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J - 1 No. IS VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 11th., 1947 :.:-.v ! m FIT TO (Editorial, Henderson Daily . j; : Dispatch, March 22, 1947) I State Treasurer Charles M. John son 'put in a plug for better and more stable agriculture in an ad dress "made to members 0f group six of the, North Carolina Bankers Aoociatio'x' in .lFayetteville the uief.ffightWaoidJotirsf ' study and research for promotion of the products of the State's f arjns, and advocated more efficient mar : keting and conservation- methods, t . Mr. Johnson was speaking in part With reference to the tobacco re search program, a project which lies close to the whole eastern part of the State. This is necessary, he said, because nearly all -other countries already are launched up-4 on a similar program, and which, ; if )eft to its natural course, will cut sharply into the future of this great money crop in North Caroji ' na, as elsewhere In the southern states.';-Y;. ;:rj: : ;; .;;T ' V The treasurer sought to enlist the ' support of the bankers in the pro- - gram for agriculture. Most of the Pink Hill FclksPkn Election On Tue.:7,t !:y6lh Pink HHi; Apr. 3. Three candi- - dates for mayor and' five for the board of aldermen had filed today for the May 6, election, Mayor J. F May reported. :' In the race for mayor are. Jack Albright, . M. Turner, Jr., and : Tom Davis. Seeking places on the lawn's three-man board are Harvey Turner,. Leighton Turner, Stanley Coombs, Clarence Jones and Cecil Howard, ; ;There ' are approximately lOff registered voters in Pink Hill, and most of this number are expected to cast their ballots in the electron, ; which', , according to predictions, will be a close race. :-'-;v A bill "providing for the exten sion of the local city limits and in troduced in the N. C. Legislature IVcrssv Masonic Lodge Celebrates k- First Anniversary Tues. Apr. 8 'Warsaw Masonic Lodge No. 679 A.- F. tt Xi'M. celebrated Its first anniversary Tuesday night of this Week . . . . .. The degree team from Wayne Lodge, of Goldsboro centered the third degree on one candidate. Other lodges represented were Clinton, Roseboro, Wallace,; Rose Hill, Mt Olive. Kenansville, Beu lavllle, Pleasant Hill, Durham, and Swansboro. i1 vV Mr. E. BJ, Hunter, of Roseboro I r e was recognized as the oldest "n present He is 79 years old 1 t-t been a Mason 57 years. - . - -"Tfrnivr Lodge obtained its ' 2" 1 vlth 21 LEAD bankers, indeed are alive to the Importance of the work. Eastern rarnlina has some industry but it is laraely an agricultural section, and such business as there' is de pends, ui large measure upon p come derived from farm operations. if .?' ..:::i' i:Lr datel fbr Governor -in 1948, and in his speeches in various parts of the State has discussed many phas es of the life of the people, showing his own familiarity with the prog ress that has been made and the problem fhaf await solution He is dedicating himself to whatever, contribution lies within his pow er in meeting these needs, and thus is. exhibiting his own fine qualifi. cation for leadership as chief exe cutive of the State, should he be successful in the coming campaign. Frankly, he has long impressed us as being the best qualified man for the No. l political office In North Carolina when the. present chief executive finishes his term of ser vice. He is fit to lead. , . ; : ; , Hot Municipal some two weeks ago was withdrawn Attorney. J. A. Jones of Kinston, who drew the measure, reported. The withdrawal was occasioned af ter the Lenoir County commission ers voted to split profits from ABC stores in the county, with the three municipalities, LaGrange, Pink Hill and Kinston, In which there are ABC outlets. Since the extension of the town would incorporate a part ; of ; Duplin County, it was thought there would be some con troversy concerning the allotment of Lenoir County funds to a town ( extending into a second county. "The RE A' has approved loins tatolling 3Vi million dollars to 13 borrowers in nine states. Funds will finance lighting of 5,341 farms. of the American Legion Hut. v " Annual Service In Warsaw .v, . Sunday, .April 13. - ' The Annual Masonic : Sermon will be preached- in the Warsaw Methodist Church by the Rev. A. D. Leon Gray," Superintendent of the Oxford Masonic Orphanage, on Sunday morning, April 13, at 11:00 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Gray , is the re cent successor to the late Rev. C K. Proctor, who, served as Superin tendent of the orphanage for a number of "years. WarsaV Lodge No. .679 A. F. & A. M. extends a most cordial invi tation to tl a public to attend this f 1 ; 1 ITf.ar T-T5:"! -s, vi'- Warsaw Redsox Defeat Hurifoid 7-3 Will Play Vilwn -Br EULA LEE BBITT I Dunlin Red Sox, hew entry in the Tobacco State League, opened their exhibition season Wednesday after noon by defeating Hartford, Conn., Braves" of Class A Eastern League to the tune of 7 to 3, at the Warsaw Ball Park before more than 1,000 fans. " Cyclone" Carl Johnson, started on the mound, pitched four innings, allowed two runs, struck out six batters. Hardin Gilly, lefthander, relieved Johnson 'in the fifth inn ing. Although he was in trouble throughout his turn on the mound he "escaped 'with no runs scored against him, and. at the close of each inning fanned, leaving three , on bases.. Frank Jackette relieved . Gilly in the seventh and finished the ball game allowing only one run. . ' .. . The highly touted batting power of the Redsox came through in fine form. Andrew "Andy" Scro- bola led the sluggers with a single, double and triple for five times at bat. "Blackle" Lorenz had a triple and double at four times at bat Jimmy Walker, manager, had two singles for three times. Warsaw gathered 12 hits off the hurling of Henry Ford Is Dead Detroit i In the flickering light of i kerosene ( lamps ahd candles Henry Ford, famed pioneer pf the automobile Jlndustry, died t ,U;40 o'clockiMonday night in his home in Dearborn, Mich. '. ; He would have reached his. 84th birthday July 30. -High flogd waters of the River Rouge running through the Ford estate had cut power and heating "services at the residence and a wood-burning fireplace warmed the room. jj. Mr. Ford's death was due to a cerebral hemmorrhage. ' - .v It came after the noted indust rialist had spent a vigorous day in specting floodwater damage around the plant and was making plans for another inspection Tuesday. "At bis bedside were his wife, Mrs. Clara Bryant Ford, and a member of the household staff. A family statement said he had retired at 9 p. m. (EST) and had awakened at 11:15 complaining of feeling ill Mrs. Ford gave him a drink f water. He died 25 minutes later. ' ' VETS EDUCATION Educational retraining given to patients in VA hospitals does not affect their eligibility under either the GI Bill or Public Law 16, the Regional Office said today, v ; ; : GOVEttNOit tt. Oivicou tuif Joins the fight on cancer w issuing a proclamation desijnaUnr April as Cancer Control Month and State to respond to the f ' i t 'in of te At WarsavSai: three Hartford pitchers! McManus, Bennett, and JVhltmlre, while Hart ford gathered only seven hits off the Warsaw . hurlers.Suder was best "for Hartford with a perfect day, two singles and; one double for three times at bafe Archer was behind the plate for Hertford, while Lail and Rowland divided the catch ing chores for the Redsox. ' Outstanding fielding j honors of the day went tb ';'Andy'iScrobola. for the Redsox. ' .V' Score by innings was: Hartford, one score each in the; first, fourth, and eighth. Warsaw: one in the first, three in the third? one in the fifth and two in the seventh. Hartford: a R; 7 H; 4 E. Warsaw 7 R; 12 H; 3 K Batteries: Hartford: McManus, Bennett, (4), Whitmire (7) and Younger, Archer (5) Warsaw: John son, Gilly (5), Jackette (7) and Lail, Roland (5). ; - J Wilson, of the Coastal Plain League will "play in the Warsaw Park, Saturday afternoon at 3 p. m. On Sunday Warsaw will meet din- ton in the Clinton Ball Park and return home Monday; with a game with the Kinston Eigte at 3 p. m. Warsaw Plans Town Election Voters of JWarsaWi Will elect a mayor and 'five, commissioners in the biennial Balloting to. ' be held .there on May,. o. . ..-Tt :- Incumbent officials are Mayor A. J. Jenkins and Commissioners A. L. Cavenaugh, Stacy Britt, F. J. Strick land, B. C. Sheffield and J. Milton West. -, i The election date was set this week by the commissioners and discussion of potential candidates has already begun. ; r 1 i Church Bulletin The preaching schedule for the Duplin Methodist Circuit for "Sun day, April 13, is as follows: Kenansville, 11:15 A. M. Unity, 3:00 P. M. Magnolia, 7:30 P. M. The pastor, Rev. John M. Cline, will preach at each of these serv ices. On Monday night at 7:30, the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice will meet with Miss Irma Wil liams. The Clinton Area Sub-district of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at the Rose Hill Method ist Church Monday night at 7:30. appeal for funds which the North Cancer Society is making. He lis " d." i D. If ' ' Ja, cf CTayor Mrcy Attend VMU Meet At Bear Marsh Those from Warsaw attending the Annual Eastern Assoclational meeting of the Baptist WMU on Wednesday at Bear Marsh Church were Rev. and Mrs. G. Van Steph ens, and Mesdames L. O. Williams, Paul Sharpe, J. R. Barden, Geo. D. Bennett, and Miss Sadie Bennett and Mrs. Henry Middleton of John son's Church. f , The total forest acreage planted in the United States since 1926 is 6,483,632 acres. Winter is the ideal time to check your farm machinery. The average excess plant food value ran 43 cents above the guarantee. Prominent Club Voman Dies Ot Stroke Mrs, Henry Middleton Buried In Warsaw Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Veach Middleton of the Johnson Church section, near Warsaw, were held from the Johnson Church this afternoon at two-thirty, conducted hv her nastor. Rev. G. Van Steph- ens, assisted by Rev. Gilmer Beck L. Veach of Warsaw. v of Warsaw and Rev. J. C. Foster of Pallbearers were Eugene Carl Leaksville.'. Interment followed in ton," Ellis West, Gordon West, Ab the.. family , plot In the Warsaw J ner Phillips and R. E. Holland, all i Mrs. Middleton, age 62, succumb- ed to a cereorai nemorrnage inurs- day at morning at 12:10: . She was stricken Wednesday about one o' clock just as she concluded a mem orial talk at the Baptist Associa tion being held at the Bear Marsh Church. She is. survived by her husband, Henry M. Middleton, Sr.; two sons, Henry M. Jr., of Lenoir and George of State College; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Bell of Durham and Mrs. Roy E. Piner of Wilmington; five Wilmington Presbyterial Holds 59th Session In Kenansville This Week By RUTH P. GRADY Tuesday Moraine- Session The 59th Annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Wilming ton Presbetery at Grove Presby terian Church, Kenansville, con vened on Tuesday morning, April 8, at 11:00 A. M. with an attend ance of 288 officers, visitors and delegates. The president, Mrs. J. M. Gregg of Wilmington presided. This is the first time in thirty-one years that the Presbyterial has con vened in Kenansville. The Tuesday morning program was opened with invocation by Rev. J. G. Morrison, home pastor, and greetings were extended by local auxiliary president, Mrs. N. B. Bo- ney. A message from the PresDy tery was ably given by Rev. Wade H. Allison. Annual reports were made by Presbyterial general offi cers and district chairmen and rec ognition of auxiliary presidents of district number five and six were given. Mr. Wm. G. Coxhead of Presbyterian Junior College, Max- ton, gave a most interesting and in formative talk. A life membership to the auxiliary was presented to Mrs. Eugene Forlaw of Teachey, district number five, by Miss Jane Hall.. When the meeting recessed, lunch was served in the Lodge building to the visitors and in the Sunday School Rooms to the offi cers. r-V 7 -: Tuesday Afternoon Session The Tuesday afternoon session was given over to annual reports of cause . secretaries and recogni tion of auxiliary presidents of dis tricts No. 3 and 4. Miss Janle Mc Cutcheon, director ' of Spiritual Life and Evangelism - committee on Women's Work of Atlanta, Ga., conducted the : Bible study, the Gospel of Matthew. . - - v -Tuesday Evening Session '":.t'.,-V;" During the Tuesday evening ses sion annual reports by chairmen of Mission Courts, business Woman's Counsellor, Cause secretaries on V't'.'s Crocs f "1 FM-""n Missions v r !'.! ' t cf t" ' Errdl Bids. r MAYOR AUBREY KARRI-XL grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Park Pridgen of Warsaw, Mrs. Rosa V. Danforth and Mrs. H. F. Johnson of Massachusetts; three , brothers, Henry Veach of Willard 1 F. R. Veach of California and Ralph f Gordon Kornegayj a next door j neighbor. - Mrs. Middleton was very active in church and home demonstration club work. She was well known among club - women throughout North Carolina. Last year she was the State's delegate to the National Convention of Home Demonstra tion Clubs. Mrs! Middleton led a very active and servicable life. The Times will carry her picture to gether with a sketch of her life in next week's issue. Mrs. L. O. Smythe. of Charleston, S. C, who was a missionary in Ja pan a few years ago. Mrs. Smythe stated that she and her husband lived in a town in Japan, where china Is manufactured. She stated that the Japanese have very mod ern kilns and factories and that they ' preserve the old fashioned type of kiln for tourists. She also stated- that the Japanese had only eight years of schooling, six years of primary and two years of high school. After finishing this short term they go to work. She related many incidents of how they strug gled to get a higher education. Mrs. Smythe stated, that they have very few missionaries in Japan and that i there are only about 40,000 Chris tians in a population of about 8 million about a ratio of four Christians out of a town the size of Kenansville. The Japanese live under a Pagan government which has failed them and the people ar6 flocking to churches as never before. Mrs. Smythe stressed the fact that the Japanese need our prayers and sympathy and closed with the plea that we give them a chance at Christianity. The evening session was closed with Communion service conduct ed by the local pastor, Rev. J. G. Morrison. - -Wednesday Moraine Session ' The Wednesday morning session was opened with an attendance of 193 officers, visitors and delegates. Annual reports and recognition of Auxiliary presidents of districts No 1 and 2 were given and also an nual reports of Cause secretaries on Christian Social Service and Or phanages. Mist Janie McCutcheon gave the Bible study from the Gos pel of Matthew, stressing the fact that Jesus intends that his follow ers be happy persons and not long- faced sad beings. She also stressed the point that we need to protect our homes, not for the life that is in them now but for generations to come. ?s T'fCutcheon stated ttiut flf. : I Aubrev Harrell. 62; mayor of i Wallace and prominent civic leader In Eastern North Carolina, died of a heart attack at his home at 315 . a. in. Saturday. ' - 7 In less than a week two promi nent Duplin County civic leaders died. Bryant Martin of , Faison, having preceded Mr. Harrell. by a few days. . Mayor Harrell . was " ... stricken around 9 p. m. Friday and suffered I a fatal attack on Saturday morning. Mayor Harrell was born at Har- ' rellsvllle In Northampton County, and moved to Wallace in 1917. He i was associated with the Camp Man ' wfacturlng Company at the time he moved here. " . He ' was prominently associated with the civic, fraternal and relig ious life of Wallace for 30 years. He ; served as fire chief, town eommiss- loner and mayor oi Wallace iot zo missioner in 1923 and reelected in 1 1925 and 1927. He'was elected for his first term as mayor in 1935 ml nrvari rnnttnuousl V until his death. His present term would have expired May 17, 1947. Mayor Harrell was a member of Wallace Methodist Church and the Wallace Masonic Lodge, former di rrinr nf the Leaeue of Municipali ties, former chairman of the Duplin County Draft Board, and former chairman of the legislative torn, mlttee of the League of Municipali ties. J Surviving are his ..wife, Mrs. Maude Hoffler Harrell; two daugh ters, Mrs.i Evelyn Pope nd Mrs. Annie Laurie Puckett, both of Wal- i"" oner Sister, Mrs.'" Adelaide . .t . il r. - I .1 grandchildren. ':-r!i fc:.:: i' :' FrJNERALVW-V:''-'- Funeral services were held from the Wallace Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. conduct ed by his pastor. Rev. C-T. Rogers, assisted by Rev. W. B. Hood, pas tor of the Wallace Presbyterian rh.,.k IntuVnutnl fnllmirxt in th Rockfish Cemetery with full Ma sonic honors. ' -viJ..;''" Semom nas mere oeen een w. many lovely floral designs as cov ered the last resting place of the deceased. ; These, in a .very small way, attested to the esteem in which he was held, not alone in his community which he served so long and faithfully, but all 'over the State. '" Active pallbearers were members of the governing body of the Town: A. J. Caveaaugh, L. R. Lanier, J. Luther Powell, R. J. Hursey, T. J. Baker, and W. N. Rose. Honorary pallbearers were close . friends of the deceased: Jos. H. Bryant, O. C. Blanchard, W. H. Farrlor, Geo. D. Bennett, ' H. E. Kramer, J. M Llberman, W. M. Rivenbark, Sr., J. R. Rose, Geo. L. Brown. L. W. Boney, A. G. Smith, W. D. Murray, J. H. Butler, Benjamin F. English, W. L. Hocutt. R. J. Provo, Lewis B. Lane, M. 3. Cavenaugh, W. L. Byrd, A. C. Hall, W. G. Wells, H. J. Vann. H. M., Morrison, R. M. Browder,' Jacoo Hurwitz, D. L. Wells, J. A. Powers, L. B. Fussell, Dr. H. W. Colwell, Dr. John D. Robinson. Dr. Deane Hundley, Jr., Dr. A. B. Bland, Le Rov B. Carter. A. H. Carter, W, L. Hussey. J. R. Baines, I, N, Hender son, Schubert Williams, G. E- Bp-. nev. Cleve Herring, S. R. Simmons, Henderson and Wilmington, re spectively and members of the Walr lace Fire Department. Scouts Gather At r Chinquapin And ; Plan hncampir,::.! According to reports about 40 ScouU and Scouters from this con a ty met on the banks of the noiu.- east river at Chinquapin Thurs j night and held an outdoor tra session and fish fry. Rev. Jim C vin. Scoutmaster oi the Chinq" . troop, had charge. ot the plans, ; slated by bis troop committee. Following the fish fry a c fire program was conducted I l O. Branch, of Goldsboro, cc commissioner. . . An over night encampm- be held for all scouts rf r r "-"I'le on Fr' ,-y r- "
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