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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
VOLUME 13.
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1930.
NUMBER 30.
•/ Vacation Bible School
‘ Closes Wednesday At
Methodist Church
To Attend Young
People’s Training
Camp Near Raleigh
We have had a very successful
school with almost one hundred en
rolled and a good average attend
ance. The children have been in
tensely interested from the very be
ginning all the way through. There
have been, of course, some who did
not want to work very hard, but all
have done something, and almost
all have don well at tte- work.
The .school has emphasized put
ting into practice the things that we
learn from the Sunday school and
the church services. We have tried i LIVE
to teach the children how to live a
fuller Christian life. The work has
been along' lines of^ activity which
will be of value in material as well
as spiritual interests of the child’s
life. We have learned about our
friends as we find them in the
.world around us. We have studied
artcraft and handfcraft, and wood
craft. We have not neglected the
Scripture niemory work and the
worship service along with learn
ing songs and singing them.
On Wednesday evening we hold
■our closing service which will be in
the form of a pageant portraying
what work we have been doing dur
ing the weeks. We issued certifi
cates of recognition to those who
have been regular in attendance and
■done satisfactorily the work as
signed. The work has been very
profitable for the children. Many
of them know more about the church
and what it is trying- to do for
them. They know th, pastor better;
church and Sunday schools than they
formerly felt. The following were
enrolled in the school:
Our Teachers were all volunteers
and have ben faithful to their tasks,
.and this is appreciated by the pas
tor and the whole church. We re-
joicie that we have these splendid
workers who are willing to give two
-weeks of their time to this splen
did, trying task of teaching in the
summer time.
In the Beginner’s department we
had Mrs. Sharpe, Miss Mary Parker,
and Katherine Aycock.
In the Primary department we
had Margarette Straughan, Frances
Sharpe, and Mrs. Eason.
In the Junior department we had
Mable Nordan, Mary Evelyn Parker,
Mildred Creech, Mr. Smith working
with the wood work, and the preach
er instructing in bead work.
Mr. G. F. Brietz and Mr. C. P.
Harper furnished ice cream for the
school on Wednesday, an every child
as well as the grown ups vote their
thanks for their thoughtfulness.
All have enjoyed the work, and
we look forward to another school
like this next year.
D. M. SHARPE, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Waddell will
leave next Monday morning' to help
with a young people’s camp at
Camp Thron-a-tees-ka, ten miles
from Raleigh. Misses Mary Stancil,
Mildred and 'Violet Hayes, Catherine
Aycock, Amie Ashworth and Verla
Narron will accompany them and at
tend the camp.
While we are at Camp if, any one
•ftdshes to communicate with us,, call
1175-R, Raleigh, N. C.
ROADS AND ECONOMICS
STOCK DEMON
STRATION TRAIN COMING
Poultry rais^ers will get new and
better ideas in modern methods of
raising chickens from the livestock
demonstration train which will be
operated in eastrn North Carolina
during the month of August by the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway cooper
ating . with State College and the
State Department of Agriculture be
ginning August 5.
“The use of -wire floors in brood
ing, ‘which cuts down the death rate
and aids in quicker and better de
velopment of chickens; use of arti
ficial light to increase egg produc-
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Special Over Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Operated in Co-Operation with North Carolina State College
Of Agriculture and North Carolina Department
Of Agriculture
Officers Make Raid
In Wilders Township
Deputy Sheriffs E. A, Johnson,
C. L. Sanders and Chief Pollard, of
Clayton, made a raid in Wilders
Township last Friday, going to the
home of Elijah Hinton (colored)
where they found a 10-gallon copper
still and poured out about 20 gal
lons of beer in his residence. Hin
ton was away from home at the
time. The officers went back at
midnight and surrounded the house.
They found him in the loft. He -n-as.
arrested and tried before Judge
Parker, who sentenced him to roads
for eight months.
On Sunday afternoon the same
officers made another raid in Wil
ders Township and searched the
home of L. S. Collins and found a
small amount of whiskey and evi
dences of considerable traffic in this
forbidden product. Collins was ar
rested and carried to the Johnston
County jail. He was triad before
Judg-e Parker last Tuesday and g-iven
six months on tke road.
Bible School Picnics
At Goldsbor
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DATE
Aug’.
tion during fall and winter moAths
when eggs ar higher in price, and,
many other features regarding the,
care and selection of breeders with | ‘
the different results of feeding bal- j ^
anced feed and grain feed aAd the !
different advantages of modern poul- j
try house construction will be ex- ■ *
hibited and explained on the train,”,
says W. F. Armstrong, associate pro-1
fessor of poultry at State College
and director of the poultry division
of the train. Tuo-
Every farm should have around ,
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100 adult birds, to give an added
income and as a part of the divers!- ;
fied farm program which offers an ®'
PLACE
5th Selma
/5th Smithfi^sld
6th Dunn
6th Fayetteville
7 th Roseboro
7 th Sanford
8th Red Springs
8th Fairmont
9th Mt. Tabor
9th Whiteville
income . the year dround in the |
opinion, of Professor Armstrong, i
“Eastern North Carolina has ideal;
conditions for poultry raising, and
this industry will prove of great
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11th
11th
12 th
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13th
13th
14 th
14th
15th
15th
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16th
18th
New Bern
Pollocksville
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Burgaw
Wallace
Warsaw
Clinton
Mt. Olive
’Goldsboi’o
Fremont
Wilson
Nashville
benefit to the farmer who depends
principally on one crop, since the , f
larger towns and northern markets 19tl> Enfie
are easily accessible' to the poultry
Aug. 19th Weldon
Aug. 20th Scotland Neck
20th Greenville
21st Avden
“To make a profit in poultry, a
little investment in housing-, good Aug.
feeding and management is required, Aug. 21st Kinston
but this added investment will give ; Aug. 22nd Plymouth
a greater return on the dollar than;Aug. 22nd Williamston
the haphazard of letting chickens Aug. 23rd Aurora
shift for themselves,” says Mr. ' Aug, 23rd W ashington
Armstrong. “With the aid of the 25th Kelford
marketing division-of the State De-: Aug. 25th AJioskie
partment of Agriculture, disposing,
of poultry products has and will be
of great aid to the poultry raiser
of eastern North Carolina who do
not' have good local markets.”
Increased efficiency in getting more
results from a small number of
Aug. 26th Tarboro
31,000 LIVES—$850,000,000
The effect of road conditions on the
economic life of rural communities
has been thoroughly studied by the
Cornell University Agricultural Ex-
pferiment Station.
This study deals with roads un
der three classifications—^hard sur-
fac0, gravel and dirt. It shows that
there were few^er untenanted, habit
able houses on surfaced roads than
unimproved roads*, and that only 13
per cent of farmers served by sur
faced roads received no mail deliv-
ei-y for four days or more during the
year, while 59 per cent of farmer’s
depending on dirt roads missed mail
fox this perior or longer.
Farmers on improved roads poss
essed more motor trucks than those
on gravel or dirt roads. The num
ber of days farmers on dirt roads
could not employ their trucks was
more than double the time farmers
on hard surfaced roads could not use
them. _
Of greater importance is the
statement that, of farmers on hard
surfaced roads, only 12 per cent re
ported loss .in marketing due to
roads being blocked with snow, while
on gravel and dirt roads 25 per cent
and 61.7 pfer cent, respectively, re
ported loss from this cause. The
estimated loss in dollars varied from
§100 to $2,000.
Permanent farm relief will be se
cured when every state embarks on
an intensive farm-to-market road
building- program. Transportation is
said to be the life blood of industry
and the same holds for agriculture.
J. ‘H. Parmelee, of the National
Conference «;n Street and Highway
birds rather than trying to keep too ^ Safety, estimates that motor ve-
many is one of the necessary items 'accidents in the United States
:n the success of .any poultry raiser, {jawing- the past year resulted in an
says Mr. Armstrong, who will illu- , economic loss of $850,000,000. This
strate “Modern Poultry Methods i price we pay for carelessness
on the livestock train. The train i incompetence. - Yet it is the
least important phase of the prob
lem. Of infinitely greater import
ance is the fact that in 1929 the
the automobile claimed about 31,-
000 lives. ■'
Every year hundreds of thousands
The train
will be in Selma on August 5th
from 9:30 to 1:00.
METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL TO PICNIC
AT HOLT’S LAKE
'The Methodist Sunday school of
Selma will have their annual picnic
on Thursday of this week at Holt’s
Lake. Superintendent M. R. Wall
requests that every member of the
school meet at the church at 4:00
o’clock Thursday afternoon. John
Jeffries was appointed a committee
of one to make arrangements for
transportation. If you -would like to
take a crowd of youngsters phone
him. It will take about 25 cars
to accommodate the crowd. It is
hoped that every member of the
school will take the evening off and
enjoy themselves at this beautiful
spot. Dinner will be served prompt
ly', at 6:30. There will be all kinds
of amusement for the kids, ff’s well
as the grown-ups.
SOME TOMATOES
Mr. E. V. Deans, owner of the
Deans Drug* store, is the champion
tomato raiser of this section. He
had* on exhibition in his store this
week five large tomatoes all on one
stalk. They v'eighed nearly four
pounds and were of Jhe Ponderosa
variety. Can you beat it?
HOUR OF EXHIBITION
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P, M.
9:00 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12:50 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. F.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to ' 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12:50 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.
2:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to ' 1:00 P. M.
2-:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.
9:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M.
WILLING WORKERS
CLASS ENTERTAINED
of new automobiles throng the high
ways. Utilization of the average car
is continually on the increase. Traffic
congestion grows more severe. Speed
ranges rise. Yet, for the most part,
we are attempting to handle 'these
conditions with outmoded laws.
It has been stated that the great
est single accident prevention need
is a driver’s licensing law. So far
17 states have passed such ordi
nances. In the other 31,000 persons
are allowed to operate high-powered
vehicles, on public roads irrespective
of their competence thus endangering
all motorists and pedestrians.
It is too late to save the 31,000
lives that were lost last year, and
the 28,000 the year before. We can
not replace the wasted $850,000,000.
But we can halt the rising death
and injury toll caused by reckless
and incompetent drivers.
Mesdaraes C. L. Duggins, J. M.
Driver and C. G. Dickinson were
joint hostesses on Tuesday evening,
.entertaining* the Willing* Workers’
class of the Methodist Sunday
School ,at the home of Mrsi. Dug-
gins on North Pollock St.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. W. T. Woodard who read a
scripture lesson from -the 6th chap
ter of Matthew. Prayer was offered
by Mrs. A. K. Eason and Mrs. P.
A. Holland being winners, were pre
sented with appropriate prizes.
Refreshing block cream and pound
cake .was served.
RETURNS TO NAVY
Mr. Lacy Fields ■ who has been
spending* his vacation here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fields,
returned to his post on the U. S. S.
Antares at New Port, Rhode* Island,
last Saturday. Hie. will be in port
thei*e until Aug. 19th when his vessel
will sail. Mr. Fields recently re
enlisted for two years service in
the navy.'
Did you hear the happy voices
ringing through the air Tuesday
eveningi That was the ' boys and
girls of the Vacation Bible School
returning from a delightful picnic to
.Goldsboro. Yes, the weather was
hot but everybody was so full of
■fun and so hungry that they forgot
the heat. The children had a won
derful time swinging, riding* in the
pony cart, and watching the animals.
Everybody brought a big dlicious
lunch and a big appetite. Mr. Dick
Massey furnished a truck 'to help
carry the jolly crowd. Mrs. 'George
Vick, Mrs. Charles Scales, Mr.
Carain, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bailey
and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hayes also
joined us and the Bible School
wishes to thank each one. Thanks
to Mr. Star Harper and Mr. George
Brietz for ice cream today.
ABOUT THAT DOG
BE*IT ORDAINED:
1. That on and- after Aug. 1st,
1930, it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, to permit his or
their' dogs to run at large on the
streets of Selma, N. C., without first
being properly muzzled. That the
Lather, if living, and if dead, the
mother shall constitute the head of
the family and shall be held re
sponsible for fine hereinafter set out
and for all damage done by said
dog or dogs.
2. That any person permitting his
or their dog or dogs to run at
large without wearing a muzzle as
stated' in article one, shall be fined
not over $5.00 or less than $1.00
for each day said dog remains with
out a muzzle.
3. That any dog found on streets
of Selma without a muzzle, the
Police is hereby directed to catch
said dog and impound him for a
period of one day, and if no owner
claims said dog and pay said fine of
$1.00, and for food furnished said
dog for said day, and .also, to Police
the sum of $1.00 for catching and
impounding, then and in that event,
said policeman shall take said dog
and kill same, in way or manner
that seems most expedient.
Ratified and passed this July 21st,
1930.
C. L. RICHARDSON,
C. A. JACOBS,
E. J. SASSER,
J. C. AVERY,
Commissioners.
Johnston Gounty
Republicans Are
Becoming Optimistic
Smithfield, July 23.—As the time
for the opening of the campaign
draws near the Republicans of John
ston County receive encouragement
from various sources. As to the
prospects for success of both the
county and state tickets.
Good delegations of Johnston Re
publicans met State Chairman J. S.
Duncan and Congressman George
M. Prichard at their District meet
ing whichs were held at Goldsbore
on Thur.sday, July 17, and at Raleigh
Friday, July 18. The meetings were
in the nature of conferences and
were attended principally by the Re
publican leaders of each of the Coun
ties composing the congressional
districts. The meeting at Golds
boro was for the third congressional
district and the meeting at Raleigh
was for the fourth congressional
district.
The reports from the various coun
ties were fine, and Repubican gains
over 1928 were freely predicted by
the representatives of the various
counties.
Among* those who delivered ad
dresses in the third district meet
ings at Goldsboro was Hon. -W. G.
Mebane, RepubLican candidate for
Congress in that district who ap
peared to be especially optimistic
in regard to the senatorial contest.
He said he had no idea that J. W.
Bailey would receive more than one
third of the votes of those Demo
crats who supported Senator Sim
mons in the June primary. It will
thus be seen that Mr. Mebane’s
views are exactly in line with some
of the . views that have been ex
pressed in the columns of The John-
stonian-Sun.
It will be remembered that in an
estimate w-hich appeared on June 19,
1930, Bailey was given one third of
the Simmons vote. Pritchard was
given one third, and it was esti
mated that the other third would
not go to the polls. Figuring on this
basis and g’iving Pritchard the regu
lar Republican vote of 288,815 which
was receKed by Seawell for Gover
nor in isf28, we have a majority of
90,000 votes for Pritchard.
Figuring on this basis if Bailey
only gets one third of the Simmons
vote, and Pritchard should not get
any Simmons votes, his majority
would then be 37,000 over Bailey.
AT THE SELMA
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Too many of our older folks and
many of the younger too look upon
boy the minister found in the library
on Sunday morning.
“Are You Going to Church, Tom?”
he asked.
“No, sir,” the boy replied.
“Why? I ami’ said the minister.
“Huh,” said the boy, “You’ve got
to go. It’s your job.”
It is not my job, it is my oppor
tunity through His grace. Preach-
.ing* Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
D. F. WADDELL, Pastor.
MRS. MOLLIE EASON DEAD
Misses Anne Thacker and Nonie
Johnson are visiting* Mrs. D. F.
Waddell and helping* with the Daily
Vacation Bible School.
Mrs. Vic Johnson received a mes-
sag*e on Monday stating that her
sister Mrs. Mollie Eason John.son
had died suddenly in Florence, S.
C. Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Luther Pitt
man and Mr. David Fields have g*one
to ' Florence. The funeral “ was in
Florence Wednesday. .
RETURNS ROM FRANCE,
BELGIUM And HOLLAND
Mr. Burwell Coley arrived in Sel
ma .Saturday after a six month’s
stay abroad. He spent most of his
time in France, Belgium and Hol
land. He attended the World’s Fair
in Antwerp, Belgium, visited the
Queens palace in Holland, and ths
Ha^ue where the Treaty of Peace
wa.s. signed. On the rturn trip he
took passage on the S. S. Tonalda
which landed in Boston on July 3rd.
While in Selma he is the guest of
his uncle Mr. J. P. Temple.
EDITOR STANCIL ATTENDS
N. C. PRESS ASSOCIATION
Editor M. L. Stancil, of The
lohnstonian-Sun, and daughter, Mi.ss
Mary Stancil, left last night for
Blowing Rock where they will at
tend the annual meeting* of the
North Carolina Press Association.
They will visit several places of in
terest in western North Carolina
before they return.
Baptist Philathea Class
Entei-tained
The Philathea class of the Baptist.
SundaS’ School enjoyed- a delightful
chicken barbecue at the home of
Misa Theliha Rollins near to*«*n on
Wednesday evening. Each member
invited a guest which, together with
their teacher, Mrs. E. V. Woodard,
brought the number in attendance up
to 26. Refreshments consisted of
sandwiches, chicken, barbecue, lemon
ade and cake, aftere which outdoor
games wer played.
Los Angeles Gospel
Singers Goming
Tonight, July 24th, these noted sin
gers will be at the Presbyterian
Church. Their music has delighted
many all over the South. A rare
treat for all who attend. Electric
fans will be installed for your com
fort.
Jesse Pilkinton Shoots
Sanders Davis In Head
About 6:00 o’clock last Saturday,
a quarrel was started between Jesse
Pilkinton and Sanders Davis at the
Ethel Cotton Mill village here which
resulted in Sanders Davis being shot
through the head with a 22-caliber
pistol by Jesse Pilkinton. It seems
that the quarrel started over the
operation of a radio. Davis was"
asked to cut the radio off and when
he refused to do so, it is said Jesse
Pilkinton shot' him, the ball, enter
ing the forehead and pa.ssing around
the skull and Out at the- back of
his head. While it would seem that
the wound inflicted would* have
proven fatal, so far as we have
learned, Davis does not appear to
be critically hurt.
A preliminary hearing was had be
fore R. W. Etheridge here Monday
^nd the case was referred to the
Recorder’s, Court where it was heard
again before Judge Parker Tuesday
and he bound them over to Superior
Court.
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