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Discussed
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Meet
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in f tgular
"Woman's
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In the S
sible foe
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supplement
"ounty vote
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jr of Com t
.irly sessibu a
t Monday ntgti '
the work of the, j.
Community la resj., ,
rial training in Jet if
Jid Dr. E. N. Fooker.
e. Ira Ford Inducts
l K Wzxi Kiwanis Officers
ft voted a tV ;
-t and thm the
aV20 per lent -
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people. I feel that the pre,
ment to divert .this tax m
was set aside for a specific f
an efJjrt on the part of the
Education to get a little mor
and a little more money. I
: or you to write or telegraph "yoii
reprntative not to tamper with this
fun :
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I oincers, wnea
CI t Thur
Wv Club. I,
Prof. . Jer'
prize Whs giveii
,Cr. Ira Ford, Immediate past Kiw
anian lieutenant - fovernor of this
district" offjcltei kt the installation
f Selma Kiwanis
' ight at the
Hn was by
attendance
and was won by Wi, Perkins.
Hayden Wiggs was inducted as
president for 1S4&: OUW officers in
stalled were " Wilbur Perkins,
secretary-treasurer; board of direc
tors: James C. Woodard, Norwood
Jackson, Talmage B. Corbett, Dr. Will
'Lassiter and Raleigh H. Griffin, v
"Youif retiring president appreei.
ates me loyalty extended to me dur.
ing Hd retiring President E.
N.Booker. . .'il' .4.' ' ;"
'"The feUowililp .of ie' Selma
Kiwanis Clu Wonderful," declared
History bf Selma ft Will Baptist Church
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Archer Lodge School Teacher
Problem Aired In Special Meet
Pine Level Boys Post
llfj f C l on 00 cation.c ounty General assembly rep.
11 iu uvci DC 1111 a ;aiU resentatives
Johnston County school superintend
dents, members of the. Board of Edu
(the Original F. W. B. Church!
By Raymond T. Saaser 4 R. P. Harr
fl V. Gaskill, a member of
"...jj. the c i. t Education followed Dr.
tV Booker, t..Jl a brief report on the
'meeting held in Smithfield Saturday
. afternoon. He explained that Archer : Mr. Ford in his opening remarksr
Y Lodge school had eight grades and "We as a nation have Jriade great
I only seven teachers. Schools are ' nrnsress in 19 ntiiiH ih.if .
t allotted six teacher fct)itfNBrilttRt foirt the 'same bunch' olupwni-'
students and one4ttBWer for each ad- ty we were in Christ's day. Nfheteen
motional 33 students. v --.v?
.. Booker "stated that A. C. L,ito run government, the same as we
passenger train No. 375 southbound do today. v
. - did: not bring passengers to Selma;!; t "The fellows, back in that day were
but took them away; -ffTB. Xngka rather unscrujftilous. There Isn't anyv
b- -railroad official stated thajlfte thought-thing thev would do to hold their
uii siiuauun nua -aireaqy weea re- public offices. , . ,
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In October 1928 the late RerI&'i
(Bob) Self, widely known evatagel
from Asheville, N. C4 held a. thr
week's revival meeting in his tent t
the vacant lot across the street frc
the Selma High School. It was at t
end of this meeting that, the SeJ
Free Will Baptist Church was orga
zed, with thirty-nine members w
elected the late Rev. S. H. Syron
their first pastor. r h, :
Having no building in which'
worship, a hall was rented in.orit
the store buildings and was used,
that purpose until the fall ,of 1'
)t'nM4 Avnw. n ri 1 . ' vb.Uah -! -t :j 1- M
nued its building program. To
, September 2, 1945, the church
ft completed, and we humbly and
yejrfully dedicate it to the "Exten
n bf.His Kingdom."
ihl ibpv historical sketch of the
InwiFree Will Baptist Church of
f original faith was prepared by
. E:-'TJDtond T. Sasser for our dedi
rvice: in SeDtember. 1945
By AL RICHARDSON
Coach Batchelor's cagers won an
other county victory at Pine Level
last Friday night by dropping -the
local quint by a score of 32-28. Dur
ing the last half the game turned in
to a nip and tuck affair with Pine
Level getting the upper hand in the
last minute of play.
Garland Creech, all-county center,
took the high scoring honors for the
evening with eleven points. Bobby
Byrd was the highest scorer for
Selma.':.' ' ' .
Pine Level started the scoring in
and members of the
board of County Commissioners met
Saturday afternon at 3 o'clock in the
Smithfield school auditorium. The
question discussed was whether legis
lation should be enacted to ease re
strictions on the spending of special
tax funds of Johnston County school
districts. .
The meeting was opened by- W. H.
Call of Selma at 3:18 o'clock.
.. "Gentlemen as you know there is a
crisis in the Archer Lodge school,"
said H. B. Marrow, superintendent of
Johnston County schools. The sup
erintendent later in the meeting
reported eight grades with seven
the game with Watson making a crip . teachers. Principal of the Archer
f qr the first two points. Garland
Creech and Robert Dupree. followed
with a gratis apiece before Coach
Payne's raiders could score. Carl
Thompson, who has been out of the
at time the church has moved iline-uP for the last three games on
4 all phases of the work. Dur- i acco"ni or illness, scored wnn a nooK.
war, a drive to raise funds to Ballard and Dupree came back with
fa.'. Sunday School anex was la criP and along shot, respectively, to
hed; Since? the war closed, the l keeD the Ween quint out in the lead,
t has been erected and more than Bobby Byrd shot a lonS shot and
.e thousands dollars has been !V""UU" luuuwu. "lcl wl1" a
nooK snot.
tile parMysis made it , necessary '
discontinuelehurcb services. : "
From the fall-$0935 until Ma;
1937 no regular thurchservl!es w
held. However, the Ladiey'Aid Soc
continued as an flrtiv''flroanla'
..,.v.,v-. ..v.v. -.Ht-w-- -xwjy there are -too many folks ; wons. planning ana Rraymg,
"any stooges. They Tike to1 speak j
Ig'hthe lips of other folks. That
IfynA to ibel international.
wapt the! kind of governmSn
' nil come from the back
ed. Thef Sew buildina cost the con
-gation $4,500 and $1,500 of this
n'ount plus interest is still owing,
jaoipaignis now on to finish rais-
11 Cf this amount.
The second quarter found Pine
Level playing a good defensive game
allowing only one field goal and
four gratis while their team was get
. Jl Streets of Selma.
. Retiring President Raleigh Gri.
'thanked, each committee for its- c
n during the , past - ye; -'.
the office reluctantly', !
f the t SDlendid -maror '
opera'
tve
tv? chief mar'
the Lord might lead to launch
and build the church that had '
planned for since the date of or
;l".On'.Mayi2rlS',5ya'' '"'' "'"' "
church, was 4" " -' '
of men-'
before .the' new anex wasbuilt and (ting four field goals and two
neeit: has been about' completed, shots. :
i cjiuf ch ha added a new $50.0 Both teams played a defensive third
lpVt tf furniture, painted the quarter with Selma allowing a gratis
"jjnside'artd outside, -and has and a crip by Strickland-while Clar
t ititgatlons, to all phases of the ence Bailey got a long shot and a
;;ntiftn$I work. That is, the gratis and Bobby Byrd making a one
i uTCht ha continued to support the hand-push shot.
The fourth; quarter" was nin, andJ
tuck with the Yellow JacV''"
from behin- J-4
.thjpe;f
hana'o,JUissronSi i' Cragmont A
' " tiici .the nas'tor. jupef afiua
' enexi3en.s,y New chairs
" A i?tchasei'r fot the
ship jof the Thurcnnas
Lodge school stated that teachers
would not "double up." The school is
receiving part of the special levy. It
is desired that this money be diverted
to pay the salary of an eighth grade
teacher.
. "Archer Lodge is not a high school
and therefore is not eligible for voca
tional training," explained Superin
tendent Marrow. "The cost of voca
tional training in small schools is
almost prohibitive,"
During the two-hour meeting
Superintendent Marrow called on all
the principals present for short talks.
A majority of them spoke as being
satisfied with the present distribution
foul I of the special tax money.
Howard V. Gaskill, of Selma in re
porting 'on the Selma school stated: .
. . "Our present problem is class room
space. We have had to move two
classes to the new Vocational build-'
Ing: We need nine more class rooms.!' .j
-"If it tookjtwo J o 0 : ' d-
but Garland Creech' added a lay-up 4 The county superintendent "had pre ,
.ed.
.auidjin
ti '.. ' of the Board of Dirv..
lows: A. L, Langley, W. L. i
Albert W. Brown. Other mem! j.
the board are: B,: A, Henry, Ti i
' Corbett and Leon Woodruff, i : --
nominating committee was composed
of the last three mentioned." Voting
was by acclamation.
Retiring President Raleigh Griffin
called for the treasurer's report, s
"The treasury has the infitismal
sum of $51.59," reported Dr. R. M.
Blackman, the treasurer.
The meeting was opened Mopday
night with the singing of "America .
John Jeffreys pitched the tune. Mrs.
Ed Perry, stenographer, read the
V minutes of the last meeting which
v, was held October 4. Two members,
V t who arrived late did not get .any sun-
- per. B. V. wooaara, cnairman oi mo
' luncheon committee stated that he
had authorized 40 plates and the
ladies had served 43. The membership
attendance was 45 Monday night
The menu: Baked turkey with
dressing and cranberry sauce. May
peas, creamed notatoes, butter, bis
cuits, coffee, apple pie with ice cream.
Those serving were Mrs. Carl Worley,
Mrs. N. V. Smith, Mrs. J. C. Betts
and Mrs. Jack Honrine.
The members were asked "by the
retiring president if they wanted to
sponsor a corn contest this year. Upon
a motion made by C. B. Fulghum the
matter was left to the Board of Direc
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Dr. Will H. Lassiter reminded the
members that there was much talk
tWo years ago about a cannery.
"With the food situation what it is.
I for one would like to see a cannery
in Selma," said Dr. Lassiter. '
C. A. BaileyTchairman of the ceme-
trr committee declared the town
, needed additional burial space.
"I appreciate this opportunity to
serve Selma." said Joe Creech, the
new president He urged the members
to decide before the next quarterly
meeting whether they wanted Har
vest Day this year or to continue
periodic Super Bargain Days. Three
successful bargain days have already
been held In Selma. , v
Talma ge Corbett suggested that all
of the committee .chairmen-be invited
to meet with the Board of Directors
in "r? '"v'ar session one Monday night
1 1 c i quarter. This met with the
1 of the new officers and was
A'
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'ae had fr u.! : T'resi-
'"i?3" w IU.. Milan
' is was t, mXlubS' 25th
sary, Tl ucal club was or-
r cJ March Z4 1924.
I'resident Wiggs proposed five pro
jects for the coming year.
1. A new Post Office building for
Selma. In this connection he appoint
ed a post office committee composed
of Jimmie Woodard, chairman; How.
ard Gaskill pnd Talmage Corbett.
2. A '.jBojk Scout hut for Selma
Scouts, ... ':
3. A Key Club which would func
tion in the schools.
- 4. Continuation of Vocational Edu
cational work.
5. Boys and girls work.
The menu: Cube steak. May peas,
creamed potatoes with gravy, toma
toes, butter, biscuits, coffee ginger-
bred cake with sauce.
"A very delicious meal," comment
ed G. Ira Ford of the Smithfield
Kiwanis Club.
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otT.Z: : wtlVtTMnn'A S. H. Styron. 1928 to 193Q; Rev.
in the building ftuid which the Ladies
AM ha1 oicAi4 anrl rf i Ki if a4 4a 4-Ka
hnrvVi T? Air wAi.uv v.o4 4!rf Hftinaiit, 1 934
thl mT, , ,; iWorley, 1935 to im. Rev. Clarence
Trees cut from the lot prcvided the
-w-p, --r -iinH virmrs. :.m -
ujecfeurch during the past six years Halftime score: Pine Level i8:
I Selma 12.
scorer Pfn Level. 32: Selma 1
renaerms pasipnai service 10 we 28
ciiair-ff f,11 durin pas
j- tr. v 7iof th Present nastorate.
u.zed to Supervise the building fatciaetnng is a list of ministers Final
Selma Free Will Baptist Church:
,H. R. Faircloth. 1931 to 1932: Rev. W.
R.; Williams, 1933 to. 1934; Rev. R. N.
to 1935: Rev. J. H.
STORK CLUB
' Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thompson, Jr.,
announce the birth of a daughter,
I Marilyn Sue, on December 31, at
Johnston County Hospital, Smithfield.
Mrs. Thompson is the former Miss
Hilda Lee, of Dunn.
rcdion L&r& Dates
Smithfl eld-January 14 to 25 and
March 15 to 25.
Selma February 12 to 22.
IN HOSPITAL
A. W. Mitchlner is a patient at Rex
Hospital, Raleigh, where he has gone
for examination and treatment. -
The Rev. and Mrs. J. Cecil Law
rence of Charlotte announce the birth
of a daughter, Claudia Faye, on
Wednesday, December 22, at Memori
al Hospital, Charlotte. Mrs. Lawrence
was the former Miss Majorie Gerber
of Henderson. Mr. Lawrence is a
native of Kenly.
timber to begin the framing of the
building. ; - . -
On Sunday afternoon, May 2, 1937,
the new semi-completed building was
officially opened for service. The
church was packed to capacity as
people came from far and near to at.
tend the "Opening Consecration Ser
vice." ';''.
. The church is indebted to local
church people, organized Free Will
Baptist associations, and ; friends
throughout the state who responded
so well to its call for financial assis
to 1942; Rev. R. P.
Bowen, 1938
Harris, 1942
', The church is also Indebted to the
following ministers who rendered
pastorial service- f .
Rev. W. W. Cuthrell (diseased),
Rev. J. A. Evans; Bev. W. A. Hales,
Rev. E. G. Holland, Rev. M. L. John
son, Rev. Herman Wooten.
ATTENDS 0ANK MEETING
Mr. Flftyd CiVFrlce.' Sr.. left Tues
day morhing for Greensboro to attend
the vearlw mAntina of the stockhold-
tance. It is also indebted to the late ers of The' Security National Bank.
Rev. S. H. Styron and other ministers He was accompanied on the trip from
who assisted with their counsel, guid. Raleigh by Mr. -Thomas W. Steed,
ance, and services during the building vice-president 61 the Raleigh branch
program. land also Mr. J. C. Taylor of Taylor's
Since May 2, 1937, the church has Department Store.
1 Happly Warriors
Mr.' and Mrs. Robert T. Talton of
Clayton, announce tho tnrth of a
daughter. Mary Joyce, on January Iff
at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Mrs. Talton
is the former Mis. Joyce Wlggs of
Selma. t
Vtr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Ludwlck,
Jr., announce the birth, of a daugh
ter, Karen Sue, December St, at the
Johnston County Hospital. Mr. Lud-
wick is the former Miss Mary Lee
Sasser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
C Sasser of Selma. , ,., .. . -
Mr. and Mr: Russell E. Rigdon
announce the birth of a daughter,
Debra Ann, on January 9, at John
ston County Hospital. Smithfield.
Mrs. Rigdon is the former Miss
Margurite Greene of Selma. . .
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Scoring: Selma Byrd 9, Bailey .8,
Morgan' 4, Hobbs 4, Thompson 3,
Woodall 1, Capps 1; Pine Level
Creech 11, Dupree 10, Price 4, Wat
son 3, Ballard 2, Strickland 2.
Free throws missed: Capps, Hobbs,
Woodall 2, Bailey, Ballard, Creech
5, Dupree 3, Price 2.
Fouls: Thompson 4, Capps; Morgan,
Hobbs 5, Byrd, Woodall 2, Bailey 5,
Watson, Ballard 3, Creech 3, Dupree
4, Crumpler, Price.
Substitutes: Morgan, Woodall.
Strickland, Crumpler, Barber, Mas-
sengill. .
Officials: Hester and Aycock.
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Selma High Sextet Posts
IU Third County Victory
By AL. RICHARDSON
Coach E. C. Jernigan's local cagers
won their third county win against
no defeats, at Pine Level last Friday
night.
Peggy Jernigan took high scoring
honors for the night with 18 points.
Helen Jernigan was Selma's runner
up with 10. Eunice Strickland scored
the most points for Coach Batchle
lor's sextet with 12 while Mary Ann
Oliver was second with eight.
Pine Level Red Sextet started the
scoring in the game with Eunice
Strickland making two foul shots.
Betty Lee Bailey followed a few sec
onds later with a crip. Helen Jerni
gan came back after three minutes of
play and made a crip. The red sextet
then began to connect forone field
goal after another until they got ten
mints. Peigy and Helen Jernigan
came back with a foul shot apiece to
end tne scoring ior uw mm wn.
at 10-4. , 4.
During the second quarter the
Selma guards played a good defensive
game allowing only a field goal and
two foul shot for locals. While the
guards were holding Pine Level's
scoring down, the visiting sextet scor
ed four field goals and one gratis. The
half found the Yellow Sextet trailing
by one point, 14-13. -'
During the third quarter reggy
Jernigan made four out of five tries
on foul shot and added a lay-up shot
to put the visitors ahead at the end
of the quarter 20-17. .
In the first of the last quarter,
Mary Ann Oliver of the Red Sextet
shot a crip to pull within a point of
Being the visitors. But the visitors
determining to win made three field
goals' '-I foul thots to win 28-23.
HaUUme- 'score: Pine Level 14,
Selma '13. .
Final score: Selma 28, Pine Level
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fflrinTma Jernigan, P. 18;
7 ' - 7 '. y. Pine Level Strick
! 3, Bailev 3.
i: Jernigan P. 5,
age ofnace in practically all the
schools in the county. He stated that
New York state Was confronted with
the same problem.
; "I do not think there is any doubt
that we need more class rooms," stat
ed Senator Adam J. Whitley, Jr. "I
am in favor of the proposed 50 mil
lion dollar State appropriation to
build additional class rooms. About
this matter of diverting special funds,
I would like to have some clarifies
tion on that matter."
One man present stated that he
thought it ridiculous that the state
should set up an eight grade school
at Archer Lodge and then only supply
seven teachers.
Representative G. Troy Page, asked
Superintendent Marrow if the teacher
load could be reduced at Archer
Lodge and thereby create an opening
for an additional authorized teacher.
The county superintendent explained
that the teacher load in the rural
schools is lower due to tha population.
"In view of possible aid from the
State and Federal government for
our schools, I see no need of spending
local funds which could be saved,"
declared Representative Page.
Mr. Marrow agreed that in event of
outside aid, local funds would be'
needed to match State and Federal
money.
"It certainly would be appropriate
for you to use this money for any
purpose desired," declared Represen
tative Ronald Hocutt. "I favor leaving
It to the local people to spend It ai
they see tit. I am wholeheartedly in
favor of this amendment. I believe we
are going to receive some aid from
the State for our Schools. I believe
also our Federal government is going
to also help our schools." The re
presentative mentioned taking tne
matter up with the State - Attorney
General.
Selma Defeats Kenly
1 to the Time 23-17
Selma defeated Kenly in both
games of a doubleheader here Tues
day night, the girls winning, 27-28,
and the boys scoring a 23-17 victory.
Peggy Jernigan tossed in a free
throw in the last two second of play
to give Selma the victory in the girl'
game. Jernigan led the scoring, with
IB points. Jean Baggett got 12 for the
losers.
Gibbon Hobbs and Bobby Byrd
scored eight points each for the Selma
boys. John Spivey tallied six for the
losers.
Jernigan H., Worrells, Bailey 4,
Oliver, Strickland 5. Fouls: Driver,
Worrells 4, Hicks 3, Massey J, 2; Ray '
3, Morris 4, Bailey 4, Ballard, Oliver
2, Strickland E, 2; Strickland J. 2;s
Crocker 3, Pike 5. -
Substitutes: Driver, Massey S,
Davis, Massey J, Lane, r " -ird,
Poole, Watson, Coaitrsiru C"' ...1!
Aycock and Hester.
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