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SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1944.
NUMBER 7
Recreation Commission
Has Been Created Here
Five-member Board of Commis
sioners Are Appointed by
Mayor B. A, Henry To Direct
Recreational Project For
Selma and Community.
RATIONING GUIDE
On Monday night of this week
members of the Recreation Com
mittee in Selma went before the
Town Board for the purpose of
furthering the recreation pro
gram in Selma, at which time
Mayor B. A. Henry appointed a
Recreation Commission for Sel
ma, composed of R. H. Griffin,
0. A. Tuttle, W. T. Woodard, Jr.,
John Jeffreys, and James W.
Earp. The sections embodying
the provision creating this com
mission reads as follows;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS OF,
THE TOWN OF SELMA, N. C.:
Section 1. — CREATION AND
NAME. There is hereby created a
commission known as the Public i
Recreation Commission of Selma. |
Section 2.—APPOINTMENT AND
TERM OF OFFICE. The said Com
mission shall be composed of five-
members, serving without pay. They
shall be appointed by the Mayor, one
member of whom shall be a member
of the City Board of Commissioners; ;
two shall be closely affiliated with the
Selma School system; two to be se
lected at large, all but one of whom
shall be residents and citizens of the
Town of Selma, and the other shall
be either from the Town or Greater
School District. The terms of office of
the members shall be five years, or
until their successors are appointed
and qualified. The term of office of
any member from the Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Selma or
from the Public School system shall
automatically expire upon the ending
of his term of office as an official of
the Town or of the Public School sys
tem in which case the Mayor shall
appoint another to fill his unexpired
term, the selection to be from the
group from which said member was
originally appointed. The term of the
members first appointed shall be as
follows: The first member appointed
from the Board of Commissioners
shall serve a period of one year, and
at the expiration of such time anoth
er member of the Board shall be ap
pointed for a period of five years;
(The same member may be re-ap
pointed; one member of the School
system shall be appointed for a period
of two years; one member appointed
at large may serve for a period of
three years, a second member from
the School system shall be appointed
for a period of four years; and one
member at large shall serve for the
full term of five years. Vacancies oc
curring in the Commission other
than by the expiration of the term
shall be filled by the Mayor of the
City for the unexpired term.
Section 3.—OFFICER AND MEET
ING. Immediately after their ap
pointment, the members shall meet
and organize by electing one of their
members president and such other
officers as may be necessary. The
commission shall have the power to
make by-laws, rules and. regulations,
not inconsistent with the provisions
of the City Charter and of the State
Laws, for the proper conduct of the
Public Recrealjion Department of the
City. The commission shall help reg
ulate at such times and places as
may be fixed by the Commission.
Section 4.—POWERS AND LKJ-
TIES. The Public Recreation Com
mission shall provide, conduct, and
supervise play grounds, athletic
, fields, recreation centers, and any
other recreation facilities and activi
ties on any of the properties owned
or controlled by the City, as set aside
for that purpose by the Board of
Commissioners, or on other proper
ties with the consent of the owners
and authorities thereof. It shall have
the power to conduct any form of
recreational or cultural activities
that will employ the leisure time of
the people in a constructive and
wholesome manner.
Section 5. — PERSONNEL. The
Public Recreation Commission shall
have the power to appoint or desig
nate someone to act as superintend
ent of recreation who has the neces-
foundation training and who
WEEK OF FEB. 7th
PROCESSED FOODS: Green G. H,
and J. (Book Four) expire February
' 20. Green K, L, and M (Book Four)
r valid February 1, expire March 20.
MEATS AND FATS: Brown V and
W (Book Three) expire February 26.
Brown X (Book Three) becomes valid
February 6, expire February 26.
PORK: Red Stamps A-8 through
M-8 (Book Four) (120 points) valid
in advance to purchase pork from
farmers only, not from retail stores.
SUGAR: Sugar stamp 30 (Book
Four) good for five pounds. Expires
March 31. Sugar stamp 40 (Book,
Four) good for five pounds canning,'
sugar until February 28, 1945 (13,
months).
SHOES: Stamp 18 (Book One) va
lid indefinitely. Airplane Stamp 1
(Book Three) now valid.
FUEL OIL: Period 3 coupons (10
gallons) now valid. Expire February
21. Period 4 and 5 coupons (10 gal
lons) expire Sep.tember 30.
GASOLINE: A-9 coupons valid on
February 9, expire May 8,
IN NORTH AFRICA
CPL. JUNIOR EASON, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Eason of Selma. Cpl.
Eason has been overseas since last
May. He entered the Army sixteen
months ago and received his training
at Little Rock, Ark., and Louisiana.
To The Family Of
John Harvey Turner
A postal card addressed: “To The
Family of John Harvey Turner” ha*
been received at the post office here.
It was first sent to Smithfield, but
being unable to deliver there, it was
forwarded to Selma. After failure to
deliver here, it was turned over to
The Johnittonian-Sun for publication.
It seem* that the information given
the card was picked up by The
Li*ten*r*’ Club in Brooklyn, N. Y. It
reads as follow*:
“Dear Folks:
“January 19, 1944, at 9:45 a. m.,
thru Berlin Short Wav* 19 M. This
name was read a* an Armor Flyer"
shot down, and i* now a P. O. W. in
Germany. Reported lucky to be alive.
No other information was given. I
do hope this much new* will bring
you a word of cheer and comfort, and
a brighter outlook for the future.
Join me in hope and prayer for a
speedy victory, peace and a safe home
coming. I am
Yours very truly,
“Fred W. C. Dannemann.
Turner’s Service number is given
in one corner of the card as 14068360.
War Bond Auction Sale
In Selma Saturday P. M.
He is now stationed in North Africa.) The address of Fred C. Dannemann
Mrs. Eason is the former Miss Annie
Bell Worrells of Selma.
Hearinj^ On Blast Claims
Set For February 17th
The Johnstonian-Sun received a tel
egram from Congressman Harold D.
Cooley Monday, which read* as fol
lows:
“Hearing has been scheduled for
ten o’clock a. m., Thursday, February
17, before a Sub-commitee on Claims,
on all claims growing out of the Ex
plosion of Munitions Truck which oc
curred between Selma and Smithfield
on March 7, 1942. Am sure that
claimants and their attorneys will be
given adequate time to present fully
their claims.”
Looks Like A Short
Cotton Crop In County
There were 22 934 bales of cotton
ginned in Johnston county from the
crop of 1943 prior to January 16th,
1944, as compared with '^7 634 bales
ginned to January 16, IP
Legion Auxiliary Is
Sponsoring Tourna *;ent
The American Legion Auxiliary of
Selma will sponsor a Bridge and
Games Tournament at the Woman’s
Club Building in Selma bn Monday
night, February 14. An admission
of 50 cents will be charged to each
person playing. Everybody is invited.
H. H. Lowry Says He
Misses The Maindrag
In a conversation by telephone
from Rex Hospital in Raleigh Wed
nesday night,. H. H. Lowry, our ad
vertising manager, told us that he
was getting along fine and could as
sure us that he would come home just
as soon as his doctor thinks he has
recovered sufficiently to do so. He
told us he missed the Maindrag and
his many friends here, to whom he
asked us to convey his regards for
the many kind remembrances he has
had in the way of letters, cards and
other means of communication.
We are sure no one misSes “Hub”
more than we do here in The John- !
stonian-Sun office where the force |
has now been cut down to two in a
hill.
is also given as 5815, Sixth Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y. At the bottom of
card is this notation: “Cards Donated
by Mrs. Elsa M. Hille, 524 Hack St,
Cardstadt, N. J.”
If any one knows John Henry Tur
ner or his family, whether white
colored, they would do a real service
to get this information to his family.
Pearl Harbor Workers
Are In The Navy, Too
Selma Boys Involved
In Grocery Stealing
Four Selma boys have been cited to
appear before H. V. Rose, Judge of
Johnston County Juvenile Court, on
charges of stealing from business
firms in Selma last week.
Chief Bradley Pearce reports the
following stolen items:
13 pieces of Brown & Williams
chewing tobacco;
2 fountain pens, valued at $7.00;
45 cigars, valued at 5c each;
93 packages of Cigarettes, valued
at 15c each.
The above items were stolen from
Jones & Deans Grocery, in which
Bozo Johnson, Keith Futch and How
ard Hall were involved.
They also stole 5 chickens from the
firm of Etheridge & O’Neal on
Thursday night.
On Thursday afternoon the above
three boys, together with Ed Wilkins,
stole 10 dozen eggs and 9 quarts of
beer from Raines Cafe.
Chief Pearce says that all of the
stolen items have been recovered ex
cept the eggs and beer, which were
stolen from Mr. Raines.
Merchandise Donated By Selma
Merchants To Auctioned Off
Saturday Afternoon At 2:30
O’clock—Hi^h Bidder Gets
Amount of Bid In War Bonds
And Merchandise Free.
Selma Woman Makes
Unique Pocketbook
Mrs. M. M. Boone, whose husband
holds a position with the firm of
Floyd C. Price & Sons of Selma, has
something out of the ordinary in the
way of a ladie’s pocketbook which
•he made of corks from cold drink
bottle*. The inside of the pocketbook
i* made of sugar sacks which she
died in her favorite color. It has a
lipper top, and is 10 by 15 1-2 inches
in size. The outside is covered in
shellac of light chocolate color. While
it required 8 day* to make, the actual
cost of material was only 20 cents.
Sgt. Fred A. Woodard
III In Gamp Hospital
Sgt. Fred A. Woodard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Woodard of Selma, is
ill in the Station Hospital, Ward 69,
Camp Atterbury. Ind., with menin
gitis. At this time his condition is
reported as improved.
Sgt. Woodard volunteered for ser
vice in September, 1940, and has been
a member of the band in the “Old
Hickory” 30th Infantry Division,
since that time. He has been sta
tioned at Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp
Blanding, Fla., Camp Forrest, Tenn.,
'and has been stationed at Camp At
terbury, Ind., since October, 1943.
Dr. W. H. Carter
To Preach Here
sary
has demonstrated by . actual exper
ience his ability to organize and di
rect a community recreation system.
There shall be such other trained
persons to help conduct the activities
as may be determined by the Com
mission.
Section 6.—FINANCE. Funds ap
propriated by the Board of Cimmis-
gioners of the Public Recreation
(Continued On Page Four)
Red Cross Workers
To Meet Friday Night
A meeting of township chairmen,
their workers and other parties di
rectly interested in the approaching
War Fund campaign of the Red Cross
will be held in the community build
ing in Selma at seven o’clock Friday
evening, February 11th.
Miss Marian Weinell, field director
of Raleigh will conduct a brief but
important training conference imme
diately following the dinner. It is also
planned to show movies dealing with
Red Cross methods. Supplies are now
ready and will be distributed at this
meeting.
The war fund chairman invites all
those concerned, and to whom invi
tations have been mailed, to please
make every effort to attend this
meeting. It is considered vital to the
success of the campaign.
Buy War Bonds Today!
The public is cordially invited to
hear Dr. William Howard Carter, well
known radio minister of Goldsboro,
who will preach at the Church of
God, next to the Good Will Club, on
Tuesday night, February 16, at 7:30.
About 21 years ago Dr. Carter was
converted in a tent meeting where
the Church of God now stands, and
was called to the ministry at the age
of 12, and God has given him many
souls for his labours.
Dr. Carter will be with us for one
night only, and the church extends
to his many friends a warm welcome.
REV. E. H. BABB, Pastor.
Navy Recruiter To
Be Here Next Week
Navy Recruiter John Stallings will
be at the Selma Post office on Tues.
Feb 15 and at the Smithfield post
office Wed. Feb. 16. Young men, age
17, are urged to see the Recruiter to
find out about the. Navy and Naval
Reserve. Their parents are invited to
come with them. Also at this time
there is a great need for women in
the WAVES. There are many jobs -
now held by men at shore stations -
that could be filled by women. All en
listed WAVES are first sent to Hun
ter College in N. Y. for basic training
and then to other colleges for special
training. Young women are needed to
help win this war. The WAVES are
doing a great job. Women of John
ston County are urged to'see the re
cruiter and make plans to serve their
country in the WAVES.
The world crop of cotton is esti
mated at 27,250,000 bales, or 1 per
cent smaller than foy the previous
year. The U. S. crop was 2,100,000
bales larger.
I The New Year finds the Pearl Har-
I bor Navy Yard a mammoth “Arsenal
j of Democracy,” becoming ever strong
er for the vital" role chosen for her
' as America turns to offensive war-
I fare in the Pacific.
The “National Defense” era at
Pearl Harbor came to an abrupt end
in the early morning of December 7,
1941, when the stealthy Japanese
made their sneak attack on Pearl
Harbor; - “A day that will live in
infamy.”
In a joint declaration, the War
Manpower Commission, the Navy De
partment and the Civil Service Com
mission have placed the Pearl Harbor
Navy Yard above all other recruiting
programs now being conducted by the
Commission.
Urgently needed are Classified La
borers, Machinists, Pipe Fitters Elec
tricians, and many other skilled and
unskilled positions, at salaries rang
ing from 82c an hour to $1.59 an
hour, plus time and a half for over
time.
Those selected are offered the ex
cellent advantage of being tempor
arily appointed for duty at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, or Hun
ter’s Point, San Francisco, while
awaiting arrangements ^or transpor
tation to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dur
ing this temporary period employees
will be paid at the rate of pay o.f the
Mare Island Navy Yard, plus $4.00
a day in lieu of subsistence. Pearl
Harbor rates of pay will begin on the
day that employees sail for Pearl
Harbor from the West Coast.
All apjiointees are guaranteed free
transportation, plus meals while en
route to Pearl Harbor. Upon arrival
workers in Hawaii will be adequate
ly housed at the moderate’ cost of
$10.00 a month. Recreation has been
well taken care of by the Navy De
partment. Baseball and football fields
are located around all housing .areas.
The Recreation Hall provides a li
brary, reading room and an audi
torium. "Indoor sports, as well as
movies are conducted in the auditor
ium. Several groups of musically-
minded employees have formed an or
chestra. Applicants may, if they wish,
take along their favorite musical in
strument.
“There is only one way to avenge
Pearl Harbor, and that is, for every
available worker to go there and help
keep the ships fit to fight in this
war,” the Regional Director of the
Fourth United States Civil Service*
Region declared.
For complete details see Miss
Miriam Winebrener at the Civilian
Personnel Office, Seymour Johnson
Field, North Carolina.
Appointments will be made in ac
cordance with War Manpower Com
mission policies, directives, regula
tions and employment stabilization
plans.
Kiwanians Hear Reports
By Leaders of 4-H Club
Two very interesting reports of 4-H
Club work in Selma Township were
given before the Selma Kiwanis club
on last Thursday evening by Herbert
Herring, _^president of the local 4-H
club, and Miss Doris Edwards. They
recited some of the achievements of
the local club during the past year, as
well as the growth of the club in
membership and other important
phases of 4-H club work.
These two fine 4-H club workers
were introduced by Charlie Clarke,
Assistant County Agent, who also re
counted some of the important accom
plishments by 4-H club workers
throughout the county, which shows
that Johnston County 4-H club work
ers are taking the lead in many
phases of the work among the other
counties of the state.
Leon Brown was program chair
man, and introduced Mr. Clarke at
the beginning of the program.
Why Not Name
A Bomber “Selma?”
The merchants of Selma have do-'
nated a nice lot of merchandise to
the Bond Auction Sale which will be
held here Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock near the Branch Banking &
Trust Company. The person whose
bid on any item is highest will get
the amount of his or her bid in War
Bonds and the article bid on will be
given free.
Selma’s War Bond quota is still far
from being reached, and there are
only a few more days to go. At last
account less than half of Selma quotA
had been subscribed.
With our boys fighting and dying
on a dozen war fronts, it should not
be necessary to emphasize the impor
tance of this drive. When you hold
a War Bond against Uncle Sam you
are in possession of the best security
the world can give at this time. Don’t
hoard your dollars at a time like this^
but put them to the best use they can
be put tO; and in the safest security
the world has to offer.
If it takes sacrifice to buy BondSi
we should be willing to make it. Our
boys are making the greatest sacri
fice any one could be called upon to
make, so be here Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 with your money or your
checkbook ready to buy Bonds to the
limit of your ability.
Important Notice To
The Ladies of Selma!
Sewinq- room at Woman’s
dub buildino" will be onen on
Monday and Monday nivht for
the purnose of comnletinsr
900 bandaares. which must be
done Monday if possible. So
please arransre to eiye a part
of the afternoon or nivht to
this part of the War Proerram.
Your own son or daughter is
likely to be among those who
will need them.
Seen and Heard Along!
THE MAINDRAG
:By H. R. L.
The Federated Women’s Clubs of
America have been given the privi
lege of naming a fighter plane or
bomber, IF they sell enough bonds to
pay for same. You may purchase
bonds at Post Office or Bank and ask
them to credit your purchase to The
Woman's Club Bomber list. We could
name one if you will buy the bonds.
Let’s put “Selma” on the War Map.
Man Who Witnessed
Japanese Barbarism
Speaks To America
The following statement by Com
mander Melvyn H. McCoy, U. S. N.,
one of the survivors of Japanese ter
rorism now in this county, speaks for
itself. Commander McCoy, who escap
ed from a Japanese prison camp,
speaking on behalf of the men still in
Japanese hands, has requested that
this message be transmitted to the
American people:
“Jap brutality is beyond descrip
tion. I would not wish any more of
our boys to have the same experience.
I am sure that if those prisoners
still in Jap hands could send a mes
sage to the United States they "vvould
ask that the home front back them up '
by buying as many war bonds as
they can during the Fourth War Loan
Drive.
And if we can get a message back
to
Rex Hospital Raleigh, Feb. 8. —
Thanks, Mr. Editor, for the nice
things you said about me in last
week’s paper — I really didn’t de
serve all the nice things you said —t
I also want to thank my friends for
the many letters^ cards, telegrams,
etc.. I’ve received since I came here—
didn’t know I had so many friends—>
the doctors say I am getting along
nicely—one doctor said today. “Well,
you are having a fine vacation” —
“I -don’t call it a vacation,” I told
him, “when I have to lie on my back
all the time with a hot-water bottle
on my tummy” — my doctor — DR.
W. R. DEWAR, specialist, of Raleigh,
comes to see me each morning —• he
says I am doing fine — there are
three of us from Selma in Rex. I un
derstand — MRS. J. B. PERSON and
MR. JOHN H. TALTON — I hear
they’re getting along o. k., — Several
friends have been to see me. among
them, TOM LASSITER editor of
The Smithfield Herald, MISS ANNE
NOBLE and MR. AND MRS. JOHN
C. DIEHL, of Selma — I was glad to
see them, and hope thev can come
again — had a good letter today
from my friend, MR S. M. PARKER,
general foreman of the Southern
Railway in Selma, in which he said:
“Wanted to get up to see you Sunday,
but there was nary a drop of gasoline
in Selma or Smithfield to he had”
that gvmnathy card from LITTT,E
PATRICIA ANN LEWIS, daughter
of MR. AND MRS. R. G. LEWIS
NOTICE TO WORKERS!
The War Manpower Commission’s
Stabilization Program restricts the
changing of jobs locally and travel
ing to other areas for new jobs.
Workers in essential activities
should not apply for jobs advertised
here. Check -with the U. S. Employ
ment Service office in your area be
fore changing joba.
them that Americans are support- ^ saw —
• ^™®'^'cans are support PATRICIA ANN
mg the fighting front, I am sure that i „ .p n j
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sick. I would advise von to come to
Rex — here you will find the best
nurses and doctors to he found any
where, we think, to wait on you
they leave no stone unturned to make
your stay pleasant and comfortable
— one of these fine nurses is a Selma
girl. FRANCES BRANCH daughter
of MR. AND MRS. NEWT BRANCH
— there are between 200 and 300
patients here — we had quite a hail
storm Sunday afternoon about 5
o’clock and plenty of lightning and
thunder — had a regular gale last
night — time for the mail man (who
happens to be a girl) to come around^
so, so long.
their spirits would be given a needed
lift, despite the brutal treatment.
“I urge all of you - those with
brothers, sons and fathers who are
seeing action in the Pacific Theatre
- to back them by buying bonds so
that they would have the necessary
supplies to avenge our men who have
suffered at the hands of the Japs.
“There is no way that we who stay
at home can avenge this revolting
cruelty. What we can do is pathetic
ally little. If all of us put every cent
we own into war bonds, it would still
be only the humblest gesture to the
boys who are doing the fighting, the
sufferihg, the dying.”