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i ygJUMS NUMSER FOURTEEN , - , KENANSVILLE, NORTH PAROLINA: ; FRIDAY, MAY, 31t 1946
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-" During 'recent months there
have, been a great number of re
QUcsta from the people of Duplin
County for Improvement in the
school planti of the county. These
requests have been made to the
Board of Education and in some
instances to the Board of County
Commissioners. The Board of Ed
ucation, by law not a tax levying
board, has requested the County
Commissioners to increase the
school budget so that the improve
ments could be made gradually.
The Board of Commissioners has
found, however, that the school
budget cannot be increased with
out an increase in the tax rate of
the county,, and the members of
tbe Board pt Commissioners hesi
tate to. increase the rate. The
much needed Improvements, addi
tions, and repairs cannot be made
unless the tax rate is Increased
at least from SL35 to H50. This
increase would add to the tax levy
approximately (26,000 per year,
and would be a great help m put
ting our icheol houses and equip
ment fat better order.
. The disastrous fire at BeulavDle
has made it impossible for us to
make needed improvements in
Jnr other schools. . "We
expect to have ample facilities at
Beulavme before the weather gets
cold. - - The contracts will be let
this week.
T Some of the much needed Im
provements are: Chinquapin aew
class rooms, B. F. Grady 9 new
class rooms. These schools have
grown rapidly. B. T. Grady has no
sdenee room, no library room, two
teachers on the gynniaslum for
das roomi one teacher M an
art " " ;-3t4.claaa ronuiHldLBtate Labor Cfe after-fPCOnsid-
turicuiture teacher uses a part
t tils shop. The' State Board: of
Education has allotted B. T. Grsdy
two additional, teachers for next
year. Wt plan to add two rooms,
thereby making no Improvement
la the present over crowded con
dltton. ' - "vv :. ;
Chinquapin has no science room,
no library room,, one teacher is at
present using the auditorium as
a class room, and like B. F. Grady,
has gained two teachers tor next
year. We expect to add a two room
Structure which will be adequate
for a lunch room when we build
fee eight room addition at Chin
quapin. Hence, this two room 'ad
dition wiB not relieve the present
overcrowded condition at all. .
The heavy crop of "war babies"
wul eater school during the next
. two yeara thereby making our
situation even worse. . '
3 Next year for the first time we
will have 13 grades in aQ of our
schools. This addition of one year
' to the school program of all chO
' dren wti call for added space and
equipment In all of our schools.
Fortunately, at present, we can
take care of the added year In all
jrhite schools except a F. Grady
and Chinquapin.
The last General Assembly rai
sed the compulsory attendance age
from It to IS years. This .win add
: to the attendance In all schools.
We expect to enforce this law
during .the next school term. We
" will have- a full time attendance
ofaeer.V-
..The situation In the negro
schools is more acute; it has be-
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The Duplin County Health De
partment wishes to announce the
following typhoid clinics during
the month of June: ;
MONDAYS - 9:30 - 11:30 A. M.
Kenansville at the Health Depart
ment - - r
THURSDAYS - 9:00 . 10:00 A.
M, Faison City Hall; 10:00 11:00
Warsaw City Hall; 2:00 - 3:00 P.
M..R086 mil City Hall; 3:00 - 4:00
Wallace aty Hall.
Everyone desiring the vaccina
tion living near these places are
urged to be on time at the desig
nated places.
j. A. Racldey
Taken To Hospital
, J. A. Rackley, popular employee
of Quinn-McGowen Company in
Warsaw, was taken to the Golds
boro Hospital Thursday afternoon
for examination and observation.
Mr. Rackley has been ill for sev
eral days, believed to be some kind
of internal poison, -
BAHAM1AN LABORERS
HELP TOBACCO HARVEST
There will be 33 Bahamian la
borers available to tobacco grow
ers of Duplin County to help with
harvesting tbe tobacco crop. This
announcement was made by the
eration of the labor needs inePu
plln County. , Theae. workers win
be placed on. farms where there is
a drastic need of additional labor
in order to avoid losing a portion
of the tobacco crop. Any grower
may file aDDlicatln for some of
these workers at the County A
ents office -by 10.00 A. M. Satur-
day. June 1. A committee of farm -
ers will be elected at a meeting in
the Agricultural Building in Ke
nansville, Thursday night, May 30,
at 8 o'clock to determine which
growers are in most need of addi
tlonal labor in order, to save then?
tobacco crop. Any tobacco grower
who would like to apply for some
of these workers should su their
application and leave it at the
County Agent's Office not later
than 10 o'clock next Saturday,
June 1. ;,
FAIL TO LET CONTRACTS
FOR DUPLIN SCHOOLS
The Duplin Board of Education
met here Wednesday afternoon to
receive bids for construction of a
two unit school plant at Beula
ville, 8 room addition at B. F.
Grady and an 8 room addition at
Chinquapin. '
Only two contractors submitted
bids for construction. Their figures
were far . in excess of what the
county la in a position to pay. Con
tracts were not let;
Supt Johnson stated that some
temporary plan will be worked out
so that school will go on as usual
next school season. ,
Returns County Wide
JONES
881
. 228
28S- '
. 2C0
188
:n
"
430
175
'
153.'
mo
'
260 ,
, .
tu ,
' 2C3
i5
WALLACE
65
36
TO
219
81
157
118
.127
197
133 :
114
73
1 a .
80
88
' 103
, -25 ,
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The B. F. Grady Debating Team
entered the State Debating Con
test sponsored by Chapel Hill..
Aff. Elsie Byrd and Gaynelle
Outlaw Leads Ticket
Jones Named Sheriff
Lanier Wins In Third
Largest vote ever recorded in
Democratic Primayj .Outlaw
polls total 4172 votes; Approxi
mately 6600 votes east.
Lewis Outlaw, prominent Albert
son Township farmer and leader
in county agricultural programs,
decisively defeated encumbent G.
E. Qulnn for the House of Repre
sentatives In last Saturday's pri
ary. Ouaw polled 4,172 to Quinn's
1,970, leading Qulnn in all pre
cincts except Kenansville, Charity,
Rose Hill and Calypso., Outlaw's
majority .was.
. a aaa - -
i i 't , t nr.l .
vote of 4,005 to 2,486. Jones carri
ed" every precinct except Kenans
ville, Smith, Cabin, Cedar Fork,
andRockfish. .,. :i -i.
In the race for Coroner, C B.
Tap" Sltterson defeated HJx
?
2,488, a majority of 632, Sltterson
carried 13 of the county's 20 pre
cincts.': ' . .
In the Third Commissioner Dist
rict race for county commissioner,
encumbent Tyson Lanier defeated
his opponent Archie Lanier by a
scant 27 votes. Tyson carried Ce
dar Fork, Cypress Creek and Chin
quapin Townships. '
. In the race for township con
stables, Collins in Albertson Town
ship defeated Daniels -and : Ford
ham; Thlgpen defeated Strickland
in Smith and Home came out on
top In a six man race in Limestone.
, Official tabulation of the county
wide returns will be found on this
page and returns In constable ra
ces will be found on another page,
i The 1946 primary goes down as
the largest in the history of Du
plin County. This is exceptional
considering this year as ah' off
year balloting, v " '
Total votes cast, as near as it
can be estimated, were .6600, .The
next highest primary voting was
in 1938 when the congressional
race brought a total of 5,984 votes.
Since the turn of the century,
Ralph Jones win be the third sher
iff from Warsaw to serve Duplin
County. From 1899 to 1909 Leonl
das Middleton was sheriff; from
HOTJSB OF BEPB.
OUTLAW
. 533,.
144
78 '
yi 434 "
235
- 300
163
176
: - 877 :
t ' -225,
, . 160
? r ?i54'ii
, ' 174
42
81
'271
88
78
17$
2S9
4172
QUINN
361
100
83 .
88
44
"89'
27
27
188 '.
.61
40.
8
43
" 35
83
191,
: so
' 137
58
323
1370
Stanley. Neg. Wilbur Eubanks
and Mittie Ruth Wallace. Coach -Mrs.
Pearl McGowen.
1909 to 1920 Graham G. Best was
sheriff; from 1920 to 1924 Chas. M.
Ingram of Glisson was sheriff and
from 1924 to the present time Da
vid S. Williamson of Kenansville
has bees, sheriff.-
In the House of Representatives,
D. L. Carlton of Warsaw served in
the sessions of 1901 and 1903; H.
D, Williams of Kenansville in the
sessions of 1905 and 1907; John A.
Gavin of Kenansville In the sess
ion of 1909. Dr. Ransom L. Carr of
Rose HOI served to the sessions .of
1911, jlBt 123, and 1931 GeorgeT
K, Ward of Wallace served in the
1923 the county was represented
by. W. Stokes Boney of Island
Creek: in 1919 by Stacy Chestnutt
of Glisson; 1921, Edward J.Hill of,
Warsaw; .1923 Dr. J. H. Newberry
of Warsaw; 1931 by Dan Jolly of
Kenansville; 1933 by H. D. Will
iams of Kenansville. Since that
time C JE. Quinn of Kenansville
has represented the county. Mr.
Qulnn has represented Duplin in
the House of Representatives long
er than any other person.
Senator , Rivers D.' Johnson re
turns to the Senate again this time
without any opposition. He has
represented Duplin in the State
Senate intermittently since 191L
and has never been defeated for
the office. x
Clerk of Court R. V. Wells goes
back into office without opposition.
Mr. Wells has served the county
in this capacity since 1919. When
he completes the next term he will
have served thirty years.
Othe candidates without opposi
tion are automatically certified
are: Commissioners George Ben
nett; UP. Wells Arthur Whitfield
and A. C Hall.
C Sheriff Williamson steps down
after having served his county for
21 years and retires as one of the
most popular sheriffs Duplin has
ever had.
AT
. Hidden .under. half million tons
of Imported hay is the answer to
why North Carolina is a milk-deficient
State, an answer much eas
ier to find than the long lost
Vote Last Saturday
COBONBB
BRsiDSHAW ; ' SITTERSON
448 399
148
! 67
. 188
108
ttt
43
51
173
107.
84.
" 76
114
62
108
'225
52
186'
94
105
2438
75
80
208
124
344
145
133
. 298
., 157
93
101
. 79
10
48
223
' 65
31
117,
490
8118
EnisrgGHcy food CoIIsction
Lannclisd In Warsaw f
EDITORIAL
Since the advent of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and the country began
to pull Itself, by its bootstraps, out
of the depression,. Duplin County
has done well by Itself financially.
But. we urge you to consider that
this "done well" is on paper and
not on facts.
Am prices Increased tax collect
ions increased. Thousands of doll
ars in delinquent taxes poured into
tbe county treasury.
W. P. A. came along and repair
ed and painted our school build
ings and other public buildings.
Everybody was feeling fine and
the county was really getting on
its feet. ' .
Our Board of Commissioners, as
capable as ' they were, failed to
foresee postwar problems. They
launched a happy program of re
ducing taxes. Our tax rate was re
duced from L55 in 1935. to the
present $135. The commissioners.
Pink Hill Community v
Club Uears Johnson
Ihmtlst g teatsBni eO
skV at Amsraal
Ms;
Dr. Uweria, rraaldaat presides.
Our State Senator, Rivers D.
.Johnson, of Warsaw, spoke on
JtizensnJp", at we annual ladies'
nweun
ef the Pink Hill
Community Civic Club there Fri
day night, May 24th. Dr. H. A. Ed
wards, president, presided.
The speaker was presented by
L. C Turner. Senator Johnson
spoke at length on the duties and
responsibilities of citizenship and
lauded the club on Its stand for
betterment of Pink Hill and its In
stitutions. The address was well
received.
A delicious three-course chicken
barbecue dinner was served. Miss
Wanda TyndaO offered several se
lections on the piano. Rev. N. P.
Farrior, club secretary, reviewed
the accomplishments of the past
year; including efforts to secure a
telephone switchboard and other
objects.
The dinner was served in the
'gym", which was attractively
decorated with black, green and
orange streamers end evergreens.
Attractive arrangements of pretty
flowers adorned the tables.
Among the visitors at the meet
ing were Jesse A. Jones. Rev. H.
G. Dawkins, Ed. F, Ma this, Mr
and Mrs. J. L. Phillips of Kinston,
and Mr and Mrs. C, R. Jones of
Taxboro,
SUOAB
SPARE STAMP No. 49 . . GOOD
FOR 5 Lbs. . . EXPIRES AUG 31
SPAKE STAMP Ne. I . . GOOD
FOB IJk . . FOB CANNING
BXTIKB8 OCT. 81
CO. COM. 3rd DIST.
A. LANTER . T. LANIER '
437
208
87
!' 68
80
178
96
.182
157
94
7S0
at various times, were urged by
many not to reduce taxes; sound
Judgment was to collect while col
lecting was good, they were ad
vised. They didn't see it that way.
They had their reasons and they
had their authority.
Now we are faced with an al
most physical breakdown in school
equipment We have only two ac
credited elementary schools in the
county. If our children are to be
given the privileges they are en
titled to, we must face an in
crease in taxes, not Just a 5 cent
Increase but a 20 or 25 cents In
crease. We believe the people of Duplin
County will live up to their noble
heritage and encourage a decision
of our present board of commiss
ioners to increase our taxes suffi
ciently to take care of our schools
adequately. ,
J. R. Grady.
Half DmirtbgXfopi
Several Sections
Of County
Wind and hail damaged crops in
the Wesley, end Westbrook sect
ions of the county Monday. Re-1
ports say some damage was notic
ed in Smith and Albertson Town
ships. Tobacco and corn suffered
most damage.
Warsaw Flying Instructor
Fataly Injured In Clinton
Classic Gamer dies from Injuries
received as plane crashes near
CUntoa; Was Instructor la the
Army.
.
Claude V. Garner, Jr., of War
saw, age 26, died in the veterans
hospital in Fayetteville at 8:35 A.
M. Thursday May 30th.
Garner was fatally Injured late
Wednesday afternoon when His
plane made a forced landing about
two miles from Clinton, according
to reports.
1 Garner, en Instructor at the
Clinton airport, is reported to have
, making a solo flight. His bud-
dy, Ernest Hussey or Warsaw, was
making a solo flight at the same
time. Hussey is reported to have
said he saw Garner's plane flying
low and suddenly he saw a ball of
fire burst .from the plane. The
plane was enveloped in flames. It
made a crash landing in an open
field. Hussey landed as quickly as
I possible and as he ran towards
Garner's plane, he saw two farm-
era . carrying uaraer mm uk
plane. He was burned badly about
the face, head and arms. An am
bulance was called and be was
rushed to the veterans hospital In
Fayetteville.
That night his father, druggist
at Warsaw Drug Co., went to see
him and the doctor is reportedly
to have told him that Claude was
not fatally Injured and would re
cover soon. The next morning be
died. -. .
Captain Garner was discharged
from the Army Ah Corps in Feb
ruary of , this year after having
served over four years. He did not
see service overseas. He war kept
In the States as an instructor In
flying. Since his discharge he has
been connected with the Clinton
Airport and has, been instructing
civilian flyers. , ;
1 was a graduate of tbe Wil
No. 22
Braze
ounship
Citizens Are Asked To
Give That Hungry. '
Millions May' Live
The opportunity is near when
the citizens of Warsaw Township
will be asked to help feed the -htmlry
millions of this war-torn
world. -' V .
Herbert Hoover has returned,
and reported tbe desperate needs.'
President Truman has urged the
people of America to respond to"T
these needs. Henry A. Wallace has
been made National Chairman, ,
and is working In cooperation with '
the thousands of communities thru -out'
our Nation. Surely, we must
do our part here. .
The Warsaw Rotary Club sri ; - -
sponsoring the movement In the' -
community. A committee compos-
ed of Finn Lee, Jimmle Kltchin, . . .
and Ross Watkins.is working with ' .
Chairman Van Stephens in plan-
ning, and launching the movement.
A number of the ladles of the com
munity will be called upon to help. ,
Announcements will be made in
the press, fat the churches, and
elsewhere as to the day hi June :
when someone wiB call on you for
a cash donation. Cash is prefer- ' - .
red by the National Committer It - - r
is more convenient, and will en- f v r -able
buying in larger tots, and the y.
tosWf foods morC issgentry-- -
neededTwVtan't ie them starve.
Talk is not sufficient We must
act now, or it will be too late. One
thousand dollars is the goal for -Warsaw
Township. Let u heed
their cry, or millions will die. .
Reports from political Washing
ton say that farm cooperative
leaders are frequently seen closet
ed with labor leaders. '
American cotton will probably
meet a strong world demand dur
ing 1946.
son High School and attended At
lantic Christian College two years.
At the time of his Induction Into .
the Army he had an appointment
to the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis. V
Captain Garner is survivedrby
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C v.
Gamer, Sr., of Warsaw; one sister,
Mrs. W. A. Patterson of Mt Olive
and one brother, W. W. Garner of
Wilmington.- .
Funeral services were held this
morning from the QuInn-McGow-
en Funeral Home in Warsaw at 9 .
o'clock. The body was taken to '
Creedmore, his family home, '
where it lay In state In the Baptist .
Church until 2 p. m. Burial was
in the family lot in the Creedmore .
cemetery. Rev. O. Van Stephens, ;
pastor of the - Warsaw Baptist '
Church conducted the funeral.
Captain Garner, Claude as he Is ,
known in Warsaw, was one ef the
finest young men hi toe town. He
had a promising future. He was
very popular among the younger
set of the town. He offered his '
life for his country and came home
safely to be taken by local ac
cident. His friends extend their
sympathy to his family. .' ' V
Sam Bowden Bo .
Honored At P. J. C
During the graduating exercises
which were held Wednesday, May
29th at Presbyterian" . Junior Col
lege, 19 diplomas were awarded.
" Following the graduating exer
cises, a memorial service was he 51
at which tune gold star was .
placed on the service flag in 1 i
or of Sam Bowden tf Y.'er
Seventeen other former t"
were also J;7c;;3 : t It
t