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* fiffe ■ .V*-’ • 'jflL * P ■% Read The Warehouse Ads And Haul Your Tobacco to The?ji ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS AND BUILD YOUR TOWN THE JOHNSTONIAN READ THE ADS APPEARING IN THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN VOL. 16 SELMA. N. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 31, 1933. number Kiwanians And Boy Scouts Have Picnic Neither the tables of the Romans JohnStOD CoUIlty In the time of Nero, nor the boards ■ of our English ancestors, nor the • Thanksgiving spreads of our Pil grim Fathers in New England could rival the summer picnic supper at • Camp Atkinson on Thursday last. For the Selma scouts the picnic was prepared by the Kiwanians and their wives. The theme song at camp, “I’m a’ hongry,” was soon -changed to “I’ve the Stomach Ach-e Now.” There was a late sleep at the camp that night. The eating' done, the talking be gan. The several speeches preceeding the scout program included one by Franklin Brietz on aviation, a short -address by E. G. Waits, of New- iberry,' S. C. Night had fallen when the picnic- ei-s were finally admitted into the cabin for the talking shadow show: “Tortures In An Old Barn,” a three-act play improvised and play ed by the scout troop. The drama was based on the latest racket, kidnapping, and Dr. Wade Atkinson had been kidnapped, the Selma .scouts by a clever turn of events at last- succeeding in the capture of the bandits and the rescue of the donator of their cabin, but only after a ni,ght of torture and mur- . -der and horror in an old barn. The darkness of the cabin, the loneliness of the forest around, the fire in the fireplace, the shadows of the sheets gave their peculiar charm to the play, "thakihg it art evening' of fun. Of special interest and note were the dancing and singing of Harold Fulghum in the play, and the sing- 'ing and playing of Roy Liles be tween the acts. Roy Liles came from Goldsboro 'to be with the .scouts during their stay at camp and proved himself invaluable store .'Louse of .scout knowledge, seJ>'ice4 and fun. His interpretation of “The Little Brown Jug,” won a big hand from the crowd. It was a happy group of people that, went back to town that night. They were filled with food, and an evening of fun, and more than ever , convinced that the life of a scout in the woods is a glorious one, glorious in its seclusion from the city, the crowd, and the paved streets. Late into the night the scouts talked. They had one square meal. They had had one e'^fening to cut up and not be put to bed. A candle flickered now and then in the loft of the cabin. The talking little by little died away. All was quite save' the crying of the crickets by the stream, and the sounds of a boy turning in his bunk to get a glimpse of the night and the stars and to brush from his cot the orumbs of a piece of chocolate cake that he bad secreted away while • others ate. Court of Honor was held at the Scout Cabin Friday evening, W. E Pennington and Mr. Mosby, of Goldsboro, C, W. Scales and W. H. Adams, of Selma, being present. Merit badges were awarded to a number of the scouts. On Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, Mr. G. F. Brietz conducted religious services ' at the cabin for the scouts. Sunday afternoon a large crowd gathered for the concluding program at 3 o’clock. Dr. R. M. Blackman made a talk on the scout motto: “Be Prepared,” and Jesse Barden thanked all who ‘had a part in making the occasion .such a success. Male Chorus Smithfield, Aug. 30.—It has been announced by Pat Alderman, leader of the Johnston County Male Chorus, that a concert will be given about the middle of October by the Choral Club which was organized here in the early part of the summer. This Club was first organized as a unit to appear in a five hundred male chorus concert which was presented in Goldsboro last May and was re puted as being the be.-t ever g-iven in this part of the country. Follow ing the Goldsboro concert, Mr. Ald erman, in order to show his appre ciation for the splendid work done by the local unit has been coming down from his home in Dunn on Tliursday nights to give further choral instruction to those interest ed in better singing. There has been farly good attendance at these meet ings, but not enough to give Smith- field a fair representation and to really show our appreciation for such a worthy asset to this com munity. There are probably many good singers in this community who think this instruction beneath them and who consequently don’t realize just how valuable these lessons are proving to be to both experienced and inc.x'perienced, good and poor singers. However, such s'upercilious arrogance shouldn’t be allowed to stand in the way of improving a person’s voice and consequently, to bettei'inc and giving a higher class of singmg to this community. On the other hand there are probably many singers who think they can't sing or if they can, have too much cf an inferiority complex to let people know about it; but if they will attend one meeting they will find that they probably have possi bilities for snging which only need cultivating' and will be reluctant to miss another meeting. The purpose of the John.ston County Male Chorus is to promote better and higher class singing by- teaching its male members to read by .note, to stand and breathe cor rectly, to overcome self-conscious ness, and la-t but not least by cul tivating the voice. Mrs. N. L. Per kins has faithfully served as secre tary and treasurer since the birth of the Club and deserves much credit for her sincere interest and diligent work in keeping the Club .g'oing. As a leader of the Club Smithfield is very fortunate in hav ing Mr. Alderman, who has made this his life’s work. Being- born into a singing environment, Mr. Aider- man took an early interest in music and has studied under some of the most eminent voice teachers in the country. The people in the communi ty should realize what they are get ting for nothing and ^;ive themselves a chance. The Club meets in the Methodist Church every Thursday night at 8 o’clock. Let’s all turn out next Thursday night to g-ive Mr. Alderman a chance and ourselves a treat. Stancil Family Have Reunion Star Warehouse Is Raring To Go Following up a custom of more than 30 years, the children and grandchildren of the late J. T. fcitancil met at the old Stancil home stead, now the home of Mr. G. L Stancil on last Friday to celebrate their annual reunion. This reunion had a very small beginning when only the im'mediate family of the late J. T. Stancil met in a small family circle years ago, but it has grown from year to year until the congregation fills the yard and takes in several individual families who are direct descendants of the late J. T. Stancil. While all of this .-.plendid family w-ere not present on last F’riday, nevertheless, the gather ing was one of the largest ever held. Rev. D. F. Waddell, of Selma, was a special g-uest at the reunion this year, and after a long- table had Oldest House and Largest Has Line up Worthy of The Size And Con venience of Rebuilt Home When the first pile of tobacco is knocked out here next Tuesday, and the drone of the auctioneer’s voice says the ’33-34 season is open, the Star Warehouse here will be “Rar ing To Go!” Completely rebuilt last season by L. R. Clark ,this, the olde.-t and largest house in Wendell, now is one of the most convenient sales buildings in town. Flverything necessary to the sale of tobacco has been phovided here, and everything is in apple pie order. This season the Star has a line-up of tobacco- nicts connected with it worthy of the plendid building. Jodie A. Wells, who has been with the house .-everal years will be. assisted in its manage ment by Roy A. Pearce, of Durham. Mr. Pearce is a newcomer here but been filled with many of the most [ already made many friends. He Scout Program At Camp Atkinson Sunday Death of Mrs. J. M. Taylor Funeral Services for Mrs. J. M. Taylor, who died in a Rocky Mount Hospital early Sunday morning, ■was conducted Monday afternoon at ±he home of her mother .Mrs. Anna Johnson in Selma, by Rev. W. J- Crain pastor of the local Baptist church of which the deceased was a member. Mrs. Taylor had been in ill health for 8 years and her death was not "unexpected. She leaves a husband, two children, William David, aged 9, Evelyn .aged 6 ,and her mother. Flower bearers were members of "her Sunday school class and the pall bearers were nephews. Interment -took place in the Yelverton Grove graveyard two miles from Selma. Alarge crowd of people from Selma and Oneals Township attend ed the exercises Sunday afternoon at Camp Atkinson Boy Scout Camp. These exercises were put on by the Selma Boy Scout Troop who were in camp all last week. These scouts under the direction of Jesse Barden, E. V. Deans, Jr., and Roy Liles, gave some of the high lights of scouting. Reqquirements expected of a Boy Scout ,the twelve laws of scouting were given in detail by the scouts. Short talks were also made by Roy Liles, Dr. R. M. Blackman, •Tesse Barden and E. 'V. Deans, Jr. Much work was done by the scouts during their encampment, and the crowd was invited to look over some of the work the boys had done. choice foods of the land, Mr. Wad dell was asked to have a few words to say, to which he readily respond ed in a very appropriate manner by portraying the importance of a.s- sembling ourselves together. After he had concluded his remarks, he then gave thanks for the dinner and the entire occasion, following which everybody present enjoyed a most bountiful feast from this table of good things prepared by the hands of some of the best cooks in all Johnston County. Lemonade was a special feature ser\-ed to all from large tubs free throughout the day. The following is a list of some of those present: Mr. and Mrs. G. 1. Stancil, 11 children and 9 grandchildren; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stancil, 4 children and 4 grandchildren; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stancil, 2 children and 3 grandchildren; Mrs. Henry Stancil. '4 children and 10 grandchildren; Her children present were Mrs. Manley Creech, her husband and 5 children; Mrs. Marvin Godwin, her hu-band and 5 children: A. R. Stancil and wife and 7 children and 7 grand children; Jim Kirby and w-ife and 3 children; Mrs. J. J. Aycock and 4 children, of FTemont, N. C! Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Stancil and 5 children; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stancil, 2 children and 6 grandchildren ,of Aberdeen, N. C; Nevel Stancil and wife and 3 children; Elijah Scott and wife and 6 children; Mrs. Cornice Downing, of Fremont, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. Grover Eason and mother; Mr. and Mrs. Levi Edwards and one ch'ld; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Campbell and 2 children; Mr. and Mrs Dea- mon Woodard and 3 children; Mrs. Ransom Kirby and 2 children; Mrs. W. G. Pittman and one child; Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Pittman, Sr; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Renfrow and 2 children; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Capps; Mr. and Mrs. George Sasser and 3 children of Goldsboro; Mrs. W. M. Neil ,of Goldsboro; Mrs Tom Hin- nant and 3 children of Buckborn. N. C; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. .Atkinson; Mr. Clyde Stancil, of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Creech; Mr. ,T. W. Gay- lor, of Greenville, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Pittman and 5 chil dren; Mr. and Mrs. Grayden Ren frow and 2 children; Mr. and Mrs. Flaive Mercer and one child, of Duplin county; Rev. D. F. Waddell and M. L. Stancil, of Selma, and a few other invited guests whose names we did not get. One interesting feature of the day was that of listening to Mrs. ■T. S. Stancil tell of some of her experiences while making an air plane trip to California and back and looking at some of the picture views taken on the trip. Mrs. Stancil mad the flight across the continent as a passenger without ever entering a plane before. has twelve years experience in the business in Durham and Wilson principally. He will be business manager and will have charge of the office. Also with this firm will be E. Moore, who has L?en on this mar ket for several years, and enjoys a reputation for ability and energy. Perhaps the best known and riiost colorful members of this happy family will be J. S. Stalling-s, Uncle Joe to thousands in this part of the .'tate. It would be hard to find any body in Wake. Johnston, Nash or Franklin who doesn’t know- and like Uncle Joe. He can call most of them b ytheir fir.st names. Veteran both in the business and on this market, his wealth of knowledge and ex perience and his large acquaintance throughout the belt make him in valuable to the market. Maynard hlangum is the next old warhorse in this aggragation. Wherever the bright leaf is sold he is known, and there his reputa tion for strickest hone.sty, and ab solute knowledge of the leaf have preceded him. J. S. Alford is an other thoroughly comepetent man with this firm ,and Fred Harris, and Hurbert Eddins, and Robert Coley, and Lee Knott, and so on, and so on. If this combination cannot fill eve nthe mammoth Star something is radically wrong. Assisting -Mr. Pearce in the office will be Gar land A, Strickland and Rus.-ell Wells, while Boss Griffin will sell for this house as well as the Farmers (in suring competent auctioneering.—■ Gold Leaf Farmer. Old Reliable Farmers Ready Backbone of Wendell Tobacco Mar ket, The Farmers Warehouse Ex pects To Lead the Market In Sales Again This Season. Retailer’s Code Pro vides 150,000 Jobs Further Steps Against Under Price Advances Washington, Aug. 28—Representa tives of the National Consumers’ | Advisory Board are present at all , hearings on codes, as are those of, the National Labor Advisory Boanl ^ and the National Indu.strial Ad- ( visory Board and of the research I Washington, Aug. 28—Following the President’s approval of code.s for the lumber, steel, and oil in dustries, which together will pro vide new jobs for 405,000 workers laid off by those major groups, the first hearing- opened on the mam moth retail trade, with 400 repre sentatives of all branches present except the food and grocery di.s- tribution division. “This is the fir.st public hearing and planning and legal bureaus of distinguished from iu- u r s dnstry, that has ever been held.in taken by the cabinet advisory board I ^_^ted States,” said Deputy Ad- of NRA to protect the P"bhc against profiteering after employers ^e reach ed will affect not only the 429,121 .secure the Blue Flagle. Request will be made of all operating under codes of fair competition or under the President’s Reemployment Agr^ee- ment to submit information on re cent price increases. In addition, at the suggestion of the recently created Central Statistical Board of the Government, each code approved would include provisions requiring submis.sion of such statistical infor mation as may be desired. The pur- po.se is to prevent prices soaring faster than jiurchasing power can be stimulated. Whitley House Ready For Sales storekeepers whose investment i.s less than $500 and whose stores are the centers of community life in thousands of villages, but those great department stores which are cities within themselves. All told 1,- 489,720 retail concerns and more than 5,000,000 wage earners are af fected. Self-government for trades, dealing directly with every consum er in the country, is our most impor tant social problem.” He emphasized the fact that the President personally reviews every code and reports on it ,and said:; “His decisions are ba.-ed upon the broadest understanding of the fac tual evidence. This direct super- i vision by the President gives wage Capacity Whitley Warehouse Almost complete confidence in the Doubled; Experienced.. And.. i justieg and fundamental soundness able Personnel; House Noted For provisions as an assured Good Light I basis for continuance of their em- ! ployment at a living wage. Upon Wendell, Aug. 29.—Observers say that confidence, which has perme- that the Whitley Warehouse here is ^ted the entire banking-, industrial, now one of the most attractive mercantile structure of the houses in the belt for the sale of country, the succes.s of this most leaf tobacco at auction. The new far-reaching economic legislation extension raake.s this warehouse one ever conceived, the NRA, is abso- of the longest in the vicinity, a^Jdj,ely. guaranteed.” fact that should be of intere.-t to_| Thp code as submitted provides a those farmers who object to selling 44-hour week and 48 hours at Leak on the end of the row ,as here there periods, excepting those earning will be a minnimum of “ends.” The more than $30 per week, registered new addition to the Whitley has a pharamacists and other professional concrete floor ,and like the older persons, and minimum rates of pay part of the building is covered with varying from $11 in villages to $14 tin This type of room does away weekly in the larger cities. with leaks, the bane of the ware houseman on rainy days Ample sky- It is conservatively estimated that 150,000 additional workers can be lights and white painted interior reemployed in the retail trades on walls make it sure that the reputa- j the basis of their code as submitted; tion for plenty of light that is ' ^ 44-hour week would be required to prized by the Whitley will be main- : reabsorb the approximate 10 to 12 tained. | percent of retail employees laid off Running the Whitley this season since 1929, ranging from a minimum will be Philip R. Whitley as Gen- of 7 percent in New York to a mixi- eral Manager. Phil though young in years has broven that he has what it takes to make a warehouse man. He can take his turn as aue- Five hundred Pitt County tobacco growers attended a recent mass meeting in Greenville to assure the government of cooperation in reduc ing the crop next : year. In the dark days when Wendell sold less than three million pounds of tobacco and there was even talk among the weak kneed about losing the market there was on stalwart firm that held out through thick and thin, Wig'gins & Hobgood. The credit for the present enviable position of the Wendell Tobacco Market, is per haps, due more to them than to any other two men. Two or three years ago this veteran firm added to its number M. H. (Mike) Griffin, who had proved his worth as an em ployee, and now the firm of Wig gins, Hobgood and Griffin make no bones of the statement that they ex pect to lead the market in sales this season as they have done for th past thirteen year.-;. Renovations were made to the Farmers last sea son that increased its floor space considerably, and made it a more convenient and attractive house. In addition to the firm, S. T. Wiggins, C. S. Hobgood and M. H. Griffin, the Farmers will have this season Ad Flowers of the Kenly section and Spence Moore to help them put it over. Both of these men are well known and highly regard ed in thi.-; section, and both know tobacco and the warehouse business. Boss Griffin will act as auctioneer cor the Farmers as well as the Death of Mrs. Whitaker Spend Week At Carolina Beach Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jones and son, Roy, and little daughters, Ruth and Lynette, and Mr. Herbert Ward spent the week at Carolina Beach. Mr. Paul McMillan, of Selma, and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Walton, of Wil mington, joined Mr. and Mrs. Jone.s and were their guests during the week. Mr. Jones says they had no storm at the beach and did not know there had been a storm on the At lantic Coast until they read it in ; Star, and wrill be helped out on days when the break is large by his The many friends of Miss Eliza beth Whitaker, member of the local school faculty, will regret to learn that her mother, Mrs. Matt Whit aker ,who has been in ill health for •sometime, passed away Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at her home in Littleton. The funeral services were held at the home Wednesday evening at sunset. the papers. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EDUCATION Under authority of Section 28 of the School Law of 1933, I am call ing a meeting of the Board of Education of Johnston County to be held in its office in Smithfield on September 4, 1933, at 3 o’clock, for the purpose of laying out truck routes of the county. H. B. MARROW, Supt. brother, Mike. In the office R. L. Mattox will have charge as head bookkeeper and will be assisted by J. I. Lynch and J. J. Whitlock.—Wendell Gold Leaf Farmer. SELMA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DIRECTORY Selma Church 11:00 a. m. Fairview Church 7:30 p. m. Progressive Church Sat. night tioneer when sore throats or big breaks make this necessary. Keenly interested in the Wendell market, Mr. Whitley is one of its most con- ■sistent and earnest boosters. It is common talk that he will be presi dent of the Board of Trade this season ,a position he is admirably fitted to fill. Robert L. (Bob) Pittman ,of Kenly and Smithfield is the new blood in this firm this season. For many years Mr. Pittman was associated at Smithfield. He enjoys a reputa tion as a keen judge of tobacco, and as one of the jolliest and hap piest men in the game. He will be Sales Manager of the firm. George M. Moore, big voiced chin musician, is the auctioneer. Lured away from the big grind in Wilson last season by Phil Whitley, Genial George is enjoying his work here. Farmers and buyers alike enjoy hearing George sell tobacco, and seen and heard tobacco sold say it is a real treat. It is said that a lady from New Mexico who was visiting in Raleigh last season came down to see tobacco sold for the first time just as a matter of curisity, but she was so facinated by the perfection of George’s work that she followed row after row until the break wa-^ sold. Nat’l Reemployment Serviee Organized The National Reemployment Ser vice has been organized to serve the unemployed and the employer in filling jobs that become available as contracts for works are let. It ha.- no jobs for anyone except as people having work request workers. It is only a clearing house or a place ment bureau to g'et the employer and employee together. We wish to state that each and every unemployed adult, male or female; married or single; while or mum of 32 percent in Detroit and an increase of 2 percent in Wash ington, D. C. Differences of opinion between merchants who grant credit and those on strict cash basis; protests against sale of merchandise in drug stores, especially the question of hours, give promise of extended de bates, and General Johnson has called for night sessions. Another minimum of 150,000 will be provided with new jobs under the shortened work week adopted by the electric light and power, tel ephone, gas ,and canning industries, whose modified codes, under the President’s reemployment agree ment, have been approved. These also employ at present 1,500,000 men and women. Recent rains have demonstrated that the water running from the lespedeza fields is free of .soil, ob serves Oscar H. Phillips of Stanly County, colored ;are eligible to regi.ster. Our registration so far has been chiefly confined to males and we stand ready to regi.ster any and all who may apply. Te Regi.rtration Office is located at the Mayor’s Office in the-Town Hall, Selma, N. C. Our territory covers Selma, Micro, Kenly, Wilson’s Milks, Pine Level, Princeton, and all outlying, country districts. In our files we have Skilled,. Un skilled, Commercial and Professional, Personal, and Farm laborers. Thera is no job in Selma nor the sur rounding community that can not be done by local men. The problem up until now has been finding the qualified man—now we have the man give us the job. We hope the Civic Leaders of the foregoing town.-hips and communi ties will take note and disseminate. The Office hours are 10 to 12 a.' m. and 1 to 4 p. m. every day during the week. The office is in charge of Miss Margaret Mozingo who will be .glad to serve you and e.xplain any Iques- : tion. ■W
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