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VOL. 23.
The Johnstonian-Sun
A Weekly Newspaper Containing The News And Views Of Your Community And Surrounding Territory.
Anti-ABC Store Folks Have
More Than Required Number
Signers Neessary to Call Elec-
ction..
The Johnstonian-
Sun is dedicated
to the best interest
of Johnston coun
ty and its sixty
thousand people.
Read the news and
advertisements in |
its columns each
week.
NUMBER 17.
There is plenty of- evidence that
the voters of Johnston county will
have an opportunity to vote on the
liquor question in Johnston county
again before July 1st. Petitions have
been freely circulated throughout the
eounty and we understand that the
anti-ABC store folks have many
more than the statutory number of
signers to present to the county
commissioners asking for an election
on the question as to whether the
ABC stores shall be retained or
abolished in Johnston county.
Sentiment seems pretty well divided
-over the county as to whether the
ABC store system should be retained
or done away with. There are those
who are undecided as to the best
course to pursue on this question
while there are two well defined
groups for and against the ABC
system, but as to which is the
strongest remains to be seen.
Interesting Program
At Methodist Church
A very interesting program was
put on at the Edgerton Memorial
Methodist church here last Sunday
evening. The program was under the
'iiirection of M. R. Wall who an
nounced the names of the characters
.m each act of the performance.
Quite a number of characters took
part in the program, composed main
ly of young people, except Rev. O.
L. Hathaway, the pastor of the
church, who took the leading role in
each performance. The purpose of
the program was to create more in
terest in local church and Sunday
school extension work and to show
how such a program reaches out into
new fields of endeavor and brings j
ueneficial results .The program Sun
day evening took the place of the
regular devotional period.
Conpessman Fulmer, of South Carolina, and Conoressman
Cpley, of North Carolina, discussing “All-risk” Crop fnsurance
at the time the above picture was taken. ^ insurance
Mr. Cooley Issues
Statement On ^^All-
Risk Crop Insurance
By HAROLD D. COOLEY
For the purpose of stimulating further discussion of the verv
impoitant subj.^t All-risk” Crop Insurance, I again bring the
matter to the attention of the farmers of North Carolina ^
In recent years “All-risk” Crop Insurance has been' widely
discussed, pai’ticularly in the wheat growing sections of the
countiQ^. Now that “All-risk” Crop insuranci K to be maSe
available to cotton growers, the*
program will in the immediate L II I * i
■future be the subject of general | v.Hinpoeil llljl]l*6u
Elevation Youth Faces
Attempted Rape Charge
Carl Smith, 19, of Elevation
township, jvas given a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Ned Barbour of
Pour Oaks Sunday morning, and
bound over to Superior court under
$1,000 bond, following his arrest at
the home of his father about six
0 clock Sunday morning by Deputy
Dock Strickland, charging Smith with
the attempted rape of Margaret Lee
Allen, the 15-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Dexter Lee of Elevation town
ship, Saturday night in the woods
about a mile and a half from Jake
Thornton’s filling station. Smith is
elleged to have left the girl’s home
in company with her early Saturday
night to go to a party at Smith’s
home, but when the girl failed to
return later in the night the family
became uneasy and Deputy Strick
land was notified about two o’clock
Sunday morning and a search was
begun. The girl was found by her
mother about 4 o’clock Sunday mom-
ing wandering around in the woods
near Thornton’s filling station in a
dazed' condition with her clothes wet
with rain. She was taken to Dr. J.
H. Stanley at Four Oaks for an
examination, who pronounced that
there were some indications that an
attempt had been made to rape her.
Smith was located in bed at the
home of his father, and indications
were that he had only been there for
a few minutes.
Historian Hart Sees
U. S. Drawn In War
Visions Involvement Through Invasion of South
America by A Victorious Reich—Sees Sweden
Occupied—Reich Attack On Brazil
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21.—The United States will
eventually by a "victorious”. Goimany’s invasion
SMorianlTtoniiSl of ^mericS
The Nazis already seem slight favorites in the struggle for
Euiopean dominance to the bearded, 85-year-old HarvaiM prcK
*fessor-emeritus who accurately
COOKING EXPERT ■f4-lf,. f
To Show Pictures
Taken In Brazil
1
The Edgerton Memorial congrega
tion and friends will have an oppor
tunity at the Sunday evening service
at 7:30 to see the picture entitled
“Under the -Southern Cross.’’ This
picture portrays a journey through
MISS ANNIE LAURIE HERRING
COOKING SCHOOL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
torecast the seizure of Czecho
slovakia months in advance.
He looked for the immediate fu
ture to bring:
1. The involvement of Sweden in
the war, probably following German
occupation of port cities in order tq
insure continued flow of precious ores
into Germany.
2. German occupation of the
Netherlands in a “blitzkrieg’’ of 24-
hour duration.
3. The bombing of London and
other British industrial centers with
the possibility of the British Isles
becoming the theatre of war.
In the more distant future, Dr.
Hart expected:
1. A “victorious” Germany to land
troops in Brazil within six months
after hostilities in Europe had
ceased. This, he said, would bring
immediate United States’ aid to her
South American neighbors.
2. Gradual eastward expansion of
Russia until Southern Pacific ocean,
ports were obtained by the Soviet.
3. Unpredictable developments in
India, perhaps expansion into Asia
by the 1,000,000 lighting inen now
ready to bear arms.
'There is no doubt that in Scan~
states where
Closing Exercises Of
Richard B. Harrison
School Announced
The commencement exercises of the
Richard B. Harrison High school in
Selma will begin on Tuesday evening,
April 30th when the. primary depart
ment will have their exercise.
The Grammar grades will have
their exercises on Friday evening,
May 3, at 8 o’clock.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached Sunday afternoon. May 5,
at 3:30 o’clock, by Rev. John L.
Tilley, Dean of Shaw University.
Graduating exercises will be held
Thursday evening, May 9, at 8
o’clock. The address of the evening
■ivill be delivered by H. I. F. Nanton,
State Supervisor of Negro Work U.
S. Real Property Survey, Raleigh.
More Lucky Ticket
Holders Get Cash
The following were the winners at
the B. F. Woodruff & Son’s store on
last Saturday afternoon: J, W. Ellis,
Selma, $1; Mrs. W. H. Johnson,
Selma, $1; Mrs. Clyde Crocker, Selma
Route 1, $1; Woodrow Narron, Selma
Route 2, $2. A large crowd was
present when the awards were given.
More cash will be given by this
enterprising firm on next Saturday
afternoon at 4 o’clock. Come and
bring all your tickets, you might be
the winner.
E. G. Hobbs Has New
Supply Veterans Claims
E. G. Hobbs, Service Officer of
American Legion, says he has just
received a new supply of blanks
from the Veterans Administration,
and will be glad to file 'any addition
al claims for veterans or veterans’
•widows. He says the Government will
pay any claim that is properly estab
lished. He has also received a new
supply of blanks for making ap
plication for entry into the C. C. C.
Camps, and if there, is ony one desir
ing to make application he will be
glad to fill out same.
Nimrod was a great hunter, but
that was before the May of collar
buttons that persist in rolling under
^bureaus.' . ‘ . - -:
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discussion in all
cotton is grown.
The only reason that cotton was
not included at the time that the
Crop Insurance Corporation was
created and authorized to issue
policies of “All-risk” Insurance to
wheat growers, was because com
plete actuarial data, which would en
able the Corporation to determine
proper rates for premiums had not
been assembled. The Corporation now
feels that it has adequate informa
tion upon which to establish a sound
actuarial basis for an insurance pro
gram for cotton growers.
The severe economic suffering and
the distressing consequences caused
by crop failures in different sections
of the country challenge us to pro
vide adequate protection for those
engaged in the business of farming.
It is believed that “All-risk” Crop
Insurance is calculated to level out
at least partially the evil effects of
wide fluctuations in production. The
type of Insurance now made avail
able will in the event of crop failure
provide producers with some income
on which to live, and in years of
great surpluses will mitigate in some
degree the terrific force of such sur
pluses in depressing farm com
modity prices. At the same time
“All-risk” Crop Insurance of large
sums of public money in stricken
agricultural areas. Farmers have not
heretofore been able to purchase
“All-risk” Crop Insurance, and the
insurance which they have been able
to purchase, such as hail and tornado
insurance has involved the payment
of extraordinarily high premiums.
Since private companies have not
made “All-risk” Crop Insurance
available, it can not be said that the
programs undertaken by the Federal
“All-risk” Crop Insurance Corpora
tion invade the field of private busi
ness. The fact is that no private
corporation in America today writes
“All-risk” Crop Insurance. Private
companies have in the past met with
failure in attempts to provide “All
risk” Crop Insurance. These attempts
have failed for several reasons,
jirincipally, (1) because the insurance
was put into effect in a limited
area, (2) because it attempted to
protect against price decline as well
as yield losses, and (3) because of
the lack of adequate data for de
termining degrees of risk. Citizens
other than farmers can secure in
surance for protection against the
risks involved in almost every type
of business or enterprise. Un
fortunately, the farmer who has
everything invested in growing crops
which are exposed to nuiperous
hazards including all thq destructive
forces of nature, such . as floods
■ (Confciued cm* Last Pa^)'
The Cooking School, demonstrating
the G. E. Electric Range, sponsored i w i, •
the Roman Catholic country Zft^y C- Kornegay & Company, j
, _ Brazil. The ^picture opens -with a/be held in the building next door . ® *
Rir Hif AwtA Dm, r% * view showing the, statue of the/Drug Company, Friday ufter-F . ^ ^
By nit-And-Kun Driver! Christ of Corcovado, which stands ^t. Z.-SO,o’clock. The school win If Denmark aid
in the harbor at Rid de Janeiro, the be conducted by Miss Annie Laurie ^oflithtt^^
lourripv nc Herrmfr, exoert service renresenta- ,, . xTiue* in,
Saturday night about 10:30 o’clock,
Glenn Campbell, son of Ed Campbell
of Kenly, Route 1, was injured by a
hit-and-run driver on the road be
tween Kenly and Princeton, near
Baker’s Mill. Campbell had a flat
tire and attempted to flag an on
coming car to assist him in patching
his tire, but the driver made no
effort to stop but swept by with
such speed that Campbell was un
able to clear himself completely from
the path of the speeding car which
side-swiped him, knocking him down,
rendering him unconscious and para
lyzing him in the right side. How
ever the injury is not believed to
be of such a serious nature but what
he will recover.
It develped that the speeding car
was being driven by Julius Howell,
son of John Richard Howell of near
Princeton, and that Joe Royal, ABC
Inforcement officer, was in pursuit of
the Howell car at the time and later
caught him.
I TT • , ■ rnr
journey takes us through the North- Herring, expert service representa- Lj^g
Central, and Southern Con-
Micro Woman Died
Tuesday Morning
Mrs, W, N. Barden, 67, died at her
home in Micro Tuesday morning at
11:30 o’clock of a heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence Wednesday at 3 o’clock
by the pastor of Beulah Primitive
Baptist church, of which she was a
member, and interment followed in
the Barden family cemetery near
Pinkney.
Surviving are six sons and four
daughters: J. W. Barden, Annapolis,
Md.; 0. L. Barden, Lumberton; L.
G. Barden, Selma; George E. Barden,
Cuba; D. R. Barden, Micro; P. D.
Barden, Durham; Mrs. Henry Wat
kins, Raleigh; Mrs. T. C. Robbins,
Rocky Mount; Mrs. T. C. Fitzgerald,
New Bern; and Mrs. W. L. Glover,
Wake” Forest. She leaves several
grandchildren also.
ferences of Brazil and we see some
of the most interesting sights of the
country, as well as some of the most
important Methodist work, such as
schools, colleges, social centers,
churches and church schools.
Brazil is one of the most interest
ing countries of South America. It
is larger than the United States and
has a population of 42,000,000 peo
ple. There is no unemployment prob
lem in the country. In fact, they are
encouraging people of other nations
to come in and help them develop
their natural resources. Brazil is one
of the good neighbors of the United
States.
The picture is a part of the work
of the Mission Council of the local
church. H. L. Boney is serving as
chairman during the illness of W. D.
Perkins.
The pastor, 0. L. Hathaway, will
use for his subject for the morning
worship service at 11:00, “The Upper
Room Experience.”
c t • I Outbreak of war. But their
tive of Carolina Power & Light Com-1 , , . ,
n ri- 1 ■ ii. • J reluctance simply was -based on
pany. On display in the windows of j ■ L. . ^
greed—the desire to sell to Germany
OSCAR CREECH
KIWANIS LEADER
building where the school will be held
are a large number of prizes, in
cluding one $10 and three $5 checks,
which will be given to ladies attend
ing the school. Mr. Kornegay is pre
paring to take care of the large
number of ladies who have signified
their intention of attending. All
kinds of drinks and refreshments
will be served free.
the products she needed to make war
with.”
He said the resulting invasion by
Germany was easily foreseen since
it was the only move to be made
(Continued on Last Page)
It appears to be working in other
lines, so why not try taxing the
bootleggers to death ?
Large Egg
Mr. C. H. Parrish, who
lives on Route 2 from
Pi-inceton, was in town
with a bucket of eggs last
Saturday morning, and
among the lot was one egg
that measured seven and a
quarter inches around the
long way and six inches the
.round, way. Mr. Parrish
’ r q^aid it wa^ }aid by one of
'lfi3‘l| viq^h yR^k’ h'—
A fine program was enjoyed at the.
Selma Kiwanis club on last Thursday |
evening as a result of the efforts of
Program Chairman Oscar Creech,
who introduced the Homeland Harmo
ny trio singers of the Selma Mill
Village. Several numbers were sung
during the evening which brought
loud applause from the audience. The
group was composed of Mr; E. M.
Griffis and two daughters, Mrs. Mary
Carter and Miss Myrtle Griffis; also
Miss Sadie Mae Parrish, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parrish. Miss
Mildred Griffis, leader of the trio,
being absent was represented by her
fathers who pinch-hit for her.
Economy Furniture
Gimpany Handling
Octagon Premiums
Those who are interested in ob
taining Octagon Soap Premiums
should take their coupons to the
Economy Furniture company in
Selma. It is remarkable how many
people are securing nice premiums
for Octagon coupons. It require.s very
little time or trouble to save these
coupons and the premiums being
given are too valuable for anyone to
overlook the extra saving to be had
in this way. Drop around to the
Economy some day and see the type
of premiums being given for Octagon
Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
By H. H. L.=SS
McLean Building
Home On Route 301
Prof. W. J. McLean, superintendent
of the Richard B. Harrison colored
school, is building a new residence on
Highway 301, near the colored Bap
tist church. It will have five rooms
and when completed will be one of
the most modern homes in that sec
tion of the city.
STAFF LAMENT
The student gets the paper.
The school gets the fame.
The printer gets the money,
'The staff., gets the blame.
•Trv
Selirf^ merchants first !
I ■
Walter Price Making
Good At Oak Ridge
Walter Price, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter Price, a£ Selma, is making
good at Oak Ridge, according to re
ports reaching here. Walter was
among the students making the
honor roll. He was elected vice-
president of the senior class and is
also a member of the staff of the
school paper. Good for you, Walter!
Rather Miss Breakfast
Than Sunday School
Mr. J. D. Winstead, prominent
business man of Rocky Mount and
flying enthusiast for nineteen years,
attended the air show at the Selma
airport Sunday, April 14. Being a
member of the Eastern Carolina
Aviator’s Breakfast club, he was a
guest at the breakfast.
A rather prolonged delay in the
serving caused Mr. Winstead to say,
“If they don’t hurry with my egg,
I’m leaving for Sunday school, for in
19 years I’ve never missed nor been
late, and I’m not going to start now.”
He got his breakfast and attended
the Missionary Baptist Sunday school
on time.
TALMAGE CORBETT has just
erected in front of the Dunn Furni
ture Company a new Neon sign—it
is one of the prettiest electric signs
in town—TAM says the interior of
his store will soon be remodeled—-
you won’t recognize it when he gets
thru—-HERBERT SCREWS bought a
house and lot in Smithfield last week
—HERBERT says he was “teaed” up
at the time, however, he was offered
a $300 profit the next day—“MISS”
MARY allows as how she don't care
how often he gets thataway—the old
tin front of the Brick Hotel has been
torn away and a spanking new stucco
front is being put on—you won’t
know the old Brick when MR.
GORDY gets through with it—
EDITOR JONATHAN DANIELS of
The News and Observer and MRS.
DANIELS were welcome visitors -to
the Main dr ag Monday — MR.
DANIELS said he had to come all
the way to Selma to find out what
time a certain train was due here—
no phones in the Union station here
—he and MRS. DANIELS brought
their little niece to Selma to take a
train for her home in Charleston, S.
C. — MR. DANIELS was told by
AGENT STARLING that a phone
would soon be installed in the ticket
office—DR. BOOKER and the late
HUEY LONG had at least one thing
in common—both liked their pot
likker—DOCK says he can drink a
quart of turnip greens or cabbage pot
likker at one sitting — ALTON
STANCIL and JAY BATTEN
slipped off Thursday night and made
a flying trip to the Blue Ridge
Mountains, landing at Marion—JAY
says they went after a Kodak left
with a certain young lady last
Christmas, but—oh well, this writer
has seen some of the girls up that
way, too—roses are blooming in the
front yards of MRS. WILBUR
WIGGS and MRS. SUBER—first we
have seen — SPECIAL DELIVERY -
BOY “JERRY” EASON got all
dolled up a few days ago and pulled
out for the county seat—it is, re
ported that he had to take a stick'-;
along to keep the girls off
■to'