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OUR SLOGAN: ‘Sell Johnston County Tobacco In Johnston” miihfuih Smithfield wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. Kiwanians Hear Rabbi Mayerberg Brother of Selma Physiciar Uses Ecclesiastes As lib Subject; Sees Many Im provements In This State Local Kiwanians enjoyed a splendid treat at yesterday’s luncheon hour in hearing an ad r dress by Sam Mayerberg, Jewish Rabbi, of Kansas City, Mo., on the subject of Ecclestiastes. The speaker gave a brief, concise ex planation of the subject. He de clared that Ecclestiastes intensely human as it was for the people after the time of King Solomon continues applicable and modem till this day. That it reflects the aspirations, policies, and acts of the people today as well as of the people of King Solomon’s time, to whom the hook was ascribed. That it Is peculiarly in teresting in that it deals with cer tain fundamental truths that never change with time. “True today with men as in the time when Ecclesiastes was writ ten, too much time is spent in storing up purely material things until the age of sasiation is reached when men are unable to enjoy anything.” The hearers we»-e reminded that man should enjjy life each day—work so that one’s labors are an enjoyment—time for meditation in matters of home, beauty, art, and other vital things, should be planned, that spiritual and mental growth, which are all important, should come in for a large part of man’s activities. “Cast thy bread upon the wa ters and in a few days it shall re turn bringing quite satisfac tion,” was beautifully explained by the speaker. “Real business,” said he, “is the reward of actual effort.” According to Ecclesias tes, “Everything in life is good if indulged in in moderation,” continued the speaker. Referring to the suffering of the oppressed in that day com pared with that of today, the speaker pointed out that the same great difficulty in relieving such a condition lies in the fact that it is impossible to get at those re sponsible for the suffering and oppressed, that avenues of ap proach are practically closed. Finally, in closing, “ ‘Fear Coe: and keep his commandments,' as the book closes, is the real ob jective or goal to which man kind must strive.” Rabbi Mayetberg is a born Tar Heel, brother to our Dr. I. W. Mayerberg, of Selma. The former compiented favorably at some length on the rapid strides North Carolina has made along many lines in recent yearsf Presbyterian Services. No morning services. Service at Progress 3 p. m., by past')’1. Union service Baptist church at 8 p. m., Rev. Chester Alexande*’ preaching. Men’s Bible class at. 10 a. m. Public cordially invited. CONTEST VOTES OF SANDERS THEATRE Eliza Ives _ 2,153,900 Virginia Puckett- 1,197,600 Veatrice Moore --.... 500,000 'Louise Morgan - 8G2,6G0 Elsie Boyette -- 177,200 Elizabeth Lewis — . 353,300 iGladys Johnson ..- .121,800 Elva Mae Whitley .. 381,800 Rose Grantham - 52,400 Munza Banbour .... 83,000 JMargaret Ayeock- 51,600 Saint Peter:;, “And here’s you* golden harp.” \ Newly-arrivea American: “And how much is the down payment?” 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 to the one deciphering their same and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald office, we will present a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for befoie the following issue. Miss Mavis Frances Strick land deciphered her name. TODAY’S TANTALIZER lnyodninwohto Caught 7W; —- A _ J UMlHfTFli imPliliiii l ry—— This little 13-vear old schoo jirl, Helen Terwilliger, is becom mg one of the most famous girl in America. Listening in on thi ( radio on Inauguration Day, 6h faught Justice Taft’s misguotin) the oath of office when he swore ii Herbert Hoover as president. Min ! Terwilliger said that the Chief Ju|f tice had said “preserve, maintatf and defend’’ rather than "pre6erW protect and defend.” and -Taft ^4 plied that the variation ciust'W attributed to the defect 6i an man's memory.” * To Celebrate Old Folks Day July 26 Plans Being Made For Big Event on Old M a s s e y School Site; Prizes Given PINE LEVEL, July 18.—Oi Friday morning:, July 2G, the old folks are anticipating having their dinner buckets ready early in or der not to be late for any game on tiie Old Folks Day program that day. At nine o’clock sharp Mr. John Wiggs and Mr. Vain Oliver will schedule a game of round town ball. There will be a prize given to the winning si ’ - this year, so make this a gan.o exactly at nine. There will be games of various kinds during [he day as follows: Jim crow, b f. pen, high jump, 100-yard dash, etc. Then least but most feC, | the noon hour. Don’t forget your j dinner buckets. In the afternoon Mrs. John K. : Sanders will have charge of put I ting on any old time stunts cr I games she may like, including ! jumping the rope. Messrs. Prince Albert Holland and John Barnes have plenty of fun prepared for the day. Come and see. Mrs. J. C. Futrell will deliver the i prizes to the winners during the I day. Mr. Joe Stancil has promise 1 to see that there is good music along with all the other funny stunts he may bring. Some are I anxious to have a contest this j year in string music. All you peo ple who play, bring your instru In the spelling contest the words will be given out by last year’s winner, Mrs. M. R. Stev- i ens, of Raleigh, who will give i words from the old Harrington j speller. Everyone, young and ol 1, get ready. ivei us maxe mis one 01 me most pleasant days we have yet had by coming and seeing our old friends and school mates of years past and of the present day too. Time is short, but just one da> may bring happy memories for the future. All the good things you have in store for Old Folks Day, bring them. Especially 'n vited is our sheriff, Mr. Andrew Fitzgerald, and family—he who has always made it possible to | have a place to celebrate Old , Folks Day on the old Massey school site of years ago. His old community will be expecting something extra from him. All the vocal singers that can come are invited. There will be a prize for the best singing either quartet, duet, or choirs. Remember the date, July 26. Getting the Breaks. From the bedroom of the twin boys came the mingled sounds of loud weeping and hearty laughter, so father went up to investigate. “What’s the matter up there?” he inquired. The joyous twin indicated his weeping brother. “Nothing,” He :chuckled, “only nurse has given Alexander two baths and hasn't ' given me any.” County Boards In Joint Session Education Board Presents Proposition Which Would Cut Budget $3,509.75 — Commissioners Propose Cut of $75,000 i no Board oi Buueation am the* Board of County Commis sioners held a joint meeting her? yesterday morning for the pur pose of considering again the school budget which had previous ly been presented ,by the Edu cation Board to the county com missioners. The two boards met at 10:30 o’clock and were in ses sion for an hour and a hail. It was not an executive session, though there were only eight or ten persons present outside the members of the two boards. H. B. Marrow, county superin tendent of schools, and secretai y to the board of education, pre sented in writing a proposition which, if accepted, will reduce the school budget $3,369.75. Th > county commissioners had a prop osition for some cuts, which they were asked to reduce to writing and place in the hands of the ed ucation board for consideration. This proposition would effect a reduction in the budget of $75,000. This proposition, we understand calls for a ten per cent reduction in the salaries of fourteen prin cipals including one negro prin cipal. It also calls for changes in teachers employed in the vari ous schools of the county so that there will be enough inexperienc ed teachers to reduce the amount of the budgets. Another sugges tion made was to increase the revenue by charging the teaCheis who live in the teacherages of the county room rent. The proposition of the board of education is as follows: Pursuant to a resolution adopt ed by the Public School Commit teemen assembled at the call of your board on July 12, 1929, the Board of Education has re-consid ered the May budget presented to your board on June 24 with a view of making deductions in the same. The Board of Education as sures your board that it is fully aware of the acute tax situation in the county brought about by high taxes coupled with poor bus iness methods in the collection of taxes and further emphasized poor crops. It assures your board that it has and will cooperate to the fullest extent with you in any and every way to reduce taxes that it is compatible with the li lies placed upon it by law. In re-considering the budget, the Board of Education has taken the matter up in the following order: Debt Service: This fund shows an increase of $24,292.06 over last year. This increase is brought about by the issuance of $240, 000.00 funding bonds which vas necessitated by insufficient tux levies and failure to collect the levies that were made. However, tne law nxes mis iuiiu ami n therefore dismissed from further consideration. .Capital Outlay: This fund shows a decrease of $6,824.18* from last year’s budget. The $3,650.60 ask ed for in this fund is for the purchase of four new trucks whi:'n in the judgment of our board is a minimum essential to continue the present transportation service. Current Expense: The tota'. of this fund is $7,384.62 more than last year’s budget. Further analysis of this fund was made as follows: Transportation: This item is es timated on the .same basis as has been used for the past five years, namely $250.00 per truck oper ated. There will be in operation in the county next year 112 trucks. Operation and Maintenance of Plant: The increase in this item of $27,13-1.37 is due to two ac counts, insurance and repairs. It has been for a number of years the policy of the county to keep its school buildings fully insured and to purchase this insurance in policies for three years therebv saving 16 2-3 per cent. Of this increase, $20,000.00 is for in surance which falls due in the cur (Turn to page four) Hoover Secretary, George Akerson, who i rett/ry to President Hoover. s the sec Herberl Tobacco Market Here !s Growing Nearly A Million Pounds More Sold Here Last Year Than The Previous Season With the idea in view of hold ing the increase gained in pounds sold here last year on the tobacco market and with tlie further idea of increasing the total of last year by another million and a half this year, the Smitlrfield Kivvanis club is sponsoring an organization which, if perfected, will be known as the Smith field Board of Trade. As stated above, the principal ob jective of this organization will be to promote the local tobacco mar ket; and, if successful and as time goes on should other mat ters of town and community in terest arise, due attention will b? paid them. People all over the county were impressed by the gains made in pounds sold here last year. For the first time in years there was a concerted effort made by prac • ticaHy the entire population her.? to make this market bigger, be: ter and more satisfactory to the farmer. In years before local boosters had given barbecues, brunswiek stews, fish frys, and had even gone so far as to con duct a so-called booster tour which lasted the entire afternoon over a period of five days. Re suits of the above efforts w re slight, if even at all. But last year there was a dif ferent story to' tell, there was a different method employed, and there were decidedly different and pleasing results. Men gave the matter deep thought; night oU was burned at many a meeting; plans were made, suggestions wevc mado, and in the end all save one went into the scrap heap. For the first time a definite organiza tion with a definite plan in view isci. iu w u i ft. mx 111ri rai.‘eu money from local people. A com mittee was given money to dx pend and authority to act. In stead of old methods employed in other years a new plan for this market was adopted. This money went into perhaps the most pow erful force ever behind this mar ket; * namely, into man power. A lot of people laughed, util people here had confidence; a lot of people predicted there would be fewer pounds of tobacco sold hevo than ever before; and a lot ot people lost bets, because a gam of considerably over a million pounds was registered and thy market never opened after Christ' mas. Confidence was won for the lo cal warehousemen and the mar ket improved in the estimation of leading 'farmers all over the coun ty. People who had never sol-1 a pound of tobacco here tried the market, were pleased and kept or coming; and others who had no: sold here in recent years begar coming back, bringing friends aoJ neighbors with them. They were satisfied, and that’s the kind id customers that pay. Those sam< farmers will be back this yeai and there will be others w'tl them—the old stand-bys, the ne*>\ friends of last year, and still new WILMINGTON MOTORCADE TO STOP HERE THURSDAY Next Thursday, July 25, a motorcade from Wilmington ■"'ill stop in Smithfield for a short time. Last year a Wil mington motorcade came though here and such a cor dial reception was given the visitors that they are return ing this year. The motorcade leaves Wilmington on the moiling of the 23rd to spend three days visiting North Carolina cities and advertising the Feast of the Pirates which will take place at Wilming ton August 21-23. The motorcade will arrive in Smithfield at 8:2<> a. m.. Thursday and will leave at 8:56. 'Lightning Sets Fire To Dwelling Residence of Julius Summer lin At Bentonville Burns to Ground Friday; Mrs. Bar field Celebrates Her 72nd Birthday By MBS. NORMAN LANGSTON BE N TON VLIjLE , July 18.— During the thunderstorm last Fri day afternoon the lightning struck the dwelling of Mr. and Mr-. Julius Summerlin, setting it on tire. It burned down before the flames could be extinguished. There was a heavy downpour of rain immediately after it caught on fire, but it did not stop tin* (ire. With the neighbor’s assist ance they saved a few things but the kitchenware was completely destroyed. There was no insur a.j4re*~fco cover the loss; w*. — On Sunday, July 14, the chil dren, grandchildren, other rela tives and friends of Mrs. Mary Barfield gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Morris to celeibrate Mrs. Barfield’s 72nd birthday. A large crowd was on hand. At . the noon hour a table was prepared under the shade of the beautiful oaks, and a bountiful dinner was spread. After Rev. Paul Parker returned thanks, everybody helped himself to the good things prepared by the ijVndid cooks. Late in the afternoon the guests departed de claring they had enjoyed the day immensely each wishing Mrs. Bar field many more happy birthdays. Miss Julia Rose who has been visiting relatives in W’ilmington for some time has returned home. ! Mrs. Eva Pearsell and two chi1.-! dren and Mrs. Louise Rogers and j son, of W’ilmington, are visiting relatives in this community. (Miss Inez Langston spent the | week end with Misses Sarah and j Varino Wood. N. C. Objectives. First in importance for us to j achieve in the next two years is j improvement in agriculture and ( country living; next, the bringing, nearer of the eight-months school ] term for every child in North ( Carolina; then the development «'f , a general interest in the demand: for improvement in t'he admini:- j tration of local government. 'Going along with these three steps, and organically related to them, I would place a further reform in our taxation system. In fact, while I do not regard tax ation reform in itself as important as some of the other three goa's, 1 doubt that we could achieve any substantial progress in any one of them without an accompanying improvement of our system of taxation.—O. Max Gardner. Centenary Methodist Church. Sunday school 9:30 a. m., T. C. Young superintendent. Preaching services at 11 a. m. Subject: “Bank Depots.” Union services at 8 p. m. in the Baptist church. Sermon by Rev, Chester Alexander. Midweek prayer service at 8 p. m. Wednesday. Services limited to 45 minutes. The public cordially invited to all these services. er friends to be made when th ? curtain goes up on September third. Full Docket In Recorders Court Large Number Criminal ('as es Tried on Tuesday ol This Week The following criminal cases were tried in Recorder’s court here on Tuesday of this week: James M. Stevens received a 90 day road sentence for possession and transportation of whiskey. The sentence was suspended upon the payment of the cost. Cary Womack was fined $10 and taxed with the cost for possession and transportation. A former sentence in a case against Bud Johnson was changed I to $10 fine and the cost. Theodore Montgomery, who was [convicted of larceny, was sentenc ed to the county roads for a term of 90 days. He is to be dis charged at the end of GO days if the cost is paid. William Pearce was found guil ty of assault with deadly weapon It appearing to the court that the •defendant is suffering from tu foorculosis, it was therefore order ed that he be sent to the crimi nal department of the state prison for a period of two years. C. B. Register and V. C. Yar borough were charged with vio lation of the prohibition law. Reg ister was found guilty and fined '$25 and taxed with the cost. Yar borough was not convicted. Ed Peacock was charged with resisting officer. Not guilty. Andrew Sanders was found guil ty of carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced to the roads 'for 90 days, to be discharged •upon the payment of a $50 fin? and the cost. The defendant was given 30 days in which to pay. Jimmie Sanders, convicted of vi olation of the prohibition law, was sentenced to jail for four months. The defendant is to be discharged at the end of GO days provided the cost is paid. S. B. Strickland was found guilty of giving worthless check. Prayer for judgment was con tinued upon the payment of the cost. He gave notice of appeal. B. Stanley was found guilty of assault and was taxed with the cost of the action. E. P. Edwards submitted to a charge of giving worthless check. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost and the check. Macon Williams and Ralph An derson were given 90-day road sentences for violation of the pro hibition law. The sentence is to he suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. The defendants were ordered not to operate a car again in the next 90 days. J. D. Crocker was in court charged with operating a car while intoxicated, possession and transportation, and was found guilty on all three counts. On the count of operating car white intoxicated he was sent to jail for a term of six months, the sentence to be suspended upon the payment of a $100 fine and the cost. On the other two counts judgment was suspended. The de fendant was ordered not to oper ate a car for the next twelve months. James Lee was fined $10 and required to pay the cost for vio lation of the prohibition law. 'Charlie Norris, Taft Adams and Vaden Rhodes were charged with possession. The state took a nol pros as to Taft Adams. The other two defendants were found guil ty. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of half the cost each. William Holm was fined $10 and required to pay the cost for possession and manufacture. W. L. BROGDEN SON OF OUR TOWNSMAN W. L. Brogden, of Raleigh, successful wholesaler, who killed himself in Morehead City Tuesday, was a son of J. L. Brogden of this city. The tragedy is thought to be due to ill health. The deceased leaves a wife, and one daugh ter, Mrs. Charles Brantley Ay cook. ' MoviejCouple awfti'ct, she rhe movie husband, JVmglac Jo«» , . »rtd her arw husband, JVmglas Fair, banks, Jr** who were recently marrie *i New York. Lowest Fire Loss Ever For June Smithfield Is Among Cities On Honor Roll Reporting , No Losses .RALEIGH, July 18.—The state’s fire loss last month was the low est ever recorded for June, In surance Commissioner Dan C. Boney announced yesterday. The total loss, from 175 was $191,422 as compared to a loss of $384,- ! 440 in June, 1928. The previous \ low record for June was $195,521. j Despite the low loss for June, j |the total loss for the first six. ; months of 1929 are higher than | for the/ same period of the pa*t j two years. Comparative losses for ' the first six months of the last j four “years- have been, in 192J, $3,047,749; in 1928, $2,709,034; m 1927, $2,971,142 and in 1926, $4, 191,596. Last year and year before Com missioner Boney pointed out ’n comparing the six months figure, were among the lowest loss years in a long period, the total la*t year being under $5,000,000. During June five fires accountel for more than half of the total damage done in 175 blazes. The major losses of the month were a flour mill at Lexington, $50,000 the Mansion Park Hotel in Raleigh, $16,787; casket facto-y in High Point, $15,000; store in Shelby, $12,000, and store in Winston-Salem, $6,420. None of the other larger cities had fire, losses as much as $5,000 during the month, Wilmington’s being $2,005, Durham $225, New Bern $3,000, Greensboro $3,003; Gas tonia $3,560, and Concord, $1,100. Charlotte had the largest num ber of fires, 23, for a total loss of $1,300 for the month while Winston-Salem, with only five,, had a loss of $7,400, one fire resulting in loss of $6,520. Among the cities on the honor roll for Reporting no loss were Elizabeth City, Thomasville Way nesville, Mount Airy, Dunn, F'aroi ville, Graham, Lunrberton, Louiv* burg, North Wilkesiboro, Nash ville, Mount Olive, Raeford, La Grange, Smithfield, Mooresville, Gibsonville, Statesville, Kerners ville, Lincolnton, Goldsboro, Kin ston and Wake Forest. The Mimosa Town. The Charlotte Observer on Sun day referred again to Morganton s mimosas, remarking that with the mimosas in bloom Morganton probably rivalled the Magnol'a Gardens. We have hardly reached that stage yet, but with new trees set each year we have hopes of becoming known far and wide as the “mimosa town.” And they were beautiful this year! After about a month in full j bloom they are beginning now to fade, and the delicate pin* blooms which seem to cling long er than any other flower, will soon disappear from the trees al together. Wish you could have come up to see them this year, Col. Harris. Just to the west of Morganton, Highway No. 10, was literally bordered with beauty while the mimosas were in bloom, and all over town the blossoming trees were a delight to the eye.— ] Morganton News-Herald. Change Made In Ford Agency Here D. F. Reid of Charlotte Pur chases Interest of T. C. Young In Young Motor Co. A change in the Ford Agency here was perfected Monday when D. F. Reid, of Charlotte, purehas ed the interest of T. C. Young in the Young Motor company. The Young Motor company has been dissolved and the business in the future will be known as the Reid Sanders Motor company. 'Mr. Reid comes to the new con cern with an experience of twelve years in the automobile busines . With him are associated W. R. Sanders, of Raleigh, and W. M Sanders, of this city, who are too well known in Johnston coun;y business circles to need any com ment. The place of business was closed Monday and part of Tuesday while the inventory was being taken. There will be no change in the personnel of the employees and the business will go on as here tofore. Mr. Young, who has been with the Ford agency here for about ten years, states that he has sev eral propositions under consider ation but his plans for the future at this time are not definite. SAUNDERS ACCEPTS GRAVES' CHALLENGE WEAR PAJAMAS ELIZABETH CITY, July 16. Clinnaxing an editorial crusade fjr cooler summer attire for men. W. 0. Saunders, editor of Eliza beth City Independent, yesterday made a Sunday afternoon prom enade down the principal business street here clad only in pajamas and sandals. Saunders’ action followed a challenge from Louis Graves, ed itor of the Chapel Hill Weekly, who has long advocated pajama^ as„ the proper street attire f« »• men. in summer, but has yet to appear publicly so dressed. LORD’S PRAYER WRIT TEN IN SPACE SIZE OI DIME ASHEVILLE, July 18.—Captain Bob Monteath, head of the rural police department of Buncombe county, has in his possession a piece of paper on which ha* been written the Lord’s Prayer w. Drill Lhe circle of a dime. The writing was done by Wil liam Monteath, native of Scot land, and father of Captain Mon :eath, on January 10, 1835. and it has been in the possession >f .he son since he was a iittJe boy. Recently, Captain Monteath had :he piece of paper encau-i in ?old piate. It is so arrany d ihit :he writing may be seen tirough i magnifying glass. Baptist Church. Sunday Sunday school 9:45. Many new eachers wish to greet their classes Sunday and many new pupils an expected. The service continues without a break, the pastor to breach a short sermon, the serv^ ce concluding at 12:00. Topic: ‘The Thrill of a Great Task.” At 8:00 p. m. Union service ill ;he Baptist church, Rev. Chester Alexander to preach the sermon. A girl doesn’t want a chaperone, ihe wants a chap alone. Aunt Roxie Opine* By Me— “Bout time South afid We it wuz gw inter kiss and make up in pollyticks, Mista Hoover haz dun separated 'em wid • T party.”
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