..V I^E JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12. 19i Ransom Sanders jDunn Suffers Big Jumps to His Death! Blaze Last Sunday NUMBER 19 Prominent Business Man of Smith- field and Raleig'h Commits Suicide Following Several Months of 111 Health. Funeral Largely Attended. Smithfield, May 8.—Over a thou sand friends and relatives from all over North Carolina attended the C neral services of W. Ransom £'-inders, prominent in the business a.^d social life of Raleigh and 8-iithfield, which was conducted ’-ere Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock : mm the'home of his mother, Mrs. '\t. M. Sanders, Sr. Rev. Chester Alexander, of Tar- boro, and Rev. Dr. James ’p. Smith, r.-istor of the Smithfield Presb.yte- r an church conducted the services, burial being made in the Sraith- id cemetery. The active pallbear- - s w'ere, N. M. Lawrence, Robert Tvinston, W. Z. Bush, of Raleigh; FT rndon Alexander and Robert Wel- ’■ -s, of Charlotte; Bert Parrish and d. P. Holding of Smithfield. The ■f’lral offering was profuse and beautiful. Mr. Sanders, who had been under 1 'atment for a nervous disorder ■ :■ the pa.st five months, Friday o-ternoon jumped from the third or of a Baltimore hospital and ..ashed to his death on a paved ' -'irt below. Physicians at the in s'.'tution had considered him suffi- •' ntly improved to allow him to -'b;y golf occasionally. Plans had oeen made for his return to North Carolina the fir.-t of this week. He T5.0S president of the Raleigh base- .•.;.il club of the Piedmont League and of the Sanders Motor Company 0- Raleigh and Smithfield. He was alumnus of State College and of r-c University of North Carolina. On last Wednesday he celebrated i ' ' 40th birthday. ' He was the son of the late W. M. -r;.mders, of Smithtreld, and a native Johnston county, having been educated^ in the Smithfield schools. Jtr. Sanders was a World War vet- ■-■an, having served as a IJeutenant the Motor Transport Division. He was an active member of the Amer- -s'an Legion. He is survived by his mother and widow, formerly Miss Alice Ceeek, of Henderson, a daughter, ^.ice Cheek Sanders, one brother, William M. Sanders, Jr., of Smith- ■field, five sisters, Mrs. William Hailey Jone-, Mrs. George Ross P-'-u, of Raleigh, Mrs. Willis Glass and Mrs. A. H. Ro.se of Smithfield, and Mrs. Alex Holoman, of Florida. Lntire Block Is Razed By Fire Be fore It Is Finally Controlled. Origin Is Unknown. Farmer Accused |Mr. T. H. Whitley Poisoning Wells Died Here Monday Dunn, May 9.^Business house.s on an entire block here were dam aged by a fire which broke out at 3:45 a. ni., Sunday and was not brought under control until early today. Estimates of the damage ranged as high as $250,000. Two men were painfully burned in fighting the fire which caused local firemen to call for aid from Benson, Fayetteville and Smithfield. J. W. Thornton, automobile dealer whose garage and 25 automobiles burned, and one of his eniploves were the men burned fighting the fire. Neither was burned seriously. After breaking out early Sunday, the blaze destroyed Baer’s depart- men store, a three^story building; Ihornton’s garage, and damaged the Piivt and Citizens’s bank, the But ler and Lee drug store and a num- bei of offices and other stores. The fire apparently^fejs^ extin guished, but la.st night a wall of Baer s store fell and the blaze flar ed up again. Swept by a high wind, it spread to the Progressive store, the Carolina Power and Light com pany offices and W. H. Adams’ store. Destruc'tion of the Carolina Pow er and Light company’,-; plant left the town in darkness. The origin of the blaze is not known. Piervis Stiephenson of Pleasant Grove Township Charged With Placin Paris Green In Neighbors’ Water. Wayne Republicans Put Out Full Ticket Goldsboro, May 9.—Wayne county Republicans, in a convention at the courthouse Saturday afternoon nom inated the following slate for the general election this fall; For state senate, Julian P. Gas- kill, Goldsboro; house of repre.--en- tatives, W. A. Jinnette, of Gran tham; coroner, J. W. Mozingo, of Arrington’s Bridge section; sheriff, T. C. Crow, of Goldsboro; register of deeds, Haywood Cox, of Saulston township; county commissioners: C. H. Cogdell, of Grantham, C. B. M|- Condless, of Patetown, B. E. Mar tin, of Mount Olive, S. C. Casey, of Indian Springs, and A. A. Miller, of Goldsboro. Smithfield, May '9.—Pervis Ste phenson, well known farmer of Pleasant Grove township, was in jail here today in default of a $500 bond, having- been arrested for pois oning the wells of Mrs. Mary Ste phenson and Will H. Taylor with ■paris green. Sheriff R. H. Richardson, who personally investigated the case, found that Mrs. Will H. Taylor, w'hose husband is a tenant of Mrs. Maz-y Stephenson, mother of the ac cused man, was the first to dis cover traces of poisoning. When she went to draw water from the well, she saw about a pound of paris .green on the bucket shelf of the well. A white looking .substance on the sides of the well above the wa ter level led her to suspect that paris green had been thrown into the well. The water itself was slightly discolored. Further investigation revealed a ■small quantity of paris green on the bucket shelf of Mrs. Mary Stephen-- son’s well and the' .-ame white sub stances was found on the sides of the well. A search revealed two fruit jars behind a baim not far away, paris green evidently havin.g been used in one and either flour or lime in the other. Bloodhounds were placed on a trail, which led directly to the home of Pervis Stephenson, who lives about 200 .vards from his mothei-. Stephenson was arrested and was given an immediate hearing before Justice of the Peace Ed Coats, who found probable cause and bound him over to the Superior court. According to Sheriff Rwhardson’s investi.gation. Will H, Taylor and Stephenson had recently quai-i-eled over a tobacco bed which they had planted together. Stephenson was taken ill on his way to jail here and a physician was called, who stated he was suf fering from appendicitis, but he I'e- fused to be carried to a hospital for an operation. All Bu.siness Houses In City Closed 4* For Funeral Tuesday Afternoon— Interineivt Took Place In the City Cemetery. Lumber Plant Is Destrnyed By Fire Will Be Republican In A Few Days The Johnstonian Sun Publishing Co., Selma, N. C. Tear Sii-s: Enclosed please find 50 cents in stamps for which please send me 7;ur paper until after the election. Hope by that time- I will be able -to renew. I am now regi.-tered as .1 Democrat and have voted that z.cket in the county and state. I t-mng I will change my party af- tzliation within the next few days, -•^s I am convinced that we wilt never have fair election laws enact ed by the Democratic party. I ■would like to know what change your party will make in the elec tion law when you get in power besides repeal of the Absentee bal lot? That much of your platform i know I am in favor of. One thing I hate to see is a man like Alf ■Templeton seems to be leading your pai-ty in Wake county—I’ll say “we” foi in a few days I’ll be a Repub- rcan if there is no objection. So T’ll say we want to watch who is leading our party. I don’t think -men like Templeton is any help to ■any party. First and last, I hope first that US going- to be the downfall of the Democratic party in our state. Just tlie putting such men as Jess Wil- .iams and Alf Templeon in the lead. Po much of that from national to township is what is driving me from -he party and as I am changing I expect to stay changed until the leadership in the Republican party gets to where I can’t follow. May me Lord help us to change our State. Fairview Revival Making Headway The meeting started last Sunday evening' with Rev. A. T. Lassiter as .-speaker and has been going- fine. He has been delivering splendid ser- mon.s on sin and its effects. If for any reason you have had to miss -any of these services you have been missing .something. Do not miss another service. The time is short. Services will continue'through next Sunday night. There will also be services Sunday morning at the usual hour. Services every night at 8 o’clock. D. F. WADDELL, Pastor. Four Oaks, May 9.—Fire of un determined origin burned the Pope and Tart lumber plant here last night along- with two freight cai-s loaded with lumber and a (juantity of lumber which was .-tacked in the yard. Firemen from Smithfield came here to help fight the blaze. Loss was estimated at about $10,-' 000 to the lumber company, not in cluding the value of the freight cars. SELMA DEFEATS SMITHFIELD The Selma town team defeated Smithfield 6 to 5 Monday at Selma. After Smithfield had taken the lead in the fifth, Selma came back in the sixth to win -with 3 runs. Tal- ton of Selma led the hitting. Batteries: Smithfield, Norton, Watson, Johnson and Honeycutt; Selma, McMillan, Short and Creech. Selma will be glad to book games with any amateur outfits desiring to nzake same. MISS LOUISE STALLINGS ACCEPTS POSITION IN TENN. Miss Louise Stallings, who has been in the employment of Holle- nzan Chevrolet Company and the Johnston County Merchants Associa tion of this city, has accepted a position with a firm in Memphis, Tenn. Her many friends in Smithfield and Selma regret to hear of her leaving, but will be glad to know that she had the good fortune to secure a much better position. She is the daughter of Mrs. WL H. Stal- lings, of Selma, where she has made her home all her life. There was quite a large crowd at the station in Selma from Smithfield and Selma to see her off. The town of Selma was sadden ed Monday morning when it be came known that Mr. Thaddeus H. Whitley had passed away. He died at 1:00 a. m. He had been in de clining health for some month.s, and had recently undergone an opera tion at the Johnston County Hos pital. Two weeks ago he was brought hoine, where he gradually weakened until the end, came. Mr. Whitley was 80 years of age on April 25, 1932. He was one of Selma’s pioneer merchants and had extensive farming- interests be fore he retired several years ago. I or 45 years he had lived in Selma and had made his conti'ibutions to the civic, social and relig-ious life of the town and community. He was a true friend, a good neighbor, and until the infirmities of age pre vented, he was most helpful and sympathetic in the sick room. 30 years ago he joined the Selma -Methodist church and remained a faithful, loyal member. He showed by his regular church attendance that- he could say with David: “I was glad when tlzey said unto me, let Us go into the house of the Lord.” On April 12, 1882, he was mar ried to Miss Ida Belle Fuller, of Earpsboro, and as a result of this union six children were born, one baby daughter dying- in infancy and a grown son passed away several years a.go. Surviving are four daughters; Mrs. M. R. Wall, Mrs. W, B. Johnson, Mrs. R. E, Suber of Selma, and Mrs. W. F. Black of Roanoke, Va. Ten grandchildren, one brother, Mr. W. G. Whitley of Durham, and one sister, Mrs. Lul^ B. Christman, of Robersonville, ar^ left to mourn their loss. Funeral sez-vices were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at S o’clock, by his pastor. Rev. L. T. Singleton, and interment took place in the family plot in the Selma cemetery. Pallbearers were: G. N. Siler, A. V. Driver, N. G. Black man, W. T. Woodard, G. C'. Hinton and C. L. Richardson. Honorary pallbearers were; Dr. Geo. D. Vick, Dr. J. B. Person, C. P. Harper, J. J. Deans, W. H. Etheredge, J. H. Griffin and W. H. Call. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the funeral and the floi-al offerings were very beautiful and numerous. Among those from out of town here to attend the funei-al were: Ml'S, D, L. Brock, Mrs. M. R. New, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Whitley and E. C. Whitley, of Dui-ham; Mz-. and Mrs. R, B. Whitley, Mr. Philip Whitley, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rich ardson, Mr. and Mrs, Andrew John son, of Wendell, and Mrs. J. W. Markham, of Gi-eensboro. Recorder's Court Has Busy Session Three Young M-eii From Selma Found Guilty Stealing Chickens— C'Ooke Given Four Months On Roads While Earp and Grumpier Mere Given Suspended Seivtences. Bad Hail Storm Tobacco and Cotton #rops Are a Total Loss and Gardens Ruined. Storm Came From Southwest and Was Three Miles In Width. SELMA HIGHS DEFEAT FOUR OAKS IN BALL GAME Your for honesty in bo.th public and private affairs, Selma Highs defeated Four Oaks 5 to 3 here Tuesday afternoon. Mun- den pitched air tight ball and lim ited the visitors to four hits, Selma getting nine hits. Munden and Fos ter led the home team at the Jbat. Batteries: Four Oaks, Barbdr and Stanley; Selma, Munden and Par rish. Umpire, Worrell and Vick. J. W. TARPLEY. Wendell, N. C., May 7., 1932. T. D. Teznple, of Halifax County,' shipped the last load of 66 steers which he has been feeding this win ter. The animals gained two pounds a day while on feed and topped the market when sold. Entertain At Birthday Partv. Mrs. C. L. Wooten entertained at a lovely party, Thursday, May 5th, from 3 to 5 o’clock in honor of the first birthday of her little daughter, Claras Le Sesne. The hozzze was tastefully decorated with sweet peal and roses, a color iziotif of pink and white being obseryed. Up on arrival, punch was served to the little -guests, after which games 'were played and stories -were told to them. ■They were then invited to the dining room where a lovely white birthday cake, surmounted by a sin gle lighted candle, formed the cen terpiece for the table. The birthday cake was cut and served with pink and white block cream. The hostess 'was assisted in ezztertaznzng and serving by Mrs.' P.'A. Holland and Miss Dora Jane Lunjpkin. War Veterans To Give A Fish Fry Notices are being sent out by the Pou-Parrish Post of the American Legion announcing a Fish Supper to be held at Catch-Me-Eye Friday night. May 13th, at 6:30 o’clock. It is announced that all World War Vetemns are invited to attend this .-upp^ whether they are members of the Pou-Parrish Post or not. State vs. Cary Watson, colored fai-mei-, aged 30, for an assault' up on a female. Guilty. Defendant is given 4 months on roads. State vs. John Henry McLamb, colored laborer, aged 25, for viola tion of the prohibition law. Guilty of po.^session of whiskey for pur pose of sale. Defendant given 60 days on roads. State vs. Early McLeod, white farmer, aged 40, for assault with car. Guilty, and $15 fine with cost. State vs. Ira Dixon, white mer chant, for operating slot machine. Plea of guilty. Discharged upon payment of cost. State v.. Jack Pilkington, white farmer, aged 39, for -^fiolation of the prohibition law. Guilty of po.s- session of home brew for purpose of sale and given six months road sentence, suspended u]zon condition that defendant does not violate pro hibition law in any manner during- the next two years, and upon con dition that he pay.s a fine of $25 and co.st. Capies to issue at request of solicitor. State vs. Needham Cooke, white laborez-, a'ged 20; Ho-wai-d Crumplez-, white laborer, aged 19, for larceny of chickens, value less than $20. .A.il defendant.^ found guilty. Cooke giv en 4 ^ months on roads. Grumpier and Earp given a six months road sentence to be suspended upon con- (liHon that they do not violate any cziminal law in North Carolina dur ing the next 2 years. Grumpier and Eazp to pay one-half cost each. State vs. Needham Cooke, for larceny. Nol pros with leave. J- Willie Carroll, white farvgW^aged 33, for violation of the prohibition, law. Guilty of pos session of 60 gallons of beer. Con tinue prayer for judgment upon payment of cost. ■ State vs. Jessie Williams, colored, aged 20, for carrying- concealed weapon (razor). Guilty. Defendant given jail sentence of 60 days. State vs. Tom Lewis, colored la borer, aged 32, for violation of pro hibition law. Guilty of possession of one and a half quarts of whiskey for purpose of sale. Defendant is .given, suspended road sentence of 60 dap upon condition that he does not violate prohibition law again in North Carolina during- next six months and upon condition that de fendant pays $10 fine and cost. State vs. Theodore Atkinson, col ored laborer, aged 23, and Willie McLain, colored laborer, aged 24. Atkinson guilty of opez-ating dar while intoxicated and careless driv ing. ^ Willie McLain guilty of being publicly drunk and disorderly and using profane and indeent language on public highway. Atkinson given 4 months on roads. Notice of appeal. McLain given sentence of 30 days to he worked as sheriff sees fit, to be suspended upon payment of $10 fine and cost. Bladenboro, May 11.—The. worst hail, wind and rain storm ever seeil here visited this section Tuesday afternoon about 6:15 o'clock. A ter- rric wind accompanied the hail, which rang*ed in size from marbles to hen eggs an^ lasted for more- than 20. minutes. The rainfall was one of the heaviest ever recorded here. Large trees were uprooted, roofs torn from hou.-es, houses de stroyed, chickens killed and all gar dens and farm crops totally destroy ed. The tobacco and cotton crops are- a total loss and the gardens which - were the means of existence for ‘ hundreds of families, absolutely are gone. The storm was reported to be about three miles in width, coming from the southwest and increasing in velocity it passed over here at 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Ha41 was reported to be one to two feet deep in some places. Dogs! Dogs! Selma is infested with dogs. In fested is the word. Mr. Webster says infe.-it means, “to trouble by numbers or by frequency of pres ence; to visit persistently and mo lest, to vex, to annoy.” The dogs in Selina are a- perfect nuisance, by day they' romp over vegetable and flower gardens; by night they prowl in back yards and on the streets, barking, yelp ing, sizarling and fighting. They go in singles, doubles and gi-oups. If our city “Dads” would put sl tax of $3 on each dog to be paid not later than June 1st, the funds ■ derived therefrom would replete town coffers, or else there would be a wholesale killing of worthle.ss dogs. There are people in Selma who do not hesitate to say that their families do not have sufficient food, yet they keep from one to- three dogs. Will not those in au thority take action? CITIZEN. Johnston County Hospital News BUSINESS ON WAY UP Washington Star. Dr. Robert Thompson, author, lecturer and business analyst, de clared before 250 local bankers at the^olumbia Country Club last night that business has already hit bottom and turned upwai-d and that by the end of 1932 there will have been an upswing- of real propoz-- tions. Col. Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Co., and iziany other bankers and economists believe, the worst over, the speaker said, and “from my travels around the country I be lieve they are right.” Dr. Thompson's address was most entertaining and instructive. He is a very rapid talker and did .not stop to give any' figures to back up some of his broadest statements, but he left no doubt in the minds of the financiers present that-he is sure better times are coming dur ing the remainder of the year. Bankers hold the same views about the recovery, but it is hard to get State vs. Golden Wood, white la borer, aged 22, -for violation of prohibition law. Guilty of possession of whiskey for purpose of sale. De fendant given six months road sen tence to be suspended upon condi tion that defendant does not violate the prohibition law again in North Carolina dui-iiig the next six months and upon conditfon that defendant pays fine of $25 and cost. Meeting of p. T. A. The P. T. A. will zneet on Tues day evening in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock. Mrs. J. T. Hughes is program chairman and will present a program ,m “The Pre-school Child.” There ''-Nl be a play given by pre-school c^dren, as well as other interesting iteatures. This is the last, meeting of the year and it is hoped that every member will be present. We will be glad to have any one interested in our school to attend. them to say just when the happy days will come. Dr. Thompson does not hesitate to say the change will be this year. He spoke on “Looking Ahead Twelve Months.” “Don’t follow the mob,” fie said. Don’t sell your stocks at the bottom. The mob is always wrong. Take exactly .the op posite course. The mob bought stocks at the top in 1929 and is now selling at the bottom in 1932.” Smithfield, May 10.—Mrs. H. M. Evans, of Micro, was admitted -the 29.th of April for treatment. She- left the hospital the following Sun day, much improved. Mr. John Ransom Bain, of Four Oaks, was admitted April 30th for a major operation. He returned to- his home yesterday. Mrs. J. R. Blackman,- of Smith- field, Route 2, - was admitted May 1st, for a major operation and is impz-oving nicely. Mr. Millard Southerland, of Sel- nza, was adiziitted the 1st, with a broken leg and is getting along fine. Born'to Mr. and Mrs. Cade Suggs, of Four Oak9%i son, on the 2nd. Mother and child doing nicely. Mrs, Gardner Johnson, of Pour Oaks, was admitted the 2nd, for treatment. She i.s improving. Leroy Blake, colored, was admit ted the 2nd with a gun shot wound.' He is getting along fine. Mr. Walter Godwin, of Pine Level, was admitted the 4th for a major operation. He left for his home to day. Mrs. M. T. Hinton, of Princeton, was admitted the 4th for treatment. She is getting along fine. Miss Nora Adams, of Pour Oaks Roue 2, wa.s admitted the 5th for a minor operation. She returned to. her home today. Mr. W. R. Barefoot, of Pikeville, was admitted the 9th for a major opei'ation. He is improving. Mrs. Anna Creech, of Smithfield, was admitted yesterday and under went a minor operation today. Mr. Walter Creech, of Pour Oaks, was admitted yesterday for a major opei-ation. In a tonsih clinic held in the hospital .the 3rd, the following pa tients had their tonsils removed: Little Miss Pattie Lee Jackson, of ' Clayton; Master Odell Faison and little Miss Nellie Norris, of Clay ton; httle zMiss Susie Bryant, of Wilson Mills; little Miss Doris Pounds, of Clayton; little Miss Lu- cile Peai-ce, of Wendell, Route 1. t'xis

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