Ming Special Training At
V;:o Sd:::l; Over JO Taking Course
i The v Veterans' Fsrin Training
irogiam, which bai been in prof
i s at the Calypso school since
' ; t il 16, 1946. has gradually - won
.ore and morn' favor among vet
t -ha of that section - until now,
s ie nine months later,' over 70
-ans weekly are pursuing an
1 ultural training course under
t e O. I. Bill of Rights at the school.
: Such was the information re-
leas! last week by C B. Miller,
t hief instructor in the school who
is also "vocational agricultural
teacher in .the regular. Calypso
school. " - ' : .' I '
At the time the school opened
last April 13 veterans were charter
ed members of the course. By
t'.e time Hay 28 came around, the
enrollment had -climbed to 20. On
June 13, when another instructor
was added to the course, enroll-
meut had reached 25. .
,
Enrollment then reached a "lev
tliri off period at 29 veterans,
i ad remained at that figure, until
September. During that month
a epeciai shop instructor was em
ployed, and enrollment increased
to S3 veterans. During the month
c f October more veterans of that
action became interested in the
course and enrollment went up -to
t4 The third fullUrae instructor
- hired during that month.
la December a total of 36 vet
erirs were attending, the classes.
;r.c Dam: Holes
' l!:!es
Br HILDA L: CLONT ',
S English Asst Home Agent
T
4
The Duplin Countyouncil net
; ' t' e office of the Home Agent,
i . u-iusvllle on Jan. 29. at 3 p. m.
v " 'rs. Walter Rhodes, President
r JLng and 20 members present.
tlrady.' La Place, Maysville,
rat Springs, East Magnolia,
' iws Bridge. Teachey, Bock-
i i, Cabin, Mille. and Tin CitJ
Clubs answered to Boll Can..
- Duplin County Loan Fund was
--ussed and the group decided to
e this fund available to others
ag to take training other than
e economics. Mrs. Jake-Wells,
i
v.
r
i
.3.
David Williams, and Mrs. A.
B. Lanier were appointed to work
mcke plans for increasing the fund.
Tie amount now in the fund is
$312.M, and a goal of $400 has been
set
' It was voted by. the Council for
each club to send $1.30 to the
County .Treasure for the purpose
of paying for Christmas stockings
filled for the Red Cross.
A committee to work - out the
1347 Budget was appointed. This
committee is as follows: Mrs. Ash
Filler, Mrs. Lehman Williams, and
r ' Clontx. y
. The Council voted - to have, a
c r:mitee work up a recreational
: tjbook to be furnished each
t leader. Mrs. Joe. Ward was
is , Je chairman of tills group. : ?
.: The Council asked Miss Clontx
to see about arranging a tour to
t'&w York, and Manteo to be taken
c - ing the summer months. '
The Council voted to give $30.00
1 1 InfanUle Paralysis Fund.
Tie Council went on record1 as
suing any changes on the State
, '.. :.e announcement J was made
t Mrs. Virginia S. Swain would
i in Clinton, on Feb. ,18, for the
nose of training Family Life
ct Leaders on the subject
srstanding The Needs of your
f Jren." ' 1 f . J t
he meeting
p singing
e." - -
closed with the
"Sing Your Way
V
1 EASTINGS FEB, lf-14 .
... 10, Maple Club - at the home
3. J. I. Sumner, 20 p.m.
. 11, Mineral Springs - at the
s (f Km. Pecor 2:30 p. ttC
. 11, Pasture Branch - at the
! of Mrs. James Brock 2:30.
?.DPenny'-t5isnch ; "
?rs. J. B. Ton-uS, aSa."
t X' -nn' s - r-the
, 2 "J.
and the January attendance was
71, not counting the full-time in
structors who are now employed.
;, The instructors- are: Mr. MlUer,
Jack Jennette, Albert Outlaw, A. D.
Johnson, all of Calypso, and James
T, Odom, of Dobbersvllle. . .
Veterans taking- the program
attend two classes per week which
are held at the Calypso school and
agricultural building. One of these
classes consists of lectures anl illu
strations about the project being
studied, along with a motion pic
ture which is, about the subject
being studied. The other class per
iod It devoted to shop work, during
which many practical problems tor
the farm are worked out. Even
such advanced mechanics as com
plete overhaul of farm motors and
machinery are carried sut in the
class. ' ' ' -
- v ' - ' '
. One of the most important fea
tures of the GI training school is
the supervision which enrollees get
on their own farms. "We are not
interested -In their class work
alone," Mr. Miller said, "but also
hi seeing that the veterans put to
practical use on the farm what
they are taught to the class and
workshop."
Other veterans In that section
who are Interested In enrolling In
the school should contact Mr. Mil
ler at Calypso, ' " '
SPARE STAMP No. S3 Good For
5 Pounds of Sugar Through );
., . April 30, 1947 '
D::rs Announces
Clerical Excms.
'A-'CtvB Service' exanjlnationfor
the besitlons EnIiteerlngAld,
Scientific Aid, and Biological id
in the Federal government to now
open F. J. Basra, Secretary of the
Board Of IT. S. Civil Service Exam
iners at the Warsaw. Post Office,
Announced today. In addltioh to the
positions named, posIUons-requir-iag
similas qualifications. vat. ap
proximately the same, rate of pay
will be filled by successful compe
titors In this examination; It was
stated. Such positions Include Sur
veyman, Instrumentman, and other
positions in survey workTechnlcal
Aid. Laboratory Aid, Physical Sci
ence Aid, Computer, Laboratory
Technician; " Agricultural Aid, and
Horticultural Aid. :
The examination' is being held
to fill positions in various Fedearl
agencies within the states ot mq..
N. Q.i Va., and W. Va. Salarie?
range from $1822 to $3307 a year.
Most appointments made will be
probatlonal, to become 'permanent
upon completion of a probationary
period of one year.
In addition to passing a written
examination applicants a.e requir
ed to have experience for the posi
tion for whch ' they apply; The
amount of experience ( required
varies with the responsibility of
the position, ranging from three
months to five years. Appropriate
college training may be substituted
for part of the required experience.
; Complete information and appli
cation forms may be obtained from
F. J. Baars, Warsaw Post Office in
Warsaw. , - - , . . .
A. Applications must be received by
the Director, Fourth U. S. Civil
Service RegionNlssen Bldg., Winston-Salem
3, North Carolina, not
later than February . 27. .1847 .
FeisonBoyr: ;,
I!:s7iCd7est Point
Pritchard Adams, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Pritchard O. Adams; of
Faison, was appointed principal
candidate for the entrance exam
ination at West Point , military ac
ademy this year, according to an
announcement received Saturday
by his parents. - -
Young Adams, Who is a gradu
ate of the Faison high school, is
now a student at The Citadel, in
Charleston, S. C ; k
The appointment was revealed by
Congressman Graham, A. Barden.
'"vAd?" s is 19 years o1!!, , ,
r:
rurt
now
' a
'way for a
r the Eli-
J 1.
x r ' (Amarloan Bad Qrut Pbots) ,
A gistefal MrtMot writes Us thanks lor (UU seat from America at Ghilst
nuwtlsae and delivered to him at Us overseas past by Anuicaa Bed Oreas
etaA wethsrs ONte. A tree, with all the trimmings, Is also snpplled by Bed'
Cmss to help make the -big day" mere festive. .
"THE GOOD HEATLH PLAN"
-Tar Heels refuse! to ;ut her head in the sand
Instead she adopted The Good Health Plan;
A 'program aided Ly a balanced budget, production high.
Breezes- from the Atlantic under mellowy skies, ' '
High level employment, a good road plan
That runs from her mountains to the beach sand;
A great people-who have played well their part -In
wars, pllitlcs, religion, music and art. " -
..The prdgramcal for more doctors and ursestsv Bytow..
( Where the cou'ntr aide may receive Tdd the, year around - ;
, For a Hospital or Health Center in every county seat -r ... k
Where the young,-old and all may meet '
A medical educational loan for further aid ,
In establishing shools, more doctors and efforts made
To reach all its people small-and great . '
Here's three cheers for the Tsr Heel State.
Wallace Man Died
Last Thursday
Griffin Alvin Glddens, 70, of
ner Wallace, died suddenly Thurs
day while attending a prayer meet
ing at Antioch Adventist Church
near Wallace. Funeral services were
held from Antioch church Satur
day at 3 p. m. Burial was in the
church ' cemetery. Surviving are
his wife, the former Mary Eliza
beth Bowen; three daughters, Mrs.
G. E. Knawles of Wadesboro, Mrs.
S.JT. Blanton and Mrs. W. C. Heath
of near Wallace; five sons, G. Gid
dens of Rocky Mount, E. A., and
W. E. Giddens of near Wallace, J.
O. Giddens of Burgaw; two sisters,
Mrs. Kate Gail of Wilmington and
Mrs. Betty Bowen of Rocky Mount;
one brother, Bruce Giddens and 17
grandchildren. ' '
Faison Drops
Two To Ml. Olive
The Mt Olive high school Pan
thers basketball team won a doub
leheader over the Faison teams in
the Mt Olive gym Friday night.
The girls won 41-26, and the, boys
won by a score of 39-34.
COLQRED SECTION
r
A' group of Shaw University Al
umni met at the Calypso Elemen
tary School February 3rd, 1847. at
4 p. m. and permanently organized
a Shaw Clul known as "The Shaw
Club No. 1 of Duplin County." "
t
The purpose of this club will be
to help with the activities carried
on around the University. The reg
ular meeting of the club will be
the 3rd of each month. '
Shaw has been and now is play
ing a leading part In the education
of the colored youth of this country.
The club members are asking
that others join in help with the
matriculation of the club.
. Mrs, Hattie Royal, Prln-.-J,
Krs. Laura V,rare, Sir 7.
i
Mrs. Kellersberger
ToSpo:!(At
Grove Church
Mrs. E. R. Kellersberger of New
York; known affectionately to her
host of friends throughout the
country as "Julia Lake," promo
tional secretary of the American
Mission to Lepers, Inc., will spend
a week in North Carolina, begin
ning Monday, Feb. 10, In Concord.
Her tour has been planned by Mrs.
Mamie Gene ' Cole Husk, South
eastern secretary for the American
Mission to Lepers, Inc.; whose
headquarters are at 411 Henry
Grady Building, Atlant 8, Ga. ' '!
Mrs. Kellersberger will be In Ke-
nansville on Friday, Feb. 21st, and
the time that she will speak in the
Grove Presbyterian church will be
announced next week In this paper.
Mrs. Kellersberger, one of the
most popular: and gifted women
speakers in America, Is the wife of
Eugene R. Kellersberger, M. D
general secretary of the American
Mission to Lepers, Inc., 'who for
twenty-four years served as a missionary-physician
in- tne Belgian
Congo. Julia L'ke Skinner joined
him as a bride in 1930: She is well
as a writer. Among her books are
"God's Ravens" ai d "Betty, a Life
of Wrought Gold." .,
M"". Kellersberger "is . an Ala
bamian but finished high school in
Agu&ta, Ga. She: is a graduate of
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.,
and Biblical Seminary; New York.
Before her marriage she served as
Director of Religious Education in
several churches and then as Field
Secretary for the Executive Com
mittee of - Christian Education ot
the Presbyterian, Church, U. S.,
speaking and conferring with col
lege ' and ;,?unlyersity1:j : students
throughout the Sjouth.,,
.- As Promotional Secretary of the
American Mission to Lepers, Inc.,
she now travels all over the United
States. She is able to visit the ver
lous areas only about once in two
years. Oh t rr K wtti ,Crolina tour
t'.is year 't II visit Concord,
h Point, Kf .ansviKi and Wil-
It's The Cold
Weather Folks
i The Times regret that so much
news matter is left out this week.
; : The sudden eold spell - er we'll
blame It en the eold - caused the
frease and heavy ink to get stiff.
The press broke down and we had
to wait on a new part Hope to
make It up next week. . '
Duplin Theatre
Collects $220.68
In Polio Drive
The Duplin Theatre, ta coop era'
.ion with the March of Dimes, col
lected $220.08, according to Mana
ger H. F. Lee. Mr. Lee wishes to
thank his patrons for their cooper
ation. , . '
Mrs. Wilson
In Cast
Friends of Mrs. Blanehe Wilson
will be Interested to learn that she
Is getting along as well as could be
expected at her home. She went to
Goldsboro Thursday and had her
shoulder X-rayed and was put In
a cast This injury was caused: in
an auto accident several weeks ago
on the Warsaw-Kenansville high
way when her car was in collision
with another Vehicle; Her mother,
Mrs. O. O. Steele, who waa pain
fully bruised continues to improve
at her home.
Church Bulletin
Tbe- preaennlK scnenuie for
Duplin Methodist Circuit forSun-
day, February 9, is as-follows:
Kenansvilte, 11:15 o'clock A. M.
Unity, 3:00 o'clock P. H.
Magnolia, 7:30 o'clock P. M.
The pastor, Rev. John M. Cline,
will preach at each of these ser
vices. -
Church Bulletin
The High Point College quartet
will be featured at the morning
service at the Warsaw Methodist
Church Sunday, February 9, at
11:00 A. M. The pubUe is cordially
invited. High Point College la one
of our church supported Method
ist Colleges in North Carolina. The
others are Louisburg, Brevard, and
Greensboro College.
The College Advance) Is a pro
gram to raise money for the sup
port of these colleges. An offering
will be taken Sunday morning for
the College Advance movement
Dr. John C. Glenn. District Su
perintendent of the Wilmington
District will preach on the third
Sunday night, 7:30 o'clock.
PTA Games In
Tournament Feb.
1?
The Warsaw PTA will .sponsor
a Games Tournament 00 the night
of Feb. 17, in the Legion Hut
' Tickets will be sold by school
children for SOc each, Arrange
ments ere being made that the
public might enjoy any game of
their, choice. Make your plans now
to attend the Games Tournament
and help the PTA help your child
in the school.
Attends Frigidaire
School In Raleigh
' J.' C. - Page, representing ' the
Hinea Auto Supply Co., has return
ed from Raleigh, where he attended
a week's Frigidaire School, spon
sored by the Frigidalns Company.
Mrs. Page accompanied her. hus
band "to Raleigh. 'J
J.D.Stredti:!ier
lienor Rc!l ;
lie7 North Carolina Trayelcoiie
To Be Shown For First Tine
Legislators, members of the Coun
ell of State, and top-ranking North
Carolina officials saw the new color-sound
travelogue, "Meet North
fm B1i ' af a smaMtlnl A m Mai anil
(ifnmJere In Raleigh Feb. 6th. v- '
Governor Cherry this week is-
sued invitations to around 200 per-
sons, - end their wives, to -attend
the first showing of the film, which
was shown at the Sir Walter Hotel.
Present also were representatives
if press and radio, and officials of
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, which produced the film in
cooperation with the North Caro
lina Department of Conservation
and Development
North Carolina's new movie,'
which runs for thirty-one minutes,
will be made available to schools
and dubs for showings throughout
the State.
-Meet North Carolina" is not
only a travelogue,' but also dealt
briefly with the principal agri cul
tural and industrial activities of
North CaroLirta. icne ran?e from
the Smokies to the O ks,
and the result is t kaleidoscopic
panorama of the State's most scon-
Local P T A Celebrates Founders Day;
History Of Organization Given
On Monday evening, Febraary 2,
Founders' Day and the Golden Jubi
lee was celebrated at the High
School Auditorium in Kenansvllle.
The devotional service was conduct
ed by Rev. John M Cline who read
the thirteenth Corinthians, fend the
minutes of the last meeting were
read and pproved.'v:.,..;ii;;,t,;
A playlet "Bun CandeeJ9um"
was' most effectively presented by
ij.- lahm inil nniii
taking part, tad the candles form
ing' a lighted ase,sround the stage.
-- Mrs. Mary Southerland, the first
president and present Historian of
the local PTA, gave a nrief history
of the Kenansvllle PTA which was
organized through the Woman's
Club In the summer of 1924 when
school was being held in the old
James Sprunt Building. "They were
the real pioneering days," stated
Mrs. Southerland. Many needs were
met and a library started. In the
fall of 1927, school opened in the
present building. One of the fire?
projects of the Kenansvllle PTA
was the purchase of a piano for the
school stage. Mr. J. E. Jerritt was
the first father in Kenansvllle to
become president of the PTA. ir
1929. Mrs. Southerland read the list
of presidents from the beginning to
the incumbent president, Mrs. ,N.
B. Boney.
: Some of the outstanding accom
plishments of the Kenansvllle
Chapter are: getting dental work
Leader Training
School To Be
Held In Warsaw
The northern part of the Wil
mington Presbytery will hold their
Leadership Training School in the
Warsaw Presbyterian Church each
night of the week of Feb. 10-14,
from 7:38 to 0:30 p. m.
This special school of training
is sponsored-by the Committee of
Religious Education of the Wil
mington Presbytery, .offering J e
course of study for parents, church
school n workers. Adult Advisers,
Church Officers and other interest
ed persons -
Rev. Eugene H. Clark, pastor of
the Warsaw Church announces the
following courses of Study offered:
Children's : Work : Teaching
Children - a practical course in
guiding children, through proper
use of materials end activities,
taught by Miss Lucy Pell, Director
of Children's Work, First Presby
terian Church, Creensboro, 1. C;
Young People's Work Young
People's Work in the Local Church,
taught by Miss Elisabeth McWhor
ter, Director of Religious Educa
tion, First Presbyterian Church, of
Wilmington;
The Church The Presbyterian
Church, a course for church offi
cers and other interested adults,
dealing with the organization, be
liefs, duties of officers, vital ques
tions of today, etc., taught by the
l Vmyr
ie and interesting sights.
The movie, which required six
months of camera work by a crew
of four, was produced by John
Brsnrby Productions, of New York,
J for the North Carolina Division of
the' Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. The cameramen traveled
lover 6,000 miles in North Carolina
in making the picture, and 20 other
- persons were directly employed in
its production.
"The new movie will be used by
the State Advertising Division s
an implement in the State's cam
paign to attract the attention of the
rest of the nation. A large nur.ibe- .
of prints will be made and held
available for bookings. The dlvl
von' oMte , film, Variety Vaca
doiuand", will still be used: but.,
since It was produced, seven yar
ago, it is considered somewhat out '
of date, r -
Laurens WriRht. of Charlotte,
Manager of the N. C. Division of
the Standard Oil Company preded
at the February 0th dinner, and
: Governor Cherry will accept the
film on behalf of tbe State. -
program in the school; lunch room;
buying pianos and other various
school and school ground Improve
ments "A Founder Day offering
was taken for the Rational organi
zation. Mrs. HalUe Daughtry gave
report on the sale of the PTA
magaaine and Mrs- D. S. William
son gave a report on the grade
mothers and fathers. Miss Eliza
beth Spademan's flrstVgrade' and
Mrs. HalUe Daughtry's and 6th
grades'tied for the ifarrhiaV grades -prize
for having the most parents
present at .the meeting and the
twelfth grade won the prize for the
high school. , . r ;
- The nominating committee gave
a report of officers for the coming .
year as follows: Mrs. E. V. Vestal,
President: Mrs.'N. B. Boney, vice
president; Mr. Gilbert -Alphln.
Treasurer; and Mrs. W. M. Ingram.
Secretary. These- - officers ? were
unanfmoiisly accepted by the orga-
j nixatlon.
Supt O. P. Johnson stated that It"
looks as if we might get Federal
Aid for our 'schools and urged all
PTA members to get' behind this
move and do everything they pos-t
sibly can to aid It. ,
, The guests were invited into the
lunch room where the PTA presi
dent, Mr. N. B. Boney, - served
pound cake, assisted by Mrs. Em
or Sadler, secretary, and Mes-
dames J. C. Murphy, A. T. Out
law, and E. C. Tyndall served '
coffee.-
Rev. L. A Taylor, Executive Secre
tary of Wilmington Presbytery. -
The Bible - The Book of Revel
ation, taught by the Rev W. C.
Bennett, Assistant Pastor of St-Andrews-Covna;:t
Presbyterian
Church. .f
Rev, Clarke urges all citurJi
workers and interested people of
this town snd community, td In
vites workers of all denominations
to attend this interesting and help
fnl course of study.
Teachers Adopt
South Piedmont
Plan
The teachers of- Duplin County ,
hsve recently organized in support '
of the South Piedmont plan for
salary schedules. The plan was ad- ,
opted several weeks ago with ap-
proximately 99 of all white tea- "
chers signing the South Piedmont .
resolution.
At a meeting held In Kenansvllle .
on Februsry 3, the following offi
cers were elected:
President Mrs. H, M., Wells;
Vice president - Mr. W. M. BaUey:
Secretary - Mr. J. H. Dotson; Trea- ,
surer - Mr. L. H. FusselL
Steering Committee: Chairman
Armour W.v Taylor; Mrs. Ell" e
Outlaw Doby, Mrs. IT-wcaret I" 'I
Jones, Miss Lela McDonald, as-1
Miss Mildred Pste. . .
DDT not only controls lice
cattle, but is excellent for t j c
tr"l of r;fs, f's, r-
bnro, Va., f - r t" e acp. .-
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