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THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
'GLUME 15.
SELMA, N. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932.
NUMBER 13
Robbers Steal Car
Recorder’s Court Has
In Custody of Sheriff Another Busy Session
Enter .Jesse Stanley’s Garage In
Smithfield and tarry Off Ford
That Was Confiscated With the
Arrest of Major Mitchell.
The under-world crowd seems to
have put one over on the sheriff of
:he county last Thursday night
when they went to the garage of
• CDunty .Jailor Jesse Stanley in the
town of Smithfield and stole the
Eord car which Major Mitchell was
•driving at the time of his arrest,
a.id which was placed in custody
the sheriff of. the county await-
'■"g further developments in the
ca.se. The thieves are said to have
been seen driving the car from the
garage about 9 o’clock Thursday
'ight by Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Hon-
cutt who happened to pass the
garage about that time. ■ They are
said to have thought the car was
c-ing driven away by some of the
garage men and thought nothing
•'ore about it then. The car was
. ter repoi'ted as having been seen
. t the filling station of Tom Scott,
'■ veral miles north of Selma, and
" is further reported that Red
Stanley and Red Dixon, who are
alleged to be deeply implicated in
d’e wholesale robbery proceedings
’i this vicinity, were also seen at
Mr. Scott’s filling station that night,
• ;ch of whom had a car and bought
-.csoline.
Other developments in connection
..'ith the.se robbery cases since our
’ 'st issue was the finding of the
m safe stolen from Claude Bea.s-
y's store at Bentonville in Neusp
'. ver at a point somewhere between
> Ima and Wilson’s Mills. Officers |
s;e still working on various clues,
>.;t as a whole things are much
.deter than they were a few days
f urious Winds Do
Damage At Wendell
Wendell, March
nmily iTy'Slonic violeric^accompanied
’ torrential rains and an electric
srorm very unusual for the time of
’.’-'ar did damage in the town, of
dv’endell and^ vicinity Sunday night
amounting to several thousand dol
lars.
Many homes were seriously dam-
cmed, and for Several hours the
; :wn was plunged into darkness as
c’-e power line poles crashed; and
i-.lephone communication, and tel
egraph service were crippled all
iay yesterday. Hundreds of small
items of damage, such as chicken
bouses blown over, etc., have been
reported, representing in the total
a respectable sum. Much damage
was also reported to the canvas
with which tobacco plant beds are
covered at this time of year.
Dunn Wins Third
• Game In Contest
Third Game of Five-Game Serie.s of
Bridge Played At Brick Hotel
Wednesday Night Was Won by
Dunn.
Messrs. H. D. Hood, G. K. Gran-
'.bam, Jr., James E. Davis, W. M.
'Sailey, Russell Bassford and Dr. C.
L. Corbett, representing Dunn, and
Messrs. Wilbur Perkins, Roger
Strickland, Moses Godwin, Walton
Sooker and Sherwood Schuler, of
Selma, were the participants in the
third game of bridge of a five-game
series to decide the championship of
Dunn and Selma played at the New
Brick Hotel in Selma on Wednesday
night. The Dunn boys won the
game by more than 1500 points. The
second game of the series, played
in Dunn last week, was won by
the latter by only 14 points. The
first g'ame was won by Selma by
1200 points. This puts Dunn in the
lead by about 400 points.
This contest is spo.nsored by H.
D. Hood, of Dunn, and H. H.
Mowry, of Selma. The fourth game
will be played in Dunn on next
Wednesday night. > ,
Tuesday, March 15th.
State vs. Willie Thomas, colored
laborer, aged 20, for as.sault with
deadly weapon. Guilty. Defendant is
given 00 days on public roads.
State vs. Pre.ston Hughes, white
laborer, aged 33, for violation of
the prohibition law, is found guilty
of possession of 6 pints of whiskey
and 22 bottles of home brew for
purpose of sale, and is given 90
days on the i-oads.
State vs. Buck Bass, white farm
er, aged 30, for abandonment and
non-supjiort. Guilty, and given 60
days on the roads, sentence to re
main suspended during next two
years upon condition that defend
ant is of good behavior during next
two years and pays cost. Defend
ant ordered to report to Recorder’s
Court on April 5th, 1932, and show
that he has been of good behavior.
State vs. John Taylor, white la
borer, aged 23, for abandonment
and non-support of wife and child.
Guilty. Continue prayer for judg
ment upon payment of cost and up
on condition that defendant pays
into court $2.00 per week for use
and benefit of wife, and defendant
ordered to report to Recorder’s
Court on April 5, 1932, for further
judgment.
State vs. Garfield Gardner, color
ed laborer, aged 29, for operating
car while intoxicated. Guilty. De
fendant given 90 days on roads.
State vs. .1. R. Barrett, white
salesman, for operating car while
intoxicated. Called and failed. Judg
ment ni si SCI fa and capias.
State vs. Louis Lee, white farm
er, for operating car while intoxi-
•.bated. _ Called and failed. Judgment
ni si sci fa and capias.
State vs. Everett Eason, white
farmer, for house burning. Prob
able cause found and defendant is
bound to Superior Court. Bond fix
ed at .S500.00.
■ ^ Wednesday, March 16th.
State vs. Garland Horton, white
anner, aged, -29, for la.rc^i^y of
Special Meeting of
Johnston Baptist Asso.
To Be Held With Selma Baptist
Chufich On Tue.sday, April 5fh—
An Interesting Program To Be
Given.
Sunday School
Association to Meet
We have been requested to an
nounce that the Johnston County
Sunday School Association will
meet at Carter’s Chapel church on
April 3, at three o’clock P. M. As
the weather was so bad no meet
ing was held on the date set for
the last meeting. Let every Sunday
school be represented.
’value'' less than $20. Guilty.
Defendant given 6 month.s on roads.
State v.s. Alton Barefoot, white
farmer, aged 18, for assault with
deadly weapon. Guilty. Twelve
months road sentence, .suspended up
on condition that defendant does not
violate prohibition law or any .crim
inal law for a period of two years
and pays cost. Capias to Lssue at
request of solicitor.
State vs. Marvin Horne, white
person, for housebreaking and lar
ceny. Probable cause found and
defendant bound to Superior Court.
State vs. B. A. Bailey, Benja
min Boykin, Lect Horne and Isaac
Bass, for housebreaking and lar
ceny. Not probable cause as to
Isaac Bass and he is discharged.
Probable cause as to Bailey, Boykin
and Horne and each bound to Su
perior court under bond of $300.00
each.
State vs. Benjamin Boykin, for
assault with deadly weapon. Prob
able cause found and defendant is
bound to Superior court.
State vs. Benjamin Boykin, for
operating car while intoxicated. Not
guilty.
Tuesday, March 22.
State vs. Henry Best, white far
mer, aged 46, for assault on wife.
Plea of guilt. Continue prayer for
judgment upon payment of cost and
on further condition that defendant
is of good behavior during the next
two years.
State vs. Josiah Stancil, white
farmer, aged 60, for obstructing of
ficer, etc. Defendant not guilty.
Prosecution adjudged to be frivol
ous and malicious and not brou.ght
in good faith and prosecuting wit
ness, Charle Knight, taxed with the
cost.
State vs. V. A. Goodroch, white
farmer, for larceny of tobacco sticks
value less than $20.00. 'Guilty. Six
ty day road sentence to be sus
pended upon payment of $10 Sne
and cost. Appeal.
State vs. Charles C. Lee, white
lawyer, aged 51, for operating cai’
without proper license plate', ob
structing public highway with auto
and operating car while intoxicated.
Defendant adjudged guilty of op
erating car without proper license
plate and obstructing public high
way with auto. $10 fine and cost as
to the two counts above. Verdict
as, to operating car while intoxicat
ed is withheld until March 30th,
1932.
State vs. Nathaniel Durston, col
ored blacksmith, aged 39, for lar
ceny of mule shoes, value less than
There will be a special meeting
of the Johnston Baptist Association
at Selma, N. C., on April 5th. It
will be held in the Baptist church,
commencing at ten o’clock, and
clo.sing in the afternoon. No mat
ters of business will be considered,
but the day will be devoted to in-
sph-ational addresses, reports from
the churches and consideration of
the future work of the churches.
Geo. E. Lovell, Moderator of the
Association and Supt. of the Pyth
ian Opphanage at Clayton, will pre
side.’ Drs. L. E. Barton, of Wilming
ton, N. C., and Chas. E. Madry of
Raleigh, and Rev. E. N. Johnson,
of Mt. Olive, will deliver addresses.
In the afternoon session a confer
ence on “The Life and Work of the
thurches” will be led by Rev. Theo.
B. Davis, clerk of the Association.
• Each church in the .Association is
asked to send just as many of its
members to this meeting as possi
ble. It - is hoped no church will pe
unrepresented. Bring a basket pr
sandwich lunch. The ladies of the
Selma church will serve hot coffee
and spread the dinner. The pastops
and superintendents of Sundijiy
Schools are asked to announce thjs
meetin,g at the services next Sun
day.
PROGRA.M
10;00 A. M.—Praise and Prayer.
10:10 A. M.—Devotional Message—
Rev. H. X. Massey.
10:30 A. M.—Recognition of dele
gations from the churches.
10:45 A, M,—.Address, “Aiy Church”
—Dr. L. E. Barton of Alabama.
11:25 A. M.—Address, “The Expect
ant Chri.st”—Dr. Chas. E. Madry,
of Raleigh.
12:10. .A. M.—(bring box luncli,
turning same over to local Ladies
Committee on your arrival).
1:15 P. M.—Praise and Praj:er.
U. S. Commissioner
Massey Hears
Liquor Case
Local People Attend
Moravian Services
350-Gallon Still Captured By Pro
hibition Officers Near Home Of
Percy Flowers—500 Gallons Of
Beer Destroyed.
Friday night at 8 o’clock Federal
Prohibition officers B. R. Masten
and John I,. Langston and Wake
county deputy sheriffs W. G. Mad-
dry, 0. L. Smith, H. L. Pearce and
R. L. Atkins brought Dave Pilk-
ington and Allison Nichols to Selma
where they were given a hearin.g
before United States Commissioner
1. W. Massey on the charge of
manufacturing whiskey. These men
were caught at a 350-,gallon still
eight miles north of Selma, near
the home of Dick and Percy Flow
ers. The still and 5,000 gallons of
beer were destroyed by the officers.
'This is the third still that has been
captured in this neighborhood dup
ing the past few months. While
Federal Court was in .session in
Raleigh last November the officers
captured a 400-gaIlon still near a
graveyard at Jercy Flowers. About
a month ago a 350-gallon still and
a large quantity of beer was captur
ed in the same neighborhood.
Pilkington and Nichols were taken
to the Johnston County jail in de
fault of $i,000 bonds. 'Phis is Pilk-
ington’s third offense. He is now
under an 18-months suspended sent
ence, having been tried at the last
term of Federal court in Raleigh.
He will be taken to Chillecethe,
Ohio, at once to serve this sentence.
After he has served the 18-months
sentence he will be returned to
Johnston county to stand trial for
his latest offense.
Impressive Easiter Service Held At
Winston-Salem Saturday and
Sunday is Witnessed by Several
Selma People.
Sheriffs May Begin
Sales of Lands For
Taxes After June 6
Snake Driver Knocks
Out George Taylor
Snake Driver, 141-pound Selma
boy, knocked out Georjre Taylor,
140-pounds, of Wilson, amateur wel-
1:30 P. M.-‘The Life and Work champ of North Caro-
of the Churches” Roll call and
verbal reports from the churches,
b.v the pastor or other member
as selected by the church on—
(a) The Spiritual Life of the
Church.
(b) Church Attendance. ,
(c) Status of Sunday School—P,.
Y. P. U.; W. M. U.
(d) The Every Member Canvass,
(e) Following Up the Canvass.
Getting Pledges Paid
Keeping Treasurers Book.
2:25 P. M.—Conference Period On
Above, directed by Rev. Theo. B.
Davis.
3:00 P. M.—Address, “A Closer
Walk With God”—Rev. E. N.
Johnson of Mt. Olive.
4:00 P. M.—Singing, Prayer, Ad
journment.
NOTE—Please have this read at the
morning service, Sunday, April 3,
by the Pastor or Sunday. School
Superintendent. If delegates to
this session have not been select
ed, do so at this time, and be
sure your church is represented
without fail. Bear in mind that
this meeting is open to all and
that large delegations are urged
to be present from all of our
churches.
—Geo. E. Lovell, Moderator.
$20. Guilty. Defendant is given 90
days in county jail and assigned to
work at County Horae.
State vs. J. D. Simpson, colored
laborer, aged 36, for violation of
the prohibition law. Guilty of pos
session and transportation of one-
half gallon of whiskey. '$10.00 fine
and cost.
State vs. Charlie Morris, white
farmer, aged 32, for interfering and
obstructing officer in the discharge
of duties. Guilty, and given 60 day
road sentence, suspended upon pay
ment of $10 fine and cost.
State vs. Joe Medlin, white farm
er, aged 39, for operating car while
intoxicated and operating car with
out proper license plate. Plea of
guilty as to both counts. Defendant
given 60 days on roads. Capias not
to issue until further order 'of this
court. Defendant ordered not to op
erate a motor vehicle again in the
State of North Carolina during next
12 months. The car being operated
by defendant ordered confiscated and
P. S. Pulley,, policeman of Kenly,
N. C., is ordered to sell car after
due -advertisement and apply the
proceeds derived from said sale to
ward payment of cost of action.
Any excess to school fund.
line, in 37 seconds of the third
round of a scheduled .six-round fight
Tuesday night at the Carolina The
atre in Selma. Taylor was no match
for the hard-slugging Driver. He
was dropped in the first with a
short right to the chin and floored
five more times during the next
round. A left hook to the chin put
Taylor down and out. The prelim
inaries were hot with Elmer Brown,
Pine Level, whipping Earl Barbour,
of Four Oaks. It was a fast fight
of three rounds. Jesse Capps, local
boy, ran into a terrific right cross
by Hal Johnson and almo.st knock
ed out. Johnson put in a heavy
swing to the bod.y and Capps’ rib
was broken. There were two other
small fights.
Wayne Schools May
Close Because of
Shortage In Taxes
Goldsboro, March 29.—Goldsboro
city schools and several of the
Wayne county schools will have to
close very soon unless more taxes
are paid in at once. Col. John D.
Langston, member of the school
board, stated in a talk at St. Paul
Methodist church Sunday morning.
The same announcement was made
in other churches of the city.
This announcement followed a
Joint meeting of the county com
missioners and the board of edu
cation on Friday at which it was
voted to start a campaign before
civic clubs, churches and Parent-
Teacher associations, urging that
citizens pay their taxes, or a part
of their taxes without further delay.
Two Johnston County
Postmasters Get
Bailey’s Approval
Washington, March 29.—Senator
Bailey today returned the follow
ing nominations for postmasters in
North Carolina to the post office
and post roads committee, with his
approval:
Mary F-. Hight, Youngsville.
Arthur H. Gibbs, Whittier.
James C. Stancil, Smithfield.
Ralph A. Kennedy, Sanford.
Anna W. McMinn, Pine Bluff.
May C. Campbell, Norwood.
Rosa J. Cooper, Nashville.
Charlie H. Murray, Middlesex.
Elsie E. Boyette, Kenly,
Richard J. Pace, East Fiat Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Breitz,
their son Franklin and their daugh
ter, Mariam Breitz, and Mrs. W. T.
Woodard attendted the Moravian
Easter service at Winston-Salem
Sunday.
They arrived in Salem in time
for the “Lovefeast” which take.=
place Saturday afternoon promptly
at 2:30, in the Home Moravian
church, which was simply but beau
tifully decorated with Easter lilies.
As the early Christians met and
broke bread together, so the mem
bers of the Moravian church have
made it an established custom to
celebrate occasions which they deem
worthy of deep spiritual obfiervance
by partaking together, and with
their friends, of a simple meal, a
“lovefeast”. In so doing they em
phasize the bond of fellownship
which exists between All Christian
believeis. This service seeks to en
hance the spirit of unity and good
will between men.
After some lovely Easter music,
both vocal and instrumental, render
ed by a large and well trained choir,
followed by Scripture and prayer.
Bishop Kenneth Pfohl, pastor, made
a short talk in which he set forth
the Moravians’ faith in the Resur
rection of Christ and a life eternal
beyond the grave; their well found
ed hope of recognition after death
and the certainty of reunion with
our loved ones, all based on Script
ural teaching.
As the grand old organ pealed
forth an accompaniment, played by
Mrs. Kenneth Pfohl; the S.outh’s
fine.st harpist. Miss Ruth Pfohl
played “Meditation.” At this junct
ure 18 ladies brought in trays of
hot buns which they passed to ev
ery person in the large auditorium
and balcony as . well. ..Eighteen men
next came carrying large wooden
trays filled with mugs containing
steaming, hot coffee and all done
in such a systematic manner that
every one w^s soon served. Dr.
Pfohl then asked each one to par
take of this lovefeast in a spirit of
reverence and “To believe that the
risen and ascended Christ, is pres
ent with you—meanwhile offering a
silent prayer for your neighbor on
either side of you, and . covenant
with Him anew that you will live
more worthily and that you will
obey the command, ‘Love One An
other.’ ” Just before the close of
this very impressive service. Dr.
Pfohl introduced . Gyp.sy Smith
world famous evangelist, who spoke
a few words in perfect accord with
the ceremony just concluded and
then invited those in the congrega
tion to attend his revival meeting,
which is being held in a large ware
house in Winston-Salem.
At 2 ' o’clock Sunday morning the
several Moravian bands with a per
sonnel of 285, began to play triuni-
phant Easter music. The musicians
did not sleep any more, but played
in ail sections of the city and were
assembled at the church for the
early morning service and stationed
in groups along Cedar Avenue which
is the approach to the graveyard.
While throngs gathered in the
square in front of the church and
college, Mrs. Pfohl played the
chimes and as a grand finale, the
century-old bell pealed out in sil
very tones the tidings that the sa
cred early morning services were
about to begin. (Tradition has it
that when this bell was about to be
cast, one hundred young men threw
in a silver dollar each, hence the
liquid silvery tones of this bell).
Promptly at 5:30 a. m., as the
last tones died away. Bishop Pfohl
appeared in the doorway of the
church and in clear, ringing ac
cents, said: “The Lord Is Risen;
The Lord is Risen Indeed!” The
waiting throng .joined heartily in
the short responsive service which
was followed by band numbers.
"Bhen _the Bishop asked the people
to proceed in orderly manner to the
graveyard, marching in columns of
eight. Ushers were stationed every
20 feet on either side of Cedar
Avenue to direct the great moving
mass of humanity, which in quiet,
reverential mood assembled around
the Bishop’s stand in the graveyard
where, in . most impressive manner,
the beautiful Easter morning ser
vice was concluded while the sun
ro.se over the Eastern hills, and the
song birds caroled praise and
Brummitt Rules Postponement
Limited ito 1931—Land Sales For
Ta.xes Bothered General Assemhlly
of 1931 Consequently Postpone
ment Authorized.
Raleigh, March 29. —Postpone
ment of sales of land for delinquent
taxes was limited to the year 1931,
Attorney General D. G. Brummitt
today wrote County Attorney B. L.
Fentress, of Guilford, in response-
to inquiries made by Sir. Fentress
relating to the payment of taxes
for 1932.
No .solitary subject of the general
assembly of 1931 took up more time
than that of land sales for taxes
and considerable legislation died be
fore there was finally enacted a
provision forestalling such sales un
til late in the year. There was no
lobby on this issue but always it
was bobbing up. It was argued
throughout the controversy that the
credit of counties and cities would
be greatly crippled by the act which
delayed until the late fall the en
forced collection of taxes. But the.
general assembly seemed to feel
that one year of leniency would
work the financial salvation of the
payers.
The opinion of the attorney gen
eral will be the law on this sub
ject until somebody is about to be:
sold out and some sort of restrain
ing order will be sought to hold up
procedure for this enforced collec
tion of taxes. The sad news of to
day’s ruling is that sheriffs may
begin the. sale of lands, on which
taxes have not been paid, after.,
June, 1932, and the first Monday of
the month,, June 6, is the limit.
The delinquent list would be ad
vertised in May and the sales would
proceed in June. It i.s anything but
a joyful tidin,g which the attorney
general gives out today. The letter
tq_ Mr. Eehtr^-‘‘-'‘ read;::
“Dear Mr. Fentress: In accord
ance with our telephone conversa
tion, I have considered the various
statutes to which you referred,
chapters 342 and 100 of 1931, C. S.
1334-48 and C. S. 8012.
“In a letter of August 31, 193.1,
to Mr. C. M. Johnson, director of
local government (dealing primarily
with another, but related subject),.
I said:
“ ‘It will be observed that this
chapter 342 limits the postponement
of sale of land for delinquent taxes,
as therein permitted, to such sales
for the year 1931.’
“A further examination of the
chapter this morning confirms the,
view then expressed. You will note
that the postponement authorized
was to ‘not later than the first
Monday in November, 1931.’ All ref
erences in the act are to taxes and
procedure with respect to the tax
year 1931. Section two also seemk-
to be conclusive ‘that this act shall
apply only to such taxes as are
now due and unpaid.’
“Chapter 160 has no relation to
your inquir.v. Neither does C. S.
8012, as carried forward in Michie’.s
North Carolina code of 1931.
“Sale of land for taxes for this-
year is governed by C. S. 1334-48
of chapter 213, public laws of 1927,
as amended. This statute, still in
force, sets out the duties of the
sheriff with respect to report of
taxes collected and ordered of com
missioners for sale of land, the sale
to take place on the first Monday
in June.
“Yours %-ery truly,
“D. G. BRUMMITT, '
“Attorney General.”
thanksgiving.
Groups of the immense orchestra
was stationed all along the way
and played appropriate music at in
tervals.
-A.fter the services were over,
people lingered among the myriads
of lovely flowers which had been
placed on nearly every grave on
Saturday afternoon by family »r
friends, and to read the inscriptions
on the stones, all -of which were
approximately two and one-half feet
square and laid level at the head
of the grave.
-A.n unusual thing about Moravian
graveyards is that all old men are
buried in one section, all young men
in another and small boys in still
another. In like manner the women
and girls. Due to this custom, fam
ilies are never buried together, but
every one seems satisfied with the
arrangement.
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