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Johnston Baptist
Attended B} Appr(&[l]
The above photo showg W„ G. Earp (left) of Bailey, one of the
.three living charter merjihers of Thanksgiving Baptist Ch.urch and
■ Earp (right)Routel,Selnra; -who acted' as clerk or secretary pf
, the Pre^ytefy when the church'-was organized 50 years ago.
,,J^irst. to Join- After Church Organized
By MRS. E. V. WOODARD
Members of the Johnston Bap
tist Association met for the -first
day of their annual meeting at 10
o’clock Wednesday morning in the
Baptist Church here,
The meeting was opened with a
song and praise service, led
T. B. Stone. Scripture and prayer
were by L. E. Godwin'. Moderator
Adam J. Whitley, Jr;, of Route 1,
Smithfield, was the presiding of-
"'icer. G. A. Earp, of Selma, clerk
of the Association, filled his re-
■I'ular position.
After roll call and adoption of
business, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt, of
Clayton, gave her report on Chris
tian Literature. She had' a -most
attractive display of literature ar-
rahged before the speaker's- stand,,
This was centered- with a. beauti
ful volume of the' Holy Bilile, suit
rounded by othpr - Christian* .p^b;
ductipns, and i|_anj[c€>d-^-k-Deriodi-
cfelg .jirmted byyha -‘3enomihat-ion.
T'
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TODAY
Thursday, Oct. " 26—Sun
rise, 6:29 a. m. Sunset) 5:2-4
p. m. Length of the day, 10
hours, and 55 minutes.
PRICE: 5 CENTS
Democratic Rally In Smithfield Tuesday
in the
tioned
hts fine sj
.■To; Be,
areas will ra:
better homes,
they will re:
instead of goi;
heretotore.
Be.” There
people on thej^
enjoy the conv-
In the future
one .mu.st be a
he declared
To Be'.” Child:
things that ma:
the teachings ol
regarded,
M; M. Johnsol
He men-
illustrate
Most Yet
the rural
ren to have
better that
the country
Ithe city as
-j'Be.st Yet To
:^ore .educated
who will
of living,
“^od farmer
rated farmer.
Fullest- Yet
■ill be taught
rternally and
Bible will be
native
*iKe-,alsB-HtSe:
ChrrSti
. - -i.-t- - -^,,-{»Sssive -oharts.
H. Tlool^.^a-^e-’a report on
'sttah'^ncatfon; He in-troduc-
G.^^-eJcftupf-'W'ake Fores.t
r^hQtj^^kp-iito..the, report. He em-,
hha-si^^'-^ - fail that the. world
Tohnston Gountfriijv^vmg been
rom Selma,
se tmon. He
-gimiing of his
itte’-ooyhood in
HiS subject
-for. pictur-
SO small that we have
iinot" learned tp-live with ourselves
ak-tr^iTflduals, or with others. He
noifited- out that there is an in
definable! movement -m the world-]
today that will either leed t
something great or drag u-’ down,
'this being a crucial day. Tli,e an
swer, -he declared is the
Jesus Christ. - ,
-Soecial music -vas rendered by
the Wake Forest Quartet, compos--
ed,of Charles Green', Allen Bro-wn,.
J. B. Benson, and Harold Stevens,
born a few mill
brought the a;
reminisced in ti
discourse, of hi;
and around Sel
was “A Great, S:
ed the SaviouT as 'great in in-
T^ence, both hufian and divine,
gilfer of eternal-hlift. and whom
've should love. --J^aor and wor
ship, .-
All were invi|ed,&v .the Pev, HI
and, Jr., pa^toj of-dhe churgh,
lunchhiiia .the Legion
From left' to .right—Congr&sman Harold D.
Cooley, Roy Atkinson of .Clayton, chairman of
the Johnston County Democratic Executive Com
mittee; Willis- Srriith, Democratic nominee to
U. S. Senate.and Representative G. Troy^^age ot-
ClaytOh.. - ' _
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dir'ected by Dr. McDonald. They
s-ang “Holy Spirit, Breathe On
Me,"' ‘a spiritual, “My Lord, What
a Morning,-” and “Near ’i'6 •'jrtie'
Heart of God.”
Ah * address on “Tlie Rural
Church and Its Community,” w.as
given (by Garland Hendricks,. of
Olive Chapel. He began by men
tioning sonje of the great changes
that;:-have'' occurred in, rural life
ng where, tke women of-the
ih served. ShsTSjp. were led,by
Stone. «i*oranahist, MtS.-
Woodruff.:-, Iglte R^x'v.’^V. .T.
of Carv. -foi'ttixer nastor of
Lord! the' local churchJs was recognized
by the. j^Ioderat-^ Vld gave the
closing prayer an®tkivocation for|
;he meal- ' ’ ■ ■
In the afternoon session prayer
was offered by Hoiner 1. Nichols.
Axe Still Dull
Eph Whisenhunt gave the report
oh Relief and Anrumttv. Jas, G.
Lane the Histoifen s report, and
S. T;; .A.nderson, Jjf.;-4he Executive
Committee retxiii. Special music
:n by MtfcM. -M. Johnson.
E. kJ^mnor. of Wil
:Son’s;'M4fl|. Asa^tional W. M. U.
Supei~iptMl^ali^Mft:e the Woman's
MissiotfSIPSiftidi? Report. She
'**r
Much to Tom Lassiter's sor
row and rcgr*et.there is nothing
being passed under the table in
the Recorder’s-Court.
A policeman said William:
Hugh Laiighinghouse of Dunn
was sober.
A highway patrolman said he
was drunk.
The law says; “When there is
a doubt, give the accused bene-:
fit of the doubt.”
I say give both sides of the
news.
If you have a case in court
and want it delayed or speeded
up the proper man to-see is the
silicitor—not the judge. Any
should know that.—Jack
Hohrine.
Registration books for the Nov
ember 7 general election close at
sunset Saturday. I
Lewis Creech of Selma, chair
man of the County Board of Elec
tions, reminded the public that a
new registration was held this:
year.
Unless a person registered last
Spring before the primaries or
during the current period, he will
not be eligible to vote in the
general election, pointed out
Creech.
Registrars will sit at the polling
places Saturday with the registra
tion books.
Thanksgiving Baptist Church
Observes Its 50th Anniversary
“The Expectant Christ,” was[^ ^ ^ Moddrv\
the subject used by Dr. Charles ^UUUry o
Maddry of Raleigh when he spoke Harvest Day Sermon
Democrats Rally
in Smithfield
Approximately 300 citizens at
tended the Democratic rally held
ih the Johnston Cpun'ty court
house Tuesday night and heard
addrefees by Congressman Harold
D. Cooley and Willis Smith,.--De
mocratic' nominee. for.. the ‘Unitdd'
States Senate. The .meeting was
presided over by Roy-Alkirisori of 'dogs' and sandwiches
Qlayton, chairman of . the Johnston
Counfy Democratic E??ecutive
Committee, He opened' the • pieet.-
ing by reading, a ■telegram, from|
HalUm^'en Camival
Here Tuesday Night
^natpr Frank Grdkarp-. The^The Hall of Horrors always*-pra-«
chairman recognized all county "vides an 'terie note. There-, will
- R. S.—Tihe' l^iitloy rape c'ase
was tried in Superior Court last
week after being laid over from
August of 1949. The defendant
spent part of that year in jail
without bond. The verdict was
misdemeanor.
candidates present and introduced
Dl>.R,.,.E.. Saip,. who he*8:
manlfooiey to attend fhefSuyT'
“In recent months Congressman
Cooley has become an internation
al figure,” said Dr. Earp. “He has
gone from a county figure to a
world-wide figure. It gives me.
guessing games, games, of
Above—Rev. Howard McEwin
Wilson, has accepted the pastorage
of Selma Presbyterian Church. He
will assume his new duties Janu
ary 1. At the present time he is
pastor of the Dublin Group Pres
byterian Churches in Dublin, 'Va.
The pew pastor was bom in
Kings Mountain, N. C. He attend
ed ' Westminister School near
RutHerford, which was a prepara
tory school for Davidson College.
He received degree of Bachelor of
Arts from the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina and de
grees of Bachelor of Divinity and
Master of Theology from Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond
Va.
Mr. Wilson’s first pastorate was
at Finley Memorial and East Be
thel Churches, in Stuarts Draft,
Va., where he ministered for four
years. His second pastorate was in
the Pamplin Group of Churches
at Pamplen, Va., for four years
He held pastorates for 14 years in
Albermarle Presbytery, serving
William and Mary Hart, Falkland,
Fountain, Nahala and Farmville.
For two and half years he was
pastor of Bayless Memorial
Church, Concord, N. C. During the
past six years he has served the
pastor fo the Dublin Group of
Churches.
His wife is the former Louise
Rawlings of Staunton, Va. They
have one son, James Bassett Wil
son, married and now living in
Dublin. Mr. Wilson will be in
at Thanksgiving Baptist Church’s
14th annual Harvest Day Friday.
The occasion also marked the 50th
anniversary of the church. The
song service was led by a vested
choir of 33 boys and girls.
The dedication prayer was by
Dr. R. E. Earp. Mr, and Mrs. Mel
vin Lynch were recognized at the
morning service and were in
troduced as chairmen of the Har
vest Day for 1950.
Rev. C. W. Teague, church pas
tor recognized charter members of
the church. Only one of three still
living were present. He was W. G.
Earp of Bailey. The absent charter
members were: Henry Earp of
Selma and G. C. Earp of Bruns
wick County.
When Thanksgiving Baptist
Worrells Charged
With Slaying Negro
Andrew J. Worrells, Selma
white man and fish market op
erator, was arrested Thusday
■light on a charge of accessory
before the fact of murder of James
Richardson, 36-year-old Selma
Negro.
I Richardson was found deadA^'^^^h was organized 50 years
near midnight Sunday, October uj^SO on Thanksgiving Day there
lying in the gutter of the Wilson’s
Mills highway in Selma. He was
stabbed just a'oove the heart with
a butcher knife or other sharp
instrument.
The warrant against Worrells
was sworn out by Selma Chief of
Police Percy L, Moore after the
slaying was investigated by the
State Bureau of Investigation.
The warrant charges that Wor
rells did “counsel, procure and
command one Gladys Richardson
to feloniously kill and murder
■James Richard.son and did there
by be and become an eccessory
Dr. Charles E. Maddry spoke in
part as follows at Thanksgiving
Baptist Church Friday;
“I have a feeling that the lost
note in Christianity today is the
note of expectancy*.
“Early preachers went out with
a great deal of expectancy. They
expected people to be saved and
they were saved.
“■Why is Jesus the expectant
Christ?
“First, he knows this gospel en
terprise is not going to fail.
“Christ knew the plan and pur
pose of God from the beginning.
He knows this plan will not fail.
“Now, if I did not believe that
before the fact to the murder of
the said .Tames Richardson.”
Worrells has been released un
der a $7,500 bond for his appear
ance at the December 11 mixed
term of Johnston Superior Court
were nine charter members. Those
who have passed away are: Mrs.
Heart A ttack
will take home a turkey. Movie?
to interest the kids and grown-r
ups, too will be shown.
The program in the auditorium
^ ^ will begin at 8 p. m.—there the
great oleasure” to present Con-^nd Queens will be crown-
Wiley S. Earp. Route 1, Selma,
suffered a heart atack Tuesday
night. The report Wednesday was
that he was unconscious and still
in a critical condition. A photo
graph of Mr. Earp appears on this
page.
To Speak Here
The Rev. Howard F. Newman;
if Jonesboro Heights, will appear
■it the Selma Presbyterian Church
on Monday evening, November 6
at 7:30 o’clock. He will show pic
tures and talk about his trip
aboard. The public is cordially
invited.
gressman Cooley, a
figure.”
“Dr. Earp is a public servant
who has dedicated himself to pub-
lice service,” said Congressman
Cooley. “The United Nations is
one agency that offers more to the
liberty loving peoples of the world
than any other agency. Due to
American generosity this govern
ment owes more money than all
the other nations put together.
“I have no fear about the debt
or the financial stability of this
country, so long as the people can
appreciate the programs being
enacted throughout the world by
this country of ours.
“By all hazards this country
must keep strong. If we lose faith
in our government then the
nations of the world will lose faith
(See A Page Four)
national! ^)e chosen from the
grade group 1-4, one from- the
grade group 5-8, and one from the
High School. The voting must stop,
nromptly at 8 by the big officii
clock.
(See E Page Four)
Girl Scout Week
Next week will be National
Girl Scout Week. In recognition,
of this the Girl Scouts and Brow
nies of Selma will attend Selma
Baptist Church in a body wearing
their uniforms.
HALLOWE’EN PARTY
Pine Level school will sponsor
a Hallowe’en Party in the com-,
munity building Friday at 7 p. m.
and Satan in the world I would Raises Hay for Town and Buys Trash Cans With Money Saved
not have anything to preach.
“We become discouraged some
time at the slow progress of the
gospel. But-we want to lift up ou3
heads and realize that behind this
Marcline Earp, W. R. Parrish, Mrs. enterprise is Almighty God.
Ellen Earp, Eddie Murphy, Mrs.
Emily Wall and daughter Lucy
In our life time we have seen
three men come to great power.
Wall. W. S. Earp of Route 1, Sel- but we have seen all of them come
ma acted as secretary or clerk of to naught. Remember Hittler’s
the Presbytery.
The first three people to join
the church after it was organized
attended the 50th anniversary
exercises Friday. They are Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Batten of Walston-
burg and W. Y. Wood of Zebulon.
Mr. Teague introduced Dr.
Maddry. The speaker recalled
some of his previous visits to.
Johnston County while conducting
revivals. In June of 1907 he held
a meeting in Selma and was
guest in the home of Mose Win
ston. At the close of the meeting
mWMm
m
Gladys Richardson, wife of the Selma Baptist Church gave Dr.
_ ■'Maddry $102,
victim, was indicted by the Grand
Jury in Smithfield last week on 3|
charge of first degree murder.
Attorney Albert A. Corbett was
appointed by the Court to defend
the woman.
A special venire of 25 citizens
was ordered by Judge W. H. S.
Burgwyn of Woodland to
report
Selma Sunday to confer with the in Smithfield Thursday morning
leaders of Selma Presbyterian to try the Negro woman on the
Church. The church has been capital charge,
without a pastor for 26 months. (See B Page Four)
The church was
located on the south side of the
Southern Railway. As result of the
revival enough enthusiasm and
funds were raised to build an
edifice on the northside of the
railroad.
Dr. Maddry filled the Selma
engagement shortly after his wed
ding. His salary at that time was
$1,000 a year. As a result of mar
riage he had gone in debt.
(See C Page Four)
speech in Poland when he said he'
had founded a state that would
last 1,000 years. You know what
became of him. He died like i
common dog. You remember
Mussolini of Italy. He was rittlec.
with shot and hung up by his
heels like a butchered hog.
“While on a visit in Japan- in, ^
1935 a missionary told me that| ®
Christianity was not making much
progress due to Emperor worship.
Then the time came when this
same Emperor told his people that
he was not God. Now the Emperor
comes to General Douglas Mac
Arthur for instructions. In nine
years we have seen three world
leaders with world power come to
naught.
“Christ stUl rules and reigns.
God’s word says the nations who
do not serve God are going to be
brought to naught. AH who oppose
the Kingdom of God are going to
be crushed.
“God exhausted himself in sav
ing this old world. He gave his
only son.”
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In the above photo Street Commissioner E. Y.
Deans is shown with 24 new trash cans for Sehna
streets. According to the commissioner the new
cans did not cost Selma taxpayers one penny.
For the past two years Mr. Deans-has been rais
ing hay on vacant lots around Sehna. The town
has not bought any hay in two years. So the
money the town used to spend for hay to feed its
only horse was used in purchasing 24 trash cans.
The commissioner hopes that the citizens of
Sehna will cooperate and help keep the town
clean. •
Selma Yellow Jackets Play Wallace Here Friday Night
f
Do you ' '-Ka-^a ; that, gfiostl;^,'!-,),-
ghostly fecling?'’feave' you a spine
tingling that go:e$ • TYi^h, witcii^(fe ‘
hobgoblins,'and just''plain-ipfooks?'
If you'don’t now,(iwou' -will pn.
Tuesday night, Oct^pr Sl-Ttha't li" ■
if you spend the-ev'ening at the
Selma School Hallowe’en Carni^-
val.
‘ 'Th^'gatps will open at .5:30 p. m..'
Fq'qd booths, m.ay serve. you hot'
for your
supper and refreshments during
the evening. The Seniors and
Soohmores have each prepared ?
sideshb-W for your entertainment. ,
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