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VOL. 23.
A Weekly Nef.,s^ai>er Containing The News And Views Of Your Community And Surromding Territory.
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NUMBER 41.
Selma School Head
ARTHUR A. NARRON
KILLS SELF WITH GUN
Honored by Kiwanis
Elected Lieutenant Governor of
This Kiwa.nis District At
Carolinas Convention In
Winston-Salem.
0. A. Tuttle, superintendent of the
Selma schools, was honored by the
Kiwanians of the Carolinas District
in convention at Winston-Salem this
■week when he was elected Lieutenant-
Governor of this Kiwanis district,
embracing clubs at Lumberton, Fay
etteville, Raeford, Sand Hills, San
ford, Smithflcld and Selma.
Lieutenant-Governor Tuttle came
very near being elected to this office
at the Carolinas District convention
last year. He has l:^een an active
Kiwanian in the Selma club since
coming here to head the Selma
schools a few years ago. He also
served one term as President of the
local club and filled that office well.
This is the second time that the
Selma club has been honored with
the office of lieutenant-governor,
Charles W. Scales having held that
office one year while a member of
the Selma club. Mr. Scales filled the
office of lieutenant-governor with
credit to himself and to the local
club. as well as to the entire Caro
linas District, and in the election of
O. A. Tuttle to that office we predict
that Kiwanis will continue to go for
ward.
The complete list of officers elected
at Win.ston-Salem this week are as
follows:
Ray Furr of Rock Hill, S. C., was
elected as Carolinas Kiwanis district
governor as the 21st annual con
vention closed Tuesday.
Furr succeeds Dr. Charles W. Arm
strong of Salisbury.
Nine lieutenant governors also were
elected as follows:
Charles C. Ervin, Forest City; Joe
W. Shuford, Hickory; E. J. Cathel,
Lexington; O. A. Tuttle, Selma; J.
M. Saunders, Chapel Hill; L. W.
Midgette, Elizabeth City; T. Frank
Jones, Goldsboro; Grin Crowe, Co
lumbia, S. C., and Wilson W. Harris,
Clinton, S. C.
Reports were made by the chair
man of the four convention com
mittees, as follows:
Credentials, Floyd H. Craft, Greens
boro; resolutions, J. H. LeRoy, Eliza
beth City; elections, Frank Riddick,
Charleston, S. C., and attendance, T.
W. Crews, Spartanburg, S. C.
Arthur Acquilla Narron, 63, Mid
dlesex, Route 1, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the left
side of his chest with a shotgun
Tuesday afternoon about four o’clock,
at a tobacco barn near the home of
his brother, R. R. Narron. The load
is believed to have punctured one
side of his heart and came out at
the left shoulder blade bone.
So far as is known here, he gave
no indication before hand that he
intended to take his life, but it is
understood that he had not been in
good health for some time.
Funeral services were held at
Antioch church Wednesday afternoon
at 3:30, conducted by Rev. A. D.
Parrish, pastor of the church. Burial
took place in the church cemetery.
Surviving "are his wife, Mrs. Nora
Narron; two daughters, Mrs. Sam
Brown of Shelby, N. C., Miss Elsie
Narron of Lowell; two sons, Clayon
Narron of Lowell, and Wesley C.
Narron of Middlesex, Route 1; two
sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Johnson of
Middlesex, and Mrs. C. W. Hocutt
of Zebulon, Route 1; four brothers,
Ivey Narron of Zebulon, W. E. Nar
ron of Zebulon, Route 1, W. P. and
R. R. Narron of Middlesex, Route 1.
Dr, Whitehead Talks
To Selma Kiwanians
School Children Getting
Passes To County Fair
Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
:By H. H. L.
FLOYD C. PRICE, JR., while re
turning home a few nights ago ran
over a big fat ’possum — when
FLOYD got out of his car to see
what he had run into, heard a noise
in the brush near the highway, and
thinking it might be a bear, jumped
back into his car—but he finally
summoned up enough courage to get
out again and claim his ’possum
“I don’t like ’possum,” said FLOYD,
JR., but Dad does so I took him
home with me” — “there’s nothing
like ’possum and ’taters,” said
FLOYD, SR.—and we agree with
him—DICK LEWIS says he enjoyed
the trip to Knoxville, but did not
enjoy the game—^those go.ing along
with DICK were CARL WORLEY,
ED CREECH and JIT YOUNGER-—
“it would have been a great game
if Duke had licked Tennessee,” said
the boys—MRS. ANNIE DIXON
WILSON is Mayor of the town of
Dover—MRS. WILSON is the mother
of our good friend, BRACK WIL
SON, manager of the Sanders-Mims
Company, dealers in Ford cars and
parts—if we mistake not MRS. WIL
SON is the only woman mayor in
the whole state of North Carolina—
congratulations to PROF. TUTTLE
he was elected Lieutenant-Governor
of this, the 4th Kiwanis District, at
a meeting held in Winston-Salem
Sunday, Monday ,|^d Tuesday—
DAVID BALL, president of the Selma
club, represented the club at the
convention — the many pictures of
Selma business houses you will see
in this week’s Johnstonian-Sun were
made by JAY BATTEN, the paper’s
staff photographer—JAY knows his
stuff—the Mayor of Selma, FRANK
HOOD, and his better half went to
Raleigh yesterday to see LUCKY
TE'TER—“it makes your hair stand
on end,” said his honor, “to see what
risks that man. takes”-^if you like
thiS' issue of The Johnstonian-Sun,
tell us, if you d|>n’t keep your mouth
shut.
Dr. J. W. Whitehead of Smithfield
was the visiting speaker at the
Selma Kiwanis club last Thursday
evening. 'He was introduced by Ki
wanian C. P. Harper.
H. H. Ijowry was in charge of the
program.
The speaker said that he was
greatly interested in the development
of the agricultural and livestock pro
gram for Johnston county, and that
he was taking advantage of that
occasion to call attention to the New
Johnston County Fair to be held,
during the week beginning October
I4th. He said that he believed much
good can be accomplished through
these fairs if everybody will take
more interest in the various prizes
to be awarded for the exhibits. He
emphasized the fact that more than
$500 in prizes are being offered this
year in order to induce people to
place their exhibits on display at the
fair. He said that the New Johnston
County Fair has never made much
clear money, but that they have made
enough to pay the expenses' since
he has been connected with it. He
also mentioned the fact that the,
Wilson County Fair has about $40,-
000 in surplus money which they can
use to promote worthwhile projects
in the community or make dona
tions to worthy causes as the need
for such expenditures warrant. Hg
said that tf the farmers would put
on display the best they have in
agriculture and livestock, Johnston,
county could have one of the best;
fairs to be found anywhere since
Johnston ranks among the first in
agriculture.
DRAFT REGISTRATION TO
BE HELD ON OCTOBER 16
THE MAN FROM
THE SOUTH POLE
‘Hud” Waite Will Lecture In
the Selma School Auditorium
Friday Night, October 11,
and Tell About South Pole
Expedition.
All Male Persons Between the Ages of 21 and 35
Must Register—Registrars Are Named For
Various Precincts In Johnston County
Passion Play Movie
Coming To Smithfield
(Smithfield Herald)
The Smithfield Kiwanis club has
arranged to show on Friday evening,
November 1, at the school auditorium
in Smithfield, one of the most un
usual talking motion pictures ever
made. President Lawrence Wallace
announced Monday.
The title of the picture is “Golgo
tha,” and it i§ the first and only
talking motion picture ever made of
the famous Passion Play. This mo
tion picture presents the immortal
story of the crucifixion of Christ in
a spectacular and Impressive manner.
Critics have acclaimed it the greatest
picture of its kind ever filmed.
President Wallace said the com
pany now' presenting “Golgotha” on
tour throughout the nation had as
sured him that a complete set of
the finest talking motion picture
equipment would be brought to
Smithfield for the showing of the
movie. The equipment includes a
special projector, a complete sound
system and a modern screen.
Announcement regarding tickets
and prices for the picture will be
made within a few days, the Kiwanis
president said.
Ten thousand passes to white and
colored school children are now bein
distributed for the New Johnston
County Fair to be held in Smithfield
October 14-19.
Dr. J. W. Whitehead, fair seere
tary, said passes were being mailed
to principals of the different schools
in the County for distribution to the
pupils.
On Tuesday and Friday white
school children will be admitted free
on the passes to the fairgrounds
until 6 p. m., and on Wednesday
colored school children will he ad
mitted free until the same time. Ad
missions to the shows and rides will
be reduced one-half for the children.
Besides the school children days,
the program for the fair will be
rounded out in the following manner:
Monday, exhibits will be received all
day; ’Thursday will be 4-H club day
and Saturday will be ^‘Everybody’s
Day.”
Judging of the many fair exhibits
will be held Tuesday. Over $fi00
worth of permiums are being offered
by the fair association for agricul
ture and farm exhibits. Single farm
exhibits will receive special attention
from M. B. Strickland, superinten
dent of the agricultural department.
Considerable interest is expected in
the first prize of $8 and second prize
of $5.
Free acts have been scheduled for
the fair. The Three Francos, a high-
wire performing group, have been
booked for the free acts. The Three
Francos perform their stunts high in
the air on a tight wire with bicycles.
This troupe has appeared at several
state fairs throughout the country
and has been shewing in Carolina in
the past few weeks.
Big display of fireworks Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights. Dr. Whitehead says ther^ will
be 150 pieces of firewo-’ each
night. “You will see the b',gest dis
play of fireworks you have ever seen
in the county,” said Dr. Whitehead.
As an addition Talmadge Pollard
and the original Johnston County
Ramblers will be presented Wednes
day and Thursday nights. Pollard
and his group of entertainers are
well .known in this, broadcasting
daily over WEED, Rocky Mount.
“Bud” Waite, radio operator and
electrician at Little America on the
Third Byrd Expedition, will lecture
in the Selma School auditorium
Friday night, October 11th, at 7:30
o’clock. He will tell how 56 men
wintered on a giant ice cake in the
Antarctic, what they did during the
four-month Antarctic night, hoW
tractors and airplanes behave at 50
below zero, and what complete
isolation from the world is like.
Further, Waite was one of the three
men who made the 123-mile dash in
the winter night to Byrd’s advance
base, where the four men had to live
in a nine by thirteen foot shack
under the snow for two months be
fore they could return. “Bud” Waite,
holder of the Congressional Medal
and several citations, tells the story
vividly, humorously, accurately, and
documents it with splendiApictures.
Mrs. Waite assists in the progra^
Wednesday, October 16, 1940, is the date set for the registra
tion of all male persons from 21 to 36 years of age, who will be
subject to draft for military duty. ^
For the infoimiation of the public, the registrars for the
various precincts, as well as the location of the place of registra
tion, are as follows:
North Banner, Junie V. West, Ben
son.
CANDIDATE McNEILL
MAKES GOOD SPEECH
One of the best political addresses,
heard in Johnston county in many a
day was delivered in the Johnston
county court house last Saturday
night, by Robert H. McNeill, Re
publican nominee for governor. This
address was entirely minus of any
mud-slinging, but instead, Mr.' Mc
Neill confined his address to con
structive criticism of the state and,
national administratons. In speaking,
of state affairs. Candidate McNeill
-said he favored the abolishment of
the state sales tax, not that he would
attempt to cripple any of the worthy
institutions of the state, but he said
there is enough loop holes where
graft and waste is being permitted,
td make' up for any shortage • that
might possibly result from the
abolishing of the sales tax. He told
ofj how taxes have doubled and
thribbled in North Carolina, and that
the politicians are always looking
for some source to grab more taxes,
so they can have more money to,
spend rather than to look for some
means of reducing taxes.
Candidate McNeill said that he was,
very intimately acquainted ■with J.
M. Broughton, his Democratic op
ponent, and that he had repeatedly
invited Broughton to meet him on
the stump and debate state issues
with him, but that Mr. Broughton had,
turned thumbs down on every pro
posal of this kind. Mr. McNeill
voiced regrets that his Democratic
opponent did not, have the courage
or the material with which to go
out and defend the Democratic ad
ministration in North Carolina.
In speaking of national affairs, Mr,
McNeill said that if President Roose
velt is elected to a third term, he
seriously doubts whether the people
of this nation will ever be permitted
to hold another election with the
same amount of freedom in the exer
cise of the ballot as they now enjoy.
MAYOR FRANK M. HOOD of
Selma extends an invitation to the
farmers of Johnston county to visit
Selma, where a hearty welcome
awaits them. If you have never met
Selma’s young mayor, make it a
point to do your trading here, meet
him and other leading citizens of our
town. Selma merchants can supply
your needs in any kind of mer
chandise you may need, at prices in
line- ■with the times. ,
ABC RESTRAINING
ORDER DISSOLVED
Superior Court Judge Leo Carr
dissolved a ’ temporary restraining
order which had prevented the clos
ing of Johnston county liquor stores
following a referendum which was
won by dry forces.
The judge’s decision was rendered
at a hearing in the court house in
Smithfield Monday night of this
week. This decision paved the way
for the immediate closing of alco
holic beverage control stores in the
county.
Paul D. Grady of Kenly, attorney
for a group of persons who had at
tempted to keep the stores open
gave notice of an appeal to the
Supreme court. He was given 30
days by Judge Carr to perfect his
appeal and the defendants in the
action were given 16 days in which
to answer.
Meanwhile, however, the stores
will be closed pending the appeal.
Johnston was the first county in
North Carolina's recent history
which voted, to return to the dry
ranks after an interval .during which
liquor was legally sold.
The referendum won by the drys
was held June 29, and the vote was
almost two to one in favor of closing
the stores.
South Banner, Fulton Surles, Beu-
son.
West Banner, J. E. Wall, Benson-
North Boon Hill, A. F. Holt, Jr.»
Princeton.
South Boon Hill, Mrs. D. L.
Creech, Brogden.
North Beulah, R. D. Woodard^
Kenly.
South Beulah, P. D. Grady, Jr,
Kenly.
East Clayton, J. M. Turley, Clay-'
ton.
West Clayton, W. S. Penn, Clayton.
Cleveland, G. Wilber StephensoBf
Cleveland School.
Bentonville, G. R. Britt, Beasley’s.
Store.
Elevation, J. G. Medlin, Old Med*
lin’s Store.
East Ingrams, Frank George, Fo’."'
Oaks.
West Ingrams, Seth Keen, Four
Oaks.
Micro, J. E. Creech, Micro.
North Meadow, Harvey Marsh-
burn, Peacock’s Cross Roads.
South Meadow, Perry Thorntoiv
Peacock’s Cross Roads.
North O’Neals, Bascoe Strickland,
Emit.
South O’Neals, Luby Batten, Cor^
bett-Hatcher School.
Pleasant Grove,. J. Romie Stepher
son. Township Courthouse.
Pine Level, D. N. Holt, Pine Level-.
North Smithfield, E. V. Wilkins,
Courthouse, Smithfield.
East Smithfield, E.
Courthouse, Smithfield.
West Smithfield, W.
Courthouse, Smithfield.
East Selma, W. L.
Selma, Town Hall.
West Selma, E. J. Sasser, Selma,
To-wn Hall.
Wilson’s Mills, Ayden Lassister,
Wilson’s Mills.
Wilders, Raymond Nowell, Arche*.
Lodge.
C. Jones,
J. Alford,
Etheridge,
Four Persons Injured
In Head-On Car Crash
Joseph Edwards of Near Smith-
field In Hospital With Skull
Fracture.
ORGANIZED
TOBACCO SALES PASS
5 MILLON LB. MARK
Represents Selma
Smithfield tobacco warehouses
Monday had the biggest sales of any
day in two weeks. An estimated
275,000 pounds was on the floors,.
The big break sent the sales for
the season soaring past the five mil
lion pounds mark. Sales through last
Friday were approximately 4,750,000
pounds.
Warehousemen said Monday that
prices appeared stronger on better
grades. A large quantity of good
leaf was in evidence.
Smithfield floors are being cleared
daily and farmers are assured of
selling their tobacco on the same
day it is brought to market.
A one-variety cotton community
has been organized in the J. P-
Beasley community near Dunn with
20 members, reports J. B. Gourlay,
assistant farm agent of Harnett
county.
Time For Awarding
Of Prizes Has Been
BOOK RENTAL
HONOR ROLL
Changed to 3 P. M.
—A#
Dorothy Wilkins represented Selma
and Johnston County in the SUte
4-H Style Re-vue at State college,
October 4, 1940.
One-third of the people killed in
traffic accidents in North Carolina
this year have been between the
ages of 25 and 44. j
On next Saturday and
each Saturday until Christ
mas the time for the award
ing of prizes will be 3
o’clock instead of 3:30 as
heretofore. Be on hand
with all your tickets at 3
o’clock. This change has
.been made in order to give
, shoppers more time to' do
i’ their trading before night.
Don’t forget the change in
time.
Teachers book rental collection
honor roll for the second week end
ing October 4, is as follows:
Sada L. Clarke, Wilson’s Mills
School, 8th grade.
Pearl Aycock, Micro School, 11th
grade.
Mrs. George Strickland, Cleveland
School, 11th grade.
Mrs. J. T. Smith, Archer Lodge
School, 9th and 10th grades.
Pauline Sloan, Meadow School, 8th
grade.
MattalfcLee Smith, Meadow School,
9th grade.
Nancy Stephenson, Meadow School,
10th grade.
Thelma Rollins, Benson School,
11th grade.
Annie F. Edwards, Benson School,
10th grade.
Ina Mae Pearce, Benson School,
9th grade.
E. C. Funderburk, Pine Level
School, 8th grade.
Eunice McKay, Smithfield Sch^l,
10th grade.
Joseph Edwards of Smithfield,
Route 2, is in Johnston County hos
pital with a skull fracture he re
ceived when his car collided head-on
with another about 6:45 Tuesday
evening twm miles south of Selma on
Highway 301.
Three other persons were injured,
but only one was required to stay in
the hospital. He is I. V. Lee of
Dunn, Route 1, driver of one of the
cars who suffered facial lacerations,
and hand and head injuries. Silas
Ward, Negro, who was with Ed
wards, suffered mouth injuries and
lost several teeth; I. C. Strickland of
Dunn, Route 1, who was with Lee,
suffered a leg injury.
Patrolman H. C. Bobbitt, who in
vestigated, said that the left fronts
of the cars struck. The cars were
almos demolished, and a trailer-load
of tobacco on Edwards’ automobile
was dumped out.
Merchants’ Jubilee
Attracts Big Crowds
One of the largest crowds to at
tend the Selma Merchants’ Jubilee
were here last Saturday afternoon
to participate in the awarding of
the $40 in cash prizes. Those who
were awarded prizes Saturday were:
Roy Crumpler, Selma, $2.00.
Jesse Parrish, Lizzie Mill, $3.00.
Mrs. R. A. Jones, Selma, i $5.00.
Mrs. Walter Avery, Selms^ Route
1, $5.00.
Lonnie Wiggins, Middlesex, Route
1, $5.00.
Mrs. Willie Vann, Selma, $5.00.
Mrs. Claude Grady, Selma, Route
1, $5.00.
W. W. Poole, Selma Mill, $10.0Q,
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