THE JOHNSTONIAN ANI> JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1930.
NUMBE 4U
Huge Throng Hears
President Hoover’s Ad
dress At Kings Mountain
Smithfield Tobacco
Market Showing
Real Strength
Sesqui-Senteniel Comiiiemoratioij of
the Battle of King’s Mountain On
Last Tuesday Was National In
Scope.
Republicans Give
Out Speaking Dates
The coming of Pi-esident • Hoover
to North C^arolina to delivef an ad
dress at the King’s M(mntain cele
bration on last Tuesdays.October 7,
helpgd to write a new''chapter in
North Carolina history ■ when one of
the largest crowds greeted him ever
to welcome a President^n this g-feat
South land. The occa^on was the
celebration of the S^qui-Senteniel
of the battle of ICir*-’s Mountain,
fought in the Revqlwtionary Days,
and the President’s address dealt
mainly with our national independ
ence and the freedom we now enjoy
as a result of those Revolutionary
struggles a century and a half ago.
His address was full of American
ideals and opportunities afforded to
Americans in America.
■ The crowd present to see and hear
Mr. Hoover has been variously esti
mated at from 50,000 to 100,000 peo
ple, from all parts of the nation.
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SUNNYSIDE
Mr. A. J.- Fitzgerald, chairman of
the Johnston County Republican
Executive Committee, has announced
the following speaking engagements
for the Republican canvassers in the
campaign:
Barbour’s School House in Eleva
tion Township, Saturday night, Oct.
11th, at 8 o’clock, by H. F. Hutch
ens, A. J. Fitzgerald and others.
Peacock’s Cross Roads, in Meadow
Township on Friday night, Oct. 17 th,
at 8:00 P. M., by James Raynor,
J. T. Edgerton and others.
Pleasant Grove Court Housie,
Thursday .night, Oct. 16th, at 8:00
P. M., by H. F. Hutchens and others.
Bentonville, at Plainview School,
Friday night, Oct. 10th, at 8:00
o’clock, by James Raynor and others.
Princeton, Monday night, Oct. 20th
at 8:00 o’clock P. M., by J. W. Al
ford and other.s.
. Selma, Tuesda^ night, Oct. 14th, at
8:00 P. (M,, by J. W. Alford and
J. T. Edgerton and others.
A special feature at these meet
ings will be a few' selections^ by the
Smithfield male quartet. Ladies
especially invited to attend.
The Smithfield Tobacco Market is
more than holding its own in the
Eastern Belt this year. It i.s deport
ed on good authority that the Smith-
field market has made the highest
averages of any in the belt to date.
With thdee large warehouses to help
serve the public, it should far exceed
the ten million mark for the season.
The market has already sold three
and one-half million pounds and has
o.nly been open for five weeks.
Raleigh Man Writes
Citing a Few Injustices
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FOUR OAKS
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(By ALICE HINNANT) '
RETURNS FROM
DUKE HOSPITAL
The people of this community were
sorry to learn of the accident which
occurred last Friday when Mr. Al
bert Grumpier tad the misfortune
of falling put of a cotton gin and
fracturing his skull .and breaking his
arm. He was taken to the Johnston
County hospital. at Smithfield. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bass, of Lu-
cama and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph West,
of Pine Level, spent a short while
Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Evans.
MissT, Flossie Price, of Pine Level,
spent-Sunday with Miss Esther Bras
well.’ ...
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Hinnant had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
H. Hinnant and little so.n Her-
hon, Jr., of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. E. G. Richardson returned
Saturday from Duke hospital in Dur
ham where she has been for exami
nation and treatment. Mrs. Rich
ardson is much pleased with the
care and attention a patient re
ceives in this splendid new’ institu
tion. Her many friends are glad to
learn that she is much .improved.
Asks Commissioners
To Stand Firm
In
Jimrme Pittman and Children and
V, Miss Velma Pittman of near Micro,
^TVlr. and Mrs. L. M. Barnes and
children of Batten’s X Roads, and
Mr .and Mrs. Henry Grumpier and
children of Smithfield.
Mrs. Bud Evans and daughter
Mildred shopped in Smithfield Satur-
. day.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Brooks, of
Raleig’h spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Grumpier.
Mr. and Mrs, Fletcher House had
.as their guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Gemie Price of Pine Level,
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Brown of near
Micro, Mr. Alphonzo Phillips of near
Clayton.-
Mi.'s Alice Hinnant spent the
week-end with her >eister Mrs. L. M.
Barnes of Batten’s X Roads.
Mr. Carl Dixon spent the week
end with Mr. Bill phillips, of near
Micro.
Mrs. Theo. Hinnant and li’ttle son
Graham are visting her son Mr,
H. A. Hinnant of Raleigh.
Mr.' and Mrs. J. A. Wilkins, of
Creqch’s section, spent Sunday after-
nooh with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Brown and
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Brown, of Sel-.
mafj spent a shoi-t while Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Creech.
F’V
Missionary Society
The Methodist Missionary Society
jiiot Monday afternoon, Oct. 6, at 3
o’clock in the primary room of' the
Sunday School building with Mrs.
D. M. Sharpe leader. For the scrip
ture lesson she read Matt. 7:1-12
follo’W’e'l by prayer. Minutes of the
last meeting were read and’ the roll
‘called. Dues amounting to ?2.00
,-,|wer8 turned in.
'The topic for study was, “The
Home as a School - of International
'Brotherhood,’’ which was in line with
social sei-vice work, and was in
charge of Miss Margaret Etheredge
^^T}lo made a very interesting talk on
Goldsboro, N. C.
I October 5, 1930.
County Commissioners,
Johnston County,
Smithfield, N. C.
Gentlemen:
Please stand FIRM—the W’hole
State'is with you, except high-priced
FLAPPER TEACHERS, who are
dancers, joy-riders and painting like
Jezebel, and if they were home,
picking cotton, instead of playing-
four or five hours a day for their
pay (I am speaking- of most—not
all teachers) the county w'ould be
better off. 'The Democrat \)osses,
are determined to BLEED YOU TO
DEATH and the people.
(Stand firm, GO TO JAIL. Some
body has GOT TO START, Why not
YOU?
A revolution is due. Start it, if
you are right—if you can save all
land from “educational confiscation.”
Some revolutions are needed. Most
teaching now is a COSTLY farce.
COSTLY.
I have voted more democratic
tickets than any man 70 years old
(lived in S. C. 12 years and voted
three Times to you once). The Dem
ocratic party now is drowning in its
own polution. Decomposing, disin
tegrating, they holler “Hoover Pros
perity.” Hoover has not governed
N. C. for thirty years.
Democrats have. Hoover did not
elect Gant, nor any of our rotten
and inefficient officers. We ROTTEN
DEMOCRATS did, WE are to blame
for our past SINS. We OLD DEM
OCRATS, NOT HOOVER. WE ARE
REAPING WHAT WE HAVE
SOWN. WE DIDN’T THINK. Think
ing “The king (Democrats) can do
no wrong.” We voted it. . i
' Sincerely,
S. L. ROSE.
(By MRS. ALTON MASSENGILL)
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Trevathan and
and small daughter of Goldsboro vis
ited at the home of Mr. J. B. Creech
Sunday.
Mrs. W. P. Sanders and Miss
Annie Belle Thornton shopped in
Raleigh Monday.
Misses Lucile Stanley and Louise
Hudson and Braxton Branch of Dunn
visited friends in town Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. W. J. Lewis and daughter
Miss Luna Lewis and Miss Marriel
Sanders and Shelton Lewis spent
Tuesday in Raleigh.
Mrs. Norman L. Penny spent the
week-end in Richmond with rela
tives.
Miss Mabel Stanley spent the
week-end in Raleigh with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Creech spent
Sunday in Dunn the guests of Mr.
and Mr.s. E. B. Johnson.
Mr. and Cellie Barefoot of
Fuquay Springs visited relatives and
friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. U. Cannaday
and children, Misses Marriel Sanders
and Elizabeth Lewis shopped in Ral
eigh Monday.
Mr. Lester Rose of Wilson -visited
friends in town Monday evening.
Mr. R. A, Wiiliaihs visited his
mother Mrs. J. R. Williams recently.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Johnson of
Dunn visited friendsi in town Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Pauline Lee spent Monday
and Tuesday at King’s Mountain.
Mrs. Catherine Adams and little
son, Billie, have returned home after
spending the summer at Green-ville
and Elizabeth City.
Mesdames J. B. Creech, G. L.
Creech and C. H. Gibson visited Mrs.
E. B, Johnson in i)uhn Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Sherrill shop
ped in Raleigh Thursday afternoon.
Mr, and Mrs. Tommie Strickland
of Columbia, S. C., were guests of
relatives in and near town last week.
They were en route to their home
from a trip to Washington, D. C.,
and New York City.
Misses Pauline Lee and Mattie
Stanley shopped in Raleigh Thurs
day.
Carl Hinnant of Wilson, visited
friends in town recently.
Misses Marriel Sanders and Ana-
bei Thornton left Wednesday for
E. C. T. C., at Greenville where
they will resume their school work
for another year.
Mr.., and Mrs. B. B. Adams, Mrs.
J. B. .Surles and children attended
the Passion Play jn Raleigh last
Thursday.
Under the Public Pulse column in
Sunday’s Greensboro Daily News we
find the following:
‘HARD TIMES” TALK INJUSTICE
Editor of The Daily News:
What greater injustice could be
done to merchants, farmers and oth
er business people of North Carolina
than is being done by the Tam-
many-calamity howlers who are al
most daily broadcasting the seed of
financial depression from the moun
tains to the .sea? The speakers who
are injecting, this depression talk in
to every political g-athering are caus
ing- thousands of people who ca.n
afford to spend money to do -with
out absolute necessities ,and this
alone will cause the business people
of North Carolina to lose large sums
of money.
No one man can do North Caro
lina as much good in the United
States senate in four years as he
can do harm during one campaign
by the continued platform yelling
of “hard times.” Money is not so
tight that the ones craving office
have to walk and carry their lunch
in their pockets on political speak
ing- expeditions. They all ride in
fine limousines driven by their
trusted chauffeurs, and they eat and
sleep at the .best hotels, hut when
speaking times come the said candi
dates’ theme is entitled “Hard
New Registration Called
In Three Townships In
County-Selma Is One
New Registration Means that Every
body Must Register Anew, Re
gardless to Former Elections.
Times.”
Ex-'Governor McLean rightly stat
ed in a speech at Wilming-ton some
days ago that “hard times” is large
ly a matter of psychology, and he
advised the bankers present to find
something better to do than to talk
“hard times.”
The people of North Carolina are
entitled to a man to represent them
in the United States senate of such
large caliber that he can win on
his merits.. We do not need a poli
tician in the United States senate
who has to drag the President of
our country into local affairs -in an
effort to gain votes. Judging from
the statements made by the Tam
many orators of late, one would
think Herbert Hoover was- a candi
date for the U. S. senate from North
Carolina. Of course, all these state
ments are only smoke screens to stay
in power. What the..voters of North
Carolina want to know is what the
candidates for the United States
senate will and will not do if elected.
We can attend to the presidential
business in 1932. Why don’t the
candidates tell the people how they
will stand on the 18th amendment
under Tammany pressure and other
wise.
DR. S. E. DOUGLASS.
Raleigh.
The registration books are now
open and will remain open until Sat
urday, October 25th, 1930. A new
registration has been called for
Smithfield, Selma and Banner to.-wn:
ships and everybody in these town
ships will have to register in order
to vote in the November election re
gardless of the fact that you may
have been voting in either of these
townsl-dps in the past. A new reg
istration means that everybody must
register anew. We are printing- be
low the list of reg-istrars for the
different townships in the county:
Wilson’s Mills, N. R. Wilson.
Clayton, J. M. Turley.
Cleveland, Seba R. John.son.
Pleasant Grove, H. C. Hicks.
Elevation, W. L. Massengiil.
West Banner, Jim Poole.
East Banner, W. H, Strickland.
IMeadow, J. Mang Wood.
Bentonville, L. G. Westbrook.
Ingrams, S. M. Boyettte.'
Boon Hill, W. J. Woodard.
Micro, J. A. Peele.
Pine Level, C. H.. Brown.
Beulah, A'. G. Moore.
Wilders, Marvin Price.
O’Neals, S. B. Strickland.
Selma, W. L. Etheredge.
West Smithfield, W. D. Avera.
East Smithfield, Tom Stallings,
Elder Stephenson Has
Peculiar Experience
MASS MEETING TO BE
HELD IN SMITHFIELD
A mass meeting has been called
to meet in Smithfield Saturday after
noon, October 11th, at 2:00 o’clock,
for the purpose of discussing and de
ciding whether or not the people of
Johnston County want to go into
an organization whereby they may
sell their tobacco crop co-bperatively.
All tobacco farmers are ^specially
invited to attend.
Eider Leonard H. Stephenson, of
Willow Springs, Route 1, was in
Selma. Sunday night and related a
rather unusual experience which he
had -while coming- to Sehna that
afternoon. In the vicinity of Beth-
seda church on Route 10, about 6
miles from Smithfield, Mr. Steph
enson said he had a tire puncture
and stopped and replaced it with
a spare and proceeded toward Smith-
field. Having gone two or three
miles he said the same wheel ran
off and was seen by one of his chil
dren as it entered a piece of woods
by the roadside. The axle dropped
to the ground and the car was
brought to a standstill. Some of
his children were pretty badly fright
ened but no one was hurt. A search
was begun for the stray wheel which
went into the woods, but after look
ing for it diligently for an hour or
more no trace of it, could be found
except some sign in the underbrush
where it entered the woods. Mr.
Stephenson and his children search- .
ed until, nightfall and then gave it
up for the night. The other tire was
patched up and placed on the car
and the trip to Selma resumed.
WILLIAMS REUNION
CARPENTERS AND
PAINTERS TAKE NOTICE
DR. BRADSHAW HERE
Birthday Party
conditions as^
she finds them in our
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own community. A -general discus
sion followed after -which the meet-
{ng closed with repeating the motto
in unison.
SmRh White of Inedell County
says it is not hard to keep boys in
terested in farm life if they have a
share in the operations. His boys
have their own livestock and crop
acreages. This summer, he helped
them to build their o-wn fishing pond
and swimming pool.
Low prices, for cotton are caus
ing Lincoln farmers to plan for
more fall grain and hay crops. Elev
en new alfalfa demonstrations have
been started.
Kenly, Oct. 8.—Master Paul Win
stead Edgerton entertained twenty
eight of his little friends Monday
afternoon in honor of his seventh
birthday at his home on Maxwellon
heights.
The guests were met by the hos
tess. Numerous, games were played
on the lawn after which the children
were ushered into the dining room
which was beautifully decorated to
suit the occasion. On the center of
the 'table stood the Birthday cake
with seven lighted candles. The
guests -\yere served ice cream * and
candy by Mrs. G. G. Edgerton and
Clara Lee Pittman.
Paul was recipient of many nice
presents. Those present were: Fleet-
wopd White, Jr., Philip Broughton,
Horace Draughon, Marion Etheredge,
Garland Lee Edgerton, Grace Las
siter, Lenora Etheredge, Milton Las
siter, Willie Herbert Casper, Hubert
Lamn, Raymond Ferrell," Wallace
Ballance, Billie Ferrell, Pauline
Lamn, Cleon Casp'er, Marie Darden,
Alton Harper Godwin, Alworth
Lamn, Ray Hodge, Alton Daris, Ann
Fulghum, Ida Hodge, Carl Julius:
Edgerton, Alice Whitted, Annie Gil
mer Edgerton, Elbert Barnes, Har-:
old Ballance and Paul W. .Edgerton.:
Dr. M. Bradshaw, Presiding Elder
for the Raleigh district, held Quart
erly Conference with Edgerton Me
morial Methodist Church Sunday
evening. He was accompanied to
Selma by Dr. Albert Anderson of
Raleigh, who occupied this pulpit
for Dr. Bradshaw. He read for
the scripture lesson the first chapter
of Job which he depicts the the hap
py family and great wealth of Job,
and in the same chapter describes
first, the loss of 500 yoke of oxen
'by thieves, next his great flock of
sheep was destroyed by lightning,
third, the Chaldeans slew the sierv-
ant who cared for the camels and
took the beasts away and fourth
last a servant came to tell Job that
his seven sons and daughters -were
at a feast, a mighty wind came and
destroyed all. “Then Job arose and
rent his mantle and shaved his head
and fell down on the ground and
worshipped, and said, ‘naked came I
out of my mother’s womb, and nak
ed shall I return. The Lord gave
and the Lord hath taken away,
blessed be the name of the Lord.’
In all this Job sinned not, nor charg
ed God foolishly.”
Dr. Anderson’s subject was, “Spir
itual Endurance ’ Tests.” Said he,
‘Job had ■ an endurance that chal
lenged the admiration and love of
the world, for all time, and puts to
;hame the weakness o^ so-called
Christians of -the present day: un
less we have spiritual .endurance we
cannot face the stormy experiences
and stress of modem times.”
Pusuant to an order of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Johnston County, the main building
at the County Home must be re
painted, one porch to be built and
some repairs to this Negro quart
ers. This ’ work will be let to the
lowest bidder at the .County Home
on October 17th at 2:00 o’clock P.
M. Bids to be made on blanks
furnished bidders on day of letting,
when a detailed describtion of work
to be done will be given. Success
ful bidder will be required to fur
nish all timber and other necessary
material for porch and other neces
sary repairs to negro quarters, also
for the paint for the main building.
J. T. CREECH.
Selmt, N. C.
(Advertisement)
Welfare Conference
To Meet in Clayton
Bentonville, Oct. 7.—Sunday the
5th of October the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Williams of Bentonville
Township was the scene of the
tenth family reunion for Mr. and
Mrs. Williams and their family.
On this occasion Mr. and. Mrs. Wil
liams celebrated their 71st birth date»
and in spite of their age they are
very active and enjoy real good
health, both going about their daily
duties.
The gathering was the scene of all
their childrn and grandchildren and
a few intimate friends with a bounti
ful picnic dinner and barbecue. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams have been mar
ried for 49 years and have eight
children and twenty-three grandchil
dren and two great grandchildren
all of whom were present on this
occasion.
After the dinner was served the
Rev. Mr. Jackson of Dunn, pastor
of Mr. Williams, delivered a very
interesting talk for the occasion.
Those of the children present were
Mrs. W. A. Powell, Mrs. C. L. Den
ning and Mrs. Blackman Lee and
families of Bentonville. Mr. E. J.
Williams and family of Clayton, Mrs.
E. C. Narron and family of Pitts-
boro and Mr.s. Sam Jernigan and
family of Goldsboro, Mr. N. C. Wil
liams and family of Mt. Olive and
Mr. D. W. Williams and family of
Bentonville.
In the late afternoon all departed
wishing- their parents many more
years of happy healthy lives.
CONFERENCE NOTICE
The Welfare Conference of the
Central District will meet on Oc
tober 22nd in Clayton, and the pub
lic is earnestly requested to come
and" all social workers possible, or
those interested in this great work.
We are anticpataing a fine program
with the best talent of North Caro
lina contributing to its success. The
program will be printed later.
MRS. ERNEST THURSTON,
Chairman, Central District.
J- B. HALL, Secretary.
CHANGE OF MEETING
OF WOMAN’S CLUB
T. P. A. Association
The Parent-Teacher Association
■\ill give a reception on Friday even
ing honoring the Selma School facul
ty. It will be at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. V. Woodard from 8 to
9 o’clock. All parents and friends
of the school are invited. ’There will
be no invitations issued.
The next regular meeting of the
Selma Woman’s Club has been
changed from October 15 to Oc
tober 22. The change is for
the convenience of Dr. Wade H. At-
knison of Washington, D. C., who
will address the club. Every mem
ber is urged to be present. Mes
dames T. M. Benoy, C. A, Jacobs
and W. T. Kirby will be hostesses at
the home of Mrs. Benoy.
The annual session of the Eastern
N. C. Conference of th» Advent
Church will convene with Lee’s Chap
el, four miles south of Four Oaks,
Thursday, October 16th, 10 a. m.,
and continue over until Sunday. This
conference covers the eastern half of
North Carolina. We hope that
every pastor and minister will be
present at the beginning of the con
ference and that all churches -will
send a full delegation. We are
expecting ministers from other con
ferences to be present during this
meeting.
N. W. HARRISON,
Conference President.
Sandhill peach growers encouraged
by prices for their fruit this sum
mer are giving their orchards better
attention this fall, finds farm agent
J. L. Davis of Richmond County.
T. E. L. CLASS HOLDS
ITS MONTHLY MEETING
The T. E. L. Class of the Selma
Baptist Church held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. C. E.
IComegay, Monday afternoon. After
a short business session, the meet
ing was turned over to the hostesses,
Mrs. Kornegay, Mrs. G. M. Willets
and Mrs. Culbreth.
A contest in which the members
were given the opportunity to re
fresh their memories of names of
-wiell-kno-wn authors, was won by Mrs.
C. A. Jacobs. A lovely handker
chief was given as prize. The host
esses served punch and sandwiches..