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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1932.
NUMBER ft
Senate Quickly
Accepts Mellon
The Opening of The
Bicentennial Feb. 22
Confirmation As Ambassador To
Great Britain Follows Nomina^'
tioii.
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Washir4>-ton, Feb. 5.—Andrew W.
-Vlellon tonight gave- over the de-.
atinies of _the Treasury he has
directed for Slmost 11 years to ac-
cejjt formally his Senate-approved
commission as' ambassat^r to Great
sBiitain. '
In the chamber where his name
and policies have been -the center
of many vigorous and vitriolic de
bates, rule.s were waivecl to speed
ti-rough the ambassadorial nomina-
li.m as a final courtesy to the 7d-
ycar old public servant.
A few minutes later President
Hoover transmitted for confirmation
the name of Mellon’s successor, 0,g-
- n L. Mills of Xew York.
Senator Reed (R., Pa.) intimate
Triend of Mr. Mellon, his loyal de
fender in debate and advocate of his
policies, presented the nomination
of order without objection.
President Hoover to Officially Open
Nine-month^ Nation-wide George
Washington Bicentennial Celebra
tion In Address Before Congress.
kenly Postmastership
To Go To Miss Boyett
-\t a meeting of the Johnston
County Republican Executive Com-
’ittee held in Smithfield a few days
ago, Miss Elsie Boyett was given
ihe endorsement of the committee
t”, be postmistress at Kenly. Miss
Bcyett was appointed acting p'ost-
master for the Kenly office some
time ago, and when an examination,
was held Secure a permanent
r."-='tma«ter for. that office she was
'cne o-f the three who was passed by
the Civfl Service Commission as be-
mg eligible for appointment. The
ether two to g-et on the eligible list
‘vere Mr, J. P. Hales and Rev. J. W.
A ford.
Miss ’Boyette is well known, not
only to the' people of Kenly and vi-
jnity, but throughout Johnston
Uv.inty, she having been clerk to
, -lonty Treasurer S. W. Brown dur-
I ’L- his term of office from 1928 to
i'130. She is a popular and efficient
,oung Woman and w'e predict that
-.he will receive her permanent ap-
I'Mntment from Washington in the
'oe course , of time and that the
■ iU'ons of the Kenly gostoffice will
-' ,'eive the very best service that
it js iiossible for her to give them
h ring her term of office.
She is a'daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Boyette, of Kenly, and a
giaduate of the Kenly High school,
besides special commercial training.
President Hoover will officially
open the nine-months, nation-wide
George Washington Bicentennial cel
ebration at noon (Eastern Standard
time) February 22, when he will de
liver his‘ George Washington addrf.ss
before a joint meeting of Congress,
assembled in the House of Repre
sentatives in the Capitol. The Judges
of the Supreme Court, members of
the Cabinet, foreign diplomats and
many other distinguished visitors
also will be present; and the addres.s-
w'ill be carried to every corner of
America over a nation-wide hook-up.
Following his address. President
Hoover will be escorted to the East
steps of the Capitol, and will give
the sigrnal for the singing of
“America” by a chorus of ten thou
sand voices. It is expected that mil
lions of people will join in this
“sing” as it comes over the air.
The great chorus gathered at the
Capitol will be conducted by Walter
Damrosch and will be accompanied
by the United States Army, Navy
and Marine bands which -will pla/
as a unit under the direction ^of
John Philip Sousa. An “inaugural”
crowd is expected to be on hand for
these ceremonies.
After luncheon, President Hoover,
accompanied by the members of the
United ,j‘i^te^ George Washington
Bicentennial Commis.«ion and the
District of Columbia George ■ Wash
ington Bicentennial Commissiori will
g'd to Mount Vetilorl to lay g
wreath on the tomb of the Fattier of
His Country in the name of a unit
ed nation. . ^ -
At 3 P, M., there will be exer
cises at the Washington Monument
under the auspices .df the various
patriotic societie.s. ih the District of
Columbia. ” ’
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HEARD AROUND
*11 Proceedings of
THE COURT HOUSE
I;
Recorder’s Court
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A MAN FOR THE AGES.
A dying ‘mother touching with loving fingers the tear-streaked
face, of her boy and whispering, “Be Somebody, Abe;”
lanky, homely lad stretched out pn the; floor before the open
fi.re, reading, thinking far into, the night;
splitter of rails; a champion wrestler; a farmer,
keeper;
a store-
A funny story teller who could “make a cat laught;”
young lover turning away from the grave of his sweetheart
with the face of a man grown old;
melancholy dreamer who never carried a pen knife for fear
he might take his own life;
A candidate for office whose first speech was
sweet as the old woman’s, dance;”
‘as short and as
A sincere man, a lover of juctice, a hater of cruelty, who said
of slavery—“If I ever have the chance to hit this thing,
I’ll hit it hard.”
An awkward orator with coat sleeves dnd trousers too short, but,
^ with a spiritual light in his eyes;
A man wfici ffidd in the day coach while his opponent .traveled
in a special train; —,,
Prominent Benson
Man Died Tuesday
than' ’A’-hn was found down on hi.s knePs playing marbles with
a group .of bojjsj when news came that he had been elected
President of-the'’'felwd States; .V'*'
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gaunt, tired man on the rear platform of his train in a
drizzling rain, bidding goodbye to the neighbors he loved;
A man of destiny at the helm of the ship of state with black
ened., skies, high seas, and the lightning flashes and thunder
of war;
A GOOD SERMON ON
“NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY”
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Rev. L. T. Singleton, pastor of
B.'lenton Memorial Methodist church,
D'eached a masterly sermon Sunday
ssening, using as his text, Proverbs
!4th chapter and 34th verse:
'■Righteou.sness exalteth a Nation;
hut -sin is a reproach to any people.”
His subject was, “National Respon-
.sibility.*’ Ail natian.s are made up of
mdividuals. One hundred and twenty-
five million people make up our na-
r’ln and' each individuai has his part
that responsibility to bear'.- ff our
nation sins, we are in part respon-
-TJe. We should go as far as we
can to remedy the evil and avert
Smithfield, Feb. 10.—News has
been received here of the death ^ of
Mr. W. O. Rackley,. prominent mer
chant of Benson. Mr. Rackley died
in a hospital in Fayetteville yester
day afternoon. Heart trouble was
believed to be the cause of his
death. He had been in the hospital
about two weeks.
The funeral will be held this aft
ernoon at three o’clock, in the Ben
son Methodist church, of which he
was a member.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and ope daughter.
Mr. Rackley had lived in Bensou
for a number of years where he
operated a very successful dry
goods business. He had made many,
friends in Benson and throughout
that adjoining territory who feel
the loss of this good citizen.
A man with one desperate idea; To save the Union.
A writer of tender letters to widowed mothers who gave their
sons for the cause;
A pardoner of boys who could not be blamed if their legs were
cowardly;
A man of infinite patience, “who held on thru blame and faltered
not at praise.”
It looks like the voters of David
son County made a bad deal in 1930
when they turned out an efficient
set of Republican county
and put in a set of Democratic
ficials. j .
According to press reports, some
of the higher-ups among the officials
and politicians staged a “steak
party” in Lexington one night last
week, which developed into a drunk
en spree; and when they sobered
up, Jim Leonard, sheriff of the
county, had been shot to tleath, and
an innocent man from Virginia,
named Wimmer, had been shot in
the abdomen .and sent to a hospital.
Soon afterwards County Attorney
Brinkley, and Solicitor Younce of
the 12th District, were put under
heavy bonds while awaiting a spe
cial term of court which is expected
to be called by the Governor for the
purpose of airing the doings of 'those
who attended the “steak party.”
Both Younce and Brinkley have re
signed their offices since the shoot
ing took place.
According to reports of the affair,
the sheriff furnished the whiskey,
and before partaking of the supper
all drank whiskey, anc} after supper
they all drank more whiskey, Then
the, sheriff, county attorney, and so
licitor got on a car and drove to
Winston-Salem; and on their way
, hack to Lexington,, jatiout 2 o’clock
in the morning, they ran the car
off of the road and wrecked it. Two
men on a fruit truck plying be
tween Roanoke, Va., and Florida,
came along and picked up the three
drunken officials and took them to
Lexington, and before they could get
away from them the sheriff started
an argument with'.one of the Vir-
.ginians and shot, down. Then
it seems, that' the S.oiicitor got into
a tustle with the, sheriff. Two shots
soon rang out and the sheriff was
left dying in the street. He was
later picked up dead and placed on
an ambulance and taken to a ho_s-
pital.
Each of these officials should
have been trying to enforce! the
law.s, but' instead of that they seem
to have been among the greatest
lawbreakers.
Davidson is normally a Republican
county, but in 1930 the Democrats
managed to get in control there.
'Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
Browning, for
transferred to
State vs. H. S.
false pretense. Case
Superior Court.
State vs. Bill Stancil, white farm-
aged 21; Lonnie Narron, white
farmer, , aged 19; Jack Brannon,
white farmer, aged 20, for larceny
of cottonseed meal, value less than
$20. All defendants found guilty.
A 60-day road sentence for each, to
be suspended upon payment of $19
fine each and one-third the cost
each. Stancil appeals to Superior
Court.
State vs.. Pat Holland, white, and
Robert Raper, white farmer, aged
15, for larceny of pistol, value less
than $20. Case of Robert Raper
transferred to Juvenile Court, being
under 16 years of age. Pat Holland
not guilty.
Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
State vs. John Cox, white laborer,
aged 18, for violation of the prohi
bition law. Plea of guilty of pos
session of one pint of whiskey' and
prayer for judgment continued upon
payment of cost.
State vs. Henry Stancil, colored
farmer. Guilty. Prayer for judgment
continued upon payment of cost.
State vs. T. H. Barbour, white
farmer, and E,. D, Lee, white farm
er, for violation of the prohibition
law. R. D, Lee not guilty, T.
Barbour guilty of possession and
transportation of one gallon and one -
pint of whiskey. Fined $10 and cost.
State vs. John M. McDoughal,
colored laborer, aged 23, for forcible
trespass. Guilty.
State vs. Alton Bryant, white far- ,
mer, for careless and reckless driv
ing and assault with auto. Guilty.
Interesting News Items
ETom the Gouny Sear
A man so humble he said he w'ould hold a general’s horse if
that general would win victories;
A man wlio loved all men and .lived and preached “charity for
all and malice toward none.”
A man who signed with steady hand a proclamation that struck
the shackles from the slaves;
illari wild lived to see his cause triumph;
A man whose death set free for all mankind a Great Soul that
shall bless, and benefit, insjjirt and encourage, until time
1 shall be no more.
Looks Like Wash Day
At Southern Deptot
the" ,sins of ■ our nation. Benjamin
Franklin, once in a meeting, asked
that it be opened with prayer, for
said he: “God governs in the affairs
men.”
jOur government is corrupt from
highest even down to our small
est municipalities. We must have a
change, we. cannot expect our laws
to be enforced, we cannot expect
clean and . honorable government,
•.ct it be known that the man whose
life is not clean and honorable need
not ask for public office. We need
a national conscience and a civic
conscience that lifts us above low,
and sordid tjpngs—a righteousness
that exalteth a. nawn.
Righteousness recommends any
country or city. The downfall of
Rome was not primarily from the
Germanic tribe.s from the North, but'
from the decay on the inside. If this
nation falls it will not be from su
perior forces from the outside, but
from the forces of sin in our midst.
Human greed has the reins, we are
dangerously near the breaking point.
Our government is no longer “By
the people, for the people,’.’ but “fay
the few, for the few,” and the
masses who make up our civiliza
tion are no longer considered. The
church has not made its force felt
in politics as, it should. Let us dare
■to do the right.’'
Over Three Hundred Dozen Wash
Rags, Stolen L'rom Freight Car,
Line Freight Depot Platform to
Dry. Found In Ditch of Water.
The entire platform of' the South
ern freight depot here Was literally
covered during the past few days
with wash rags which had been
stolen from a Southern freight car
Friday nig-ht, January 29th at or
near the Union Station. The thieves
evidently thought they had taken
something valuable’ when they re
moved several cartons of goods from
the car. The packages were taken
about 150 yards from the car to an
old , field where the contents were
examined. There were 3,600 cotton
wash rags consignd to 'Gamble &
Co., New York City, from the man
ufacturers at Mooresville, N. C. The
entire lot was dumped into a ditch
which was almost filled with wat^r.
They were brought to . the freight
depot and spread out to dry. The
stolen ■ goods were discovered by E.
J. Sasser and Carl Ryals. There is
no' clue as to whom the thieves are.
Paul Warren and Capt. J. R.
Straughan were seen at the freight
depot washing rags, and this led
some of their .friends to suggest
that there had probably been a
drastic wage cut by the ,^outhern
and that these gentlemen might be
taking in washing for a livelihood.
NEWS
Smithfield, Feb. 9. ■- -Mr.^.
William
Wellons, who was adriiitted to the
Johnston County Hospital on Janu
ary 29th for treatment, returned to
her home last Friday.
Mrs. Walter Batten, of Micro, was'
admitted January 30th for amputa
tion of her right foot and left Sun
day, much improved.
Miss Regina Edgerton, of Benson,
was admitted on January 30th, for
treatment and returned to her home
last Thursday.
Mr. W. L. Stanfield, of Selma,
was admitted February 2nd and re
turned home -Thursday.
Mrs. Lester' Hales, of Middlesex,
was admitted on February 2nd, for
minor operation, and is improving
nicely.
Mr. "Van Hausley, of Four Oaks,
was admitted on February 3rd, with
an infected hand and returned to his
home Thursday.
Mrs. Jasflpr Thojmpson, ' of Pine
Level, underwent a minor operation
last Thursday and .reamed to her
home Monday.
Miss Mary Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, of Smith-
field, underwent an operation Thurs
day for appendicitis and is seriously
ill. H
Miss Juanita Russell, operating
room supervisor at the hospital,
has baen ill for the past ‘ week.
S'BLMA WOMEN TO STAGE
OLD MAIDS’ CONVENTION
There will be an Old Maids’ Con
vention staged at the Selma High
School auditorium on Thursday
night, February 18th, at 7:30 o’clock.
This play will be put on by Circle
B of the Selma Methodist church.
It will be a one-act • comedy perform
ance, and an evening? of fun is as
sured. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Immediately following the play a
YG-YO contest will be staged. A
prize is offered to the best perform
er under 6 years of age; one to the
best performer from 6 to 12 years;
one from' 12' to 16 years, and all
above that a^ vsdll be given a prize,
one for the ladies and one for the
men. The grand- prize will be given
the winner from' all the groups.
Death Glaims
A. G. Thompson
Smithfield, Feb. 8.—A. G. Thomp
son died at his home near Smith-
field Friday following a long illness.
He had been in feeble health for
several months, and had been se
riously ill since September, when
dropsy developed. The deceased was
seventy-seven years of age. He had
been a member of Pisgah Baptist
church for nearly forty years, and
was a man who was highly esteemed
in !^iis community.
The "funeral was held at Pisgah
church Saturday afternoon, con
ducted by Rev. J. E. Lanier, former
pastor^ of the deceased, and inter
ment was made in the cemetery at
the church.
This week there is another gath
ering of postmasters and other of
ficials and employees of the United/j off of
States Government at Greensboro,
where W. H. Foster, secretary of
the Republican State Committee, is
to go on trial in the United States
’court on the charg-e of soliciting
campaign contributions from Federal
officers on Government property in
violation of the law. The charge is
that M*' Foster wrote letters to Fed-
eral officers! fiollcitihg abiitrlbiitiohs,
Thy ease was started by E.- L.-
Gavin, U. g. District Attorney for
the middle district of North Caro
lina soon after a meeting of the
Republican State Committee was
held some time ago, in which meet
ing Gavin failed in his efforts to
secure the endorsement of the com
mittee for his reappointment. Several
weeks ago 57 postmasters, including
7 from Johnston County, were sub
poenaed to appear before the Fed
eral grand jury at Greensboro. Some
were called into the grand jury
room and questioned, and others
were held there a couple of days
and then discharged without being
taken before the grand jury.
The Johnston County postmasters
summoned to Greensboro at that
time included 'V. D. Duncan, of
Clayton; J. D. Massey of Selma;
E. F. Pearce of Princeton; Miss El
sie Boyette of Kenly; J. C. Stancil
of Smithfield; 1. V. Lee of Four
Oaks;- W. P. Lee of Benson, and
J. M. Stancil, former postmaster of
Kenly. It is understood that these
some Johnston county officials have
been called back to Greensboro this
week with the exception of those
at Clayton and Smithfield.
This proceeding seems to have
been uncalled for, and is regarded
by many as spite-work on the part
of Gavin. Many people think he is
co-operating with J. W. Bailey and
aiding him in blocking some of the
plans of the Republicans in this
state. '
Smithfield, Feb. 10.—Last night
about 8 o’clock,'- Policeman E. A.
Johnson arrested Turner Sanders,
colored, for carrjring a concealed
weapon. The negro' was arrested and
searched in the Smithfield Fruit
Store, and found to be carrying a
No. 45 Smith & Wesson pistol. He
was given a preliminary hearing be
fore Mayor J. D. Underwood and
bound over to the Recorder’s Court
under $100.00 bond, in default erf
which he was lodged in jail.
Policeman Johnson says he caught
this same negro one night last
summer stealing' a storage battery
a truck belonging to Austin
& Ogbum, for which crime the
negro has since served a sentence
on the roads.
Selma Man Wins Prize
In Goodyear Contest
. Sometime ' ago the Goodyear Tire-
and Rubber Company put on a Let
ter Writing Contest in which they
offered prizes for the best letters
on Goodyear Tires, telling why they
used Goodyear Tires, why th^' pos
sessed certain' merits that the aver
age auto tire does not possess, .etc.
There may have been a number of
letters written by people in Selma
and community, but there seems' to
have been at least one winner right
here in Selma, as will be seen from
the following letter written by H.
R. Burkle, Assistant Manager of
the Carolina Branch of tKe Goodyeai;
Tire & Rubber Co., Charlotte, N. C.,
under date of February 6, 1932:
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“Mr. J. Q. A. Jeffreys,
Supreme Service Station,
Selma, North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Jeffreys:
In accordance with our telephone
conversation this morning, we have
attached a check for $5.00 for Mr.
N. M. Screws, Funeral-Director, Rae-
ford Street, Selma, North  .afolina,
as fourth prize for the- prit.!--«!o.?
ning letter. . ■ -
“Announcement of the avv.?,---wii'v. .
be made Wednesday night, Feoruary
10th.”
The above letter, wh:«;-i e:-:;iibited
to the Editor of the Johnstoman-Sun
had the $5.00 check attachea made
payable to Mr. Screws.
The Supreme Servic;: Sta'i,'!'.;?-
now under the managemeTt
John Q. A. Jeffreys and re
'll
local agency for the Goodyear
4.1
and will be glad to have hts friendsng
call on him when
new underwear.
their autos
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