-,‘v' - JOHNSTONIAN THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED VOLUME 15. Better Feeling Prevails Over Tobacco Prices Large Crowds Follow the Auctioneer At Each Warehouse On Opening Day and Eagerly Watfch Sales Tickets—Offerings Were Much Smaller Than Usual’ But Prices Generally Satisfactory. Pou Explains Function of New Bank System Hold 4 In Connection j G. O. P Optimism Is With Denton Robbery Reported Gaining Victor Fowler and Sylvan Palmer Identified As Men Who Had Part In Bank Robbery—Two Others In Jail At Lexington. Senator Hatfield Predicts Bigger Hapver Majority Than In 1928. Just Back From West. The opening of the tobacco mar ket in this section on last Tuesday marked a day of profound interest to business men apd farmers alike,' as everyone was anxious to know just how prices would start off this year. There was a large, crowd at the opening sales in Smithfield, but the break was about the smallest ever seen there on the opening day. However, according to the press re port.- from other markets in the belt S.nithfield warehousemen had fully as good patronage as those of the even larger markets in the belt. As the auctioneer be.gan crying for bidders and as the tags began to bear evidences of the sale people pressed forward in eagerness to see w.nat figure’ each pile bore with as much enthusiasm as a stock broken shows in stocks when he has his last dollar at "^steak. It soon became evident that the trashy and ' most inferior grades were going for much more than they started off at last year, and in fact, for more than many people had hoped for. The bright lug grades between the most common lugs and the better grades offered c:d not seem to be in as much de mand, however, these ranged right al 'ng at from 8 to 15 cents per • P' nd. Then came the best offerings w’.lch seemed to be about on a par witli similar offerings at the open ing last year, these ranging from 15 to around 30 cents per pound. -'here did_ not seem to be much oc nand for tips, these going at from 2 to 4 cents per pound. -About the best seller on the mar ker Tue-day, compared to its looks, w.. the short stubby-looking lug w^hich was thoroughly ripe and spot- tr- and slightly crumbled at the en--;s. These usually went right aming at from 6 to 8 cents per pcmid, whereas a year ago the same h:c w-ould not have brought over 2 cents per pound. 1 here was very little dissatisfac- t'.rn e.xpre sed with the sales Tues day and most faimers seemed to be o- the opinion tb.at prices are on the upw'ard trend, and w'hile some may have felt that they did not get a.s good a showing as somebody el.se got, they went away hoping tb.at their turn would come next. The general expression from far mers w.as that the crop this year is very short and that they will'not be in any hurry about putting it on the market, which would .seem to be the sensible view to take, un der existing circum.stancea Man,V people could not get plants to set tobacco this year ami had to cur- tai their crop immensely, and in many cases they had to d spense wnrh planting tobacco all together, and w'lth these conditions facing the market it would seem that prices, .-hould advance rather than go down. The sales were light throughout the entire eastern belt at Tuesday’s opening, which would indicate that the crop this year is no bumper. The general averages made at the several markets over the belt ranged all *ie way from 9 to 15c. The general impression and press reports seem to indicate that prices this year so far are about double or perhaps thribble those paid a year ago at the opening sales. The creatmn of the Agricultural Credit Corpoi-ations should supply a great need to the farmers of the nation, the only question being whether the farmers as a rule .can qualify to receive help from these new governmental agencie«, Con gressman Edward W. Pou says in a ■statement to the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. At the rec{ue-t of the Chamber of Commerce Congressman Pou makes the following explanation of the functions of the Regional Agricul-' tural Credit Bank, to be established in Raleigh, largely through the ef forts of Mr. Pou:' “The creation of the Agricultural Credit Corporations should supply a great need to the farmers of the nation. The time merchant has well- nigh disappeared. These new corpor ations, recommended by President Hoover and authorized by act of Congress, are intended to take the place of the corporations, banks and time merchants who, in the old days, were engaged in the business of fi- nancin,g the farmer. The only ques tion is whether our farmers, as a rule, can qualify to receive- help from these new governmental agen- High Point, Sept. 7.—Four - boys, all under 22 years old, Jone Horne, Walter Bridgeman, Victor Fowler and Sylvan Palmer, left High Point this afternoon in handcuffs for the Lexington jail, where they will re main until formal charges of bank robbery in connection with the hold up of the bank at Denton yesterday can be preferred. Two of them, Fowler and Palmer, have been j^o.s- itively identified as taking part in the robbery. The other two are held under strong suspicion based on par tial identification and circumstantial evidence. The four live in High Point and all have criminal record.s, police say. Fowler is. under bond now for his part in the shooting of Railroad Officer W. T. Butler. Horne and Bridgeman are under bond for trial in Forsyth county for robbing tlie Kemersville freight station. Durham men came to look them over inconnection with the robbery, of the West Durham Bank which lost $13,000 in a hold-up Aug. 25. New York, Sept. 6.—Republican optimism in the middle west and a prediction that President Hoover will get a bigger majority than in 1928 were reported to Republican headquarters today by Senator Hat field, of West Virginia. As chairman of the senate cam paign committee, he conferred with Senator Ha-tings, of Delaware, as sisting eastern campaign manager. “Conditions are improving,” he said. “I have just made a trip through the middlewest and I found much optimism. “The President is very strong ev ery place I visited. There will be in numerable Democrats this year who will swing over to the Republican j sitle. And this tendency is growing right along. “There were thousands, of Demo crats who were on the fence for a loji.g time. But the acceptance speech made by the President knocked them off and they fell to the Repub lican side.” Pine Level Bank Robbery Case Heard Wednesday jSmithfield News. As a result of the economy law recently enacted by Congress, John W. Setzer, one of the city carriers at Smithfield postoflfice, was retired at the close of business on August 31st. Mr. Setzer had reached the age of 65 years and had completed, 15 years of faithful service. He was appointed village carrier when that service was established in Smithfield on September 1, 1917, and served Four Men Get Hearing In County Recorder’s Court and Heavy Bonds Are Required—Barber Has Been Identified As Robber—$806 Has Been Recovered. Smithfield, Sept. 7.—The four men arrested and lodged in the county jail last week in connectioit with the Pine Level bank robbery, were given a hearing in the Record er’s Court here this afternoon, and alt were bound over to the Superior i Court. The bond of Ralph Barbour m that capacity until 1926, when j ^j-ed at $5,000.00, and the bonds , II- Cia llACU etc illiu tut; city delivery service was established j„hn Hamilton... Rupert Wilson here and he was then made city yictor Wallace were fixed at . “ tulu V 1C.ten Yv diicict; wt;iy iixcu a\t earner. Postmaster J. C. Standi had | $2,500.00 each. It i.s not expected rnacip uri p.flFru't. tin Viavrci ATv- .Qo-f-r/iv . ... .... . . cies. “While no policy has been an nounced, my belief is that the policy to be put in force by the.se new governmental agencies will be a.s liberal as the rule$ of ordinary business safety will permit. I be lieve the benefits which will accrue to our people enga,ged in agriculture from the establishment of these cor porations may well-nigh be universal in its scope.”—Raleigh Times, 6th. Planning Bio Trin For Farm Women Union Services Discontinued. •Tudee Orders Arrest of Johnston’s Sheriff Benson Man Dies With Pneumonia Mr. Eugene R. Canaday died at his home in Benson at 3:10 o’clock a. ra., on August 31st, from double pneumonia. Mr. Canaday had been critically ill about two weeks. He was one of Benson’s best known and highly respected citizens and his untimely death came as a distinct shock to the entire town and com munity. The deceased was a brother to C. C. Canaday of Benson; R. C. Canaday, of Four Oaks, and J. C. Canaday, of Raleigh. His mother, Mrs. Lucy Canaday, of Benson, also survives him. The funeral service was conducted from the home of his brother, Mr. C. C. Canaday, on Wednesday after noon, by Rev. J. H. Prizzelle, pastor of the Benson Methodist church, in the presence of a large crowd of. sorrowing relatives and friends. (Moore County News) A fact not generally known is that the only county official having authority to arrest a sheriff is the coroner. An order issued by Judge John M. Oglesby, presiding over Moore county superior court last week came near causing this prerogative to be exercised, though both officials involved were of Johnston county. In the case of J. M. Broadhurst, charged with giving a worthless, check, the court at a previous term had ordered a capias for his arrest sent to the .sheriff of Johnston county for service on the defendant. The process was not served, a.s had been the case once or twice before when similar proceedings were in stituted. When the matter was call ed to the attention of Judge Ogle.s- by, the' jurist ordered that an in- stanter capias be issued for the sheriff of Johnston county. He di rected that John Wilcox, clerk of the court, forward it to the coroner for service. Upon the recall of the docket just prior to adjournment on Friday, Judge Oglesby stated when this case was reached that he had just been in long distance telephone commu nication with the Johnston county coroner, who informed him thaf the sheriff, of his county was sick in bed with tuberculosis. The matter was accordingly left open until the next term. This is believed to be the first instance in ■which a judge presiding over a Moore county court has or dered process issued for an officer for failure to serve papers. The Home Demonstration Agent is planning to “See North Carolina” Tour for the farm women of John- ■stop County. The trip i.- planned es- pe'cially for the club women but if the quota is not filled up, we will be glad to take anybody who wishe.s to g’o. This trip will be of about three days’ duration going the southern route by Charlotte and coming back by Green-boro, Win ston-Salem, etc. One night will be spent near Asheville and the other near Roaring Gap. The home agent would like to know immediately the women who are planning on going or who would like information in^ re.gard to the trip. We hope to make this trip for under Ten Dollars. As we have not yet decided as to the mode of conveyance we cannot tell exactly what it will be. The trip will be planned for the last few days in September or the first two or three days in October. The 'ipplications will be taken in the or der received and the number will be somewhere around twenty-five or thirty. RACHEL E’FERETT, ■ Home Demonsti'ation Agent. The summer schedule at Ed.gerton Memorial Methodist church was set ^ aside the last Sunday in August, j and regular services resumed; Sun- j day School first, with preaching I services following. Eeveryone has I enjoyed the union service.s during the summer months which were held in the various churches during the evening hour. Out-of-town ministers conducted the services on several occasions. I MR. L. GURKIN REPORTS I BRIGHT OUTLOOK IN FLORIDA ! Mr. L. Gurkin, proprietor of the ; Catch-Me-Eye, has returned after spending several weeks in Florida on business. While away, Mr. Gur kin visited Daytona Beach trying to keep cool. He report- times “good” in that section, three big subdivisions having- recently opened up.. “The hotelists in Florida are expecting a big season this fall and winter”, state Mr. Gurkin. He talked with numbers of tourists going and com ing from Florida and every one, without exception, told him they thought business conditions wei-e improving. made an effort to have Mr. Setzer retained as carfier for at least two more years. His health was good, he had been an efficient and^ithful seiwant of Uncle Sam for 15 years, and there appeared to be every rea son to expect that he would be able to give efficient service for several more years. He had expressed a wil lingness to continue his work, but the economy bill contained a provis ion that employees in the classified service having reached the age for retirement, and having served the required number of years, should be retired with pay. This was the law of the land and was obeyed. At present Mr. B. M. Brannan, one of the postoffice clerks, is serv ing' city Route No. 1, which was formerly served by Mr. Setzer. that either of the men will be able to give bond. Ralph Barber, who is a son of Ruffin Barber, of Cleve land Township, was said to have been positively identified by Waver- ly Jones, assistant cashier of the bank, as the man who drew a pistol on Jones, carried out $806.00 in cash from the bank, on August 30th last. Wilson and Hamilton .were alleged to have been with Barber in Pine Level, and Wallace was alleged to have joined them later. Barber was said to have carried $703.00 of the money to the home of his mother in Cleveland Town- .ship where it was found in a trunk. It was found that the Oldsmobile car, which was practically new, had been stolen from a man named . . from a . Crabtree of Raleigh, who had park- W. Jesse Stanley, who recently ^ ed it on a street there, only a few resigned as county jailer, effective September 1, has been relieved of his dutie.-, and his mantle has fallen upon R. E. Holt, who had been serving- as assistant jailer. WIFE OF EDITOR OF CLAYTON NEWS HIHIT IN ACCIDENT Hurricane Moves Up Coast. The tropical hurricane which had threatened Florida coast towns for several days, has moved up the Atlantic Seaboard and on Wednes day was central off the North Car olina coast, Hatteras, C., report ing a 50-mile gale with rain. The center of the .storm missed the main land, but moderate gales were felt several miles inland. Mr. E. R. Richardson In Hospital. Mr. E. R. Richardson underwent an operation in the Johnston County Hos])ital- at Smithfield Tuesday, and stood the operation well. 'He- was reported as getting along nicely at the time of going to press today. Clayton, . Sept. 1.—Mrs. W. S. Penn is in St. 'Yincent’s Hospital, Norfolk, 'Va., recovering from inju- rie.- received in an automobile acci dent at Ocean 'View. Mrs. Penn in company with her husband, W. S. Penn, editor of The Clayton News, her son, Cadet Wil liam S. Penn, and her brother-in- law, C. H. Corbell of Ocean View, were en route to Norfolk when the accident occurred. Cadet Penn was driving the car, a Pontiac sedan, along- Norfolk Avenue when they collided with an interurban street car at a g-rade crossing. At this point the approach of the fa.st- moving street car was obscured from the driver of the automobile by a deep cut and pine trees, and and though the driver applied his. brakes and swerved his ear as much to the left as was possible, the collision was unavoidable. The automobile struck the street car near the front end and was carried along the track some distance but did not turn over. Of the four occupants of the car, Mrs. Penn wa? the most seriously injured, though Mr. Corbell was painfully hurt about the head and side with one fractured ■ rib. Mrs. Penn s injury, as revealed by x-ray examination, consisted of a fract ured pelvis, though the break was pronounced not a serious one. She was given immediate medical atten tion and later was taken to a hos pital, where she now is resting as well as could be hoped for, though her, confinement there will be for two or three weeks in order to in sure a complete recovery. The au tomobile was, almost, a complete wreck. W. S. Penn and Cadet Penn were not hurt. The trip to Norfolk was being made to catch a boat on which Cadet Penn was to sail for New York on his return trip to West Point. The journey, however, was postponed until the following even ing. , - Birthday and Family Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ellis were in an automobile accident last Satur day nig-ht about nine o’clock while on their way to spend the week end in Wilmington. The accident occurr ed about 10 miles south of 'Golds boro when their car collided with a loaded truck which had been stopp ed on the highway. Mrs. Ellis was rendered unconscious for a short while. She was bruised and shaken up, and was taken to a hospital at Goldsboro where she is expected to soon recover. Mr. Ellis was slightly bruised, but Ralph and Margaret Ellis, the other occupants of the car, were not hurt. minutes before it wa.s stolen. The car was recovered by the county officers, who found it in the woods near the Cleveland school. When found one of the rear tires was missing, and the rim of the wheel was badly damaged, showing that it had been run without a tire. BIRTHDAY DINNER AND FAMILY REUNION HELD The 63rd birthday of Mr. Need ham Aycock was celebrated with a family reunion and a big dinner, at his home in Micro township on Wed nesday, September 7, 1932, and was indeed an enjoyable occasion, ’and one that will not soon be forgotten 'by many of those whose good fort une it was to be there. Well, we hear all the people talk ing- about “hard times”, but it didn’t look like hard times Wednesday at grandpa’s house. The guests began to arrive about ten o’clock with well filled boxes and baskets. The table was erected underneath the wide spreading branches of two pecan trees. In the midst of the arrivals and the hearty greetings and friend ly handshakes. The table was hea- ily leaden with everything .good to eat that any stomach could wish for—chicken, good old home-cooked barbecue (and it was cooked over the coals); every kind of cakes, pies, sandwiches and everything pleasing to the appetite and all the iced tea you could wish for. All of the eight living children of Mr. Needham Aycock—Effie, Lil lian, Sallie, Gilbert, Albert, Tom, Robert and Chester—were present together, consisting of 37 grand children and two great-grand-chil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. Needham Ay cock and Mrs. Ayeock’s mother, Mrs. Sallje Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hines and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Aycock and family, Mr. and Mrs., Albert Aycock and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Medlin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Aycock and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aycock and family, Mr. Chester Aycock * and Mis.s Sallie Aycock, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Godwin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Edgerton, Messrs. Ear] and Leon Gurley. Those out of the familv present were: Dr, and Mrs. M. Hinnant and daughter, Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. S, D. Cook and family, Mr. Albert Pender and children, _and Mr. Jim Hines. A number of the county officials of Wayne and Johnston counties, together with some of the officials of the State school and road forces, enjoyed a barbecue at Holt Lake on Labor Day, THE FOOLISHNESS OF NEGLECTED WORSHIP The subject for the sermon at the Presbyterian church next Sun day morning at 11 o’clock will be “The Foolishness of Neglected Wor-, ship.” That sounds rather candid and to the point but it is true. The Psalmist said “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Now those words by Divine permission or appointment have become Scrip ture and therefore they must be true. If the Bible is true at all then our subject must be true. Tlie fool ish man today, then is the man that for a hundred and one reasons nev er presents himself before God' in worship. Now my friend, whoever you are you certainly would re.sent being- called foolish, but if you are not a habitual worshiper there is no other 'class for you. Smithfield, Sept. 7.—There was a birthday dinner and family reunion, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dupree, 5 miles west of Smithfield, last Sunday, the occasion being the 87th birthday of Mrs. Civil E. Par ker, mother of Mrs. Dupree. There was a large crowd present -which -was composed of the rela- JG'es and friends of the family. Mrs. Parker has 8 living children, sever! daughters and one son, all of whom were present at the reunioi) Sunday. They are as follows: Mrs. J. L. Du pree, Mrs. W. Manley Johnsoii, of Coats; Mrs. J. 0. Stephenson, of McCullers, N. C.; Mrs. Parker Bar bour, of the Wilson’s Mills seltion; Mrs. J. A. Langdon and Mrs. Rufus. Johnson, of Smithfield Township^ and Mr. John W. Parker, of Wen dell, N. C. There was a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchil dren present, and all appeared to have a good time. Blrs. Parker who is a remarkably active woman for her age, appeared as happy as any one present. Soon after the noon hour all were invited to gather around a long ta ble which had been erected under a row of umbrella tree.s in the yard, and there was found a boun tiful supply of almost everything imaginable that was good to eat and iced tea was made by the tub full. When all had fully satisfied their appetites some one remarked that there was enough left on the ^ table to give all present a good j supper. Besides those present from John- These foolish people may be found j-ium oonn- in two places. They are found in County, were S(^me from Wake, the church and out of the church. Harnett, Edgecombe, Nash pnd It all depends on whether or not they worship. This subject will be a challenge to some and I am sure that all will be interested. Come out Sunday morning and get the reason for this highly audacious charge. Time—Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. Place—Presbyterian Church. Ev erybody come. Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. TWO GRANDCHILDREN. A^ounce Birth. Rev. and Mrs. D. F. Waddell an nounce the arrival of a little daugh ter, Nell Rankin Waddell, on Au- .gust 25, 1932. Mother and baby are- doing fine. Mrs. Waddell was, before her marriage, Miss Josephone Thacker, of Raleigh. Wayne Counties. I-ate in the afternoon all depart ed for their homes, after wishing Mrs. Parker many happy returns of the day. Returns From House Party. W. T. Woodard and family return ed Wednesday from Cherry Grove Beach, S. C.,-where they were en tertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitley at their cd%ge. While there they visited Myrtle Beach. Those in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitley and Mr. and' Mrs. Sam Seymour, of Florence, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woodard and three boy.s, Ralph, Bill 'Thad, and Fred Archer. ' - \'"V I- ■i'--1' --f- ’->1^

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