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> Smithfield Tobacco Warehouses are Belling 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 SM11HHELL), N. ^/FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1928 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 97 This Week By Arthur Brisbane l. A TORNADO VISITS EUROPE— FLORIDA IS SOUND INTROVERTS— MISS WEST PITIES WOMEN — Terriffic storms in Europe have killed many in Europe and Brit ain, the high winds putting a new fear in the populations. Tornadoes and earthquakes visit different parts of the earth, im partially, and nations might be content with the war that nature forces upon them, not insisting upon fighting and killing each oth The tornado in Europe, leaving a trail of loss and death, will not cause foolish pessimism, such as outsiders have displayed after a wind storm in Florida. Florida’s high wind comes only rarely and never in Winter, when the harvest season of tourists is And Florida in one important re spect has an advantage over other states in her financial condition and freedom from debt. Florida, as a state, owes no body a dollar. The state is abso lutely free from bonded indebted ness, its laws forbidding the state to borrow for any purpose, except for suppressing insurrection with in the state, or repelling armed in vasion. No state is in a better condition financially than Florida, destined to be one of the greatest states in the Union, in population and in money. And now, after the boom, while the foolish nurse their wound, is a good time to buy in Florida, if you buy wisely. Professors of Northwestern Uni versity tell business men selecting employes to pick out extroverts and avoid introverts. t The introvert is a dreamer, with r drawing within himself. The extrovert is a back-slapper and go-getter. Theodore Roosevelt, Mussolini, William Howard Taft and Gover nor Smith are of the extrovert type. There is something of the in trovert and extrovert in every man. Charles Fourier told about it more than a hundred years ago, using the words “internal intui tional, and external rational,” which are better. Miss Rebecca West, forceful young British person who writes well, pities American women. Their lives are tragic, says she. Many of them live parked high up in skyscrapers, “where they can’t even keep a dog.” It’s sad not to keep a dog in a skyscraper. But Miss West will know when she gets married that a baby or even a husband is a good substitute for a dog. - The latest eruption of Mount V*' Etna “destroyed” ten thousand acres of fertile Sicilian land. Frost, rain and sunshine will crumble the lava to dust. Weeds will grow, soil will form. Earth worms will chew it up, and those acres will be fertile again, and Etna will be a dead volcano. TURN TO PAGE SEVEN 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. Blye Gulley deciphered his name last issue. Today's Tantalizer: aseennint i I Hicks Is Arrested After Three Years A Flighty Young Man mm Here's George Zian, Jr., oi Kydal Pa., the youngest entrant in th« transcontinental air races from Nev York to Los Angeles Man Hurt When Mule Runs Away \lr. Duncan Hamilton Thrown From Watfon and Sustains Hroken Leg;; In Johnston Founty Hospital Mr. Duncan Hamilton, who lives on the old Goldsboro road near Smithfield, had the misfortune Fri day night to have his mule run away with him. He was thrown | from the wagon and one leg was I broken just above the ankle. He I sustained bruises about the head having fallen on some iron. Mr. Hamilton had been to his | pasture and was returning home j late Friday evening when the ac cident occurred. The mule i ordi narily gentle. The bridle broke and the bit fell from the mule’s mouth, and Mr. Hamilton was unable to brimr him under control when he became frightened. Mr. Hamilton is in the Johnston County Hospital where he is rest ing as comfortably as could be ex TILGHMAN LODGING ( AMI* TO MOVE AT EARLY DATE The Tilghman Logging camp in Bentonville township expects to move to South Carolina in the near future. Considerable timber has been cut in that section dur ing the two years the camp has been located there. Already some of the track of the tram road has been taken up, and logs are now being hauled by truck. Freewill Baptist Church. Sunday school Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock, F. C. Fitzgerald superintendent. Church service on Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. F. W. B. League Friday night at 7:30. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these services. AT WORK ON HENDERSON. CLINTON HIGHWAY Work is progressing on the Henderson-Clinton highway in the southern part of the county. The right of way in Bentonville town ship is being cleared, and the con crete bridge over Mill Creek is nearing completion. The road is being graded from highway 22 to ward Hannah’s Creek. THANKS SUPPORTERS To the people of Johnston coun ty: I wish to express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the co operation shown me by each and every one during my term of of fice as your sheriff. My sincerest efforts havo been at all times to justly and fairly ad minister the affairs of my office, both for my own satisfaction and for the good of all concerned. To my deputies, who have given , me their best and untiring efforts, , 1 also owe thanks and appreeia i tion, since through them in a large measure has the success of my term of office been made possible. With good wishes and apprecia tion for all, I remain, J. M. TURLEY. December 0, 1028. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Rev. E. W. Baxter, Rector of St. Timothy’s Church in Wilson, will conduct the service in St. Paul's Church next Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. The public is cor Warrants Out For Two Charged With Theft of $420 Be-1 longing to Ed John son of E 1 e v a t i o n Township Durwood Hicks, white man for merly of Benson and wanted in the Johnston county courts on a number of charges, was appre hended in Hopewell, Va., Wednes day. Deputy L. D. Parker of Ben son left Wednesday night for Hopewell, and yesterday Hicks was in the Johnston county jail. Hicks is charged with fraud and violation of the prohibition law. Some of the cases have been pend ing for about three years, Hicks managing each time he was in this vicinity to evade arrest by the offi Warrants are out for Great Wal lace and Carlton Baker, young white men of Elevation township, who are charged with the theft of $1110 belonging to Mr. Ed Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been sick and on Saturday afternoon for the first time in several days, he went out to see about his hogs. While he was out, the $120 was taken from his trunk, and suspicion led to , warrants being sworn out for Baker and Wallace. It is said that j these young men were in Smith- j fiel(| Monday and spent $55 or $00 j at N. B. Grantham’s clothing ! store. The last heard of them, they j were thought to have purchased j a railroad ticket to Hopewell, Va. | FARMERS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, SMITH FIELD, N. C. I The annual meeting: of the stock holders of the Farmers Bank and Trust company will be held at its banking- house on Thursday, De cember 27, 1928, at 3:30 p. m. This December G, 1928. F. C. SWEENEY, Cashier. U. S. Diamonds. Travelers going south from In dianapolis along the Dixie high way noticed last week, as others did all summer and autumn un couth men clamber out of the wooded gullies and ravines of Morgan county. The men had in common an intent, secretive, yet futile look on their faces. They were diamond hunters. Every day they waded Indiana’s creeks and panned the gravel left there long ago by glaciers. Frequently they found grains of gold; rarely, yet often enough to stir hope, they found a small diamond. Because similar diamonds have been found in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, in the terminal moraines of old glaciers, geologists figure that they were scuffed out a parent field somewhere south or south west of James Bay, the teat-like ex tension of Hudson Bay. That field has not yet been located. P. L. WOOD DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR 8 YEARS Mr. P. L. Wood of Cleveland township, deputy sheriff, is suc ceeded by Mr. J. Claud Carroll who was appointed last Tuesday. Mr. Wood had served as deputy from Cleveland township for the past eight years, being retained as an officer by the Republican adminis tration which took hold of county affairs four years ago. Mr. Wood has made a faithful officer under Democratic and Republican control and he was elected by the Demo crats as township constable in the last election. Guests of Mrs. Fitzgerald. Raleigh, Dec. 5.—Mrs. Z. V. Fitzgerald had for her week end guests Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Fitzger ald, of Smithfield; Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Pearce, of Selma; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blackman, of Selma; Mrs. Bradley Pearce, of Selma; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fitzgerald, of Bagley; and Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Fitzgerald, of Pine Level. They were here to attend the Elks me morial service Sunday, of which ! the late Z. V. Fitzgerald was a I member. dially invited to attend this serv ices. Proceedings Of Recorder’s Court New .hid** , ,, .. .. . c, ,e and Solicitor Are Sworn I . T, . lrin and (ourt Pro reeds V1 of Case/ ^ su:1* Routine ase. The- Keen as usual Ti ■tier’s court was held r^+’arker, duly sworn in Court H. V. Rrn preliminary officials and sor the court proce^ •I. H. Parnell |c Recorder^ couit, solicitor, were new judge of t , r Ke and J. Ira Lee, | by Clerk of the e, and after a few larks by the new of the lawyers, d t >eket as follows: entered a plea of pie assault. Htant char*in* sim* upon the paymen was discharged Jim Brasweffl. t of the cost* old white boy, and11 ^ghteen-year seventeen-year-ohi Herman Davis* tered pleas of guilt'vhite boy’ en‘ cotton. Upon the $ to ,arceny (>t' cost, prayer for judgayment of th* tinned until Januar™ent was con* Roy McLamb, agey 2’ 1029' . farmer, was charged “V a wbl^e tion of the prohibition Wlth v,ola' careless and reckless ^aw. and of was convicted of eareles*r*v’npr‘ less driving and of tra's an(^ and possession of whisknsportation for judgment was eontify* ^>iayer the payment of ^he cost. lllCl* upon ing to the court from the ^ appear" that the defendant had ev'dt*nce the terms of a suspended V1° a*e( it was therefore ordere< , sentence. defendant he committed f* ^’ba^ *be required to serve the to jail and sentence and assigned w JO day jail roads of Johnston count rk on the sentence to begin Febru: y, the road Will it* McLeod, aged Ary 1M2<J ored farmer, plead guil< 21, ating a car while into>!^y *° °Pci was sentenced to the /lca^Gt ’ an< term of 00 days and t the rust. Thr road srnttaxl-<l ,with be suspended upon the p‘ence ’s a $50 tine and the cost.a-vnK'nt of Joseph B. Johnson, a \\ mer, was fined $10 and tax^e **a!" the cost for possession anti6^ "Oli portation. tians Preston Hill, convicted of i ing crops before paying the eniov‘ was discharged upon the paynen s> of the cost. lent Bernice Sanders, colored, \v. fined $10 and taxed with tV?3 cost for possession. The defendant took an appeal. Starling Coates plead guilty to resisting officer and was fined $25 and taxed with the cost. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of $10 to the town of Four Oaks for handcuffs and the cost of the action. On a charge of giving a worthless check, prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Willie McLeod, Roy McLamb, Joe Lofton, Will McNeil, and Earl Culbreth failed to appear in court when cases against them were called. Family Reunion A home-coming day was observ- i ed on Thanksgiving day at the i home of Mr. W. H. Etheridge on i Maxwelton Heights in Kenly, every j child and grandchild being pres- I ent. A bountiful dinner was spread [ on the dining room table and at . the usual hour thanks was given by Mr. J. M. O’Neal after which the | guests helped themselves, to the ! good things until they could eat ' no more. The menu consisted of barbecue, chicken and potato salad, fried chicken, cake, jello and whip- , ped cream and too many other I things to mention. The guests de parted late in the afternoon de claring Mr. and Mrs. Etheridge charming hosts. Those present were: Mr. ami Mrs. P. H. Etheridge and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Etheridge and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Pittman and daughter, Clara Lee. of Kenly; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. O’Neal and children and Mr. and Miis. W. L. Etheridge, of Selma; and Mrs. G. G. Edgerton and three children, of Princeton. Baptist Church. Sunday school 9:45, F. H. Brooks I superintendent. Worship and i preaching by the pastor at 11 a. j m. and 7 p. m. Senior B. Y. P. U. Monday at 7:15 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:15 p. m. A cordial nivitation to all of ( these services. Johnston County Club Is Organized At W a k e Forest Miss Mary Parker, a friend of W. B. Oliver, was elected sponsor of the Johnston County club re cently organized at Wake Forest College. Miss Parker is a freshman at East Carolina Teachers’ Col lege. Greenville, this year. This club was organized for the benefit of the Johnston county boys, an(j it is expected to bring the boys in closer contact. The offi cers are as follows: W. F. Wood all, president; W. B. Oliver, Jr., vice-president; C. R. Duncan, treas urer; J. W. Earp, secretary; H. S. Grant, reporter, and T. T. Godwin, censor. There are seventeen Johnston county boys in school at Wake For est College this year. Each man desires to know every boy from his county, and this is the only way that the group can be drawn together. The club is divided into two groups. H. S. Grant is captain of group one and 0. It. Duncan captain of group two- The club meets once a month, the groups taking turns in getting up a program. Each man who is a member of the club makes a talk that will be of interest to the club. They have various topics for discussion. Some discuss coun ty current events, others, the way to improve the club. The following men are from Johnston county; C. N. Adams, Wilson’s Mills; II. B. Benton, Ben son; M. D. Britt. Benson; A. R. Creech, Micro; C. R. Duncan, (’lay ton; J. W. Earp, Selma; T. T. Godwin, Kenly; II. S. Grant, Selma. II. L. Hall, Clayton; Jose phus Johnson, Four Oaks; A. I). Lassiter, Wilson’s Mills; S. L. Morgan, Jr., Smithfield; William Rose, Benson; Ralph Talton, Selma; J. A. Wallace, Smithfield; W. F. Woodall, Clayton; W. B. Oliver, Jr., Pine Level. REMEMBER Disease germs have three ave nues of entrance into the human system. They may be inhaled, swallowed, or. may get in through scratched or incised wounds of the shin. Jn warm weather, when most of our houses are wide open, the v anger of inhaled germs is prac tically nil. Pure air is a wonderful disinfectant, capable, except again st the tubercular germ, which ?chould be guarded against at all -asons. Most acquired infections in sum. the are of the digestive tract; food ^>ac^er'a are swallowed with fo season serf \or water. We should, there be discriminative at this oughly Biliously clean, and thor be ripe |mastieated. Fruits should tures bvfles^’ aru* ^rec from punc cay."Don't or specks of do that is grt give the child a banana punctured fn’ ,,r Part-ripened, or tot a salad tl) hrough the skin. Po tat is carried over from cj0 ?al—better throw it away, or entirely without the mixture See that all V , oughtlv done, £ookod iood is is not good poli(p“cla!ly meats- U ed ham that vCy to eat thl‘ boil from the picnic', «u had ,eft over posed in the /'spec ially if it re ground for a few I,asket on the ..hours. The same is true of cake, w paper and kept in,''ap>Hd in news ket. Flies haunt » the 8ame bas' They love to crav’utd,,or Pienk* eggs, potato salad: yl over deviled u is not pleasant ttj they may shake ofi think of wllat filthy feet and bodieJ *rom ttleir It goes without sal' . drinking water theser ng l^at a" be attested in purity, \ llays shou!l1 rather than a politic?'y a caPab,‘ stiteh in time saves?1 oflicial- A nine. Put nothing of del more than ty into your stomach, puri" ful not to overload. P*1 care' COLLEEN'S COMING S The strong she has ever had, surrou',nf *ast ioen Moore in her special n 8 ,o1" tion, “Lilac Time,” coming produc‘ Sanders Theatre December’ to ta<' 1L Among others it include*^ and Cooper, Burr McIntosh, ® Garl Cooper, Cleve Moore, Kathr’Ge0J\Be Guire, Eugenie Besserer, yn Mc‘ Chautard, Jack Stone, Edwnr)^m'.le Ion and Dick Grace. M FINEST Ci ANDERS est support! IS Ttf' ST 1EATRE Continues Story European Tour In Last Article of Series, Miss Mary McCullers Tells of Visit to England a n d Scotland By MISS MARY McCULLERS Macaulay had the reputation of having walked through every street Jin London: no one can ever do so again. When our party arrived j there in a drizzling rain that I morning in August, the bigness of this hustling city impressed us first of all. It stretches out into endless streets and by-streets that lead on and on to—no one know where! Someone has said that “Dickens discovered the London of eccen tricity. Stevenson the London of romance, and Whistler the London i of beauty.” and Dr. Johnson said, “He who is tired of London is tired of existence.” One becomes more and more impressed with the > eccentricity, the romance, and the beauty of this largest of all cities in the world the longer one stays in it. While our stay was too short to allow' us to become tired of ; the many advantages offered, 1 i cannot imagine anyone complain ing of boredom when there are buses dashing by every minute to take you to Piccadilly Circus or to Westminster Abbey or other places of note. Our hotel was situated near the British Museum, and this fact gave me the opportunity of spend ing one pleasant day with Stephen and Margaret Crocker, of Chica go, who were doing research work at the museum. We had luncheon at a typically English place where ■ the various types of the Londoners ! could be studied to heart’s content. Later Margaret and I browsed around some of the besf shops while Stephen returned to their apartment to gloat undisturbed over the beautifully bound books and treasures of that kind he col lected while over there. He has a | library that would do credit to a I much older scholar than he is, typ I ifying the earnest attitude he i holds toward his work. Of course the best way to see | London is by bus, and the fare is so reasonable as to permit of a | great many rides, even on the last | lap of a long and expensive tour, j Usually one pays a pence (two I cents) for a ride of several blocks ! and two pence for a longer ride. The English guides, conductors, and policemen are very curt and to the point in their answers to 'all questions. I found myself think ing very hard at times to catch i the significance of their directions. I believe we naturally expect them to be “snobbish” and haughty, and one is very likely to find just that if a deeper understanding is not allowed to color the judgment. I liked them. I liked the earnestness with which they grasp their um brellas and start out—rain or shine the umbrella goes along, for that downpour nearly always come? —but with brilliant sunshine fol lowing at times. Our sight-seeing started at Pic cadilly Circus, the “hub” of Lon don. The guide took great pain? to tell us that “Circus” in this case retains its original Latin meaning, i. e., “a circle,” and thereby relieved any ignorant members of the party of the er roneous idea that we might be go ing to see clowns and things. When we viewed Charing Cross we also learned that the name is from an old Saxon word, “charon,” mean ing “to turn,” for the river and road turn here. London as it now stands is fif teen feet higher than the old level, and is made up of a group of vil lages that have grown together but have retained their original names, Smithfield, once the place of per secutions but now the location of the great cCv markets, is one of them. One of the highlights of our | sightseeing in London was St, Paul’s Cathedral, five -times burn ed and three times struck 1uy light ning, but rebuilt the last time' ir 1G75 by Sir Christopher Wren witi funds from a tax on coal. It is a Gothic structure with classic de tails. In the center of the west end is the King’s stall. Another highlight was the fam ous Tower of London. This towel fr,Tn*T ’'AGE SEVEN Sheriff Fitzgerald Load the Republican county tick et which eioctod November 6th. Selma Organizes j Initial Conceit Proves Inter esting; l)r. anti Mrs. R. P. Noble of Raleigh On Pro gram; Missionary Society Elects Officers cert of the Selina Harmonica band was given Tuesday evening in the auditorium of the Selma high I school building. The band was organized four weeks ago by Miss Stella Ether idge, who taught them and played their accompaniments. Songs in terspersed the harmonica music. Approximately fifty girls and boys took part. They were assist ed by Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. No ble of Raleigh, who are well known to radio audiences all over the state. The announcer was Bobby Waters, seven-year-old son of Sup erintendent and Mrs. F. M. Wa ters. Familiar melodies like Home, Sweet Home, America, and Old Folks at Home were heartily en Two contests were put on, first: selections by members of the band who could not play four weeks ago. Mutt Suber was winner, with Jim mie Woodard a close second. The other contest w'as for those who had had previous experience. Ver non Kemp took off the prize, though Robert Suber should have had a prize also. Ruth Avery won the prize for making the best post er advertising the concert. Several men in the audience were called upon to play the harmonica, the only response came from M. R. Wall, who played, Yonder Comes Sally With a Shoe Run Down, winning a hearty round of ap plause. At the conclusion of the amateur’s performance, Dr. and Mrs. Noble delighted the audience with both classical and old time favorites. Rev. D. M. Sharpe presented them with a box of candy from the Harmonica band in apprecia tion of their assistance. Celebrates Birthday 1 hanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hagans en tertained with a Thanksgiving din ner and birthday party last Thurs day, honoring their little son, Ran dolph, whose birthday happened to fall on Thanksgiving day. A turkey dinner with all the acces sories was served at the noon hour and the entire afternoon given over to the entertainment fo the little folks. Games and contests were enterde into with enthusiasm and spirit. Pinning on the donkey’s tail cre ated much merriment. George Su ber was the winner in this con test and the booby went to James Lane. Ice cream, cake and candies were served during the afternoon. Randolph received several nice gifts. Those ✓jnioying his hospital ity were Rum Rert\\fro, George Su ber, Edith Id Gra<^e Hagans, James Lane lid James* Bradshaw. Contimjd on four. ' Commissioners Meet Here Again Get A Line On Finances; Sheriff Will Appoint Speed Cop; Convict Superintend ent, Bridge Commissioners In Hands County Highway Commission The new board of county com missioners met here again Wed nesday morning and also yester day morning in an effort to dis pose of matters that were press ing. Wednesday morning, Mr. R. E. Wiggins, public accountant, met with the board to explain any de tails with which the new board was not familiar, and there was a general discussion of loans of the county, indebtedness and the gen eral county fund. The appointment of a speed cop was placed in the hands of the sheriff, and the superintendent of the convict camps and the bridge commissioners will be chosen by the County Highway Commission. It is likely that no change will be made in the latter until April when the terms of the present members expire. This board was created by the legislature with the length of terms of the members of the board fixed. The office of delinquent tax col lector has been ordered closed, Miss Lucile Johnson having 'tbeen di rected to close her activities and make final settlement with the county treasurer on December 8. In the future, delinquent taxes will be collected by the auditor and by the tax collector. Taxes prior to 1927 will be collected by the audi tor, seventy-five per cent of the penalty to go to the auditor. De linquent taxes of 1927 will be in the hands of Tax Collector Grimes. The meeting here yesterday was to sell some short term notes. Four hundred thousand dollars worth of six-months notes were bought by Bray Brothers Company of Greens boro. METHODISTS TO GET RADIO COMMISSIONS Next week will be radio week among the Methodists of this city. The Methodist church recently built a Sunday school annex which for the most part is being financed through the Building and Loan as sociation. However, an extra a500 was needed to help furnish the annex and to pay intreest, which amount was borrowed at the bank. In order to help pay off this amount, the Young Motor com pany is offering the church at tractive commissions on all radio sales closed during next week. This company sells the Crosley radio. Look up the advertisement else where in this issue. PAGEANT—“LIGHT OF THE WORLD,” CALLED OFF The pageant, entitled “The Light of the World” which was scheduled to be repeated at the Baptist church on the Sunday evening pre ceding Christmas, has been called off. The cast includes about eighty persons, and on account of the pre valence of influenza the practices necessary would be handicapped. There had been a request for a rep itition of this Christmas program which delighted a large audience last year. Aunt Roxie Opines By Me— “Ah went clean ter Sharlot and didn't see any street cyars till ah got bhar. P. S. Dey she' looked nacheL
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