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VOL. 24.
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941
The Johnstonian-
Sun is dedicated
to the best interest
of Johnston coun
ty and its sixty
thousand people.
Read the news and
advertisements in
its columns each
week.
NUMBER 30
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Funds Arc Needed
Complete Gymnasium
Chairman Janes Makes Urgent
Appeal For Funds To Com
plete Community Building—
Committees Appointed To
I Solicit Funds.
SELMA STARTS DRIVE
FOR POTS AND PANS
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Two committees, one from the
American Legion and one from the
Business interests of Selma, - have
been named to go out and make soli
citations for funds to compete the
new City Community Building. At
present it will require about ^ $1500
dollars more to complete the job.
When complete, this building will
house the American Legion, the Boy
Scouts, and a large auditorium will
be available for the general public
as well as a gymnasium for all types
of indoor athletics, such as basket
ball. Boy Scout activities, etc. The
auditorium may be used for club
meetings, society meetings, or for
public gatherings of whatever nature
may be deemed appropiate.
By working through the N Y A
much progress has been made on the
building which is regarded as a $20,-
000 project, at a cost to this com
munity of approximately $6,000, and
is a building that Selma and com
munity may well feel proud of.
Many of our citizens have contrib
uted liberally to this project, but the
work is at a stage right now where
it has become necessary to make an
appeal to the citizens of this com
munity for additional funds in order
that the work may go forward to
com pletion. Without this help the
v/ork will have to stop. The Building
committee needs $1500 dollars to
complete the project, including win
dows, seats, etc.
Dr. E. N. Booker, who headed the
first Finance Committee to raise
funds for this project, now finds R
necessary to give up his work on this
committee because of his enlarged
practice. -A new committee has been
appointed, with R. A. Jones, chair
man; B. A. Henry, C. W. Manning,
H. H. Lowry and J. Q. A. Jeffreys.
A canvass will be made of the town
of Selma and members of the Amer
ican Legion, and this committee is
asking for the hearty support of all.
The building is yours and you have
cause to feel proud of it, and the
more you invest in it, the prouder
you should be for making that in
vestment. If not used by you, it will
be used by your children or your
neighbors’ children who will be af
forded better training and better de
veloped physical bodies that they may
become more useful citizens.
Should the committee fail to see
you, make your contribution to R. H.
Griffin at the Branch Banking and
Trust Company of Selma.
In case a family desires to con
tribute a sufficient amount for a
memorial to be placed in this building
that can be arranged with the com
mittee, also, such as furniture, flags,
windows, doors, equipment, etc.
SELMA MAN SAVES
LIFE OF CHILD
John Thomas Hughes, Jr., Son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hughes,
of Selma, Saved Life of Sev
en-Year-Old Robert Lytton
From Drowning At White
Lake A Few Days Ago.
Mayor B. A. Henry announced this
morning that a drive had begun in
Selma for the collection of aluminum
ware for defense purposes . A wire
pen has been arranged on the vacant
lot adjoining the Branch Banking &
Trust company here, and all alumin
um ware should be taken there a,t
soon as possible. Only old, used or
discarded aluminum ware is wanted.
Many homes have some form of old
aluminum pots and pans or other
household utensils which they will
be glad to contribute to this cause;
and in order to make it as easy or
householders as possible. Mayor Hen
ry said the Town of Selma will give
a prize.of $1 to the boy or girl who
collects the greatest number of pieces
of such ware for deposit in the wire
pen here. If you can contribute any
aluminum ware to this cause have it
ready when some calls for it.
Vernon Woodruff brought a large
turn of old aluminum pots and pans
to the Johnstonian-Sun office early
this morning to let us know he is in
the game to win that $1 bill.
NO MORE BEER AND
WINE ON SUNDAY
Commissioners Of Selma Pass
Ordinance Pnohibiting Sale of
Beer and Wine On Sunday
At Request of Representative
Delegation of Citizens Here.
Town Officials Endorse
Daylisht Saving Time
Selma Man Wins Prize
At Angier Anniversary
Lawrence Fleming won the prize
offered for the smallest man attend
ing the anniversary of the founding
of the town of Angier on last Thes-
day. Lawrence, who is 23 years of
age, 44 inches tall and weighs 43
pounds, was given the $2.00 prize
donated by Chief-of-Police Sam
Jones, of Angier, former Selma po
liceman. Young Fleming is said to be
the smallest man in North Carolina
to register for the draft last October.
A former mayor of the towm of
Angier walked up to the car, handed
Lawrence a dollar bill and invited
him to visit his town again. Quite a
number of Angier citizens interview
ed the little fellow and when he left
Angier he had $5.09 in his jeans
He was accompanied to the Harnett
county town by Mayor and Mrs. B. A.
Henry and daughters, Joyce Ann and
Jean, Bill Mang-um and H. H. Lowry.
(The Bladen Journal)
The quick and skillful work of John
Thomas Hughes, Jr. of Selma, Qerk
in Goldston’s hotel. White Lake, un
doubtedly saved the life of Robert
Lytton, seven-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Lytton of Elizabethtown
on Monday afternoon, July 14th.
Robert and several companions
were swimming in White Lake, and
playing in the shallow waters, and
it is thought that Robert went too
far out on the pier and dived in deep
water, being unable to swim out.
Joan Brantley, a visitor here in the
home of her aunt, Mrs. J. T. Lee,
saw his body lying on the bottom of
the lake and cried for help. An 'un
identified stranger lifted the child’s
body to the pier and John Thomas
Hughes rushed to the scene and ad
ministered artificial respiration for
around 45 minutes. ‘
There were no signs of life for at
least 10 minutes and the battle for
life looked hopeless, but Hughes
worked on, his skillful hands finally
sensing a faint tremor in the child’s
heart and pulse. _ Dr. E. C. Bennett,
of Elizabethtown, reached the scene
quickly, and administered a heart
stimulant.
Hughes is an Eagle Scout, a grad
uate of Wake Forest college, where
he specialized in life saving, and a
young man of excellent character.
The lad is recuperating as well as
could be expected, but suffered con
siderable from shock.
Great praise for the quick and ef
ficient work of young Hughes is
heard on every hand.
At a special meeting of the Board
of Town Commissioners held Tues
day night, when a representative del
egation of the citizens of Selma ap
peared before the board and made a
strong appeal to the Town Fathers
to prohibit the sale of beer and wine
on the Sabbath Day, the group was
assured by the board that proper con
sideration would be given to their
request.
The board then went into execu
tive session and passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of beer and wine
on the Sabbath Day within the cor
porate limits qf the Town of Selma,
said ordinance to become effective on
August 1, 1941.
The delegation represented to the
board that the sale of beer and wane
on the Sabbath Day was not only
wrong, but that many people had
abused this privilege by “tanking up”
on these intoxicants on Sunday and
thereby becoming quite noisy and
disrespectful of the sacred rights and
privileges of those who prefer to
honor the Sabbath Day. It was repre
sented to the board that no one
should object to better Sabbath Day
observance, or to any law which
has for its aim this objective.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS
ALONG MAINDRAG
Along the Maindray we notice that
the Selma Clothing & Shoe Compa
ny is havin a new front put in. So.
one by one, Selma’s business concerns
are gradually improving the appear
ance of the stores and store fronts,
and all this gives us a feeling that
our people are taking more pride in
the town and in their individual prop
erty as well.
The progressive dry goods firm of
Smith & Cameron is having the inte
rior of their store repainted, which
is another sign of progress along the
Maindrag.
We might suggest that the owner
of the building in which The John
stonian-Sun is housed come up to
Selma occasionally and compare his
property with many of the other bus
iness buildings—if he wall, mayoe he
will do something about it.
Ill Compliance With Request of
Governor Broughton, Mayor
Henry Wires Him That Town
Board Are Cooperating With.
Daylight Saving Program.
Mayor B. A. Henry and the board
of town commissioners of Selma have
gone on record as favoring daylight
saving time, in response to a request
from Governor Broughton. The pro
posed institution of daylight saving
time in this state is intended as a
means of conserving electrical power
for defense. All clocks would be ad
vanced one hour under the new sys
tem.
Mayor Henry sent the following
w'ire to Governor Broughton: “I am
pleased to advise that the commis
sioners of the towm of Selma, N. C.,
have unanimously endorsed the day
light saving plan as requested by
you.”
Two Southern Trains
To Be Taken Off Here
Four Oaks Woman
Found Dead In Bed
J. R. POOL TO HEAD
COUNTY DEFENSE
James R. Pool, Smithfield attor
ney, has been asked by Governor
J. M. Broughton to serve as Johnston
county chairman of Civilian Defense.
An outline of the duties assigned to
the local defense unit will be sent to
Mr. Pool upon his notice of accept
ance of the post. _ _ !
A suggestion of the type of civilian
defense work of which the chairman
would be in charge was included in
„ letter from headquarters of the
North Carolina council of defense. It
was pointed out that the county de
fense branch would be expected to
cooperate in all local emergency ef
forts, such as drives for funds to aid
in the defense program and the set-
, , 1, • ’ I ting up of an aircraft warning sesv-
home near here Tuesday following a |^
stroke of paralysis which came after
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday for Mrs. Arnette Baker, 64,
wife of Joseph Baker, of near Four
Oaks. Baker found his wife dead in
bed when he awoke Friday morning.
It is thought that she died around
1:00 a. m. She had been in poor
health, and it is thought death re
sulted from heart trouble.
Services were held at Barbour s
Chapel. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving besides Mr. Baker who
was her second husband, are seven
children by her former husband. These
are Harvey, David and John Ennis
and Mrs. Meta Pulley of Raleigh;
Mrs. Ada Willis of Rocky Mount;
Mrs. Mamie Davis of Erwin and Mrs.
Nellie Baker of Four Oaks.
TONSIL, ADENOID
CLINIC NEXT WEEK
Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald, of Smithfield,
ear eye, nose and throat specialist,
will conduct the annual tonsil-adenoid
clinic sponsored by the Johnston
county health department next week,
beginning Monday. The clinic will be
held in the basement of the Smith-
field school.
Eligible for the clinic are children
from six years old to 12, and the
clinic is for white and Negro children.
Previously the ages were given from
eight to 12 years, but this was incor
rect.
The clinic, as has been announced,
is for indigent children and applica
tions must be made through the fam
ily doctor. A maximum charge of
five dollars will be made for the oper
ation.
SELMA PEOPLE VISIT
MR. C. P. HARPER
SMITHFIELD YOUTH
DIED LAST WEEK
Prominent Farmer Of
Benson Died Tuesday
Benson.—Joseph N. Norris, 71, and
a well-known farmer, died at his
long period of declining health.
Funeral services were held at Han
nah’s Creek Primitive Baptist church
near Benson at 3 o’clock Wednesday,
-with Elder Xure Lee in charge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fruzie
Norris, and the following children:
Hubert Norris of Clayton; Wade Nor-
of Benson; Mrs. Ethel Barefoot,
Nellie Stewart and Mrs. Iva
Glover, all of this section; and 18
gTandchildren. He was a son of the
late Henry and Catherine Norris and
was born and reared in Johnston
county.
Mr. Pool, who was urged to pro
ceed with organization of the county
defense unit at once, says that dur
ing the next few days he will ap
point local committees to direct the
work of civilian defense in all parts
of the county.
ns
Mrs.
POSTMASTER EARP
PAINTING HIS HOME
Among those who have resorted to
the use of more paint in Selma re
cently, we note that Postmaster H.
E. Earp is having a new coat of paint
applied to his home on the corner of
Massey and Waddell streets. Mr.
Earp said his neighbors up the street
have been doing so much building and
painting that he felt that he must do
something to keep up with the prog-
ress of tliG town.
Surprise Birthday Party
For Mr. H. B. Carter
Sunday, July 20, the family of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Carter met at his
home on Waddell street, in Selma, for
a surprise dinner, honoring Mr. Car
ter’s 59th, and his first grand-child’s
6th, birthdays
A beautifully decorated table was
placed on the lawn and in the center
were two lighted birthday cakes.
After the delicious picnic lunch
gifts were presented.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Claude F
Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W
Carter and children, Bobby and Lo
retta; Rachel, Anne, Christine, Thel
ma Lee, Gertrude, Herbert and Loom
is Carter; also present were Aileen
Bedford, of Clayton, and Robert
Glen Watson, of Newport News, Va.
WILLKIE THINKS WE
WILL ENTER WAR
Los Angeles, July 23.—Wendell L.
Willkie told a mass meeting for na
tional unity tonight the United States
probably would be involved in war
regardless of the position it took on
developing international affairs.
The real issue now, he said in a
prepared address, “is whether we are
going to live in the future as free
men, or whether the attack of the
totalitarian powers is to destroy our
prospect of freedom and force us, in
desperation, to undertake another
form of government.
Willkie said the United States was
not seeking war in establishing out
lying bases but was moving to secure
outposts from which its freedom
could be defended.
‘As the international situation de
velops there will doubtless be other
moves we will be compelled to make,
he told his listeners. “In judging
these moves, let us have one, and on
ly one, criterion. Do they or do they
not help to -assure free lives for us
and our children and our children s
children? If they do not, then we
should oppose them. But if they do,
then whatever our party or whatever
our creed, we must give them our
support.”
Willkie said he believed concentra
tion of power in the hands of the
President was a great danger to de
mocracy, “but we are not here faced
merely with a domestic danger—and
in the very founding of this country
the principle was set forth that in
times of national danger power must
be temporarily concentrated in the
hands of commander-in-chief.”
Baxter Gay Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Smith, died at the home
of his parents in Smithfield on Mon
day night, July 15, following a long
illness. He was 17 years of age on
Sunday before his death. An invalid
since birth, he had been a great suf
ferer all his life and for several
weeks his condition had been critical.
Funeral rites were held from the
home late Tuesday afternoon, con
ducted by the Rev. C. L. Gillespie of
the Smithfield Baptist church, as
sisted by the Rev. J. J. Boone, pastor
of Centenary Methodist church. A
mixed choir sang appropriate hymus.
Interment followed in the Oakland
Heights cemetery. The grave was
banked with lovely flowers.
Surviving besides his parents is one
sister. Miss Mary Smith.
According to an announcement by
Southern railway officials, two Sou
thern Railway trains passing through
Selma will be discontinued during
the period of National emergency, it
was made known here last week fol
lowing an order by State Utilities
Commissioner allowing the railroad
to cancel the runs of 16 passenger
trains.
Trains number 14 and 13, arriving
at Selma at 9:57 a. m. and 4:59 p. m.
respectively, will be affected by the
order. The Selma station agent said
that the mail service would in no way
be impaired, as motor trucks would
be provided to pick up mail. The two
trains—No. 14 going to Goldsboro
and No. 13 to Greenboro.
Southern Railway officials had as
ked for permission to suspend the 16
trains in order to have more facilities
for the “movement of troops to and
from various cantonments and de
fense projects, members of their fam
ilies, technicians and workmen of
various classes.”
. The order provided that the trains
be discontinued when arrangements
have been made with postal authori
ties for the tranportation of mail
now being carried on some of the
trains.
The Utilities Commission waived a
hearing on the request in order to
expedite action.
Rev. 0. L. Hathaway, Rev. D. M.
Clemmons, Mayor B. A. Henry, E. V.
Woodard, H. H. Lowry and W. E.
Tyler attended the Wilson-Gastonia.
baseball game in Wilson Wednesday.
While in Wilson they visited Mr. G. P.
Harper at the Carolina-General Hos
pital. Mr. Harper, who was injured
when struck by an automobile last
spring, is improving nicely and hopes
to be able to return to Selma in the
near future.
PINE LEVEL LADY
PASSES AT AGE 83
Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
S=By H. H. L.
AGED SELMA MAN
DIED LAST WEEK
Jesse Daughtry, 83, who made his
home wdth one of his sons near Selma
died Wednesday afternoon, July 16,
at 6 o’clock. Mr. Daughtry had been
in declining health for the past sev
eral months.
Funeral services were held at Yel-
vington’s Grove church-Friday after
noon at 3 o’clock, conducted by the'J
Rev. J. H. Worley of Selma.
Surviving are three sons, Romie
Daughtry of near Selma and Zeb and
Mallie Daughtry of Smithfield, R.F.D.
and three daughters, Mrs. M. N.
Whitley, Smithfield; Mrs. W. L. Ro
berts, Sanford; and Mrs. W. L. Lee,
Smithfield Route 2.
Edward Hoge Vick
Given Medical License
Among the newly licensed doctors
who recently passed the state Board
of Examiners and were granted li-
Funeral rites for Mrs. Roxana
Poole of Pine Level were held at thd
Pine Level Baptist church Friday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock conducted by her
pastor the Rev. H. G. Bryant. Inter
ment was in the Crocker cemetery
near Pine Level.
Mrs. Poole, wife of the late Cicero
Poole of Pine Level, died Thursday
morning at 12:10 o’clock after a lin
gering illness caused by a broken hip
which she suffered last October. She
was 83 years old.
Mrs. Poole had been a lifelong
member of the Pine Level Baptist
and was one of its oldest members
but on account of her health had been
inactive for several years. She was
a good woman and will be greatly
missed in her community.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
N. M. Gurley, one sister, Mrs. Ira
Pilkington, seven grand-children, and
six great-grand-children, all of the
Pine Level community.
Princeton Child Dies^
In County Hospital
Patricia Agnes Lee, four months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee of Princeton died Sunday after
noon in Johnston County Hospital
following an illness of colitis.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon from the home of the
child’s maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Woodall, Smithfield,
Route 2. Burial was in the Princeton
cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, the ma
ilers auu vvci.- — 1 ^ i 1
cense to practice medicine was Ed-Itemal grandparents, and the paternal
ward Hoge Vick, son of Mrs. Geo. D.j grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Vick and the late Dr. Vick, of Selma. Lee of Princeton.
MR. and MRS. HERBERT CAR
LISLE celebrated their wedding an
niversary and the birthday of MR.
CARLISLE on last Saturday—we had
the pleasure of partaking of a boun
tiful dinner at their home on that
day—“we’ve gotten along fine all
these 36 years,” said MRS; CAR
LISLE—“of course, like all unarried
couples, we’ve had a few little misun
derstandings”—no couple in Selma is
held in higher esteem than MR. and
MRS. CARLISLE—other Selma citi
zens celebrating their birthday on last
Saturday were MR. W. R. SMITH, of
SMITH & CAMERON; THOMAS
MARLOW, ED PRICE, EMORY
VANN and MABEL McR.AE—a let
ter mailed in Charleston, W. Va., and
received at the Selma postoffice was
addressed as follows: “Deliver this to
a house on the corner of Sharpe and
Railroad streets in a town 28 miles
east of Raleigh, N. C., on the junction
of Atlantic Coast Line and Southern
Railway, thanks”—the letter from
COLE RAY to his mother, MRS. R.
L. RAY, SR., was delivered prompt
ly—congratulations to E. J. SASSER,
street commissioner, and his corps of
helpers, for cutting the weeds along
the sidewalks in the town of Selma—
so far, so good, but they should have
removed the weeds from the pave
ment—JOHN N. WIGGS and W. T.
WOODARD, SR., are putting in a
new front to their clothing store—
this will be a big improvement to
their store when completed—SMITH
& CAMERON are having the interior
of their store painted this week—J.
D. MURRAY, and WILL THOMP
SON are doing the job—glad to see
MR. FREEMAN, of The Herald, on
the Maindrag yesterday—come again,
always glad to have you—the writer
visited STAR HARPER at the Chro-
lina-General Hospital in Wilson Mon
day—STAR told us he was getting
anxious to return to Selma—the plas
ter casts will be removed from his
legs Friday—says he’s afraid he’ll
have to learn to walk again—here’s
hoping he will soon be O. K.—it is
rumored that DR. WILL H. LASSI
TER will at an early date tender his
resignation as head of the Johnston
County Health Department and re
turn to Selma to practice his profes
sion—this will be good news to'his
many friends in Selma, as the good
doctor has been greatly missed since
leaving our town — ERNEST V.
WOODARD, JR., who was injured in'
an automobile accident about two
weeks ago, is recuperating at Ms
home here—ERNEST is missed from.
Ithe Maindrag these days.
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