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A Weekly Newspaper Containing The News And Views Of Your Community And Surrounding Territory.
VOL. 23.
SELMA, N, C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940.
SINGLE. COPY 5c
NUMBER 40.
Selma Kiwanis Club
Observes Ladies Nisht
Attomey Silas Lucas^ of Wil
son, Was the Chief Speaker—
Kiwanian Hayden Wiggs Wel
comed the Teachers and Miss
Irma Williams Gave the Re
sponse — Bill Thad Woodard
Was In Charge of the Pro
gram.
Ladies’ Night was celebrated
Thursday evening by the Kiwanis
club when they entertained their,
wives, sweethearts and the members
of the Selma school faculty.
Miss Delia Batchelor, club pianist^
presided at the piano and the entire
assembly joined in singing several
peppy songs led by H. H. Lowry.
D. S. Ball, club president, presided,
and the Rev. D. M. Clemmons gave
the invocation. The Woman’s club
served an appetizing supper. Attrac
tive favors were at each plate. At
tendance prizes were awarded Miss.
Irma Williams, Miss Edith Pryde
Harris, Mrs. W. D. Perkins.
Hayden Wiggs welcomed the teach
ers and Miss Irma Williams gave the
response. Bill Thad Woodard was in
charge of the program and intro
duced the new faculty members.
Afterward.s a very unique and laugh
able stunt was given by Kiwanians
C. E. Kornegay, J. V. Chamblee,
Leon Brown and teachers. Misses
Delia Batchelor, Rebecca Livingston,
Sara Bain Ward. By prolonged ap
plause Kiwanian Kornegay was de
clared winner when he dressed his
model. Miss Livdngston, in a paper
dress which he designed and cut in
five minutes. He presented the prize
to Miss Livingston.
Solicitor ’^|j^am I. Godwin intro
duced the speaker of the evening,
Atty. Silas Lucas of Wilson, who in
humorous vein entertained the
audience.
COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
LAST MEMBER
OF PROMINENT
FAMILY LEAVES
Mrs. W. T. Kirby
Undergoes Operation
Mrs. W. T. Kirby of Selma is
recuperating from an operation in
Duke hospital w'here she went two
weeks ago for the removal of an
internal tumor. She stood the opera
tion well, and reports from the hos
pital indicate that she will be able
to return home at an early date un
less complications set in.
Ashe county ranks first in the
number of cows of milking age
based on the 1940 farm census of the
State Department of Agriculture.
Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
:By M. L. s.:
Considerable attention is being at
tracted to at least three stores along
Selma’s Maindrag these days. A few
days ago, in addition to elaborate
improvements made by the Dunn
Furniture company which has under
gone many interior improvements re
cently, large fluorescent lights were
installed in the show windows of this
modern furniture store, and as these
lights give off their soft, bright
glow at night an entirely new
spectre is given to the entire store
and its furnishings.
But this is not the only store that
is attracting attention along North
Raeford street. The Creech Drug
company has recently installed these
fluorescent lights which flood the
entire store with a sunlit glow
that can’t help but attract the passer
by who finds himself or herself in
that vicinity. But the store manager,
Bill Creech, says this is only a
sample of what we may look for
soon.
And then there is our popular
jeweler, A. L. Langley, who has only
recently located in one of the new
Kornegay buildings next to the
Creech Drug company. Here one finds
a show window all decorated with
jewelry and tapestry trimmings,
while two fluorescent lights shed
their soft bright glow from above.
Thus, we find that our business
men are becoming more city-minded
each day and appreciative of the
best things in life.
On West Anderson street we find
that N. V. Smith has also caught
the spirit of progress and enlighten
ment, and the City Barber Shop has
become a mecca of light in that
vicinity where the fluorescent glow
of neon lights transform night into
day.
The Johnston County Board of
Education met in the courthouse at
Smithfield Wednesday, September 25,
with the following members present;
Mr. W. H. Call, chairman; Mr. C.
G. Holt, Mr. J. W. Woodard, Mr. P.
B. Chamblee.
Dr. J. H. Stanley, the only other
member of the board, has neces
sarily absent attending a sick patient.
The minutes of the meeting of
July 19, 1940, were read and ap
proved.
The election of all teachers of the
county, both white and negro, as
recommended by the several prin
cipals of the county and elected by
Five Generations Have Lived In
The Noble Home In Selma—
Miss Anne Noble Last Mem
ber of This Prominent Family
Moves to Raleigh.
JOHNSTON COUNTY FAIR
WILL OPEN OCTOBER 14
the several committees of the county i
and who are now teaching in the
schools of Johnston county, is hereby
approved by this board.
The school bus routes of the coun
ty as laid out by the State School
Commission during the summer, with
certain minor changes set out in
“Correction To School Bus Routes,”
is hereby approved.
It is ordered by this board that the
funds now held by the County Treas
urer and which were collected during
the previous school year as rentals
or supplementary textbooks, together
with such funds as are collected and
deposited with said County Treasurer
for the rental of supplementary
books during the present school year,
be held in tact and no disbursements
made therefrom pending further
orders from this Board. It is further
ordered by this board that the rental
system of supplementary readers
now in operation in the schools of
Johnston county be and the same is
hereby approved by this board.
Whereas, the Board of Education
of Johnston County deems it wise to
encourage sound scholarship in all
the schools of said county and ap
proves heartily of the monthly pub
lication in the Press of the County
of the names of those pupils making
such honor rolls, and the board being
further of the opinion that the re
quirements for the monthly scholar
ship honor rolls in all the schools of
the county should be uniform, it
hereby establishes the following rule
for determining such honor roll
throughout the county:
For a pupil to be entitled to make
the monthly scholarship honor roll
all of his grades, including the grade
on deportment, must be at least as
good as a two minus (which in per
centage is ninety or above).
Motion to adjourn was adopted.
W. H. CALL, Chairman;
' H. B. MARROW, Sec’y.
Micro Lady Dies
Early Sunday Morning
Mrs. D. C. Smith died at her home
near Micro, Sunday morning follow
ing- a stroke of paralysis which she
suffered a few days ■ ago. She was
68 years of age.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday afternon at 2:30, con
ducted by Rev. Debro Stancil, assist
ed by Elder S. B. Denny. Burial
took place in the family cemetery
near the home.
Survivors are her husband; the
following children: Mrs. S. P.
Aycock, Micro; Mrs. Robert Batten,
Selma, Route 1; Mrs. R. M. Hodge,
Kenly, Route 3; Mrs. J. C. Brown,
Selma, Route 2; Noah Pittman,
Selma, Pmute 1, and Harvey Pittman,
Lucama, Route 1; and two sisters,
Mrs. Lucinda Starling Batten, Selma,
Route 1, and Mrs. Jane Pulley
Batten, Selma, Route 2.
Miss Anne Noble, who has been
living in Raleigh for some time, but
still maintained her home here, was
in Selma Tuesday and moved part of
her furniture and household goods
to Raleigh. The remainder will be
sold at auction on Saturday, October
12.
Miss Noble’s grandfather, A. M.
Noble, was among the first residents
of Selma, having come here in 1867.
Five generations of the Noble family
have lived in the Noble home, which
was built by Dr. R. J. Noble, the
father of Miss Noble, on the corner
of Raiford and Railroad streets.
A. M. Noble, Dr. R. J. Noble, R.
P. Noble, R. P. Noble, II, R. P.
Noble, III, have made their home
within its walls, the latter two for
only a short time.
The family has meant much to the
growth and development of our
town, and the citizens of Selma re
gret exceedingly that circumstances
have removed them all from our
midst.
Miss Noble has recently sold the
home to Mrs. C. E. Denning.
TOBACCO BARN
BURNED FRIDAY
BENSON.—A considerable amount
of tobacco was lost Friday morning
when the tobacco barn of Jake
Thornton was completely destroyed
by fire. Mr. Thornton had left his
home early in the morning to go to
the tobacco market in Kinston and
Mrs. Thornton was also away. The
fire was discovered by Edward
Creech who was passing near the
Thornton home on an errand in the
community.
A number of neighbors including
Eugene Creech, Leon Thornton, and
Jim Thornton endeavored to put the
fire out but- were unable to save any
part of the contents of the barn.
SELMA AIRPORT
IS INCLUDED IN
AIR PROGRAM
A comprehensive program for the
development of 141 airports in North
Carolina and South Carolina has
been outlined to the House appro
priations committee by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration.
The Carolina projects, estimated to
cost $19,136,489, are included in a
nationwide survey the CAA has
worked out for development of 3,841
airports at a total cost of $521,337,-
735.
Among the North Carolina projects
are Selma, $28,371; Dunn, $28,371;
Goldsboro, $66 000; Wilson, $28,371;
Rocky Mount, $496,465; Raleigh-
Durham, $673,000; Fayetteville, $84,-
690.
Fair Officials Have Secured Zacchini Bros. As
Midway Attraction—Heading Zacchini Bros.
Is the Glass Family, Harlem Minstrels and
Streets of Morocco.
MORE THAN $500 IN PREMIUMS
PREMIUM WINNERS
TRI-COUNTY FAIR
Hog Shipment From
Four Oaks Monday
There will be a Generative ship
ment of hogs from the Four Oaks
market on Monday, October 7, 1940.
Growers having hogs to ship are
urged to notify the county agent’s
office in order that they will know
how many cars to Order, and so that
sufficient help will be on hand to
handle the hogs. It will be greatly
appreciated if shippers will have
their hogs in Four Oaks by 1:00
o’clock in the afternoon.
SAYS COTTON CROP
IS BEST EVER SEEN
H. A. Herring, prominent farmer
living on Route 1 from Selma, in
speaking of this year’s cotton crop
one day this week, said that he had
been picking cotton over a period of
50 years or more, but that he has
never seen so few faulty locks of
cotton in the burs as there are this
year. He said that he did not believe
there is five pounds of faulty locks in
his entire crop this year. Practically
all the bolls are opening and flushing
up beautifully, he said.
Accepts Job With
Pan-American Airways
BENSON.—Billie Lee, son of form
er postmaster, W. P. Lee, has ac
cepted a position with the Pan-
American Airways in Miami, Fla.,
as radio operator. Mr. Lee spent a
few days in Benson with relatives
last week enroute to Miami after
having relinquished a position as
radio technician with a' steamship
line on the Great Lakes.
A recent study of noted inventors
benefiting from the American patent
system showed that one out of six
came from farm families.
Benson M. E. Church
Has Promotion Day
BENSON.—Promotion Day was ob
served at the Benson Methodist
church Sunday. Certificates were
awarded a large number of attend
ants. Special mention was made of
the almost perfect attendance record
for the past year of Kyle V. Ste
phenson, Atty. Alphonso Parker, and
Mary Jane Utley, who were pre
sented attendance certificates.
Mamie Bailey — Collection canned
fruits and vegetables, 1st prize,
$2.50; Bedspread, 1st prize, $1.00.
Myrtle Bailey -— Bedspread, 2nd
prize, 50c; luncheon set, 1st prize,
50c.
Mrs. Paul Mayes — Collection
canned fruits and vegetables, 2nd
prize, $1.00.
Paul Mayes — Eggs, 1st prize,
$1.00; Eggs, 2nd prize, 50c.
Mrs. N. A. Branch—Caramel cake,
1st prize, $1.00; rolls, 1st prize, 50c;
muffins, 2nd prize, 50c; pillow case,
1st prize, 50c; string beans, 2nd
prize, 50c; squash, 2nd prize, 50c;
peach preserves, 2nd prize, 50c.
Frances Branch — Pajamas, 1st
prize, 60c.
J. N. Parnell—Peppers, 1st prize,
75c.
Harold Grant—Corn, 1st prize, 50c.
Mrs. 0. L. Parrish—Farm exhibit,
1st prize, $5.00; quilt, 2nd prize, 50c.
Mrs. W. T. Woodard—Gourds, 1st
prize, 50c; muffins, 1st prize, $-1.00;
pecans, 1st prize, 50c; sweet potatoes,
1st prize, 50c; apple jelly-, 2nd prize,
50c; grape jelly, 1st prizeftOc; black
berry jelly, 1st prize, 5^; flowers,
1st prize, $2.00; blackberries, 1st
prize, 50c; strawberry preserves, 1st;
prize, 50c; strawberry jam, 1st prize,
50c; grape jam, 1st prize, 50c; fig
preserves, 2nd prize, 50c; peach jam,,
1st prize, 50c; green tomatoes, 1st
prize, 50c red tomatoes, 1st prize,
50c.
Mrs. C. N. Grant — Peaches, 1st
prize, 75c; peaches, 2nd prize, 50c;
tomatoes, 1st prize, 75; soup mixture,
2nd prize, 60c; canned peaches, 1st
prize, 75c; canned peaches, 2nd prize,
50c.
Annie Hood Hughes—Apron, 1st
prize, 50c.
Mrs. W. L, Etheridge—Grapes, 2nd
prize, 25c; corn, 1st prize, 50c.
Mrs-. E. V. Deans — Pears, 2nd
prize, 50c; tomatoes, 2nd prize, 50c;
squash, 1st prize, 75c; soup mixture,
1st prize, 75c; corn, 1st prize, 75c;
okra, 2nd prize, 50c; carrotts, 2nd
prize, 50c; beets, 2nd prize, 50c; figs,
1st prize, 50c; berry jam, 1st prize,
50c; peach preserves, 1st prize; 75c;
pear preserves, 2nd prize, 50c;
Pomegrante, 1st prize, 50c; pears,
1st prize, 25c; grapes, 1st prize, 50c.
Mrs. D. T. Bailey — Devil food
cake, 1st prize, 50c; caramel cake,
2nd prize, 50c; biscuits, 1st prize,
50c; corn muffins, 2nd prize, 50c; fig
preserves, 1st prize, 75c; apple jelly,
1st prize 75c.
Mrs. John Adams—Buffet set, 1st
prize, 50c.
Mrs. J. T. Hughes—Centerpiece,
1st prize, $1.00; centerpieqe, 2nd
prize, 50c; crochet centerpiece, 1st
prize, $1.00; pear preserves, 1st prize,
75c.
E. V. Deans—Cow, three years old
or over, 1st prize, $2.50; Cow one
year old and under two, 1st prize,
$2.50.
Premium books for the seventh annual New Johnston County
Fair have been recently published and are now being distributed
to 4-H club boys and girls and other persons in the county.
. Over ?500 worth of premiums will be given away this year by
fair officials to exhibitors. Better displays are expected this year
■ * because the fair is being held
FIRST WEEK BOOK
RENT HONOR ROLL
FOR CO. TEACHERS
Since the success of the Johnston
county book rental plan depends on
good collections of rental fees and
good care of the books, the Board of
Education will announce at the end
of each week of the first month a
teacher’s honor roll containing the
names of the teachers of the county
who have collected 100 per cent of
their enrollment up to and including
the previous Friday.
The honor roll for the first week
of school has eleven teachers on it
as follows:
Kenly school, Mrs. Katherine Griz-
zard, teacher, grade 11.
Archer Lodge school, S. C. Wood
ard, teacher, grade 11.
Glendale school, E. E. Crawford,
teacher, grade 9.
' Four Oaks school, Edna Mae
Cameron, teacher, grade 9.
Pine Level school, Doris Leach,
teacher, grade 11.
Princeton school. Pearl Pittman,
teacher, grade 10.
Selma school, Rebecca Livingston,
teacher, grade 9.
Smithfield school, Mrs. A. G. Glenn,
teacher, grade 11.
Clayton school, Hawsie Rowe,
teacher, grade 11.
Clayton school, Elizabeth Rogers,
teacher, grade 8.
Clayton school, Beulah Brake,
teacher, grade 8. *
Father of Selma Men
Dies In Pine Level
Mr. J. A. Denning, 66, died sud
denly at his home in Pine Level
Wednesday at noon following a heart
attack. Funeral services were held
today (Thursd.ay) at 3:30 o’clock
from the home, conducted by the
Rev. Jesse Crocker. Burial took
place in the Crocker cemetery.
Surviving are his ^ widow; four
sons, C. E. and H. C. Denning, of
Selma; Clyde Denning, of Pine
Level; John Denning, of Richmond,
Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Everette
Creech, of Pine Level; one brother,
Charles B. Denning, of Angier; one
sister, Mrs. Annie Bro-wn, of Golds
boro, and ten grandchildren.
Frank Woodruff Will
Tell You Next Week
For the past few days we have
noticed carpenters at work in the
store of B. F. Woodruff & Son here.
A partition has been placed clear
across the middle of the store. When
asked what it all meant, Frank told
us to just wait until next week when,
he would have an important an
nouncement to make through the
columns of The Johnstonian-Sun.
the week of October 14 in the
midst of harvest season in this
county.
In charge of the exhibits will be
M. B. Strickland, agricluture depart
ment; Mrs. E. P. Lore, clothings
home furnishing and needlework; and
Mrs. J. W. Hobbs, canned goods.
Livestock, poultry, and 4-H club
exhibits will be handled again this
year by assistant county agent:
Fair officials have secured Zacchini
Bros, as the midway attraction, offer
ing one of the cleanest midways in
the show business. Zacchini Bros, has
been only organized for the past two
years and all equipment including ten
rides and several side-shows is
modern, 'fhe midway attraction has
been playing fairs in other sections
of Eastern Carolina and has met
with considerable success.
Heading Zacchini Bros, midway is '
the Glass Family with able support
from other feature attractions in
cluding Harlem Minstrels and Streets
of Morocco.
The Glass family, composed of the
Glass parents and their six daugh
ters, has appeared on stage and
radio. All members of the entire
troupe are accomplished dancers,
singers and entertainers.
In addition to the fine program of
free acts, elaborate fireworks will be
displayed each night. Dr. J. W-.
Whitehead, fair secretary said.
Assisting Dr. Whitehead in stag
ing the fair are other members of
the Pou-Parrish post of the Ameri
can Legion. They are; G. A. Allen,
Hugh Austin, Adam Whitley, B. G.
Mattox and W. M. Gaskin.
A GOOD PROGRAM
WE OVERLOOKED
It has been the policy of the Pub
licity Committee of the Selma Ki
wanis club to give an account of
each regular meeting of the club,
but through an oversight the meeting
held two weeks ago was not written
up for the paper. Kiwanian Oscar
Creech was program chairman for
that meeting and the visiting speak
er for the occasion was Rev. O. L.
Hathaway, local Methodist minister,
who made a very impressive talk on
“Religion.”
The speaker said that, in these
days of strife and warfare among
the nations of the earth, people
seem to have forgotten the most im
portant thing in the world—^re
ligion, and that he believed much of
the trouble in the world today is
directly due to the failure of the
people to first recognize God as the
ruler of the destinies of men, and
not warships, g-ims and fighting
planes.
Destiny Of ABC Stores
Awaits Hearing Monda][^^
Bailey
Farmer Likes
Selma Cotton Market
Selma Girl Among
Ga. College Beauties
Gainesville, Ga. — Miss Dorothy
Reid O’Neal, freshman at Brenau
college, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. O’Neal of Selma, N. ,C., was
chosen one of the twenty beauties on
the Brenau campus. Miss O’Neal was
recently pledged to Zeta Tau Alpha,
National Social Sorority.
Oxford Orphanage
Singing Class Coming
To Smithfield Monday
Mr. Floyd C. Price says he has
bought about 60 bales of cotton this
week from the vicinity of Zebulon,
Middlesex and Bailey. One farmer
told him he lived near Bailey and
that he could get- more for cotton
in Selma than he could nearer home,
and that he was going to try again.
The noted Singing Class of the
Oxford Orphanage will make its ap
pearance in the courthouse in Smith-
field, Monday night, October 7th, at
7:30 o’clock. There will be no ad
mission charge but a free will offer
ing will be taken.
PEANUTS
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has given final approval of
a program designed to improve mar
keting conditions for peanut growers
by diverting surplus peanuts of the
1940 crop.
The temporary restraining order
prohibiting the closing of the ABC
Stores in Johnston county has at
least given the stores a few more
days of grace, but their fate is to
be determined next' Monday night,
October 7, when Judge Leo Carr will
give a ruling on whether the tem
porary restraining order shall be
made permanent or not. The stores
were to have closed on October 1st.
There is some talk now that in case
Judge Carr should fail to uphold
the temporary restraining order, the
matter will be taken to the State
Supreme court. The hearing will be
held in the county courthouse in
Smithfield.
AMAZING
ASK YOUR MERCHANTS FOR
TRADE TICKETS.
Dr. Ernest Berl, a Pittsburg
chemistry professor, has perfected a
process that will turn out high grade
gasoline from molasses in two hours^
at a reasonable cost.