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8ELMA, N. C, THURSDAY-rOCTQBER 30, 1947;
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New Flying Instructor
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Arthur West is the new flying in
structor at the Johnston County Fly
ing Service near Selma's town limits.
He is originally from Four Oaks. His
wife grew up on a Texas ranch and
they have a three-month old baby
boy. V, ; r-'-: :
During the recent world war Mr.
West served four years in the armed
forces with the 15th Air Force in Eu
rope, during which time he flew the
following types of planes: B-24, P-Sl
P-47, B-29, B-25, C-47 and P-38, He
learned to fly at the West' Training
Command school near Santa Anna
California., For a year and a half of
the time h.e was in the service he.
served as aviation instructor. Mr.
West; got his Cv A. ; A. , . Instructor's
rating at the Johnston County Flying
Service. V 1 ::';
The new instructor took Lonnie
Barbour on a recent Tuesday morn
ing, put him through the paces, and
Lonnie soloed Friday : of - the same
week. That's. learning to fly in five
hours and 25 minutes. It takes a lot
of people longer than that to learn1 to'
drive a car. It wouldnt if they naa
Arthur West 'for Instructor. a
Mr. West has been flying for five
years or 1,500 hours and reports no
accidents. We knock on wood for him
and wish him much continued sue
cess, y "
STORK CLUB
. Mr.-and- MrsrielLHcJlaM
Bounces the birth of a son, Richard
Edward, at Johnston County Hospital
October 25. Mrs. Holland is the ior
mer Miss Margaret Morris of Selma
Mp. and Mrs. Rudoloh Byrd of
Angier, Route 1, announce the birth
of a son, Kenneth .Rudolph, on Octo
ber 20. The baby weighed seven and
' three-fourths pounds at birth. Miss
Byrd is the former Miss Willa Dean
Benson of Angier, Route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Johnson of
Benson, Route 2, announce the birth
of a daughter, Oza Dianne, at Good
Hope hospital in Erwin, October 4.
The baby weighed five pounds and
14 ounces at birth. Mrs. Johnson is
the former Miss Ula Bert West of
Benson, Route 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Jones of
Clavton announce the birth of a son,
David Lee, October 15. Mrs Jones is
the former Miss Fay Garris or uay
ton. ,.
nome Missions topic
of Sermon at Selma
Presbyterian Church
. Since January 1 more than 2,000
northern industries have moved to
the south, according to Rev. Howard
F. Newman, pastor of the Selma
Presbyterian church. The pastor used
these statistics in pointing out to his
congregation Sunday morning the
wisdom of mission investments. His
subject was "Home Mission Invest
ments." At the close of the service
there were two additions to the
church. Mr. Newman spoke in part
as follows: -.
."The South today offers one of the
greatest Home Mission opportunities
in the history of our nation. The
Church that wins the South of today
will' be the Church of tomorrow.
"The business men. of the nation
are already seeing the signs and in- j
dustry is moving southward. Since
January of 1947 more than 2,000 in
dustries have moved into our south'
land. The shoe industry has moved
from New England ; to St. Louis,
North and South Carolina are rapid
ly growing as textile centers, the
south lias 1t3 of the farm land of the
nation, and 2-3 of its supply of crude
oil. With these attractions the south
is , growing i faster t than , any other
part of the nation. f
'"Surely our Lord would say unto
its, fn Jhe southland todag, 'Lift up
your eyes, and look on the fields; for
they are white already to harvest'
(John 4:35). . . W V '
"More than 80 per cent of the peo
ple' of North Carolina live in com
munities smaller than Selma or on
Welcome to Selma
Rev. and Mrs. Howard F. Newman.
who recently moved to Selma from
Kenly. They are living in the Booker
Apartment at 111 Massey street. Mr.
Newman is pastor of the Selma Pres
byterian Church. He is ably assisted
in his church work by Mrs. Newman.
County Teachers Hold
First Meet of Year
On October 14, 1947, the Johnston
County Teachers Association held its
initial meeting for the 1947-48 term,
at the Johnston County Training
School, in Smithfield, N. C.
Following the devotions, the group
was welcomed by ' Mrs. 'Lougenia
Sanders, Vice-president of the body
and teacher in the Kenly Elementary
School. Mrs, Sanders also stressed
the fact that the success of the as
sociation depended upon the unity of
the group,
Mr. H. B. Marrow, Superintendent
of Johnston County Schools, con
gratulated the teachers for holding
Such professional meetings and urged
them to put forth new. efforts in
stressing the three R's in, the class
rooms. He asked the group if the
school had done much to educate the
people when certain primitive prac
Ot'4. AIL tyomi!
' v ' v By WORTH E. VAS8EY
('-.V, (Vocational Agriculture Teacher)
Theeirna Vocational School Is open for Inspection and use by
every farmer and every person living within the school district
of Selma, also the people outside of the district are welcome.
The school is a community service, non-profit, and non-political,
Por the benefit of everybody and for everybody's use, re
gardless of color or creed, v
If any person would like to make anything for his own use or
repair anything he may do so In the shop. The shop, located near
, the Selma High 8chool In 8elma, Is yours and you are welcome
f to use It at any time.
" The shop contains the following saws and equipment: radial
saw,, band saw, welding outfit, six sets of carpenter tools and ac
V eesiorjes, planer, wood lathe, Jointer, wood machines, vices, drill
press, grinder, electric drill and many more small Items for
your service. Nothing can be removed from the shop.
we.-ean be of any service to you or help you out In your
I farming roubles, do not hesitate to call on me.
t If you want to use the shop on Saturday, let me know on Pri
day. The shop Is usually closed each 8aturday.
78th Anniversary
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of Selma Saves
Almost $32 JGXQI Jdv
farms. To reach these millions tor1 ces continue in our community. He
Christ is a great Home Mission In
vestment. The - south , also has the
largest . percentage vol . 'ifGrade A
ritlM thos who. Donulations . are ex-
retd
-Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Francis
Adams announce the birth of a son,
Carlton Francis. Jr., at the Johnston
Tnnntv Hosnital in Smithfield, Octo
ber 7. Mrs. Adams is the former Miss
Rossie Lassiter of Smithfield, Route
1.
Sgt. and Mrs. Paul T. Ho"bgood of
Washington. D. C. announce me
hlrth of a son. Paul Taylor, Jr., Octo
ber 10, at Walter Reed Hospital. Mrs.
Hobgood is the former Mary Maxin
of Germantown and HarrisDurg, ra.
Sgt. Hobgood is a brother of Mrs.
Bill Holland of Smithfield.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Dixon of Wil
low Springs, Route 1, announce the
birth of a son, A. J. Jr., in Rex. hos
pital at Raleigh, October 4. Mrs. Dix
on is the ' former Miss Kathleen
Messer of Willow Springs, Route 1. .
Happy Birthday
Oct. 29 Ruth Watson. " . .
N0V. 7wilbert Eason. '
Nov. 6 S. R. Lee.
N0v. g Walt Godwin, Jr. -Nov.
5 R. M. Peedin. ,
Nov. 7 Mrs. W. L. Norton. . .,.
Nov 1 I. W Batten
Nov. 2 Bill Watson. 1
Nov. 6 Mrs. Mary Glover.
Nov. 2 Noble Crumpler. ;
'Nov. 1 Mrs. Noble Crumpler.
Nov. 7 Joe Alfprd. v
Nov. 5 Person Brown.
Nov. 7 Mrs. S. B. Peedin; ' ' '
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tlal areas of the cities new Iwork
must be started if the people are to
be churched. ",-'-:f- f 'i-: iv.v:.-'- '"'r '
"One-half of the ' V increase in
population comes from the south: sp
the nation will tend to ; become as
Christian or unchristian as the south.
Study the records of any church and
vou will see that a laree part of its
leadership comes from Home Mission
Churches.
"Onlv as we evangelize the people
of North Carolina and the south with
the message of Christ can we over
come the lust that makes lawlessness,
crime,, and murder rampant in our
state. North Carolina ranics nrsi in
the nation in murders. Only Christ
can grip the hearts of men and over
come that lust which is the root of
our crime.
The ' best - investment any city
ohnrnn pan make is to bring the com-
munifv on the outskirts with church
es for that is where its citizens of
tomorrow are coming from. Larger
Mtips do not even' maintain their
normlation bv births replacing deaths
thev" are continually replaced from
cmniler communities and rural areas.
'"As we give we live.' The
churches that invest in Home Mis
sions brings .a great blessing to its
Tnombershin. True Christianity
must be shared: let us not fail this
elorious opportunity God is givmg
us in' the southland."
Johnston Girl Scouts
to Begin Campaign
By MRS. BILLY OLIVER
For years and years the Girl
Scouts of Johnston County have ben
badly in need of a Girl Scout Coun
cil and a trained Scout worker who
can give aid to the Troops and Troop
leaders in this county. Once it was
thought that maybe Johnston County
could come under the jurisdiction of
the Wake County Council, but it ao
ueared that Wake . County already
had enough Troops in their Council.
Since Johnston County does not have
a Council nor a trained Scout worker
all information, registration, and aid
to the leaders must come from Girl
Scout Headquarters in New York.
This -takes time and correspondence
isn't exactly like having personal
help. ; ,-. , ' :;' ;
A few weeks ago a meeting was
held in Smithfield by all Johnston
County Girl Scout Leaders and ad
visors at which time a Scout re
presentative from' Atlanta was pre
sent to talk about getting a Girl
Scout worker for Johnston County.
At this meeting it was decided to be
gin a campaign to help raise funds
to employ this worker. Each town of
Johnston County has a quota to
meet The quota for" Selma is a little
more than ' three hundred dollars.
Each' person' knows what Girl Scout
ing provides for young girls and how
this, training will help them as they
grow older. I know . when you are
asked for a contribution, you will, not;
fail to help the Selma Girl Scouts
meet, their VtiniMi.;J.
also urged the group to encourage
reading, doing a job well, and not to
give up hope for any child but to
continue to try and try new methods
of helping that child.
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Johnston Pnu-ntv schools, also em- .
Use Grandpa's Specks
for Close-Up Photos
The editor of The Johnstonian-Sun
bought a box brownie camera for
making news pictures. The closest
working distance with this type Of
camera is eight .feet. So he bought
a portrait attachment which allowed
him to work in 3 feet of his sub
jects-like this:
Johnston County Schools, also em
phasized the importance of reading
and reading well
Miss T. M. Penn, of the William
M. Cooper High School, introduced
the guest speaker for the evening,
Dr. George S. Ivins, professor of
Education, at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Dr.
Ivins has taught both in the United
States and in the Virgin Islands.'; In
his discourse cn, "Knowledge For
What", Dr. Ivins stated thst first we
as teachers must recognize the. needs
of the child and the needs of the
community in . which . that child Ja
likely to live, and that we must
grow in understanding of the child
by axquainting ourselves with the
facts which surround the home from
which the child comes. He further
stated that we must meet the needs
of the group which we teach and at
the same time meet the needs of each
individual in that group as for as is
humanly possible. To do this, Dr.
Ivins stated that the parent, the
teacher, and the child should have a
share in planning for the develop
ment of the child.
Special music for the occasion was
rendered by Mrs. R. B. Murph and
Miss V. V. Woods of the Short Jour
ney Elementary school. Following
these features of the program a short,
business meeting of the teachers of
the county was called to order by
Miss Almira J. Kennedy, president
of the Johnston County Teachers As
sociation. After this meeting the
session adjourned.
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The Town Officials with the help
of the Attorney and Clerk have, re
financed 84 per cent of the Towns
outstanding bonds which will lead
to a saving of about $32,000.00 to the
.Town in interest during the next 18
years or about $1780.00 per, year.
At present the bonded indebtness
of the Town of Selma is $220,000.00
or only about 13 per cent of the net
valuation and in many instances
towns are indebted up to 20 per cent,!
and some over, of their net valuation.
During the past two years $5,000.00
has beeh paid on the bond principal
and $18,509.71 in interest has been
paid At this rate the town would pay
Out of' debt inV2038 under- trie hew
payment plan as set up the Town
will pay out of debt in 1972.
This( great saving to the Town is
being made possible by the work, of
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UUI . Ulfcjr. uxil'Jlcua wiiu wwc auic iu
But the editor wanted to get clos
er to his subject. So he hit upon the
idea of taking the glass out of an old
pair of spectacles and holding it in
front of the camera lens. Sure en
ough that was the tick's eye. Now
the editor can work within 23 inches
of his subject Kke this:
A Hunting We Shall Go
The first public deer hunt of the
season to be sponsored by the North
Carolina Division of Forestry and
Parks will take place at the Bladen
Lakes State Forest on Thursday,
November 13. Other deer hunts wHl
be conducted November 20, 27,. Dec
ember 4, 11 and 18 for bona fide re
sidents of North Carolina.
These hunts, which are to demon
strate wise use of all natural re
sources of a state forest, will be
limited to two groups of thirty
hunters with dogs each day. Each
person in the hunts, using shotguns
with buckshot only, " may kill one
buck deer and no other game of any
kind will be killed or molested on
the forest. .No person may qualify
for more than one hunt during the
season. '
Application forms and instructions
may be had by- writing the State
Forester, Dept. ofc Conservation ana
Development, Raleigh, N. C. Ap
plications will be received from per
sons desiring to organize a hunt for
30 persons, with the applicant or a
member of his carty furnishing the
deer dogs. A' cashier's check for $150
payable to the N. C. Dept of Con
servation and Development must be
sent with each application to cover
the fees for each hunting party.
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Thank you Miss Mary Rose House
of Selma for ' your cooperation in
helping The Johnstonian-Sun to il
lustrate this' idea"
If you want large heads in your
pictures and do not .want to pay the
extra expense of having enlarge
ments made from your1 negatives, try
the spectacle method.' Being able to
work close with your camera is very
helpful in photographing small ob
jects. Photography is fun. .
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iving Church
In the Balkans there is never a
dull moment Which 4n a nutshell,
is what is wrong with the Balkans.
Pmaha iWorldXIerald.
Friday, October; 81st will be Har
vest Day at Thanksgiving Church in
Johnston County. The' exercises start
at 10:30 a. m. and continue untH the
afternoon. Thanksgiving Church re
ceived nation wide publicity one year
ago in The "Saturday Evening Post.
,i'vV,Vy-.ETVrtN$ "
Herman VvH". Thicker, Jr., F. 2-c
stationed at Corihis Christi, Texas,
has returned to cmp after spending
several days with,1 his wife, the for
mer Margaret Strickland of Selma.
She is now livlng'oa Oak Street He
has been In sendee eince June 1948.
His mothecMrs. ilerman H. Tucker
is now living in SmithfielcL
refinance $183,000.00 in bonds that
now have a interest rate of 4 per
cent and go to a rate of 4 1-2 per
cent in 1955. These bonds were sold
to R. S. Dickerson and Company at
an average rate of 3.3 per cent. There
are $190,000.00 of this issue now out
standing but there is $7,000.00 in the
sinking fund which will be used to
reduce the size of the new issue to
$183,000.00. Besides these bonds the
Town has outstanding $30,000.0d
Water, Light and sewerage bonds
which carry a 5 1-2 per cent interest
rate. .
This alone should give us proof
that our officials have the best in
terest of our Town at heart and are
doine all they can to s'e Selma grow.
saved is a his farewell message to his congrega-
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tion. He came to fine w?vei m
1942, from the Southern Baptist
Seminary, of Louisville, Ky., and has
served five one-half years as pastor.
He will move to Burlington, N. C, on
November 3rd to become pastor of
the Hocutt Memorial Baptist Church.
The Pine Level Church has prosper
ed under his ministry, increasing its
offerings from $1919 to $10,300, and
increasing in membership from 142
to 180. Some 83 members have been
received into the church membership
during this period.
. Friends who read this article are
invited to come to Pine Level next
Sunday morning and enjoy the day
of fellowship and worship.
The Pine Level Baptist Church
will observe the 78th anniversary ot
its founding on next Sunday, when
the church members and their
friends will welcome all former
members to the Homecoming Day
service. The day's activities will be
gin at 10:00 a. m. with the Sunday
School Hour. An attempt will be
made to .break the attendance record
of 135. The church has a seating
capacity of 200.
At 11:00 o'clock the worship hour
will feature an anthem by the choir
and a message by Dr. M. A. Huggins,
General Secretary of the North Car
olina Baptist Convention, which
Comprises some 2600 churches with
600,000 members. Dr. Huggins is an
outstanding speaker, and is much in
demand - in the greatest of the.
churches and colleges of the state.
Former members of the church
and all friends and relatives who can
attend will be welcomed to the
sumptuous dinner of barbecue, fried, 1
chicken, and other delicasies, which
willl be served on the church
grounds immediately after the ser
vice in the church. . ; .
The lot on which the new church
will be built has been tiled and
graded, and winter grass has been.
sown. The Buucung tixaa ior mm
new church will be emphasized at '
the service Sunday, and an oppor
tunity will be given for every person .
present to make an offering toward
the new building. , s-y--.
:jlcauolp;;.C4iver: is .general
chairman of. the- Homecoriung Day
committees, and under his leadership :
10 committees with 60 members are
making extensive preparations for
the day. In addition to these com
mittees preparing the dinner, the
Building Finance Committee is mak
ing a survey of the membership in
the interest of the Building Fund.
Mr. Clyde Godwin is general chair
man of the Building Committee.
The Pine Level Baptist Church
was organized in a brush arbor in
Pine Level in the late summer of
1869. Dr. William B. Harrell, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, of Clay
ton, was the founder of the Church
and the first pastor. Under the
leadership of John Worley, services
were held in the depot for some time.
William Worley gave the land and
Allen Ballenger the timber for the
first building in 1870.
Slinday night the present pastor,
Rev. Tom M. Freeman, will deliver
penny made ana $az,uuu.uu is
small thing even in this time of great
inflation.
Johnston Girl Setting
Pace In Record Book
A 15-year-old girl is setting the
pace in Johnston County, where
local 4-H Club chairmen are attemp
ting to get a completed 1947 Club
Record Book from every member.
Elizabeth Narron, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Narron, Route 1,
Middlesex, is the enterprising girl. A
few weeks ago she was appointed
chairman of a committee to collect
the project records from the 26
members of the Corinth Holder
Senior 4-H Club. On September 15,
the deadline date, Elizabeth turned
in 25 completed records to the assist
ant home agent. The one girl who
did not hand in her record had mis
placed her book. Elizabeth has
nromised the missine record on a
temporary form.
According to Maylene Warren, as
sistant home agent for Johnston
County, 204 girls from 31 clubs have
completed their record books. The
club chairmen have been responsible
for collecting .the books, checking
them for accuracy and turning them
in. Incomplete books were returned
to their owners to be finished.
The club that turns in the highest
percentage , ot completed books will
be recognized at Johnston County
4-H Achievement Day to be held in
November. The winning county re
cords were submitted to the State
club office to complete against other
county winners for the State title. .....
Johnston County records have
been submitted on the following pro
jects: Safety, leadership, room im
provement better methods, clothing
achievement frozen foods, food pre
servation, best girls record, garden
ing food preparation, and junior food
preservation.
Homicide statistics lately compiled
show Maine is the state in which
etefi.a Democrat is least likely to be
shot t Detroit Nag. -
Technicolor Film to
Be Shown In Selma
Dr. E. E. Gillespie, superintendent
of home mission work of the Presby
terian Church in North Carolina will
be at the Selma Presbyterian Church
Friday night of this week for the
showing of a motion picture on the
work being done in the state by his
denomination. .
The title of the special film is
"From the Mountains to the Sea." It
is a technicolor production and has
received much favorable comment
for its excellent photography. While
the picture mainly presents church
mission work in the Old North State,
much of the film is devoted to the
scenic beauty of North Carolina.
The public is invited to the pre
sentation Friday evening at 7:30
o'clock in the Selma Presbyterian
Church on Pollock Street.
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
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The Pisgah Baptist Church
conduct a
will
baptismal service in the
Selma Baptist Church Sunday, Nov
ember 2 at 7:30 p. m.
TODAY
Thursday, Oct. 30 Sunrise 6:33 s '!
m. Sunset 5:20 p. m. Length of the
day 10 hours and 48 minutes.-