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NEWS
following cases were disposed
court 1 County recorder’s
court last week:
Percy Pool, 38, was found not guilty
^ allowing a drunk to operate his
*no>tor vehicle.
^1- Weeks, 28, Benson, pleaded
guilty to operating a car while in
wxicated Prayer for judgment was
continued upon payment of $50 and
costs. The defendant’s driving license
Is to be surrendered for twelve
months.
J- E. Massengill, 30, was found
guilty of abandonment and non-sup
port of his wife and child. He was
taxed with the costs and given a 6
taonth prison sentence suspended on
Condition that he pay $25 a month
for support of his wife and child.
Felton Barefoot, 35, was found
guilty of larceny of a suit of clothes
and shirt, $25 value. He was sent to
the roads for 90 days.
Doris McLamb. 30, was acquitted on
a charge of violating the prohibition
laws.
John Bennett, 27, was convicted of
assault on female. Prayer for judg
ment was continued on payment of
Costs.
Reggie Honeycutt, 29, found guilty
■With deadly weapon, was fined $25,
taxed with the costs, and drew a six-
rnonth road term suspended on condi
tion that the defendant refrain from
Violating any criminal law for a two-
year period.
Elmon Beasley, 16, was found guil
ty of possession and transportation of
five pints of alcoholic whisky. He was
taxed with the costs and given a 30-
day jail sentence suspended with .the
condition that he refrain from vio
lating the prohibition laws for the
next two years.
Son Collins, 35, colored, was found
not guilty of violating the prohibition
law. In the same case. Van Johnson,
17, colored, pleaded guilty to posses
sion of two gallons of illegal whisky
and drew six months on the roads.
Daniel P. Johnson, 35, and wife,,
Dorothy Johnson, 33, were in court
having each been indicted for assault.
Verdicts of not guilty were entered
in both cases, the prosecutions were
adjudged frivolous and malicious and
not in good faith, and the couple was
taxed with the costs.
Mrs. Cinda Edwards, 45, was found
not guilty of assault with deadly
weapon. »
Mrs. Leonard Anderson, 41, was
found guilty of being publicly drunk
and disorderly. A prayer for judg
ment was continued upon payment of
costs.
Brotchie Flowers, Wilson, Rt. 2
was given a hearing on a forgery
charge and bound over to superior
court. Bond was fixed at $300.
Hayes Sasser, 29, Clayton, Rt. 2.
Was found guilty of opera.ting a car
while intoxicated. Prayer for judg
ment was continued upon payment of
$50 and costs. His driving license is
to be surrendered 12 months.
The court failed to find probable
teause against Mrs. C. E. Denning, 45,
charged with housebreaking and lar
ceny and the defendant was dismis
sed.
Russel Ferrell, 32, colored, was
found guilty of trespass and resisting
and interefering with an officer in
discharge of his duty. On charge of
trespass, he drew 30 days in jail. On
the charge of resisting an officer, he
got 60 days, the latter sentence to
run concurrently with the first sen
tence.
Clinton Foster, 23, and Zeb Hales
32, were found guilty of being drunk
and disorderly and were also convict
ed of breaking out plate glass window
of J. W. Ellis’ store in Kenly. Each
defendant was given 30 days on roads,
suspended on nayment of costs. They
took an appeal to superior court.
THE JOHNSTONIAM - SUN, SELBIA, N. C. -- THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1942.
CARTER’S CHAPEL
CLUB MEETINGS • PERSONALS
ENTERTAINMENTS
Cleveland Township
Farmer Dies Suddenly
Herbert E. Weeks, a prominent
farmer of the Cleveland township
section of Johnston county, died sud
denly Sunday afternoon at his home
near the Cleveland school. He appar
ently had been in the best of health,
so his death came as a shock to his
many friends.
The funeral was held at Oakland
Presbyterian church Tuesday after
noon at 1 o’clock, conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. W. C. Neill, assisted
by the Rev. A. C. McCall, pastor of
Pisgah Baptist church. Interment
took place in the Oakland church
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Lula
Coats Weeks, and eight children:
Ralph Weeks of Smithfield; Herbert
A. Weeks, Vann Weeks, and Jeff
Weeks of Washington, D. C.; Miss
Marie Janice and Charlie Weeks of
the homeplace. His father, F. M.
Weeks of Clayton, Routel, also sur
vives.
One of the reservists was bearing
np rather nobly under a particularly
Weary R. 0. T. C. drill when he very
inadvertently passed by the Lieuten
ant without saluting.
"Say, Buddy,” said the Lieutenant
With characteristic sweetness, “do
you see the uniform I’m wearing?”
“Yeh,” said the reservist, looking
enviously at the Lieutenant’s almost
immaculate uniform, “look at the dam
thing they gave me.”
Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Reynolds of
Smithfield were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Sutton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wheeler of
near Micro were guests of Russel
Scott and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Grady spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr. A.
Phillips and family of near Goldsboro.
John Sutton and family paid his
mother, Mrs. Z. V. Sutton of near
Pine Level a visit Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Thomas of
Micro visited at the home of J. H.
Parnell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs .Ernest Bass of Piney
Grove spent the week end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Woodruff.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Meacombes
and son, Preston, and Irving Morris
of near Middlesex paid the family of
A. E. Carter a visit Sunday.
Jodie Woodruff and family visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boswell of near
Black Creek Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Max Rhodes and son, Law
rence of Wendell are guests of A. E.
Carter and family this week.
Mrs. Gilliam Flowers attended the
funeral of her uncle, Joe Blackman
of near Kenly Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson of
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Raleigh spent last week end with rela
tives.
Mrs. Clarence Lamm and children
of Glendale visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Richardson Sunday, and accomp
anied them to preaching at Live Oak.
J. Harris Johnson and family mo
tored to the Johnston County Hospital
Saturday night to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Wal.ton Phillips, who is ill there.
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Mrs. Nora Batten
Is Very III
Mrs. Nora Batten, who lives at
McCall Cross Roads is reported to be
very ill.
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Revival Closed
Sunday
Everyone seemed to be lifted up
after hearing the Gospel messages,
delivered by Rev. M. M. Johnson last
week. There were two additions to
the church by letter.
Off To Campbell
College
Misses Margaret Brown, Audrey
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SMITHFIELD, N. C.
Ed O’Neal, Mgr. Mrs. Vara Britt, Sec.-Treas.
Moore, and Eleanor Thome left Mon
day to enroll at Campbell College.
LITTLE CREEKdffiWS
Selma, Route 2—Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Mitchell of Pikeville spent
Sunday evening with Mrs. Mitchell’s
parents near Micro.
Miss Rebecca Creech of Pine Level
spent Saturday evening with Mrs.
Harry Dixon of Micro.
Mrs. J. C. Bass, Jr., spent a while
Saturday night with Mrs. Willie
Aldridge of .this section.
Miss Josephine Collier of Micro
spent the week end with Adelle Bass.
Miss Nancy Batten of Micro spent
Sunday evening with Miss Glady’s
Thomas of this section.
Misses Adelle Bass and Josephine
Collier of Microspent a while Satur
day evening with Edith Dixon, also of
Micro.
Edith Dixon and friends spent a
short while Saturday night with Miss
Etta and Rebecca Creech of Pine
Level.
Miss Margaret Hood spent a while
Sunday with Edith Dixon.
Edith Dixon spent a while Sunday
morning with Misses Myrtle Lee and
Nellie Ann Smith of Micro.
Mr. and Mrs. Thelbert Dixon of
near Micro spent Sunday with Mrs.
Dixon’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ruffus
Beer Clean-Up Drive
Closes 227 Stores
Raleigh, Sept. 8.—The beer indus
try’s “clean up or close up” cam
paign in North Carolina resulted in
the elimination of 227 undesirable re
tail outlets during the three-year pe
riod ended September 1, 1942.
Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, state
director of the North Carolina Com
mittee of the Brewing Industry
Foundation today issued a summary
of the committee’s activities for .this
period. It disclosed that 227 objec
tionable outlets were eliminated—165
by revocation, 60 by refusal to grant
renewals and two by surrender—in
54 counties: Alamance, Ashe, Burke,
Beaufort, Bumcombe, Brunswick, Cra
ven, Columbus, Catawba, Clay, Cum
berland, Caldwell, Cherokee, Cleve
land, Cabarrus, Duplin, Davie, Edge
combe, Forsyth, Guilford, Gaston,
Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Ire
dell, Johnston, Lenoir, Harnett, Meck
lenburg, Montgomery, Madison, Mar
tin, New Hanover, Onslow, Rowan,
Robeson, Randolph, Richmond, Rock
ingham, Rutherford, Pasquotank,
Pitt, Swain, Stanley, Surry, Tran
sylvania, Vance, Warren, Wake,
Wilkes, Wilson, Watauga and Yad
kin.
23 outlets were placed on probation
in 11 counties: Bladen, Carteret, Co
lumbus, Johnston, Lenoir, Ruther
ford, Swain, Transylvania, Wake,
Wilson and Wayne.
There have been 3,434 investiga
tions by field representatives of retail
outlets in 96 counties.
326 outlets in 69 coun.tie s warned
to correct unsatisfactory conditions
or face more drastic action by the
committee. In most instances, the
outlets “cleaned up”; in others, the
committee filecr revocation proceed
ings against them, Bain announced.
Turner of near Kenly.
Mrs. D. L. Dixon of near Micro
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Dixon and daughter, Edith Marie,
also of Micro.
SUB.STANTIAL
Stanly County 4-H Club members
are reporting substantial returns
from their dairy projects, says V. A.
Huneycutt, assistant farm agent of
the N. C. State College Extension
Service.
IMPROVEMENT
More Montgomery County farmres
are interested in purchasing pure
bred livestock now than in many
years, reports R. E. Davenport, farm
agent of the N. C. State College Ex
tension Service.
Watch your label and rene’W
We
Want
Cotton
Word of Caution
To Our Farmer
Friends
It is of utmost importance to have your cot ton picked clear of trash and have your cot
ton ginned at the best gin you can find. We want to let you know the difference in a
stric^ middling bale of cotton and a bale of strict low middling is $10, where it used to be
only 75 cents. You just can’t take a chance. Have your cotton picked clean and ginned at
the best gin and bring it to us and we will do the rest.
AUSIIN-OGBURN COTTON COMPANY snitMM
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J. I Triplett^s Flour, per Barrel
Hog Supplement, per Bag . .
20 Per Cent Hog Ration, per Bag
. $2.65
$2.75
$2.85
$6.75
$4.25
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