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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
SELMA
OFFERS YOU MANY
OPPORTUNITIES
VOLUME 15.
SE:LMA. N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1932.
NUMBER 49
Big Crowd Coming Saturday.
Do Your Christmas Shopping In
Selma and Get Tickets On Valuable
Prizes To Be Given Away Dec. 24
Reservations Made In
Britain’s Offer to Pay
Reservations Attached
Offer To Pay.
To Britain’s
December 24th Will Soon Be
Here When Somebody Will
Get An Austin Car, A Fine
Cow and Many Other Valu
able Prizes—You May Be
The Lucky Per.son.
The days are swiftly pa sing and
the 24th of December is almost
here. If you have been trading in
.Selma and have been saving your
t'ckets given by Selma merchants,
Business and Professional men, you
are in line for a chance at an
Austin Automobile, a fine milk cow,
a $20 cash prize, a sack of flour, a
44-piece China set,, a suit of clothes,
and many other valuable prizes to
■ be given by Selma merchants.
When you trade in Selma be sure
Dr. Frank Graham, President U. N. C.
Addresses Johnston County Alumni
Children of the Depression Must
Not Be Forgotten, Is Burden of
His Address; Dwight Barbour Is
New President Johnston County
Association; G. A. Martin, Secre
tary-Treasurer.
“We mu.st balance our budgets in
North Carolina, but we must not
unbalance the life of our people,”
declared Dr. Frank Graham, presi
dent of the Greater University of
North Carolina, in an address which
he delivered before alumni of the
to call for your tickets. Kach ticket j State University assembled around
carries two numbers, one for the banquet tables in the Woman’s club
ticket and one for the stubwhich' hou e here on Tuesday evening,
are indentically the same. The stub j “The people of North Carolina is
number is detached and placed in a *ke best asset of the state ,and the
box- in the store where you get the thing that is going to bring us out
.feket. You keep your ticket and at this depression is the invest-
S o’clock in the afternoon on Dec- ment which has been made and is
ember 24th the drawing will begin, being- made in the school children.
As the stubs are drawn from the Whoever caused the depre sion, t
certainly was not the children of
this generation ,and even thou.gh ex
penses must be cut, and they must
be cut, declared Dr. Graham, we
must not short change or cheat the
children. The children in a depres
as
box the number will be anounced
and the person present who holds
the ticket - with the same number
as that drawn 'from the box will be
swarded the prize designated for
that particular draw. It will be an
nounced before each draw is taken ' sion are worth just as much
j'o-t what the prize will be that ' children in prosperous time c
draw .^0 .that there can be no mis- ' It is a fine thing, said Dr. Gra-
understanding as to what the. holder ham in the midst of ■ a depression
of the lucky number may expect. It ^ community to come together,
is going- to be an interesting oc- | as on the occasion 'Tuesday eve-
ca.sion for this section and thoun- j ning, not to ask for anything but
sands of people will be on hand to i resolve that the boys and girls
witness the awarding of the various I North Carolina shall not be for-
pnzes. It is generally believed that i gotten.
of an alumna.
Dr. George D. Vick, of Selma,
was toastmaster on this occasion,
and the smoothness and ease with
which he presided added charm to
the entire function. Before the maiv
speech of the evening, several brief
talk' were made. Dr. Henry Louis
Smith, president-emeritus of Wash
ington and Lee University, was a
distinguished guest, and Dr . Vick
introduced him as his old teacher in
Selma and hi.s boyhood hero. Dr.
Smith responded in a happy man
ner congratulating- the University
apon its equipment and upon its
president.
H. B. Marrow, county superin
tendent of schools, was called upon
but his remarks -were brief. He left
one thought with hi.s audience—
the same situation faces all edu
cational agencies today, from the
overcrowded Short Journey negro
school in this county to the great
University of North Carolina.
Dr. J. C. Grady brought a" clev-
the largest crowd of people ever
.-een in Selma for any occasion will
be here on the afternoon of Decemb
er 24th. People from far and near
have already indicated their inten
tion to be on hand for this occa
sion. The town authorities are al
ready planning -w-ays and means of
handling the immense crowd in ord
er to avoid unnecessary congestion
of traffic.
Since there is only one more week
before this wonderful event, many
people are now turning their
thoughts toward Selma as the place
to do their shopping in order that
they may have a- many tickets as
possible. The more tickets one has
the better showing he will have to
win a prize. Selma merchants are
expecting a lively trade from now
until December 24th ,and should any-
-one overlook the fact that you are
due a ticket for each 50 cents worth
Fifty years ago ;i-nen in North
Carolina like' Aycock and Alderman
and Mclver and Turlington dreamed
dream- and savv- visions. They fold
u.s to build school hou.ses. It is our
task now to see that they are not
torn dov/n.
The youth of today needs more
and better training than the youth
of any age. Our young men and
women are up against three gi
gantic forces—the back-wash of a
World War ,a world intellectual and
moral confus’on- fliat was on its
way before the World war, and a
world economic depression.
It is our task to understand the
gigantic mechanical framework
which .girdles the entire world, and
to preserve freedom of mind, equal
opportunity ,and spiritual aspira
tions.
Dr. Graham spoke specifically of
. , , . , , ■ the State University and the dif-
of goods bought, be sure to call for fj^^j^ies which confront that insti-
your tickets. In order that there
may be no misunderstanding as to
who is giving these tickets we are
giving their names below:
The Hardware Store
Selma Clothing & Shoe Co.
Smith & Cameron
Dr. G. D. Vick
Dr. J. B, Person
Dr. E. N. Booker
Lee Store
Mac’s Place
Millers -
American Cafe
White House Cafe
Texaco Service Station
Supreme Service Station
East Coast Store
Walt Godwin
Exclusive Shoe Shop
Standard Filling- Station
- Worley’s - Drinks
Selma Cash & Feed Grocery
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
H. H. Pilkington ^
C. E. Kornegay
Shell Service Station
Woodard Drug Co.
G. N. Siler
R. W. Etheredge, Insurance
Home Pride Tea Co.
L. George
Sanitary Grocery Co.
Selma Drug Co.'
Dunn Furniture Co.
Sinclair Service Station
Ethredge & O’Neal
tution. He recalled when last Janu
ary New York bankers must be
satisfied from the coffers of North
Carolina, then it was that the Uni
versity was called upon to give a
transfusion of blood—a cut of 30
percent. He spoke of the heroic
loyalty to the institution of its facul
ty, 21 of whom he knew personally
had been offered higher salaries
than they were getting, sometimes
even double and treble. Some of
these are men -with .national and
even international reputations in
their chosen field who if they
should leave the University could
not be replaced with anything like
the salaries now being paid. We
can go through the motion of sav
ing and commit great wastes, de
clared Dr. Graham.
The address of Dr. Graham, de
livered in his characteristically
simple and intimate manner, was
exceedingly inpressive. At times one
could have heard a pin drop as he
carried his hearers with him through
the vicissitudes of a depression but
always coming back with that ev'er
recurring refrain—we must meet the
needs of the children.
Dr. Graham was graciously intro
duced by Senator-Elect Paul D.
■Grady, of Kenly, who stated that al
though he is not an alumnus of the
State University himself, he is the
son of an alumnus and the father
mes age t^ the assemblage in the
form of an arostic in rhyme. The [
message' was to his Alma Mama,”'mini.sters, how-
London, Dec. 11.—Great Britain
notified the United States govern
ment today that it will pay in
gold the $95,550,000 due next Thurs
day but that the money was not to
be regarded as the resumption of
payments on the scale used before
President Hoover’s moratorium.
Instead, the new note, dispatched
to Washing-ton this evening, ays the
remittance is to be treated as “a
capital payment of which acco-mt
should be taken in any final settle
ment.”
The decision to pay in gold w'as
taken, it was stated, since “under
the circumstances this would be the
least prejudicial of methods now
open.”
In it? first paragraph the docu
ment expresses the pleasure of the
British government that “the United
States government welcomes the
suggestion for close examination” of
the war debts problem.
Will Not Increase Taxes.
Further, the note urges “the im
portance of an early exchange of
views with the object of concluding-
the propo.^ed discussion before' June
15 next in oi'der to obviate the risk
of a general breakdown of existing
intergovernmental agreements.”
Today’s note was never passed up
on formally by the cabinet in full
session, but its contents were de
cided upon a week or so ago whefi
account was taken of the position
which would arise if America insst-
ed upon full payments.
The memorandum itself has been
Funeral Samuel C. Booker At Oak
land Church Was Largely Attended
Selma Kiwanians
Attend Sanford Meet
with apologies to Amos and Andy,
3.nd it struck a responsive chord in
the hearts of his fellow alumni.
Judge F. H. Brooks did a very
fitting thing when he introduced
Mrs. Ira T. Turlington, the widow
of the man who was to Johnston
and surrounding counties what Ay-
cock was to North Carolina.
Ifarryon Saunders, U. X. C.,
alumni secretary of Chapel Hill,
was recognized and he responded
with greeting's from the University.
A pleasing variety was given to
tre program when Miss Mary Tal-
ton of Clayton played a piano solo
and when Jimmie Gerow rendered
on the trumpet three selections—
■‘'The Rosary,” “Let Me Call You
Sweetheart,” and “Bells of St.
Mary’s.” The singing of Carolina's
well known college song added zest
to the occasion.
Following- Dr. Graham’s speech,
E. T. Boyette, principal of' the
school, pre ident of the Johnston
County .Alumni Association, presided
over a brief business session, dur-
ng which election of officers took
place. J. Ira Lee, chairman of the
nominating- committee presented the
folio-wing- report: pre.sident, Dwight
Barbour, of Clayton; secretary-treas
ury, G. A. Martin, of this city. The
report was unanimously adopted.
Dr. B. A. Hocutt of Clayton pre
sented /or J. R. Williams, who
could not be present, a motion
which met with a unanimous re
sponse, that steps be taken to have
Johnston County represented on the
board of trustees of the University
of North Carolina. A committee,
composed of Mr. Williams, Dwight
Barbour, and G. A. Martin was ap
pointed to u.-e its influence to this
end.
The banquet was one of the best
attended in many years. One hun
dred fifteen guests were s6rved a
three course turkey dinner in the
spacious Woman’s club room. Sea
sonal decorations were in evidence,
pine and red berried branches be
ing used tvith lovely effect. Red
candles in silver candlebrae gave a
decorative touch to the tables.—
Smithfield Herald.
NEW YORK CHARTERS
'MANY BREWERIES
ever, and all have approved it.
In making the note public tonight
officials in high circles stressed the
point that payment was not to come
out of revenue, at least at present,
and therefore the question of taxa
tion increases to raise the amount
of the payment does not yet arise.
The actual means of tran.sferring
gold to Washington will be gone in
to during the next day or so, with
the probability that it will be ear
marked for the account of some Am
erican bank, which will, in turn,
pay actual gold into Washington
coffers.
The note makes no attempt to
answer figures for argument set
forth in Secretary of State Stim-
son’s note of .last Thursday.
Thing Congress Will Accept
Rather, it merely states that
these point.s -will be answered whe'n
the nations get together and 'Great
Britain’s demand for scaling down
war debts is presented.
High governmental circles ,aSked
if they had considered that Con
gress might be unwilling to accept
payment if. accompanied by the
stipulations of the character out
lined ill today’s note, answered that
they did not believethat the situa
tion would arise.
Considerable sati.-faction wa.s ex
pressed in the London Sunday news
papers that despite the generally ac
cented imminence of payment to
America, .sterling made about a 10
per cent .gain last week, that there
■was no prospect of immediate sup
plementary taxation to meet the
payment, and that markets general
ly have been somewhat better in
the last few days since the deci
sion to pay was reached.
L. ,T. Singleton, C. L. Richardosn,
C. W. Scales,. John Wiggs, W. M.
Adams, G. F. Brietz, W. J. Crain,
John Jeffreys, A. J. Holliday, C. P.
Harper and R. M. Blackman, memb
ers of the Selma Kiwanis club at
tended the Fouth District meeting
held at the Wilrik hotel in Sanford
Friday night, The dubs comprising
this district are the Selma, Smith-
field, Fayetteville, Sanford, Rae-
ford and Aberdeen clubs. .WAsh
Crumpton, superintendent of the
Lumberton schools, is the lieuten
ant governor of this division.
Governor Herbert Hennig, of the
Carolinas district, of Darlington, S.
C., and the newly elected governor j of the deceased
of the Carolinas district. Bill Mont
gomery, of Wilmington, Internation
al Trustee, Jim Lynch ,of Florence,
S. C., Jimmie Keen, international re
presentative of Chicig-a, were pre
sent and made short talks.
Kiwanian Pipkin, of Sanford club
was toastmaster.
The Selma club was awarded first
prize for the best stunt put on,
which consisted of a baloon blow
ing contest.
Kiwanian Singleton and President
C. L. Richardson, of the Selma club,
attended the officers’ training-
school, which was held prior to the
meeting. i
SEE “THE LAUGHING CURE”
at Selma Hig-h School Auditorium
Friday night, December 16th at 8
o’clock. It is sponsored by the Dra
matic Club of the High School.
of former soldiers, who said they op
posed the payment by France of as
much as a cent more than France
received from Germany.
Veterans Oppose Payment.
At the same time about 10,000
veterans convened in Paris hall, and
adopted a resolution condemning the
eventual payment of debts. Later
about a thousand of their number
passed before the chamber of de
puties and the foreign office shout
ing- “Not one sou! Down with debts!”
There was no disorder, however,
and no arrests.
It -n-as considered pos-Iible that
The funeral of Samuel C. Booker,
who died at hi.s home in this city
Thursday morning at 6 o’clock, af
ter a seven-weeks illness of neph
ritis, were conducted from Oak
land Presbyterian church in Cleve
land township, fifteen miles west of
Selma, Friday afternoon at 12 o’
clock. The services were conducted
by Dr. Chester Alexander, of Tar-
boro, assisted by Rev. D. F. Waii-
dell, pa-tor of the Selma Presby
terian church; Dr. James P. Smith,
of the Smithfield Presbyterian
church; Dr. M. C. White, of Raleigh
Presbyterian church; Rev A. T. Las
siter, of Clayton; Rev. A. R. Mc
Queen, of Dunn. Mr. Carl Hudson,
of Raleigh, also assisted in t'ne
services.
The pall-bearers, old school mates
were Bill Massey,
of Clayton ;W. B. Oliver, Jr., of
Pine Level; Tilden Honeycutt, Wil
bur Turner, Fred Adams and Nor
man Grantham, of Smithfield.
The interment took place in the
family plot at Oakland Presbyterian
church.
One of the. largest crowds ever
seen at a funeral in Johnston coun
ty was present to pay a last tri
bute of respect to this popular
young- man. ’‘The floral offerings
were numerous and very beautiful,
attesting- the high esteem in which
the deceased was held.
Among those present from Ra
leigh were Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tur
ner, Miss Lucile Robinson, E. B.
Crow, Carl Hudson, and 'others.
Surviving are his mother, .Mrs.
E. N. Booker, three sisters, Mrs.
J. H. Poole, of We.st End, N. C.,
Mr.s. H. L. Boney ,of Virginia
Beach, Va., and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Booker ,of Selma, two borthers, Dr.
E. N. Booker and Walton Booker,
of Selma.
Boy Scout Rally
Held At Goldsboro
Selma Troop Wins Three Places—
Was One of The Largest and
Best Rallies Yet Held.
Goldsboro, Dec. 10.—One of the
largest and best Boy Scout rallies
France and England will issue a ] ever held in Goldsboro was put on
joint statement indicating their com- j at the community building in Golds-
mo.n solidarity on a policy looking boro Friday night by 250 Scouts of
Since the election many breweries
have made applications for charters
representing a capitalization of as
many as five figures. Edward J.
Flynn, Secretary of State, says that
dozens of these applications have
been accepted by the State of New
York during the past month, and
charters issued covering millions of
dollars.
French Cabinet .Agrees To Make
Payment Due Thursday
Paris, Dec. 11.—The French cabi
net decided unanimously today in
favor of paying the debt installment
due the United States Thursday,
but attached certain reservations to
the decision.
These provisos, to be completed at
a meeting Monday of the ministers,
will be in accordance ■ with those
Great Britain is understood to be
preparing and apparently will seek
assurance that a debt revision con
ference will be held before further
interest is paid.
Thus, whether France will pay the
$20,000,000 installment to the Unit
ed States is now up to the chamb-.
er of deputies, -who will begin de
bating the problem Monday after
noon.
Today’s cabinet decision came af
ter feverish and extended study
and debate, interrupted by Premier
Herriot’s reception of a delegation
towards final settlement of the en
tire debts problem.
Lord Tyrell, English ambassador
to France conferred with Premier
Herriot before the cabinet meeting.
It was said in circles clo-e to the
government that the discussion re
sulted in the completion of an ac
cord between the two nations on the
stand to be taken on payments.
Well-informed sources said the
French reservations will include the
Tiiscarora Boy Scout Council. Twelve
troops were present ,those of Smith-
field, Selma, Kenansville, Kenly,
Clayton, Warsaw, Mt Olive, Belfast,
and Troops 1, 4, G and 8 of Golds
boro.
The rally opened with the gym
nasium at 8 o’clock with spectators
lining the walls three rows deep.
Troop No. 6 of Goldsboro won fir.st
place in the events of the rally;
Kenansville, the youngest troop of
intimation that the December 15 ■ Tuscacora Council, won second place,
payment will be the last before a
general debt conference and that the
pending payment is to be taken in
to consideration in subsequent nego
tiations.
Deputies Will Act Today.
The chamber of deputies will meet
Monday to consider ratifying formal
ly today’s cabinet decision.
'I'omorrow afternoon Premier Her
riot will go to the chamber for the
long-postponed debate and is ex
pected to outline the government’s
stand.
The premier it is believed, will
stress the necessity for honoring
France’s signature and the mainten
ance of solidarity with Great Bri
tain.
Two factors, it was said in semi
official circles, played a part in to
day’s cabinet decision.
One was the desire to follow a
course parallel to that of Great
Britain and t'he other was what i.s
regarded by the French government
as a more conciliatory character of
the second American note to France.
France is expected to pay the
American government, if the chamb
er approves such payment, directly
by the purchase of the necessary
exchange from the Bank of France
by the French treasury.
Treasury bonds may later be is
sued here to cover payment well-in
formed circles said.
and troop 1 of Goldsboro, third. At
inspection Troop 1 Goldsboro, won
first place; Kenansville, second, and
Troop 6, Goldsboro, third. Song and
yell. Troop 6, Goldsboro, first place;
Mt. Olive, .second; Warsaw, third;-
Knot tying was decided a tie be
tween George Baker-, Jr., of ..Troop
8, GohLboro, and Billie Griffin, of
Troop 1, Goldsboro, and the points
were divided between the two troops.
Troop 6, Goldsboro, won third place.
Sig-naling, Troop 6, Goldsboro ,first
place Ben Witherington signalling
and Roy Liles receiving; Kenans-
yille, second place; Troop 1, 'Golds
boro, third. Pyramid building. Troop
6, first place; Belfast, second;
Selma, third place; Tug-O-War,
Selma, first; Troop 6, second; Troop
1, third. First Aid, Clayton, first;
Keansville, second; Selma, third.
Rope splicing, Alvin Cullins, of
Troop 6, Goldsboro, first; Kenans-
ville, second, and Troop 8, third.
At the close of the events an
American flag was presented to
Troop 1, for having won a two
month’s contest between the. troops
based on points as winning- new,
members, passing merit badges, at
tendance, good turns, projects, etc.
Attorney Fran"k McGinnis present
ed Eagle Scout badges to L. L. Hall
man, Scoutmaster of Troop 6, and
to Billie Griffin, senior patrol lead
er of Troop 1.