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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
VOLUME 1.').
SELMA, N. C.. THURSDAY. EELRUARY 18, 19:52.
NUMBER 7
Smithfield Experiences
Another Big Fire Loss
1 our Business Houses Burn Which
Entails a Loss of Around $50,000.
Selma Fire Department Called
to Scene of Early .Mornins Blaze.
Proceedings of
Recorder’s Court
Smithfield,- Feb. 16.—Fire of' un-
'’etermined origin here early Tues
day morning- took a toll of four
business houses and a money loss of
0^' around $.50,000. The store belonging
to the Smithfield Fruit and
.-.ccupied by them, togethe^^th the
adjoining store, occupied by Rose’s
FiVe.and Ten-Gent store, were com-
detely destroyed, nothing remain-
'ng but the outside front walls. The
•tore owned by Mary Thomas, an
-'.-id colored woman, and od!^|)ied by
reeph’s ' Inc., was damaged by
- noke and water. Nassif Bros, suf
fered a con.siderable loss from the
a mage done by smoke.
The alarm was turned in about
1 o’clock and when the firemen ar-
. ived on the scene the blaze was
; lund to be between the ceiling and
ihe roof of the Smithfield fruit
•tore. For over an hour the local
firembn fought valiantly but the
fire had gained such a hold, spread-'
■ -ig to the roof of the Rose store,
that even with the aid of the valiant
nghting of the Selma fire company
-h was an impossible task. Flames
eking skyward like hungry wolves
soon made a complete wreck of the
;,vo buildings.
Mr. Ziady, proprietor of the
Smithfield fruit store, stated Tues
day morning that he estimated his
' .ss at around $15,000, partiaUy
avered by insurance. The local man
ager of the Rose store has estimat
ed the damagb of his stock at $20,-
000. The Rose store building, owned
by- Judge F. H. Brooks, entailed a
'-ss of about $7,000. About $2,000
:.)ss is thought to have been .su.s-
lained by Creech’s, Inc. Nassif Bios
'■ave estimated their loss at $1,000.
A fire which entailed a loss of
uiout $2,500 occurred here early on
Manday morning about 4 o’clock
- hen a residence on Johnston street
elong-ing to Mrs. D. T. Lunceford
- as burned. The house was vacant,
; heriff R. H. Richardson having
joved out of it two or three weeks
->go. The fire originated on the back
: orch and it is thought to have
sen of incindiary origin. The los.s.
is covered by insurance.
Police believe that both fires were
an incendiary origin and aie
v.aking an investigation. There was
a wave of incendiarism here last
winter.
Denfh Of A Little Girl
News has been received here of
the death of Dell, little ten-year-old
aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laddie
Bryant, which occurred Sunday
-■'.orning at Watts Hospital in Dur
ham. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant are well
known in Selma where Mr. Bryant
was engaged in the jew’elry busi-
'Tiess for several years. Their many
friends here deeply sympathize with
them in the .loss of their only child.
HAS CORN UP.
Tuesday, Feb. 16th.
State vs. Javie Harris, colored,
age 19, for violation of the pro
hibition law, Yeads guilty of pos
session of one pint of whiskey tor
purpose of sale. Prayer for judg-
ma[|t continued upon payment ^ of
coB
Ste vs. Henry Coy (Colt) colored
la^^er, aged 42, for carrying con
cealed weapon and tresogj^ng. Not
guilty of carrying- conceSwP weapon.
Guilty of trespassing. Continue pray
er for Judgment upon payment of
cost.
State vs. James Willoughby, col
ored laborer, aged 32, for assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty, and
given* 60 days suspended sentence
upon payment of $10 fine and cost.
State vs. Marshall Barbour, -white.
Carrying- concealed weapon. Plea of
guilty, and fined $50 and cost.
State vs. G. A. Utley, white la
borer, aged 55, for being publicly
drunk and disorderly. Guilty. Ut'.ey
being under su-spended sentence by
trial Feb. 10, 1932 for assault on
his wife and suspended sentence in
w'hich he was rei^!!HB to refrain
from drinking whiskey and violating
the prohibition laws, and the court
'finding that he has violated said
-judgment, he is therefore ordered to
be confined in Johnston County jail
for 60 days and assigned to work
public roads. The balance of six
months' sentence is to remain sus
pended during good behavior of de
fendant.
State vs. Margolis Griffin, colored
laborer, ■'■aged 20, for assault with
deadly weapon. Not guilty.
State vs. Luther Jernigan, white
farmer, aged 29, for violation of the
prohibition law. Plea of guilty as
;o possession of still outfit and man
ufacturing 3 gallons of whiskey.
Fined $25 and costs. Jurisdiction re
served until December 1, 1932.
State' \s. Lem Bryant, white far
mer, aged 19, for violation of the
prohibition law. Plea of guilty as
to possession of still outfit and man
ufacturing- 3 gallons, of whiskej’* $25
line and co-st. Jurisdiction re.s'Erved
until December 1, 1932.
State vs. Charlie Raynor, colored
farmer, and Will Cox, colored far
mer, for larceny. Examination waiv
ed and defendant bound to Superior
Court under same bond.
State vs. A. T. Batten, white far
mer, aged 31, for larceny. Guilty
of aiding and abetting in larceny
of meat, etc. Continue prayer for
judgment upon payment of cost.
State vs. B. L. Partin, white far
mer. Drunk and disorderly. Case in
stituted .before Justice of Peace and
is ordered-remanded to Ed S. Coats,
J. P.
State vs. C. P. Massey, white far
mer. Defendant in court on capias
for non-payment of cost. Defendant
was tried and convicted of giving
two worthless checks under 1929
statutes and prayer for judg-ment is
continued upon payment of cost. It
is therefore ordered that defendant
be confined in jail of Johnston coun
ty for 60 days and assigned to work
on roads.
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Dr. North Dies
of Heart Attack
Funeral Services For Presiding
Elder Held Friday at Laurinhiirg.
EVERY STATE, CIT^^ ANpjTOWN TO
PARTICIPATE IN NIN^VIONTHS
BICENTENNIAL ^^ELEBRATION
North Carolinian j
Wins Automobile
These points should be emphasized with respect to the cele
bration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of
George Washington this year;
1— It is sponsored by the United States Government: Con
gress created the United "States George Washington Bicenten
nial Commission and the President of the United States is its
chairman.
2— It will not be a world’s fair or exposition, and it will not
be held in any one place. ...
3— It will be a nation-wide, even a world-wide series of cele
brations in which every state, city and town—every organiza
tion and institution, every home and individual—in this coun
try-, together with Americans and others in many foreign coun
tries, will particii^ate. Every community is expected to plan
and carry out its own program of events, in cooperation with
the United States Commission- and the State Commissions.
4— It will last from Washington’s Birthday, February 22,
1932, to Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932, with special
local and national' celebrations everywhere on all holidays, anni
versaries, or other days which can be connected wifh the life
of George Washington.
.5—While the cei'emonies on February 22 should be especially
elaborate and impressive, as marking the actual Two Hundredth
Anniversary of George Washington’s Birth, arrangements also
should be made for public gatherings, pageants, plays, proces-
.sions, musical festivals, tableaux and other events at various
times during the entire period oi more than nine months. Every
program should i-elate to the great life and work of the First
President and Founder of the Republic. On Memorial Day, In
dependence Day, I,abor Day, Thanksgiving Day and other
national and local holidays or anniversaries there should be
special programs, but the cele.bration should not be, confined to
these days.
6—It will take.time to prepare the local programs and ar
range for tire local celebrations. The United States Comrnfssion
urges mayors and other officials of every city and town in the
country to appoint George Washington Bicentennial Commissions
01- Committees in order to prepare for the events of the Bicen
tennial Y^ear.
7__A11 organizations and institutions of whatever character—
civic, business, labor, educational, religious, fraternal, literar.v,
social and other's—ai-e urged to plan for a “George Washington
Year” in 1932.
8—The United States George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, Washington Building, Washington, D. C., will send
suggestions for local programs to any epmmittee, organization or-
group that will write for them.
Dr. Harry M'.- North, pre.sidin.g el
der of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and qne of the most
widely known and be.st beloved min
isters of his church, died suddenly
at noon yesterday. Dr. North was
stricken at the district parsonage
and died before a physician could
reach him.
The body, which is now at the
Brown Funeral Parlors, will be re-
,moved to Laurinburg this morning
at 9 o’clock and funeral services
will be held at the Methodist church
there Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. 1
The services will be conducted by
Rev. M. Y. Self, the pastor, assisted
by Dr. F. S. Love, pastor of the
Edenton Street Methodist church,
here. All pastors of the Raleigh dis
trict have been requested to assem
ble at th church in a body.
Dr. North, who was 56 years of
age, served some of the most prom
inent churches' in the North Caro
lina Conference and had also been
presiding elder of the Kinston and
Wilmington districts, prior to being
assigned to the Raleig'h district two
years ago. At one time, he was also
•pastor of the Edenton Street Meth
odist church here.
Dr. North was for many years a
trustee of Duke University, of
which he was an alumnus, and for
the past several years had been the
conference secretary of Bishop Ed
win D. Mouzon, of Charlott.
Dr. North was born in Shelby,
the son of Dr. J. W. North and
Cynthia Wells North. His father was
a Methodist minister, for 44 years
and an older brother, Dr. W. B.
North, who died last July, served the
church as a minister for 50 years,
all having- been members of the
North Carolina Conference.
Dr. North, who w-as a bachelor, is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. T. J.
Gill, of Laurin'ngrg, and Mrs. W. E.
Severent, of Lake City, S. C., and
by one brother, T. K. North, of De-
Land,. Fla. ,A_sisigl'Aji-law, Mrs. W.
B. North, of Raleigh, and a nephew-,
Edw-in M. Gill, private secretary to
Governor 0. Max Gardner, also sur
vive.—News and Observer, Feb. 12.
Mr. O. P. Rose, of Selma, Route
2, was in the office of the Johnston-
;an-Sun Wednesday moi'iiing- and
told about finding some corn that
bad come up in his field and now
has several blades on it. This ..is
one of the many instances reported
from different parts of the country
where vegitation and other forms
. of green crops are putting forth
their appearance due to the unusual
ly warm winter.
The Editor only this week had a
letter from his brother, W. A. Stan-
cil, of Detroit, Mich, who wrote
_ that he had sprouts of rhubarb
putting forth in Tiis garden due to
the mild weather there this winter.
The winters in Detroit are usually
pretty severe, but he reports that
' this is one of the mildest winters
in the recollection of the oldest in
habitants of that state.
Mr.
E. V. Deans, Jr., Has .Article
In College Magazine
The Carolina Magazine, the offici
al literary organ of the student body
of the University of North Caro
lina, and the oldest college maga
zine in the United States, has a
very interesting article in its issue
of Sunday, February 14th, entitled
“A Fantasy in Jazz Sharp,” written
by Mr. E.' V. Deans, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. V. Deans, of Selma.
The article is eight columns in legth
and is divided into eight chapters.
Mr. Deans is a regular contributor
to the College Magazine. We regret
that we do not have space to re
produce the entire article.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Smithfield, Feb. 17.—Hazel Ejley,
of Selma, was admitted to the hos
pital on February 10th, for an op
eration fo'r appendicitis. She is im
proving.
Mr. J. B. Coats, of Smithfield, was
admitted to the hospital on the Hth,
following removal of his tonsils, to
recuperate. He returned to his home
on the 12th.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson, of Smith-
field, was admitted to the hospital
ured knee.
Mrs. Gus Rigas, of Smithfield, was
admitted today for treatment.
B. F. t^roctor Buys
the Lee Store Here
It is with much interest that the
people of Selma and its adjoining
trade territory to learn that ow-ner-
ship,of the Lee Store in Selma has
been acquired by Mr. B. F. Proctor.
Mr. Proctor has had charge .of the
management of the Lee Store here
for several months, but not until
recently did he become the owner.
The sale was consummated during
Thieves Steal Iron Safe
From Selma Store
on the 12th, for a major operation,
and is improving nicely. complete charge
Little Endell Renfrew, of Kenly, business' here. Since coming
was admitted on the 11th, for a mi- j last year Mr.. Proctor has
nor operation and left for her home I jj^^de many friends’ in Selma and
BANK AT LA GRANGE HAD
ONLY 1.5 CENTS AT CLOSING
La Grange, Feb. 12.—Only 15
cents in cash was on hand when the
National, bank, of La Grange, closed
December 30, a statement posted by
the bank today said.
John W. Simpson is receiver for
the bank which was under the same
. iRrection as the closed National bank,
of Snow Hill.
The statement of the La Grange
bank gave its bills receivable as
$50,223.31; other assets at $33,383.84;
unsecured .deposits at about $37,000
and secured deposits at $46,000.
FORT BRAGG SOLDIER
TO BE HEIR TO BIG FOR'jfUNE
Fayetteville, Feb. ' U.—Bewildered
by the unexpected good fortune
which has apparently come to him,
Private Edward E. Spivey, of Fort
Bragg, is today preparing to claim
$2,500,000 said to have been left
him by a relative in California. Spi
vey has received a letter from his
brother in Tampa, Fla., telling him
that the relative. Judge Gordon P.
Bridges, died recently in California
and bequeathed his estate to Edward.
'The latter stated that the estate is
estimated to be worth two and a
half million dollars. The brother
also said that lawyers in Tampa
were forwarding papers to be si,gn-
ed' by Private Spivey in order to
qualify as the legatee.
yesterday.
Mr. Stewart - Davis, of Wilson, was
admitted on the 12th, for treat ment,
and left for his home yesterday.
Mr. R. L. Marlow, of Selma, was
admitted on the 14th, and under
went a major operation on the 15th.
He is doing nicely.
, Mr. W. G. Lee, of Four Oaks, was
admitted on the 15th, for treatment,
and is improving nicely.
Mrs. W. B. Johnson, of Selma,
was admitted to the hospital for
treatment, on the 16th, and is get
ting along fine.
Mr. G. F. Brown, of Micro, was
admitted on the 16th, at which time
he underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis, and is improving nicely.
Butler Jordan, colored, of Prince
ton, was admitted on the 16th, and
underwent an operation for appendi
citis \ on the same date. He is im
proving. , 1
Mr. Elmer Wellpns, Jr., of Smith-
field, was admitted today, and ^ un
derwent an Operation for appendi
citis.
Mr. A. G. Register, of Dunn, was
admitted on the 17th, with a fract-
throughout various parts of John
ston County who welcome him in
his new field of endeavor. Since
coming to Selma about two years
ago, the Lee Store has been recog
nized as one of the leading busi
nesses of its kind in the entire sec
tion -which fills a need and a long-
felt want in the community; and un
der the direction of its new head
we predict for it a very successful
future.
MUCH CASH IS LEFT TO
A MAN IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, teb. 12.—An inven
tory of the estate of Dr. Richard
.Fullerton Penrose, Jr., made public
today, shows that $3,362,936 of his
$10,040,142 estate -was in cash. Court
attaches said it probably is the larg
est amount of cash ever left by an
American.
During the wee hours of the
night on last Friday morning, a
motor truck was seen to drive off
from in front of Mr. N. B. Snipes’
store in Selma, Night Policeman
J. L. Gurley witnessing its depart
ure. Policeman Gurley becoming
.suspicious began firing his pistol to-
\^ard the truck, but it sped away
without hesitation, and upon inves
tigation it was found that entrance
had been made through the front
door to the store and a small iron'
safe weighing- about 700' pounds
located at the rear of the store had
been carried out through the front
door and loaded on the truck. The
safe contained $300 in money and
many valuable paper.s.
Mr. Snipes was immediately noti-
fietl of the theft and a search was
begun to locate the safe. Late that
afternoon news Came that some
children had found an iron safe
while playing at a saw-dust pile
on the Archer Lodge road a few
miles north, of Selma. Mr. Snipes
hurried to the scene and found that
it was his safe. The safe had been
broken into and the money taken
from it, but all the other papers
were still in tact unmolested.
Some time during the day Thurs
day Mr. Snipes said .that a strange
fish dealer called at his store driv
ing a fish truck and that he bought
some fish from him and when he
paid for the fish he went to his
safe to get the change and that
the fish salesman -went back to
near the safe where his money was.
Policeman Gurley said that the
truck which he saw pull away from
Mr. Snipes’ store looked to be a
fish truck, and it is thought that
the fish salesmen from whom Mr.
Snipes bought some fish the day be
fore are the ones who carried off
his safe and his •$30(L in money.
P AUJL R. -vestal, 822 Silver Ave
nue, Greensboro, has just beea
notified that he won the 197th automo
bile in the daiiy nation-wide Cremo
contest announced each Week-day
night over the Columbia network.
Mr. Vestal was bom in Greensboro in
1910, is unmarried and has been en
gaged in the banking business for
three years. He has his choice of »
Ford, Chevrolet or Plymouth automo
bile as a reward for writing the- -win-
I ning statement.
Selma to Celebrate George ^
’Washington v Becenteniiial
Under the au.spices of the Sebna
Woman’s club, various programs will
be given duiir^ the next several ’ .
months . to colftieraorate the two
hundredth annl^rsary of the birth
of George Washington. The initial
pro.g-ram will be a union religious
service in the Baptist Church on
Sunday February 21, at 7;30 p.' ra.
Every citizen of Selma and communi
ty is given a most cordial invitation
to attend this service, and the
Masons, Juniors, Girl Scout.'*, and
Boy Scouts -will be asked to- sit in
a body.
The United States Congres.s ap
preciated the importance of this An-
niversai.v seven years, ago when- it
appoi-nted a George Washin,gtqn Bi-
c'erit'ennlal Comihi.ssion to plan and
direct a celebration in 1932, with
the President: of the United States,
Chairman of the Commi.s.-ion.
The aim of the Commission is to
arrang-e a celebration in— keeping
with the motive expre.ssed by Con
gress, “that future generations of ^
American citizens may live according ,
to the example and precepts- ,of his
exalted life and character and thus
perpetuate t'he American Republic.’'
The Commission has contacted
every school, college, and church,
every organization of women, girls,
and boys, and all fraternal and civic
organizations and it has aided each
with programs, historical literature,
plays, pageants, cononial music, and
general suggestions. As. a character
building event, stimulating- research,
straight thinking and an exalted
type of citizenship, it will be' un
paralleled in the world’s history.
Beginning the 22nd of February
the celebration will continue through
Thanksgiving day. During this
period of over nine months the
thought of the American people will
be crystalized in a nation-wide dem
onstration of homage and grati
tude to the man who won our in
dependence and founded this great
nation.
Among other celebrations v^ich
will be slated later are an extedsive
tree planting and a patriotic pag-
aint by the school. But fine as
all the memorial activities are, the
real celebration must.be in the heart
of the American people. We are in
debted to George Washington for
our independence and the founding
of our nation, and it behooves us
to pause and think of the price
that was- paid for the liberty and
privileges we enjoy today.
Mrs. J. M. O’Neal, President,
Selma Woman’s Club
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Poultrymen in Alexander County
have organized a county mutual ex
change to sell poultry and eggs
through the North Carolina State
Poultry Exchange.
OLD MAIDS CONVENTION
An .“Old Maids’ Convention” will
be given at the Selma High School
auditorium Thursday evening at 7 ;30
(tonight). Admission 10 and 20c.
A Yo Yo Contest follows immediate
ly, in which any one who wishes to
MRS. C. B. AYCOCK TO
SPEAK IN SELMA THE 22ND
Much interest is being manifest
among Selma people over the news
that Mrs. C. B. Aycock, of Raldigh,
is expected to be speaker guest at
the Parent-Teachers Association to
be held in the Selma-' High School-
auditorium on Monday night, Feb
ruary 22nd. A good attendance is
requested and confidentially looked
for at that time.
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The county farm agent in Ala
mance County is developing competi
tion among his 4-H clubs this winter
do so, may' take part and compete by arranging a. series of ba.sket ball
for the prizes. contests. ■