:on Nominee
As Horton VC^ithdraws
WITHDRAWS
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Vacation Bible School
At Methodist Church
The Eev. A. D. Leon Grey, min
isterial student of Duke University,
will arrive Saturday afternoon to
assist in advance arrangements for
the daily vacation Bible school to be
held at Edgerton Memorial church
for a two-week, period, beginning
June' 17th. ■. ' - ,
-Mi'. Grej% native of Brightcuir, Ala;,
of Duke with over two y^rs' pfieairK-
of Duke with over' J%ar,s prech-
ing exp'eribn'ce. Hfe'festra-cnfrieular
activities while in this school include
that of manggfir ■ of, the extensive
program of Intramural athletics.
Detailed arrangements have al-
, ready been mapped, looking towards
I taking care of an increased number
I ^f scholars in the various courses
''hnd.age groups to, be cared for. Chil
dren will be accepted from 4 to 18
years. Parents are urged to see that
their children get the benefit of the
instruction and associations to be
derived from attendance upon this
school. All children of the community
are welcomed—irrespective of church
affiliation or beliefs.
Courses will be offered in the
various phases of the Bible, and will
be supplemented with illustrated ma
terials and practical application. A
program of supervised play and
‘ recreation will be conducted daily.
Classes will begin at 8 o’clock
starting Monday, June 17th and
. running through Friday of the suc-
oeding- two-week period. Registra-
l.'jadv
Junh ■;
at the church.
Floyd Price, Who Decided To Enter Second
Primary In Commissioners Race, Withdrew
When the Guberiiatorial Race Ended
BroStOT^n who ran second to J. M.
pnmary contest for governor, Monday
would not enter a second primary
The decision of Horton also*—-
elimiiia.ted prospects for a coun-
ty primary on June 22 to de
cide the comrnissioners’ eontest.
Floyd C. Price, who ran. third
, m the first primary contest for
Jwo places on the county board,
S ’' mday morning- gave the
raid a statement in which h^
lounced his decision to call
, a second primai-y. But when
theinews that Horton had with-
draifi’n was received shortly be
fore 2 p. m., he ordered his
stateiiient withdrawn from pub
lication and announced he Would
not put the county to the ex
pense of a second primary
rnerely to decide the commis
sioners’ race.
Children and Young Ftolks Are
Particularly Subject to
Accidents
Three Persons Are Being Helc|>
For Investigation In Bivens Deitb
WILKINS P. HORTON
Micro Woman Died
Wednesday Morning
Mrs. Bettie .Barnes, 73, of Micro>
Widow of O. M- Barnes, died in a
Wilson hQs'pital, .\Yednesday at t-M.
a,' ni,,'. .ipwiftg ajf' flldess of. .six
days' - '
Funeral services will he conducted
.at fiid^.ree Will. Baptist church in
Micro' 'TTuirsdari' (tdd'^O' at 2 'b-'do^k--
by the, Eev. J. W. Alford of Kenly
and the Rev. Jim Worley of Selma.
Interment will be in ,^e Wiggs-
Oliver cemetery, near Pine- Level.
The body will lie in state at the
church from 1 till 2 o’clock.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
H. F. Godwin of Elm City, Mrs. C.
L. Aycock of Bagley, Mrs, H. E.
I^aniels and Mrs. Ransom Pittpian of
ly^ro; two sons, M. L. Barnes of
Charlottesville, Va., and L. M. Barnes
of Selma; a brother, Richard Moye
of Greenville; 21 grandchildren, and
seven great-grandchildren.
Driving in the summer, when all of
the 30,000,000 vehicles in the country
seem to be out at the same time, can
be a pleasure or a nightmare.
After cotiBUlcing with'many experi
enced motorists, the IJEational Conser
vation Bureau, accident prevention
division of the Association.- of Casual
ty and Surety Execnti/es, issues a
set of hints which, if followed, will
save the driver and his family much
grief during coming months.
The number of serious motor ve
hicle accidents begins to climb during
early summer, and continues to rise
almost without a break throughout
the warm months. Bureau experts
point out on the basis of three-year
averages. Younger people suffer most
from traffic mishaps '-during this
.period. According to, the latest com
plete figures, children under five have
the highest proportion of traffic
deaths in July and August. August,
.also is the high month in the 6'to 14!
year group, while September is the
peak--for persons 15-24 years of age.
Pedestrian deaths from motor .ve
hicle accidents, the Bureau points
out, start climbing rapidly in July
gnd continue upward every month
uptil the end of the, year. Summer
months; incidentally, are among the
hipest not only for motor vehicle
fatalfties but for all types- of acci
dental deaths.
How To Liye Longer.
To motorists who would avoid
■trouble on the road this summer the
Natidhal ..Cq^ervation Bureau offers
'.the following hints:
1, If you are .a family man plan
ning an automobile vacation on a
fairly close budget, keep in mind
that every ten miles added to the
speed, rate adds dollars in gasoline
and oil costs and in tire and
Eagle Scout
Three Persons Are Being Held In County Jail
Pending Further Developments — Bivens ?
Found Dead On Tracks Of Southern «
Railr.pau Early Sunday IVTorniu^
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findi^ of the dead body of Lee Bivens, Pine Lev4
Southern Railway compart
near the Selma airport Sunday morning, an inves^ation ^as
been underway, which has resulted in the arrest of NorS
Peedm, Mrs. Daisy Peedin and Mrs. Bet ¥eedirwho are ®
*held pending further devrtop-
ments in the easel
Daisy Peedin is reported to-
have told officers here that she
saw Bivins fall under a freight
train passing over the track
near the aii-port when he at
tempted to climb between the
cars. It seems, howvei’, that her
evidence in the matter has b^n
side-tracked somewhat by the
testimony of Norman Peedin
who said he was with Daisy
Peedin practically all night and
that she was not in the vicinity
of the airport at the time
reported to have seen Bivins
crawl on the moving train and
fall under it.
The officers are still working
on the case and there is a pos-»
sibility that further develoiF-
ments may disprove the story
about Bivins being killed by a
train altogether.
After writing, letters, Telephoning- Others , peefl ■. called
for: questioning; ih connection to
this case',, are; Lindsay Ellis,
‘Snooks” Green, Alma' Battea
Shooting Affair Takes
Place Monday Night
Willie Haywood Brown, 22, is
being held in the Johnston county
jail at. Smithfield, charged with
shooting Clyde Scott, about 30, Mon
day night at the home of Brown on
“Chemical Row,” near Selma.
Scott was shot in the hip with a
12-gauge shotgun. Physifcians say he
will recover provided no complications
develop.
Chief-of-Police Bradley Pearce also
arrested Scott, brother of Clyde, on
the charge of shooting at Brown.
All parties are negroes.
Chief Bradley Pearce
Always On The Job
tion L’tiadvaiice will be offered Satur
day Ju^ 15th, from 2 untii 5 p. m.
Johnston King And
Queen Given Honors
In District Meeting
HAIL SUNDAY
DAMAGES CROPS
A severe haO storm Sunday after
noon did considerable damage to
crops and gardens in lower Johnston.
Mr. Herbert Dixon reported that the
main damage cTops began in the
neighborhood of the late Hanibal
Godwin’s and extended northerly by
Lovett Raynor’s and nearly to Mon
roe Adams’. He said that it then
look like the damage to cotton, corn
and tobacco was complete, cotton
suffering worst of all. The hail “belt
seemed to have been about two miles
wide.—^Behson Review.
wear. • The added strain may also
cause some parts to give way that
under slower driving might have
last|^lFa long time.
'Skidding around curves is a
frequent cause of accidents in sum
mer. One may skid even if the road
is dry. Sand or pebbles collected, on
the outside of a curve may prevent
the tires from gripping the pave
ment while the car is off balance in
making the turn. The way to be safe
is to slow down everywhere if the
road is wet, and alway, wet or dry,
at curves.
3. Rain brings two difficulties for
the driver. It tends to make the road
surface slippery, and it decidedly re
duces visibility. The best method of
meeting both handicaps is to reduce
speed.
Keep Inside That Line.
4. Overtaking is another prolific
source of danger on crowded summer
highways. Improper passing is the
result either of ignorance or un
justified haste. The double line down
the middle of the road, now used in
some states at points dangerous for
passing, is a ^afe guide for the
JIM-MI B LANE
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'The Johnston County 4-H club se
lected as queen of health for 1940,
Miss Opal Brown of Ingram town
ship. For health king is - selected
Aden Barefoot of Meadow township.
These contested for southeastern dis
trict honors at Lumberton. The queen
won third place and the king woni - '—»
fifth place. The king and queen fw New York, where they
from Pender county ^id spend several days “taking in”
■ • ’'rthe World’s Fair.
Selna Folks Are Off
To World^s Fair
Mrs. Annie B. Barham, proprietress
of the Merchants hotel; .Miss Rena
King, and Mrs. Ellis, sister of-Mrs.
Barham, of Clayton, left Monday
lected were from Pender county
Hoke county, respectively,
Mrs. Brock Called To
Bedside Of Father
Mrs. Archie Brock and son, Levin,
left Monday for Rose Hill, where
Mrs. Brock was called to the bed
side of her father, Mr. J. H. Rouse,
who is reported seriously ill. Mr.
Rouse was taken to a Wilmington
hospital soon after the arrival of
Mrs. Brock, where he will undergo
an operation. V,
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Assailant Is Sought
After Victim^s Death
Walter Godwin, 46, Negro of Boon
Hill township, who was wounded in
a fight in the edge of Princeton last
Saturday night, died at Johnston'
County ho.spital Friday night. Officers
are on the lookout for Eddie Ed-
niundson, another Negro who stabbed
Godwin with a knife in the breast
and stomach, according to report
from M. J. Whitley, deputy sheriff,
who, with Constable Clarence Rowe
of Princeton, investigated the skirm
ish. The altercation is said to have
been over a woman, wife of one of
the Negroes.
driver to follow and should never be
violated.
5. Because of longer daylight,
many drivers are tempted to stay at
the wheel too long. Trying to thread
your way through large cities after
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PRESENTED EAGLE
AWARD AT COURT
Jimmie Lane, of Selfiia, received
his Eagle Scout badge at the John
ston district court of honor in Smith-
field Monday night. May 27. O. A.
Tuttle, his School principal, who is
also chairman of 'training for the
district, presented the badge and
pinned it on the recipient.
Six other Eagle -scouts of this dis
trict were present. They were: E. L.
Woodall, Jr., who received the silver
palm, an additional honor; B. M.
Brannan, Billie. Parrish and Bob
Stallings of Smithfield; Henry Mo-
zingo of Micro, arid Edgar Johnson
of Benson. Scouts were present from
seven troops, Bensorr, Kenly, Micro,
Pine .Level, Pisgah, Selma, and
Smithfield.
and 'Using radio 'bnoadcasting- ,.st^
tions, Selma’s popular ChJef-tHtPplice
Bradley Peaive - finally located - the i uxccn, .niuu
autpWobjIe stalei/.abritit a week ago l and Junior Broughton.
from ■ Jimmie- Batten.- Thq 'car ,-wasf Surviving are his mother,’ Mrs. Sim
founci,vstripped of iis batteries, hear | Wilkins of Pine Level; his wife, and
The Junior Choir of\the '-Selma
Methodlsl; church will brofflcast over
WGBR, (^Idsboro. Sunda^afternopnj Unpafe speed causes nine out of
from 4:30 to 6:00. They wi\ .be ac- ten automobile accident deaths, rec-
compamed by Miss Stella Etlf ?edge,'.prds of the Highway Safety Division
choir .(hrector. «• - -r , T
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People Asked To
Express Views On
ABC Control Plan
The call issued by W. M.
Gaskin, Smithfield business
man, to those “who fay-or
the liquor control plan in
stead of the bootleg plan”
has been received with con
siderable interest through
out the county.
The meeting will be held
at the Johnston County
courthouse Saturday, June
8, at 3:30 p. m.
“I am expecting a large
crowd to attend the meet
ing,” Gaskin stated. “Many
people who agree that the ■
ABC plan is better than the
bootleg plan (mixed with
politics) are interested in
the countv-wide rneeting of
citizens to discuss the
coming election.
“Everj'one is urged to.
attend the meeting,” G^-
kin continued, “and t%y
will be allowed to express
their honest, free opiniofi.”^
Kiwanians Have
Inter-Club Meeti^kg
, Kiwanian J. C. Avery, chairman
of the Inter-club Relations committee
of the Selma Kiwanis club, extended
an invitation to the 'Smithfield Ki-
wani.s club to meet with the Kiwanis
club a few days ago, which was
accepted last week, , and the Smith-
field Kiwanians came over in goodly
numbers and put on the program of
the evening last Thursday. Program
Chairman Durwood Creech introduced
Mrs. John A. Wallace and members
of her music and recreation classes,
Miss Jean Sasser 'and Miss Dorothy
Whitley. The program consisted of
piano duets, and recitations by Miss
Dorothy Whitley.
The address of welcome was de
livered by Howard V. Gaskill, which
was responded to by Luby F. Royal,
of Smithfield, Chairman of the Inter-
a school building in GoIdsboFo. Chief
Pearce went' to Goldsboro- with Mr.
Batten and bi-ought the car to feehna.
There, is no clue’ as to' t'hfi iientity
i£t.ifek..'tbief.',0r ■ thieveSv''I- ' i
James Suber Gets
A.B. Degree At A.G.C.
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James Suber, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Suber, was among those to
receive an A. B. degree at Atlantic
Christian college, Wilson, Monday.
Mr. Suber--graduated cum laude, and
also received numerous other honors
during his college career. He was on
the honor roll during his entire
Senior year. He was made a member
of the Golden Knott, an honorary
society, the members of which excel
in scholarship, leadership, citizenship
and character. He was an active
member of the Glee club, and presi
dent of the Senior class. Mr. Suber
has been elected a member of the
Four Oaks High school faculty for
next year. ,
four children, Arthur and William.
Bivens of Kinston, Johnnie'-Bivens
of Raine-’! f^r^Bs. Roads arid Misif
Clara Biifmis . pf JCinstotr;''
brothers, 3“--e..s ot P ua- ;
F-St-.Golij^rai '-
o'ne sister, Mrs. Norman Peedm of
Selma.
Funeral services were held froia
the home of his mother in Pine Level
Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, con
ducted by the Rev. Paul Baker, the
Rev. Emmitt Price and the Rev. J.
Asher Evans. Interment took place
in the Crocker cemeteiy. two milea
east of Selma.
Holton Wallace Named
To Head ABC Board
Since the three-year term of Holton
B. Wallace as chairman of the ABC
Board of Johnston County expired
on Tuesday, June 4, 1940, at a meet
jng of the County Board of Health,
the Board of County .Commissioners,
aiid the County Board of Education,
held in joint session on Monday
afternoon, June 3, Holton B. Wal
lace was unanimously, reappointed as
chairman of the ABC Board for an
other three-year term. No other can
didates were placed in nomination
for, this position.
New Combination Man
For Southern Bell
Mr. T. J. Lackey, of Statesville,
succeeds Mr. R. J. Smith as com
Telephons company. Mr. Smith re-
^cently retired after serving forty-two
i-'ears with the telephone company,
r. Lackey •will move his fare*ly to
ilma at an early date. He is now
iftopping at the Brick hotel.
club relations committee. . ■ -- —
Th’s Thursday’s meeting (tonight.).!for the Southern Bell
will be held at the Gabriel Johnston
hotel in Smithfield where the Selma
club will be guests to the Smithfield
club in another inter-club meeting.
It is urged that each member o^Jihe
Selma club attend this meetih
Raleigh Griffin will have charge
the program tonight.
Selma People Give
R^dio Broadcast
Man,' Louise Jeffreys and John
Jeffreys, Jr., gave a broadcast over
WGBR, oldsboro, Wednesday morn
ing from 10:15 to 10:30. They made
quite a hit with the manage'ment who
inrtted them to come again.
Mr. Clemmons’ Sister
Died Monday Afternoon
Mrs. J. E. Batson, 56, sister of
Rev. D. M. Clemmons, pagtor of the
Selma Baptist church, died in a
Wilmington, North Carolina, hospital
Monday afternoon.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home.
Topsail, N. C., conducted by Rev. J.
O. Walton, pastor of the Southside
Baptist church of Wilmington.
Surviving are her husband, three
daughters, Cassie Belle, Annie Mae,
and Marguerite; two sons, William,
Jackson and Talmage, all of Top
sail; and one brother. Rev. D. M.
Clemmons of Selma.
J^lma Railroad Man
; Quits After 47 Years
Ira^ T. Raines, who has the dis-
tin.ctic«i of being- the first baby born
in theriiown of Selma, retired today
after leaving served 47 years and six
month| with the Atlantic Coast Line
Railro.®. Mr. Eaiues is 69 years of
fige' anijl will receive a life pension.
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Sunday Services At
Selma Baptist Churcli
“How God Brings Men to Judg
ment” will be the subject of the
sermon at the Selma Baptist churqh
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock.
The text: Isaac 26:9.
How can people learn to do right
when evil seems to pay big dividends
when evil seems to pay big dividends ?
The only judgment which will change
things is the self-judgment of men
who come to see their own evil
hearts. God is taking us to Judg
ment.
At 8 p. m. Sunday fright, “The,
Slowness of God” will be the subject
of the sermon.
One of the facts most hard for
men to realize is the’;slowness , of
God. Human life is bi^bjU We are
in a hurry. God wdrksi-.His way.
Shall we^e patient? * "
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Mathews Family Wve
For Visit In Lync^ui^
Mr. anfi J. T. Mathews and.
little daughters, Judye and Virginia^ °
left today (Thursday) foF , Lynch.- ’
burg ,Va„ yihere they wifi spend
several days, Mr. Mathews is superin-.
tendent of the,^ local bran,fh --eJV tke
Virginia-Uarolinai;iȣhemical' co^^y.
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