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The Goldsboro Herald "Wayne County's Leading Weekly Newspaper” VOLUME XVI—Number 20 Goldsboro. N. C., Thursday, March 2, 1939 mCE> 5 Onto Mrs. Maggie Roberts Observes 71st Birthday ;)U Sunday _MflUl ^ fr - -*3 More Than 100 Relo Friend* Gather fo* me Birthday Dinner ALL OF CHILDREN ARE PRESENT FOR THE DAY Dinner U Held at Home of Mrs. David Pott* in Mt. Olive Last Sunday Mrs. Maggie J. Roberts observed her 71st birthday Sunday at the home of her daughter. Mrs David Potts, in Mt. Olive, where more than 100 relatives and friend* met for the day. Mrs Roberts' birthday was on the 24th. but it is the custom of the family to have this annual birth day meeting on the Sunday nearest the birth date. A feature of the meeting was a spread dinner on a long table in the yard at the Potts home In the cen ter of the table was a birthday cake with candles, and the table was loaded with all kinds of food Among those present for the day were Mrs. Roberts’ six children. Mrs. S. Ward, Eugene L Roberts, and Milford S. Roberts, all of Golds boro, Mrs W. B. Casey, of Wallace. J. Henry Roberts of Teachy. and Mrs. Potts of Mt Olive; and her two sisters, Mrs. Walt McCullen and Mrs Fred Johnson of the Newton Grove section; and one brother. John R. Smith, of the Newton Grove sec tion. One brother, Thomas Smith, of Augusta. Ga., was not present. A sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed Smith, and a brother-in-law, John Hollings worth, were also present. Other groups with their families included Mr. and Mrs. Newman Potta, Mrs Bob Casey. Mr. and Mrs R W. Percise. Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Potts, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Casey. Mr and Mrs E. R. Casey, Mr. and Mrs Alderman Per cise, and Mrs. Emma Percisc, all of Dudley. Route 1. Mr. and Mrs. Allen McCullen. Mr. and Mrs Ennis Mc Qullen, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Faison Smith, all of Sampaoti county: Mr and Mrs htahfy Tattoo* Pikeville; William FleUU. Mary Ellen Fields. Margaret Hou%ll, Mr. and Mrs Harvey Hol Tlngaworth. Mr*. Id. Fields. Tommie Best, Hamp Sutton, and others Trh'tnf names were not learned. W. O. Mitcham, Jr. Leaves Hospital Wiliam O. Mitcham. Jr.. 19. was able to leave the Goldsboro Hos pital Monday after being treated there Saturday night and Sunday for severe bruises about the face, head and abdomen, received when he \vas waylaid, beaten, and robbed by an unidentified negro at the cor ner of Center and Chestnut streets. Young Mitcham, who works in his father’s plumbing supply store, had been in a store making collec tions and had started towards his home on Evergreen Avenue, when he was struck and knocked down by the negro. He struck back and the negro kicked him in the abdo men. Mitcham lost consciousness, and when he came to the negro bad gone, and had robbed Mitcham of about (4. The young man called a taxi and went to the hospital. Mr. I. P. Andrews, 86, ' Observes His Birthday id.- I. P. Andrews celebrated tuT 84th birthday quietly at his home at Black Bay Farm, three miles north of Goldsboro, on Sunday, February K. The annual shad dinner given by members of the family on his birth day we* not held this year on ac count of the illness of a grand daughter. Mr. Andrew* was twice married and the birthday of each of his wives fell on February 26, his birth day. Joe Langston Hurt On Bike Joe Langston. 16, Goldsboro, R. ,F. D„ was struck, by an automobile while he was riding on his bicycle Sunday afternoon. He wu taken to the Goldsboro H capital in an un conoclous condition, but later re gained consciousnees. X-ray pic ture* were made to determine whether hi« elbow was fractured. His physician stated that be did not think hi* condition was serious. Dally average sales of general merchandise in small towns and rural areas in January were the highest on record for that month, reports the Commerce Department. , A«iiss Tillinghast To Succeed Mrs. Dali Miss Rome Sheffield, slate direc tin' of WPA Recreational Projects of Raleigh. announces the resignation of Mrs Rachd M Dait, Area Sup ervisor of this area, to, become ef fective March 1 Miss Anne Wetmorc Tillinsha.it. of Fayetteville, will succeed Mrs ! Deil in this area. This area In which WPA Hr*cre|tlonal Project* are | operated includes Currituck. Crav en, LenoiT. New Hanover. Pender, Wayne and Wilson counties Head i quarters will continue to be in 1 Goldsboro, and the office is located I in th eWayne Agricultural Budding. Mrs Dad lhas hU’cn eortnected with the project for eight months. Miss Tillinghast formerly did re creational work in Baltimore. ; Fire Destroys the Home of W. P. Capps The home of W P Capps, five mile* west of the Grantham school, was destroyed by fire Friday morn ing Furniture, clothing, and pan try supplies were also destroyed. Neighbors lifted a meat house with its contents, and saved it. The fire started In the ceiling. The house, an eight room building, was partially Insured. Paving of Goldsboro to Fayetteville Road is Sought by Cities Representative* oi Towns Want Road from Newton Grove to Fayetteville Paved Delegates representing Goldsboro. Fayetteville, and Newton Grove will confer in Wilson this afternoon with District Highway Commissioner Brodic Ward in efforts to secure completion of paving of Highway 112 from near Newton Grove to a point north of Fayetteville. O. L. Wilson. Jr., secretary of the Golds I boro Chamber of Commerce, said | Tuesday The route would be 60 miles long, ' and wuuld reduce the distance con I sidersbly between Goldsboro and I Fayetteville, and would serve popu | lou* rural areas not now touched 1 by a hard serviced road. Commis sioners of Cumberland, Sampson, and Wayne counties have petitioned the State Highway and Public Works Commission to complete the paving. DISTRICT SCOUT MEET The Wayne County District Meet ing of the Boy Scouts will be held 7.30 Monday, March 6, at the Com munity Building, with Clarence Pet* cock as chairman. Other members of the committee1 lor the Wayne County district are J N. Smith, W P. Pennington, J H. Manly. Dr. Legh R Scott, L. L. Hall man. Dr. S. B. McPheeters, H F. Dee, Fred Parker, and Noah Bast. Credit Association Cuts Farm Loan Interest Rate The interest rate to members of the Goldsboro Production Credit Association was reduced one-haif of one per cent on all money ad vanced beginning February 24, H. A. Simmoh3|| gfcHetary-treasurer, announced for the Board of Direc tors of the Goldsboro Production Credit Association. “This is made possible” said Mr. Simmons, "by the continued ready sale of Federal Intermediate Ciedit Bank debentures to the investing public bearing low rates of interest and the favorable operating results of the Federal Intermediate Credit banks and the production credit as sociations during 1938." Mr. Sim mons explained that the association discounts the farmers' notes which it takes with the Federal Intermed iate Credit BadV of Columbia. “The new rate will be four and one-half per cent per year and as usual interest will be charged only for the period which the members actually have the money," contin ued Mr. Simmons. “The reduction also is effective In all ths other pro duction credit associations through out the country. , “This U the lowest rate at which production credit has been made available and the lowest discount rate made by the Federal Inter mediate credit banks. Based upon the present volume of busincs* this interest reduction will result in an nual savings of approximately $800, OOO to tbe 256,000 members of the 535 production credit associations In the United States1' The Goldsboro Production Credit Association, according to Mr. Sim mons last year did a business total ing $275,738.00. “These loans,” he said, "are made for agricultural purpo*es and repayments are made at the time when the number is best able for the sale of crops or live stock ot other operations financed. Some loans are made on the budget plan in which numbers get a com mitment from the association to ad vance to them sums covering cer tain periods, thus enabling them to be sure of sufficient funds to carry them through their agrleutural op erations and yet not have to pay interest on the entire amount for the whole season. The budget plan provides for advancing part of the entire amount as needed.” —------ ❖ Sketches , ____ From Capital Life By Jim Rivers * $ Washington, D. C. — Economists more numerous than lice and frogs o i Pharoah descended upon the Ways and Means Committee last week to offer testimony against Dr. Townsend's $200-a-month pension fantasy, and the less lucrative Cen-j eral Welfare measure which pro vides a trifling sixty bucks each thirty days for the aged, whether needful or otherwise. These gentle men of letters, who spout figures with the abandon of a side-show spieler, branded both proposals as pipe-dreams, hckum, mularkey orj what-have-you . . , beautiful in spirit, perhaps, but impossible of earthly achievement. Following these verbose indictment*-, an Ad ministration poll revealed ih^t all fifteen Democratic members of ‘be committee oppose the Townsend pLan. Representative Patrick Boland used these words in describing the opposition: "Every Democrat on the committee wants to bring out an ad verse report on the Townsend pro (fosal. We intend to bring such a report to the floor of the House and demand a roll -call vote. We will then see how ‘liberal* are those Re publicans who espoused it or ran under Its endorsement in the last election.*’ Which it likely to be most interesting — most interesting, In deed! North Carolina’s Senator Robert Rice Reynolds, whose name has ap peared so much In print during re cent weeks that ha almost ceases to be “news." still make a speech at slightest provocation ... a speech loaded to the scuppers with the plumpest of adjectives. The Admin istration's foreign policy, the alien "menace," the sanctity of our bor ders and boundaries, are a few of the thLngs that Bob seems ever will ing to discuss on the Senate floor . . . And Capital newsmen have made lots of not-so-nice cracks about these verbal explosions. Since Sena tor Reynolds broke his almost com plete silence of six years, he’s been called lots of names . . - ranging from Tar Heel Fuehrer to “Vivacious Solon" . . . but a visit to his office reveals the fact that multitudes still follow him. The Carolinian's reception room i5 packed during visiting hours, and his mall remains Uve largest on the Hill. “Our Bob’’ has a way of living down criticism, bitter as it may be . . . for the junior Senator possesses what was described by one of his colleagues as being the most prized asset f a politician: "He just ain't got a single place in his heart that will hold hatred or ill-feeling’’ President Roosevelt's failure to name Oeorge Coan. Jr., to the Home Loan Bank Board is believed by some to have resulted in Senator Reynolds' recent opposition to Ad min Utratibn measures and policies. Roth he and Sena* or Bailey, it will be remembered, had endorsed the dapper North Carolina WPA admin istrator for the post which has been Ailed by former Representative Frank Hancock, opponent of Rey nolds in last summer's primary. Senator Robeit is said to have waxed rosy about the appointment; any way, he’s not the agreeable "rubber stamp" ot last year—not by a long shot. Folks are telling that Ambas sador Josephus Daniels, who knew FDR "when." stopped by the White House a few days before the Oxford man waa named to the Bank Board, and whispered something m the (Continued oa tick pate) Mannah Shrago is Honored by Lodge Mannah Shrago, immediate Past Master of Goldsboro Lodge 634, A T. and A. M. has been doubly honor ed by the Lodge here. Last week Mr. Shrago was pre sented the beautiful Past Master's jewel, C G. Smith, distinguished member of the Lodge, making the presentation on behalf of the or ganization Thu week the picture of Mr Shrago was hung on the wall* of the Lodge Hall along with pictures of other Past Master* of the Lodge. T. L. Blow, Master of the Lodge, ac cepted the picture on behalf of the organization C. M Avery presented the picture 100th Anniversary of Express Service is On March Fourth Ag*nt I. C. Johnson Maks* In tsrMting Observations of 100th Anniversary Express service in the United States will be one hundred years old on March 4th next. J. C. Johnson, agent of Railway Express Agency said today The anniversary, which marks a new epoch of express trans portation. will be quite generally observed in 23.000 cities and towns of the country The origin of this unique Ameri> can expedited package shipping sys tem is credited to William H. Ham den. a young man of 26 years, who started a century ago, traveling be tween Boston and New York, equip ped only with a carpetbag Although confronted with difficulties, because of limited means of travel, his en terprise succeeded and other pio neers, who followed him untiringly, pushed the express west and south, when railroads were few and the stage coach- road wagon, the horse and steamboat were the only means of transportation available The names of Alvin Adams, Henry Wells and William Fargo were immortal ized in th* express companies, which bore their names for three quarters of a century The Express played a dramatic role, Mr, Johnson added, during the early day* °f the West, fol ing the gold rush era, when express stages provided a primitive but much needed transportation lor pas sengers, express and mail, before railroads came. The overland stag* lines and the pony express, which the pioneer expressmen sponsored, connected west and cast and ushered in an era of great commercial ex pansion and railroad construction. The express forged ahead and vir tually blanketed the country, win ning a constantly increasing volume of business and adding to the variety of its services, including the collec tion and delivery of shipments, mov ing on the passenger trains of all American railroads. Consolidation of express com panies and unification of the service were accomplished during the World War and in March, 19519, the Class 1 railroads acquired ownership of the business and continued its operation through the Railway Express Agency, the nation’s "express com pany” today. Agent Johnson takes pride in the fact that from Hamden's carpetbag one hundred years ago, the expreaa has developed into a vgtal expedited transportation system of nationwide extent, bundling over 140,000,000 shipments annually. Moreover, he adds, Railway Express operates on 213,000 mil*3 of railway Unas; con ducts a high-speed air express serv ice on 35,*00 mile* of airlines, main tains 23,000 offices and provides em ployment for 07,000 men and women. Rome and Toyko are no linked by direct radio telephone circuit, so that it Is no longer necessary to be I connected via Berlin or London. Board of Aldermen Vole to Proceed with Recreational Park Project Here “Mammy Don’t ’Low No Piccolo Playing Hyar” That “Mammy don't ‘low no pic- i colo playing 'round hyar'’ was voci ferously evident jn Mayor Hill’s court last week. Two Annies were called but only one answered say- ; inf that her friend, the other Anme, was sick, if His Honor pleased However, the case didn't lack witnesses. Four negro women sol emnly shook their heads, affirming the testimony of the plaintiff that they were surrounded by two pic colos, and found quite a bit of diffi culty trying to sleep at night. The plaintiff began a tirade of grief, saying, "When I has to wuk all de day long and then come home to a hollerin’ and a-carryln’ on and a-listenm’ to them music boxes all mght. 1 ain’t gittin’ the right pro tection. This hyar Miss Annie’s got one of them things on one corner and the other Mias Annie has got one on the other corner It’s to the place where us in between caln’t git no sleep of a night. Slid of wuking like decent folks they s got to have one of them things with men a* drinkin’ and a-hangin* around. And the langwitch they uses ain't be comln’ for a women to use in front of a gang of menfolk*, i don’t want nobody put in jail—all I wants is perfection and I've gotta have some perfection and if they is gonna have isich goin ons they oughts move. ! We ain't rvever had no Rich on our street We is descent " One after another the other wlt nesnes took the eland and told how she was kept awake while the other three nodded in affirmation. As for Annie—well, she admitted to His Honor and Chief Tew that she had a piccolo but she also had a license and she "had done asked all the neighbors if It was bothering them and they said it hadn't If they was a-cuss in' and a-carry in’ on. it was on the street and she couldn’t help what happened on the street ' ’ His Honor and the Chief sat back and let the five argue it over until things got too hot and Anally ruled that Annie, since she was armed with a license, could retain her pic colo but all music must cease after ten o’clock at night. ’Yes. sub." said Annie, “thank you. suh," and tripped out. The other four were not quite so satisfied and went out muttering about "people whut orta earn a honest livin' and wuk like other folks" and that "ten o'clock ain’t no decent hour to be a-playing them boxes and it ain't no decent block hince the two Annies got them '■ things " Legion & Auxiliary Members Attend District Meeting Here Approximately ISO members of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary representing eight posts attended a district meeting at the Wayne Memorial Community Build ing in Goldsboro last Thursday night Leslie P Gardner of Goldsboro, Sixth District Co rounder, presided over the meeting, and introduced State Commander Burgin Pennell, of Asheville, who delivered the j principal address Tha program fol lowed a barbecue supper. Col. Edgar H. Bain pronounced the invocation. Emmett K. Hollo man, commander of Wayne Post No. 11. welcomed the delegates and vis itors. Mrs Herbert B. Taylor of Dunn state president of the Legion Auxiliary, brought greetings from that organization. Other guests of honor who spoke briery included: Miss Aurelia Adams of Dunn, state Auxiliary sec- . retarv. Ft. L McMillan of Raleigh, j department vice-commander, June; ; H Rose of Greenville, chairman of the school awards committee; Gra ham Monroe of Lilliogton, chair man of the Legion Junior baseball commission. Graham K. Hobbs, Ra leigh. veterans loan fund corrmis 1 sionsr: Mrs. R. L. Nunn, Kinston, district committee woman. District Commander Gardner re ported that Membership quotas for 1936 had exceeded those of 1938. and | that the Sixth District had gone ' ‘over the top" in enrollment. Musi cal and amusement features were presented by local talent. The following gave reports for the eight posts of the Sixth Dis trict; E K. Holloman and T. L. Gil lifcin for Goldsboro; R N. Sutton | and E F. Tumley. Kinston; M. C. Lassiter and W. B Morrill. Snow j Hill; George L. Paterson, and Perry , G. Crumpler, Clinton: Beck Pearce land Thad Hill. Fremont; Clay Casey, j Mt. Olive; Edgar Pollock and Ralph j Jones, Warsaw; G. H. Blanton and ; Clifton Knowles, Wallace. ■r Coming Of The Yankees {By J. M. HOLLOWELL) (Editor's Not*: We are this week rtaunlai the pikUcatlon of some Articles written jf»n H« by the late J. M. BollewelL These Are published Ibroufk (fee courtesy *f his atpktsr, J. M. Manly.) Since I sloped writing of my early recollections of Goldsboro. X have been asked by some of the young folks why I did not tell more about the Yankee army coming to Golds boro in 1985, and what they did. etc. And I have promised some of them to write a little along that line. General Braxton Bragg was in command of the Confederate forces in this department. Goldsboro was the objective point of three federal forces, to-wit: General Sherman, on his famous march from Atlanta, was headed for this place, coming via Fayetteville; General Terry, from Wilmington, who was follow ing pretty closely (he line of the A. C. L. railway (then the old Wil mington and Weld oh railroad), and General Schofield's army advancing from New Bern. Gen Joseph E. Johnston's army was In Sherman's front, slowly re treating. Terry's force was not very > large, hence no great anxiety was felt on his account. The greatest immediate menace to the town ap peared to he Schofield's forces from New Bern, hence Bragg threw tbe major part of his forces In front of Schofield below Kinston. This was about the middle of March. There was several days skirmishing near Southwest creek between Bragg and Schofield, Bragg capturing a thousand prisoners, but being large ly outnumbered he gradually lei) back. Schofield closely following him On Sunday, March 19. the battle of Bentonvillc was fought by John ston and Sherman. All day at in tervals the cannonading could be heard. The result of that battle hurried up the retreat of Bragg, oth erwise he would have been pre vented by Sherman from making a junction -with Johitston. Bragg's army began evacuating the place | on Tuesday morning, the 21st, and his rear guard passed out as Scho field's advance guard came in, there being some firing between them, though I don’t think there were any casualties. Bragg fell back across LiUle River via Hooks' bridge andj halted near Walters. The first I saw of Schofield's men was about three o’clock in the even ing. They came marching in Boun dary street, west, following the di rection Bragg had gone. The Yan kees had corn* in via Webb town, and were all owr town, the larger pert being halted near Jumping Bun. At the time of which I write nearly all the land now owned by J M Grantham and the land where Bellevue la was in piney woods, and by dark ail the space 1 have men tioned, including along where Grif fin’s mill stands, was ablaxe with camp fires, as well as all the vacant ; lots In the northern section of town, and the tearing down of fences, barns, stables and outhouses could i be seen and heard in every direc tion. The building I occupied was near the corner of George and Boundary streets. When the first ones march ; ed by two or three of the men opened the gate and came up on (Continued on Back Page) Interacted Citizens Glee Lt On Which to Build lb* Recreational Park PROJECT HAS BEEN APPROVED ALREAOT Work Will Be Started Juet mm Soon as the Details Can Be Worked Out An $86 000 WPA recreation, iect for Coldsboro has bees ap proved by the state and WPA offices, and the Goldstar* Board of Aldermen in a called mast in| Tuesday afternoon voted to ahead with the work. Work will be started as soon final details of the property and ar rangements of the various parts the protect can be worked out. The project calls for a golf coal baseball ground and grand star playground, tennis courts, soflta Held, and 440-yard track. The cost to the city will be $17,901 and the remaining $68,972 of ttie timated cost will be provided the WPA The city's share will include s terial, labor and rental equipsnaaflt The site for the recreation is south of the city and Slocumb streets extensions, includes about 140 acres. The property was given t®4ti*«fckj! by W. T Nufer, W. L,. Rawli Ellis Luptoo. H. Weil and til Emmett Robinson, J. A. Vinson Mr. Sutton. TntwDjnati] betwem Jsbkj Lions Club in City Is Organized With Promise of SMBt e# H«b of and rnlnrioni Life «T CHr Arc In U. A new Goldsboro Lions Chib or&» ized ir. Gcfdfboro last day night with J. Barnett commissioner of Lions si, ir. charge of the organization. An equal number of former bers of the Lions Ciub and members were received. The was not a reorganized group but receiving a new charter from headquarters. The new tion is in district 31-C. of Charles La no of Sanford is j nor. It is the &4th Lions Club organized in North Carolina, rmssioner Napier said. Dr. Zeno Spence was elected ident; Marvin Sherard. first president: Eugene Roberts, vice-president; E. J. Whiting vice-president; M. A. Shaver, tary: Dr. A. H. Zealy. Jr., er; Dr A. C. Early, tail twister Zealy. C. T. Bate, and Dr. A R. lard, directors. Two Are Injured In Auto Mrs. T. H Anderson, of Mt. and Mr. and Mrs Bernice of Dudley, were injured when automobile in which they were inf. Mr Anderson driving, an almost head on collision an automobile driven by Jama* Jackson, negro preacher, of 21 Blount, Raleigh, on highway sue miles south of Goldsboro noon Sunday. Those injured were taken to physician, and the extent of injuries was not learned here, derson, employee of the A. C. Railroad, suffered a slight cut the back of his hand- Jackson uninjured. The fronts of both were smashed in. and the broken, officers thought by struck by the head of one of occupants of the car. The accident occurred whan son started to turn across the to a filling station and drove the path of Anderson's car. told officers he turned across road and then saw that he could make It He was put under bond for careless and reckless ing. Patrolman J. P. Bradshaw, uty W A. Dawson, and L. C Fulghum Investigated the cident hard farming Madison county farmers sell of their produce in the raw bacauae, says County Agent O. Miller, the county has no no tobacco warehouse, no plant no hatchery or milk no cannery or greenhouse, no lot cattle sold directly to the er. nor any produce house.
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