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VOL. 24.
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 19, 1941.
SINGLE COPY 5c
NUMBER 25
ALL THIS AND COTTON, TOO
New Produce Market
Is Now Open For Sales
Manager Jack Wooten Report?
That Sales and Offerings So
Far This Week Have Beea:
Fairly Satisfactory— Chicken
And Egg Prices Good.
Selma Woman Drinks Carbolic
Acid, Dying Soon Thereafter
The Johnston County Produce Mar^
ket, located half way betwen Selina:
^and Smithfield, opened its doors fo-'’
business Monday mbfning at ICj Horribly
o’clock. Quite a number of patron.s'"
and spectators were present to see-;
the new marketing center get under
way. The spring- drouth had delayed]
the opening day because of the scar
city and lateness of various truck
crops in the area, but a g-oodly show-
Mack Hughes Killed
Early Sunday Morning
Mangled Body Found
Lying Beside A. C. L. Tracks
Half Mile South of Union Sta
tion In Selma—Details of the
Tragedy Not Known.
This North Carolina farm woman inspects the many cotton
articles which will be available under the AAA surplus cotton
stamp plan to cotton farmers in stores throughout the state
this year. Farmers who curtail cotton acreage will be paid at
the rate of 10 cents a pound, on the basis of normal yield, with
stamps good for purchases of any and all new cotton goods in
this country. The farmer eats his own wheat on the farm,
now he may wear his own cotton, and that without cost to him.
More than 70,000 North Carolina cotton farmers will receive
$2,000,000 in stamps and there will be sheets and shirts, socks
and skirts, towels and trousers, handkerchiefs and handi-cloths
a-plenty for the farm family. Cotton prices already have felt
the stimulus of the reduced acreage and price experts predict
markets will hold strong throughout the year.
Thousands Expected
At Benson Sing Sunday
Benson.— The twenty-third annual
session of the State Singing Conven
tion, which is held in Benson on the
fourth Sunday in June of each year,
will be held as usual this year.
Plans for an enlarged program are
about complete, the official commit
tee having made arrangements to
take care of the anticipated throng of
approximately 20,000 visitors.
The customary excellent conduct of
the large crowd which overruns the
town is expected. Police and State
Highway Patrolmen are present each
year and devote their time to direct
ing traffic assisted by the Benson
troop of Boy Scouts. The first aid
tents maintained by the Scouts have
proved helpful in various instances.
The Benson Municipal Park, set
aside by the town for the holding of
the'song'festival is-in process of pre
paration for the event. About 5000
seats will be provided immediately
adjacent to the open air stage and an
amplifying system will be installed to
facilitate the reception of the pro
gram by the several thousands unable
to secure seats as well as those w'ho
are fortunate enough to find seats.
Louis L. I.evinson, Benson attorney,
who has been president of the singing-
convention for the past decade or
longer, expects to present a period of
broadcasting over a well known radio
broadcasting- system, as was done last
year. The program was received over
radio sets as far away as Hollywood,
California and the state of Washing
ton from which points communica
tions were received favorable com
menting on the program. Already this
year Mayor Ed Johnson has had in
quiries from distant places about the
convention, one telephone call having
come in from Washing-ton, D. C.
Manager Simon P-. Honeycutt, who
(^aceives applications for entries in
'Mhe 'various events of the program,
■ expects to have forty or more sing
ing units participating. Trios, quar
tets, classes, choruses of forty or
more voices and many family groups
have already indicated their intention
of competing for the trophies to eb
awarded in the Sunday events.
On Saturday afternoon, June 22, a
four-county elemination contest will
be held in the Municipal park -s\dth
sing-ers from Johnston, Harnett, Cum
berland, and Sampson counties par-
' ticipating. S. P. Honeycutt and Mat
thew Raynor, secretary of the con-
vention will have charge of the Satur
day afternoon program.
FINE BUSINESS
A few weeks ago the mer
chants and business men of
Selma started parking- their
cars in back lots and on side
streets in order that farmers
and others who come to town
on business might have con
venient parking space while iu
town. Most of our merchants
and business men have adher
ed to this policy in a splendid
way, but there are still a few
who seem to have overlooked
this matter. Here is hoping
that in the future there will
be no slackers along this line.
The countiy people will appre
ciate this consideiation ac
corded them, and it may even
result in additional business
to our town.
25 MEN LEAVE FOR
CAMP WEDNESDAY
Five Of Them Are From Selma
—Will Be Sent To Fort Bragg
For One Year’s Training—All
Are White Men.
Mack Hughes, 23-year-old Johnston
county farmer, was instantly killed
ing of trucks and vegetables were on early Sunday morning by a fast north
bound Atlantic Coast Line train half
a mile south of the Union Station in
Selma.
His body was found lying- in a side
farmers who,;ditch near the tracks by a Negro wo
man, who reported the find to officers.
The victim was last seen alive
_ _ , about 2 O'clock Sunday morning when
just before sales began that offerina-s ! he bought some cigarettes at a filling
since Monday had been fairly satis-i^tation near the scene of the tragedy,
factory and that prices are holdingbPeople who saw the you^ man late
up good. The principal offerings on|Saturday night said he w'as apparent-
the market today were Irish potatoes, tly sober.
hand at the opening, and while there
was a scarcity of buyers on the mar
ket Monday, some of the produce of
fered went at fairly good prices. How
ever, there were a few
refused to sell at prevailing prices.
Mr. Jack Wooten, manager of the
produce market, told us this morn
beans, squash, chickens and eg-gs„
Chicken and egg prices are good and
beans appear to be goin
strong.
It could not have been expected
that the new maket would have been
able to offer any flattering prices on
the opening day with all the handi
caps in getting the organization go
ing properly. As soon as the vaHovs
buyers and transportation tri^ckers
learn that the new market is.^ln op-r-presnell
eration and that the farmers are re
ally doing their part in supplying- the-
market with an abundance of produce,,
we believe there will be plenty of
buyers and that prices wall improve
greatly. The thing- most' nelessary at
this time is for the farmers to show^
a willingness to patronize the marked
by carrying--what they Have to bffer,'
even if they should have to make
some sacrifice in prices at the begin
ning. The project was started for
the sole purpose of helping the farm
ers, and not for the purpose of tak
ing their produce at sacrificial prices.
The more produce offered the more
buyers there will be, and the more
buyers there are the stronger will be
the bidding, and that is what it will
take to make it a success.
i Hughes’ body was badly crushed
i'find torn by the wheels of the speed-
pretty-tflng train. His guardian, James W.
iHug-hes, of Smithfield, Route 2, said
that identification would have been
.^difficult had it not been for some easly
Recognized tattooing- on his arm.
-■ Young Hughes -w-as born in Old
-Fort, N. C., and at the age of five
i’lyas adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James
'iv. Hughes. His real name was Mack
Pine Level Youth
Drowns In Lake Wendell
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at Yelving-ton’s Grove
church, followed by - burial in the
church cemetery.
Argument To Begin In
"Famous StricklamL Case
Attorney E. G. Hobbs Writes
Ti3 The Johnstonian-Sun In
Regard To Big Oil Suit Going-
On In Texas.
Mrs. R. L. Ray and children spent
last week in Fayetteville.
The follo-ttung young -v\Lite men
have been notified to report to John
ston County Draft Board No. 2 in
Selma on Wednesday, June 25, where
they will board a special bus for Fort
Bragg for a year’s training:
Chester Arthur Peele, Selma, R2.
Joseph Abdalla, Selma.
Ivey Lloyd Anderson, Selma.
Elijah Creech,- Princeton, Route 2.
Elijah'Bunn, Selma, Route 2.
Roy Ashley Ellen, Clayton.
William Leonard Barbee, Kenly.
Theodore Roosevelt Snipes, Selma,
Route 2.
Woodrow Wilkins, Clayton.
Claude Roberts, Kenly, Route 2.
Edward MoCoy Gurkin, Selma.
William fra Musgrave, Kenly, R3.
Major Capps, Selma, Route 2.
James Andrew' Owens, Clayton.
Wissie Glenn Boykin, Kenly.
James Ernest Stallings, Selma,
Isaac Randall Hall, Selma.
Leonard Ransom Price, Selma, Rl.
John Norman Denning, Princeton,
Route 2.
William Clarence Adams, Selma.
James Wilson Black, Clayton.
Daniel Thomas Medlin, Selma, R2.
William DeWitt Worley, Princeton,
Route 2.
Jesse Cofield Harris, Clayton,^ R2.
James Wesley Davis, Wendelij, Ri,
Albert Tolar, 24, of Johston County,
near Pine Level, was drowned Mon
day afternoon, June 9th, in Lake
Wendell. Young Tolar and Hallie
Strickland were fishing in the lake at
the time of the tragedy.
According- to the story told by
young Strickland the boat had been
turned and they had started back to
ward the mill. The boat -vi'as rather
small and -v\-as powered by a large
outboard motor. When the boat was
started, rather rapidly, water was
shipped in the front of the boat, and
the boat quickly sank in deep water.
Strickland who^can s-w-im some was
attempting to get the motor loose
from the boat, which would then have
come to the top, -w'hen he noticed To
lar in difficulty. He asked if the other
could swim, and -w-hen he received a
negative answer started to his aid,
but the young man went down for the
third time before he could be rescued.
Help w^as summoned and Dr. Brau-
dwell was also called. According to
reports the body stayed in the water
for twenty to thirty minutes, and in
spite of artificial respiration for an
hour and a half resucitation failed.
Strickland stated that he did not
know Tolar could not swim, and was
not sure how long he had been strug
gling before he noticed. The boat was
in deep water near the middle of the
pond w'hen it went down.
Mrs. Eli Taylor Is
Taken To Hospital
The .Johnstonian-Sun received a
postal card from Attorney E. G.
Hobbs Monday, mailed from Conroe,
Texas last Friday, in which he states
that the big Wilson Strickland oil
suit in which he has been involved as
attorney for the past year or two, is
expected to come to a close in the
near future.
Mr. Hobbs said his claimants would
be among those given a jury hearing
as soon as the arguments are over.
Argument starts this week, he said.
Mr. Hobbs stated that this is the lar
gest and the longest law suit ever
tried in the state of Texas, in which
there are about 500 issues involved,
and that all these must be decided by
jury.
“I surely will be glad when this is
over, and I will be home as soon as it
is. over,” Mr. Hobbs wrote.
Mrs. Miriam Core Eason Swallows An Ounce 0/
Fiery Poison Monday Night Shortly After Pur>
chasing Same From Selma Drug Co. —Funeral
At Home Here Wediiesday Afternoon — No
Reason Assigned.
FLIGHT SCHOOL
AT LOCAL AIRPORT
Hugh W. Prince. Jr., Will Be In
Charge of Flight Operations;
Courses In Flying Will Be
Given.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rliriam Core Eason of Selma, who died
Monday night in the Johnston County Hospital after drinking car
bolic acid, were held Wednesday afternoon from the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Core, who live in the Selma Mill vil
lage. The Rev. D .M. Clemmons on the Selma Baptist church and
the Rev. 0. L. Hathaway of Edgerton Memorial Methodist church,
were the officiating ministers, and burial was in the Crocker
* cemetery, two miles east of
Selma.
Mrs. Eason was seized with
convulsions Monday night while
parked in a car on Market street
in Smithfield near Hood Drug
Co. She was accompanied to
Smithfield by her sister. Miss
Mildred Gore and Raifprd Hamil
ton.
About 9 o’clock Monday night Mrs.
Eason Went into the Selma Drug Co.
here and bought an ounce bottle of
carbolic acid from Winfield Talton,
the local druggist, after she had told
him she wanted the poison for a dis
infectant.
While riding to Smithfield she oc
cupied the rear seat of the car, and
when the trio stopped at the Hooks
Service Station Mrs. Eason went into
the rest room for a brief period just
before going up to-wn. When they
were near Hood’s Drug store Hamil
ton parked his car and went into the
drug store, leaving Mrs. Eason and
her sister on the car. Mrs. Eason be
gan to sing but suddenly stopped and
collapsed in the_f.qot oF the,cgr.
her sister saw her gasring for breath
and foaming at the mouth she gave
an alarm and Hamilton immediately
got under the wheel and drove to the
hospital, where the poison was soon
pumped from her stomach, but it
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The Aero Corporation, of Atlanta,
Ga., has recently opened a Flight
School at the Selma Airport, which is
located about two blocks east of the
Union Station in Selma.
Mr. Hugh W. Prince, Jr., of Dunn,
who thrilled thousands with his stunt
flying here a few Sundays ago, is in
charge of Flight Operations. He is a
qualified Re-rated Instructor, and is
available by appointment at any time.
A minimum of eight hours dual in
struction is required by the -Civil Ae
ronautics Authority before making
solo eights. Three arrangements are
offered from which you may select
the most convenient.
Students are trained on new 65-
h,Qrsep_o,wer ^.....Taylorcraft.,., airplp-hfis^
which are considered by the Aero
Corporation as the most outstanding
of the light planes.
FUNERAL HELD FOR
MRS. MINNIE PARKER
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Mrs. Eli Taylor, who has been quite
ill at her home here for some time,
was rushed to Duke Hospital Tuesday
for treatment. She was taken on Bai
ley’s ambulance, accompanied by her
husband, Mr. Taylor. Mrs. F. L. Mc
Ginnis, of Williamsburg, Va., arrived
Tuesday to be at the bedside of her
mother. A sister, Mrs. J. F. Wells,
who has been with Mrs. Taylor for
several days, returned to her home in
Tarboro Tuesday. The many friends
of this good woman wish for her a
speedy recovery. ’
Benson.— The funeral of Mrs. Min
nie A. Parker, TA, wife of Cicero B.
Parker of Four Oaks, Route 3, was
conducted from the home Friday af
ternoon. The Rev. Junius B. Lee was
the officiating minister and burial
was in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Parker was the mother of 13
children now living and had 80 gTand-
children and 29 great grandchildren.
She was born and reared in Ingrams
to-wnship of Johnston County.
She is survived by her husband; a
brother, C. E. Allen; two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Woodall of near Benson and
Mrs. Alma Lee of near Four Oaks;
and the following children: Mrs. Mil
lie Johnson, Mrs. Neal Barbour, V. B.
Parker, W. O. Parker, Mrs. Sallie
Parker, Mrs. Millie E. Guinn, Neva
Parker, J. R. Parker, W. J. Parker,
and Delma Parker, all of Four Oaks,
Route 3, Mrs. Mollie Lee, Benson,
Route 1; and Mrs.. Garlie Massengill,
Princeton, Route 1.
Mrs. H. B, Marrow
Undergoes Operation
“Window Shopping”
Given New Significance
Program Chairman John Jeffreys
introduced Rev. Leon Gray, who is as
sisting with the Vacation Bible school
at the local Methodist church, who
brought the message of the evening
at the Selma Kiwanis club on last
Thursday evening.
The speaker edged into his subject
by saying that “window shopping”
very often reveals the true character
of the person doing the window shop
ping. He said that by carefully ob
serving a person “window shopping”
you can determine' his or her likes
and dislikes.
Continuing- his address, he said that
too many people shift from one job
to another or from one place to an
other without giving proper consider
ation to those values other than mon
etary considerations. Down in his
home state of Alabama, he said, he
knew a minister who had practically
spent his entire life in one rural com
munity as pastor of the same church,
and although he had been offered
flattering salaries to go to city
charges, he refused to do so on the
grounds that he had spent his life’s
work in that community where he
held the respect and confidence of
both church and non-church people,
and that for him to move to another
fiel-d and leave all that he had ac
complished in the hands of some one
else, he felt that it would be treating
his friends of a life time with im
proper consideration; and in doing so,
he might find difficulty in establish
ing himself in the confidence of the
people in his new field.
Mrs. Spilman To Speak
At Kiwanis Meeting
Mrs. J. B. Spilman, of Raleigh, one
of North Carolina’s outstanding wom
en,' will address the Selma Kiwanis
club tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock.
The speaker will be introduced by
Miss Anne Noble, of- Raleigh, former
resident of Selma. H. H. Lowry will
be in .charge of the program. All
members of the club are urged to be
present.
Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
==By H. H. L.
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Mrs. H. B. Marrow, wife of the
county superintendent of schools, un
derwent an operation for appendicitis
in Johnston County Hospital yester
day. Her mapy friends in Selma and
elsewhere, will be glad to learn that
she is getting along nfcely.
The following girls attended the
G. A. House Party at Meredith Col-
legt, Raleigh, last week: Betty Ann
Ball, Frances Davis, Jean Davis, Iris
Worley, Ruth Wiggs, Annette Wom
ack, Mable Broadwell, and Margaret
Modlin.
WALT GODWIN to TOM RAY:
“Here’s fifty cents, go out and get
some -Coca Colas, and be sure you put
some strychnine in the bottles you
give these Sales Tax men in here”—
the above conversation took place in
GODWIN’S store this morning—the
crowds are increasing at the Junior
I.eague games for the reason that the
fans are getting their money’s worth
—EARL FUNDERBURK and ED
CREECH have a winning- ball club—>
the boys have won 5 straights, having
defeated Lumberton twice and Dunn
the same number of times, and Wil
mington once—these boys are going
to town—that editorial in The Smith-
field Herald Tuesday urging the pub
lic to attend the games was all right,
but we have failed to see a single
member of The Herald staff at a game
so far—practice what you 'preach,
TOM—MRS. JOHN DIEHL had a
narrow escape from getting bitten by
a Black Widow spider a few days ago
—MRS DIEHL was picking beans for
dinner when her hand came in close
contact with one of these deadly spi- ...
ders—her son, J-ACK, captured her .'
ladyship with two eggs and placed
them in a small bottle—one of the .
eggs hatched out thousands of spiders ■
and JACK is waiting to see what the.
other egg is going to do—they have
been bottled up air tight for more :
than a week and are alive and healthy
—HUNTER PRICE is moving into
his handsome new home—^this is one ,
of the most attractive homes in Sel
ma—ED CREECHLhas begun work on
his new home, on the lot adjoining
the PRICE home—when completed
this will be another handsome home—
work on CARL WORLEY’S beautiful
residence is progressing- rapidly and
will soon be completed—we under
stand all the furnishings for this
home will be new—FLOYD PRICE,
JR., has his lovely home about com
pleted—we were shown through it a
few days ago—there is no more mod
ern home to be found in Johnston
county—we are proud to see these
handsome residences going up in oux
town—let others follew suit—T. M.
BENOY has purchased the old Wade
Brown home where EDITOR STAN-
CIL lives from DR. JOHNSON and
has begun placing material to repair
this home.
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