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. 46TH YEAR EIGHT.PAGES TODAY SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, NOV EMBER 1(5, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 91 Important Meet Of Executives Annual Meeting of Represen tative Baptist of the John ston Association Here Next Monday ten J/t&xX Monday morning at 1/6’clock will be held an unusual | meeting of representative Baptists 4 of the Johnston Association in the 3 Smith'field Baptist church. It is to I include all the pastors, all the a members of the executive commit tee, and the heads of the several departments of work in the asso ciation—the ^Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. conventions, and the Wo man’s Missionary Union. After discussion in the Ministerial Asso ciation sometime ago, a recommen dation was adopted at the recent session of the Johnston association that as soon as practicable after I the meeting of the association a | joint conference be arranged of [ all the leaders mentioned above [ with a view of to closer co-opera | tion among the pastors and the [ leaders of all the departments of ► the associational work. The heads \ i <^S»each of these departments are | askc^to outline clearly their plans I iui tut- new year, aim 10 Diing to j the meeting a definite program of j , what they wish their departments : to accomplish and the methods J they wish to follow during the ! year. Thus each department will, j it is believed, he brought into more ! intelligent cooperation with one ! another, and the intelligent sup- j port of the pastors will be enlist- I ed in carrying out the aims of the ; several* departments. It is hoped I that a full attendance will be so- j cured. Under an amendment to the con J stitution last year three members of the executive committee are to be retired each year and new mem bers chosen in their place. Three whose terms ended this year were Rev. S. S. McGreggor, Mrs. Geo. D. Vick and Mrs. J. M. Beaty. In their places the following were ; elected: G. W. Lee of Willow ; Springs, Mrs. Edwin Jones of Kenly, and Mrs. J. W. Sanders of Four Oaks. y Here’s News. J editor of the Far West drop ped into church for the first time in many years. The minister was -*in the very heart of the sermon. ftThe editor listened for a while and then rushed to his office, j, “What are you fellows doing? How about the news from the seat of war?” “What news?” “Why, all this about the Egypt ian army being drowned in the Red Sea. The minister up at the church knows all about it, and you fellows have not a word about it ,jn our latest. Bustle around, you .fellows, and get cut an extra spec ial edition.” R Methodist Church. Rev. J. D. Bundy will preach at Centenary Methodist church Sun day morning: at eleven o’clock and Sunday evening at 7:30. The sub I ject for the morning discourse will be: “What Shall the Harvest Be?" Sunday school at 9:30 o’clock, Sf C. Young superintendent.' -30 WAlfELON school 1*1 IU)1XC. mTRNKO Zebulon, Nov. 15.—Wakelon’s new modern brick building, hous ing the high school and lower aud itorium was destioy /d by fire about 3 a. m. Wednesday morning. The building, occupied for the first time two years ago, cost $50,300. The equipment destroyed is estimated at $25,000 or better. Plans arc being made to rebuild. 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. '“Goose” Woodard deciphered ,"fis name last is-uc. Today's TantaUzer: mesysmllerjt By Arthur Briabane O.M.V $5,000 TO THE LORD— | Or R DKSCEN DA NTS— | LINCOLN’S SHORT LETTER— j "ONLY A COLD"— Mrs. K. S. Dodige dies leaving one million. Nineteen thousand dollars go to friends, $5,000 to a I Presbyterian church, the balance to relatives. Five thousand dollars out of $1,000,000 given to the Lord seems small. In old days, when heaven and hell were taken more literally, it would have been thought wise to give $000,000 of the $1,000,000 to religion and' make sure of salvation. But in this agnostic day many feel that the Lord does not need money, especially as He could cre ate any amount of it by an easy miracle, whereas relatives and ed ucational institutions DO need money, and can’t perform mir That a st n is born to Princess Michael Cantacuzene in Chicago means little to the average, but a great deal to a few old men of the Grand Army, who know that Princess Cantacuzene is General G ran t *s granddaughter. The only immortality of which we are certain, apart from the certainty of religious faith, is the immortality of our descendants. Each may live for thousands of years in his descendants. You that read this are descended from men that were alive on earth 500,000 years ago. VV nat our descendants will be we cannot guess. General Grant, before opportun ity came and people wondered why he didn't keep “sober,” little thought that he would be the great-grandfather of a son of a Russian prince. Descendants of A.-tors. Vander bilts and Rockefellers will beg their bread a thousand years hence if begging still prevails. Descendants of Jhenghis, Timur and Attila are among Mongolian laborers now scattered through The Triennial Protestant Epis copal Convention in Washington is urgently requested to recognize faith cures. In such cures the pa tient helps himself by believing that someone else will help him. Faith can do many things. A man was bound to a chair, his feet put in hot water and told that his feet would be cut by a razor. The back of a razor was drawn across the soles of his feet. Not a drop of bl'ood was shed, but he died. What can kill can cure. Some doctors wisely believe that faith healing should be used to help nervous patients. On June 12, 1S48, Abraham Lin coln wrote to William II. Herndon a short letter, telling what he thought about Zachary Taylor’s prospect of election. The letter was sold recently for $3,000. Lincoln, thirty-seven years old when he wrote that letter, would have been amazed had he known what would happen to it. At that time he would h^vo been glad to get the jib in the Interior Department for which he applied unsuccessfully. Fortunately, he did not get it, for it might have taken him out of politics. Johns Hopkins, in 125 families, rich and poor, will investigate or igins, causes and frequency of Presbyterian Services. Progress Saturday night 7:15. Smithfield Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. At the evening hour the congregation will join with the Baptist, brethren in hearing Rev. J. 1). Bundy at the Methodist i church. Soldiers Honored At Selma Monday Big Celebration Staged In Armistice Day Program— Mystery Surrounds Death of O. A. Perry SELMA, Nov. 15.—Selma is in debted to the other towns and sec tions of the county for the hearty cooperation given in the entertain ment on Monday’s Armistice day celebration. An immense crowd was on hand to enjoy the program which began with the parade and ended- with the spectacular fire works at 9:30 p. m. The prize offered for he best float was decorated in pure white, man’s club and was a thing of beauty, symbolizing peace. The Moat was decirated in pure white, | Miss Margaret Hood robed in white held a white dove in one! hand and a United States flag in j the other. Little Jean Scales in j white represented “Miss America" I and little Bennett Creech dressed j as “Uncle Sam” occupied the"front | of the float. From an arch the word “Peace” was suspended. The second prize went to the American Legion float. ' niiiu-iwu veterans •egistered and between seven and .dght bundled were fed. Mystery Surrounds Death Mrs. G. B. Perry and Mrs. R. I>. Blackburn have returned from Franklinton where they attended :ho funeral of Mr. Olin A. Perry. ion of Mrs. Perry and brother of Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Perry was found on the streets of Raleigh ir. i dying condition and was rushed :° Rex Hospital. He died shortly ifter without regaining conscious less. Mystery surrounds the af air. Foul play is suspected as Mr. Perry carried $200 on his person. I:s Shriner’s pin was also niiss Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Blackburn lave the sympathy of a large cir •!e ot friends all over the county. \N . H. Stallings Dead. People in Selma and surround ng community were shocked and -rieved at the death of Mr. W. II. Stallings, well known traveling salesman, of Selma which occurred Friday night following an automo-' >ile accident at the overhead bridge lear Prindeton Friday about noon dr. Stallings was rushed to the lohnston County Hospital but he lever regained consciousness. He lad lived in Selma for the past 27 ears, was born in Wake county lanuary 11, 1871, and married Miss vatic Gertrude Creech December 27, 1900. He is survived by his vidow and the following children: Vhs. W. L. Barnes, of Wilson; Misses Mozell, Mary Emily, Louise, md one son. William U. Stallings. >f Selma; three sisters and four mothers, E. L. Stallings, Raleigh; W. B. Stallings. Tarboro; C. A. Mailings, Morley. Mo.; M. R. Stirl ings. Dallas, Texas; Mrs. I). Jones, if Clayton; Mrs. F. L. Lawson. Clayton; Mrs. V. W. Breeze of A kind husband and loving father ;he sympathy of their many friends joes out to the bereaved family n this dark hour. The funeral was conducted from the Selma Baptist church Sunday afternoon, Itev. W. J. Crain offie ating. The pallbearers were Messrs J. N. Wiggs, E. V. Woodard, W. If. Poole, Walter Roberts, A. V. Driver, C. P Harper. Interment was made in the Clayton ceme tery. Lovely floral offerings were a comfort to the sorrowing loved Book Club Meets. On Friday afternoon Miss Mar garet Etheridge was hostess to the members of the Friday After- ' noon Book club and a number of invited guests. Masses of fall flowers of various colors were observed in the living room, dining room and hall. The general topic for study on this occasion was “The Short Story,” and those present were very fortunate in having Mrs. Nina Holland Covington, of Raleigh, who is authority on this subject ad dress them. Mrs. Covington dis cussed the short story from ages past up to the present time, em phasizing especially the Russian. ^French and American short story, reading extracts from Russian and 108 Lives Lost When Ship Vestris Sinks Passengers of Wreck ed Liner Blame Cap tain; Captain Went Down With Ship NEW YORK, Nov. 14.— (AP) — Two shiploads of survivors of the Lamport and Holt liner Ves tris arrived today to unfold details of one of the most horrible of mar itime disasters. An official inquiry has been or- 1 dered. based upon their almost unanimous charges of inefficiency,' indecision and delay against Oapt. U illiam J. Carey and his crew. t harges made by surviving pas sengers of the Vestris, which are to be investigated by the federal authorities, include: failure to ask aid in time. Delay in abandoning the sinking ' ship. Failure to warn passengers and ! crew of danger. Defective life boat equipment, flares in life boat said to be wet. I—til k*. lit ill wm; UUrtl, Ulll no Oil, one boat broken to pieces when it capsized. Failure to close bulkheads tight ly before line sailed, also charge oulkheads were weak. Mishandling of life boats, allow ng some to handle in midair un it passengers were spilled or ship I sank. *' Misconduct by some members of | crew in failing to assist persons struggling in water. Interspersed in narratives of! heroism—and of brutality—of nar- j. ow escape and of suffering, in- ' variably appeared assertions that : f proper steps had been taken by I the ship's executives and crew, j most if not all of the .108 lives I low dead would be alive. Even with j .he S O S too long delayed, el'- ■ ncient handling of the Vestris' life : aving equipment by those respon- ; -ihle would have brought most of I ’he 108 out of danger, declared I , survivors today—48 full hours— ifter the Vestris plunged off Vir-, i Tiicse are charges which United j t ■states Attorney Tuttle announced | today that he will begin to invos- j Ligate tomorrow, but Carey him- j ( self will never be called to answer ! , For after seeihg the women and j children under his care dumped into a boiling sea from shattered lifeboats, his passengers and crew leaping into the waves from the foundering ship, and feeling the bridge on which he stood singing beneath his feet, Captain Carey, one of his stewards said, jumped into the water without a lifeboat, though there were plenty to he had. Of the 12b survivors brought in on the American shipper 41 were passengers and 84 crew, of the 23 on the Berling, which docked at almost the same time 18 were! crew and only five passengers. DEER HI NTING PROVES A POPULAR SPORT IVor hunting in Eastern Caro- j lina is attracting some of our | sporting citizens, Messrs. Cl. E. : Thornton, H. A. Crumpler, C. R. (‘-able of this city, and Dr. J. H. j Stanley of Four Oaks, who spent j the Armistice day holidays in Car teret. county bringing back a lot I of choice venison. Mr. and Mrs* Burl on Jones spent Monday with relatives in | Harrelsville, and while there Mr. j Jones went deer hunting. A deer was killed and they too are en- j joying venison. French authors. At the conclusion of the pro- j gram, the hostess, assisted by Misses Stella Etheridge and Myrtle I Smith served a salad course, cof fee and salted almonds. Those present besides club mem bers were: Mrs. Nina Holland Cov ington. Mrs. N. E. Edgerton, Mrs. LeRoy Belvin and Miss Florence Fitzgerald, of Raleigh; Mesdames R. L. Shirley, Mrs. W. T. Woodard, Carra Smith. R. A. Ashworth, Misses Rosa Waddell and Myrtle j Smith. ] Heavy Docket In Recorders Court Many C riminal C ases Dispos ed of On Tuesday and Wed nesday of This Week The following: criminal cases were tried in Recorder’s court here this week: William Boylan was sent to the county roads for a term of four months for possession for the pur pose of sale. John Henry McLamb was fined ?10 and taxed with the cost for possession and transportation. Haywood Ilinnant was convicted iif abandonment and non-support. Prayer for judgmet was continued in this case upon the payment of m lo W. (i. Hocutt for the care >f the children. Tommie Johnson was fined $25 md required to pay the cost in the action for possession and :ransportation. He gave notice of ippeal. y of malicious injury to personal jroperty. Prayer for judgment was ■ontinued upon the payment of the :osl. K. L. Langston was found guil y of removing crops before pay ng rent and advances. Prayer For udgment was continued upon the >ayment of the cost. Prayer for judgment was con inued in the case against Jesse ( Jarrish, who was convicted of jossession of wine for the pur- j >ose of sale. Wilbur Horton was found guilty { if possession of whiskey for the i jurpose of sale and was fined $10. j n default of the payment of the ine and cost the defendant is to j •e confined to jail of Johnston I ounty and assigned to work the | oads of Johnston county and pay \ he cost. larry Williams, Otho Benson ' r.d Paul Blackman were in court harged with housebreaking and j f-ceny. Probable cause was found | i’Td each defendant was hound iver to Superior court under $100 ionf cursing on public highway. ?rayc*r for judgment was eontinu- < ‘d upon condition that the defend-: mt remains oT good behavior clui ng the next two years and pay ;he cast. Grover Richardson entered a j )Iea of guilty to removing crops )efore paying rents. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the laymen! of the cost. W ill McNeil, charged with lar •ony. was called and failed. Judg ment ni si sci fa and capias. K. Raines was charged with operating a car while intoxicated. Phe prosecuting witness, J. B. Sullen, was called and failed and the judgment was that the pros ecuting witness be taxed with the cost. Coy Williams, a 26-year-old white farmer, was charged with operating a car while intoxicated and assault with car. It. appearing to the court that the defendant had made restitution to the prosecut ing witness by paying over $100 for damages done to the car and the defendant was sentenced to the roads for the term of 60 days, the load sentence is to he suspend ed upon the payment of $50 fine and cost on further condition that the defendant does not operate a motor vehicle again in North Caro ma during the jnext 90 days, Nov. 29 Set For Thanksgiving Day Governor McLean Follows j Custom In Issuing: Thanks-1 giving Proclamation To People of North Carolina “To the People of North Caro “Whereas, the spirit of true ' gratitude is a virtue that ought j always to be fostered and en couraged, and, “Whereas, all good and perfect ! gifts of this life, as well as hope j for the life to come, are direct j benefactions of a kind providence, j “Now, Therefore, I. Angus W. McLean, Governor of North Caro Iina, happy to follow a custom that ; has been perpetuated since this I nation of ours established its in- i dependence, do hereby proclaim and j set aside Thursday, November 2‘J. j as "Thanksgiving Day, and call j upon the people of the state to ob serve it by suspending all unnec essary activities and by giving pub lic expression to the gratitude that is in their hearts for all the blessings enjoyed during the past “We, as a people, have much j for which to he thankful. Difficul ties have been experienced, to be sure, as will ever be the ease un- j til complete harmony has been es tablished between the Creator and the creature and between man and man everywhere; but our blessings have far outnumbered our handi caps, and we have abundant cause for genuine gratitude. “We have continued to go for ward. We have utilized our natur al resources to meet our spiritual needs and to fulfill our human ob ligations. Religion and seience have contributed to the- necessities of the soul and body: humanity, as a whole, has been privileged to at tain higher levels of service. “For these and all other bless ings, too numerous to mention, 1 urge' our people to offer sincere and hearty thanks to Alminghty Cod on the day appointed. “Whether our prayers of thanks giving shall ascend from around the humble fireside or be wafted ti Heaven on the strains of cathe dral music is of little consequence, so long as they come from hearts that are moveu by the spirit oi true gratitude. “It is highly desirable that oui people shall use this occasion tc contribute to the necessities of the less fortunate, especially to the orphans of our state and other.4 who are dependent upon the bounty of those who have enjoyed a great er degree of prosperity. Freely we have received, freely let us give. Thus we will not only he doing that which is well pleasing in th< sight of Cod but will acquire a broader sense of spiritual satis faction. in conclusion, i luiuner urge that our people, remembering al. of us are, in the final analysis dependent upon the great Centra1 Source of supply, forget their in dividual differences and unite ir gratitude to God for the abiding things of life, at the same time seeking Divine Guidance for the “Done in the City of Raleigh this 12 day of November, in the year of our Cord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-ieight, and in the one hundred and fifty third year of our American Inde- i pendence. “ANGUS W. MCLEAN, “Governor. “By the Governor. “W. W. LEINSTER, “Private Secretary." Revival At Selma. Rev. J. H. Graver, of Raleigh, will begin a revival meeting at the Presbyterian church in Selma Sun I day night at 7:30 o’clock. He will I be assisted in the meeting by the pastor. Rev. D. F. Waddell. Rev. Mr. Gruver i;s superintendent of home missions in Granville Presby tery and is an evangelist of note. He has recently held successful re vivals in Person and Lee counties. The public is cordially invited to [attend the services in Selma, Child Killed In Auto Accident Harold Wrenn, Young Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Ogburn Is Knocked Down By Auto at Garner A sad accident occurred in Gar ner Sunday afternoon when Har old Wrenn, the four-year-old son )t Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Wrenn. was • knocked down by an automobile ; >r.d was killed. The little fellow! ived only about ten minutes after j icing; struck. The tragedy occurred when the little boy and his father were en route to see the little boy’s grand mother. They had stopped for some -ars to pass before crossing the road, and the boy failing to see another which was approaching, lulled loose from his father’s hand md dashed in front of the car. A dr. Johnson from Fremont was iriving the automobile, but no dame was attached to him. The iccmeni was said to oe unavoid able. The funeral service was con luctecl Monday afternoon at Mount Zion Meithodist church by Rev. \V. L. Clegg-, the pastor. Uncles of ‘lie boy, Messrs. Limvood and -rlenn Wrenn and Roy and Bill Hobby, were the pallbearers. The 'lower girls were playmates of the lecoased. The little fellow was a nephew >f Mrs. T. C. Ogburn of this city. VIr. and Mrs. Ogburn and Mrs. Mattie Stephenson attended the puneral Monday afternoon. RATS DAMAGE CORN WHILE TN STORAGE RALEIGH, Nov. 12.—Two hun ired representative farmers of North Carolina state that damage by rats to their stored com uncunts to five and one-half per ?ent of that stored. If this average holds good for the entire state, nany a man is working to grow •orn for rats to eat. “More than half the total corn wop is stored for a period of at east three months and is there 'ore susceptible to injury by rats luring that time,” says C. I). Schwartz, junior biologist at State1 Co I lege. “If the average damage lone in the states of North and south Carolina is only one-fifth >f the damage sustained by these 2-00 representative farmers, it will ae seen that the combined corn wop worth sixty million dollars in 1927 suffered a damage of $000, 100 last winter. If the average lamage was only one-tenth the av erage of the 200 men. a damage >f $300,000 was sustained in the wo slates. This shows us that 200 'armors must raise at least 100.000 >ushe1s of corn valued at 75 cents i bushel to satisfy the appetites W nn.l. ii-av.L. one 'armers must raise 2.000 bushels •ach to feed rats.” However, states Mr. Schwartz, oss of corn in storage may be controlled by rat-proofing the •ribs. Careless construction of the corn cribs is the cause of most loss from rats. If the corn crib :s built at a height of three feet above the ground; set on concrete posts with tin pans or galvanized iron protruding out for six inches over the top of the posts; steps made so that they may be hoisted out of the way and trash and lit ter not allowed to accumulate un der the crib, one may be sure that his corn will be free from attack. Mr. Schwartz, also advises build-1 ing the corn crib far enough away I from other buildings so that the1 rats cannot jump to its roof. A Prosperous Country. The prosperity of a country de pends not on the abundance of its resources nor on the strength of its fortifications nor on the beauty of its public buildings. It consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, its men of ed ucation, enlightment, and charac ter. Here is to be found its true in terest, its chief strength, its real power.—Martin Luther. 9 Red Cross Topic Kiwanis Program T. E. Hurt Tells of Disaster Work in Florida; Red Cross Roll Call To Date Amounts to $7:1 By DK. C. C. MASSEY Kiwanis luncheon this week was characterized by a talk by Kiwan ian Theron E. Burts on the sub ject of National Disaster Relief Work by the Red Cross. The speaker's remarks were interesting, as he related the disaster wrought by the recent hurricane in Flori da, where he lived before coming to Smithfield. While the greater part of the relief work was car ried on by the Red Cross much credit was given to the local civic clubs of that section. In line with this program, Ki wanian Tuttle made a pleasing re port on the result of the annual lo cal Red Cross Roll Call, informing the club that the citizens of Smith field generally had responded gen erously to the cause. To date those called upon in the business sec tion had paid in $73. Much discussion developed over the expected motorcade from Rich mond, passing along the Virginia Florida short cut route today (Fri day). A committee representing Smith field and the club composed of the president. Dr. W. J. B. Orr, R .P. Holding. N. C. Shuford, N. C. Shepard. Rev. Chester Alexander and Adam Whitley, Jr., were des ign sited to attend a meeting at Farmville last night, with repre sentative bodies from the fifty-six counties of Eastern Carolina, as guests o fthe Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Mr. C. A.> Fitzgerald, chairman of the board of county commis sioners, was guest of the club. Miss Constance Harrelson. ac companied by Miss Ruth Brooks at the piano, delighted the club with several vocal solos. -*-_30 DAY AFTER ELECTION Wednesday. November 7, 1928. Following the election of Presi lent Hoover was a tremendous bull narket on the New York Stock Ex •hange. the second largest day in he Exchange, and was dubbed a ‘Hoover Market.” Practically all stocks, especially corporation and rust stocks, advanced, many of "hem $5.00 to $15.00 per share, while farm products, including cot ton, wheat, com, oai*, hogs and •at.tle. were barely steady to lower. Would this not indicate who is to )e benefited by the election of Her bert C. Hoover President of the United States of America? BRAY BROS. CO. idv.’ -30 METHODISTS HEAR WORLD WAR VETERAN SELMA, Nov. 15.—At the close >f the lesson period last Sunday it Edgerto-n Memorial Methodist :hurch the classes re-assembled in the auditorium to hear a talk by Mr. W. D. Perkins, who with his company was called to tlie front line trenches two days before the signing of the armistice. His vivid description made every one pres ent thankful that we now have peace. Appropriate music was ren Hints To Farmers— Farmers of North Carolina who may wish to learn how the Euro± pean Corn Borer is controlled may obtain a free bulletin on the sub ject by writing to the extension entomologist at State College, Ral eigh. Heavy rains in North Carolina this year have caused the control jf soil erosion to become a grave problem. Mangum terraces, prop erly constructed, will prevent the waste of rich soil. Two farmers of Catawrba coun ty are selling their apples from a 40 acre orchard for $1.50 per | bushel at the trees. | Three solid cars of limestone have been ordered by farmers) of Montgomery to help with growing legume crops this winter. Tittle Clifton, who had been taken into the country for a day’s outing, saw’ a spider spinning a web between two tall weeds. “Hey, pop!” he yelled, “come on over here and see this bug putting i up> a wireless!” Am* a