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SELMA
HAS A $20,000
WEEKLY PAY-ROLL
JOHNSTONIAN
SELMA
OFFERS YOU MANY
OPPORTUNITIES
Dedication Boy Scout
Hut Sunday 3 P. M.
At a meeting of the Boy Scout
'Committee, composed of G. F. Brietz,
chairman, C. L. Richardson, C. W.
Scales, John Jeffreys, M. R. Wall.
W. H. Adam', David Liles, C. A.
Jacobs, W. T. Woodard, Stanley
Armitage, Clyde Jones, H. H. Lowry,
held at the home of Mr. G. F. Brietz
Monday night the following program
was arranged for the Boy Scout
Rally next Saturday and Sunday:
2 P. M. Saturday—Scout rally at
tended by all County troops. Ten
prospective boys each from
Corbett-Hatcher, Glendale and
Corinth Holder will be invited
to witness the program. The
Washington Scouts are invited
to participate. Scout Executive
Pennington and Scout Master
Liles will have charge.
o:J0 P. M. Saturday—Barbecue for
all scouts including the Washing
ton City scouts,, prospective boy-
and a few guests invited by us..
S P. M. Saturday—Fireworks dis
play at Corbett-Hatcher. The
general public is invited. Camp
fire program to be held eithr
prior to display or afterwards.
Scout Executive Pennington in
charge.
. Sunday Morning—Breakfast at camp
for Washington Scouts with free
time until noon.
Sunday noon—Picnic at camp at
tended by the following only:
Washington Scouts, Selma Boy
Scout families, Selma Kiwanians
and families and a few other
invited guests. Each family will
be expected to provide a picnic
basket.
-3. P. M. Sunday—Dedication pro
gram open to general public.
Hon. W. A. Dees, of Goldsboro,
will deliver dedicatory address.
Response by Dr. Wade H. Atkin
son, of Washington, D. C..
.Sunday Night—Union Semdces in
Selma, Baptist Church—Rev. A.
J. Smith, Pastor First Baptist
Church Goldsboro.
Monday Morning—Breakfast at camp
for Wa-hington Scouts.
Monday—Washington scouts to vi.sit
Raleigh and spend day in sight
seeing.
Monday- Night—Supper at camp for
Washington Scouts.
Tuesday Morning—Breakfast at
camp for Washington Scouts.
Departure for home.
Dr. Proctor Preaches
Baccalaureate Sermon
Former Pastor of the Selma Metho
dist Church Speaks To Large
Audience on “True Greatness."—
Musical Program, Under Direc
tion Miss Baines, Special Feature
—Mr. Brietz Presides.
The baccalaureate sermon Sunday
by Rev. C. K. Proctor, superintendent
of the Oxford Orphanage, was at
tended by a large and appreciative
audience—His theme was “True
Greatness,” his text “Whosoever
Would be Chief Among You, Let
Him be Your Servant.” The path
way to greatness is not strewn with
roses—it is rugged, hard and lonely.
There are so few who are willing to
pay the price. We have forgotten
that the strong must help to bear
the burdens of the weak. Our con
ception of greatness in life should
be unselfishness.”
Miss Virginia Baines directed a
mixed choir of voices from the
various churches with Mrs. W; H.
Call as accompanist. Jimmie Wod-
ard sang a solo, “My Task.” The
music wa. appropriate and especial
ly well rendered. Mr. G. F. Brietz,
chairman of the school board, presid
ed and Rev. L. T. Singleton read the
Scripture lesson and gave the in
vocation. The 30 Seniors, clad in
cap and gown and accompanied by
their little mascots, Mary I.ou
Driver and Billy Black marched in
and took their places as the pro
cessional,*-“God Of Our fathers
was played by IMr.s. W. H. Call ac
companied by Fuller Suber on the
comet. The Recessional was, “Re-
ioice Ye Pure in Heai-t.”
The stage was appropriately dec
orated with pink rose.s and madonna
lilfies, pink and white being the class
colors.
ALL SHOULD
CO-OPERATE
A movement is now on foot in
all of the other towns in Johnsiton
County to get all of the mer
chants to close their place.s of
business at 1 o’clock on Wednes
day of each week during the sum
mer months in order that they
and their clerks may have a little
recreation, and if ithey so desire,
attend the baseball games on
Wednesday afternoon of each
week, because it would not be as
convenient to close for the games
on Fridays or Saturdays.
This movement seems to be-,
taking on county-wide proportions,
and it is believed that Selma bus
iness men will be glad to co
operate with the merchants of the
other towns in the county along:
this line. Business shoppers will
soon become accustomed to the
half-day holiday and will be glad
to supply their needs before hand
whenever they are informed of the
change.
Corbett-Hatcher
Closing Exercises
To Observe
Poppy Day
“On Saturday, May 27, America
■will pay its annual tribute to the
men who gave their lives in defense
of the country in 1917 by wearing
the memorial poppy. It is hoped
that every world war veteran and
all other patriotic citizens of Selma
and Smithfield will wear this token
of remembrance on that day. Wear
ing the poppy means that we have
not forgotten our comrades who fell
amid the poppies of France and that
we are carrying on for America in
their spirit.
Seen Alcuig The
MAIN DRAG
(BY H. H. L.)
“JIT” YOUNGER ha.' ’em all
skinned when it comes to raising
coin—raised around $200 for build
ing a grandstand and buying suits
for the baseball ' boys—GEORGE
BRIETZ is another live wire—chair
man of the Boy Scout Committee
and was instrumental in planning
a real Scout program at the new
Scout hut the latter part of this
■week—a fine troop of Scouts from
TVashington City will be guests of
the Johnston County Scouts for three
^iays—BILl, CREECH riding a
Ibicycle—“C O P” ROY DRIVER
listening in on Friday evening at a
-‘DETECTIVE” program—All right,
Roy, you’d make a good ’un—
CAREY JERVIS and “Huldah”
motoring by—BILL SPIVEY writing
■‘Sports News”—Read his article on
this page—and when you have any
thing in the way of sports you want
published, see him—Our hats are
•off to SUPERINTENDENT NOR-
KETT for bringing that loving cup
home from the big singing conven
tion at Goldsboro, where his choir
went up against some of the largest
-towns in eastern N. C. When it
• oomes to singing he knows his
• ‘sharps” and “flats.”
Finals in the Corbett-Hatcher
school began Sunday evening. May
21, with the commencement sermon
delivered by Rev. L. T. Singleton,
pastor of the Methodist church of
Selma. Special music for the eve
ning was rendered by W. H. Brown
and his folks.
Thursday morning beginning at
10:30 o’clock the “Toy Orchestra”
will play several numbers, followed
by “A Season’s Festival,” given by
the different g-rade.-'. Then comes the
recitation and declamation contest
after which a picture lunch at 10
o’clock on the school grounds. In the
afternoon Dr. W’ade H. Atkinson of
Washington City will addres.s the
people. Awarding of the certificates,
and other prizes will then take place.
Friday, Dr. Atkinson will take the
children who have not missed a day
this year to Raleigh where they will
spend the day sight-seeing.
Saturday evening ju.'t at twilight,
there will be a display of firework-
given on the school grounds. This
exhibition is being given by by Dr.
Atkinson.
Some Forest Workers
Get Increased Wages
Glass Day Exercises
Today At 4:00 P. M.
The Class Day exercises of the
Selma High School will take place
in the school auditorium tills
(Tlvursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock.
F’riday evening at 8 o’clock the
graduation exercises will take place
at which time Dr. Albert Coats ,of
the University of North Carolina,
will deliver the literary address.
There are thiry member.' of the
graduating class this year as fol
lows:
DAISY ADAMS
KATHERINE AYCOCK
MARIE BROWN
OLIE BROWN
LILI.I.UN CORBETT
RUBY CREECH
SARA CREECH
HAZEL DRIVER
ELSIE EARP
CLARINE GEORGE
ETHEL GRISWOLD
BESSIE HATCHER
PANSY JOXF.S
EUNICE PARKER
RUBY PHIT.LIPS
DOROTHY ROBERTS
ELSIE WHITLEY
J. C. AVERY, JR.
FRED CREECH
WILLIS DEWAR
JAMES EASOM
WII-LTAM HOLT
WAT.TER .TONES
HENRY RADFORD
BRADLEY SASSER
HAROI.D SMITH
JAMES SMITH
PAETON STALLINGS
HOGE VICK
J. T. WILKINS
Hazel Driver Wins
The Debate Medal
Miss Ida Belle Wall Wins Recita
tion Medal Given By P-T. A.—
Ervin Godwin Wins The Tuttle
Declamation Medal and Ruby
Creech the Essay Medal Given By
Dr. Vick-:-Miss Creech’s Subject
Was “Duty.”
The declamation-recitation contest,
under the direction of Prof. Carey
G. Jervis, head of the English De
partment of the Selma high school,
was held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o’clock. In the declamation contest
the medal, given by O. A. Tuttle,
wa.s won by Ervin Godwin, and the
recitation medal, given by the
Parent-Teachers’ Association, was
awarded to Miss Ida Belle Wall. The
judges were Miss Mildred Perkins,
Mrs. Hunter Price and Miss Anne
Noble.
At 8:15 Tuesday night the Dr. G.
D. Vick medal in the Essay contest
was won by Miss Ruby Creech,
whose subject was “Duty.” Her op
ponent was Miss Pansy Jones, whose
subject was “Succe.ss.” Following
the essay contest a debate was held,
the query of which was: “Resolved,
That the Chain Store Method of
Distribution is Beneficial to the
Interests of the Public.” The speak
ers on the affirmative were Hilda
Earp and Hazel Driver and the
negative Katherine Aycock and
Bessie Hatcher. The decision went
to the affirmative. The C. G. Jervis
debate medal was presented Hazel
Driver. Hilda Earp is a member of
the Junior class while the others
are seniors, all competed in the
State Triang^ular debate.
The judges last night were Mrs.
A. G. Glenn, of Meadow school; Mrs.
Kenneth Watson, Glendale school,
and C. C. Hawkins, State College,
Raleigh.
The exercises were presided over
by C. G. Jercis, head of the English
Department, with Joe Peedin, of the
Sophomore class, as secretary.
The music was in charge of Miss
Bfiines and consisted of .several
selection.' by the band and girls’
glee club.
Norkett Choir Win
ner of Loving Cup
1
The Goldsboro News-Argus say.s:
. “Selma group arouses enthusiasm in
At Sanders Theatre winning morning contest. Goldsboro’s
' music festival, held in celebration of
National Cotton Week, got under
way Frday morning with a conte.st
for singing classes. Four group.s
contested for a loving cup. The con
test was won by the group from
Selma in an exhibition that aroused
enthusiasm among the .spectators of
the well-filled auditorium.”
Beauty Revue To Be
Sanders Theatre, Smithfield, Monday
9 p. m.—“Miss Selma” To Be
Selected From Local Girls.
A beauty revune of local interest
will take place at the Sanders
Theatre in Smithfield, Monday night
between shows. Queens from three
towns namely,, Selma, Four Oaks,
and Smithfield will be selected and
the girls winning first place in each
town, wll be entitled to go to Ra
leigh in November, where they will
compete with winners from towns
all over the state for a “Miss North
Carolina” title.
Judges from all three towns will
make the selections and applause
from the audience will help deter
mine the most beautiful girl.
About ten girls from Selma will
be sponsored by local merchants and
will appear in various costumes
ranging from sports wear to even
ing dress.
The whole show will be done to
the tune of an orchestra and the at
traction promises to be both beauti
ful as well as entertaining.
Don’t forget the time 9:00 p. m.
and the place—Sanders Theatre—
Monday night. Go over and help
your favorite win.
THE CHARTS
The weekly indicators of current
business prepared by the Depart
ment of Commerce of the United
States Government show improve
ments in business activiety, auto
mobile production, steel, freight,car
loadings, and money in circulation.
But the production of coal and
lumber, contracts for construction,
wheat and cotton receipts, remain
about the same.
On the whole there is a little pick
up.
14-Year-Old Boy
Drowns In Lake
Clarence Benton, fourteen-year-old
son of Mr.' and Mrs. W. Z. Benson,
who live abopt two miles from
Holt’s Lake, was drowned late yes
terday afternoon while in swimming
in the lakh. The distressing accident
occurred almo-t opposite the club
house of R. .-J- Reynolds. .The lad
ventured out too far and was
drowned before assistance could
, reach him.. The body was recovered
about thirty minutes after the ac
cident. Clarence wds very popular
in the neighborhood where he lived
and his untimely death was a great
shock to his many friends.
Selma To Play Pine
Level On May 31
Several VV’ho Show Initiative to Be
Chosen As Camp Leaders. Bonus
.4rmy Joins Up.
Washington, May 21.—Fatter pay
envelopes were held out to the
young men in the forest conserva
tion camps today as an incentive
for harder work, just as it became
apparent that the administration of
fer of forest jobs to veterans had
stepped'into some popularity
The scheme of rewarding initia
tive within the forest conservation
crews with something more than the
regulation $1 a day already has been
approved by President Roosevelt and
will become effective next week.
In each of the 1,350 camps which
will be created to take care of the
270,000 men eventually to be en
listed, 10 group leaders will be se
lected and their pay raised to $45 a
month. In addition, 16 assistants will
be chosen and their envelops filled
with $36 each month.
To date, a total of 118 work
cmaps have been established on fed
eral and state timber lands, and 70,-
000 men have enlisted. Eighty-one
camps have been established on fed-
week.
(By BILL SPIVEY)
PLAY B.4LL! This cry will open
the baseball season in the Johnston
County League on Wednesday after
noon, May 31. And are we going to
.'ee some fast ball this summer!
Just come out and see for yourself.
Selma opens the season at Pine
Level on Wednesday and plays their
first home game on Friday, June 2,
at the City Park at the school house.
This first home appearance promises
to be an extra fine game with two
old rivals pitted against each other.
Pine Level and Selma have always
been the keenest of rivals for base
ball honors and this season promises
even more hotly contested games
than usual due to some arguments
at the League meetings. It seems
that Selma and Pine Level just could
not agree on the issues brought up
at these meetings. Selma had the
best, of their opponents in these
arguments and here’s hoi>ing that
things will not be reversed during
actual play on the field.
Selma will have a dandy new
grandstand for the fans. No sun to
bothre them .nice comfortable seats,
and no danger of getting hit by the
ball. The seats in the stands will be
made of dressed lumber and will
not tear the ladies silk dresses, and
hose. Being out of the sun is a great
thing at ball games because Old Sol
gets mighty hot during the summer
months, and with no place to sit one
gets the fuH force of his heat. The
wire in front' of the stands will be
thick enough so that the balls can
not get through.
We can not, as yet, tell who will
start the game with Pine Level, but
1 Manager Ed Creech promises that
the best nine men will start regard
less. Ed is having a mighty hard
time picking eighteen men out of
the thirty or so who responded to
his call. There are quite a few up
who can not play a good enough
brand of ball to make the team, but
they don’t seem to realize this. They
just wa.ste their time and everybody
has to waste time because of them.
Picking a baseball team is no child’s
play and the sooner we realize this
the sooner we have a good ball
team. Ed is doing an excellent piece
of work so far but he needs the co
operation of the players. The mer
chants and other people of Selma
have cooperated in a way that should
make everybody proud of them. New
uniforms, balls, bats, grandstand and
all other equipment that we have is
due to the donations of the Selma
Citizens and the baseball team has
asked the writer to render their
heartiest thanks for all of it.
When the umpire Shouts PLAY
BALL Friday, June 2, let everybody
be there to give the boys a send off
on a successful season .The more
people present the better ball the
boys can play. We want that League
Pennant in Selma and We are going
to have it. LETS GO.
The managers of the various
teams are as follows: Pine Level,
B. Oliver; Clayton, Duke Duncan;
Smithfield, Tom Watson; Selma, Ed
Creech; Princeton, Milton Tolor;
Kenyl, Andrew Ballance.
The season starts on May 31 with
Selma playing at Pine Level; Smith-
field at Clayton and Kenly at Prin
ceton. All games will be called at
4 o’clock.
Mr. Haword Gaskill has been
named umpire for the Selma team.
Mayor Godwin Talks
At Kiwanis Meeting
Mayor William I. Godwin was a
special guest of the Selma Kiwanis
Club on last Thursday night and
made a splendid talk. He was intro
duced by John Jeffreys, program
chairman. Misses Margaret and
Sarah Creech delighted the mem
bers with several vocal and instru
mental numbers. Tonight (Thursday)
Mr. Jeffreys' will have Sherwood
Brockwell, of Raleigh ,as the speak
er. It is hoped that every member
of the club will be present.
Selma Children
Visitors In Raleigh
The seventh grade, comprising
more than 40 children, with their
teachers. Misses Elizabeth Whitaker
and Anabel Jones, Miss Mildred Per
kins and the grade mother, Mrs. L.
Gurkin, spent all day Friday in Ra
leigh. They visited The Capitol,
WPTF Broadcasting Station, Hall of
History, Pullen Park and other
places of interest. The trip was
made on a large truck.
The eigthth grade with their teach
er, Prof. David Lilds ,and Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter Price spent Friday at
the new Boy Scout hut, ten mile.s
north of Selma, where a picnic din
ner was served. The children had
a great time swimming, playing
games, etc
Dr. Booker Purchases
Poole .Residence
Dr. E. N. Booker has recently
purchased the W. H. Poole resi
dence on Massey street. His family
expects to move in about Septem
ber 1. Mrs. Boney, Dr. Booker’s
sister, will live with him and take a
number of teachers for board and
room. This is in one of the best
residential sections of the city and
in close proximity to the school
building.
Goldsboro, May 20.—The mam
moth Male chorus concert composed
of groups of trained singers from
fifteen counties of Eastern North
Carolina, held at the Big Brick
warehouse in Goldsboro at 8:30 Fri
day evening, climaxed an all day
musical festival held in this city.
Musical contests by dfferent
groups were held in the community
building during the morning and
afternoon. At 7 o’clock p. m., the
Goldsboro high school orchestra gave
a concert from the balcony of the
Hotel Goldsboro. This was followed
by a concert by the local American
Legion Dram and Bugle Corps, fol
lowing which the Dram and Bugle
Corps led the parade to the ware-
hou.se, where the high school band
gave a concert prior to the opening
of the grand chorus concert.
Rev. A. J. Smith, pastor of the
First Baptist church, master of cere
monies, invited the immense audience
to stand and sing together “The
Star Spangled Banner.” While this
was being sung a large United
States flag was unfurled at the
front Mrs. J. C. Pate accompanied
the singing at the piano and later
accompanied the chorus songs.
With Pat Alderman, of Dunn, di
recting, the mammouth chorus sang
several groups of songs which were
enthusiastically received. Group I
consisted of “Crossing the Bar,” and
“Rockel in the Cradle of the Deep.”
Group 2 consisted of several guest
numbers by the Wake Forest Col
lege Glee Club. , . ;
Old time songs made up the third
group. The.se were: “Old Kentucly''
Home.” with Jimmie Gerow singing
the solo part; “Kentucky Babe,”
Victor Pate soloist; and “Going
Home.” with Bill Hastings a'nd
Bronnie Pierce as tenor soloists.
A male quartet from the E. M.
T. C. Company at Selma
sang “The Lord is Coming Back to
Earth Again, Halelujah!” The entire
Selma group then sang “Walking
With Jesus.” Singers in this group
were men from the chorus and a
number of girls who had been seat
ed in the audience. All were dress
ed in cotton clothes made from cot
ton worked in the Selma Mills and
made in Selma. The men wore white
shirts and trousers, and the girls
wore blue cotton dresses, white
aprons caps and hose.
A group of Negro spirituals were
then sung by the big chorus, with
Horace Jones as soloist, and “Shine
On Me.” with Mrs Joh'n R. Morris
singing the obligate.
Just befoi-e the la-t group of
songs as a special retiuest. Pat
Alderman sang a solo “The Glory
Road,” accompanied at the piano by
Miss Stevens. The last group of
songs consisted of “The World is
Waiting for the Sunrise,” H. B. Far
ley soloist. “The Bells of St. Mary,”
soloLst John Arment, and “Dixie
Land.”
Rev. A. J. Smith introduced the
various groups taking part and their
leaders and others taking prominent
part in the concert as follows:
Clinton, James Butler: Roseboro,
H. P. Naylor and Duncan Herring;
Stedman, Stacy Carr; Dunn, E. M.
Slaughter; Erwin, F. L Wilson;
Campbell College, H. M. McDuffie;
Smithfield, Mrs. N. L. Perkins; Ben
son, S. P. Honeycutt; Clayton, Pro
fessor Bryant; Princeton, Oscar
Boyette; Kinston, Howard Farley;
New Bern, D. C. Willis; La Grange,
Harvey Hardy; Snow Hill, R. P.
Aiken; Goldsboro, Bill Hastings; Mt.
Olive, T. B. Summerlin; and Falling
Creek, Hamilton Lewis.
LENIENCY
Official advices at Washington
show that mortgage foreclosures on
farm properties are not being pull
ed off as promiscuously as last year.
The Government is entitled to a
good deal of credit for the leniency
that has effected this situation.
ADVERTISING
Senator Capper of Kansas, is push-
his bill for the prosecution of untrue
advertising. As the owner of the
Capper farm publications he ought
to be well up on that question.
Better and more advertising
recipes will be welcomed whether
they come from the Senate, or pre
ferably from the business men wha
order the ads.