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VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN
;,;'::;T.'I Cka Conlffeizes Sat. Kit
! : -By CLETUS BROCK
I f Norman Summerlln, 26-year-old
' resident of the . Herring's Cross
i Roads section of this county was
'drowned Saturday night about 11
v o'clock, when the boat in which he
was riding with two friends cap
sized in the Jones' Mill pond. '
5 Arthur Taylor and Garland Tur
. t jer, otyer occupants of the boat
'managed to swim ashore, j - . -
A coroner's jury was empaneled
at the mill site Sunday morning
when the body was located, and an
' inquest was held at the funeral
-'home Sunday afternoon In Mt Ol
sjive. The jury ruled the death was
.:.by accidental drowning. .
i Summerlln was among a group
attending a fish- fry at the pond
' and with Taylor .and Turner, bad
..taken a boat ride. . ,.
' ; , Surviving are bis mother, Mrs.
i ,Effie Summerlln; two half-brothers
; , Arthur of Four Oaks, and James
of South Bay, Fla.; four half-sisters,
' Mrs. Albert Turner of Mt Olive,
Mrs. Pempsey Bradley of Seven
Springs. v Mrs. i Unten Miller . of
Clayton, and Mrs. Archie Kirkman
. of Mt Airy- , ;
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O. P. Johnson Is
femed Supt.
, i r The Board of Education in regu
. Bar session was unanimously re
iuamed Superintendent O. P. John-
l son for another two year term. Mr.
Johnson came to Duplin as Super
intendent in 1935 and our schools
Aave shown steady Improvement
,rnce, In spite of the war years.
$. .The-Board drove to Beulaville
to look over the new school build-
Ting undel construction, there ahdl
'wo. itl;Wpiirt tkpfllUrf."-Wl
a They decided not to convert the
' jipld feachej-school into a Negro
School due' to the protests of the
Vhite people in the community, i'v
r The,following school committeo
Wien were' named for a three year
term: " J
J. Kenansville - M. v. Allen, Davis
land; Warsaw - Caswell Moore,
James F. Strickland; Calypso - D.
' J. Brock, K. B. Kornegay; B. F.
&rady J. D. Grady, M. B. Holts
JJeulaville - Leon Quinn, J. E. Al
bertson; Chinquapin William Dall,
Billy Orinkley; Wallace - Arthur
Dempsey, David J. Wells; Rose
H1U L. G. Teachey, Dr. C. F.
, Hawes; Magnolia D. D. Williams,
, Lindon Soiitherland; x Outlaw's
' Bridge - Lewis Outlaw, J. H. Byrd;
Potter's Hill Freely Hall. Lawther
' Bostlc and Amos Jones. .
- : K After the usual routine business
they adjourned. , . . i
Kills Rafller With
Ten Rallies
V1
; James Boney, Negro tenant on
th.B farm of Eddie Grady, shot and
fcled'a rattle snake Wednesday
that measured four feet, six and al
JibII inches in lengut ana naa wn
..rattles 'and a button. -'
Game Protector, Pope came into
the Times office the other day and
stated he had seen as many snakes
sWady this spring as he bid dur
ing all of last season. WARNING:
J- Look Before Ton Leap. '.
1
iaclWilsballl
the Warsaw Bed Sox of the Tob
ajco State League scored five runs
li the third inning and four in the
i urth to feature a 12-11 victory
ver the Wilson Tobs of the Coast
al Plain League in Warsaw Satur
I iy.
The victory was the second in
f ree starts for the Red Sox and
I ,ve them an even break in the
I 'o-game series with Wilson.
Manager Milner, with three for
f ve, was the leading batter for
arsaw. wblfe gof three hits in
i ,ur trips for Wilson.
: Score by innings: " - - B.H.E.
"ilson . ... 102 412 10011 10 3
arsaw' - 005 610 OOx 12 IS 3
Orbin, Felton (4), Wilson (7) and
rabel, Sorgl; Jackets Gilly (6)
d Lall, Rowland (6).
r'e for the
OKOwnti) &UNOAV Pictured above is Norman Sununerlin, 26-year
.old Duplin man who was accidentally drowned In Jones' Mill pond
five miles east of Mt Olive Saturday nisht The body was recovered
Jnst before noon Sunday. i, ;' rih:?f':'-?f'::'y '
According to a reportin Kenains
yille Mt Friday" a most amazing
accident happened at . .Washington'
Creek, just below Wallace Friday
morning. '?,?.::'-ftC;'v-.
' . As the story was told, Carl Bry
ant of Wallace was driving North,
alone. As he crossed Washington
Creek bridge the right side of his
car scraped the bridge abutment
About 15 feet from the bridge it
went I off the high embankment,
jumped clear of the ground, a dis
tance of about 15 feet, practically
tore down the right front wheel
but kept on going: It ran for a dis
tance of between 75. and 100 feet
before stopping. Did not turn over.
In its course it passed between two
huge trees, with a clearance of not
Warsaw Merchants Want Produce
Market To Help Community
A special meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Warsaw Merchants
Association was called by A. L.
Cavenaugh, president, last Thurs
day evening. The purpose being
to discuss plans for. helping the
farmers lOf this community.-
Main topics of discussion, led by
Mr. Cavenaugh, was the procuring
of a produce market for this sec
tion. The merchants feel that a
produce market would be a great
asset to this community and are
wholeheartedly in favor of haying
one here. There is already a hog
market here and it is doing very
well. ....
W. C. Blackmore, Farm Admini
Rabies Inspectors
Homed For
Duplin County
The following persons were, ap
pointed to serve as Rabies Inspect
or in the several townships of Du
plin County by the Board of Com
missioners the first Monday: ;
Warsaw - R. F. Wadkins; Faiso'n -Morris
Sutton of Calypso; Wolf
scrape - H. J. Summerlln of Mt
Olive; Glisson and Albertson - J.
H. Dotson of Seven Springs; Smith
- Paul Williams of Pink Hill; Lime
stone - J" hen Raynor of Fewla
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KEN ANS VILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
IS
imore than six inches on either side..
',v Passers-by, out of curiosity, a lit
tle later, saw the car and went .to
see how much damage was done to
it On opening the front door they
found the driver crouched down
in, the foot under the steering
wheel post They took him put and
Tarried him to a Wallace doctor.
One arm was paralyzed. There was.
no evidence that he was drinking.
Bryant said he blacked out about
the top of the hill on the south
side. He was carried to a Wilming
ton hospital. It was feared his back
was broken. - . ''..j
v About all the "damage done to the
Car was the right front wheel which
probably will have to be replaced.
strator, was present and offered
suggestions to the Directors on
what would be most beneficial to
the farmer. Mr. Bill Hines also at
tended and gave helpful ideas on
the procedure to follow in starting
a produce market V
Warsaw ' is an up and coming
town and this is indeed a good op
portunity for some group of ener
getic men. The people of Warsaw
are anxious to help the. farmer
make the most of what they have
and feel a produce market would
be of mutual benefit '
Other meetings are scheduled
to map out further details on the
matter. '
Revival
Beginning Sunday, April 20 re
vival services will be held in the
Warsaw Baptist Church for one
week, The pastor. Rev. G. Van
Stephens will preach at the Sunday
morning and evening services with
the visiting minister, the Rev. M. L.
Bannister, of the Oxford Baptist
Church preaching each evening at
8 and each morning at 7:45. .
A most cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attend this series
of meetings.
0:irch Bi!l!:lin
MPS- KATIE VEACH MIDDLETON
X Tribute By Mrs. Ella B. Womack
Katie Veach. Middle ton died on
Wednesday 'night April 9, after
suffering -si. cerebral hemorrhage
at Bear Marsh Baptist Church, at
1:00 P. M. just as she had finished
delivering a memorial address at
the Eastern Associations! W. M. U.
meeting. : , ...
,. ;.: She was the daughter of the late
S. J., and Mrs. Betty Rhodes Veach
and was born: and reared in the
Friendship Community, Jn Duplin
County;? her parents were : well
known and peminsPtiteng "f
"the t county. " She- .attended the
Friendship school and Littleton Fe
male College -and taught one year
at Calypso. 1
I sne was -married to Henry M.
Miameton, of near Warsaw on May
5, 1905, and as a bride came to live
in me oia Miaaieion nome - one
6f the ante-bellum homes inrthat
community, which dated back to
the ' first settlement , of Duplin
County. The house was destroyed
by fire several years ago and
though she was stunned at their
great loss her faith and indefatig
able energy helped to build again
a home of comfort and convenience.
Soon after her marriage', she
joined the Johnson Baptist Church
and since then had entered into
all phases of the work of the
Church. For twenty-five years she
served as teacher of the Junior
Class in the Sunday School and
also served' for several years as
President of the Woman's Mission
ary Society. She gave most liberally
of her means and her services;, no
task was too great to attempt and
when once attempted her efforts
never failed of accomplishment.
She was the inspiration and leader
of all the activities of the Church.
Her enthusiasism was an incentive
for others with the resultant ef
fect of work well done. "
. Mrs." Middleton was an able
speaker with the rare magnetism
that attracts and holds the atten
tion of the public. Her last words
In her memorial address were heart
touching and " revealed the deep
soul; thought Of a noble woman, f
One of her heart's interest was
her nursery, which was a dream
come true. -r She began it . about
twenty-five years ago, when a
friend gave her cuttings from her
shrubbery; her only assets were
faith, courage and ability and a
love for green growing things. For
years, she struggled through ad
verse seasons, but continually add
ed new plants to create fresh inter
est. Her ' accomplishment is well
known throughout Eastern Caroli
na. She studied arrangements and
designs and learned the art of fit
ness for the particular place where
the plants were to be used and her
landscaping - showed ; remarkable
artistic ability. -': ''
She always gave freely of her ad
vice to help others and no stone
monument; can perpetutate her
memory more than the gardens and
yards throughout Duplin and other
counties... ' s ' . ' '-',,.','
Words cannot paint her loyalty
and devotion to her Lord, to her
husband, to her children, and her
friends. Her life was enriched by
books, literature and -the love of
flowers and those who came in con
tact with her were made better by
knowing her and having her as an
associate.
To the family and loved ones we
- ,-,.v t' t t'elr loss is irr""rable
FRIDAY,
mmm
age and knowing that her wish
would want them to carry on can
sustain and help them through
their sorrow. ' May God's word,
"Come unto me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden," give them
strength and courage- to mold their
future as she would have them live.
The following poem was a favor
ite of hers arid was used at the
Bear Marsh Church meeting when
she delivered her talki ' .
"On The Twenty-third Psalm" ''
In 'pastures green"? Not always;
.-: sometimes, He " ' ' " 1 -hi
knoweth best in Undue
lendeth me
ia t ' .':.ii. where hcr.vy shad
ows be.
And by si 11 waters''? No; not al
ways so; f
Oft t mes, the heavy tempests
raund me blow,
And o're my soul the waves and
. billows co.
3ut w the storms beat loudest,
' : " I cry ,
Aloud for help, the Master stand
eth by,
nd whispers to my soul, "Lo, it
is 1."
io, v.Here He leads me, I can safe
ly ;o,
And In the blest hereafter I shall
know '
W'.y, in ll'i w'sdom. He hath led
me so.
Tunera'. services were held for
Mrs. Katie. Veach Middleton from
the Johnson Bant'st Church Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with her
pastor, t )3 nev. G. Van Stephens;
assisted by the Rev: Gilmer. Beck,
i ha Rev. H. C. Foster, of Leaksville,
former pastor, conducting the rites.
Each of them giving expressions of
the beiutlf ul Christian life she had
lived. Music was furnished by the
Warsaw Baptist Church Choir, with
Mrs. Glendora Brown at the piano.
The choir sang her favorite songs,
one that she had requested be
sung "Shall We Gather At The
River", following the memorial ad
dress at the Associations! meeting
the day she was stricken. j
Interment '". was ; in Pinecrest
Cemetery v where her grave .was
blanketed with flowers which was
an expression of Jove and esteem
from her numerous friends.
Surviving are her husband, Hen
ry M. Middleton; two daughters,
Mrs. Katie Mae Bell, of Durham
and Mrs. Helen Piner, of Wilming
ton; .two sons, Henry ' M. Jr., of
Hickory and George W., of War
saw and State College, Raleigh;
three 'sisters, Mrs. Rosa Danforth
of Lynn, Mass., Mrs. H. F. Johnson
of - Chelmsford, Mass., and Mrs.
Park Pridgen of Warsaw; three
mrothers, Henry Veach, of Willard,
F. R. Veach, of California, and
Ralph L. Veach, of Warsaw; also
five grandchildren. j ,
MRS MIDDLETON SUCCESSFUL
; "RURAL HOME MAKER
' ' Compiled By Hilda Clouts,
. Home Dem. Agent
A winning personality and the
happy faculty of always looking on
the bright side of life was one of
the fine things about Mrs. Henry
Middleton. Mrs.. Middleton comes
from one of Duplin's oldest famili
es,: dating back to Revolutionary
days and had the courage and bra
very of her pioneer forefathers,
t'
"'"India
APRIL 18th., 1947
Warsaw Negro Victimized Dy Fib'
Flam Pair; Culprits Cov In Jail
Hattie J. Parker, Warsaw Neg
ro,: was recently relieved 'of over
$1,000 by two negroes, using a clev
er pocketbook ruse.
According to Chief of Police
Rogers, Hattie J. Parker, in the
employ of prominent Warsaw citi
zens, advtsea ner lanaiaay of ner
1ms ir.d the Tolice Department was
notified. TJnnn investigation it was
revoaied tnat on Friday, April 4,
Hattie Parker was approached on
the street by a man Halmin? to
know , her relatives and asking
about them. Present!' they were
joined by a negro woman, claiming
to have found a pocketbook in
front of the pair, containing a sum
of money. She told Hattie and the
negro man that since they had
seen her pick up the purse she
would divide the contents. It being
necessary for them to make change.
suggestions Were made that they
get off Front Street onto a back
street Hattie gave the negro wo-
man $70 but they were still unable
to make the correct change. To this
the pair sad they would take a
chef k from Hntt: ' acen-ipan'ed
her to the local bank, where she
withdrew 1 1,000 as a security. Then
the strangers still unable to make
change, said they would meet Hat
tie on a certain street corner at a
set time, and departed. Hattie fill
ed the appointment on time,- but
saw notmng of ner new touna
friends, supposedly to have the mo-
ney for Hattie, who was deeply . turned over to Duplin County on
interested in funds since her home leers in the near future for trial,
was recently completely destroyed ' ;
Ninth District United Daughters of :
Confederacy! Meets In Var$3v,:
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--The -Ninth District Unttod Dau OxSati; and Mm-Dewey. Huht.'ot
;hters'of the-Cgnfederacjwneeting
a as iield in thit Warsaw Method'
1st Cliurclfin Warsaw on Tuesday,
April 13, wlththe James Kenan
Chapter as hostess and Mrs. Ar"i'p
M. Price of Jacksonville, District
Director, presiding. -
Miss .Barbara Tbomn '-n r ?
organ, played for the processional
march, "Riset Crown With Light,"
followed by the invocation by the
Rev. A.' M. Williams, pastor of the
Methodist Church. Mis. Price led
the ritual, which was given respon
sively, followed by the pledge to
the United States fla? and salute
to the Confederate flag.
The welcome address was given
by Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr.", pres
ident of the James Kenans Chapter; j
miss mary emma vxiaaens oi uums
boro, responding. After the minutes
by Mrs. Gordon L. Locks, sec
retary, of Jacksonville, appoint
ments of committees were made:
Invitations, Mrs. Guy Ross, of Clin-
ton; Courtesy, Mrs. Ray Meirell. of
Swansboro; and 'nominating, Mrs.
N. B. Boney, of Kenansville. Mrs.
Price, director, made her Report,
and Mrs.' J. W. Farrior presented
the Division President Mrs. Albert
Lee Thompson, who made a most
inspirational address emphasising ,
the objectives for the year in UDC i
work. She also stressed in detail
the great need of keeping in time
the Divisional motto, "Lest We For
get" in that we instill the thought
in the hearts of our youth, "forever
the memory of gallant Confederate
soldiers, and to perpetuate the
fame of their noble deeds." -
Mrs. Harvey Boney, of Rose Hill,
presented, the Division officers:
Vice- Pres., Mrs. W. L. Johnson, of
La Grange; Historian, Mrs. Jean
nette C. St Am and, Wilmington;
Registrar, Miss Jeannette Biggs,
national Guard Recognition
Monday evening was an event of
interest to the Warsaw . National
Guard, which has a company of 45
active men, with two officers, now
drawing regular pay. In that they
were officially recognised by high
ranking Army Officers. Col Henry
Peirce, of Raleigh was the recogni
zing officer, accompanied by Col.
Fits, Col. Hall, Col. Bowers, Major
Blaxton and Captain McDonald, all
general officers representing the
Severe! Petty Robberies Commii:: J
: In kmi Over Weak End .
Satnr'y nfcht and Sunday mor-
No. 13
by fire. . - . - .
A week rolled by and Hattie, de
pressed and blue,, finally reported
the whole story. Police Rogers was
baffled. Last Saturday afternoon
he thought of having read in re
cent issue of the News & Observer
of a like Incident in a neighboring
county. Immediately trying to con
tact officers in Franklin and Edge
comb counties. Tied-up telephone
facilities prevented this until Suit
lay afternoon.-Officers who were '
holding a flim-flam pair, who had
victimized a number of citizens in
Eastern Carolina, gave descriptions
apparently fitting those given by
Hattie. At once Sheriff R. J. Jones
and Chief Thomas proceeded, with
Hattie in company, to Tarboro and
Louisburg jails. Here all inmates
were lined up and Hattie was asked
to identify the robbers. Without
hesitance she identified the woman.
Juanita Peake, 44, of 1501 Moun
ment St., Baltimore, Md., as the
fwoman who relieved her of ber
money, and James S. Beamon, 53,
alias Chappie, of 308 Hogan St,
Goldsboro, as the man who assisted -her.
, ,' n
Immediately - warrants were
sworn out for each of the negroes,'
who now await trial In Franklin
County for similar charges. Num
bers of these slick flim-flam tactics
involving the old pocketbook ruse
have been : reported throughout
Eastern Carolina, and they will be
Goldsboi o introduced tiie . p"""'.
hOtsf Jane' Langston, sls of JGol )s-
boM Ms. Price Introduced tiie
Division chairmen, Mrs. Z. A. E Mi
chelle, UDC Magazine, Durham;
Mrs. C: IL Shipp, PubUdty," Dur
nam; aiKi Mrs. Seth L. Smith, mon
ument ai d - memorial, Whiteville. 1
Also being recognized as a distin- ,
guished guest was Mrs. W. D. Pol
lock, of Kinston, who is president
of the A. W. Waddell UDC Chapter
and a daughter of the late General .
R. F. Hoke, of fame. She is also the
mother of Mrs. Robert L. West of
Warsaw. , : ,
, Mrs. C. L.3ragg, of Wilmington,
conducted the memorial. As names
of deceased daughters were called
three tall candles, placed on an
altar table were lighted by the
page, as were 12 candles lighted
in the memory of sons of UDC dau
ghters, who lost their lives in
World War IL The program was
interspersed with appropriate But
sic by several selections by Misses
Janice Draughon and Mae Brock,
accompanied by Miss Thompson
at the organ. Following adjourn
ment a luncheon was served at the
American Legion hut. Which was
artistically decorated la flags and
red and white flowers. A turkey
dinner was served to the 75 dau-
ghters and delegates present
Little . Misses Diane Mattocks,
Vicky Lee Simpson and Shirley
Simpson, of the Young Onslow
Confederates, accompanied by Mrs.
E. S. Buss.-pianiatrT delighted the
guests with several "Dessert Dan
ces." . . . ' ;'. ;,.'. '
The following chapters, which
comprise the Ninth District were
present: Clinton, Faison, Goldsbo
ro, Jacksonville, Mt Olive, Warsaw,
Whiteville, and Wilmington.
Third Army. Following the service
an informal fried chicken surr r
was served, with the entire Cv.a
pany "M" as hosta. - .
v Commander W. M. Buck "an
nounced, that the next drill will be
on Friday evening. April 18 at the
Armory in the ' Jenkins build'r-r
strictly at 7:00 o'clock. All mem
bers are urged to be present ia
order to dray pay. V v ;
J er's ITardware Co.,
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