' .v' ' , ' ' f. . - r A - voted to tujs tms. L I i ".'.- ESTS OF TUB COUNTRY , . - i . I I " I " I - V V t FEOPLE. ,,,- , i I .. : .r.ics coyi ;upon;uke a roof ;V- -,v.,;; itVVi,;w' ESNANSVIIXE, N.. C '": PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY THURSDAY,- MAY Wh,' 3W ' NUMBER SI ) ' t Dr 4 Tl Board of ''county coramls- "-a held their regular monthly is.iilirgr Monday and transacted routine business. The Board had ; one of the lightest day for a" first Monday seen here in several mon ths. V-s i- A jury Jist for 'the; June term . County court wai drawn-; as; fol- , 'lOWSt v " ,, ,i. : , , . Zock Wiliiams, 3. Di Milter", !J. O. mHh; Kenrjr Sullivan; ' Alfred ; soil P.-MaW mms, Durr Korne- . - - . . ; ; y. L. A. Vernon; Rose Teachey, n marker is of Wimisboro h ue L C. Pope, J. C Sandlin;!. Ellis STV Turner. hVo. Southerland, - Owen words: "This is the .Ite of the old Kenneday. Lawton Outlaw and J. ttobbs County Courthoiwe. - 1758 E Swlnson ' " a . " t 7M following counties were I. N. Henderson, tax collector, rel made from VjJ ported,$n.025.66 collected during ly Glasgow) "79, Wyne to 17 the month of Aorir ;: V '" i'a Lenoiikln 1791. Elected by , TiSSSSRm of maxlmuVthe North Carolina Society, of C ateoholic- content as prescribed by, njfl m- ' J nrin ' the state law was aranted to t X1 The site ,1 near Seven Springs, -.otw,n, .duw for improvement of a road leading iZ. from Cypress Creek Church - Harper's Store to the Kinston.,B-Mi"er, E. H -Q. son Pinn Hill Highway. - Mrs,. Pratt McSwatn, County Home Agent made her monthly report-' Ait,,' y r'S J t ' DROPS DEAD, :,.:. r DIGGING GRAVE ' 'Frank Miller of Faison Town- fbip In, Duplin County, fell- dead awhile Lrgin(f grave. "line VU son Cemetery Friday morning and iiaw cemtery Frtd&y-aaernoon ', was burled Saturday afternoon uif5:0 Mrs -Wilson was twenty-nine ill 'family plot near hie home. No or".,rs mry was called. aa Dr. J.I JVC t arrlor of Warsaw was soon at nMniniiiMi that v,;M.iH.i. to hart failure.' audi ; t 4 - - mnved to the un?rr I i r-.rlor' to-be -prepared Jor '1' v'. -- r. UiUer was ,58 years 01a ana 1 t ever married .He lived with ' 1 s brothers and sister ht .the old I (n h. irpipndahin see- , " J""" " .' L.d'of Dupun uounty ana the-scene and pronouncea w,io "vr '""b eU Vpoken.of by,aU M "'VtBWIM I'e leaves tha following nrotners: ., and, asters. v.nu..( 3 "rw.kS of whom are stuung uving near the did home place. . v. . , .. .. -. - " 1 wrt-; ' kAnAnrintl' 1 9ft AAA babies" 'for service. fi, o..iit.j.k mslr nharaerua: seeari. -successful end of war." w , Report Of Home Demonstra tion Work for Month April V During- Q:mohth ofi "Apr club meetings were held fpr women ;ucte4 by Mr. Nutt, Federal Houb with an: attendance ;of 417 mem-1 fag Representative In the home a bers. one county federation meetj gent.a office. During Mr. putt's jng waalneld at the county turt (jturemore than fifty Illustrated bouse with an attendance of more gHea were shown in order to more than 400 club members and club ,fully portrayjthe housing- situation friends. Seventeen fish frys were te our Btate and nation: -staged in 1? communities with an Member Study And Demonstrate ' attendance of 824 club women and . their husbands, the occasion being avFistt Fry for Friend HusDaaa. Three hundred state buletlna were .: dUtrlbuted, and 131 individual letr : ters were written, also 1200 circu lar letters mailed. .'Twenty nine ; people called at the office' for ta ' formations and help and 85 homes . were .visited. 1 .The agent traveled 1050 miles In conducting, the work. ,Atf the 18 club meetings for wo men i8 project leaders made wor- : thy and worth-while contributions. On 'April 19th, fifty women enter .ed flowers in the first". Dupjln C6snty Flower; ShowThta show, 'a: '.ough the first one to be r- .ougn.tne nrsx one T by the club members - that a creditable exh b t of flo - tt ,1 urmi can dr uul uu uiuyittji ! . is to M expectea .u -J" - bertson. The members of the fam large part of the spring program m WQrk whch to. will be devoted to the annual flow er show, .t Housefurnlsltlng Leaders Give ' Demonstrations ' ' The 1? housefurnishing leaders Y I'e splendid demonstrations , ai painiea s meaium oiue wmcn maae f ir club meetings on walls and the room appear small, dark, es l Finishes during April. Each pecially cold and uninviting, c, .j I i'!r who gave a demonstration j There was not, it seemed a sUr ' 1 pevloi 'y attended an all-day face on the four walls larger than r's school at Kenansville on a ten inch square that did not have h ICth. Tills school was con- to be patched with patching piaa ' fry li:is Ilolen N.. Esta-' ter. In spite of major problems, the Ir, r "e Specialist. ' , ..... jroom has been completed by an 18 j -, r:-.(!)ig : ' '" " lyear old boy, drafted from th3 x l d i5 n'n and women neiu,' ana two yuuug gina, oi n i tie tUi-r housing, ' (C..' -s. Icnl 5t jrtzv) vComn:: "li :"i .- 0 W Set Up Marker On . CourCciss : "Sits Coldsboro. May 2nd. The North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames on Tuesday placed a granite mark er on the site of the historic Dobbs County 'courthouse several miles from Golds bo ro and the organiza tion will hold formal unveiling and ceremonies at an early date which rrs-"; The following were 'a committee on having the marker placed: Mrs. ThomDSon. Fltzhugh Lee, E. O. Hlnes and Marianna Garreissen. MtsS Mary Faison DeVane is chair: man of the Wayne County Com mittee of Colonial Damea. ';.:-'. Mrs. Ellen A. Wilson .Warsaw, May 4th. Mrs. Ellen AndersoB Wilson died at hsmhowe in Newport News; Va, Jast Mted- iarfw nri araa tauried In the War- years of age ana is tne; moiner m wo children, a daughter five years old, and a son two years 1 ojtu e- fore her marrlaee-to Mr. Milton ts. Wilson of Newport News she was Ellen Anderson, daughter' .6T. MM, 7. r Austin Anderson of Warsaw.'' "r(ad8ter.vwae- alsqjiead. but the-! iaMhuabaiiaiidWldr'nairftra olce failed ta Vionflrm J - -j " i stotera and one. brother. - . "TrZLJ t the homef her mother awiM. nvMa ftoin6n .f :0b --.-r rr.J. npllnl,RU of Grants. 1 burg. Wisconsm, whO have been .nA hi n..r uvmiI riivi jerrltt left Monday for tbeltsbqme it j ri l n v ' 1 Life speedometers", tells from eye how long one wlU Uve, t a meetinr con Housing Krlnclplee : Beginning with January, he dub members have studied to date the following ". subjects: ; Reftnlshuig Furniture, Picture Arrangement, Durable Floor Finishes, Walls and Woodwork, and in May will take up the study of Care of Floors and Walla. v. y ; Demonstration Room tu Each Of - i. The 17 aube ' ''" ' Arrangements are being made whereby one room can be used aa a demonstration on How to Correct ly Refintsb Walls, Floors, Wood work in each of the 17 women's clubs.- ....'-:'.'- , ';- t . The purton club was the first to t .Tcomptated demonstration i was offered as a j ' j. a.i i ai eluded patching large holes IA the plastered walla, painting ceiling, woodwork and floors.. This room is on the . north side of the home and some 25 years ago It bad been 1 ,ia I T . til ' Miss Clara Fnssell - , :t MiM FihmcU ' was ,. rwned Qneea of the May-Bay exereisea ' held at Flora Maedonald College Tuesday altera. : Te May TfssUval was held on .tlie' front campus at 8:00 o'clock, v", Miss lnsseUto from Heatti HIU, She forroeriy Uwd to Rose One Killed Liclahtly, Another Dies iResmUQEAcqideiit In Magnolia Suijlay Afternoon i Jim Merritt, age 69, ot Warsaw, was Instantly' killed. 4tnd "a Negro inaii4ied as 'a result af an accident m , MaKnoitai Sunday i afternoon VfstA roadster, in which wew ,i(Ung collided with a tXtmt, by Jlisa Mary Dobson of Kenansville. Tt of this vriUnv wiiiim UatthjV ilrlwur nt the the report. .- ..,r v. i . . ... rbbbsen were hen .pa Us-"ukMi. .brethei' Jarne Aldenmut Dobson WUfc' In the readstero were- William :" tw. 1 (baa' vfcnArtMi tViof William tW Negnw. stated that lt,W; ported tbt alhird Negro was in xne roaasier ud funmed and ran with a 'par of whiskey hut this report cpukj I iv- '" MLT, -LfUIBVd .siMUVU iw ..' the- TIMES that his car,was going iqto crossing slowly as it was some what of a blind intersection front his direction, dn approaching the Intersection his daughter swerved their car to the left in an effort to avoid collision with, the roadster.' The roadster's rear wheel swung around and hit the .Dobson "right front wheel causing; the roadster to turn over. Very little damage: was done to the Dobson car,, and none of Its occupants injured. ? ' y Jim Merritt was instantly killed and the others rushed to a Warsaw doctor. It was reported that one of the Negroes died Monday. ' j ' N Mr. Dobson is rural mail carrier in Kenansville. Matthis la some what of a notorious- character in Dupitn County having served, sey eral terms in Jail and oa the coun ty roads. - ,4 t Xti-'$-A'-"" The coroner was called -and a Jury impanelled but no Inquest was held pending outcome of the other I injured persona.. .. . ,.,.v ' This Is the second accident with in a month in Magnolia at " the same crossing and is said to-be the third one ever to occur in k Magnolia.".-: v-- '' .' ' : , , , , , ,A i Artificial radium can he .' made cheaply, scientists are told. ' Gr(jarii6 DuplmC Representative t citizens xrom practically every t community rln Duplin gathered together last Frt- day night at Kenanavi-e high. school cafetfida and.enjoyea t,- de-, Uclous' supper served by the ladles, of the County Agent's office, from - ed themselves into an organization known as the "Duplin County CiU- sen's Committee." . ' The purpose of this organization Is ; to foster, cooperation between communities in the county and bring about a better understand- lng of each other's problems and needs. The Immediate cr"ct of ti.8 croup will be to ascert !n v Uon of the near 5 tr::n .X LETTERS HIT , DUPLIN -1 rr -' eoain letter fad has County. Several let orted to have passed Kenansville v and Offices. Pink Hulal- several letters. . ' tm fad to v checked i county post offices a raahlng busl from, other parts try say that malls ,.. ; annual Christmas si-.! received here con a mt piece while' In - V'the amount' - has ,ed,by .ttBe senders 'ufc t ' Den figured that if the i I S'Xt a3 of v i t .. V ,-( l.-s-l . to r e . It tm " "a to carried out to xom- I n ever receiver of a letter ; evi-i t's-tUjt receive enough 6 i t n ike a total of , $1, C ;. 1 $ Federal government hi t-' -', h4 figured out that t: a ' ' men la untrue and tutat piiMMis, sending one of the chain lottery may be liable to Federal prosecution on charges of using the, malls to defraud. ; Vitamin A Is essential in adult's dlet,? chemist are Informed. Grsdy Chairman laucaiion uoaru -v- w t rtrailV: wu made chairman tvih rtimiin Cbiintv Board of - . . ....... 1 . .u board met nd wganlMd,. The twpv He mericanf may be employed or new members taklnr office.. we:.fW-.tertioop m :H'& ft,j',.wllf-keep in daily eommimlcaltej flaat dmtjtmj& -WWhjer ; ante Mrs.-sSwinsnn-wa-bora facufties under the-Jur. John. Bostfr of, Beuiavllle. They re- bertson Township in Duplin Coun- of the various committees on which isdictlon of the Army and Navy place Mrs. Stokes Williams , who t yon March 21st, 1845, and was he serveg ,ith those senators who Departments, the Panama Canal wa.fUUng nut the unexpired term before tar .marriage Miss Mary are handling various Important na- and the Panama Railway Steam ot her late husband, and Mr. Carl-. E. Hardy. She was the last of her t(on&1 legislative bills, and his of- ship Line, "if any such occupations too. of. Warsaw. ' - family to pass over. She was mar- flce be of a nature which would permit Tbe board will meet again on nnth ik. .intu nC oWK MM iW w uw f - i ing superintendent Of schools for " """'Vnd the an- teCS.- :.: the ensuing twof years and the ap- jtooaevelt urges Holmes bequest ' m U... 11 1 LJm. oe uneu ior meniuriui ....... CLEAN UP IN KENANS- r.VnXE. NEXT WEEK The POP and MOM Club of Kenansville have designated the week beginning May ISth a Clean-Up Week. , All residence and business houses of the town are being urged to cooperate 1st this movement to improve the eanltary conditions of the. vil lage and at the same time en hance the general appearance 'of all premises, with the view to making the little County Capitol "a, "Village Beautiful?. Special attention will be given to the vruage park and the big spring behind the Courthouse Square. The recent Installation of con crete walks around the- Court house and traversing the Court House Square have added much, both to the convenience and ap pearance of the grounds. In ad dition to this Improvement, the recent planting of, Everygreen Shrabery by the local Juntoor Woman's Club and the County Home Demonstration Clubr In artistic . arrangement about the Square has greatly added to the attractiveness of the place."- , J4 O.- BOWMAN, Chair man Clean-up Committee. ' t- ,u . o . , , ian just appropriated by uongress ; for relief work, Duplin County 'Is .,.,,, h.t mAfhnl.a JT.- "i:r w . T for the county. ; 1 Aubrey Cavcnaugh of Warsaw ntwnd the meettnir by explaining the purpose of. the gathering. The group then went into a round to- We discussion of the whole mat- ter. It was decided that each per - son go back to his home, learn What their respective communities wnted and needed most and re- r s-t at tne next meeting wmcn is ; i -d for the first Friday night . i i J ne. 1 investigating; . i v J . . f S ,,-.,.,,. . ,m m2 'r Senator Robert R. Reynolds Senator Reynolds Is in the Vir gin Islands, , United States Pos sessions; investigating'' charges brought' against the governor of the Islands. ) From there he Will go to Panama Canal Zone. . Morgenthau warns Congress r that bonus means tax increase. V 0 , 1 1 war Department orders 52,000 intocamp for' manoeuvres.' Mrs. Swinson Dies 1 ai Ageui iNineiy 0 1 - ! Mrs. Mary Elizabeth S,winson died at her home near Warsaw, May 2, oi 1 -(V a ,m ami vu hurled In u u a, . owww w" ukju l iwi, miu uaa buciii. too last. . . , . . I " 17 1 i lne 'nemuup "lun ul en I . , ;. -, beautiful, character, loved and hon- conducled wlth the U8ua, dla. committee to inquire into the ad ored by al Iwho knew her, and will tch efflclency. My secretary, viseabillty of this bill, be greatly missed by the communi- Mogl McDona,d and the entire r-e iy. waB vc.j- m ... imunlty and home affairs all bar life, and was able to be up and go lng around about her duties until ! about two weeks before her death. Mrs. Swinson is survived by the following sons and daughters, Mrs. Woodly Williams of Freemont, Mrs. L. E. Parnell of Hemingway, S. C. and Ben., Buck, Charles, Joe and Mrs. Harry Pridgen all of Duplin County. There are twenty four grand-children, and ten great grand-children. Funeral servicej .were conducted a tthe home at 4:00 by Rev - U Goodman in the presence of a .host or menus, ana the body was v...Cv. tv 4 v beneath the towering oaks in the i family burying ground. TONSIL CLINIC A tonsil clinic was held under the kusnieea of the Dunlin Count v Health Department in Dr. J. X. Mnrtnn'M office Irt Falsnn. UaV fnd The OperaUons were performed by , Dri Bizzell of Goldsboro. . Another similar clinic will be held Thursday, May 9th. Those winhlnir tn-havit rhlMrAn tnnnlla rp ' nnAi thot Mm. nmaiiit it t X .Morton for making the neces- sary arrangements. given the About 10 or 12 were operation. o L. L. McLendon was elected pre- 'sldent or permanent 'chairman of. ,, Mr. Pavenauirh was an- U M , r.Ma .rf! r ; jtake the matter up with Mrs. Spl- cer who is head, of the relief work for Duplin County. Mr. McLen- don said he would write a letter to Congressman Bardin for more In- ' formation on -the subject " Two , letters were read from Mr. Bardin in which he encouraged the Idea of organizing' the county as the group started out to do.- V - s me nope was sxpenaea uwi me. 'organization could be mads a per-1 imanent one.: t ij'u Senator Reynolds To Virgin Ic!ands;InvestifratingCharges Against; Gov. Qf. Possessions i. f ' t a V u' ' ;! -; i jr-j t - ' : - r.f tSpecial) ' the Vice-President I shall be prlv- VUashlngton,'D. -C.--'Umtea swies Senator; Robert R.. Reynolds vleft Washington a few days ago for the Virgin IslatidSj' a1 American pos- session, where he will investigate conditions and Inquire into charges filed agaiHsf Governor Paul Pear- son before, the 8enate" commiwee on Territories and Insular Affairs. Senator Reynolds, who was nam- ed by Vice-President Garner as member of ' a sub-committee.' was unanimously selected by the' other four members of the committee to sit as a court because of his keen knowledge of insular affairs' and ! his success as a Federal prober, announced he would start hearings at St. Thomas beginning May 10tk Federal investigators and attor neys have been in the Islands for 1 some time assembling evidence, Following his inquiry into af fairs in the Vlro-in Tnlnnrifl. SpnA- tor Reynolds expects to proceed to the Panama Canal Zone where he will Join with Senators Duffy, Bachman, Austin and Barbour as a I sub-committee of the Senate Mili tary Affairs Committee to probe I labor conditions in the Canal Zone. I The Senator Is serving as chairman of this sub-committee. Protection of the Canal is of growing impor tance due to the strategic military position of this American "Gate way from East to West." Following completion of the Panama Canal investigation, Sena tor Reynolds has been invited to visit numerous South, and Central i American countries as an "Ameri-I811 independence bill, coupled with -can Ambassador of Good Will" a preferential trade agreement. Yt and to study trade conditions there ' Coincident witth these interest- which may prove helpful to the WS developmehU;concerningr Unit United States. He will make the,ed States Southern ' possessions, tour of the South and Central A- Senator Sheppard intimated he, merlcan countries by airplane if he would seek early action on his bill finds time to visit the Latin Amer- ,can nelehbor8 During his absence from the Na-, . . . . . n . n . .. Prior to his departure Senator Reynolds said: "Citizens of North Carolina may , rest assured that during my ab- nenro thn himlneM nf mv office will ff, taff , k constant- ly advised on North Carolina mat- tora knt naHnnnl atfalru An T am on vernment miasi0n de- .legated to me by the Senate and Twelve Sent To Roads By Judge Blanton This Week The M tem of General Coun. . Annle Ruth Mcintyre plead guil- Court WM held Monday andity tQ charge Qf protltution and Tuesday. The calendar for Mon- being a public nuisance. Prayer day wag heavy but Tuesday wasf0r Judgment was continued for yery Hght only a few minor char. two years on condition she remains heard. J. T. Gresham, Jr.. moved that , the 11th instead of the first Mon- with leave pn charge of aiding and day in order to give Clerk R. V. abetting in larcenyi , ml Wells opportunity to attend the John Harris was given a . rus Presbyterlan General Assembly at pended sentence on charge of pos- Montraat The following cases were disposed o f during the two .days: Tom White, charged with lar-1 cenv and receiving, plead guilty to . e skinninK board bill. Sentenced to' 60 days on the roads. Flora Kenan Graham, i plead j cmiitv tn ffimlffltlfin and adultery. ' Prayer for Judgment continued for , two years on condition mat sne remain of good behavior. j Roosevelt Kenan pieaa guilty to . a charge of fornication and adul-' tery but denied driving car whlls under the influence of ' whiskey. 1 Found not guilty of operating car and sentenced to 8 months on roads for former charge. On .still another charee Kenan was given 8 months on the roads for false pre - tense, the sentence to run concur- rently with, the first sentence. , Harvey : Thompson- plead V not guilty to charge of driving car wnile intoxicated but plead. guilty to wreokless driving. He was glv- en a four months suspended sen- tence ' for ; reckless , driving,! pro- sale. 8entende suspended. ; vlded he pay a fine of $29 and Fossie Pickett plead guilty to court costs, . v. i carrying concealed weapon. , Pray- WtU Albert Dixon was given 60 ep for Judgment was continued to days for assault on female. - . June term. Carroll Williams,, charged with ' James Allen was given 12 mon larceny was remanded to Juvenile ths for larceny and receiving, -' court' r. - f, - i , 1 ' J. C. Payne was- given a su&- Sam . Wilson was given 90 days I for carrying concealed weapon. , ; neg,ej to use all oommumoationr J r faculties 'for keeping in. constant V- ' 'contact with the Senate and my ''. ;' ; office i deem this important gov-V'J emment assignment a great honor v ' for the State of. North Carolina."'. i xt he finds time, Senator ,Rey- ,'.c. noidg plans to visit Puerto Rico to , , goUni out sentiment of the natives w j,e subject of their independ- ' ence. " '"',' ' .Senator Reynolds has already a r, chieved outstanding distinction ns ' a .Federal, prober at the, Capitol, -as the result of his thorough in qniry into the inadequacy of the bankruptcy and receivership Jaws aa was disclosed by his recent in vestigations in, the affairs of de funct hotels and real estate - con cerns. He also conducted ; public ' hearings on the bill pertaining to. old age pensions and delved Into the charges, made by the little bor- ' rower, that usurious Interest rates were being levied at the Capital. New laws for the protection of the small bond holder and the small : ' borrower are expected to be enact- ; ed by the present Congress as a result of Senator Reynolds' investi. ' gations. . . , Senator Tydings of Maryland de- -clared that he would sponsor an in- , dependent bill for Puerto Rico Just as he had done for the Philippine Islands, if the people seriously de- sire independence. . ' ' Senator King of Utah also was ' considering offering a Puerto Ric- seeking to limit employment in, the k Canal Zone to American citizens. inia, measure, perming since Feb- , intu . 1 .1. . 1. . ..1 . an alien to aid, comfort or support an enemy in case the United States was involved in war.' Senator Reynolds has been nam- erl rhAlrmflti eif the Mllitnrv Sith C. E. Ouinn A. P. Merritt. Mrs. Laura Moore Gavin,. Mrs. E. O. Tittlotnn anH .TnA Oillnn am. nt. tendinir the Methodist Conference in Lumberton. of Kood behavior and live at home with her parents, Elmer Mills was given a nol pros session or wmskey. Charlie Calspte was given 30 days on the roads for cruelty to animals. NoUce of appeal was glv Herbert Fennell was given Herbert Fennell 8 months for assault with deadly weapon. To be worked at county home. Laura Fussell, charged with be- ra umoraeray ina a public nuisance, was given a nol p reave, A nol pros with leave was the Judgment for Beatrice Edwards, charged with using profanity and being a public nuisance. . Ed Allan Was sentenced to (i months on the roads for assault with deadly weapon and assault on 'female. pW. A. ; mont Harrison, was sentenced to months in Jail, to be worked at thtf county home, for being a pub- .uc nuuance. Roy McGee was sentenced to 0 months for possession and trans- portauon of whiskey for purpose of pended sentence for assault with deadly weapon.;: 'A