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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUITTY PRIMARILY, AND OF THE STATE GENERALLY.
VoL XX—No. 44
$1.50 PER YEAR—Sc A COPY
DUinftoa, N. C., Thursday, November 3, 1938
**lf It Coneenit Harnett, lt*a in THE NEWS**
Election County Committee
Completes New Set-up For
Administering Soil Programs
Climax Speaker
J. B. COLLINS IS
NAMED HEAD OF
COUNTY GROUP
K. H. riASATKU OF GKOVK VICE.
CHAIRMAN; G. h. CAMERON, AV.
H. Sl'RPHENSOX AND J. V/.
GREGORY ELECTED
Assembling last Saturday morning
In the courthouse auditorium, con
vention delegates who were elected
at the series ot township meetings
coud'ttcted earlier in the week ap
pointed members and alternate mem
bers io( the committee which will
supervis,} the government-sponsored
agrlcaltural programs in Harnett
county (or the ensuing year.
Chairman W. L. Matthews of Llll-
ingto’n, route 3. presided, over the
convention and C. R. Ammons, secre
tary i)f the Harnett County Soil Con
servation Association, served as sec
retary. Although the meeting was
thrown open to the public, the only
voting delegates were those selected
by Harnett farmers at the commun
ity gatherings. Alternates were al
lowed' to vote if the official delegate
was unable to attend.
J. B. Collins.of Lililngton. route
3. was elected chairman of the
county-wide committee and Eugene
\H. Lasater of Erwin, route 'I, was
selected as vice-chairman. Regula
t ions (governing the election provided
that (he nominee receiving the high
eat- number of votes be declared
chairman and the second highest be
vice-chairman. The third member
of thii committee Is G. Lawrence
Camei'On of Olivia. W. Harvey
Stephenson ot Angler, the fourth
ranking nominee, is first alternate
and will meet with the committee
J, W. Gregory of Buie’s Creek was
the second alternate.
■Interest in the elections mounted
to a high peaTt as farmers realized
the importance of selecting for com
mitteemen grow’ers who will admin
ister |Wlthout favor or partiality the
program wheih will be followedi in
1939.' Tentative plans for the 'I'939
set-up provide that more power than
ever vHIl be vested In the county con
trolling group. For this reason the
success or failure of whatever poli
cies v'lll be invoked for the next
growing and marketing season rests
largely upon the members of the
county committee.
Most opinions expressed since the
elections reveal the growers are
pleased with the outcome.
. Conimunity elections were con
(Continued on page eight)
PRfVISE MEMBERS
OLD COMMITTEE
Without Strings
Most of the funds cuining into
Harnett's treasury I'C'preseat a di- ■
rc*et buifd4*n on the taxpayers—
they are ellhor colleedous on levys
or aiv loans floated to tide the
eoiint.v throiigli a financial .storiu.
■Hut .Suimrlnteudent of Sehn^ls B.
1*. Gentry wns recipient Monday
morning of a fnt eluy'k to which no
strings whatsoever ' ^ere altaelicd.;.
The eheck, a govei; lueiit voucher';
for $,'l,l,'S0, wo-s tlu- Public Works
Adiiilnlstration’s Initial i)ayinent
on a ipoiooo-graut recently,approv
ed to assist with const met Ion of a
gyninasltiiu and primary class
rooms at Angiey.
DISTRICT EDUCO
CLUBS WILL MEET
IN BUIE’S CREEK
PRINCIPAI>» AND .MEN TEACHER.^
OP 10 PIEDMONT COUNTIES
WILL ASSEMBLE IN THIS
COUNTY NOV. IITH
FIRST HEARINGS
ON WEED QUOTAS
SET FOR NOV. 10
GROWERS WHOSE WOHKSHEETS
FAILED TO PICTURE TRUE CON
DITIONS TO APPEAR .BEFORE
OUT-OF-COUNTY GROUP
County Agent C. R
nounces that the' first
view, established' 'ito
. Ammona an-
Board of Re
adjust Quotas
calculated from’ worksheets which
contained errors,' will be conducted
In Harnett county Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week. Tobacco
growers who wished their oases to be
reviewed by this board wore allowed
15 days' after
celved in
final notices were re-
I
which to ’file olu official
pro.test. For most growers, this dead-
.Membe"s of Harnett’s Educo Club
I
will be hosts to principals and men
teachers I'roni -lO couiuios in 'Pled
moni North Carolina 'Friday nigiu ol
next week when affiliated Educo
Clubs of the district hold their an
nual fall meeting at Buie’s Creek.
Indications are that more than
100 visiting teachers sviil ;be guesta
at the dinner and at the business
session which is to follow. Thit
iiumher, in addition to the 3# or 35
from Harnett who will be present
will raise the aggregate number,-at
tending to '130-:i40. Dinner will bt
served in .ihe Campbell College'din
ing "room. '
'Feature addrtss of the evening
will be by Dr. W. A. Frazer, presi
dent of Queens-Chlcora College in
Charlotte. Prominent, school men
from the dl.strict will also appear oi.
the program.
The nine counties in the district
wltli Harnett are Cunrherland, Hoke.
Montgomery, Moore, Anson, Rich
mond. Robeson, iBladeu and Lee.
Sampson and Duplin are ulsojaffiliat
ed but ars without activei Educo
Clubs.
First club in the district was
organized in Cumberland /county,
more than '10 years ago. Three years
later, Moore and Hoko afhllated,
'.Montgomery was next fall In lint
and since that time the gro'vth hat:
line will not be 'reached; until this
week-end and failure to iflle within
the, period specified will automatical
ly bar the farmer from appearing be
fore the board.
The work of this revle-w group is
further clarified by a stauimont from
the county agent who explained that
County Apparently Snapping
Out Of Political Doldrums
As Election Day Approaches
Q
CONTRACTS LET
FOR BEAVER DAM,
ANGIER SCHOOLS
J. M. EiROUGHTON
The Den,oci;atlc whirlwind ' cam-«,
palgn for re-electioniWlU,,be/cllmaxedv
Friday night of thls '.week' wlthf,. an"
address .-iii; the- DunnMunicipal
Building by'Attorney rough-
ton of iRalelghjl one of North I Cal'-!
oliha’sjoutstancilng' Democrats'; Lead
ers are,'jmahin|j..;efforts to,, have ^ a
capacity; audieiice out to' hear Mr.
Broughton. -
RALEIGH FIRM BUCCE,SSPUL BIDr
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DER P0!R rOXSTBUCTlON OP AN-
jl . '
NEX AT ANGIER; HAIRU RE
BUILDS NEGRO k^HOOL
projects ''forced' minor .educational
matters Into the background last Sat-f'
urday morning.,when members of the
Board of|! Education veconyenedv.’to
canvass tuda''for'construction' of a
gymnasium’ and> classroom's at Angler
BROUGHTON TO
CLOSE CAMPAIGN!
FOR Democrats
FRO.MINENT RALEIGH ATTORNEY
' I
WILL SPEAK AT FINAL RALLV
FRIDAY NIGHT IN DUNN MUNI
CIPAL' BUILDING
the only farmers whose appeals will
be 'allowed are those who tailed lo
give correct In formation,..when com
mitteemen .were .collecting data on
which quotas were based.ll Past pro
duction, number of curing barns,
number of -tenant families- and other
factors entered' into the!! establish
ment of these poundage ijallotments
and) the re'vlew board will hear the
appeals of farmers who 'can prove
that; their quotas •W’ere -calculated
from Incorrect figures.
'To facilitate the hearing of these
appeals. County Agent Ammons has
explained that a rigid schedule will
be followed. Twenty minutes will
be allowed to hear the case of each
grower who Is permitted ,nn appeal.
With a gigantic ra.|’y in the Dunn
Municipal Building for all Democrats
In the thickly-populated eastern half
of the county,;! Harnett, Democrats
county
will tomorrow i(Friday) night wind
*
up their drive lor re-elwtion.-
.Attorney J. M. 'Broughton of Ra
leigh, one of Npr,t.h Carolina’s out
standing Democrats and . a-: prospec
tive giibernatori'al ^udidate in. 194^,
will deliver tU^'priiuclpal address at
the gathering' ;vhlch will close the
campaign Harh'itt Democrats have
been waging to Itnaintain their supre-
Growers ’w’ill bo notified when .they
I>elegd.te.s To Soil Conserx'ation Asso
ciation’s Convention Adopt Resolu
tion Tlianklng Out-Going Group
Delegates to the Harnett Couut.v
Soli Conservation Association’s con
vention In the courthouse last Satur
day morning adopted a resolution ex
pressing appreciation for the fine
work and cooperative spirit member.s
the' out-going committee dlsplay-
of
ed while they were at the helm of
the county’s agricultural program.
The resolution was offered by A.
B. Currln. Jr., of Angler after the
work ; of the convention—naming
three members and two alternate
members of the committee adminis
tering the AAA program in Harnett
county-—had been completed. The
out-going group is composed of the
following: W, L. .Matthews, Lilling-
ton, route 3, chairman: 3. H. Broad-
well. Angler, route 2; G. L. iHem-
mingway. Dunn, route 4: E. L.
•Jones, 'Bunnlovel.
Members of thlu committee wore
appointed two years ago while J. 0.
Anthony was County Agent. They
■ supervised the 1937 conservation
program and administered this year’s
compulsory crop contiol program.
Their tioccessors are: J. B. Collins,
Lililngton, route' 3, chairman; E. H.
Lasa-ter. Erwin, route .t, vice-chair
man; «. L. Cameron, Olivia: W.
Harvoy, 'Stephenson, Angler.
Delegates representing every Har
nett fa''mer who has participated in
the jirogram and Is eligible for a
benefit! check unanimously adopted
the resolution and ordered that a
copy ol It be placed on kbe minute
book iB. which Is recorded the work
of the 'convention.
been rapid. Harnett, the “baby”
member of the district, wasl'givon a
charter last year.
■F. H. Richardson, superliitendenl
ot Troy schools, Is president.,,IH. 'Lee
Thomas, 'suporlntendeiu, of' Moort
county, is (jocretary-treasurer.. Among
the past presidents are Horace Sisk'
of Fayetteville, Edwin 'West ol
Hemp, A. B. Wilkins of Fayetteville,'
W. 'P. Hawfield of Ansonvllls' and
W. P. Morton of Plnehurst. Officers,
for -next year will be elected at ithe
spring session, the meeting place for'
which will be decided next Friday
night.
C. Reid Ross, assistant superin-
tondeiu of Harnett, has been head
ing the committee making arrange
ments foi che- district meeting at
Campbell College.
are ^supposed to appear before the
group. Failure .to be present on the
time appointed will resuil in
boSii-ys
feit'Uro as the review
work systematically in order
a non-partlal hearing; !•
Mniere possible, the county com-
for-
must
to give
mlttee and Agent Ammons are mak
ing-,adjustments so -the g»;pw«rs'.will
not 'have to.-appear before’jthe.'board.
In piost cases, however,, regiilfitlons
govornlng the program.place, power
ito, adjust difficulties -tn the review
‘group.
The board, assigned to .'.hear, ap
peals for additional poundage aris
ing 'in this county is comjposed of
Chairman W. T. Temple of, Sanford,
Wad'e H. Paschail of Siler,',Clty'^and
John B. MiUs of Apex,;route -2. E. W.
Paschail of Sanford, route i. Is alter
nate;'
Although the exact number of
mney in .this cotjnty
Chairman Heiiry Strickland of An
gler, who is supervising the drive
which Democraiis anticipate will.re
sult in tluir fifth consecutive victory
over their friendly opponents, , Is
especially anxious that every seat In
ihe audltorinm be filled. Coming as
It does, Just, fouii; JaySjjfi'om the elec
tion date, tjhe
an important bi
linal .rally
arlng'.fon
will
the
come and Derao'erats dll down
have
out
the
line are urged t!o be present and ito
pa.ss word ulonij
-urging them to
Additional..iiplportance is attached
to the rally boc;
such gatherings
man 'Strickland
,10, their neighbors,
do likewise.
Letting; coiitracis for -two building
and for rebuilding, the Beaver Dam'
school which iwas'"''^ecently burned
The Angler .school; calling,' for an
expenditure of'^raore'^ than '|2il,000,
aUractedji many, .bidders. Trying''to-
general'
contractors, six,' heating and plumb-
i| ,
Cotton Report
HiU'nott’s '1B88 cotton- yield
Irails the 19S7 production by mor»‘
. than ^tOtOOO SmIcs.
Arcoi'ding to (he lat^ reports
issunl by Special' Agent J. H.
Withers, 10,018 bales were ginned
In this county from the 1088 ert^
prior to Oct. 16. . This is consider
ably,;; less than rhe 21,140 bales
which had been ginned prior to
the corresptmding date In 1087.
Qlnnings jin- HuiiMt last year
Cnesi-Idkhe.^.OC^nin^. Ginners
j.and ^agrlcu'lturali leaders, have pre-
''dictckl! this year’s ht^eet- will be
lc.ss than 18,000 bales.
ACTIVITY NOTED
AS CANDIDATES
SPUR UP VOTERS
PROSPECTS FOR
VOTE ON LIQUOR
SLOWLY FADING
'J'.
ing firms* and two firms which sub
mitted bids,!,,for plumbing only.
Under-bidding' the' others' by several
hundred -! dollars, J. 'N. Bryan and'
Sons of Raleigh was awarded con
tract for 1 constructing the ' building.';
This firm’s bid was .i$i8,500. Both,
the heailiig and plumbing, contracts
went to a! Wilmington contractoi; A.
E
Cost of installing the
LUKEWARM ATTITUDE-OP PROM
INENT CITIZENS SEEN AS REA
SON pOr failure to push
‘ • f
DRIVE FOR UEFBRENDVKI
Cumbpr.;
heating, s'^slem/ wlll be ?l,l\4'9!‘;and_ltt'
stallatlonij of',lhe plumbing system
calls for jau outlay of |1,900.
These l;hree. contracts provide for
ail expeu|dlture of $-21,549,, a thou
sand ddllars', more cash than the
county has for the construction, of
the building. The deficit wlH'be-off
set,'by ,th!^ donation of a large num
ber,-of b'lrlck which citizens of ..the
.district gjiive as their, contribution to
the' much-ueededj .building. .These
bricks W'Bl be purchased-by the con-,
tractor. ||
The Apgior building,' will be con
structed ij^'ith county funds, supple-
ratmed by a |9,225.. .outright grant
from Public Works .-tdininisiratfon-
funds. It pro.vldes adequate space
for a basketbair..court. quarters for
the, horae|econemlcs.^department and;
claasroomis for'the;;primary",grades
Educational. authorUles-;agaln'\eu-.‘
' 'Prospects for am early vote on the
establis'hinent, of l^gat liquor stores
■In, Barnett have dimmed perceptibly
.witlTin’ the past few days’ and an in
formal poll of' • several prominent
citizens' disclosed' ,the majority of
them- are against/i forcing a show-
do'Wu-bf..the )>othe'rsome issue.. / .
Garland- Adams bf^Anj^mr,, Instiga-
INTEREST IN TUESDAY’S BAL
LOTING INCREASING BUT TOTAL
VOTE WILL BE LESS THAN
RECORD SET IN .1986
Eyes focused on offices at stake In
next Tuesday’s general election, Har-
ceti ' Democrats and Republicanz
headed down the campaign’s home
stretch this, week with last-minute
attempts jto mend political fences
and to arouse party members to such
a point that not one will fall' to vote.
'UnilY, a tew days ago, , so little In-
counl'ered (tnaucial dlfficultlesr-wh'biv Lapplled:,.tO!,Harnett, before -1940, re-
they recelyed'icosts of rebuildlng^the’ ■,quiVes';8Vg)natures.’of',1473- voters;
' evsk.- t,5. A /] Am'o, tKd t a 11 Am rxta w
Beaver Dtim school for Negroes. .The
onlylfuuds available for 'this project
were the laums realized from the^in-J
surance policies,.'$4,750'., LowesC' bld;
lose It is one of two
I planned by Chair-
tor the entire county
during the D-imocra-ts’
campaign';.
Clark of
Coiiigr.essmau
whirlwind
J. Bayard
Fayetteville Inaugurated
.1
the drive two weeks ago 'with an ad
dress in ,the
courthouse.
't
growers eligible lo appear before the
board will not bo'known'.'until...die
deadline has passed,, Corunty Agent
Ammons., says that between 40 .and
50 appeals have beer, allowed'.
Farmers, appearing before ,,-lhe
board must confine their arguments
to their own farms. Under,no con'dl-
tions, Ammons says, will they be al
lowed to base their request on
grounds that the per acre quota
given an ' adjoining farmer was
larger. '
Harnett Officer Assists In
Solving 3-Year-Old Murder
Harnett officers assisted last week
in clearing' another murder commit
ted several' years ago when Deputy
Ken Matthews drew from a 'Negro
placed in his custody a confession'
that he killed his Columbus county
sweetheart three years ago.
The Negro, .Edward .'Baker alias
Roland Brown, was last week bound
over-to Superior Court .after he had
been arrested and charged with
shooting at residents of a dwelling in
Coats. "When the'Negro was tarried
back^ to jail, Deputy Matthewr quiz
zed him in an attempt to learn if he
had not been Implicated In pfovlous
crimes,
that the
He had no
-Negro was
idea, however,'
a killer. His
examination netted, startling .results.
when his prisoner voluntarllyj'burst-
ed out with the admission that he
shot and. killed Lola .Johnson at
Johnson
Chad'bourne In .the .-spring qf_,j|9^'E..
The -Negro's confession camel' when
he believed Deputy Matthe^ws knew
he.had,bene Involved elsewhere-'and
that the Harnett officer could trace
the killing back to him. , ;
Gojumbus, county officers! notified
that a man wanted in .their cohnty
for murder was safely stowed away
in Harnott’s prison, came here and
identified the -Negr.o.' According to
the''Negro’s statement, he ,|flc;d to
Virginia—after he committed the
Secretary
of 'State T.had Ejure was slated to
continue the campaign wUh ah 'ad
dress last Pridajr night in (Buie’s
Creek.' 'Previou!|l)' planned events in
the NeiH's Creek community forced
Chairman Stricli!l'and to cancel this
Strickland
f l| i
appearance and , the inability. to
secure a school
an-
\
auditorium at
in the county pre-
having the rally
other key polnti
vented him froni
elsewhere. i| |, , * ,
Although only, two county-wide’
rallies .wllrfhave| been staged, by tbe
time the election is conducted, .meet
ings have been-|t8cheduled for each
of the 21 I precincts, ,The precinct
workers form ihe back-bone
of the
organization and; it Is through - these
that the Democratic leaders are'ex
pecting another I'of their lop-sl'ded
victories. While'] dependency is plac
ed in the precln'ot organizations,''the
public at large needs to be reminded
of next Tuesday,’3, balloting and
Chairman Strickland, together with
other members of the'executive, com
mittee, are relyipg on the Dunn rally
(Continued! on page two)
submitted! by A. Y. Hairr ,of Fuquay
was
Springs,, was; for $6,7^. He
awarded-',Ihe contract but the build-:'
1 ’ it ' ' ' f F
big; will’not .'be completely finished
until next year, w.hen ■ dd;di(ional
funds will
classroom
be available. The four
i will be‘ fixed but' the in
terior of 'the auditorium will; not be
completed:
MISS HBI;EN,BYRD PRESIDENT
MEREMTH SOPHOMORE Cl.kASS
Miss Helen ®yrd,t''pre8ideiu of the
sophomorjt class at'Meredith'College,
will lead lier class'.ih. tlie school’s an
nual stunjl lilght* whicli wlll/be cele-.
brated Saturday, nlgh-t:' Miss Byrd'is!
the daugllW'of'.Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
tor”,of the drive -Rhich last,.,spring
.w^s.vj^uddeniy called., oft-when- appro-'
xim'a'tely/two-thirds-uOf the required
num.bejr ol.'kign'aturee, had. beeu -afnx-
ed to'/P^titions^'reqhestittg the Board'
:oL.:Electiou8,' for ,'a referendum, re-
opeQed;;the' drive m'ore than a monih';
ago- W'heit he announced ' petitions.
w,ould: be^.dlstrlbulod^.and- kept, in- cir
culat ion'iithtil. the'Quota' was, reacheftV
The ,.law^. provides', that the', elecUohs
boardi.shall ,prder!ja', speciar'refereh-
dvimij.wlieu ever itils presented with
pc-tltlon's signed - by Qualified -voters
[ • I 1 • • { ,,,
totalUng 15 per cent of the number
of! votes cast'in the preceding guber-
nato'riai- contest. This provisioa, il.
Adam's-jhlnited: that attempts wohld
be'madej^Jlio have,ihe petitions cora-
ipleted! ayd’.'subriiltted'-tb the board”by
^ - ♦ ‘Mil k ' » ' . 1  I
mld-October.i; So'jfar.-however, none
haveiv; been’’ circulated. ' The forth;
- '/Jl!)
'cominig "electlo.h, evidently , Influenced
;the.,.d'eclslon'Mo'delay, their' appeaV-
.•>'■•7 1 ‘ t « '■ 1 ■'5*
Although the referendum
Erwin, who,.this fall Is managing the
lance^
'^w'quld-be'[ non-partisan,, both Reput>--
' 'and! JDemqcratic „ leaders ha^e'
anxl.bus' not >o/have the liquor'
iican
!beeh,
Republican campaign in' Harnett
county. *ln the Judicial district,
Claude cj Canaday.of Benson Is un-
;Opposed>^^o’i’; the' solicitorshtp,
I; Since tjbere is little - chance for
^either Senator Reynolds, or Icongross-
nian ciark to be v\p-set. Republicans
are- centering .their attention .on' the
que8Uon„broached"as a side .issue.
'This would have; h.^tpipened If a date
for a referendum' on the establish'^
ment .of comity controlled' whiskey,
stores' had been' ordered'; before the
.general election Is -completed.
Not, only are. political leaders
a show-down .-but
.agaihsl 'forcing
'.^maii'y: observers who keep fingers'on
!th'e'..!pulse; of. public opinion' predict
failure (or,the control forces unless
Byrd of Erwin,.route' 1.
a concerted campaign,' backed' f-'by’
(Continued on'page,eight)“
Weiird Claims Witchcraft
!|
Heard In Recorder’s Court
' ,. > I’ I, ,
The story of, “witch doctors’* who
attemptel|. to „ make ,an . abandoned
•Negro husband Ibeli'e've'.they could re-,
wife
2 AMENDMENTS
BEFORE VOTERS
be at
he fatal
Harnett
murder and evaded arrest until he
returne'd’ -to .iNorth -Carolina. Al
though he did not say so-, t lo Negro
implied that he- would .still
latge,'if he had. hot made.!
error, of running afoul ' of
oftlcbra.
The Negro will be tried In the
session of 'Superior Court -w-lSilch con
venes' November il4th' and.,ithen he
will be turned over to officials of the;
county in which he:is wanted for a
more' serious offense.
Voters in next; Tuesday’s general
t lection wllFbe given an opportunity
to record, their Opinion of the two
proposals to amend‘.the State constl-;
tutlon. One pro,rides tor Increasing
the terms .of ahe|rlffs and coroners
from t'S'o to fou,r! years and the
second provides ;tor the establish
ment of a department of-Justice. ••
The change In (the basic daw doub
ling office termsjlwlll become e'ffect-
,lve. If a majority, of the yoter'S| ap-,
.prove its Adoption, ee. soon as' the
'amendment is certified by the'Secre-'
tary of State,”
turn' his wife to.him'^and who also'
tried lo Idad the' wife into- believing'
they couldi‘,cau»o' her'unwanted' bus-'
band’s deatK 'wap unfurled .'lasi^w-eelt'!
In Judge- .Ployd'^Taylor’s ‘Recorder's
Court. ■ '!
The Negroes involvetl^^lived; in the
eastern section of the/county; On
learning >tliat domestic troubles, had
Invaded thle’' home?^df, IVilliam Me-
Neill and ;'hls .wife,- Annie, and: that.
Annie re-fusedto live with her hus
band- any longer, the , masters of
witchcraft Iwent'to;,’William aiid told
(they had tlie pWer. id make her re-
-iurn. 'Theln! usual fee for such service
.was $25-but for'him ,tUey consented)
to make- a"; cut-rate^ . $iH>.50. But
$10.50 could not be.' scrapped up in
the, McNeill household. The sum
total raised; was. $2,' ,a hog and' two
chickens. ■' jTtejr accepted this. ' Two
dimes were-raised.'-They took them;
McNeill’s mother was left with five,
pennies. 'Tljey asked for'two of these
an-d then finally; got the last three
•with the sttitement they needed them
to- buy a stamp to. write William'.
' . 1 ) I, ' * '
tTheirsoaly instructions* to members
,of the family were to bury two eggs
at each-end of the door-step at 9
o’clock Wednesday night. Within
several?days, they -promised, Annie'
would 'return.
The,,-Negroes'then went .to Annie
and to^diiher that thisy h'ad the power
to take-.Wiillam’s/Ufe if'she wanted
him,out,ot'the way; She, did. They
told'.-her,'to take a' picture up and
shoot,it,once a day.for nine consecu
tive days. At the end of the ninth
day, he,.would die.
Oii-.!theBe 'facts was laid the foun
dation | for the suit against the
^Negroes.;.'But when they: took the
.stan'di!!tjn -testify, those who. had been
flim\flammed by the "witch'doetors'
adnilttedij] giving the money and
articiesi l}ut denied they believed the
self-styled;,,, doctors. bad any such
mtraculouBi, powers.; This killed (he
chance''for' a conviction;
Judge Taylor freed the, Negroes
but, not i'uutil he had' made a
thorortigh- sepreh for,some'law whei^
by be could convict the Negroes.
county races. The only opeui- gap- In
their county ticket is in the coroner’s
contest,.in which they failed to enter
4 caudldtiiv. J. Melvin McLean, the
Democratic nominee, 'W-lll thus ride
Into office unopposed' but the other,
Democratic .choices,, with- the excep-
will en-
tlon of Solicitor. Cauaday,^
Icbuiuer formidali'le opposiliou in-the
[form of,the ‘Repuj^lioan candidates.
Offices at stake and* aspirants
'.are—
. Fred. S; Thoma:) of Erwin and M.
'.G‘. Boyette of Carthage, are Denioera-
tle nominees for the ll2th. district's
two seats'in the‘North Carolina. Sen
ate. Claude H. -Pope of Dunn 'andi,
'Harwood 'Graves of Moore,county
are the Republican candidates. '
" Neill McK. Ross of Lililngton Is
(Continued on page two)
SIX CONSTABLES
SEEK ELECTION
Deniocratlic TownslOik Officers Will
Be UBop)>o>4e1 In Tuesday’s Ballot-
ing; Are Already Serving
L^T'
teresl had' 'been displayed in the
forthcoming battle with ballots that
many oldUlmers termed II the quiet
est campaign in -‘Harnett’s history. ,
Within! the past w^k,- however,
the trend^'Of public opinion seems tO;,
have been reversed' and intere8.l - In
the approaching, election is steadily
mounting'. Specific Issues have been-
lujected'Into the’campaign. Repub-.
Beans are' attempting^ (b'capltaltze-on^'
-these issues.by-driving a wedge into.
Democratic ranks but Chairman
Henry Strickland and-; ,his- party
.workers -are more determined than
ever to* make it “five in a row*" over
the GOP.
Although interest In the approach
ing election- is ou the upgrade,' there-
is little chance that the total num
ber of votes will reach .the aggregate
of)' two yttars ago when more than-'
10,000 Harnett citizens participated
in the' Dl^mocra'tlc land-slide.' Lead
ers haveii'esiimated* the total figure-
will be arounduhe 9,000-inark.
Offices'* hinging on the-Outcome of
'next Tuesday's vote range in Import- ,
ance from township constable to one
of ‘North 'Carolina's two seats in the-
United States.'Senate. Harnett vot-
ers will Tjarticipate In only, two Sta^e- '
or:'district-wide races. One of these
Is the^baUle between Senator Roberb^
,R. Reynolds and Republicanrchanes"
A, Jonas;for Senate. The other Is a ;
district affair, in which' Congressman.'
J. 'Bayard Clark of FayettevlUe is be- >*
ling opposed by B. C. Oeddle of
'To. next, Tuesday’sj general elec
tion, a bit of local color will, be added
as pemoc!rat8 in six. 'Harnett town
ships, go through the formality ot
eiec'tingJ unopposed candidates for
unstable. ! No.-Republicans filed for
the township'posts but ballots must
be- in eacii of the districts where' a
•Democrat"-is, seeking..;office! because
.at least one vote must be cast for the
nomisoM.
’ Most of, the candidates are already
serving, by virtue ot their appoint
ments by* the Board of Commlsston--
e.rs. The; half dozen races and the
[Mndidates are: C. C. McLean, Duka
township; E. B.' Beasley, Averas-
boro: 6. H. -Mangum, Johnsonvllie;
'W. ‘Fletcher Batbune, Lililngton; N.
■T: Wilkins. Buckhorn; L. -A,
Stephens! (Black'River.
ri,—
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