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'r V- L JOHNSTONUN THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED VOLUME 15. SELMA, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932. NUMBER 22 Selma Schools Closed With Good Programs Class Day and Graduation Exercises Among Important Events of tlie Week—Dr. Robert H. Wright Delivers Able Address. The Selma schools closed last week with appropriate and enjoy able exercise.s. Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock certificates W'ere given to 56 7th grade pupils wlto are eli gible to enter high school in the fall. Mr. Geo. F. Brietz presented these and made a splendid talk urg ing the girls and boy.s to set their goal high and strive to attain it. Wednesday afternoon interesting Class Day exercises were staged by the seniors. Thur.-day evening the various contests were held. Graduation exercises were held Friday evening. Dr Robert H. right delivered the address. He .gave interesting facts about the progre-s North Carolina has made in education. “From 1900 to 1930 North Carolina made more progress than any other state in the union. Our state has moved from the bot- ti n to 40th place in educational Kuvaiitages. The education of our h ys and girls is the most import- art piece of busine-s we are en gaged in. We are today in the midst of one of the most .pritical periods ever known in history. Out of this period we are going to emerge into the greatest opportunities. We have been moneV mad—too materialistic. Material has been sacred, the child, ju.st a problem. We are now be ginning to realize that spiritual things should take first place—our p i;ple are beginning to realize that co-operation is necessary. We have ai.iiost loot faith. W’e taug'ht oui' 1’- iple not to trust anyone—we are I'l'iw reaping the consequences. All .!■ us realize that all over our na- tj.'ii the forces of evil are endeavor- to destroy our very foundations Boom Came From Every Depression History Records Recovery After Each Period Of Bad Business. The last prescription recommend ed to a sick world that we have soon is one compounded by The Paper Salesman which we, found in the columns of the Indiana Mason. There are so many remedies for ending the depression that few get half a hearing but this one of The Paper Salesman has certain quali ties of “It” that should put it ahead of the common run of remedies. At the close of the ten stanzas of built-up suggestion is a sentence that should carry conviction and faith. “Out of every depression we ever had came a boom.” Consider that demonstrable fact: out of every depression has issued a boom. Not only that, the periods of pro.-perity Iiave attained to point.s higher than earlier periods of pros perity. If you do not believe this, take time off and try to find a de pression that did no: usher the way into greater activity and success. The writer of the skit that is be ing passed on in all probability suf fered a depression at home after his wife read stanza 1, which ,we are .sure does not contain the in tent that probably made the wife mad. But admitting that the phil osopher of the P. S. started off on the wrong foot, he wound up in per fect step with common sense and anguine outlook vyhen he said that every depression came out in the form of boom. But you would better read for yourself and get your own impres sions : Judge Aycock Writes i Old Cotton Stalk j Johnston County j Message To Public | i"uts Out New Sprout j Recorder’s Court Boy Scouts Get Many Liberal Contributions n —the home, business, and Christian ity—one nation has already abol- 1 bed religion. We’ve got to have f’ith in our boys and girls. I want to say to you that the boys and girls of our day are the finest I ver saw. They are not afraid to rt cognize and embrace a new truth when it is advanced. They are just as willing to sacrifice as any of their forefathers. It was the spirit O' truth in the youth that brought the great world conflict to a close. Ti the young folks I want to say, all the worth while things are at tained by sacrifice. It will be nec essary for you to give up some of the responsibilities of tomorrow. Be willing to make the sacrifices nec essary to obtain your objective.” Diplomas were presented to the 02 seniors by Mr. G. F. Brietz, chairman of the school board. Med als and prizes were awarded by Mr. C. A. Jqcobs and Dr. Geo. D. V'ck, as follow.s: Declaimer’s Medal—James C. Woodard; Essayist medal—Katha rine Aycock; Reciter’s medal—Tie betw'een Frances Henry and Edna Mae Cameron, each receiving, $2.50. The child making highest grades from the Selma mill w'as Mary Griffin whose average . was 91. She received the medal offered by Mr. Brietz. Mr. C. P. Harper, sponsor for the 9th grade, gave a prize to the boy and girl in this grade mak ing highest average. These went to Rachel Keever and Roland Fields. In appreciation of his interest this grade presented Mr. Harper an ap propriate gift. The most coveted medal went to Miss Rosabell Hinton, who was ad judged the' best all-round student and making the highest average during the ' four years of high' ■school. George Ross Pou Hurt In Accident Washington, June 1.—George Ross Pou, injured in an automobile acci dent when the car partially over turned ne,ar Henderson N. C., Tuesday, was brought to Walter Reed hospital today. Mr. Pou, for mer service man, was brought here on account of the modern x-ray fa cilities. It had been feared Mr. Pou had sustained a broken or dislocat ed hip, but the examination today revealed the fact that no serious injury had occurred. A number of relatives and friends called at the hospital to see the in jured man today. Small grain in various parts of the piedmont territory is seriously affected with rust and it is antici- 1. The chances were even that you would be born a girl. You won, 2. The chance.s were against your living to be 21. You wnn. 3. The chances that you would .be born a boy and live to be 21, were 1 in 4. You won. 4. The chances that you w'ould be horn soiiiew'here el.-e than in the United States were roughly 15 to 1. You won. 5. The chances that you would be born an American, a boy, and live to be -21, were, therefore, only 1 in 60. You won. 6. Out of the twelve depressions Uih country has suffered in 75 years, you escaped all but one or two (consult your age). 7. The pain and sufl’ering of this one you have escaped entirely or 90 per cent, we’ll say. 8. You learned more lessons in the last two years than you learned in 12 or 16 years at school; and .vou learned them not too late. 9. Prices in securities, real estate, possessions .generally, are down; ev en John D. Rockefeller is worth half what he was worth in August, 1929. Good leveks will' return for him and for you. 10 So, having practically every chance the world gives its children, just conquer the present indisposi tion by simple diet, sunlig-ht, kind ness to other people, and as much mental composure as you can man age. Out of every depression we ever had, came a boom. —The Paper Salesman. Is a successful business carried on by experienced men or by men who do not know the business ’! One of the gieatest defects in our gov ernment is that we are constantly training men for service at an ap palling expense to the public and then put them aside and train oth ers. If the tobacco companies w'ere to use the same methods in their business we use in our government they would be ju.'t as broke as we farmers. They do not put inexper ienced men at the head of their business. It is only after long ex perience in their business ability and qualifications proven one is given a position of importance. It it i.s important to have experienced men in office to make money, why is it not more important to have ex perienced men in office to pass on the rights and freedom of our peo ple until conditions improve ? The public has trained me at a great expense to fill the office of ■Jud.ge of the Recorder’s Court. 1 have done my best to ,be worth my hire. I feel an interest in each in dividual that comes before me and have had as my purpose to reduce crime instead of punishing the per son for crime. In this I have suc ceeded, as crime ha.s been greatly reduced since I have been in office. With the reduction of crime, if the public demands a reduction in my salary T stand ready to comply with the wi-hes of those who are paying me. I have had nothing to do with fixing the salary I am now getting and will not have anything to do with the salary 1 may .get in the future. I am a farmer and have felt the burden of taxation as all otlier farmers and business men, know the great need of a reduction 'n taxes and ready to join in a re duction of same. 1 know that 1 have not been able to satisfy' all per ons who have come before me, either those charg ed with crime or in civil matters, hut I have done the best I could under the law and the evidence pro duced on the witness stand. I could not and can not take any other ev idence without violatin,g my oath. Tf the public and the voters think I am the proper person to remain in office 1 will greatly appreciate it and feel rewarded for my efforts to properly fill the office intru-ted with me, and will do my best never to defame or violate the trust. Re.spectfully, W. P. AYCOCK. Mr. J. H. Woodard, of Pine Level, route 1, came to Selma Monday afternoon and called at the office of The JohnstOnian-Sun. He left with us an old last year’s cotton .-talk that has put forth a new si>rout this spring. The sprout came out just about where the stalk came out of the ground. It has several leaves on it. This is the second time in the life of the Editor that he has wit nessed such a phenomenon. In the winter of 18it0 there was but very little cold weather, and in the spring of that year two old cotton stalk.s that were left undisturbed in our father’s field when the ground was ploughed up in the spring, sprout ed out and one of them put out limbs and bore several bolls of cot ton the second year, but the other one put out a few sprouts that re mained barren until it finally died. This wa.s in the .-outhern part of Wake county. Those who can re member the winter of 1890 know something about what a warm wint er it was, and it wa.s followed by one of the best crop years for North Carolina that has rarely been re corded. State laborer, Boy Scout Schooil In Session Here This Week Is Recipient of Many Donations From Various Sources To Help Bear the Expense of the Food Costs. vs. Jes.sie Jones, colored aged 26. Larceny of corn value less than $20.00. Plea of guilty. Uefendent given 12 months on riads. State vs. Janies Mitchell, colored laborer, aged 19. Larceny of corn. The following is a list of those vaule less than $20.00. Plea of ' who contributed and made possible .g-uilty. Defendent given 12 months ' the Boy Scout School which is now on roads. . jin session in Selma: State vs. Ennie Smith, colored I J. L Triplet, Woodstock, Va.—One laborer, aged 40. . Receiving corn, barrel Hygrade Flour. knowing it to have been .stolen, j 60 KILLED DR. HARPER’S OPTiMLSM AT ONE BLOW Coroner Kirkman Again In Race iMANY COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURN HERE ON V.ACA'l’ION “My record for coroner is open to inspection,” says J. H. Kirkman in making his formal announcement as a. candidate for renoniination to this important County office. He points out that training and ex perience has thoroughly equipped him to give the dutie.-^ the attention they deserve. Since his first term of office Cor oner Kirkman has been returned to office by large majorities -despite ail opposition and friends this year pre dict he will again come out ahead of his opponents. “When- I a.sked for this office,” says his announcement, “I made a promise to the people that I would perform the duties of the office to the best of my ability and that I would do all in my power to trace down ail crime. This promise I have held sacred. I now make the same promise and if I am re-elected I shall continue to preform my dut ies as in the past.—I have never yet reported a case to the grand jury but that a true bill was re turned.” Miss Annabelle Jones, member of the local school faculty, attended the pated that the yield will be serious- I George Washington Pageant in Win- iy reduced. [ ston-Salem last Monday. . The faces of our teachers will be missed during the summer months, but in their stead 53 Selma boy.s and girls, who are in various col leges and teachin,g elsewhere, will be at their respective homes for the summer vacation. They are: At College: Sue Singleton—Duke. Mary Clyde Singleton, Lillian Louise Woodard, Fidith Aycock and Rachel Snipes—N. C. C. W. Mildred Hayes, Bertie Fiarp, Fis- ther Barham—Meredith. Edna Earl O’Neal, Blanche Smith, Mamie Watson, Margaret Cuthreli, Ruth Hood—E. C. T. C. Inez Wilkins—W. C. T. C. June Fulghum—King’s Business College, Raleigh, N. C. Franklin Breitz, Clarence Haw kins—State College. \ Talmadge Corbett—Louisburg. E. V. Deans, J. L. Deans, Geo. D. Vick, Jr., Jas. B. Person, Jr., Hay den Wiggs, Gordon Brown, Fred Stallings, Millard Stallings, James Stallings, Bill Thad Woodard, Billy Blackman—U. N. C. Robert Straughan—K. B. C., at Richmond, Va. Billy Smith and Robert Ashworth, Campbell College. Jno. Walton Blackman, Carlton Blackman—A. C. C. Teachers. Mary Parker, Velma Talton, Joe Temple—Benson. Rose Worley—Lumberton. Bertha Woodard and Effie Grant— Glendale. .Mabel N. Humphrey' and Thora Grant—Corinth-Holders. Mary Stanley Benoy and Mrs. Annie Parker—Micro. Eunice Temple—Gamer. Elizabeth Temple—Alton, Va. Glennie Godwin Miriam Brietz—Oxford. Stella Etheredge—Currituck. Mary E. Parker—Gastonia. ' Rosa Lee Cuthreli—^Archer Lodge. Mary Booker, Vara Blackman and Mrs. Noble Peedin—Pine Level. Upon our arrival down town on las.t Monday morning, about the first ijerson we met wa.s Dr. C. P. Harper, who greeted us as we went to the post office to get our mail. Dr. Harper commented on .-the fact that it was such a lovely morning, and how he had heard the birds singing as they extolled the love- line.-K of the morning. He said that everything in mother nature seem ed to be going along fine—the sun wa.s shining, the birds were singing, the crops were growing and every- sAing seemed just fine except man— and before he had proceeded fur ther with his elaboration of the nature’s harmonious program, along came Mr. Geo. F. Bretiz, who was halted long enough to be reminded as aforesaid, whereupon' Mr. Breitz replied to his optimistic informant: ■‘That’s fine! You must be thinking about getting married? That’s right, go along and get married so you will be an asset to your town.” Mr. Brietz slapped the Doctor on the shoulder and smiled, then went on into the offiice for his mail; but our greatest regret was that the Doctor shut up like a clam and we didn’t get to hear him finisli his bird story. Receives Music Medal. Charles Denning received the gold medal offered by Mrs. Noble Peedin to the Selma pupil making most progress in music during the school year. This is the second year he has received this medal, which was awarded Saturday evening at Pine Level where Mrs. Peedin gave her recital. Plea of guilty. Defendent given days on roads. State vs. Pearlie Smith, colored, aged 19; Lessie Sapp, colored, aged 22. Larceny and receiving stolen property, knowing it to have been stolen, value less than $20.00. Perlie Smith not guilty. Lessie Sapp guil ty. A sixty day jail sentence to be su^ended upon payment of $10.00 fine- and cost. State vs. Cicero Green, colored laborer, aged 19. Abandonment and non-support of wife and child. Guilty. A twelve months road sent ence suspended upon payment of cost and upon condition that de fendent pays to his wife the sum of $1.20 per week for support of her and her child. Sentence to re main suspended as long as defend ent keeps payments up. State vs. Sam Creech, white farm er, aged 40. .4?sault. Guilty. Con tinue prayer for judgment upon payment of cost. Cost to include court cost only. State vs. Alfred Allen, white farmer, aged 67. Assault with dead ly weapon ,on Sam Creech. Guilty. Defendent given 60 days on roads, to be suspended upon payment of $10.00 fine and co>t. State vs. Alfred Allen. Assault with deadly weapon. Not guilty. State vs. Vanzo \Villiams, colored, laborer, aged 20. Larceny of meat, value less than .$20.00. Guilty. De fendent given 12 months on roads. State vs. Bernie Griffis, colored laborer, aged 35; Lonnie Curtis, colored laborer aged 24. Gambling, (cards). Both guilty. Both given 60 days on roads, to be suspended up on payment of 3-2 cost each. State vs. Bernie Griffis, colored laborer ,aged 25. Operating a gambling house. Public nuisance. Guilty. Defendent given 60 days on roads. Sentence to run concurrently with sentence above. State vs. Clem Edwards, white merchant and farmer, aged 46. Embezzlement. No probable cause and defendent discharged . State vs. O. L. Corbett, farmer. False pretense. white G. T, Scott With draws As Candi date For Sheriff Selma, N. C., May 30, 1932. To the County Boarcf of Election, Johnston County, Smithfield, N. C. SELMA DEFEATS BENSON. Seiraa Town Team out-classed Benson Town Team this week by a score of 17—2, with Talmage Cor bett, former Louisburg College pitcher, allowing the visitors only 4 hits and the entire Selma club hit ting, the game being easily won. Ellis T. Worrels and P. McMillan led the Selma batters, while Benton led Benson batters. Batteries: Selma—Corbett and El lis and Kemp. Benson—Tart and Thornton. Selma would be glad to book games with any amateur ball club desiring a game. Gentlemen: 1 hereby withdraw my name as a Republican candidate to be voted on for Sheriff in the Primary to be held on June 4, 1932 and request you to declare my only oppenent, Mr. H. M. Beasley, as the regul ar Republican nominee for the of fice of Sheriff of Johnston County. At the time I filed my applica*- tion with the County Board of Elec tion as a candidate I understood that Mr. Beasley had not filed and probably would not file and I did this at the suggestion of Republican friends who desired that there might be a regular Republican candidate for sheriff. , ■ Yours very truly. Geo. T. Scott. W. L. Brogden & Co., Raleigh— One box lemons. Jesse Barden, Selma—100 pounds corn meal. Progressive Stores, Seima—100 pounds sugar. L. George, Selma—Corn flakes for one meal. H. J. Heinz & Co., Pittsburgh, through Selma Cash Feed & Grocery Co.—$8.00 worth various products. Southern Dairies Ice Cream Co., 'Wilson, through Selma Drug Co.— 'Velvet cream for 50. Pine State Ice Cream Co., Ral eigh, through Woodard Drug Oo.— Ice cream for 50. White Ice Cream Co., RaleigrS^^ through Deans Drug Store, Selma— Cream for 60. Hayo-Kola Bottling Co., Selma— Soft drinks. Charles F. Cates Pickle Co., Fai son, N. C.'-One case six gallons mixed pickles. Mt. Olive Pickle Oo., Mt. Olive, N. C.—One case four gallons mixed pickles. F. B. Brittingham Co., Norfolk, Va., through C. E. Kornegay Co., Selma—One case Maytime peas. G. N. Siler, Selma—Meat for one meal. The following ladies ' of Selma contributed mater-ials for cakes: Mesdames E. V. Woodard, W. H. Adams, G. F. Brietz, R. A. Jones, B. B. Lee, W. L. Stanfield, W. R. Smith, R. FL Suber, G. D. Vick, J. N. Wiggs, W. T. Woodard, C. A. Jacobs, J. C. Avery, E. V. Deans. Hood Drug Cq.» Smithfield—Per oxide and first aid bandages. Swift & Co., Raleigh—One 20- pound Swift Premium ham. Royall Baking Co., Raleigh, bread for one day. Cream Wheat Corp., Minneapolis, One case of • Cream of Wheat. Whetena Corp., Rahway, N. J.— One case of Whetena. S. Rumpert Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.— One case of Grape punch. Pepsident Tooth Paste Co.—100 tubes tooth paste. Out of town friend.s—$10.00 in cash. Town of Selma—Lights for the- Camp. - . -r ■-r- Johnstonian-Sun, Selma—$5.00 in printing. Many other little courtesies and considerations have been shown the committee that space forbids us 'to mention each. Presbyterian Revival Begins Sunday June, 5 Leonard Stallings Dies Joe Abdalla Back From Hospital. Smithfield, June 1.—Leonard Stal- Inigs, aged 19, died yesterday morn ing- about 8:30 at his home near Yelving-ton’s grove. He was the son of Mr. George Stallings, The funeral will be held at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon at Yelving- ton’s Grove. Rev. D. H. Tuttle of Smithfield wilj conduct the services, assisted by 'other pastors. The deceased is survived by his father, mother, and several brothers and sisters. Mr. Joe Abdalla, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abdalla, returned Sun day from Duke Hospital, Durham, where he underwent a serious opera tion for ruptured appendix. ' His many friends will be glad, to know that he is recovering nicely. Boyette-McRacken. Fine fields of wheat, barley and oats are observed in Union County where no fertilizer of any kind has been used. The crops were plant ed on land where legumes have been used in the rotation, says the farm age^ft. Editor and Mrs. M. L. Standi have received the following wedding announcement: “Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Alvin. Boyette announce the marriage of their daughter, Elsie Elizabeth, to Mr. Angus Raymond McRacken, on Saturday, May the twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, Sanford, North Carolina.” The bride is the newly appointed postmistress at Kenly. Do you have trouble remembering' the date—June 5th 1 don’t, so ask, me, for it was on June the 5th just four years ago that we enter ed the matrimonial state and have- been sailing ever since. If anybody wants to know how the sailing has been just ask me privately. But 1 will do the remembering about the wedding and you remember the re vival which is to begin Sunday night, June 5th. Don’t do as some, do—wait several days to begin for you will miss a rich blessing if you fail to attend any of these services. Some of our people are going to have to be away during part of the week so there will be plenty room for any visitors who wish to come. 'We want you to come and to feel welcome worshipping with us. We believe in cooperation and especial ly in God’s work and house and want every member of the com munity to know that we are here to serve God and His people in any way we can. Call on us. We will be happy if you will come to these services because we 'konw you will be happy after a soul refreshment from God’s Word, prayer and re vival music. There will be services by the pastor at Fairview at 10:30 right after Sunday School anji at Oak- grove at 3:15 immediately follow ing S. S. Please be there, tell oth ers and bring them with you. D. F. Waddell, Pastor. Some Alamance tobacco growers cancelled their orders for fertilizer- this spring due to .scarcity of plants '^1 LN', f JU [vl • ‘■’t t ■i 'I f Uf I ■'. ■'1-N >. a- i ni V. I--* A 'It: I