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we DO OUR nutr JOHNSTONIAN- THE JOHNSTONIAN AND JOHNSTON COUNTY SUN CONSOLIDATED READ THE ADS APPEARING IN THE JOHNSTONIAN-SUN SELMA. N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 193.]. NUMBER 39 !■ Kenly Evens The Score With Clayton E. Triple Breaks Up Game and Evens Johnston County Series. Kenly, Sept 27.—Kenly and Clay ton staged another wild baseball game today, the' home team winnine an 11-inning battle by an 11-10 count to draw even with Clayton in the Johnston County Leagtie cbampionsh'p series. Each club has ■won two games, and the fifth con test will be played in Clayton Fri- •day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Today’s game was a continuation ■of the free-scoring which marked Clayton’s 12-11 victory of Wednes day. The locals piled up a 9-5 lead in six inning-, only to have Clay ton score one run in each the sev enth and eighth and then tally twice in the ninth to bring on over time action. The visitors counted once in the lith on hits by Baucom and Clif ton Poole. Poole, who had beei; sent into the game as a pinch-hit ter in the ninth, thus made it two hits in as many tries. In the home half of the second extra inning Harvey Pittman hit .safely with one out. An infield out followed and the fans’ hopes drop ped. The next batter was hit by a pitched ball and then E. Pittman hit a long triple to right to score the tying and winning runs. Baucom, with four h'ts, and Johnson, with three, led Clayton. Cljiyton 000 032 112 01—10 15 : Kenly 004 014 000 02—11 11 2 Wilder, Blinson and J. Barnes; Hinton, E. Pittman and Evans. Davis. Johnston County S. S. Convention To Convene With Pisgah Baptist Church on Sunday, October 1, 19‘33 For All Denominations—Theme: "Learn Of Me—Go Work". Tobacco Is Schools To SellingBetterOpen Oct. 11 Blocked Sales and .Advanced Prices Bring More Optimistic Feeling Among Farmers and Warehouse men As Sales Proceeded 'i'oday. CLAYTON DEFEATS KENLY BY SCORE OF 12-11 (BY ROBERT NOBLE) Clayton bested Kenly in the third game of the John.-ton County League championship series, the score was 12-11. It was a wild base ball game, each club getting 14 hits, and Kenly making 7 errors which was two more than Clayton committed. The game was won in the last of the ninth when Pittman erred. Baucom’s 'grounder with the bases full and two men out. The game was fea tured by the home run hitt’ng of each club, Kenly had four players to lose the ball over the .short fence, while three of the locals did likewise. Each club used four pitch- era; The teams met at Kenly yes terday and Kenly evened the series. They are now tied at two games each and- play at Clayton Friday. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS The United States Civil Service Commission has announced ' open competitive examinations as follows: Junior Calculating Machine Operator, $1,440 a year, less a de duction of not to exceed 15 percent as a measure of economy and a re tirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent, ' departmental seV-vice, Washington, D. C., and field service. Potaprint Operator, $1,440 a year, less, a deduction of not to exceed 15 per cent as a measure of economy and a retirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent, departmental service, Washington, D. C., and field ser vice. Applicants must have had at least one year of experience in the operation and adjustment of a Rota print machine and the care of the printing plates. All States except Deleware, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia have received less than their share of appoint ments in the apportioned depart mental service at Washington. Full information inay be obtained from J. Robt. Barbour, secretary of the United' States Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post of fice Smthfield, N. C. Morning Session. 9:45—Fifteen-niinute Song Service, with I. W’. Medlin, leader. 10:00—Scripture and Prayer—Rev. W. 0. Ros er. 10:05—Hymn: “Take Time to Be Holy". i0;10—Ten-minute Talk; “Budding Up a Sunday School Spirit"—G. T. W’h-tley, Kenly. 10:20—Chorus Singing. i0:30—Address: "The Intellectua. and Spiritual Preparation of the Sunday School Teacher”—George E. Strickland of Clayton. 10:50—Special Music. 10:55—Business Session: Taking At tendance of Schools; Reports of County and Township Officers. 11:15—Special Music. 11:20—Address: “Wh y This Teach er Succeeded”—Rev. Shuford Pee ler, State Secretary; Oflfering- for the .-upport of the work; Appoint ment of committees. 12:10—Benediction. Fellowship Dinner — Everybody bring a basket. Afternoon Session 1:45-^Tei}-minute Song Service, I W. Medlin, leader. 1:55—Prayer. 2:00—Election of officers and other- business. Music. 2:20—Address; “Evangelism in the Sunday School”—Rev. H. G. Ru- ark, Princeton, N. C. 2:40—Music. 2:45—Address: “Down to the Pot ter’s House”—Rev. Shuford Peeler 3:00—Hymn; “Onward Chri tiai Soldiers”. 3:05—Open Forum: New things you are doing; Problems; GrowU'. and decline—Led by George F Brietz. (Half-minute talks by any one). Music. 3:45—Benediction. NOTE: A pennant will be given to the school having th©^ largest at tendance, based on miles traveled M. P. YOUNG, Pre.sident. LILLIAN BLUE, Sec’y. (Special to Johnstonian-Sun) Smithfield, Sept. 28.—The tobacco ales warehouses here were reopened Monday. All were filled with the wed, and they have had blocked sales ever s nee. Each warehouse is filled to overflowing before the buy ers reach it. The warehou.semen are doing- all in their power to accom modate their patrons, but the tobac co ha.s been coming in faster than t could be sold on the floors of the three b'g- warehouses. There is now some talk of build ing another warehouse here, and se curing two .-ets of buyers for 1934 One warehouseman said this week that he thought the sales here thi.-^ y'ear would cross the twelve millior: mark. The prices on all markets are lower than many people had ex pected, but there appears to have been less dissatisfaction here than on some of the larger markets. When the sales oj)ened today all warehouse floors were completely- blocked with the weed, but price.-- began soaring until they appeared to be selling the better grades at in advance of from $5 00 to $10 00 per hundred above what they have ■»een selling at this week. Prices -ire usually as god in Smithfield as inywhere.. else. ■ Patrens Invited To Attend Opening Session On Wednesday Morning— Names of l-'aculty and 'I’heir Home Address Given Below. Baracas Entertain T. E. L. Local granges were organized at .Hudson and Granite Falls, Caldwell ■county, last week by the farm agent assisted by P. M. Hendricks of Davidson county. A flock of 118 Barred Rock hen.s blood-tested for bacillary white diarrhea paid T. F. Beckham of Stoiiy Point, Alexander county, $13 clear profit during the month of August. Sometime ago a membership con test was started between the Bara- ca and the T. E. L. Cla.sses of the Baptist church. It was understood that the loser should entertain the winner. Since the T. E. L. Class made a better average it fell to the Baracas to entertain. This they did in a most enjoyable manner at a barbecue supper, given at the Ki- wanis Hall on Wednesdays evening of last week. The menu consisted of barbecue, slaw, bread and sodas. At the close of the bountiful repast, Mrs. Odell Long and Mr. Raleigh Griffin sang “I.ove’s Old Sweet Song”, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. G. M. Willetts. Mrs. Willett.- and Mrs. Long then sang “Lamp Lightin’ Time in the Valley”. In the absence of Mr.- C.- A. Ja cobs, Mr. H. E. Earp was master of ceremonies and spoke, in behalf of the Baracas, a hearty welcome to the T. E. L. ladies, and voiced the friendly feeling of cooperation existing between the two classes in the Sabbath school and church work. A few remark.s were made by- Mrs, C. E. Kornegay, president, and Mrs. G. D. Vick, teacher, of the women’s class. Hickory Gross News •Misses Gladys Little was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rich ard Pn Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Edwards went to see Mr. and Mrs. Levie Ed wards Sunday and brought home with them their little grandson, Wil lard. To Speak In Smithfield. Oliver W. Stewart of Illinois, who is President of the Flying Squadron Foundation, is scheduled to deliver a n address in the county court house in Smithfield Friday after noon,. Sept. 29, beginning at two o’clock. Mr. Stewart, who is touring the country in the interest of the cause of prohibition, will speak in Golds- bore Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Denning and little son, Robert Lee, were guests of Mrs. Bettie Parytress in Wil mington last Sunday. Misses Eula Mae Sawrey and Lois Outing -visited in Kenly the past week end and reported ha^-ing a nice time. Mr. Oscar Sawrey, of Wilson, was a guest in our neighborhood la.st week-end. Mr. Wilbur Rose was a guest in Kenly Sunday afternoon. Miss Ernta Rose; who has been in trading at Baltimore, Md., has returned home. We are glad to say she received her diploma last spring. Miss Rose is only 20 years of age and a graduate from high school and also a graduate nur.‘e. Mr. John Rose and Vadie Baras were guests in Kenly Sunday. Misse:-? Mildred and Marie Jack- son gave a tobacco tieing a few nights ago. A large crowd attended They reported having a good time and especially retieing a few extra large bundles. The farmers of this section are busy picking cotton. Several bales have been reported being out. Several of the farmers have placed tobacco on floors since the doors opened and finding out later that the markets, wouldn’t open until Monday. They were kept rather busy- going to and from looking after it. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Campbell visit ed Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stancil Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ho-well and Connie Bass visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snipes of Wilson, Friday. We are glad to say- that Mr. and Mrs. Co.finie Bas.s’ baby-is improv ing. Mrs. Dread Rose, of Wilson, visit ed Mrs. W. P. Rose Tuesday after noon, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Rains and family visited relatives at Rains Cross Reads Sunday afternoon. Mr. Jarvis Cockrell, of Glendale is making his home for a while with Mr. J. S. Stand. Miss Mozelle Rose spent Saturday- aftemooh with Miss Iva Little. Misses Lola Callder and Estelle Cockrell had company from Wilson Sunday night.. Mr. Wilbert Campbell spent Sat urday^ night with Mr. Ernest Eu banks. Glen Campbell, Wlbert and Luther Campbell and Ernest Eubanks at tended the ball game between Selma and Kenly last Monday afternoon. The Selma Schools will open O'c- tober 11th. -\rrangements are being- made to care for two additional teachers. These teachers will be placed in the grades to care for the overflow in the more crowded grades. The school faculty will welcome patron- and friends of the school for the opening- on Wednesday morning. They need your loyal sup port .as never before. The faculty lineup for the coin- 'ng year is as follows: 1st Grade—Miss Margaret Winn, Clarksville, Va; Miss Dorothy .Adams, Saved.ge, Va.; Miss Eliz abeth Hill, Virgilina, Va.; Miss Eloise Gallup, Fayetteville, N. C. 2nd Grade—Mr.-^. W. D. Perkins, Selma, N. C.; Miss Roberta Spiers Richmond, Va.; Miss Katharine Jones, ’Tryon, N. C. 3rd Grade—-Miss Ann Thacker, Ral eigh, N. C.; Miss Linda Cobb, Sharpsburg, N. C.; Miss Mildred Boyette, Kenly, N. C. 4th Grade—Miss Anne Spivey, Rich Square, N. C.; Miss Dorothy Lee Smithfield, N. C.; Miss Kathryne Fulghum, Wilson, N. C. 5th Grade—Miss ■ Trixie Jenkins Jacksonville, N. C.; Miss Helen Guthrie, New Bern, N. C.; Miss Virginia Baines, Spring Hope N. C. 6th Grade—Miss Edith Pride Harris, Kenbridge, Va.; Miss Lissie' Pearce, Princeton, N. C. 7th Grade—Miss Anabel Jones Fletcher, N. C ; Miss Elizabeth Whitaker, Littleton, N. C.; Miss Dorothy Sloan, Wallace, N. C. High School—Miss Nell Cobb, Ral eigh, N. C., History; Miss Zelma Parker, Wilmington, N. C., French and Latin; Miss Della Stroupe, Cherryville, N. C., Home Econom ics; Miss Rebecca Hash, Smith- field, N. C., English; Mr. David Liles, Selma, N. C., Science. Corbett-Hatcher School—Mrs. R. D Blackburn, Selma; Mr.-^v Juanita Kornegay Bailey, Selma; Mis^ Julia Grant, Selma; Miss Dpris Hooks, Kenly. State Fair Boosters Visit Selma Today Union Services Discontinued The last of the Union Services for the summer months was held in the Methodist church Sunday even ing. Rev. W. J. Crain, of the Baptist church delivered a deeply sipirtual sermon. Tliese services-have been welt attended and the fellow ship has been fine. GINNERS’ REPORT 'There were 4,120 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, gpnnerl in Johnston County, from the crop of 1933 prior to September 16, 1933, as compared with 5,097 bales ginned to September 16, 1932. ^ -■ E. G. HDLLAND, Reporter Mr. and Mrs. Price Move to Virginia Marrow Addresses S^lma Kiwanis Glub H. B. Marrow, superintendent of schools of Johnston county, was the principal speaker at the weekly meeting of the local Kiwanis club last Thur.-day night. Mr. Marrow told the club that the negro school building, which was destroyed by fire about a year ago, would be re placed as soon as possible, that the insurance on the building had al ready been adjusted. Miss Stella Etheredge, organizer of four Shakespearean clubs in the county, was present -with two mem bers of the local club, little Mi ses Lynette and Ruth Ward. Lynette gave an interpretation of Shakes peare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ while Ruth gave another of the poet’s plays, “As You Like it.” These were well received by those present. The club voted to attend the district meeting at Fayetteville on next Friday evening. President Richardson read a letter from the governor of the Carolnas district, requesting that delegates be ap pointed at once to the Elizabeth City convention to be held on Octob er 26-28. Seventy-five Raleigh Business Men and State College Band Received Warm Welcome in Selma This Morning by Mayor William 1. Godwin—Large Crowd Turns Out To Greet Them. Fire Gompany To Put On Play Here The Selma Fire Department will present a play, “Miss Blue Bonnett,” in the City .Auditorium on Friday- night, October 6th. Miss Elizabeth McCants, representing the Wayne Sewell Company, of Atlanta, Ga., has arrived and will coach the players. Watch this paper next week for further announcements. Concert Sunday Night. The concert class from the Methodist Orphanage at Ral eigh will give a concert in the Selma Methodist church Sun day, October 1, at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Revival Services To Begin At Baptist Church in Pine Level This morning about 10 o’clock, a large part of the citizenry of the town of Selma turneii out to greet the State Fair Boosters from the city of Raleigh. These boosters swooped down on our town almost like a bolt from a clear sky. With a sudden s|uawk- ing of horns and the rumble and exhauste from a parade of motor- cyle.s, composing a part of the State Highway patrol, sandwiched by a motor buss containing the lound speaker apparatus of the VVPTF, and two larg-e passenger bus-es, one for the State College Band and the other packed with leading business men fronT* Raleigh. They came to a standstill at the inter section of Raeford and Ander.son .streets near the Branch Banking & Trust Company, where the Stato College Band alighted and began to play. Then Mayor I. W. Godwin mounted the bus containing the loud speaker apparatus and gave an ad dress of welcome to our Raleigh neighbors, assuring them of our hearty cooperation in making the State Fair a great success. We were then addressed by on» of the State Fair Boosters who gave all a cordial welcome to Raleigh and the great S^ate Fair for one solid week of fun and recreation. Then the band played again, af ter which the word “go” was heard, and with a glad farewell and a toot, a sputter and a rumble the Boosters departed in the direction of Micro, their next stop. All thi.s happened in the short span of five minutes. JOHNSTON COUNTY ALL STARS DEFEAT ANGIEK There will begrin at the Baptist church in Pine Level, Sunday night, October 1st, a series of meetings conducted by Rev. J. M. Duncan, of Murfresboro, N. C., assisted by the Pastor Rev. Arthur Creech, Micro. The public is invited and asked to attend these meetings. The night hour is announced at seven thirty o’clock. , SPLENDID RESPONSE Mrs. Edwin Denning, Mrs. Daisy Jones and Mrs. Frank LaRay were guests-of Mrs. J, G. Jernigan and Mrs. A. T. Tart in Benson Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Pi-ice and son, Walter, who have made thqir home in Selma for the past several years, left Tuesday evening for Matthews, Virginia, where they will make their future home. During their stay in Selma they made many friends who regret to see them leave. Mr: Price,-who was as-'oeiated with Mr. E. M. Gofdy in the man agement of ' the Selma Bakery and Brick Hotel, will open up a bakery in Matthews. Tacky Party Circle “B” of the Methodist Mis- .-ionary Society is sponsoring a "Tacky Party” to be held at the home of Mrs. H. G. Carlisle Satur day night, September 30, from 7:30 to 10 o’clock.-Prizes will be gh'-eh to the tackiest man, woman, ' boy or g-irl. Get into the most out-of-day costume you can find and join the merry makers and help a good cause. Proceeds will go on the church indebtedness. Lemonade will be served and a silver offering taken at the door. Last week H. V. Rose, Chairman of the Johnston County Red Cross, ran a notice in the Johnstonian— Sun calling attention to the supreme need of funds for the relief of the people in the storm stricken section in Eastern North Carolina. We re ceived a letter froffi Mr. Rose this week thanking the paper for run ning the notice, and also stating that he had received several contri butions to this fund. Mr. Rose would be glad to have others contribute as the cause is a most worthy one and the need is exceedingly great. Send your contribution at once, whatever, amount you feel able to give, either to Mr. Rose at Smith- field or direct to the American Red ■Cross, Washington, D. C. SELMA MAN IS HURT WHEN SCAFFOLD FALLS Lewis Abdalla, one of the town’s leading merchants yvas painfully in jured last Thursday afternoon when .the! seaffoldin.g on which he was standing while, repairing the roof of his residence fell. Mr. Abdalla suf- ■fered a broken leg and collar bone. He was ru-hed to the Johnston County Hospital for treatment Oscar Price, who was also on the scaffold had his shoulder knocked out of place and otherwise bruised. ’I’o Install Officers American Legion. The Johnston County All Stars set back Angler, 3-2 in a thrilling game at Selma last Thursday. Big George Edwards of the Winners and Gardner of Angier, hooked up in a pitcher’s duel, each allowing only 5 hits. Edwards got the better support in pinches. What proved to be the margin of victory was the two runs tallied in the third inning by the All Stars. Sam Narron scored John- .son with a smashing drive to left, that went for three bases, and he then scored from third on a perfect ly executed squeeze play. Nairon was the hitting star with two safe ties. Gardner caught for the win ners and Dupree for the losers! Master Charles Denning spent Sunday in Pine Level with friends. The new officers of the local post of the American Legion will be in stalled in the courthouse in Smith- field, tonight. (Thursday, Sept. 28th) at 7:30 o’clock. Chester Bell of Ral eigh will make the installation. Capt.Sydenstricker Dies In Rocky Mt. Rocky Mount—A. Fitzhugh Syden- stricker, 60, for the past 28 years Atlantic Coast Line engineer died early today following a .pro tracted period of ill health. Funeral services were held f^rom hi.s residence this afternoon and;, the remains were sent to Clifton Fqrrge, Va., for. burial. Rev. Norman John son, pastor of the First Pre.sbyte/ian church, was in charge of the service. Mr. Sydenstricker is survived’ by his widow, Mrs. Cora Brown Sytlen- stricker; two sons, B. D. Sj'den- stricker, of this city, and K. C. Syden.'tricker, of Clifton Forge, 'Va., two brothers, J. C. Sydenstricke’r, of Blanche.ster, Ohio, and Earl, C. Sydenstricker, of Coatesville, . Pa, and two si.sters, Mrs. G. B. Military, pf Ronceverte, W. Va., and Mr?. C. L. Scott, of Hinton, W. Va. Mr. Sydenstricker, a native' of Greenbriar county. West Virginia, was well known in this section of the State and in the section shaved by the Atlantic Coast l.ine Railroad. He had been in ill health since' last March but appeared on the road to recovery until about a week *, ago when he suffered a severe heari at tack that resulted in his death today. (NOTE—Mr. Syderstricker was well known in Selma, where he spent practically all of last year. He held a position with the A. C. L. railroad as engineer, and during his stay here made many friends who were shocked to hear of hi.s death).