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SELMA. N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1933.
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Baby Is Left On W.
L. Stanfield’s Porch
AMERICAN
HUGH M.
OF
LEGION PUTS
AUSTIN AT HEAD
POU-PARKISH POST
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I Women & Liquor
•Cliild Is Found On Porch of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Stanfield of Selma
Early Sunday Morning—Suspi
cious Couple With Large, Car
Register At Local Hotel During
Early Morning Hours.
NOTICE BY THE EDITOR
In a Meeting of • the Pou-Parrish
Post Last Friday Night Three
Selma Men Are Honored With
Official Titles—Post Favors Dr.
Whitehead As Srtate Commander.
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About the most frequent question
as friends greeted each other in the
Town of Selma last Sunday morn
ing was, “Have you heard about the
baby?” This was naturally a curi-
- -osity greeting to those who had not
heard the latest big piece of news
of its kind that has been pulled off
here in many a day. The uninform-
-ed friend Then naturally was lead
To inquire, “What baby?” With'
this introduction, the informant had
Th? way cleared for breaking the
•startling news, which detained Sun-
-day school and church'^goes as they
listened to the tale of the “my.stery
■child”. In one Sunday school in
town the superintendent was lead
to remind his pupils that it was
Ume for Sunday school and that
they could talk about the baby later.
The .=tory goes something like
this: When Mr. W. L. Stanfield of
Selma, opened the front door to his
home on last Sunday morning he
was greeted by a bright blue-eyed
baby boy lying in a basket on his
-Tront porch kicking and smiling as
Jie approached to take a look at its
''contents. It is needless to imagine
that this W'as a startling find and
-one which would be calculated to
unnerve mo t any of us upon first
sight. The baby, which is judged to
be some five or six months old, is
an exceedingly likeable and good-nat
ured ^hap, with blue eyes and blonde
complexion and seems reluctant to
,cry about the new surroundings in
which he finds himself. He was well
groomed and from all appearances
Tnust have been cared for in some
maternity home
Immediately after the find, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanfield got in communi-
■cation with Miss Margaret Ether-
■edeg local welfare worker, wffio ad
vised them that the baby could^ be
Taken to the county Baby Haven in
Smithfield operated by Mrs. E. F.
•Crunip; and acting upon this infor
mation, Mrs Stanfield carried the
child to Smithfield Sunday morning.
"But as the hours passed and after
Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield had had time
To meditate over the matter the
memory of the find and of those
glaring blue eyes and that heart-
Touching smile lingered with them
until they finally decided during
the afternoon Sunday to go and get
The baby and keep him on proba-
Tion for awhile, with a possibility
’That they may keep him perman-
■^intly, as they have no children of
Their own.
Mr. Stanfield is a tobacco buyer
Try trade.
A big Packard- automobile was
.seen to drive near the Stanfield
home about _ four o’clock Sunday
morning. A man was seen to get
out of the car and deposit a pack
age on. the front porch. Those who
saw it never dreamed that the pack
age could ■ be a baby. About the
;,same hour a Packard automobile
-drove up at the Brick Hotel and a
-man and woman got out and regis
tered. They put their names down,
but did not register any residence
The w'oman was said to be an at
tractive young woman, a blonde,
with a sad, pale countenance." The
man accompanying her was dark.
Shortly after eight o’clock the two
left in the Packard, which bore a
Miami, Fla., license.
On account of a heavy
run of advertising this
week, we are compelled to
leave out a number of our
news and social articles.
These will be published in
next week’s paper.
At a meeting of the Pou-Parrish :
Post of the American Legion held i
in Smithfield on last Friday night |
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year;
Hugh M. Austin, Commander;
B. A. Henry, Lewis Keen and M. P.
Young, vice-commanders; J. H.
Gaskin, j A
Wiggs, Adjutant; W. M.
The liquor traffic—legitimate or il
legitimate—i.s bad enough at all
times and under the best regula
tions. But when unscrupulous wom
en take a hand in dealing it out, it
then shows lip at its possible worst.
The sheriff and his deputies have
long had a certain community of
the county under observation. Ru
mors have been rife of a woman
who operates a grog shop in this
time or so she has
Old Folks Day Set
For Friday, July 28
Bank Robbed
Today
Seek Damages In
Fatal Accident
been haled into court on charges of
Finance officer; I. W. Medlin, Chap-. .... ,, , ... ,
, ■ „ c ■ IX, ’ violating the prohibition laws. She
lain; H. V. Rose, Service officer; , , , , ,, , . • ■
officer- pleaded well her, femininity
’ j against the rigors of the law, and
Civil actions have been instituted
in Johnston Superior Court, for
damages for the kilPng of B. E.
Batten, and the serious injuries sus
tained by his son, Sanders Batten,
when struck by a truck early last
Friday morning was one week ago,
driven by a young man, Bard Gale,
of Paltaka, Fla.
An inque t will be held at the
court house on Wednesday, July 26
and it is expected by that time the
conditions of Sanders Batten will be
such that he can attend the hear
ing conducted by Coroner James H
Kirkman.
We understand that the com
plaints in these actions have not
yet been filed, and owing to the
serious nature of the injurie- sus
tained, the plaintiffs were allowe-i
thirty days in which to determine
the nature of the injuries and to
properly prepare .these pleadings.
E. G. Hobbs, Guardianship
W. L. Etheredge, Historian; H. L. '
Johnson, Director of Athletics; Dr.
C. C. Massey, Chief Medical offi
cer; Nathan Womack, Americanism
officer; E. G. Jones, Registrar of
KENI-Y AND SMITHFIELD
WIN IN JOHNSTON LOOP
JOHNSTON COUNTY LEAGUE
HUGH M. AUSTIN
W.
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Pet.
Clayton
13
2
.867
Kenly
10
6
.625
Selma
8
7
533
Pine Level
6
10
.375
Princeton
6
10
.375
Smithfield
4
12
.250
Kenly, July 19.—Kenly edged a
2-1 decision over Pine Level here
today in a contest featured by fine
hurling of E. Pittman for the locals
and Edwards for the visitors.
Kenly put over a run in the 8th
to break a tie and produce- the w’n-
ning margin. Pittman held the vis
itors to five hits. The locals got
eight hits off Edwards.
Barnes with three hits in four
tries led Kenly. Strickland headed
the vi.sitors’ bitting. Evans caught
for Kenly; White for Pine Level.
SMITHFIELD WINS
Smithfield, July 19.—Smithfield
defeated Princeton here today. 9-6,
although outhit by the- -visitors, 12
to 10. Johnson and Woodard formed
the winning battery; Author and
Brewer pitched and Neil caught for
Princeton.
Smith led Princeton’s hitting and
Gurley featured afield. Watson and
Register topped Smithfield’s attack
SEL.MA RAINED OUT.
Just about the time for calling
the game here Wednesday scheduled
Selma-Clayton, a heavy -shower be
gan falling thereby nulifying an
other game in the Johnston County
League.
graves; Adam Whitley, Employ
ment officer; Dr. J. W. Whiteheail,
Membership officer; E. G. Hobbs,
Publicity officer.
During the past three years the
post has gone forward under the
..commander'ship of Dr. J. W. White-
head, whose retirement from this
position is regreted by all local Le
gion members and others through
out the county. At thi.s meeting the
post went on record as favoring
Dr. Whitehead for State Command
er for the ensuing year.
While the post regrets the loss it
sustains in the retirement of Dr.
\Vh.tehead, it is exceedingly proud
to be able to usher in a new leader
of character and business standing
in the person of Mr. Hugh M. Aus
tin, who is no stranger to the peo
ple of Smithfield and Johnston coun
ty, as he has been an active post
worker for the past ten years, and
fills a leading role in the business
life of Smithfield, being one of the
town’s leading merchants.
A representative from the Smith-
field Kiwanis Club pre ented a com-
municaUofi dealing with the com
pletion of State Highway No. 210.
leading from Smithfield through El
evation and Pleasant Grove Town
ships to Angler, which was read be
fore the post, which went on record
as favor'ng this project by calling-
on the federal aid to supplement lo
cal funds for this purpose.
judgments against her have been
mild pr suspended.
But Sunday she had a good day
and h—1 broke loose in her com
munity. The sheriff tells of one
young fellow caught with a coca
cola bottleful of the .-tuff, and he
admitted he got his liquor from
this particular woman. This was not
so bad, but it was enough to re.sult
in having the youth placed under
bond for his appearance here today.
Another sale by this woman boot
legger did not take such a mild
turn. A posse of four went down
to the woman’s house and got liq
uor and got drunk. The four were
all young men ranging from 16
years to about 21 year.s. The first
act of their debauchery took them
to a neighbor’s house. The head of
the family was gone, and the young
rascals in desperado style captured
the home. They forced themselves
into the house and' after smashing,
up some of the household furniture,
they ran the woman and her daugh
ter away from home. They next en
tered Hie lands and tenements of
another neighbor and let them off
with a good sound cussing .and .with
bursting a lot of watermelons' and
destroying some roastingear corn.
They next appeared at the home of
a widow where more cursing and
swearing and threats of violence
were uttered.
Meantime the sheriff and his dep
uties came along. When the drunks
were called to halt, they again en
gaged in swearing and one of them
staged a fight with one of the dep
uties. They all wound up under ar
rest and they are in court here to
day to give an account of just how
the woman’s liquor has affected
them.
What about women in the liquor
raffle• anyway? Are they in the
.game on their own account, or are
they merely a cat’s paw for some
male member of the species who is
adroit enough to put the woman in
the forefront, and leave her to the
li.ghter • penalties of the law which
the courts are wont to mete out to
women as against men ?
In this case, the woman at the
ast tei-m of the Superior Court,
got a 12-months suspended sentence,
and if the new charges are sub
stantiated, it looks like a long
drought is ahead for her.—Editorial
in Smithfield Herald, July 18th.
At 10:30 today four men,
traveling in a small sedan,
bearing a N. C. license, en
tered the Bank at Battlebo-
ro, eight miles north of
Rocky Mount, and command
ed the cashier to lie on his
stomach while they proceed
ed to scoop up all the cash
in sight, amonntihg to about
$5,000. The robbers, whose
identity was unknown, made
their escape.
Mr. C. A. Jacobs
Talks To Kiwanians
Charle.s A. Jacobs, local agent
for the Southern Railway company,
was the chief speaker at the week
ly meeting of the Kiwanis club last
Thursday night. Mr. Jacobs spoke
on the Recovery Program as out
lined by the present administration.
He stressed the matter of inflation
and textile industry. The speaker
also stre'-sed the importance of wa
ges keeping pace with commodity
prices in order to bring about a
healthy economic condition. He also
called attention to the fact that the
time would soon come when the lo
cal mill villages would be abolished,
which would tend to bring about
better social conditions between mill
employes and employes of other
lines of indu.stry.
Rev. W. J. Crain, pastor^ of the
local Baptist church, was in charge
of the program.
Mrs. W. R. John.son, accompanied
by Mrs. W. H, Call, rendered two
vocal numbers. Mrs. Johnson pos
sesses a wonderful vofee and her
singing was greatly ‘enjoyed.
Wilev Watson^Killed,
Gar Stalls On Track
Wiley Watson, 50, was killed
with in a few hundred yards of his
home at Kenly, 10 miles from Selma
when a northbound Atlantic Coast
Line passenger train .struck his au
tomobile. His car stalled on the
track at a cros.sing- 400 yards from
his home. Friends thought that he
delayed top long in making an ef
fort to leap from the car as the
train ru.shed upon him. The automo
bile was carried down the track for
many feet and demolished. Mr. Wat
son was mangled badly. He must
have been familiar with the time of
the passing of the train since he
lived near by. Officers had no way
of learning what cau.-ed the' auto
mobile to stall.
Herman A. Oliver, -of near Prince
ton, advertising committee for the
Old Folks Day, which will be held
again at the old Massey school
house near Princeton the last Fri
day in July, which will be on July
28:
Listen, old folks, young folks, and
children, too, the last Friday in Ju
ly is Old Folks Day again. Now
don’t forget to be on hand. Come
with your working and play clothes
on, let’.s join hands and ‘young up’
ourselves by putting on some good
old-fashioned games and stunts.
There will be an old-fashioned spell
ing contest, whi.stling contest, jok
ing, singing, Jom Crow races, jump
ing g’reasy poles, climbing conte t,
cake walking, round town, bull pen,
rope jumping, fiddling, banjo pick
ing and breath-harping contests.
Everybody come prepared to take
part in the many contests and win
some of the various prizes.
Rev. James P. Smith and Mayor
Everett S. Stevens of Smithfield,
are invited to be on hand and make
talks during the day; also the gen
tleman from near Four Oaks, G. W.
.Adams, who reads the poem, “Fifty
Years Ago,” is especially invited to
be present again this year and read
that favorite poem wheh we all like
so well. Mrs. Addie Futrell of Pine
Level, is the president and will have
charge of delivering the prizes.
Our old friends, Emmitt Cole and
John W. Wiggs will have the ground
in readiness. Mrs. John K. Sanders
is arrangement committee. On the
executive committee are P. A. Hol
land and John I. Barnes. They will
see that the program is carried out
from the very start to the finish.
Josiah Stancil, Forest Pittman a.rtcj^
Mrs. R. L. Barden will be on hand
to look after the music and singing.
Members of the ball game and 'stunt
committee are; W. Herman Creech
and J. W. Wiggs. Mrs. John K. San
ders i.s to act as reporter.
Due to the fact that the spelling
match wai rained out last year,
Herman A. Oliver who won out in
the spelling conte.st two years ago
will give out the words to be spell
ed this year. The words to be spell
ed will be taken from the latter
part of Part One and -the first part
of Part Two in the Harrington
spelling book. No proper names or
proper nouns will be given out to
be .spelled. Now review up on your
spelling and don’t fail to take a
chance for the \-aluable prize which
will be given to the winner in that .
contest.
Everybody bring a basket of din
ner and remember the fun will .start
at 10:.30 o’clock sharp. Those on
the committee are asked to' be there
promptly at 10 o’clock and get their
program outlined for the day.
“Now let’s go, all ye old folks,
Come on, rniddle-aged and young,
I’m sure it’ll be no joke.
For
To be among that cheerful throng”
Helping Hand Class Sends Box To
Alaska
Shower For Abandoned Baby
Rev. Mr. Tuttle Selma Visitor.
SELMA BOYS BROADCAST
OVER STATION WPTF
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Rev. Robt. G. Tuttle, former pas
tor of the First Methodist church
of Newton, N. C., was a guest of
Mr. H. H. Lowry Tuesday. Mr. Tut
tle was en route home after a visit
to his son. Prof. Robert Tuttle, at
Kitty Hawk, N. C., and his brother,
R'ev. D. H. Tuttle, of Smithfield.
The little blue-eyed baby boy
which was found on the porch at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Stanfield, Sunday morning, seems to
have fallen into good hands. Two
s-’sters of Mrs. Stanfield, Mrs. C. C,
Driver and Mrs. C. L. Richardson
arranged for a shower Tuesday
afternoon and a large number of
ladies contributed articles to the
little layette. The clothing found in
the basket with the baby was clean
and dainty, but meager.
Master Charles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Denning, celebrated his
12th birthday Wednesday by broad
casting over radio station WPTF
in Raleigh. Charles was on the pro
gram for a piano solo, but the man
agement was so impressed with the
boy’s playing that he was asked to
play three numbers instead of one.
He has been invited to play again
.some time in August.
■ Master Gordon Whitaker, twelve-
.year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C
Whitaker, recently sang over WPTF
in Raleigh. Gordon possesses a
splendid voice for a child and his
many friends enjoyed his singing.
These young musicians recently
■entertained the local Kiwans Club
■with their singing and playing.
Revival At Little Creek Church
A series of meeting.s will begin
at Little Creek Holiness church, on
the first Monday night in August.
Rev. Mr. Howard, of Goldsboro, will
conduct the meeting. The public is
invited to attend.
Relief Canning For
Selma School
ALLEN REUNION.
The friends and relatives of M. J.
Allen are cordially invited to attend
a birthday celebration in his honor
on Friday, July 28, 1933. This re
union will be held at the home of
his son, R. G. Allen, on Clayton
Route One. All are asked to bring
well-filled baskets and spend the
day.
Mr. R. L. Ray, Sr., R. L. Ray,
Jr., and Melvin Honeycutt are on a
business trip to Washington, D. C.
BIRTH ANNOUNCE.MENT
Mr. and Mrs. Elmond Brach of
Selma announce the birth of a five-
pound boy, Robert Charles, on Mon
day, July 17, 1933.
If you have any vegetables that
you will contribute please put them
in the barrel at Etheredge & O’Neal
Store each Tuesday morning.
These vegetables will be canned
and used for the undernourished
school children during the coming
school term.
Those who have a .large surplus
and will furni.sh help to prepare the
vegetables for canning may have
one-half the cans put up or if they
do not furnish help they may have
one-third of the cans put up.
The Relief Chairman will also buy
vegetables at a reasonable price for
this purpose.
The Helping Hand Sunday School
Class of the Mill Chapel are send
ing a nice, large box to Quinhagak,
Alaska this week in order to have
it reach its destination b.y Chri.st-
mas. This class was so impressed
by a talk recently made before the
Sunday School by Miss Mamie
Thomas of Winston-galem, a retired
Missionary, who served in Alaska
for a number of year, that they
volunteered to send thi.s box con
taining many things which will be
greatly appreciated by the Esquiraos
at the Mission Po.-t.
Mr. Brietz, organizer and Supt
of the Mill Chapel Sunday School
and Mrs. Brietz, who is teacher of
the Helping /Hand Class are both
consecrated Christian workers and
deeply , imbued with the Missionary
"pirit. Miss Thomas was their gue.-t
during her ,stay in Selma, when she
spoke at the Fellowship meeting
which was recently held at Edgerton
Memorial Methodist church and .be
fore .several organizations and • other
churches.
To Clean Oliver-Wiggs Cemetery
All the people who have relatives
and loved ones buried in the Oliver
and Wiggs cemetery in eastern
Pine Level township are requested
to meet there Wednesday morning,
July 26th at 8:30 o’clock for the
purpose of cleaning and beautifying
said cemetery. Please
to work with.
HERMAN A. OLIVER.
S.MITHFIELD MAN MAKES
THREE ATTEMPTS AT SUK IDE
Roland Baker 19,
Takes His Own Life
Miss Dai.sy E. Ray, of Burlington,
has returned home, after visiting
the family of her brother, Robert
L. Ray, Sr.
Mr. Melvin Honeycutt, of Linden,
is spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Ray, Jr.
Mr. E. M. Gordy, proprietor of
the Erick Hotel, spent the week
end with relatives in Norfolk, Va.
He returned Monday, accompaniefi
by Mrs. Gordy, who has been spend
ing several weeks there.
On Wednesday night, July 12th,
Roland Baker, age 19 years, is
said to have killed ^himself by
shooting a load of shot into hi.s
body just above his heart. The
sad affair took place at the home.of
his mother, Mrs. Bud Baker, about
one mile from Four Oaks. About
nine o’clock that morning he is said
to have gone into his bedroom, anl
later a shot was heard. Occupants
of the home upon going into his
room found that he had taken a
12-guage shotgun and fire'd a load
of shot into hi.s body while sitting
on his bed, causing instant death.
Rumor is that the tragisv affair
grew qut of a love affair.
FRESH BREAD And
ROLLS DAILY
After Friday, July 21, we
will make a 6 and 8 cent
Loaf of Bread daily. Fresh
Rolls every day.
Smithfield, July :8,—Felix Woody,
young white man of Smithfield wa.'?
unsuccessful in his two attempts to
tools
, Woody made the two first attempts
on his life while at the home of his
father, J. L. Woody. He first took
a shotgun into his room and after
thi.s was taken from him he went
into the bathroom and” used the
blade of a .-afely razon with which
he cut a deep and serious gash in
his throat which bled profusely. He
was ru.shed to a physician immedi
ately who took five stitches in the
young man’s throat. Woody, who ap
pears to have become somewhat
calm following his narrow escape
from death, retfuested Policeman E,
A. .lohn^-on to loan him a knife,
.stating that he desired to manicure
his nails. When his recjue.st was de
nied, Woody again ran amuck and
clashed away from those who were
assisting him from the physician's
office to an automobile. He threw
himself into the path of an onconi-
ing automobile in his third attempt
at suicide. .He was rescured by Offi
cer Johnson who carried Woody
home as soon as he was .subdued.
Young Woody was reported calm
and rested on Monday and i.s ex
pected to recover.
SELMA BAKERY
Mr. Freckles Talton returned yes
terday from Baltimore where he
took a truck load of watermelons
and cantaloupes.
NUMBER 29
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