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VOL.26
SELMA, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1943.
Single Copy 5c
NUMBER 19
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Reelected Mayor of Selma
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B. A. Henry Reelected
Mayor Of Selma
B. A. Henry Re-elected Mayor
, by Large Majority" E. V.
i Deans . Replaces - E. J. Sasser
As Member of Board of Com-
- mlsstomers About; 450 Votes
What once promised to be very
quiet and uninteresting: town election
in Selma wound up on last Tuesday
as one of the most interesting: held
here in recent years. The candidates
worked hard all day getting the vot
ers to the polls and everything went
off in a quiet and orderly manner.
H .H. Lowry was registrar and S.
R. Lee and Mrs. Gladys Black judges
of election.
Harry W. Everitt, who announced
for Mayor against B. A. Henry at
the eleventh hour, failed to muster
any great amount of strength, and
was defeated overwhelmingly.
The keenest race took place among
the candidates for town commission
ers. All of these candidates seemed to
be very popular among the voters, as
was shown by the large vote each re
ceived. Two new men entered the commis
sioner's race E. V. Deans and
Charles S. Hicks, Deans being one
of the winners.
The official vote was as follows: :
FOR MAYOR
B. A. Henry ..... ..... 374 "
Harry. W. Everitt 71
, FOR COMMISSIONERS
J. C. Avery ......... 812
R. H. 3rfffin 291
E. V. Deans ............ ... 271
V R. E. Suber ..!... 270
. is. J. sasser . zao
C. S. Hicks 230
Kenly Man Passes -After
Lingering Illness
Kenly. James H. Evans, 65, - of
Kenly, Route 2, died at his home
Wednesday at 6:15 p. m. after an ill
ness of four years. t .
" Funeral services will be held on
Thursday at 5 p. m. from Old Beulah
-Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder
Shepherd Langdon and Elder Ransey
Farrish of Angler, Route 1, officiat
ing.. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
v - .Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mar
tha Hatcher Evans; one son, J. C.
Evans of Kenly Route 2; one daugh
ter, Mrs; Joe Edwards of Petersburg,
Va.; two brothers, Thomas Evans of
Kenly, Route 1, and Willie' Evans of
Kenly, Route 2; two sisters, Mrs.
Lula Peele of Lucama, Route 1. and
.Mrs. Isiah Tetter of Lucama, Route
One. .
, CARD OF THANKS ,
I am taking this method to publicly
thank each and every one who sun-
" ported me in any way in the election
t last Tuesday. It is very gratifying to
know that such a large number of
people supported "my candidacy for
re-election, and I want them all to
know their vote and support is highly
appreciated. ; - . "1 ' '
" '- "E. J. SA551IS ..
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Three Persons Hurt
v fo Three-Way Wreck
:i Involved In Collision On
" . Highway Near Selma T.
A wreck involving two automobiles
and a transfer truck occurred Satur
day night at 10 o'clock a half mile
north of Selma.
Archie Thorne, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Thorne, and Bobbie
Brown, 17, both of Selma, Route 1,
were in one car. Paul Herring who
also Uvea on Selma, Route 1, was the
driver of the other -car, and Jackson
Hughes of Valdosta, Ga., was the
driver of the truck. The driver of the
truck was not injured.
' The accident occurred when Her
ring attempted to pass the Thorne
car while meeting the truck.
Young Thorne suffered a head in
jury; Brown's nose was broken, and
Herring was taken to the Johnston
County Hospital. He was reported as
not seriously injured. Both cars and
the truck were practically demolish
ed. Policeman Bradley Pearce and
Charles W. Straughan of Selma in
vestigated the wreck.
Casey Brown Helps
YJML At Church of God
Casey Brown has spent the past
few weeks working for the Y. P. E.
at the Church Of God here. He has
been bringing in around $1 each Sun
day night, which the good people of
the community have given him.
A contest is being conducted be
tween two groups, known as. the
tmfiti M 1 . Hni M
wiutes ana roe ciues , ana mi
money raised will go toward paint-1
ing and repairing the church. Ever)
since Casey has been working for his
side (the "Blues") his side has been
ahead, -and all his co-workers feel
very thankful to Casey and all the
people who have helped Casey, and
they they will continue to do so as
all money contributed will go for a
good cause. ' . -
Y.P.E. meets each Sunday evening
at 7:30 and a cordial invitation is
extended to all.
MRS. WOODROW CARTER,
. ' v Blue Side Leader.
Sdzza llzn Promoted
v To Rank of Major
" His many friends here will be glad
to learn that William B. Aycock, son
of Judge and Mrs. W. P. Aycock of
Selma, has tmen promoted from rank
of Captain to Major in Uncle Sam's
armed forces. Major Aycock is sta
tioned at Fort UcClellan, Ala.
Miss Leona Farmer Sasser and
her room-mate, Hiss Sarah Elliott,
of E. C. T. CL, spent last wwk end
with Hiss- Saaser's parents, Mr, and
Airs. E. J. Sasser.
Selma Exceeds War
Bond Quota By $14,CC0
Johnston County's Quota Is
Oversubscribed By Nearly 40
Per Cent Benson, Pine Level
and Smithf ield Almost Double
Quota. '
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According to a Final Report (f
War Bond sales in Johnston county
during the recent Nation-wide drive,
which closed on May 1, the people of
Selma and adjoining territory bought
$59,013.75 worth of bonds, whichoa
14,013.75 more than their quota f
$45,000.00. Our nearest neighbor! Jg
town of Pine Level reported ?29,9i
25, their quota being only $15,000.1
Smithf ield reported sales of S17&
273.60, their quota being $88,00046,
and Benson reported bond salesjjf
$114,955.00, when their quota was
only $60,000.00. f f
The county as a whole exceeded jts
quota by 37.9 per cent.
The following is a list of the John,
ston county towns which were assign
ed quotas and the amount reported
sold by each:
TOWN QUOTA
Benson $60 000
Clayton ..... .... 45,000
Four Oaks 15,000
SALES
$114,9554)0
42,4364)0
17,167X0
Kenly ......... 20,000
i 15.954.75
Micro
15,000
15 000.
16,573.75
Pine Level
Princeton ...
Selma .........
Smithfield .
29,961.25
13,792.50
;.. 15,000
.. 45,000
.. 88,000
$318,000
.. 112,000
69,013.'
171,273,50
$481,128.00
112,000.00
Public. Funds
$430,000 $593,128.00
Raleigh Griffin, chairman of the
local committee to push sales of
War Bonds, says his committee , are
very thankful and appreciative' of
the fine support they received from
the people of this community in help
ing to put the drive across. It .will
be noted from the report that while
Selma's quota was $45,000, when the
time had expired on May 1, '
people of . Selma and continuity h;
purchased lmostr $60,000 -worthy
wot bombs, waicn snows, mD pei
people are squarely behind the
in the armed forces. ';
Selma Kiwanians Enjoy
An Unusual Program
An unusual program was put on at
the Selma Kiwanis club on last
Thursday evening by Program Chair
man Vernon Wiggs. Cards were pass
ed, on which was printed the kind of
stunt each must do.
Then beginning at one end of the
line, each Kiwanian had to do his
turn, and each was an entirely dif
ferent one. First and second prizes
were offered to those putting on the
best acts, the amount of applause
each received to be an index as to
the winners. Quite a number of good
acts were put on that brought forth
much applause and laughter. At the
conclusion of the program Kiwanian
H. H. Lowry was asked to decide the
winners, who happened to be W. T.
Woodard, Sr., for cutting the "Pigeon
Wing" dance, and M. L. Standi for
doing the 'Charleston.,,
In the absence of the Kiwanis
Sponsor, Mrs. D. M. Clemmons, Mrs.
Mildred Perkins Spencer acted as
pianist. "
The attendance prize, donated ny
Kiwanian M. R. Wall, was awarded
Kiwanian Raleigh Griffin.
SELMA MM GETS
ARMY PROMOTION
Pfc. Donald E. Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Paul Brown of Selma,
who is . with the U. S. Army Air
Carps, stationed at Sioux Falls, SD
has been promoted from Private4 to
Private First Class. He received his
basic training at St Petersburg, Fla.
Private Brown has only been in the
Army about three months.
Jesse Sdlhranls T
Now Staff Sergeant
Jesse. W. Sullivan, 24, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jonathan J. Sullivan, Rt 2,
Selma, has been promoted to the
rank of staff .sergeant He is a mem
ber of the 473rd Basic Flying Train
ing Squadron, stationed at the Enid
(Okla.) Amy Flying School,
Attend Bhtrict. 1
r.!:l!::t Ccdercz:-
. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woodard, Mr.
and I'-ru W. II. Call and Rev. Geo.
W. F!ount attended the District
LTethotUt Conference in Louisbc;
Tuesday.
TWO CHILDREN ARE BURNED TO DEATH
AS FIRE DESTROYS HOME AT CLAYTON
Selma Negro Killed
When Hit By Truck
Henry Potts of Selma Dies In
Hospital From Injuries He
Received When Truck Hit
Wagon On Highway,
Henry Potts, 65, well known Selma
Negro, died in the Furlong Hospital
at Smithfield Saturday afternoon at
5 o'clock from injuries received when
a big truck ran into the rear of his
wagon around 8 o'clock Saturday
morning about a mile south of Selma.
The driver of the truck, Narcy
Odowski of Alturas, Fla., claimed he
did not see the wagon until it was
too late to stop. The truck belong
ed to Roy Perdue of Alturas, Fla.
Riding on the wagon with Potts
was Douglas Morrison, who suffered
injuries of the hip and back.
The driver of the truck was given
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Cora Bell Ives, in Smithfield, and
remanded to Johnston County jail in
default of $5,000 bond.
Selma, Route One Man
Dies Of Heart Attack
Benjamin Franklin Barnes, 62,
died at his home, Selma, Route 1.
Saturday morning around 3 o'clock,
following a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at the
home Sunday afternoon at 3:30, con
ducted by Elder Elijah Pearce of
Princeton. Burial took place in the
Overman cemetery in Wayne county.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Aycock Barnes; six sons, Brax
ton Franklin, Thomas Geo, Ollie Os
car and Donnie Riley; alt of Selma,
Navy Rcnid Andriew Barnes, U. S.
Army; thfefe daughters, Mrs. Cleve
land R. Brown of Fayetteville; Misses
Annabell and Doris Lucile Barnes of
the home; three brothers, Charles C.
Barnes, Kenly; Patrick H. Barnes of
Seven Springs; and J. P. Barnes of
Selma, Route 1; four sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Barnes Miller of Raleigh ;
Mrs. Lillie Mumford of Princeton;
Mrs.' George Davis and Mrs. Larry
Aycock of Kenly, Route 4.
Mrs. John W. Blackman
Very HI In Hospital
Their many friends here and else
where will -regret to learn that Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Blackman are ill.
Mrs. . Blackman was taken to the
Johnston County Hospital several
days ago where she continues serious
ly ill,: while Mr. Blackman is also
confined to his home here due to ill
ness.
Since Mrs. Blackman's illness took
more serious turn a few days ago,
the following members of the family
have visited her from a distance:
Mrs. W. E. Comer of Greensboro, who
has spent several days here; John W.
Blackman, Jr., of Greenville; Carlton
Blackman of Salisbury; Gibson F.
Blackman of Raleigh, and Mrs. S. M.
Young, also of Raleigh, all of whom
have spent some time here during the
past week.
Selma Exceeds Quota
In Red Cross Drive
Final figures show that Selma's
quota in the Red Cross War Fund
drive was exceeded by about $50.00.
The last report came in from the
local high school Glee Club which
contributed $14.29 to this fund, bring
ing the grand total up to $1,649.91.
Tfte quota assigned to Selma town
ship was $1,600.00.
Mrs. Richard Lewis and her team
oi workers are due much credit for
the splendid job they did in making
to, drive such a wonderful success.
Mrs, Lewis wishes to thank all work
ers and contributors who helped to
make the campaign a success.
lias Good
Victory Garden -
:.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woodard, Sr.
were looking for more boarders this
(Thursday) morning for the duration
of one, meal at least Mr. Woodard
had been out to his victory garden
and gathered a nice supply of aspara
gus, . onions, cabbage and straw
berries. We were tempted to take
dinner out today. .
A paamd af sen wl step a Jan,
Leads Commissioners'
Ticket
JULIAN C. AVERY, who led in
the vote for Town Commission
ers in Tuesday's city election,
receiving 312 votes for re-election
as a member of the Town
Board. Mr. Avery is one of
Selma's most popular business
meen. He is engaged in the In
surance and Real Estate busi
ness. R. ERNEST SUBER. who was
re-elected as a member of the
Board of Town Commissioners
in the city election last Tuesday.
Mr. Suber is regarded as one of
Selma's outstanding business
men. He is Superintendent of
the Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany's plant here.
Selma School Holds
May Day Festival
An unusual and beautiful occasion
celebrated by the Selma schools was
the May Day festival held on the
front campus on Wednesday, May 5,
at 2:00 P. M. Gertrude Hudson,
elected by the high school student
body, reigned as queen. Her attend
ants, also chosen by the students
were as follows: Elva Fields, maid-of-honor;
and Hilda Pulley, Elgie
Rose, Frances Branch, and Iris Wor
ley. Little Patricia Lewis was the
crown-bearer.
Dances given in honor of the queen
were by girls and boys in the fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh grades and high
school. They represented foreign
countries such as China, Brazil, Swe
den, Russia, and Scotland. The dances
were on the grass in front of the
queen's throne.
Children taking part in the dances
were, fourth grade: Luther Barnes,
Wilbert Creech, Sue Massey, Alease
Parker, Nora Lee Sullivan, Cecil
Brown, Bill Griswold, Kenneth Driv
er, Bobby Simpson, Donald Tucker,
Helen Bailey, Ruth Batten, Mary
Rose ' House, . Geraldine Crabtree,
Betty Jean Crabtree, Betty Shuler
Driver. Fifth grade children were:
Judith Ann Matthews, Edith Nell
Brown, Joyce Ann Starling, Moselle
Johnson, Peggy Ann Younger, Mar
jorie Lane, Melvin Creech, Clarence
Bailey, Jr Faydeen Edwards, Betty
Jo Standi, Marjorie Barnes, Hazel
Brown, Frances Morris, Josephine
Price, Kerney Driver, Milton Capps.
Sixth grade children were: Joyce
Ann Lynch, Faye Batten, Dixie Lane,
Harold Phillips, Kathleen Edwards,
Joyce Ann Henry, Jewel Worrells,
W. E. Smith, Gibbon Hobbs, Leland
Barden, Bobbie Jean Ray, Joan Mas
sey, Thelma-. Carter, Oscar Kin ton,
Glenn Easoa, Geergs Proffitt, Bobby
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Woman Strikes Match To Look
For Work Clothes In Closet
And Then Flames Start
All Efforts Fail To Rescue!
Two Small Children Sleeping
In A Crib Upstairs In Home. '
Despite heroic efforts of soldiers
from Seymour Johnson Field, who
were visiting in the home, and volun
teer firemen, tw& small children, a
boy and a girl, lost their lives in a
fire that swept the home of Mrs.
Jim Dodd in Clayton about 11 o'clock
Monday night
The babies, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Worth Gower of Clayton and .
Kinston, died from suffocation and
scalding resulting from the fire and
smoke. ,-
The fire started when Mrs. Dodd,
who lived downstars, went to her
dresser to get clothes for work in the
cotton mills the next day. She struck
a match in order to find the correct
apparel, and suddenly the fire blazed
from' the .dresser.; -. ; .'tv.i; -;
It became apparent to Mrs. Dodd
Ernestine Dodd, Audrey Hinton, and
visiting soldiers Irving Herstrfield
and Ed Saltry that the fire was get
ting out of control and was threaten
ing the whole house. Seeing that; Jhe.
stairs were blocked by the smoke,
Mrs. Dodd ran toward the back of the
house to warn Mrs. Gower, whose
apartment was ' upstairs, about, the
spreading fire. ' ..!' .
In the meantime the girls and the
soldiers were at the front of the
house making efforts to help Mrs.
Gower and her two children escape.
When the cries woke Mrs. Gower,
she jumped from the bed, ran t the
dow, and without further WMtmir.
indow. In falhn she struck the aid,.
of -the -house aid a tree which ;'-:'"was
Seeing that the danger was becom
ing greater, Herstfield tried to climb
up the drain pipe but each time he
reached the window the heat and fire
drove him back and made him lose
his balance. At this time volunteer
firemen Joe Shehdan and James iNor-'
ris arrived in the truck and started
water on the flames. Shehdan receiv
ed a cut on his arm from the fallincr
glass which had to have 16 stitches
taken in it.
Shehdan recovered the bodies of
the three-year old boy, Jerry, and
the two-year old girl, Jackie, from
the building. The little girl's face had
scratches on it that appeared as if
she was trying to fight for air. The
children were not burned, but each
had skin scalded off from the steam
of the fire and water.
The house Tuesday morning was
an empty, charred hull with smoul
dering embers, broken furniture, and
firemen's ladders leaning against the
building. From the outside it appear
ed as if nothing had occurred, but
once inside the door, the walls and all
the furniture were blackened pieces
of wood. ,
Upstairs in the children's room
could be seen the small crib where
they were sleeping. A melted doll lay
on the floor beside the children's bed.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon from the Under
wood Funeral home in Clayton , with
burial in the Clayton cemetery.
Raleigh Griffin's Mother
Died Thursday Mornbs
A message was received early this
(Thursday) morning by Mr. Raleigh
Griffin, cashier of the Branch Bank
ing A Trust Company, announcing
the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Griffin, which occurred early to
day at her home in Woodland, N. C.
Mrs. Griffin was 87 years old. Funer
al services will be held from the
home Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Surviving are seven children. -.
Johnson, Person Daughtry.
Seventh grade girls taking part
were: Ramona Bailey. Annie Lee
Godwin, Lena Hodges, Jeannine Mar
tin, Grace Baker, Ruby Mae Barnes,
Christine Corbett, Argle Lee Creech,
Lillie Mae Edwards,- Nell Johnson,
Emma Ruth Griffis, Ruth Price, Mar
jorie Sullivan, Joan Corbett, Irnuv
Green, Dorothy Parrah, Elizabeth
Creech, Janet Everitt, Beulah Strick
land, Ruby Parrish. . '
Those taking part in the Highland
Fling were: Betty Jo McMillan, Jane
Armitage, Ara Davis, Esby Williams,
Mary Louise Jeffreys, Anne Hood
Hughes. : ' :-
The program was directed ty IZlas
Helena Clue. Miss Naomi Wood v
he pianist, .