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Kerr Scott Advocates
Removal Tobacco Ceiling
State Agriculture Commissioner
W. Kerr Scott protested this week
that the tobacco supply" is now
adequate for domestic: purposes
and that the elimination of a price
ceiling on leaf will aid the nation
in regaining foreign markets.
"Price ceilings on tobacco could
only be justified when the war was
In the fighting stage," -Scott said.
i. "Now that more acreage is re
quested, quality should again be
the basis of sale. '
"I believe that farmers of North
Carolina are entitled to the prem-
: lum for the experience and skill,
and I hope Congress will eliminate
price ceilings on tobacco ana" to
bacco products.
"The supply of manufactured
products is also adequate and the
: law of supply and demand plus
good salesmanship should be en
couraged. The fewer regulations
and price controls the better, cer
tainly with any commodity that is
available, and is a controlling fac
tor in our economy."
W. P. Hedrick, tobacco special
ist with the state agriculture" de
partment said that OPA ceiling on
tobacco had "pushed the price of
low grades right up with that of
the better grades. Consequently,
.the price of low grade tobacco is
now out of line."
"We are fighting OPA," he said
"in order to get the ceiling off so
that the price of low grade tobac
co will fall into Its normal place
and so that we will have a better
chance In foreign competition. As
It is, we have two strikes against
us the high pric of low grade
"tobacco, plus the present apparent
bar to extensive exports to China."
i -"He referred to the" decent "'"Mn-
. X)uncemeit tfcat the Chinese gov-,
Tl : . '...,1J lo ' tnhaswt
a one'of ejght Import items re-
quiring license under a new fore-
lgn trade regulation. This, wed-(
rick Said. Indicated that the ex
port of American tobacco to Chi
na was to be, sharply reduoed. ,
, DON'T MISS
"CINDERELLA JONES"
Don't miss "Cinderella Jones"
and you may get i free pair of
Nylons pr your favorite face pow
der. In a page ad in this issue you
will find the Dupim Theatre, Kate
Department Store and Warsaw
Drug Companp cooperating in
fering the readers of the Times
one of the most entertaining pic
tures of the season, together with
free nylon hose, free face powder
and free tickets to the Duplin The
atre in Warsaw. If you are a Cin
derella and can wear Cinderella
Jones' shoe on display in the win
dow of Katz Store in Warsaw,
you are in for some good luck.
Read the ad and act now.
ARMY RECRUITER BE. IN
. WALLACE EACH
WEDNESDAY 10 - 2
f' A U. S. Army Recruiting repre
sentative from the Wilmington
Station will be in the, Wallace
Post Office every Wednesday be
tween 19:00 and 2:00 o'clock. He
will be at the service of any vet
eran who has any questions re
garding re-enlistment in the Reg
ular Army or any 17 or 18 year
old who would like to take ad
vantage of .the wonderful oppor
tunities now being offered. Among
some of the 1 reasons given for
the" many enlistments are the '
splendid educational opportunities :
Mille In service, the. war-time pay,
free medical and dental care, al
lotments for dependents, and the ,
fact that ' men may choose their
branch of service and also an
' overseas theatre. The enlistment
periods are for 18 months, 2 years
or 3 years. Any male between the
ages of 17 and 34 who may be in
terested is "urged to contact the
representative on his next trip to
Wallace. . - ; '" "7
Because of continued govern
ment support of prices at 90 per
cent of parity, North Carolina
swrct pntnti arrore"I expected
to tii.l ll,l-,J eat3.
Dr. Caldwell On
. Presbyterian Hour
Sunday Morning
Dr. Frank Hill Caldwell, prc!
dent of the Louisville Presbyterian
seminary, at Louisville, Ky.,will
be the speaker on the Presbyter
ian hour Sunday morning at 8:30
over an independent netwoiK of
southern radio stations. His sub
ject will be "Truth Which Liber
ates," County Board Education
Holds Regular Meeting
The Board of Education held its
regular meeting Monday and met
in joint session with the County
Commissioners. They discussed the
budget for the next school year.
The Board of Education asked for
a substantial increase in the bud
get. The two boards failed to reach
an agreement and will have to
meet again ior a iinai decision.
The following school committee
men were named:
Kenansville, Wilbert Jones, re
placing Tilden Summerlin, resign
ed; Warsaw, G. A. West; Faison,
D. Newton; Calypso, Bryant Rob
erta; B. F. Grady, Zollie Korne
gay; Beulaville, Grady Mercer;
Chinquapin, Albro James, replac
ing Roscoe Pearce; Wallace, Cald
well Smith; Rose Hill, Bruce
DiCkson; Magnolia, J. A. Smith;
Potters Hill, Amos Jonea, Lawther
BosVc and Frfy JJail; Outlaws
Bridget Lewis OuUaw
aw and J. H.
Byrd
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State Beer Tax
Collections Given
Raleigh, April 3. The State col
lected $1,027,446.23 in beer taxes
for the first three months of 19
46, "according to the North Caro
lina Committee-United States
Brewers Foundation.
Collections for the correspond
ing period in 1945 amounted to
$692,018.13.
County Farm Agent
Attends Stock Show
- With 127 steers and 100 hogs en
tered from 12 counties, the 9th
annual Eastern Carolina Fat Stock
Show and sale got under way on
Wednesday in Rocky Mount and
continued through Thursday;
The show and sale was held at
P. R. Worsley's stockyards near
Rocky Mount. Exhibitions from
Duplin county, competed in the
various classes.
Judging began at 1 p. m. Wed
nesday and the auction sale began
at 1 o'clock Thursday. Judges
were Dr. J.'E. Foster and J. C.
Pierce of the animal husbandry
department of State College. Jud
ging teams from the FFA and 4-H
clubs competed for prizes to be
awarded by the Nash and Edge
combe Farm Bureaus.
' The Rocky Mount Junior Cham
ber of Commerce awarded a pla
que to the holder of the grand
champion and the remainder of
the cash prizes and ribbons were
presented by the Chamber of Com
merce. .: 7 ' " , ..'
Exhibitors, their parents and
show officials' were honored Wed
nesday night at a banquet given
by the Lions Club at the Ricks
Hotel in Rocky Mount, and the
owners of the champion animals
spoke at that time. J. G. Hilton,
head of the animal husbandry de
partment oT N. C. State College,
was the chief speaker, and T. J.
Pearsall, Nash County legislator
and farmer, was toastmaster. 7, ,
' County Agent, L. F. Weeks ac
companied six Duplin boys who
had entries In the show. They
were R.-: II. . Ltmler and Albert
James of the Chinquapin 4-H club,
Ervin Wlialey of the Beulaville
club, Max and Jimmy Sykes,
(brothers), of the Wallace club and
Billie Coston of the Warsaw club.
Those boys entered baby calves.
Ejkcs placed best for the Duplin
KENANSVILLE,
CANDIDATE
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LEWIS W. OUTLAW
prominent Albertson Township
farmer, this week filed for the
House ofRe presentatives. He op
poses C. E. Quinn, incumbent.
Mr. Outlaw is well known thru
out the county for his work in the
Farm Bureau, Boy Scouts, Triple
A Committee and other farm ac
tivities. He is a veteran of World
War T having geen action on
battle front.
DUPLIN'S FIVE
COMMISSIONERS FILE
FOR REELECTION
TO OFFICE
Chairman L. P. Wells, Distrist
No. 2; Geo. D. Bennett, District
No. 1; Tyson Lanier, District No.
3; A. C. Hall, District No. 4; and
Arthur Whitfield, District No. 5,
this week, filed for re-election.
These five have served for the
past two years and with the ex
ception of Wells and Whitfield,
have served longer.
The quintet is asking reelection
on their record, which statistics
reveal to be very good. They have
served faithfully and loyally and
have not exploited the county's,
funds.
Only one, so far, has opposition.
Tyson Lanier of the Third District
Is opposed by Archie Lanier of
Beulaville. Regardless of the out
come it appears the county will be
in safe hands for another two
years.
group. His calf placed in the num
ber one grouping.
O. Q. Lanier tookthe calves to
Rocky Mount.
A number of Duplin club boys
will enter in the show to be held
in Kinston next week.
FOUR DUPLIN ROADS
ARE ADDED TO
STATE SYSTEM
The County Board of Commiss
ioners of Duplin County "have been
advised by the State Highway and
Public Works Commission that
the following roads have been ad
ded to the County highway sys
tem: Beginning at Pine Filling Sta
tion on Highway 24 and enters
Road from Kenansville, to Bow-den,-
a distance of, about 1 mile.
Beginning 1-2 mile North of E.
J. Whaley's Store on the Cypress
Creek - Chinquapin Road passing
by the homes of H. R, Halso, Neal
Batts, Clender Batchelor, D. T.
Pickett, and ending at the resi-
dence of L. L.' Maready and being
about 11-2 .miles long, this road
being known at the Old "Cole
Swamp Road." ;
Beginning at a point on the
Chinquapin and Fountain Road at
Lloyd Padrick farm and running
a Southern direction for about 3-4
of a mile to Jim Lanier's place.
End of road leading from Ed
die Dobson's road leading from
Dobson Chapel ; to John D. Car
roll's distance of" 1.2 miles.
The Commissioners are also ad
vised that the following roads are
already on the map, and will re
ceive maintenance as funds and
equipment will permit;
Beginning at Potter's Hill High-
NORTH CAROLINA
CANDIDATE
AKCH1JS LAJN1K
Beulaville business man and farm
er who has announced his candi
dacy for county commissioner in
the Third Commissioner District.
He opposes the incumbent, Tyson
Lanier of near Beulaville.
The Third District comprises
Limestone and Cypress Creek
Townships.
WITH THE
EDITOR
Walter Clark
On the editorial page under
"Open Forum" will be found a
communication to the Times from
John W. Clark. We don't know
who Mr. Clark is but jhis enclosure
of a letter from Rev. J. D. Huff-
I man to Judge WalleGlark inspir-
led the writer's curiosity; Rev. Mr.
Huffman was one of the outstand
ing Baptist preachers in North
Carolina in his day and he was a
native of Duplin Connty.
After reading the letter to
Judge Clark I recalled the book,
"Walter Clark, Fighting Judge."
I recommend this book to anyone
interested in the history of North
Carolina or pioneering personali
ties of the State. It may be se
cured at most any book store or
write U. N. C. Press, Chapel Hill,
N. C.
Wisteria
Tis April, the month of flowers,
and of Easter. In the Poets Corner
this week will be found a poem
entitled "Wisteria", written by
Bess Hinson Hines. Miss Hines,
though not a native of Kenansville,
is an adopted daughter. She is the
niece of Miss Lula Hinson, the
grand old sweetheart of Kenans
ville, Bess has published a book
of poems entitled "Singing of the
Heart". Among the poems in the
book is one entitled "Old South
ern Town". We'll publish it r.ext
week.
way and running eastward pass
ing the farms of Frank Kennedy,
Bob Edwards, Oliver Horne, and
others and ending at the Old
School House at Seawell Quinn's,
a distance of about six miles.
Road running from Dobson col
ored School to J. A. Powell's resi
dence, approximately 2 miles long.
Beginning at Liston Brinson's
store in Limestone Township, and
running thence in an Eastward di
rection for about 2 1-2 miles to
the Onslow County Line.
Speaks To Mother and
Aunt From Germany
Sgt Robert A. Hollingsworth, of
the Army Postal Unit, stationed in
Heidleberg, Germany . with the
Seventh Army, telephoned his
mother, Mrs. R. E. Hollingsworth,
land Aunt, Mrs. Leo Jackson, in
Kenansville, Friday March 29th
from Heidleberg.
It was quite a delight, said Mrs.
Hollingsworth,. to hear his voice
again. He said he was fine in
every respect ' 7'-;'
The most enoyable part of the
conversation came when he told
them not to write any more let
ters, as he was expecting to be
home within a month. ,
Sgt. Hollingsworth has been In
service two and a half years, 19
months of which he has been over
seas. He recently went on a tour
to Switzerland and Rome where,
he said, he spent several days and
had a wonderful trip.. ,
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5th., 1
Commissioners Ask Extension Ilighivay
llljChjnquapinaple Hilljacksomiille
SENATOR WANTS TO
RIVERS
State Senator Rivers D. John
son has announced his candidacy
for re-election to the State Senate
From Duplin. The Senator will
represent Sampson, Pender and
New Hanover also, as the four
counties comprise a district.
Senator Johnson is a veteran
41 Young Beef On
Exhibit Here Tuesday
BY LACY F. WEEKS
Forty one Fat Baby Beef Steers
will be on exhibit in Kenansville,
near Paul Stephens Filling Station
on Tuesday, April 9th, from 10
o'clock a. m. until 2 o'clock p. m.
These calves were bought in West
ern North "Carolina and Virginia
last September and placed with
F. F. A. and 4-H club boys of Du
plin County. Since the calves were
purchased, they have been stall
fed by these boys and will weigh
between 800 and 1000 pounds each.
The folks Of Duplin County have
a good opportunity of seeing prob
ably the best group of 41 beef
calves ever assembled in the coun
ty The public is cordially invited
to attend this 'show. These boys
who have done their best to pro
duce the best calves possible will
appreciate a large crowd turning
out to look over their accomplish
ments. It will no doubt give them
encouragement to produce better
livestock and crops as their future
projects.
At 11 o'clock a demonstration
Saturday Is Army
Throughout the
From early morning to late at
night, April 6, the entire south
east is going to know it's Army
day.
With civilians leading the way
and the Army supplying the ma
terial, cities and towns from the
beaches of south Florida to the
mountains of Tennessee are cele
brating to honor veterans of both
World Wars. This is emphasized
in scores of reports being received
The American Legion, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Spanish-Ameri
can War veterans, the Disabled
Veterans of Foreign Wars, schools,
colleges, fraternal organizations,
Boy Scouts and other organiza
tions are joining to make the ob
servance of the day a success.
Window displays of Army equip
ment will be legion. Parades, fea
turing bands, marching troops and
personnel from civic bodies, Army
guns, jeeps, tanks and trucks will
pass through decorated streets..
Army installations will hold
open house with equipment on ex
hibit and with soldier guides to
explain the displays. At Army hos.
pitals the crowds will be shown
through the wards and methods of j
bringing the sick and wounded
back to health explained. i
At Pensacola, Fla., there will be
ft night parade with lighting ef
fects supplied by Ft.; Barrancas.
In this event the Navy is joining
the day's observance by furnishing
a band. At Charleston, S. C.x ca
dets from The Citadel will march
in the parade and at Columbia,
S. C, Governor Ransome J. Wil
liams will be the principal speak
er. yt Fayettevllle, N. C the cele
bration will be an all-day affair
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BE SENATOR AGAIN
D. JOHNSON
legislator, having served many
times in the Senate and House of
Representatives. He has been giv
en the highest honor in the Senate
by being elected President Pro
Tern. To d.ite he has no opposition
and there is very little likelihood
that he will.
will be given on fitting calves for
shows. A calf will be sheared,
washed and curled and instruc
tions given to the boys in hand
ting their cahes p shows. At 2
o'clock the 4-H and FAA boys
will load their cnlves and take
them to Kinston whare -thev will
be entered in the Eastern Caroli
na Fat Stock Show on Wednesday
and Thursday, April 10 and 11.
These calves will compete lor
prizes along with similar groups
from other, counties in this area.
They will be judged by Dr. J. E.
Foster of State College on Wed
nesday, April 10, and sold at auc
tion on Thursday, April 11.
Anyone who is interested in
some beef, good as it is possible
to produce, may get it by attend
ing the sale and buying some of
these club calves. The boys, their
families, and those connected with
the show will greatly appreciate
all of the buying support olfered.
Much time and money has been
spent, producing these choice ani
mals. Day
Country
"with dinner on the ground, at the
ball park. The list of programs
are endless.
Fire Destroys Barns,
2 Mules, One Cow and
One Car This Morning
A mufe barn and cow barn at
the home of Joel Whaley near Ke
nansville was destroyed by ' fire
this morning between 2 and 3
o'clock. When the fire was dis
covered it was too late to save
anything. Two mules and one milk
cow were burned to death, a 1930
Chevrolet sedan destroyed, 75 bu
shels of corn and 40 bags of sod'
lost.
Origin of the fire was undetcr
mined.
B. F. Grady Opens
Baseball Season Sun.
It has been announced that the
B. F. Grady baseball squad will
open its 1946 season Sunday af
ternoon against the Pleasant-Hill
nine. The B. F. Grady Tigers will
play at home. The public is Invited
to see the opening game.
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BEULAVILLE P. T. A.
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
The Beulaville PTA will roet lr
the Free Will Baptist church on
Monday night, April , 8, at 7:30
o'clock. A progvam will be pre
sented by the grades. All parents
are cordially invited.
No. 14
Would give direct paved highway
from GoMsboro to Jacksonville
via B. F. Grady, Beulaville,
Chinquapin and Maple Hill;
Resolution passed.
At the regular session of the
board of county commissionri'S on
Monday the body received a peti
tion from a group of interested
citizens from Duplin. Pender an
Onslow Counties askiner extension
of highway 111 from Beulaville to'
Jacksonville. The commissioners
considered the matter and recom
mended to the State Highway
Commission that the extension be
made.
According to recommendations
if the extension is granted, high
way 111 will run from Geldsboro
to B. F. Grady, its present route,
take the proposed survey, now
posted in the courthouse, from
Grady to Beulaville, from Beula
ville it wHl run to Chinquapin, fo
Maple Hill in Pender County and
from Maple Hill Intersect highway
17 between Burgaw and Jackson
ville. Thus giving a main highway
from Golds boro to Jacksonville.
The following resolution was
passed by the Duplin bard: ,
NOSTH CAROLINA,
DUPLIN COUNTY.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, A delegation has
this dav BDDoared befor th hoard
- X,f Commissioners of Du-
plin County, and presented min
utes of a meeting held at Wallace,
N. C, on the Feb. 25, .1946, wniefc, ...
reads as follows: " "
"The assembled road delegates
representing Onslow, Pender, and
Duplin Counties on this 25th day
of February, 1946, at Wallace
High School, Wallace, N. C, do
hereby resolve: That it la their
desire that the County Commiss
ioners of the above named ooua
ties recommend to the District
Highway Commission that a bard
surface road be constructed from
Highway No. 41 to U. S. No, 17
through Maple Hill, N. C, beftn-
ning either at Kenions Quarter or
Chinquapin, N. C, whichever the
Highway Commission decides
will be the greater service to the
most people.
Signed:
C. Bruce Hunter, Holly Ridge,
N. C; J. L. Quinn, Chinquapin,
N. C; N. P. Blanchard. Wallace,
N. C; N. H. Modinos, Holly Ridge,
N. C; S. A. Lanier, Maple Hill,
N. C; Robert Cowan, Maple HU1,
N. C.
Copy to the three county boards
of Commissioners and a copy to
the Mayor of Wallace; Mayor i.
Aubrey Harrell, Wallace, N. C.M,
and
WHEREAS, The Board of Com
missioners of Duplin County,
North Carolina, feels that this
road is most urgently needed and
is a most important Unk in our
State Highway System; now.
THEREFORE, Be It resolved bv
the Board of Commissioners of
Duplin County, that said road bo
approved and the Board of County
Commissioners of Dnplin County
recommend to the Stato Highway
and Public Works - Commission
that this road be an extension of
State Highway Route No. Ill
from Beulaville over Route No. 41
to Chinquapin and from Chinqua
pin by Maple Hill to U. a Rout
No. 17.
jJThia the 1st day of April. 1946.
L. P. Wells, Chairman
A. C. Hall, Member
G. D. Bennett, Member
Aurther Whitfield, Member'
Tyson Lanier, Member '
ATTEST: .
." A. T. Outlaw, Clerk.
Faison Soldier
Gets Promotion
. Cpl. Eromett Tucker, is now ?
with , Uncle Sam's forces t Fort
Lawton, Wash., where he recently '
won his promotion to Cornoral aa. :
cording to the Area Commander, ,
Col. P. B. Parker.
Cpl. Tucker Is the son of Mrs. J
Eula Tucker of Rt. 2, Faison.
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