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r™ X' •ADVERTISE YOUR business and build YOUR TOWN E JOHNSTONIAN READ THE ADS APPEARING IN THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON GOUN TY SUN CONSOLJDATE^ SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 29, 1933. Criminal Term Superior Court 'Convened Monday With Hon. J. Paul Frizzelle Judge Pre siding—Three Cases Consti tute Capital Offenses—Spe cial Jurors Are Dsawn. Snell Thinks Democrats Are Great Spenders Proceedings of Recorder's Court Cotton Reduction Plan In Danger Hon. J. Paul Frizzelle, of Snow Hill, judge presiding and Hon. Claw son L. Williams, of Sanford, prose cuting for State. Court to run for only one week. The following men were selected to serve as Jurors. John L. Johnson, Ernest H. Price, W. J. Lambert, Matt R. Johnson, J, B. O’Neal, Jr., h. V. Robbins, H. H. Olive, J. Ralph Burges, James C. Futrell, 0. R. Sullivan, C. H. Allen, Ralph Medlin, J. Raymond Lynch, R. C. Youngblood, J. M. Puckett, Jack B. Wooten,, W. M. Woodall, J. F. Bail, G. B. Smith, S. B. Jones, Joseph Wheeler, J. Rommie Stephen son, W. L. Snipes, W. D. Creech. For reasons accejitable to the court, the following jurors were excused for the week; W. L. Snipes, J. R. Sullivan, J. Ralph Burges, H. H. Olive, Ralph Medlin, S. B. Jones, W. D. Creech. Proceedings: Patrick Bunch, Jr., by his next friend, Patrick H. Bunch, Sr. vs Claude M. Hill and wife, Mrs. Claude M. Hill. Civil action brought Republican Leader Declares That Never In History of Nation During Peace Time Has Nation’s Credit Been Put to Such a Strain. Judge Aycock Disposes of a Number of Cases, Most of Which Were For Liquor Law Violations —Fornication and Adultery Cases Many. Excessive Production Figures Being Submitted by Many Farmers May Result In the Entire Plan Being Dropped. Washington, June 25.—A vigorous attack on the Democratic adminis tration and its leadership in the session of Congress just closed was initiated today by Representative Snell, of New York, the Republican leader, with a declaration that the Democrats had gone on a “spend ing spree.” The New Yorker asserted that the federal budget was more out of bal ance today than at any time in the history of the country with the ex ception of a single year during the world war, and that the administra tion was “keeping two sets of books” in reporting an equlization of re ceipts and expenditures. Describing the special session as extraordinary, Snell said no legi.s- lative body in the United States “ever wrought such profound changes in the laws and the consti tution.” He added: “It appropriated more money. levied more and heavier new taxes for recovery of damages done in | and authorized a larger bond is- antoraobile wreck. The jury found j suance, calling for heavier annual that the plaintiff was , injuried by the negligence Of the defendant and that the defendant did not contri bute to his injury. Jury found plaintiff entitled to recover $340.00 damages from defendant. State vs J. W. Tomlinson. Public ly drunk. An habitual drunkard. Violation prohibition law. Defendant plead not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on four counts. State vs Otto Lpve. Seduction. State took nol pros. No cost to be taxed against County. State vs Chick Benton and James Wadford. Violation prohibition law. Called and failed. Instanter capias. Judgment nissi scifa. State vs James Wiggs. Seduction. Continued for State. State vs Elton Holt. Larceny. Continued for term. A true bill. ^ State vs Hattie Horton. Violation prohibition law. Defendant in court on appeal from 6 months Recorder’s Court sentence. Here she pleads guilty. Sentence of 12 months in jail to be suspended for two years during good behavior of defendant Court finds defendant unable to pay cost and cost will be remitted on good behavior of defendant. State vs Hunter H. Johnson. Forg ery. Nol pros. No cost to attach against County. State vs Hunter H. Johnson. Nol pros. No co:-t to be taxed against County. State vs Ben Pollard. Violation prohibition law. Defendant in court on appeal from 12 month sentence in Recorder’s Court. Plea of not guilty. Jury returns verdict of guilty Defendant given 12 months on roads. State vs John L. Murphy, colored laborer, aged 23. Larceny. A true ■bill. Defendant enters plea of guil ty of receiving stolen property, with knowledge. Defendant sentenced to 5 months on roads. State vs Ben Pollard. Violation prohibition law on January 16, 193-3. Appeal from 4 months sentence in Recorder’s' Court. Defendant ■ given 6 months on roads, sentence to be gin at expiration of above sentence. State vs Ben Pollard. Violation prohibition law. Entered a plea. Defendant given 4 months on roads, sentence to begin at expiration of above sentence. State vs L. B. McLamb, 1st De gree Murder. A true bill. In true bill returned by solicitor, he found that defendant on April 7, 1933, killed G. K. Hudson with malice afore thought in Johnston County. De fendant pleaded not guilty. Special -venire of 50 men ordered from -which to pick jury for the trial of ^his case. They are as follows: E. L. Langston, J. W. Barbour, ”W. W. Stanley, H. G. Thompson, A. Ziady, D. Clarence Johnson, Robt. Richardson, Perry E. Johnson, C. W. Overly, LeRoy Creech, W. M. 'Gaskin, H. C. Holt, J. L. Davis, Paul A. Johnson, R. R. Holt, C. B. Thomas, A. W. Rose, R. V. Oliver, G. B. Cuddington, Allen Bennett, A. G. Jones, D. A. Lassiter, D. J. Brown, D. R. Atkinson, W. H. Up church, J. M. Parrish, Wm. B. Oliver, A. G. Glover, C. E. Phillips, W. M. Pittman, B. D. Moore, H. L. Lee, Wiley Atkinson, Thos. E. Du pree, J. H. Price, W. H. Turlington, Ira C. Whitley, Jesse Brannon, W. ■Jj. Carroll, J. L. Faucett, John F. . (Continudd -on page two) interest charges, than any Congress in the history of the United States, with the single exception of the Congress in session during the world war.” Says Tax Load Increased Snell said the national legislators continued $400,000,000 in new special taxes enacted last year and in addition added $220,000,000 to make a total of $620,000,000 “ad ditional new taxes to be paid by the American people during the coming fiscal year” “This Congress authorized the is suance of $8,560,000,000 in new gov ernment bonds and securities,” he added. “The government disavows responsibility for the payment of $4,000,000,000 of this amount. “With the issuance of these bond^ our interest bearing public debt will exceed bv $5,000,000,000 the peak of our public debt during the world war. “In ^view of this, what of the pledge of the Democratic party to reduce expenditures of the federal government 25 per cent and balance the budget? It has gone to the realm of forgotten things—just another one of those D|emocratic campaign promises “Instead of reducing the federal expenditures 25 per cent the Demo cratic administration in 100 days more than doubled them.” Snell said that the special session of Congress authorized the expen diture of $3,708,915,000 in appropria tions and that one appropriation bill alone carrying $3,608,915 was $600,- 000,000 “more than the entire cost of running the government for the last fiscal year, not including the interest on the public, debt and the sinking fund.” “The federal budget has not been balanced,” Snell asserted. “It is more out of balance than at any time in the history of the United States, with the exception of one year during the world war. “There has been a persistent at tempt upon the part of this admini stration to make the public believe the budget has been balanced. It is doing this through the device of keeping two sets of books. One set is known as the “ordinary budget.” The other set is known as the “ex traordinary budget.” The ordinary budget consists purely of operating expenses. The extraordinary budget consists of major expenditoures labelled ‘emergency or “capital in vestment.’ “That is a delightful way of fool ing one’s self until the day of reck oning is at hand. tricky book keeping devised to conceal from the public the real financial condition of the government, may succeed in its purpose for a brief time, but it does not pay of the debts. It does not stop the drain on the public debt. It does not stop the increase in interest charges. It does not halt the upward march of federal taxes.” Cut Worms In Corn The cut worms seem to be doing considerable damage to corn this year. They are working the stalk near the ground and the bud as well. Some farmers say much dam age has been done • by them. Tuesday, June 20. State vs Sam Lasiter, colored laborer, aged 19. Larceny of watch, value less than $20.00, property of Soloman White. Plea of guilty. De- dant given 90 days on road. State vs H. B. Branch, white laborer, aged 39. Violation prohibi tion law. Plea of guilty as to pos sesion of pint whiskey. Continue prayer for judgment upon payment of cost. State vs Charles Blackman, color ed laborer, aged 18. Larceny of $5.00 property of James Blackman. Guilty defendant given 90 days on roads. Appeal. Bond fixed at $100. State vs J. H. Weeks, white lab orer, aged 54. Violation prohibition law. Possession 1-2 pint whiskey. Road sentence of 30 days to be suspended upon payment of cost. State vs Bobbie Johnson, white laborer, aged 29; Leland Lee, white farmer, aged 20; Alton Maksengill, white farmer ,aged 25. Violation prohibition law, all guilty posses sion complete still outft, two bar rels beer, and manufacturing whisky. Defendants Johnson and Lee given 60 days on roads. Sentence as to Johnson to be suspended upon pay ment of $25.00 fine and 1-2 cost and on further condition that de fendant does not violate the prohi bition law again durhig next two years. Sentence as to Lea^ to be suspended upon payment of 1-2 ;ost and on further condition that defendant does not violate the prohi bition law again during next two years. As to Massengill, a 90 day road sentence to be suspended upon payment of $75,00 fide and upon condition that defendant does not violate prohibition law again dur- ng next two years. State vs Ango Watson, colored laborer, aged 27. Violation of pro- hibit’on law. Guilty possession quart whiskey for purpose of sale. De fendant given 90 days on roads. State vs Charlie Allen, white farmer aged 36. Violation prohibi tion law. Guilty possession 1-2 gal- .'on whiskey for purpose of sale Defendant given 90 day.s on roads State vs Watu-- Strickland, white farmer, aged 40 and W. M. Lassiter white farmer aged 26. Violat'.on prohibition law and exceeding .speed limit. Both guilty possession and transportaton of 1-2 gallon whiskey and Strickland guilty of exceeding speed limit. Each de fendant given 6 months on roads. Sentence of. Strickland to besus- pended upon payment of $25.00 fine and 1-2 cost and on further condi tion thal he does not violate the prohibition laws of North Carolina again during next two years. Sen tence of Lassiter to be suspended upon payment of $25 00 fine and 1-2 cost on condition that he does not violate the prohibition laws of North Carolina during next two years.. State vs Atlass McLamb, white farmer, aged 22, operating motor vehicle while intoxicated. Plea of guilty. Sentence of 90 days on roads to be su-pended upon payment of $50.00 fine and cost and upon con dition that, defendant does not oper ate a motor vehicle again in North Carolina during next^OO days. State vs D. B. Philips, white farmer, aged 33. Violation prohi bition law, guilty possession 4 gal lons whiskey. Road sentence of 60 days to be suspended upon payment of $25.00 fine and cost. State vs Geneva Messer, white and Charlie Young, white farmer, aged 54, fornication and adultry. Both guilty. Young given 4 months on roads. Appeal. Defendant Messer td be confined to jail of Johnston County and committed to care and custody of Mrs. D. J. Thurston, welfare officer, and in event wel fare officer is unable to place her this court reserves jurisdiction to finally dispose of case. Notice of appeal. State vs Minson McLamb, white farmer, aged 33 and Alma Candle, white, fornication and adultry. ^oth guilty. Defendant McLamb given 4 months on roads. Appeal. Defen dant Candle to be confined in jail of Johnston County and committed to care and custody of Mrs. D. J. Thurston. In event welfare officer is unable to place her, this court Religious Chautau qua To Start In Selma Sunday How New Federal Farm Act Works Washington, June 28.—Adminis trators of the farm act asserted today that the cotton acreage reduc tion program in the south was in “danger” because of high estimates of yields being made by farmers in submitting contracts offering to plow up portions of their growing crop. Administrators said estimated yields in many cases were far in excess of the average production for the last five years in their com munities and that Secretary Wal lace and his aides would refuse to accept offers of that type. Because of the large number of high-yield offers shown by a pre liminary survey of results gained thus far in this week’s campaign, it was said there might be so large a proportion of rejections among the contracts offered that the plan might be dropped. Cully A. Cobb, cotton production chief, said today the high-yield es timates had been “excessive”. “Estimates of yield, if out of line with the five-year-average, will not mly be thrown out but if sent in substantial numbers will endanger the whole program,” Cobb said. “Ev ery farmer and worker must watch that point.” There are more than 20,006 work ers in the field obtaining offers from farmers who, are tempted to estimate their yield as high as pos- ible because the benefit payments offered by the department are grad uated in proportion to the antici pated yield of each farmer’s crop this year. Where farmers contract to obtain payments in cash only, the schedule of benefits ranges from $7 an acre for land estimated to yield from 100 to 124 pounds of cotton to $20 for land yielding 275 pounds and more. Where benefit payments are combined with an option on govern ment-owned cotton at six cents a pound, the payments range from $6 an acre with an estimated yield of from 100 to 124 pounds to $12 an acre for cotton yielding 275 pounds and over. It was learned that administrators in telegrams to extension directors and other field workers issued a sharp warning that efforts should be concentrated on urging farmers to lower their e-timates. The tele grams also said that many of the offers received so far will definitely be rejected. ' ' Oscar Johnston, finance adminis trator, who has been one of the principal advlflora eh the cotton pro gram, also voiced an Objection. “If M general over-estimation of production extends throughout the belt it is quite possible, in fact probable, that the secretary of ag riculture and the agricultural ad justment administration will , aban don the entire plan,” Johnston said. Here in. the department of agri culture are complete records show ing the average productldn of lint cotton in every cotton producing county in America for the pa.st five years. Every producer in his own interest,, should see to it that in making his estimates of production for 1933 he stays well within the five-year average production on the land he proposes to take out of cultivation.” Johnston aLso said that “if sev eral cotton producing counties shov/ in the aggregate for any county an estimated production appreciably in excess of the five-year average for that county, it is possible that the acreage offered from the entire county may be rejected. It was reported that in one coun ty, where a canvass of farmers was virtually complete, the farm esti mates of yield averaged about 475 pounds per acre while the five-year average showed the county’s pro duction- was usually only slightly in excess of 200 pounds per acre. Rev. A. T. Lassiter, a Native Johnstonian, To Be Main Speaker and Will Bring Able Messages To His Hearers— Will Last a Week or More. Farmers and Real Estate Own ers In Johnston County and Eastern North Carolina Are Enabled to Secure Loans On Reasonable Terms. The Religious Chautauqua is meeting that includes all ages of the people of the church. The Young People in the Morning and the Adults and Young people in the evening. The evening addresses will be delivered by Rev. A. T. Lassiter. Rev. Mr. Lassiter is very frank and has no fear of men. His Messages will be simple and plain. He at tracts large crowds everywhere he goes. We all look forward to the coming of this Chautauqua. Remem ber the date July the first Sunday and continuing for at least a week. These meetings will all be opened to the public. D. F. WADDELL Selma Game Rained Out Rain blocked Wednesday’s Selma- Kenly game of the John.-'ton County League. Rain began falling here at 3:30 and kept it up until 4:15. A play off date will be announced soon, says Manager Creech. WHERE THEY PLAY FRIDAY Selma at Kenly. Smithfield at Pine Level. Princeton at Clayton. JOHNSTON COUNTY LEAGUE W. Kenly Pet. .875 Cla'yton ... Selma Princeton Pine Level Smithfield . .778 .500 .333 .333 .222 reserves jurisdiction to finally dis pose of case. Appeal. Wednesday, June 21. State vs Claude Howell, Johnnie (Continued on page Two) RIPE WATERMELON. We are in receipt of a card from Mr. W. P. Baker, who lives on route 3 from Four Oaks, stating that he had his first ripe watermelon on June 26, 1933, which weighed about 18 pounds. This is the first ripe watermelon reported to the John- stonian-Sun this year. J. C. Avery and J. T. Wilkins called at the town offiee and bought the two first automobile license plates for the coming year. Princeton, June 28.—Buck Poole’s homer with three on in the eighth inning pulled Clayton into a tie and the visitors -went on to win, 9-7, over the locals in a 12-inning battle here today. - Clayton tallied three times in the third extra inning while Princeton’s rally in its half could produce only one run. , ,. , i : - - Nichols pitched the route for Princeton. Barnes pitched half the distance for Clayton and Moore fin ished to get credit for the win. Each team got 13 hits, and each made thrgfe errors. Massey, Clayton second-sacker, featured afield. J. Barnes led the winners, with three hits. Toler, out fielder, featured afield and joined Smith as the batting leader for Princeton, each getting three hits. Edwafds caught for Princeton; Par rish caught for Clayton PINE LEVEL WINS Smithfield, June 28.—Pine Level defeated Smithfield 11-9, in a slug- fest here today. The visitors count ed on Deacon Jolliff, veteran minor leaguer, for 15 hits while they were collecting 13 off Buck Strick land and Price. Smithfield made .''ix errors, twice as many as the visitors. Barnes and H. Strickland led Pine Level at bat; Woodard and Watson topped Smithfield. D. Parker of Pine Level hit for the circuit. Under the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, which has recently passed Congres,- and ap proved by the President on the 12th day of May, 1933, farmers and real estate owners in Johnston County and eastern North Carolina have been enabled to obtain loans on real estate under the most liberal terms imaginable. The new Act has made it possible for farmers to make loans for the following purposes: (a) to liquidate indebtedness in curred for agricultural purposes or for any other purposes. (b) To provide funds for making necessary improvements on the farm. (c) To provide funds for the pur chase of livestock and equipment necessary for the operation of the farm. (d) To provide funds for the pur chase of additional land for agri cultural purposes. The Bank is permitted under the Act to make loans for periods ranging from five to forty years. The rate of interest charged upon a loan during the next two years is 4 1-2 per annum. This rate of interest will continue until ' July, 1938, and is considerably lower than that which prevails throughout this district. The Act further provides that borrowers from The Federal Land Bank whose loans are in good standing will be required to make no payments on the principal of their loans during the aforsaid five- year period. Under the terms of the Emerg ency .A.ct of 1933, any real estate owner that has outstanding mort gage.-; in the hands of persons or corporations other than The Federal Land Bank may apply to The Fed eral Land Bank for sufficient funds to liquidate and pay off the said mortgage, at the same time reduc ing the rate of interest from 6 percent annually to 4 1-2 percent. Money is also available for the pay ment of taxes on real estate. It is now possible for former real estate owners who have lost title to their real estate by foreclosure to obtain funds to pay off and dis charge the debts for v/hich their land w-as sold, together with (axes, and interest due |h“reoq. Th; inaxi-. mum loan as fixed by ti Oir-. no. exceed 50 percent of ti.-- ag.l' q' , tural appraise,! value of be Jand, plus 20 percent of the pt'^manSni' insurance improvements necessary to comprise a complete farm unit. - By the amendment to the charter of the Kenly National Farm Loan As.sociation of Kenly, N. G., tm Said association has been authoriz ed to accept applications upon real e.state lying in all of Johnston county; Springhill Townsrip in Wil son county; and Great Swamp and Buck Swamp in Wayne county, State of North Carolina, and all applications submitted for loans in that said territory should be sub mitted through the said association. Further information regarding the particulars of Federal Land Bank Loans may be obtained by consult ing W. J. Hooks, Secretary-Treasur er of the Kenly National Farm Loan Association. SELMA DEFEATS PRINCETON. Seen Along The MAIN DRAG Selma defeated Princeton at Princeton, Friday afternoon by the score of 7 to 3. Harris and L. Wor rell knocked home runs for Selma. The game was packed with heavy hitting by the local boys. McMillan came through with his usual 2 hits and Kemp, Harris, and G. Worrell got two each. J. Edwards led the Princeton hitting with two hits out of four trips to the rubber. Caraway pitched for Selma and he pitched a swell brand of ball. This was his first start of the season for the lo cal club and he showed the boys he could come through like a veteran. Snipes started on the mound for Princeton but was relieved in the fourth by Nichols, a southpaw. Sel ma collected eight hits off Snipes and four off Nichols for a total of 12, while Princeton only got five hits off Caraway, two of these being scratch hits. (BY H. H. L.) “SHAG” MOZINGO, dres.''ed out in his Sunday best, went over to the County Seat Tuesday and spoke for thirty minutes to the Woman’s Club on “Refrigeration” — ARMY MITCHINER can sympathize with Andy—he says a door hit him— MOSES PRICE will open up a Bar ber Shop next door to Deans Drug Store in a few days—Who next? We need three or four more barber shops—HUB BROWN smiled from ear to ear yesterday when that last man struck out at Smithfield with the score 11-10 — CLARENCE BAILEY said the grandstand leaked because the top had been hit with so many fouls—was that crowd dis appointed?—we already had Kenly licked—well, we will attend to them tomorrow—MABEL JEFFREYS is the champion female “rooter” for the local club—Wait till that Angier- bunch comes to this burg, it will then be a different tale—CARRA- WAY could have licked them Mon- . day—we were saving him for Kenly, ,k;i *■ \ Hif. tl