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VOL. 28.
SELMA, N. C THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1945.
NUMBER 24,
War's Most Famous Picture
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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.'
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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;
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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.
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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
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r 7"'V;"'Z":r:ZnV
UCCI1 WgCHiT WCl oiiivv 1
in the army back in October lou.
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. . . , , 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.