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It 4f SELMA, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1944 NUMBER 17 1 ' . ' S 1 kj) iUt II II WAR BONDS V :.e I ; .'. f . wil : y " I c,.cials r .iid firrt .ii !i precinct ; the l..it named of the Republican follows: ..v. Tulton Surles, reg . -hnson, and W. P. oction. - - ." J., Monroe Adams, Watson,;, John W -Krs. j" E. Wall, regr et,'' Jack McLamb, I A. F. Holt, reg L. D. tlitchell, - , '' -j f - .D.L. Creech :.htrey, D. oolard, reg : A, Hodge, ea rar; 'son, regis J 1 junds, re nead, naVw', j A a ; Lu- warn "rJs Giosen n Board J.V.r sdard County r"i";:er For McDonald .1 V Mr, J. W. Woodard of Ken ly, tlo'ute 2, has ben appoint (J Johnston-County JChair ra.fof t)r. Ralph! McDon- ::t;:uaI0Xtrvenl0'. work throughout our cotton State. Manager E. Dr Broad hurst; in a wire to The John i. .Jan-Sun today (Thurs day) announced the appoint- nient.'- ' ' ' RATIONING GUIDE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 18 - 22 PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A-8 thro ' K-8 now valid at 10 pointig each; . for use with tokens. Good tndefi s nitely. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8, B8, C8, ' D8, E8, F8, G8, H8, J8, K8, L8, and iM8 (Book four) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. " Good indefinitely. - SUGAR:. Sugar stamp No. 30 and 31 . (Book, four) good for five pounds 1 indefinitely. ' : - .- CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five pounds of canning ' sugar until February 28, 1945. Ap ' ply to local board for1 rations. SHOES:; Stamp No. 18 (Book One) expires April 30. Airplane Stamp No. 1 (Book' 3) valid indefinitely. ' Another shoe stamp, as yet not.des- ignated. will become valid May 1. GASOLINE: A-9 coupons now valid. Expire May 8. . f . l A NOTE: Rationing rules how re quire that every car owner write vance on allf9-c olacGs '.:.-. his license number and state in ad vance on all gasoline coupons in his possession. ' , y : Dcrtrcctive Tornadoes IZl Gccrgia And S. Car. During!; the1 early . hours Sunday morning a tornado swept a 100-mile path through northern Georgia and western South Carolina, resulting in the death of 88 persons' and : more than SOO injured , All day Sunday arfd Monday dated workers toiled at the Job of clearing f ay the wreckage in search for y others who might be dead or in i, but a search of approximately ) t molished ' homes revealed no - cualties, and many of the less ' r inired were able to leave , Ihe Red Cross reported '-..t that S3 still were under ' f tient in the two states. t crwn opened roads to ? ( f Franklin and Hart t, Creenwool coun- r ' J' 1 for OOTICTED ROBBERS INTERSTATE PRISON Young Scotland Neck Men, Con victed of Robbing Aged Selmu Woman, Lose On Appeal Andi Are iaKen 10 iaie reniien tiary. William Davis Hamm, 23, and Thurman Hardy, 33, both of Scotland Neck, were committed to the State penitentiary after a four-month stay in the Johnston county iail, following their conviction ' at the December term of Superior court of robbinjr Miss Ardella Evans of near Selma, of S5.000 in cash 'last October: They were confined in the county jail pending the outcome of an appeal to the State Supreme court. The high court three weeks ago upheld their conviction. They were sentenced to serve from seven to ten years. A third defendant convicted of par ticipation in the robbery was Ray mond Hardy, 28, also of Scotland Neck and a brother of Thurman Har dy. The Supreme court reversed a ruling of the Superior court which denied Raymond Hardy; a non-suit and consequently he was dismissed from jail and' given his freedom. At the trial Miss Evans testified that Hamm and Thurman Hardy en tered her home about ?ark on Octo-. ber 1. She said Hardy held her while Hamm took her money which was concealed in her clothing. The state contended that Raymond Hardy waited in a car outside the Evans home while the robbery wa3 committed, but the Supreme court ruled that evidence was not sufficient for holding Raymond Hardy. Eastern Cotton Crop Is Seriously Delayed " Eastern : Carolina cotton growers will be planting boll weevil food this season if their crop is not put into the ground shortly, declared W. O. Davis, county agent of Halifax Coun ty, in a report to the State College growing section is section is oaaiy aeiayea. Davis reported. "Very few farmers have cut their cotton stalks from last year's crop. Practically no spring plowing has been done and with the acute shortage of labor and machine ry this delay is a serious matter." Davis reports that supplies of gas oline for farm tractors also are short. "With no discing or plowing done in January, February or March, the farm- tractors will be needed every day for the remainder of April and in May and June to catch up with farm work," Davis commented. "If the present insufficient supplies of gas oline for farm tractors continue, crop production in this section will be ma terially hurt." Davis also said that "farmers are disturbed over the draft muddle." Several have expressed to him their determination not to plant a full crop with no assurance that labor wilt be left to finish making the crop. - "However, I have not heard a man Say he will cut his tobacco acreage," he said. V SELMA, ROUTE ONE NEWS s1 Miss Hazel Wall spent the week end with Mrs. J. D. Pittman. Major Herman Brown, wife and daughter, and Captain Dolphus Brown and wife visited Mrs. W. H. Brown last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Braswell spent the week end in Wilmington. ' Mrs. Ralph Garner and daughter and Mrs. Myrtle Wall and daughters, Hazel and Peggy, spent last Wednes day evening with Mrs. Richard Gar near. ;.'; Mrs. W. H. Brown visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brjawn and family, near Holly Springs, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Creech vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Creech of Corbett-Hatcher, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and family visited Mr. Charlie Atkinson a while Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brown and children Visited Mrs. Mattie Hicks Sunday evening. Earl Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs, Al bert Lee, is confined to his bed with malaria fever. , Little Earl Jones is still improving from the black measles. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jones. , Mr.and Mrs. Jasper Batten and children and Mrs. Sarah Garner vis ited Mt-and Mrs. Albert Lee and family Sunday night. : ... r Jdley B. Sasser . S Promotion v Hand, Ala. 1ft Lt. Pindley B. -. ofEelr- N. C a f '-M in r et or r -.nd A y 1 'r Field, 1 to I 5 from j fin of C .. r of Spirit of "44" To Be ' Presented Here April 21 spirit of "44" an exceedingly clev er musical symposium, will be pre sented; at the Selma hijrh school an- Iditorium on April 21, (Friday night of this week) at 8 o'clock under the sponsorship of the American Legion Auxiliary. ; Mrs. Hazel Locke Greene of Wab- fbasesa, Arkansas, musical dramatist, is here as director, and a splnedid program will be rendered by the well selected cast of characters. ine program is divided into two parts. The first part ia typical of the Spirit of "44" in fine entertainment ftand good neighbor attitude. ER The second nart ia a Hnnlirntp of old time Jubilee as portrayed in bongs, jokes and dances. 1 The following are taking part in jhe choruses, dances and skits: f Miss Kosalee Covington, Miss Gun tar, Miss Mabel Broadwell, Charles Woodall, M. L. Standi, M. R. Wall, A, K. Eason, Raleigh Griffin, Rev. ). M. Clemmons, H. H. Lowry, W. E. Wiggs, and John Jeffreys. Miss Na- imi Wood is accompanist. ' Pistol Packing Mama rendered y M. h. Stancil, is one of the out- Standing numbers. The Negro Ser mon, preached by the "Rev." A. K. Eason, will be one that can't be beat. The Bathroom Scene, by Raymond WoodaM, will never be forgotten. 'Sou will enjoy every minute of this program and will "Bubble Over" with laughter. 1 The Little Folks in the "Tom IJhumb Wedding" will be presented B tne nrst number on the program. I CHORUS GIRLS A Elizabeth Ann Johnson Mary Rose House, Joann Pulley, Shirley Ann Crabtree, Elizabeth Woodall, Ruby Williams, Ethel Mitchell, Kathleen ljdwards, Betty Smith, Jewell Wor rells, Gertrude Carter, Janet Everitt, Edna Earl, Betty Jo McMillan, Doris Jones, Mary Louise Jeffreys, Mary lim Ellis, Betty Ann Ball, Lillie Faye Toole, Jane Armitage, Ruby Ann Daniels, Nell Fulghum, Peggy Ann Barnes, Mary Lou Abdalla, Grace i5fleah,McDffy. France- Daris, Mo- zelle Creech, Janice Sasser, Mary Gold Hines, Jean Kirby, Faydene Ed wards, Annette Womack, Jean Clif ton, Marjorie Lane, Judith Ann Mat thews, Hilda Morris, Odray Morris, Joyce Ann Starling, Betty Jo Stancil. Tap Dance Joyce Henry. Billy Creech and Al Brown will do a Black Face Skit. Gibbon Hobbs will lead a few of his friends in the Ma rine Hymn. : Wheat Crop Promises To Be Large In State Raleigh, April 17. The 1944 North Carolina wheat crop - now promises to be the second-largest ever produced in the State, according to the April 1 crop forecast released recently by the Crop Reporting Serv ice of the State Department of Agri culture. An all-time record crop of 8,014,000 bushels was harvested in 1942. Production for 1944 now is forecast at 7,813,000 bushels, compared to the 5,812,000 bushels harvested in 1943. and 31 per cent over the average for the 10-year period, 1933-42. : The report points out that the large crop is the result of the largest seeded acreage of the past 20 years. Approximately 601,000 Tar Heel acres, or 18 per cent over the 10-year average, now is seeded with wheat A yield of 13 bushels per acre is ex pected this year, compared with the 11.7 bushels per acre for the 10-year average and the 11.1 bushels per acre harvested last year. The condition of the wheat crop is good and the plants are making vi gorous growth, the report states. Other grain crops also are in excell ent condition. . In March, 133,000,000 eggs were laid by 9,838,000 North Carolina hens, the report announces. 1 Although 8, 000,000 more eggs were laid last month than in March, 1943 because of the larger number of layers, the number of eggs laid per hen was down. Eggs laid per 100 layers last month is estimated at 1,348 or 6.5 per cent less than in March, 1943. Milk production was running at an above-average level on April 1, al though it is lower than last year. The average production per cow last month was 10.9 pounds, compared to 11.2 pounds on April 1, 1943, and compared to the 10-year average of 10.2 pounds. ' The report states that pasture con ditions as of April 1 was 84 per cent, five points higher than last year, and seven points above the 10-year aver age. ;-.'. The two most conspicuous features of the farming situation in North Carolina at the beginning of the month were the frequent rains and the freezing weather that threatened the fruit crop. The rains have de layed planting, and on April 1 farm ers were two to three weeks behind in r' owing and planting. 1 ; i :wts of the April freezes are r t f "f known, but a fair crop of i no w is reported likely. v Sel ormer Is Kille Transferred Ensign Donnie Lee Broadwell has been transferred from Pensacola, Fla., to the West Coast. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ii. O. Broadwell of Selma. Ensisrn and Mrs. Broadwell were recent guests of his parents. Wednesday Closing To Start On May The 3rd We, the undersigned do hereby agree to close our places of business each Wednesday afternoon, beginning with Wednesday, May 3rd, through August 16, 1944. Henry & Nordan City Shoe Shop Selma Radio Service Selma Barber Shop Ricks Electric Company WErrarkeF Son The Hat Shoppe J. C. Avery The Corner Shoppe Edwards Barber Shop J. E. Gregory & Company Smith's Store W. E. Jones Vanity Fair Beauty Shoppe L. George Grocery Langley's Jewelers Woodruff & Canady Clean-M-Right Cleaners Walt Godwin A. W. Mitchener ' Davis Department Store R. Monroe Pittman Pay & Save Market Louis Abdalla R. P. Oliver Selma Cash Feed Grocery Wiggs Grocery Coley's Shoe Shop Norton 5c to $5 Store C. H. Brown Floyd C. Price & Sons City Barber Shop Selma Clothing & Shoe Co. H. L. Boncy Proctor's Store Mac'c Place -.; Etheridge & O'Neal Tom Abdalla C. E. Kornegay & Co.. Inc. Merit Exams To Be Held May 13th April 14: It was announced by the Merit System Office today that the examination for the position of In terviewer with the Unemployment Compensation Commission which is to be given May 13 will be open to women as well as men. If you have had a college education, you are eli gible to take this examination. If you are a high school graduate and have had four years of successful full-time paid employment within the last ten years in responsible commercial, in dustrial or professional enterprise which shall have provided knowledge of employment practices and prob lems, you are also eligible to take this examination. If your name is al ready on the register for this posi tion, it will not be necessary for you to take this examination' again at this time. Examinations for the positions of County Superintendent II and Ilf, Case Worker, Case Work Aide and Case Work Aide, War Emergency with the County Welfare Depart ments will also be held on May 13. ' The closing date for receipt of ap plications for both of these examina tions is April SO, 1944. All applica tions must be made on the official form and these applications may be secured by writing to the Merit Sys tem Supervisor, Box 2328, Durham, N. C. Examinations will be held hi ap proximately 12 centers . throughout the State. ' It was estimated in 1942 that the United States wasted enough food to feed its armed services and meet Lend-La- requirements. F 7 llllllpliliii Jm vv ma Boy d In Action Died At Hands of German Sniper On February 3 His. Commanding Officer Writes Nice Letter To His Mether. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Briscoe of Ken ly, N. C, formerly of Selma , have been notified of the dpath nf thd son, Pfc. E. L. Briscoe, Jr., 22, who was killed in action in Italy on Feb ruary 3. He entered the Army in November, 1943, and received his training at Camp Campbell, Ken tucky, and since going overseas saw action in North Africa, Sicily and in Italy. Survivors are his parents; three sisters, Marie, Betty, and Edith Briscoe, and a brother, Pvt. James E. Briscoe, who is stationed in tho .South Pacific. The Purple Heart medal has been received posthumously bv his mother. Mrs. E. L. Briscoe. The family has recentlv receivpH n letter from Pfc. Briscoe's command ing officer, Second Lieut. Sylvester J. Hunter, in which he said: Pfc. Briscoe was a member of mv contmand, and since I was verv near at hand I'm in a position to state that he died instantly of a bullet from a sniper's rifle. Also I know that Briscoe received Droner Chris tian burial. "Just prior to Pfc. Briscoe heino- hit, our platoon had just taken their Objective and durins this action Rrij- coe proved himself a good American soldier worthy of more praise than I can possibly put on these pages. Dur ing the time that he was under mv command I came to know him as a man on whom I could depend to do his duty and if humanly possible. accomplished any mission assigned to him. "If it would helo anv to know that Briscoe's death was -avenged many, many times over in the days to fol low by. his comrades, they would like to pass that on to you. There is so very, very little we can say to you all to ease the pain of a loved one lost, nevertheless, the rest of the men of the platoon and myself extend our sincere sympathy to you. "In closing, let me say that when the last shot of this terrible war is fired, Briscoe and the rest of us who are destined never to go homeagain, hope that the peace to follow will be worthy and lasting so that we shall not have died in vain." F. D. Roosevelt, Jr. Stops At Waltz Court Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jr., was a dinner guest at Waltz Court, ! near Selma, Sunday. Young Roosevelt 'va.s on his way from Miami, Fla., to Washington, D. C. He told Mr. A. S. Eason, the proprietor of Waltz Court, that he was being transferred to a new ship, but did not say what ship he was being assigned to. He told Mr. Eason about being stranded in thf train wreck near Lumberton a few days ago. When his distinguished guest had been ser viced with some gasoline and handed out his ration book Mr. Eason notic ed the name on the book and that is how he got acquainted with him. In the party were two men and two women, but Mr. Eason did not learn, who the others were. . Glenn Eason, son of Mr. Eason, serviced Roosevelt's automobile and recognized him. Selma Public Library Subject At Kiwanis Club The Selma Public Library was the chief topic of discussion at the Selma Kiwanis club last Thursday evening, when Attorney Lawrence Wallace of Smithfield was the guest speaker. Mr. Wallace was introduced by Mrs. Wylie Wright, who also made some timely remarks about the libra ry work in Johnston county. Mr. Wallace made a fine speech on books and their value to society. He also told how to make a library at tractive and commodious for those spare hours spent in the library. The program chairman for the ev ening was Kiwanian John Jeffreys. Holy Communion At Episcopal Church Holy Communion services will be held at St. Gabriel's Episcopal church here Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Ser vices will be in charge of the Rev. Carl Herman of Erwin, who is in charge of the work here. - Throughout the winter regular services have not been held here, and this service 'will give Episcopalians and any others who might be inter ested. an opportunity to receive Holy Communion, SMK, Pi s ... -A n 4 X 4" i