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THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1945
t'Jilson's Wills
Jews Items
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thrower and
two sons, Jimmie and Bobby Nelson,
of Goldsboro were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim P. Jones. Mrs
Thower's sister, Mrs. J. R. Matthews,
returned home with them for a few
davs.
First Set. Garland Stephenson, of
Camp Mackall, is spending a fifteen
day furlough here with his mother,
Mrs. C. Q. Stephenson.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Jones Sunday were: Sgt.
and Mrs. James W. Britt, of Camp
Leieune. 1st. Sgt. Garland Stephen
son, of Camp Mackall, Miss Lula Mae
Talton, of Smithfield, Mr, and Mrs.
Ralph Parker, of near Smithfield,
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Brant Medlin, and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Medlin and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Barbour
and family, of near Benson, Mr. ana
Mrs. Preston Matthews, Mrs. C. Q.
Rtenhenaon. Jr.. of Henderson.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Ennis and chil
dren, of near Benson, Mr. and Mrs.
James Strickland and son. of Selma,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Stephenson on Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Sue Parrish of Flora
McDonald College, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Parrish.
Miss Frances Parrish, of Benson,
spent the week end in the home of
Mrs. H. E. Mitchmer.
Miss Ella Lewis, of Warsaw, was a
jruest of Miss Lucy Mitchiner the
past week end.
Mrs. Margaret Wilkins, of Wil
mington, visited relatives here dur
ing the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Peele, of near
Clayton, were guests of Mrs. Hubert
Peele Sunday.
Misses Meta Barnes Uzzle. Virginia
Uzzle, little Miss Phereba Uzzle, and
Mr. G. C. Uzzle spent the week end at
Morehead City with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bowen.
Mrs. Herman Beasley visited rela
tives in Smithfield Sunday.
Mrs. W. A. Braswell, Mrs. Braxton
Wood and Miss Bernice Braswell, of
Smithfield, spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Beaty.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Massey
and daughters, of High Point, were
recent guests of Mrs. Clara Massey.
Miss Christine Jones, of A. C. Col
lege, spent .the week end at home.
She attended the dinner party given
by Miss Doris Parrish and Katie Par
ker at Cafe Gordon. Smithfield, ri
day evening in honor of bride-elect,
Miss Lula Mae Talton.
Mrs. Blanche Paschall, of Farm
, ville, has been a guest of Mrs. Ray-
Private Dalton Stephenson ann
Mrs. Stephenson, of Texas, were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Stephenson.
Private Louis Puckette. of the U.
S. Army, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Herman Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Crocker, of
Clayton, and Mrs. Garland Parrish
Parrish, and children, of Selma. were
quests of Mrs. Charlie Parrish bun
day. W M 3 '
Rev. D. H. Ingle
To Preach Sunday
There will be regular worship serv
ices Sundav at the Advent Christian
Church. The ppstor. Rev. D. H. Ingle,
of Raleigh, will preach. The new
church which the membership is con
structing is going forward in a nice
way. It is a neat edifice, well-plannpd,
and in a beautiful location. The plans
are to have it completed by July.
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Entertains Friends
At Partv
sponsive readings and appropriate
songs. Mr. Wilson called on each per
son present to express his or her
sentiment. Rev. Hugh Upchurch made
a splendid talk.
The benediction was pronounced by
Mr. L. H. Moore, Sr.
Micro Jews
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sasser of
Goldsboro were guests of their mnr
ther, Mrs. Mae Batten during the
week end.
Miss Jean Bagley Underwood of
Smithfield spent the week end with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Bagley.
Nolan Pittman and Ralph Aycock
of Bainbridge, Md., spent a few days
last week at their respective homes.
Mrs. D. H. Jones and son Truett of
Hamlet were guests of Mrs. C. L.
Batten during .the week end.
Mrs. P. G. Peacock and Miss De
rucha Gay spent Thursday in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Aycock and
baby of Norfolk, Va., spent last week
with their mother, Mrs. Mamie
Aycock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hinshaw of
Chapel Hill visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mr.' and Mrs. L. C. Davis and
daughter, Frances Jean, were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Cham-
blee in Selma Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fitzgerald and
children of Kinston visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fitz
gerald Sunday.
Miss Alice Stancil of Wilson was
the guest of her mother Sunday.
Mrs. Q. Hinttm was hostess to the
Woman's Auxiliary of Holly Springs
church Wednesday evening.
Miss Lucile Cross of Raleigh, Mr
and Mrs. Phill Howell of Goldsboro,
Richard Creech of Fort Bragg and
Mrs. J. M. Creech and son J. M. of
Selma. were guests of Mr. and Mrs
E. Creech Sunday.
Misses Ruth Boykin and Josephine
Collier of E. C. T. C. spent the week
end with their respective parents.
Mrs. L. Berson is spending a few
days with her parents' before she
leaves for Miami, Fla., to join her
husband, Sgt. Berson.
Mrs. Walter Capps of Goldsboro is
spending this week with her daugh
ter. Mrs. R. H. Pittman. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cash of Garner
David Howell of Raleigh, and Pvt.
George Howell of Fort Bragg visited
their mother, Mr. L. R. Batten Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Fitzgerald was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Everttt
and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie We'.lons ana
Russell Wellons, of Washineton, D.
C. spent the week end with Mr. ana
Mrs. J. W. Wellons.
Corporal Alton Pearce of fjuant'ro,
Va., spent the week end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pearce.
Mrs. Effie Fit7geraia ana aausrn-
ter Barbara of Goldsboro spent Sun
day here with relatives.
Mrs. Evelvn Manning of Will'am-
ston spent the week end with Mrs
Hinnant.
DEATHS and
FUNERALS
MRS. SOPHRONIA LANGDON
Mrs. Saphronia Langdon, 81, of
elevation township, widow of R. C,
Langdon, died Tuesday afternoon
May 8, at the home of a grand
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs,
Young Stancil of Johnston countv.
She was a member of the Hopewell
free Will Baptist church.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at 5 p. m. from the home
of a son, W. Lester Langdon, by the
Kev. Noble Hinnant of Micro. Burial
was in the family cemetery.
. Pallbearers were Walter Langdon
Theodore Langdon, Aaron Langdon
Joseph Austin, Samuel Austin and
Thomas Austin.
Surviving are two sons, W. L. and
R. A. Langdon of Four Oaks, Route
3, and two daughters, Mrs. L. BJ
Austin of Smithfield, Route 1, and
Mrs. W. J. Hill of Four Oaks.
W. W. STANLEY
W. W. Stanley, 66, farmer of Four
Oaks, Route 2, died at his home
Thursday afternoon after an extend
ed illness. He was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John William Stanley
of Four Oaks. He was twice married,
first to Laura Parker of Four Oaks,
Route 3, and after her death he was
married to Florence Lee of Four
Oaks, Route 2.
Funeral services were held Satur
day at 4 p. m. from Bethel Free Will
Baptist church, of which he was a
lifelong member and treasurer for 32
years, conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. Wiley Ferrell, assisted by the
Rev. Bob Wooley of Durham, and the
Rev. Lloyd Vernon. Burial took place
in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife; three sons.
Walter Stanley of Manchester, and
Raymond W. Stanley and Wade L.
Stanley of Four Oaks, Route 2; a
daughter, Mrs. Worth A. Johnson of
Smithfield; two sisters, Mrs. John R.
Massengill and Mrs. Erastus Temple
of Four Oaks; seven grandchildren;
five stepsons, Earl Blackninn of Dur
ham, Wilson Blackman of the Army j
in the Pacific, James Blackman of '
Fayetteville, Braxton
MRS. CHARLES P. ELLIS
Clayton, May 11. Funeral services
for Mrs. Charles P. Ellis were held
Sunday afternoon, May 6, at 3:30
o'clock at the First Baptist church
with Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, pastor,
officiating. He was assisted by Rev.
C. W. Barbee, pastor of Horne Mem
orial Methodist church, and Dr. Carl
Townsend, pastor of Hayes Barton
church, Raleigh. Burial was in Maple
wood cemetery.
, Mrs. Ellis, the daughter of the late
Henry and Jensie Woodard Barnes,
was born September 30, 1861. She
wag married on January 14, 1880 to
Charles Penny Ellis.
Surviving are her husband and
10 children: Mrs. Claude B. Hinnant,
Clyde Ellis, Mrs. Duba Ellis Turcy,
Mrs. A. S. Gattis, Ronnie B. iiis, an
of Cavton: Mrs. H. J. Parker, Balti
more. Md.: Ruby Ellis, Winston-
Salem; Mrs. D. L. Jordan, Mrs. O. E.
Longwell, and W. A. Ellis, of Ral
eigh; 18 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Carter's Chapel
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Flowers of
Durham were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jodie Woodruff and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton and fam
ily visited Mr. and' Mrs. Stephen
Finch of Moores School House Sun
day.
Mrs. Jennie Flowers and daughter
Josephine spent the week end with
Mrs. R. 0. Hudgens and family of
Durham,
Miss Helen Radford of Live Oak
spent the week end with Miss Novine
Mitchel.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam Flowers and
children visited Mrs. Celia Garner
and family of Selma Sunday.
Mrs. Orlean Thome of Live Oak
and Miss Jane Wallace of Princeton
were guests of .Mrs. Argo Mitchel
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Sullivan
and son Charles Hugh of Norfolk,
Va., spent the week end with rela
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Carver and
daughter of Durham were sruests of
Blackman of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Thome Sunday
Claude Grady. I
Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A
C. Grady were Mrs. Gradys parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. Phillips and family,
besides a number of other relatives
al of near Goldsboro. Her sister, Mrs,
Charlie Spears, remained to spend
several days with them.
A Mother's Day dinner was observ
ed for Mrs. W. E. Bass at her home
Sunday by her children and their
families. ;
Pvt. Ernest Wood who recently en
listed in the army at Fort Bragg
spent the week end at home.
A Mother's Day dinner was held in
honor of Mrs. Sallie Wall at her
home Sunday by her children and
their families.
: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richardson at
tended . services at Pleasant Plain
Sunday and were dinner ', guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hatcher.
Mrs. Claude Grady is confined to
her bed with illness.
Rev. Ruffin Flowers, who is travel
ing in. the interest of Christian Edu
cation' among young people, a native
of Simms, N. C, is spending a few
days this week with Mrs. Jennie
Flowers and family.
V'.:;.r-.-.0C
Birth Announcement
Bora to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Grady
of near Carter's Chapel, a son, Alton
Phil, on May 11, 1945. Mrs. Grady
is the former Miss Myrtle Phillips,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Phillips
of near Goldsboro.
year." . '
Thus, Mr. Norris said, through its
purchases, through the tares it pays,
through the 50,000 railroad jobs it
provides and the essential transpor
tation service it renders, the Southern
Railway System is making a vital
contribution to the growth and pros
perity of the Southland which it is
privileged to serve. '
Coal Stokers Used
For Tobacco Barns
the Army in Germany; and Carl , Mrs. Lovis Rose of Bur lino-ton was
Southern Railway Co.
Is Large Purchaser
Stressing the importance of South
ern Railway System purchases to the
communities it serves, Ernest E. Nor
ris, president of the railway, in a re-
cent statement, asserted that the
Southern does its buying from a
"shopping list" of 65,000 different
items and buys about $61,000,000
worth of material and supplies in a
year.
"Using almost everything from
toothpicks to crossties and from pins
to steel rails there are few articles
produced in the South that the
Southern doesn't buy," Mr. Norris de
clared. "And there are few cities, or
Blackman of Norfolk, Va.; and three , a aruest of C. P. Rose and familv Hn not fool tho ninf.ii ffat t ,n.
ad!??,hte,r,8' 5?.bert ,ms I Sunday. way purchases. They ring local cash
of Norfolk, Va.. Mrs. Clinton Parker Otho Grady, S. C. 3-C U.S.N, of registers, stimulate local trade, and
of Dunn, and Mrs. Osten Stewart of j Washington, D. C., spent the past provide jobs for thousands of work
Benson. Week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ers in other industries, year after
Coal stokers seem to offer many
advantages compared to other meth
ods of heating tobacco barns, es-
pecially under labor shortage condi
tions and a scarcity of wood, says a
new bulletin of the Agricultural Sta
tion at State College.
The publication points out that
troubles with stokers are due to the
installation of over-size stokers, im
proper design of the furnace for
stoker use, insufficient flues, and
improper draft regulation. A av
pound-per-hour stoker is generally
adequate for an ordinary four-room
barn and a 40 pound size for a five-
room bam.
For economy in fuel consumption,
several definite things must be taken
into consideration. Line the inside of
the bam with aluminum foil. Fill the
spaces between the studs with "rock
wool." Give the correct elevation to
the heating system. Regulate the
draft with a damper in the stack.
Provide plenty of flue pipe in the
bam. Use a proper size small stoker
with a time clock control. Give no
more ventilation than is required for
proper driving.
The time clock gives excellent con
trol of fire during .the period of yel
lowing. It provides an automatic rise
of temperature as the leaf dries, thus
requiring less attention. There is an
even drying rate both day and night.
It is the least expensive and most de
pendable of all control systems.
Growers wishing a free copy of
this new publication may write the
Agricultural Editor, State College,
Raleigh, for Experiment Station Bul
letin No. 352, "Heating Tobacco
Bams with Stokers.!'
Occupationally deferred 2 C's in
Eaton County, Michigan, have been
organized as Victory Rangers by
County Agent Hans Kardell. Each
ranger sends a monthly report to the
agent on his activities.
Buy War Bonds Today!
Crumpler Cross Roads
By GERALDINE PHILLIPS
A group of young people enjoyed
a party at the home of Mis Ruh
Adams on Friday evening May 4.
We are glad to report that Mr.
Marvin Renfrow has returned from
the hospital and is getting along
nicely.
Miss Iva Mae Brown of Selma was
the week end guest of Miss Geraldine
Phillips
Miss Ila Weaver was the guest of
Misses Lee Eldred, Maybelle, and
Glacy Renfrow Sunday,
Mr. Harold Massey of Princeton
visited Mr. Kenneth Phillips during
the week end
Rev. Oscar Jones was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Phillips and
family last Tuesday night.
Friends of Mr. Avery Braswell will
Several entertaining games were g t hpar that he was sent to
i fi 1 i J ... 1 .1 1
a Tuberculosis Sanitonum last week
Rev. Oscar Jones and daughters
were the guests of Mr. and. Mrs.
Clarence Crocker Monday afternoon
played, after which drinks and calces
were served. Those present on this
occasion were:
Margaret Powell, HowaH ' Gunton.
Mary Lynch, Eugene Godwin. Jayl!ej
Montague, Billy Duncan, Eloise Stan
ley, "Bud" Creech. Elizabeth John
son, Clayton Craven,' Margaret Stan
ley, Lawrence Barbour, Jewell Crav
en, Marvin Craven, Geraldine Ste
vins, Donald Johnson, Dorothy Par
rish, Max Stephenson, Shirley Wood,
Hyman Jones, Dorothy Anderson,
Lawrence Wilson, Ruth Lee. Johnny
Stewart, Ruth Adams, and Donald
Baker. .
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Two Local Boys
Are Liberated
The village folk are overjoved to
hear of the liberation from a German
prison camp of Private Garland Par
rish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Par
rish, and Sgt. Ben Parrish, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parrish.
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Prayer Service Held
At Christian Church
On . last Tuesday evening a com
munity prayer service was held at the
Christian Disciple Church, the occasion-
being to humbly express grati
tude to God for the victory in
Europe. L
- Never have the village folk met
with hearts so attuned to one pur
pose. Mr. W. T. Wilson lead the de-
Election In Benson Was
Filled With Excitement
In Benson, where city politics al
most reached the boiling point, J.
Roscoe Barefoot, who had previously
been declared the nominee for may
or, ran into some rather tough op
position on election day when the
voters started a "write in" campaign
in favor of Ezra Parker, former may
or of Benson and an ex-Judge of the
Recorder's Court of Johnston county.
Barefoot's opposition started, it
seems, when ' he failed to recognize
as legal candidates who he claimed
did not file within the time limit pre
scribed by law. This contention did
not meet the approval of many of
the voters who resented it by start
ing a "write in" campaign for Ezra
Parker, who came within less than a
hundred votes of defeating Barefoot.
Walter Strickland, Moses A. Pea
cock, Clarence Blackman and Garland
McLamb were all re-elected as mem
bers of the town board.
Most of our very injurious crop
pests and plant . disease came from
abroad. They now cause crop losses
estimated to totaL, more than three
otional which was composed of re- billion dollars a year in the U. S.
Si' Ik
To market,
To market
When the Southern Railway System goes "to
market," it does its buying from a "shopping
list" of 65,000 different items. ..and buys about
sixty-one million dollars worth in a year.
Using almost everything...from toothpicks
to crossties, from pins to steel rails.. .there are
few articles produced in the South that the
Southern doesn't buy.
And there are few cities, or towns, or counties
in the South that do not feel the helpful effect
of railway purchases. They ring local cash reg
isters, stimulate local trade, and provide jobs
for thousands of workers in other industries
year after year.
Thus, through its purchases, through the
taxes it pays, through the 50,000 railroad jobs it
provides and the vital transportation service it
renders, the Southern Railway System really
"Serves the South"... and so helps it to grow
and prosper.
President
SOUTHERN
RAILWAY SYSTEM