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VOL. 24.
SELMA, N. C -THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941
SINGLE COPY 5c
NUMBER 7,
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Woman Has Narrow
Escape In Fire Here
Neighbors Wake Selma Young
Woman, Asleep On Bed Cov
ered By Blazing Wood.
Miss Lois Yarborough had a nar
row' escape from being burned to
death Tuesday morning when the
residence of her brother, Cecil Yar
borough, in the Selma mill village,
was destroyed by fire about 6:30.
Before going to his work at the
mill, Mr.. Yarborough built a fire in
the stove, leaving Miss Yarborough
asleep in bed.
Neighbors, discovering the house
in flames, rushed to the scene and
waked the young woman. Fire al
ready had broken through the ceiling,
and pieces of wood were falling on
the bed on which she was asleep.
The home was a five-room house,
the front of which was used as a
barber shop by A. V. Underwood.
All the Household furnishings were
destroyed. Mr. Underwood saved all
his equipment.
The building was owned by Mrs.
H. H. Pilkington and was not insured.''-
N' '
Brother-In-Law Selma
Man Dies In Maryland
News was received here this morn
ing by Mr. E. M, Gordy announcing
the death of his brother-in-law, Mr.
J. D. ; Overton, which occurred
Wednesday evening at 1 o'clock at
his home in Quantico, Md., after a
lingering illness. Funeral services
will be held from the Episcopal
church in Quantico Friday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife, one daughter,
Miss Lela Overton, nd two sons,
Levin and LeRoy Overton, of Salis
bury, Md.
Mrs. E. M. Rose and Mrs. Vernon
Ricks spent Tuesday in Raleigh.
Seen "and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
:By H. H. L.
JUDGE A. HALL JOHNSTON,
-who is presiding over Johnston Coun
ty Superior court this week, told us a
good joke today on our old friend,
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE WIL
SON (COOT) WARLICK, of New
tonan old Negro man was on trial
before JUDGE WARLICK on the
charge of stealing chickens when
asked if he had a lawyer, the old
Negro replied: "Naw sun, I'se don't
need no lawyer, MR. COOT will take
care of me'V-MR. COOT did take
care of him, but not the way the old
Negro expected wonder why J. T.
MATTHEWS calls ANDY WOR
RELL, of the Selma Barber Shop,
"500"? PERCY STRICKLAND
' wouldn't tell us if anybody can en
lighten us, we'd appreciate it JUDGE
F. H. BROOKS, of Smithfield, was a
dinner guest of the writer Wednes
dayglad to see the Judge on the
Maindrag - the many friends of
HERBERT WHITE, JR., will be glad
to know that he was able to' return
home Wednesday from Duke Hos
pital, where he has been undergoing
treatment for the past six weeks
EDITOR STANCIL has joined the
fluitis victims the editor was taken
ill Tuesday and at this writing is
reported to have a genuine case of
the flu news of the marriage of
HAROLD HALES slipped off on last
Chiristmas Day and went to Ben
nettsville, S. C, where lie and MISS
PENNY EVELYN PEEDIN were
wed these popular young folk suc
ceeded in keeping it a secret until a
few daya ago quite a number of
visitors were at the local airport last
Sunday planes were there from Dur
ham. Fayetteville and other places
R. E. SUBER was among those tak
ing a ride over the town we tried
to get BARNIE HENRY to take a
spin with BILL GODWIN, but
BARNIE wouldn't , budge an inch,
said he felt safer with one foot on
the ground AL WHITE, the popu
lar Hudson Dealer, in Selma, has
been putting out the new '41 Hud
sons since Christmas among those
purchasing new Hudson's are JUDGE
AYCOCK, MATT WALL, ALBERT
EASON, JOHN GEORGE, RAY
MOND PEEDIN, R. A. JONES, and
others 4f you're in the market for a
Hudson see AL DAVID BALL has
just purchased a new '41 CheVrolet
LEON WOODRUFF is sporting a
handsome new Buick it's a dandy
we took a ride in it a few days ago
it has all the latest trimmings
NEGRO PLACED ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Ethan Williams. Nero, charged
with the murder of Garland Rogers,
Negro, of Four Oaks, was placed on
trial Wednesday in Johnston County
SuDerior court: Judge A. Hall John
ston, of Ashevillej who is presiding
over this term of criminal court,
Monday ordered a special venire of
25 summoned for the trial. The
murder occurred in Four Oaks on
August 17, 1940. Williams left the
county after the crime and was
arrested in Richmond, Va., and
brought back to the county jail. He
admits the shootine but claims it
was in self-defense. He is represented
by Atty. E. J. Wellons. OUbert
Brady of Four Oaks, is assisting
Solicitor Claude C. Canaday in the
prosecution.
" Donald Murray, Negro, charged
with breaking into the Johnston
County Hardware store on December
15 and stealing approximately $200
worth of merchandise, pleaded guilty
and Was sentenced by Judge John
ston to State Prison for a term of
from three to five years.
School Of Missions At
The Methodist Church
The annual School of Missions,
sponsored by the local Board of Mis
sions and Church Extension, will be
held at the Edgerton Memorial Meth
odist church, February 16-20. The
first session will be held Sunday
evening at 7:30. The other sessions
will be held the same hour each
evening through Thursday. The school
will be under the direction of Mr.
H. L. Boney, chairman; Mrs. W. H.
Creech, president of the Woman's
Society f Christian Service; Mr.
Elton Pridgen, president of Young
Peoples' Division, and their commit
tees. This! school is for the entire
congregation, both members and
friends, and is for the purposl of
knowing about the great religious
trends' of our generation.
' The text for this school is "Meth
odism's World Mission" by Henry P.
Van . Dusen and will be taught by
the pastor, Rev. O. L. Hathaway and
other church leaders and teachers.
There is a great demand for this
book which is revealed by the fact
that over a million and a half copies
have already been published to meet
the demand. The author, is not a
Methodist and once was skeptical of
the Missionary movement, but is now
telling what he has seen around the
world where Christ has been accepted
and the Kingdom of God is making
of all people one great fellowship of
love in Christ.
Railroad Officials
On. Hunting Trip
A group of prominent Southern
railway officials spent Wednesday in
the county on a quail hunting ex
pedition. The party arrived in Selma
early Wednesday morning on their
private cars, and after spending the
day hunting in the Earp section of
the county, left on the late after
noon train. Those in the party were
G. W. Adams, general manager, and
T. C. Blackwell, general superin
tendent, of Charlotte; C. W. Ashby,
superintendent of the Danville
Division, and C. K. ' Carter, train
master, of Greensboro, and H. C.
Trexler, superintendent of motive
power, of Charlotte. While here they
were guests of S. M. Parker, general
foreman, and E. . L. ' Womack, local
agent for the Southern railway.
TIME FOR LISTING
TAXES IS EXTENDED
The board of county commissioners
has extended the time for listing
1941 taxes from February 1 to March
1. The list-takers are making rounds
from house to house in order to get
all Dronerty on the tax books, but
only one such visit will be made, and
in case they miss seeing the proper
narty to list his or her taxes, such
part will then be expected to see the
list-taker for his township and list
his nronertv on or before March 1.
1941 to avoid being penalised for
failure to ust.
Packing Plant Site
Has Been Purchased
Located At giver Bridge Two
Miles South of Smithfield J.
P. Rogers Construction Com
pany Gets Contract.
A site has at last been found and
purchased for the newly organized
meat packing plant, to be known as
the Carolina Packing Company, Inc.
Eight acres of land have been bought
near the Neuse river bridge two
miles south of Smithfield where the
necessary building' will be erected.
The land was purchased from A. F.
Bowen, Smithfield oil distributor,
who is also director of the new
corporation. As we understand it,
the site is on the south side of
Neuse river and on the east side of
the highwty.
The J. P. Rogers Construction com
pany has been given the contract to
erect the buildings. The main build
ing will be 55 fet wide and 260 feet
long, and is expected to be ready
within the next 90 days.
The plant will be under the man
agement of J. A. Jones, an experi
enced packer from Savannah, Ga.,
who has already moved his family
to Smithfield.
W; M. U. Of Johnston
Association To Meet
To Be Held At Baptist Church
in Smithneid, Tuesaay, reo.
18 All-Day Session.
There will be an all-day session
of the Woman's Missionary Union
of the Johnston Association, held at
the Missionary Baptist church in
Smithfield on Tuesday, February 18,
beginning at 10:15 a. m.
Lunch will be served for only 26
cents. -' : ,
There will be a special program
with outstanding speakers and lead
ers for all officials and members of
the organitation. - The f conference
leaders include: - Mrs. W. D. Briggs,
state W. 'M. S. secretary J Miss Mary
Currin, state Young Peoples leader;
Mrs. G. K. Middleton, Personal Serv
ice chairman; Mrs. Charles Stephen
son, State Stewardship chairman;
Mrs. J. S. Farmer, State Mission
Study chairman, and others of the
General Association.
This is to be a meeting of vital
importance, and every organization
is urged to have representatives
there.
28,370 GIVEN JOBS
AT FORT BRAGG
FORT BRAGG. Lieut-Col. L. L.
Simpson, contracting quartermaster,
announced early this week that 28,-
370 workers were employed on the
$32,000,000 expansion program at the
army post.
This figure probably is a peak, he
said, adding that the number of
workers would begin dropping off
within a few weeks as various phases
of the program were completed.
A total of 27,670 workers are em
ployed by private contractors, he
said.
The huge expansion program now
is estimated half completed and ad
ditional soldiers are arriving daily.
Mrs. C. C. Hathaway
Passes At Home Here
Mrs. C. C. Hathaway, 63, wife of
Selma's night policeman, died sud
denly at her home on Brevard street,
here, Wednesday night at 10 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held from
Yelverton's Grove Free Will Baptist
church at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon,
conducted by the Rev. G. C. Joyner,
assisted by the Rev. O. L. Hathaway,
pastor of Edgerton Memorial Metho
dist church of Selma. Interment will
take place in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the husband, three
daughters, Mrs. B. J. Penny, of Garn
er, route 2; Mrs. W. E. Stewart, of
Raleigh; Mrs. W. C. Warren, of
Kinston, three sons, Joseph C. Hatha
way, of Smithfield; Walter C. Hatha
way, of Kinston and R. P. Hathaway,
of Selma, route 1, three sisters, Mrs.
R. C. Lane, of Selma, route 1; Mrs.
L. ' P. Peedin, of Clayton, route 2,
and Miss Rosa Peedin, of Selma,
route 1. v
Pallbearers will be Frank Wood
ruff, Mayor Frank M. Hood, W. T,
Woodard, G. C. Hinton, W. E. Jones
and Albert Eason.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Etheredge
and daughter, Shirley Rose, of Whit-akera,-
were week end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Rose.
Tuscarora Council Holds
District Scout Rally
Goldsboro Troop Number Six
Wins First Prize Wallace
Troop Wins Second, and Troop
Number Four of Goldsboro
Wins Third Place.
The gymnasium at Williams Street
school .in Goldsboro was the scene of
much activity on last Friday night
from 7:30 till 10 o'clock, when 217
Boy Scouts from the several Scout
Troops in Tuscarora Council gather
ed there to participate in a contest
for, points in scouting activities.
Troops taking part in this contest
were: Numbers 1, 3, 4 and 6 of
Goldsboro; Number 19 of Benson;
Number 5 of Dudley; Number 21 of
Smithfield; Number 20 of Warsaw;
Number 25 of Pine Level; Number
28 of Micro; Number 32 of Selma;
Number 34 of Mount Olive; Number
35 f of Wallace; Number 39 of
Clinton, and Number 42 of Calypso.
The contests consisted of knot
tying, fire kindling, rope pulling, etc.
The judges were: . Carl McBride,
Clarence Peacock and David Bland,
Jr. W. E. Pennington of Goldsboro
directed the program of the evening.
Three prizes were awarded, as fol
lows: First prize went to Ben
Witherington, Scoutmaster for Golds
boro Troop Number 6, with 34 of 50
possible points. Second place went to
E. W. Faires, scoutmaster for Wal
lace Troop Number 35, with 22 1-2
points. Third place went to Ray
Liles, scoutmaster for Goldsboro
Troop Number 4, with 20 1-2 points.
Those attending from Selma were
Ed Perry, scoutmaster, and the fol
lowing Boy Scouts: Charles Carty,
Wiley Dudley, David Ball, Jr., Paul
Starling, Jr., Charles Fulghum, Jr.,
Carl Worley, Jr., Max Creech, C. C.
Turner, Laverne Poole, John Jeffreys,
Jr., George Lane, and Vanse Seaweli,
Jr. '
They were accompanied by J. V.
CKStfMec M. . I ; StaneiJ -and t John
jenroys, or.
Johnston County Girls
Honored At E. C.T. C.
Misses : Doris Woodard of Kenly
and Mary Grant Bailey of Selma,
seniors at E.C.T.C., Greenville, have
recently been selected to serve as
marshalls for the Senior play,
"Ramona," to be given the nights of
February 21st and 22nd.
Miss Woodard is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Woodard of the
Glendale section, Kenly Route 2, and
Miss Bailey is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Bailey, Corbett
Hatcher section, Selma, Route 1.
In the recent election of superla
tives for the Senior class, Miss
Bailey was elected most versatile.
She is now a member of the Women's
Student Government Association,
serving as a House President.
Incidentally, these two girls have
been room-mates during their four
years at E.C.T.C.
New Road Proposed
In Meadow Township
A petition was presented to the
countv commissioners at their month
ly session last week, by J. H. Mc-
Lamb of Benson, Route 2, which pro
vides that the State be. asked to
build and maintain a road 2.3 miles
in length, beginning at Brady John
son's on the Benson-Newton Grove
road, down one old road in a south
ward direction by the old Holly Grove
school house to J. C. Johnsons to
bacco barn, thence down and across
an old path by J. H. McLamb's, the
Moore Wood old water mill and
across Jumping Run to another road
at or near Henry Bryan's.
David Satterfield
Leaves Rex Hospital
Recuperating from injuries received
in an automobile-train collision in
Benson, David S. Satterfield, 16, has
been rmoved from Rex hospital to
his home in Clayton. He had been in
the hospital since January 3.
Four others - were killed in the
accident. One was ' Satterfield's
brother, James, 18. The others were
Yvonne Whitley, 16; John Arch
Vinson, 17; and Lilburn Barnes, 17,
all from Gayton.
We have never head of a man that
could listen to a radio and his wife
at the same time. Try it, fellows.
No Ships To Spare,
Says Secretary Knox
SUPERIOR'COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Johnston County Superior court
for the trial of criminal cases, con
vened in Smithfield Monday, with
Judge A. Hall presiding. For the
Civil term, which begins on Monday,
February 17, Judge Q. K: Nimrocks,
Jr., is expected to be the presiding
judge.
The jury list for the Criminal
term, which began Monday, February
10, is as follows:
Millard Capps, Micro; T. L. Mc
Cnllers, Cleveland; T. R. Haswell,
Smithfield; D, H. Austin, Pleasant
Grove; D. R. Godwin, Pleasant
Grove; Elmer Tyner, Boon Hill;
Leonard Daughtry, Boon Hill; C. L.
Lane, Pine Level; G. E. Hocutt,
Wilders; A. B. Hinnant, Micro; Will
Glover, Micro; G. W. Barbour, Ele
vation; Wade H. Crocker, Pine Level;
Z. B. Austin, Clayton; J. E. Edwards,
Smithfield; L. T. Heavener, Smith-
field; W. A. Nordan, Selma; Johnny
M. Brown, Micro ; George Dixon,
Beulah; Millard Langston, Benton
ville; Cyril Bailey, Selma; Millard G.
Higgins, Pleasant Grove; : Eddie
Creech, O'Neals; W. G. Woodall, Boon
HilL
Kiwanians Enjoy
Boy Scout Program
The principal feature at the meet
ing of the Selma Kiwanis club, last
Thursday evening was a program
by a group of boys from Selma's
Boy Scout Troop.
John Jeffreys was program chair
man, 'and introduced Scoutmaster Ed
Perry : who gave a very interesting
talk on "The Requirements To Be
come a Good Boy Scout." In addition
to the Scoutmaster's talk, the Boy
Scouts present gave a demonstration
in knot tying and other stunts which
play an important part in scouting
activities. The program proved to be
not only educational to the Kiwanians
but enjoyable as well. ''-:
The Boy Scouts taking part on
the program were: Billy Oliver, Carl
Worley, Jr., Wiley Dudley, Charles
Carty, and Walter Brown.
AGED BENSON
CITIZTN DIES
Mr. Nathan Ira Norris died at his
home near Benson Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock of pneumonia following
an attack of influenza. Funeral serv
ices were held Wadnesday afternoon
at Red Hill Free Will Baptist church
in Hamtt county, conducted by Rev.
Oris Matthews.
Mr. Norris was 94 years of age.
He had lived in and around Benson
his entire life and was known for his
temperate and thrifty habits and his
kind congenial manner. :
He was twice married, and is sur
vived by his second wift, Mrs. Emma
Norris and the following children:
Mrs. Cornelia Norris, Mrs. Cheyne
Ryals, Mrs. Sill Fain-loth, Mrs. Polly
Nordan, Mrs. Anna Norris, Mrs.
Laylon Hudson, Mrs. Myrtie Johnson,
Mrs. Ava Whitman, Mrs. Lillie
Moore, and Jesse M. Larkin and
Bryant Norris, all of Johnston county-
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Herbert White Returns
From Duke Hospital
Herbert L. White, Jr., 20-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L.
White, of Selma, who was stricken
with spinal meningitis early in Janu
ary' and rushed to Duke Hospital,
Durham, in a cfiticih condition, was
brought to his home here Wednesday
evening. Herbert, a senior at Atlantic
Christian College. Wilson, was strick
en while on duty at the Selma Drug
Store. His physician. Dr. t. W.
Booker, realizing- the boy was in
serious condition, advised his parents
to send him to Duke at once, which
was done. Upon arrival at the hos
pital physicians diagnosed his illness
as menineitis. Blood transfusions
were given him by friends here and
in Wilson. His condition as much im
proved and his many friends hope
he will soon be well again.
Nowadaws the patriotic American
trades in his old car so as not to
hold back on the defense program.
'The Navy Can Spare No De
stroyers," Secretary Knox
Said When Asked To Con
ment On Wendell Willkiefe
Proposal That Five To Ten
Destroyers A Month Be Sap
plied Great Britain.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.
Secretary Knox said bluntly
that the Navy "can spare no
more destroyers" when asked tot
comment on Wendell L. Witt-
kie's proposal that five to ten
destroyers a month be supplied
Great Britain.
"We haven't any more destroyer
to spare than we need for a bal
anced fleet," the Navy secretary told
a press conference.
"I am not going to comment di
rectly on Mr. Willkie's proposal, but
my position as the secretary of the
Navy is against depleting our Navy
further."
In other administration quarters,
nevertheless, the Willkie proposal
was reported to be receiving serioua
consideration and some informed per
sons even went so far as to predict
that very tangible results might be-r
forthcoming if the British aid bill
were enacted. -
It was while testifying in support
of this measure before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Tues
day that : Willkie reported England
"desperately" needed more destroyers
in addition to the 50 already furnish
ed by this country, to help protect
her shipping from increasingly effec
tive German attack. ; )
In explaining his point about a
balanced fleet, Knox said that the
Navy had no further prospect of
being able to release destroyers be
cause "as -more destroyers are built
we are building other ships, too." To
transfer destroyers under such cir-'
cumstances, Tie asserted, would leave
the fleet with an inadequate num
ber. ;
Aside from the matter of destroy
ers, Knox said in response to a ques
tion, there have been no requests,
from Great Britain for submarines;
or any other part of the fleet.
Th naval secretary reported that
construction of warships and de
liveries of war planes was ahead of
schedule and generally, "encourag
ing." '
With the question of more destroy
ers for Britain suddenly a very live.
topic again, the Foreign Relations.
Committee closed its record on two
weeks of hearing to start final de
liberations on the lend-lease legisla
tion. The bill's backers forecast decisive
committee approval by a 2-to-l
margin, and said thy expected the
approval version of the measure to
incorporate most, if not all of the
changes made when the House pass
ed it last week: Thy also said that
the modifications suggested by Will
kie Tuesday would be given carefuL
attention.- :
As the final witness for the bill.
the 1940 Republican presidential
nominee gave it emphatic and ag
gressive indorsement, as "the only
way to render aid quickly enough," .
to embatted Britain. He called for
its passage with some modifications
he mentioned by an "almost un
animous vote.".
The committee chamber, crammed
with spectators who had wedged,
shoved and elbowed their way in.
heard Willkie outline the reasons why -
he was advocating the measure. .
KENLY CITIZENS
WANT ROAD PAVED
A group of citizens from Kenly
went before the county commission
ers last week and asked the board to-
give consideration to the paving of
the road leading westward from
Kenly into the Stancil's Chapel sec
tion of upper . Johnston county.
Among those appearing before the
board in behalf, of such a project
were: W. J. Hooks, Dr. I. C Grady,
Dobbin Bailey and others. They
argued that by paving this stretch,
of road a connecting link would be
had between U. S. SOI at Kenly and
N. C 42, the new highway leading
from Clayton to Wilson.
The board of commissioners gave
their endorsement of the proposed
paving project, and the Kenly dele
gation will now preaa their claim
before the State Highway commia
ekra. '
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