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THE JOHNSTONIAN
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
VOLUME 15.
Recorder’s Court
Has Busy Session
To Celebrate 100
Years Of History
Former Selma Pastor
Gives Lectures Here
state vs. J. E. McGee, white la
borer, aged 48; Richard McGee,
white laborer, aged 20; Elizabeth
McGee, white, aged 15, tor violation
of the prohibition law. All defend
ant- plead guilty to manufacturing
and possession of home brew for
purpose of sale. Continue prayer
for judgment upon payment of one-
half the cost each as to J. E. Mc
Gee arid Richard McGee. Elizabeth
McGee is ordered confined in jail
and assigned to custody and care
of Mrs. D. J. Thurston, welfare of
ficer.
State vs. Ed. Byrd, Jr., white la
borer, aged 27; Howard Grumpier,
white laborer, aged 18, for assault
witii deadly weapon and violation of
the prohibition law (Po session and
transportation of one pint of whis
key). Both defendants guilty on
both counts. Prayer for judgment is
continued upon payment of all cost
by Ed. Byrd, Jr. Grumpier, having
been under suspended sentence of
6 months on 'roads by trial on May
4, 1932, suspension of sentence to
last for two years upon condition
that he did not violate any criminal
law during that time, is ordered to
serve 6 months on roads.
State vs. Rastus Toler, colored la
borer, aged 29. Assault with dead
ly weapon Guilty. Defendant sen
tenced to 90 days on roads.
State vs. Harold McLamb, color
ed laborer, aged 21, for larceny of
cigars, value less than $20, found
guilty. Defendant sentenced to 90
days on road-. Appeal. $100 bond.
State vs. Bradley McLamb, col
ored laborer, aged 37, for larceny of
cigars, value less than .$20, found
guilty.'"Defendant sentenced to 60
days on roads.
State vs. Will Gordon, white far
mer, aged 52. Peace warrant. It ap
pears- that this case was disposed
of by Justice w'ho is-ued warrant.
Case ordered remanded to Justice.
State vs. 'VvTll Gordon, white far-
diieh', aged 52, -carrying concealed
weapon. Guilty. Defendant sentenced
to 30 days to be worked at county
home.
State vs Will Gordon, wh.ite far
mer, aged 52, for assault with
deadly weapon. Guilty. Defendant
sentenced to be worked for 80 days
at c mnty home. This sentened to
rim concurrent with sentence above.
Stat'e vs. Richard McGee, white \
laborer, aged 20. The judgment as |
entered in above ca e as to Richard '
McGee is changed to the following: I
Defendant sentenced to 60 days or. j
roads. j
State vs. John King, colored far
mer, aged 16, for assault with dead
ly weapon. Guilty. Defendant sen
tenced to 90 days on roads.
State vs. Henry Elliott, colored'
farmer, for assault with deadly
weapon, not guilty.
State vs Ernest King, colored la
borer; Adeline Elliott, colored la
borer: John King, colored laborer,
aged 16; and Henry Elliott, colored
laborer, 'violation of prohibition law.
Ernest King, Adeline Elliott, and
Henry Elliott not guilty. John King
.guilty of manufacturing and posses
sion of wine. Defendant to serve
90 days on roads. Sentence to run
concurrently with sentence above.
State vs. J. W. Exum, white far
mer, aged 46,i for operating car
while intoxicated. Guilty of posses
sion and transportation of 3 quarts
of whiskey. $50 fine and cost.
Dr. J. A. Campbell Has Served
Spring Brartch Church For Past
Forty-Three Years.
Historic Spring Branch Baptist
church, six miles southeast of Dunn,
is celebrating its hundredth anni
versary with the annual Home
coming Friday, July 22,' at 10:30,
with morning and afternoon services
and dinner on the grounds.
This al-o marks the forty-third
armiver.sary of Dr. J. A. Campbell’s
present pastorate here.' Rev. A. J.
Smith, Goldsboro, will assist him in
a ten-day revival meeting, beginning
with the home-coming seiwice. John
Alderman will direct the music.
This occasion is widely anticipat
ed by scores outside the community
as well as the membership of ap
proximately 350, Special music by
local talent will feature both ser
vices, and a history of “The Hun
dred Years Past” will be read.
After the morning sermon, the
church roll will be called and for
mer members informally recognized*
Services will be held twice daily,
beginning Saturday, July 23, and
continuing throu.gh Sunday, July 31,
morning service at 10:30, and ev
ening at eight.—Sampson News.
Rev. C. H. Ca-hwell, representing
the Anti-Saloon League of North
Carolina, spoke at the Selma Bap-
'tist church Sunday morning and at
the union service Sunday night. Mr.
Cashwell is a former pastor of the
Selma Baptist church and quite a
number of his former congregation
took advantage of this opportunity
of hearing him speak. He came in
the interest of the North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League, having- been
recently appointed as Representative
of the League for Eastern North
Carolina. His lectures here' Sunday
seem to have made a fine impre.s-
sion on the people of Selma in the
interest of prohibition, which would
indicate that he promises to become
a very efficient representative in the
interest of the dry forces in the
State.
Georg’e J. Burnett, of Memphis,
Tennessee, has recently been elected
Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League for North Carolina , and
plans are now under way to put on
a very extensive educational cam
paign in the interest of the work.
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, .JULY 21, 1932
Earth Sets Fast Pace,
But Don’t Hold Record.
Escaped Convict Is
Arrested In Selma
Rotation Eastward at Equator Is
At Rate of 1,040 Miles an Hour.
DR. L. E. M. FREEMAN
DELIVERS ADDRESS
E. V. DEANS. JR., REPORTED
BADLY HURT AT MONROE
A telephone cal! from Monroe last
night to Mr. , E. V. Deans stated
that E. V. Deans, Jr., who was vis
iting a boy friend near Monroe,
had been seriously hurt in a swim
ming pool Mr, Deans was later ad
vised that it would not be neces
sary to go to the boy’s bedside as
hi^. condition seemed less serious
than first !.iijdicated. That he had
sufffFered a concussion of the brain
and that ■it was thou.ght that he
would get along all right and would
be able to leave the hospital within
a few days.
This morning Mr. Deamt~'’^las in
communication with the mother of
the boy E. V. was visitin.g, and
she stated that he was gettin,g alon.g
fine and would be able to go to
her home today, which is several
miles from Monroe.
It is to be hoped that the next
news from this young Selma man
will be even more encouraging.
The ' second out-door meeting of
the local Kiwanis club was held last
Thursday at the home of George F.
Brietz on his' lawn.. Rev. W. J. Crain,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
was in charge of the jjrogram. Pi'of.
L. E. M. Freeman, of the faculty of
Meredith College, Raleigh, was the
principal .speaker. Dr. Freeman gave
a very helpful addre-s on the . gen
eral economic conditions of the
country.
Tlie Norket quartette, winner of
the silver cup in the State-wide
singing convention held, in Benson
some time,..ago, rendered several
very enjoyable numbers.
The next meeting will be held on
the lawn of J. N. Wiggs, Dr. gEor-
re.st Freezer, pastor of the, Taber
nacle Baptist churcK Raleigh, has
been invited to de^*er an address
on this occasion.
The Sudden Passina
Of Mr. W. M.'Tyi
La’vvrence Parker Is
Drowned In Lake
Whiskey Still Complete
Captured Near Selma
United States Prohibition officers
captured a copper still complete,
in full blast, this morning about
four miles north of Selma. A quan
tity of whiskey was also captured
along with the still.
Two men, Luther Creech and Wil-
■lis‘*Rftines,, were at the , still and
^were arrested and brought before
U. S. Cojnmissioner I. M. Massey
who held them for United States
District Court under bond of $250.00
each. Defendants gave bond and
were discharged pending Federal
Court to be held in Raleigh next
November.
Goldsboro, July ' 19.—Lawrence
Parker, 22, son of B. A. Parker, of
Gold.sboro,, was drowned in the lake
at the old Country Club on Highway
40, about eight miles south of Golds
boro, about 3 o’clock this afternoon.
Parker went in the lake with sever
al other boys. They knew he could
not swim but -did not think he would
go lAo deep water. A younger boy,
Harold Utter, .'uddenly called that
Parker was sinking. The other boys
attempted to save him but could not
get him out until he had been under
water about 15 minutes; Larry War
rick and Thurman Merritt pulled
him out and hurried him by auto
mobile to the Goldsboro Hospital.
On the way they stopped at the fire
station for a pulmotor. Doctors,
nurses and a member of the fire
department worked for nearly an
hour in vain eiforts to resussrtate
him.
Young Parker is survived by his
father, B. A. Parker; one brother,
Leslie Parker; four sisters, Mrs. W.
P. McIIhenny, Misses Louise, Eliza
beth and Gertrude Parker, and an
aunt. Miss Harriett Parker, all of
Goldsboro.
Funeral services jwill be held from
the home at IKJ North Slocumb
Street at 4:30 Wednesday, after
noon. Interment will be in Willow-
dale Cemetery.
The deceased was a nephew of
Mrs. R, C. Mozingo, of Selma.
Mr, W. M. Tye died suddenly at
hi.s home in Greensboro Monday
night. Burial took place in the
city cemetery Tuesday afternoon,
Mr. Tye was the oldest ■ brother
of Mrs. Alice Hood, of Selma. He
was seriously ill some months ago,
but was thought to be well on the
road to recovery. Hi.s death came as
a great shock to relatives and
riends. Mrs. Hood was summoned to
his bedside Sunday night.
WEED SEED
Beekeepers in the foothill sections
report a good flow of sourwood
honey ading additional
facilities to secure this honey.
Eight hundred ten birds in nine
poultry flocks of Caldwell County
returned a profit of 11 cents each
from eggs during the month of May
Here’s weed news for the farmer
—but it’s bad.
Seed' of w-iUl morning glory,
buried for 30 years, sprouted al
most at once after being unearthed
and planted, tlie United States De
partment of Agriculture reports.
The seeds were buried as part of
an experiment to discover how long
seeds may lie in the soil and still
grow, and to discover how long
seeds must be buried to be killed.
The morning glory will be given
further opportunity to prove its
“staying power,” as some seeds
buried 30 years ago are still in the
ground and will not be removed for
10 more years.
By ROBERT H. BAKER
(Professor of Astronomy, Universi
ty of Illinois
Urbana, 111., June 30.—Anyone
who drives his car at the rate of
one hundred miles an hour is like
ly to tell his friends about it. Yet
this is very slow going compared
with the speed with which the earth
is taking us through space.
Consider the earth’s rotation. It
is whirling us around toward the
east at the rate of 1,040 miles an
hour at the equator.
The speed is reduced to 800 miles
an hour at New York. Fortunately
the air whirls around with us. If
it were not so, there would be a
continual east wdnd more violent
than the severest tornado.
Then, too, the earth is taking us
around the sun at the rate of 65,-
000 miles an hour. If there were
telegraph poles along the great
curved track of the earth, they
would fly past amazin.gly fast. But
all the objects in the celestial scen
ery are far away, except, the moon
which goes with us in this journey
around the sun.
Next, the earth and the other
planets are the sun's companions
on a long voyage through the star
fields. We’re speeding straight ahead
at the rate of 40,000 miles an hour,
steering- our course nearly in the
direction of Vega.
Ve.ga is the brilliant blue star
nearly overhead in the evening skies
of July. In the course of a year we
move toward it four times as far as
our di.stance from the sun.
Finally we are flying at the rate
of 700,000 miles an hour toward
the constellation Cepheus. This con
stellation can be found in the north
ern sky, to the right of the pole
star in the early evening in July.
Some people imagine that its
principal star' outline a steeple, ly
ing on its side at this season with
the point toward the polar star.
In this rapid journey toward Ce
pheus we have plenty of cele.stial
company. All t!^ stars around us
are movin.g this/7ay also. It is be
lieved that we^/re taking part in
the rotation oHhe vast system of
the Milky Wa^around its center in
the star cloud of Sagittarius 50,000
light years away.
This great star cloud is now. vis-
•ble in the southeast in the early
evening, and low in the south at
midnight. It is the bri.ghtest and
most spectacular pa'rt of the fine
region of the Milky Way that we
see in summer.
But the earth does not hold the
record for high speed. Recent ob
servations at the Mount Wilson Ob
servatory appear to show that some
of the remote spirals far beyond
the Milky Way are speeding away
from us at the rate of 25,000.000
miles an hour. This is high speed,
indeed.
Sam La-siter, an escaped convict
from the penitentiary in Richmond,
Va., was arrested in Selma Friday
afternoon, after a hot foot race by
Deputy Sheriff M. H. Parker and
Coast Line Detectives Harrell and
Long, and Judge W. P. Aycock, of
the county recoi'der’s court, near the
colored school building. Lassiter is
charged with breaking into box cars
on the Atlantic Coast Line yards
here and taking a large number of
shirts. Twenty-two of the shirts
were found where he had them con
cealed under an old house not far
from the union station. The negro
is a notorious thief and had been at
large about ten months.
THE LATE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
McDowell county
CURTAILING EXPENSES
Hairy vetch as a winter hay crop
and soil improver will be planted by
many farmers in central North 'Car
olina who have become converted
to the easy and efficient way of
improving land by using legumes.
Fertilizer mixed at home with
limestone is giving him excellent
results with cotton this' year, reports
J. D. McLurd ft Crouse, Lincoln
County.
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.One registered Angus beef bull
and fjjur females wefe placed on
one Durham county farm last week
by the county farm agent.
The commissioners of McDowell
the past week sliced approximately
$5,000 from the county budget for
next year by abolishing the office
of county farm agent and curtail
ing other expenditures in all de
partments of the local government.
The budget which had been around
$255,000, it was reported, will be
brought down to $250,000 for the
coming fiscal year, according to the
tentative arrangements just made.
In addition to cutting out a numb
er of expenses that had been pro
vided in the 'past, the com-
misioners refused to add any new
items to the budget. This means
among other things, that no home
demonstration agent will be em
ployed during the coming year and
that no appropriations will be made
for fighting forest fires.
COUNTED HIS CHICKENS
TOO SOON.
Charlotte reports that Senator
Cameron Morrison has returned to
Washington to fix up his affairs,
for after November 8, he will be a
private citizen and either Jake F.
Newell or Robert R. Reynolds will
commence drawing the pay. Morri
son was' only appointed until the
next general election. Reynolds in
one of his campaign speeches as
serts that Morrison, so confident
was he that he would be re-elected,
had leased a mansion in a fashion
able residential section on Connecti
cut Avenue in Washington for six
years for which he was to pay $5,-
000 a month and Reynolds was
wondering if he could get released
from this lease. Morrison and his
Watts millions had evidently planned
to entertain in splendor and mag-
nificance in the capital city the com
ing six years but alas his hopes
have turned to ashes. Morrison, if
he did lease this mansion, as was
aserted in his Winston-Salem speech
is not the- first Tar Heel who did
a like act. Way back yonder about
a quarter of a century ago when
Aubrey L. Brooks, of Greensboro,
was the Democratic candidate for
Congress from the fifth district it
was reported that he went to Wash
ington sometime during the siyjjjiHer
and leased a handsome home ex-
pectin,g to be in Congress for the
next . 25 years but alas he, too, count
ed ais' chickens before they were
hat ;hed and , when the ballots were
(Union Republican)
The Biblical Recorder, organ of
the great Baptist denomination in
this state is not very well uleased
with the late Democratic state con
vention which met in Raleigh. In
discussing its proceedings the Re
corder says:
“It may be well to call atten
tion to the fact that the platform
was silent about two matters which
have been much discussed during
the past few months in our state.
These were the short ballot and the
appointment of members of the
Legislature to lucrative po.-itions
which they, by their votes, have
helped to create. These are two mat
ters of public policy on which any
party that appeals for the suffrage
of our people should have a clear
word. The filling of public offices
v/ith legislators who have helped
create them is a matter of public
morals. In our national government,
as corrupt as some think it is, this
i-^ strictly forbidden by law. Should
it be allowed it would be possible
for the executive . department to
have undue influence with the legis
lative, since a President might use
the bait of office as a bribe to carry
his measures thru Con,gre.ss. If this
law is good morals in the national 1
government a like law would be
good morals in our State govern
ment.
“As to prohibition the Democrat'
made a straddle in their platform
The plank on that subject, while
not mentioning protest could de
sire and as dry as the dryest could
de.sire, if we may believe- the vari
ous interpretations of it we hear.
In our view this plank is a wretch
ed compromise which the convention
adopted in contemplation of a pos
sible wet plank in the Chicago plat
form; it was a matter of pure
political expediency. The balloting
'bowed that the convention was
t-hree to one opposed to a reccom-
mendation for repeal. 'W’e do not
like evasions and dodges, even in
political platforms.”
From another source it is learned
that this convention while apparent
ly “dry” on the surface was “wet”
inwardly and that “refreshments”
stronger than lemonade could be
found on all sides.
This is quite a contrast to the
Republican state convention that met
in Charlotte in April. That body
went on record against the repeal
of the 18th Amendment and Clif
ford Frazier ,the candidate for
Governor and Jake F. Newell, the
candidate for Senator are both
ardent drys and are standing sol
idly on the platform adopted at
Charlotte.
And furthermore we are inform
ed that not a single person was
seen at the Charlotte convention
under the influence of intoxicants.
Mrs. Jasper Boyette, of Boon Hill
to'wnship, was brought to the John
ston County Hospital Tuesday to
make preparation for an operation.
Wayland Jones, county game and
fish warden, has given notice that
s.eining for carp, catfish and suckers
will be permitted in Neuse river,
but not in other streams, during
July and August. He says that any
person in John.ston county having a
pond that they want stocked, with
fish will be given assi.stance if they
notify him; as the dry weather is
causing many small lakes and
sloughs to dry up, and the fi-h in
these must be removed or lost.
A shipment of 25 hogs was made
by truck to Richmond, Va., Monday
by Messrs. H. E. Lee and Paschal-
I.ee, of the Bentonville section.
These farmers were fortunate in
having their hogs ready and getting
the benefit of the recent increase in
price.'.
The exeremely hot and dry weath
er which has been experienced in
the vicinity of Smithfield for two
weeks is playing havoc with corn,
tobac.co and gardens. Cotton also is
very much in need of rain, but be
ing somewhat a dry weather plant,
it has held up remarkably well con-
siderin.g the intense heat, and the
lack of moisture.
During the period of wet weather
in June the boll weevils multiplied
rapidly, and many farmers were
predictin,g complete destruction of
the cotton crop by weevils. Now it
is thought that the crop of young
weevils has about all been killed by
the clear, hot dry weather that has
prevailed in this section for two
weeks.
Another vacant house was prac
tically destroyed by fire between 1
and 2 o’clock last Friday morning.
This time it was a two-story house
on the southwest corner of Second
and Bridge streets, which buildin.g
was owned by Mrs. Leonard Ennis.'
The fire was first discovered by
County Coroner J. H. Kirkman
whose residence is on the opposite
corner; but it had gained such a
hold that the buildin.g was almost
a total loss when the flames were
extingui.shed by the fire company.
The .building had been vacant on
ly a short while, and was bein,g re
paired, renovated, and made ready
for another tenant. Tlie lo's is es
timated at $3,000.00, which is partly
covered by insurance.
Mr.s, Ennis says she i.s so discour
aged over her loss that she has not
yet decided whether or not she will
rebuild.
Timely Farm
Questions Answered
At State College
Q. I shall have about 200 breed
ing hens this fall. Should I have
them blood-tested and how do I
go about having this done?
A. Have the hens, tested if you
possibly can. The pullorum disease
is transmitted from parent to off
spring through an infected egg and
usually the carrier bird shows no
symptoms of 'the disease. Only a
test will reveal the presence of the .
trouble. Apply to Dr. William Moore
State Veterinarian, for help with
the testing. /
To Clean Up the
O. Wiggs Cemetery
All the people who have relatives
and loved ones buried in the Oliver
and Wiggs cemetery in eastern Pine
Level township are requested to
meet there Wednesday morning July
27th at 8:30 o’clock for the purpo.se
of cleaning and beautifying said
ceinetery. Please bring tools to work
with.
HERMAN A. OLIVER.
Q. What are the best varities of
Irish potatoes for the fall crop?
A. As a usual thing, the Cob
bler and Early Bliss should be us^'
ed because they mature early. How
ever, the - McCormick or Lookout
Mountain variety is very popular
in piedmont Carolina because of its
hardines.s and hea-vy yields. The
quality of this variety is rather poor.
counted it was found that Brooks
had been left at home and that the
late John Motley Morehead, Repub
lican, would represent the district
in Congress. Tliat finished Brooks
and he has no^er been able to make
a political comeback of any kind.
Q. For ^the past two years my
dewberries have been injured by a
disease known as anthraqnose. What
can I do to control this?
A, Cut off all the canes at or .
just below the surface of the soil
immediately after the berries are
harvested. Bum these canes as soon
as they are dry. Plow under the
j leaves left on the ground. When the
j canes are tied to stakes next March
j or April, spray the plants with 2-
3-50 Bordeaux Mixture and again
after the plants have bloomed. This
should control the trouble.
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