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VOL. 16
SELMA. N. C.. THURSDAY. JULY l.J, 19:33.
NUMBER 28
SmithHeld Defeated
By Selma 3-2 Score
Cotton Essay Contestants
Clayton’s Win Over Ken-
ly Virtually Clinches
First Half
JOHNSTON COUNTY LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
Clayton 11 2 .846
Kenly 9 5 .643
Selma 8 6 .571
Pi'inceton 5 8 .325
Pine Level 5 9 .357
Smithfield 3 11 .214
WHERE THEY PLAY FRIDAY
Selma at Clayton.
Kenly at Pine Level.
Princeton at Smithfield.
Selma defeated Smithfield here
Wednesday afternoon by the score
of 3 to 2, thereby breaking the jinx
that Smithfield has held over them
all season. Each team garnered 7
. hits with 1.. Worrell leading Selma
with 2, while Register and H. Par
rish were best for the visitors with
2 each. Fuquay pitched for the lo
cals and struck out 13 of the Smith-
field batters. Lefty Caraway was
the feature of the game with 2
spectacular catches of fly balls in
center field. Caraway is a good
pitcher fwe know, but he is also a
good outfielder and batter. Red Par-
• rish connected for a 3 base hit in
the seventh inning and scored the
v/inning run on McMillan’s clean
single.
Batteries
For Selma; Fuquay and Kemp.
For Smithfield; W. Parrish and
' Boneycutt.
Clayton, July 12.—Clayton defeat
ed Kenly, 6-3, here today and vir
tually clinched first half honors in
the Johnston County League. The
win boosted the locals’ lead to two
and a half game—and only three
more games remain on the first
half program. One Clayton win or
one Kenly loss in remaining play
will give Clayton first half laurels.
In today’s game Moore held Ken
ly to seven hits and the local® got
a dozen homers, and Poole hit a
Vipmer to feature Clayton’s attack.
Atkinson featured afield. Evans
caught for Kenly; Barnes for Clay
ton.
PRINCETON ADVANCES.
Princeton, July 12.—Princeton de
feated Pine Level, 8-5, here today
juid replaced Pine Level in fourth
place in the standing. Author and
Peedin pitched for the locals, giv
ing nine hits. G. Strickland, Pea-
tross and Barnes were reached for
J3 hits by Princeton. B. White and
Gardner caught for" Pine Level;
.Beale for Princeton.
Author hit a homer and Neil hit
a double and two singles to lead
Princeton; Barne.s, with a double
and a single, led Pine Level.
SMITHFIELD DEFEATS SELMA.
Smithfield, July 7. — Smithfield
collected 13 hit.s off Brown and Car
away to defeat Selma 9-8 Friday.
'The locals .held a 9-3 lead at one
time. This was the first Smithfield
“^in in nine starts and incidentally
the other local wins this season
v/ere over Selma.
Jhnmie Eason led the Selma at
tack on Johnson and Ellington.
Woodard and Honeycutt led the lo
cal attack.
The Score; R H E.
Selma 021 003 020—8 11 2
Smithfield 212 220 OOx—0 13 4
Bateries, Selma; Brown, Caraway
and Kemp; Smithfield, Johnson, El
lington and Woodard.
CLAYTON WINS AGAIN.
Behind the air-tight pitching of
Wilder, Clayton defeated Kenly Fri
day by the score of 7-5. Kenly ral
lied in the latter innings but it was
too late.
Baucom apd Poole led the Clay
ton hitting while Evans was best
for Kenly.
Batteries; Clayton, Wilder and
Barnes; Kenly, E. Pittman, Ballance
and Evans.
PRINCETON BEATS PINE LEVEL
In a close nip and tuck battle
Princeton defeated Pine Level 10-8
today in ten innings.
R. Oliver led the hitting for Pine
Level. M. Toler led Princeton. S.
Parker hit a home run.
Batteries, Princeton; Nichols and
Brewer; Pine Level; Parrish, Ed-
■wards and White.
Mr. J. P. Temple’s
Sister Dies In Raleigh
Mrs. Rachel Temple Stelle, of
Raleigh, widow of the late George
Addison Stelle, died early yesterday
morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mr.®. Henry C. Strickland, in
Angler. Mrs. Stelle was visiting her
daughter when taken ill.
Mrs. Stelle was born and reared
near Wake Fore.st but had lived in
Raleigh for nearly 30 years. She
was 74 years of age and was a
faithful member of the Primitive
Baptist church.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. H. Bynum, 404 Elm street,
this afternoon at 4 o’clock and Dr.
J. Powell Tucker, of the Fir t Bap-
ti.st church, will officiate in the ab
sence of Mrs. Stelle’s pastor.
Surviving are the following chil
dren; Mesdames A. H. Bynum, Har
vey J. Johnson and R. G. Ball, all
of Raleigh; Mrs. James H. Pickard.
Huntington Park, Cal ; Mrs. David
Saintsing, Newport News, Va., and
Mrs. Henry C. Strickland, of An
gler.
Surviving al o are two brothers,
J. P. Temple, Selma, and I.evi Tem
ple, Lakeview, S. C., and two sis
ters, Mrs Rufus Ford, Marion, S. C..
and Mrs. John Mason, Henderson
ville, N. C.
Mrs.' Stelle was a sister of the
late Dr. H^nry Temple and Joseph
Temple, both of Kinston.
MISS MARGARET MOZINGO
GUEST OF KIWANIS CLUB,'
Miss Margaret Mozingo, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mozingo, who
has been attending a Presbyterian
College in 'Tennessee, was a special
guest of the local Kiwanis Club
Thursday night and made a very in
teresting talk. Mi.'S Mozingo was
introduced by the program chair
man, Rev. W. J. Crain. She gave
an analysis of Johnston county sod
and stressed the importance of bet
ter training along this line in our
local schools. The speaker also
stressed the need for greater em
phasis being laid upon the guiding
of our young people in the various
vocations of life. Miss Mozingo made
a very favorable impression upon
her hearers. Miss Lillian Louise
Woodard rendered two vocal numb
ers, accompanied by Miss Ellen
Singleton. J. C. Avery, Jr., gave a
report of the engineers’ fair held at
State College some time ago. Young
Avery was appointed as representa
tive from the local high school. Rev.
A. T. Lassiter, who is conducting a
series of meetings at the Presby
terian church in Selma, was a
guest of the club.
Commencement Pro
gram bv Bible School
The Bible School which has been
in progress at the Selma Presby
terian church for the past week and
a half, will give a commencement
program tomorrow (Friday) night.
The public is cordially invited to
these exercises and enjoy the pro
gram and see some of the work
done during the session.
UNION OPEN AIR SERVICE
NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT
The union open air service will be
held Sunday night in the grove on
the west side of Kiwanis Hall at
Community Building. You will enjoy
these cool open air services during
the summer. Make your plans to
attend the church services at the
churches in the morning and the
open air services in the evening.
Comfortable seats for all. Good
music, short practical Gospel mes
sages. Service at 8 o’clock in the
evening.
NOTICE TO SELMA PEOPLE.
To patrons of Selma post office
and especially those who receive
mail by village carrier. To comply
with the post office department’s
economy program, whereby carrier
has to be furloughed 3 days per
month or 9 days per quarter, with
out pay, it is necessary to discon
tinue the afternoon delivery of
mail on Mondays and Saturdays.
This will extend through Septem
ber 30th.
J. D. MASSEY, Postmaster.
Cotton Reduction
Drive Is Successful
J. W. Stephenson, of Smithfield, director of the North
Carolina Cotfbn Growers Cooperative Association, is
is shown presenting prizes to the three contestants in
the central district essay contest of the cooperative.
Reading left to right the contestants are: Miss Eunice
Grey Fulghum, of Kenly, who won first prize; Miss
Martha HilliaTd, of Norlina, second; and Miss Mildred
Speight, of Griffon, third. All spoke on “Rural North
Carolina’s Greatest Need.”
Ennis Batten Killed
When Hit By Truck
One of Johnston County’s Most
Prominent and Highly Respected
Farmers Meets Sudden Death As
Fish Truck Crashes Into Him
Near His Home.
Our community was shocked be
yond measure when the startling
new's of the awful accident and kill
ing of our friend and neighbor Mr.
B. E. Batten near Selma about 5;30
o’clock on Friday morning, July 7.
Mr, Batten and his son, Sanders
Batten, had started to Mr. Eldridge
Batten’s with a mule and trucks to
barn tobacco. His two daughters and
granddaughter were behind. They
were the onfy eye witnesses to the
awful tragedy, the driver and the
men with him admitting that they
were asleep.
Mr. Batten was 58 years old on
May 10, having been a life-long
citizen of this .community. He was
a good citizen, neighbor and a splen
did farmer.
The funeral was conducted at the
home Saturday afternoon, July 8th,
at 3 o’clock, by Rev. Debro Stancil
and Rev. Jim Worley, in the pres
ence of a large gathering of sor
row-stricken friends and relatives.
After the funeral, interment was
made in the family plot near his
home, by the side of his first w'ife,
Mrs. Zilphia Batten, who preceded
him to the grave eleven years ago,
to await the final judgment.
The floral offering.® were beauti
ful, these bearing the mute testi
mony to the esteem that he was
held in throughout his community
and the surrounding sections.
He leaves to mourn their loss a
wife and five children as follows:
Sanders, Eldridge, George, Ella and
Minda Batten, besides a ho.-t of
relatives and friends.
The sympathy of the community
goes out to Mrs. Batten and the
children in this sad hour.
Miss Eunice Fulghum
Wins First Prize
Kenly High School Girl Wins $10
Prize and Right to Enter State
Finals by Defeating Two Other
Contestants in Central District.
CARD OF THANK.S.
The undersigned wish to express
their heart-felt thanks and appre
ciation to everybody who rendered
service in any way during the aw
ful death and burial of our hus
band and father, Mr. B. E. Batten
who was killed on Highway 22 July
7, at 5:30 a. m.
Too, we had 17 acres of tobacco
to house and had started to the
work of housing it when he was
killed. Of course, everything stopp
ed. So on Monday morning and
Tuesday all day our neighbors and
friends from near and far came in
and helped us bam all the tobacco
(about 1700 sticks). We can’t thank
as we really feel, since words fail
to expre.=s our gratitude as we feel
it toward these good people. May
the Lord bless every one hundred
fold in this life, and a home in
heaven at the end.
—Mrs. B. E. Batten and Children
Selma, N. C., Rfd. 2.
Smithfield, July 12.—Miss Eunice
Grey P’ulghum, of Kenly High
School in Johnston County, won first
prize of $10 and the right to enter
the State finals when she defeated
two other contestants in the central
district essay contest of the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Coopera
tive Association.
Miss Fulghum, who was winner
of her school and county contests,
will now represent the central dis
trict, composed of Wayne, Wilson,
Wake, Chatham, Lenoir, Warren,
Johnston, Durham and Franklin
counties, in the State final contest
which will be held in Raleigh July
28th. First prize in the final contest
will be a one-year college scholar
ship.
Second prize of $7.50 was award
ed to Miss Martha Hilliard, of Nor
lina, who represented Wake, Frank
lin and Warren counties, and third
prize of $5 went to Miss Mildred
Speight, of Grifton High School,
representing Wayne, Lenoir and Du
plin counties.
M. G. Mann, of Raleigh, secreta
ry-treasurer of the cotton associa
tion, who presided over the contest,
announced that in the central dis
trict every student in the following
schools participated in the contest
this year: Bunn, Edward Be-t;
Kenly, Pink Hill, Brogden and Eure
ka. Mr. Mann also touched upon the
American Institute of Cooperation,
to meet in Raleigh July 24-28, and
is.sued an invitation for those pres
ent to attend.
Delivering the prizes, J. W. Ste
phenson, of Smithfield, director of
the cotton association, told of' the
“great educational work the essay
contest is doing” and declared the
hope of a new day for agriculture
rests with the boys and girls of to
day. “And these boys and girls are
learning how to be better farmers
and better citizens through the es
say contest,” he said, pointing out
that more than 4,000 participated in
the contest this year.
In her prize-winning essay Mi.ss
Fulghum termed “Cooperation” the
State’s greatest need and called up
on farmers to cooperate not only in
marketing and purchasing but also
in production.
FISH FRY TUESDAY EVENING
Circle “C” of the Methodist church
will serve a Fish Fry on Tuesday
evening, July 18, at the stand for
merly occupied by the Home Pride
Tea Co. Come out and enjoy a
real good fish supper.
Meetings Planned For
Sales Tax Discussion
First Meeting To Be Held At Court
House In Smithfield To-night
(Thursday, July 13th) at 8 O’clock
To Explain Workings of Sales
Ta.\ To Merchants.
A series of meetings has been
arranged by the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce of merchants
throughout Eastern Carolina to hear
the working of the .sales tax ex
plained. Hon. Harry McMullen, the
Director of the sales tax division
has arranged to attend these meet
ings of merchants and explain to
them ju-t how the sales tax will
work.
The first of these meetings will
be held at Smithfield, Thursday
night of this week, July 13th, at 8
o’clock at the Court House. All mer
chants in Johnston County and the
surrounding counties are especially
ui-ged to attend this meeting at
Smithfield. The Revenue Department
at Raleigh is very anxious that the
merchants become familiar with just
how thi.® tax will be collected.
The second meeting of this kind
will be held at Kinston, Friday
night of this week, July 14th, at 8
o’clock at the Court House. The
merchants in Kinston and surround
ing territory are expected to attend
this meeting. President Guy Elliott
of Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce will preside over the
meeting at Kinston and Secretary
N. G. Bartlett will have charge of
the meeting at Smithfield. Much in
terest is being manifested in the
new .®ales tax and it is very likely
that tliese meetings will be well at
tended.
Mr. Doug. Driver Seriously 111.
The many friends of Mr. Doug
las Driver will regret to learn that
he i.s .'eriously ill at his home in
Smithfield. On la.st Saturday Mr.
Driver suffered a nervous break
down and ■was in an unconscious
condition until Monday. He is a son
of Mr. A. V. Driver, of Selma, and
is manager of the Smithfield Dri-
Cleaning Company and very popular
with a large circle of friends.
Canvassing Comes to Close, With
Wallace Optimistic Over Late
Returns—Reduction May Exceed
Hopes—Possible That 4,000,000
Bales Will Be Taken Out of
Production.
Sunday School Class Elecits Officers.
The. Alma Edgerton Bible Class
of the Methodist Sunday School on
last Sunday morning elected the
following officers for the ensuing
six months:
President, R. E. Suber; Vice-Pres
ident, C. L. Duggins; Secretary,
Herbert Ward; Assistant Secretary,
Robert Jeffreys; Treasurer, Joe Mor
gan; Teacher, Eli Taylor; Assistant
Teachers, William I. Godwin and
J. C. Diehl. This class wa.s named
in honor of Mrs. Alma Edgerton,
of Raleigh, who was its efficient
teacher for a number of years.
Selma Baptist Picnic.
The Selma Bapti.st Sunday school
will hold their annual picnic at Pul
len Park, Raleigh, N. C., on next
Thursday, July 20. An attractive
program has been arranged which
will intere.st every one from the
youngest to the oldest member of
the church and Sunday school. Spe
cial attractions for the children will
be swimming, hobby-horse riding,
viewing the wild animals, - birds, etc.
Dinner will be served about 12;30.
Ice cold lemonade will be served free
to all. Short talks will be made at
the dinner hour. Rev. F. C. Feezor,
pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
church, will be the principal speak
er. All are a-ked to take well filled
baskets. Transportation will be pro
vided for all who do not have a
way to go. It is hoped that every
member of the Sunday school will
plan to go and enjoy this annual
feast and outing. All are requested
to meet at the church at 9 or 9:30'
A. M. Le|; us make it a day of
wholesome recreation for all.
Where To Leave Vegetables.
Washington, July 12.—The cam
paign to reduce cotton acreage this
year in 16 states was broug-ht to a
close at midnig'ht, with the first ma
jor acreage control effort of farm
administration described as a suc
cess.
Secretary Wallace said that in hi.s
opinion, when all returns have been
received, “it will be shown that the
South has matle one of the greatest
demon trations of intelligent and
unified action in the history of
American agriculture.”
Official figures showing the acre
age offered to date were not avail
able, but it wa.s said unofficially that
the aggregate offer of farmers
might greatly exceed their original
goal of ten to eleven million acres.
However, the administrators are
less interested in acreage than in
the assurance that the acres to be
plowed up will sub-tantially reduce
this year’s potential crop.
Administi'ators were confident that
the crop would be reduced 3,000,-
000 bales, with some prospect that
the figure mig-ht be closer to 4,000,-
000 bales.
It was said that the 2,400,000
bales of government-held cotton us
ed a.s options for the plan might all
be required to meet contract® sign
ed by growers.
Growers were offered alternative
plans, one under which they w.ould
be paid cash for plowing up from
25 to 50 per cent of their crop,
with payments to be based upon es
timated yields; the other a combi
nation of smaller cash payments,
option.®. on. an amount of govern
ment cotton equal to the estimated
production of the area they agreed
to destroy. These opeion® were of
fered on the basis of six cents a
pound.
About 60 per cent of the grower.®
have favored the combination plan
and if these exhausted the amount
of government-held cotton, the pro-
luction of the acres they agreed to
plow up, together with the 40 per
cent not covered by opeions, would
bring the reduction of the potential
crop to about 4,000,000 bales.
Wallace .said “the latest report®
from the cotton belt indicate that
the campaign for the acreage reduc
tion is moving rapidly, and ai>par-
ently successfully, to a conclusion.
“We will not know the final out
come until the result of these con
cluding days’ efforts have been re
ceived and compiled.
“It is my own belief, however,
that when all the returns have
been received, it will be shown
that the South has made one of the
greate.st (Jeuion-trations of intelli
gent and unified action in the his
tory of American agriculture.
Seen Along The
MAIN DRAG
If those who will contribute veg
etable for canning will leave same
at Etheredge & O’Neal’s store be
tween now and next Tuesday same
will be called for. These are being
canned for the benefit of the relief
of Selma Town.®hip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ray and Miss
Frances Ray, of Sanford, spent the
week end at Morehead City.
YANNIGAN TAM CORBETT
left the Maindrag for a few days
this week—for a business ( ?) trip
to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and other northern points—■
JIT YOUNGER says he had a
great time at the World’s Fair—he
saw a game on July 6 between the
all stars, attended by 60,000 fan.®—
he brought home with him as a
souvenir a ball knocked into the
grand'tand, said he didn’t know
whether it came from Babe Ruth’s
bat or not—“Why are you limp
ing?”, a.sked Mr. TAL.TON, the bar
ber, of STAR HARPER when he
entered his barber shop Monday
morning—“Why, I’ve been to a
Democratic Convention” replied
STAR—ROBERT TYNER climbed
on the tip top of the tower on the
Municipal building Tuesday and
installed a big electric light, which
can be seen for miles—wonder - if
that isn’t about as high as he will
ever get—New faces were seen at
the ball park yesterday, EDITOR
STANCIL, of the Johnstonian-Sun,
JUDGE BROOKS and the clever
manager of HUDSON-BELK, of
Smithfield—ARMY MITCHINER al
ways takes a chair along—too big
to stand all through the game, be
sides he says he can “root” better
sitting—that fellov^“E§SO” DEAN
is some “rooter”—wish we had more
like him—let’s all go to Clayton
Friday and pull for the Creechites.