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VOL. 16
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE I'), 1933.
NUMBER
Smithfield Firms Give
Half Holiday Every
Wed. For 3 Months
other Towns In County Agree
• To Observe Half Holiday on
Wednesday Afternoons This
Summer.
The movement in Johnston
County to observe a half holi
day on Wednesday afternoons
is growing. Benson was the
Tirst town to report a 100 per
cent sign-up of the merchants
to; close their stores at this
time. SinC'e then 40 firms in
Smithfield have signed an
agreement to close begipning
next Wednesday afternoon at
1' o’clock and each Wednesday
afternoon thereafter ‘ through
tile second Wednesday in Aug
ust. News comes- from Micro
and Kenly that the stores in
those towns were closed on last
Wednesday.
The Smithfield merchants who
have agreed to close are as follows:
Hudson-Belk company, J. & S
Hardware, D. W. Parker, W. M.
Sanders & Son, J. A. Smith, Leon
G.- Stevens, E. P. Lore, Austin &
Ogburn Cotton company. Home In-
-S'drance & Realty company. Service
Barber Shop, W. Jesse Stanley.
I.uby F. Royall, Progressive Store
No. 16, Pender’s, Sanitary Barber
Shop, Rose’s five and ten, Smithfield
Hardware company, R. Lewis, Ray
ford Oliver, Brown’s Barber Shop
Progressive Store No. 20, Turnage
& Talton, Smithfield Herald, Charles
Davis, Austin & Hamilton, Efird’-
Department Store, H'll’s Grocery and
.Market, Smithfield Fruit company,
Gregory’s five and ten, W. J. H„ut-
ley, First-Citizens Bank & Trust
company, Peedin & Peterson, Jones
Market, Rabil’a- Inc., G. E. Thornton,
N; B. Grantliam, Watson Grocery
company, J. A. Rabil, A. R. Baroody,
M e n’s Wear Shop.—Smithfield
Herald.
MAKES SPECIAL PLEA
FOR NEW AMBASSADOR
' Clayton, June 12.—Rev. John Guice,
pastor of the Methodist church in
h.is morning sermon Sunday pray-
■ed eloquently for the London con
ference and for President Roosevelt
and his asociates, with a special plea
for William E. Dodd, former Clay
ton man who has been appointed
ambassador to Germany.
Death Takes Mrs.
Sue Stancil of Selma
Mrs. Lou Stancil, 62, widow of
.Jf. R. Stancil, died at her home in
^his city Friday night at 11:30 after
KCTeral days’ illness. Mrs. Stancil
hgd been in declining health for
several years. The deceased was one
of Selma’s most highly respected
■women. The funeral services were
conducted Saturday afternoon at
four o’clock, conducted by Elder
J. H. Worley, of the Free Will Bap-
frt church, in the presence of a
large number of friends and rela-
'tives.
Surviving are one son, J. Edgar
Stancil, of Selma, and two sisters,
'Mrs. Neicey Godwin, of Wayne
county, and Mrs. John Barnes, of
The Sanders’ Chapel section, and one
brother, Jones Holland, of Wayne
county.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Boy Admits He
Killed Mother
Flint, Mich., June 12.—Seventeen-
year-old Balfe MacDonald, a “prob
lem youth’’ who fought against
parental control, confessed, county
authorities said today, that he beat
his mother, Mrs. Grace Baird Mac
Donald, 54, to death in her bedroom
on May 27, during a quarrel in
which she threatened to have him
placed in a reformatory.
The confession was made within a
few hours after MacDonald, with his
companion in flight, W-lliam Ter-
williger, 16, were returned here from
Nashville, Tenn;, where they had
been arrested on charges of attempt-
extortion.
“I hit her three or four times,”
the youth said, explaining that he
had used the heavier of two book
ends in his mother’s room.
“She looked at me and her arms
were up,” he went on. “She said:
‘You can’t do this to me.’ She didn’t
say anything more and just tossed
over and over in bed and said
Balfe!”
MacDonald, attired in fresh cloth
ing, was arraigned before Justice
Frank W. Cain this afternoon on a
first-degree murder warrant, and ex
amination was demanded. It was set,
for June 16, and MacDonald was
taken to the county jail. He sho-wed
no emotion as he wa.s brought into
a crowded courtroom.
.MULES KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Dir.ing an electric storm on last
Monday afternoon, Mr. Hook.s Rich
ardson,, -who lives near Kenly, had
four mules killed w^en lightning
struck the barn, in which they were
housed.
Miss PuiIey Chosen As
“uTiss Johnston County”
Mi.ss Grace Pulley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. S Pulley, of Kenly,
was chosen as the most beautiful
g'rl ni the beauty conte t staged in
Smithfield Thursday night by the
Pou-Parrish post of the American
Legion aided by the Woman’s club.
She was given the title of Miss
Johnston County and will represent
this county at the beauty contest to
be conducted at Wrightsville Beach
in August.
About sixty young women from
various, towns in the county partici
pated in the event which was held
at the .school house.
Selma Peoole Hear
Rev. Mr. Inman
June 3.—Eving Parrish age 16 to
Alice Byrd both of Angler route 1.
June 5.—James B. Howell age 63
Burlington N. C., to Arkansas God-
■win, age 48, Kenly, Route 2.
June 5.—Josephus John-son, age 27
Hour Oaks Route 4, to Edith Ste-
jH-enson, age 21, Willow Springs,
N. C.
June 6.—Frank Edward.s, age 22,
Beljjia N. C. to Ida Hatcher, age
37, Selma N. C.
June 8.—Allison W. Austin, age
.22, Smithfield, N. C., to Lettie Par
rish, age 21, Smithfield, N. C.
June 9.—Jas. Walton Debnam, age
24, Louisville, Ky., to Mary Evelyn
Parker age 24, Selma, N. C.
June 10.—-Kirby O. Langdon, age
28, Benson, N. C., to Matildo John-
•son, age 23, Benson, N. C.
June 10.—^Earl Wilder age 21,
Selma route 1, to Estelle Whitley,
.■age 18, Selma, Route 1.
E. T. Barnes, Jr., age 26, Wilson,
N. C., to Irene Page Stevens, aga
322, Smithfield, N. C.
Samuel Iimman, who is doing re
ligious field work in this vicinity
during the summer, supplied for the
pastor, Rev. D. F. Waddell, at the
mornng service in the Selma Pres
byterian church Sunday morning,
using- as his central theme words of
1 Paul to his companions on the ship
out at sea in a great storm to “be
of gobd cheer.” This admonition
came from Paul after the ship’s
crew had thrown overboard practical
ly everything but the ship’s hull.
We, too, have encountered a great
economic crisis and many have given
up life’s .saving, but the admonition
of Rev. Mr. Innman to his hearers
was to resort to prayer like Paul of
old and they would find a remedy
to enable them- to “be of good cheer”
when reverses come.-
Beautiful Church
Wedding In Selma
Miss Mary Evelyn Parker Becomes
Bride of Walter Debnam, of
Louisville, Ky., Large Number of
Ouit-of-Town Friends In Attend
ance.
Musical Program
At Kiwanis Meet
A most delightful musical pro
gram was given by the Willetts
family at the meeting of the Ki-
wams Club on last Thursday even
ing. Mr. Willetts with his -saw; his
son, G. M., Jr., and his v-iolin and
daughter. Miss Mary, at the piano,
rendered a number of popular and
sacred numbers. This is indeed a
musical family. Mrs. Willetts is the
popular organist at the First Bap
tist church.
Mr. Brietz, program chairman for
the month of June, announced that
local talent would be used during
this month.
Miss Grace Oliver, of Goldsboro,
is spending a few days with Miss
Lois Warren.
A wedding beautiful in its simpli
city was solemnized in Edgerton
Memorial Methodist church Saturday
morning- at 10 o’clock, when Miss
Mary Evelyn Parker of Selma be
came the bride of Walton Debnam
of Louis-ville, Ky.
The church was simply, - but ef
fectively decorated for the occa
sion. The altar was draped with
white entwined with green and de
corated with baskets of pink, white
and blue Queen Anne’e lace.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. W.
H. Call, organist and Rev. D. F.
Waddell, violinist, rendered a pro
gram of appropriate nuptial music.
The Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
was used as the processional and
Mendelssohn’s wedding mai-ch as the
recessional.
The U'hers entered by either aisle
and crossing over took their places
at either side of the altar. They
were George Davis Vick, Ralph H.
Woodard, John Lacy Deans and
Billy Pearce, all wearing white
flannel trousers and dark blue coats
Miss Vivian Raper, cousin of the
bride, gowned ' in pink crepe with
accessories to match and carrying
an arm boupuet of pink ^gladiola.s,
entered by the right ai-le -while lit
tle Miss Martha Anne Poole of
Winston-Salem, niece of the bride
groom, wearing- a dainty dress of
blue organdy, entered by the left
aisle, carrying the ring in the heart
of a calla lilly.
The bride, lovely in a navy blue
georgette, with accessories to match
carrying- a colon'al bouquet of gar
denias showered -with valley lilies,
entered with her uncle, .TVr, J.
Fitzgerald, of Smithfield, by whom
she was given in marriage, ileetiiig
the bride and maid of honor at the
altar, for the bethrothal service,
were the bridegroom and Wyatt
Richardson of Selma, -who acted a
best man.
The cei-emony was performed Jby
Rsv. L. T, Singleton, pastor of Bd-
gerton Memorial Methodist church
of which both bride and bridegroom
were members during- their child
hood.
Mrs. Debnam is the daughter of
Mrs. Annie Parker and the late
Patrick H. Parker of Selma. She
was graduated from N. C. C. W.
Greensboro and has taught for the
past three years, in the Gastonia
city schools.
Mr. Debnam is the youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Debnam of
Winston-Salem, formerly of Selma.
He received his education at Duke
University and for the past several
years has held a responsible posi
tion with the Brown-Williamson
Tobacco Co., fir t in Winston-Salem,
later being transferred to Louis
ville, Ky., where the young couple
will reside at 525 Belgravia Court.
Mrs. Debnam has been the re
cipient of numerous social court
esies during the past week. Among
them a Hearts-Dice party and mis
cellaneous shower given by Miss
Margaret Etheredge at her home on
Tuesday evening. Thursday evening
Mi.ss Eunice Temple, Mrs. C. E.
Kor.negay and Mrs. R. D. Blackburn
entertained at the home of Mrs
Kornegay and a miscellaneous show
er was given. Friday Miss Vivian
Raper of Wilson entertained the
bridal party at luncheon at her
home. Friday John Lacy Deans en
tertained the bridal party at din
ner at the home of his parent^.
Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs
Roger Strickland entertained at a
party for. the bride and bridegroom
and numerous friends. This morn
ing Miss Miriana Brietz entertain
ed at a beautifully appointed wed
ding breakfast at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Brietz.
A large number of people from
out of town attended the wedding,
among them were: Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. Debnam, Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Poole
and two little daughters of Winston-
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Debnam, Mr.
James Davis, Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
Fitzgerald and daughter, Janice of
Smithfield.
Mrs. N. B. Orr and little grand
daughter, Sue Griffin of Warsaw
Mrs. Z. V. Fitzgerald, Mrs. M. C.
Winston, Dr. and .Mrs. A. S. Oliver,
Mr. Sam Young, Miss Dorothy
Toye, Mrs. Robert Long, Mr. Law
rence Nichols, Mrs. T. H. Griffis,
Miss Virgilina Griffis, Mr. James
Raspberry, and Miss Josephine Poole
ProceedingsCounty
Recorder’s Court
Number Violators of Prohibition
Laws and Driving Cars While
Under Influence of Liquor and
Larceny Were Tried Before Judge
Aycock This Week.
State vs John A. Waddell, operat
ing motor car while under influence
of whiskey, and possession and tran
sportation of 2 pints whiskey, plea
of guilty as to both charges, con
tinue prayer for judgment, open
payment of $50.00 fine and cost and
oh further condition the defendant
does not operate a motor vehicle
again in North Carolina during next
90 days.
State vs. Melvin Sanders, operat
ing motor vehicle without proper
license plate and violation of pro
hibition law (posession and trans
portation 1-2 pint whiskey) Guilty
on both counts. Continue prayer for
judgment upon payment of $10.00
fine.
State vs Edgar Massengill, viola
tion prohibition law. Guilty, posses
sion 1 gallon of whiskey for purpose
of sale and sale of whiskey. Let
defendant be confined in jail of
Johnston county for a term of 6
months sentence to be suspended up
on payment of $10.00 fine and on
condition the defendant violate no
state laws within next 2 years.
State vs Monroe McLamb, viola
tion prohibition law. Guilty posses
sion 1 pint whiskey for purpose oi
sale, let defendant be confined in
jail of Johnston county for a term
of 30 days and assigned to work on
public roads. The jail sentence to
be suspended upon payment of cost.
State vs Jame,-. Beasley, assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty. Let de
fendant be confined in jail of John-
■ston county for a term of 60 days
and assigned to work on public
-^oads. The jail sentence to be sus
pended upon payment of cost and
.on fui-ther condition the defendent
remains of good behavior during
next 2 years.
State vs Huston Ennis, larceny of
pistol value less than $20.00 the
property of Elijah Register. Guilty.
Let the defendant be confined in
jail of Johnston county for a term
of ten days and assigned to work
on public roads.
State vs. Jesse Raynor and Bras-
pas Lee, profane and indecent lan
guage on public highway etc. Both
guilty continue prayer for judgment
upon payment of 1-2 cost each.
State vs Murray Ballenger, -vio
lation prohibition law, possesson of
3 quarts whskey for purpose of sale.
Let defendent be confined in jail of
Johnston county for a term of 6
months sentence to be suspended up
on payment of $10.00 fine on condi
tion the defendant violate no State
laws within next 2 years.
State vs Rufus Barnes and David
Barnes, larceny of watch value
less than $20 00 property of Ed.
Townsend. David Barnes under 16
years of age and case as to him
transfered to juvenile court. Rufu.s
Barnes guilty. Let defendant be con
fined in jail of Johnston county for
a term of 60 days and assigned to
work on public roads. Appealed.
State vs. Ralph Page, violation
prohibition law. Guilty possession
whiskey 1 pint. Let defendant be
confined in jail in Johnston county
for a term of 60 days and assigned
to work on public road.s. The jail
sentence to be .suspended upon pay-
nent of $10.00 fine and cost.
State vs. William Benson, careless
and reckless driving, violation prohi
bition law, possession and transpor
tation whi.skey. Assault with deadly
weapon not guilty of violation pro
hibition law and asault with deadly
weapon. Guilty earless and reckless
driving. Let defendant be confined
in jail of Johnston county for a
term of 60 days and assigned to
work on public roads. The fine
sentence to ,be suspended upon pay
ment of $35.00 fine and cost.
Selma Wins Over
Clayton 3-2 Score
Young Man Drowned
Near Kenly Sunday]
JOHNSTON COUNTY LEAGUE
Herman Willoughby Drops _ L’rom
Limb Over Deep Water In Lowell’s
Mill Pond; Burial Monday.
Kenly, June 12.—Herman Wil
loughby, 20 year old son of Wil
liam Willoughby, a well known
tenant farmer who lives near Fel
lowship Methodist church, was
drowned in the pond at Lowell mill
near here Sunday afternoon at five
o’clock. The young man was with a
group of boys who were in swim
ming, but he himself could not
swim. Young Willoughby caught
hold of the limb of a tree which
reached out over the water and
swung on the limb. He suddenly
dropped from the limb into deep
water and his comrades soon found
that something was wrong. In a
short while his body was rescued by
a Hales ix)y, whose first name was
not learned. Medical aid was sent
for and Dr. M. Hinnant of Micro
and Dr. A. P. Strickland of Kenly
were soon on the scene. All efforts
of resuscitation proved fruitless.
Only about a quart of water wa-
found in his body, and it is the
general opinion that cramp or heart
failure must have caused him to
drop from the limb.
The burial took place yesterday
afternoon at four o’clock at the
cemetery at Raines cross roads.
McLamb And Hicks
Given Acquittal
Jury In Receiving Case Returns Ver
dict Afiter 24 Hours of Delibera
tion. - - ,
of Raleigh.
Mrs. Henry Brown of Portsmouth,
Va., Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bullock,
Suffolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Spraggins, Tarboro.
Misses Vivian and Clyde Raper,
Mr. Groves Raper, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Smith, Miss Margaret Bare
foot, Mr. Bill Farmer, Mrs. Henry
Moss, Mrs. Sam Moss, Misses Nancy
and Jean Moss of Wilson.
Mr. James Hill of Lexington, Mr.
Linwood Hinton, of Wayne.sville, Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Glover, Shanghai,
China, Tom Brown, Houston, Texas,
Prof, and Mrs. N. G. Woodlief, of
Benson, Mrs. Richard Lewis, Four
Oaks.
Laurinburg, June 10.—The Mc-
Lainb-Hicks case came to a surpris
ing end here late today when a
Moore County special jury returned
a not g-uilty verdict as to both de
fendants after 24 hours of delibera
tion. A mistrial was looked for.
Isham B. McLamb, Benson mer
chant, and Demood Hicks, Benson
barber, were jointly on trial charged
with knowingly receiving stolen cig
arettes, part of the goods taken
when a warehouse here last summer
was looted of an alleged value of
$1,100. The case has been the origi
nal cause of the arrest of 14 men
a total of 18 times. Seven pleaded
guilty, one was convicted, three were
freed, McLamb was on trial the
third time in seven months, Hicks
the second time in 40 days, and a
case in which bribery of witnesses
is charged and which grew from this
“receiving” case remains on the
docket. The fourteenth arest was
James Raynor, Benson attorney,
charged wth bribery of witnesses.
Using State prisoners police of
ficers and circumstantial evidence
the prosecution sought to show Mc
Lamb as the brains or “big shot”
of a well-organized gang of thieves.
Using a long line of high officials
and prominent business men from
the Johnston-Harnett section who
testified to his unblemished charac
ter and tendering an ordinarily
plau.sible explanation as to the find
ing of stolen goods in his .store Mc
Lamb rested his case.
Hicks depended on the theory that
he accidentaly handled some of the
loot.
Throughout the four-day trial the
presence of gaily dre.ssed wives and
relatives of the defendants (except
Mrs. McLamb reported ill) added an
unwonted dash of color to the ordi
narily somber Scotland court pro
ceedings as sweat-.soaked lawyers
pushed their way through evidence
and argument.
McLamb former city official affa
ble 39 plainly a man of influence
in his county now posibly facing a
strenuous fight to retain his freedom
in the bribery case took the situa
tion calmly. He said before the ver
dict: “I believe I’m going to have to
move to Laurinburg” due to his
many trials here.
The jury reported to the court
twice. Last night, about six to six
as to McLamb,” with no action then
on Hicks. Late today, “Six and six
as to one and nine and three the
other,” and that no verdict .seemed
posible.
W.
L
Pet.
Kenly
4
1
.800
Clayton
3
2
.600
Selma
2
3
.400
Pine Level
2
3
.400
Princeton
2
3
.400
Smithfield
2
3
.400
WHERE THEY PLAY FRIDAY
Selma at Clayton.
Smithfield at Princeton.
Kenly at Pine Level.
(BY BILL SPIVEY)
Selma displayed a new kind of
ba.se ball to win from Clayton Wed-
ne.-day to the tune of 3 to 2, The
home town boys came through
without an error which is going
some. Clayton outhit Selma 7 hits
to 4 but the locals took advantage
of the breaks and Clayton’s 7 er
rors to wreak the victory. Kemp
led the local hitting with 2 hits out
of 4 trips to the rubber to take the
leading batting for the Selma club
this season. Poole and Gattis led
Clayton’s hitting, each getting 2
hits from 4 attempts. Walt Worrell
pitched a fiine game for Selma as
did M. Barnes for Clayton.
This was by far the best game
Selma has played this season and
the boys all say they have plenty
more of the same kind tucked away
in their systems. Manager Ed
Creech made a few change.s in the
lineup during the first part of the
week and it seems to have worked
wonders. Ed got in the game Wed
nesday for the first real time this
season and played a swell game in
the field. Lets everybody give the
Jjoys a big hand and encourage them
along. We want to win this penngnt .
race.
The box: '■ ■ 'i' '
CLAYTON:
Player ab r h e po a
Lambeth cf 4 0 0 3 0
Baucom If 3 1 1 0 4
J, Barnes 3b 3 0 1 2 0 1:
Poole rf 4 0 2 0 2" 1-
Gattis, lb 4 1 0 2 10 0
Blinson sa 4 0 1 0 2 3
Atkinson 2 b 3 0 0 1 0 4
M. Barnes p 3 0 0 2 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS
31 2 7 7 22 8
SELMA:
Fields, cf 3 0 0 0 3 1
Creech 2b 4 0 0 0 2 6
Kemp c 4 2 2 0 0 1
Parrish If 4 1 0 0 2 0
Harris lb 4 0 0 0 11 0
G. Worrell ss 4 0 0 0 2 3
McMillan rf 3 0 1 0 0 0
Eason rf 1 0 0 0 1 0
L. Worrell 3b 3 0 1 0 2 2
W. Worrell p 3 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 3 4 0 23 13
Umpires: Barnes and Wiggs.
Scorer: Spivey.
FOR .SALE—One Cow with young
calf. H. M. Beasley, Smithfield
N. C. 6-8-It
Kenly, June 14.—Kenly took tha
Johnston county League lead all to
itself by defeating Pine Level, 6-5,
here today. The locals had been in
a tie with Clayton, which lost to
day to Selma.
George Hinton tos.sed for the
locals and Price and Edwards pitch
ed'for Pine Level. Kenly outhit the.
losers, 13 to 11. Crocker fetured for
Pine Level and Davis for Kenly.
Evans caught for the locals; Gard
ner for the visitors, /
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PRINCETON WINS, 11-2
Smithfield, June 14.—Princeton
banged 15 hits to defeat Smithfield,
11-2, here today. Millard Snipes held
the locals to two hits, by Kirkman
and Regi.ster. The .safeties came in
the eighth and were mixed with
errors for Smithfield’s runs. Toler,
Smith and Snipes led Princeton’s at--
tack.
Adams, Johnson and Watson pitch
ed and Honeycutt caught for Smith-
field. Brewer caught for Princeton.
Smithfield defeated Selma again
Friday afternoon to the tune of 13
to 5. The game was played at the
City Ball Park in Selma and was a
poor exhibition of baseball. Selma
made ten errors, bringing their to
tal to 39 for four games. Corbett
started in the box for Selma but
retired in the ninth after giving
Smithfield 12 hits. Brown finished
the game allowing a pair of base
hits in one inning. Selma collected
seven hits off Johnson and two off
Watson who pitched the last half of
the ninth inning for Smithfield.