough re
ligion for us to know it and to talk
about it. She cited the fact that
| the Constitution says there must
l)e no religious test and at this
) point quoted Washington and Jef
] ferson as to their ideas of relig
I i< us liberty. As to prohibition she
j stated that local self government
j is Smith’s belief in regard to pro
j hibition. She called attention to
the fact that Wilson is idolized and
I yet' he voted the Volstead act. She
endeavored to stamp out scurrilous
• reports that have been circulated
in North Carolina concerning Gov
ernor Smith, and read a letter
| from Mrs. Peter Gerry denying the
j report of drunkenness when Gov
ernor Smith was in Salisbury. Re
garding Tammany Hall she cited
the machine of Big Bill Thompson
of Chicago as an organization of
the republicans as bad as Tammany
lias been declared to be- She stat
j ed that the republican party has
j had a singularly consistent record
of scandal after each great war.
Miss Henderson thinks that oppo
sition to Smith because of his con
nection with Tammany Hall is a
I confession of willful ignorance.
These present gave Miss Hen
derson close attention, showing
that the women were interested in
the topic which she was discussing.
At the conclusion of the speech,
pamphlets concerning Governor
j Smith were handed out by Mrs
TO SPEAK AT MICRO
T()MORRO\V A FTERNOON
Hon. Paul D. Grady, J. Dobbin
, Hailey and Judge \Y. P. Ay cock
will speak in Micro tomorrow aft
ernoon (Saturday) at 3:MO o’clock.
They will discuss the political is
{sues of the campaign.
Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
' Ef my man wuz ter try dat new
* dance I bet souciety •wuld feet
'lak hit wuz sideswiped.