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THE JOHNSTONIAJN - SUM, SELMA, N. C. — THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1S41.
This ^X^eek In Defense
CALCUT TO SERVE
ONE YEAR ON ROADS
President Roosevelt, declaring that 1 enough of the metal to build 16 pur-
are con
a stike at the North American Avia
tion plant in Inglewood, Calif., was
impeding the defense program, order
ed the Army to operate the plant af
ter workers rejected Mediation Board
terms for settlement. Two days after
taking over, the Army reported “100
per cent efficiency” with all employees
returned to work. The President said
plants which he might be forced to
place under Federal control will be
returned to private management as
soon as possible.
The House voted for an amendment
to the 1942 Army appropriation bill
to prohibit the payment of funds to
any individual or company failing
within 10 days to abide by Mediation
Board recommendations for settle
ment of disputes. The Senate approv
ed a declaration that strikes or lock
outs in defense industries
trary to sound public policy.
The Mediation Board announced
settlement of three labor disputes, in
cluding the dispute of the soft coal
industry. The U. S. Counciliation Ser
vice announced settlement of 34 ad
ditional disputes.
Selective Service
Selective Service Headquarters or
dered reclassification of all registr
ants “impeding the defense program.
The order said “the citizen who has
been deferred because of the job he
is performing in the national defense
program cannot expect to retain the
status of deferment when he ceases
to work on the job for which he was
deferred.”
The Senate approved a bill to defer
men who reach their 28th birthday by
July 1 of this year, except those al
ready in the Service.
Foreign Affairs
The State Department announced
sinking of the American freighter
Robin Moor in the south Atlantic by
a German submarine. Announcing the
rescue of only 11 of the 46 persons
forced to abandon the ship. Under
Secretary Welles told the press that
international law requires precautions
must be taken for the safety of the
passengers and crew before a ship is
sunk.
Ships
The 0PM granted full priority for
materials necessary in the building of
289 merchant ships for U. S. and
Great Britain and the 312 special
lease-lend vessels.
0PM Production Director Diggers,
speaking at Quebec, said “almost
every' ship now building in our rapidly
expanding yards is ahead of sche
dule. ’ Ihe Maritime Commission di
rected the Southern Pacific Company
to deliver for national defense pur
poses its entire fleet of 10 vessels
(66,600 tons), formerly used in coast
wise trade.
Lease-Lend Aid
President Roosevelt reported t o
Congress that $75,202,425 of war
materials have been tranferred to the
democracies since the enactment of
the lease-lend law and $4,277,412 879
has been allocated for futher aid out
of the $7,000,000,000 provided by Con
gress. He said that work has started
on agreements with foreign govern
ments on the terms and conditions of
the aid they receive.
Civilian Defense
Civilian Defense Director LaGuardia
stated organization of medical groups
auxiliary police and fire units, sanita
tion, and first aid squads are the nec
essary basis for adequate home de
fense. He said panic is to be avoided
under all circumstances and it will be
necessary to educate the public to the
absolute necessity of obeying instruc
tions.
Mr. I.aGuardia said firemen and
policemen from 40 Kastern cities will
be trained in combatting poison gas
and incendiary and high explosive
bombs in 17, two-week courses at Ed-
g'evrood Arsenal, Md., under the direc
tion of the Army Chemical Warfare
Service. 'Trainees will return home
and instruct fellow townmen.
DPM announced it will soon begin
a. nation-wide campaign to collect
Scrap aluminum from civilians. A test
drive in Richmond, Va., and at Madis
on, W isc., it was said, produced
Slot Machine King Loses His
Last Court Battle—Term
Begins June 20th.
suit planes or two and one-half bom
bers.
OIL
Defense Petroleum Coordinator Ick-
es told a press conference that curbs
on petroleum consumption along the
Atlantic coast appear inevitable but
the degree of restriction would de
pend on public cooperation in con
serving oil and gasoline. He said the
American Automobile Association has
pledged a campaign to cut down con
sumption of gasoline by motorists by
slower driving, elimination of hasty
“getaways” in traffic, and proper en
gine adjustments. He said Bureau of
Standards tests showed a car which
gets 18 miles to the gallon at 30 m.p.h
will get only 8.6 miles to the gallon
at 80.
Power
The Federal Power Commission re
ported “many areas of the country
are now—facing power shortages—
Unless orders are placed immediately
for large amounts of additional capa
city for 1943, serious shortages will
develop.. .”
0PM Director General Knudsen an
nounced 0PM has formally approved
the St. Lawrence Waterway and Po
wer Project “as part of the all-out
defense effort.” The President allotted
$200,000 for construction of a cooper
ative transmission system to carry
power from the Pensacola Dam to 15
REA cooperatives in Kansas, Arkan
sas, Missouri, and Oklahoma to pro
vide for development of zinc deposits
for defense.
Coal
The Office of the Bituminous Coal
Consumers’ Counsel announced a cam
paign — endorsed by defense consum
er, price and transportation officials
— to promote buying and storing of
next winter’s coal this summer to
lighten the load that movement of
crops and defense materials will place
upon the transport system beginning
next fall. The Office warned consum
ers against “panicky” buying at high
prices and said the supply of bitum
inous coal is ample for all needs.
Prices
Administrator Henderson, of the
Office of Price Administration and
Civilian Supply, arranged with the
industries concerned to prevent un
justified price increases in coffee, ply
wood, paper board, crude oil, gasoline,
and automobiles. Mr. Henderson told
certain auto firms to withdraw re
cently announced price rises' becauses
they “are inconsistent with the fa
vorable earning position of the indus
try.”
Priorities
0PM placed borax and boric acid,
aluminum scrap, zinc, copper, and
synthetic rubber under full priority
control. OPACS announced programs
to allocate suf.icient quantities of
these materials for essential civilian
needs.
Vice President Wallace, speaking in
Washington, said the democratic way
is for each citizen to put off non-es
sential purchases until after the emer
gency so that more material will be
available for defense.
Defense Housing
Defense Housing Coordinator Pal
mer announced there have been com
pleted 14 293 defense dwelling units
in 55 localities of 26 States and ter
ritories. Speaking to the Conference
for National Housing Inventory, Mr.
Palmer said it may be necessary to
ask Congress for an additional $500,-
000,000 to construct 125,000 homes in
defense areas in addition to the 97,000
already contracted for.
Joe Calcutt, of Fayetteville, one
time slot machine king in North Caro
lina who grew very wealthy through
the nefarious business, will begin on
June 20 his term of one year on the
Wake county roads, a sentence impos
ed on him in Wake Superior court
last December by Judge Hunt Parker
for violation of the state’s slot ma
chine law.
Judge John J. Burney issued the
imprisonment order last Friday in
Raleigh as counsel for Calcutt appar
ently reached the end of legal man-
eauverings that have carried the case
to the State Supreme court and back
to Wake Superior court again.
“We contemplate no further legal
proceedings,” said J. Wilbur Bunn, of
Raleigh, member of the defense coun
sel.
No notice of another Supreme court
appeal was given. Calcutt paid a fine
of $10,000 and posted $10 000 bond
as a guarantee that he would surren
der to the sheriff of Wake county on
June 20.
In the case last December, Calcutt
pleaded guilty to an indictment con
taining two counts. On the first. Jud
ge R. Hunt Parker sentenced him to
a year on the roads. On the second,
the judge suspended an additional two
year term on a number of conditions.
These conditions including placing
of Calcutt on probation for five years,
payment of $10,000 fine, dissolution
of his slot machine business, Calcutt’s
refraining from political activity for
five years, and others.
The State Supreme court several
weeks ago upheld the sentence on the
first count but remanded the case to
the Wake court for resentencing on
the second.
Judge Burney overruled motions of
Calcutt’s counsel to quash the indict
ment and handed down this sentence
on the second count of the indictment:
One year on the roads suspended on
good behavior for two years and a
fine of $10,000.
He then ordered Calcutt’s commit
ment to' serve the one-year term on
the first count.
MICRO
NEWS
LEADS
The native American black Walnut,
prized for the fine furniture its wood
makes, continues to yield thS highest
priced timber in the United States,
reports the U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
COTTON
It is now estimated that the world
cotton crop for the 1940-41 season
will be approximately 29,700,000 bales
produced on 75,500,000 acres.
Teacher—In which of his battles
was Alexander the Great killed?
Pupil—I think it was his last!
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Creech and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Howell, in Goldsboro, Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ina Mae Pearce is spending
this week in Moyock, with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Venoy Underwood, of
Selma, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Underwood Sunday.
Walter Boykin, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Boy
kin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed O’Neal, of Smithfi-
eld, Mr. and Mrs. John Hawley, of
Goldsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Jenkins, of Ayden, were guests of
Mrs. Sallie Mozingo, Sunday.
Miss Vick Mozingo joined a party
of friends in Ayden last week and
went to Virginia Beach for a few
days.
Dr. M. Hinnant, C. B. Hinnant and
Miss Margaret Hinnant spent Mon
day in Chapel Hill.
A. T. Gaddy attended the Scout
Jamboree at Camp Tuscarora last
week.
Miss Frances Jean Davis is spend
ing this week in Selma with her aunt,
Mrs. J. V. Chamblee.
Mrs. Hazel Strickland spent last
week in Princeton with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Creech and
family and Miss Thelma Williamson,
of Fayetteville, and Charlie ^.Batten,
of Rose Hill, visited Mrs. C. L. Bat
ten during the week end.
Miss Derusha Gay has returned af
ter a two weeks’ vacation in Gum-
berry with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Manning, of
Williamston, spent Friday night with
Dr. and Mrs. M. Hinnant.
Mrs. Nora Mash and daughter, Ma
ne, Miss Lucile Moser and Russell
Wellons, of Washington, D. C., were
guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Wel
lons Tuesday night.
Miss Margaret Collier, of Raleigh,
spent the week end with her parents.
Mrs. Joe Stephenson, of Smithfield,
spent the week end with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. William Scott, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Scott, of Norfolk,
Va., spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Barbour and
family, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Emma Hawkins.
Misses Hazel Pearce, Cora Lee
Worley, and Herbert and Earl Ay-
cock are spending several days in
Florida, with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vann, Mr. and
Mrs. Argo Brown, Mr. and Mrs. El-
dridge Batten, T. C. Wall and chil
dren, Rosaline, Joe and Ruth Hatch
er spent a few days last week on a
fishing trip to Morehead.
Miss Hazel Hatcher, of Rocky
Mount, spent Wednesday with her
parents.
Given Surprise
Birthday Dinner
W’hile Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wall and
family were at Sunday school Sunday
morning, a few of their intimate
friends and relatives gathered at Mr.
Wall’s home and spread a sumptuous
dinner on an improvised table in the
yard. Mrs. Wall had previously invit
ed the guests and planned the affair
as a surprise to her husband.
Those present on this occasion, in
cluding their families, were: Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Wall, Mr. and Mrs. Wor
ley Wall, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Wall,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wall, Mr. and
Mrs. John Wall, Mr. and Mrs. Ner
Hatcher, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hdtcher,
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Wood, Mr. and Mrs. El-
dridge Batten, Mrs. Charlie Bridgers,
all of Micro; Mr. and Mrs. Harper
Hatcher, of Whiteville; Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Ellis, of Goldsboro; Mr. and
Mrs. Bernice Woodard and Miss Myr
tle Grey Thompson, of Selma; Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Spivey, of Newport
News, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Argo Brown
of Selma.
Hemderso’n Lady Gets
First North Caroliia
Palmolife Contest Prke
Mrs. Robert W. Pegram, 607 Chest
nut Street, Henderson, N. C., has just
received a $50.00 cash prize from the
makers of Palmolive Soap. This was
the second prize offered on June 6th
in the daily Palmolive contest that
runs through June 27th.
Palmolive Soap was one of the six
prize winners of this date. The prize
presented to the Henderson lady by
W. S. Goodwin, the local Colgate
Palmolive Company’s representative.
Rawles Grocery & Market 'also re
ceived a prize for selling the prize
winning Palmolive.
Small Boy—Mother, I want to know
something. ..
Mother—Yes, Junior, -what is it?
Small Boy—When a lightning-bug
lightnings, why doesn’t it thunder?
F.W.B. Leagues Meet
With Mrs. Hubert Pulley
Tasty Pryns JyiG8 -• Tasteless Mineral Oil
Firsneiplitlialain Relieve Constipation
Here, at last, Is a fruit juice laxative which tastes good and acts
easiiy yf'Altoui irritatian or griping. It’s Prunol. Prunol is a scientific*
^homogenized ematsion of mineral oil, prune juice and phe-
r. olphihalein. It does the three things necessary to relieve constipa-
t*. n, sOitens waste matter, lubricates intestinal canal and gently
s. -niuautes intestinal muscles whose action is so important for ef-
fcc...ve bowel movements. Try Prunol. If you’re not completely sat-
with results obtained your druggist is authorized to refund
y:ar money. Prunol comes in 60c or $1.00 sizes. Sold and'
guaranteed ey Selma Drug Co., Selma, N. C.
REVISED
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture now recommends a spray con
taining only half as much tarter eme
tic and one-fourth as much bro-^’n
sugar as previously recommended for
thrips injury to gladiolus blooms.
INDIGESTION
may affect the Heart
Gas trapped In the stomach or gullet may act like a
hair-trigger on the heart. At the first sign of distress
smart men and women depend on Bell-ans Tablets to
set gas free. No laxative but made of the fastest-
acting medicines known for add Indigestion. If the
FIRST DOSE doesn't prove Bell-ans better, return
bottle to us and receive DOUBLE Money Back. 25c.
TRADE
where your business
is appreciated!
On the last Wednesday night in
May, the three Leagues of the F.W.B.
Church held their monthly social in
the home of Mrs. Hubert Pulley. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.
Jack Avery, acting chairman, follow
ed by a hymn. Dorothy Wilkins, pro
gram chairman, presented the devo
tional. It consisted of a poem, “The
Town of Don’t You Worry,” and a
revised version of the same poem in
Christian terms. A thought from it
goes thus: “If you can look at your
self in the mirror and smile because
you’re a Christian, Don’t You Worry!
Your life will have a happy ending!”
Mr. Avery led in prayer service,
followed by song. The business of the
evening was brief, concerning only a
means of raising money on the church
debt fund. It was decided that each
member bring a special offering to
the next joint social and business
meeting.
After playing several interesting
games, the group was served by Mrs.
Pulley. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Pul
ley, Hilda Pulley, Joan Pulley, Mrs.
J. H. Wilkins, Jane Belle House, Ma
ry Rose House, Edna Grey Morgan
and Dorothy Wilkins.
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DISHES
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CON. SUPER-SUDS (Clothes)
Regular size, 3 for 25c
Giant size, 2 for 45c
Special Octagon Soap, 2 for.... 5c
Large Octagon Powder, 3 for 14c
Special Octagon Powder, 2 for 5c
Octagon Toilet Soap, 3 for .... 14c
Octagon Cleanser, 2 for 9c
Octagon Granulated, 3 for .... 25c
Octagon Soap FlSkes, 3 for .. 25c
Crystal Wh. Toilet Soap, 3 for 14c
Hollywood Toilet Soap, 3 for 14e
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Palmolive Beads 5c
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KENLY, N. C.
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PHONE 86-J — _ _ SELMA, N. C.
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WHY Stand Over A Hot Stove ?
When you can get a good chicken dinner at
GURKIN’S TAVERN
In an air-conditioned dining room. The menu served and
the service you get at this popular Tavern is as good as
you’ll find anywhere.
GURKIN’S TAVERN
ONE MILE SOUTH OP SELMA, N. C. — ON
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ROUTE 301 I
Come to see us. We carry a full line of
FRESH GROCERIES
— ALSO —
FRESH MEATS
At All Times !
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INTERIOR and EXTERIOR USE
We can save you money on
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Quality Paint
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