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... , JOJ1U 9 VOL. 28. SELMA, N. C THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1945. NUMBER 24, War's Most Famous Picture toil i GIVEN TREASURY Ted R. Gamble, ; Finance Division, accepts the picture made by Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press i photographer, second from left, on Iwo Jlma as Brigadier General Robert Denir ' and Lieut. General Alexander A. Vandergrlft, Marine Corps Commandant, look ; on. This picture is the 7th War Loan Johnston Chapter Red Cross In ilnnual Meeting The annual meeting of the John ston county chapter, American Red Cross, was held in the Woman's club building in Selma Tuesday evening with Mrs. (J. Jfi. Kornegay in tne chair. . - Taking the form of a dinner-meeting, the business session was held immediately following dinner. Reports were heard from the nomi nating committee; the treasurer and the re-organization committee. All reports were accepted unanimously. A resolution offered by the re-organization committee "- looking to broadening the scope of Red Cross activities within the chapter jurisdic tion; making minor changes in the by lawa and officers and directors .of the chapter was introduced by Glenn W. Grier, heading the re-organization itfj- Thin resolution, and its subsequent motion, was adopted by the chapter membership, as was the slate offered by the nominating com mittee. A citation of merit tendered the Oinirmnn. Mrs. C. E. Kornegay, by the National office for services ren dered was presented by the Keverena J.W. Davis, of the Four Oaks branch. Dr. R. E. Earp, member of the board of directors, called for and received a rising vote of thanks to those of the staff currently serving the cnapter. directors elected to serve for the coming year are as fol lows: A. J. Whitley, chairman; R. C. Canaday, vice-chairman; W. B. Oli ver, secretary; Hugh M. Austin, M. I,. Standi, director; William T. Wilson, director; Walter R. Strickland, director; Gilbert Boy ette, director; H. M. Fitzgerald, di rector; and Dr. R. E. Earp. director. Chapter officers will serve on the board also. Chapter members serving on the reorganization committee with Mr. Grier were Hugh Austin and J. D. Creech. Nominating committee was composed of F. A. White, chairman; Mrs. R. C. Canaday and Howard V. Gaskill. Committee reports were pre sented by the chair in each case. A brief analysis of the reports ren dered showed that Red Cross had accomplished much in the past year and plans call for a further increase in its activities with respect to ren dering greater and varied service to men and women in the Armed Forces and their families. !.- I Moving along in understanding and harmony, the business of Red Cross was transacted with clarity and dis- patch. Initial meeting of the officers and directors was held immediately upon adjournment or tne annual meeting of the chapter. Illness Hits Staff Of Johnstonian-Sun Editor Ms L. Stencil, of the John stonian-Sun, has been away from his desk since last Friday because of an attack of pneumonia and asthma. Mr.' ni Al : i . :n AA..n I al days, is now reported to be pro gressing towards recovery. A long time sufferer with asthma, his condi tion is further worsened by the pneu nionia complications. " Further complicating affairs ret a tive to getting out the paper on time is the absence of Herbert H. Lowry advertising manager, who has been confined to Johnston County hospita since Monday a week ago, Mr. Lowry visited the hospital for a routine check-up and after examination was ordered to bed by Dr. Da vidian. Al though getting alog nicely, Mr. ft. - A t .L - V,-l uowrj will om paiwnt m uw imc- pital several oars yet. national director of the Treasury's War Insigne. Selma Girls Enter Cadet Nurse Corps Misses Myrtle Thorn oson. Kathleen Starling and Gertrude Hudson have entered service of the Cadet Nurse Corps and are at present stationed at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. -Recognizing the opportunity offer ed through such service these popular young ladies have given up their former positions in order to further serve their country, as this program is closely allied with the war-effort. While wishing them every success, they will be missed from the com munity.' They -wilt-espfcfially be sore ly . missed by their comrades in the local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol in which they had rendered faithful and efficient service since the unit's organization last November. $127 Raised For Library Development Fund Library-minded citizens of John ston County gave $127.00 to .the hi brary Development Fund drive put on during April and May by the Amen can Library Association to raise funds to maintain a representative for libraries in Washington. Library trustees of the County Library Board and the town boards, members of the library staff and Friends of the Li brary as well as booksellers publish ers and those directly connected with the book business were appealed to as the ones who best understood .the necessity of extending library service to all people. No general appeal to the pubic was made. Through the success of this pro gram, ibraries will be able to main tain a representative in Washington who will help them obtain books and library supplies and equipment that will be released when demobilization gets under way. The fund will also be used to carry on a national public relations program supporting the de velopment of good library service for all citizens. It will maintain relation ships between our government and our ibraries and help to foster a pro gressive program ..for libraries throughout the country. The contributions made are as fol lows listed by the libraries with which the contributor s connected: Johnston County Library f 25.00, Vir ginia Williamson $10.00. Mary Ruth Gardner $4.00, Mrs. Willye Wright $3.00, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter $1.00, Mrs. J. Dwight Barbour $3.00, W. Jack Hooks $5.00, L. L. Levinson $2.00, H. B. Marrow $5.00, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rufus Creech $2.00, Mrs. Marshall Lassiter $1.00, Mr. Lambeth of the Junior Literary Guild $2.00. Mrs. D. T. Lunceford $.50, Mrs. Harris Ro berson $1.00. From Benson J. B. Benton $10.00 Dr. and Mrs. S. A- Duncan $5.00 and Jesse T. Morgan $5.00. From Four Oaks Mrs. B. I. Tart $2.00. From Princeton Dr. B. L. Aycock $5.00, Mrs. G. F. Brown $1.00, Mrs. Lois Braswell $1.00. From Selma J. . Q. A. Jeffreys $5.00, R. E. Suber $5.00. and Selma Public Library $5.00. From Smithfield J. Durwood Creech $5.00, R. P. Holding $2.60, G. A. Martin $1.00 and Smithfield Pub lic Library $10.00. Mrs. J. T. Hughes returned from Sex Hospital, . Raleigh, last ' week. Her many friends will welcome Mrs. Hughes homo again.:: - . Pfc. George Mitchell Writes From Pacific, June 5, '1945. Pacific Island. Dear Sir, I would like to thank you very mucn ior tne paper, ine lira mree t-ri a iiniHA mm rVi ai T vara a tlima. where in India. They were over three! months old when I got them. Sure J was way good .to get the Johnstonian-Sun1 over there. I read everything in i those papers, ads and all. I have a new address now, I am somewhere on a Pacific Island. The papers are not so old how. The April OA (Cf-k f Tuna ' T t,aiiio luuar, bile ubii ui u..w . can't say what we boys are doing and right where we are, but the Japs don't like us at all. I am just fine but homesick this : island is my home and I am sick of it. I am going to send you a picture, it's one of me and one of our planes, With the help of God and all of you good people back home we boys will do the job over here and will soon be coming home to stay. V I will put my new adress here: Pfc. George Mitchell 39th Air Eng. Sqd. 28th Air S. G. APO 247 Care Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. . The boys are all in bed asleep, they are good boys, we have been .together for a long time. We boys are proud of all of you back home. Without you back of us we would not be able to show the Japs who is boss. ' ' This is not much of a letter but would like to write and let you know that I appreciate your . paper very much. ; ': . Sincerely yours. George W. Mitchell. PVT. W. HAYWOOD YOUNGER, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Younger, of Selma, enlisted in the Army Air Corp on April 10, 1944. He graduated from the Army Radio School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and is now sta tined at Army Air Field, Yuma, Arizona. County E-Bond Sales Are $330,000 Short Johnston county Tuesday lacked nearly $330,000 of reaching its E- bond quota in the Seventh War Loan drive. The county war finance chairman, R. P. Holdinsr. reported that E-bond sales amounting to $170,692.50 had been credited to the county in the present campaign which is scheduled to end June 30. The quota is $500,000. The county's showing looked a little better on the overall sale?. Bond sales of all kinds in the Seventh War Loan have reached $405,045 Mr. Hoding revealed. The county's overall quota is $678,000. Henry A. Howes Now In Pacific U. S. Naval Air Station, Kaneohe,' Oahu. T. H. Henry A. Howes, of Selma, North Carolina, has arrived at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, to as sume his duties s a civilian worker in A. -S.T 111 A.' .-I o I the Fourteenth Naval District Mr, Howes has signed to remain at this naval activity ior i momns 10 aup-i port the great Pacific Fleet. With thousands of. other patriotic ,v. W 1ft their main-1 vwnfS,fcj( t itv ilia . ( land homes to utilize their skilled' a. 1 . 1 11 - Ji. Tana n I iraaes lowaru tne ueiw and to hasten the day of victory, Mr. Howes is making his home at Bird Farm, Kaneohe. Revival To Begin At F.W.B. Church A revival meeting will begin at the First Free Will Baptist church of Selma on Monday night, June 18, at 8 o'clock. The visiting minister will be Rev. Morrison Brown, o Benson. The meeting is expected to last a week or ten days. Good preaching and good singing, the public is in vited.' iv n I;; v ;; W '' ' d I CAP CADETS OFF TO CAMP Six Cadets of the Selma Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, left Sunday for the annual Anpomnmant tloM 1 Vi 1 a vAnr lit. Movt i r;K, A,m Ai- Rn The, trs.:nin. npr;oH laats 14 davs. -JMl was connposed of Cadet -Char lej T Mcy ckers; """"" - r. V Le G!I;' Charles W. Woodall and Leslie Star! ing. Since the Army does not absorb the entire costs of the encampment the attendance of the Selma group ; . ,., . . . . i Jfi S I the civic-mindedness of a number of local individuals and the Kiwanis club. Donations were received from the following: R. E. Lee, $5; Joe Creech, $5; John George, $5; W. T. Godwin, $5; B. A. Henry $1; Selnrn Kiwanis Club, $25; Hayden and Howard, $5; L. O. Davis, $2; B. C. DuBose. $.75; J. C. Diehl. $1; J. L. McMillan, $1; R. H. Griffin $1; John Saintsing, $1; J. C. Avery, $1; Paul McMillan, $3;, Roy Smith, $1. Squadron headquarters, and parti cularly the Cadets, greatly appreciate the public interest and support as evi denced by the above financial help. The encampment covers all of North Carolina and plans call for the attendnce of 627 Cdets and 30 offi cers. No other senior members will attend. Plans are underway by Wing headquarters for the camp for girl Cadets which will be held later at a WAC installation in the state. To assist anyone who may wish to writ, the bovs while away a sample address is shown below; consisting of rank, name, branch of service and pos toff ice: Pvt. John Doe, CAP Army Air Base. Maxton. North Carolina. By substituting the correct rank and name all mail addressed as above will reach the boys promptly. American Legion t. Installs New Officers The regular monthly meeting of Selma Post 141 American Legion was held Tuesday. June 12th, at 8 P. M. in Legion assembly room. After the regular business meeting Comrade W M. Gaskin of Pou-Parrish Post 132, Smithfield, installed the officers for the ensuing year as follows: Commander, C. B. Fulghum; 1st Vice Commander, John (j. A. Jef freys; 2nd Vice Commander, Frank M. Hood; 3rd Vice Commander, James A. Corbett; Adjutant, C. A. Bailey; Finance Officer. R. H. Grif fin; Service Officer. E. G. Hobbs; Assistant Service Officer, W. D. Perkins; Guardianship Officer, W. A. Flowers; Sgt.-at-arms, James Kemp; Chaplain. John Q. A. Jeffreys; His torian, E. G. Hobbs; Athletic Officer, E. B. Creech; Child Welfare Officer, Hunter Price; Americanism Officer, Wm. H. Britt; National Defense Of ficer, B. A. Henry; Graves Registra tion Officer, Wm. H. Britt; Employ ment Officer, H. L. Boney; Boy State Officer, C. H. Grant; Boy Scout Ofxi cer, C. A. Bailey; Membership Chair man. B. A. Henry; Publicity Officer, W. D. Perkins; Oratorical Contest Officer. O. A. Turtle. The Post also unanimously endors ed Comrade Victor R. Johnson. Pitts boro, N. C, for next State Comman der. B-6 and C-6 Gasoline Coupons Expire Raleigh, June 11. - "B-6" and "C-6" gasoline coupons, the last of which were issued in March, will not be good for use after June 30, OPA District Director Theodore S. John son said .today. Consumers who have any of these coupons that represent an unexpired ration may exchange them for valid coupons at tneir iocai KnrH he exnlained. qm ntatinn ooerators will have untji jujv xq to surrender them to thair Qimniieni for srasoline or to the War Price and Rationing Board for ratjon checks. Distributors have unti juiy 20 to deposit them in their ration accounts, he said. . Crft Ti-Aot Rrnwn Oftl. ITCdl 1JI UVV 11 " fTnrne Ofl FurlOUJUl -v-r C Sgt Treat Brown is home on a fur lough from overseas, haivng been gone 34 months. He has been in the Army 9 years. Sgt. Brown and wife are on a trip to Newport News and Buckroe Beach, Vs., this week. Eddie Brown gave a supper in honor of Sgt Brown last Saturday. All .his brothers and their families were present and his mother, Mrs. Flomiie Brown. This was the first time! they had all been together in over'three years. To timber owners: the problem of producing enough crates and boxes to ship bar supplies has mounted, since V-E Day. Revival To Begin At Selma Baptist Church TO CONDUCT REVIVAL DR. G. W. DAVIS With Apologies The staff of (the Johnstonian Sun has been working under, severe handicaps this week due to the absence of Editor Sitan cil and H. H. Lowry, advertis ing manager, both of whom are confined to bed on account of illness. We must, (therefore, ask Ihe indulgence of our advertisera and readers in ithe present emergency. Existing conditions make it virtually impossible to secure temporary help and it has been necessary ito carry on as best we may under the cir cumstances. ';x-V; vAfrangrtheitts will be In el?" feet whereby it is hoped Hie issue of next week will show a resumption of the paper's nor mal coverage. Bill. Kiwanis Club Enjoys Unusual Program Kiwanis at its regular weekly meeting last Thursday had a rather unique program under direction of Kiwanian John Jeffreys. John announced that a "quote" program would be presented and he proceeded to do just that. A pleasant, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable 20 minutes followed as the various "quotes" were brought out. Several announcements were made concerning Kiwanis activities prior to adjournment. Miss Mary Lou Jeffreys substitut ed for the Club's regular sponsor, Miss Naomi Wood, who is on summer vacation from the faculty of the local public schools. Miss Jeffreys will again preside at the piano this week. Cpl. Joseph Phillips Writes From Philippines Philippine Islands May 31, 1945. Dear Editor, Just a few lines to show my appre ciation for such a fine newspaper. It really seems good to see names of my friends in .the paper. It's sure been a long time since I last saw Selma, I remember the last time I was home, the stores and part of the houses didn't have any win dow glasses in. I guess the old town has changed a lot since then. I have been overseas for 35 months and I'm sure getting tired of it but I guess I'm not by myself as there are over twenty boys from JN. u twenty Doys irom . v. ; y unit who have been here , ,g. There are two of us in alone in my 2 "rLi'SLT. ve r 7"'V;"'Z":r:ZnV UCCI1 WgCHiT WCl oiiivv 1 in the army back in October lou. ( ' ' J Jl . . . , , L.t'anui in the "rnent ijox piw we are noping to oe uact n um - - , .i.;u libra- from the looks of the job ahead of us fore meeting toftbS"obW3 we may be over for sometime yet. I.rian. For every 6 books adv am sending you a group picture of a child will receive a colored paper bunch of guys from N. C, also some aeroplane which 1 he will paste in tbe Japanese invasion currency, which . "Si tSs "SS or rather' pJeTf "evJry reader who brings an scratching as I'm using my knee as other child to check 7 a desk. Thanks again for putting out a public Ubrary or the JJ1 such a swell paper, just keep up the good work. Sincerely yours, Joe. Cpl. Joseph B. Phillips A.S.N. 14028128 Btry. A 6th F. A Bn. APO 37, Care Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. Home Address:.. Selma, Route 2. The revival services at the Selma Baptist Church will begin Monday evening, June 18. Dr. G. W. Davis. Professor of Theology, Croder Sem inary, Chester, Pa., will be the visit ing minister. Dr. Davis is an able preacher with a good message. Those attending will hear him gladly. The services will be held twice daily; nine-thirty in the morning and eight in the evening through Friday. The Sunday services will be eleven o'clock in the morning, and at eight in the evening as the closing service. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Closing Exercises For Vacation Bible School Closing exercises of the Vacation Bible School in session the past two weeks at the Baptist Church will bo held Friday morning at 10 o'clock instead of Thursday night as origin ally announced. Featured will be the toy band un der the direction of Mrs. Leon Wood ruff. Other departments of the school . under the various teachers will also have a part on the program. There will be a display of handiwork as well. The public is cordially invited. Children's Vacation Reading Clubs To Begin Fourth Year 'Ancient Order of Book Worms? Rally At Libraries and Book mobile. .;v.;.v - .Monday, June 18, 1945 marks the startintr date in ten libraries .and 011 the" bookmobile for' ambitious readers" from the first grade through high school to enter the summer reading program sponsored by the county li brary system. Saturday, August 11, is the last day, that reading; for credit mil uc uuiio. xiiuse ciii:itiig we tint ed to read from the very first week rather than crowd all the reading in at the last. 8 weeks before Farmers Day, Wednesday, August 15, marks the time. Reading certificates will be awarded during the Farmer's Day celebration to those having read as many as 12 approved books. The li brary having the largest number of children receiving certificates again will receive the plaque presented each summer. Benson Library won the plaque two years ago and Princeton Library has it now, A County Library float again will be entered in the Farmers Day parade. "Win Your Wings" Theme This v Summer ; . The following routes have been chosen for readers to fly: American Air Lines books about the U. S. A. European Skyways books about Europe. Imperial Skyways books about countries of the British Empire. Pan American Air Lines - books about South America and Mexi co.. Pacific Alaska Airways books about Eastern lands and Alaska. Vagabond Clipper books that do not fall in any of the above classes. How the Plan Works Each child wishing to become a member of the Vacation Reading Club will be given a "Flight Log Book' in which the librarian or Girl Scouts will register the child by writing in his name, address, grade and parent's name. In this book each member will record author and title and his own evaluation of the book which he reads. If the child is read ing from a library, this entry will be made while he is in the library. In 1 j tu . : - - . will ing. the librarian or Girl out wUl make this ta h case ne is too young If the reading is being done from a bookmobile stop. the above report of the book read must be en- ior tne nrai ume ,n - Mr. R. O. (Dick) Broadwell, popu lar Southern Railway trainman, has returned home after a lengthy stay in Duke hospitl where he was ser iously ill a number of weeks. By using a wheel-chair Dick is now -able to spend some time on his porch enjoying the sunshine and open sir, while chatting with friends.