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TWO THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA, N. C. — THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1941 COURT NEWS Edgar Johnson, Benson Negro en tered a plea of guilty in Recorder’s court last week on a charge of operat ing a car while intoxicated. A 90 day road sentence is to be suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. U. Lee Lynn, colored, pleaded guil ty to driving a car without a driver’s license. Prayer for judgment was con tinued upon the payment of the cost. Mack Sanders, Jr., colored, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of per mitting Lee Lynn to use his driver’s license. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of the cost. Ruby Haynes, colored, drew a four months road term for possession of •one cjuart of illegal whisky for sale. John New, colored, pleaded guilty to operating a car while intoxicated. He was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. The state took a nol pros with leave in the case against John Betts, charg ed with assault with deadly weapon. James Kirkman was fined $60 and taxed with the cost for driving a car while under the influence of intoxi cating drink. He took an appeal. Roosevelt Peterson and John L. Murphy, colored, were in court charg ed with being publicly drunk and dis orderly, assault, and trepass. Murphy was found not guilty and was dis charged. Peterson was convicted of ^trespass only and was given 30 days on the roads. For resisting and inter fering with an officer Peterson was given six months on the roads, both of these terms to run concurrently. Wade Talton, Clayton, Route 1, pleaded guilty to driving while in toxicated. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. William Branch of Selma was given 90 days on the roads for operating a car while intoxicated, the road term to be suspended upon the payment of a $60 fine and the cost. The cost is to include $20 for the benefit of the prosecuting witness. J. D. Wells and Joe Benson were charged with housebreaking and lar ceny. Probable cause was found and both defendants were bound over to Superior court. Both defendants were convicted of breaking jail and escape, and Wells was given 90 days on the roads and Benson six months, both of their terms to begin at the expiration of the sentences they are now serv ing. Ernest McNeal, colored, was sen tenced to four months on the roads for the temporary larceny of an auto mobile from Mrs. Leon Stephenson. Fred Freuler was given 90 days in jail for the larceny of a handbag and two pairs of pants. He was assigned to be worked under the direction of the sheriff. Wilbur Lee drew a 12 months road sentence for assault on his wife and assault on Edith Benson. The road term is to be suspended on the pay ment of the cost on condition that he Hoes not assault his wife or violate any criminal law again during the aiext two years. ^ikwSJung^ A Carolina Teacher Wrote A “First” Textbook More Than A Century Ago Textbook writing is not a new fad resulting from the twentieth century popular education; for the first text written in North Carolina was published in Halifax in 1796, exactly one hundred and forty-five years ago. Henry Patillo should be better known among “tar heel” citizens, for he holds the honor of being first and merits recognition as the “father” of textbook writing in North Carolina. A brief biography would in-* So That’s The Law! By ELLIOTT H. MARRUS Insanity And Marriage a tremendous influence, which is felt even today, over the laws of China.... The first Roman enperor Octavian B. C-), was adopted by Julius (27 Caesar’s sister. He was known to have drastically the laws oi as fine cut reformed Rome.... About 600 years later, was the emperor of Rome, revised the whole Roman legal sys tern, bringing the laws up-to-date. Justinian He then in clude the story of his Scottish birth, his coming to Virginia about 1740, and his being a preacher and teacher in Orange and Granville counties. Patillo’s work as a teacher was valuable experience and helped pre pare him for writing his Geographical Catechism. He conducted schools at Hawfields, Williamsboro, and Gran ville Hall until his death in 1801. He was a prominent citizen of his day and received recognition in many ways. Governor Tryon selected him one of the, men appointed to pacify the disaffected Regulators. He was likewise a delegate to the Provincial Congress that met in Hillsboro in 1776. Important Questions About Wheat Insurance Answered By White . According to the author, he wrote this textbook, the Geographical Cate- chismv to smooth the way to the study of Geography;” to improve the reading of farmers and their families; to “lead common readers to some more just conception of the divine works;” and earn a few dollars which he said would be “welcome guests” when they arrived. The Catechism was a fascinating book which took the students for a trip around the world. The questions and answers revealed interesting in formation concerning the earth, stars, and various phenomena of nature. Quotations from Patillo’s book are appropriate for modern patriotic lit erature. We feel today as he did when he wrote: “We come in the last place to the freest, happiest, most plentiful part of the globe; and the fartherest removed from tyranny, wars, and those commotions that curse and agitate the nations.... A country in which religion is unre strained; morality in repute; educa tion promoted; marriage honorable, and age reverenced. “Q. Pray Sir, where lies this ter- restial paradise?” “A. Within the limits of the United States; and the spot you stand on, makes a part of it.” Since the days of Socrates the question and answer plan of teaching has been one of the most important factors in effective teaching. New ideas come and go; but none have eliminated the use of sentences that require the question mark at the end. W. Herbert White, Caswell county grain farmer and member of the State AAA committee, has listed the following answers to the question “how wheat crop insurance helps the farmer and the business man.” “In putting in a wheat crop there are certain fixed charges such as tractor fuel and oil, seed and fer tilizer besides, sometimes, labor hire. All of these mean an outlay of cash that many of we farmers have to get on credit. A banker or a merchant won’t hesitate to give credit till har vest to a farmer who has insurance on his crop. “That means sound credit and sound credit means a low interest rate. If the crop is protected by insurance, the farmer, and the business man, need not worry about losses which could occur from such things as hail, storm or drought. There is certainty that there will be a cash return from the crop which is insured.” The Caswell farmer explained that the wheat insurance proposition will work on the same plan as fire in surance on other property: the far mer can insure up to 60 or 75 per cent of his crop. Premium rates, it was added, are based on “loss cost”. Premiums are paid on so many bushels of wheat and the farmer is guaranteed that many bushels at threshing time, re gardless of the price of the crop, Mr. White added. In 27 states, insanity is not a ground for divorce....Connecticut law provides that the estate of an insane husband must pay alimony to the di vorced wife, but if a man divorces his insane wife in that state, he need not support her....Indiana has a sta tute which permits the State to ster ilize a lunatic if necessary....In Mis souri, a divorce from an insane spouse can only be obtained if the spouse was insane before marriage and had concealed that fact....No state for bids the cohabitation with an insane husband or wife even though doctors say that such cohabitation is bad.... In 1941, Maryland and Texas made insanity a legai cause for divorce. Similar laws failed to pass in New York and Iowa....In Wisconsin a di vorce cannot be granted on any grounds until the insane mate has be come sane....In many of the states in which divorces are not granted for insanity, often annulments are se cured for that reason.-.Bert Lahr, the movie comedian, had his marriage an nulled last year in New cork on the ground of his wife’s insanity. He has since remarried.... Female Witchery In 1700 the British Parliament en acted a law stating that if a woman lured a man into matrimony by means of cosmetics, artificial teeth, high heeled shoes, iron stays, hoops or bolstered hips, the marriage was void and the woman would be pun ished for being a witch. plum butter. Thy hair is tobacco.” “You’ve Got To Show Me” “A man may be absolutely, drunk without being dead drunk,” so wrote a Missouri Judge. Weather Forecast Said the judge to the man who had been convicted for speeding: “Today I’ll let you off with a fme. Next time you will go to jail.” Motorist: “Is that a weather fore cast, judge ” Judge: “What’s that?” Motorist: “Fine today. Cooler to- morrow. Traffic Rules There was no federal regulation of airplanes until 1926....In 1938 the Civil Aeronautics Authority, com monly called the CAA, was formed to promote development and safety and to provide for the regulation of civil aeronautics....The CAA has gone so far as to set up traffic rules for the air. One of these states: “When two aircraft are on cross ing courses at approximately the same altitude, the aircraft which has the other on its left shall have the right of way and other aircraft shall give way.” Wills Although many people do not rea lize it, wills are very technical doc uments and should be drawn by at torneys. Sometimes even lawyers do not draw wills which will stand up in Court. The most famous illustration of this is the testament of Samuel J. Tilden, statesman, and Democratic candidate for President of the United States. In 1884, Tilden made a will in which he tried to set up a fund of two million dollars for a library in New York City. His total estate when he died was $5,000,000. The relatives contested this part of the will and the Court set it aside because its wording was too indefinite. Later, however, the heirs settled the case and the library was established. The Tilden library was subsequently join ed with the Astor and Lenox collec tions to form the famous' New York City Library now located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Hamburgers And Love Hamburgers and pork chops are the sources of the marital unhappiness of a married couple in Chicago. Mrs. Marie Newman is suing her husband for separate maintenance claiming that they cannot get along because all her husband ever wants to eat is hamburgers and pork chops. ‘ 'What s wrong with hamburgers?” the hus band asked the judge, “they are easy to make.” No decision has as yet been made by the Court. Law Makers Lola—Does my gown look as if it were falling off my shoulder? Hayton—No, let’s dance. Lola—I’m sorry, but I must go and arrange it. It’s supposed to look that way. ^■Gay colored, long wearing, easy-to-clean linoleum on the kitchen floor makes a house wife’s work twice as easy and pleasant. You can buy many of the newest patterns NOW and here at considerably low er prices. Phone for a representative to bring you samples and cost estimates. ECONOMY FURNITURE CO. Phone 146 Easy Terms SELMA, N. C, The Doctor—“Mrs. Brown has sent for me to go and see her boy, and I must go at once.” His Wife—“What is the matter with the boy?” The Doctor—“I do not know, but Mrs. Brown has a book on what to do before the doctor comes, and I must hurry up before she does it.” Some more about the greatest law makers of history....Lycurgus (850 B. C.) wrote a new' constitution for ancient Sparta. The story is told that he made the citizens of his country promise not to change these law's un til he returned from a trip. According to legend, he went away and com mitted suicide so that the laws would never be altered....Draco (600 B. C.) codified the laws of Athens. These were known to be very severe laws.... Solon (660 B. C. ) is often called the “father of democracy.” He modified Draco’s laws making them more dem- oeratic....Confucious (500 B. C.), of ten called the wise man of China, sought to reform the rulers rather than the laws themselves. He has had Woman Dies Waiting To Join The Church Judicial Wisdom According to a Vermont Court, “False teeth furnished to the wife are necessaries for which the husband is liable if he allows her to wear them.” ....In Texas a judge made this ruling- “Where in a prosecution for murder, it appears that the deceased kissed a w'oman, the Court cannot take judi cial notice whether she was a young woman or an old maid.” A few moments before she was to join Roxboro Primitive Baptist church at Roxboro, Person county, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Henry J. Carver, 65, of East Roxboro, w'as seized with a fatal heart attack. Mrs. Carver, w'hen stricken, was seated near the front of the church. She had for several moments appear ed to be emotionally upset, according to her husband, who was seated next to her. A physician was summoned, but the woman was dead when he ar rived. Letter Writing Department A Missouri has held the following letter written by a man to a woman, libelous: “Thine eyes are like black walnuts in a frog pond. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep just fresh from the wash, whereof each one bears twins. Thy temples are like lemon peels in thy locks. Thy garments are as the smell of old cheese. Set me as a seal on thy heart and upon thy arms. Turn thine eyes from me for thy heart ravishes my heart. Thy frinedship to me is far better than wine. You for get the time you stopped at my house to warm your breasts, and the time you came up the orchard to see my World's best low-priced stapler. Pins, Staples, Tacks. Built of LIFETIME steel. Rubber treads. $ 1.50-100 staples FREE. $1.50 The Johnstonian - Sun OUR DEMOCRACY -by Mat Are You Helping Run OVER. HERE IQur. congress not only ""makes our laws ; ITS MEMBERS CRITICIZE OR INVESTIGATE ANY OFFICIAL OR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT T//^y WANT TO. The Machine? ’'—AND FOR ANY SPEECH OR DEBATE IN EITHER HOUSE, THEY (SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES) SHALL NOT BE QUESTIONED IN ANY OTHER. PLACE." (ART/CLE S£Cr/C.V 6, COA/ST/TUr/OH OF mS UNITED STATES.) OVER THERE DICTATOR'S SO-CALLED CONGRESS PROVIDES APPLAUSE FOR HIM. Over and under the multitudinous rolls of modern newspaper presses, cotton fabric tapes lead the first web of paper. It is snaked into place, an electric button is pushed, and the slow hum of the turning rolls mounts to a roar as other fabric “leaders” guide into waiting arms the printed copies of the first edition. Cotton “leaders” are indispensable to much of today’s machinery. Mechanical threshers of wheat and corn convey the stalks on wide aprons of cotton fabric. Ore from mines rides to waiting freight cars on endless belts of cotton canvas. Sheets of fabric carry wet pulp to the rollers of paper and wallboard mills. The cotton industry itself is a gigantic machine, meshing a million wheels and gears and rollers, producing goods for all the nation and a liveli hood for 14 million of its people. The tapes wdiich lead through its intricate parts are consumer preferences, the strong consistent preferences of you and me and our neighbors. When we buy cotton we build Americas Future Eastern Mfg. Co. II CRITICISM? INVESTIGATION? A DICTATOR IS THE BOSS OF ALL THE COURTS, JAILS AND F/R/NG SQUADS. SELMA, N. C,
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