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THE JOHNSTONIAN-
THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
VOLUME 15.
SELMA, N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.
NUMBER 42
Mr. Frazier's Address
Reveals True Story
Bepublican Candidate For Governor
Is Heard by An Enthusiastic
Audience In Smithfield.
Those who were fortunate enough
to hear the address of Hon. Clifford
Frazier, Republican candidate for
Governor, in the Johnston county
courthouse last Monday night are
much better informed on the true
conditions as they prevail in North
Carolina and the nation.
Mr. Frazier explained at the be
ginning of his address that it was
not his purpose to offer any un
due criticism of his Democratic op
ponents, but that in order to lay the
t.ue situation before the voters of
the state, the present Democratic
admipistration as well as all pre
vious administrations in North,Car
olina for more than 30 years past
could not go , unchallenged. The
speaker explained that since there
are apparently more people in North
Carolina who have a habit of voting
tire Democratic ticket than there are
who have been voting the Republican
ticket, it becomes nece-sary for many
Democrats to come to their senses
and vote for men ani measures
rather than follow strict partisan
lines if we are to realize better ad
ministrative conditions in North
Carolina.
The speaker said that he felt
that there is usually too much bal-
IjTvhoo connected with political
speakings and not enough statement
of facts. He said that the time has
come when we need to get right
down to solemn, facts and talk busi
ness and this he was going to do
and in order to .lay the matter be
fore them as it now exists it wa>
necessary that he deal with figures
; I a marked extent.
He said that the bonded indebted
ness of the State of North Carolina
and its sub-divisions, principal and
interest, reported by the Tax Com
mission (1930) is $889,187,167.00.
He said that at the end of 1920,
the State debt was $7,601,000. It is
now $180,411,371.
He said that the indebtedness of
this State exceeds that of any oth
er state in the union, except New
York, and on a' comparative basis
wealth it exceeds New Y^ork
i«ny times.. Related to population,
it» exceeds , all states except South
Dakota and Oregon, and is four and
one-half times that of the average
of all states.
He said that from 1921 to 1928,
the long-term borrowing of the
State for all units, was at the rate
of more than $50,000,000 per year.
He declared that our tax bill has
multiplied four times in ten years.
Ninety-five percent of our debt has
been incurred since 1918. Our State
debt is more than one-third larger
than that of Virginia.
He said that the State’s deficit is
thought to be about $12,000,000.
Quoting Mr. Maxwell, he said
'‘the salaries, wages and transporta
tion paid the employees of the Gen
eral Assembly, exclutive of salaries
of representatives and senators, has
increased from less than $26,000 in
1909 to $116,000 in 1931.”
He declared that our percapita
debt is $183 for every man, woman
and child in North Carolina—$916
for a family of five. The average
per capita debt for all states, for
all purposes, is about $12.00.
Mr. Frazier said that a few years
ago the various industries of the
north began to immigate southward
and that many of them found loca
tions in North Carolina, and then it
was that the Democratic politicians
of North Carolina began to look
around and discovered that through
these new enterprises and through
the progressive spirit of our farm
ers and business men, there were
signs of a business revival in the
State, and then it was that they
began to proclaim to the world that
this State had | unbounded wealth
and resources w|ich they seemed
to attribute to t6j3 fact that the De
mocratic party h.ld remained in con
trol of adminis rative affairs for
more than a qrr irter of a century
unmolested. TheJ it wag that they
started a manie | of issuing bonds
for almost evevj' conceivable pur
pose under thei^un. They Boosted
and Boosted; thejli they Boasted and
Boasted and now we are all Bust-
ad.
The speaker said that the annual
tax bill of North Carolina is great
er than that of the three staple money
crops of the state .'combined. Cotton,
v.com, and tobacco. *He said that our
HON. CLIFFORD FRAZIER
annual tax bill is greater than all
the earnings derived from all our
corporations , in the state.
He declared that it is greater than
the combined wealth of all the rail
roads in the state, as immense as
that is. He said that he got his in
formation from the Tax Bulletin is
sued by the North Carolina Tax
Commission and from excerpts giv
en out by Allen J. Maxwell, Rev
enue Commissioner for North Car
olina who is recognized' as an ex
pert authority on the tax situation
in this state.
Mr. Frazier declared that the De
mocrats are howling about the de-
pre-sion and President Hoover in ,an
effort to divert the minds of the
voters from the mess they have made
of the affairs here in the state. He
declared that he had witnessed a
Hoover cart parade in Kinston not
long since where the Democratic
politicians had caused to be put on
exhibifion a few of these economy
vehicles, and further declared that
while the parade was in progress
practically new automobile.s lined
the streets hub to hub for blocks.
Then talk about a panic or depres
sion, he declared that this genera
tion don’t know what a depression
is, compared to those days under
the Democratic panic under Grover
Cleveland back in 1893 when an
automobile was unheard of.
The speaker said that he had been
informed that there were more jobs
for pet clerks and stenographers in
the last Legistature in Raleigh than
there were members of that body.
He declared that there were so
many useless commissions in this
state that they have become a strain
on our tax sy-item. Certain com
missions are necessary and indispen-
sible, he said, but many could be
dispensed wifli and not in the least
impede the progress of the state.
The speaker declared himself in
favor of takin,g the 15 cents adve-
lorem tax off of land, and said that
should he be leected Governor in
November that this will be one of
the first thing’s that he intends to
sponsor.
He declared himself as being un
utterably opposed to the repeal of
the 18th Amendment, and voiced the
belief that for the safety of our
mothers and daughters, our people
will not subject them to the intoler
able conditions subsequent to the
open saloon. ■
He paid a high tribute to Presi
dent Hoover and said that this
wmrld-wide depression can not be
laid at his door.
There were many ladies ’ in the
audience and a sprinkling of Demo
crats, some of whom have been
heard to commend the liigh stand
taken by this Republican nominee.
Mr. Brietz Speaks
At Vesper Services.
Mr. anti Mrs. G. F. Brietz, Mrs.
W. H. Etheredge and 'Woodrow
Kemp attended Vesper services at
East Carolina Training school for
boys at Rocky Mount Sunday, where
Mr. Brietz was guest speaker. The
visitors were much impressed with
the splendid type of work, Supt. S.
E. Leonard is doing with the boys
in this institution.
“So you’ve bought a used car, eh?
What’s the most you ever got out of
it?”
“About five times in one mile.”
Many Democrats Are
Seeking Federal Jobs
At This Time
Chairman Winborne Considers Ap
plications As Indication That
Majority of Voters ■ Are Accept
ing Democratic Victory As Cer
tain.
Raleigh, Oct. 17.—State Demo
cratic Chairman J. Wallace Wljj-
borne is being troubled by Deirfo-
crats who wi.-h to hold federal of
fice under Franklin Roosevelt. ,
They are writing him from sundj-y
sectors asking how they must pro
ceed to get federal appointments.
The great bulk of these early birds
who catch the worm or take time
by the forelock, whatever' mixtry xof
metaphor seems inappropriate, de
sire postoffices as there ai'e fio
federal judgeships in .sight. But
there are collectoi’S of internal re
venue, United States marshaks, de
puty collectors and deputy marshals,
not to mention United States com
missioners and deputy clerks, just
thousands of them, who stand ready
to serve their country. They are
tending those services now, but what
they wish most is to get the proper
procedure for these federal po.si-
tions. An appeal to the state chair
man is considered very good form.
Democrats Are Confident.
Mr. Winborne tells the story of
these applications to illu.strate a
campaign point—the postulants are
accepting the Democratic victory. In
that they are backed by all the
Democratic politicians ai^ many of
the Republicans. It was said this
iuorning that a Republican in Ra
leigh was betting $500 even on Mr.
Hoover, but there were takers on
a basis of two to one against Mr.
Hoover. The thing that impre.=ses
Mr. Winborne is the naive way in
which Democi'ats ask for help to get
a federal office. They regard the
election as over and the time for
action at hand.
It is this conviction of victor.v'
which has inspired James H. Pou’s
interest very greatly. Mr. Pou fore
swore _ all offices at 50. There was
nothing that he wished or would
have. He is now motivated by a
great desire to see his Democratic
friends get something. He has lived
through many panics. This is the
hardest of them all because people
had become so much more habituat
ed to the need of “things.” Mr. Pou
told the Democrats two months ago
that they have an uncommon oppor
tunity to win this election, but re
minded them that campaigns success
ful in August and September often
have been lost in October and some
times on the day of election. But
he put out the word that this is
the Democratic chance. “Our people
are hungry for good positions,” he
said; “they have a' chance to get
good federal offices now.”
Mr. Pou gave out his fir>t fig
ures and showed that the Democrats
have an opportunity that comes sel
dom. In July and August he thought
it was anybody's election but the
Democrats’ if they worked. In Sept-
'mber he said it was Roosevelt’s if
the Democrats held. In October he
says he would not revise his Sept
ember figures except upward. It
looks more Roosevelt than at any
other time. He thinks the Republi
can prophets who have been praying
in part and prophesying in pare, are
praying mostly now. The Raleigh
wizard would' be surprised at noth
ing except 266 electorial votes for
Mr. Hoover.
A Perfect Campaign
Mr. Pou in the Daily News first
apraisal of the campaign spoke of
the lost campaigns, the Democratic
failures in the Tilden-Hayes, Gar-
field- Hancock, Cleveland-Harrison
and the GreeleyGrant races, the tri-
val things on which to think that
the Democrats are making a great
campaign this year, pne singularly
sane and safe.
He sympathizes' -with the luckless
Mr. Hoover, lifted above the stature
of great men of his day four year.s
ago. then handed a mess which he
did not cause, and cannot help. He
lays none of the national distress at
the door of the White House, but
Mr. Pou remembers Cleveland and
his Democratic Congress. They nev
er could extricate themselves from
the mess which they had inherited.
Mr. 'V'an Buren took over the rem-
nantes of the Andrew Jackson re
gime. The country was sore on him.
And in 1840 Mr. 'Van Buren was
orphaned as Mr. Hoover is today.
Which, getting back to the Win-
home work, must be interpreted as
meaning that the country isn’t list
ening to anybody this year who
speaks for the status quo. That
Cotton Plan Helps
Bankers, Merchants
As Well As Farmers
Cotton Collateralization Plan Will
Release $2,500,000 In North Caro
lina.
Raleigh, Oct. 17—Bankers and
merchants and other business and
professional men as well as farmers
will be benefitted by the govern
ment’s plan of accepting cotton from
Southern producers at 9 1-2 cents
per pound, according to U. Benton
Blalock, president of the American
Cotton Coperative Asociationj-
''if cotton producers are encourag
ed and allowed to collateralize their
seed loans notes it will mean that
some $12.50 to $15 in cash will be
retained by the producer on each
bale,” Mr. Blalock said, adding the
producer “of course, will turn loose
this money in his home community
for the necessary things that he
and his family must have during the
fall and winter months.”
Between $1,500,000 and $2,500,-
000, which without the plan would
have been forced into the U. S.
Treasury at “this very trying time,”
Mr. Blalock estimated, will be re
leased in North Carolina to purchase
necessities and pay on bills, there
by enlivening trade.
Although the collateralization
price is 9 1-2 cents per pound for
middling 718 cotton, Mr. Blalock
said in his opinion, judging from the
grades and staples of the cotton
the cooperative has been receiving
and the premium it is paying there
for, North Carolina farmers should
receive an average “near the 10
cent limit on their collateralization
loans.”
The cooperative leader, who con
ferred with Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde and aided in working out the
collateralization plan, said he was
“thoroughly convinced of the sin
cerity of the Secretary in his de
sire to extend help to the' cotton
producers of the South.” ' -
“I think,” Mr. Blalock added, “he
.(the Secretary of Agriculture) was
fairly well acquainted with the dis
tressed conditions of the cotton pro
ducers.
“In issuing hi.s first press re
lease October 5 he plainly stated
he was liberalizing the terms of
crop production loans in cotton pro
ducing states for the relief of cot
ton farmers, that the plan would
ease the burden of repayment of
the seed loans and should result in
improving the cotton market, that
it was the purpose of the plan to en
courage the storage of cotton, there
by relieving the pressure on the
market, and to assist the farmer.s
in caring for their families during
the coming winter.”
Selma Council
To Give Prize
At the regular meeting of Selma
Council No. 374 Jr. 0. U. A. M., last
Monday night, it was decided to
g’ive an attendance prize early in
November. Each member present at
the meeting will receive a ticket
containing a number. A correspond
ing number will be placed in a bo.c
and at the close of the contest a
number will be drawn. The holder
of the corresponding number will
receive the prize. This is expect.Jj
to create much interest and may
become a regular feature. All mem
bers are urged to be present at each
meeting as they receive a tick.et
for each meeting. This conta.st be
gins next Monday night.
Series Of Meetings In Prog
ress A.t Methodist Church.
Rev. L. T. Singleton, pastor of
Edgerton Memorial Methodist church
is conducting a sei’ies of meetings
at the church this week. In spite of
inclement weather, the attendance
has been good. He is preaching
some forceful sermons and a gener
al spiritual awakening is hoped for.
There’s a story going around about
the Scotchman who wanted to smoke
monograramed cigarettes, so he
changed his name to Chesterfield.
Solicitor: “'Would you endorse our
cigarettes for $2,000, sir?”
Celebrity-: “For $2,000 I’d smoke
the fool things.”
thing speaks for itself and seems to
drown all the talk heard. Mr. Win-
horne of course cannot promise any
body a job and certainly cannot get
a federal appointment until the
Democrats are sworn in. But he
finds many up and coming public
servants.
Carl Goerch Addresses
Selina Kiwanis Club
Selma Kiwanis £lub Host to School
Falculty, Wives and Other Guests.
A Sumptuous Barbecue Dinner
Was Served—Washington Humor
ist Relates Legends of the Past.
The Selma Kiwanis Club met
Jointly with the Selma school facul
ty Thursday evening at 7 o’clock,
together with a few invited guests.
The Selma school faculty were ask
ed to fonn in a line in .the Home
Economics room in the basement and
then each guest and Kiwanis mem
ber passed down the line and inrto-
duced himself or herself to the mem
bers of the school faculty, and then
passed on to the dining hall whei’e
a fine barbecue supper .was in wait
ing.
President C. L. Richardson then
called on Rev. W. J. Crain to give
the invocation, after which the meet
ing was turned over to C. P. Harp
er, chairman of the Program Com
mittee, who announced that Mrs.
W. J. Crain and Miss Margaret
Creech would render vocal solos,
these were greatly enjoyed. Rev. L.
T. Singleton then welcomed the
school faculty and visitors on be
half of the club and in the dis
course of his remarks related sever
al incidents which brought forth
much laughter and applause from
the audience. Mr. Geo. F. Brietz al
so w'elcomed the faculty on behalf
of the club and paid many fitting-
tributes to the former members of
the faculty and expressed the hope
that the new members would prove
equally as helpful and that their
stay might be prolonged among us.
He told the new lady teachers of
the advantages affoi’ded in Selma
for the prospects of matrimony by
catering to such prospects as Star
Harper, Dr.- Blackman, Prof. Tuttle
and others. Miss Elizabeth Whitaker
responded to the addre.-s of wel
come in a few well chosen remarks.
Charlie Jacobs got a telephone call
from Fred Waters, former Superin
tendent, who expressed his regrets
at not being able to be present on
this occasion, Mr. Jacobs telling
him of the great time they were
all having. Mr. Waters then became
so much interested that he kept Mr.
Jacobs at the phone for several
minutes describing the scenes in
the dining hall, entirely forgetful
of the cost of holding the line open
from Selma to Hendersonville.
Mr. C. "k. Scales then made a
few remarks in defense of the
ladies whom he attempted to de
fend against suggesting any pre
ference of matrimony and leaving
their choice entirely to them.
Mr. Harper then introduced Carl
Goerch, of Washington, N. C., who
made the keynote address of the
evening. Mr. Goerch’s remarks were
interspersed with much humor which
kept the audience laughing the great
er pai-t of the time. He gave some
very interesting- historical legend
about eastern North Carolina, des
cribing how a certain Methodist
church was borne upon the bo>em of
a high tide and landed on a plot
of land which its owner had refus
ed to sell to the church officials,
but after it had rested upon his
property following- a great storm he
was glad to make the"" church a
deed to the property. He also told
how a man by the name of \^hitfied
had sworn vengence against the town
of Bath more than two centuries
ago in which he decreed that the
town should never prosper, and de
clared that this decree proved mo.-t
effective as the town has the same
population today as it did at that
time. Again he related the story of
a man who protested against cer
tain church services and how, while
riding his horse back and forth in
front of the church while services
were in progress, his horse became
frightened and ran against a tree,
breaking his neck and kiiing the rid
er. He alleged that until this day
the tracks are to be seen on the
same spot where he met his un
timely death, and that, although
one may erase these tracks they will
appear again, and that he had seen
people scatter grains of corn over
the tracks and then let chickens
eat the corn, and that they will eat
all the com except which lies in
the horse’s tracks, leaving that un
touched.
G. O P. Leader
Finds Hoover
Support Gains
Secretary of State Committee Re
ports Sentiment Crystalizing.
By EARL BEHRENS
Crystallization of voter sentiment
in favor of the reelection of Presi
dent Hoover is reported in many
States by Justus F. Craemer of Or
ange, president of the National Edi
torial Association and secretary of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee.
Craemer was here yesterday en
route home after a tour of many
States. He made it a point to in
quire about political conditions and
has returned confident that there
is a rising- tide of Hoover support in
States heretofore considered doubt
ful Republican territory.
The (J. 0. P. secretary was in
Kansas when Governor Roosevelt,
Democratic presidential nominee,
■was there and left that State with
the belief that Roosevelt had failed
to impress the farmers there with
his promises. Ccraemer reported that
the day following the departure of
Roosevelt, Governor 'W oodring.
Democratic nominee for reelection,
opened his own campaign without
discussing the Roosevelt candidacy
or the Democratic national plat
form.
Craemer is convinced that Presi
dent Hoover will carry Illinois and
other large states and that his vote
in November in Oregon, Washing
ton and Montana will knock into a
cocked hat the claims of the Roo
sevelt managers. San Francisco
Chronicle..
Jule Sanders
Killed By Auto
Smithfield, Oct. 16.—Jule Sanders,
colored man, of Greytowri, about one
mile from Smithfield, was instantly
killed Sunday night about 8 o’clock
when he was struck by a car owned
and driven by J. D. Hobby of Ra
leigh. The accident occurred just
outside the city limit- a short way
on the east side of Neuse river on.
highway No. 10.
With Hobby at the time of the
accident were Hobby’s -wife, two
children and a Mr. Eason, Hobby's
brother-in-law.
When the accident occurred. Hob
by immediately stopped and upon
picking the darky’s head from the
pavement found that he was dead.
Sander’s neck was broken and his
head was badly crushed from the..
Impact. Coroner Kirkman soon ar^
rived at the scene and brought
Hobby and the other occupants of
Hobby’s car back here where he as
sembled a jury. After a short delib
eration, Hobby was found blameless
and set free.
From evidence it was concluded
that the darky was walking on the
wrong side of the road and about
2 to 3 feet out on the pavement.
It was raining and with a car meet
ing Hobby at that time, the accident
was jud,ged unavoidable. Sanders
was going toward his home and the
ear was headed toward Raleigh.
Sanders was a well known darky
in this vicinity, and was liked by ait
who knew him. He was about 70
years of age.
.^'Grocer: “A thief entered my store
last night and took everything but
a box of soap.”
Judge: “The dirty crook.”
P. T. A. To Meet
Monday Night
The first meeting of the Selma
Parent Teachers Association will be
held next Monday night at 7:30
o’clock in the high school auditorium,
■with Mrs. W. W. Hare presiding.
An interesting program has been
planned- and an opportunity to meet
the new teachers and welcome the
former teachers’ will be given the
parents. The officers of the As
sociation are expecting a full at
tendance. Light refreshments -will be
served, during a social period.
Country Constable: “Pardon, Miss,
but s-wimming is not allowed in this
lake.”
City Flapper: “Why didn’t you
tell me before I undressed ”
Country Constable: “Well, there
ain’t no law agin’ undressin’.”