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The J ohnstonian-Sun
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VOL. 25
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942,
Single Copy 5c
NUMBER 46
Post Office Department
Predicts Big Rush
Tons of scrap iron, rubber, etc., are shown in the above picture, which was taken in front of the
Selma Theatre on Tuesday afternoon when Rudol ph Howell, manager of the Theatre, was giving
free theatre tickets for scrap. Shown here are a number of Selma children who contributed to the
success of the drive. In the center of the picture are M. L. Standi, chairman of the local Salvage
committee, and H. H. Lowry of The Johnstonian- Sun, who assisted Mr. Howell in the drive.
Benson-Garner Road
Now Open For Traffic
The Benson Review says that after
over 26 years effort the Benson, Gar
ner, Raleigh highway is now open for
traffic. The road is of secondary sur
facing, concrete being the first grade.
The route of the new road to Gar
ner follows almost exactly the route
of the old highway, barring cutting
of corners and crooked stretches of
the old highway. The roadway across
Black Greek, the most troublesome of
the entire road is located about 25
yards above the old crossing, thus
cutting off the sharp curve beyond
the creek on the old highway. The
new route leaves Byrdtown to the
left and the home of R. U. Barbour,
Jeptha Benson and C .A. Johnson to
the right. These three families suf
fered more damage from the location
of the highway than most others
along the right of way. The new road
way traverses high grade farm lands
and splits some of the farms in half.
The benefits derived from the new
road are expected to offset the
damage to the property.
Route 60 as this road is known
from Raleigh on through Benson to
Newton Grove opens up a territory
which for a generation has been with
out any appreciable outlet. This road
lacks one mile of being hard surfac
ed near Newton Grove ,but Commis
sioner Hackney of Wilson is quoted
as saying that this will not be com
pleted until after the war, since the
war department will not permit the
use of tar and other facilities to com
plete it.
The route from Garner to Benson
is regarded by the Federal govern
ment as being of military value and
its use as such is expected to ma
terialize. No such claim can be made
for the route east of Benson, hence
the inability to get it completed.
At any rate the road to Garner is
finished except touches by the state
highway commission which are in
progress. The dream of the business
men of Benson of 25 years ago down
to this good, hour has come true.
Dozens of delegations have appeared
before the state highway commission,
hone of which availed anything. It
was seen that if ever this road was
to be completed other plans must be
executed.
All hail to the new road about
which there has been more breath ex
pended in long winded conversation
than any other single thing in lower
Johnston county in three decades.
Former Selma Woman
Passes In Raleigh
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy
Morgan, widow of the late Joe Mor
gan, were held from the Edgerton
Memorial Methodist church in Selma
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock,
conducted by the Rev. O. L. Hatha
way, former pastor of the church, as
sisted by the Rev. Howard D. Mc-
Lamb, pastor j)f Fairmont Method
ist church of Raleigh. Burial , took
place in Maplewood cemetery in Wil
son.
Mrs. Morgan was a member of the
Selma church for 30 years. The body
was placed in the church and lay in
state from 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock. The
deceased was born in 1876, the daugh
ter of the late Rufus Daniel Wall and
Emily Wall. She was married to Mr.
Morgan in 1900.
Mrs. Morgan had been living with
her son, John W. Morgan, at 2614 Van
Dyke Avenue, in Raleigh, since the
death of her husband in January,
1940. During her stay in .Raleigh she
was a member of Fairmont Methodist
church.
Mrs. Morgan had many friends in
Selma who regret her passing.
Cotton Bringing 20c
Per Pound In Selma
Brad McLamb
Elected Constable
Brad McLamb was elected con
stable for Banner township, being
unopposed and receiving 639 votes,
this being 130 votes above the Re
publican strength as evidenced by the
vote of 609 for the republican can
didate for sheriff. Monroe Adams
received two write-in votes.
“In the welter of dispute about war
production; about steel, oil and rub
ber; about plant conversion and anti
cipated output, the one branch of
American industry that stands head
and shoulders above-all others is the
railroads. And .this comes not from
railroad men or shippers, but from
the government itself.”-Roanoke, Va.,
World News.
The firms of Floyd C. Price & Son,
and Henry and Nordan paid more
than 20 cents per pound for cotton
here this week. Cotton has been
brought here from distant places all
the way from Fremont in Wayne
county,,, and from points in Nash
county. Make county, and many
places in Johnston county, which goes
to show that the Selma market is pay
ing the highest price for the fleecy
staple.
“Storm’’ cotton is selling here at
from 16 to 17 cents per pound. Our
two big ginning plants here have
been running day and night all this
week. Bring your seed cotton to Sel
ma where these two big ginneries will
give you as good yield as you can
get anywhere, and then, if you want
to sell it, contact our cotton buyers
for highest prices.'
New Methodist Pastor
Holds First Service
The Rev. G. W. Blount, who was
transferred from Spring Hope to Cel-
ma at the recent North Carolina
Methodist Conference, held his first
service Sunday morning at Edgerton
Memorial Methodist church. A good
congregation greeted and welcomed
the new pastor. With Mrs. W. H.
Call presiding at the organ, the choir
sang an anthem, “My Jesus, I Love
Thee.” The minister read from the
first Epistle of John. “We love Him
because He first loved us,” was used
as his text. His theme was “Stead
fastness of Spirit in Strenuous
Times.”
WANTED—Logs and standing
timber. For Cash. —^W. E.
Parker and Son, Micro. 4tp
Civil Term of Johnston
County Court Begins
A two-week term of cicil court for
Johnston cosnty began in. Smithfield
Monday morning, with Judge Henry
L. Stevens presiding for this week,
and for next week’s session Judge
J. D. Johnson, Jr., is scheduled to
preside.
DR. CARTER TALKS
TO KIWANIS CLUB
Dr. William Howard Carter, pastor
of the Goldsboro Tabernacle church,
came back to Selma on last Thursday
evening to celebrate his 20th birthday
in the ministry, having preached his
first sermon exactly 20 years ago that
day. Since Dr. Carter is a former
Selma boy. Chief Bradley Pearce, the
program chairman, invited him to be
his guest speaker at Kiwanis.
Dr. Carter was introduced by the
Rev. D. M. Clemmons, pastor of the
.local Baptist church, who paid a fine
tribute to Dr. Carter in the splendid_
work he is doing, and also took oc
casion to welcome Mr. H. B. Carter,
father of Dr. Carter, as guest of Ki
wanis on that occasion.
In the course of his address the
speaker took occasion to refer to his
father with a spirit of love and ap
preciation for his life and the many
ups-and-downs he encountered in
rearing his' family.
His address was one of inspiration
to the entire club, revealing to them
that the speaker was a most busy
man and a man who is doing a great
Service to humanity. He told of the
countless calls he receives from people
over a wide area asking him for ad
vice, many of whom write in, while
others phone or call in person. “Some
days,” said the speaker, “I get as
high as 500 pieces of mail, ranging
from 1 to 20 pages, revealing their
troubles and wanting some comfort
ing advice.” Upon top of this he holds
many funerals, performs many mar
riages, preaches from two to three
sermons each Sunday, besides making
radio addresses and performing many
other exacting duties.
Dr. Carter is a very forceful speak
er and his services are in great
demand wherever he goes. He is
never at a loss for words, which flow
forth as he drives home the message
which he is endeavoring to get across.
We have heard many complimentary
remarks about the fine address Dr.
Carter delivered before, the Kiwanis
meeting here last week.
Service Flags Free At
Johnstonian-Sun Office
The Post Office Department now
is starting the most gigantic task in
its history—the movement of a de
luge of Christmas parcels, cards and
letters while maintaining the regular
flow of millions of pieces of mail
daily to and from our armed forcts
all over the world.
Indications are that the volume of
Christmas mail will be the largest on
record. Already in September, latest
month for which figures are available
retail sales had reached a level second
only to the record month of December
1941, according to the Department
of Commerce. And sales are rising.
Such heavy purchases always presage
heavy mailings.
If thousands of our soldiers, sailors
marines and civilian friends are not
to be disappointed at Christmas time,
the public must cooperate by mailing
earlier than ever before and by ad
dressing letters and parcels properly.
The best efforts of the Post Office
Department alone cannot be enough,
in view of wartime difficulties faced
by the postal system. The public must
assist.
About 25,000 experienced postal
workers already have been taken by
the war services. Arrangements are
under way to add thousands of tem
porary personnel to postal staffs, but
this man power is hard to find and
is inexperienced. Facilities of rail
roads and air lines are heavily taxed
by movements of huge quantities of
war materials and personnel. Extra
trucks are almost impossible to ob
tain. Winter weather, hampering all
transportation, is beginning.
The free-mailing privilege granted
to members of the armed forces has
raised their mailings some 30 per cent
it is estimated. Expansion of those
forces also is adding rapidly to the
postal burden.
The deadline already is past for
mailing gifts to Army and Navy per
sonnel overseas with assurance that
the parcels will arrive by Christmas.
The New York post office reports
that in late October, 350,000 such
parcels were handled daily in that of
fice alone.
The Post Office Department is
making strenuous efforts to avoid
such a terrific jam as it faced in
1918 under similar conditions, during
the First World War. It can succeed
in those efforts—and avoid many
heartaches for its patrons—if the
public will cooperate by mailing ear
ly-
Another Township
Is Heard From
We have a limited supply of Ser
vice Flags on hand for those who
have a son in the service. These red-
bordered Flags with the blue star,
which came into general use during
World War Number 1, convey this
message; “From this home a man has
gone to do his duty for his country.”
It is the pride of every town to
see its population climbing to higher
figures, and the people of Selma
proudly boast about being the second
largest town in Johnston, while
Smithfield “takes the cake” and
continues to strut ’er stuff. •
But our superior numbers were very
much against us in the recent Scrap
drive in Johnston county. Although
Smithfield had to its credit more than
175,000 pounds of scrap, and Selma
more than 107,000 pounds, neither of
them had a ghost of a chance of
winning the $150 first prize. Beulah
township, with 119,810 pounds of
scrap, managed to get second prize,
while Meadow, with only 92,827
pounds, won first prize. And then
there was a third prize to go to Pine
Level for only 55,469 pounds of scrap.
The reason for this was that the
scrap campaign was on a per capita
basis. The smaller the population of
a toWnship the fewer pounds of scrap
was necessary to win. If it had been
figured purely on a pound basis,
Smithfield would have won first
prize, Beulah would have still held
second, and Selma would have come
|in for third.
See tabulated account by townships
elsewhere in this paper.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
RETURN TO SELMA
Mrs. G. H. Morgan and M-rs. H. T.
White returned home last Sunday
from Wilson where they have spent
the past two months with the families
of Mr. C. D. Wood and Mr. Herbett
Morgan.
October Scrap Collections By Townships
Township
Population
Pounds Per
Total Pounds Capita
Meadow
.. 2,957
92,827
31.39
Beulah
...4,208
119,810
28.10
Pine Level
.. 2,124
55,469
26.11
Clayton
.. 5,329
105,660
19.83
Selma
.. 5,480
107,375
19.63
Smithfield
. 9,020
175,185
19.42
Cleveland
.. 1,873 :
31,118
16:56
Banner
.. 4,919
79,925
16.25
Boon Hill
.. 4,149
32,131
7.74
Ingrams
.. 4,390
39,570
6.73
Micro
. 1,659
■- 9,570
5.76
Wilson’s Mills
.. 1,400
6,826
4.87
Elevation
.. 1,873
2,165
1.18
O’Neals
... 5,039
No Report
No Report
Wilders
... 3,080
No Report
No Report
Pleasant Grove ....
3,3016
No Report
No Report
Bentonville
... 1,857
No Report
No Report
Wendell Y outh Killed
When Hit By Truck
Attention Ladies
Be the women behind the
men in the parachute! You
can do your part to help win
this war by donating your dis
carded Nylon and Silk hose
for national defense. One
thousand hose or 500 pairs
make one parachute. Boxes
for this donation will be locat
ed in the postoffice, the Selma
Drug Company, Woodard &
Creech Drug Company and
Carolina Beauty Nook.
So ladies, please bring your
wornout hose to these places
at once, for this is very ur
gent. This drive is being spon
sored by the Selma Junior
Woman’s club.
Official Returns Show
G)unty Vote Was Light
The following figures show the to
tal number of votes received by each
candidate in Johnston in the election
on November 3rd, as furnished by L.
L, Levinson, chairman of the John
ston county board of elections:
STATE SENATE
J. B. Benton 6084
Thos. O’Berry -5823
JUDGE RECORDER’S COURT
Larry Wood 6227
J. Ira Lee 3455
SHERIFF
Kirby L. Rose 5795
L. D. Mitchell 3972
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Bill Massey 6305
I. V. Lee 3360
CLERF OF COURT
H. V- Rose 6134
Joel A. Johnson 3549'
COUNTY AUDITOR
Marvin Johnson 6110
C. S. Creech 3457
COUNTY SOLICITOR
W. I. Godwin 6119
E. A. Parker 3474
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES -
L. H. Wallace 5987
R. T. Fulghum 5933
Walter Batten 3437
N. W. Harrison 3376
SURVEYOR
C. B. Fulghum, who had no
opposition 6104
CORONER
Dr. E. N. Booker 6102
Herbert E. Dupree 3397
COMMISSIONERS
R. P. Holding 6094
Jesse H. Austin 6061
Jack B. Wooten 6100
D. Harvey Parrish 3396
A. H. Morgan 3388
H. A. Stancil 3373
* AMENDMENTS
School—•
For 2399
Against 4755
Solicitorial—■
For 1830
Against 3820
According to the above figures, the
people of Johnston county voted
against both amendments to the State
constitution, but both carried in , the.
State as a whole.
Bob Warwick Moves
Into New Quarters
Bob Warwick has moved his
automobile repairing business to .the
building on Highway 301, opposite the
First Baptist church. 'This building
was formerly occupied by Gray Wad
dell and Thompson’s Garage.
Bob, who is considered one of the
best mechanics in Johnston county,
is prepared to do any kind of repair
work. He is a native of Warren coun
ty, but has made his Rome in Selma
for the past sixteen years.
Yates Perry Is
Promoted To Sergeant
Yates Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Perry, was promoted to the
rank of Sergeant, fourth class Techni
cian, from the rank of Corporal in
September. He is also' a member of
the 120th Infantry Band, stationed at
Camp Blanding, Fla.
NOTE OF THANKS.
The Selma Post of the American
Legion and the members of the Le
gion Auxiliary desire to thank all who
cooperated in helping with the
carnival here last week. We especial
ly want to thank the young ladies
who sold tickets, the Boy Scouts and
the citizens who helped take up the
tickets at the gate and the different
rides and shows.
THE AMERICAN LEGION AND
AUXILIARY OP SELMA POST.
Accident Occurred Near Clayton
Early Saturday Morning —
Was Standing On Running
Board of Car When Struck—
Funeral Held Sunday After
noon.
Clyde E. Clark, Jr., of Wendell was
killed Saturday morning about 12:30
when he was struck by a truck while
riding on the running board of a
coupe driven by Durward Strickland,
also of Wendell.
The accident occurred about .three
miles .west of Clayton on Highway
No. 70. There were three persons in
the coupe, traveling west after hav
ing been to Clayton, where they pick
up boys and girls who wanted to ride
to a filling station near the Johnston-
Wake line. Clark got on the running
board to make room in the car for
the girls.
At the time of the kccident there
were nine on the coupe.
The car met a truck .traveling east,
and the side of the trailer apparently
struck Clark on the left hip, knocking
him to the pavement. His hip and
side of head were crushed. His neck
and right thigh bone broken, and- his
pelvis shattered. He lived about 15
minutes, dying while en route to hos
pital.
Funeral services for Clark were
held Sunday afternoon, at 3 at the
Wendell Methodist Church, with the
Rev. B. F. Boone, pastor, in charge.
Burial was in Greenmont Ceme.tery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C .E. Clark; four brothers, How
ard and Henry of Fort Bragg, and
Robert and Gene of the home; and
three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Jones of
Broklyn, Margaret and Edna Earl of
the home.
Young People Present
Program Sunday
Program For Young People’s Night
to be presented by League members
at Fairview Sunday night, Novem
ber 15th at 7:30 o’clock. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the public to
attend.
Order of Service;
Prelude: “Immortal Love, Forever
Full.”
Call to Worship:
Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World.”
by Choir
Offertory and Special Music: “Give
of Your Best.”
Prayer (by Pastor)
Response: “Hear Our Prayer, 0 Lord”
Hymn: (by congregation) “Come,
Thou Almighty King.”
Leader’s Introduction—Subject: What
Is Worship,—Pauline Corbett
Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8 Eugene
Creech
Talk: Isaiah—Alone With God in His
Holy Temple Hazel Corbett
Hymn: (by Congregation) “Holy,
Holy, Holy.”
Scripture: Acts 16:22-34 P. W.
Corbett
Talk; Paul and Silas —Worshipping
God in Prison Mary Ellen
Creech
Hymn: (by congregation) “Faith of
Our Fathers.”
Scripture: Acts 1:12-14; 2:44-47; 12:-
5,12 Ruby Parrish
Talk: The Early Christians—Wor
shipping God Together in the
Upper Room Mamie Parrish
Hymn: (by congregation) “O Wor
ship the King.”
Closing Thought: What Is Worship ?
(Pastor)
Prayer: (That we may find the real
meaning of worship in our lives),
Prayer-Hyfn: “Seal Us, 0 Holy
Spirit.”
Benediction— (Pastor)
Fairview Sunday School at 10 A. M,
Regular meeting of League at 6:30
Theme: Gratitude for the Richness of
Life.
Young People’s Service 7:30.
Fred A. Woodard
Promoted To Sergeant
Fred A. Woodard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Woodard, has been promo
ted to the rank of Sergeant, fourth
class Technician, from his former
rank of Corporal. The announcement
came from his commanding officer
Lieut.-Col. Hammond Birks, of the
120th Infantry Regimen, Camp Bland
ing, Fla. Fred is a member .the the
120th Infantry Band. His rating be
came effective Oct. 18.
Railroads in 1942 are turning out 1
1-2 times as many ton-miles of freight
transportation service as in .the peak
traffic year of the first World War.
“Railroad transportation is a link
in a chain that connects us with vic
tory, and if it fails, all fails.”-Col. J,
Monroe Johnson, Interstate Commerc^
Commission. ,,
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