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VOL. 16
SELMA, N. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.
NUMIJER 9
Senator Walsh Dies
On Train At Wilson
Newlv Aopointed At
torney General Died
On Train As It Was
Passing Wilson Early
This Morning — Had
JusU. Recently.. Been
Married To A C^uba
Society Woman.
WAS ON WAY
TO WASHINGTON
United States Senator
Thomas .1. Walsh, of Mon
tana, who was married to
a very wealthy Cuba society
woman in Havana, Cuba, only
four days ago, died of heart
failure on an Atlantic Coast
Line train this morning at
7:02 o’clock just as the train
was pulling into the town of
Wilson, N. C.
About 6:30 o’clock Mr.
Walsh is reported to have
complained of severe pains
in his stomach. Soon after
wards he arase from his
sleeping apartment on one
side of the train and start
ed to go across to where his
wife was sleeping on the op-
poside side of the car, but
collapsed and fell on the
side of his wife’s bed. Mrs.
Walsh screamed and this at
tracted the attention of Con
ductor Weatherspree who
immediately went to her res
cue and finding Senator
Wash in a serious condition
caUed a porter to summon a
doctor who pronounced Sen
ator Walsh dead upon his
arrival. The conductor was
holding Senator Walsh by-
the hand when he died.
Mrs. Walsh is reported to
have become histerical upon
learning that her. husband
had died. She was taken to
Ricks Hospital in Rocky
Mount where she is said to
be in a most histerical con
dition. Senator Walsh’s body
was taken to an undertak
ing establishment in Rocky
Mount.
Senator Walsh was 74
years old. He had recently
been appointed by President
elect Roosevelt as United
States Attorney-General to
fiU a place in Mr. Roosevelt’s
Cabinet, and was on his way
to Washington to participate
in the Inauguration proceed
ings to be held on Saturday,
March 4th.
Senator Walsh’s death at
this particular time will have
a saddening effect upon the
inaugural pi’oceedings.
To Observe World
Mission Day Here
Proceedings County
Recorder’s Court
World Mission Day will be observ
ed at the Selma Presbyterian church
Friday nig-ht, March 3, at 7:30
o’clock. This will be an interiiomina-
tional meeting and all church people
regardle.s.s of church affiliations, are
e.specially invited to attend, and if
not a member of any church, you
are cordially invited.
The program will con.sist of Mis
sion Talk by various church leaders
of the town; Mission songs, and a
Missionary Pag’enant. There will be
special mu ic for tlie occa.sion.
FiN.VNCT.VL ST.ATI.STIC.S OF
THF STATE GOV. OF X. C.
The Bureau of tlie Cen.sus an
nounces a summary of tlie fin
ancial statistics of the State of
North Carolina for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1931. The per
lapita figures for 1931 are ba.sed on
an estimated population of 3,201,-
000.
Expenditures
The payments for operation and
maintenance of the general depart
ments of North Carolina amounted
to $23,229,.304, or $7.26 per capita.
This includes .$6,502, 618, apportion
ments for education to the minor
civil divisions of the State-', in i!)-
30 the per capita for operation and
.naintenance of g'eneral (iepartnients
ivas $9.06 and in 1917, 81.96. The
payments for operation and mahi-
tenance of public service enterprises
in 1931 amounted to .$24,173; inter
est on debt, $7,910,843; and out
lays for permanent improvements,
$13,274,854. The total payments, i roads
therefore, for operation and main- State v.s Gus
tenance of general departments and
public service enterpri es, for inter
est and outlay.s were
Wediie.sday, Eeb. 22.
State vs. Robert Mitchener, color
ed, and Lester R.chardson, colored,
for violation of the prohibition law.
Not guilty and discharged.
State vs. Charlie Cook, white far
mer, aged 24, for as.sault with dead
ly weapon. Guilty, and given three
months on the roads. Appeal, bond
Ijlaced at $200.
State vs. Henry Grissom and Eliz
abeth Byrd, for fornication and
adultery. Both guilty. Prayer for
judgment continued upon payment
of cost.
State v.s. Willie McLamb, colored
laborer, aged 18„ and Lonnie Wil-
iiams, colored laborer, aged 21, for
larceny of chicken.s, value less than
$20 McLamb given 60 (.lays on the
roads and Williams given 90 days
on the road-.
State vs. W. E, Hicks, white la
borer, for wortliless check. Guilty
and given 3 months road sentence,
to be suspended upon payment of
check and cost. Upon filing $200
bond for appearance of defendant,
capies not to issue until May 22,
1933. ’ .
State vs. Lester Richardson, col
ored fanner. Defendant in coui-t for
non-payment of cost as impo-ed in
original judgment. Defendant .given
90 days on the roads.
Tuesday, February 28.
State vs. Jack Ferrell, white far
mer, aged 32, for operating motor
vehicle while intoxicated and for
violation of prohib tion laws (pos
session and transporting). Guilty on
both counts. Three months jail sen
tence, to be suspended upon pay
ment of $50 fine and co t
State vs. George Bell, colored la
borer, a.ged 54, and Charlie Mat
thews, colored laborer, aged 30, for
assault with deadly weapon. Both
guilty. Bell given 6 months on the
roads aiul Matthews given 12
Owen H. Page
Addresses Kiwanis
NEWS IN GENERAL
At tlie regular weekly meeting of
;he Selma Kiwanis club held on last. „ „„
Thursday niglit Mr. Owen H. Pago, i good weather on bad for that day.
Preparations are under way on
a large scale in Washington for
the inau,guration of Franklin ]).
Roosevelt as President on Saturday,
Maix'h 4th. The weather men are
speculating on whether to foi'eca it
ji Seen Along The
IMAIN DRAG
(BY H. H. L.)
Colored man to C. L. WHITE of
the American Cafe: “Won’t you
please give me a hot-dog?” “Where
•do you live,” asked Mr. White." Down
below Princeton,” replied the colored
man. Mr. White hands him the hot-
dog. “How about giving me three,”
asked the “gentleman of color?”
’“Can you eat that many?” asked
the Cafe man. “Yas, sir,” he replied^.
whereupon Mr. White handed him
three more. “Here’s your money,”
said the Negro. Mr. White fainted!
He though he was feeding a hobo—
ERNEST WOODARD shining his
shoes—EDITOR STANCIL showing
“PISH” GURLEY the “snakes” that
came from the dog. “The State Vet
erinarian said they were fish,” said
Mr. Stancil. “Fish,” said Mr. Gur
ley, “as many fish as I have sold,
they ain’t no fish.”—LEON BROWN
carrying Uucle Sam’s mail in a new
Rockne—“BLACKIE” BLACKBURN
missed from Maindrag this week. He
i s improving, however—T 0 B E
STRICKLAND weighing a Rooster
. that tipped the scales 'at 12 poimd.s,
Some Rooster—Take your choice’ for
Mayor: HARE, GODWIN or MAS
SEY—The election is not far off
These popular citizens are seen on
the Maindrag daily.
$44,469,174.
The totals include all payments for
the year, whether made from cur
rent revenues or from the proceeds
of bond i.ssues.
Of the governmental cost.s report
ed above, $14,553,800 was for high-
way.s, $3,523,577 being for main
tenance and $11,035,223 for con-
■struetion.
Reveiuie.s ~
lha total revenue receipts were
j40,427,!33, or $12,63 per capita.
This was $9 282,813 more than the
total payments of the year, ex-
clu.sive of the payments for per
manent improvements, but $4,042,-
041 less than the total payments
including those for permanent im-
pi’ovements. These payments in ex-
ces- of revenue receipts 'were met
from the proceeds of debt obliga
tions. Property an special taxes re-
pre,sented 20.2 per cent of the total
revenue for 1931, 20.6 per cent for
1930, and 50.2 per cent for 1917.
The increase in the amount. &f
property and special taxe.s collect
ed was .174.7 per cent from 1917
to 1931 but there was a decrease
of 15 per cent from 1930 to 1931.
The per capita of property and
special taxes collected was $2.56 in
1931, $3.04 in 1930, and $1.20 in
1917. For 1930 and 1931 there were
no collections of the general prop
erty tax for the use of the State.
Earnings of general departments,
or compensation for services ■♦tend
ered by State officials, represented
111.7 per cent of the total revenue
for 1931, 9.8 per cent for 1930, and
20.4 per cent for 1917.
Easiness and nonbusiness license.s
co.nstoituted 52.5 per cent of the
total reveune for 1931, 56.6 per
cent for 1930, and 19.4 per cent for
1917.
Receipts from business licenses
consi.'t chiefly of taxes exacted from
insurance and other incorporated
companies and of sales tax on
gasoline, while those from nonbusi
ness licenses comprise chiefly taxes '
on motor vehicle-; and amounts paid
for hunting and fishing privileges
The sales tax on gasoline amount
ed to $9,767,374 in 1931 and $10 -
219,144 in 1930, a decrease of 4.4
per cent. 'These amounts do not in
clude the gas tax apportioned to the
counties.
Battle, colored la
borer, aged 37, for assault with
deadly weapon. Gu'lty, and .given 3
months on roads.
State vs. Joim T.yons, colored la
borer, aged .36; John Bryant, aged
33, colored laborer; and Buddie
Graham, for a-sault w'th deadly
weapon. Graham not guilty. Bryant
and Lyons guilty. Bryant ami Ly
ons given 12 niontlis on roads.
Income Tax Returns
Explained By Radio
This office has been invited to
broadca-t certain infonnation con-
cernng the new Federal [ncorad Tax
Laws; the privilege has been extend
ed by Raido Station Wl'TF owned
by the Durham Life Insurance
Company of Raleigh, whose slogan
is “We Protect The Family;” it i.s
operated on a frequency of 680 kilo-
cycle.s by authority of the Radio
Commission. ' i
We should be very glad to havd
you and your friends tune hi on
WPTF on the following days and at,
the hom:s stated;
Monday, Feb. 27, at 8:15 p. m;
Monday, March 6, at 8:00 p. m;
Monday, March 13, at 8:00 p. m;
Tue.-day, March 14, at 7:55 p. m;
Wednesday, March 15, at 7:55 p.m.
On each of the times indicated
there will be something of intere.st
to all within the new income taxing
laws.
The last day for the filing of your
Federal Income Return will be the
FIFTEENTH of March; we beg
that not a single taxpayer be de
linquent and thu.s subject to penalty;
the only legal delay is for those
who have asked for extension.
'GILLIAM GRISSOM,
Intemai Revenue Collector.
Raleigh, N. C.
of Rocky Mount, General Superin
tendent of the First Division of the
Atlantic Coat Line Railroad, and
Past ^lieutenant Governor of the 5th
Kiwani.s Di.strict, was the principal
speaker. He was intro.luced by the
program chairman. Rev. L. T Single-
ton. Mr. Page centered his remarks
about what he termed the greatest
factors affecting our economic life.
He voiced the belief that we have it
in our power to overcome the de
pression and high taxation, not by
governmental provision, but by more i
economic living. He said that our
State Le,gislature and our Congre,-s
sliould pay les.s atention to trying
to raise more taxes and more at
tention to how to spend less money.
He placed great emphasis upon the
importance of stabilizing agricul
ture and putting the farmer back
on hi.s feet again, declaring that all
busines is dependent on agriculture
for it.s economic life. One of the
retarding practices and unfair
methods now prevailing, he declared,
is government in busines in competi
tion to private business.
The speaker reviewed briefly the
unfair competition in transportation
by trucks operated on public high
way.-; at the expense of the public,
and pointed out in unmistakable
terms the importance of protecting
railway transportation because it is
tiirough these public carriers that
the various counties derive much of
their taxes to operate .schools an'!
other necesary units in government,
■tside from this, he gave statistics
to show that railway transportation
is the .safest means of travel today.
Mr. Page then drew another pic
ture—tliat of ■’^^he great increase in
crime which he declared is mo.st ap
palling. In this connection, he paid a
glowing tribute to the Boy Scouts,
declaring that tlie impressions made
upon the youthful mind during the
four years of Scout training helps
to build character and sustain tlie
church.
President Richardson called on
George H. Brietz, chairman of the
Boy Scout committee, for a report
on the “hut” to be built in the near
future for the Scouts. Mr. Brietz
stated that he had just had a letter
from Dr. Wade IL Atkinson, of
Washington, D. C., in which the
doctor offered to donate the site for
the “hut” and also give the log.s
to build it. This site is located on
the doctor’s farm about six mile.s
rioitli of Selma. When comn!etel
this vvull be ad ideal place for the
Scout* of the tourity to hold their
summer outintis;
-A. committee, composeii of C. P.
Harper, Clyde JondSt ahrf Charles
Scales, was appointed to co'rife'f with
a committee from the Smithfield
Kiwanis club in regard to the plant
ing of evergreens along the high
way frord iSeluia to Smithfield.
Mr. A. K. Eason, ikd A. C. L.
and Editor M. L. Stancil W the
Johnstonian-Sun, were guests ot tie
club.
On .-everal inauguration dates in
the past the old Weather King has
sliown his hand by bringing rain
and sleet, and even snow and .se
vere blizzards to mar the pleasures
and respon.sibilities of the occasion.
Bandits entered a bank at Ran
dleman, N. C„ Wednesday and went
away with $3,000, but left $1,100 in
.gold and $3,800 in currency. The
bank i.s located in the building un
der the chief of police office.
A number of States have called
a banking moratorium under whicli
all banks in these states have been
closed for a certain period to allow
certain adjustments in banking
channels to be made. Michigan was
the first to declare a moratorium a
few days ago, but since then Iowa,
Maryiamt, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee
and possibly others have done likc-
wi-e.
Henry Ford has put up around
eight million dollars to establish a
new bank in Detroit Michigan in or
der to help lighten tlie lianking sit
uation in that state. Henry’s chief
secretary liaving been kept very
bu.sy checking on his captain’s af
fairs preparatory to opening the
new bank, decided that the job wa.s
too complicated for him, so he
left his office, telling friends that
lie was going home to get some
needed re.st, but boarded his ca.'
and checked out for parts unknown.
Alfred E. Smitli addres.sed a
meeting of notables a few nig’lits
ago in which he gave as his remedy
for our economical relief the is.su-
ance of sufficient U. S. Bonds to
launch a vast amount of pubiii
works, such a.s public boihiiTlgs,
road.s, etc. The noted New Yorker
believes that this would put people
back to work, both in the factorie.s
and on public construction. He al-
so wants the United States to rec
ognize the Ru.ssian gqyeniP.ient,
A bill known as the Smith. Cot
ton Bill, .sponsored by Senator
Smith of South Carolina, has pa.s.s-
ed both houses of Congress and is
new ready for the President’s ap
proval or rejection. The proponents
of the bill say its prime aim is to
reduce acreage and thereby decrea.se
the production of cotton.
Interesting Items
From Smithfield
A largely attended meeting of tiie
Johnston County Taxpayers League
was held in the court house here
last Tuesday night. There was con
siderable intere.st shown, and some
of those who attended have expre.ss-
ed the opinion that this meeting'
was the beginning’ of a, movement
that would eventually bring a good
measure of relief from the present
high taNes.
One of tlie first steps on the pro
gram is uiider.stood to be a reduc
tion in the cost of our county and
tate .governments. It is a well
kno-wn fact that if a majority
of the taxpayers of the county and -
state would liand tliems’elves to
gether ill an organization, and stand
firm, they would be able to make
them elves heard; and the politicians
would be afraid to oppose their rea
sonable demands.
The taxpayers have the power to
control their governmental afl'airs,
and it begins to look like they are
becoming sufficiently aroused to
cause them to use that power.
Miss Lily Grace Mathesoii, of
Neenah, Wisconsin, Field Secretary
of the ’National Woman’s Christian
'I'emperance Union, delivered an in-
tore ting address at the Smithfielii
Missionary Baptist church Tuesday
night. She left Wednesday for
Dunn.
Mrs. Annie Boyett, who lives on
her farm near Smithfield, had the
misfortune to lose her garage, au
tomobile, one bale of cotton, and
portion of her farming emple-
ments by fire last Friday morning
about 4 o’clock. The blaze was first
iliscovered by neighbor.-, ’There was
no in.surance.
Mp, .\. 1j. Perkin-', who had been
buying tobacco on the markets at
Huntington, W. Va., and Gallipolis,
Ohio, (luring tlie winter months, has
lately returned to |iG
and is PimW ag»()oialed with the -Aqs-
tin & Ugburn Onttqn comijany Tn
the xale of fertili^ei's, ^ ,
At a filling' .station at Nortii
Wilke.sbi5ro early Wednesday morn
ing two men walked into the sta
tion and demanded that the opera
tor turn over his money to them.
The station operator pulled a gun
from his belt and began shooting,
both the would-be robbers wer^
wounded. '-.ij -; JJ ■
Home Damaged by Fire.
Music Lovers Club Meets,
Birth Announcejnent.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Roy Driver an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Eettie Shuler, on February 25, 1938,’
at their home in Selma.
WATCH your Label!
The Music Lovers Club of Selma
held its monthly meeting on Thur.s-
day evening at the Imme of Mrs.
J- D. Mas.sey, with Mrs. G. T.
Younger jciint hostes.ses Miss Vir
ginia Baines presented the study of
Negro- Music.
A male quartette—R. E. Suber,
Jimmy Woodard, E. V. Woodard'
and G. M. Willetts, sang three Ne
gro spirituals—“Swing I,ow Sweet
Chariot”, “Aunt Gwine Study War
No More” and “Down Mobile.” Mrs.
Younger sang “Nobody Knows the
Trouble I See,” accompanied bv
Mrs. W. H. Creech at the piano.’
Games and contests were enjoyed,
after which a delicious salad course
and hot coffee was served.
The meeting cIo.sed by singing of
group soughs and sevoral American
Folk songs.
In the early morning hours of
Tuesday, February 21st, the hand-
'some home of T. J. Covington in
Laurinburg was badly damaged by
fire. A child, gue.st in the home,
smelled the smoke and gave the
alarm, which probably averted a
tragedy as all the adult occupants
were .sound asleep. The fire orig
inated upstairs, cause unknown. The
good work of firemen saved the
home from destruction, though sev
eral upstairs rooms were badly
->umed and the walls and furniture
almost ruined by smoke and water.
Mrs. Covingtoi^^vas formerly Miss
Rosalie Mitchiner, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mr.s. John A. Mitchi
ner of this city, and a si.ster of
Miss Blanche Mitchiner and Mrs. E.
V. Deans, of Selma.
The Legislature at Raleigh is
still hammering away on the que.s-
tion of taxes, schools and roads,
but pp to date. there seems to have
beeff" v*ery little done to bring the
.needed rellei which the people are
calling for from every quarter of
the state. .
There are many inquiries concern
ing the government seed loans which
are to be made this year. Mr. Rob-
ei't A. McLean, Jr., Field Inspector
for the United States Secretary of
Agriculture, -aid Wednesday' that
the limit, which was $400 last year,
had been reduced to $300 for'thtl
year, He -said he g’a.8 expecting a
sui>ply of application blanks t’ifT
week. The blanks will be availably
in the office of County Agent J. B.
Slack on the third floor of the court
house. Mr. Slack has lately moved
into the office formerly occupied by
the county health officer.
Mayor J. D, Uncierwciod ha? is
sued a proclamation getting aWt"
iUa ' I ^ DciHrtxif- apraii
Week, Dtegihillng Msfeh StH, bs
National Business Women’s Week.
The County Welfare Board at a
meeting held in Smithfield on
Thursday of last week decided to
cut the pay of those who labor on
Federal Relief projects, from
cents hour to 50 cents pef"daf:
.ne latter figures are said to be in
shot in Miami a few days ago when
Zargara attempted to kill Franklin
D. Roosevelt, is said to be improv
ing and his physicians now see
a strong possibility that he may
recover from hi.s injuries. He suf
fered a slight attack of pneumo
nia a few days ago and great fear
has been felt for him.
A (teterfiiined warfare has bene
going orl between Japan and China
now for several days, and from all
accounts if fo’oks as if Japan is
getting the bdst of the scrap.
Hold Auxiliary Meeting.
Great Britan a few days ago
pa.st an embargo’ on arms to both
China and Japan'.- ’This has cause-i
.great concern ' in' (Sertain quarters,
and the latest new.s from China is
that she will protest the order.
by farmers in this section.
It ha.s been reported that soma
of tho e who had been employed „n
Federal aid work, ori a part time
b^i.s, had refused regular jobs
when offered, for other work and
It was seen that it would be ’detri
mental to the intere.st of the fann
ers. The price paid in Wake county
on hederal aid work i.s understood
to hav-e been 50 cents per day all
the winter.
Entertain Chatterbox Club.
On Monday afternoon the mem
bers of the Auxiliary of the local
Pre.sbyterian church held a very in
teresting meeting at the home of
Mrs. W. G. Waddell. Mrs. R. C.
Mozingo presided over the business
session. During a .study period. Rev.
J) P. Waddell, pastor, gave a re
view of the book, “The Story of
Our Church, ’ which was very much
enjoyed.
A social hoiir followed, during
which time the hostess served hot
coffee and lemon pie.
The latest press dispatches say
that President-elect Roosevelt has
about completed the selection of his
cabinet for the incoming admini.s-
tration at Washington next Satur
day. There seems to. be some dis
satisfaction in certain ((uarters be
cause Mr. Roosevelt has gone to
the Republican .side to make, a few
of his selections, but Mr. Roosevelt
is making these appointments and
he knows what he promi.sed in the
New Deal 'campaign around- th-
country last fall.
and Mrs.
W^P. Aycock very delightfully en
tertained the members of the Chat
terbox Club and several additional
guests Wednesday afternoon at t!ie
home of the former. The livino’
room, dining room and den were e.n^
suite and attractively decorated
with spring flowers and potted
plants. Mrs. C. W. Scales pre.sidod
over the busmes.s meeting^ during
which time one new member, Mr^
Hunter Price, was welcomed into
the club. The resignation of ,\Tr-s.
.1. W. Short, who has moved to
Goldsboro, and Mr.s. S. W. Armit-
age, on account of illness, wa.s heard
with regret. Mrs. E. V. Woodard
and Mrs. J. D. Massey were an-
pointed to put the name- in the
neiv dub books in readiness for tiie
next meeting.
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