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NUlEJZn FIFTEEN
KENANSVTLLE, N03TH CAROLINA
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FRIDAY, MARCH, 28th., 1947
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Funeral wrvlces vera held thla
nornlng tot Lewis L. Carroll of
r rurtey who died in the Gold:
. ro HosplUl Wednesday night at
-- . . .
ivir. v4utou wai invoivea in a
wreck at Bowden Sunday afternoon
1 n Ua oar collided with one
t . . en by negro
Funeral service were beta at
. '"JvIJcQowan Funeral : Home.
js.djcted by Rev.- J. B. Sessoma
f Magnolia assisted by Rev. J. O.
rrlson of KenansviHe. Interment
v ,. j in the family plot at the Rock
r: -h church cemetery near Wallace.
- Te la survived by two brothers,
'ssor J. O. Carroll of Wake
st and Joe Carroll, of Aulan
; two alatera, Mrs. M. E. Rice of
,.Uor and Mrs, W. It Upchurch
. CxfordU He was a brother of the
a Lira. R. V. Wella of Kenans
. He was the son of the late
and Mm George Tashlngton
uu uh m roiuea ml ue oiQ
roll home at Reed's Ford on
i r.una ta Sampson County. Mr.
rou never marnea. He was
-out fifty years old. . ..
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Tie coroner's Inquest was held
rsday afternoon and Coroner
. rson reported that ; the Jury
"J Mr. Carroll's death came as a
U of an automobile accident In
,a Roosevelt Smith, negro, drl-
- i the other car was driving at
excessive rate of speed and with
. : :'sroper' brakes. .vv-
Kc.i-fnsvilleO.LS.
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The KenansviHe Chapter, No. 215
Order - of Eastern Star, held its
annual Public Installation of Offi
cers In the Masonic Hall and club
room in KenansviHe on Friday ev
ening, March 23.
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Dinner was served In the club
room to Stars, Masons and friends.
The room was lovely with decora
tions of spring flowers The usual
most aumpttous". dinner was ser
ved. A h;' tevm
F6r the instaUaUon the retlrlna
I Worthy Matron opened the chapter
ana gave ner farewell speech, then
turned the Installation over to the
Installing officers, who were Dr. O.
-V. Gooding, DJ.GJ., Peral C. Mc
Gowen, Marshall, and Chaplain
Bessie Kornegay. . y-.,,
j
'. The retiring Matron and Patron
the. incoming Matron and Patron!
the installing officer and Marshall
were presented corsages and bou
tonnieres. ,
EnlcrS!:
:'pvt Gerald WWaters aV&v,
V Grady aectlon.x is now servins
!i th B9tn FlaW ArOllery Bat- f
s 'I tiral - corsages except the Star
j polnu, whose flowers were in keep-
i ing ) wjw tne colors or tne star
i point.;,.w iC;-: i'
The Address of Welcome, EUa
Gooding; Itesponse, JP. W. Sadler;
Impromptu Speech, R. C Wells.
The following were presented
gifts:' Retiring e Matron, Pannle
Rhodes; Retiring Patron, Earl -D.
DR SAM MAXWELL
Dr. Sam Maxwell, minister of the
Oxford Methodist Church, a native
of Duplin County Albertson Town-
ship, son of the late Frank Maxwell
wUl hold a revival at the Woodland
jueinoaist church beginning Easter
Sunday Evening, April 6th, He will
preacn through the following Sat
urday night All services will be
new at mgnt. ; r
B. F. Grcjy School Annual Dedicated
- ToTI:Dlc!37.GJ(ornegoy
Fire Destroys
JUL. . j fci U.
taomu.X, CUtloned' at
i Drew, Kolsuml, Japan, ha Is
i u.e KacMne gun section of 8er
.e Battery,
' : After graduation froai the- B. F.
TTrady high school he entered the
1 .:rchant Marina. On May 38. IMS
; entered the army and was sent
1 1 Camp Lee, Va for training, v
Upon discharge, Pvt Waters in
' iids entering North Carolina
....arte College. .- . . -. ,
Kls parents, Cr. and Mrs. Frank
Patera, reside at t3t Itt Ct, ta
ZUnston. ' ' y ", ., : vl.
T e Warsaw Kerchanta wlU be
i closing their businesses dirWM
Izt afternoon, April a, at 12
clock. They wish to invite patrons
ti do their shopping before that
ur in order to enable the mer-
anta to close at 12 o'clock sharp,
Kornegay. ; . J ,'-
The toUewtng officers were to
Worthy Matron Mattie Sadler;
Worthy Patron, Rodolph Davis.
' Asso; J'stron, Thelma Stroud.
T . Assa Itron, Dempsey Emith.
- Conductress, Rosa MaxwelLr .
Asse. Coad., SalUe Eva Tyndatl.
Secty. Ruby G. Newton. ,
Trees., Alice G. Davis.
Chaplain, Thelma Murphy.
: Marshall. Myrtle Quinn. .
Adah, Margaret Westbrook.
Ruth , Kate Quinn. . v '
Esther, Same Ingram.
Martha, Mary B. Fulf ord,
' Electa. Edna Earle Brbson.
. Warden, Ruth Stroud. , '
J Sentinel, Christine Williams. '
Our Chapter now haa the lienor
ot. having twetlrand Representa
tives: BesarTternegat-to C8lfor-
tua, and Tear! C. McGowan,
Columbia; one District Deputy
G..V, Gooding. . .
Fire of undetermined origin com
pletely destroyed the home of Ed
Hill, negro, on the Western edge of
Warsaw about 3:00 o'clock Wed
nesday morning. The Immediate
response of the Warsaw Fire De
partment prevented dwellings close
by from catching from sparks scat
tered by heavy winds.-- - .-v., v
FaisSCcdet
Cadet Junius B. Stroud. Ul ac
hieved honor roll rating at Fish
burne ' Military- SchooL . Waynes-
norev va. or the academic month
ending In . February, having met
the recjuirements of an average of
w or above :and proficiency In
every subject ' -
ifcclXciJest,
C3 Ibid Here " -
The Southeastern District of the
N. C Federation ef Music Clubs
will bold its Festival Contest in
the KenansviHe JUgh School Au
dltorlnw en turdayt.Msroh 2th.
to Br. ! be8lBnin at W A. M. ado Jesting
ty Dr. day. , ,
Dcplist Training Union Mass Meolin :
Bo Hold in Beulaville For All Churcbs
ViiUiam Gaston Kornegay
:;:r Services Al l r
e Woman's Auxiliary of Snvw
1 Church intheJEL.?. Grady see
i will eponjor the Annual. Week
.edipg Easter Prayer Servi
the church, beginning Mo.iduy
enirig, tlsreh 31 and continuing
cugh Friday evening. April 4th.
vices will begin each evening
7:30 with a guest speaker. The
: 'owing are;; the speakers and
are: .
Ton. Rev. Lloyd Vernon, pastor
Tues.' Rev. Sam Kennedy ,
r Louvena Waller; , '
ed. Rev. W. G. Lowe, Mrs, W.
r.." ' -aller; '
-. -' Mr. Hubert Phillip.
.. I.oCs cardon; - , .
1 m Kev. W.: Kc Jordon, Mrs.
. C. KilL-
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.P:3li:j,
There will be over 80 contestants
from KenansviHe, Kinston, Hook
rton, Warsaw, Wilmington. WaU
aco. New Bern, Alliance; and At
lantic. TiH!ie w',l bo three outstandinj
judges in Voice, Violin, Trumpet,
snd Piano. ' " "
. Luncheon Will he served bv the
j Home Ec Department in the Cafe
teria. .The public is invited, v v -Fannie
K. Lewis,
- '. ..; "r Dlst Contest Chmn.
i r r'.fj, r:ich.A Detroit
, Tzui. I.-;:;:sr, handled by
". ( : t '.t, won f 'xst prise for
t 2 1 1 $ 3 ix t l ts's lar
1 1! j s'ace Co v r, held
Vrest UlcUjan livid trial
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h lj C;::7 zzz
I:s e-Jy a: -- 'J piaee of ermkly
-1 p"r .Ji e back that'e
,. ysaiy when It gats wet
f ' it doesn't lock Vk much,
t I I now a lot o f lids who see
t" "y in CUEttle Lester seal...
TV"?" wheal chairs and crutches te
t j tra ft out and do things '
T 'j see a aJiooL and others see a
tia to Sv.Lool . . -v -
Lc s ef Cs.i see camp ;v . camp in
t ini5 r, rood hot aurhine. real
e 1 1 f s - - t-smd-Jre green
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it
Blinded Hawk
' Ccplurcd
" Wallace Claude Hender
son reports that Frank Caven
t augh, Rt 2, WsUsce, captured
'a ehleken hawk that had a
leather band around one leg.
The band appeared tc have
been on the leg for a long
tune, It bore ne Identification.
L J Cress Drive
Fend Rc-:rt
The foUowlng report of the 1947
Red Crosa Roll Call Drive for Du
plin County aa of Wednesday la as
The School Annual which is now
being complied by Mrs. F. W. Me-
Gowen. a teacher in heschpoI,vvlll
'-dairy a pltturfdf -ftKaaLJvi
ana wur do the same as that which
now hangs in the school auditori
um. A brief biographical sketch of
mm, written Dy a feUow oublle
servant A. T. Outlaw, Register of
Deeds, wUl also appear In the An
nual. foUowlng the picture, and it
la substantiaUy ai tolIows:ris- , : y
WILLUM GASTON : KORNE
GAY, son of Emmanuel and Har
riet Louisa (Kornegay) Kornegay.
was oorn at tne. cold Kornegay
homestead In Albertson Township,
Duplin County. June 20, 1887,' His
birthplace was in that part of said
township which is 'now popularly
known as the B. F. Grady school
community - and was within
site ' ef where the B. ' F. Grady
school bnlldlng now Stands. He was
a worthy descendant of those stur
dy pioneers, known , a German
Palatines, who came lte America
about the year 1710 and loumJe3
the town of New Berne in Craven
County. Oeorge , Kegayi&the
first of this family in Ameriearown-
ed large tracts of' land in Cfavep
Next Sunday afternoon, March
80, beginning at 2:30 P. M., there
will be held an assoclational-wide
Baptist Training Union Rally, at
the Beulaville Baptist Church, for
all the churches of the Eastern As
sociation. A great crowd is ex
pected, Including representatives
from all the Training Unions. Ah
attendance banner will be awarded
to the church having the greatest
number of theif training union
members present 1
; There will be several contests as
indicated In the program which fol
lows. All contestants are urged by
Mr. A. R. Teachey, the Associa
tions! Director of Training Union
work, to be present a few minutes
before 2:30, in order to make all
final arrangements for the various
contests. The winners in the eon
tests will go to Ridgecrest where
they will compete with the winners
from other associations in the -State.
The ororam follows: i ,
2:30 - Song; 2:35 Devotional. A. . -L.
Brown; 2:40 Song; 2:43 - Roll
Call; 2:55 - Junior Memory Work
Drill; 3:10 - Hymn Festival; S.30 -Intermediate
Sword Drill; 3:50 ;
Adult Reading Contest; 4.-05 -. -Young
Peoples' Speakers' Tourna-
ment; 4:25 - Awarding Attendance ;
Banner; 4:30 - Announcements and '
Benediction. 1
I'sClub
Gives Program At School
4t;, Commissioners and
served the people of DupUn County
in that office for a longer period of
time, with one exception, than
any other man. During the year
1028 he became the first Chairman
of the B. F. Grady School Commit
tee; having already given the prem
ises for the school, and in that ca
pacity he served the people of his
home community,' faithfully and
weU. until his death.
Mr. Kornegay waa a Universal.
1st' a prominent Mason and Shrin-
er, end was widely known. At the
time of his death on March 22,
1039, and' the funeral service on
the following Sunday, more than
two thousand kinsmen and friends
packed the school auditorium, cor
ridors and grounds to pay last trl-
tule- to an outstanding citizen.
Agreeable with his last request his
remains were interred In a plot
directly across the highway from
the . school building. Thus he waa
bom, lived a life of great useful
ness, died and was buried in this
Community." ''J '
and Duplin Counties and the fross c-""Kornegay married Miss
lng over North. EasCrlvef in this.' Ceorg'a i Frances Grady, October
foUows:
i
KenansviHe, $604.01. ' -'
r-'ulaville, $134.73. '
C " w's Trite, eca.io.
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community long known . ' as -Kor-
negay's bridge, Leafs nd honors
his' name.; ;':,--y
As a young man William Gaston
Kornegay attei'sftr'; the public
s-hoole taught by & 1 1: "Grady, R.
D. Korcegay, J. F. MaxweH, and
other Inspired odit?etors of . that
time,, and In arly life Je became .4
leader in this community where he
spent his entire ltfe. Hs was'a far-
meri pafitfaa&tef, merchsnt and pub- j
ne servant for maviy yoars ana was
aet've. and influential in aU; mat
ters, affecting the ' public welfare
II W6a member of the Democrat-
lfl IftHB. Snd he is MirvlVMi hv her
ami Jthe -following children: Mrs.
NoT,x&n' p?vis. Mrs, Marvin W.
ShtiT.cns. Thaddeus Kornegay,
Miss' Bessii; Kornesay, Dr. Harvey
J. Ko;nejry and Alvin Komegiy.
We. th nvm1 nt th R V flrtAv
spent his entire life, are justly
proud ft him as' an outstanding
citizen' ef , our community and
county? and for his long and faith
ful service to our school, our rom
munityl and ur county,' We affec
tionately dedicate, this issue of
"The Overflew" to him..
The Creative Dept. of the Rose
Hill Woman's Club presented the
foUowlng program at the school au
ditorium Wednesday, March 10th,
at 3:30 P. M.:
From the school
Mrs. Carlyle Carr presented 3
of her music pupils: Sara Starling,
with her own arrangement of "Dip-sy-De-Do-Da";
Bobby Teachey,
playing "Easter Parade'',' and An
ita FusseU playing "Bella of St.
Mary's".
Mrs. W. T. Hawes presented 4
of her pupils: A po?m, read by
Boby Teachey; Poem, by Ella May
Starling; Short Story, by Anita Fus
seU; Play, by Charlotte Sbolar. -,
From The Club and Town
Fashion Show of original de
signs by Mrs. H. W. Farrior, model
ed by Mrs. R. S. Troy, Mrs. H. Q.
Boney, Mrs. Paul Newton, Jr., Mrs.
der jpwelry box and card tray, a
liand tooled leather picture frame,
a plaster of paris lamp, a paper
m ache puppet and a hand painted - '
table cloth, all originals.
Photographs by Mrs. B. W. Mer
ritt of Rose Hill featuring wedding :
dresses of satin designed end made ;
by Mrs. Farrior were displayed. '
Two st 11 life finger paintings by '',
Mia5 Mary Kate Allen.
A piece of drawn work - a copy "
of an original by her srandmother, '
by Mrs. E. G. Murray. -
A crocheted wool afghan of un- -usual-color
by Mrs. Hatch. Lanier.
A wool patchwork spread,1 each
piece put on with embroidery, in
troducing new stitches by Mrs. H.-
A.Tate. , - . . . -.
Mrs. E. P. BUnchard exhtbUed '
a wool coverlet made by her mo
ther; Mrs. Sara Venn Wilkins. The '
ic Executive , Committee and was
1 fltAr a1 Att a( Kr tV Ti as nannla tA aawa
-.vi.vw mjj use gvvt w es 1 ,nvaea k WOI aU 9. 0ama7m T awl II lraT J i HfTlK ing
asvrjnaiman of the Board; of.Coun S. K. LwdterrnanJ Cart Alderd woof 'Wjjs raised on Ahe farm end
- uwnn, , nwioou, uHfi ayert wiui nome maur siyes: t. a
suss neuen Marsneu. xmusic for
show - Mrs. Carr.)
Poems were read by Mesdemes
H. A. Tate, M. L. Farrior, and S.
K. Lockerman.
Original music, by Mrs. L. K
Alderman.
Diary of Welfare Worker - Mrs.
H. J. Boney.
VarlaUona .In Waltz Time, by
Mrs. carlyle Carr.
Awards of 1.00 each from busi
ness firms and bhie ribbons with
special honor seals from the club
were presented to the school by
Mrs. Graham FusseU.
Mrs. Benjamin Elkin had charge
of the school exhibit in the Home
Ec rooms,' The' dress, cakes, scrap
books, drawings, short stories,1 po
ems and plays from the school were
beautifully displayed. Woodwork
from the school was displayed in
the back of the auditorium as were
exhibits of club members and citi
zens of the town Two paintings
in oil, by Mrs. Jack Cooper; Mrs.
Llllie Bell W.. Brummitt displayed IRose Hill Woman's Club.'
two glazed pottery vases, a now-1
and wove about 1880. And as em
broidered bed spread made by seme ,
in 1928; peacock design. .
An embroidered hand-made bed
spread made by Mrs. Margaret WIl ' v
Kins Drew - the cotton was grown
on the farm, spun and wove there. .
The embroidery thread was dyed
with home-made dyes - made In 18-
Sl, Also a piece she made the same -year
of hand woven cloth with aU- '
over embroidery design end nil "
fence ruffle across bottom to bang -on
wait Just above the rufle was v
embroidered, "Margaret, 1851." ;.
A new recipe for orange cups
Mrs. Horace Ward. , ' ,
At the close of the program the
hostesses, Mesdamea K. P. Blanche -ard,
E. G. Murray and S. V. Wil- ,
kins served Russian tea with sand- -wiches
and pecan cheese biscuits.
During the social hour flash pic
tures of the fashion., models: were
male by Bobby Herring of UNC.
The program waa presented by
the Creative Department of the -v
B. F. Grcdy Legion Post Is
: Orc:nized; Officers Elected
The Simmo-v 'Mawborn-Turner
Post of the American Legion held
its regular meeting Friday night
March 21st Judge Henry L. Star-
ens, of Warsaw, made a most inter
esting talk. ,- : .--.- '
Following Judge Stevens Ulk an
election of officer was held with
the following results;".
' C & Thompson, Com-aander. '
J. H. Byrd, 'Vlce-Comminder.'
L. O. Parter, Adjutant end Fi
nance Off'cer. .f.;?:i f .-. : i;yft::&.
Harry Stroud, Sergeant, at Arms.
John Grady Historian.
Rev, Norman P. Farrior, Chap-
Uln.'.- '
On Prtif-iv evening, April 4th at I
I P. M., the Post will have a fish
supper at Maxwell's Mill. FoUow
lng the supper, the Post will hold
Its regular meeting. AU ex-service
men of World War 1' and 2 are in
vited , On FridaynighV April 11th at
8:00 P. M. there wiU , be a mi
meeting at the B. F. Grady School
to discuss ways of raising money to
build Legion Hut and Communi
ty Buuding. , .;- . ;
The public is cerdiaUy invited
to attend this meeting and take part
in the discussion.
Respectfully, C- S. Thompson,
, . Commander
Warsaw Methodists To Dedicate
Organ Before Pre-Easter Services
The Rev. A. M. Willisms, pastor
of the Warsaw Methodist Church
has announced a program of pre
Easter services, which will be held
in his church next week and at the
11 o'clock worship hour Sunday
norning, March 30, at which time
the Hammond Organ that was re
cently installed, will be formally
dedicated. . ' .-.
The pre-Easter services will be
gin each evening at 7:45 with out
standing ,visiting speakers of note
at each service as follows: Tuesday
April, 1, Rev. C. T. Rogers of Rose ft
Hill; Wednesday, April 2, Rev Leon ;
Russell, of Goldsboro; Thursday, .
April 3, Rev. John M. Clineof Ke- '
nansvUIe; and Friday, April 4.
Communion Service. '
The public is cordially invited to
attend all these services. ..a-
Rev. Williams also wishes to an
nounce regular Church School at '
the Warsaw Church at 10 A M and
at Carlton Methodist Church at
2:30 P. M. followed by preaching
service at 3:15 P. M. - .
Baptist Church Choir To Present Musiccl
it::-
during the recent Illness and desth
of our mother.-, . ; ,
f , Family of the late i
Farrior.
The Warsaw Baptist Choir, under
the able direction of. Mrs." C. J.
Brown, win present a program of
music Sunday evening, March 30
at the 7:80 o'clock Worship hour.
The program wiU include well
known hymns, spirituals and classi
cal with a solo part by Mrs. Henry
L. Stevens, Jr, The program is as
follows: "Now the Day is Over";
"The Lost Chord"; I Waited for
the Lord'VThe Shepherd's Call";
"It Shall be. Light"; "Were You
There?"; "Steal Away"; "The Lull
aby Hymn"; "Prayer?; "Jerusalem":
"Saviour, Hear Us. We Pray"; do
sing with ""The Seven Fold Amen".
A most cordial Invitation Is ex
tended to the public to attend the
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Cotton Ginning ;!
Report
Census report shows that BS6
bales of cotton were ginned in Du
pUn County from the crop of W is
as compared with 1200 bales for the
crop of 1845. . f
IIOTICE
Effective : March 18, U17. t' -Issuance
ef Opera tort Ucenes t
Learner PeraUta to perse 1
rears at age was deontlneeX
Ne person smder tee t : t
years is allowed to r-'- ' j a i. -