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DUMBER 30
Johnston Lags In Raising
Its Food and Feed Crops
Failed Hy $3,148,:$46 to Mee
Requirements of County ii
1928; Surplus of Sweet I*o
tatoes and Poultry, Hu
Shortage of Corn, Pork
^ Hay, Milk and Cobblers
Although one of the state’s big
gest producers of the so-called
"money crops", Johnston county
lags behind in the production of
food and feeds and as a result
is dependent upon good prices
and good yields of tobacco and
cotton for prosperity. Its tobacco
and cotton crops of 1928 were
worth more than six and one
half million dollars, but Johnston
larmers failed by $3,148,346 of
raising enough food and feed to
meet the requirements of the
county as a whole, and failed by
$2,171,895 of raising enough to
supply their own requirements.
These figures are disclosed in
a survey made by the agricul
tural extension service of North
Carolina State College in connec
tion with the "live at home” pro
gram of Governor O. Max Gard
ner. It is the belief of Governor
Gardner and the agricultural au
thorities of North Carolina that
the basic prosperity of the state
may be best restored if farmers
will raise enough foods and feeds
to make themselves and the state
independent of outside markets,
t They are advocating that every
'' farm family before it plants a
single acre in cotton or tobacco
plan to produce enough of the
staple foods and feeds to meet
its own requirements. This pro
gram includes an adequate home
garden and a cow and chickens.
Those Johnston county farmers
who take care to provide food
and feed before planting money
crops will probably be glad next i
fall, for every indication is that1
an immense tobacco crop is being
planned all over eastern North
Carolina, in South Carolina and
in the fertile new tobacco belts
of South Georgia. As a result
there is every prospect for a very
indifferent price for tobacco next 1
fall.
What can Johnston county far
mers turn to if they don't plant i
cotton or tobacco?
cotton or tobacco? The answer
is—or rather the answers are
corn and pork, and hay and
dairy cattle. There is a tremend
ous home market for all four of
these staples due to I he big 'de
mand and relatively small sup
^ply in Johnston county of meat
and milk. Based on standards of
the average American citizen the
population of Johnston county
requires annually 3.906.000 pounds
of beef and veal: 4,687,200 pounds
of pork: 1,613.990 pounds of poul
try, and 284.580 pounds of mut
ton. This is about ten and one
half million pounds of meat.
Johnston county in 1928. how
ever, produced only about eight
and one-half million pounds
leaving a demand for two million
more. Under conditions and incli
nations existing among the far
mers of Johnston county this
two million pound shortage can
best be made up by Increasing
pork production. Pork production
in 1928 was 5.287.500 pounds hav
ing decreased from 5,792,000
pounds in 1920.
The production of more pork
requires the production of more
corn and Johnston county’s corn
crop of 1928 was 813,973 bushels
below requirements. With an in
creased pork production there
would have to be an increase of
corn. Corn production in John
ston county decreased from 1.
279.000 bushels in 1920 to 940.151
v pusneis in lazo.
Milk production in Johnston
county in the period between
1920 and 1928 increased from
954,000 gallons to 2,090,391 as the
farmers began to wake up to the
profits in milk. Reason for the
great increase in milk production
in Johnston county lies in the
tremendous home market. Based
on standards of the average
American citizen the people of
Johnston county require 6,417,000
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! only woman who ever *at as a Senatoi
at Washington, died at her home a
j Cartersville, Ga.. at the age of 9-2
' She was appointed Senator in 1922.
BLAZE DAMAGES
RESIDENCE HERE
Howard < irmly Sustains $1,
500 Loss When House
Catches Fire; Partly Cover
ed by Insurance
1 Fire damaged the residence of
Mr. Howard Grady Friday morn
ing to the extent of about $1,500.
The fire was discovered about 8
o’clock in the morning, and the
family being away from home, it
gained some headway before the
fire company could reach the
place.
The blaze, from all indications,
started in a closet used as a
storage closet.
There was no insurance on the
furniture, which was somewhat
damaged, but the loss on the
house is covered with insurance.
Snow and ice covered the
ground Friday, but, the fire de
partment was soon on the scene
and did good work in preventing
the total destruction of the house.
NEGRO CHARGED
WITH MURDER
REV. E. E, LEE
DURHAM. Feb. 2.—A warrant
charging Walter Harris, negro,
with the murder of Rev. E. Frank
Lee, pastor of Calvary Methodist
church, on the night of Janu
ary 3. was issued by the Durham
police department early last
Thursday morning.
Harris, who at the time of the
fatal shooting was employed as
janitor at the Markham apart
ments. has been held in custody
here ever since January 4. He
was arrested by police when it
was learned that he had been
j coming to the Lee home on
North Elizabeth street to see the
house servant. Evelyn McLeod,
Fayetteville negro.
, The warrant was served on him
' in jail this morning and he made
no comment. The McLeod woman
! is being held as a witness.
AUTO DESTROYED 1SY
FIRE ON HIGHWAY
The Pontiac sedan belonging
to L. W. Talton of this city
caught, lire and was ournea on
the highway between here and
Selma Sunday night about eleven
o’clock. Mr. Talton had started to
Selma and when he was about a
mile from Smithfield flames sud
denly blazed up above the radia
tor and the car was soon a smol
dering mass of ruins. It is not
known what caused the fire but
it was thought to be due to a
short-circuit in the wires.
ATTEND DEALERS MEET
IN RALEIGII FRIDAY
| Messrs. W. T. Holland and E
IL. Woodall attended a meeting
| of Goodyear lire dealers in Ral
eigh Friday afternono. /'bout 12C
dealers in this ter. . were
present.
I | W. E. PENNINGTON IS
| NEW SCOUT EXECUTIVE
| According to the Golds
|| boro News-A'rgus. the new
| executive lor the Tuscarora
j Council of the Boy Scouts
lj is W. E. Pennington. He
II succeeds W .W. Rivers, who
' | resigned sometime ago. Tus
j earora Council covers Du
11 plin, Wayne and Johnston
}{| counties.
BUILDING BOOM
FORECAST 1930
New Const ruction to Take Up
Slack Estimated at Nine
Million Dollars
i Every Part of the Country Will
lienefit by Resiiniption of Build
ing Activity
Bv CALEB JOHNSON
j All the signs point to the
| inauguration in 1930 of the
J biggest building program in
! the history of the United
! States. And if it turns out
j that way, it will mean great
er prosperity than ever for
all parts of the country. For
it doesn’t make any differ
ence whether new building
activity is concentrated in
New York, Chicago, Florida,
or California; wherever new
construction is under way all
sections benefit.
Everything that goes into mod
ern building operations comes
from somewhere else. Our fore
fathers built with the material
ready to hand. Today there i.c
hardly a spot in the United
States where a building of even
[the most modest kind can be
constructed entirely of local ma
terials.
j Building activity. therefore,
means first of all more business
for the railroads and steamship
I lines. Lumber from the Pacific
Northwest goes into houses in
Massachusetts and Virginia.
Southern pine builds homes in
Minnesota. Vermont marble. In
diana limestone, cement, lime,
sand and gravel, from every part
j of the country are used every
, where else. The mere transporta
j lion of building material makes
for more employment and better
i times.
Steel is a big item in modern
building. Let the big cities add
only 5 per cent to the number
of skyscrapers and it means in
creased activity for the steel mills,
for the iron mines, for the coal
miners and the limestone quarry
men.
Brick, terra-cotta, plaster, all
the artificial building boards
made of straw, wood-pulp, sugar
cane, cornstalks and gypsum—
stimulated demand for these
means more work and more
money in far outlying corners of
the nation. New buildings call
for more plumbing supplies, which
means greater markets for iron
and steel, brass and copper, re
newed activity in the pottery in
dustry. Electrifical equipment of
new buildings means more work
for the copper miners, among
other things. Nails and screws,
hinges and doorknobs, plate glass
—not only those who produce raw
materials but the factories which
fabricate them and the dealers
who handle them all benefit,
wherever they may be located,
by a building boom that may be
centered three thousand miles
away. And new building means
more paint—benefiting the lead
and zinc mines, the linseed oil
growers and many others.
New buildings mean more fur
niture. That affects not only the
great furniture manufacturing
centers from Grand Rapids to
High Point, but the makers of
upholstery fabrics. and back
through them to the growers of
cotton, wool and silk, the hard
wood lumber producers and im
porters.
so renewed activity in omitting
it is clear, means better business
in lines which affect almost ev
ery community, all sections, all
classes of people, entirely aside
from the direct increase in local
employment where the new build
ings are being constructed. The
nation is knit together so tightly
by the strands of business that
what benefits one benefits all.
Next to agriculture building is
America’s greatest industry. We
rebuild the whole country every
forty years. That is the average
life of American buildings, wheth
er they are frame farmhouses or
great steel skyscrapers. Perhaps
I the modern skyscrapers may last
longer than that. Physically they
probably will, but steel buildings
only 20 years old are being torn
down in New York to make room
for bigger ones, because rising
taxes and land values hijve made
the older ones unprofitable.
Any year when the increase in
new buildings is not at least two
and onehalf per cent has to be
compensated for later by a high
er percentage of new construc
tion. New building has been slow
for a couple of years; now it ii
starting up at a rate calculatec
to take up the slack.
The total amount of monej
which will be spent for nev
buildings in the United States ii
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"Commoner’s’’ Widow
Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan, widow o
the late William Jennings Bryan
passed away at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. Grace Hargreaves, it
Hollywood, Cal. Mrs. Br\an was al
most as widely known a? her lamou
husband, in whose work she took at
active part for many years.
WENDELL MINISTER
KILLED BY TRAIN
Rev. O. L. String-field Meets
Instant Death As He Walks
Along Track; A Founder ol
| Meredith College
RALEIGH, Feb. 1—Rev. O.
L. Stringfield, known over the
state as the savior of Mere
i dith college when it most
! needed help, was killed this
afternoon shortly after two
o’clock by a Norfolk South
ern passenger train which
came upon him while he was
walking along the track.
The impression in Wendell is
that the minister, who heard
poorly, was not aware of the ap
proach of the train toward which
he was moving as it came from
Wilson toward Raleigh. The en
gineer had no time to make the
| stop and the minister who was
struck died instantly. He was ac
customed to using the railroad
as a walkway to his home. He
was 79 years old.
Mr. Stringfield was known all
over North Carolina affectionate
ly as "Old String.” He took
charge of the famous campaign
to save Meredith and wrought
the salvation. He was one of the
founders of the college, but was
more its creator. He recently had
retired from his active ministry,
but occasionally preached. Often
his pulpit efforts in the past ap
proached greatness. He had a re
markable family. One* of the boys
starred as athlete in college and
professionally, two were marked
as doctors, one of medicine and
the other of theology, a third is
majoring in music and making a
name. A fourth was an athlete.
He had lived in Raleigh but
| more recently moved to Wendell,
j He is survived by his widow
and the following children: Rev.
Preston Stringfield. Asheville;
I Dr. Alvin Stringfield. New York
|city; Mrs, Mozelle Swain, Ashe
ville; Lamar Stringfield. New
York; Mrs. P. C. Brantley, Wen
dell; Miss Bennis Stringfield.
Asheville, and Vann Stringfield,
Thomasville.
NOTE:—Mr. Vann Stringfield.
a son of Rev. Mr. Stringfield. for
merly taught in Johnston county,
having been coach in the Clayton
high school.
TWO TONS SALT
USED ON BRIDGE
CHARLESTON. S. C.. Feb. 2.
Two tons of ordinary table sail
were sprinkled over the roadwaj
of the Cooper river bridge this
morning in order to insure safe
passage by vehicles.
uumig me nigni, ice ioruieu
on the structure and when B. A.
McManus, superintendent, found
difficulty in making his car move
on the roadway lie ordered the
salt sprinkled to melt the- ice.
The temperature here hovered
around the freezing point during
the day.—Associated' Press.
ROBBERSENTER FOUR
OAKS MERCHANT’S STORE
News reached here yesterday
that thieves entered the store of
Miss Maggie Tart in Pour Oaks
some time Sunday night and stole
a lot of merchandise including
shoes, shirts, overalls, and several
I bolts of cloth. An attempt is said
to have been made to enter the
lstore of J. D. Creech. The rob
bers have not been apprehended,
! as we go to press.
[ Renew and get almanac free.
HERALD PUTS ON NEW
FRONT THIS ISSUI
At least the front page of
the Herald today makes its
appearance in brand new
type. As stated in a previous
issue, new mats for our lino
type machines have been
purchased which we hope will
make the paper show' up
belter. For several issues,
some of the old type will ap
I pear, because of articles set
up before the new mats were
j received, but eventually the
! paper will don a new’ dress,
i Those who make the wheels
1 of the newspaper press go
j 'round have also been at
j work making some adjust
. ments, which should improve
| the appearance. The pub
lishers hope that the readers
will like the new type and
J will find it easy to read.
! COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
Pass On Sale of Old School
House Sites; Grant Elec
lion in Kock Hill District
At a meeting of the county
board of education held here yes
terday. the sale of certain old
school house sites was considered,
some being approved and others
being held open for further
raises. The sites had been ad
vertised to be sold at auction,
and in some instances the bid
ding was reported to have been
quite lively.
The sale of the following sites
was approved by the board yes
terday :
Banner school, together with j
ten acres, purchased by Paul S. |
Lee. for $1,705.
New Beulah school purchased i
j by Handy McLamb, Sr., for $150. j
Corinth school purchased by j
! E. Lee for $150.
j Yelvington’s Grove purchased
by James Creech for $495.
St. Amanda (negro school* \
purchased by R. L. Johnson fori
$100.50.,
Long Branch (negro school)
purchased by D. J. Wood for
$150.
The following sales of white
I school houses were left open for
further raises: Jernigam Oak
Grove. (Bentonville), Massey.
Hickory Cross. Niagara. Progress,
Baptist Center. Rock Hill. Par
ker’s, Long Pine. Pomona. Old
Corinth. The following sales of
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ANGLERS RULES
CHANGED 1930
Number of New Regulations Are
Adopted by the Board of Con
servation and Development
According to Wayland Jones.
Johnston County Fish Warden.
North Carolina anglers who
seek their favorite sport along
brook, creek, river or lake will
be governed this year by a num
ber of new regulations adopted
by the board of Conservation and
Development. Senator J. S. Har
gett has made public principal
features of the new regulations
which include the establishment
of closed seasons for breeding of
species that have not previously
been afforded this protection: a
general reducation of bag limits:
and the establishment of new size
limits for a number of species.
Closed seasons on various spe
cies of fish are as follows: bass,
all breams, crappie and all per
ches. April 20 to June 10. brook
and rainbow trout. Sept. 1 to
April 15: and small mouth bass
• mountain counties only) Sept 1
to June 10.
Bag limits are as follows: large
and small mouth bass, 8 each per
day: brook trout, 20; rainbow
trout, 15; blue brim, red brim,
robin, crappie goggle-eye, red fin,
white perch. 25 each; and rock
or striped bass, 8; no fisherman
is allowed to take more than 75
in all of every species of fish in
one day.
Minimum size limits are as fol
lows: large mouth bass, 12 Inches;
small mouth bass, 10 inches;
brook or speckle trout, 6 inches;
rainbow trout. 8 inches; blue and
red brim. 6 inches; robin, 5 in
ches; rock or striped bass, IS
inches; crappie or chinquapir
perch, 6 inches; goggle-eye. (
inches; red fin. 8 inches; whiU
perch, 6 inches.
Only two poles per person wil
be used when fishing in inlant
waters of North Carolina. Per
sons fishing in other than thei
resident county must have fishim
license.—Way land Jones, count,
fish warden.
TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR S. S. WORKERS
At Selma M. E. Church March
2-7; Courses of Study Out
lined at Recent Meeting:
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
| A meeting of the pastors of
j the Methodist churches of John
ston county and the Sunday
school superintendents was held
Tuesday of last week in the
study of Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pas
I for of the M. E. church in Selma,
relative to the Johnston County
Training School to be held in
Selma March 2 to 7. Present at
this meeting were Rev. D. M.
Sharpe of Selma. Rev. J. H. Friz
lelle and C. F. Darden of Kenly,
I Rev. J. D. Stott and W. S. Rowe
of Princeton, Rev. J. D. Bundy
and I. W. Medlin of Smithfield.
IL- L. Gobble, of Durham, con
ference Sunday school superin
tendent.. was also present and,
presided over the meeting. I
The courses of study to be
given during the school were out
lined. Four courses are scheduled
as follows: the Sunday School: ’
Missions in the Sunday School:
Jesus, the Master Teacher; Or
ganization and Administration. It j
is not known at this time who
will give these courses, announce- i
meat of which will be given j
later.
At the meeting last week, a
board of managers was named
as follows: Rev. D. M. Sharpe,
chairman; C. F. Darden, secre
tary; Rev. J. D. Bundy. I. W.
Medlin, Mrs. L. T. Royall. Mrs.
T. J. Lassiter, of Smithfield; M.
R. Wall. G. P. Brietz, of Selma:
Rev. N. C. Yeurby. B. I. Tart and
J. A. Keen, of Four Oaks: Rev.
J. H. Frizelle and G. T. Whitley,
of Kenly: Rev. B. H. Houston,
of Benson; Rev. E. D. Dodd, of
Clayton: Rev. J. D. Stott. W. G.!
Rowe. H. M. Fitzgerald and M.
P. Young of Princeton.
Tlie finance committee was
named as follows: I. w. Medlin,!
chairman. C. F. Darden. Rev. j
B. H. Houston and Rev. N. C.
Yearby.
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter was named j
as chairman of the publicity j'
committee and Rev. J. D. Stott, i
chairman of the enrollment com
mittee. the other members of '
these committees to be named by
tlie chairman. '
The entertainment committee 1
is composed of W. T. Woodard ;
and G. F. Brietz of Selma, while
tlie committee on arrangements
and books is headed by J. C. 1
Avery. '
For several years a training 11
school litis been held in Johnston
county, and the benefits to be 1
derived from it are familiar to
workers who have taken advan-u
tage of the courses offered. A1
large enrollment is desired this.
year by those who are working j
for greater efficiency in Sunday
school work.
NEUSE HIGH FOR
TIME OF YEAR;
KINSTON, Feb. 2.—Neuse river
continued to run high here today
and persons residing along the
banks feared a flood in the first
days of February. An overflow at
this season would be unusual. The
stream is at the highest level in
months and lowlands bor
dering two main highways out of j
the city are under water. Stock
has been driven out of the river ■
bottoms. i
The Neuse flooded last fall and
did considerable damage in this
vicinity. Heavy damage was j
caused by an overflow in 1928.
Rivermen do not expect a serious
flood at this time but admit the
Neuse may go out of bounds.
AT WORK ON NEW
PHONE DIRECTORY
The Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph company is at
work on a new directory, and
the local manager, Mr. D.
F. Holliday, is desirous that
the directory for Johnston
county shall be as complete
and as accurate as possible.
He requests that subscribers
notify him of any changes or
corrections as to initials or
anything else that should be
changed. The directory goes
i to the printers on February
10, and changes must be
made before that time.
r Miss Ala Turlington spent th<
week end in Coats.
Greatest Air Hero
Second Lieutenant William A. M«
iheny, L'. S. Marines, has received the
.Cheney award tor lvjy for “perform
ing an act of valor and self-sacrifice
worthy of the highest commendation.”
Lieut. Matheny landed his burning
plane in a Nicaraguan jungle and
risked death to save a comrade.
MRS. ALF SANDERS
FALLS ON SLEEP
Dies At Age ol' 79 After Lin
f>erinn' Illness; Funeral At
Home Here This Afternoon
One of Smithfield's oldest and <
aest loved citizens. Mrs. A. M. j
Sanders, died at her home here j
yesterday morning at 11:20 I
3’clock after a lingering illness
with heart trouble. For a num-1
oer of years she had been a suf- ;
ferer with heart trouble, and for I
he past several weeks she wasj
critically ill. For a week or more, i
he end was expected momen
arily, and all of her children
were with her when she passed
iway.
The funeral will be held this
ifternoon at the home at three
3'clock. Her pastor, Rev, J, D.
Bundy, will conduct the service,
issisted by Rev. D. H. Tuttle,
md interment will be made in
he city cemetery. Nephews of
he deceased will act as pallbear
srs.
Bettie W. Sanders, daughter of
he late Mr. and Mrs. Willis H.
Sanders, was born May 6. 1851,
he fourth of twelve children, all
»f whom preceded her to the
[rave except one brother, Robert
Sanders, who lives near Smith
ield.
On May 16, 1876, she was mar
ked to Alfred Marsh Sanders
vho also preceded her to the
:rave. When Mr. Sanders died on
November 2, 1925, they lacked
»nly a few months of celebrating
heir fiftieth wedding anniver
sary. Of this union, there are
ive surviving children, one son
ind four daughters. They are:
^ee E. Sanders, of Rocky Mount;
Mrs. Ed A. Holt, of Princeton;
Mrs. John C. Hood, of Kinston;
Mrs. T. W. LeMay and Miss Bet
ie Lee Sanders, of this city,
rhere are also sixteen living
grandchildren.
The deceased joined Elizabeth
Methodist church when a young
girl. She moved her membership
lo Centenary church here when
she moved to this city. She was
\ faithful member as long as
she lived. One of the circles of
the missionary society—the Bet
Lie Sanders Circle—bears her
name in honor of her faithful
service. She leaves to her chil
dren the heritage of a beautiful
life. Disease did not destroy the
charm of a kind, indulgent dis
position, nor old age diminish
her unselfish solicitude for her
friends and loved ones. None ever
entered her home without a warm
welcome, nor left without feeling
the warmth of a genuine hospi
tality. She will be missed in her
home circle and in the commun
ity.
DR. MAYERBERG
LEAVES SELMA
Selma. Feb. 2.—Dr. I. W. May
erberg left Selma Tuesday night
for New York to enter the post
graduate Medical College. Dr.
Mayerberg is one of Selma's’ fore
most citizens, identified with ev
ery forward movement, the prime
mover in many laudible under
takings, a successful and progres
sive practitioner. The people of
Selma are loathe to give him up
even for this year of study.
Dr. Edwin Booker will occupy
his offices during his absence. Wt
welcome Dr. Booker to our town
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WATERS VOTED
SELMA’S MOST
USEFUL CITIZEN
Selma Clubs Select Superin
tendent of School as Most
Useful Citizen in 1929
PRESENTED LOVING CUP
SELMA, Peb. 2.—At the weekly
luncheon Thursday evening, Fred
M. Waters, voted as the most
useful citizen for 1929 by the
Woman’s club and Kiwanis club,
was presented a loving cup by
Mrs. R. A. Ashworth, represent
ing the Woman's club. Mrs. Ash
worth's brief presentation was as
follows:
"In the absence of Mrs. Holli
day. presiding officer of the Wo
man’s club, I have been asked
to fill her place. I assure you it
will not be filled as creditably as
I would desire due to so short a
notice.
"Notwithstanding to me the
task is a delightful one, since any
step toward advancement of my
native town, dear old Selma, nev
er fails to call forth a gracious
feeling of pride and appreciation.
With eagerness I watched her ev
ery step and tonight I have been
called upon to present this trophy
to our voted "first citizen." The
Kiwanis and Woman’s clubs, two
of our most representative clubs
have cast the deciding votes and
is a result are unanimous in
heir decision that Mr. Fred M.
Waters is the recipient. For your
continued services in the pursuit
of higher ideals and the promo
tion of so many undertakings for
he advancement of our town, to
mu we render our heartiest ap
preciation and faith in your abil
ty to continue this onward
narch. The Kiwanis and Wo
man’s clubs are with you.”
Miss Margaret Creech rendered
two piano solos, which was fol
lowed by two vocal duets by Mrs.
H. Bueck and Linwood Richard
son, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Margaret Creech.
Charles W. Scales reported that
the destitute families which had
)een reported to the club had
>een investigated and cleared.
W. J. Crain, Mrs, R. A. Ash
vorth and Miss Margaret Creech
vere guests of the club.
The Kiwanis attendance was
rood, only two members being
ibsent.
M’LEAN SAYS HE WILL
SUPPORT F. M. SIMMONS
LUMBERTON. Feb. 2.—In a
statement issued last week, for
mer Governor Angus W. McLean
ieclared he will support Senator
P. M. Simmons in his contest
vith Josiah W. Bailey, Raleigh
awyer, for the democratic nomi
ration at the June primary.
Mr. McLean’s statement de
:lared in supporting Senator
Simmons he “surrendered his own
imbitions" to run for the Sen
ite. “After giving the matter most
serious oonsideration, I reached
she conclusion that the best in
terest of the Democratic party
ind particularly its future har
mony and solidarity would be
best subserved by the renomina
tion of Senator Simmons, not
withstanding the fact that dur
ing the last campaign I followed
my own convictions and loyally
supported the national ticket in
sharp conflict with the attitude
of Senator Simmons.”
Celebrates Eleventh Birthday
Selma, Feb. 2.—Miss Helen
Dixon Massey was hostess to 34
of her schoolmates and friends
Thursday evening at the home of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Massey on Massey street in honor
of her eleventh birthday. The
Valentine colors were observed in
the decorations of the home
which was ensuite for the occas
ion. Tables were arranged for
heart’s dice and Margaret Kirby
being winner of high score was
presented a string of beads. Har
old Fulghum received the booby,
a deck of rook cards. In a heart
contest Fuller Suber was winner
and was given a box of candy.
Block cream and wafers were
served. Helen Dixon received
many lovely birthday gifts.
CAR STOLEN IN SELMA
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mr. H. W. Gasmil, an employee
of the A. T. and T. company,
parked his Chevrolet coupe in
front of the company’s building
Sunday evening and about eleven
o'clock the policeman saw two
young men take the car and
drive away, he thinking they were
the owners. When Mr. Gaaldll
came out he found that his car
was stolen and no trace of it has
been found. ,