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VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Duplin School Officials Accept
I Hew Blanket Insurance Policy
A Group ' Accident Insurance
v Policy under -which every child in
the Duplin School System will be
. covered with accident Insurance,
, will go into effect at the beginning
of the school, year. '
O. P. Johnson, Superintendent
' of Duplin County Schools, report
ed the action today. Mr. Johnson
aald that while the Board of (Edu
cation and the schools themselves
have no legal liability in "case of
" accident or injuries to children in
the performance of their normal
school duties, it' has always been
matter ofttVious concern to the
school people when children were
injured and bad to be taken to the
hospital, often they knew the pa
rent were unable to pay the bills.
He said that this type of coverage
will relieve that kind of situation
greatly and will assure every child
i attending school in Duplin County
adequate medical attention In case
any accident occurs to him In con
nection with any of his school life.
It has been the desire for many
years among both teachers and
parents, according to Supt John
son that some plan of coverage
might bo found which would pro
vide financial assistance in pay
ment of medical or hospital ex
pense that might come as a result
of such injuries.
Sine the cost of accident is
higher than the average family
feels that it can afford, very few
children "have the benefit of such
coverage, he said.
However, through this new
Group Child Accident Plan, each
chUd will contribute 40c per year.
Then all students in the school
unit will be adequately provided
with accident coverage during the
school day, Mr. JMmeon revealed.
This plan has Veen -discussed
with number of JiariStts all
whom are enthusiastic in their
nralse of the action.
At a recent meeting of the prin
Goldsboro
Plan Big Airshow
Goldsboro, N. C. On Sunday,
August , 20th aviation enthusiasts
will get a chance to see some of
the topflight aerobatic pilots of
the country In action. A big airshow
has been planned under the spon
sorship of the Goldsboro Junior
Chamber of Commerce; - ,
The show to be held at Seymour
Johnson Field will feature Betty
Skenlton, InternaUonal Feminine
Aerobatlcc Champion; Woody Ed
mundson, nationally famous stunt
flyer of Lynchburg, Va.; Joe Smith,
famous comedy flyer, and George
Bosswortb, delayed parachute
Jumper, both of Danville, Va:
Miss Skenton, tiny pilot from
Tampa, Fla., will present a daring
act of stunt flying in her Midget
Pitt Special '
Edmundson will demonstrate his
flying ability in his famous clipped
wing Monocoupe. He holds the
P-Cl speed, record between Wash
ington and Havana both ways.
- jae "Smith lives bla audience a
thrill along with . laughs with his I
famous comedy act
' Georae Boss worth, a parachute
Jumper who was formerly with the
famous 82nd Airborne Division at
Ft Bragg, Jumps from 4,000 feet
: and onens his chute at 500 feet. His
act can be followed by a trail of
flour which he leaves behind him
until the chute opens. ,
'-j Other acts on the program which
gets underway at 2:30 p.m. include
maneuvers by the Goldsboro Flight
of Civil Ale Patrol. Pilots will pre
sent supply drop, a message pick
up and ribbon cutting.. There will
he croD dusting demonstrations,
demonstration of new planet and
the arrival and departure of Pled
' mont Airlines. , .
Jaycees will be on hand to direct
' traffic and assist with parking in
the ample parking spacve so the
thousands can see the show at close
range.
Ken Wooten of Wilmington will
describe each move as ,it Is per
formed so spectators can keep up
with what Is happening.
KENANSVILLITES
URGED PAY TAXES
Mavor Amos Brinson Is urging
.11 tixnavers of Kenansvllle to pay
their taxes on or before September
1st. Kenansville's tax raw is low
, , . , f ,.,,n rflg every cent if
r-w. Fay yot;r
cipals, it was decided, with the
assistance of the parents, to under
take the program of protection for
our school children.
The policy, according to Supt.
Johnson, covers the children while
within a school building or on the
school grounds or premises, ef
fective one hour before school
takes in ana lasting one nour aiter
school dismisses. Another unique
feature of the policy is that it
covers practicing for or participa- j
ting in sports and gymnastics on
the school grounds as well as while
a member of an athletic team and
practicing for or participating in
school sponsored athletic contests
and while a participating member
of an athletic team and riding to
and from scheduled athletic con
tests in vehicles selected by and
under the supervision of the school
authorities. Also, according to Supt.
Johnson, the policy covers the chil
dren on the grounds while attend
ing afternoon, night or Saturday
morning meetings held in connec
tion with supervised school activi
ties such as plays, etc.
The policy provides for loss of
life of $1,000.00; loss of two limbs
or sight of both eyes, or one limb
and sight of one eye, $5,000.00;
loss of either hand or foot$2,500.
00; and loss of sight of either eye,
$1,000.00 .
A $500.00 Medical Expense is al
lowed to pay all medical and den
tal expenses up to $509 Including
such things as bills from doctors,
hospital, surgeon, nurse, etc.,. and
fees for such things as anaesthe
tics, X-rays, operating room, la
boratory supplies, etc. The medical
expense payments are made In ad
dition to the amounts paid for loss
of life, disAenvbermen, oj loss of
This policy W$ written through
the office of Ralph Carlton, Wallace
insurance agent
Cafenaugh Holds
Open House
Aubrey L. Cavenaugh, popular
Warsaw insurance agent rounds out
30 years of insurance business in
Duplin County Saturday August
10th with an open ' house at his
office in Warsaw. Mr. Cavenaugh
Is proud of his service to the peo
ple of .Warsaw and the county. He
has devoted thirty years to the in
surance business but has given a
good percentage of that time to the
upbuilding of Duplin County. Mr.
Cavenaugh - has a great love for
his native county and is always
willing to' give of his time and ef
forts towards any worthwhile
cause.
He first opened his Insurance
business in Beulavllle in August,
1920 and moved to Warsaw in 1029
where he has been since. Prior to
entering the Insurance field he
served as assistant cashier of the
Planters National Bank in Rocky
Mount and cashier of the Bank of
Beulavllle,."...
Mr .Cavenaugh is sincerely ap.
preclative of the fine business the
people have given him during his
insurance business and solicits
their continued support and good
will.
He Is now a member of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development and Is giving un
stlntlngly of his time. Mr. Caven
augh has some very practical ideas
about development of Southeast
ern Carolina and with the support
of the people believes he can make
a definite showing..
Commissi
Duplin Security
Issue Bonds.
The N. C. Local Government
Commission last week sold $75,000
In Duplin County refunding bonds
at 2.467 per cent interest. ..
- J. Lee Peeler and Company, Inc.
of Durham, and Vance Securities
Corporation of Greensboro bought
the bonds which have an. average
maturiny of 17.4 years. -
BLOODSHED BOXSCOBE
' On N. C. Highways .
Killed Aug. 11 - 14
Injured same dates
Killed thru Aug. 14 1950,
I'lllcd thru Aug 14, 191!),
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Eastern Cslt Tobacco arfiet Opens
" Monday; Georgia bsii Belay Date
Tobacco markets in, North Caro
lina's eastern belt will delay the
1950 opening day from today un
til Monday, August 21, it was decid
ed at a meeting in Raleigh Satur
day night. The delay was protested
by eastern warehousemen, but was
overruled by the Board of Govern
ors of the Bright Belt Warehouse
Association.
Old Belt openings were delayed
fr0m September 11 to' September
14. while Middle Belt dates were
left unchanged. '
Postponement of Eastern mark
ets opening day was occasioned by
the need for buyers and govern
ment graders to remain on the Ga.
S. C. and Border Belt markets, the
meeting brought out. Unfavorable
weather during the growing and
curing season in the southern
belts delayed harvesting of the
tobacco there, it was reported.
2 Road Projects
To Get Underway
Two new road projects will get
underway shortly in Duplin County,
the State Highway Commission an
nounced today. The projects will
be let to contract on August 29.
One project calls for grading
and paving on 5.43 miles from a
point on NC 24 at east edge of
Beulaville south to Lyman.
The second, part of the $200,000,-
000 secondary road program, calls
for the hard-surfacing on 4.6 miles
from Dunnie Lanier's via Cedar
Fork to the Onslow County line.
Specifications haVe also been ad
vertised for August 29 on 28 other
road jobs throughout ufce state,
some on the primary and "others
on the secondary road system.
More road projects are under
construction at 4ha-,present time
that at any similar time in the
HighwajCCommission's history, ac
cording to Highway Chairman H.
W. Jordan. "If weather" conditions
continues to be good, 1950 will be
North Carolina's greatest year of
road building," Dr. Jordan said.
About 20 of the $200,000,000
secondary road program was finish
ed as of July 1, 1950 and some 500
projects under this program are
in various stages of construction
throughout the state.
In
Carl Lanier, proprietor of the
new tourist court in Wallace has
announced the opening of the
court Monday. Mr. Lanier has not
yet. decided on a name and a cash
prize will be offered for the best
name submitted there Monday.
Barbecue luncheon will be ser
ved in the restaurant from 12
o'clock on throughout the day.
A number of Duplin merchants
are participating in the opening
program which is being featured
over the Wallace radio station.;
Mr. Lanier has gone to consider
able expense to give Duplin a mo
tor court second to none. It Is lo
cated on U. S. Highway 117 at the
northern edge, of town. The court
has 21 cottages completed with a
total of 24 beds, a. service station
and cafe. It is constructed of
granite stone, Slate stone and mar
ble rock and Is very attractive
when completed. Mr. Lanier says
It will envolve a total cost of
around $180,000.00 ;
Garden Appoints
Rose Hill Man
Rep. Graham A. Barden 'has
named L. K. Alderman, Jr., son of
Mr. and 'Mrs. L. K. Alderman of
Rose Hill, as a temporary staff
member of the Committee on Edu
cation and Labor of the House of
Representatives, Barden is chair
man of the committee. : "
, Alderman, who received his, de
gree in Political Science from the
University of North. Cn)llna last
June, is doing researc' i the Lib
rary of Congress, w Sward
his masters degree iu .ationjl
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
World's Largest Bright Leaf Tobacco
Market Is Ready To Open
By ALTON BOSWELL
Supervisor of Sales
Wilson, Aug. 13. Wilson, the
world's largest bright leaf mart, is
also in an industrial boom. At the
present time Wilson has some 66
different industries manufacturing
35 different items. Take the tobac
co factories out of this list and
you find the town of 22,946 has
56 different industries manufactur
ing 34 different items.
Since January 1, 1950, four new
industries have been brought to
Wilson. And the industrial com
mittee of the Wilson Chamber of
Commerce announced the other
day that it is working on three
more. This is in addition to a num
ber of new retail businesses that
have come to town in recent
months.
Tobacco for Tourists.
The tobacco market is being pro
moted as a tourist attraction again
this year in Wilson by the Cham
ber of Commerce, and a special
promotional program to begin
shortly is in the hopper. Tourists
will be urged to come to the mar
ket during the season to see the
tobacco auctioneer, made famous
by radio.
An expansion of Wilson's recre
ational facilities and its recreation
program, in general, has also bene
fitted the town greatly in recent
months. With a full time recrea
tion commission and director, the
result of work by the Chamber of
Commerce, the program has- de
veloped into one of the best In the
south and onejof the best surely,
in North Carolina. J
Sixty-First Year.
Monday, August 21, the Wilson
tobacco market will begin its 61st
year as an auction tobacco market.
Everything is being put in Class
A condition to take care of one of
the best tobacco crops that has
been produced in the Eastern
Belt "Type 12" flue-cured tobacco
for an all-time record, that is,
from a quality and color stand
point; pounds are expected to be
less.
Owners, operators and buyers on
the Wilson tobacco market sincere
ly wish it possible that all of the
export trade could tour the tobacco
producing area from which Wilson
sells tobacco, and get a glimpse of
what a selection 'of tobacco one
has the opportunity to choose from
when purchasing requirements per-,
sonally or on order in Wilson.
It is with great pride that the
Wilson tobacco market has buyer
representation unsurpassed by any
tobacco "market in the world. The
market haf-eteven companies repre
sented, who purchase tobacco di
rectly or indirectly for practically
every tobacco manufacturer in the
world.
Byrd Rounding Out
Cast For The Story
Sam Byrd is tired but not down
following a week of rounding out
his cast iot the mid-century pro
duction of "The Duplin Story". He
says that practically the entire
cast is all set and the Battle of
Rockfish, which has been some
source of a headache, is ready to
roll. Rehearsals are expected to
get underway In a few days. In
terest is picking up in the county
now and when schools open the
old spirit of 1949 is expected to
reveal itself.
Duplin Polio Fund
Gsls $500 Check
A check for $500 to help pay for
medical care of local polio patients
has been received by the Duplin
County Chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis, it was announced yesterday by
H. E. Phillips, Chapter Chairman.
The funds were provided by na
tional headquarters of the March
of Dimes organization.
A heavy case-load from the 1949
epidemic, worst la the nation's his
tory, in addition to the costs of
this year's polio incidence has ex
hausted the chapter's 1950 March
of Dimes funds, .the chairman de-
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5, the National
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1950
Market Supervisor
ALTON B. BOSWELL
Sales Supervisor and Publicity
Director of Wilson Tobacco
Board of Trade
Place Orders Now
For Beef Cattle
County Aeent Lacy Weeks
has received information that
Duplin farmers Interested in
buying beef cattle must act
quickly. Ha baa called a meet
ing of all farmers interested
to be held in the Agricultural
building Monday night at 7:45
for discussion of the matter.
Farmers who would like for the
County Agent's office to assist in
securing some beef cattle should
place their orders by September
1. t the orders for the cattle are
placed promptly, they may be
bought from the western part of
North Carolina, from disease free
area.
There will be a good number of
heifer and steer calves from 6 to
9 months old weighing from 400 to
600 pounds available this fall.
There is a big demand in the east
ern part of the state especially for
heifers for starting beef herds.
Cattle prices In general are a little
higher than a year ago, therefore,
we expect these calves to cost ap
proximaetly 27 to 30 cents per
pound this fall.
MISS ELEANOR GAY
HERRING STUDYING
N WILMINGTON
Miss Eleanor Gay Herring, Du
plin Story actress and "Misg North
Carolina" for the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Is in Wilmington
this week where she has been for
the past two weeks studying under
Mrs. Hannah Block. Mrs. Block
will accompany her to Chicago on
the 24th where she will compete
for the honor of Miss America in
the National Veterans of Foreign
Wars beauty contest
Rockfish Fox
Club To Meet
The Rockfish Fox Club will hold
its annual meeting and Bench
Show at Clear Run, N. C. (7 miles
west of Harrell's Store on NC 41)
August 25th. Barbecue dinner will
be served. The Bench Show will be
held, immediately after dinner. Dr.
P. D. Ross Of GastonK will be the
Judge. All member's and interested
fox hunters are invited to. come
and bring their dogs. Officers of
the association are Ben Powers,
president and James Ward, secre
tary.
Foundation has advanced $4,5S0,
235 this year to chapters whose
funds have been depleted by both
new and carry-over cases, Mr. Phil
lips Stated. V'V'-V-i,
At present the Duplin Chapter is
providing funds for the care, in
whole or in part, of three patients
afflicted this year and is continu
ing to pay costs for the care cf
three stricken in former years.
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Border Belt Reports Higher Averages
For Second Week Selling
Higher average prices were paid
for most grades of South Carolina
and Border North Carolina flue
cured tobacco during the second
week of sales. According to the
U. S. and N. C. Departments of
Agriculture, quality of offerings
was not as good and volume of
sales was light but heavier than
opening week.
Increases in average prices by
grades ranged from $1 to $7 per
hundred. Most gains were, however,
from $1 to $3. The greatest increas
es were for green lugs and prim
ings. Some of these grades ave
raged from $15. to $19 above their
advance loan values.
Volume of sales was light the
first of the week, but deliveries
began to increase during the latter
part. Most warehouse floors were
full Friday. Heavy sales are ex
pected at all points next week.
Gross sales for the week ending
August 11, totaled 23.641.693
pounds averaging $56.84 per hun
T". W." V? MsPHAIL
New agricultural teacher at the
Kenansvllle High School. Mr. Mc
Phail heads up the first agricul
tural department in the history
of the school. He comes irom
State College where he recently
graduated. He and his' wife live
in one of the Strickland houses
here in Kenansville. He is a na
tive of Tommahawk in Bladen
County.
Clean- Up Week
In Kenansville
Next week is clean-up week for
the Town of Kenansville. The town
truck will run every day. Everyone
is urged to pile all rubbish where it
can be picked up by the truckmen.
If there is any vacant lots near you
please see that all tall weeds are
cut down. We want the town clean
ed up before the pageant starts. If
the truck fails to pick up any
trash contact Mr. Sitterson.
Clifford B. Weeks
Victim Of
Heart Attack
Clifford Bryant Weeks, age 53,
died of a heart attack in the Faison
Motor Co. building in Faison about
10 o'clock Monday morning. Mr.
Weeks had been a resident of Fai
son for about 2 years. Prior to that
time he had made his home in
Rocky Mount and had been con
nected with the Gay's Funeral
Home and Hardware store. He re
tired from active work two years
ago due to a severe heart ailment
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Inez Lewis Weeks and a son, Willis
Bryant. He has one sister, Mrs.
Julius Williams, Rocky Mount and
a brother, Paul Douglas Weeks of
Whitakers. Mr. Weeks originally
came from Whitakers and was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bryant Weeks.
Funeral services were held from
Gay's Funeral Home in Rocky
Mount with Rev. Peacock, Baptist
minister of Whitakers officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. Murphy Smitn
and Rev. Dennis Kinlaw of Fai
son. Burial was at Whitakers.
WARSAW CANNERS
TAKE NOTICE
The Warsaw cannery will be open
for processing of foods only on
Wednesdays of each week during
the remainder of the canning sea
son. Patrons who have canned foods
at the cannery are requested by
Agricultural teacher Ross Wa!:!ns
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No. 33
dred to establish a Jiew record
high weekly average. The average
was $1.35 above the high average
of $55.49 set opening week. Season
sales were brought to 41,113,227
pounds for an average of $56.27.
For the same period last year 84,
034,042 pounds were sold at an av
erage of $50.66.
Increased proportions of low and
fair qualities lowered the general
quality. The percentage of leaf
grades was much greater with a
corresponding decrease in prim
ings. Sales were comprised chiefly
of fair to fine lugs, low and fair
primings, fair cutters, and non
descript. Receipts of the Flue-cured Sta
bilization Corporation, under the
Government loan program this
week .Monday, Aug. 7 through
Thursday, Aug. 10, were around
2r, of gross sales against a little
over 3.5 last week. Season deliver
ies through Thursday were approxi
mately 2.8 of sales.
DUPLIN STORY
CHOIR DESPERATE
NEEDS SINGERS
Mrs. Naomi Wood, director of
"The Duplin Story" choir is not
meeting with to good a reception
at practices. Last year the choir,
in the minds of many people, stole
the show in the pageant. So far
there have not been a sufficient
number at practice to justify much
hope for this year's showing.
Folks the choir is a definite
part of the play and it would look
mighty bad if on opening night
everything showed up in fine
fashion but the choir. Duplin
County is on the spot this year.
If the pageant had not gone over
last year it wouldn't have sur
prised many people but this year
our good name ui doing things In
a big way is at stake. Last year
Duplin did what was called the im
possible. This year we know it is
possible; surely we are not going
to fall down on the job. "The Du
plin Story" is a county-wide pro
ject and a choir of 100 members
can hardly be expected to bob up
in any one community. If you can
sing at all please come out to
the practice tonight (Friday) at the
Kenansville high school and lefs
show Sam Byrd and Mrs. Wood
that we will not let them down.
J. R. G.
DUPLIN STORY
RADIO BROADCASTS
Sam Byrd of "The Duplin Story"
will be a feature on a special Tob
acco network broadcast this morn
ing from WRRZ in Clinton between
10 and 10:15. Mr. Byrd will be in
terviewed by Fred Fletcher of
WRAL, Raleigh.
On Saturday morning, August
19, and 26, Pat Bolam and Col.
Hart Shewmaker will give a ten
minute broadcast over radio sta
tion WGTM in Wilson.
'A LOOKIN' UP
By; A. M. DAVIS
Undoubtedly one of the things
that make living in a small town
less attractive to many people :s
an almost lack of recreational fa
cilities - and places to go to find
entertainment. Moving pictures
in the past few years have relieved
the boredom to some extent hut
many people do not like the movies.
They are attracted to the outdoors
and sports and if a small town does
not offer such it is not a complete
home to many.
Faison this year has been rather
fortunate in offering recreation be
yond the movies to many of its
people. We should feel proud of
the fact and try next year to en
courage the activities that have
shown progress this year and add
few more.
The Faison baseball team of the
Produce League has just completed
its regular schedule of games at the
top of the league. The team is one
and a half games ahead of Calypso
their nearest rival. I don't think
that many of the people of Faison
realize that fact. We all should
realize it and feel proud of our
boys. They are all Faison boys with
the exception of Bobby Ingram of
Kenansville. ; ,
Each spring a group of men of
our town meet at the Town Hall
and discuss whether the town will
attempt a ball team or not Most
every year a team is organized.
Last year the Faison boys teamed
up with Calypso! This year a team
was organized under the manager
ship of Frank Casteen and has been
most successful. f,
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