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Smithfield Tobacco Warehouses are selling tobacco as high cr higher than any warehouse in the state. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 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„ TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 85 iiy Arthur Brisbane VUIKISM VIA li A 1)10— THANKS, Ml!. WII.IITH— OLD II K A I! IS NEED CAKE— AMERICAN'S ARE TAI.I.KK— 'Il.e American Ass-ociathm- for the Advancement of Atheism «L‘ mamlw a higdi powered radio sta tion in Xt \v York City amt dees r *t g.h it. &1 though the easiest way to make .an atheist ridiculous is to let him talk. It is hard to understand how anybody could talk atheism, know ing1 that his voice propelled by a power lx-yond coin prehension, trav els around the world through the mysterious ether. At he'!.4 its, young ones, especially, might meditate on one of Bacon's collected apothcgms: Simonides, being asked of Hiero. “what lie thought of God,” asked a seven night’s time to consider it; and at the seven nights’ end he asked a fortnight’s time, at the fortnight's end, a month. At Which Hiero marvelling. Sim onides an.-iwi red “that the longer he thought upon the matter the more difficult he found it." The more glibly you answer King Iliero’s question the less you know. Congratulations to Secretary Wilbur, who has ordered for our navy two dirigibles that will he the* biggest in the* world. They will be three times as big as the lx s Angeles, one thi.nl big ger than the German giant Count Zeppelin and each will carry, under the great gas bag, five airplanes for scouting. The Goodyear Zeppelin Corpor ation will build them and friendly iva'tiions abroad are informed that we do not intend to be taken by A fleet of such dirigibles, each carrying fifty tons of explosives and modern war gas, able to un earth one hundred fast destructive planes, could leave with Uncle Sam’s compliments a visiting card in Kurope or Asia that would not soon be forgotten. We make war on no nation, but we should he ready and able to fill with subsequent regret any one at Wiilliam W. Breck, retired busi ness man, fell dead while playing go 1 f. Ik* was sixity-four years old. At sixty-four, make no violent •effort, unless a good d-U'C'toi* has pronounced your heart “fool proof.” Golf is good for old' nun that play, as they should, talking, walk ing, laughing slowly. It’s danger ous for those that strain and strive to hotter their game. Remomiber, old gentlemen., that, whether you go around in 130 or 103, the cosmos will roll on, just the same. Treat an old heart as you would a delicate vase, not as you would treat an old rubber boot. Americans are not goiing back ward, Physically, at least. Girls are taller and stronger than ever. And among 100 candidates report ing for freshman crew practice at Cornell yesterday, 48 were G feet tall, a good sign. A well balanced body, of good size, about G feet, is the night sort. TURN TO PAGE 8, COLUMN "> 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. Miss Lillie Johnson decipher ed her name last issue. Today’s Tantalizer: laselltanelyu Democrats Have Stancil’s Chapel In Onea Township Scene of l'ari cue and Oratory Saturday A !>;<«• Democratic rally was held Saturday at StancM Chapel school, O’Nca!> township. The speaking; vw.s < pi n„u at 11:30 oV.ork !>y ( >.man Pnu who made ere i t the most vigorous and spirited • a • at ' of the campaign. lie . ; ke f. r aibout an hour and was t.dh.wed by former <.’Tngressma.n •1. i... 11. Small of Washing ton City who :i;n,ke for about an hour ami The school building has an ele gant auditorium and all the seats were taken with many standing;. After the speaking- seven hundred pounds of barbecue was served to the throng. Some of the leaders thought that the cr envoi would not stay for additional speaking and it was with some trepidation that udditu ml oratory was announced. Such was the interest in the is sues that another big crowd gath er'd in the school room for the a! ter mom discusmiens when Dr. Wade Atkinson, of Washington. D. C., woo had been holding a clinic n tile vicinity made a rousing Dr. Atkinson was followed by Sam T. Honeycutt, Democratic trend Yate for the House of Rcp i o.-cnictlvos who also made an (a: re. : plea for the1 support of the Democratic ticket. County t ka.iiman F. H. Brooks was much I'U a -ed with the interest shown ami believes that many votes were tiut ie for Democracy. I am the only canddiate that is tending to his own business and r.i.t to the people’s. 1 am not run i ning around wearing derby hats in the summertime or putting wi lathes on every president’s birthplace 1 can find. These other two fellows are de I voting their entire time to nothing but spending money and trying to i show that the country will perhaps | be on a level with Nicaragua if i they are not put in charge of it. ; I am not going out around the i country making a monkey of my j self just to let people see what (kind of a man they would have j in the White House if elected, i j did all that before 1 was nomi 1 natc d. I A1 made a speech to the far mers, or what he thought was far ; mers. They was actually Mer chants, and Clerks, and Bootleg gers, and Policemen and just the very kind of crowd he would have in Newark, or the Bronx. There was no fanners there, Omaha is not a Farmer’s town, it's a City, and a farmer wouldn’t have any more chance getting into la Hall there than he would have ! making an opening night in New York. The people there had seen plenty of movies, but they had never had a ‘straight from New York production, with the original cast.’ So naturally they all turn ed out. It was big opening night for Omaha. And it’s the same with Herbert, j he comes into Newark the other day marked “exhibit A.” Now there is no dignity to that, we want a President, not a exhibit. I The White House isn’t a museum, with glass cases. | So 1 hope there is some sane I people in this country who will apreciate dignity and not show I manship in their choice for the j Presidency. Being a Candidate didn’t give me a chance to sec the country, f had seen it before. I have no free shows to give around the country, and no one j to pay my way to them, in return for cabinet positions afterwards. | So if your town wants to have a holiday wait till Ringling Cir cus comes along and see a good —Will Rogers. Ino. H. Kerr Ir. To Address Democrat Son or Congressman Ken and Prominent Attorne; of Rotkv Mount Will Tali to Young People -«. The young Democrats of .1 ohn - ; n county will he delighted to kr.r-w that Hon. .John H. Kt-rr, Jr., of Rocky Mount, chairman of the 2nd (h ngi essinnal district Young Pc pit’s Democratic clubs will opeak under the auspices of the young Peoples’ Democratic club of Johnston comity on Thursday the 2.") at 8:00 p. m., in the courthouse. I’ rom early reports it is anticipat ed that a great crowd of young Democrats will move on to Smith field Thursday night to hear this eloquent and masterful young Mr. Kerr is also a very influ ential young attorney in Rocky Mount. He is the elder son of Con gressman John II. Kerr of the 2nd district. The young Democrats of Johnston county are organized this year into a well rounded organiza tion and will poll a great many votes on November (j from consta ble to president. *V3 EX III HITS PAINTING MAI I1INK AT STATK I A IK The Mechanical Painting Ma ehint* company, a local e< -l-p* .rati«.-n. that has started the manufacturing of a highway mmvin^ and painting machine, will have a maohir.? on exhibit at. the state fair this week. This machine will clean and paint anythin,^ anywhere, but it is de signed1 particularly for painting the dividing- line cn public high ways. There is an attachment that will ahj. mow the weeds on the side of the highway. Mr. J. II. Kirk man is the in ventor of this machine, the parts for which are noiw being built, in machine shops in Goldsboro and assembled in this city. METHODIST ORPHANAGE LOSES TO SM1THEIEI.I) Friday Smithfield highs eked out a d-0 victory over the Methodist Orphanage eleven from Raleigh The victory 'came by the air route. A dO-yard pass. Parrish to Joyner, was followed by a 20 yard toss from Parrish t > Kirk man and a 10-yard run to touch down by the latter. It was the fourth win of the season for tin locals. who have not been beaten but who played' a tie with Mount Olive. Norton and Kirkman played good games for the locals, while Parrish's passing featured. Fur the Methodist team, the work of Paul. Horton and Eraser was out The locals play New Hanover highs in Wilmington next Friday. Death of Needham Garner The death of Need-ham (Janur. who lived on Kenly, route 2, oc curred at his home Friday after having been confined to his bod for only a few days. Mr. Garner had been in bad health for about five years. The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon by Elder J. T. Collier and interment was made in the home, burying ground. The de ceased who was sixty-two years of age, leaves a wife anil five chil dren. Mis children are as follows: Messrs. Os-car Garner, William .Garner, Theodrea Garner, Miss Eflie Garner and Mrs. Lottie Ed I wards, all of Kenly, route 2. | HAS ARTICLE IN HARPERS j Mrs. Walter P. .Ileddon, of New York, daughter of Rev. I). H. Tuttle of this city, had a very interesting sketch in the October issue nf Harper’s Magazine en titled “Nature Bores.” Mrs. Hed don writes under her maiden name —Worth Tuttle. Spoiled the Color Layout. “What’s the matter, Rastus, you seem as mad as a wet hen?” “Well, why shouldn’t 1 be? The doctor what operated me foh pen d'icitus went and sewed me up wif white thread.” Every time the girls start wear ing something new from Paris an epidemic of colds sets in. Question Foil Literary Digest Chairman Raskob Sends Let ter To Democratic County ('hairman In Every State In the I’nion NKVV YORK, Oct. 22.—John .1. Ra.-kfib, chairman of the Demo National CninnhU^t, has '•(lit the following litter in con nection with the Literary Digest P: M < f the present campaign to I# cm or ratio county chairmen in cv “An ar.alys is ,..f the Lite rary Di gest poll for 1U24 'shows great ac curacy in ft recasting the total •popular vole polled for President ( ualulae. It shows gross imiceura t:es With respect to the popular voti* polled for Mr. Davis and Mr. Lalhd ktl-e. “It. als<o shows substantial inac curacies in the polling by individ ual states. For instance, the poll shewed that. Ne.w York state would aive per cent of its papular vote to President. ('oolidge as again-:. the actual <’oolidge vole °f *r>”>d) per cent. This representod an error of 7di per cent. Similar i errors in varying- degrees occurred j ■ ' *i i * < f lilt* SluteS. “It is interesting: to note th:i* :f the figures shown in the Lit. r ary Digest ,]>«•!I for tlie week <d October ‘JO. 102S are corrected thi ( Ugh applying- the same err o • as occurred in the 101*4 poll, (inv entor Smith carries New Y< rk. Massae husttts, ('i.r.necticut and li i;no:> in the following- ratios: “An election survey in the New York Herald Tribune (a KepirbTi can newspaper) of Sunday, Oeto ber !4. 1028, shows tlie follow in# states as surely Democratic or leaning: Democratic: State Electoral Vote. Smi<h Hoover New York Mnssachuso Connecticut '.u;,:: 15 25,7(51 H).(i21 77,125 140.872 South Cardin,a___ 9 Mississippi . 10 Georgia . _...... 14 Louisiana .... 10 Arkansas ___ . 9 Alabama _ 12 Tt xa, _ 20 Florida .. ... fi Virginia _ .2 North Carolina __ 12 Maryland.. 8 Missouri .. ... IS Now Mexico _ 3 TOTAL _ 143 It' wo add the four states enum erated above, namely Now York __ 45 Massachusetts.. IS Connecticut__ 7 Illinois ... _ 29 —iwe have a total electoral vote of 242. “The Herald Tribune survey in dicates the following: doubtful states which are not included in the foregoing* table: Rhode Island_...d_ 5 New Jersey__ 14 Delaware . 3 Kentucky . . __ 13 Times see _ 12 Oklahoma _ 10 Minnesota _ 12 North Dakota .. 5 South Dakota.. 5 Nebraska _ 8 Colorado_ 0 Nevada.. 3 A total of 116 electoral votes out of which Governor Smith has to secure but 24 votes to attain the necessary votes for victory, leaving a margin of 92 electoral votes still in fighting ground. “The above figures account for the great nervousness around Re publican- National Headquarters about the outcome of this impor tant election.” A CARD OF THANKS l wish to thank each and every one who assisted us in any way during my recent illness. I espec ially want to thank Dr. Orr and the nurses at the Johnston County Hospital for their kindness. I hope the greatest of blessings will be bestowed upon each and every one of you. MRS. HARDY JOHNSON. Four Oaks, Route 4. Members County Board of Commissioners ( . \. riTZciKKAI.I) f andidatrs lor ro-elerfion on flu l». 1». Oliver ami J. Rufus C'reeeh. If. H. KH HAKDSON I)omo;ralic inl et. Two other candidates U. I . HAKIlOl K named in (he primary are. Campaign On For Memorial Chapel -4 Dr. A. H. Cory, of* Kinston. Heads Drive in Slate i ;>? Funds To Build Chapel Fort l .\ YKTTKVILI.K. Get. 22.—Yes tirciny m a meeting filled with en thuCasm. a group of nun seated at a <1! n no r table at Font Bragg made definite [dans for the c i snpleth n <■!' a Memorial Chapel at the army post at which the sol dier hoys, most of whom come from this state, may be able to wor ship. Men from different sections of the state whose interest in the proposed chapel had been aroused arrived on time during the morn ing and -after a tour of inspection realized as never before the need for such a place of worship at the military post. Dr. A. K. Cory of Kinston, who has un;L i taken to direct the? drive, outlined the plan which is to he followed. First of all. through per sonal calls, letters and news arti cles the people of the state are to be given a picture of the need for a place in which the Fort Bragg sxild'k !'-s may worship. Here annu ally more* than 10.000 soldiers gather with no place provided in which they may meet for the spe cific purpose* of worshipping God. It being the policy of the War De partment not to build churches on pests it In comes necessary for the citizen.-hip of the different states to take over this work. This, the eitizem-i'.iip of Minnesota, New York, Maryland, and other states The campaign h r funds with Chain.-!, for which some money has already been rais-cd, will be car ried on through the churches, Sun day schools and the American Le gion pcs'tsn Armistice Day which falls on Sunday has been desig nated as Vi( lory Armistice Day for the Fort Bragg Chapel this year. On this date every Sunday schuc'l in the state will be asked to raise for the chapel fund an amount equal to five cents for each member. Sunday, October 2K, will be designated as Ar.'neuncenu nt Sunday for this cause. At this time all ministers and Sunday sch< ol superintendents are request ed to announce these plans to the churches and Sunday schools. The next Sunday, November 4, has been designated as Prayer Sunday for this cause, at which time spec ial prayers are requested in the different churches. On November li, Armistice Day, the appointment to each church and Sunday school, based on membership and enroll ment, will be accepted and remitted to Fort Bragg Memorial Chapel Fund. The need as expressed in this call has been with North Car olina for ten years. While other states have made greater progress than North Carolina in this re spect-, the committees look to Arm istice day as an opportunity to push the old North State into the (foreground /with a magnificent thank offering for this cause. If the talking movie actors said everything they used to look as if they were saying in the old “silent” days, the cops would get after them Di'inocralrt To Siaj'.o and Harebei-ue at. ( leva land Next Thursday; Oth cr Public Speakings This Week rI \.u.iay, Oeli lio!’ -■’>. will lx1 a i1 ■ S' <lay in rlcvnlanil and ~ur iounding townships. A Democratic i-ally and barbecue is scheduled to be held at (Cleveland school, and folks from Pleasant Grove, L<vver ( lay ton, Lower Wilson’s Mills and Upper Smithfield as well as Cleve land townships are expected to be present, lien. A. I,. Brooks, of Greensboro, will be the principal speaker, but others will be on hand who will he called upon to have something to say. Sam T. Honey cutt will introduce the speaker. All Democratic candidates will be present and some may speak in the afternoon possibly including Con gressman Ii. W. Pou. !•. 11. Brooks, chairman of the j Democratic Executive Committee, has arranged for plenty of barbe cue, and lie invites all Democratic | citizens of that section, to attend i the rally. | Other public speakings have been ! arranged for Wednesday and | Thursday nights at the following places: Wednesday night, at Prog j ress school house in Boon Hill township; at Mount Zion school in Cleveland; and at Corinth school 1 in 1 n grams. Thursday night at New Hope | school in Ingrams township; at Holly Grove in Meadow township; at Pomona school in Smithfield I township; at Keniy in Beulah town ship. and at James McCall’s store in Selma township. Various candidates on the county l ticket will be at these places and ■will discuss the issues <f the cam paign. All citizens regardless of political affiliations are invited to attend those speakings. The speaking and baibecuo scheduled for Peacock’s Cross Roads will not be held Friday, October 20, but at some time later when full notice will be given. DEATH OF MU. W. S. UA(iSHADE'S MOTHER Nows reached here Friday of the death of Mrs. Clara Rais'd ale. mother of our townsman, Mr. W. S. Ragsdale, who died early that morning at her home in tBuIsling ton at the age of sixty-two years. She had been sick for a , week having suffered a stroke of paralysis. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon in the Baptist church at Fuquay Springs, the old home of • the deceased. Rev. M. W. Buck of Burlington conducted 'the service. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ragsdale ' and son, Thel, went to Burlington Friday. Mr. WLlLLam Ragsdale, a student at Duke University, Miss Mary Ragsdale and Clifton Rags dale went to Fuquay Saturday to I attend the funeral. Domestic Tri-Comedy. I “Ma," said a Kansas youngster, I “there’s a man in the kitchen hug . firing and kissing the hired girl.” When his mother started for the I kitchen, he shouted: “April fool! It’s only pa.” State Fair Opens At New Grounds New Buildings Are Com pleted; («ov. McLean Op ens Fair; Yesterday Was School Children’s and American Legion Day RALF1GII, Oct. 22.—After be inj? discontinued for two years, the Xoi-tli Carolina State Fair is com 'Jn~ hack bigger and better than I'vcii-. K very thing was in readiness fur the opening yesterday at the new fair grounds on high way number 10, ia short distance west cf Raleigh. All the new buildings, which were erected during the summer, are completed. Arrangements have been made to house many addi tional exhibits in tents. Flood lights have been put on the fair grounds which will provide an abundance of illumination at night. Pumps have been installed in the 451 foot we'.l. which will provide 3500 gal lons of water per minute. One hundred stalls are filled with race horses. The concession holders have erected their stands along the midway. Jtaleigh is prepared to welcome the greatest number of visitors which she has ever had in her history. 'I he opening day was school children’s day and American Le gion day. The school children iof each county in the state had been invited to attend the fair on that day, both through letters to the county superintendents and through the newspapers. i he 1air was formally opened on Monday at 12:30 o’clock in the afternoon, by Governor Angus W. McLean, following the address of the governor, music was fur nished by the C-ervonie band, and tiie free acts were performed in; front of the grandstand. 1 he free actq include May Wdrth and her family, a riding! act which was a headline attrac- j tion with the Iiingling Brothers i circus for many years, the Honey i troupe, the Kieler sisters, in a ' sinking- acrobatic act, the Billy! Kice ,triio, three popular clowns ; who played with the Kindling cir-: cu.s for Irom 10 to 15 years, and Jri- Smail’s dancing revue, which ! features pretty girls and artistic; dancing. Other features of the opening day program was a horse show,! with lady 'and gentlemen riders exhibiting the skill of well-trained hunting and high jumping horses, auto racing, and the Shleesley Car nival. The Cervonie band, which will play at the fair, has, among its artists, Miss R'abe, of 'Raleigh, who is an accomplished singer. Association Members To Meet. All Johnston county memebrs of the North Carolina Cotton Associ ation are requested to remember the meeting to be held in the court house Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Someone from the Raleigh oflice is expected to be present and make a talk, and every member is urged to be present. A. J. WHITLEY, JR. County Chari man. I Watch your label. 1, Clinic At Selina ! Still In Progress -4 Dr. Wade Atkinson Contin ues His Beneficent Work m Tonsil-Adenoid Clinic Thru This Week The tonsil-adenoid clime, in which Dr. Wade H. Atkinson, of Washington, D. C., native John- . Etonian, is doing the operating and giving his services free, began in Selma Thursday. Approximately. forty boys and girls of the Selma school district, .which com prises considerable territory since adja cent districts have bean consoli dated, underwent operations Thurs day, Friday ami Saturday, and the work continues through this week. The superintendent’s office of * the Selma school where the oper ating is being done, has been con verted into an operating room, .while the spacious teachers rest room just across the hall hits, been, turned into a ward where the pa tients are cared for until permitted to return to their homes. Supt. F. M. Waters, the Selma Parent-Teacher Association, Dr. C. C. Massey, county heaJiih officer, and Selma physicians are cooper ating to make the clinic a com plete success. Mrs. E. L. Woodall of thus city, a graduate nurse, and Miss Edna Kate, a student nurse of the Johnston County Hospital, are on duty regularly, while train ed nurses in Selma are assisting from time to time. There is no fee whatever for the operating serv ice, but in order to take care of some expense connected with the clinic, the sum of five dollars is charged for each patient. The Selma Parent-Teacher A*-eolation which is active in helping with * the clinic will he the beneficiary if there should be any surplus funds after all expenses are paid. Those in charge of the dviange ments for the clinic have found that there was great need for this corrective work which is being done, and they hope that this splendid work of l)r. Atkinson will only mark the beginning of other clinics. There is already talk of another, possibly next summer. Dr. Atkinson, with hisi amiable wife, makes frequent ■vis its—for the busy man that he is—> 'back to his old home in O'Neals township. He enjoys a popularity • that is enviable, and when it is noised abroad that Dr. Atkinson is scheduled to be at any public gath ering in that section, liis old neighbors and friends are sure to be on hand. He even found time in the midst of his operating last Thursday to slip away and attend the democratic rally and barbe cue at Standl's Chapel where he shook the hand of many an old friend. He shows a continued in terest in the Corbett-Hatcher school offering medals each year for public speaking. Dr. Atkinson is not only a skill- ‘-~ ed specialist, but is a man of fine • personality. He radiates good hu mor. He is an ardent admirer ox the democratic nominee for Pres ident, and frequently makes op portunity to “play up’’ his fav- * orite candidate. Dr. Atkinson declares that he owes- Johnston county something for the chance he was given in his early life, and he is glad to give J his time and strength, and skill in this tonsil-adenoid clinic as a TURN TO PACE 8, COLUMN 6 Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “De aiah iz full uv poMytiefci and promises galore—but when dey gits elected hits only dat and nuthin* more.