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VOL. 23.
The Johnstonian-Sun
A Weekly Newspaper Containing The News And Views Of Your Community And Surrounding Territory.
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to the best interest'
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SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940.
SINGLE COPY 5c
NUMBER 20.
Little Boy Is Seriously
Injured In Truck Wreck
Oscar Booker, 4, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Booker, Suffers Broken Leg .And Skull
Fracture In Truck Wreck Wednesday
A serious accident occurred in front of Booker’s Dairy, on
Highway 801, two miles south of Selma, Wednesday evening
about 6 o’clock, when Oscar Booker, 4-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Booker, was critically injured when struck by a
truck.
The child is said to have*
started across the highway in
front of a large oil truck, when
the driver, S. M. Wheelhouse,
of Petersburg, Va., attempted
to dodge the child, ran off the
road, cut back, and turned over
on the highway. The little boy
ran into the wheel of the
trailer. One leg was broken and
the other cut, and he suffered
a possible skull fracture.
The truck was badly damaged, but
the driver was not hurt. Thd injured
boy was rushed to the Johnston
County hospital. The truck is owned
by D. L. Maytland, of Petersburg,
according- to report of Deputy Sheriff
C. C. Liles, who investigated.
G. Ira Ford Named
To Succeed Worley
Successor To Selma Man Is
Office Deputy Of Sheriff Rose
—Third Term For Roosevelt
Endorsed by Johnston Demo
crats.
REV. BERNICE BASS
Services At Selma
F. W. B. Church
If there was malace, hatred or
other tendencies to revolt over the
naming of a successor to Democratic
Chairman Carl P. Worley of Selma,
who declined to be a candidate for
re-election, all these were suffered in
silence to keep from causing an out
burst at the Democratic county con
vention, held in Sraithfield last Satur
day, for the sake of giving forth
evidences of party harmony in the
ranks.
When the county executive com
mittee went into session following
the convention, the names of G. Ira
Ford of Smithfield and Weisner
Farmer of Clayton, were placed in
nomination. Ford receiving 22 votes
out of a possible 27. Farmer, the
losing candidate, then moved to make
the election of Ford unanimous, and
this was done.
Mrs. Hugh A. Page of Clayton
was re-elected as Democratic vice
chairman, and J. R. (Jim) Poole of
Smithfield was elected secretary of
the county committee.
Mr. Worley was praised for his
services to the Democratic party
while county chairman.
The convention, estimated at about
400 in attendance, voted to endorse
President Roosevelt for a third term,
but when a rising vote was called
for about 50 kept their seats.
The convention also went on record
as endorsing Paul D. Grady for Gov-
eronr.
Regular committee members pres
ent were: J. F. Woodall, East Ban
ner; J. Ed Johnson, West Banner; A.
F. Holt, Jr., North Boon Hill; Jack
Wooten, South Boon Hill; J. W.
Woodard, North Beulah; Lee Pope,
South Beulah; Weisner Farmer, East
Clayton; Lawrence Cooper, West
Clayton; Leon Stevens, Cleveland;
eJsse Sherrill, Elevation; C. Gilbert
Grady, East Ingrams; D. S. Strick
land, West Ingrams; Joe Earl Creech
Micro; L. N. Johnson, South Mead
ow; D. E. Wilder, North O’Neals; J.
Willard O’Neal, South O’Neals; J.
Romie Stephenson, Pleasant Grove;
Tom White, Pine Level; Charles M.
Rhodes, East Smithfield; A. J. Whit
ley, West Smithfield; Tom Stallings,
North Smithfield; W. L. Etheridge,
East Selma; William H. Creech, West
Selm»; G. C. Uzzle, Wilson’s Mills;
R. E. Barham, Wilders.
“Love That Never Faileth” will be
the sermon topic of Mr. Burnice
Bass, ministerial student of Campbell
College, Buie’s Creek, N. C., Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock an Selma
Free Will Baptist church.
Mr; Bass is supplying for . the
regular pastor. Rev. Clarence Bowen,
who will be out of town.
A member of the B. S. U., and
serving on other various committees,
Mr. Bass enjoys an enviable popularity
on the Campbell campus. His home
is Clinton and is quite active in his
local church during the vacation
months.
“Mr.. Bass is one of my good
friends. Among the many young
ministers of my acquaintance, few,
if any, excells him in earnestness,
love for Christ and for lost souls,
and zeal for a greater knowledge of
God’s Word,” says the pastor.
The public is cordially invited to
hear Mr! Bass Sunday morning.
Sunday school: 9:45.
Sunday evening services will be
conducted by the Ladies Aid, Rev.
J. H. Worley bringing a brief mes
sage.
Post Commander Asks
For Support of Poppy
Day Saturday May 25
Call for every veteran of the
World War and for all other patri
otic citizens to wear a memorial
pojipy on Poppy Day, Saturday, May
25, was issued today by B. A. Henry,
Commander of the Selma Post Jo.
141 of the American Legion. The
Commander’s message stated:,
“Twenty-two years ago the Ameri
can forces in France were beginning
a series of great battles which
brought victory and peace to the
United States and to the world. In
those battles 50,000 young Americans
gave their lives, and many thousand
more were wounded and disabled.
Those sacrifices assured our country
that peace, freedom and democracy
we have enjoyed since 1918.
“Bright red poppies studded the
fields where these men fell and were
the only floral tribute on their bare
battle graves. In tribute to them we
wear the poppy, their memorial
flower, on Poppy Day each year.
This year when world events have
brought home to us forcefully the
value of our American heritage, the
poppy will have increased meaning
to America. Wearing that little
flower' will show that we still are
devoted to the ideals for which our
war dead gave their lives so gal
lantly twenty-two years ago.
“I am calling upon every member
of the American Legion to wear a
poppy on Poppy Day, Saturday', May
25, and I urge all other citizens to
show their patriotic remembrance for
the dead in a like manner. While re
membering the dead, do not forget
those who sacrificed health and
strength in the nation’s service and
the families left in need by war
death or disability. Contribute for
your flower as liberally as y-our
means will allow and help make the
poppy a symbol of hope for the
living as well as of honor for the
dead.”
JAMES W. EARP
TO HEAD WAKE
FOREST ALUMNI
About 60 Johnston county alumni
of Wake Forest, meeting to organize
a county chapter of the general
alumni association, were supper
guests of James W. Earp at the
Brookhill farm in O’Neals township
Saturday night.
Present from the college were
President Thurman W. Kitchen,
Alumni Secretary A. A. Dowtin, Dr.
Needham Y. Gulley, Dr. Neville Is
bell and Walter D. Holliday.
Besides alumni from Johnston
county, guests included LeRoy Martin
and Dr. Herring from Raleigh.
Dr. Kitchin outlined the growth of
Wake Forest intellectually, spiritual
ly and physically. Short talks were
also made by Dr. Gulley, Mr. Dowtin
and Mr. Holliday. Colored photo
graphs of the college and places of
interest throughout the country were
shown by Dr. Isbell.
Other brief talks were made by
D. B. Oliver, R. P. Holding and H.
B. Marrow. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Hold
ing are Wake Forest alumni and Mr.
Marrow taught in the Wake Forest
summer school last summer.
The officers of the county associa
tion elected Saturday night include
J. W. Earp, president; J. R. Poole,
vice president; John A. Wallace, sec
retary-treasurer; and D. B. Oliver,
honorary president for life.
The meal cbnsisted of roast turkey,
fried chicken, barbecue and all the
trimmings.
Scout Hut Rises
In Mushroom Style
Achievement Week
Celebration May 20-25
Johnston County To Join In Observance By In^
viting The Public To Inspect Work Done
The week of May 20 to 25 is nation-wide Achievement Week
for WPA projects operated by the Professional and Sei*vice»
Division, and Johnston county WPA projects will join in the*
observance by inviting the public to visit the centers of their
activities.
CONGRESSMAN COOLEY
Congressman Cooley
Favors Strict Neutrality
Legion Auxiliary To
Give Barbecue Supper
The American Legion Auxiliary
will give a barbecue supper at the
Woman’s club building in Selma next
Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 8:30
o’clock. Mrs. E. G. Hobbs, chairman
of the Ways and Means committee,
says that they are going to serve
half a pound of Adam Scott s bar
becue along with potato salad, cole
slaw, pickles, hot cornbread, home
made cup cake; also cold drinks or
coffee. The price will be 50 cents per
plate. Get your tickets early. Table
or curb service will be available dur
ing the hours for serving.
Interest Growing In
Baptist Revival Here
The series of evangelistic services,
which began at the Selma Baptist
church Monday evening, are attract
ing large numbers of people from the
surrounding community. The Wed
nesday evening service was one of
the best and most largely attended
yet held.
Dr. J. W. Wincheloe, Jr,, of Em
poria, Va., is doing the preaching.
He is a fluent speaker and his mes
sages are convincing and impressive.
If you have not heard Dr. Kincheloe
you should do so at the next service.
Services are held twice daily, at 9
o’clock in the morning and at 8
o’clock in the evening. The morning
services last only 30 minutes and
the evening services about one hour.
Prof. H. T. McDuffie is music
leader, and this is a very important
part of each service.
In these troublesome days, when
the world is turning its attention
and resources to war and destruction,
it is a mighty good time to have
your attention diverted from these
horrors to a loving Heavenly Father
who says, “Come unto me all ye
that labor and are heavy laden and
I will give you rest.”
“A House A Day Without Pay”
could well have been the motto of
more than 50 Smithfield corpenters,
painters, electricians, plumbers and!
other workers, who began the taskj ,j,j^”y
Although Congressman Harold
Cooley, due to importance of official
duties in Washington, has been un
able to spend a great deal of time
in the Fourth District, his friends
and suporters throughout the district
are pi-edicting- he will pile up the
largest vote he has ever received.
r predictions on re-
of erecting a Scout Hut Wednesday f^om every county in the dis
rfforning at six o’clock, and
pleting the job by sundown, includ
ing painting and all. All the work
men, including Contractor J. P.
Rogers, donated their time and serv
ices without cost.
The newly constructed Hut has
The pui’pose of focusing the
public eye upon these activities
is to determine whether or not
work pays in the community.
In addition to having the
centers open for inspection
every day during Achievememt
Week, on Monday evening. May
20, a project workex’s dinner
will be held at the Legion Hut
in Smithfield, which is expected
to be attended by around 125
persons. Each project worker is
privileged to invite a guest and
representatives of sponsoring organ
izations will be on hand to evaluate
the work.
Five Types of Work.
There are five types of WPA
projects in operation in Johnston
county, namely: the sewing room,
library, clerical, indexing, adult
education, and recreation.
Sewing Project.
The sewing project is located in
Selma at 114 N. Anderson street and
i is under the supervision of Mrs,
I Maggie Chamblee. Forty seamstresses
paid by WPA, make men’s shirts
for nine counties which are dis
tributed according to need and in
proportion to the county’s contribution
to the sewing x)roject. The output is
around 1,000 shirts per month. Each,
county in the area specializes in
certain garments which are collected
and carried to the surplus commodity
warehouse in Raleigh where requisi
tion is made by each county welfare
superintendent.
Library Project.
The library project, headed by
Mrs. Wylie Wright, provides a
one large assembly room, a bath and
four small patrol rooms.
The cost of the material which
went into this hut is said to be about
$1,400. Much of the body is con
structed of rock and cement and is
covered with slate.
It is certainly a commendable
undertaking on the part of those
who had a part in its construction,
and is a splendid example of what
can be done through cooperation.
Many tobacco farmers use this idea
in raising their curing bams, which
go up almost like magic.
The site of the new Hut is on the
east banks of the Neuse River one
block above highway bridge where
the old covered bridge used to abut
the street.
trict, and accredit this everwhelming
Cooley sentiment to the unusual rec
ord of accomplishment made by Con
gressman Cooley during his six i
years in Congress. /librarian for the Selma Publie
When Congressman Cooley was! maintained in the Woman's
^ club house of Selma; a librarian for
the Clayton Public Library located in
PAUL D. GRADY IS
KIWANIS SPEAKER
Hope is that thing which make a
Selma man feel that maybe he can
get grass seed to grow in the front
yard with a half-dozen kids running
over it.
Dr. Grier Addresses
Selma Graduating Class
Raleigh Minister
Dies After Crash
The Rev. Gerald E. Motley, 27,
minister and seminary student of
Raleigh, was injured fatally yester
day in an automobile collision near
Lillington. Two other persons were
injured, one critically.
Neill Salmon, Lillington attorney
and former State Senator, was taken
to a Fayetteville hospital in a grave
condition. W. D. Harrington, Harnett
County tax collector, received minor
injuries and did not have to enter
the hospital.
Liquor Store Election
Called For June 29th
After having had pre
sented to them a number of
petitions, bearing the
names of more than 6,000
people in Johnston county,
asking that an election be
called. in order that the
voters of Johnston county
might have an opportunity
to say by their ballots
whether the ABC liquor
stores shall continue to opH
erate in this county, the
Johnston County Board of
Elections have called said
election to be held on
Saturday, June 29th, 1940.
Commencement closed with the
literary address to the graduates,
delivered by Dr. I. G. Grier, superin
tendent of the Baptist Orphanage,
Thomasville. The speaker was intro
duced by the Rev. D. M. Clemmons,
pastor of the Baptist church. The
salutatorian was Miss Dorothy Reid
O’Neal, and Miss Lynette Ward was
valedictorian. Dr. Geo. D. Vick, chair
man of the school board, presented
the diplomas to the members of the
graduating class.
Miss Dorothy Reid O’Neal was
awarded the distinction of having her
name inscribed on the scroll for
having been the best all-round stu
dent during the four years in high
school. 'This includes scholarship and
extra-curricula activities. She also
received a gold medal offered by the
members of the school board. This
was presented by J. C. Diehl, mem
ber of the board. Miss Lynette Ward
was awarded a gold medal offered by
the local Masonic Order to the pupil
for outstanding scholarship during
the four years of high school, the
highest average. This medal w'as pre
sented by C. E. Perry, of the Ma
sonic Lodge.
Paul D. Grady, of Kenly, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, was
the principal speaker at the Selma
Kiwanis club last Thursday evening.
J. V. Chamblee, who was program
chairman, called on Dr. E. N. Booker
to introduce the speaker.
Mr. Grady confined his remarks
largely to “Americanism”. He told
of how, years before America was
born, people in Europe were seeking-
ways of escape from the rule of
tyranny, but it was not until the
discovery of the new world—Ameri
ca—that a way preserving the
traditions of American independence
—that of a great democracy where
the people have the right to choose
the kind of leaders they prefer.
M. L. Stancil, Mayor Frank Hood,
and C. E. Komegay were appointed
by President-David Ball delegates to
the International Kiwanis Convention
to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., in
June.
first elected to Congress in 1934,
very signal honor was conferred upon
him. He was elected a member of
the powerful Committee on Agricul
ture and is the only North Carolina
congressman ever to have been
elected a member of that committee.
As a member of that committee, he
has made an enviable record, not
only for- his appreciation and under
standing of the farmers’ problems,
but also for his diligence in helping
to solve those problems.
Congressman Cooley has been an
ardent supporter of the administra
tion and has been specially active in
all matters affecting the interest of
the farmers. He is now fighting to
secure recognition of rights of to
bacco farmers of his district. How
ever, it must be said for him that he
has not neglected the interest of any
other group having or claiming a
right to provide larger pensions for
the aged and dependent people, to
increase pensions for World War
veterans, their widows, orphans and
dependents, and to obtain appropria
tions for the National Youth Ad
ministration.
Aside from his activities as above
described, the voters of the Fourth
District are especially grateful to
him for his emphatic opposition to
any national poljcy calculated to lead
this country into war. He has fought
day in and day out to maintain the
neutrality of the United States in
the present conflict.
Congressman Cooley is a World
War veteran and a member of the
American Legion.
In Congress, Mr. Cooley is As-
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the Clayton city hall; a librarian for
the Benson Public Library in the
Benson Community building; and an
assistant librarian in the Smithfield
Public Library. The total circulation
in these public libraries, during the
past year was 38,169.
Another phase of the library work
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Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
:By H. H. L.:
Music Club To
Broadcast Over WGBR
The following members of the
Paderewski Junior Music club,
directed by Miss Stella Etheredge of
Selma, will broadcast over WGBR,
Goldsboro, N. C., Thursday evening
from 8:05 to 8:30: Mary Louise Jef
freys, Mary Lou Abdalla, John Jef
freys, Jr., of Selma; Ella Ann Lee,
Barbara Barbour, Junior Maynard,
Lester Barbour, Dorcas Stanley,
Genevieve Medlin, and Dorothy Lee
Maynard of Smithfield,
Cooley Will Speak
Congressman Hai'old D.
Cooley will speak over a
nation-wide hook-up of the
National Broadcasting com
pany on Saturday evening.
May 18th, from 8:00 to
8:15 o’clock, EST. The sub
ject of his speech will be
the Marketing Bill which
he recently introduced in
(jongress, and which has
the full endorsement of the
U. S. Agricultural Depart
ment. His speech will be
carried locally over radio
station W P T F, Raleigh.
This is a non - political
speech.
Mr. Cooley will speak
from Washington, D. C.
MRS. LUTHER ETHERIDGE waa
made happy the other afternoon
when her name was dra-wn for the
$100 Electric Range given by
HENRY & NORDAN—a large crowd
was present to witness the picture,
“Blame It On Love,” sponsored by
this enterprising firm — TALMAGE
CORBETT, genial and popular man
ager of the DUNN FURNITURE
CO. says it pays to advertise—TAM
last week ran a big ad in this paper
calling attention to the special price
on bed room suites—he stated today
that only a few were left—you’d
better hurry if you want to take
advantage of this special bargain—
LEON WOODRUFF and HAYDEN
WIGGS, owners of Selma’s new hard
ware store, were all pleased with
their grand opening on last Satur
day—a large number of people called
during the day—MISS MARGARE'T
ETHERIDGE sure did a good job
counting noses in Selma; we don’t
believe she missed anybody—“Selma
will have more than 2,000 when the
census returns are in,” said MISS
MARGARET—J. OSCAR CREECH,
one' of the bosses at the Selma
Cotton Mills, was elected president of
the new Bi-State Baseball League
Tuesday night—OSCAR is now pres
ident of two leagues—^the managers
of the Bi-State clubs are to be con
gratulated on their selection—our old
friend, L. H. HILL, who does a
mercantile business on the very top
of the Blue Ridge Mountain, near
Hillsville, Va., was on the Maindrag
this week—^this writer visited his
place of business last Sunday and
found him busy as ever—he has many
friends in Selma who are always
glad to see him—our townsman, E.
G. HOBBS, candidate for the State
Senate, is busy shelling the woods—
according to reports from over the
county it looks like E. G. will be in
the first primary. '