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>? Support The Red Cross War Fund Drive ]\ow On ******* keep on WITH WAR BONOS * * * ***** * * * * Johnstonian-Sun ******* KEEP ON VOL. 27 Red Cross War Fund Drive Is Launched The Johnston County Chapter, Which Embraces 16 of The County’s 17 Townships, Is Asked To Raise $19,500 — Clayton Township Functions As A Separate Chapter And Has Its Own Quota. The biggest Red Cross drive in history was launched in Johnston county Wednesday of this week when workers representing the county chapter began canvassing for contri butions to the 1944 War Relief Fund. The Johnston county chapter which embraces 16 of the county’s ^^J^o'^nships, is asked to raise $19,- 500, an amount $7,900 larger than the 1943 war fund goal. Clayton township functions as a separate chapter and has its own quota. Chairman of the campaign is Howard Gaskill of Selma, who has spent most of his time during the past month setting up an organiza tion that will conduct a thorough canvass in every township. Sixteen township leaders have been named to aid Chairman Gaskill by planning de tails of the drive in their respective areas. Smithfield and Selma In Smithfield and Selma, the coun- y s two largest townships in popula- tion the campaign will be conducted by the Kiwanis clubs of the two com- mumties. Sam H. Stallings, president -of the Smithfield club, and Rudolph Howell, president of the Selma club are the township chairmen, and the entire membership of each club will take an active part in the solicitation. the combined quota for Smithfield and Selma townshin is $8,352, which IS close to half of the total quota for $6 f>as a quota of ^ and Selma s quota is $2,704. ® largest quota has been assigned to Banner township which IS asked to raise $2,201. ’ GOV. BRICKER COMING TO NORTH CAROUNA Township Quotas For Red Cross War Fufd Drive NUMBER 10 Great American Convoy Reaches Britain Safely Township Smithfield Banner Selma Ingrams Pine Level Bleulah Micro O’neals Wilders Wilson’s Mills Cleveland Bentonville Pleasant Grove Elevation Meadow Boon Hill 1943 Quota $3,600.00 1.300.00 1.600.00 800.00 400.00 500.00 300.00 400.00 300.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 400.00 300.00 400.00 350.00 Raised $4,000.00 1.570.00 1.650.00 600.00 400.00 510.00 340.00 430.00 305.00 150.00 150.00 160.00 345.00 250.00 475.00 432.00 TOTALS 1944 Quota $6,148.00 2,201.00 2.704.00 1.361.00 689.00 857.00 521.00 689.00 520.00 436jOO 436.00 436.00 689.00 520.00 689.00 604.00 Passenger Train No. 21 Derailed East of Selma The Editor 111. $11,600.00 $11,757.00 $19,500.00 Lloyd Godwin Is Fatally Hurt In Fall Down Stairs New Ration Tokens Are Safe To Handle Gov. John W. Bricker By JOHN A. MOROSO, 3RD -■^ British Port, Feb. 27.—A con y.oy hauling one of the greatest con' tingents of .United States troops' ed m England with thousands of reinforcements for General Dwight p. Eisenhower’s invasion army mass ing in the British Isles. Next Saturday, March 4, Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio will make his first visit to the South since he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for presi dent. At the invitation of Sim A. DeLapp, Republican state chair man, and Charles A. Jonas, Re publican national committeeman, Ohio’s three-time governor will de liver the principal address at the annual banquet of the Carolina Political Union at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Saturday evening. The banquet will be_ followed by a public gath ering in^ the college auditorium. Robert S. Rosenast, chairman of the Political Union, will be in charge of the program at the uni versity. Earlier in the day Gov. Bricker will attend a conference of state Republican leaders at the Washington-Duke hotel in Dur-” hVm, ^ David Lloyd Godwin, formerly of Kenly but more recently of Wilming ton, sustained fatal injuries Friday when he fell down stairs leading to the basement of the bus station in Goldsboro. He suffered a fractured skull and bis back and one shoulder were bro- Goldsboro , .o.ens were taped to volunteer hospital but never regained conscious- subjects and were allowed to remain ness and died at 9:30 Saturday night, in contact with the skin long accident occurred about j to demonstrate whether a reaction , PeE 26 . - The ration tokens that will be used beginning ebruary 27 are harmless to the hairier, the Raleigh District Office ot Frice Administration said today on the basis of exhaustive tests and re search conducted over the past five months. The U._ S. Public Health Service held a series of “patch” tests, during which tokens were taped to volunteer Stancil, editor of the Johnstonian-Sun, is re ported to be slightly improved as we go to press. Editor otancil has been a very sick man since last Saturday night, when he was stricken with an attack of flu. His many friends hope he will soon be back on the job. The advertising manager of the ^per, H. H. Lowry, had been back on the job only a few days when the editor was taken ill. “Shorty” Standi, nno man and sister, Mrs. P; Thompson, have been holding things together, and they have done a good job. * Wreck Occurred Early Wednes day Morning Two Miles East of Pine Level, and Four Miles From Selma — No Passen gers Were Seriously Injured in The Mishap — Conductor Kenkon Suffered Fractured Rib. Wilkins Is Named As Acting Auditor 4:30 Friday afternoon as Mr. Godwin waited for a bus to take him to La Grange where he was visiting a son, D. L. Godwin, Jr. Mr. Godwin, who was 74, was a native of Johnston county. He mar- would occur. In every case OPA was advised, the tokens failed to irritate or sensitize the skin of any of those on whom they were tried. A study of the raw materials of which tokens are made and of the Two Johnston Ministers On Quiet Hour Program T\T- AT iiiar- are maae ana o- ried Miss Neva Adams of Smithfield, finished tokens has been under wav maL several years ago. For for more than five months. Investi- raraf ^ gations before and after manufacture revealed that neither the retired for some time. raw materials nor the finished tokens twn laugliters and- are harmful if used as intended, OPA two sons as follows: Mrs. Wray Row- -said. ’ Honir t Hdl of Steps to guard against tokens prov- Hookerton; Mrs. Simon Aycock of iag harmful to the millions of per- mo„T 1^°"’ Godwin of Rich- sons who will handle them were taken a., and D. L. Godwin, Jr., of | iong before manufacture was started. Goldsboro. — Two Johnston County ministers appeared on the Quiet Hour Program, a^ widely heard religious program, last Sunday afternoon in Goldsboro where the program origi nated in the large Tabernacle Evan gelical Baptist- Church. The ministers were the Rev. J. H. . . - K/J.XAC3 WCIC invited including a guarantee that the tokens “be non-toxic and non-poison- ous or otherwise not detrimental to the public health or welfare.” The specifications also stated that exact number of"tTO^ops*°thaT^anded* Worley, 90-year old minister of Sel- •but all are highly-trXed a^ “IS Ke" of for combat. ^ Kenly, president of the Johnston La Grange. He leaves also two bro kers, Alonzo and Joseph Godwin of S^of L6u God Win of Richmond. Va. ^ member of the Baptist church I speouications also stated tha anrf ^ member for 67 years “finished tokens shall be chemi cma a ueacon for several years. ®ally inert under all normal condi h uneral services were conducted at • • ” MoThJ chapel in Smithfield . that dyes and other mater- dpr ^ ^ o’clock bv El- in the tokens mav be harm- Dennt Elder ar® groundless, the manufacturer marl/- Interment was because the process by which ‘uue in the cemetery at Kenly. they are made seal the token with a Reserve. He is scheduled to report - V-WV..1V. ..t*o ot-ciiLcu, week at Hollywood FIp fn the specifications on which bids were j derg-o training* as a deck officer ^ E. V. Wilkins, who has served as assistant county auditor since Decem ber, 1942, has been appointed as act ing auditor to succeed Marvin John son, who left Monday night to begin active duty in the armed service Th® appointment of Wilkins Was made Friday night at a special meet ing of the county board of commis sioners. The board granted Auditor Johnson a leave of absence. Wilkins, who is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a licensed attorney, served on the busi ness staff of the Johnston County Hospital before becoming assistant auditor when Johnson took office 15 months ago. Previously he was em ployed in the news and advertising departm®nts of the Smithfield Herald!. Auditor Johnson volunteered for Passenger Train No. 21, due in Sel ma at 6:20, bound from Goldsboro to Asheville, was derailed about two miles east of Pine Level and four /miles east of Selma early Wednes day morning. Six cars left the rails, and the engine and last Pullman re mained on the track. A number of passengers were shak en up and bruised, but continued tra vel after being given first aid at the scene. They were brought to Selma by bus, while workmen repaired the track in time to continue service late in the afternoon. The baggage and mail cars turned over on their side, blocking the Golds- boro-Raleigh highway. The other Coaches remained upright. Mr. L. L. Waters, Southern train master at Greensboro, said the wreck was believed caused by a broken rail. Around 50 passengers were aboard at the time of the accident. Conducter Paul A. Kenyon is re ported suffering from a fractured rib. He was given medical treatment by Dr. E. N. Booker, of Selma. W. L. Walton, of Greensboro, was engineer on the train. Chinese Teacher Speaks At Methodist Church service and received a commission as *^® Memorial Met] a junior grade lieutenant in the Naval I IW ®®^ma Sunday night. Miss Kyung Tsao Woo, of Wn-sih, a city 107 miles northwest of Shang hai, spoke to a large congregation at the Edgerton Memorial Methodist Chairman Holding Reports Bond Sales was censored (This dispatch heavily.) We came over without a single at tack from enemy U-boats. A series of severe storms caused some sea sickness among the troops. The Americans, brought their own equip ment, including all the newest weapons available for combat. The troops were dispersed rapid ly among American bases .scattered from one end of these islands to the other. • They included armored and mech anized groups and specialist units of many types. Many land and car rier-based fighter planes were a- board. Naval officials on both sides of the Atlantic expressed amazement at the recent lack of submarine at tacks. Apparently the Germans have few U-boats to repel the invasion and have chosen to keep them near home. Some thought the U-boat com manders as a group had lost their nerve months ago. All agree that the subs now refuse to attack strongly-protected convoys. Compared to a trip I made two years ago in a convoy, thisv journey was like a pleasure jaunt. On that first trip we delivered 11 depth charge attacks. Then we slept, in our clothes and wore lifebelts and helmets the last three days. On this trip we .had no under water contacts. We slept in pajamas and wore no lifebelts. Helmets were not even issued, except to gun crews in exposed positions. “I don’t see how they do it, but they always seem to get us through,” the convoy commander said. County Federation of Churches. The director of the program, an other Johnston County native, Dr William- H. Carter, stated that the Rev. Mr. Worley was the oldest minis ter to ever appear on his program which is now in its sixth year and as far as he knew, Mr. Worley was the oldest minister to ever have appeared on a religious radio program. The program is heard in the John ston County area each Sunday after noon at 5 p. m. Black Market Robbing Motorists of Gasoline with stolen or counterfeit counons up ot filling stations W. Jack Hooks New President of County Bar Revival Still In Progress At Church of God The Revival is still in progress at the Church of God. Rev. W. C. Lambert is a great singer and preacher and you can hear him each evening at 7:15. Come and enjoy the blessings of the Lord. REV. E. H. BAB^. (Smithfield Herald) W. Jack Hooks of Kenly, solicitor of the fourth judicial district, was elected president of, the Johnston County Bar Association at the an nual business and ladies night session held at the Rose-Glenn dining room last Tuesday evening. W. B. Wellons was elected vice-president and Otis L. Duncan, secretary-treasurer. W. H. Lyon, retiring president, was toastmaster and in introducing the program reminisced concerning legal changes that have come about since he began the practice of law. J. A. Wellons presented the guest speaker. Judge Luther Hamilton of Morehead City, who held Superior court here last week. Judge Hamil ton’s theme was in keeping with Bro therhood Week. F. H. Brooks read a list of mem bers of the Johnston County Bar who are now in the service of their coun try and silent prayers were offered for their success and safety. The list includes: Major Warren McCullers of Clayton; Ensign Ray Brady of Ben son; Kenneth Gurley of Pine Level; Major L. E. Watson, Lt. James A. Wellons, Don Ward and Pope Lyon of Smithfield. Paul D. Grady, Jr., of Kenly, has passed his examination but has not been called. During the program. Miss Naomi Smith of Benson sang two selections which were much enjoyed. The pceaence of the wives and lady friends of the association members added enjoyment to the occasion. “drying S Tp '"Tr^^CatliraX' announced. ^^ministration has Gasoline black markets, OPA offi cials admit, is one of their most ser lous problems and Theodore S. John son district director of OPA at Ra- eigb said: “It is doing more than encouraging crime; it is actually sap ping the sUength of the whoirwar mTf / ^®'y ^^® nation’s li mited supply.” “It should be remembered,” he con tinued, “that there is only so much gasoline available for home use and that amount cannot be increased be cause there is an actual shortage of thatX”^’ estimated that black market parasites are rob bing motorists of about 45 gallons of this il- legaL black market drain the value frea1er"’’''^°"® ’’® P®" film of “regenerated cellulose” that is “practically impenetrable.” Even by soaking for long periods of time, it is almost impossible to cause the tokens to lose color, OPA said. Manufacturers of the token mater ials have advised OPA that their j emploj'es have been using the ingre- i dients of which tokens are made, both in the raw and finished state, for years and that there has been no case in which an employe suffered an un favorable reaction. The public, too, has been using vol- canized fiber in various forms with out harm for years. Numerous States have sales tax tokens of fiber. ^ Most hotel keys are attached to fiber tabs. Dog licenses in many States are made of fiber and there are scores of other ways in which the token material is being used in homes, business and industry. Experience and research both indi cate that ration tokens will be safe for all to use and handle. Under date of February 25, we re ceived a report from R. P. Holding chairman of the War Finance Com mittee of Johnston county, on the pro gress that we have made in the Fourth War Loan Drive in Johnston County, as follows: Overall quota for Jqhnston County $958,000.00 Overall sales through-Feb. 22, 1944 $1,085,192.25 ‘E” Bond quota for Johnston ^ County $330,000.00 “E” Bond sales through Feb. ■ 22, 1944 $289,706.25 Our overall sales are very gratify ing and I think we should be encour aged with the progress that we have made in selling “E” Bonds. We realiz ed from the beginning that we had a sizeable job in front of us in connec tion with this assignment. Miss Woo was a teacher and stu- denjt in a Methodist Mission School in whina. She has been studying re cently at Scarrett College, Nashville, and at Greensboro College. She is un able to return to China because of the war. Miss Woo gave a very in teresting description of war-time China. She said that a pint of milk costs $5.00, a pair of shoes $50 and a ton of coal $800 in China now. She told the congregation how it felt to experience bombing raids. Miss Woo gave highest praise to the Missionaries, and said that they had the highest regard of the Chinese people from Madam and Generalis simo Chiang Kai-Shek to the lowliest. She said in closing that she didn’t hate the Japanese, despite the bad treatment her people had suffered at their hands because the religion of Christ taught us not to hate, and be cause there were many good Japa nese. Celebrates Birthday By Visiting Daughters Kiwanians Enjoy Talk On George Washington Army Tank Named For Smithfield Boy (Smithfield Herald) An Army tank that soon may be _ I 0*1 one of the far-flung battlefronts CPA S enforcement chiefs. John- ^®®” named for a 7-year-old son related, regard the public’s indif ference to black markets as the most serious obstacle in the agency’s war against illegal traffic. He repeated ^i^A s nationwide request to all mo torists to endorse their gasoline cou- pons With the license number in ink at the time they receive them from their local boards, or, if they have not done so, to write the license num ber across the face of them at once. Anyone who buys black market gasoline,” he said, “is getting more than his share at the expense of others. Many people believe that gas oline rationing is intended to deprive them of the use of their cars. Exact ly the opposite is true. Rationing is intended to provide a fair share of scarce gasoline to all so that the na tion’s essential automobiles can keep rolling.” Support the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Let’s put Selma over the top. —w.,. V* • J '-tVA “LTlt Smithfield boy—George Willis Aus tin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Joe Aus tin. George Willis’ nickname is “Bud” and the tank has been christened Big Bud Austin” by Corporal Rus sell Dublin, Jr., Negro soldier of Smithfield who is with a tank outfit in Egypt. CpI. Dublin, who is the son of a well known brick mason, worked for George Willis’ father at the Farmers Cotton Warehouse here before enter ing service Jan. 16, 1942. In naming the tank, he showed his esteem for his former employer and his family. Big Bud Austin” is a heavy tank Dublin has written home that he soon will be given a light tank which he plans to name “Little Margaret Lee” in honor of George Willis’ 6-month- old sister. Mr. Charlie V. Batts of Raleigh. Route 1, celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday by visiting his daughters, Mrs. Pearl B. Richardson and Mrs. Macon G. Williams. Mr. Batts is an old friend of Editor Stancil, both having attended the Old Turlington Institute in ‘ Smithfield. Mr. Batts was proudly displaying his picture taken when he was a captain at the Institute. He was successor of Lawyer James A. Wellons, of Smith- field as captain in the military branch. Later Captain Wellons also preceded Captain Batts by marrying a niece of the later Mrs. Batts. Mr. Batts thinks that each birthday will be his last but he seems to im prove with each succeeding year and IS more active and in better health than for a long time. Pfc. W. Earl Bailey Is Now In England Support the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Let’s Put Selma over’the top. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bailey, of Selma Route 1, ^ now in England with the Ordnance Battalion. Young Bailey received his basic training at Atlanta, Ga., Los Ang’eles, Calif., and Jackson, Miss. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have another son in the service, Pfc. Marvin E. Bailey, stationed at Seymour Johnson Field’ Goldsboro. KENLY.—James M. Edwards of Kenly has been notified by the War Department that his son, James A'. Edwards, missing since November 21, 1943, is back with his company and in good health. Hia parents and many friends rejoice to hear of his return. Kiwanian Joe Creech, program chairman, told the Kiwanis club on last Thursday evening that his pro gram related to Washington’s Birth day, this being the week during which this event was commemorated. Kiwanian Creech then introduced Attorney J. R. Pool, of Smithfield, who made a very interesting and forceful talk on the life and influence of our First President. The program was instructive and entertaining. President Rudolph Howell called attention to the Red Cross drive, sponsored in Selma by the Kiwanis club. Past President Howard Gaskill is county chairman of the drive and the Kiwanians were urged to help put Selma over the top. The month of March is go-to- church-month for the members of the Kiwanis club. They will attend the services at the local Methodist church in a body on next Sunday evening. On the second Sunday they will at tend the evening service at the Pres byterian church and on the third Sun day evening will listen to one of their own members, the Rev. D. M. Clem- preach at the Baptist church. The attendance prize, donated by Kiwanian Joe Creech, went to Kiwan ian Bradley Pearce. Correction On February 20, the ministers of Selma, with their Superintendents, met at Selma Mill Chapel to discuss, ways and means to increase attend ance at Sunday School and church. The honor for the largest attend ance at Sunday School on February 20 should have been given to W H Watson and the Free Will Baptist Church. Bonds of Victory . . . buy ’em! M i' K: \ >1 iV W-*