: THE! DUPLIN TIMES
. THURSDAY, SEPT. Wth, 1938
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Wfeiteviflle Recdird
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i a torrential rains that pre
! 1 last week and Thursday
i r orm the Whiteville mar
d the fifth week of the
t season with a total of 8,-
pounda . .. the greatest
t of the weed ever auctioned
i the warehouse floors of this
' i a single week. Not only wag
, t ord for weekly sales establisb
, at on Monday September 2nd
r high mark was set-for one
a sale when this market's buy
, i;d in 1,081,690 pounds of to
(0 before closing time. This
v i 72,222 pounds more tobacco
i was Bold here on Monday Au
l 20th when a world's record
, r three buyer flue cured markets
v a established. As this paper goes
to press reports from Whiteville
state that, on Monday of this week
Warsaw Happenings
been a student for the past two
years. '
Miss Kate Monroe of ' Bladen
County is visiting at the home of
Mrs. J. C. Russ, this week.
Lieut.-Comtnander and Mrs. E.
B. Gibson, their sons Ted, Jr., and
"Buddy", left Sunday morning for
I their home in Washington, D. C,
Mr. Eulon Phillips spent ; the
week-end in Bennett visiting rela
tives .
Miss Marian D. Loftln left Thurs
day Cor Plneland College, Salem
burg, where she is a member of
the Faculty of that college. ' i ?
Mrs. fclav Cooner and little dau
ghter Bonnie Jean of Raleigh were after visiting Mrs. Gibson's mother
guests of Mrs. B. Fi Cooper sev
eral days last .week. wyA'-i. "'
Mrs. Mary Deaton and Mr. Edi
son Deaton spent the week end Jn
Carthage.:''-''-';;;;''"''''1-
' Mrs. John Ledbetter and soil of
.... . . i IliCiiV WMT0 w.
another monunaauywa- -jweek-wlth- Mr8. Ledbetters sister,
pe. ZTa Z, Mrs. Claude Best
m aimov cub ueavy. wo ww v
this week Whlteville's warehouse
men state they expect total sales
for the season to be, if not beyond
the 16,000,000 pound figure . an
amount that is 4.000,000 pounds a
bove the total sales for all last sea
son. This phenomlnal gain is the
greatest shown by ny of the Bor
der Belts big markets .and. is a
splendid testimonial to the tobao
conists of Whiteville. It Is..useless
to say that the' rapid growth of
this market can.be accounted for
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Middle
ton and family of Wilmington were
week end guests of Mrs. Herbert
Mlddleton. , - , " -,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Best had as
their guest for Sunday, Mrs. Annie
C. Shealey of Wilson, Miss Clara
Shealey of Augusta, Ga., Miss Bet
ty Best and Mr. Willie BeBt of
Burgaw. ,
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brown and
Leslie Jr., were visitors to Golds
boro Sunday. ' . - ' N
nly by the high prices that navel "-.."''''. ...
irivn!iled there every since open ... .
, . : 71.:" - 4t.. h. I w w ner mower in wnase wy. va.
been paid for every type of tobacco
offered since sales started and pric
Mrs; Ida B. Cox, " Miss Estelle
Cox and Mr. Willie Cox of Wilm-
lno4nn maita mmnfa Utvm CI fl
en uuu. wv j "B",:Best Sunday,
on every day of the week. ,. - Th
Every large manufacturer of to
bacco products in the world and
every large Independent dealer in
the world is presented on vtbe
Whiteville market this year it
The many friends of Mrs. Paul
Berry will regret to learn that she
waa carried to James Walker hos
pital Sunday,' where she wfll re
ceive treatment for Asthma.
Miss Mable Straughan of Greens-
seems as if eacto and every one o boro was the week end guests of
these buying companies is eager. her sister, Miss Alice Straughan.
for the tobacco that has been car.-j Mr .and Mrs. Robert Blanchard
ried there. " Competition has been W Baltic announce the birth of a
keen all season, and it can be Said I daughter. Shlrlev Ann. on Sent. 9.
thai, never have Dartons of the '. 1 QSK ' A
marlret evinced more genuine sat-j Miss Carolyn Hollingsworth ' of
isf action over their monetaryLe-1 Goldsboro spent several days last
ceipts. Through Friday of last week, with her aiiht, Mrs. J, C.
week there was only a difference of Brock. ''.,'('''
$2.14 in the average price that the . ... Mrs. B.. JF, Cooper and Miss
grower was paidlast year and the j Frankie Cooper left Tuesday.' for
price that he'is receiving on the ; Raleigh wheije Miss Frankie Coop-
WMievnie; marxei mis year, mou- er wiu enter Merldeth College.
day's and Tuesday's prices were
sported to be as high as have been
aid nad time during the season
ud the market's average at the
lose of this week will be closer to
last year's figure than it was last
week.
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Sign of "etprtilng.: prosperity t
"Hello, Jim; here's tha tten dollars
you loaned me five years ago.
J. JUPMITH, HIGHWAY H
24 HOUR SERVICE
' GAS, OH. AND DRINKS
REST, CHEW AND SMOKE
STOP AT "'
SNOW HILL ROAD
DUPUN COUNTY
JOB, GAS, OIL AND DRINKS
IS. C, THIGPEN, Salesman '
Mrs. Arthur Cook of Goldsboro
was the guest of Mrs. Oscar Best
Thursday of last .week. ;
' Dr. Deleon Best and Miss-Francis
Boney of Goldsboro were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Best Sunday.
' Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Andrews re
turned home Sundays Mr, . Andrews
left on Monday for Maryland. Mrs.
Andrews will remain at home.
Mrs. Penn Parker and little dau
ghter. Evelyn of Clinton were week
end guests of Mrs. Ben Weeks. . .
Messers Charlie Miller and E,B.
Hinman will leave- Thursday tor
Raleigh where they will enter State
College...-: :;v:: . -.v'-v V;-Vv-rvf?''.
i Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. Faison
announce the birth of a daughter
Joy, on September, seventh. - Mrs.
Faison Is the oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W, Jordan. Mr.
'Faison is the only son of Mr. FL
i L. Faison. At present they are liv-
(ing .in Washington,' D. C.
. Mr. and Mrs. Warner A. Smith,
their house guest, Miss Henrietta
Rlsley of New York City and Miss
Billy Gammon of Lauras Brazil,
were visitors to Red Springs, Mon
day. Miss Gammon entered Flora
McDonald College, where she has
Mrs. T. B. Pelrcei While here they
spent several days at tfeauiort.
They were accompanied to Beau
fort by Mrs. Gibson's sister, ; Mrs.
P. E. Best
: Mr. B. L. Powell of Rock Hill, S.
C. and Mr. Charles Pine of Gas
tonia were week end guests of Mr.
Powell's mother, Mrs. J. A. Pow
ell. .-'.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Black of
Kingston, N. Y, and Mrs. L. T. Rai
ford and daughter, Lucille and son
Carlton of Alexandria, Va have
returned -to their home after a
weeks visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Cooper.
. Misses Nelie and Bessie Miller of j
Klnston were guests of Mr. and j
Mrs. J. C. Miller Monday. . I
. Mrs. Carrie Peele and Mrs. Min-j
nle Pearsall of Richmond, Va., I
house guest of Mrs.. Powell are
spending sometime at Carolina
Beachb ." '"
Miss Frances Brooks left Thurs
day for Durham, where she will en
ter Duke University,
i Mrs. R. L. Best, Sr., and Mr.
Ralph Best were visitors to Wilm
ington Sunday. They went to see
Mrs. Best's daughter, Mrs. Paul
Berry who is a patient at James
Walker hospital.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Vick who is a
member of the Rose HiU school fa
culty spent the week end at home.
Rev. Geo. W. Blount spent Sun
day night in Wilson, he was accom-
ipanled home on Monday by his mo
ther, Mrs. C. E. Blount wno wm
spend sometime with him.
Messrs Bill Steele Wilson and
Wooten Herring left last week for
Salemburg where they entered Ed
wards Memorial School. "
Mr. Robert S. Orr of Maxton is
visiting his parents, Mr. and "Mrs.
M. V. Orr, Sr.
Mrs. G. G. Best left Sunday to
spend several weeks with her sis
ter Mrs. Ida B. Cox in Wilming
ton; ' '
: TJU, and' Mrs. E. F; Strickland
and sons, Brisbane and Edward
were visitorsto Carpliqa Beach
Sunday. ' f
The many friends "of Mrs. John
D. Miller will be delighted to know
that she is greatly improved af
ter undergoing an operation at Nor
burn hosDital in , Asheville, N. U.
Mlddleton, Va., -Alma Blount, Fai
son and Mr. Dennis of Newberry,
S. C. . '. ' r
- Miss Amelia Farrior attended a
Council Meeting of the Youny Peo
ple of Wilmington Presbytery held
In' Wilmington on., Saturday. ,. -
Mrs. H. L. Stevens, Sr and Mr.
E. W. Stevens spent the week end
at their Cabin at Sneads Ferry.
Presbyterian Auxiliary Loyalty
. Meeting ,
September has- oome to mean
"Loyalty-Month", for the Presby
terian Auxiliary; and every effort J
should be made to attend this
meeting.'; i's?'tf?f:'r
Loyalty to Christ means loyal
ty to his church and its1 program.
The Auxiliary is endeavoring to
promote 'the ; whole work of the
whole church, and thus to obey his
Command to take the Gospel to all
people. .., WIU" you not show your
loyalty at this time by being pre
sent on Monday afternoon, Septem
ber 16th at 4:30 o'clock. And then
will you not further show your
loyalty ' throughout the coming
months by taking an active inter
est in all of the Auxiliarys undertakings.'-
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a dark spot, it is growing larger
and larger, It seems to. be moving,
what can it be? ,.'
i Although the above may take the
readers rambling around, they will
get plenty of facts about alcoholic
drinks If they follow me before
through. :
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor of
Raleigh spent Sunday here with I
relatives and friends.
Mrs. S. F. Parker continues cri
tically ill at Memorial General hos
ultal in Klnston.
Mr. and Mrsl W. H. Moore and
TRUCK DRIVERS AND TOUB
ISTS HEADED NORTH
PINK HILL ITEMS
; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tyndall have
returned after visiting relatives of
Mrs, Tyndall in Knoxville, Tenn.
Misses Bettie and Linda Grey
Edwards returned to their home in
Greensboro Sunday, after a weeks
Visit here with relatives. They were
accompanied to Goldsboro by Mr.
T. A. Turner. j What some men can't understand
Miss Bessie Worley went to Sun- i3 that Bood meals cost money, ev
burg Saturday to resume her work. en if the wife does the cooking.
as a teacher in the school there. j " 0
J. J. Smith, Hugh Maxwell, Rom-' we have about repaired our pot
mie Holt and Pehlem Sutton left until if- 's ready to accommodate
Sunday for a short business trip to one chicken.
NEW YORK CAFE
Weldon, N. C. A
son spent the week end with rela-' Offers you the best In foods and
Clean Comfortable Rooms
Rooms 75c
tives at Marshallburg.
A baseball ; game between a I
! Kinstcn team and Pink Hill on the i
local diamond Sunday afternoon
was won by Pink Hill, 7to 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Stroud, Donald
Kenedy, Aubrey Turner and Floyd
Heath attended the final baseball
game of the Coastal Plain series
between Kinston and Ayden at Ay
den Monday afternoon.
SNOW HILL NEWS
New York.
Ransom Holland, Ike Stroud and
Floyd Heath attended the Kinston-
i Ayden Baseball game in Kinston
! Saturday, afternoon,
j Miss Ruby Maxwell left Monday
j to enter North Carolina College f oi
iWcmen, Greensboro.
I Miss Annie Taylor has returned
from Raleigh after attending an
E. R. A. Teachers Institute held at
Mrs. Lola Konergay and children
of near Bennett's Bridge spent Sun
Allege u past two weeks
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JOHN M. LITTLE
Black and Little
K I N S T 0 N S
High Class Jewelers
130 N. Queen St.
R. H. LANIER
Muddy Creek, Duplin Crfunly
GENERAL MERCHANT AND
SERVICE STATION
Cold Drinks and Cream
DOROTHY LANIER, Manager
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Richard R. Rouse
NEWS STAND
ALBERTSON. BARBER
GAS, OILS and DRINKS
Highway 111
Mr.
and family, were visitors at
Ransom Kornegay's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Kornegay j
ana tnree cnuaren were caiiers ai
Mr. Edd Kornegay's Saturday af
ternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Zollle Kornegay
and children were visitors down in
Jones County Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Herring and sons and
daughter were buisness visitors at
Clinton last Saturday.
Little Miss Alene Outlaw spent
last week end with little Marlene
Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thigpen and
family were Mt. Olive visitors last
Tuesday.
Miss Selma Herring visited her
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TOBACCO CONTINUES !
TO SELL HIGH IN i
sister, Mrs. Edd Kornegay last
Friday. g
Mr. and , Mrs. Roland Thigpen j
'Alex Thigpen's last Wednesday af
ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Kornegay and
family spent a while last Sunday
P. M. with Mr. and. Mrs. Rufus
Stroud near Woodland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jackson were
Kinston visitors last Saturday.
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CONSCIENCE
Onward, never slacking, speeding
like light, bursting through dense
vapors, strange colors, around pla-
1 - X1CLB DUUUUHg unuugn ri.i i
Mrs. Miller is at the home or ner pockets, plunging amid shooting :
mother, Mrs. Ashworth, near Ashe- comets as we go rushing back into
!!
Every leaf on the stalk is bringing good prices . . . every
day in the week. Tobacco growers are realizing this too
a fact that is proven by the growing popularity of this
market.
FOR YOUR
Needs
Farm
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en Spring Supply Co.
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ville,
v Mrs. Mamie Noel Herring of Ra
leigh was a week end visitor in
town. -;
.Mra...Emma Chambers, Misses
Mamie Chambers and' Annie Kate
Powell and Mr. and Mrs. A. Hom-
l'ej Snyder ot Goldsboro were visi
tors to Carolina Beacn ; sunaay.
Miss Annie Kate Powell has re
cently had finished a very attrac
tive cottage at the beach, -
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edmundson of
New York were visitors in town
Friday. Mr.' Edmundson is the' a
dopted son of the late Mr. H. Fai
son Peirce and his first wife, Mrs.
Annie Noel Peirce.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Best and fa
mily of Goldsboro were guests of
Mrs. G. G. Best Sunday.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gresham, Jr.,
had as their guests at White Lake
over the week end, Mr,' and Mrs.
J. C. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Lang and Mr. and Mrs. Flnalson
Lee. .-.' '
Mrs. Hugh Morrison of Wallace
was tha guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Cavenaugh Tuesday. Miss Ann
Cavenaugh returned ; with Mrs.
Morrison and will spend a few days
with her before going to Jackson
ville, where she Is a member of the
school faculty there.
Messrs W. Pi Brldgers and H. H.
Hlnes spent Friday In Columbia,
s. c. rp-'Vuv-t.-
s Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rawls of
Clinton were guests of Mrs. H. D.
Smith Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Gresham, Sr.
V Miss Anna Virginia Cromatle of
Garland was the guest last -Week
of Miss Amelia Farrior. Mrs. B. J.
Cromatle and Miss Julia Cromatle
of Garland were guests of Mrs. J.
W. Farrior on Friday. ' .
Mrs. R. D. Johnson and sons Riv
ers, Jr., Vivian and John Anderson
Johnson, Mrs, H. L. Stevens Jr.t
and son Henry Stevens TO. spent
Saturday In Wilmington. They re
turned by the Stevens Cabin at
Sneads Ferry. -. : ,-:''
i v Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. -Blount . of
Faison were visitors in the home of
Mrs. J. T. Gresham, Sr., Sunday.
I Among the out of town teachers
i who arrived Friday were as fol
ilows: Misses Grace Talton, Clay
ton, Sallie Ross, Washington, N. C.,
Lucille Freeman, Coleraine, 'Annie
Jones, Wake Forest, ; Ruth Wil-1
Varna, Mowen, N .C, Doris White
I -.-, r ""1, EfWe Lee Clarke,
the past. We tunc in with our mas- j ,
ter radio and are delighted to hear
and converse with our friends back 'f
on earth. (Now you must remem-lI
ber that all cf this is in imagina- j
tion for at this great distance in i ,.
realty We could never connect with i JJ
the earth.) We hear them talking
about us, we are told to stand by, ' JJ
and now we are talking with them.
How wonderful to think that so
quickly have already traveled back
thousands of years into the past.
Aboard this mighty flying City
there is everything o make one
happy, all star shows, movies, tele
vision, great recreation places,
churches and organizations of ev
ery kind, and yet not a place of
punishment. Although we have a
board people of every kind they are
obedient to laws hence trouble on
this ship. is not thought of. We can
not express how thrilling, exciting,
how marvelous, this trip is. We
are new passing through a white
light such as we have never seen
before and in the far distance see
Nothing Serves Like
Marf ak Service!
KING'S COURT
SERVICE STATION
A Full Line of
TEXACO Products
Firestone Tires,- ,
. Batteries,- , ' -Accessories,
PHONE 183 ,
Opposite Court
-House
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Kinston,' N.-C.
WHITEVILLE is the only one of the Border Belts Big
Markets that has already sold more tobacco than was
sold all last season. It is growing more rapidly . . . Show
ing a greater increase in sales than any other big market
in this belt. THE REASON IS BECAUSE IN
WHIT
MORE DOLLARS
FOR YOUR TOBACCO
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