/}•* U^.WAR BONDS
The J ohnstonian-Sun
U.S.WAR BONOS
VOL. 25
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942.
Single Copy 5c
NUMBER 44
NORTH CAROLINA'S FIRST "V-PIG
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AUCTION SALE
IS BIG SUCCESS
J. W. Ra.y of near Whiteville claims to be the first farmer in North
Carolina to sell a pig and buy a bond in the Victory Pig Campaign
being sponsored by Production Credit Associations. Mr. Ray s pig
was sold at a recent auction in Whiteville. This picture shows
with the pig which was sold and the bond received.
him
Candidate Fov Sheriff
Makes Pledge To People
TO THE VOTERS OF JOHNSTON
COUNTY:
In announcing my candidacy for
Sheriff of Johnston County I pledge
to the voters and citizenship of every
political faith, that if I am elected,
I will in my official capacity:
1. At all times recognize the fact
that the Sheriff’s office belongs to
the people, and is not a political ma
chine, to be manipulated to gratify
the selfish ambition of any one man.
2. I pledge to enforce the law with
out reward or any hope of reward,
impartially, justly and without favor
itism.
3. I will not suppress or withhold
any warrant, record, or Court Order,
but will faithfully execute the same,
vsdth all proper endorsement, and will
make immediate return of the same.
4. I pledge to give personal super
vision to my office force, and to take
an active part in the duties to be
performed, and no officer serving un
der me shall engage in any political
activities while his name is upon the
payroll of Johnston County.
5. I pledge to the taxpayers of
Johnston County that I will not ask
for an increased budget or an increase
in expense account during my term
of office.
6. I pledge to the voters of John
ston County that, if I am elected
Sheriff, there shall be no discrimina
tion or partiallity in the execution of
all obligations pertaining to the
Sheriff’s office.
I will truly appreciate and sincere
ly thank the voters of Johnston Coun
ty for their support at the November
election.
Respectfully submitted,
L. D. MITCHELL.
Many Articles Donated by Mer
chants of Selma Were Sold At
Auction Here Saturday For
Scrap—C. E. Bingham, of
Smithfield, Was The Auction
eer,
NEXT TUESDAY IS
ELECTION DAY
L.
D. MITCHELL, Candidate
For Sheriff of Johnston
County.
Sinking Causes Loss
Of Mail For Soldiers
Dr. W. H. Carter To
Observe Anniversary
Goldsboro, Oct. 28. — Dr. Wm.
Howard Carter, pastor of the Taber
nacle Church, of Goldsboro, and son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Carter ,of Sel
ma, will observe his twentieth anni
versary in the ministry with fitting
services at the Tabernacle Church in
Goldsboro next Sunday.
Dr. Carter began preaching when
only 12 years of age and was licensed
to preach when only 13. He began
serving churches when only 17. He
has been pastor of the Tabernacle
Church in Goldsboro since 1937.
His speaking engagements for the
week end include two radio sermons,
one at 4 p. m., and another at 7:46
p. m., over station WGBR in Golds
boro. He will also speak at 11 a. m.,
in the Goldsboro Church and at 2 p
m., in a Free Will Baptist Church in
Greene County.
The Tabernacle Church is a new
church and during the past week new
pews have been placed in the church.
It is expected that the entire church
will be completed in a short while.
Mr. H. H. Lowry, of The Johnston-
ian-Sun, of Selma, has been in-wted
to bring greetings from Selma at' the
Sunday night services over Station
WGBR.
Washington, Oct. 25.—The Army
coastal service said today that 4,986
sacks of United States mail bound
for American armed forces in the
British Isles had been lost in the sink
ing of a United Nations cargo ship.
Much of the shipment was parcel
post and represented one of the first
parcel shipments of Christmas mail.
The War Department said that the
lost mail was deposited in the United
States during the latter part of Sep
tember. Mails reaching the New York
port of debarkation Army postoffice
later than October 3 were not includ
ed in this particular shipment.
The War Department said that an
nouncement of the loss should enable
persons who mailed Christmas gifts
and other classes of mail to Great
Britain during the approximate pe
riod indicated “to be guided accord
ingly.” Previous announcements said
gifts for men overseas should be
mailed before November 1.
Annual Harvest Day
At Thanksgiving
Annual Harvest Day will be cele
brated at the Thanksgiving Baptist
church, about eight miles north of
Selma, on Friday, November 6th. The
Rev. F. C. Feezor, pastor of Taber
nacle Baptist church in Raleigh, will
speak at 12 o’clock, noon. A picnic
dinner will be served on the grounds
immediately following Dr. Feezor’s
address. Farm produce will be sold at
auction. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Quite a crowd gathered on the
vacant lot between the Branch Bank
ing & Trust Company and R. G.
Lewis’ store on last Sa.tufday after
noon at 2:30 and took part in the
auction sale of dozens of articles do
nated by the merchants and profes
sional 'men of Selma.
Only those holding receipts for
scrap iron, rubber, etc., brought to
Selma during the past two weeks,
took part in the sale.
A “mike” and loud-speaker had
been installed on the platform and
after H. H. Lowry introduced C. E.
Bingham, chairman of the Johnston
County Salvage Committee, the fun
began. Mr. Bingham was kept busy
for nearly two hours “crying bids.”
For lack of space we are unable to
publish the entire list of winners,
donors and prizes, but below are a
few of the main prizes offei’ed, their
donors and winners:
J. L. Seate, Selma Route 1, diamond
ring, given by A. L. Langley.
J. C. Wilkins, 98-lbs. flour, Abdalla
Market.
Mrs. T. C. Henry, heater, Floyd C. ■
Price & Sons.
J. M. Driver, Selma Route 2, $5 hat,
Talton & Thomas.
J. C. Wilkins, linoleum rug, Dunn
Furniture Co.
Mrs. B. A. Henry, double blanket,
Economy Furniture Co.
Woodrow Narron, Selma, Route 1,
hag flour, Pittman Hatchery.
Albert Balance, Selma Route 1, $5
permanent wave, Vanity Fair Beauty
Shoppe.
A. G. Godwin, 100-lb. bag co.tton
seed hulls, FCX Feed Store.
J. L. Seate, Selma Route 1, $5
permanent wave, Carolina Beauty
Nook.
Donnie Broad well, $5 fountain pen,
Woodard & Creech Drug Co.
O. F. Brown, Selma Route 2, bag
cottonseed meal', Southern Cott4^- Qil
Co.
Donnie Broadwell, case of cold
drinks, Worley’s Beverages, Inc.
Gordon Howell, two gallons motor
oil. Carolina Auto Parts Co.
Mrs. T. C. Henry, gallon Thermos
Jug, Selma Drug Co.
On next Tuesday the voters of the
State and Nation will go to the polls
again to exercise their right of fran
chise under the Flag of our Free De
mocracy.
While the War has eclipsed every
thing else, it should be remembered
that the right of franchise is one of
the main things we are fighting for
on all continents of the world, on a
thousand islands and on the seven
seas at this time.
While we are preserving our right
of franchise on the battle fronts, in
the field, in the factory and in every
avocation of life, we should not fail
to exercise this right at the ballot
box: next Tuesday, and vote.
Saturday is challenge Day, when" the
registration books will be open for
inspection by anyone who desires to
see them or 1» protest the registra
tion of any who may* not be eligible-
to vote.
The books open at 6:30 in the
morning and close at 6:30 in the ev
ening. The poll books open and close
at these same hours on election day.
So if you vote, by sun time you may
miss your opportunity to vote. .
Red Cross Women
Fold 18,000 Bandages
Herman Allen To Pay
With His Life Friday
Change In Preaching
Services Announced
The First Free Will Baptist Church
of Selma announces a change in .their
monthly preaching services. Instead
of having preaching service on the
4th Sunday in each month, the time
has been changed to the 1st Sunday,
beginning the first Sunday in Novem
ber.
Rev .J. R. Vann will pastor the
church for the coming years, and will
preach next Sunday at 11:00 a. m.
The public is invited to attend.
Herman Allen, 35, Johnston Coun
ty’s triple slayer, and Otis Harris, 17-
year-old Bertie County Negro, will
die in the gas chamber at Central
Prison in Raleigh Friday morning
unless Governor Broughton inter
venes.
The appeals of both men were giv
en a deaf ear October 14 by the State
Supreme Court.
Allen was convicted in Smithfield
in February of this year for the
murder of his brother-in-law, Grady
Allen.
Court testimony showed that Allen
also killed his wife and Cap Raynor,
a neighbor. However, he was not
tried on the latter two charges after
a conviction was gained in the other.
In rejecting both Allen’s and Har
ris’ appeals the Supreme Court ruled
that there were no errors in either of
the cases which automatically upheld,
the Superior Court sentences.
Harris was convicted in May of
.this year on a charge of criminal as
sault on a 23-year-old white woman
in Bertie cocnty.
In addition to Allen and Harris, 17
other inmates are now on Central
Prison’s dea.th row, including two
Mrs. W. T. Woodard, Jr., Chairman
of Johnston County Red Cross band
ages reports that 18,000 bandages
have been completed since September
16. This completes our September
quota of 4 X 4 bandages and half our
October quota has not arrived yet
but it is expected any day.. Our
quota for November is 62,000 band
ages consisting of 30,000 2x8’s and 22-
000 combination cotton pads.
There are four rooms open in
Johnston county now for folding the
bandages. Mrs. W. D. Hoods is chair
man in Smithfield, Mrs. Jackson in
Princeton, Mrs. H. M. Grizzard in
Kenly and Mrs. Walter E. Price in
Selma. The Woman’s Club building is
used in Selma and the hours are:
Wednesdays—2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.
7:30 p. m. to 10.00 p. m^
'^ursdays—2:00 p. m. to ‘5:00 p. 'fii.
after Kiwanis to 10 p. m.
Mrs. Walter E. Price reports that
since the opening of our Red Cross
room on Sept. 15 we have had a total
of 72 ladies to come and work.
Howard V. Gaskill
To Head Kiwanis Club
J. IRA LEE — Candidate for
Judge of Recorder’s Court of
Johnston County. Mr, Lee was
formerly Clerk of the Superior
Court, and later he served as So
licitor of Recorder’s Court.
The main item of business to come
before the Selma Kiwanis club on last
Thursday evening was the election of
new officers for the ensuing yar.
Howard V. Gaskill, vice-president,
was elected president, and J. Hayden
Wiggs was elected vice-president.
The'newly lected board of directors
are Dr. E. N. Booker, J. V. Chamblee,
Lytch Hedgpeth, Paul McMillan and
W. T. Woodard, Sr.
Prof. O. A. Tuttle called .the at
tention of the club to a proposal by
the Federal Government to furnish
funds for the purchase of milk for
school children at the producers’s
price of 32 cents per gallon, which is
only about half of .the cost of the
milk after being pasteurized and bot
tled for the consumer. It was estimat
ed .that milk can be provide for 60
cents per gallon in half-pint bottles.
These half pints, under such an ar
rangement would be sold to the stu
dents at 1 cent each, which would
probably bring in enough revenue to
raise 48 cents per gallon, and figur
ing the milk at 60 cents per gallon,
this would leave 12 cents per gallon
to be provided by local subscriptions.
D. S. Ball, who is chairman of the
committee on Public Welfare, is mak
ing a study with the other members
of his committee to see what can be
done along this line.
Selma Kiwanians Attend
Pinehurst Convention
Selma Dairyman In
Auto Collision Here
Child Badly Burned
By Pan of Hot Grease
Little Ostine Pulley, four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Pulley, of Selma, Route 2, was pain
fully burned at their home Wednes
day night when Mrs. Pulley acciden
tally spilled a pan of hot grease on
the child while preparing supper. She
was immediately brought to the office
of Dr. E. N. Booker here, who ad
vised that the child be taken .to a hos
pital. She* was rushed to Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh and placed under the
care of Dr.' Root, a child specialist.
Bad burns were inflicted on the
child’s left ear, neck and left shoul
der which were burned to a blister.
The doctors at .the hospital said last
'night the seriousness of the bums
could not be definitely determined at
hat tims.
Tuesday morning about 8 o’clock,
while traveling west along Railroad
Street, Frank Kirby, local dairyman,
had a very narrow escape from seri
ous injury a.t the intersection of Rail
road and Webb Streets when his Car
was-struck by another carf,-driyen by
J. L. Glawson, superintendent of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company here.
The Glawson ear had just crossed the
Southern Railway tracks and was go
ing north up Webb Street. Sir. Glaw-
son’s car rammed into the left side
of Mr. Kirby’s car, turning it com
pletely around and left it lying top
side down. In the car with Mr. Kirby
was a small colored boy who works
on the Kirby farm and assis-ts Mr.
Kirby in delivering milk. The boy re
ceived painful cuts and bruises, w-hile
Mr. Kirby was badly shocked, bruis
ed and suffered some skin ebrasions
Mr. Kirby had several crates of milk
in the car which were bursted to
pieces and spilled on the ground.
It is understood .that neither Mr.
Glawson or Mr. Kirby saw each oth
er’s car until it was too late to avoid
a crash. Mr. Glawson is reported as
saying a bright early morning sun on
his right had him completely blinded.
Lawrence Greater
Shows Coming Here
For One Whole Week
Corinth Church Host
To Baptist Association
Wilson’s Mills Church
To Have Harvest Day
will be a Harvest Day pro-
There
gram given at the Wilson Mills Bap
tist church next Thursday, November
5th, beginning at eleven o’clock.
Dinner will be served on the grounds
at noon and the public is asked to
bring baskets.
Sale starts at 1 o’clock p. m.
Selma F. W. B. Church
To Have New Pastor
The Johnston County Baptist As
sociation is holding its annual ses
sion this week with Corinth Baptist
church, near Corinth-Holder school,
Zebulon, Route 1.
The Association is made of of 46
churches.
Selma Man Promoted
From Tech, to Sgt.
John H. Hamilton, who is loca.ted
at Fort Jackson, S. C., has been pro
moted from Technician to Sergeant,
according to an official announcement
received from Fort Jackson .this week.
Sergeant Hamilton’s former address
was Selma, N .C.
Rev .Mr. Harris Is a Brother
of Dr. Leonard L. Harris, Who
Is a Teacher In the Conserva
tory lof Music In the Moody
Bible Institue, Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs.
ham, spent the
with friends.
I. W. Bass, of Dur-
week end in Selma
Sunday, November 1st, the Rev. R.
P. Harris will take over the pastorate
of the Selma Free Will Baptist
Church. This will be .the beginning of
the church year, and it will be Rev.
Harris’ first appointment to take
over the new work here at Selma.
He has accepted the call here due
to the resignation of Rev. Clarence
Bowen, who has served the church for
the past four years.
Rev. Harris comes here fully recom
mended by the State Association. Rev.
Harris is a brother of Dr. Leonard L.
Harris, teacher of Conservatory Music
at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.
The people of Selma extend a cor
dial welcome to this new minister,
Muring his stay in our midst.
The Lawrence Greater Shows will
Iput on their “On To Victory” cele
bration in Selma, starting next Mon
day and continuing all the week. The
Carnival is said to be the largest ev-
fer to show in Johnston county. The
American Legion, of Selma, is spon
soring the show.
On the Midway will be eight rides
and eight sensational shows. Remem
ber the date, Novernber 2 to 7.
The following members of the Sel
ma Kiwanis club attended the Caro-
linas District convention at Pinehurst
Monday:
W. 'T. Woodard, Jr., club president;
D. S. Ball, a past president; J. V,
Chamblee and W. T. Woodard, Sr.,
newly elected members of the board
of directors; D. M. Clemmons, a past
president, and M.'L. Stancil, publicity
chairman.
Around 300 delegates from,, the 78
clubs in the Carolinas District had
registered, for. the conyentioii- up,...tck.
noon Monday, which was the 23'rd
convention of its kind held since .the
district was formed from the various
clubs throughout North and South
Carolina.
The convention opened in the main
auditorium of the Carolina Hotel at
Pinehurst Sunday afternoon and conA
eluded its sessions on Tuesday.
The business session of the con
vention got underway Monday with
a stirring address by Dr. Charles W.
Armstrong of Salisbury. Another out
standing address of the day was de
livered at the mid-day luncheon hour
Monday by Dr. Frank P. Graham,
president of the University of North
Carolina. Both Dr. Armstrong and
Dr. Graham streamlined their ad
dresses around war-time activities.
Dr. Graham’s subject was “The Im
pacts. of Total War.”
Women attending the convention
participated in a discussion Monday
afternoon on “The Kitchen Front,”
with Mrs. Ruth Vick Everett,._of the
Consumer Division of the North Car
olina OPA, leading the discussion.
Fred F. McAlister, of London, Can
ada, was guest speaker at the ban
quet Monday night on “Kiwanis In
ternational and Its War Program.”
Hallowe’en Carnival
At Selma School Friday
Selma Man Weds
Virginia Girl
Clarence Wilson Brown, First Class
Pharmacist’s Mate in the United
States Navy, and Miss Safa Lee
Sharpe, were united in marriage on
Friday, October 2.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Sharpe, of Smithfield, Va.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Brown, of Selma.
They are at home at 6th Street,
New Orleans, La.
There will be a Hallowe’en Carnival
at the Selma school Friday evening
at 6 o’clock. This has become an an
nual afair, and the program is one
to be greatly enjoyed.
There will be three contests, one
for the primary grades, one for the
grammar grades and one for the high
school students. A prize will be
awarded .to the winner from each de
partment.
The admission charge is 10 centa
for adults and 5 cents for children.
Fairview People Hear
Rev. Mr. Newman
Cpl. Joe D. Richardson, Jr., son of
Mrs. Pearl B. Richardson, w'as a suc
cessful applicant for admission to the
Tank Destroyer Officers’ Candidate
School at Camp Hood, Texas. Cpl.
Richardson entered the Army *!ast
spring, and was attached to the
Ordnance Battalion at Camp Hood.
Upon completion of the course he will
be commissioned a Second Lieutenant
in the Army.
Miss Esther Ball, member of the
high school faculty of the Ston^
Point school, is spending a few days
wi.th her brother, Mr. David S. Ball,
and Mrs. Ball.
Guests of Messrs. Worth and Polie
Poole during the week end were Mrs.
Mathew Lancaster and children of
‘Southport, N. C.
Birth Announcement
The following men celebrated their
birthday with an oyster supper last
Saturday night: Worth Poole, Johnnie
Ellis, Harry Hill and Jim Kemp. We
wish for them many more happy
birthdays.
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The Young People’s Organization
at Fairview Presbyterian church at
tended preaching services at, the Sel
ma Presbyterian church Sunday night
and heard the Rev." Mr. Newman.
There were 18 in the. group and they
were accompanid by Dr. Wade H. At
kinson and Miss Mamia Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Browning,
of Raleigh, announce .the birth of a
daughter, Nancy Madeline, on. Mon
day, Oct. 12, at Rex Hospital. Mrs.
Browning is the former Miss Sally,
Proctor, of Selma.
Miss Marie Ball, of Stony Point, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Betty Ann
Ball. _. ..