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THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
Superior Court Tries
Several Civil Cases
PKRSONALITY OF FLAMES.
Hon. W. G. Harris of Raleigh Is
Presiding Over Session. Verdict
of Jury Set Aside In Divorce
Action. Other Cases Tried.
Following is a list of the juror.s
f.:r the' fir.st week: C. L. Richard
son, R. D. Dunn, C. R. Whitley, M.
3. Bailey, Willie Parker, G. D. Keen,
Gibson F. Blackmon, J. H. Wellons,
R. H. I.assiter, W. S. Myatt, A". P.
Grice, W. R. Smith, C. J. Joyner,
A. J. Whitley, Jr., R. C. Young-
Mood, D. L. Peacock, Isaac B. Par-
k r, Fernie Wood, L. B. Boyette,
ta, A. Richardson, Herbert Screws,
V.’T M. Bunn, R. L. Braswell.
Second Week.
W. G. Creech, B. F. Johnson, A.
B. Woodard, R. W. Sanders, Her
man Vinson, M. L. Sherrill, J. Mon-
re Parker, T. E. Smith, J. Henry
. lusseng'ill, J. M. Puckett, J. R.
.'.een, D. W. Glover, W. M. Wood-
J. H. Hale, Jr., C. M. Strick-
rmd, G. E. Hocutt, A. A. Wellons,
(By Rosabelle Plinton, Selma High
School)
Anyone who has ever sat before
the open grate, gazing- with unsee-
ing eyes into a ceaseless, rythmic
flame, will Cjnderstand what is
meant by saying that that flame
begins to take strange, eerie, and
almost human forms. Sitting thus
before my open fireplace, I realized
with a start that the fire before me
was not merely a convenience for
bodily comfort; it suddenly seemed
to me a living, active personality.
Then came the startling revela
tion that there are as many, and
as varied, personalities in flames as
in human beings. There is the
great, raging fire that seems to act
ually roar^ts dominance and eccen
tricity; there is the pale, almost
silent, flame that flits gracefully in
demure whirls like some chaste vur-
gin. Then there is the flame that
spurts and darts as if in joy of its
very' youth. It breaks forward from
the coals like some wild, freed
creature, darts upward in a slender
Says These Hard
Times” Reallv Soft.
NUMBER 9
Georgia Woman Many Children and
Grandchildren, Says 'They Are
Night Prowler Causes Proceedings of
Sensation In Selma; Recorder’s Court
Last Monday nig-ht about S>
o’clock the daughter of Mr. J. C.
Now Living In Paradise and Don’t Avery saw some one in the back
Know. .She Recalls When Times yard at their home. She immediate-
Were Really Tough.
Dexter, Ga., Feb. 13.—Take it
from a small, straight, brown-eyed
.woman who has 105 livdng descend
ants—In other words, take it froin
Mrs. Mary A. Shepard, of Dexter—
These socalled “hard” times really
are pretty .foftk*
Rushing in where economists and
financiers fear to tread, Mrs. Shep
ard opines from the wisdom of her
84 years and the depths of the hick
ory chair which her husband made
a half-century ago, that the only de
pressing thing about the depression
is the way her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren “complain” about
such little things as salary cuts.
ly notified her father who was in
the house at the time, and he ran
out in the yard and found a young-
looking negro out there, but the
visitor made a hasty get away.
Mr. Avery goes back into the house
and turns out the lights. He then
sees t-wo men and calls W. H. Pool,
Judge Aycock and others who has
ten to Mr. Avery’s rescue. The ne-
,g’ro is chased to the “Big Ditth”
near the home of Mr. R. D. Black
burn s home where an effort was
made to hem him by surrounding
the ditch with men in the ditch
and on either side. The negro made
a brake through the lines and es
caped. Blood hounds were then se
cured and put on the trail. They
J. Price, Jas. F. Wellons, J. S. | arrow, and then dies. One type of
Cobb, Joe E. Creech, James C. flame arranges its slow-burning
spirits into sylvan, fairy dells. Fi
nally, there are the fires that burn
with a steady service, at least
.J:>hnson, E. Dalton Adams, Geo. H.
Olive.
Juror.s excused: R. D. Dunn,Jr.,
t of county; G. D. Keen, sick;
’1- B. Bailey, not to be found; Gib-
s.'n F. Blackman, industrial; A. P.
Grice', sick; C. J. Joyner, industrial;
iiei-bert Screws, out of county.
Town of Selma vs. R, L. Ray.
Order allowing- continuance for de-
cndant and allowing- defendant 60
.'ays to file amended answer and al-
’-.wing plaintiffs 60 days thereafter
. file reply.
0. J. Matthews vs. L. T. Royall
3--!d E. R. Jones. Consent Judgment
’'-fore H. V. Rose, February 22,
M32, in favor of plaintiff vs defend
ants in the sum of $50.00 and in-
i; rest and cost.
Farmers Agricultural Credit Cor-
'"ration vs. Jenkins Johnson and.
settling into rosy, jovial coals that
warm our hearts after our wonder
at the beautiful and reckle.ss has
gone.
Some flames live only to be ad
mired ; others are plain, sturdy crea
tures, spending their existence in
services for others. One fire awakes
the past in us because of sheer
wonder; another must be aided and
gently coaxed. Some are to be lov
ed without understanding; others
thaw the frozen desolation of our
hearts and are best enjoyed in soli
tude. A majestic bon-fire, or a
smouldering blue flame, sending
white puffs aud spirals against a
darkening sky, awakes somethin,g
primitive and wildly joyous in us.
Law me ahve!” said Mrs. Shep-| trailed to the home of George Mc-
ard ‘Folks these days don’t know ; Cullers, better known as “Leather’’^
a thing about hard times. ] recol- | a young- negro about 18 years old.
ect the d.rys right after the v.-ar j George was in bed, but a pair of
between the states, when I reared ! .shoes was found at the McCulIers
my family right here m the Piney ! home which made a track exactly
Woods of south Georgia. Mike the one left under the window
J, S. .Allen. Judgment allowing- J. One flame dances, one marches
Allen to withdraw exceptions to and another wave.s hesitatingly.
--unestead allotment, and the allot
- sent be declared valid, and by
agreement and consent execution
-v,.U not issue in .said cause before
October 1, 1932.
J. J. Broadhurst, et al vs. Archie
-Artis. This is an action on account
'-,1- goods sold and delivered. Jury
sj>i-orn and impaneled. Issues to ju-
... find their answers: Are the plain-
t.ffs indebted to the defendant, Ar-
-bie Artis, as alleged in the an-
.'Wcr ? Ans.: Yes. If so, in what
a:nount? Ans. $500.00.
Frances Wilkins Pittman vs. Paul
Pittman. This is an action for ali-
"'on.v. The plaintiff is given charge
the land and the mule to use in
'..ust for her maintenance during
tre pendancy of this action.
Relland Boykin, vs. Charlie Ed
wards. Called and failed. Judgment
M non-suit.
New Era Shirt Co., vs. Kelly’s
Dej^rtment Store. This is an action
brojght by the plaintiff for goods
s.d1(| and delivered. Jury sworn and
f.-npaneled. Issues to jury and their
a.iswers: In what amount, if any, is
xhe defendant indebted to the plain-
■:!ff^ Ans. $108.75 and interest on
the same from December 20, 1930.
Milton Young vs. Theodore Ellis
and W. D. Holt. Action on a con-
-ract for labor performed. Jury is
sworn and empaneled. Issues to ju
ry and- their answers: Was the
Maintiff, Milton Young,- employed to
work on the crops by the defend
ant in 1930, as alleged? Ans. Yes.
Arj the defendants indebted to the
. slaintiff, Milton Young, for labor
on said crops, as; alleged ? Answer
Yes. If so, in what amount. Answer
$81.25 and interest from January 1
1931.
Mrs. Cornelia Strickland vs.
Joe Strickland. This is an action for
absolute divorce based on charges
■of adultery on the part of the de
fendant. Jury sworn and empaneled.
Issues to jury and their answers:
Has the plaintiff been a resident of
North Carolina for two years next
preceding the institution of this ac
tion? Answer Yes. Were the plain
tiff and defendant legally married
as alleged in the complaint? Ans.
Yes. Did the defendant commit
adultery as alleged in complaint ?
Answer Yes. The court in its de
cision set aside the foregoing ver-
;ict. Judgment denied.
Some fire.s send-otit a mellow glow,
warming everything with their gen
tleness. The light of others is as
harsh and merciless as human crit
icism.
WHAT WILL THE SOUTH DO?
The Literary Digest has started
another one of its famous polls,
Ihi.s publication has made a number
of these polls in the. past and they
"1 married when 1 was 18, and
my. husband had not long- been back
from the war and we farmed. Many
a time, he has driven an ox-team
20 miles to the nearest to-wn to
bring- home fertilizer, and the mud
a.xle deep all the way. 1 never knew
what it was to buy a pair of stock
ings nor a pair of sockii, I knitted
them all
“We raised cotton and sheep and
I spun and wove the cloth to make
all the clothes for my husband and
the children. I dyed them with wal
nut luills, beat up in a sack and
boiled and strained to make a brown
ftye. Or, I went to the creek and
pulled branches from the gall berry
bushes and made a black dye of
them.
There was plenty of indigo, grow
ing- in the woods, wild, in thosss"
days and I used it for blue dye.
There were no sewin,g machines in
my part of the country and I made
every stitch of the clothes with my
fingers.
“Law me alive! My grandchildren
are living in Paradise and don’t
know it.”
Three .generations make up the
105 living descendants of Mrs. Shep
ard. There are . six children, 46
grandchildren and 53 great-grand-
at the home of Mr. R. D. Black
burn. George was arrested and
lodged in jail to await trial which
was set for Thursday (today).
The entire northern end of Selma
wa.s in an up.stir for several houi-.s
j that nig-ht and the citizens showed
a determination to bring- to jus
tice the one who had been prowling
about their homes. It is hoped that
they have the right party, however
no one seems to have identified
George McCuIlers during- their ef
forts to surround him in the Big-
ditch.
DEATH CLAIMS MR.
HENRY T. GARRARD
have been remarkably accurate as children, and with the exception of
AN easy one
Father: “So you interviewed her
father last nig-ht, eh? Did you
make him toe the mark?”
Son: Yes, dad; -I was The mark,”
^ —Legion. Weekly.
to the drift of public opinion. The
object of the poll now under way
is to ascertain how the voters are
thinking- on the prohibition-liquor
question. The weekly summary in
thd Digest will be read with much
intei-est and the final tabulation -will
be scrutinized with great care by
many pefople, especially by politi
cians.
The first report of the poll now
in progress shows that in three
states of the South, Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia, the wet votes
outnumber the drys more than two
to one. This of course may be
changed as the vote goes forward
but it is astonishing to learn that
the wets have a majority in any
group of voters in these three dry
states. Anti-prohibitionists claim
that there has been a big change in
the sentiment of the people as to
the drink problem. We had no idea
that the South had fllopped over
although for some time we have
suspected that some of the dry po
litical leaders were about ready to
flop. This may be partly due to the
AI Smith campaign of 1928.
Most of the Democratic leaders
are prohibitionists, in theory if
'nothing, else, and yet nearly all of
them supported Mr. Smith who ran
for President on a wet platform of
his own manufacture. Another anti
prohibitionist will be nominated this
year and they will support him. It
may be that the example set by
such leaders as Senators Bailey and
Morrison, Governor Gardner and
Messrs. Clyde Hoey and Josephus
Daniels has -w^eakened the hold of
prohibition in North Carolina. The
same theory rnight hold good for
Virginia and Georgia. It is a very
interesting question and we wonder
what the South will do in the Di
gest poll—Beaufort News.
12, they -all live within the limits of
the county where they were born.
NEW FISH MARKET.
Mr. Elbert Holt has sold his gro
cery business and opened a fish
market in the building- recently ’'’3-
cated by Creech’s Restaurant on
Railroad street. Mr. Holt will have
fresh fish and o.vsters every day.
Read his advertisement in this is
sue of the Johnstonian-Sun and give
him a call He will also carry a
line of cigars, cigarettes and all
kinds of cold drinks. Mr. Coon
Creech has accepted a position .with
the new firm.
RANSOM HOOKS ENDS LIFE
NEWPORT FISHERIES FAILS
The Newport Fisheries filed a pe
tition in bankrutcy yesterday so the
News is informed. This concern is
located on an island in Newport
rh'er and has been operating a fish
oil and scrap factory for a number
of years.
In a fit of dependency, said to
have been caused by financial ad-
veijsities, Ransom Hooks, a sub
stantial farmer, residing four miles
west of Fremont, committed suicide
about 6 o’clock Wednesday after
noon, by shooting himself with a
shot gun.
It is said that no one was at
home except Mr. Hooks at the
time of the tragedy. He had re-
turped from the burial ground, it
is said, where he and tenants on
the farm had been weeding the
grounds; and after he reached the
home he got a muzzle loading shot
gun, sat down on the floor, put
the stock of the gun against the
wall and pushed the trigger with
a tobacco stick, sending the entire
load into the breast. Tenants found
the body sometime later.
The decaesed is survived by two
sons and one daughter. The -sons
are Barnes Hooks and Ruffin H.
Hooks, both farmers in the sec
tion west of Pikesville and Fre-
rsftnt, and the daughter, Mrs. Hil-
dr'ed Woodard, of Johnston county.
—Snow Hill Square Deal.
Henry T. Garrard, of Smithfield,
tled Saturday; February 27th, at
the home of his niece, Mrs. W. D.
Johnson who lives near that city.
Mr. Garrard had been ill for about
three weeks.
The deceased had previously re
quested that Rev. D. H. Tuttle con
duct the funeral sei-vices, but owing
to sickness Mr. Tuttle could not
.serve, and Rev. B. T. Hurley, pas
tor of the Methodist church in
Smithfield conducted the services,
a.ssisted by Rev. E. R. Shuler, pas
tor of the Mt. Zion Methodist
church, where the deceased held his
church membership, in the presence
of a large crowd of relatives,
friends and acquaintances. The bur
ial service was at the family bury-
ing grounds in Cleveland township,
the pallbearers being, S. W. Lassi
ter, J. Y. Baker, G. B. Smith, R. H.
Higgins, Chas. H. Johnson and Jes-
se Whitley.
The deceased was born in Cleve
land township in April, 1858, and
had he lived until next April he
would lave been 74 years of age.
He was the son of Rev. Thompson
Garrard, a Methodist preacher, and
was educated at Trinity College,
being a class-mate of Rev. D. H.
Tuttle in the class of 1880. Two
sisters preceded him to the grave.
Among those from a distance to
attend the funeral were two neph
ews-in-Iaw, B. D. Wood and J. F.
Hardee, of Norfolk, Va.
Approaching Marriage.
Poultry growers of Lee County
ha,ve selected an organization com
mittee to proceed with the forma
tion of a county poultry associa
tion to aid growers in marketing'
their product more profitably.
Mr. and M. L. Stancil have re
ceived an invitation to an approach
ing marriage, reading as follows:
“Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McLamb
invite you to be present at the mar
riage of her daughter. Luma Smith,
to Mr. Mourice Francis Carter, on
Wednesday, March 23, 1932, at 10
o’clock A. M., Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va.
“At home after April 5th, Apart
ment Four, 501 North Boulevard,
Richmond, Va.”
It will be remembered that Miss
McLamb was formerly Register of
Deeds of Johnston County, and was
the first woman ever to be elected
to this office in Johnston County,
and her many friends here and
elsewhece will read this announce
ment with interest.
SITTING OR SETTING
They were arguing as to whether
it wa.s correct to say of a hen
“she is sitting” or “she is setting.”
“The question,” said the farmer,
“don’t interest me at all What I
want ’ to know when I hear a hen
cackling is whether she is laying
or lying.”—Progressive Parmer.
State vs. Hobson Mumford, color
ed laborer, aged 17, for profane
and indecent language on public
hi.ghway, etc., found guilty. A six
months road sentence to be suspend
ed during- next two years, on con
dition that defendant does not vio
late prohibition law ag’ain in North
Carolina during- that time.
State vs. R. L. Tyner, white la
borer, a,g:ed 30, for operating car
while intoxicated. Guilty. Fined $50
and cost. Defendant forbidden by
law to operate a motor vehicle
again in North Carolina during- next
90 days.
State vs. D. E. Price, white far
mer, aged 50, for receiving- stolen
property. Not guilty.
State vs. Willie Moses, colored
laborer, aged 21, for operating- car
while intoxicated. Guilty. Defend
ant given 60 days oi4 county roads
^nd forbidden by laww to operate a
^motor vehicle again in North Car
olina during- the ne.xt 90 days.
State vs. George W. Garner, white
for trespassing. Not guilty. No
cost to be taxed.
State ’vs. J. E. Wooney, for oper
ating car while intoxicated. Called
and failed. Judg-ment ni si sci fa
and capias.
State vs. Hubert Pilkington, white
farmer, aged 18, for abandonment
and non-support. Guilty. Prayer for
judgment is continued upon pay
ment of cost and on condition that
defendant provides adequate support
for family during- next two years.
State vs. Luther Riggins, colored
laborer, aged 25, for larceny of hog,
value $5.00. Guilty. Defendant to
be confined in jail of Johnston coun
ty for term of 60 days and as.sign-
ed to work on public roads.
State vs. Harvey Allen, white
farmer, aged 30, for violation of
the prohibition law. Guilty of pos
session. of one-half gallon of whis-
Hoad sentence of., 9^ days, to
be suspended during next two years
upon condition that defendant pays
$25.00 fine and cost and upon con
dition that defendant does not vio
late the prohibition laws during
next two years. *
State v.s. Daniel Lee, white farm
er, aged 19, for assault with- deadly
weapon. Guilty. Defendant given 60
days on public roads.
State vs. Mike Ingram, white
farmer, aged 35, and Ed Ingram,
white farmer, for violation of the
prohibition law. Ed Ingram found
not guilty and discharged. Mike
Ingram found guilty of possession
of 3 gallons of whiskey for purpose
of .sale. Road sentence of 90 days
to be suspended upon payment of
$25.00 fine and cost and upon con
dition that defendant does not vio
late the prohibition law during- the
next two years.
State vs, Isaac Fulton, colored
laborer, aged 26, for larceny of one
log, value $5.00. Guilty. Defendant
given 60 days on public roads, this
sentence to begi.n at expiration of
sentence he is now serving- (90
days).
State vs. Elizabeth Robertson,
Nellie Hall, lola Boykin, and Louise
McAllister, for trespassing. All de
fendants guilty of simple trespas-s
ing. Prayer for judg-ment is contin
ued during the next two years up
on condition that defendants are of
.good behavior. No cost to be paid
by the county.
State vs. S. A. Parrish, wlAe
farmer, aged 38, for operating Mr
while intoxicated. Guilty, and fi«;d
$50 and cost. Defendant ordeSd
and directed not to operate a Mo
tor vehicle again in North Carolina
during next 90 days. Appealed,
Wednesday, February 24.
State vs. J. C. Wilson, colored
laborer, aged 19, for violation of
the prohibition law. Guilty of pos
session of one pint of whiskey for
the purpose of sale. Defendant is
given 60 days on public roads.
Tuesday, March 1st.
State vs. James Terry, colored
farmer, aged 21, for violation of
the prohibition law. Guilty of pos
session of whiskey for purpose of
sale. Defendant is given 60 days on
public roads.
State vs. R. A. McLamb, white
farmer, for worthless check. Case
remanded to Justice of Peace court
of J. M. Lawhon.
State vs. Howard W. Benson,
white farmer, aged 21, for operat
ing ear while intoxicated. Guilty,
and fined $50 and cost. Defendant
forbidden to operate motor vehicle
again in North Carolina during next
90 days.
Lindbergh Baby Was
Kidnapped Tuesday
Charles Lindberg, .Ir., Was Put In
Bed Shortly After 7 O’clock and
Nurse Peeped Into Its Room at
10 O’clock and Found Baby’s
Crib Empty; News Is Flashed
Around the World.
Hopewell, N. J., March 2.—Chas.
Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 20-month.s-
old son of Flying- Colonel, was kid
napped last nig-ht from his nursery-
in the Lindbergh country home near
here.
He was spirited aw-ay in a dark
green Chrysler sedan registered in.
the name of Herbert W. Allen, of
Margate, N. J., and reported to
have been stolen in Atlantic City,
police said.
The car contained two men, who
stopped at least two persons prior
to the kidnapping- and asked direc
tions to the isolated Lindbergh
home.
Within an hour after Col. Lind
bergh himself telephoned the first
alarm, police squad cans blockaded
every Jer.sey road for miles. They
had orders to stop any suspicious
persons or cars.
The child, clad in a blue sleeping
robe, was put to bed at the usual
hour, 7:30 p. m. At about 10 p. m.,
someone peered into the nursery.
The crib was empty.
The first newspaperman to reach
the home was an Associated Press
reporter who ran a mile over mud
dy, rut-cut roads to reach a phon&
to send the first direct news from
the resident.
Col Lindbergh, bare-headed as
usual, was pacing- the grounds,
while troopers and detectives went
over the place with flashlights,
seeking- clues.
Mrs, Lindbergh, who telephoned
the news to her mother, Mrs.
Dwight W. Morrow, at the Morrow
home in Englewood, N. J., was in-
side the house but was shielded
carefully from newspapermen.
A close friend of Mrs. Lind
bergh said she was expecting an
other child within three months.
The house glowed with lights. Al.
butler appeared at the door, obvi
ously distraught, but he, like th&
employer, refused to make a state
ment.
The police, dasl^^i^jell-mell to-
the place, were ddS^ed by the mud-
soaked roads. It was an hour be
fore Maey reached the house, which
is perched amidst the Southland
Hills, on the second highest emin
ence in New Jersey.
At the Morrow home in Engle
wood, it was said Mrs. Morrow had
not decided whether to leave at
once to be with her daughter.
The first police news of the
crime came in the following blunt
teletype message:
“Col. Lindbergh’s baby kidnapped
from Lindbergh home at Hopewell,
between 7:30 and 10 p. m. Boy, 19
months, his age actually is 20
months, dressed in sleeping suit.
Search all cars.”
HOSPITAL NEWS
Smithfield, March 2.—Mrs. ,Gus
Rigas, of Smithfield, .died last )Ved-
nesday night at 8:30, in % haspjtaL
after having- undergone, a .serious-
operation.
Miss "Virginia Broadhurst,. this
city, who was placed, in . g.j
cast last week, was removed ,tp h^r-
home Thursday. , '
Mr. Bradley Herring,, ,o'i „
who has been in . tld taU'|or
treatment of a . fracturpd }|sg, ,,^-
turned home Thursday'.
Mrs. L. H. Jones,:,of Snaithj^^,
was admitted Iasi; „Tues(}'ay'
major operation, ^nd. ,js getting, ^f>n.
fine.
Born to Mr. and , Mrsi'^11^
Carroll, of ’Wendell, a.-dajig^ter^.ion.
the 25th of February, Mojhpr.i’.'a^j
child doing nicely! ... ’’ ’,
Miss Mabel Stanley, of Pour
Oaks, who was admitted Tuesday,
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis Wednesday and is getting
along fine.
Mr. Allen Wheeler, of Benson,
who was admitted the 27th, was
operated on the same day for rupt
ured appendix. His condition is fair.
Mr. Elmer Wellons, Jr., of Smith-
field, who underwent an opera’tion
for appendicitis last week, returned
to his home Friday.
Miss Gertrude Fields, of Selma,
Route 1, who underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis the 17th, re
turned to her home Saturday.
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