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Textile Meeting
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Selma Girls Win
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Froniinent Mei\ in Textile Manufac- tions resulted- from this discussion,
turing Industry From Eastern brought out that owing
n . f oj. i ti7 TT ^ A- ^ different atmospheric conditions
Part of State Were Here; 14o j • A-a 'i. ■ , • . ,
I and the different ways in which the
Registered.
lint was ginned and handled in vari
ous localities, it was very difficult to
set any one single standard which
could be applied to all mills alike.
During this discussion one of the
things that got especial emphasis
was the importance of educating the
farmers to standardize on cotton
staple as much as possible, as the
grade of lint had much to do with
its manufacture and was one of the
worst hindrances in the way of its
manufacture in a systematic way by
the different mills, thus increasing
the cost of manufacture, which, as
we can all very readily see, is re
flected right back to the farmer in
a lower price for his raw cotton.
The meeting of the Eastern Caro
lina Textile Association which con
vened in the Selma School Auditori
um here last Friday is said to have
been one of the largest attended
meetings of its kind that has ever been
held in the history of the industry.
Prominent textile men were here
from every section of Eastern Caro
lina.
The meeting was called to order
at' 10 o’clock by the President Mr.
N. B. Hill, Superintendent of the
Caswell Cotton Mills at Kinston, fol
lowing which Pjev. D. M. Sharpe,
pastor of the Methodist church here,
offered the invocation.
Mr. Geo. F. Breitz, Superintendent Octfivifl
of the Selma Cotton Mills, intro- la jeHreyS
duced Prof. F. M. Waters who de
livered the address of welcome. In
his introductory remarks, Mr. Breitz
called attention to the fact that the
niieeting meant much to this locality
since there was such an unusually
.good attendance, and too, tlrat there
was represented in this meeting an
investment aggregating fifty or prob
ably an hundred million.-of dollars.
In welcoming these distinguished
men to Selma, Prof. Waters told
them that while we did not have any
skyscrapers, palatial buildings or spa
cious parks to show them while here,
wie could accord them a brotherly
welcome emblematic of the home at
mosphere and cordial greeting, and
thus he assured them of the fact
that we were more interested in
building character and promoting
education than we are of erecting
fine buildings designed by the hand
j)f the architect.
Mr. Walter C. Taylor, secretary of
the Southern Textile Association, de
livered the response to Mr. Waters’
address. In replying to Prof. Wat
ers, Mr. Taylor said that from the
warm reception accorded him dur
ing his stay in Selma overnight, he
was led to believe that Prof. Water’s
Temarks were duly warranted.
Is Taken by Death
Mrs. Octavia Jeffreys, one of Clay
ton’s sweetest Christian characters,
passed away at the home of her
brother. Dr. B. A. Hocutt, last Satur
day morning about 8:30 o’clock.
Death came suddenly, while Mrs.
Jeffreys was at the breakfast table
and follo’wed an illness of several
months.
Deceased was the daughter of the
late Irving W. Hocutt and Elizabeth
Barham Hocutt. . She was born in
Johnston county in Oneals township
and was 57 years old at the time of
her death. She was educated in the
Wakefield High School in the day
when the late 0. L. Stringfield was
at its head, and later taught in the
schools of Johnston county.
For a number of years past Mrs..
Jeffreys had made her home with
brother here, and by her quiet, un
assuming nature and lovable dispo^
sition had endeared herself in the
hearts of the people of the town
and community. She was a mem
ber of the Methodist church and
was active in the church work when
physically able. Though a partial
invalid for a number of years she
jjg' retained her faith to the end and
.said that it was his first visit to lost contact with the brighter
.Helma, but that his first acquaintance things of life.
with the good people of Selma had Surviving' are her mother, Mrs. I.
impressed him with a home-like spir- Hocutt, and two children, Miss
it which but few places had ever H°Hs Jeffreys, of Asheville, and'
done. In referring to Prof. Waters ^-licholas Jeffreys, of Clayton. Also'
remarks on Education, Mr. Taylor surviving are two brothers. Dr. B.
reminded him that they were then Hocutt and Mr. Q. B. Hocutt, of
about to open a session of school 'Clayton, and one sister Mrs. J. D.
and that he would like to have Mr. Jeffreys, of Selma. One brother.
Waters go to school with them for J°bn I. Hocutt, having died about
a few hours. , twenty-five years ago.
Registration cards were passed Funeral services were. heW Sun-
among the members with the request afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
that they sign these cards and turn conducted by her pastor, Rev.
them in so as to get their names Hodd, assisted by Dr. Andrews,
in the pot for lunch. There 'were Baptist Church. Interment
about 145 who signed up for lunch. ™ «new cemetery at Clay-
The entire morning session was ton.—Clayton News.
taken up in discussion of Carding.
Each representative was asked to MOTORCYCLE DRIVER
furnish some figures as to which I IS KILLED IN WAYNE
scale was found to produce the best
results in his particular mill. This Goldsboro, May 11.—A. B. Penny,
brought out some rather interesting 25, of Goldsboro, was killed early
comparisons as the figures differed today when his rhforcycle collided
considerably in a number of in-' with an automobile driven by Glenn
stances. The purpose of this can-1 Wood, of Benson, about six miles
vass seemed to be an attempt to ; from here.
ascertain if there could be worked | Investigation this morning revealed
out a common scale which could be that Penny was driving his motor-
made to fit into all the mills alike. ! cycle without lights and Sheriff W.
At the weekly Kiwanis luncheon
last Thursday evening, Misses Maude
Dunn and Margaret Grady, of
Goldsboro, were guests of the club.
Miss Dunn rendered two violin num
bers, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Mildred ' Perkins, which were
very much enjoyed by the club.
Mayor Hare made a good talk
on “Selrtia—Past, Present and Fu
ture.” ile said that there was a
better spirit of cooperation in the
town now than there had ever been
since he could remember. He, also
said that the town was going for
ward rapidly as is evidenced by the
shortage of houses and the increase
in electricity used. Be predicted a
big industrial development here in
Mayor Hare’s talk he eulogized Dr.
the next few years. In the course of
R. J. Noble, devoted Kiwanian, who
passed away a short while ago. Be
said that. Dr. Noble was a loyal
booster and worker for the town
and would be missed by both the
town and the Kiwanis club.
Was Working at the Selma Factory
of The Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Co.
RANSOM EVANS IS
INSTANTLY KILLED
While we did not understand all this jH. Grant and Coroner T. R. Rob-
procedure very well, we could see:™®™' Wayne county, decided an
that there was rather a wide range j inquest unnecessary,
of opinion among these mill experts. Wood said the motorcycle collided
and at the same time the discussion; with his automobile on a sharp
•and various comparisons brought out curve. Penny’s body was badly man-
many points which, no doubt, will be gled. Wood sustained a deep gash
of incalcuble value to the industry.
Just before adjournment for din
ner, announcement was made by Mr.
G. F. Breitz that arrangements had
been made to serve dinner at 1:00
o’clock, but owing to the large num
ber present, the crowd would have
to be divided, and instead of all go
ing to the Kiwanis Hall as had been
originally planned, that arra.ngements
had been made with the Brick Hotel
to feed 40 members of the Associa-
' tion and that all the others would
go to the Kiwanis Hall. With'^this
aramgement, all members were en
abled to get a good dinner before
resuming the afternoon program.
The afternoon session was mostly
taken up with the disopssion , of
Cleaning and Care of Spinning
Frames and Caje of Spinning Rings.
Some interesting and helpful sugges-
on his face when the windshield of
his car was broken by the impact.
T. E. L. CLASS MEETS
The T. E. L. Class of the Selma
Baptist Sunday School held its
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. W. G. Ricks Tuesday afternoon,
witlj 29 ladies present.
A duet by Mrs. G. M. Willetts and
Mrs. A. Earp, was enjoyed by all.
A contest was given, Mrs. Charles
Fulghum being the winner. '
The hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. W. G. Ricks, Mrs. George
Vick and Mrs. C. Brown.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Dr. C. P. Harper, of Selma, at
tended a State meeting.of the drug
gists in Charlotte last week and re
ports a very successful meeeting.
Ransom Evans, aged about 26
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Evans of Princeton, met a violent
death Monday night when the auto
mobile turned over, pinning , him un
derneath and breaking his neck. Al
bert Holt, also of Princeton, who
was riding with him, was unhurt.
These young men, driving a Ford
roadster, had gone across Neuse
River. On returning home the car
got into a sandbed near Richardson’s
bridge and turned over. The acci
dent occurred about nine thirty
o’clock Monday night. May 5, 1930.
Ransom sustained no bruises or cuts,
but his neck was broken and he
died instantly.
He was smart, kind and a loving
friend. He was always ready to
help any one in any way he could,'
To know him was to love him. Ran
som was ' loved you know, words
never can tell ho.w much. He is
missed at the home place, and es
pecially the kind words that ' he
spoke.
We all miss him, but we feel that
his soul is at rest.
The funeral service was conducted
at three o’clock at his home by .Rev.
Walter Williams.
He was laid to rest in the Prince
ton cemetery beneath beautiful
wreaths of flowers to await the Res
urrection morning.
He is survive? by his mother, his
father, four .sisters, Bessie Mae, Es
sie Gay and Arkatie Evans and Mrs.
•Jimmie Howelll of Burlington and
six brothers, Wade, Oscar, Gurney,
Robert, R. D. and Elmer Evans and
a host of friends and, loved ones.
Written by two friends,
ADDIE MASSEY and JULIA
AYCOCK.
Will Curtis completed his day’s
work at the Selma plant of the Vir
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company
last Monday and went to his horde
as usual without any one at the
plant suspecting that anything was
wrong with him, but after he got
home he was taken seriously ill and
Doctor Vick was summoned at once'.
A.s soon as the mill authorities
learned of his illness from gas pois
on-ing at the plant, a hurried trip
was ms.de to Goldsboro for some
Oxygen and Amonia Dioxide, this
being one of the first aids used to
counteract the poison, the supply in
Selma having been exhausted. Drs.
Vick, Person, Booker and Davidian
were .all calldW in consultation and
it was then decided to take him to
the ■ Johnston County Hospital Tues-
.day afternoon where he died in a
few hours after arriving there.
Curtis is said to have been with
the Selma factory for a long time
and had been subjected to the gas as
Nitrogen Dioxide on many previous
occasions without .any ill effect, as
well as a number of the other men
in the factory. He was cleaning out
the gas chambers in the acid plant.
This gas is said to be very poison,
but the factory always keeps a man
in charge of this department to look
after the men and see that they do
not remain in it too long because it
is said that any one working in it
may get too much without knowing
it at the time, and a man is kept
on the job to see that none of the
men take too great a risk. This pro
cedure having been carried out as'
usual, and the fact that the Curtis
neg-ro was not subjected to any un
usual conditions and showed no sigpi
of poisoning when he left the fac
tory, it is ^bought that the condi
tion of his system at this particular
time was responsible for his death.
The mill authorities furnished every
a-'.d-possible to . overcome the pois.on
as soon as' they learned of his condi
tion, but to no avail.
Curtis was about .45 years old and
leaves a wife and several children.
In the state-wide e.ssay contest on
the subject of “Develop a Suitable
Woodland Taxation Policy for North
Carolina,” Miss Anne Ashworth of
Selma was winner of one of the
prizes. The contest was opened to
all public school children of North
Carolina and was sponsored by the
Stale Department of Conservation
and Development and the American
Forestry Association. The judging
committee consisted of representa
tives from the State Department of
Public Instruction and Department of
Comservation and Development who
selected the winning essays from the
45 best submitted from all the coun
ties. Since all the prizes offered
by the State were won by girls, the
Judges say that girls showed their
superiority. The American Forestry
Association offered a medal which
was won by Jesse Dudley, Washing
ton high school, whose essay was
given eighth place by the committee.
Besides the $25 in cash prizes of
fered by the Conservation Depart
ment, 30 counties gave local prizes.
A total of about -350 is being dis
tributed in awards to the contest
ants.
Since hundreds of boys and girls
participated in the contest. Miss Ash
worth is to be congratulated on win
ning one of the prizes.'
President Hoover
Names Roberts To
Supreme Court
Following the failure of the United
States senate to confirm John J.
Parker as a member of the Supreme-,
Court of the United States, Presi
dent Hoover then named Owen D.
Roberts, of Philadelphia, and his
name is now before the Senate for
its consideration. ' Roberts is said to-
be a very able lawyer and a Repub
lican. He is said to have received
his A.-B. degree from the University
of Pennsylvania at the age of 20,
and was one of the prosecuting aV .
torneys in the famous oil scandal
case. It is expected that the same
forces that defeated the Parker con
firmation ■ will put the confirmation
of Roberts through as Roberts is.
said to be rather “wet,” while Park
er is- decidedly “dry,” and in many
quarters it is thought that the prohi
bition question had more to do with
Judge Parker’s defeat than any other
o.ne factor.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Mamie Tuck Candler Giv;es
Luncheon
Dr. Henry; Louis Smith
To Deliver Address
AT THE SELMA
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sabbath School at 10 o’clock.
Preaching services 8, P. M.
Why go to church at all? Many
people do not, they say they can
live just as good a ^ life and never
bother about going to church. That
is a right broad statement. Will a
plant grow without rain'? Will one
rain suffice for a season? The same
God Who created the plant and herb
also created the human Soul. Many
a Soul has wilted and withered away,
died, for the lack of Spiritual nour
ishment, just as plants are doing
now without rain, and they are un
conscious of it. How surprised some
day they will be, and how disap
pointed. But there will be no one
to blame except “self.” Listen what
God says:
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come
ye to the waters, and he that hath
no money: come ye, buy and eat.”
Isa. 55.1.
The Presbyterian Church welcomes
you to service next Sunday.
D. F, WADDELL, Pastor.
AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Duncan Thomas will conduct
the preaching services at the Epis
copal Church here next Sunday, May
18, the services having been changed
from the fourth Sunday to the third
Sunday for the month of May only.
Mr. M. L. Stancil had as his guests
Sunday afternoon two of his brothers
Messrs. J. C. Stancil, of Smithfield,
and D. H. Stancil, of Gamer.
The approaching commencement
evercises of the local high school
promises to be one of the most in
teresting in the history of the school.
The fact that Dr. Henry Louis
Smith, former president of Washing
ton and Lee University, is to deliver
the Literary address adds unusual
interest to the affairs. Dr. Smith
has been one of the South’s most
brilliant educators for a number of
years and the people of Selma and
vicinity are peculiarly, favored to
have him come on this occasion.. A
few of the residents of Selma were
fortunate enough to attend a school
taught by him in Selma where the
home of Capt C. B. Waddell now
stands a number of years ago.
Among them are Dr. Geo. D. 'Vick,
Mrs. R. L. Ray, Miss Sally Kirby,
Mrs. Lulu Barden, Mr. W. T. Kirby,
Messrs. Ira and Charlie Rains, Mrs.
C. J. Joyner, Messrs. Dock and Dan
Oliver of Pine Level, Mrs. J. D.
Spiers of Richmond, Va.,- Mrs. J. A.
Wellons, of Smithfield, Mrs. Henry
Edgerton of Kenly and Atlanta, Mr.
Ransom Pike of Micro, and others.
Dr. Smith will deliver the Literary
address on Thursday evening, June
5 in the high school auditorium. A
reception for, his old students, im
mediately following the evercises, is
being planned and these are all
cordially invited to be present.
In next week’s Johnstonian-Sun
there will be an article by Dr. Henry
Louis Smith, a reprint from the
Washington and Lee Bulletin, en
titled, “Turned Loose On Main
Street.”
SACRED CONCERT AT
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
There will be a sacred concert held
in the Selma School auditorium next
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, un
der the direction of Mr. Johnson,
from Raleigh, who has been giving
the Selma Concert Band some special
training this spring. There will be two
numbers from each of the churches
here, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend. There will be no
admission fees charged to this con
cert.
The colorful note of the spring
s.eason permeated the luncheon and
family reunion Thursday, at which
Mrs. Mamie Candler was hostess
honoring her mother Mrs. Georgian-
na Tuck who was eighty years
young. For we cannot call Mrs.
Tuck old, she who is so keenly alive
to the moral educational and spirit
ual uplift of the community.
The guests were received by the
hostess and were shown in the liv
ing room where Mrs. Tuck with her
usual smile and charming way re
ceived them- The guests, were shown
into the dining room at one o’clock.
The dinning room was attractively
decorated with flowers the color
scheme of red and white pre
dominating. Those colors were chos
en, as Mrs. Tuck is such an active
member of the Daughters of Con
federacy and the colors are very
dear to her. A large plateau of white
red roses centered the table. This
was flanked on either side by lovely
cut candelabras. A five course din
ner was served. AR of Mrs. Tucks
family were here except a grand
son, Cadet Harry Candler of West
Point and Miss Julia Winston Ash
worth of New York who were un
able to attend.
The gues'ts were: Mrs. Georgianna
Tuck, her two daughters Mrs. R. A.
Ashworth and Mrs. Mamie Candler,
her son Mr. M. C. Tuck, her grand
children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sitton,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strickland, Mr.
Robert Ashworth, Misses, Anne and
Amy Ashworth. Her great grand
children, Frank Winston Sitton, Jr.,
Roger Strickland, Jr., and Elizabeth
Ashworth, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eth-
eredge. Miss Margaret Etheredge, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Leonard and Miss
Margaret Winston Lenard of Rocky
Mount, Miss Stella Etheredge, Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Broadfoot and
children of Wilmington, Mr. and Mrs.
John Winston,' of Wendell, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Winston, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Taylor, Miss Georgia Win
ston, Richard and Tom Winston, Miss
Julia Taylor- and Mrs. R. C. Taylor
all of Oxford. Mrs. M. C. Win^on
and two sons of Warrenton. Many
friends called on Mrs. Tuck during
the afternoon to- offer congratula
tions.
GOVERNOR GARDNER
IN TOWN SUNDAY
Last Friday afternoon little Mary
June Jones delighted about thirty
of her little friends with a lovely
May party. Colors of the rainbow
were used very effectively, in decora
tion and favors.
The little guests were invited to-
the dining room to see the birthday
cake, which was lighted with four
pink candles, while they sang happy
birthday to little June, each was pre
sented a crepe paper cap in varioms
colors.
They were then invited out on the-
lawn where games, songs and stories
were enjoyed. Most enjoyable of
these was the may polg., dance.
Large ballons in various colors
were given and caused lots and lots
of fun.
The little guests were served ice
cream and cake. Favors were love
ly yellow crepe paper baskets filled
with candy hearts.
Mrs. Jones was assisted in serving
and entertaining the little -folks by
Mrs. J. J. Deans, Mrs. A., E. Mc-
Keithen and Mrs. G. A. Earp.
Governor 0. Max Gardner was in
Selma for a short time Sunday even
ing en route to New York on busi
ness. The governor boarded the
Atlantic Coast Line fast train No.
76. He was accompanied by the
state treasurer.
WILLING WORKERS CLASS
MEETS.
The Willing Workers Class of the
Methodist Sunday School met on
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. A. K. Eason with Mesdames
A. K. Eason and Julian Avery as
joint hostesses. The devotional was
led by Mrs. G. F. Bretiz. After the
business meeting the hostesses serv-'
ed sandwiches and tea.
P. T. A. Meeting
Tuesday evening at eight o’clock
the regular monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association was held
in the school auditorium with Mrs.
E. V. Woodard, president of the
Association presiding. The meeting
was opened with a song, after which
Rev. W. J. Crain led in prayer.
A report from Mrs. W. P. Aycock,
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, reported several things
they had done recently to add to
the treasury.
Miss Margaret Etheridge, Chair
man of Social Service, reported that
the need for clothing, especially,
had never been so great, and asked
that any one having outgrown
clothes that could be used, to plea.se-
send them to her and she will see
that they are given where most
needed.
The grades winning prizes for
parent attendance were, Mrs. H.
Bueck’s tenth grade. Miss Margaret
Harrison’s sixth grade and Miss Ma
ry Martin’s third grade. Miss Marga
ret Harrison’s grade having won the
pennant most times, was presented
a beautiful picture for their room.
Mr. Waters then introduced the
speaker of the evening, Dr. J. H.
Highsmith, of Raleigh, who is State
Inspector of Schools. He made an
excellent address, stressing the rela
tionship of the parent and teacher.
yhe club was favored with two
violin solos by Edward Higue 'Vick.
Mrs. G. D. Vick, of the nominating
committee, presented the followin,g
names for officers ■ for next year:
President, Mrs. E. V. Woodard; Vice
President, Mrs. William Creech; Sec
retary, Miss Mary Neal Clement, and
Treasurer, Mr. W. T. Woodard. The.se
were unanimously elected. This was
the last meeting for the year and
we all feel that it has been a very
pleasant and profi’table year for the
P. T. A., under the capable and
faithful gmdance of Mrs. Woodard.
Mrs. Woodard thanks the members
for their support during the year
and accepted the presidency for next
year. The meeting was closed with a
prayer by Mr. G. F. Breitz.
In preparing buttered crumbs for
the tops of' various dishes, such a.s
those give nthe name “au gratin,”
melt the butter in a pan first and
mix the crumbs and seasonings with
it. Many “au gratin” dishes have
also grated cheese in the sauce or
sprinkled over the top.