. 5'rccoSiah Announces $2850
::nd; Drive Will Close Feb. 25
'. J.' W. Straughan of Warsaw,
man '; of the 1947 .- Infantile
i iysis "March of Dimes" drive
i Duplin announced yesterday
1 ' the county has donated already
ousand dollars more than , it
has before and contributions
i still coming 'In, To date $2850
i i been?, received -and .several
t munities -have not made their
E report However, he said,
i y community has reached its
( a at the time of , his report
t ...ae Times. He said that someone
1 J Just handed him $3.00 which,
c ' c ourse, was not included ltt the
f ve figures. -, . , . . ,
. Tae ' County Quota - was only
( .'CO and It jappears now that fi
lie Honor Roll
::n:unced ;
is Fannie Lewis has just an
ced the following pupils ma
i the 6th month Honor Roll in
c for, the month of Feb 14th;
I nory S Sadler, Betty Ingram,
1 Newton, .Barbara Mitchell,
CnWIIf , H AU..W....... .
.ne Stokes, MMie uurcn, sai-
Newton, Sarah West Outlaw,.'
'a Dauphtrv. "Manr Lou Sum-
3, Mary Inez Taylor, Sarah
i, Nancy Summerlln, Hilda
Erinson, Dora Cameron, and
'.:a Quinn.' " '. r-
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Cju-til.Vi
!or Needs v
nmerclal early Irish potato
rs in Duplin County were
1 this week by Joe E. Sloan,
man. Duplin County Agricul
Conservatlon ; (AAA) Pro
i, to consider the eligibility re-'
ments for participation in the
' Potato Price Support -' Pro
i before planting their crops,
r. . Sloan . pointed , out, that
vers planting within . their
i goals will be eligible for Sup
t prices. He explained, however,
a grower with an interest in
af o crop on . more than one
will not be eligible for sup
i prices if the acreage on any
- of the farms is planted in ex
He explained further by ad
that "even though the grow
iare of the total planted acre
on all farms does not exceed
iotal goals for the farms, the
er will not be eligible for
- support under the 1947 po
program." This "applies to
.rs with a share in potato
? on farms In one county or
'.her county, he said.
th Carolina's SUte Commer
T ish Potato Goal has been es
ed at 28,000 acres. Duplin
y farmersiwere urged, by
i to keep within their farm
: to avoid recurrence of the
; resulting from last year's
s production; -
ccoPcnnlly ;
; rid By
i Tobaco Penalty -will be ap
ntely 19 cents per ' pound
7, states Joe E. Sloan, chalr-
the Duplin ACA Commit
1 amendment to Public Law
Congress, approved Febru-
13, seta forth the method
'.ating the penalty per
. r excess flue-cured tobac
ive as of May I,' 1947. The
nt states in part:
n 314 (a) - The marketing
' id of tobacco in excess of
ting quota for tie farm
the tobacco is produced
1 ject to a penalty of 40
i r f the average market
i l.ind of tobacco for
nal collections may reach $3000.00.
: Or. Straughnn has made arrange
ments with Dr. Sidbury at the
Babies Hospital near Wilmington
to take care-of all future Duplin
Polio 'babies.
EDITORIAL. NOTE: The Times
wants to compliment Dr. Straugh
an andhis committees for the fine
work they have done. We all know
the worthiness of this cause. And,
as we have said time and again be
fore, Duplinites can always be de
pended upon to come across In a
worthy cause. Don't forget folks,
the Red Cross Drive takes place
next month and we expect to make
the same kind . of report about,
your contributions. .- J.R.G. .;
5 Stills Seized
Last Week .
' Oliver Home, deputy sheriff, re
port five stills captured last week.
Two of' the- stills were on the
farm owned, by Willie Jones, near
Beulaville. Along with the stills
thAffW. MiA.'nfflnara fllon fniinA 1 AA
- F ' ......
ieei 01 sue copper, iwo worms, a
copper doubter and a condenser.
a siui was seizea near roner s
Hill, with five barrels of beer.
. To wind up a busy week the
officers" got two complete' stills
near Sarecta. No one was captured
at either of the scenes. . i--A-
GhicliDilfiii::
" February 24 will be the. last Sun
day on which Rev. Gustav H. Ul
rich will preach at the Outlaw's
Bridge Universalist Church. Ser
vice will commence at 11 o'clock.
, The Rev, Leonard Prater, minis
ter of the Camp Kill,. Alabama;
Universalist Church will take part
in the service. - - - .
Seven Counties Represented At
Turkey Growers Meet Here Today
Turkey growers of Duplin, Pen
der, Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne,
and Sampson Counties met in the
Courthouse at Kehansville, at 10
A. M. Friday, Feb, 21. according to
L. F. Weeks, County Agent. Some
of the most outstanding poultry
specialists in the state spoke at the
meeting. v
:f Stch authorities as Dr. Dear
styne, head of the Poultry Depart
ment at State College;' tJ. F. Par?
rish, in charge of Poultry Exten
sion, State College; -i and -,T. - T.
Brown, Extension Poultry Special
ist, at State College were here They
gave turkey , and poultry growers
in this area an opportunity to gain
the latest information on hatching,
brooding, feeding, care and man
agement of poultry. The program
American Legion Post Organized
At Calypso; Albrillon Commander
- Henry L.v Stevens, of Warsaw,
past national - commander of the
American Leg. on, presented the
charter tP the Lawton Crumpler,
Jr., Post No. 374 of the American
Legion, which was formed at Caly
pso and officially recognized 'on
Wednesday evening. -
Bennie C. Albrittonof Mt Olive,
elected commander of the post, ac
cepted the charter in behalf of the
new organization. ., -,.
" Officers ' of the post- which is
named in honor of the first youth
from the Mount Olive section to be
killed in World War 2, are Com
mander Albrittoh; - James Tadlock
and Jack Jinnette, vice command
ers; Ralph Odom, adjutant; John
B. StrickJanJ, .., fip-:r;e officer;
and Rev, John L Smith, chaplain.
Special' ceremonies marked the
meeting, which 'was held in the
auditorium of the Calypso school
Wednesday evening at 6:30. 5ppH.il
LEADS POLIO DRIVE
DR. J. W. STRAUGHAN '
of Warsaw, 'who has successfully
led Duplin County in its greatest
Polio JOrlve. Collections already
$1,000 more than any drive in the
past ''
Families In Six
Schools Prosecuted
.nee
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.'. Mrs. J." P.: Harmon of Warsaw.,
County hool Attendance Officer,
report that in th -fallowing six
schools some families were indicted
for' failure to comply with the
North Carolina School Attendance
Law. All cases were fined ' or paid
costs except one case which ap
pealed: Chinquapin school. Kenans
ville school.-Wallace schooL B. F.
Grady school. Warsaw school And
Calypso school, -y . i
started at 10 A. M. and lasted to
well into the afternoon. The after
noon was devoted largely to ques
tions and answers. In addition to
the various agricultural workers
and poultry growers the meeting
gave opportunity for agricultural
students, 4-H members and veteran
classes to gain a lot of information.
Duplin is one of the largest tur
key raising counties in the State.
Mr. Nash Johnson at Rose Hill,
operates the only hatchery in the
county. He has developed it into
a very profitable business.
Last year,. Mr. Weeks said, ap
proximately 100,000 turkeys- were
grown In Duplin, which is about
one million dollars income for the
turkey growers.
Y. York, and Executive Comman
der Paul Younts. and R. E. Stev
ens, commander of the Goldsboro
post
Church Bulletin
"The preaching schedule for the
Duplin Methodist Circuit for Sun
day, February 23 la aa follows:
Magnolia . 11:00 o'clock A. M.
- Unity S.00 o'clock P. M.
The pastor. Rev.. John M. Cline,
will preach at both of these -services.
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Emergency Over?
The emerrenc' Bittit be
about ' over, accerdinir L.
H. (Pete) : Qnina, Oa , day
this waak a eontnetof Strom
Clinton t loaded his tracks
with o bricklayers , aneV 4royjt
to KenansvfUeiirhre Mtt .
constructing a brick store ;
building for Mr, Qninn. After
several hours of woijk no-
ticed a stranger tayta brick.
Upon invesUf ating , he discov
ered the brick-layer had ,
boarded his truck In Clinton
and well, Just went to work -he
turned out to be a good
workman and was placed on
the payroU.
On Olhers Property
, We notice that House Bill No.
1S9, has been enacted into law
which forbids the depositing of
trash on the lands .of another,
without written permission, mak
ing same a misdemeanor, in the
criminal court . - '
This simply means that no one
has a right to haul his trash away
from home and dump it on some
one else property. .
It is : suggested that everyone
begin now to build a trash pile
on their own property.
TnoHroBoyjpfe
.Eddie Bryant of Keflansville. and
Silverdale, was called home Sun
day morning, due to the deaths of
his two young nephews. ?
The two Negro boys were burned
to death in a blazing residence
early Sunday morning -at SUver
dale.
The two youths, Robert Mattocks
8, and Leo Mattocks, 11, were trap
ped in the residence, but their
grandfather, Ed Bryant, with whom
they were spending the night, es
caped. i?:r :
Coroner Talbert Jones said that
no inquest would be necessary.
Take Core of
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m0
II Is Against The Law
.. - v -i. irV -. Ptwto Oourty nnMlem Sjw Oo.
The tune to kill weeds in your garden is before they" begin to growl
Hoeing the surface soil hi vegetablo er flower garden not only destroys
sprouting weed aeeds; it actually prevents their germination. As soon as
the seedlings break through m the garden-rows so mat they can easily
be seen, it is tune to begm stirring the soil between rows and as close to
the plants a possible without tbs-f
turning them. Either a hand hoe
er a wheel hoe to aa excellent tool
If H rains a few days after the
fast cultivation, stir the surface aafl
again as soon as tt is dry enough,
but do net watt longer man a week
before eulttrating a second mev
rain or ne nuv unlees the ground
'"is too wet to work, -W-V"-:-'''!.
1 Weeds within the row wQ prob
ably have to be removed kf hand
while the plants are rail Some
ardeners End an oU i" a knife
;. a han-iy he'r-w. Or, a I I v4r
. to a ei'-vfr'' t tonl.. At ? t tm
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I'knan 6ots First national
Grd Unit !n History Of Duplin
Gib" Buck Is
Named Commander
The Federal Government has al
lotted one unit of the National
Guard to Duplin County. This unit.
to be known as Company M, 119th
Infantry. 30th Division, will be es
tablished in Warsaw. Physical ex
aminations will be held at Dr.
Straughan's office. Any .one 'be
tween the ages of 18 and 35 years
interested in Joining the unit are
urged to contact Dr. Straughan.
. The company must have a mini
mum of 40 men and may have 150
or more. There bay be 69 N. C. O.
ratings and 7 commissioned offi
cers. This will be a heavy weapon
company and any man with prev
ious experience can join without
a rating. ;
Captain Wm. M. (Gib) Buck has
been named commander and Lt.
James L, Kitchln, executive officer.
;The unit will drill one night a
weex and men will draw Army Pay
for one day, according to their
rating. Privates will draw $2.30
for each drill night
This is a County Unit and it is
hoped men. wlll enlist from all
parts of the county. It is expected
that within 12 to 18 months a
$75,000 Armory will be Jtuilt In
rWsMaw?;;-
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Expires Mar. 31
; Spare Ration Stamp No. 53, good
for five pounds of sugar, will ex
pire on March 31' instead of on
April 30 as originally placed, A.
D. Simpson, Jr., OPA Regional
Sugar Executive, emphasised today
in Atlanta. A new stamp, good for
ten pounds will be validated ef
fective April 1, he said.
Your Garden
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For the good of fee vegetables and
flowers and for the sake of a gar
den's appearance, tt is important to
cultivate aU through the gardening
season. Besides keeping ahead of
the weeds, tullng the surface soil
lightly forms a mulch to prevent
evaporation of moisture. It Is par
ticularly essential to stir the soil
around plants as soon as aofl and
plants are dry enough after every
rate. - Care should be taken, how
ever, not to dig so deeply near toe
:"nts aa to fctore the roots. !
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Duplin County Red Cross Drive
To Open On March 1st 1947
Duplin County's 1947 Red Cross
Fund Raising Campaign will open
officially on Saturday, March 1st.
it was announced this week by
campaign manager Sheriff Ralph
J. Jones, who succeeded Rev. G.
H. Ulrich.
The Goal set for the 1947 cam
paign is $5,650 00, of that amount
63.5 has been budgeted for use
in our own county. The balance or
38.5 will be Duplin County's
contribution to the National Red
Cross Fund.
At a meeting held here in the
courthouse last Friday afternoon
the following quotas were assigned
and accepted by the various sub
chairmen:
- Kenansville - O. P. Johnson and
Stokes Westbrook, $550.00 - "
Beulaville - Rev. Stephen Smith,
Kenansville Junior Senior Banquet
Held Hotel Goldsboro Wednesday Eve.
By DORIS RATE BOSTIC
The Junior Class of the Kenans
ville High School gave the Senior
Class a formal banquet at Hotel
Goldsboro," In Goldsboro Friday
February 1ft,' at 7:00 P.' M". "".'"' ".
-, The. - senior . class ' and ': faculty
members were received In the lob
by by members of the Junior class.
Afterwards they were conducted
to the dining hall, which was at
tractively ; decorated in patriotic
colors. The motif of the entire ban
quet commemorated George Wash
ington's birthday.
Rev.-John M. Cline gave the in
vocation, after which Merle Sum
merlin, President of the Junior
Class, welcomed the seniors and
other guests. The senior response
was given by Doris Bostic, Presi-
WOMAN CRUSHED UNDER HEAVY
TRUCK IN CALYPSO LAST FRIDAY
Twenty-four year old Madeline
Vien of 9V4 Princess St., Wilming
ton, was killed .instantly last Fri
day about 2:30 a. m. as she dashed
from a house in front of a large
moving van in Calypso.
According to officers, she was
called from Wilmington the day
before by a filling station operator
in Calypso. His name was not
learned. She arrived in Calypso
late that night on a bus and went
to his home. Her bags were left
on the front porch, unopened. It
was said she went into his house
and after some time said to her
new employer, "excuse me a min
ute." She opened the door and
stepped out. A few seconds later
he heard an impact and ran out.
Quinn Wholesale In
Catches On Fire
Saturday about noon the Warsaw
Fire Department was called to the
T. R. Quinn Wholesale Company,
on Main Street in Warsaw, where
a fire had been caused by spon
tanious combustion in the upstairs
store room of the building.
CcuntyAgent's
Office
L. F. WEEKS
Home Beautification ' '
Mr, John Harris, Extension Hor
ticulturist was in Duplin Tuesday.
A home beautification demonstra
tion was conducted at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. James Ward of Rose
Hill. The Rockfish Home Demon
stration Club memters 'and others
'r.crested in this subject, met a(
Mrs. V.'ar('s to - hear l"r.! V
$400.00 -
Outlaw's Bridge -VM. B. Ho't .
$75.00 v - ',-
Rose Hill - Dallas Herrin?.
$750.00
Chinquapin - Mrs. Frank James
and Mrs. Lude Quinn, $200.00
Potter's HiH - L. M. Bostio, $50.00
Calypfo - A'ex Sanderson and -B.
E. Grice $HO0 00
Teachey - Mr. and Mrs. Hubert -Boney,
$75.0") , '
Warsaw am' R rvdin - Jean Thomp-'
son. $1,000.00
B. F. Grady - Rodolph Harper, :
and H. M. Wells, $200.00
Wallace - A. C. Hall and Roy
Carter, $1,000.00
Falson - H. T. Ray, $650.00 1
Magnolia - Mrs. L. E. Pope,'
$200.00. TOTAL $5650.00. r-
dent of the Senior Class. "Recog
nition of visitors was made by
Jean TyndalL Dora Cameron enter
tained throughout the program
with A HiunluM- Jkf CAtlffB :smwink'
nled : by'Cbrnelia" Quinn at the
piano A very interesting talk was
made by Superintendent of Duplin
County Schools. He stated that he
was especially interested in. the
senior class of '47 as it was twelve.;
years ago when he became superin
tendent of the Duplin County
schools, thus he and the (seniors
started out together. .
A three-cour dinner was
joyed by everyone present The
menu consisted of fruit cup,
roast turkey, dressing, candled
potatoes, string beans, vegetable
salad, rolls, tea, and cherry pie. r-.'-
According to the truck driver. It 1
was said, she dashed into the mid-
die of the highway, waving her
hands. Evidence showed the truck '
quickly turned to the right and
put on brakes. Coroner C. B. Sit
terson said. It appeared that her
head struck the left fender, one
of her legs were mangled, her pelt :
vis bone and abdomen crushed. "
Patrolman McColman ' of War-'
Saw and Coroner Sitterson of Ke
nansville were called immediately. :'
An identification card in her
pocketbook revealed her name and
her home. Her family was notified
and they came for the body. She
was said to have been a waitress r
and sewing machine operator. ' ,
Warsaw
Last Saturday
By quick and alert work of the
employees the fire was extinguish
ed by the time the firemen arrived
and nrnhahlv cnvwl tha tum r.
. ww.u ..-
a disastrous fire. The estimated
damage, covered by insurance, was
less than $100.00. .
Fish Ponda ' ' "5 : i
- A good mini ber of farmers" In
the county have become interested"
In , building fish ponds. Several
have-already been completed, and
a few are under construction. Mr.
ueorge Penney, Duplin Conserva
tionist has been offering valuable
assistance .with the construction of
the ponds. It is suggested that any
person planning to build a pond
to get in touch with Mr. Penney,
or your County Asent. before sort
ing operations. Con' 1 ' - ' ' ? t