The Johnstonian-Sun
VOL. 25
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1942.
Single Copy 5c
NUMBERS
Pleasant Grove Man
Takes Life With Gun
D. Hubert Stephenson, 43-year-old
Johnston county farmer, committed
suicide at 12:30 Wednesday afternoon
at a tobacco barn near his home on
the farm of Ed Coats, in Pleasant
Grove township, about twenty-five
miles west of Selma.
He left his house a few minutes be
fore committing the rash act, without
indicating to his wife or anyone his
intentions. He is thought to have se
creted the 12-gauge shotgun some
where near the bar prior to using it
to shoot himself. Propping one end
of the gun against the side of the
bam shelter and the other against
his heart he pulled the trigger with
a forked stick. An extra unfired shell
was found in his pocket. No reason is
known for the act but it is presumed
to be on account of ill health. He had
suffered for a long time with a very
painful case of arthritis, from which
he could get no relief.
Sheriff Kirby L. Eose and Coroner
E. N. Booker made the official inves
tigation. No inquest will be held.
Stephenson is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary Stephenson; two sons, Eoy
and Atlee Stephenson; one daughter,
Melba Stephenson, all of Angier, Rt.
1; two brothers, Odie and Walter
Stephenson of Benson, Route 1; his
mother, Mrs. Sudie Stephenson of
Benson, Route 1; three sisters, Mrs.
J. L. Honeycutt of Angier, Route 1,
Mrs. J. W. Stephenson of Willow
Springs, Route 1, and Miss Bessie
Stephenson of Benson, Route 1.
Funeral services will be held from
the graveside in the Stephenson fam
ily cemetery near the home Thursday
at 3:30 p. m., with Elder J. T. Lewis
of Coats and Elder T. Floyd Adams
of Willow Springs officiating.
SOLICITOR FILES
WILLIAM I. GODWIN, solicitor of
Johnston County Recorder’s Court,
paid the required fees to the county
board of elections Wednesday and will
enter the Democratic Primary on
May 30 to succeed himself.
SELMA^S SALVAGE
COMMITTEE MEETS
CANDIDATE
SELMA MERCHANTS
TO CLOSE MONDAY
We, the undersigned do hereby
agree to close our stores and places
of business on Easter Monday, April
6th:
Henry & Nordan, W. E. Parker &
Son, P. D. Yelverton, Driver’s Radio
Service, Selma Barber Shop, The Hat
Shop, L. George Grocery, Woodruff
& Canaday, W. B. Godwin, Davis
Dept. Store, Economy Futniture Co.
Pay & Save Market, R. P. Oliver,
Wiggs Grocery, Selma Cash Feed &
Grocery, City Barber Shop, Abdalla
Grocery, The Walda Shoppe, J. E.
Gregory & Co., Smith & Cameron,
Proctor’s Store, Etheridge & O’Neal,
Jones & Deans, Dunn Furniture Co.,
The Quality Store, G. N. Siler, Nor
ton’s 5c to $5 Store, Floyd C. Price
& Son, Selma Clo. & Shoe Co.
The Salvage Committee for the
town of Selma held their first official
meeting Tuesday evening in the town
clerk’s office, with M. L. Stancil,
chairman, presiding. Also present
was C. E. Bingham of Smithfield,
chairman of the county at large, who
discussed with the local committee
some of the means being used at
other places in the county to salvage
waste paper, scrap iron and other
items so badly needed for the war ef
fort.
Prof. Tuttle said .that quite a lot
of waste paper and other scrap ma
terials had already been collected
throughout the community by the
boy scouts and o.ther school children,
and that a considerable amount had
been sold to a Goldsboro junk dealer,
the proceeds of which had been used
for the benefit of the local school
library, which is a very commend
able undertaking.
Mayor B. A. Henry assured the
other members of .the committee that
if the people of Selma would save all
scrap paper, scrap iron, corrugated
paper board boxes, magazines, etc.,
tie them in bundles and place them
on their porches or other convenient
place for collection, the town truck
will call for them. In view of this as
surance from Mayor Henry, the com
mittee voted to have the truck make
its first trip to the people’s homes
on Friday afternoon, April 10, and
then on each Friday afternoon there
after until further notice. It is very
important that everyone save all
waste paper, magazines, card board
boxes, etc., and tie in bundles or pack
in boxes and place on the front porch
or in some convenient place for those
accompanying the truck to get it.
This may seem a very small matter,
but this material is badly needed to
help win the war, and with every
body doing his or her bit, when it
is all gotten together it will amount
to something enormous, and at the
same time we will be helping to clean
the premises of much undesirable
waste, thereby promoting much better
health and sanitation.
A free discussion of the salvage
campaign was entered into by. all
Democracy Primary to, be held May
members of the committee and man^ 1942.-H nominated and~'elected, I
W. JACK HOOKS, of Kenly, candi
date for Solicitor of the Fourth Ju
dicial District in the Democratic Pri
mary on May 30th.
Seen and Heard Along:
THE MAINDRAG
— ■ By H. H. L. '
MR. RAT created a commotion
early Sunday morning at the Selma
Barber Shop—some one passing notic
ed water running across the sidewalk
in front of the shop and notified
ANDY WORRELL, manager—ANDY
grabbed his breeches and shirt and
made a bee line for his place of busi
ness—upon arriving there he found
the shop flooded—it seems a rat
knocked a bottle of tonic from a
shelf which fell in one of the sinks,
opening the pipe leading to it, causing
it to overflow—BILLY OLIVER, pop
ular member of the Selma Boy Scout
Troop, was presented a Bronze Palm
at the Court of Honor held in Smith-
field Monday night—congratulations,
BILLY—ano.ther honor came to one
of the Selma younsters this week,
MARY LOUISE JEFFREYS, 12-year
old daughter of MR. and MRS. JOHN
JEFFREYS—MARY LOUISE won a
rating of “Superior” in the vocal en
try at the Music Festival held in
Raleigh Tuesday—:-she and her teach
er, MISS STELLA ETHERIDGE, are
to be congratulated—this will entitle
this young lady to take part in the
State Convention to be held in Char
lotte in May—JEAN DAVIS, daugh-
■ter of MR. and MRS. L. 0. DAVIS,
won a rating of “good” in the same
entry—glad to see DR. WADE H.
ATKINSON back on the Maindrag
after spending the winter in Arizona
he and MRS. ATKINSON a re now
at their summer home near Atkinson’s
Mill—they brought back with them a
number of souvenirs of the West,
which are on display at their home—
among these is a huge cacti the Doc
tor has planted in his yard—the local
Draft Board in Selma has a new head,
WILL CALL—he succeeds WASH
HARE, resigned, ,to accept a position
in the Selma Drug store—when we
congratulated him the other night, his
good wife spoke up and said, “another
of those payless jobs,” MR. CALL is
chairman of the Johnston County
School Board, a “payless job,”—“wish
he’d land one with a little “pay” to
it,” said MRS. CALL—MR. and MRS.
SAM WOOD are back after spending
the winter in Florida.
Former Smithfield Man
Dies of Heart Attack
Funeral Services For William
Marsh Sanders, II, Were Held
At the Residence In Raleigh
Wednesday Afternoon; Burial
Was In Smithfield.
G. A. Martin Announces
For the State Senate
G. A. Martin, Smithfield lawyer,
has formally announced his intention
to run for the State Senate in the
May 30 primary.
Martin’s announcement became the
first public declaration from any as
pirant for a seat in the 1936 General
Assembly. J. B. Benton, Benson edi
tor, who represented Johnston coun
ty in the upper branch of the legis
lature in 1941, has not announced any
plans through the press, but he is ex
pected to run again, making certain a
senatorial contest this spring.
The deadline for filing candidacy
for a county or legislative office is
April 18.
Neither Representative Lawrence
Wallace nor Representative R. T. Ful-
ghum has publicly indicated an inten
tion to seek reeleotion to the house,
but it is generally accepted that each
will file again. So far there has been
little talk of prospective opposition
for the two representatives.
Martin issued the following brief
announcement regarding his candida
cy for the senate:
“I hereby announce my candidacy
for the State Senate, subject to the
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promise to give the job all my time
and attention that is required; to
serve the best interests of the state
apd county; and to make the county a
creditable and safe representative to
the best of my ability.”
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR JESSE B. CREECH
Funeral services for William Marsh
Sanders, II, owner of Sanders Motor
Company in Raleigh, were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at his residence
3512 Clark Avenue in Raleigh, by the
Rev. Chester Alexander of Tarboro,
assisted by the Rev. John Hamaker of
Raleigh. Burial followed in Riverside
cemetery at Smithfield.
Mr. Sanders suffered a heart at
tack at his home Monday and died
Tuesday morning in Rex Hospital.
The funeral and burial services
were largely attend, and floral offer
ings were numerous and pretty.
Besides operating the motor com
pany, he was engaged in various mer
cantile and business enterprises in
Eastern North Carolina, and had
considerable farming interests in his
native county of Johns.ton.
He was the son of the late William
Marsh Sanders and Lillian Long San
ders and was born in Smithfield on
October 8, 1900, where he lived until
moving to Raleigh several years ago.
He received his education at Bingham
Military Academy at Asheville and at
the University of North Carolina.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Mildred L. Cooley of Nashville;
one son, William Marsh Sanders, III;
one daughter, Mollie Cooley Sanders
and the following sisters, Mrs. A. H.
Rose, Mrs. A. D. Holman, both of
Smithfield, Mrs. W. G. Glass of
Greenville, Mrs. George Ross Pou of
Raleigh and Mrs. Walter Parsons of
Shanghai, China.
Pallbearers were F. Cline Cochran,
Richmond, Va.; W. B. Hood, R. R.
Holt, R. P. Holding, Braxton Wilson,
W. B. Beasley, Albert Noble, all of
Smithfield, and W. H. Clayton of
Raleigh.
Greensboro People
Spend Week->end Here
Mrs. S. M, Parker and daughter.
Miss Dorothy Parker, of Greensboro,
spent the week-end with Mr. Parker
at the Merchants Hotel here. Mrs.
Parker and daughter had just re
turned from the annual convention of
the D. A. R., held in Asheville. Mrs.
Parker was a delegate and Miss Dor
othy a page to the convention.
helpful suggestions were offered. One
member of the committee suggested
that those in charge of the local draft
board headquarters might improve
the appearance of that office by sal
vaging the waste paper, much of
which is allowed to be blown about
the Sitreet in that immediate vicinity.
The business houses are urged to
save all waste paper and paper boxes
until called for by the truck. For the
next few weeks an effort will be made
to salvage all the was.te paper we can,
and then on some set day, to be an
nounced later, the truck will make a
tour of the town .to collect all scrap
metal available, so be your
scrap metal together so it wilt be
ready when called for.
Those in attendance at the meeting
Tuesday evening were County Chair
man C. E. Bingham, of Smithfield;
M. L. Stancil, the local chairman;
Mayor B. A. Henry; H. B. Pearce,
Chief of Police; Mrs. W. L. Etheridge
representing the American Legion
Auxiliary; J. V. Chamblee, represent
ing the Boy Scouts; W. T. Woodard,
representing the Masonic Lodge; 0.
A. Tuttle, representing the local
school; N. A. Branch, representing
the Carolina Power and Light Co.;
C. A. Bailey, representing the Ameri
can Legion.
Local Church Presented
With Baptismal Font
A very impressive part of the
morning service at Edgerton Memor
ial Methodist church here last Sun
day was the presentation of a baptis
mal font, donated to the church in
memory of the late Dr. Joshua Vick.
The presentation was made by Mr. W.
H. Call, who spoke as follows:
“Mr. Edward Vick was .to ' have
been here this morning to present
this church with this beautiful font,
donated by he and his sister, Mrs. D.
Vick Martin, in memory of their
father, mother and brother. Their
father. Dr. Joshua W. Vick, was bom
May 9, 1843, and died December 27,
1900. He was steward in this church
for many years; represented this
county in the Legislature, and was
Captain in Company “E” 7th North
Carolina Regiment of .the Confeder
ate Army. His wife Rozetta Richard
son Vick, was bom in 4849 and died
in 1923. She was a member of this
church, was an active Sunday school
teacher for many years. Their bro
ther, Dr. Geo. D. Vick, was born on
January 18, 1877, and died November.
2, 1940. He was a Christian gentle
man and a ^Trustee for this church,
for many years.
“On behalf of the .tmstees, officers
and members of this church, we ac
cept this beautiful and useful mem
orial baptismal font, and will make
every effort to care for and protect,
same. We appreciate and thank .those
that have donated this memorial.
These beautiful Christian characters
should inspire us to live such live
beautiful to the^ end when God sVmll 1 income is something that al-
call vs from this life to the life be-ly^^ys falls a little short of what is
,yond.” I ne^ed to cover expenses.
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DR. E. N. BOOKER, Coroner of John
ston county, has filed as a candidate
to succeed himself and will enter the
Democratic primary on May 30 for
the nomination.
Mr. Jesse B. Breech, prominent
Johnston county farmer died at 2
o’clock Sunday morning at his home
on Kenly route 2, near StanciTs
Chapel, after an illness of several
weeks, his death occurring on his
77th birthday anniversary.
Funeral services were held from
Bethany Missionary Baptist church,
ten miles north of Selma, Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. The rites were
in charge of the pas.tor, the Rev. C. S.
Creech, assisted by the Rev. Debro
Stancil, of Kenly route 2. Burial took
place in the church cemetery.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.
Joe S. Ward, of Zebulon, route 1;
Mrs. Lonnie Hodge and Mrs. William
Wheeler, of Selma route 1; Mrs. Ray
mond Wood, of Middlesex route 1,
and Mrs. Walter Reeves, of Kenly
route 2; three sons, J. Oscar Creech,
of Selma; Alvin Creech and Ernest
Creech, of Kenly route 2; three
brothers, Jacob Creech, of Bailey
route 2; G. G. Creech and J. H.
Creech, of Kenly route 2; and two sis
ters, Mrs. J. B. Batten and Mrs. Zet-
tie Creech, of Selma route 1.
The floral offerings were numerous
and very beautiful.
As evidence of the love and esteem
in which the deceased was held, the
funeral was one of the most largely
attended of any held in that com
munity in many years.
DOG VACCINATION
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
The annual anti-rabies campaign
will get under way in Johnston coun
ty April 1 under the direction of Dr.
E. F. Boyette and Dr. E. E. Nelms,
local veterinarians who have been
named as county rabies inspectors.
The appointment of the inspectors
was announced Saturday by Dr. E. S.
Grady, county health officer, who
said Dr. Nelms would be in charge of
dog vaccinations in the northern half
of the county while Dr. Boyette would
have the southern portion as his ter
ritory. Highway 210 from Angier to
Smithfield, Smithfield’s Market street
■apd the-old dirt-road to Princeton
win serve as the line of division, Dr.
Grady said.
The state law requires that every
dog be vaccinated, once a year and
dog owners failing to comply will be
liable to prosecution.' The vaccination
campaign beginning this week is to
be completed within 90 days.
Dr. Boyette has announced the fol
lowing schedule of vaccination dates
for this week:
Wednesday —Boyette’s Veterinary
Hospital, Smithfield, from 8 to 10
a. m. and from 3 .to 5 p. m.
Thursday—Princeton, 8 to 10 a. m.
Friday—A. L. Stephenson’s Store
on Route 210; 8 to 10 a. m.
Every Saturday—at Dr. Boyette’s
office in Smithfield.
Dr. Nelms has announced that he
will conduct vaccinations every Satur
day afternoon at the Wilson stables
in Smithfield.
Other vaccination centers and dates
will be announced as the campaign
progresses.
Farm Employer Meeting
In Smithfield Friday
Mr. J. Robin Baucom, Farm Place
ment Officer from the Raleigh Local
Office of the United States Employ
ment Service for North Carolina, will
be in the courtroom of the courthouse
at Smithfield on Friday, April 3, 1942
from 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon, .to
meet with any farmers who are in
need of farm workers during the
present season.
Mr. Baucom will have a number of
farm workers present, and will be
glad to have the farmers talk with
tfitem. Any farmer who desires to do
so, may place farm orders with either
the County Farm Agent for Johnston
County, Mr. M. A. Morgan or the
Superintendent of Public Welfare,
Mr. Woodard in Smithfield. Either of
these gentlemen will be pleased .to
pass the order on to Mr. Baucom.
It is hoped that anyone reading this
article will pass this information on
to farmers who might be needing
help, at the meeting.
Annual Meeting Red
Cross Week April 27
The annual meeting of the John
ston County Chapter, American Red
Cross, will be held the week of April
27th, in Smithfield. Hon. Clawson L.
Williams, Judge of the Superior court,
has been invited to speak.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Arrangements and Program — H.
V. Rose, chairman; Dr. E. N. Booker,
Everett Stevens.
Attendance and Advertising—Mrs.
T. J. Lassiter, chairman; J. B. Ben
ton, H. H. Lowry.
Roll Call — Marvin Johnson, chair
man.
Brief reports of Chapter work will
be presented and an Open Forum
held.
Selma Children Help
Sell Easter Seals
The sale of Easter Seals to help
promote the relief of crippled chil
dren in Johnston county, was carried
on in Selma last week under the di
rection of Mrs. Dick Lewis, who re
ports a liberal response. Mrs. Lewis
was ably assisted in the campaign in
Selma by the following children:
Frances Davis, Betty S. Driver,
Judith Ann Matthews, Joyce and
Jean Henry, Marjorie Lane, Roy
Jones, Clarence Bailey*, Jr., Patricia
Ann Lewis, Geraldine Creech, Jean
Capps and Faye Dean Edwards.
The following men called by DrL,^
Board No. 1 left Smithfield Mondaytt^
Atlas Tart, Dunn, Rt. 2; Dow
Jater Lee, Benson, Rt. 2; Hub.
Hayes, Benson, Rt. 2; Elijah Earnc
Morris, Four Oaks, Rt. 2; Chari
Daughtry, Smithfield; Earl Winstw_
Harrison, Clayton, Rt. 2; Josepfi'
Sanders Deans, Benson, Rt.-2,
Harold Douglass Blandy, Smith)*
field; James William Blackmon^
Smithfield, Rt. 1; James Robert Mc
Cabe, Four Oaks, Rt. 3; Alton LegE
Hayes, Benson, Rt. 2^harlie Wadr
dell, Sanford; Oddie Bryan Beasley,
Four Oaks,' Rt. 1; William Owen.;
Stanley, Four Oaks; Randall Lin-
wood Byrd, Benson;
Thomas Bernard Nordan, Smith-
field; Elwood Brantley McLamb,
Benson; Joseph Calvin Stancil, Smith-
field; John Calvin Carroll, Benson,
Rt. 1; Wilbur Ha^mpton MassengiHI ■
Whiteville, Rt. 3;''' Quester Vernon *
Moore, Jr., Benson; James Andrew
Wellons, Jr., Smithfield; Monroe Wil
son Temple, Four Oaks;
Ralph,. Braxton Lassiter, Fotir
Oaks, Rt. 3; Elton Hall, Angier, Jit.
1; Thel Doris Johnson, Benson, Rt. 1;
IJartley Earl Parrish, Raleigh; Worth
B^ley Denning, Miami, Fla.; Waltie
Daniel Ennis, Miami, Fla.; Joseph
Carlyle Keen, Four Oaks, Rt. 2;
Howard Burlan Stevens, Benson;
Louis Edward . Puckett, Smithfield;
Berry Godwin Rae, Smithfield; Paul
Bryant Glover, Benson, Rt. 1; Cleo
Jernigan, Benson, Rt. 2; John Alvin
Creech, Smithfield, Rt. 2; William
Coleman Woodall, Four Oaks, Rt. 4;
Clarence Wades Adams, Smithfield,
Rt. 1; Carson Wimbley, Benson, Rt.
2; Dexter Lynn Freeman, Smithfield;
James Aldon Bryan, Dunn, Rt. 2.
Draft Board No. 2
Going to Fort Bragg Monday from
the Selma district were:
Battle Salmon, Clayton; James
Alexander Wall, Clayton; Walter
Bryant Talton, Smithfield, Rt.-2; Las
siter Boykin, Middlesex, Rt. 1; Jack
Owen Bass, Kenly; Hfigh David
Stewart, Kenly; Paul. Daniel McCray,
Selma; James Clarence Braswell,
Princeton, Rt. 1; Jesse Franklin
Howell, Selma;
Millard Robert Griswold, Selma, Rt,
1; Richard Adam Oliver, Princeton;
Gordon Lee Godwin, Pine Level; Tom
Barbee, Kenly; Robie Elbert Bras
well, Smithfield, Rt. 2; William Jesse
Adams, Clayton, Rt. 1; Laymon Da
vis, Kenly; James Darnel Capps, .
Princeton, Rt. 1; Kenneth Lloyd Lee,
Rt. 2, Raleigh;
James Alvin Elmore, Kenly, Rt. 3;
Adam King Worley, Princeton; Wjl-
liam Atlas Hogg, Clayton, Rt. T;
Johnnie Person Gooch, Selma; Nelson
Millard Holland, Selma, Rt. 2; Gethro
Frank Ivey, Selma; Charles Judson
Jones, Clayton; Wannle Gupt'on Car-
roll, Wendell, Rt. 1; Clifton Parrish,
Selma; Edgar Lester Phillips, Selma,
Rt. 1;
Charlie Howe Batten, Jr., Selma,
Rt. 2; Office Chester Page, Smith- '
field, Rt. 2; Russell Kelly Skinner,
Kenly, Rt. 2; William David Johnson,
Clayton, Rt. 2; Elemish D. Davis,
Selma; James Franklin Barefoot,
Micro; Sidney Britt, Princeton, Rt. 2;
Samuel John Johnson, Wendell, Rt. 1;
Cleveland Graham Parrish, Clayton;
Edison Boykin, Kenly, Rt. 2; Charles
Noel Creech, Smithfield, Rt. 2; Wil
liam Henry Worley, Princeton, Rt. 1;
Leon Daughtridge Hales, Kenly;
Woodford Hocutt Carde, Clayton;
Jack Robbin Hawley, Selma; Ralph
Lee Braswell, Selma, Rt. 1; Thurman
Virtcher Jones, Clayton; Allen Fer
rell, Kenly, Rt. 2; Connie Nelmer
Cockrell, Kenly, Rt. 2; John Dewitt
Clifton, Selma; Emerson Linwood
Phillips, Selma, Rt. 1; Thomas Mil-
ton Holt, Clayton, Rt. 1; Norman B.
Parrish, Clayton; William Alonza
Wallace, Clayton, Rt. 2.
SELMA MEAT THIEF
CAUGHT BY OFFICER
Chief of Police Bradley Pearce of
Selma, is not only the biggest hog
raiser in the county, but when it
comes to catching a meat thief the
Selma officer is on the job.
Friday night the smokehouse of L.
S. Stokes, who lives near town, was
broken open and a number of hams
and shoulders of meat were taken.
Stokes missed his meat early Satur
day morning and notified the chief.
In less than one hour Pearce had the
thief. Thomas Middleton, a South
Carolina Negro, in the city jail.
He was given a hearing Monday be
fore Mayor B. A. Henry, who remand
ed him to the Johnston County jail to
await a hearing in the county re
corder’s court.
W.H. Gall Is New
Draft Board Chairman
COUNTY BOARD OF
ELECTIONS IS NAMED
The following have been namqd by
the State Board of Election to serve Mr. W. H. Call has been appointed
as membe^ of the Johnstoff County 1 chairman of Johnston County Draft
Board of Elections for 1942; iBoard No. 2, succeeding W. W. Hare,
-J. U ^^nson, of Jenson, Chair-^ resigned, to accept a position with
, iJ. D.:,?arker of Srmtfefirid. - npon'^s ddtied tst"