THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED ^
VOLUME 14.
SELMA. N. C.. THI RSDAY. .^:o^ 2H. IH.U.
Recorders Ourl Has
leniiant bounl to 'Superior court, un-
Busy Session Again'.irr bond ..r $.moo.
I state V... R. B. Hayes, white farm-
Ji-hn»ton County Recorder'!'
A TIIANKSCHMNC PKOCl.A.MA I ION
IS ISSUED BY MAVOK W. W. HAKE
Smithfield News Bentonville News
! havf* been .s|tared to witness another annual
State »b. J. R. Driver, white farm-1
er, aged 42, for operating car with-1
out proper license tag. Guilty. De. ,
femlant to be confined in jail
er, for a-Miult with deadly weapon., \VHFRE'\S
rhich has been functioning i aUudged to ^w^rivol-! •phanksfrivinjf Day. awi have enjoyed liountiful harvests and
oua and malieious aiid not brought devastating storms, or drought have swept our immediate
in gooil faith. It I* therefore onier-: vicinity, and our City, rour County and our State enjoys remark
ed ami adjudged that proi>ecuting' frt^om from Weather hazards, the earth alwavs yielding
witn-e*. c. F. Thornton, be -taxed ' ^ fruitful harvest, and
with the cost. , WHEREAS, barns are bulging with com. peas, potatoes and
other staple food crops and the shelves in business houses are
laden with food stutfs and counters weighted down with wear-
! ing apparel and other household necessities, however small our
fixed at $100 00 I THLKLFORE, it behooves us as a God-fearing people to
sute V-*. Wesley Brantley. J. R.! enough on this eventful day to render thanks unto
Driver, and Woodrow Driver, for JV”®™ >s due. for all these wonderful manifestations of
,™ovirs .rep, b,t.n p.pin, 11?' !'?“*' “"J ' declare Thursday.
,nd .itheal aoUc, „c. Br».0.,-1 P’ President of the
.ad Woodiaw Driver aot palUy .nd ' L™]” Jt>'j,the Governor ot North Carolina in which
ilischarged. J. R. Drix-er guilty. De
fendant to b^ confined in jail of
Johnxton county for the term of
for many yoam, rnniinues to
At a iiKeiit session the following
caes were dispotied of;
Tueiulay. Nov. 17th.
State vs. Will Covington, colonsl
farmer, agetl 35. Violation of the
prohibition law and carrying
cealed weapon. Guilty of being pub
licly d-unk and disorderly and
tying concealed weapon. Defendant
to be confined in jail of Johnston
county for the term of 90 days and
assignetl to work on public
State vg. Harrison Harris, colored
farmer. agel 30. for operating
while intoxicated. Found guilty. De
fendant to be confined in jail of
Johnston county for the term of 90
days and assigneil to work on public
roails. Appeal Bond fixol at 3200.00.
State vs. Worthy McLeoil. colored
farmer, aged 21. and L. W. Wimb-
ley, colored farmer, aged 1C, Lar
ceny of bale of cotton, value less
than $'20. Both guilty. Defendant
McLeod tu be confined in jail of
John-tun county for the term of 12
months and a.«signel to work on
public roads. Defendant Wimbley to
be confinerl in jail of John-stun coun
ty for' the term of C months anl
a.'signetl to work on public roads.
State vs. James Foster, Asyrian
showman, ageti 40. fur larceny of
auto tires, value less than J'20. and
found guilty. Defendant to be con
fined in the jail of Johnston county
for the term of 12 months ami a-
sisneil to work on public roads. No
tice of appeal.
State vs. John Kason. colored la- posses.sion of one pint of whiskey
borer, ageil 30. for violation of the , Puldic highway. • Defendant
prohibition law. Guilty of po.ssession ponfineil in jail of Johnston
of one pint of whiskey, and fined
guilty and .-aavea aiiu irie tjuvemor 01 NOnn L
guiliv- Dc ' '* and perfect
gift, the All W ise ood Our Father.
dgned to work as sher
iff sees fit. Notice of appeal. Bond ;
fixed at $100.00. This sentence to
begin at expiration of above .sen-1
State vs. Ramon Bowen, white |
farmer, for seduction. Defendant'- ,
attorney, W, J. Hooks, makes mo- '
tion to dismiss on grounds that the
ilant was discharged on sam*'
count amt charge in a prior imiict-:
t. Motion allowed ami ileremlant I
dUchargel under this warrant. j
State vs. Dock Anderson and Jack
.Anderson, for trespa.-sing ami lar- '•
ceny. Calli'd and faileil. Judgment of .
sci and capias.
Slate vs, R, B. Briggs, white la- '
borer, ogesi 55. for violation of the
W. \V. H.ARE, Mayor Town of Selma.
Selma Kiwanians
Elect New Officers
To Have Ladies' Night On Dec. 3.
Future Meetings To Be Held Only
Twice a Month—Sating ito Go
For Betterment of Town.
At the weekly
ast Thursday eve
eg officer- w c re
1932:
Kiwani.s luncheon
ning. the follow-
eltvtetl for the
HOSPITAL NEWS
310 a
State vs. Ira fjuton, colored la
borer, aged 20, for violation of the
prohibition law. Guilty of posiies:
of one pint of whiskey and fine«l $10
anil cost.
Stau v>., Francis Parker, white,
as d IS, for prostitution and a.s-
sicnation. Guilty. Defendant to be
cenfineil to jail of Johnston county
for the term of 1*2 months and
signetl to the farm colony for wom-
State v.s. Herbert Holmes, colored
laborer, ageil 17, for assault. Guilty.
Fineit $10 and cost. In default of
payment, defendant to be confinnl
in jail of Johnston county for the
ter.m of GO days and assigned to
work on public roads.
State vs. Arthur McLamb. white
farmer, agetl 30. for violation of the
pichibition law. Guilty of possession
of wine and beer for the purpose of
making whiskey. Defendant to be
eeiifineil in jail of John.«ton county
fnr the term of CO days and as-
sigend to work on public roads. Jail.
sentence ti he suspemletl upon pay
ment Ilf $25 fine and ctwt. Time to
I jail i
county for the term of 60 tlay
assigntti to work on public roails.
State vs. Clarenee Stancil, white
farmer, agetl 34. for operating car
while intoxicated. Guilty. $50 fine
and cost. Defendant ortlereti amt di
rected ant to operate a motor ve
hicle ag i n in North Carolina dur
ing the next 90 days.
State t». Waile Pope, white far
mer, for assault with deadly weap
on. Not guilty. No coal allowed.
Stale vs. E. M. Pope, white farm
er, for a—auU with deadly weapon.
Not guilty. No cost alloweil.
Slate vs. .Alvia Fowler, colored,
for abamlonment of children lumlrr
borer, ageil 2K. for abandonment and IG years). Guilty. Continu'- pt«ycr
non-support. Guilty. Pr.iyer for judg-; for judgment upon condition.
• mi nt i» rontinueil upon condition ■ State vs. Buil Smith, colored la-
that defemlant pays into rnurt the ! liorer, ageil 19, and James Ttarhour,
sum of $2.00 per wtwk for u-e of ^ coloreil laliorer, ageil 19. Larceny of
and benefit of wife and children. i l>eas. value $1,00, Not guilty,
pay.
Stale vs. George Collina, while la-
President—C. L. Richardson.
Vice President—Geo. F. Brietz.
Di-trii t Tru'tett—A. J, Holliday.
Director.—Stanley W. .Arroitage.
hibition law. Plea ,,f guilty of j ‘
session of one oio, of a-hi-U.- oo ^ Jeffw-l*-
It wu- decided to hac- a ladies'
“ , night Thursoay evening, December
'“"D', 3nl. At this miyting all the mem
bers' wive.* and a few othir invited
gu-al* will enj-iy « fine luncheon
and program which will be planned
by a committee composed of Fred
Waters. Charlie JacoU.r^i.*F'.
d Dr. I. W. Jlayerberg. ,
for the t“rm of 30 clays and assign-
e«l to work as sheriff sees fit.
State V.-. Tom Jack Watson, col
ored laborer, ageil 23. Profane ami
indecent langaagr on public high
way and resisting and interfering jg|j
with officer in discharge of duty, i the club aUo decide,! to
Guilty on both counts. (Plea). De- ly each month in the future;
femUnt to b.- cnfiniHl in jail of Md the dues the same, and ’
Johnston county for the term of (50 take the saving on meals to u-e
days and a.-signed to work on public » way ^ Selma i
i this community a better place
State v*. Cebert Roberson, colored ' which to live,
laborer, aged 19, for ilUturbing re-!
colored Boy shoot*
State vs. Harrison Harris,
sentenee a» assigned above is to be
suspended upon payment of $50 and
Stale vs. Annie Brantley, for lar-
eny. Nol pros.
Toeaday. Nov. 24th.
State vs. Ralph Barbour, white
farmer, aged 25, and iMtianl Bar
bour. white farmer, aged 23, for vi
olation of the prohibition law. Both
plead guilty to possession of still
outfit. Manufacturing whiskey, and
possession of two ami one-half gal
lons of whiskey. Each defendant to
be confined in jail of Johnston coun
ty for the term of 90 days and
a.«signed to work on public roads.
State vs. Haude McDaniel, color
ed laborer, for embeulemeni. Prob
able cause found and defejxlant if
bound to Superior court under bond
of $300.00.
State vs. Robert Johnson, white
farmer; William Coats, «h*te farm
er; and I^wrenee Coats, white far
mer. Lari'eny. nol pros. No cost to
be paid by county.
State vs. Tobe EnnL«, colored la
borer, aged 36, for violation of the
prohibition law. Guilty of possession
of 3 pints of whiskey for purpose of
sale. Defendant to bp confined in jail
of Johrwtgn county for the term of
90 days and assigned to work on
public roadN, Notice of appeal. Bond
fixed at $200.00.
State vs. Del Holder, colored la
borer, for house-breaking and lar-
Stale vs. J. B. Benton. Prosecut
ing witness. Morris Miller, calleil.
State vs. Claude Dixon, white mer
chant, for careless ami reckless driv
ing ami a.ssault with auto. Guilty
$26.00 fine and cost. Appeal. Bond
$1.00.
Stale vs. Fred Watson, colored
laborer, aged 23; Rosa Lee Adam.*,
colored laborer, aged 24, for forni
cation and adultery. Both guilty. De-
fendtn Watson to be confineil
of Johnston county for the term of
90 days and assigned to work
public roads. TTie pra>-er for judg
ment is continued as to Roea Lee
Adams upon payment of all cost and
upon further condition that the de
fendant is not convicted of any crim.
inal offen.se again in 2 years.
State vs. Charlie Cook, white la
borer. aged 23, for assault with a
deadly weapon. Guilty. Defendant to
be confined in jail of Johnston coun
ty for the term of 80 days artd as
signed to wi-rk at county home.
State va. Albert Pilkington, white
farmer, aged 20, for assault. Guilty.
$10 fine and coat.
Cotton Ginning Report
For Johnston Countv
There were 34.034 bales of cotton
ginned in Johnston county from the
crop of 1931, prior to November 14,
1931, as compared with 32,109 bales
ginned to November 14, 1930.
E. G. HOLLAND, Special Aft.
and Kills His Pal
James Smith, 17, son of Gus
Smith, is dead anl Robert Bryant,
also 17, is in the Johnston county
jail a.* a result of a shooting af
fair which took place at the horn*
of Hezekiah Washington. step
father of Bryant, in the .southern
part of town Tuesday afternoon at
I o'clock. Smith was .shot in tl
left side, just above the tii'art, wii
a single-barrel shot gun. the enlii
load entering the body. The In
livml until 3 o'clock when he lie-t
in the home where he was shot
It Is reportml that the beys fell ou
over a game of ilomimx-. Thej- hai
always been the best of friends an.
were almost inseperall. Ohief-of-
Police J. H. Howell arn-ii-d llrj-:
a few minutes after the shooting
and took him to the county jail.
Coroner Kirfcman »1ew«l the body
last night, but decided that an in-
tjuest was unnecessary as there wa-
an ey'e witness to Uie -hooting.
.Accepts Job 1b Fremont.
Mr. W. C. Toler ha* been electel
superintendent of water and light*
and chief-«f-poUce of the town of
Fremont, and will assume his new
duties on December 1st, Mr. Toler
'as superintandent of water ami
light* of Selma for quite a while
awl made a very efficient officer,
regret co see him leave our
I, but wish him well in his new
field.
Ten Cents Paid For
Cotton In Charlotte
Charlotte, Nov. 22.—Ten-cent cot-
n has made it* appearance here.
Through its local warehouse the
North Carolina Cotton Growers Co
operative Association advanceii R. W.
Outen, of Pageland S. C., over 10
cents per pound on a large lot of
cottor. The cotton -lapled 1 1-4
inch and graded middling and above.
The cooperative was advancing
5 1-2 cents per pound on middling
7-B cotton, Hr Outen's substan-
grade and sM|de premium
brought his advame over 450 points
above the straigM advance and
about 360 point* above the average
open market price en that day.
Smithfield, Nov. 23.—Mr.-. Rajmon
Howell, of GoliUboro, who under
went an operation for appendicilB
the 16th, returnetl tu her home Sal-
Mr.-*. G. W. Jlangum, of Ben.«on,
i* getting along fine, following an
operation on an infevted foot, on the
n:th.
.Mrs. R. C. Bunks, of Selma, was
aiimiitevl to the ho.spital for treat
ment the 17th, ami 1,-ft on the IMh.
-Mis.- Wilnui So.ssoman, of Smith-
field. who umlerwent an operation
for appendicitis, ii. recovering rap-
i.lly.
Miss Dorothy Harper, of Clayton,
Route 2. vss hurt when a car in
which she wa.* riding ran in a
ditch, and was taken to the hos
pital on the 17th. She left the hits,
pital Wednestiay. '
Mrs. Leon Potter, of Selma, who
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis on the 17th, is getting along
fin*.
Ed Dixon(colorel) of Smithfield,
umlerwent an operation for acute
appendicitU on the 18th, and is im
proving.
Mr. Milton Austin is doing nicely
following an operation for acute
appendicitis, on the 20th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Joy
ner, of Farmville, a fine boy. on the
22nd.
.Mr. .M. J, Cameron, of Selma, is
in the haspital in a critical condi
tion on account of gastric ulcers.
5!r. Cameron entereii on the 22nd.
nmi is now unconscious,
IJttie Mi.ss GeraMine Branch, of
ClayUm. underwent an operation
for aiipendicitis Tuesilay. and is get.
ting along all right.
MR.
M. J. C.\M$;R0N IN
VERY CRITICAL CtlNDlTlON
Hi- many friends here ami else
where learn with regret that
M. J. Cameron 1* critically ill
the Johnston County Hospital
Smithfield. Mr, Cainenin Is asi
ateil in busine.-s here with Mr. W.
R. Smith, in the firm of Smith t
Cameron, and left the store on last
Eriilay, going home and taking his
bed. He grew rapidly worse
was removed to the hospital Sunday
afternoon, where he has remaineil in
an unconscious condition since that
time. He U suffering gastric ulcers.
Mr. Roy Driver voluntarily gav-
transfusion of his blood into Mi
Cameron's veins Sunday nighL
The R...I C'r..s.* .irive which wa-
•‘tarteil on .Armi-tice Day under the
effieient leader-hip of Mi— Ruth
Wilson, ha. been a great -uceess,
and result«l in about 1.50 memlier-
.-ihip* in Smithfield. The postoffice
force was the first Smithfield or
ganization to display a 100 per cent
membership card. This big cafii,
which was poatetl on the office door
of Postmaster J. C. Stancil on the
first day of the drive, reads as fol
lows :
“We belong
100 per cent strong".
The Red Cross Roll Call which is
put on each year between Armistice
Day and Thanlcgiving U recognizeil
ever>-where a* a worthy cause.
Smithfield and v-icinity during the
past three week.* has experienced the
most protracted spell of warm
weather that anybody living remem
bers to have seen in this section at
the same time of the year. During
the first week in this month there
were a few frosty mornings, and
most of the unprotecteii tender veg
etation was killed. Since that time
we have hail continual Indian sum*
iner weather, many of the days be
ing uncomfortably warm; and where i
there was sufficient moi.-ture in the '
ground, vegetation ha> sprung up {
ami U growing like -pringtime. Vol- ;
unU-er iri.vh jMitatoes, -nap bean-, |
lima beans, ami other plants are
thriving where there is moisture.
Colton plants that were protected
from the frosts in the early part of
the month are -till bliHiming and
there are reports of fruit tri-e.s
The
thing lacking :
places ha.- been moisture. There ha:
lieen very little rain during the ... .
tire fall. We had a couple of light I
showers in September which were ■
not sufficient to bring up goo!
stand* of fall .sown garden seeiis,
unl p^acticall^^no rain has fallen
during October 5]tm1 November.'Ss'*
result ganlen vegetables are scarce,
and there are nuiny complaints of
scarcity of water for home use and
for stock, in some section.*. Forest
fires raging in various section* have
done great damage during the past
month, ami hare kept the atmos
phere hazy with smoke. In some
-actions of the coastal region the
smoke has at time* been so dea*c
that people could not see how to
drive cars on the roads in the day
time, and numerous wreck* have re-
-ulleil.
Sheriff R. H. Richardson .says that
the 1931 tax notices have ail been
mailel out, and that he is now col-
leetlng .several thousand dollars
each day. Tlii* show* that there is
yet some ca*h to be found .•cattered
o\-er Johnston county, regardless of
the cry of “hanl times." In fact, if
we ever should get to the point
where the people of Johnston enun-
Selma Had Big Fire
Last Friday Night
About midnight on last Friday
night, fire was d^*co^'er«d burning
house belonging to Hr. Joseph
.Abdalla, in the western part of
Selma. This fire wax only about a
block from where Mr. D. M. Hayes'
nice residence was burned only two
nights before. The Abdalla house
completely destroyeil in the
flames. No one was living in the
house at the time and the cause
of the fire is unknown.
A FOUR PAGE PAPER.
In Older to take off Thursday for
Thanksgiving, the management of
the Johnstoman-SuD ha* cut the sise
of the paper to four pages this
week. It is hoped that our readers
will concur with us in this action;
and here U wishing each one a
happy Thanksgiving Day.
would he usele-* to took for it in
any other agricultural county in
North Carolina uixler similar conili-
lion.*, as John-ton -tand* ul the hi-aii
of the li*t in agriculture.
The Bmithfi-Ii Methiali-t church
i» to have a new pastor. Rev, J. D.
Bundy, who ha* servisl the church
here *0 well for the past three
year*, ha- been tran.-ferreii to Meb-
ane, N. C. Hi*'RUCce*.-or a* pastor
of the Smithfield ehurch is to be
Rev. B. T, Hurley.
The following were among those
from Smithfield and vicinity who
attended the funeral of J. Millard
Turner, held at Holland Methodist
church in Wake county, at 1 o'clock
lost Saturilay afternoon: Rev. D. H.
Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Garland B.
Smith, Mias Emma Tomlinson, John
0. Ellington, Mrs. N. L Perkins,
Mr*. L. L Turner, Miss Mary L
Turner and Miss Mildred Young.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. E. L Hillman, of Green
ville. assisted by Rev. D. H. Tuttle,
of Smithfield. Interment was made
in the church ceineterj-.
The deceased, who was welt known
in Smithfield and Johnston county,
died at bis home in Greenville, N*. C.,
on Thursday night of last week, aft
er an illness lasting several weeks.
He was raised on a farm in the
southern part of Wake county, and
had devoted a good part of his life
to teaching school. During the post
8 years he had mode his home with
his son, David Turner, in Greenville,
who is the only surviving member
of hi* immediate family. He is sor-
vivMl by one aUter, Mra. Robort N.
Wynne, of Ralei^
^ The B-nt'in'iil' T -wn-riii Sunday
; Schisd .A—ocialion will lie held with
' River SHe Bapt'-t Church in thia
; section next Sunda} afternuun, No-
j vember 29t)i. at 3 o’clock. Several
; gooil .-‘peaker* are expected and a
, gcHHi program from *ome of the
school will feature the occasion. Ev-
I ery Sunday school, regardless of de-
I nomination, will be expected to be
represented.
Mr. J. A. Honeycutt, of GoM-v
boro, was a visitor on Che Battle
field Sunday. Mr. Honeycutt says he
i* 87 year* of age and did duty on
March 19-20 and 21. 1365. He «-
listed in Company H-42 N. C., under
CapL Hartsell in Stanley, his native
I'ounty, St Big Lick, at Che age of
17. In -pile of hi* advanced age,
Mr. Honeycutt 1- very hale and
hearty ami say* that he has perfect
health, all of which he credits to
gooil behavior during hi* entire life.
He *ay.- that he always dodged foul
company and never was drunk but
once in hi* life and then he wa.« a
grown young man ami had to beg
hi* mother's pan'on with a promise
do so again, of which he
hasn't. He exhibiteil a walking cane
that wa* inoiie by one of his cora-
I while conflnei in a Confeder-
hospital woumleii during the
made with a pocket knife and
-ents a reeI cane, Mr. Honey
cutt i> able to work daily,
A gooil many farmers of this
-ection have been heard m say of
lute that they wouhi neither plant
any cotton or tobacco next year. It
begin* to look now that we will car-
r)' out the “Live at Home" program
in full for 1932.
Me.-.-rs. R. P. Powell ami Daniel
Lee and Juke Dunn spent Friday
Rocky Mount where they sold a
load of tobacco. These young farm-
report good prices for their
weeti. They receivel around 17 cents
ouu„riicnored‘
b> John.ston Lawyere
Smithfield, Nov. 23.—.At the close
of the two week* special civil term
of the Superior rnurt held here, the
John.-ton County Bar .A.-soriatloa
pa*.-ed a resolution of appreciatioa
ami gratitude for the work accom-
plihheil by the presiding Judge,
Thomas J. Shaw, of Green.*boro. The
resolution .*ays in part:
“Whereas, the conduct of the trial
of ease*, a.* well as the other basi-
ne*s dispatched by the court, was
most pleasing and satisfactorily
comiucted by hi* honor. Judge Shaw;
-bowing rare judicial ability and
teaming and such enn-iderate treat
ment of counsel, litigant*, witneaaes,
juror* and court officials, that leaves
with lawyers and other oitizens ot
our county a fomi affection and lin
gering plru-ant recollecttons, of hia
visit to our county and presidinc
over thi* term of court.
Therefore, be it r. -olved by the
liar of John*toii County u—embled
in Court on thi* Novemlwr 21, 1931,
that we tender to our di*tinguished
and honorable jurist friend our sin
cere thank- and appreciation for hi*
laltor*."
PROGR.AM OF
Little River BaptiHt Ui
HeM With Micro ~
Church. Sunday.
29th, 1931.
ten.
10:56—Roll Call of Churches.
10:56—Reading of previous i
11:00—Basines* of Union.
11:10—Offering for Orphanage and
expense of Union.
11:15—Sermon—Rev. Jrtin W. I am
berL
12H)0—.Announcements—Rev. M. M.
Johnson.
Sunday Aftrmusa.
1 ;00—D ■votional Willard BrMm
1:20—Giving EveryboJy an Opyge
tunit/ for Service in tha
Kingdom’* Work *f our L'dA.
Rev. Henry O. Pow.
2:00—The Prwer of Prayer in tte
Life of Mon Today—Bev. C.
S. Creoch.
2:15—U->und Table
Edith Parrish.
2:30—Report of Con.mittaas
Business.
3:15—Adjo*iraiiwnL
I. T CBERCR,
Q. H WATSON,
ifiiiwi»n