North Carolina Newspapers

vc:t".v.2 r:u.v-: fcltjcin zicz?ms'l2Q"d Their Dlannlnl County MffM Convention Here - ' - A large crowd of Democrats from all over the -County gathered - . In Kenansville last Saturday for their biennial County Convention. The meeting waa called to order by F. ,W. McGowen, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee. Capt J. G.' Morrison, pas- tor of Grove Presbyterian Church, gave the Invocation. Everyone present was welcomed by' the Chairman of the Executive Cora- .' mitte. E. J. (Bogue) Johnson of, Wallace was elected permanent Chairman of the Convention and A. T. Outlaw of Kenansville per manent Secretary. ' A motion was adopted providing : that 70 delegates be named to at : tend the State Convention with 1-2 vote each, and that all Democrats 7 attending the State Convention be recognized as delegates. The State Convention meets In Ral eigh on Thursday, May 2. ' The following resolution waa ad- - -". opted by the Convention: "We, the DemocraU of Duplin County in Convention assembled at Kenans ville on April 27, 1946, at a place j and in a time and in a Democracy that glories In the Victories . that have come to our Nation, honor the Veterans of all Wars, who have made it possible for us to be known the world over as the greatest Nation n earth. We commendthe record ef our servants m oU-SeTn the County, . State and Nation, and pledge our " selves and our Candidates to a " continuation of good government . District and. County officers; Candidates, Nominees, and others ' were recognized by the Chairman ' v'.-fhe Conventions .iWl, .K pclpaliWrejjs wasvoc jredby Judge Henry L. Stevens, r:n of Warsaw, who was Introdu ced try State senator ravers u. Johnson. ' SZJJ l Judge Stevens made a stirring artrtr recounting the achieve ments of the Democratic Party in providing good government.' v ' " ' The benediction was lven by Rev. G. Van Stephens of Warsaw. : After the adjournment of the Cofcnty Convention, tee County Pemocratto Executive Committee met and reelected' the following officers: F W. McGowen, Chair: man: Mrs. Jno R. .Croom, Vice- Qudrman; and Robert C Wells, Secretary.- j "', SUDAN TEMPLE W STRING CEREMONIAL Wed. May lfitsi WS. . I l 6:30 , P. M. Potentate's Ban quet Sir Walter HoteL i 8:00 P. -M. Sudan Festival Memorial Auditorium, v 10:00 P. - M, Pre-Ceremonial Shrine Dance Memorial Audito rium. - . '. Than. May, loth, 1846 , 9:00 A. M. Registration" of Can didates and Address by Past Po tentate T. L. Simmons. - . 2.00 P. M. Business Meeting of Temple. 4.-00 P. M. Parade v i 5:00 p.. M. Dinner. ' 7:00. P. M. First Section of VceremonlaL followed by Second Section. " : v 10:00 P. M. Potentate's Ball. Entertainment For Ladles'' ' Yed.May 1 - - - . - 8 00 P. M. Sudan Festival 10:00 P. M. s, Pre-ttrtmonial "Shrine. Dance. ,',.-v, : v.; Thmrs-'May M - w ' 9:00 A. M. Registration of La dies.. s, - ' , ' ' ' ' 11:00 A. M. Tour oi uarae. " J12:v0 P. M. Coffee Hour. 2:00 P. M. Movies. ' 4:00 P. M. Parade. 5:00 P. M. Dinner. - 7:30 P. M. Special Entertain ment '.'.' 10:00 P. M. Potentate's Ball. A""' ..J J SOIL CONSERVATION POINTS WAY TO ; BETTER FARM YIELD North Carolina Farmers Place . ' Over 27,000,000 Acres Under Treatment : , North Carolina Agriculture, de termined to hold its war-expanded markets by maintaining quality production, has placed more than 27,000.000 acres of cropland under soil conservation service. N 5 Besides improving . the quality and increasing the volume ot farm production, cropland conser vation coincides with a growing efficiency in tiie distribution ot food. The war emphasised the need for better packaging, speed ier shipment, more effective re frigeration and a concerted war on waste. . , Combined with such improve-1 menu in distribution, the efiorts oi lanners xo prouuee wore eiu- ciently will mean a general re- duction of the na-ou's xooa Lull and an increase in farm income. N.C. FIRE LOSSES UP 41 Pet. IN 5 YEARS Fire losses in North Carolina, already 41 percent higher for the last five years than for' the 1935 - 40 period, threaten to keerr on mounting for the next 10t years - following a tragic postwar pattern UJlkejy!i4fter Kprld war: I - ac cording; w a. survey released py "Fire ; Engineering'' magazine, which cited four key preventive steps;;" ; ;-:','V:- The keys to prevention are: 1, strict enforcement of building and fire-prevention codes; 2, restora tion and maintenance of full strength fire department man power; 3. keeping up watchmen's services, and 4, restoration and check'up of equipment, taking ad vantage of new developments. Replacement of fire-fighting equipment was difficult during the war, but since V-J Day, equlp fent manufacturers have- lost no time making available new and improved apparatus and . ideas. Also production has been greatly stepped up. v'V,' High-pressure and other pump ing units and equipment for use in water-fog technique, where the fire 1 smothered and cooled by a dense mist of water Instead of a stream; lightweight, portable pumps, that became popular with the Navy; are other new tools for fighting a battle against, history repeating Itself. Veterans taking high school courses in North Carolina under the G. L Bill of Rights are allowed' to progress according to their ab ility. Some have completed entire high-school mathematics courses in less than one school year. Two Too Many KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA If i s Mary Young Bass of Enfield (center foreground), who was crowned May Queen at East Caro lina Teachers College on Saturday, May 4, and members of her court (reading left to right), Nora Lee Hinnant, of Pikeville, Ruth Baker of Rocky Mount, Ekia Powell' of COUNTY BRIEFS Mesdames Inez C. Boney and flnrrinn TfnrnpaAV ttf thf. Walfare Department attended the State ServJce fntetence at Win- st0n-Salem, of which Mr. Forrest , Shufford is the incoming president succeeding Dr. W. C. Davidson, Supt. of Duke Hospital, his term having expired. N. C.'s Commiss ioner of Labor and speakers from the Social Security Board in Wash ington, D. C, and many other out standing speakers, Including the , Governor" of North Carolina and ; Mrs. Carl Bishopric, president of ' the Federation of Woman's Clubs, addressed the meeting. This was one of the .best attended and one of the best meetings in the history of . the Association. "-;:V,".r While attending the Conference, Mrs. Boney also attended the State 'Red Cross Luncheon, where Area .speakers from Atlanta were on the program . The lawn between the jail and courthouse annex Is being impro ved. - . Miss Catherine Olson, general field representative from the South eastern area, visited the local Red Cross Office Tuesday. The Welfare Department needs some underwear for two 12-year-old children, two. pairs of shoes, sizes 3 1-2 and one pair, size 5 1-2 and trousers 34 inches in waist and 31in. in length for a very needy family. Any contributions for this family will be very much appreciated by the Welfare Dept. Grady Tigers Defeat Rones Chapel The B. F. Grady Tigers defeat ed the Rones Chapel baseball nine last Sunday by a score of 27 to 2. The game was played at Grady. This was their third game of the season. ... . . - '. ' Next Sunday they will play the Red Store Terrors of Warsaw on the Grady diamond. in Denton, Anne Dall of Kenansyille, Jean Robertson , of Spring. Hope, Rita Dell Dawson of Dunn, Char lotte Elliott of Edenton, Martha Jefferson of Fountain, "Mary Young Bass, and Margaret Person of Loulsburg, Faye Jessup of Ty. ner, Pauline Taylor of South Mills, Kenansville's Sweetheart Takes A Flight Mlsa Lola Hanson, Kenana vlile'a grand old sweetheart, , grows ; younger with age. Not so old, at that, she says. Wednesday at the Wallace , Strawberry Festival, ' Miss . Lula -went eat an airplane ride with Bev. Joe Morrison. Mr. Morrison U now a full fledged licensed pilot,' and, "Mlss,LuIa said If she took! a chance wi a preacher she thought' the - canoe was well taken '. : She says she doesn't believe a person should become sta . tic. Just because aga creeps up la no reason why one should not learn new things. It was net her fmtyMt Onoe, few years age, she - look a plane ride In Bal timore. She says she thoro ' nghly enjoys It and Is anx- ; sous to ride In one of the large transports. Incldently her sister, Mrs, ' Besa Bines of Highlands, N. C, .and 'Treacher's wife, Mrs.'- Morrison, couldn't quite get op the nerve to take a ride. . - Army Accepts 24 Men From Wilmington Area .A record number, ot 24 ! men were accepted for the Regular Army during the past five days from the Wilmington area. Most of the men were veterans who re alized after a short period of ci vilian life, that a job in the Army was hard to beat Lt Cottle of the Recruiting Station said the aspects of volun tee ring which appealed most to the veterans were: continuance of high pay scales, probability of and increase, family allotments, and retainment of their rank. A number of veterans, also returned to make the Army a career and to take advantage of the 20-year retirement privilege. A number of 17 and 18 year old men were included among the re cruits, most of whom joined for three years, instead of waiting to be called by their Selective Service Board. By joining for three years, they were able to select any branch of the Army in which they wanted to serve and choose any overseas theater. All will be .eli gible for full benefits of the G. I. Bill of Rights. ". Among the white applicants ac cepted was Durwood L. Parker of Rose Hill and of the colored was Walter Repass of Wallace. Lt. Cottle stated that a highly trained recruiting representative from the Wilmington Station will be in the Wallace Post Office each Wednesday to furnish interested applicants any Information about the new, modern Army, TWO DUPLIN CADET NURSES AT U. of Md. Cndet Nurse Dolly Home, dau ghter of Mr. . Oliver Home of Beu lavJlc, .and Cadet Nurse Alda Rhodes, daughter of Mr. Joe Hill Rhodes of Pink Hill, are affiliates at the University Hospital in Bal timore, Md. There they will take up Pediatric . Nursing for three months, after which they will re- turn to Memorial! General Hospl tal in Kinston, where they will be - c. j T. ' rs In m'...lcr, FRIDAY, MAY 3rd., 1946 1 Alta Mae Thompson of Goldsboro, Margaret Nunn of Klnston, Erma Dare Hinnant of Pikeville, and Dorothy Jean Creech of Selma. The May Day celebration was part of a Home Coming Day program for alumni' veterans and service men and Women. SPECIAL BAPTIST HOUR BE HELD MAY 12th Special pre-Convention Baptist Hour broadcast from Miami, Fla.. will be heard over the regular net work Sunday May 12, at 8:30 A. M. Dr. J. M. Dawson of Waco, Texas, will speak on the subject. "The Baptist Contribution to the Next Century." Dr. C. Roy Angell of Miami will also be heard in words of welcome to Miami, where the Convention opens on May. 15. This broadcast can be heard in this area over WPTF at 8:30 AM. Civitan Club Plans Organjze In Warsaw ..The Goldsboro Civitan Cub is sponsoring' the " organization -of a club In Warsaw. An initial meet ing was held Wednesday night in the Legion Hut at which about 40 people attended. Virgil Rollins was named temporary secretary. A number of Warsawites signed up and paid the initial fee. Dr. Williams, president of the Goldsboro club, presided, after being introduced by Mayor John Jenkins. Other speakers on the program Included Dr. Brown of Goldsboro, E. A. Easterling of Ral elgh, Judge Henry L. Stevens. Aubrey Cavenaugh spoke on be half of the Warsaw Rotary Club, stating that the Rotarians would cooperate in every way that they could. ' J. O. Stokes Loses Packhousa and SuddIIos " t mi,,.. etv tet tf-J nansvUle farmer and fertilizer distributor, lost a packhouse and large supply of fertilizer, arse nate of lead, cal-nltro, soda, cot ton seed"meal, hay and corn, by fire this week. The packhouse, a two story, 40 X 40 building, burn ed about 8:30 at night. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Mr. Stokes says the loss exceeded 95,000. No Insurance was carried. Wells Named Third ' Principal At Grady H. M. Wells, for the past few years principal of the Chinquapin school, was last week elected prin cipal of the B..F. Grady school. Mr. .Wells, a native-of Teaohey, succeeds E. D. Edgerton who goes to the Wsllace school. Mr. Wells will be the third principal' at the Grady school. Carl Walker served first as head of the institution. :y ' Cancer Drive Extended To May 15 Mrs. G. V. Gooding of Kenans ville, chairman of the ' Duplin County Cancer Drive announces that the drive In Duplin has been extended through May 15th. Du plln's quota is S650. and contribu tions are lagging. Warsaw Woman Wins Cinderella Slipper : Mrs. A. W. Lanier of Warsaw won the Cinderella Slipper which - was on display In the window of iKatz Department Store recently, jl'.r foot ws a perfect fit Expect Let Contracts For Two Highways In Co. Registration Books 7 Open Tomorrow ' All prospective voters hi Duplin County who have not registered should do so tomorrow' or Satur day week. Books will be open in all precincts from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Young men and women who will become 21 years old by November are eligible to vote in the May primary, If registered. FIRST CITIZENS BANK TO OPEN PINK HILL The First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, with home offices in Smithfield, has been granted permission by the State Banking Commission, to open a bank In PJnk Hill. Reports from Pink Hill say that Herbert Jones plans to rebuild the old. Pink Hill bank building for the new bank. The bank will open just as soon as quarters are available. ... Grand Lodge Masons Name Deputies The Grand - Lodge ' of North Carolina has announced a list of 44 deputy grand masters for the Masonic Lodge in North Carolina. Included in the list is Kenneth Taylor of Magnolia for the Clin ton district 't ' Special Services At Outlaw's Bridge Church ' : ' Sandsy Evening. May 6, 7:80 P. M. Recognition wnj ne given to the work of the Home Demonstration Club since tile week of May 5th to 12th has been set aside for that purpose. Mrs. G. H. Ulrich will give the message of the evening on "Living Up to Our Ideals". There will be special music by members of the Home Demonstration Club. All are cordially invited to at tend this service. Six Duplin Girls " Hostesses At ECTC Homecoming Among the 127 women students of ECTC chosen to serve as hos tesses to servicemen returning to their alma mater for Home Com ing Day on May 4 are Misses Sa rah Pickett. Anne Dall, and Hor- icnse ijrawu vi tense Tyndall of Kenansville; Henrietta Cooper of Wallace: and I - i - as hostess wlD entertain one or more of the former students of the college who have served or are now serving in the armed forces. Patients in Veterans Hospitals are taught photography, watch re- pairing, and handicrafts as a means of speeding recovery. Nearly hair or we vern - . . . . A J I ministration contact represents- 1 tives assisting venterans In Va ki r. Md.. W. Va.. and D. C. are themselves disabled veterans. Modernizing the Farm . NEW YORK CITY Use of eopper tubs fos conveying water to tiomea. barns and to stock In the field ' are .featured In a 4-color pamphlet being distributed te the nation's farmtrs by the Copper A Brau Smirch Association. Pro tection against Insects through brttnxa scrams and use of elec tricity over copper wiring for labor i sv!nr tfvtrt tor int isrm wuc r i of the psmpi.H t. 1 . -rzr No. 18 Highways 11, BeuiavUU te Joaaa County Line: ill, Grady - To Benlavllle; Town ef BealavlUe : Officials Pass BeeolnOosi At a recent meeting of the town -commissioners of Beulaville, N. C, . the following, resolution was pass- ed: . . .... - - ' ' "Wrereas, that the Improvement j designated by the State Highway and Public Works Commission as f project No. 2226 which is N. C 41 . from Beulaville to Potters Hill to . the Jones County line is consider ed to be the most necessary im- ' provement In the highway system in the corporate limits of said municipality, for the promotion of public safety and convenience; 'Now, therefore, be lt resolved that the above project No. 2226 be and is hereby formally approved by the board of commissioners of the said Municipality, and that the Mayor and Clerk of said Munici pality ..be and hereby empowered to sign and execute the required " agreements between the said Mu- nidpality and the State Highway and Public Works Commission." The necessary agreement for the letting of the contract for high way 41 from Beulaville to Potters Hill to the Jones County line has been signed by the town officials of Beulaville and sent to Raleigh. : This contract between the town of Beulaville and the State Highway and Public Works Commission has been approved by A. H. Graham. State HighwayC ommissioner. The residents of this section of the County who have been Instru mental in securing this highway expect this contract to be let la May. They were encouraged by the following letter from 7L- T. . Betta, Divisional -engineer of the -Third Division to the Board ef County Commissioners ef Duplin County m which is as follows: LETTER: Fayetteville, N. C April 13, 1946 Board of County Commissioners Duplin County Kenansville, North Carolina Attention Mr. L. P. Wells Gentlemen: ine zirsi rwo leiongs in lAipun v. County will be NC41 from Beula ville through Potter's Hill to the Jones County line and NC111 from Koraegay to Beulaville. The Survey on NC41 from Chinquapin to Beulaville has been In the Ral eigh office for sometime but the ' plans have never been completed by the Drafting Department and I do not know when they wll be. - IT.... in . u- . . , ,,t do not have any control over this department and, therefore, I can not tell you when they will be ready. Tours very truly, T.T. Betta, .V. DIVISION ENGINEER Third Division lTT Berts: mw CcMr. James A. Brldger i Bladenboro, N. C . ,. , , u Jlmmle Jerritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jerritt, recently recei ved his honorable discharge from the Navy at San Pedro, Calif, and arrived in Kenansville Tuesday night Jlmmle has served in the Navy tor the past two years, one year of which has been la the South Pacific. Warsaw Citizens To , Vote On Bond Issue At a mass met tin? held In War. saw high school auditorium Tues day night It was decided to hold vote on the Issuance of bonds for the extension of the town's water and sewer system. A large delegation of citizens were present Town officials gave them a resume of the town's fi nancial condition and explained the need for tha extension. A veteran may obtain t'.' ) guarantee through the Vet s Administration for a 1 I i - 1 stl'-l have Jl.CT ' t u loan to r i a 1