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VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN
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cnsYille's First
Monday Night;
!y."Capltl Theatre, more than 25
' jyears a dream of folks in Kenans
l Wttle and surrounding area, will
open Monday night, Feb. 21. The
Inew theatre, said to be one of the
; jvnost attractive In' the county, is lo
V. eated on highway 11, near the
school building.
ft Former State Representative C.
r JSi Quinn has gone all-out to give
the town a first class theatre. In
: addition to the theatre he has built
one of the most attractive store
r buildings In town, adjoining the
It beatre. (Watch Kenansville grow).
I The doors wiQ "open at 6:45 p.m.
!A special stage, program Will be
"put on by local talent. Mr. Quinn
IwiH make a short talk, dedicating
the theatre to the interests of Ke
nansvUle and Duplin. County. C.
E. Stephens; Mayor of Kenansville
Will accept the project for the town,
Ad Faison McGowen, County Au
ditor, will accept the new project
fa the Interest of the county. Tyson
JbcStic and his string band -will
local Lions Are Guests At Chicken And
t: Ham Fry With The Gilbert Alphins
i; The Kenansville Lion's Club wis
guest last Wednesday evening of
Mr. and Mrs..' O. E. Alphin, Jr.,
'at his home In Summerlin's Cross
Roads.' ' -."
i A fleHdouTepaS of fried chick
en, ham, and all of the trimmings
er greatly enjoyed by the mem
jbers and guests.
Daring the business session it
was "reported that $50 had been
contributed from the- Club Treas
ury to the "March of Dimes."
An - interesting discussion was
neld concerning the celebration of
pVarsaw llegro Yoman Is
r Arrested On Abortion Charge
" HatUe Gavin, Negro woman of
Warsaw, was arrested about 1:00
A.M. Thursday, February 10th, by
. Sheriff Ralph J. Jones and two
; Deputies and placed in the Duplin
'y County Jail on a charge of perform
ing an abortion on Eunice Vann,
Kegro woman of Magnolia. Hattie
Gavin has been held in bond since
' 1047, on a similar charge with the
Added result that the woman on
' whom she is alleged to have per
" ftosmed the first 'abortion- died.
During the trial of this case in 1047
It was discovered that the bill of
indictment returned by the Grand
v." Jury was not correctly drawn and
the presiding judge withdrew, a
DD3 GRADY
From My Scrapbook
A NATION'S GREATNESS
What makes a nation's pillars Tilgh
-And its foundations strong,
What makes It mighty to defy
' The foes that round It throng?
':- '.
It Is not gold. Its kingdoms grar.d
' Go down in battle shock;
J shafts are latd on sinking sand,
Not on Abiding rock. . ,
Is it the sword, as the red dust
Of empire passed away;
' e tlood has turned their stones
'to rust,
.. Their -glory tq decay. . .
AndAnd is It pride? Ah, that bright
crown i ...
T" is seemed to nations sweet;
t God has struck its luster down
la ashes t his feet.
t gold but only men can make
A reople great and strong;
i who for truth and honor's
e, ,-! " . . .
i fis and, suffer'long.
n who work while o'hers
' r ""rs fly
Theatre Opens
Special Program
give a brief period of music. The
picture, a new hit by Warner Bros.
"Flaxy" Martin" will go on the
screen. The theatre is as complete
as modern theatres can be. .
(Editorial Note: The Duplin
Times likes to criticize, when criti
cism is due, that is, in the interest
of the people of Duplin County.
Also we like to give praise, when
praise Is due. C. E. Quinn has gone
ail-out to give Kenansville and the
county something worthwhile. Like
"all" people he makes .mistakes at
times, but in this case be Has made
a real contribution. And, his new
store is a credit to the town. His
.anticipated' new business is going
to help farmers from all parts of
the county. Having known this man
for nearly 15 years and known of
him all my life ye editor knows
that there is no more loyal citizen
to Duplin than Clarence E. Quinn.
Let's take our hats off to him,
particularly we folks in Kenans
ville). the County's 200th Anniversary.
The Club feels proud to have been
the first to contribute $100 for the
expense of the celebration, and has
pledged full cooperation. A dis
cussion was held concerning the
Memorial Auditorium. The mem
bers are assisting with this pro
ject. During the evening Mrs. Florrie
Byrd entertained with beautiful
music.
Everyone present had a most en
joyable evening.
juror and declared tf mistrial.
Sheriff Ralph J. Jones reports
that his office has received many
complaints against the practices of
Hattie Gavin and that she has neen
under continued investigation for
some time. Not until Wednesday
was he able to get sufficient infor
mation upon which to act.
After her arrest the Gavin woman
was taken to the home of Eunice
Vann's parents in Magnolia where
she was identified by Eunice.
Doctors and health department
aides have examined Eunice Vann
and she is now under treatment by
them. Last reports are that she is
doing very well.
U. S. Forest Service
Gets Radio System
Mr P.i1 Dillon. Radio Engineer
for the State Forest Service, is in
wv.itovino. tn mmmence radio in
stallation. Fixed radio stations will
be Installed in three of the fire
lookout towers 'in the WhiteviUe
District, and mobile radio sets win
h installed in the- county forest
fire warden's and association rang-
- nlplriin tnirka.. ThrOUBh" the
. r r i r
use of radio communication, the
personnel will be enabled to com
bat forest fires much more effect
ively, which will result , in much
smaller area burned. S '
, Tt la Wd that Mr. Dillon Will
be able to finish the .Installations
before the spring fire season.
Magnolia Gets H. S
Distrist Tourney
The Magnolia School gets the
State High School Class Basketball
District ""Tournament this year.
There are four teams in this dist
rict. Camp LeJeune, Elizabetbtovn,
Rlchlands, and Magnolia. ;
This tournament will be played
Friday anoV Saturday of next week,
February 25 and 26,and "will be
gin at 8:00 p.m. in Ahe Mar "a
C" mnasium. ''
'i-s in t'-'s ( mrnoy wr
PRESBYTERS HOUR
1949 MIDWINTER SERIES
presenting
TIME FOR DECISION
for
The Gospel
Ministry"
Br
BEV.ROBT.
' W. MILES
el
Lexington. Ky.
The Tresbytorian Hour presents
the Rev. Robert W. Miles, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Lexington, Ky. Dr. Miles is a na
tive of Virginia and represents the
Presbyterian Church on the West
ern Section of the Alliance of Re
formed Churches.
Dr. Miles may be heard on the
Presbyterian Hour Sunday, Feb.
20th, over Radio Station WPTF.
ATTENTION READERS - - -
In view of the fact that your
Duplin Times has-been rather
short on pages for the last few
weeks, the Editor deems it ad
visable to let you readers in
on our little secret. You see,
our old press Is very much in
need of repairs, and until
same can be cast and shipped
frora the factory we will be
. compelled te make haste slow
ly or else suffer a complete
break-down.
Hunting License
Many people have . made in
quiries as to State laws applying
to requirements for Hunting lic
enses v.hon a porson is hunting un
protected birds or animals such is
English Sparrow, Great Home 1
Owl, Cooper's JIawk, Crows, Jays,
Blackbirds, Wildcats, Weasels, and
Skunks. There has also been a ques
tion raiseed as to requirements for
a license when a person is fox
hunting with dogsr with guns in
accordance with the county laws
which governs such hunting.
North Carolina law requires all
persons over 16 years ofvage, ex
cept landowners or lessors hunting
on their own land, to have a valid
hunting license in their possession
while hunting any .wild bird wheth
er or not it is protected by law. '
Regulations regarding the hunting
and taking of foxes vary among
counties which have special fox
laws but in counties which do not
have such special laws the season (
for shooting foxes opens and closes
with the seasons "on other game
species.
Licenses are required to be pur-
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vuuseu uy iuji uuuie&a us wen is j
by hunters of unprotected species ,
Lin all counties throughout the
State. .
M Game protectors, who are respon
sible for enforcing the game and
fish laws, have been asked to exer
cise care in determining whether
or not is actually engaged Jn fox
hunting. After the protector has
satisfied .himself, however, that a
person is actually participating Jn
the fox hunt, and is , not Just a
casual observer from an automobile,-
he; may; require 'the partici
pant to purchase- a hunting license.
Beulaville Girl
On Honor Roll
Mars Hill - Special 'Madelyn
Cottle, daughter pf Mr., and Mm,
W. S. Cottle, Rt.,1, Beulaville, ap
pears on the 'current "Dean's list
of Mars Hill College
In order to be on this honor roll
a student must make at least forty
quality : credits fcnd Ihot" otherwise
Ineligible; : . -
Miss Cottle was recently elected
president of , the' business horfor
club, and she- has-been president
ot the Sunday School class. -
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Beulaville Citizens Striving To Meet
Federal Requirements To Establish
National Guard Unit In Beulaville
By MRS. Jim d. SANDLIN
The citizens of the Town of Beu
laville are mpking efforts to meet
the requirements for Federal re
cognition for a National Guard
Unit to be established locally.
Mayor S. P. Bostic and Arthur
Kennedy, County Commissioner,
conferred with the Adjutant Gen
eral. Vann B. Metz, of North Carv
Una recently to seek facts about
acquiring a National Guard Unit
in the town. General Metz inform
ed them that a unit was available.
Larry Bostic presented t'ip require
ments for a National Guard Unii
at a recent Civics Club meoling
which was met with wholehearted
response.
The requirements are: Inside
drill area; office area: supply
rooms; and Vi acre land fenced in
with a tornado type fence, estima
ted at a cost of $1200.00 for stor
age of vehicles. When the require
ments are 'met, the unit will be
federally recognized ami drills will
begin.
The annual payroll will be ap
proximately $25,000 and paid by
the Federal Government.
Requirements for membership
T. B. Association Board Of Directors
Met In Kenansville Friday Night
The Board, of Directors of the
Duplin County Tuberculosis Asso
ciation met at the Health Depart
ment in Kenansville Friday nipht.
February 11 at 7:30.
Dr. Ewers, the presiden! press
ed. The minutes of the previous
meeting yere read by Mrs. Kornt
gay and were approved as read.
The Treasurer, Mr. J. C. Thomp
son, gave a report on the financial
status of the Association.
Mr. L. W. Outlaw. Seal Sale
Chairman, gave a report of the 19
48 Seal Sale and presented the As
sociation with a check for SlOH
which was the net proceeds of th."
Seal Sale.
A tentative budget was set up
for the coming fiscal year, which
will be published soon with an an
nual report from the Association.
Mrs. Kornegay explained the
Tuberculosis Control Program aj
carried out by herself and the
Health Department working co
"Let's Get Acquainted"
We're betting you've seen this
same phrase "Let's-Get Acquaint
ed" several. times In the last week
or so, especially if you. have been
anywhere near Kenansville.
Practically every kid in' town
has a baloon with the phra?c on
it and incidental thereto is also a
Plymonth, DeSoto Service insignia
which, as you might know, is the
service sign of Service Motor
Company here in Kenansville.
The kids aren't the' only ores
that are having fun at Service
Motor Company's intensive "Let's
Get Acquainted" campaign, for
they're handing out to the men,
a cute little plunger-type, knife
that's simply great to clean your
nails or clip your cigars, if you
happen to rmoke cigars.
Being -a man (not a lady) I'm
not at all sure what they're giving
the ladies in this "Let's Get Ac
quainted" campaign, orchids in all
probability. Ladies, why not go
round to Service Motor and see.
W're sure that you will be treated
with the utmost courtesy. And by
the way, please see their ad on the
back, page of this issue.
Services At Hebron
"There will be services at Hebron
Presbyterian' Church near Pln'i
Hill Sunday, February 20, at 3 p.m.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend. ".,, -
Sponsor Cake Sale
' Circle No. 1 of" the .-Women'!'
Society of Christian Service (Me
thodist) will spon-''r a homemade
FRIDAY,
are that males are to be from the
ages of 17 to 35 years who can
pass the physical test. Veterans who
are drawing Jisability pay are not
eligible.
Duties of a member are that
they shall meet for drill one ni?ht
a week for about two hours aid
two weeks summer camp tt Camp
Stewart Ga. Average pay is $2.50
to $6.00 per drill night.
Men who join from the ages of
17 to 18 years will be exempt from
the draft.
There are 60 prospective mem
bers. Maximum quota for member
ship is 117 men and 4 officers.
Approximately $1,000 has been
donated for the fence, collected by
a special committee of the Civics
Club, and nearly all other require
ments have been met. All donations
are being given to Richard Bostic.
After the establishment of the
unit, and if the unit should show
definite progress, an armory will
be constructed by the Federal Gov
ernment at an estimated cost of
$420,000.
Anyone interested in joining the
unit contact either Richard Bostic
or Larry Bostic.
operatively.,
A Tuberculosis Case Registry
was shown in which every known
case of TB in Duplin County was
registered and signaled according
to its status.
The Registry listed the following
cases:
Acted cases at home, 8:
Arrested cases under care of the
Health Department, (N. C. San.) 15:
Patients in hospital, 13;
Veterans in hospital (TB) 7:'
Private physician's cases, 2;
TB suspects (status unknown) 42;
Deaths reported in 1948, 9;
Total cases register, 96.
A round-table discussion of the
Association's activities was then
held, in which every one spoke
freely and which promises a great
er interest in the future work of
the Association.
The meeting; adjourned at 9:00
o'clock.
Duplin Native Was
Burned To Death
Wilmington, N. C.
Workmen sifting through the
ruins of a hotel fire Wednesday
found a body which Coroner Gor
don Doran tentatively Identified as
that of J. R. Mallard, 70, missing
since the blaze Jan. 21. Funeral
services were held Thursday at
Faison.
At the same time, officers said
the search would continue for the
bodies of two other missing per
sons who might have perished i:
the flames which destroyed the
historic Orton Hotel and three oth
er buildings on Front street in Wil
mington. Mallard, 70, had stayed at the
hotel while visiting brother, .
Frank Mallard, In hospital here.
Though hotel employees thought
they warned all guests when the
flames flared through the building
in the middle of the night, Mallard
was not seen and his family an
nounced they believed him dead.
Doran said the body found was
lying on its face near the room
where Mallard had been registered.
Hairdressers Meet
The Cllntori Chapter of Costo
mdlogists and hairdressers held a
dinner meeting at Mitchiners Rer
taurant in Warsaw Monday And
plans were made for the coming
state beauty show In High Point
next week. A gift of $50 was given
by the Dunn chapter for the Clin
ton chapter's aid in putting on a
FEBRUARY 18th, 1949
Boy Scout Court Of Honor
Held Here Monday Night
By JOHN DIF.FELL of Wallace
The monthly Court of Honor f r
the Duplin District of Boy Scouts
was held in Kenansville Monday.
Feb. 14, 8 p.m. at the Courthouse.
The attendance of scouts, scouters
and friends of scouting was one of
the largest in years. It was the first
public meeting for the new scout
year and started the new year with
a great deal of enthusiasm.
Scoutmaster Bob Herrint! of llo.se
Hill conducted the colors to the j
rostrum and opened the Court by ,
leading all in the Scout Oath. Tu -'
carora Advancement Chairman t
John J. Diefell welcomed the group
and introduced the new Duplin ,
Chairman J. C. Thompson of War
saw. Chairman Thompson express-1
ed his appreciation for the splendid
attendance, touched briefly on his
plans for Scouting in 1949 and in
troduced the past chairman. Earl
Faires of Wallace, now Vice Presi
dent oi the Tuscarora Council.
Vice President Faires recently re
ceived the Silver Beaver Award
for outstanding work with boys in
1948 so he thanked the scouts an 1
scouters for the support they gave
him in his work that year.
Sheriff Ralph Jones was intro
duced as the new Scout Commiss
ioner and Scoutmaster Albert K.i
rah of Mount Olive as an outstand
ing scouter from Wayne District.
Scout Field Executive Bill Cracn
from the Tuscarora office in Gokls
boro then conducted the Court of
Honor.
Six of the eleven Duplin Troops
were present, namely: Warsaw. B.
F. Grady. Calypso, Rose HiW. Halls
ville and Kenansville. Those ah
cnt were Wallace. Outlaw's Bridge.
Magnolia. Chinquapin and Kaiso.i.
Hallsville carried off the honors
and won the birthday cake !hal
Scout Executive Bruce Boyers han
sent from Goldsboro in commemo
ration of the 39th Anniversary ot
Scouting in America. The cake w as
formally presented by Scoutmaster
Farah for Executive Boyrrs.
The scoring was based on atten
dance, of scouts, scouters and the
Beulaville Masons
By: WALTER GRESHAM
Members of Beulaville Lodge No.
658, AF&AM. with their wives a-.d
other lady friends were treated to
a delightful dinner Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 15. in the lunchroom a!
the new Beulaville School building.
Several brothers of the Miller
town community, with the assist
ance of their wives were resonsiblc
ior the good dinner consisting oi
berbecue, slaw, bread, pickles and
Rev. Jerry Newbold Accepts Call
To Warsaw Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Jerrv Newbold of Wi'
mington has accepted a call to
Warsaw Presbyterian church. He
will preach his first sermon as regu
lar pastor Sunday morning. Feb. 20
at 11 o clock. The punnc is coraia
lly invited to attend and meet Re
Newbold.
Mr. Newbold is a young minister,
a graduate of Davidson College and
Gov. Scott Receives
Letter From
Bond Expert
Raleigh. Governor Scott his
received a letter from a well known
New York bond expert, Robie
Mitchell, expressing his belief that
any Issuance of North Carolini
Highway bonds at this time would
command top sales prices on the
current market.
Mitchell recently came to Raleigh
to examine the financial condition
of the State and to confer with Gov
ernor Scott about his proposed
$200,000,000 bond issue for secon
dary roads. ;'; ;i-' H
"I have no hesitancy In saying
that the proposed bonds would be
well received and should command
prices at the time' of their ales
rir,v. rnr the top, if not at the
friends of scouts from each com
munity; on the number of advance
ments the member of each troop
received at the Court; on a rope
tyuig contest supervised by Stout
er Craven: and on a formal Inspec
I ion in troop formation, conducted
In Scouters Craven and Faires. The
three leading troops were Halls
ville with a Score of 334, Warsaw
.vith 247 ind Kenansville with 125.
The advancements that night
wore as follows:
SECOND CLASS
Troop 20. Warsaw. Nelson R.
Best.
Troop 47. Hallsville. Irving Dob
son. A. V. Shaw. W. L. Miller, and
-Vrchie Muldrnw.
Troop 45. Rose Hill. Bob B-ttlr r.
MERIT BADGES
First Aid. Gene C. Thompson
and Gerald Jones; Bookbindiny.
Gerald Jones; Home Repairs, Ger
ald Jones: Bookbinding and Art.
Charlie Jones of Warsaw, 20.
Public Health. Cooking, Farm
Home and Its Planning, Treasure
Rhodes: Painting. Eddie Thigpen.
Woodcarving. Woodwork, CecM
Hunter: Farm layout and Building
arrangement. DeWitt Miller; Per
sonal Health, James R. Grady; Ath- .
letics. Public Health. Farm layout
mid Bldg. arrangement. A. R. Mer
cer; Safety. Archie Muldrow; Farm
Home and its Planning. Woodcar
ing. W. I.. Miller: Athletics, Fist
Aid. Public Health, Farm Home
uidils Planning. Murphy Thigpen;
Pioneering. Athletics, Cookinp
Stanley Bi-alcher: Safety and Paint
ing. Robei! Rhodes; Cooking, Pion
eering. Farm Home and its Plan
ning. Farm layout md bldg, ar
raii;!ctiiint, Ted Clark; Scholar
ship. Cooking. Pioneering, Farm
ii.youl and bidr; an-. Lindell Thig
pen: First Aid. Public Health.
Farm layout and bldg. arr. Bobby
Miller: Farm Home and its Plan
ning Farm layout and bldf. arr.,
Cooking. Elwood Kennedy.all of
Hallsville No. 47.
Pathfindinp, Cooking. Camping,
Stiphcn Gooding Kenansville No.
50.
Enjoy Dinner
a cnoiie ot many kinds of cakes.
After the dinner a good part of
the members, along with brother?
from neighboring lodges, r-etireii
to the hall and held a very inter
esting meeting.
The B-.-ulaville lodge hopes to
inaugurate its new lodge hall within
a month. The building is located or.
the street running parallel to main
street, near Gardner Edward's
store.
the Union Theological Seminary,
lie was sent to China for special
work hut was forced to leave by
the Communists. He is reported to
be a very good preacher and min
ister. He and his wife will move
to Warsaw. Rev. Newbold will, also
serve the Bowden Presbyterian
church.
top, of the market for the bonds
of all the States," Mitchell said in
his letter to the Governor.
Telephones Grow By
75,000 In N. C.
The Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Company connected its
75,000th telephone system toda ,
officials announced.
The installation was made at the
Johnson County Home, near Smith-
field. The newly constructeo rurai .
line also serves other subscribers
in that community.
The i company ( which operat-s
95 exchanges in Eastern. North
Carolina,, added 11,064 telephones
to Us system in 1948. This was the
largest gain experienced in any
similar period. The construction
projects scheduled for 1949 forcast
another year of great expansion lit.
both urban and rural sections.