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The Johnstonian-Sun
VOL. 26
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943.
NUMBER 50
Missing Pilot Wins
Medal For Heroism
Lt. Gordon Whitaker, Foimer 0^1^ V • ij
Selma Boy, Cited For Action KlWaiUanS Hear
With AAF Against Japanese A Jdi-asc On WAf DrivA
— Navy Announces Award of UIl W AL LiriVe
Air Medal For Meritorious
Achievement In Combat.
Washington, Dec. 6. — The Navy
Department announced today the
award of the Air Medal to Second
Lt. Gordon Whitaker, Army Air
Corps, son of Clarence G. Whitaker
of 1006 E. Mulberry St, Goldsboro,
N. C., for meritorious achievement in
combat.
The 22-year-old flier now is listed
as missing, the announcement said.
The citation said:
“For meritorious achievement
while participating in aerial flight as
pilot of a plane of a fighter squad-
The Selma Kiwanis club was privi
leged to hear a very interesting ad
dress on last Thursday night, deliver
ed by Lieutenant Cooper of Durham.
She .came to Selma on behalf of the
campaign now on to recruit more
WAG’S to relieve men of jobs so
they can be used in the armed forces.
Lieut. Cooper said they are only ask
ed for three women recruits from
Johnston county, but that w'omen
seemed slow to join the WAC be
cause they do not understand just
the kind of service they are expected
to render, and too, bcause there is a
wrong impression of the type of
w'omen w^ho can enlist as WACS. She
Plans Discussed To
Enforce School Law
Delegations Go Before County
Commissioners With Resolu
tions For CompulsoiT School
Attendance — Commissioners
And Board of Education To
Study Plan Jointly.
ron, attached to the fighter com-1 f’messed the point that in order to
' become a WAC a woman must be of
sound mind and body and the best of
character. She said only a very small
percentage of those who apply for
membership as WACS can pass this
test, but that those who do pass are
among some of the most noble
women to be found.
Kiwanian Bill Woodard introduced
the speaker at the reauest of Pro
gram Chairman C. E. Kornegay.
The attendance prize, presented by
C. E. Kornegay, went to Vernon
Wiggs.
President - elect Rudolnh Howell
made a short talk in behalf of the
Boy Scout drive now on in Johnston
county, and distributed membership
cards among Kiwanians present, who
were asked to select a list of Selma
citizens to contact for contributions.
Bill 'Woodard made a short talk on
behalf of the Tuberculosis campaign
now on in Johnston county, empha
sizing the importance of a better
Tubercular Hospital in the county.
The Selma club will join the
Smithfield Kiwanis club in Smithfield
at the Gabriel Johnston Hotel tonight
(Thursday! in an inter-club meeting,
the occasion being the installation
of Durwood Creech of the Smithfield
club as Lieutenant Governor of the
Fourth Division of the Carolinas
niand, in combat against enemy
Japanese forces in the Solomon
Islands cover force. Second Lt.
Whitaker flew several hundred miles-
in a low-altitude, indirect approach
to the estimated position of the
enemy. With faultless precision, his
squadron located the hostile force of
two bombers, escorted by six fight
ers and, taking them by complete
surprise, destroyed the heavy bomb
ers, the primary target, and also shot
down four additional enemy aircraft.
By his cool courage, perfect air
discipline, and flying skill. Second
Lt. 'Whitaker contributed to the suc
cessful completion of this vital and
daring mission.”
(Lt. Gordon Whitaker was a resi
dent of Selma at the time he enlisted
in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and
was a graduate of Selma High School
and later attended Atlantic Christian
College at Wilson, N. C. Young
Whitaker was one of the most popu
lar young men of Selma and a leader
among his social set.
Lt. Whitaker first became interest
ed in flying several years before he
had finished his high school work,
and took his first flying instruction
at the Selma Airport when there
were few planes and no licensed in
structors at this field. Lt. Whitaker
completed his training necessary for
his solo flight in less than the re
quired time and in a shorter time
than any student that ever learned
to fly at the Selma Airport.
Young Whitaker was recognized by
his instructor and other pilots of the
Selma Airport as being above the
average student in his aptitude for
judgment and skill as a student pilot.
According to information that came
from his associates while in his basic
army training as a Cadet he kept up
his same pace by making extra good
grades and receiving high praise
from his instructors and superiors.
Lt. Whitaker was offered his
choice after graduation as an Army
Cadet to that of a Flying Officer,
to become an Army Flight Instruc-,
tor, but chose to be a combat pilot
instead, and was serving his country
as such when he was reported miss
ing.)
A delegation of both white and
colored people from Selma went be
fore the county board of commission
ers in Smithfield last Monday in be
half of previous resolutions adopted
by a group of representative citizens
asking for some plan to enforce the
school attendance law in Johnston
county. The Selma group was headed
by Mayor B. A. Henry, W. H. Call
chairman of the Board of Education,
and Supt. O. A. Tuttle, who was
spokesman for the occasion. He was
assisted in presenting the request by
W. T. Woodard, Jr., superintendent
of Public Welfare, who said that, due
to the resignation of several of his
helpers, his department was unable
to carry out the compulsory attend
ance provision in the school law.
Those filing resolutions before the
hoard were W. T. Woodard, Jr., from
Selma; .Johnston County Training
School PTA, Benson; Richard B Har
rison PTA, Selma; Cooper PTA
Clayton; Smithfield school board;
Clayton Rotary club; Smithfield Ki
wanis club; Four Oaks colored PTA;
Short Journey PTA (colored); citi
zens of Meadow school district; Ken-
ly colored PTA.
After asking for the filing of
resolutions. Mr. Tuttle recognized a
number of school leaders in the coun
ty, and among those respondinsr were
H. B. Marrow, County Superinten
dent, Mayor Hugh A. Page and Prin
cipal O. B. Welch of Clayton, Princi
pal A. G. Glenn of Smithfield, Prin
cipal A. H. Aderholt of Meadow.
Principal M. L. Wilson of Selma
colored school, and Mrs. Eva Cooper
principal of Short Journey.
Several of the school districts were
strongly represented and an unusual
ly large group was on hand from th®
Johnston County Training School
PTA. the delegation being headed by
Principal W. R. Collins. The J. C. T.
S. PTA has been one of the prime in
fluences in the increased sentiment
for effective enforcement of the
school attendance law.
The joint committee renresenting
the commissioners, the schools and
the welfare department wdll deter-
Three-Way Death Blow On
Germany Fixed In Cairo Meet
State’s 4-H Clothing
Girl National Winner
Kiwanis District.
Kiwanian Creech is past president' mine whether a full-time truant of-
of the Smithfield club. He was elect- ficer is to be employed or whether
Much Canned Food
Consumed In Johnston
Rationing has not emptied the
shelves of Johnston county residents
of canned foods, it was revealed to
day, a total of 430,637 cans bemg us
ed monthly, according to A. H. «u
gent, general sales manager ot tne
American Can Company.
Mr. Nugent based his figure on the
government’s compilation of 63,
ration hook holders in the county and
the statement by the U. S. Bureau o
Agricultural Economics that the per
capita consumption of canned goods
so far this year is .225 cans a day.
On the basis of the average size pre
war can, approximately 1,041 Pounds |
of pure metalis tin is reclaimed for
the war effort from these cans, he
^'^Men^^n service eat 8,000,000 cans
of food a day and millions of Pounds
of canned items are being shipped
abroad for lend lease, he said.
Many foods strange to American
palates are being paeked in cans for
shipment overseas. One of these s
“Tushonka” for Russian consumption
this product being highly seasoned
pork packed in lard. Sfiuid a variety
of octopus, is t>eing canned for Ita
ian consumption. Canned foods for
England are usually f
differently to those intended for use
the American way.
of
ed Lieutenant Governor at the dis
trict convention held in Durham in
October.
The inter-club meeting will be held
at 6:45 this (Thursday) evening, but
preceding this there will be a meet
ing at 3 o’clock in the afternoon of
newly elected district and local club
leaders, who will be schooled in the
performance of their duties for the
coming year. One very prominent
Kiwanian leader who is expected to
attend this meeting is District Sec
retary Herb Hennig of Darlington,
S. C.
The newly elected officers of the
Selma club are Rudcflph Howell, pres
ident. and M. L. Stancil, vice presi
dent. The board of directors include
B. A, Henry, R. E. Suber, C. E. Kor
negay, 'Vernon Wiggs and David S.
Ball. The secretary is Jo be named at
a later date.
One of the finest records made by
any club in the district for 1943 was
made by the Smithfield club, which
increased its membership from 21 to
42, and this in face of the fact that
the club lost four members during
the year. They actually took in 25
new members during the year.
The most recent member to join
the Selma club was Joe A. Creech of
the Woodard & Creech Drug Com
pany, who was admitted on last
Thursday evening.
some other plan can be used to ad
vantage and will present a concrete
proposal for consideration by the
commissioners.
Treating One Of
Selma’s Eye Sores
There are a number of “eye sores”
along Railroad Street in Selma, and
at least one of them is undergoing a
healing process by Floyd C. Price &
Sons. The brick structure near the
Southern freight depot, which was
bought by this progressive firm a
few years ago, and which has been
used as an exhibition hall for trac
tors and farm machinery, has recent
ly undergone many needed repairs by
Candlelisrht Service To
Be Held Sunday Night
T he superior “Make and Mend
for Victory” record of Alta Law-
son, 17, of Orrum, North Carolina,
not only won the state award of an
all-expense trip to the 22nd Na
tional 4-H Club Congress in Chi
cago, but a national championship
in the 1943 nationwide 4-H clothing
achievement contest. The twelve
national winners each receives a
$200 college scholarship. All awards
are provided by the Educational
Bureau of the Spool Cotton Co. . . .
In club work seven years, the girl
completed 22 projects, seven of
which were clothing. She does
nearly all the family sewing and
has made 212 different articles. She
also sewed twelve garments for the
Red Cross, and showed junior club
members how to use and thread a
sewing machine. She has sewed for
aunts, neighbors, and colored folks
and often helps neighbor women put
in plackets and zippers. She values
her clothing work at $122.55.
Rationing Board
Makes Annoucement
Change of License Number On
Inspection Record and Gaso
line Books May Be Done By
Car Owners.
There will be a candlelight service
at the Selma Presbyterian church
Sunday night, December 12, from
6:30 to 7:30. Those desiring to at
tend this service from other churches
in the community can do so and get Transportation
out in time for their regular service —
at their own church.
The program for the evening is as
follows:
Prelude “Christmas Prelude”
Call to 'Worship
Processional Hvmn - “O Come All
Ye Faithful”
Invocation
T.ord’s Prayer Congregation
Response by Choir “Father of
Lights”
First Reader - response - “Watch
man, Tell Us of the Night”
Second Reader and Tableau
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
Choir''
First Reader
Offering and Offertory
“.'Client Night. Ho'v Night” - Choir
Lighting of the Christ Candle
Lights from the Christ Candle
“.Jesus, the Light of the World” ....
Minister
“Joy to the World” Congre
gation.
People, after purchasing new ve
hicle license numbers, must make the
change on their tire inspection record
and outstanding Ration Books. This
may be done by the person who owns
the vehicle. He may draw lines
through the old number and enter the
new one just above with ink or in
delible pencil.
After obtaining new license num
ber, the inspection record must be
corrected prior to application for any
renewal of gasoline ration.
People who have not changed oc
cupations, both farmers and commer-
GETS LETTER FROvM SON
Cairo, Egypt.—President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Church
ill, and Premier Joseph Stalin have agreed completely on “the
scope and timing of operations” to smash the German army
from three sides, an announcement signed by the three statesmen
in an epic four-day meeting in Teheran, Iran, and released here
Monday disclosed.
The Allied leaders also charted a peace era in which all na
tions would be invited to join “a world family of democratic na
tions” based on the reaffirmed principles of the Atlantic charter.
The history-making conference lof the heads of the world’s
most powerful military and political combine was held in the
Iranian capital from November 28 to December 1.
Heavily underscoring the urgency of the military phase, the
combined British and American general staffs subsequently re
turned to Cairo, scene of the November 22-26 meeting of Chinese
Generalis;simo Chiang Kai-Shek with President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill, and staged concentrated planning ses
sions from last Friday through Monday.
* Churchill joined in these and other
sessions, leading to the probability
that other disclosures of paramount
international importance are still to
come.
President Roosevelt’s whereabouts
since the Teheran conferences were
not disclosed, however.
Signed Declarations ^
The Teheran declarations signed
simply “Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill’*
and dated December 1, announced
these results:
War —- “Our military staffs have
joined in our round-table discussions
and we have concerted our plans for
the destruction of the German forces.
We have reached complete agreement
as to the scope and timing of opera
tions which will be undertaken from
the east, west and south.
“The common understanding which
we have reached guarantees that
victory will be ours.
“No power on earth can prevent
our destroying the German armies
by land, their U-boats by sea and
their war planes from the air. Our
attacks will be relentless and in-
The above is a picture of Mrs. J. W.
Thorne, of Selma, Route 1, who is in
receipt of a letter from her son. Pvt.
Howard F. Thorne, who is stationed
somewhere in the Pacific. The letter
follows:
“I wrote a few lines the other day,
but now I have a little more time, so
I’ll write the news. I am feeling good
and getting plenty to eat. I hope you
all are enjoying the best of health;
but Mama, I could really go for some
of those good buttermilk biscuits you
are making and lots more things like
that, which I am not getting. I’ve
lately been paid, but it’s going to be i
little that I spend, because these na
tives charge everything for nothing.
They are crazy about American
money. I have bought a few things
which I’m going to send home soon,
that I think you all would enjoy see
ing. There are things which I can’t
about this place, but I was
cial owners, should request renewal
forms R-543 from ten to fifteen days | vsrrite
prior to earliest renewal date on old omnw n „ i. t
hook. In the case of farmers the re- '^^at I
quest'should be made to the Farm
Committee of the
wanted to a while back.
‘The show has just started. All the
A. A. A. Office, Smithfield, N. C. Af- I am stay-
ter receipt of the mileage sheet and; name of the
Form R-543 from Farm Transporta- ^ ^ame Up Love.”
tion Committee, fill out all questions j ^ ^ could send some pictures
on Form R-543 and return with mi-1 all, the way the moon shines
leage sheet and inspection record to | through these coconut trees at night.
'War Price and Rationing Board, j t m telling you it’s really a beau-
Smithfield, N. C., or to Benson, N. C., ty to see.
whichever place your original appli-* “Your son.
Selma Man Keeping
Grenade As Souvenir
Capt. D. P. Howell has a Japanese
hand grenade which his son, second
class machinist mate Leon Howell,
brought home with him a few days
ago from Attu Island in the Pacific.
Rowland of Fuquay
of Mrs. M. L.
Mr. W. L.
lS!^p:“"ort while in town
Wednesday on business. He
companied by L. J. Penny of near
McCuUers.
the replacement of broken windows This grenade was thrown at Leon m
and other repairs. The interior is
getting a new coat of paint, and in
addition has been partitioned off and
nice cabinet bins have been installed
in which to store all kinds of parts
and supplies for farm machinery.
The other space in this building is
being used for an exhibition hall for
farm machinery, an office room and
a work shop.
A floor of concrete has also been
laid in this building, and with a few
more touches of the painter’s brush
and other improvements, this old
structure will look quite inviting.
the battle of Attu and struck him on
the emblem pinned across his chest
breaking the emblem in two, but it
failed to explode. He was standing in
water about three inches deep at the
time, having just left his ship. He
stamped the fuse in the water and
put it out, escaping unhurt.
Leon decided, since this grenade
might have been the end of him, and
would have been had it exploded, he
would keep it as a souvenir.
Buy War Bonds Today!
cation may be located.
In the case of commercial owners,
the request for Form R-543 should
be made to the local War Price and
Rationing Board, Smithfield N. C., or
to Benson. N. C. After properly com
pleting this form and signing it re
turn it with tire inspection record.
People who have made a change
from one occupation to another
should request Form R-535 Supple
mental Form, execute in the above
mentioned manner, and return it to
his War Price and Rationing Board,
along with his tire inspection record j
with tires properly inspected. In this
case, the books issued for his old oc
cupation must be surrendered.
RECAPPING SERVICE RELEAp
Any person may have truck tires
recapped with Grade A camelback
without obtaining certificate from a
War Price and Rationing Board.
This does not apply to passenge
vehicles. Passenger vehicles will con
tinue to get recapped service without
certificates with Grade F and C
camelback.
The Victory tire, the tire made
principally from reclaimed rubber
(War Tires) have been reclassified
to Grade III. Certificate holders who
have certificates calling for Grade III
tires, or one issued such certificate
may now secure the Victory Tires in
Ifexchange for this certificate.
This change became effective on
December 1, 1943.
“HOWARD F. THORNE.”
Where To Take Your
Waste Kitchen Fats
starting Monday, December 13,
stores cooperating in the kitchen fats
salve campaign will be authorized to
give two points a pound for fats re
turned by housewives and others, ac
cording to a recent OPA annoupce-
ment.
In addition to the ration points, the
housewives will receive four cents a
pound for their grease.
The county salvage committee rec
ommends that waste fats be put into
tin cans and delivered to one of the
following firms which are handling
fats salvage in Johnston county:
Turnage' & Talton, Smithfield;
Etheridge & O’Neal, Selma; Edger-
ton’s Market, Kenly; Coats Market,
Clayton; and Smith’s Grocery, Ben
son.
Mrs. M. B. Chamblee of Zebulon
Mrs. A. L. Blow, of Greenville, Mrs.
L. D. Glover of Wilson and Mrs John
C. Rose of Fremont were dinner
guests of Mr. J. H. Griffin Sunday.
y WEEKS
^ UNTIL
CHRISTMAS
This issue is your
best gift directory
creasing.
Peace — “We are sure that our
concord will make it an enduring
peace.” We recognize fully the su
preme responsibility resting upon us
and all the United Nations to make
a peace which will command the good
will of the overwhelming masses of
the peoples of the world and banish
the scourge and terror of war for
many generations.
“'We shall seek the cooperation and
active participation of all nations,
large and small, whose peoples in
heart and mind are dedicated, as are
our own peoples, to elimination of
tyranny and slavery, oppression and
intolerance. We will welcome them
as they may choose to come into a
world family of democratic nations.”
Respect Iran’s Independence
After expressing their respect for
Iran’s independence and territorial
integrity, and promising economic 'aid
to that country which has facilitated
the flow of Allied supplies to Russia,
the three leaders said:
“They (the United States, Britain
and Russia) count upon the partici
pation of Iran together with all other
peace-loving nations in the establish
ment of international peace, security
and prosperity after the war in ac
cordance with the principles of the
Atlantic charter, to which all four
governments have continued' to sub-
scnbfi*’’
Dispatches from Teheran said the
conference atmosphere was one of
, extreme cordiality. The mam decla
ration by the three leaders concluded:
“We came here with the hope and
determination; we leave here friends
in fact, in spirit and in ,
It was the first
Roosevelt and Premier Stalin bad
’”lt was believed to be the
Stalin had left Russia since the Com
munist revolution m ,„.-„;ons
Details of the military dec sums
reached naturally
circulating at already
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which some ^^d expec ^^,
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