SELMA
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THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED
A*OL. 16
SELMA. N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1988.
ProceedingsCounty
Recorder’s Court
EAGLE SCOUT
I'/
Slate vs. Clifton Gregor, white
iarmer, aged 18, for operating oar
while intoxicated. Plea of guilty,
continue prayer for judgment upon
j:ayment of $50 fine and cost, and
■>;-n further condition that defendant
does not operate a motor vehicle
in North Carolina during next 90
iays.
State v.s; George Blumfield, white
v/eaver, aged 38, for carrying con-
.ealed weapon. Plea of guilty and
•.'efendant i.s given .3 months on the
roads.
- State vs. George Blumfield, for
larceny of gasoline by trick, value
■$2.85. Guilty, and defendant is giv
en six months on roads, sentence to
I'e :-erved prior to above sentence.
State vs. Floyd Potter, white la
borer, aged 40, for abandonment and
i:on-support of vdfe and chdd. Guil
ty. Road sentence of 12 months to
he suspended upon condition that
"'efendant pays into court for use
rnd benefit of wife and child the
sum of $12.50 per month. Jail sen
tence further- suspended upon condi
tion that defendant executes a good
;md sufficient bond in sum of $300
tor the .faithful performance of this
Judgment.
State vs. Jack Hudson, white far-
?.-)er, aged 24, for violation of prohi-
b'tion law. Plea of guilty as to pos
session of one bai'rel of beer for
purpose of manufacturing whiskey.
Defendant given 60 days on roads.
. J^-.ppeal bond $100.00.
• State vs. Leonard Capps, white
f.anner, aged 34, for violation of the
prohibition law. Plea of guilty as to
c.ossesijion of 6 gallons of whiskey,
Arhisk^. still, beer, and manufactur-
i-tg whi-key. Road sentence of four
conths, to be suspended upon pay-
■ent of $50 fine and cost, and up-
■!n further condition that defendant
■loes not violate the prohibition law
ajjain during next two years.
State vs. F. M: Betts, white "J.a-
borer, aged 38, for careless and
j-e.cklers driving and disorderly con,-*'
, liuct. Guilt/ on both counts. $50.00
■One and cost. Defendant ordered and
'■■'irected not to operate a motor ve
hicle again in North Carolina duiing
.rext 90 days.
State vs. George Hall, white far
mer, and John Hall, white farmer,
for dynamiting in Holt Lake or
*Rlack Creek. Both guilty, and each
fined $100 and one-half the cost
each. Both appeal, bond of each fix
ed at $200.00.
State v--. Paschal Bejfley, white
"v_ farmer, aged 21, for a^ault with
deadly weapon, operating- motor ve-
i-icle while intoxicated. Not guilty
and discharged.
State vs. Milton Johnson, white
farmer, aged 29, and Edwin John
son, white farmer, a.ged 17, for vi
olation of prohibition law. Milton
Johnson not guilty and dkcharged.
. 'Ed'win Jo'hnson guilty of possession
cf 5 gallons of whiskey for purpose
of sale. (Plea). Defendant is given
four month-; on roads.
State vs. Bob Johnson, white far-
« mer, aged 47, for violation of pro
hibition law. Plea of guilty as to
iwssession of one-half gallon of
•whiskey. Continue prayer for jud.g-
.'uent upon payment of $10.00 fine
and cost.
. State vs. Golden Mangum, white
man, for being drunk and disorderly
and resisting officer in discharge of
duty. It appears to court that this
case should have been disposed of
by Mayor. It is therefore ordered
that case be removed to Mayor of
Benson, N. C., for final disposal.
State vs. Bessie Byrd, for false
pretense and fraud. Not guilty and
discharged.
State vs. Marian Parker, white,
and Melvin Thornton, white. Defend
ants .come' into court voluntarily
and admit their inability to pay fine
and cost as imposed in fomier ca^e.
Solicitor having prayed judgment
in original cause, it is ordered that
■each defendant be given 60 days on
roads.
State vs. George Benson, -white
farmer, for violation of prohibition
law. Guilty of possession of three
quarts of whiskey. Continue prayer
■ for judgment upon payment of $25
fine and cost and upon'further con-
. -dition that defendant does not vio
late prohibition law again during
next two years.
State vs. Bo Davis, alias, Lyn-wood
^Davis, white', aged 23, for receiving
i*j&len property (chickens) knowing
hem to have been stolen,- A'alue less
than $20. Guilty, and fined $10.00
and cost.
State vs. Elton Holt, colored la
borer, for larceny of meat, value
less than $20. Probable cause found,
■iind defendant is bound to Superior
i
Interesting Items
From Smithfield
Uprising Against
New Ambassador
E. V. WOODARD, Jr.
Ernest V. Woodard, Jr., of Selma
Boy Scouts, Troop No. 32, who re
ceived the rank of Eagle Scout last
July, has recentl.v been appointed
Instrucrtor in Basketry at Camp Tus-
carora for the .-ummer. Members of
the local troop are justly proud of
this honor which has come to one
of their number.
The time' for filing notices of
candidacy in the Smithfield primary
has expired, and it is now known
who the candidates are, to be vote,d
for on Monday, April 3-rd. There are
five candidates for mayor, and fif
teen candidates for commissioners
as follows:
For Mayor—J. D. Underwood, W.
B. Wellons, Everett S. Stevens, Ed.
S. Edmundson and L. E. Watson, Jr.
For Commissioners—W. Clifton
Bea.sley, Graham Smith, W. T. Hol
land, Dr. W. J. Massey, Theron
Johnson, Will S. Ragsdale, Ed. S.
Abell, Tom Stalling -, W. J. Hunt
ley, I. W. Medlin, Hugh M. Austin,
Walter M. Grantham, W. M. Gaskin,
Willis G. Glass and D. W. Peterson.
Tliere had been reports that one
of the fair sex was expected to get
into the race for mayor, but for
some reason this did not prove to
be a reality.
Notice! Jubilee Singers
Coming, March
list.
A most enjoyable and wholesome
entertainment Avill be put on -at the
Selma School Auditorium Friday
night, March 31st. The main fea
tures of the program will be as fol
lows. The Dillrad High School
(colored) Glee Club, 25 to 50
voices, of Gold boro, will render a
number of Negro Spirituals and
other selections. And say, this one
feature will be worth ■ the price. Dr.
Z. B. Spence, of Goldsboro (Opto
metrist)' a most humorous entertain
er, will appear on the progiam giv
ing impersonations, character sketch
es, etc. One of the most attractive
features, however, will be the North
Carolina imper-onaters of Amos and
Andy. Make yout plans to be there,
for you will enjoy every minute of
the entertainment. Music by the
Selma school band, directed by Miss
Virginia Baines. All school children
of Selma and other schools in the
county admitted for 10 cents, adults
25 cents. All colored people admitted
to the baleorfy for 10 cents.
Last Sunday morning Dr. Henry
Louis Smith, of Greensboro, preach
ed an interesting- sermon at the
Smithfield Mis ionary Baptist church
and at the same time Rev. A. W.
Plyler, editor of the North Caro
lina Chi'istian Advocate, published
at Greensboro, preached a splendid
sermon at the Methodist church.
Both of these well known preach
ers stressed the importance of tem
perance and sobriety and warned
the people against the dangers of
bringing back the saloon, or the li
censed sale of intoxicating beverag
es under any other name.
The Smithfield school orchestra
will be heard in a half-hour radio
program from Rale'gh station
WPTF on Saturday, April 1, from
4:15 to 4:45 P. M. Smithfield is
iustly proud of both its high school
band, and drum and bugle corps.
The band will give a spring con
ceit at the Sanders Theatre next
Sunday at 3:30 P. M.
Hubert Stephenson III
Hurbert Stephenson, 27-year-old
son of Mr. and Mr.s-. William Steph-
en.son, of Pleasant Grove Township,
suffered a stroke of paralysis at his
home on last Thursday night, af
fecting his entire right side. He is
in a critical condition. Mr. Stephen
son ha- a wife and one child.
Mrs. Booker Celebrates 72nd
Birthday
Kivvanis Promoting
Vocational Guidance
Selma Club Hears Report From
Committee Telling Of Work Done.
Mrs. F. T. Booker celebrated her
72nd birthday Sunday, March 19th
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Russell Yelvington, in Cleveland
Township, ten mile;; -west of Smith-
field. A large number of relatives
and friends gathered at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Yelvington, where
an elaborate dinner was served. Mrs.
Booker is the widow of the late F.
Tom Booker, one of the founders ofi
the Smithfield Herald, and the
mother of the follo'wing children:
Mrs. W. T. Adams, of Smithfield;
Mrs, H. E. Davis and Mrs. Ralph
Moore, of Raleigh, Mrs. Russell
Yelvingston and S. W. Booker, who
live.s with his mother.
Japan Withdraws
From League Nations
Geneva, March 27.—Japan’s
formal notification of withdrawal
from tile League of Nations was
communicated today to the League
secretariat.
The trouble with the janitor at
our apartment house is that he
doesn’t put any fire into his work.
court, bond fixed at $300.00.
State vs. Ira B. Raynor, white
merchant, aged 43, for violation of
prohibition law. Guilty of possession
of one gallon-of whiskey. Fined $25
and co.'t.
State vs. Paul Anderson, colored
laborer, for violation of prohibition
law. Guilty of possession of one-
half pint of whiskey. Thirty days
in jail, to be suspended upon pay
ment of cost.
State vs. Joe Turner, colored, un
employed, for larceny of hat and
suit, value less than $20. Defendant
given 12 months on roads.
Rev. W. J. Crain chairman of the
vocational guidance committee of the
Selma Kiwanis Club, was called on
by President C. L. Richardson'at the
weekly meeting of the club last
Thursday night for a report from
his committee. Mr. Crain said that
the activities of his committee had
been directed along the line of this
work among the high .-chool stu
dents, and the committee organized
three groups, one in engineering, one
in teaching and one in nursing. A
movement is on foot, said Mr. Crain,
to have the Parent-Teachers’ A.sso-
ciation sponsor a small library on
vocational guidance. He stated th-at
J. C. Avery, Jr., had been chosen to
represent the engineering group at
a three days’ engineering council at
State College, Raleigh, on April 6,
7, and 8. Miss Mary E. Wells, .-up-
ervisor of Johnston County, has been
engag'ed to speak to the group who
are interested in the teaching pro
fession on Wednesday of next week.
“Valuable work is being done,” said
the speaker, “on the line of as
sisting under-privileged children in
their normal, physical and moral de
velopment.”
It was announced that'plans are
under way for an Easter egg hunt
on Easter Monday for the under
privileged children of Selma and
community.
Talks also were made at the meet
ing by Kiwanians Star Harper, Chas,
Scales, L. T. Singleton and G. F.
Brietz.
Mexico City, March 28.—Posters
attacking Josephus Daniels, the new
American ambas ador to Mexico, ap
peared on -walls in Mexico City to
day.
The posters were captioned “Out
With Daniels” and they called him
“the murderer of Azueta and Uribe.”
These men were Mexicans who were
killed in the fighting when Unite-.l
States forces landed at Vera Cruz
in 1914. At the time Mr. Daniels
■was Secretary of the Navy.
The posters were signed “The
Central Committee of the Commun
ist Party of Mexico, Section of the
Communist International”.
They railed upon workers, farm
ers, students, soldiers and sailors
and “all anti-imperialists in gen
eral” to rise up and force Mr. Dan
iels from Mexico.
Lirges Overthrow
The overthrow of the present
Me.xican government for permitting
Mr. Daniels to serve as ambassador
was urged in the posters.
“The naming of Daniels is an in
sult to the .Mexican people and ex
pectorate; on the memory of Mex
icans who died at Vera Cruz,” the
posters said. “What is the consist
ency of decorating those who died
at Vera Cruz and then welcoming
the murderer of Azueta and Uribe?”
Stoned Embassy
It was learned today that Com
munists stoned the American embas
sy last Friday night in a demonstra
tion a,gain t the naming of Mr. Dan
iels.
Several -windows of the embassy
were lured away from the building
by one group while others rushed
into .stone the place.
Arthur Bliss Lane, charge d’af-
fairs, who had just returned from
Washington, reported the incident
to the foreign office and to the chief
of police. The police have not yet
made the matter public, 'and it could
not. be learned whether any arrests
have been ma4h- ’
It was definitely learned today
that W. F. Flaney, pre.sident of the
American Chamber of Commerce,
last week sent a telegram to Secre
tary Hull, prote-ting against the
appointment of Mr. Daniels,
The text of Mr. Flaney’s tele-
,gram and Secretary Hull’s reply
were not made public here.
burning no time was left to re
move anj-thing from the house, so
lost.
The house belonged to Mrs. E. O.
Aycock, and it was stated that there
was some insurance, biit the amount
could not be determined at the time
of this writing.
Fire In Smithfield Rockefeller, Sr.,
Early This Morning No Longer Richest
March 30.—The fire New York, March 28.—John D.
was called out about Rockefeller, Sr., the man who thought
Smithfield,
department
1 o’clock this morning in answer to only in terms of millions when he
the fire alai'in and the home of was cracking the whip in the money
Gardner Wilkins was found to be marts but who of recent years has
m full blaze. The fire had gained thought only in term.s of bright,
such headway that it was impossi- shiny dimes, is no longer the rich-
ble to extinguish it, when the Fire est man in the world.
Depaitnient arrived. It was burned j For decades he has enjoyed that
to the ground. j reputation, but now it must be ad-
One of Wilkin;’ children was sick mitted that the former oil king has
and in trying to save him from abdicated his throne.
Henry
He Abdicated
Ford, Andrew
Mellon,
all the household furnishings were Charles M. Schwab, Bernard Barucii
Debate Will Be Held
In City Auditorium
Since the paper was set up for
the press, the announcement comes
to us from the, high school authori
ties that the State Triangular debate
will be held in the city auditorium
instead of the school building. Every
body remember this and come to the
debate. Remenlfcer the place-—City
Hall auditorium.
KILLS BIG SNAKE.
Mr. Ira Batten, who lives about
half a mile north of Selma, killed
rattlesnake yesterday afternoon
that measured more than five feet
in length and eight inches in circum
ference. The snake had seven rat-
tler.s and a button. Mr. Batten, his
wife and son, Willard Batten, were
fishing in Neuse river, near the-
county bridge, when they were at
tracted by the “rattling” of the_^
.snake. The boy went to his home,
secured his shot gun, returned to j ties,
the scene and annihilated his snake-
ship. The fellow was brought to
the Johnstonian-Sun'' offioi? aTid"’'Srt-
tracted quite a lot of attention.
Bov Scout Hut
Nearing Completion
ATTACK UPON DANIELS
SURPRISES WASHINGTON
Washington, March 28.—Attack in
Mexico City against Ambassador
Josephus Daniels’ appointment today
created surprise among officials here.
A non-committal silence was the on
ly reaction at the State Department.
Official reports of the poster cam
paign against, Daniels had not
reached the department from the
Mexico City embassy late today,
but observers there regarded the al
legation that the new ambassador
intended to organize the Mexican
army and navy to fight an impe
rialistic war for the United States
as too absurd for comment.
Secretary Hull could not be reach
ed to verify receipt of the reported
letter f]-oni the president of the
American Chamber of Commerce in
Mexico protesting against Ambassa
dor Daniels’ appointment. It could
not be learned whether or not he
would reply if the communication
has been received.
Work is progres-ing rapidly on
the Scout hut being erected at At
kinson’s Mill. The building, which
will be 30 x 45 feet, will be ready
for the roof by the first of the com
ing week. The hut will have 36
bunks, sleeping- quarters, reception
hall and kitchen, storage room and
pantry. The public is cordially invit
ed to drive out to this beautiful
site and inspect the building at any
time.
CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Business Booms For
Bungs for Beer Barrels
Berwind, W. Va., March 27—
Bungs for beer barrels are boosting-
business in Berwind.'
Three carloads of yellow poplar
President Richardson appointed H.
H. Lowry, chairman of the music
and educational committee, in place
of A. J. Holliday, who has moved
to Raleigh to accept a position in ed and busine-'s is booming,
one of the banks in that city.
preferred lumber for bungs because
it swells when wet—have been ship
ped from Berwind to a Cincinnati
bung manufacturer.
S. G. Taylor, manager of the
Mountain . Fork Lumber Company,
said another shipment is being load-
Beer Sales Law Signed
By Minn. Governor
Furniture Store
Buying Increases
St. Paul, March 27.—Gov. Floyd
B. Olson added Minnesota today to
the list of state.;- in which beer will
be legal April 7.
He signed into law a legislative
measure regulating sale and another
setting maximum alcholic content at
3.2 per cent by weight.
Both become effective with nation
al legalization of beer at midnight
April 6.
Chicago, March 27—Resumption of
buying on a larger scale by retail
furniture stores was reflected last
week by increased attendance of
buyers in the Chicago market, of
ficials of the American Furniture
Mart said.
Johnnie—^“Why does' the whistle
blow for a fire?”
Billy—“It doesn’t blow for the
fire, it blows for water. They’ve got
the fire.”
Smithfield, March 29.—Mr. and
Mr.s. J. S. Stancil of Kenly, Route
1, celebrated their 40th wedding an
niversary on March 8th, with a bar
becue .'upper. There were 50 guests
present and the evening was thor
oughly enjoyed by all.
Large Crowd Attend Concert.
One of the largest crowds ever
to attend a religious service in Sel
ma were present at the Bapti.st
church here last Sunday night to
hear the Concert Singers and Glee
Club from Campbell College, under
the direction of Prof A. A. Linch.
The pro,gram carried a lesson in
sacred music which is seldom equal
ed by professional singers anywhere.
Orders Special Communication
• Of Masonic Fraternity.
The Mo.st Worshipful Grand
Master of the State of North Caro
lina has ordered a special communi
cation of all subordinate lodges to
be held on April 4, 1933. Selma
Lodge No. 320 invites all Master
Masons in good standing to meet
with them at 8 o’clock, p. m., on
the above date. Refreshments will
be served.
L. T. SINGLETON, W. M.
W. T. WOODARD, Sec.
Clcan-Up Day.
All who have loved ones buried in
the cemetery at Mrs. D. A. Durfee’s
near Brogden School in Boon Hill
town-'hip, John.ston County,. will
please meet there on April 8th, 1933
at 1 o’clock p. m., for the purpose
of repairing the fence or any other
work necessary.
J. W. PITTMAN,
Goldsboro, N C.
and J. Pierpont Morgan, to name
only a few, have gone beyond the
present Rockefeller fortune. -It is
equally true the senior Rockefeller’s
abdication was a voluntary one for
since the turn of the century he has
given away several fortunes to
philanthropic activities and turned
over huge holdings to his son.
The wealth of a man is usually
estimated by the amount of money
he gives awawy. The legendary
Croesus, wealthiest figures in al!
antiquity , once gave $10,000,000 to
the Delphi Oracle. This gave him
quite a reputation, and until the
present century he had always been
regarded as the wealthie.st man of
all time.
Today the Rockefeller fortune can
be rated as only one of the com
paratively minor fortunes of the
country. The economic slump cut
deeply into what he had retained
after his enormous contributions to
charity.
Early in the 1900s Rockfeller
launched himself on his philanthropic
career. At that time estimates of his
wealth were around the billion-dol-
lar mark. He founded the Rockfel
ler foundation and that has, of
course, been a terrific expense to
him. His wealth was soon convert
ed into so-called “gilt-edged securi-
The.=e rose in valwe >ntil
they reachel their peak in 192i>.
But since then ?
A .substantial pari of the Rocke
feller fortune has been ami is tied
up with stocks and bonds as
Atchison, T^eka and Santa Fe; In
ternational Harvester preferred;
Ohio Oil Company; Standard of In
diana and Standard Oil of New
Jersey. A glance at the financial
page will tell what ha happened
to them.
Becau.se most of his fortune was
in securities it seems fair to as
sume. that today the Rockefeller
fortune is considerably less than
one-third of what it was five year.s
ago. Adiied to that is the fact that
last year John D. Jr., paid a larg
er income tax than did his father
and that the same situation will
exist this year.
The king is dead—long live the
king, whether it be Henry Ford,
Charles Schwab, Andrew Mellon,
Pierpont Morgan or any one of a
dozen others. It certainly is. not
John D. Rockefeller.
But as the former king plays his
few holes of golf each day and
tosses new dimes to people he meets
embracing gracefully his new status
of abdicated monarch, one feels he
doesn’t care very much about the
fortunes he has given away or lost.
Seen Along The
MAIN DRAG
(BY H. H. L.)
PUT, BLACKIE and WHIT, the
Three Musketeers, have gotten rich
and retired—they have sold their
interest in the Texaco Station to
CHARLIE CRUMPLER, formerly
superintendent of the Middle-ex Or-
phana.ge—Welcome to the Maindrag,
Mr. Grumpier—Three more candi
dates for Commissioners, ROY A.
JONES, CLYDE JONES, E. V.
DEANS, and four for' Mayoi-,
HARE, RICHARDSON, MASSEY
and GODWIN, to date—There may
be others before Saturday—when
the registration books will be open
—Everybody on the Maindrag is
talking Town election—All candi
dates are fine, likable fellows—
Friends of CARL WORLEY, pres
ent Commissioner, and one who
has been on the job since he was
elected, . want him to ,'tay there,
but his doctor says “No”—STAR
HARPER has made good and will
be returned by the voters on May
2nd—JULIAN AVERY hasn’t said
what he is going to do, but SASSER
has a card in the Sun asking for
your suppoi-t—He has also made a
good daddy.
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