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THE JOHNSTONIAN
Rev. L. T. Singleton
Awarded Loving Cup
Ask Discharge of j Selma Churches Hold
M a r r i e d Women | Patriotic Services
NUMBER 8
Poll Parrish Post of American
Legion Adopts Resolution.
Pfistor Selma Methodist Church
\ oted Town’s Most Useful
Citizen by Woman’s Club and
Kiwanis Club—Four Others
Have Received Similar Honor
At the regular meeting of the
^iwanis Club Thursday night Rev. I.
Singleton, pa.stor of Edgerton Me-
oiial Methodi.st church, was award-
! the loving cup given each year to
the most useful citizen of the com
munity. This award is made on the
ba.sis of the vote cast by the Wo-
..an s club and the Kiwanis club.
-Any citizen of the community is
f'igible to receive this cup. The plan
•■vas inaugurated 5 year.s ago for the
■ arpose of giving some small honor
.a those of our community who have
a r-ndered a distinct service. This
considered the highest honor that
an come to a citizen of our com-
- unity. During the past five year.s
-:be cup has been awarded to the
allowing; George F. Brietz, .super-
■atendent of the Selma Cotton MHls;
•■iss Margaret Etheredge, local Wel-
■ ire Worker; F. M. Waters, super-
tendent of the Selma schools; C.
A. Jacobs, superindent of trans-
r- iptation of Southern Railroad com-
;:any and Rev. L. T, Singleton,
castor of the local Methodist church.
Mr. Singleton came to Selma a
year and a half ago from the Nash-
■Alle charge and his efforts while
n re have extended to a wide range
e: community activities outside of
-s regular work as pastor of the
REV. L. T. SINGLETON
church. He has been untiring in his
efforts to reclaim underprivileged
childien. In this work he has secur
ed medical services at Duke Uni
versity for many of those so handi
capped. As a result of his efforts
several of whom would have been
a public charge, have been given a
fair chance in life. While this has
bee.n his outstanding work he has
always been found cooperative in the
futherance of any community woik,
looking to the- improvement of our
town.
Smithfield, Feb. 20.—The Pou-Par-
rish Post No. 132, .American Legion
has adopted a resolution favoring
the discharge of married women
hoiding public positions if their hu.s-
bands can support themselves and
families. The resolution is as fol
lows :
_ “Be it I'esolved that the Pou-Par-
rish Post of the American Legion
No. 132, go on record as favormg
the discharge of all married women
holding appointive positions in ’ pub
lic offices of city, county. State ami
national governments whose hus
bands are employed or are. drawing
pension.s, or arg otherwise able to
support themselve.-i and families.”
The post directed that a, copy of
this re.solution be sent to Frank
.Page, chairman of tlie American Le-
,eion pommittee of Unemployment,
with a request that this committee
call on all public officials to fill an
■■'Uch positions now held by such
j married women with unmarrieil men
and women who are dependent on
themselves solely for a livelihood,
al.so that a copy be sent to the
principal daily newspapers of the
State and reported to the State and
national headijuarters, of the .Amer
ican Legion and that Legionnaires
ever.ywhere be urged to adopt tliese
or smiihir resolutions and call upon
public officials whom they help elect
to give heed to the suggestion con
tained in this resolution as an aid
to the unemployment situation.”
iMeinorial Service, U-elebrating ..the
Two Hundredth .Anniversary of
the Birth of Washington Is Held
At the Baptist Churich Sunday
Ni.ght February 21st, 1932.
Bentonville Postoffice
Robbed Last Night
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I HEARD AROUND
I THE COURT HOUSE I
For awhile it- looked as if Gov-
- /nor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gover-
-'>r of New York State, had the
■lemocratic nomination for President
^.nched; but as the time for the
■ -itional convention draws nearer,
.‘-her aspirants are getting into the
-.ice and Roosevelt appears to be
'.’^’ing grounii. Tire tide of sentiment
a nong the national Democratic lead-
r.' has never been a.s strong in
..■oseyelt’s favor as it wa.'i made to
:!'.pear by, his -friends and political
workers. .Now that A1 Smith is in
■ he race for the Democratic nomin-
-a.ion it looks like Roosevelt will not
rave enough support to put him
■■jross.
Some of the Democratic leaders
are leported to have lately express-
- i the opinion that Roosevelt is not
a man of Presidential size, and that
■- s knowledge and e.xperience is
too much limited for him to be
^^ade President.
Some people are beginning to ask
uestions about the Democratic pro
gram in Congress for ending the de-
cression. Remembering how, during
• Ine 1930 campaign, the Democratic
candidates and politicians traveled
ever the country and told the voters
that the way to bring- about better
.mes was to give the Democrats a
'lajority in Congress in order that
they m^ght. reduce the tariff and
..bus enable us to buy g-oods at low
er prices; and do away with a lot of
Other laws which they said were
.making the rich people richer, and
the poor people poorer. Remember
ing that for nearly three months
Congress has been in session, with
the Democrats in complete control
of the lower house; some of those
who helped to put the Democrats
mto office are beginning to want to
know what better plans the Demo
cratic congressmen have to offer
than the Republican program under
the leadership of President Hoover.
A citizen of Raleigh, who was in
Smithfield Tuesday, in discussing
this matter, said that about all the
Democrats had done to g-ive relief
trom the depression, was the aid
given to President Hoover in get
ting his program put across; and
now that they had come, in at the
eleventh hour and had given sup
port to the plans already mapped
out by the President they appeared
"to want to claim all the credit for
what had been done. If they had
anything better to offer than' what
, the Republicans had planned, the
Democrats should have brought it to
the front long before now. It'is now
up to them to put up or shut up.
I HOSPITAL NEWS j
Smithfield, Feb. 21.—Mr. Elmer
WellonSj Jr., pf Smithfield, who Uiv.
derwent an operation for appendi
citis la.st week, is 'much improved,
Mr, .A. G. Regi.ster, of Dunn, who
was admitted last week with a frac
tured knee, left Saturday for his
home.
Born to Mr. and Jlr.s, Gus Rigas,
on the 18th, a fine baby boy. Mrs.
Rigas i.s seriou.siy ill. Baby is get
ting- along fine.
Miss Gertrude Fields, of Selma,
who was admitted on the 17th, un
derwent an operation for appendi
citis on the 18th, and is improving-
nieely..
Mrs. M. C. Tuck, of Selma, who
was admitted on the 18th for treat
ment, left for her home yesterday.
-Mrs. Ira Dixon, of Benson, who
was admitted on the 18th for treat
ment, is improving.
.Air. William Brown, of Selma,
was admitted on the 18th for a raa-
.I'or operation. He is improving nice-
l.v. .
Miss Virginia Broadhurst, of
Smithfield, was admitted on the 19th
to be placed in a plaster cast for
four weeks. Miss Broadhurst had
her backbone injured in an auto
mobile accident some time ago.
Mrs. H. r. Tart, of Benson, was
admitted on the ffOth for - treatment
200th Birthday of First
PresidenJ^ Observed
President Hc,-n e,- Diiiiers .Address
On Washington In Chaniher of
House of Representatives Before
Both Houses of Congress^—Is- Be-
of HVentennial.
BV CI-fAKLKS F. S(’OTT.
and is improvinjf.
Mr. Bradley Herring, of Dunn,
was admitted on the 20th for treat
ment and is getting along fine.
Mrs. Joe Morgan, of Selma, who
wa.s admitted two weeks ago for
treatment, is getting- along all right.
Mr. W. Gaston Lee, of Four Oaks,
who was admitted on the 15th for
treatment, left On the 21st much
improved.
Mrs. W. B. Johnson, of Selma,
who was admitted on the 16th for
treatment, left for her home Mon
day.
Attends Funeral at Clayton.
Mr. J. T. Wilkins attended the fu
neral service.s of Mr. Ernest Ellis,
a relative of his, at Clayton Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mr. Hills died on Tuesday of gen
eral disability extending over several
months. The funeral services were
conducted in the Methodist church
by the pastor, assisted by the pas
tor of the local Baptist church. Mr.
Ellis was about 45 years old and
leaves a wife and several children.
Better fertilizers are secured when
I dolomitis limestone is used for
filler rather than some , inert sub
stance like sand, say Tarheel farm
ers who have tried the new plan.
^ Washington, D. C., Feb. 24.—The
LTiited States George Washington
Bicentennial Commission is.the rath
er imposing name of am organiza
tion which, under the sponsorship of
Cong-res.s and with an ample appro
priation, has for two years been
preparing the country to spend the
next nine months celebrating the
200th birthday anniversar,v of
George Washington. The celebra
tions began appropriately in the Na
tional Ca|)ital on Monday, February
22, when President Hoover delivered
an address on Washington in the
Chamber of the House of Represen
tatives before the most distinguished
a.-’Semhly that could be brought to
gether in the .United -States. Mem
bers of the House and' Senate were
there, the Justice.s of the Supreme
Court, all the Ministers and .Ambas
sadors to foreign countries stationed
here, the members of the Cabinet
and high ranking officers of the .Ar
my and Navy. L pon the conclusion
of his adtlress the President pas.sed
to the front steps of the Capitol
and there gave the signal which it
-was hoped would be immediately
followed by the singing of “.An-^erica”
in every school room of .America
and in innumerable churches and
halls where the people might be
gathered together to unite in this
stupendous celebration. In front of
the President was a chorus of 10,000
voices led by Walter Damrosch and
three great bands under the direc
tion of Philip Sousa. Doubtless nev
er before was the familiar- patriotic
air rendered in so inspiring a man
ner and with the immediate partic
ipation of so many people, for of
course the vast audience that throng
ed the plaza in front of the Capitol
joined with the chorus in the song.
As a part of the work of public
ity carried on by the Commission
more than a million large portraits
of Washington have been sent out
to the schools and colleges of the
country, enough to supply one for
every school room in America. As
another part of the Commission
publicity George Washington me-
morial committees have been organ
ized in every state, reaching down
into every county, with the under
standing that throughout the entire
summer and fall until Thanksgiving
Day tribute to Washington shall
constitute an important part of ev
ery patriotic celebration of -any
sort that may be undertaken in any
community. As still another part of
this publicity work the' Commission
has published almost -jnnumerable
pamphlgts and many books covering
the life of Washington in all its
J he following is the order of a
union .-service held at the Selma
Bapti.st Church la.st Sunday night
in memory of Washington, the Fath
er of our country;
After a few introductory remarks
by Rev. W. J. Csain, pastor of the
local Baptist church. Rev. L. T. Sin-
Itieton, pastor of the local Methodist
Church, who used as his subject,
“The Religious Life of Washington’”
He found a life worth living and
disciplined himself to that life.”
Quoting from Dr. Harry Emer.son
Fosdick, paraphrasing what some
one el.se has said; “The actions of
his life spoke louder than any of
his words.” The Rector of the cifurch
which he attended said, “No com
pany ever withheld him from church,
instead he invited them to go with
liini, and “I never .saw a more rev
erential worship than Washing
ton. His example was a great help
to me in my pulpit labors.” In con
clusion it may be said that this
great man walked with God.”
h ollowing is the prog-ram-as ren
dered on this occasion:
Prelude—Mrs. G. M. Willets at the
organ- and Miss Mildred Perkins
at u^cO.
Hymn| Ao. 480—“My Country^ ’TLs
! of 7 leef’
Prayer—(Invocation).
Cornet Duet—J. T. Wilkins and J. C.
Avery.
Hymn, No. 476—“.America the Beau
tiful.”
Prayer—by Rev. J. H. Worley.
Selection by the Junior Choir.
Offering*.
•Anthem—by Senior Choir.
Selection by -the Orchestra—“Tlie
Star Spangled Pahner.” (.At thi.s
point the- congTegation s.tood at
attention). ,
Address—by Rev. L. T. Singleton—
“The Religious Phas'e of the Life !
of Washin^>*ton.'' I
Hymn’, No. 172—“Faith of Our '
Fathers.”
Benediction.
Postlude—by the Orchestra.
Rev. Mr. Creech Finds
Favor With the Judge]
.Iiitige Frank Daniels Rules That
Wife Cannot Testify For or
Against Her Husband—.Appeal Is
Taken by Plaintiff.
Washington, N. C., Feb. 23.—The
case in which Rev. J. M. Creech,
faith healer, wa.s charged with ex
erting an unnatural influence over
the wife of C. M. Roitse and in-
(iucing her to improper conduct
came to an unexpected termination^
today when Judg-e Frank Daniels
ruled with the defendant that a
wife cannot testify for or against
her husband as to her own adultery
and the plaintiff, taken unawares,! me car, a
w'as forced to take a non-.suit and | Sedan, was loaded down w'lth.
appeal to the Supreme court. j Lut outdistanced Johnson be—
Rouse was suing- Creech in a civil Smithfield and Selma. John-
suit for $10,000 and costs. He at ^^owever, got the license nuiu-
one time was regarded as the chief F®'’ ^ar, which license, upon
disciple of the faith healer and '•’^’'’-''tigation, turned out to be stolen
Creech had a room at his home. ^ - '
After Creech left this city the suit
was filed.
Yegg-men Enter Store Building of
I Claude Beasley Where Postoffic©
I Is .Maintained and Carry Away
Iron .Safe With .All Its Contents.
^ Smithfield, Feb. _25./i-Special to
The Johnstonian-Sun)—^Word -was
received here by Postmaster J. C.
Standi early this morning from Mr.
Claude Beasley, rural carrier and
son of the Bentonville Postmaster,
that the Bentonville poktoffice was
robbed last night. He reported that
the safe had been taken away and
other goods, the postoffice being in
a .general store owned by Mr. Bea.s-
ley.
Mr. Emmett A. Johnson, night po
liceman here, saw a suspicious car
in town about 3 o’clock this morn
ing and gave chaSe. The car, a.
A' '■■■
plates from a Packard sedan be
longing to L. Johnson, of Wilson.
Later this morning, the Buick' wa.s
-o — iiiuimiig, tne Buick wa.s
The entire morning- was con.sumed "*531- the cotton mills in Selma
Cl _ J.1. _ i burnPfl mivn-ilnf-nl tr i ...
m selecting a jury and the throng
ed courtroom, with crowds pressing-
burned completely up and with
flat tire. No goods' were found on
-V. wiLii crowns pressing- .goous were found on
against and into the bar, expected *5ut it is thought that it.
a sensational trial. The statute was same one involved in th&
brought out by the defendant, how- ®er.tonville robbery, the tread of
ever, immediately af^er dinner, and corresponding- with tracks
caught the plaintiff unprepared. at Bentonville. .Another car is
believed to have been used in tak-
in.g the g-ood.-^ from the Buick. Th»
Selma Firemen Guests ho-’T-
r IJ "lY* 1 m older to avoid being caught,
OI CMUlthneld Firemen Fpo'’ finding that the tire wa.s flat
license plate.s found on the
Fish Fry Givn .At Power Hou.se In Lq.Ft! corresponu
Smithfield Friday Evening. .Mayors . , Polmeman John-
Hai-e and Underwood Present • ,j .-WMl' .|WestM?ati^,,prove*li .
■ belonging
Mayor W. W. Hare, Town Com
missioners, E. J. Sasser, Carl Wor- l t--viuenriy took the stolen
Ie.v, Clarence Bailey and Dan M. Packard plate.s off the Buick when.
/
Fire Destroys
Home of H. L. Eason
The six-room residence of T. M.
Benoy, located one mile west of
Selma, wa.s totally destroyed by
fire Tuesday afternoon about three
o’clock. The home was known a-s the
“Old Mitchener place” and was oc
cupied by H. L. Ea.son. The occu
pants were not at home When the
fire occurred and practically all of
their household and. kitchen furni
ture together with more than 800
pounds of meat were destroyed. It
is not known how the fire originat
ed. Mr. Benoy places his loss at from
$-3,000 to $4,000 with $1,000 insur-
ance.
on the Buick, which was stolen
from M. E. Hodges of Dunn. The
robbers evidently took the stolen
, — a.iu jaau iu. I I at-kard plates off the Buick when.
Hayes, and the entire Selma fire abandoned it. The stolen plate.s
company were guests of the Smith- | Put on over the Buick license
field fire company at a fish fry giv- ‘
DON’T FAIL TO READ
new ads l\ this issue
M. V. Batten Seriously
’ Injured In Wreck
Smithfield, Feb. 24.—M. V. Batten,
who resides in this city, was very
■seriously injured when a truck be
longing to G. S. Tucker Furniture
Co., a local firm, turned over yes
terday evening about eight mile.s
northwest of Goldsboro on Highway
No. 40. Mr. Batten was thought to
have been driving the truck. Hp''.'ag
rushed immediately to the ’Golds
boro hospital where it was found
that he had a crushed chest, with
broken ribs, broken shoulder, and a
lung- was found to be punctured by
one of the broken ribs. He was un
conscious when he reached the hos
pital but later regained conscious
ness. It was said that Batten was
out with the truck collecting far
the _ Tucker Furniture Co., in that
section when the accident occurred.
en at the powei house in that, citj
on la.st Friday evening. Other guests
of the Si(jjthfield company were the
mayor of that town, the city com
missioners, and other town officials.! Special attention is called to the
Short speeches on this most delight- j afi^’ertisements in this issue of
ful occasion were made by Mayor Johnstonian-Sun of the follow-’
J. D. Underwood of Smithfield; Ber- *'’8' merchants in Selma;
nice Jone.s, fire, chief, and Carl Wor- Pee Store, owned and operated bv
le.v, fire commissioner of Selma. P- U Proctor. This store is offering
-A negro quartette, members of s®me unusual bargains and" Mn
the negro fire company, rendered Proctor advises that his adverti.sing
several negro spirituals. Forty-eight campaign is bringing some tovv
persons were in attendance. pleasing results. ^ '
- Godwin has a nice ad irr . 1
C-.U
He carries a splendid line of
Mrs, W. H. Call very delightfully ami is offering some
entertained the Friday Afternoon attractive prices. Look up his ad
Book Club and several special guests ‘‘'®® ’^Pat he is offering.
mer-
vory
The ' new Pamlice Creamery at
Washington has over 100 patrons
now and the cream checks are be
ginning to appear more generally
over Beaufort county.
varied and romantic phases. Never
before in all history has the birth
anmyei»y of any citizen been cel-
ebi^- *-id -m so imposing a wav as the
memofy of George Washington has
been and will be throughout Ameri
ca during the next nine months.
Friday -afternoon, February 19th, at
a lovely Washington Party.
The home was very effectively
decorated^ with Camilla japonicas,
carnations, miniature cherry trees,
hatchets and on the walls were por
traits of Washington, Mt. Vernon,
Wakefield and .sillouettes of Martha
and George Washing-ton.
Mi-s. C. A. Jacobs presided over
a business • period, after which the
meeting was turned over to the host
ess, who announced a Washington
program. Mrs. W. T. Woodard read
the first paper, “Washington’s.moth
er and His Boyhood.” The second
paper was by Mrs. J. B. Person on
Mt. Vernon. Mrs. C. A. Jacobs told
something of Washington’s “Home
Life and Social Customs.” Mrs.
Geo. F,. Brietz read the interesting
will of Mary Ball Washington, moth
er of the President. Mrs. C. W.
Scales gave a short sketch of Wash
ington as President.
A lovely solo, “Carry Me Back
to Ole Virginia,” was sung by Mrs.
M. R. Wall. An interesting “Wash
ington” contest was next on the
program, Mrs. C. A. Jacobs being
winner, and was awarded a Mar
tha Washington box of candy. The
guest prize to Mrs. H. B. Marrow,
of Smithfield, wa.s- a smilax box of
candy. Consolation prizes were given
to Mrs. R. E. Suber and Mrs. J. B.
Person.
he Sanitary Grocery Company
has a large ad in this issue and
their prices will appeal to every
household. Don’t fail to investigate
the prices being offered bv
new concern.
this
SNAKE IS RE.MOVED
FRO.VI DOG’S LIVER
Ihe Kinston corre.spondent to the
daily press will have to come again
f he meets the challenge recently
thrown out by Mr. H, A. Stancil, of
Leniy, who has started a story
on the rounds that while perform
ing an operation on a dog a few
day.s ago belonging to Leslie Stal-
ings, a 33-inch snake was remov-
about two years ago and that the
snake recently removed from the
dogs hver had a head like a sucker
fi.sh and could not bite though it
could coil when placed on the
caZ to be a moc-
POULTRY BUYERS WILL
BE IN SELMA SATURD
Those who have poultry to- sell
should not overlook the fact that
the t poultry car will be in Selma
Delectable refreshments, consist- again next a Depot
ing of a salad course anci hot cof- r^ouTry he' f
fee, followed by cherry pie topped and will he located at fk "
with ice cream, was served by the the store of A V DrL r
hostes.s, a-ssisted by Mrs. Geo. D. Prices are hoidU,'o. r
Vick and Mrs. J. W., Short. and the CASH wiU be JZ