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The Johnsionian-Sun VOL. 28. ~SELMA, N. CrTHUBSPA^, SEPTEMBER 13, 1945. NUMBER 37, Permanent State Fair Is Sought for North Carolina Raleigh, September 12: A long- range project designed to convert the North Carolina State Pair from an annual six-day farm exhibit and show to a $3,000,000 permanent State exposition embracing all phases of North Carolina governmental, agri cultural, and industrial activity and honoring veterans of the two Worl4 Wars was outlined here recently by Dr. J. S. Dorton, manager of the State Fair now on leave as State di rector of the War Manpower Commis sion. * Pointing out that , fair managers have found it “wasteful and extreme ly inefficient” for fairgrounds to stand idle 51 weeks in the year. Dr. Dorton said the Permanent Exposi tion is being planned as a one-stop tour of North . Carolina for the thousands of visitors finding it im possible to visit the various places of interest in the State. Dr. Dorton’s idea is for the entire presentation to be closely linked with the duties of the State Department of Agriculture, the Extension Serv ice, the Department of Conservation and Development, and other State agencies, with all cooperating in the long-range development and opera tion of the project. He explained that the 1945 Legis lature set the ball rolling for enlarg ing and improving the State Fair, when it passed an enabling act au thorizing the State Board of Agricul ture to borrow on bonds as much as $100,000, repayable from Fair re ceipts. This amount, with the $62,000 which the State Fair division now has on hand, is expected to be sufficient to get the broad program in motion. The remainder will come from other sources, principally private contribu tions, according to Dr. Dorton. ^ ucic^ Plans call for the principal at the meeting of the Fourth Di' ings in the exposition to be a modern ' Police Chief Pearce Appears In New Role Chief H. B. Pearce, of the Selma Police, appeared in a new role Thurs day night at the weekly meeting of Kiwanis. .Chief Pearce was program chairman and introduced a program designed to rejuvenate those of the members who had begun to feel the ravages of time. Matt Wall assisted the chief in conducting the program. Matt said that several members, and here he called them forward, had complained to him during the week of feeling a bit old and he and the program chairman thought something should be done to help them. Accord ingly, he had Roy Smith, Vernon Wiggs and Willard Johnson to en gage in a hopping race on only one foot. Not being as old as he thought, Roy m^aged to win the prize. In the rope-skipping contest among Dave Ball, Ernest Womack. Con Kornegay, Ernest Suber, Vernon Wiggs, Wil lard Johnson, Roy Smith and Raleigh Griffin, Kiwanian Suber walked off with the prize in jig time. Con was also a pretty snappy performer, as was Kiwanian Womack. However, judges Baker, Wiggs and Woodard decided that because of “age and ^race” Kiwanian Suber was far ahead of the field. Nobody gave the judges any argument so Ernest collected. Wilbur Perkins won the attendance prize. There were no outside guests, but former member Hayden Wiggs was present. Miss Mary Louise Jeffreys presid ed at the piano and her Pop was in the president’s chair. A delegation will represent the Internationa! Aims Stated By Kiwani^ .School Bus Routes Not Likely to Change Seekng to speed reconversion ai« aid returning veterans, Kiwanis .-la' ternational today announced nine reaching post-war objectives as tj Kiwanis Club of Selma consider ways and means of rendering grea.^ community service in peacetime. In a special message to 2.300 clu# throughout the United States a« Canada, Hamilton Holt. Macon, G^- president of Kiwanis Internationa declared that 149,000 Kiwamans not shrink from the problems .of rt- conversion that lie ahea^ j'^otal riailv milpao-o Holt told President Truman and2«tal daily mileage Prime Minister King of Canada . -.There are two matters concerning lie opening of the schools which fhould be brought to the public’s at- •jfenfion at this time. 'j School Bus Routes 'First, although the ODT has stop- rpd rationing gasoline, the State ^|oard of Education has not rescinded i:^ Order placing the operation of the srf’ool buses on ODT standards, and ill all probability, will not do so until will 'ittbe emergency is over. The shooting’ rwa^js over but the emergency by no t^'ivfearis is. Under ODT regulations the of the school buses in the county is 3,600 miles. '"Inder the rules in ... - _ iiiinc = nlub that/.Inder the rules in force before the w"ld lend L i^SKion of ODT standards the daily Kiwanis International would lend wholehearted cooperation in meeting and solving the problems of post-war reconstruction. , .t i. “Since Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor, he said, “Kiwanis manpower has been marshalled behind the allied war et- fort. These resources now will be di- rcted toward the building of peace, unity and opportunity.” John Jeffreys, president of Kiwanis Club of Selma, said that wanis International’ ,'post-war obpW tives had the unanimous endorsen^t of Kiwanians here. He revealed th service organizat-V.Vs theme wou|d -Oppoj^ th.4 be “Build for " Unity- tunity.” The nine objectives follow: 1 Develop an understanding of United Nations Charter in suppoi*tj||j^A^^:^-who live of world peace. 2. Aid returning veterans. sound programs of le- mileage v.'as 4,200 miles. Under nor mal qonditions the Johnston County schools would have recefj^d 24 buses each of the last four year^ However, als matter of fact we have only re- cpi'-fed 8 new buses duringi this time. Therefore, there are more than 75 ^ichool buses that, should bej-replaced. ,tt can be seen from these facts that it would not be wise to strefch the daily hiileage from 3,600 fb 4,200 miles per day with these bi^es in their present worn condition^ For jhese teasons it is not probabl®1^hat ■fcere.wi}! be any change in the .. T ....... £ J-X. .. /A 'Ux f J' ,-.4-^ rs School Term Opens Today; Teachers Listed for Selma Paper The J-ohnstonian-Sun omit ted last week’s issue because of the labor situation. Our printer was on thetj point of exhaustion and it walk ’ absolutely necessary that he obtain some rest. With this week we a?d hap py to resume our . .Tegular schedule and furthw suspen sion will not be necessary, due to the return pf Alton G. Standi. personal' td. coliseum seating 10,000 people and a Memorial Building dedicated to the, veterans of the two World Wars. j The coliseum, will have facilities jiecessary to accommodate the ^oie» isrtTthr*',. t r G continue to be held for one weel? each year, and other events such as farm convntions, cattle, poultry, and horse shows. This building will also provide adequate facilities in the amphi theater section for all types of indus trial and agricultural events—auto mobile shows and textile and ma chinery exhibits. In this building will also' be shown the portraits and brief sketches of North Carolina men and women who have given their lives for their coun try during the two wars. There will be 100 massive pylons or panels rep resenting the 100 counties of the State, and the names of the men and women who served in the World Wars will be presented here. Atop this structure will be a caril lon tower, from which 'will be ampli fied each morning and evening throughout the year the bugle notes of “Reveille” and “Retreat” as the flag is raised and lowered by World War veterans. In observance of Victory Day each year there will occur in this building one of the outstanding events of the Permanent ^Exposition. At that time, special memorial services wiU be con ducted for all North Carolina mem bers of the armed services who lost their lives in defending their country. It is planned for veterans from every county in the State to participate in this program. - Using the State Government as the central theme, the 100 counties will be displayed in miniature in their proper relation to each other. They will be drawn to scale and modeled so as to show accurately the topography of each county and its geographical relationship to neighboring counties. However, each county is to be a (Continued On Page Eight) vision in Fayetteville next week.. Tliese meetings are being held in lieu of the annual convention of the Carohnas Kiwann? DtSlncr which will not be held tbis.yiear in hue -with br^ isl ^ GDI, 1, -i -i, . -A-r.wiw.;. n gbveruot s for the (iTiJR Selma club is clieri.’ig Kiwaman Howard Gaskill for this service. I Annual laaies-nignt, at which time the Kiwanians entertairf tliSIr wives, sweethearts and teachers of the local schools, will be held the evening of the 27th. 3. Encourage conversion. 4. Strengthen democracy by acceptance of citizenship responn bilities. g. Expand youth services character and citizenship. 6. Mobilize public opinion in supH of individual enterprise and opp- tunity. 7. Conserve natural resources. 8. Further good will between Canaoa and the. United States as an ■ standing example of cooperation. More Canned Foods AvailaSle To Civilians 9. Develop national unity through in creased emphasis on human and nriiual values. ,,, t Ilf bpses from the ODT standari li) these old buses can be replaced’ ^ynew ones'. ,,'UDT'standards require that pupils within two miles of a kcbool house, and that buses be rout ed.'wherever possible, within a mile apJ one-half of all residents on the sci'ool bus routes. Highw.ay Bridges ■( was instructed today by W. H. Rackley, of the High'way Depart ment, to request all school bus driv- r;- to stop their buses before cross- D- any wooden bridge of any size has not, rcently been rebuilt., Mr. •kley sai^ii.that a number of the idges arbwold and jvhile they are all they -can ;io get them re- ,j' felt it his duty to sertg, no international .pice Lhat there is- danger . kt ( ' bridp'-s' and that Ralei^l^' — The War Food Ad- ministr&ion notified the State De- partin^t of Agriculture recently that 40,Qgfe';000 additional cases of canned ygi^-tables will be made available to -civilians as the result of Japan’s sur render and greater production. The department said that civilians are now expected to receive around 157,000,000 cases from the 1945 pack of “set aside” vegetables, as compar ed with 128,300,000 from the 1944 pack and 147,900,000 from the 1943 pack. The WFA release said that all lima beans and tomato juice will be avail able for civilians. Japan’s defeat will grant house wives 35 per cent of all asparagus; 72 per cent of all snapbeans; 73 per cent of beets; 54 per cent of carrots; 81 per cent of sweet corn; 64 per cent of sweet potatoes; 82 per cent of peas; 74 per cent of spinach; of pumpkin; 53 per cent 88 per cent of tomato The Selma public schools, again under supel*visidn of Prof. O. A. Tut tle, wil|;.bpen the new term on Thurg- day, September 13th. ,The opening, at 8:30 A. M., will fiiid a number of new faces among fithe faculty. This applies both to th? grammar grades and to the high school. Among th additions is Prof. Joseph Temple, former Selma resi dent, who recently returned home. The lunch-room is slated to open Monday. A complete list of the teachers and their grades and departments follows: PRIMARY GRADES Mrs. Alethea Pant, Warsaw; Mrs. Vara Woodall, Selma; Mrs. Rehecc^ Strickland, Selma; Miss Irma Her ring, Clinton; Miss Roberta Spiers, Richmond, Va.; Miss Nora Blackmore, Warsaw; Mrs. Hattie Perkins, Selmaj Miss Celesta Boyette, Kenly; Mrs. Caroline Everitt, Selma. GRAMMAR GRADES Miss Naomi Wood, Wallace; Mrs. M-elba Woodruff, Selma; Mrs. Verna McGee, Boston, Mass.; Miss Fannie Woodward, Warsaw; Miss Madaline Godwin, Pine Level; Mrs. Mable N. Payne, Selma; Miss Elizabeth Whita ker, Littleton; Mrs. Katie Lee Starl ing, Selma; Miss Edith Pride Harris, Kenbridge, Va.; Miss Annabel Jones, Hendersonvlle; Miss Eula Mae Mas sey, Durham; Mrs. Wilma P. Howard, Selma; Miss Essie Mae Outlaw, Seven Springs. HIGH SCHOOI; Miss Rebecca Livingston, Silver- street, S. C.; Miss Ruth Tew, Clinton; Miss Mattie Grace, i^lderman, Par kersburg; Miss Ada Kathryn Coor, Goldsboro; Mi.ss Virginia Smith, (JBible), Mrs. Marie Totten, Smith- field; Mr. Joseph Temple, Selma. ■I Social Security Board Operating 5-Day Week J. H. Ingle, manager of the Raleigh field office of the Social Security Board, located at 306 Capital Club Building, announced today that his office is now operating on a five-day week, Monday thropgh Friday. Hours will be from 8:00, a. m. to 4:30 p. m. The new work week has been adopted by the Federal Security Agency of whicSi the Social Security Board is a part. This schedule is in line with the general policy of government depart ments and agencies to return to the normal number of working hours dur ing a week which prevailed before the war. Return of the pre-war policy was requested by President Truman following the surrender of Japan. The field office -will continue to provide its regular services to the public, Mr. Ingle stated. The office accepts claims for monthly retire ment and survivors insurance bene fits under the Social Security Act, is sues social security account numbers and furnishes information to the public. JUST A COLUMN By AITCH VEE GEE FOLKS up our way had a big night last week attending a performance of the great WHITEHAWK Shows which came TO SELMA one night and one NIGHT only under canvas and ENTERTAINED some thirty kids AND grownups with such acts as BIG chief Whitehawk, ’Lasses, VALENTINE and Snoball (those OLDTIME minstrel men) and CAPTAIN Temple’s wild bull- FIGHT except the intrepid animal- TRAINER used a goat instead and they had a brass band also AND then there was a couple of ^PRETTY fancy buck and wing ^DANCERS contributing a part TO THE program and I expect BY NOW that you have guessed THAT the kids were at it again but it all goes to show that the SPIRIT of free trade takes root early in America and doesn’t MIND using its energy and talents for itself and sp now I THANK you. Sugar Stamp 38 Is Now Valid Raleigh, Sept. 12. — The Raleigh District OPA yesterday reminded consumers that Sugar Stamp 38 in War Ration Book 4 is now valid. “We have a lot of people who thou,ght that Stamp 37 had been vali dated for this period, but OPA decid ed to snip 37 and go to number 38,” OPA said. The board chairman explained that last year many folks attached Sugar Stamp 37 to their canning sugar ap plication, instead of Spare Stamp 37, and so lost that coupon. For that reason, OPA decided to go on to number 38, which everyone should have in his ration book. Closed On Saturdays Carrying out instructions received from Washington, the War Price and Rationing Board of Johnston County tvill be closed each Saturday. In structions were issued in or der to conform to the govern ment’s policy of reducing the working hours of Federal Em ployees to forty per week. dJo' hc'A.d-1 4..- Johnston Housewives More meat for Johnston County housewives was in the offing recently when Chairman Vinson of the Local War Price and Rationing Board dis closed that a substantial increase in slaughter percentages had been granted. Effective at once. Class IIJ slaugh terers of cattle, calves and hogs can increase their output appreciably, Vinson said. “Last month’s Class II slaughter quota for cattle has been increased from 100 per cent to 125 per cent, for calves from 75 per cent to 100 per cent and for hogs from 50 per cent to 55 per cent,” Mr. Vinson said. Slaughter percentages for sheep and lambs remain unchanged at 110 per cent. “This action is in line with OPA’S policy of keeping meat quota percentages as high as possible,” he added. New Hunting Licenses May Now Be Purchased Raleigh. — The new hunting li censes, delayed because of Inability the state printer to print them, are being distributed and should be in the hands of wardens, clerks of court and other agents , Game Com missioner John D. Findlay announced today. Orders for the blanks were placed early as usual, said Findlay, - but paper and labor scarcity has held up delivery until now. Rev. G. W. Blount, pastor of the Selma Methodist Church, announces his subjects for services Sunday. His sermon for the morning worship will be “God Transforms Man” and for the evening worship “The Sananic Invasion.” insDection by the n'ope' •iBfic ■'will cooperate bv seeing all of the school buses use this pre caution at any bridge that is danger ous. Age of Pupils For Entering School The second, the Legislature has en acted into law that no child may en ter school unless he has reached the age of six years on or before October T of the year he enters school. By a proper construction of the law a child whose'sixth birthday is on Oc tober 2 can enter school. However, no law authorities, or anybody, except the Legislature, has any right to make any other exceptions law. The law also provides children entering school for the first time must enter during the first month of school. _ In this connection it well to state that it is very important for parents entering their children in school for the first time to see that their proper birthdates are recorded for the school records are invaribly used v/hen birth certificates are required, and if the wrong age has been entered we have no authority to change the Caution here will save much rassment to the parents and pupils later on. H. B. MARROW, Supt. .(• 'V in this that all record. embar- nit of the American iliary will resume its reg- y meetings and install its new officers on Wedne.sday evening, September 19 at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Floyd C. Price, Sr., in Pine Level. The members are especially urged to be present at this meeting and, if possible, come prepared to pay dues. The dues are $1.50. The Selma Unit was given distinc tive recognition at the recent State auxiliary convention held in Raleigh. The auxiliary was awarded a loving- cup for its increase in membership. The membership last year was 75, or nineteen more than for the previous year. President of the Unit for the past two years, Mrs. E. G. Hobbs was in vited by Mrs. O. S. Slaunwhite of Raleigh, new state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, to be come a member of the executive board of the auxiliary in the role of Chairman of “Naiional News.” Revival Begins At Holly Springs Church Kenly. — Revival services will be gin Thursday night, September 13th at 8:30 P. M. in the Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church 3 miles West of Kenly, with Dr. Wm. How ard Carter, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Goldsboro assist ing the pastor, Rev. Mr. Ballard in the services. This will be Dr. Carter’s first re vival in the Holly Springs Church al though he has previously spoken there a number of times on special occasions. FSA Office To Be Gosed On Saturdays Beginning Saturday, September 15, the county' Farm Security Adminis tration office at Smithfield, will be closed all day on each Saturday, James W. Atkinson, county supervis or, announced today. The new schedule is in compliance with an administrative order which specifies that effective September 9th the workweek for all FSA em ployees will be five days of eight hours each, from Monday through Friday. Any change in the regular administrative work week must have the prior approval of the Administra tor. The office hours Monday through Friday are 8:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Mr. Atkinson said. Bible Instruction Offered in Selma School The children of Selma and vicinity ■will have an opportunity this year to study Bible along with their other subjects in the Selma High School. Selma thus joins the more than one hundred other communities of North Carolina where this is being done. Of course; this subject is an elective course. That is the only way it can be taught in the schools of the nation and be constitutional. It is freely chosen and is freely supported. But credit for this course is given just as for other subjects when the work done is of the same quality. There are other elective courses. The State Council of Churches has sponsored the teaching of Bible in the) Public Schools, and recommends those teach ers who meet the high standards of scholarship and character necessary for this work. The teacher for Selma High School this year. Miss Virginia Smith, was recommended by the North Carolina Council of Churches, and it is believed that Selma is the first place in Johnston County to have the teaching of the Bible in its school on this high basis. The Churches of Selma and com munity cooperated in a splendid man ner to make this achievement pos sible. Each Church was represented by two laymen, and its pastor, and the funds for the project were raised entirely through the churches, thou.gh no one was excluded from contribut ing. The teaching of Bible in the Schools of North Carolina is not an experiment. It is perinitted by our constitution, and is established in many communities which recognize that education without a knowledge of the Bible is incomplete, and that character without it is impossible. Since it is permitted by our State the community which meets the require ments to furnish such teaching on a voluntary basis is entitled to do so as long as it desires. The policy in this matter is fixed by the state, not by the county boards. The Kiwanis Club and the 'Woman’s Club of Selma lent their support to this project with resolutions of unani mous approval and their influence was of much value. seiwing aboard tins carrier, which' part of the powerful Pacfic Fleet en gaged in occupying Japan. Under the operational control of .Ydmiral William F. Halsey, USN, the Ticonderoga, with 16 other aircraft carriers, 12 battleships, six escort carriers, 20 cruisers and more than 290 other U. S. ships, is helping take over control of the Japs’ big naval bases. The Ticonderoga participated in the gigantic carrier raid against the Jap naval base at Kure and other installa tions on the Japanese home island of Honshu during a two day raid prior to the Japanese surrender. The flattop’s fighters and bombers swooped in on their targets, which in cluded one of Japan’s few remaining battleships, the Hyuga. Severely damaged and left burning after sev- ral explosions, the vessel later was found to have sunk. Several times during the two day raid enemy planes approached the formation but were driven off by the fighter cover overhead which succeed ed in knocking down nine of the at tacking enemy planes. Braswell In Pacific Fleet / USS Hale in Tokyo Bay.-- Robert J. Braswell, ship’s cook, second class. Route 2, Selma, N. C., is serving on this destroyer, which is p.srt of the powerful Pacific Fleet engaged in oc cupying Japan. The Hale, a veteron of many Paci fic actions, previously had taken part in the Navy’s first night bombard ment of the Japanese homeland, con ducted by a large force of British and American battleships. In July, the ship took part in the war’s first bombardrnent of Japan’s shore, and on that occasion she be came the Navy’s first destroyer to fire on Japan itself when she demoL ished a radar station on the beach with her five-inch guns. 1 Carnival Near Here Harrison Greater Shows will ap pear next week on the old hotel site across from Gurkin’s Tavern. Selma Post 141, American Legion, is sponsoring the show for the week’s engagement. This is the carnival which exhibited in Selma last spring. Two Stucients Solo Mr. Elton V. Neighbors of Kenly and Leslie G. Ward of Selma made their solo flights last week at the Selma Airport where they have been receiving flight training. Both are en thusiastic fliers. The Selma Airport is under the management of Capt. R. :E. Lee, former airline pilot and vet eran of years in aviation BUY VICTORY BONDS NOWl - ‘Hi