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Johnstonian-Sun
VOL. 27
SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1944.
NUMBER 11
Disabled Servicemen {LOCAL DRAFT BOARD SENDS 100 SELECTEES
Red Cross Grants Help During
Period After Service Pay Has
Stopped.
Air mail will arrive and depart from Selma in this 130 mile-an-
hour manner when Hawthorne Airways’ plans to provide air mail
pick-up service here rnaterialize. Photo shows plane of All Ameri
can Aviation, Inc., which operates similar service in Pennsylvania,
about to pick up a sack of mail while specially “armored” pouch
of incoming mail falls to ground.
Selma On Proposed
Air Mail Pick -up Route
Air mail planes will snatch Selma
mail off the ground at speeds up to
150 miles per hour without damage
even to packages marke^ “fragile,”
according to officials of Hawthorne
Airways, whose projected pick-up
route will connect this city with
Greensboro and Rocky Mount and 27
other communities along the route.
Details of the high speed pick-up
and delivery system by air were ex
plained recently by Edward N. Hovis,
veteran pilot and Hawthorne Air
ways’ representative, who was here
to make a survey of local facilities.
The proposed service was developed
six years ago by All American Avia
tion, Inc. and has been successfully
operated in routes covering West
Virginia, Delaware, Pensylvania,
Ohio and parts of New York state for
the past four years. Secret of the suc
cessful operation is the electrically
controlled winch which allows the ini
tial shock of pick-up to be absorbed
gradually, thus preventing damage to
mail.
The pick-up itself is relatively
simple and requires very little equip
ment. Two poles 16 feet high are
erected in any open field about 20
feet apart. The mail sack is attached
to a large loop of rope which is hung
between two supports at the top of
the poles. The mail plane, dangling a
hook, swoops low over the field and
engages the rope. In the meantime in
coming mail is dropped a second be
fore pick-up. Since the mail is con
tained in a sack with a special “arm
ored” head, no damage is done to the
mail. A mail handler in the rear of
.the airplane sorts the mail, handles
the winch and, more or less like a
bombardier, takes care of the drop
ping. Needless to say he’s a busy
man. The ground facilities are hand
led by a local person employed by
Hawthorne Airways to meet the
plane.
The equipment used in this type of
service is a single engined aircraft of
the Stinson Reliant type and flown by
one pilot. Powered with a 300 h. p.
engine the craft has a cruising speed
of around 130 miles per hour. Later,
Hawthorne Airways hopes to add
twin engined equipment which will
permit carrying of passengers as
well, thus providing a much needed
feeder system between here and
points served by main trunk air lines.
Hawthorne Airways has filed ap
plication with the Civil Aeronautics
Board in Washington, D. C. for six
important air mail routes in Virginia
and the Carolinas. Two and a half
years of intensive research work
have already been spent in choosing
routes which would give these cities
and towns optimum service.
Hawthorne Airways is headed by
one of the South’s best-known avia
tion figures — Beverly E. Howard.
Howard is rated as an outstanding
acrobatic pilot and is also head of
the Hawthorne School of Aeronautics,
a large Army Air Forces Contract
Pilot School at Orangeburg, S. C.;
Hawthorne Plying Service, Inc., oper
ators of Columbia, S., C. municipal
airport; Air Services, Inc., sole ape-
YOUTH CLUB
TO OPEN SOON
Youth Council Makes Appeal To
Community For Furnishings.
The recently organized Youth Club,
sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, and
supported by the town board, civic
clubs, churches, and the community at
large will soon be able to open its
doors to its members. It would have
been opened earlier except for an un
avoidable delay about a building for
the club. It was at first thought that
the Vick-Person building might be
used but last minute complications
made this inadvisable and impractical.
Mr. Hunter Price then kindly consen
ted to permit the club to use the en
tire second floor over the Pool Room
free of charge, and in order to give
the club a boost he offered to furnish
them free lights and water, as well as
free rent. This generous experission
of interest by Mr. Price has been a
great help to the club and should en
able them to use their limited funds
for purchasing equipment for their
club. They will still need funds from
the community, however, and would
like to appeal to any interested citi
zens in the community who have
chairs, lamps, tables, or other fur
nishings that they would like to give
to please do so as soon as possible.
Call Stanley Armitage, Jr., President
of the Youth Council, and he will see
that the articles are picked up.
The recreation commission has al
ready bought a nichelodeon for the
club and John Jeffreys, President of
the Adult Council, has had carpenters
and painters in the club room to make
many of the necessary repairs. The
hoys and girls have swept and scrub
bed the floors and walls and in a very
short time should be able to move in.
The electrician, plumber, painter, and
carpenter have a few more odd jobs
to do but it is hoped that these can
be completed within a few days so
the club may be opened on the ear
liest possible date.
The community is asked to continue
the fine support they have already
given the project and be ready to
help with the adult supervision that
will be required as soon as the club
opens. The club has already been
given recognition by state and federal
government officials who are looking
on it as an experiment by a small
community which may eventually ef
fect many other communities of the
same size. It should, therefore, be a
challenge to every interested person
in the community to help the boys and
girls to make their club a success
and make the town proud of its lead
ership in this phase of recreation for
its young people.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Service
men, returning from combat duty in
the war zones, are thanking their
lucky stars that the American Red
Cross Home Service has a post-war
plan.
The plan, already in operation for
service men discharged for disabili
ties, is expected to continue well into
the post-war period. It assures tem
porary financial aid to men and their
families if that aid is needed during
the period pending settlement of
claims for government benefits and
offers assistance with applications for
benefits.
In March 1943, Red Cross filed
over 6,000 claims for veteran’s pen
sions. Six months later the number
had jumped to 25,000 a month. Re
quests for Red Cross assistance in
filing claims for government benefits
continue to increase in proportion to
the number of men discharged from
military serviqe.
At present the bulk of cases
handled by Red Cross are filed for
service men by Red Cross field di
rectors attached to Army and Navy
hospitals in this country where over
3000 Red Cross workers are on the
job to take care of the details in
volved.
When men are discharged from the
hospitals, and returned to their homes
Red Cross chapters take over the re
sponsibility of aiding veterans and
their families.
Any service man or his dependents,
faced with hardship involving finan
cial problems resulting from his serv
ice in the armed forces, or needing
consultation service in connection
with compensation, pensions, govern
ment insurance and other benefits,
may now turn to Red Cross Home
Service for assistance.
Information regarding the latest
legislation affecting the service man
and his family also is available
through Red Cross chapters Home
Service workers who are kept ad
vised.
Because the Red Cross does not or
dinarily supplement benefits provided
by the government, financial assist
ance from chapters will end as soon
as government compensation or pen
sions begin.
Red Cross is recognized by law and
authorized by the Veteran’s Adminis
tration in the presentation of claims.
Any service man wishing representa
tion in connection with his claim may
designate the American Red Cross to
act for him in this capacity.
Many service men will need Red
Cross financial assistance while wait
ing for their claims to be settled. To
meet the needs promptly, and thus
prevent service families from being-
dependent upon the community. Home
Service budgets must be greatly ex
panded.
■ Your Red Cross War Fund contri
bution will help this community to
see its own service men through.
TO FORT BRAGG FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Editor Improving
Editor Stancil, of The John
stonian - Sun, who has been
confined to his home for
several days, is much improv
ed his many friends will be
glad to learn. Editor Stancil
was stricken ten days ago
with influenza and for several
days was a very sick man.
THREE HURT IN
BUS - CAR CRASH
Andersm Bass, of Princeton, In
Hospital In Serious Condition-
Sheriff Kirby L. Rose
Addresses Kiwanis Club
Three persons were injured, one of
them seriously, when a Greyhound
bus and a car collided on Highway
70 just west of the Princeton town
limits Saturday night about nine
o’clock.
Anderson Bass, 38, of near Prince
ton. who was driving the car, is in a
Goldsboro hospital in a serious con
dition. His head and body were badly
crushed and he is suffering from in
ternal injuries.
Two bus passengers, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Ruthledge of Martinsville.
Va., received medical treatment at
Goldsboro for less serious wounds.
Mrs. Ruthledge sustained ankle and
hand iniuriies and received many
bruises about the body. Her husband
suffered foot and head injuries.
The bus was driven by Lester E.
Fussell of Rose Hilt. It was an “extra
section” bound for Goldsboro and car
ried only five passengers.
The accident occurred -within two
miles of the scene of last Wednes
day’s Southern Railway -wreck in
which five persons were injured and
six cars were derailed.
Highway Patrolman H. C. Bobbitt
of Smithfield was almost an eye wit
ness. He passed along less than a
minute after the bus and car collided
and helped remove the injured per
sons from the wreckage.
According to the patrolman’s in
vestigation, Bass was attempting to
make a U-turn on the highway and
the bus struck the right front of the
car. The bus crashed into a ditch on
the right side of the highway, carry
ing the -wrecked automobile with it.
The car belonged to Bill Worley of
Princeton. It was a Ford coupe.
Patrolman Bobbitt said Fussell
made an effort to avoid striking the
car and the evidence showed that the
right wheels of the bus were on the
right shoulder when the collision took
place.
The Smithfield Board Sent Its Contingent of 223
to Fort Bragg Sunday Morning — For Each
Board It Was The Largest Gall Of The War.
More than 400 selectees, most of them fathers, -were sent to
Fort Bragg for pre-induction physical examination. The total num
ber called for pre-induction by the county’s two boards was 432,
There were 190 registrants in the Selma group that went to Fort
Bragg Monday morning.
Those accepted artd not eli
gible for deferment will be sub
ject to induction orders in the
near future. No registrant can
be inducted until at least 21
days have gone by from the
time of his pre-induction physi
cal examination and if
one
SEAMAN GARFIELD S. NAR-
RON, after spending several days
with his wife and children, has re
turned to Philadelphia. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Narron
Smithfield.
Baptist Training Union
To Meet March 14
Mrs. Annie Barham
Sells Hotel and Cafe
cial carriers on famed Washington
(D. C.) National Airport, as well as
several other Hawthorne flying or
ganizations. In over , eleven years no
civilian has been killed in Haw-
I thorne’s extensive flight operations.
Members of the Selma Kiwanis
club heard a very interesting and in
structive talk on last Thursday even
ing by Sheriff Kirby L. Rose, of
Smithfield. “I am not the son of a
preacher, but I am the son of a good
man,” said the sheriff, “there were
no preachers,, doctors or lawyers in
our family, not one time did I ever
hear a by-word escape m'y father’s
lips,” the sheriff continued.
“Some officers are paid off,” said
Sheriff Rose, “but I have never ac
cepted a bribe, could have had $10,000
but wouldn’t accept it. I did not ac
cept the office of sheriff for the pur
pose of accepting bribes, but for law
enforcement strictly,” he told the
Kiwanians.
He then urged every one present to
help put the Red Cross drive across.
“I have heard so much about the Red
Cross, it must be a good thing, and
especially interesting- to those who
have sons in the service, doing so
much for us. We should do as much
for them,” he said.
Kiwanian C. Hub Brown was in
charge of the program and introduced
the speaker. The attendance prize,
donated by President Rudolph Howell,
went to Kiwanian Hub Brown.
Kiwanian L. 0. Davis was appoint
ed program chairman for Thursday
night of this week, at which time the
Honorable Ralph McDonald, candi
date for Governor of North Carolina,
will be the speaker.
Mrs. Annie Barham, who has been
operating the Merchants Hotel here
for a number of years, has sold same
to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ricks. Before
coming to Selma Mr. and Mrs. Ricks
operated a rooming house near Camp
Davis. Mr. Ricks is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Ricks, of Selma. They
took charge of the hotel Monday and
will open the dining room around the
16th of March. The dining room was
closed by Mrs. Barham last fall on
account of labor conditions.
Mrs. Barham will go to Sheffield,
Alabama, Friday of this week with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Walker, where she -will
spend a month. Upon her return to
Selma she will make her home at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Wall,
where she has engaged rooms. Her
many friends here are delighted to
know that she will continue to make
Selma her home.
The cafe, located near the hotel,
was sold by Mrs. Barham on Monday
to J. L. Gurley. Mr. Gurley, the next
day sold it to Mrs. A. L. Brock, who,
together with her husband, are now
operating it under the name of
Brock’s Diner.
The associational Mass Meeting- of
the Johnston Baptist Training Union
will be held next Tuesday night,
March 14, in the Clayton -Baptist
Church. The theme of the meeting
will be, “God’s Will for the Earth.”
and the devotional message will be
presented by Miss Nora Padgett of
Smithfield. Young People of the
White Oak Church, Archer’s Lodge,
will give a playlet on Stewardship,
and the Young People of Clayton
Church will furnish special music.
'Lhe Training Union with the highest
per centage of its membership pres
ent will be warded the attendance
banner.
One of the highlights of the meet- -
ing will be the showing of technicolor
motion pictures of the Baptist As
sembly at Ridgecrest. Also elimina
tion contests will be held for the
Adult Scripture Reading, Young
Peoples’ speaking. Intermediate Bible
Drill, Junior Memory Work, and the
Hymn Festival. The winners of these
contests will compete with winners
from other counties in the regional
convention at the Hocutt Memorial
Church in Burlington, March 24th
and 25th, with the winners there go
ing to Ridgecrest for Southwide com
petition next summer.
Some twenty-five churches in the
county have Baptist Training Unions,
and a large attendance is expected.
The goal for attendance is 300. The
program will be under the supervi
sion of Mrs. Tom M. Freeman, John
ston Baptist Training Union Director.
should fail to be inducted with
in 90 days he will have to under
go another physical test before
induction.
The new system providing for the
pre-induction tests at military posts*
went into effect February 1.
The Selma group Isited 172 fathers
out of 190 selectees reporting.
The following is a list of those
sent from Selma Monday:
Egbert Randal Jones, Portsmouth,
Va.; James C. Crumpler, Selma;
William Ransom Hall, Selma; Glenn
G. Vause, Selma; William S. Game,
Transferred from No. 1, Newport
News, Va., for Pre-Ind.;
John M. Edwards, Princeton; Nor
man Lee Edgerton, Rt. 1, Kenly;
Dock Willoughby, Rt. 1, Middlesex;
Major D. Jones, Micro; Dock Garner
Smith, Princeton; Woodrow Wilson
Johnson, Pine Level; James Turner
A. Batten, Clayton; Ervin Barnes
Wall, Clayton; George D. Gower, Ra
leigh; Randal Nichols, Rt. 1, Golds
boro; Melvin V. Ellis, Clayton; Mike
McKeel, Selma; Ezra Wade Wilkins,
Clayton; Aaron Odell Pollard, Dur
ham; Wilbur Ray Batts, Richmond,
Va.; Wilbert H. Bradshaw, Transfer
red’to No. 3 Zebulon for Pre-ind.;
Gaston B. Lynch, Rt. 5, Burlington;
Harvey M. Peedin, Rt. 1, Princeton;
Johnny R. Jones. Kenly; Sials Par
rish, Rt. 1, Wilson; Earl Jackson
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Seen and Heard Along
THE MAINDRAG
: By H. H. L. —
Selma Man^s Mother
Passes At Sanatorium
Donnie Lee Broadwell
Is Now Nava! Ensign
TIRES
A farmer advertised in his weekly
newspaper, “Owner of truck would
like to correspond with widow who
owns two tires. Object matrimony.
Send picture of tires.”
Donnie Lee Broadwell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Broadwell, of Selma,
won his “Wings of Gold” and was
commissioned an Ensign in the Naval
Reserve this week following comple
tion of the prescribed flight training
course at the Naval Air Training
Center, Pensacola, Florida, the “An
napolis of the Air,”
Having been designated a Naval
Aviator, Ensign Broadwell will go on
active duty at one of the Navy air
operations! training centers before
being assig^ned to a combal. zone. .
Mrs. Mamie Tucker Brock, 64, a
former resident of Selma, died at the
State Sanatorium Friday afternoon
at 4:10 after a lingering illness. The
remains were brought to the Under
wood Funeral Home in Smithfield,
where they remained until Sunday
afternoon. Funeral services were
conducted from the Smithfield Meth
odist church at 4:30 Sunday, by the
pastor, the Rev. B. H. Houston.
Surviving are four sons, W. M.
Brock, of Bennettsville, S. C., Archie
L. Brock, of Selma, Percy Brock, of
the U. S. Army, stationed at Camp
Blanding, Fla., and Herbert Brock, of
Raleigh; two daughters, Mrs. Mar
shall Creech, of near Selma, and Mrs.
B. S. Upchurch, of Raleigh; one
sister, Mrs. Pauline Turner, of Nor
folk, Va., and two brothers, John
Tucker, of Moyock, N. C., and Jesse
Tucker of Washington, D. C.
COTTON
Cotton bagging provides a neat ap
pearing and well protected bale. It
permits the packing of more lint per
bale of a given weight, and gives pro
ducers an opportunity to use their
o-wn- product.
MRS. MAGGIE CHAMBLEE is in
receipt of a letter from a soldier who
is somewhere in the Atlantic thank
ing her for socks sent him — in a
pair of socks sent through the Red
Cross MRS. CHAMBLEE wrote her
name on a card asking that the re
cipient write her — in his letter he
says he greatly appreciates them and
wishes he was back in the states—
he goes on to say that the Red Cross
is good to us over here—WALTER
GODWIN also had a very interesting
letter from a former clerk, CECIL
RAE, who is in the Pacific—CECIL
says he has met the enemy and come
out without a scratch, “my outfit hit
Kwajalin Igland in the Marshalls,
which is the largest of the group,
and' the Lord was with me, I guess,”
he writes — “the Navy, Army and
Air Corps work together just like a
baseball team,” he says — T lost
some of my buddies, but the casual
ties are light as a whole, you would
never believe that the Japs would
fight to the last man unless you
were there to see it with your own
eyes; I have some idea of what the
boys in Italy are going through; war
is no fun, it all narrows down to one
thing, ‘kill or be killed’; d look in the
windows here and wonder if you are
getting any goods now; have thought
a lot about the times I used to have;
in a fox, hole you have lots of time
to think and wonder if you will be
able to start over where you left off;
have been overseas twenty months”
.— WILLIAM I. GODWIN also had a
very interesting letter yesterday from
an old Selma boy, CHARLIE GRIMES
written in New Guinea—“have beep
here two months,” he writes, “rains
a lot here, but it isn’t so bad—we are
very near the Jap lines, can hear
our guns shelling them—once in a
while a Jap will slip through our
lines and come in for food—they are
in bad shape here, their sjipplies are
cut off; we haven’t had any bombing
as yet, but expect them to'come at
any time; will be ready for then\
when they do come” — WALTER
PRICE, son of MR. and MRS. HUNT
ER PRICE, writes MR. W. H. CAIX,
chairman of the local Draft Board,
that he has landed in North Africa
and finds the weather cold, “I al
ways thought it was hot in Africa,”
he -writes, “but I have nearly frozen
since I came here,”—^he writes MR.
CALL that he would not swap jobs
■with him.
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