rii-r iniiriir'i^’i^'iyt-iiirif
I
WE DO OUR PART
THE JOHNSTONIAN
READ THE ADS
APPEARING IN THE
JOHNSTONIAN-SUN
VOL. 16
SELMA. N. C.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1933.
NUMBER
luinq
Mr. N. B. Grantham Dies
At His Home In Smithfield
One of Pioneer Citizens of County
Suiccunibs to Paraly.ic Stroke At
His Home In Smithfield—Funeral
Held Friday Afternoon.
Mr. Bailey Recovers
Fishing Tackle
The pa- sing of Newitt Bridges
Grantham, of Smithfield, closes the
career of one of Johnston County’s
pioneer citizens and leading busi
ness men. Mr. Grantham died at
his home late last Thursday night,
■following- a paralytic stroke coming
on the ■ heels of several years of
Jil health. He was 69 years old,
and was known throughout John-
■ston and adjoining counties as one
of the leaders in business, having
been a dealer in Men’s -Ready-to-
wear in Smithfield for many year.s
past, besides having- had other
' prominent business connections with
Gmithfield’s ' business institutions.
He was reared about two miles
from Smithfield, and was the second
son of the late Michael Kenyon and
■Caroline Bridges Grantham.
The funeral was held at the home
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock,
conducted by his pastor. Rev. B. T.
Hurley, assisted by Rev. D. H Tut
tle and Rev. H. N. Mas ey. Inter-
-;ient was made in the Riverside
cemetery. A huge concourse 'of rel
atives and friends followed the body
to its-last resting place, and a pro-
fu.sion of lovely floral offerings cov
ered the mound, as a silent testimo
ny of the esteem in which the de
ceased was held. During the funer
al hour, all of the’ bu iness houses
in Smithfield were closed in his
Tionor.
The active pallbearers were: M.
B. Strickland, E. L. ’Vi'oodall, W. M.
Gaskin, R.' R. Talton, J. H. Abell,
G. E. Thornton, W. B. Beasley and
W. S. .Ragsdale.
Honorary pallbearers were: J. D.
Spiers T. R. Hood, S. C. Turnage,
Dr. Thel Hooks, W. T. Flolland, Dr.
W. J.: Massey, W. D. Hood, E, S.
Stevens, and Ed Fulghum of Wil-
«OTl.
The -flowers were carried by nieces
0 the deceased and close friend-^ of
■■is daugliters. ’ "
In 1004. the decea.sed was mar
ried to Miss Lena Rose, and she
with two Sons and two daughters
KUi-vive These are: Miss Ro e Gran
tham, Mrs. Lawrence 'W^allace, Nor
man B. Grantham and Joe Mike
G;-anthara, all of Smithfield.
On Tuesday, October 31, Clarence
Bailey and Clyde Jones were fishing
in Rock Creek, near ' New Bern,
when a fish made a pass at Mr.
Bailey’s hook, taking with ; him the
hook, line, cork and sinker.
On Saturday, No-v-ember 25, Mr.
Bailey was fi h'ng in the same
water.s and caught a fish weighing-
about four pounds. When this fls’n
was landed Mr. Bailey was sur
prised to find imbedded in the
fish’s jaw the ident-cal hook, with
line, cork and sinker attached,
which was snatched away from him
on h's former fishing expedition.
Let’s hear from Kin ton!
Stevens Head Of
Sound Money Body
Former Legion 'Commander, Legion
naires and Group of Tar Heels
i’onn Organization.
New York, Nov. 2G.—Ffn-mation
of a ‘'sound money” committee com
posed of American legionnaiies and
North Carolina citizen.s, under the
chairmanship of Henry L Stevens’,
of Warsaw, N. C , past national
commander of the American legion,
was announced tonight.
The announegraent said the com
mittee would oppose the effoit.s of
inflationists ‘‘who are at pre ent
bearing down with terrific pressure
in an unpatriotic effort to force
President Roosevelt to degrade our
currency, inflate our dollar, and de
stroy the cred’t of our country for
generation:-! to come.”
The organization expressed its
‘full and unqualified faith” in
Pre.sideiit Roosevelt, “feelin.g with
out reservation that such faith will
not be violated by our President.”
North Carol'.na member- include
W. H, Wood, , Charlotte; John D.
Bellamy, Wilmington; John H. Har-
'lin, - Wilmington; John T. Dalton,,
Tulian I.. Miller, Walter Lambert,
R S. Hutchison and George B.
Wilson ,all of Charlotte, and James
C. McRae, of Fayetteville.
Dr. Atkinson Makes
A Wise Suggestion
The Johnstonian-Sun is in receipt
of a letter from Dr. Wade H. At
kinson, of Washington, D. C., today
relative to how some of the Emer
gency Relief Work money could be
spent in Johnston County in a very
pi’ofitable way to town people and
country people alike. Here is his
sugge-tion:
‘‘Clean the rafts from our streams
so that flood waters may run off
as quickly as possible, and thereby
lessen the duuiag-es from freshets
If the large streams are first clear
ed, then the larger branche.s and
creeks, it will save the low lands
for crops and pastures, prevent
stagnant pools from breeding mos
quitoes and malaria, as well as pre
venting the walking school children
and sometimes the school buses
from getting to school. You can see
the entire county could reap wonder
ful results from such a project. If
the work could be carried further,
the branches and creeks could even
have some of the curves streighten-
ed out where tree tops and logs
have turned their course. All this
■work would not require skilled la
bor, or a great deal of it.
J^Such a project would help all of
-the major divisions of this ’entire
civic program, by helping- traffic,
sanitation and education.”
With Playmakei's.
Mis.s Kathleen Krahenbuhl ami
her I'oom-mate, Miss Mary Alice
Bennett, students from the State
University" at Chapel Hill, spent last
week end here with Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Krahenbuhl. Miss Krahenbuhl
had a leading part in Paul Green’s
latest play, ‘‘House qf Connelly”,
which was given in Wilson Friday
night. After the play a reception
was given the Carolina Playmaker.s
and the members of the cast were
entertained in the homes of Wilson
people Friday night.
PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION
OE THANKSGIVING
By the President of the United States of America, a proclama
tion :
I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of
America, do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day
of November, 1933, to be a day of thanksgiving for all our
people.
May we on that day in our churches and in our homes give
humble thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us during the
year past by Almighty God. May we recall the courage of
those who settled a wilderness ,the vision of those who found
ed the nation, the steadfastness of those who in eyery succeed
ing generation have fought to keep pure the ideal of equality
of opportunity and hold clear the goal of mutual help in tkne
of prosperity as’’ in time of adversity.
May we ask guidance in more surely learning the ancient
truth that greed and ’selfishness and striving for undue riches
can never bring lasting happiness or good to the individual or
to his neighbors.
May we be grateful for the passing of dark days; for the
new spirit of dependence one on another; for the closer unity
of all parts of our wide land; for the greater friendship be
tween employers and those who toil; for a clearer knowledge
by all nations that we seek no conquests and ask only honorable
engagements by all peoples to respect the lands and rights of
their neighbors; for the brighter day to which we can win
through by seeking the help of God in a more unselfish striv
ing for the common bettering of mankind.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be affixed.
(Signefl) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Rev. L. T. Singleton Is
Returned For Another Year
Official Relations
Resumed With Russia
.After a break of sixteen year:-!
official relations between the
United States and Russia were- re
sumed during the week.
Thi.s action, announced on Nov.
17 by President Roo.sevelt just
prior to the beginning of his two
No Changes Made In Methodist Pas
torates In Johnston County Ex
cept .At Kenly and Kbenezer—
Washing.on Was Selected As the
1931 Conference City.
week’s vacation trip to Georgia,
Givil Works Program
Is Now Under Way
Recorder’s Gourt For
Tuesday, November 21
state vs. Mack Young, colored la-
boi-er, aged 50, for larceny of
chickens, value less than $20.00, the
property of Nath 'Part. Plea of guil
ty. Defendant given 90 day.s in jail
State vs. Smith Townsend, colored
laborer, aged 36, for larceny of hog,
-value less than .$20, the property of
Dave Olive Plea of guilty, and de
fendant given four months on road-.
State vs. Vester I.ee, white farm
er, aged 40, for profane and inde
cent laitguage on public highway,
.guilty, and piayer for judgment is
continued upon payment of cost.
State vs. ,Vass Tew, white farmer
The Civil, Works Program foi
Johnston County, under the super
vision of Mrs. D. J. Thurston, i-
now going forward. Four-Oaks, Clay
ton, Princeton, Sm’thfield and Selma
j^iven oo uay.s 1
are .some of the towns in which the ; to be worked at county home,
work is getting staited.
The work in Selma is under, the
supervision of Mr. Henry Earp, who
now has about 50 men at work
digging- outlet ditches, graveling
streets, etc. One of the first major
projects is to dig diainage ditche
on the outskirts of the town of
sufficient width and depth to take
all surface water from the town
during excessive rainfall and to
keep the town dry, thereby filling
a-long-felt need. The men are now j 24, and Price Lee, white farm-I
at work on such a ditch leading I aged 32, for forcible trespass,
out west of the town, and .similar Both gu.lty and each defendant is
d'tches w'll be constructed in othe--' S'iven 60 days on roads. .Appeal, with
directions, One force of men is bond fixed at $200. Price Lee ap-
ha-jling gravel and placing- on the
streets which have not been paved,
-Anyone who -wants a 'certain piece
of .street graveled will plea e take
the matter up with Mr, Earp or
Mr. E. J. Sasser. The present ap
propriation is expected to
ihout 30 days.
Four Gents Loan
peals,
■State vs. Frank Godwin, white la
borer, for V. P. L , is found guilty
of pos ession of whiskey for pur
pose of sale. Gets 6 months road
sentence, to be suspended upon pay-
last I ment of $25 fine and cost, and oi;
further condition that defendant does
I not violate the prohibition law again
j iluring next two years.
^ ^ , /"v . ■ i State vs. 'W. E. Strickland, white
On UottOn Options ■ farmer, aged 25, for V. P. L. Plea
j of guilty as to possession of half
An advance of four cents a j gallon of whiskey. Guilty of po-se.-
, r-. -.-U r. ixx.-iixv.j'. UJ
pound will be granted cotton pro-! sion for purpose of sale, and is
I ducers -who specified in the acre
age reduction campaign this summer
that they desired options on govern
ment-held cotton as a part of their
given road sentence of 6 months.
Appeal, bond fixed at $300. Appeal
is withdrawn.
Cashier Raleigh Griffin
Attends Bankers Meeting
consideration for the reduction.
“To get this four cents loan, cot
ton growers must agree to take
part in the cotton adjustment plan
for 1934 by which the acreag-e will
, , , , „ q nay mom, oi nne ana cost
be reduced by 40 percent m the and on further condition that de
State vs. W. R. Holt, white farm
er, aged 63, for V. P. L. Guilty of
possession of beer, wine and whis
key for purpose of sale. Road sen
tence of 6 months, to be .-uspended
upon payment of $25 fine and cost
South,” say. Dean I. O. Schaub, of i
READ THE THANKSGIVING
ADS IN THIS ISSUE. TRADE
■WITH YOUR HOME MERCHANTS
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME.
Mr. Raleigh Griffin .cashier of the
Selma Branch Banking & Trust
Company, attended a meeting of
the bankers of the 4th North Caro
lina district in Durham Thursday
night The bankers were guests of
the Durham Clearing House As
sociation. The proposed bankers
code and .-!Chedule of fair practices
were discussed. M. F. -Jones, of
Rocky Mount .first vice-president of
the State Bankers’ .Association, pre
sented the articles of association of
the North Carolina Cleari-ng House
a.ssociation. C. L. Jeinback, of Win
ston-Salem, second vice-president
of the association, read and discus
sed the schedule of' fair trade prac
tices, concerning regulations govern-
'ng service charges, interest rates,
banking- hours .holidays and other
provisions. Details of the banking
code were not announced
Mr. Griffin said the meeting was
well attended .approximately 150
bankers, representing 39 banks in 11
counties of District No. 4 were in
attendance.
State College, head of the cotton re
duction movement in this State,
“Tho.-e growers who agree to sign
fendant does not violate the prohi
bition law again in North Carolina
during ne.xt two years
State vs Moses McKeel, white la-
one of the acreag-e reduction con- , ^ white la-
tracts will o-et the four cents a =^'^'edJ4, for operating motor
tracts will get the four cents a
pound in advance as soon' as the
necessary form.s now being print
ed can be distributed to farm
demonstration agents. The growers
will .'till hold an equity in the cot
ton and should the price advance
by the time the options are sold,
the owners will get a further rat
able payment after necessary ex
penses are deducted.”
There are some 2,400,000 bales of
cotton involved in the transaction
throughout the South ,and about
600 000 farmers will participate. In
North Carolina, options are held on
107,355 bales An advance of four
cents a pound on this cotton will
mean that over two million dollars
will be available to growers of the
State, Mr. Schaub says
vehicle while intoxicated, Plea of !
i actually took place at ten minutes
! before midnight on Nov. 16. It
j marked the successful culmination
j of ten days’ negotiations between
i.the President himself and M. Litvin-
I off, the envoy .sent to Washington
: by the Soviet Government on Oct.
j 10 on invitation of the President.
I Recognition of Rus-ia, as it is
I
I called, although diplomacy uses a
! more polite term—“establishment of
normal relations”—is offically re
corded in a sei'ies of letters ex
changed between President Roose
velt and M. Litvinoff. There is no
actual treaty requiring the sanction
of the United States Senate to make
it valid but the, agreement reached
in the negotiations provide for
certain conventions to carry out
>ome of the terms of the agree
ment.
'I'he undertaking of the two gov
ernments as set forth in the letters
exchanged between the Pre.sident
and the Soviet envoy relate to
propaganda, freedom of worship,
protection of nationals and debt.s
and claims. The Soviet Government
pledges itself not to dis.seminate
Communist propaganda in this
country nor to attempt to overthrow
American institution.s. It agrees to
permit complete freedom of wor
ship to .Americans living in Russia.
It guarantees rights of legal pro
tection to American citizen.s.
The debt que.stion has not been
.settled but is left for future
negotiation. Probably a mixed com-
mi.ssion will set up to pa-s on all
debts and claims affecting the two
Governments both public and, pri
vate. The total of American claims,
.governmental and private, is esti
mated at about $800,000,000. The
Government’s claim, representing
cash advanced for war purposes to
the old Russian Government, is
about $330,000,000. This claim, of
course is subject to the same scal
ing down given to other so-called
war debts.—S. S. News.
C. P. HARPER CONDUG'I'S
KlWANiS PROGRAM
The Nortli Carolina Methodist
Conference closed its annuel se.s-
sion in Durham Monday, following
the reading of pastoral apiiointments
by Bi hop E. D. Mouzon. Washing
ton was selected as the 1934 con
ference city.
No changes were made in the
Methodi.st pastors in John.ston coun
ty except at Kenly and Ebenezer.
Rev. B. T. Hurley will return to
Smithfield; Rev. L. T. Singleton to
Selma; Rev. W. H. Brown to Four
Oaks; Rev. W. C. Merritt to Ben
son; Rev. J. A. Guice to Clayton;
Rev. H. G. Ruark to Princeton; J.
W. Harrell goes to Kenly, and L. C.
Brothers, who was at Kenly last
year, goes to Warren circuit; Rev.
L. A. Tilley was assigned to the
Newton Grove circuit, of which Eb
enezer church in Bentonville town-
■ hip is a part; Rev, J. F. Starnes?,
who was at Newton Grove, goes to
Haw River.
Other appointments of the Ral
eigh district are as follows;
Presiding elder, F. S. Love; Bai
ley, W. G. Farrar; Cary and Apex,
J. L. Midgett; Creedmoor, Fv. F.
Duval; Dunn, J. A. Russell with N.
M. McDonald, supernumerary; Er
win, Frank, Culbreth; Fuquay, J. C.
Williams; Franklinton, E, D. Weath
ers; Garner, T. B. Hough; Hender
son First Church, D. E. Earnhardt;
City Road and White Memorial, J.
L. Joyce; Lillington, E. M. Hall;
Louisburg, 0. P, Fitzgerald; Ma
iners, C. W. Robbins; Midilleburg,
J. -A. Dailey; Millbrook, L. B. Pat-'
tlshaw; Oxford, X- G. 'Vicker ; Ox
ford Circuit, H, H. Fields with W.
B. Cotton, junior preachers supply;
Raleigh, Central, A. S, Parker;
Edenton Street, E. C. Few; Ep-
worth,.0. L Hathaway; Jenkins Me
morial, R. W. Bradshaw.
Tar River, B. 0. Merritt; Zebu-
Ion and Wendell, L. C. L. Reade;
Youngsville, C. E. "Vale.
Superintendent of the Methodist
Orphanage,. A. S. Barnes; Superin
tendent of Oxford Orphanage, C. K.
Proctor; Missionary to Japan, J. D.
Stott; Missionary secretary, F. S.
Love; President Louisburg College,'
A. D. Wilcox; Superannuate-, T. J.
Dailey, 11. C. Allred, H M. .Jackson,
D. N. Caviness, D. 11. Tuttle, J, W.
Potter, E H. Davis, P. M. Shambur-
ger, R. J. Parker.
.guilty, and given road sentence of
90 days, to be suspended upon pay- i
ment of $50, fine and cost, and on i
further condition that defendant does i
not operate a motor vehicle again !
in North Carolina during next !)0 ‘
days.
State vs Milton Lee, white farm
er, aged 23, and Floyd McLamb,
white farmer, aged 18,- for 'V'. P. L.
Both guilty, and each defendant is
given 6 months on roads, sentence
of McLamb to be suspended upon
payment of $10 fine and co.st, and
on further condition that defendant
does not violate prohibition law
again during next two years. Lee
appeals. Bond $300.00.
Kiwanian C. P. Hai-per was in
charge of the Kiwanis program held
Thursday evening. After an interest
ing talk by C. E. Kornegay, local
business man. Rev. W. J. Crain put
on a clever stunt. This was a spell
ing match, with Rev. D. F. Wad
dell and H. H. Lowry as choosers.
Mr. Lowry’s side won in the con
test, and the prize for the best
speller went to James Davis of
Sm'thfield, guest artist on this
occasion.
The program was featured by
mu.sic by Smithfield talent, includ
ing James Davis, Theron Johnson,
George W. Grove, and Miss Mary
Noble. Rev. D. F. Waddell also a.s-
^isted in the musical program.
'fhe Kiwanis club decided to spon
sor a county-wide musical entertam-
ment on Sunday, December 10. The
entertainment will be given at 1:30
p. mr in the Selma .school auditorium
and the program will be given by
musical talent from every part of
the county. The committee appointed
to plan this program is a follows:
Rev. D. F. Waddell, John Jeffreys
and H H. Lowry.
THAN KSGIVING S E RVIC ES
THUR.SDAY MORNING AT 7:00
Thanksgiving services will ^be held
in the Methodist church on Thurs
day morning at 7 o’clock. Rev. L. T.
Singleton will preach the sermon.
Services will also be held in the
Selma Bapti. t church at the same-
hour, Rev. Mr. Crain will have
charge of the service at the Bapti.st
church.
A Double Bereavement
rOBACCO MARKET CLOSES
FOR THANKSGIVING SEA.SON
—, — —— The-'Smithfield Tobacco Market
He expects the necessary notes | READ THE THANKSGIVING wi" until next Monday. The
1 4._ 1 ^ 1 , held yesterday (Wed
nesday). The schools of that cTy
will be closed on Thursday only.
and banks to be available at an
early date. These will be mailed to
the growers along with the options.
ADS IN THIS ISSUE. TRADE
WITH YOUR HOME MERCHANTS.
KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME.
The many friends of Judge and
Mrs. W. P. Aycock deeply sympa
thize with them in the loss of their
sister and brother. Judge Aycock’s
sister, Mrs. Sallie K. Sauls, aged
61, died jit her home in Wilson on
Wednesday afternoon and Mrs,
Aycock’s brother, Mr. William J.
Moore, passed away at his home in
Lucama Friday morning. The funer
al services for Mrs. Sauls were
held from the home in Wilson on
Thursday and the interment took
place near that city. She is •‘-ur-
vived by one daughter, Mrs. H. H.
Walston, of WiLon and four grand
children.
Mr. Moore, who was 46 years of
age, is survived by his wife. The
funeral sei-vice.s for the deceased
were held Saturday and the inter
ment took place at the family bury
ing ground near Lucama.
• u
I