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4 ;: JESTS OF I. ..J i -, . rixxt V - THE TIMES COVERS LUPLIN LIKE A ROOF VCLL'ME It KENANSVHXE, N. C. -PUBLISHED EVEHV THURSDAY . THTCBSDAy, .APRIL 25th 1985 - jubville Citizens After City Water Supply Service; To Put Ban On Fast Drivers Citizen of the Town of Beula ville gathered in the school audi torium: there ' last Monday , night : and discussed plans for securing a water supply system for the town. Also the matter of new town of fleers was taken up and it was found that time had slipped up on them 'and it waa too late to call as election,1 Some 1 members 1 of the 9 M vue of relinquishing their position n) .night when Dr. Geo, L, Xt?lw8Srt of the University of North Zh i!id I Caroltaa will deliver the address at w!25;2XS ?l r, -Kenansville and Dr. Howard J.. Mc -one at each meeting, ana a new, , w r t r win ho at one appointed in hi. place- Present 'gS? 'Tt u officers are Mayor , WjG. Jones; v. W. Jackson and J.-Q. Bostic., ?., A commute composed, of J. Q' Bostic, J. M. Hargett, W; Q. es and W. R, Sutton was appointed 10 meei wun mr. Murpney, aisinci in Goldsboro, and find out what, fMlin fflA n Art ft Aflrf WhOT TlrWPni11A Tl TfllfN In AflirA D ttrtirai, BVHrPTTl ' for the town. - A aurvey has been- .' made of all people who will take : " , i ,lanier is toe cnus 'nuiwuk : The question of fast and wreck-1 The program for the night is as i less driving through the city limits follows;.- Invocation, Rev. J. L. . was taken up and it was decided to Powers, class program: radio an post signs at the town entrances nouncer, Woodrow Mercer j y class warning the driving pubUc that the history. Rossie Thomas; Class Sta State speed law will be enforced ' ttetica, Odeil Pickett; class 'song In Bevlavllle. i - ' Class; prophecy, Estella Jones; gift o " ' jorlan, Lillian Sandlln; classj pdem, ' .t -'V r "Evelyn Kennedy! Quartette; ; last WaiaCe pCnOOl tiaS ; -f ' - - - 1 - Wallace, April 22. The flnals of, .Clement , high r school, ; Wallace; f came to a close Friday with an 1 able address by Lieutenant-Govero or A.tW .Graham of Raleigh. ' Graham was heard by an overflow 'audience. The baccalaurate sermon was given Sunday morning, April 14, with Dr. H.-G.' Beddinger; bt rra M.cdonai , av. . ' . .v,,','t'(A"'" Claas day exercises, .held by the,. seniors, ook pjace nuraay ev- ning, tn connUdn with a fashion . review by. the home economics class. James Cavenaugh, class president, was assisted by the following mem bers of the '38 class; Mary Franc es Wells, secretary; Virginia Sou therland, statistician; Helen Evans salutatorlan; Hattie Turner, his torlan; ; Eloise' Boone, . prdphet; Martha McCluhg, poet; Melva Hansley, testator; Henry Zibelyn," grumbler; C.'J. Carr, gUtorian; Lottie Watkins valedictorian; mar shala were: O.' C. Blanchard, ' Jr., chief, assisted by Charles FarrioW Tommie Adams, Betty Blanchard and Helen Zibelyii. "';- ' ' ' .vV; -Xn Tuesday evening," a highly entertaining play, "Hre Comes Charlie," was presented by mem bers of the junior and senior Class es. During the past few weelcs vari-1 oua entertainments have been cred-; itably presented by the grammer grades, which, performances were presented very creditably Prof. J. S. Blair, with members of his fac- . mendation for the, past year's work ::'.Y:0''4 " ! "' - '' ' '''4:tft New bond, offerings are the lar gest since April, 1931.-, . ! ' , 0 , v Surgeons warned against alter i lng criminals' features. Body Of George Brinsoh ; Found, Badly Decomposed I The colored man who. was re-... the left aide of the head and '"cee protfram 'ww'taVchawe oi ported found in a ditch near Mtwas badly crushed, and his ploin- Robert O Wells who gave a very Olive In last weeks issue of.the'ea were .bloody, Times, was vieorfio . ormsuu u Mount Olive who was married and has two children. George was last seen in company with three Negro men on March 2nd., and was re ported missing to the Mt live nnilnn hv hia wife. Wavne Countv officers report that the report came to them that a negro man was, seen dead on the town Junk yard, hut on investigating they found that the body had been removed, and no trace of it could be tound L Evidence now seem to be that the body was moved from the Junk wd1 to the . ditch where found, .-JwX?-VZ P"'n- " '...M o To April 111a m a u.ctu oi s enst of Mount Olive fid 300 "3 f in V"3 1-1!!'' ' '! ! . t r r.f V I in'e and I 1 in te l.iua anai n left e body., 1! 11 i '-a, y t r School Finals Tomoi row Night, Bcula ville Program , Closlnir exercises ,T for uupnn for schools will come to an end May 3rd when Calypso and Chlnqua-, v... ..,, TtMilavllln. BeulavUle , J ''' . . ' ! I' - The grammar graaes oiaue ecu-. ' laville scncoi win nora,ureir caci - pIiiph tnniPht and srraduating exer- Jon-.'cl8ea ani class day will be tomor-1 .n niirht Rievsn seniors will re- ceiVe their ' diplomas they are: ton, Evelyn Kennedy,. Rossie Tho-,; mnl.A,4- Fnlall. I n-rtOO ' V lllfnH ' Dnnfll . - TnnD A'I'ri.l OrriOTl Grace Baker Charles. Baker, and woodrow Mercer. Martha Celestial will abd testament, Grace Baker; tiaeut, uram Jaivm i 'mrgett? b 2W j L-,powers. i- 4 ; ; Commencement sermon was ipaached in the BeulavUle v High . ; .:. , " i 1 . ...,.. fSTnT' - r B Rtf . "f ffT' " 'tt,w?txZinX ''V Plana by his , mother, Mrs, L. . iUnti-LrJ' m anflwer to m ,P caU each of the 18 clubs sang r , . , . . ,' . . Ufe rh m hv Miss Nao mentrendered several; approbate hn , on , of mrinv' outstanding rhI,vmmt. Amnnr thm mmnlB. .'. th Hrtt TvmnMinm new water Plant . installed. over ?100 spent; on tM Jibrary : both basket bait teams equipped with suits. Over : J1000 was 'raised through various activities ; : , i , Enrollment totaled 92d with 789 second, to Rocknsn ciud. -! in the elementary school and 137 J. O. Bowman presented the silver in the high school, exclusive ' of loving cup for attendance to Mln Potters Hill which .enrolled appro- eral Springs club. Second prize ximately 200. ; - - went to the Rockfisb club. Prizes ... Prof. Hargett stated that the av-1 m the winter garden contest were erage daily attendance' based on 8 j won as follows : First, Mrs; R. J, months has been sufficient to just-j Ward; second, Mrs. J. L. Miller; ify another teacher in "the elemen- i third.' Mrs. Zack Williams; ;5 and tary grades under the present: school set up. At present Beulavllle .! has 20 teachers Including the agri- cultural teacner. i " - , o- WaFSaW DrilfiT Company Special , Your attention la called to an advertisement of the . Warsaw' Drug Company. . Next week., is .the annual Rexall 1 cent sale. You will profifby reading their ad.;Ai jury said tnat the man came to his , death 1 by " Hands ; of an r unknown ' person or persons . i ' - ' I . nrn nlonflnT ,tilU rTt' March 2, and after finishing yta& paid off and given a bag of the, ln- sides of cut potatoes to take home. His coat" and the bag of potatoes was found in an old building near where he lived. ' ' , . v Evidences seem. to show that the committed inWayne the Wayne officers " . . made to locate' and - n vJL men last seen with Brlnson but to date no arrests have been made. 1 . Students of nation stage peace rtiorrtpr nr few ' '. 'aulu rs w- . Prenidrnt to runh grade-crossing Our Popular Demonstration Agent - . : Ik " ni ' I " Mrs. Pratt C. NcSwain, Home . . "i- I 1 ,kt.J i;ouiiijr wnw is ervius imtu. jr omm n luumur Mrs. Mc. you'll find her Chevle, Mrs. McSwain la beloved by all lent a fa oantrv shower riven by Demonstration Clubs here last Frl McSwain . Is doing giwt.work to o l.r n.m..l nf MW , .....'..':: I" '' ';" Over 400 Women Gathered Here In Annual Meeting Of Demonstration Clubs The annual meeting of the Dup lin County Federation of Home . . . . vyj tn Mr. Hubert Boney Federation presldt: jf.resdlng. About four hundred club women nd f riends were presents ' Special music was 'rendered by Alderman, Jr;, of Rose Hill,, on xyophone accompanied on 1 whicft was luagea on- its menu Cut flowers; were presented f finrn.ni; wer Dresentea . ana - displayed for Judging, - r ' - of the flower dis- EfSS: r visitors was won by Mrs. John Croom. These awards -were i.pre- rented by Mrs..R. C. Wells, of Kenansville. m ine song coniesi awaros were. announced by Mrs. Estelle Smith, ' district agent, with timely remarks j and were to: First Magnolia Club; ' fourth, Mrs. Willie Mercer. These awards Were announced by ; the president, ' .'J Mrs.. ' Boney. Judges wereMrsf R. C.'Wells Mrs. Har vey Boney and Miss Winnie Faison. The home demonstration agent was given a pantry shower by the club women which was an expres sion of their appreciation of what 1 their agent, Mrs. C. H. McSwain has done for them.'- ' Rotary Club Holds ' l;JSleeld ' :-i'1:j':'r" '0 1 iiii',:rfi:f!f' A 'ir.; " The. kenansville-Warsaw Rotary Club held its regular weekly meet ing Tuesday-evening In the Ken knsville high' school cafeteria with Ed. Strickland, its new president gerprintine. ' ; i" ' .' j ' ' ' 0 ' ' . t&4: r,ycr y" "r s""" " fSjthe. Ah TONSI0 CLINIC TG BE HERE MAYilStK. The e County Health Department Facts About Tonslla And The Ton inning to hold a tonsil clinic r .-' r,"- -l y.isllCUnlo'':, is planning in Kenansville, beginning May 13. Operations wilr be performed by one of Eastern Carolina's outstand ing eye ,ear, nose and throat spec- lalists. Those wishing to take ad- vantage of the clinic may do so for a charge not exceeding $15,000. If you are Interested you are asked tn rpr in rmioh . ixrirh Tiv . V. ' OoUng of Kenansville or Dr. C, H. White, County Health Officer, xj,, following Item on tonsils was prepared bv Dr. White for this , NKWSnnnfiP. :, , ..:..aK:i.i'. Demonstration Agent for Duplin' .... - U ho( '.anaAltv Mm, fn. , . ,.,.,,. ....... ... Vto.. close at hand,, j .-, . who know her. She va th reclp - i members s of; the various Home day when mora than four hundred nr county anir peple are Just- . ' ' '.IV. ' " 1 Pres:.! s At Meeting - . .' Mrs. Hubert Boney of Teachey, Persldent of the Federation of Home Demonstra tion Clubs of Duplin County nd vice-president of the state'or ganlzatlon. '..-;. -o- Urge Farmers To Be Exact In Measur ing Tobacco Acres 1 w armers are urgeu igjiecsmiui mauea oui a large numoer 01 cir-iwith these other states, you pro measurements of acreage planted ' cular letters to representative ' ducers must improve the quality to tobacco this year: Before trans- growers urging them to pay moreof your pack planting tobacco, It will be advls- attention to this phase of the bar- ' , , , , able for each contract signer to! vest. He is especially anxious that ! ,o;.nef .?,?. 1 J Carefully measure his tobacco land .growers give this matter their at- IJtr Ws rrPresetative to with a wire, chain or some instru- tention this season since Louisiana , g, w r r r ment that "will not stretch, A rope land Alabama will market the bulk ' ,and ostav teif,e"8 not recommended .- of their crop at the sme time K"JS,BS 43,560 sq.ft. (4,840 sq. yds.) per this section. Both these states 'V) "-8 area of. tobacco fields instead of the usual method of 44,100 sq. ft. (4,900 sq yds.). Areas will be cal culated to the nearest tenth.; The acreage allotments already mailed to contract signers from the Coun ty Agent's office will be used by field supervisors In checking on acreage. Supervisors who work on compliance in the field will make a close check-up and all excess acre age will have to be destroyed, how ever farmers : should not destroy excess acreage until notified to do so from the County Office. Measur ing of land before transplanting will save considerable time and ex pense to-famers.-vv:i5f;':.'T'f- 'i ' Compliance work is expected to be completed this year in'' June. : i-j- -: ft ii'Lw' McLendon ',& ; What Are Tonsils r-a t Tonsils are two glandular struc-. tures located on each side of the throat They are unlike the ade - nolds in that they do not disappear as the child grows older, but re- main through life, gradually con- trading and becoming smaller un- . loan HlapanAfl. Trhiia rMiMTa frvn.np wvIiau in tha luwiv nf th.fnn. uently trouble .people ovee.fty' years old, and when diseased should be removed even that late in, life. Sometimes when simnlv abnormal. ", Hv enlnrp-pd thpv atnml nut. nlnlnlv Struck Hell New 1Tork,A prll S2. The In- ; dlans sold-Manhattan Island . to the Dutch for 124, but they ; weren't such simpletons In all their deals. ' ' ' ' k Dr. Gustav Egloff,' Chicago search- chemist, ' told the A merlcan Chemical Society to day that some of them were able to sell the then ; little known substance petroleum for f 20 a quart 98,400 it barrel. : During Colonial days Indians conducted profitable business In petroleum as a medicine. Dr. Egloff said the Mat - American cil produce' became -one by accident when dlrlling for salt water. Oil spurted " from the ground, Ignited and . flowed blazing down a river.' I've struck hell Itself," shout- ed the driller.' "May Ood have mercy upon me!" o I 1 n a u I I ixCilll nUUSc OUcdKcr At Warsaw Closing i Warsaw. ADril 20. Warsaw schools closed SVidav. Dean R R Carolina, Chapel Hill, addressed Vt m.HliaHn. a)... mnM.tn in the' auditorium. Dr.' Leland Cooke of Kinston presented the Class. Seermon on April 14. Class day exercises were held Thursday ovonw . inn is, "rh. Or. ft i no. t , evening,. April 18t "The Parting of j the Braves,", a play by Beulah Bai-1 ley Wollard of Charlotte, was used During the past few weeks, the following features of commence ment were held: The Golden Whis tle," operetta, by the grammar grades; ''Mother Goose Island," by the primary grades, and the recitation-declamation contest Seventh grade graduating exercises were held Friday morning at 10 o'clock 1 Prizes and medals were . awarded 1 FHdRV Avanlncr (-y.-i -o , . . Campaign For Office ., In Wallace Starts j'.' jV" V''.'; " 0 . ; WaUace," April 23.-r-As the Mmit for" filing draws near, the Coming town, election jof-flcera; promises to be one: of unusual interest" Al ready one name, that of J. A. Har rell, has filed for Mayor, with the following seekers for the office of commissioner; Roy Carter, Wil liam Farrier ,M. J. Cavenaugh, H. E. Kraner and W. G. Wells. The present governing body is compos ed of J. n. nose, Mayor; Roy Car ter, William Farrier, M. J. Caven- augh, William Brice and J. D. Carr as Commissioners. County Agent Advises More Careful Packing Of Berries in an enorc 10 sumuiaie more interest in the grading and pack- thig gection have Deen far below ing of strawberries In this coun-1 tnat of the above mentioned sec ty. the County Agent last week ; ( r nn , .nnln.. .order for North Carolina growers to successfully compete with them he feels that growers must im- ter: "It is important and necessary that every strawberry producer In this section try to do his best during the present and future sea sons' to grow and pack the best quality in order to obtain highest market prices and some surplus profit above cost of production. This is especially important dur ing the present season, due to the fact that the bulk of crop from Louisiana and Alabama ' will be marketed along With the crop of this section. In the past several years the quality of fruit, appear- almost closing the opening to . the throat in the .back part of the mouth, "in other cases, and often when badly diseased, they are "im-Jt pacted." "imbedded"; o? tajected, , that is, submerged Into the tissues of the surrounding structures of the throat, so as to become hardly visible on a casual simple lnspec tlon. There are, numerous crypts sils which have outlets toward, the throat surf ace,, These crypts freq- uently, in diseased conditions of the tonsils, become dilated in nlnrA I . r M An R.lr P. V Convict Killed Last Month Pardoned Cy The Gov. May Term Court Abolished The May term of Duplin Super ior Court has been abolished by an act of the ' Legislature. Senator Rivers Johnson secured the passage of the following acts ' A Bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 2S4 public laws one thousand nine hundred tbirty-tnree relating to the terms of the Super ior Courts In Duplin County. THE GENERAL ASSEMBILY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO ENACT: Section 1: That section one of Chapter 234 of the Public Laws of 1933 under sub-title Duplin Coun- ty, be, and the same is hereby a- mended by striking out the words, "Twelth Monday after First Mon- day in March, to continue for two weeKS. me nrsi weeK oi wmcn cases or civil cases ,or, both, and .1 .J e .1 r nl.rll u - cluaively," In the line of said Act. It being the intent and pur- pose of this Act to abolish the May civil and Criminal Term for Dup- nr. f,nt lin County. Section 2: That all laws and clau- Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 3: That this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification. The next term of court will be in July when a two week term of civil and cirminal cases will be held. TOBACCO SETTING GOING FAST Within another week practically all the. tobacco crop in this coun ty will be planted. Farmers are busy and in some instances rushed to getLtheplanta wit Wore - they - get too large. Commissioners Sell Property The County Board of Commis sinoers ordered that a tract of land containing 107 3-9 acres in Magnolia Township be sold to B. D. ! Johnson for a sum of $166.01. This j land was taken in by the county ior taxes, anand standards of pack for 1-4 inch stem and cap attached, (b) One berry at the time. (c Each berry should have 3-4 of sur- fata o ffnnH twt nlnb .aIa. i A Keep out trash and as much dirt as possible, (f) Have decayed 1 More On Back Page To Hold Strawberry Day ? At Test Farm Tomorrow On April 26 the Coastal Plain Station of the N. C. Department) of Agriculture at Willard, N. C, will , hold Its annual strawberry day. At this Station the U. S. De partment of Agriculture and the N. C. Department of Agriculture are co-operating in extensive strawberry research and breeding work and It is the purpose of this day to 'feature the results from this co-operative project The pub- Ue is invited to visit the Station any time during the strawberry ' sesson, but particularly on April wnen the several State : and Federal representatives will be Present to explain the work. There ,wlll be no public 'speaking, as this la strictly an informal day for the benefit of strawberry growers and others interested In this crop. Vis itors to tha Station at this time will have an opportunity to see the following features: .Strawberry Breeding. New ' Introduced ' and In Du Cast Week I Charlie Green, twice a murderer, isits in the State Penitentiary in ! Raleigh today with; not only the i blood of two dead' men on his ! hands but with the consciosnes ; that he cheated Joe Hme Out of a freedom taken from him wrong ly through the courts of this state. On March 28th Charlie Green and Joe Home were working side ; by side on the roads of Duplin County wnen Green hit Home on th h d lth . aM faUlly wounding him. v 1 Last week the truth was learn ed about the case against. Home and he was pardoned by Governor Ehringhaus, but his pardon camo too late for Green had been kill- ed. Green, an innocent man, , sent t " tHa .lt-nHrtrw h n. North Caroltna Court where he was the of a bloode(j and ylc. , murderer. , , The following story , appears in - 7.j "fJJ" " and Observer Prison gates will swing wide in two North Carolina convict campa . today to liberate three young white men whose innocence of a crime ,0 Ior wn'Cn' were conviciea nas been established two and one-half years too late. . ' . . ' v,,,. ler, 22-year old High Point white . 'men will leave with "no ill will , toward the State", from the Cary , Prison Farm near Rallegh "to be gin life over," while Walter Bridgeman will be released at' Kenansville camp at Duplin county- ; Death cheated J oe Home, a fourth man convicted in the same crime, the robbery of the Bank of . Denton in Davidson County Sep- : tember 6, 1932, of the benefit of a pardon. He was fatally injured by a convict with an axe at the Dup-' lin camp just 22 days ago, but Gov ernor Ehringhaus took, cognizance 01 We lact and extended the par don'tJw ilwng 'pMOiuTMcIy. for he, no less than those living, is ; entitled to such exoneration as this ' act can give." - Ben Lowe, serving a sentence from Guilford county for larceny of several automobiles, "told the ' truth" and an investigation estab lished the innocense the four ;' young men had protested at their trial and conviction. 'c LOWE BREAKS NEWS Strangely enough, it 1 was Ben Lowe, incarcerated with Palmer and Fowler at Cary, who; broke the glad news of the pardon to them today when he read it In The News and Observer. ' -Palmer, blue-eyed and blond, waa washing his face, and Fowler, swarthy and of slight stature, was donning the familiar stripes when Lowe, who occupied quarters near by, yelled across, "Well, ' boys, : you've got it", "Got what," they chorused. "A pardon and I'm glad." Lowe shot back, and the paper was snatched from his hands as Palmer and Fowler reached him at once. -"I could only read the first para graph," Palmer declared. "I couldn't read at all. t Just fill ed up," Fowler said. "We went to breakfast and I couldn't eat." "I knew it would all come out some time. We were Innocent aU the way through, but nobody would believe us. It was W country Jury that convicted us and they thought they were doing a" ,b: I' ,s ""H m nomine mor wa'dily ,a7d.' ' More On Back Page' named varieties. New North Caro- una seedlings in 60 feet row testa. . (11 See Blakemore, Dorsett, Fairfax, Southerland and Bellman (2) See N. Car. 105 Klondike V Howard 17, very early, large vigor ous, producUve; 115 Blakemore X 778, early, firm, 778 X Blakemore, early firm, long; 151 778 X Fair-' fax, early, firm, long, fine- - cap. large; 216 fine cap; 302 Blake niore X Fairfax, early, firm, large cap;! 312 Blakemore"' X Fairfax, early, firm, fine quality; 334 652 X Fairfax, very large, hot earliest; 337 Bellmar X Fairfax, very large, firm, not earliest; 367 Missionary a runax, nrm, very . fine quality, early; 869 Missionary X Fairfax, very vigorous, very produtive, ear ly; 419 Missionary X Fairfax, ve ry vigorous, very productive, sweet early; 1021 Kallcene X. Howard 17, very vigorous, very productive, large, early. , More On Back Page