Charles W. Gold Is
Accidentally Kil
Former Wilson Man aind President
of Pilot Life Insurance Company,
Died Wednesday Morning Shortly
After His Gun Accidentally Went
Off While Hunting Squirrels.
Letter From One
of Selma’s First Settlers
Greensboro, Sept. 21,—Charles W.
Gold, president of the Pilot Life
Insurance^ Company, was shot and
killed while hunting- .squirrels* near j
 Eandleman, N. C., early today, his
office announced.
Officials of the Pilot company an
nounced he died shortly after his before now. The reason is I expect
Mr. A. T. Millender, of Ports
mouth Va., in renewing his subscrip'-
tion to the Johnstonian—Sun la.st
week, wrote' as follows:
505 Broad St.
Portsmouth, Va.
‘Dear Mr. Stancil:
“Yours to hand, am sorry I have
not paid for the Johnstonian—Sun
gun accidentally di-charged as he
hunted during the early morning
hours with H. C. Beeson, assistant
secretary of the Pilot company.
The accident occurred between
seven and eight o’clock near Randle-
r.ian which is about 15 miles from
here.
-dr. Gold was placed immediately
in an ambulance and rushed here,
but he was dead when the ambu-
, lance arrived.
Immediate details of the shoot
ing were not available.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed this morning, but
it,, was announced funeral services
would be held tomorrow afternoon
at three o’clock.
Mr. Gold’s election to the presi
dency of the Pilot Life Insurance
Cenpany at the age of 56 came as
a climax to an interesting insurance
career.
After receiving a Batchelor of
Science degree at North Carolina
State College at Raleigh he man-
aged his father’s farm near Wilson
an! afterwards engaged in the
newspaper bu.siness at Wilson with
hiv brother, Mr. J. D. Gold, until he
; 1- his brother, Mr. P. D. Gold, Jr.,
b.-'Ught out the agency of the Prov-
ide?ice Savings Life Insurance Com-
p.a:jy from Dr. Dred Peacock form-
eriv of Wilson but now of High
Point.
five years later he went to Ral
eigh where he and his brother Mr.
E. D. Gold organized the Jefferson
St.ondard Life Insurance Company
Vhich began business there August
7, 1907: Later it moved to Greens
boro. During the period the Jeffer
son Standard was in Raleigh Mr.
Gold was secretary and superintend
ent of agencies and when it moved-
he became treasurer and later vice
president. He became president of
the Pilot when it’s stock was taken
over by the Jeffer.son Standard Co.
ed to come up long ago. I have
been off this summer traveling
around, so I did not get to Selma.
“Mr. Stancil, I have been taking
your paper from the first. I said
dong years ago I never would for-
.get Selma and the Johnstonian.
Please give my regards to Mayor
Hare and W. T. Woodard. Tell them
it i.i time to have a reunion of the
fir.st settlers of Selma. There are
but three—myself, Dr, Millender and
M. C. S, Noble, Think this over and
see what you think of it. I am
coming to see you soon.
Yours truly,
ALEX T. MILLENDER.
Selma Boy Scouts
Win County Rally
Curtis Comes South
1 o Aid G. O. P. Cause
Vice President Will Speak In the
States of Tennessee, Kentucky
and West Virginia—Sanders Is
Hopeful.
Death Came During the Early
Moriring Hours Last Friday After
Having Suffered For Several
Months.
Dr, G. P. Harper
Talks To Kiwanians
The local Kiwanis club 'began its
fai] meetings Tnursday evening with
practically a hundred percent atten-
uance and with renewed interest in
stiled into the membership by
Kiwanian Star Harper, who made a
spiendid peppery talk. He lauded
, the dub its activities in the
past and said it was one of the
most active dubs of any small town
club he knew of. The talk seemed to
inspire the membership with a de
termination to do bigger and bet
ter things in the community.
Program chairman, Matt Wall, put
on a ball tossing contest which was
participated in by John Jeffreys,
Cjtlohn Wiggs and Parson Singleton.
' Beginning next Thursday, the dub
meets at 6:30, p. m., instead of
7 o’clock.
Mr. 0. A. Tuttle, superintendent
of the local school, was added to
the membership. .
The. Selma Boy Scout troop won
the Johnston county Scout rally
vhich wa- held in Selma on la.st
Eiiday night.
The contests be.gan promptly at
eight o’clock, and wa.s under the
direction- of Mr. David Lile.s, who
will be a member of the local high
school faculty this fall.
The event.s included in the rally
are as follows:
Troop song and yell. Knot tying,
Firsi aid. Fire by flint and steel.
Balloon bursting. Crab race, Signal
ing, Pyramid building, and Tug-0-
War.
I'ollowing the contests Scout Exe
cutive Penning-ton introduced chair
man Greer of the Johnston county
di-trict who in turn introduced
Judge D. H. Bland, of Goldsboro.
Mr. Bland made a short and inspir
ing talk on scouting and its bene
fits. He then presented to the moth
ers of Hoge Vick and Ernest Wood
ard, Eagle badges, which were to be
pinned upon their sons, in recogni
tion of their proficiency in scout
ing.
Following this presentation, Judge
Aycock presented Dr. Blackman
with a silver loving- cup emblematic
of his troop’s victry in the contest..
The other troops partacipating in
the rally showed good scout training,
Smithfield and Kenly tied for se
cond and third places, while Clay
ton placed fourth.
evangelist geo. W. TAYLOR
REVIVAL SERVICES NOW GOING ON
AT THE SELMA BAPTIST CHURCH
EvangeJist Geo. W. Taylor, of Beverly
«i!L, California, at the Selma Baptist church. His sermons
are of such a character as to inspire the belietei wHh
nighei aspiration; and earnest' desire to live a better life
S cS 1” l-ial aSl ,m.
Wincing speaivei; a man who carries his audience with him
Hear him once and you will want to hear hi^ aaai^’
^exr««;S? Tw'" ••30- No morning service nntif
meetings will in all probability last
tin ought next n eek and Sunday, October 2nd.
Selma Colored Man
Gets Ear Bitten Off
Washington, Sept, I9._vice Pres
ident Curtis assured Chairman San
ders of the Republican national
committee today of an active part
in the national campaign and pack
ed his .bags for a speaking- tour
that may lead to the coast.
Sanders called on the Vice Presi
dent to- round out the program for
a revitalized Republican drive which
took shape at Sunday night’s White
House parley. Leaving tonight for
Chicago headquarters, Sanders 'said
we Will win and there is no doubt
of that, but we must fight.”
C«rt.s and Secretary Mills are des
tined to go into the we.st on the
heels of Governor Roosevelt to
preach the Republican cause. Mills
told newspapermen today that New
Tork state “is safely Republican.”
. The party conferences over the
week-end brought no change in
President Hoover’s intention to con
fine his speeches before election day
to three. One of these is planned
for the eat and two for the central
and northern states.
Mrs. Dolly Gann, sister of the
vice president, who has become a
campaign headliner for the Republi
cans, entrained tonight for a swing
through the central west, going first
to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Curtis leaves tomorrow for a trip
through -Tennessee, Kentucky and
West Virginia. He speaks Wednes
day at Knoxville and the following
day at Chattanooga. Next week he
turns westward.
Mrs. Gann returned last night
from New England. Reporting on
her visit there she said: “Things
look splendid but, of course, we
must keep fighting.”
- Sheriff R. H. Richardson died at
his home in Smithfield about 2:0(k
o’clock last Friday morniim- follow
ing several months of il»ss. The-
sheriff was reported to have been
getting along fairly well until about
9:30 o’clock Thursday nig-ht when
he took a turn for the worse and
only- lived a few hours.
Sheriff Richardson became ill soon
after the Democratic primary in
June when he won the nomination
over his opponents by good majori
ties and had not been able to at
tend to the duties of his office
since. His physician advised him to
take a re.-t and to go to Asheville
in an endeavor to regain his health,
and acting upon this advice he
spent several weeks in a sanatorium
in Asheville, returning home much
improved.
Sheriff - Richardson was bom in
Wilders township in 1881 and his
father wa.s the late A. H. Richard
son. He was reared on a farm
and was a farmer all his life. For
14 years prior to his election as
sheriff he conducted a successful
mercantile business, and for a num
ber of years he was connected with
the tobacco interests of Wendell.
He always .seemed interested in
politics, and had served as chair
man of the Wilders township exec
utive committee, and during- the
Democratic admini.stration of 1927-
28 he was a member of the board
of county commissiners. In 1930, he
became a candidate for sheriff of
Johnston county, and was nominated
and elected.
I Creech Gets Short
Term Appointment
As Johnston’s Sheriff
Chief Ollioe Deputy Succeeds the
Late Ruffin H. Richardson.
SELMA BAPTIST CHURCH
Mr. Pittman’s House Is
Destroyed By Fire
The home of Mr. Aethus Pittman
who lives eight miles north of Selma
was completely destroyed by fire
Friday night about 9 o’clock. The
family were attending a concert at
Branch’s Chapel, given by the Sing
ing class from the Freewill Baptist
Orphanage at Middlesex. Two of
the orphan children were guests in
the Pittman home for the night and
all their clothes were burned ex
cept those worn on the stage. Mr.
Pittman’s home was a large one
and his meat, lard, flour, meal and
other supplies were stored in it.
Everything was burned and there
was no insurance. It is not known
lidw the, fire originated.
Don’t forget to renew your sub-
'^ription Wie th^ Johnstonian-Sun.
Last Sunday evening about sun
set there occurred at the home of
Manuel Wiggins, a colored man of
Selma, a rather unexpected per
formance when Thomas Hopkins
came along and began cursing Man
uel Vinson who was a guest at
the Hopkins home, so it is alleged.
It is further alleged that after curs
ing Vinson severely he made some
threats with an axe and then ran
up and grabbed Vinson from behind
and caught his left ear in his
mouth and bit it off and also cut
a bad gash on his right elbow.
Policeman John Jeffreys was no
tified and went out and arrested
Thomas Hopkins and placed him in
the city jail to await trial.
Manuel Vinson declares that he
knows of no reason why Hopkins
should have assaulted him except
that he Vas just determined to pick
up trouble with some one. Hopkins
is a colored man about 30 years old
and has a family.
Manuel Vinson is 67 years old
and says that he has never been
in any trouble before in his life.
He has never been arrested or in
court before, he alleges, and that
he cannot Hinderstand why he should
have been treated in this manner.
It developed at the hearing in
city court here Monday morning
that - there was possibly a woman
involved^ in the case. Mayor Hare
sent the ease up to Recorder’s
Court.
Declines To Pass On
Sidevv*alk Dispute
Judge Daniels 'Decides To Let Jury
Settle Smithfield Controversy.
Smithfield, Sept. 20.—N. L. Per
kins and H. E. Spilman, proprietors
of the Dixie warehouse, were called -- ^
to Goldsboro Saturday afternoon at j the case given
5 o’clock to appear before Judge F.
A. Daniels, resident judge of the
Fourth Judicial district, and to show
cause why they should not be re
strained from obstructing the side
walk upon the north side of Bridge
street between Second and Third
streets. This order was issued by
[ street was closed with a red flag-
donating danger had been erected at
each end of the sidewalk.
Judge Daniels,, after he had heard
the statements of the plaintiffs,
failed to restrain the defendants
from using this sidewalk, stating
that he preferred that a jury decide
whether or .not this sidewalk should
be closed. He refused also to order
special place on
the docket
court which
week.
of the civil term of
convenes here next
FOURTEEN KILLED IN
HURRICANE IN BAHAMAS
London, Sept. 19.—i^urteen per-
-—sons were killed and 60 injured in
Judge Daniels upon the affidavit oT | the hurricane, which swept the Ba-
IV/I ^T — — .J I. * - T
A. M. Noble, and upon motion and
application of the plaintiffs in this
case, A. M. Noble, E. J. Wellons,
Carl S. Pugh, Geneva L. Graves and
A. S. Barnes, executor of Alice F.
Cole, deceased.'
The action was started because
the proprietors of the Dixie ware
house caused to be erected across
the sidewalk three platforms with
elevated roadways, running from the
door of the warehouse across the
property of warehouse and across
hamas, British West Indies, two
weeks ago said a message received
today from Gov. Bede Clifford of
the Bahamas. The governor report
ed the wind wrecked part of the
settlement of Hopetown. Bluff Point
and two similar settlements were
severely damaged.
EVIDENCE INDICATES ILLEGAL
WORK IN MAINE ELECTION
Houlton, Me., Sept. 21.—United
,, . States Commissioner Richard K.
of Jhp Gould of Portland, representing the
of sidewalk of approximately three ^ «
feet and being about 15 feet in
Smithfield, Sept. '20.—Walter P.
Creech, chief office deiiuty under the
late Sheriff Ruffin H. Richardson,
was appointed to fill out the unex
pired term of Sheriff Richardson at
an executive session of the county
board of commissioners called espe
cially for this purpo.-e. Mr. Creech
immediately appointed the same
corps of deputies who had served
with him under the late sheriff.
Sheriff Cfeech was administered the
oath of office in the presence of nu
merous supporters by Albert A. Cor
bett, deputy clerk of the Superior
Court.
The oath of office was taken by
Mrs. Jesse Coates, who will continue
to serve as stenographer and assist
ant tax collector; and by the fol
lowing active field deputies: Harvey
M. Parker, James A. Massey, and
W. W. Stewart.
No announcement has yet been'
made by Chairman Beddingfield
concerning the selection of a candi
date for sheriff on the Democratic
ticket. Sheriff Richardson won by a
large majority over his opponents
in the primary of June 4th, his op
ponents being Dan Jones, of Smith-
field, and A. V. Driver, of Selma.
The nominee for this office will be
selected by the Democratic execu
tive committee in an executive ses-
.sion in the near future.
The executive committee an
nounced, however, on Monda-y' night
that meetings of the township ex
ecutive committies will be held at
their respective polling places on
Saturday afternoon, and on the fol
lowing Wednesday a general conven
tion of the voter.s is called for two
o’clock at the courthouse for the
purpose of nominating a candidate
for sheriff to be voted on in the
general election in November.
Wendell, Sept. 19.—R. H. Rich
ardson, who died at his home in
Smithfield Friday morning, was
buried at the cemetery here Sunday.
One of the largest crowds ever at
tending a burial here went to the
cemetery for the last rites, the fun
eral having- been preached at Smith-
field.
Although Mr. Richardson had lived
in- Smithfield since his installation
as sheriff of Johnston county some
two years ago, he was born a few'
miles from Wendell and has been so
closely identified with the business
and social life of the town that he
has always been considered as a citi
zen here.
On July 7, 1915, he was married
to Miss Mayme Hocutt, of Garner,
who survives him. Also surviving
are four children: Doris, Ruffin, Jr.,
Karl, Hayes, and Nell. He also
leaves three sisters: Mrs. Mattie J.
Richardson and Mrs. J. P. Richard
son, both of Wendell, and Mrs. Annie:
M. Nowell, of the Richardsonls
Cross Roads neighborhood near here,
and one brother, Wade A. Richard-
.son ,of the same neighborhood.
THE BAPTIST REVIVAL
length and about five feet in width.
The to-wn of Smithfield had given
the warehouse proprietors permis
sion to close temporarily this side-"
attorney-general’s department in the
inquiry into election procedure in
11 St. John River precincts, said
here tonight he had found evidence
to “probably warrant further inves
tigation of infractions of the state
micaciions oi
'valk and a sign indicating thaf the and national election laws.
Frazier At Guilford College.
Guilford College, Sept, 21.—Clif
ford Frazier, prominent lawyer of
Greensboro, and Republican candi
date for governor of North Caroli
na, spoke today at the morning
chapel assembly of Guilford college.
Interest is growing in the revival
'hich is going on at the Selma
Baptist church. These services began
on last Sunday night when Evan
gelist George W. Taylor arrived
here from Beverley Hills, Califor
nia. The evangelist said that he.
left California one week ago last
Sunday and came right through by
automobile arriving in Selma last
Sunday afternoon. He said that thia
was his first visit to Selma and to
North Carolina, but that since com
ing here he has about decided that
Selma is one of the best towns he.
has ever seen.
The Evangelist is bringing some
powerful gospel messages at each
service and the attendance at these
services has been good from the
very beginning.
The boys cornet quartet and the
J. E. Norket vocal quartet have
been rendering a few numbers at
these ser-vices which were greatly
^ enjoyed by the entire congregation.
1 These have promised Evangelist
Taylor that they will continue to
.give a few selections from time to
time. These meetings are expected
to continue through Sunday, Octo- '
ber 2nd. The public should take ad
vantage of this .opportunity of lis
tening to each of these gospel mes
sages. On Monday night, October*
3rd, the Evangelist will give a lect
ure which he has 'often given from
the Chautauqua platform to
mense crowds of people.
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