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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN C0NS0L1DATI^:D
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930.
NUMBER 47.
* %ny Stills Gatpured
Last Few Days
One Found in Operation Near the
Residence of C. Q. Stephenson in
Elevation Township.
Gardner Declines To
Call Extra Session
Governor Says Session in December
Too Close to Regular Assembly.
Siiiithfield, Nov. 18.—The abun-
tiaiice of indications of ^ the use
of intoxicating liquors by the
Democrats during the campaign
and on election day, seems
to. have aroused the enforcement
officers to greater activity in John-
.ston County and since the election
quite a number of stills have been
captured that were thought to have
played their parts in bringing about
the big Democratic victory on Nov.
0-
f; One of the.se that has cau.sed a
'■ great deal of comment was captured
a tew days after the election hear
the residence of C. Q. Stephenson in
IClev'ation township. This still was
said to have been found, running
full blast 250 yards from his house
and near the edge of the field where
Stephenson farmed this year. Beer
was found hidden at the tobacco bed
where he raised his plants, for his
1930 tobacco crop according to the
reports of the officers, and the Sitill
Was being fired with wood gathered
from where he got out his tobacco
sticks.
When the officers approached the
still, several men present made a
hasty get-away, but a young man
named Harper was captured and
brought to Smithfield and lodged in
I'dl. He- was given a hearing in
Selma today before U. S. Commis-
s.uuer I. W. Massey, and bound over
to Federal Court. Other arrests are
expiffcted to follow.'
1^ will be remembered that C. Q.
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Ste^.hppson served as jailer under
■'''yriff J. P. .Parker, and that when
f.41 failed to land this job again in
-.128 he became peeved, and shortly
f-.fore the la.st election' he suddenly
j. nded m the Democratic party.
One of the favorite campaign docu-
^'vinents u.-,ed by the Johmston County
jJL>femocrats in the recent campaign
was a, statement purporting to have
bien written by C. Q. Stephenson de-
:..,uncing the Republican party.
Now that the campaign and elec
tion are over, and the still has been
captured, when we look back and re
member how- Democratic money and
liquor floweii in Johnston County;
and when we figure that somebody
must have made big money supply
ing the liquor; it is easy to imagine
■ somis of the tnings that were being
done, in Elevation township during
the campaign and in view of all the
circumstances it is not difficult to
.•guess why.C. Q. Stephenson so'sud-
.denly became an .enthusiastic Demo
crat.
It was said that county chairman
Jesse J. Williams and George Ross
Pou were seen in that vicinity about
.the fr.'ne that Stephenson changed
his politics, and some people are
• now wondering if the visit of these
two Democratic politicians to that
vf^nity was resonajble for the many
interesting thing.s that have come to
light there within the past few
Raleig’h, Nov. 17. — Praising
the presentation of their cause
and seeing clearly the need of
the Tax Relief association that he
will not call a special session of the
general assembly in December and
will get himself in readiness for
the regular meeting in January.
The governor has participated in
many extraordinary sessions of the
legislative body, has presided over
them and worked in them as a reg
ular member. He is not certain that
all of them were necessary-as much
as they appeared to be at the time I
of their convening. Governor Craig
had an extra session and so did Bick-
ett and Morrison. Governor McLean
escaped and Governor Gardner means
to do so if he can.
The petition had come up to him
several times before. The executive
had considerable doubt that the, re
lief sought would be compassed by
Igislation, certainly, doubt that it
could be gained by a short sitting
of the -general assemply. In his
whole administration he has kept far
from political remedies for purely
economical and industrial ills. No
body in Raleigh expected him to
change his mind, though he was very
greatly impressed with the power
of the appeals made by'Senator-elect
Hallett S. Ward and Larry I. Moore
representing the tax relief associa
tions. ,
Interest Growing In
Presbyterian Revival
D]D]
Dr. J. E. Thacker Bringing Strong
Gospel Miessages Each Evening
At 7:30; Mrs. Thacker Fine Lec
turer.
KENLY
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REV. D. M. SHARPE
Rev. Mr. Sharpe
Very Useful Gitizen
Labor Situation In
Great Britain Grave
Railway .and Workers .and .Miners
Are Fac ng Probable Reductions In
Wages.
weeks.
Gommo
3(t Buying
Is Urged By Green
/
Increased purchase of commodities
was urg-ed yesterday by William
•iroen, president of the American
Federation of Labor, as a means of
stabilizing business conditions. The
-suggestion was made in the month
ly survey of business issued by the
labor federation.
“.Business men,” Mr. Grqen said,
■'can hasten revival and improve
their own trade witliout undue risk
by such policies as these.
“1—Cut overhead costs (without
reducing ^ages), 'by improving
equipment and eliminating waste;
“2—Order ahead; start to work
up a normal spring' supply;
“3—Improve quality of product and
reduce prices;
“4—Stimulate trade by advertising
and special efforts.”
Mr. Green added these measures
‘•will increase employmenlt and put
products within reach of this year’s
low incomes” and wage earners “can
Yigtp produce better articles at low-
cost by improving the quality of
f.heir work and increasing efficiency.”
“For the first time in many
jnonths,” Mr. Green said, “business
opportunity i-s opening. Fundamental
idjustments have been made, favor
able signs are appearing. Our for-
\-ogn trade shows signs of improving,
wholesale prices are more stable, re
tail price.s are down the point
London, Nov. 17.—Britain’.s railway
and mining industries entered a criti
cal week today a.si conferences opened
between employers and union officials
over proposed wag's cuts.
Railway operators seek to cut 1,-
500,000 pounds a year from their
shop payment in addition to reduc
tions of 9,500,000 pounds previously
demanded in traffic personnel pay.
They propose' to reijuce the shop
man’s “war wa.ge”—a bonu.s estab
lished during the war—which pro
vides for payment of six shillings
sixpense (about $1.60) for piece
workers, and brining the “whr wag-e”
to 10 shillings (about $2.50) a week.
The union spoke.smen said they
would think that over but some of
them said privately that any' at
tempt at wage cuts would be bit
terly opposed. ^
Mine owners conferred with union
officials at Cardiff regarding a new
wage and time agreement to replace
one which expires on November 30,
but the meeting- adjourned without
having accomplished anything.
The situation in the mining in
dustry, while not likely to come to a
head as quickly as the railways dis
pute, may result in even more seri
ous consequences. It is much more
complicated than the railways prob
lem because of different influences
which apply to the situation in the
several mine fields.
An agreement now in force give
the miner a working day of seven
and a half hours instead of the
eight he worked before the pact was
siged. Owners in some fields have
insisted that the shorter day shall
involve a wage reduction. The min
ers ha-ye asserted they never will
accept a wage cut.
At the conclusion of today’s meet
ing one union spokesman described
the situation as exceedingly grave.
Both sides, however, indicated they
would exert every effort to avert a
possible strike in the country’s two
leading industries. Should their ef
forts be unsuccessful hundreds of
thousands of men would be added to
the already enormous list of unem
ployed which continues to be Brit
ain’s' most serious domestic prob
lem.
Rev. D. M. Sharpe left Tuesday
at noon to attend the annual North
Carolina Conference which is in ses
sion in Henderson this week. Rev.
Mr. Sharpe has faithfully served
Edgerton Memorial Methodist church
for four year, during which time he
ha.s led the people of his own de
nomination, been in close touch with
the demonimations and has been
keenly alive to the needs and inter
ests of the town and community. One
the greatest needs of the church
for years has been additional Sunday
School rooms. During his pastorate
a handsome Sunday School annex has
been built at a cost of approximately
$15,000, with an indebtedness' now of
only $2,400. His intense . interest
in the young life of the town has
led to the organization of various
activities which centered in and
around the church. Soon after com
ing to Selma he was made scout
master of the Selma troop, and many
hikes and camping trips have the
boys enjoyed with their jolly scout
master as leader. At hisi suggestion
and under his leadership with the
a.ssistance of interested' friends and
donations from the Kiwanis Club,
a scout cabin was built in the rear
of the church and an ,old resei-voir
was transformed into a swimming
pool. His slogan was, “Keep young
people busy and they will keep hap
py and out of mischief.”
Besides his own work at Edger
ton Memorial Methodist church, hie
has taken part in the exercises at
the Selma Mill Sunday School each
Sunday afternoon and at the Mill
Chapel prayer meeting each Tues
day 'evening. In the early part of
this year he organized a Sunday
School at the Ethel Mill, which
though small, has done good work.
During his four years pastorate there
have been many additions to the
church. The pastor and his family
j have ma^ many warm friends in
j Selma who regret to see them leave,
j but the Sincere good wishes of their
{hosts of friends will go with them
I wherever they may be sent.
The revival which began at the
Selma Presbyterian church on Wed
nesday evning of last week, is still
m progress and increasing in inter
est with each service.
Dr. J. E. Thacker, noted evangelist,
is doing the preaching and his force
ful sermons each evening at 7:30
are being listened to by large audi
ences of men and women who are
taking advantage of these splendid
gospel messages. While Dr. Thack
er uses much scripture as a basis for
his sermons, he does not have to
read it from the printed page, but
quotes from memory the scripture
he wishes to bring to his hearers
and by means of personal application
and Biblical illustrations his mes
sages are ab.sorbed with keen inter
est and thoroughly enjoyed by his
audiences each evening. Those who
have not heard Dr. Thacker should
arrange to do so at his next ser
vice. There will be no Saturday
service, but there will, be three ser
vices Sunday — morning, afternoon
and and night.
Mrs. Thacker gives a lecture each
afternoon at 3:30. Those who have
attended these lectures are loud in
their praise of Mrs. Thacker as an
exceptionally well informed woman
of God who is capable of presenting
her mes.sages in a most remarkable
and forceful manner.
IN I. W. MASSEY’S COURT
United States Commissioner I. W.
Massey was called out of bed about
4:00 o’clock Wednesday morning' by
Prohibition officer Elbert' Fitzgerald
of Raleigh, who had ^swered a
call from Johnston C-ounty. The
Raleigh 'officer had in his custody
Mr. Chas. Q. Stephenson, Elijah
Stricklanjl and J. T; Turner, all three
charged with violating the prohibi
tion; laws. Bond was fixed at $500
each, but J. T. Turner was. com
mitted to jail in default of bond. Mr.
Stephenson’s trial is set for Fri
day, Nov. 21st and that of Strick
land and Turner is set for Novem
ber 28th.
Republican Got
Unusual Showing
Defeated Republican Candidate
Pritchard Extends Appreciation,
Free Will Revival
Still In Progress
USELESS FARM AUTOS
where workers can buy, the outlook
for lemployment is better and that
means increased workers’ buying
power. Stores see their customers
coming back. Opportunity is here
for those who are ready to make the
best of it.”
Mr. Green asserted that the course
of business in the “coming four
weeks will determine the prospects
for next winter” and that “if we.
want to avoid a winter like last
year’s we must plan for it now by
using every intelligent means of pro
moting business revival.”—Washing
ton Post.
The automobile has made it pos
sible for us to go from state to
state in less time than. it once took
to go from town to town. It has,
by giving us a fast, economical and
efficient means of transporting com
modities over short distances, been
of tremendous benefit to busine.ss.
But the averag-e city dweller over
looks the fact that these fine fruits
of the automobile are restricted,
largely, to comparatively urban
areas. Five or ten or fifteen miles
away from main highways, in farm
ing localities, we find roads over
which no motor car can travel dur
ing several months of each year. The
residents of these sections are as
completely cut off from personal and
industrial contacts with the outside
world as were their grandfathers. A
few days or weeks of bad weather
make their motor vehicles useless.
The amazing progress of the twen
tieth century was the result of the
mechanization of all phases of in
dustry. Agriculture has not suffi
ciently shared in this movement. Our
farmers need good roads which are
serviceable at all times of the year.
Such roads can be built at low cost
with the use of asphaltic materials
for waterproofing the surface, and
pay for themselves time and again
in increased farm prosperity.
Asheville, Nov. 19.—George M
Pritchard, defeated Republican can-
didate for the United States Senate,
in a statement today thanking his
suppo^rs, termed the vote he re
ceived*^^ “extraordinary showing.”
His statement follows: “In the
senatorial race we received approxi
mately-211,000 votes. This is' 40 per
cent of the whole vote cast in the
State. It is 27,000 more votes than
our party received in the contest for
the Senatorship in 1924, a presiden
tial year. It is 21,000 more votes
than our State gave President Cool-
idge. Senator Overman only re
ceived 7,000 more votes when he won
in 1928. It is 69,000 more votes than
our party’s candidate for the Senate
ever received in, an off year. I’m
sure no one will co.ndemn us ■ for
the pride we have in this extraordi
nary showing.
“’We endeavored to wage the cam
paign'on a high plane and were ac
tuated of our beloved State and its
great people.
“The spirit back of the suffrage
of that great host who braved the
rain, snow and cold to cast their
ballots for me is so precious that
words are inadequate for the expres
sion of my appreciation. I deeply
feel its import and am profoundly
grateful.
“I thank the Associated Press, the
newspapers and their highly eminent
.personnel for the fair and generous
treatment accorded our party
throughout the campaign. The press
merits the praise of all for its un
biased dissemination of the news.”
The revival at the Free Will Bap
tist Hall in Selma is still in prog
ress with Rev. H. R. Haircloth; of
Smithfield, doing' the preaching.
These meetings are being fairly well
attended 'and the minister is bring
ing some fine go.spel sermons. We
understand that’ these meetings will
close on Friday night of this week
unless it should develop that the
interest being manifested at that
time will not warrant such action.
The people of the town and com
munity should avail themselves of
the opportunity of hearing Mr.
Faircloth during the meetings
help to hold up his hands in
great work he is doing for
cause of his Master.
and
the
the
Wayne Farmer Found
Dead at Fence Side
J. T. Griffin, with
Breast, Is Located
Party.
Gun-Shot In
by Searching
•^‘EVE THE FIRST
MODERNIST”
Will be the subject of Mrs. Thack
er’s address next Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 in the Selma Baptist Church.
What about Eve any way, we like
to be “Modern” yet are we very far
head of the former generations' in
some, yes many respects. Any way
come to the church Sunday afternoon
and you will be well repaid for your
time and efforts.
Nitrate of soda applied at the
rate of 100 pounds an acre increased
his com yi'eld by 14.27 bushels an
acre, and at 200 pounds - an acre
increased the corn yield by another
14.42 bushels, making 28.69 bushels
over where none of the nitrate was
used, reports J. 0. Ellis of Eliza
bethtown to County Agent J R.
Powell.
Using the extension service formu
la for tobacco fertilizer, 0. P. Hill-
burn of Council, Bladen County, pro
duced 1,388 pouudsi of leaf an acre
and sold it for $313.12. He used the
fertilizer* at the rate of 900 pounds
an acre and says he will use the
same formula next season.
Goldsboro, Nov. 17.—J. T. Griffin,
about 45, farmer and highly respect
ed citizen of the Seven Springs com
munity, this county, was found ly-
Ig dead on the side of a fence some
distance from his home at 2 o’clock
this afternoon, a gun shot wound in
his breast and his gun lying on the
other side of the fence. Mr. Griffin
had gone hunting early in the morn
ing and when he did not return this
afternoon a searching party set out
to look for him.
The body was found. Officers in
Goldsboro were notified. Coroner T.
R. Robinson, after investigation', de
cided that the man met death by ac
cident. An empty shell was found in
the gun, and it is believed that Mr.
Griffin had set his gun against the
fence and as he climbed over, in
some way the gun was discharged.
The deceased is sui-vived by his wife,
several children and several brothers
and sisters.
(By MELB-A WATSON)
Mrs. H. V. Gaskill, of Selma, visit
ed her mother, Mrs. A. G. Hooks,
last week.
Friends of Mr. J. F. Hill 'will be
sorry to learn that he .is in Smith-
field hospital for treatment.
Miss Bessie Laurence, a student of
E- C. T. C., 'Greenville, spent the
week-end in ICenly with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Laurence.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hinnant and
son, Frank, Jr., of Fremont visited
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hinnant, Mone
day night.
The Niagara mixed choir practiced
at the home of Miss Melba Wat
son’s last Friday night. The choir
IS planning to represent at the usual
fifth Sunday Vocal Union, which will
he held at Corbett Hatcher the com
ing fifth Sunday.
Mr. Joe Pittman ,of Enfield, was
the week-end guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Pittman.
Messrs. John Sutton Broughton,
and Roudolph Jones, students of
Wake Forest College, were in Kenly
for the Armistice Day celebration
last Tuesday.
Mr. J. Dobbin Bailey has estab
lished a grocery store in the building
formerly occupied by W. T. Bailey
and son.
Mrs. M. C. Bridgers, of Bladen-
boro, who has been visiting friends
and relatives in Kenly, returned to
her home the latter part of last
week. She was accompanied by Mrs.
John S. Connabeer who is to go from
there to her home in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Crumpler visit
ed in Princeton last Thursday night.
Mr. R. B. Spencer, of Ayden, spent
a short while with Mr. J. F. Crump
ler Friday.
Mr.s. J. 'W. Hollowell, of Smith-
field, is spending the week in Kenly.
assisting in a sale of H. M. Griz-
zard’s and Company.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Ballance and
daughter, Cleo, and Mrs. J. B. Wat
son went to Selma Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Wiley Watson made a business
trip to Wilson Monday night.
Some Kenly people have been at
tending the revival conducted at
Saint Mary F. W. B. church by Rev
Mr.' Gaskill.
Misses Grace Watson and Alice
Fortune, of the Glendale School fac
ulty, were the week-end guests of
the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs-
Henry G. Watson,
Miss Frances Hunter spent the
past week-end with friends in Rocky
Mount.
Mrs. Zeb Hocutt, of .near Gamer,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Stephen Alford.
The Senior Sunday School class' of
the F. W. B. church held a busine.ss
meeting at the home of Miss Clara,
Hinnant Monday night.
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I VILLAGE NEWS I
KENLY
PARMER
DIES IN
WRECK
Kinston, ■ Nov. 19.—Henry Capps,
40, farmer of Kenly, N. C., was
killed and three others injured when
their automobile overturned on a
cu'rve near here today.
Milton Daughtry, address undeter
mined, is believed to be seriously
injured . Hervey Rouse, of Kinston,
and J. E. Allen, of Kenly, also were
hurt.
Police are looking for Earl Kin
sey, of Kinston, believed to have
been the fifth occupant of the ma
chine, and also the driver. Kinsey
disappeared after the accident.
Capps’ neck was broken. He is
the father of seven children.
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(By MRS. W. G.' STEPHENSON)
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Starling and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mooneyham visited
their father Mr. Isaac Starling, of
near Selma.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hinton visited
Mr. and Mrs. Chanie Narron, of
Clayton, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Barbour, of
near Four Oaks, were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stephenson last
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Theora Eason and Mr. Bob
Cam of Charlotte, were happily mar
ried at Fayetteville Saturday after
noon and will make their home in
Red Springs.
■Mr. Ransom Phillips, of near Wen
dell, and one of his boy friends were
visitors of Miss P,earline Stephenson
Sunday afternoon.
We are sorry to note that Mrs.
Miriam Eason is still on the sick
list, but hope she will soon reco-ver.
Miss Annie Hamilton is still on
the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Martin an
nounce the birth of a little daughter
Thursday, Nov. 13, 1930. Mother and
baby are getting along nicely.
Mr. Alber Sanders, of Angier, is
visiting his sister Mrs. Alma Morris.
Miss Myrtle Johns, of Smithfield.
spent Saturday and Sunday 'with
Miss Ha Mae Raford, of Selma.
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Medlin, and
family were visitors of Mr, and Mrs».
Polly Pool last Sunday.
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