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1 e W£ DO OUR PART THE JOHNSTONIAN READ THE ADS APPEARING IN THE JOHNSTONI AN-Sl N Town Of Selma To Get New Filtering Plant Soon Mayor Godwin Gets Approval I’or Government Loan to Establish New Water System For Selma by Use of Filtering Plant At Ncuse River. Some time ago when the State’s analysis showed that there were ind'icat'ons of tj'phus and other ev idences of contamination in Selma’s water supply, the town fathers got bu.sy in an effort to a certain by what means and to what extent the. town could remedy the situation Mayor Godwin in cooperation with the board of comm'ssioners have been diligently at work on the mat ter for the past sixty days ore more and after getting a rough e.stimate of the cost to install a filtering plant and pump the water from the river, application was made to the Public Works Commission for an emergency fund for th's purpo e; and it will interest our people to know that this application has been approved by said commission. An eight-inch pipe line w’ll be installed from Neuse river to the town which -will have a daily pump ing capacity of 600,000 gallons of water. Mayor Godwin personally desires to thank the Kiwanis Club, the Sel ma P. T. A., the Woman’s ^lub and other civic organizations of the town for their hearty cooperation in help ing put th’S project through by writing letter^' and in many other ways giving their support. Red Cross Drive For More Members The American Red Cross went afield on November 11th to con tinue until Thanksgiving day for member.Tiip for the year 1934. Membership in this great organiza tion is $1 00 a year It is questioned if any dollar spent for benevolent purposes can do so much good as the merabersh'p dollan. This" comes by the splendid organization of the Red Cross. The Red Cross in the United State- last year contributed to the relief of more than five million distressed homes. Thousands of dollars w^ere spent in Johnston County for food, clothing and shoes. The Red Cros« will spend more than $40,000 to rehabilitate the -Storm swept area of Eastern North Carolina. The public respectfully .'olicits and earnestly requests you to take membership in the Red Cross when an opportunity is presented. .Any one des’ring to take membership ir the Johnston County Chapter cai do so by joining when the roll call solicitor makes a personal call or by sending .$1.00 to the undersign ed. All member hips received by mail will receive prompt attention and the subscriber will receive his button and membership certificate immediately. H.,’ V. ROSE!. Cbainnan, Johnston County Chapter, Ameri can Red Cross, Smithfield, N. C. Second Sound Money Expert Quits Office I>r. Sprague, Special Financial Advisor, Resigns Administ radon Post—Writes Roosevelt That His Pol cy Threatens Complete Break down of Credit. Selma Girl With Carolina Playmakers It will be of special interest to friends in Selma, to learn that Miss Kathleen Krahenbuhl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Krahenbuhl of this city, is starring in Paul Green’s latest play, “House of Connelly.’’ Tt was, successfully staged at the University in the Playmakers Theatre, Nov. 2, 3, and 4, and at the Woman’s college of the Universi ty in Greensboro, Nov. 8. The play will be presented in Wilson, Friday night, Nov. 24, under the auspices of Atlantic Christian College. Elmer Oettinger, of Wilson, play ing the part of Uncle Bob, has perhaps the outstanding role of the production. Besides the two men tioned, there are 21 other members of the cast. GINNERS REPORT There were 35,796 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Johnston County from the crop of 1933 prior to Nov. 1, 1933, as compared with 30,879 bales ginned to Nov. 1, 1932. ROBERT L. POWELL, Special Agt. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lane were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Branch Tuesday. Washington, Nov. 21 —.Asserting the nation was threatened with “un restrained inflation” and a complete collapse of governmental credit, Dr. O. M. W. Sprague, special financial advisor to the trea ury, res'gned to day in prote.st against the Roosevelt monetary policy. In a letter to the President tliat predicted disaster would follow the administration’s plan for raising commodity prices by increcising the money value of gold, he said the only defense again.st the dangers he | fore.saw was “an aroused and or- gaziized public opinion.” He said he hoped to take part in -such an ef- foit. “It is possible that there might still be a meet’ng of minds had I been acorded any opportunity to d's- cuss policies with you,” Sprague wrote to the chief executive. “But no opportunities whatever have been afforded me since my re turn from London in July, after your rejection of the arrangements ,0 steady the foreign exchanges lur'ng the period of the world eco- nom'c conference.” It wa just before that conference net that Sprague came to the treas- iry, Pr-eviously he had been econom- c advisor to the Bank of England. President Roosevelt expressed him self then as extremely gratified at obtaining his services, adding that he was a “perfectly good American”. For weeks it has been well known that Sprague was in disagreement with the_ admini tration on mone tary .questions. Early in his career at the treasury, he invariably par ticipated in White House conferen- 'es on this subject but in i-ecent weeks he has not attended such meetings. Henr.v Morganthau, Jr., the new acting .secretary of the treasui-y, de- 'lined to’ comment on Sprague’s a.s- sei'tions'. “1 knew this was imminent,” he said. “I knew he was out of sym pathy with the administration. 1 am only surprised it d'd not take place sooner. “1 think the sun will rise tomor- •ow and the next day and the birds will .sing.” Interpreting the Roosevelt plan ’or increasing commodity prices throughout the nation by buying gold both here and abroad in an effort to deprec’ate the euwency, Ipi-ague expressed opposition to it •nd predicted failure Forecasts Complete Collapse “The present policy threatens a complete breakdown of the credit of the government,” he wrote “The re- coveiy program involves expendit ures far in excess of current rev'e- nues. Certainly as much as two bil— Tons of dollars mu-t be borrowed during the remainder of the fiscal year “Bonds, including government bonds, are an unsatisfactory invest ment at a time when a government is determined to depreciate its cur rency. “Already many issues of govern ment securities have dropped below par, including the issue that wa- brought out in October. “I believe you are faced with the alternative either of giving up the present policy or of meeting of gov ernment expenditures with addition al paper money. “You will then no doubt secure a rise in prices. For you will be faced with distrusts of the currency, al ready manifest in a growing flight from the dollar, but extending into a frantic desire to hold’ anything other than currency or securities yielding a fixed interest return.” He declared a conviction that the gold buying policy would “prove in effective” in securing a speedy ri.-e in prices. Asserting this could come only through measures increasing and sustaining consuming power. ' Depreciation Easy. “This is not because of any in ability to depreciate the dollar. When a government announces it determination to depreciate its own currency it can certainly accomplish that result, and without the neces sity of acquiring any considerable amounts of gold in other countries; m such circumstances to acqu.re more of the currency. “But mere depreciation of the cur rency in relation to the eunencies of other countries will not br'.n,g about a general rise in prices, ,n the presence of wide pread distrust of the' curi ency, at a time when there is a large excess plant ca))ae- ity and millions of unemployed wage earners. “An advance in prices that has any promise of be.ng maintained re quires the development of conditions that will permit a sustained demand for more lalwr and more materials, with resultant increase in the pro duction of goods and sendees and a h'glier standard of living. “There is nothing in the deprecia ted dollar or a devalued dollar will yield a h’.gher price level. But this will only come when the desired trade recovery has been realized Our immediate concern is to extri cate ourselves from the depression, rather than with the course of prices after that happy event.” In conclusion Spi’ague wrote: “We are a mercurial people. The memory of postwar deprec’ation of currencies in Eiurope Ls still fresh. We liave recently experienced d's- ti’ust of banks spreading like wild fire thi’oughout the counti-y .A simi lar wave of currency di.strust threat ens:. Appeals ito Public Opinion. “1 have retained my present posi tion for many weeks, hop'ng against hope that wiser comisel might pre vail I have now reached the con clusion that there is no defense from a drift into unrestra'ned inflation other than an aroused and organized public op'nion “It is fw the purpose of con tributing as I may to such a move ment that, wirt feelings of pro found disappointment, I sever w connect'ons with your adipin'.slr;' tion” Big “Sing” Governor Commutes Dec. lOl McLamb Sentence Arrangements are now under way for a county-wide singing concert , to be held in the Opera House at '■ Selma on Sunday afternoon, Decern- j bei- 10th, beginning promptly at i 1 o’clock. I All choir-, quartettes and' others interested in the county | are cordially inv.ted to attend this | meeting Organized' choirs and quar- j tettes are especially invited to come I and take part. I A committee on music has been! appointed by President C. L. Rich- , ai’dson as follows: John Jeffreys, j Rev. D. F. Waddell and H. H. i Lowry. Any choir desiring further i information about this concert may communicate with any member of this committee. Notices have al ready been sent to a number of the leaders of vocal choirs through out the county and a fine program is anticipated. Rock Is Thrown Into Southern Train Here Balloonist Rises 59,000 Feet Into Stratosphere Announces Awards In Canning Contes. f’irst prize in the rtate-wide can ning contest, brought to a close b;. the judging of products at State College last week, has been award ed to Mrs. S. W. Dixon ,o. Alamance county. A cash prize o $20 was given Mrs. Dixon alon;. wit hthe blue ribbon. “We were greatly impressed witl the quality of canned material sub mitted in this state-wide contest,’ says Mr-. Coinelia C. Morris, dis trict home agent and food conser- vafon specialist at the College. “Each woman enrolled in the home demonstration clubs of North Caro lina wa.s eligible to enter. Each conte.stant hal to submit three jars, one of canned benfies, one of can ned fruit other than berries and one of canned vegetables. These were judged at the county achieve ment days and the first prize win ners in the various counties were entered into the State contest Winnings were made by women in 12 counties.” These additional winnings are as follows: second prize, Mrs. W. A Shaping, of Rowan, $10; third prize Mrs. George Stevenson of Pamlico, $10; fourth prize, Mrs. B. B. Britt of Wake, $5; fifth, Mrs. Jack Up church of Durham, $.5; sixth, Mrs. O. V. Booker of Johnston, $5; seventh, Mrs. Oscar Shelton of Madison, $5; eighth, Mrs. O. Perr\- of Franklin, $3; ninth, Mrs. C. I’i. McDaniel of Cumberland, $3; tenth, Mrs. B. Powell of Edgecombe, $3; eleventh, Mrs. T. M Royster of Gaston, $3, and twelfth, Mrs. L. A Bowers of Mecklenburg, $3. Ml’S. Morris says the product- were judged by Miss Mary Thomas, nutrition specialist at the college and Mrs.. C. R. Hudson, an expert home carnier. Bridgeton, N J., Nov. 21.—The achievement of an American strato- phere record had no more thrills to it than the safe landing of Lieut. Com. T. G. W. Settle and Maj. C. L. F’ordney, his co-pilot, who squash ed to earth in the tidal marshes on the edge of Delaware bay. After their contact with the earth and while much of south Jei-sey searched woods and lelds, the two balloonists slept peacefully wrapped in the folds of the great gas bag that canned them to new heights. They came down in total darkness eight miles southwest of Bridgeton loerilously close to the wide expanse of Delaware bay at 5:50 p. m., yes terday only to find themselves ma rooned by the tidal water. They made the best of it after reconnoit- e/ing and let. the world wait until dawn showed them the way out. Commander Settle said he knew /here he was and rather than take i chance of cro.ssiiig the bay with ds diminishing ga-, he pulled the ip panel and down they came As they struck the ground Major "’onlney, who was leaning out of the nort, was jolted out of the gondol; ’nto the cozy mud and got a wet ting. Commander Settle bumped hi: bead against one of the instruments ’ll the gondola and today showed a slight scratch. He said they reached their great est altitude, which they figured wa.s ’>9,000 feet, over McConnellsburg. Pa., which, incidentally, !=■ one of the highest spots in southern Pennsyl vania. “Why didn’t you come down then?” he was asked. “T had a lot of scientific data to get and T wanted to stay up as long as T could,” he replied. “T picked the spot,” Settle said, in referring to liis landing. The wind was carrying the great balloon toward the bay and he came down at the la.st pos ible moment be said. Settle described it as a perfect landing. “T never felt better and T neve>' bad a better night’s sleep,” he said. REV. D. H. TUTTLE’S BOOK AND TRACT WORK. Bible and P>ible Portions, 51 o Relisrious Books 103. Reliprious Papers and Maga zines 42. Religious Tracts 2039. Consolation Letters. 150. Temperance and Educational Charts 70. Said at cost. La.st .Monday afternoon as the Southern pas enger train was pull ing out from Selma headed toward Raleigh it had only gone a short distance when someone threw a rock into one of the windows on the south side of the passenger car for white people breaking the win dow into many p’ece.s and leaving a hole about the size of a man’s fist. Some men passengers were sit ting near where the gla s was bro ken but fortunately no one was hurt by the flying glass. When the train reached Clarton a phone call from that place infonned the police department, whereupon Chief John Jeffreys soon suspected a small boy about 10 year.s old, who was ques tions if he knew who threw a rock into the train. The boy immediate ly replied that he did not do it. He was taken into custody and lodged in jail for further questioning. So far as we have been able to learn the boy has not revealeri the iden tity of the guilty party. Kiwanian Haroer Puts Over Good Program With two members absent the Itiwanis Club held a very enjoyable luncheon at the club hall last Thurs-, day evening, C'. P. Harper was in charge of the program. James A. Ray, local Kiwanian and insurance representative, made a very inter esting talk on the insurance busi- ne s, after which Rev. D. F. Wad dell rendered a vocal solo. A pro gressive- conversation contest, par ticipated in' by Kiwanians Krahen buhl, Jacobs, Jeffreys and Ray, went over big and brought the hall down with laughter. A debate on the prohib't'on c|ues- tion between Lt. Governor Scales and Cbai'lie Jacobs was very good. Each brought out some vei’y goofi point.s on this question. .A committee composed of G. F. Brietz, W. H. .Adam- and John Jef freys was appointed to work out and put in effect a plan for collect ing -old clothing and shoes for the needy of the town and community This was do.ne last yeai’ ami was very successful. Kiwanian Waddell reported that olans were going forward for the suiging meet of the schools of the '•ounty which will be held hei’e Sun day afternoon, December 10. , iMr. A. W. Graham, of Raleigh, was a visitor to the club. Dr. Edwin H. wooker came in a a new member of the club. Luther B. McLamb, of Meadow towTiship, who had been sentenced to .the death chair for the murder of George R. Hudson, ha-s had his .sentence commuted to life impris onment by Governor Ehringhaus. In saving McLamb from the death chair, the goveriior said: “1 have been solicited to make a recommendation in the ca.se of State vs. Luther McLamb, who was con victed in the Superior Court of Johnston oounty of muz'der in thi.s fir.st degree. “My attention has been very ear- jze tly inrited to a petition signed by the jurors who brought in this verdict tloat they did not understand it was their duty to consider wheth er the influence of into.xicating whis key on the prisoner was sufficient to effect his ability to premeditate. “Wliile it is true that there was eridence upon which the jury could have found that the prisoner wa.s under the influe.nce of intoxicating liquor, the defendant did not choose this defen e but relied ujzon thi.s plea of self-defen.se. I, therefore, did not directly submit this question to the jur>’. It is possible that had I done so the verdict would have been murder in the second degree. “Under these circumstances, I would not be oppose to the exercise of clemency in your discretion.” The governor’s order further stated: “Upon this and much other avail able testimony, it might well have been contended that the prisoner was intoxicated to such an extent as to be incapable of the rational mental action essential to premedi tation and therefore not guilty of first degree murder. This however, was not done and the jury were not in.sti-ucted on this phase of the case. “Without regard as to whethei' the pri oner wa.- intoxicated to the point of incompetency for mental acUon, the killing was manifestly done in hot blood and without sub- .stantial suggestion of previous ill will The death penalty may very pro[>erly be dispensed with for the above reasons; but having passed this point 1 view the prisoner’s sug- ge tion of intoxication as an aggra vation rather than a mitigation of the offense, f am commuting this sentence, therefore, to life imprison ment.” 'fo Collect Used Clothing. BIG HOG! One of the largest hogs known to be raised in thi.s section is owned by Mr. Joel Rollins, who lives just beyond the Lizzie Cotton Mills, about a mile from town. Mr. Rollin.s says the hog is a Dui’oc Jer-ey, measures seven feet and nine inches around the body and Ls seven feet and ten inches in length. The hog now weighs approximate ly one thousand pounds and Mr. Rol lins .says that he will weigh 1200 pounds by the time he will slaugh ter the hog about January 22nd. A large numbeu of people have been out to see this big hog and practically all of them say it Ls the large-t hog they have ever seen. Several who attended the State Fair say that there was not a hogi at the fair to compare with the one owned by Mr. Rollins. 'Ilie Selma Kiwanis Club will again six>nsor the movement to col lect used clothing and distribute to the needy. Any persons hartng gar ments they are willing to contribute are requested to send them to eith er members of the committee or no tify Mr. John Jeffreys by telephone and they will be called for. The committee is composed of the following: .Tohn Jeffreys, W. H. .Adams and Geo. F. Brietz. THANKS TO THE LADIES Mrs. W. I>. Eltheredge, chairman of the Cake Committee, desires to thank all of the ladies of Johnston county who contributed cakes or other articles of food for use in feeding the war veterans on Armis tice Day. The response was indeed gratifying, and the number of la dies who conti-ibuted was large. Moves To Goldsboro. I SHALL NOT LIVE IN VAIN If I can stop one heart from break ing I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching. Or cool one pain. Or help one fainting robin Into his nest again, I shall not live in vain. —Emily Dickinson. Owners of ten poultry flocks in Catawba county report their birds paid them an average return of $$1.24 each above feed cost throughout the past year. A THANKFUL NOTE j My Bible teaches me to let the , peace of God rule our hearts and 1 be ye thankful. Col: 3: 15. Note: Last clause as a command: ‘Be ye thankful.” I am obeying this in saying, T thank you to everyone who cast a vote for me on November 7th. I do this also n obedience to Paul’s exhortation to the Eph. Church: “Gmng thank- unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Eph. 5:20. Certainly for all things since all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are according to his purpose in Christ Jesus. Jno. 3:16. 2 Peter 3:9. Giving thanks always make it a habit. This is the will of God. see: 1 Thessa. 5:18. So I say again, T thank you every one ,and pray God’s blessings of all sorts upon you. D. H. TUTTLE Sanitary Grocery Putting On Big Sale “Hub” Brown, the proprietor of the Sanitary Grocery here, informs us that he has bought out the stock of goods of Mr. W. W. Hare, one of Selma’s wholesale merchants, and now has this store connected with his other place of business there by giving two entrances to the Sanitary Grocery store. Mr. Brown is putting on a big .sale, beginning Friday of this week, and is offering .‘■ome real bargains. Look up his ad in this issue of The Johnstonian-Sun and see for your self. Mr. D. W. Richardson who ha,s been conducting a newstand at the Union Station for the past several month.s, has leased his business to his brother, Mr. Eugene Richardson. Mr. Richardson has accepted a po sition as clerk at the Gold-boro Hotel and moved his family to that city Tuesday. Hit-And-Run Motorist Kills Four Oaks Man Raleigh, Nov. 18.—-Retui-rus from North Carolina’s referendum on re peal November 7 were certified by the State elections board today, and showed 120,190 votes for repeal and 293,484 against. Smithfield, Nov. 19—The body of John Henry Allen, prominent farm er of near Four Oaks, wa,- found on State Highway 22 late Saturday night after he had been obviously struck by a hit-and-run automobile driver. Coroner James H. Kirkman, who investigated the case today, could obtain no evidence as to who was responsible for the death. Allen, is survived by a wife and several, children. A further investigation into the causes of the death will be held by the coroner later this week. > Two Edgecombe County farmers sold 58 hogs weighing 10,745 pounds [for $426.06 cash last week. ’ -’i K VI,*!, ‘ a • ti I I A Jfv I kI, k'.