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VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, APRIL 25th., 1947
No. 17
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SPORTS . ..SPECIAL TO THE DUPLIN
TIMES; TOBACCO LEAGUE ROUND-UP
By ROY CLARK
SPORT NEWS EDITOR
WILMINGTON STAR
v The familiar yell of the. umpires
' will resound in four Tobacco State
League -parks Tuesday night at
7:45 o'clock as the Weed Circuit
; embarks on its second yeir.
Capacity crowds are expected at
r Warsaw, Sanford," Lumberton, and
Dunn as the season officially gets
- underway. The schedule for open
ing games is as follows: '
Clinton at Warsaw y
Wilmington at Lumberton
Red Springs at Sanford
Smithfield at Dunn
The league operated last year
with six clubs and enjoyed a suc-
- cessful first year. When the -cur-
tain rises Tuesday' night eight
' teams will take the field after ex
tensive spring drills.
The board of directors of the cir
cuit have held numerous meetings
during the past winter to iron out
details and other matters important
to the efficient operation of a Class
D baseball league., r
All of the clubs have participated
in exhibition games and according
to reports from around the circuit
they nave played . a much faster
brand of ball than was displayed
last season.
A. T. Moore, former State Patrol
Lieutenant, Is president of the
loop. Moore has been working hard
all winter, lining up efficient um
pires and attending to other league
matters. He is maintaining his off
ice at Fayetteville, b,
By EUUt: LEE BRITT
Thevfollowifle1 is; A , list of the
. players on the Warsaw Red Sox
Baseball Club's entry into' the To
bacco State League, which opens
'its playing season Tuesday night,
: April 29, when they mix with the
Clinton "Sampson Blues" in the
Warsaw ball park:
- Manager "Jimmy" Milner, first
baseman of Mooresville, N. C, is
married and has three children. He
is a capable man of 8 years experi
ence in pro base ball, having play
ed with the Richmond Colts, of
Richmond, Va., and the Durham
Bulls, of Durham and is rated as
a Class player.' "
. Elmer Bohannon, left fielder, of
Wilmington, 1$ married and has
two small sons, (both baseball" in
clined. You will - see them every
game at the park, in miniature
baseball attire, rooting' for their
daddy). -"Bo" attended the Univer
sity of Florida and last season play
ed with Dotham, Ala, Hefjtoo, is
rated a Class player.
Carl "Cyclone" Johnson, pitcher,
of. Burlington, isjjtlso married. He
has been in pro ball for six years
and an ace pitcher, rated Classy
Hampton Conn, pitcher, comes
from Texas, is married and has
several years in pro ball. He is a
Clans man recently acquired from
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1 Otis Stephens, "right fielder, is
married and beginning his second
year in pro ball. He is a limited
service player end last year work
ed with Angier-Fuquay' squad, y
Andrew Scrobola, center fielder,
is from Yonkers, N- Y single and
fir- limited service player, having
had three years previously in pro
ball. . " -
. Garland Wilmer, second base
nian, from Lynchburg, Va., is sin
gle, rated a second year man and
limited service. t
"Buddy" . Rowland, catcher, two
year man from Agusta. Ga., is sin
gle and limited Service. " . , ,
?" Harry Fortune, southpaw pitch
er, a second year man from Lynch
burg, Va., is single and limited
service player.
"Wink" Andrews, shortstop,
from. Mebane, is a rookie and sin
gle. . Frank Jackette, southpaw pitch
er, hails from Stowe, Pa., and a
single rookie. - . y
; , Earl Lall, catcher, rookie, comes
from Cherryville and is single.
Frank McVickers, is a rookie pit
cher from Ohio, married and re
cently acquired from Richmond Va.
Paul Hammer, rookie pitcher
f ora Stony Point, N. C, is single.
Ford Jordon, rookie third base-r-1
frmn r:i1eir;h.
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L. C. Kerr, of. Clinton, is vice
president -of the league and also
president of the .Clinton Blues. J.
Morris Wade, of Dunn, is secretary
of the circuit. , .
The officials of the various teams
are as follows:
Clinton L. C. Kerr, president;
R. A. Poole, vice-president; N. P.
Parker, secretary and Robert Hall,
manager of the team.
Dunn-Erwin j. E. Jackson,
president; E. M. Bost, vice-president;
C.Ji. Adams, business man
ager and Jack Bell, team manager.
Lumberton Jack Sheahan,
president; Harold K. George, vice
president; Elton Frazier, business
manager and Charles "Red" Lucas
manager of the team. ,
Red Springs Connie Mack,
president; Arthur Ehlers, vice-president;
Business manager Tom Cope
and team manager M. C. Norris.
Sanford L. D. Isenhour, Jr.,
president; Sam Allen, business
manager and Zeb Harrington,
team manager.
. Selma-Smithfield H. G. John
son, president; J. W. Best, vice
president; Peggy Johnson, business
manager and Mickey Balla, team
manager. ''
Warsaw S. W. Marriner, presi
dent; Arthur Apple, vice-president
and business manager; James Mil
ner, team manager,
y Wilmington . Li M. Pollock,
president; ,V. A. Stefano, vice-president;
J. Morris Wade, business
manager and Nate Andrews, team
manager, . . : yK' g . ptgw 'f I
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Hardin "Gilly, George Fasolo. and
J, G. Smith from the clubf
; Classification Of Players . t
' Rookie a player who has nev
jer played professional baseball.
"'. Limited Service a player who
has played more than one year.'
"Class Player a player who has
played professional baseball three
6r more years.
- Tobacco State League Requires:
each club to carry at least four
rookies and not more than four
class men on a club.
At present the Red Sox have 8
rookies, 5 limited service, and 4
class players. ,
Exhibition Games
) The Warsaw Red Sox, having be
gun their exhibition games will
conclude that series when they
meet the Wilmington Pirates this
evening at 7:45. Then again on
Sunday at 3 p. m. in the local park
Warsaw will play hosts -to the Wil
mington club, which will be desig
nated "Ladies Day" and all ledies
will be admitted FREE. .yV'
.Monday night at 7:45 the Red
Sox : will meet the Wallace All
Stars in a battle at the local park,
Which promises to be an interesting
contest. This will be the final ex
hibition game.
' The regular league season will
open Tuesday night, April 19 when
Warsaw-will meet Clinton in thet
local park at 7:45, at which time
the Goldsboro High School Band
mU present music for the occasion.
Kenansville School
Commencement
Program
The Baccalaureate sermon for
the Senior Class of the Kenans
ville High School will be held at
the High School " Auditorium on
Sunday morning, April 27 at 11:00
o'clock. Rev. Wm. Poole, ef the
Burgaw Baptist Church, will de
liver the sermon.. . . '
The Senior Class Night will be
on May 1 at 7:30 P, M. and award
ing of Eighth Grade Certificates
will be made the same night.
Graduation Exercises . for . Sen
iors v 'tl he on T' y 2nd, at 8:00 P.
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RED SOX PLAYERS WHO WILL BE IN THERE SLUGGING WHEN THE GAME
OPENS TUESDAY: left to Right First Row Earl La i, Frank Jackette, Wink
Andrews, and Pavi Hammer. Back Row Eugene Lane, Johnny Smith, Amos Howard,
Caswell Moore, and George Fasdo.
v : Warsaw Red, Sox players "Who hope to cop the pennant of the Tobacco State
League for Duplin this year. They are:' left to right first row Elmer Bohannon,
Jimmy Milner, Carl Johnson, Hardin Gilly, Marvin Lorenz, Andy Scrobola, Otis
Stevens, and Buddy Rowland. Second row Garland Wilmer, Gerald Vereen. Harry
Fortune, Fred Clonllnger, and Kenneth Burgen.
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y Jimmy Milner cf Moorcar.'Jle o!t between Warsyw League Presi
dent Sterling- Marrfncr end Vic? PreofCei; A-f"vjr Arple at a practice
game recently.-"'
Rev. Carter Morgan of- Changa
Heights, Westminister; S. C, will
hold a series of meetings at the Ke
nansville Baptist Church, begin
ning Sunday evening, May 11, and
continuing through Sunday, May
18.
Church Bulletin
The preaching schedule for the
Duplin Methodist Circuit for Sun
day, April 20 is as follows:
T'nolia - 11:00 o'clock A. M.
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Miss Kinson Sells
$55 In Easier Seals
Miss Lula Hinson was chairman
of the Cripple Children's Easter
Seal sale in Kenansville this year
and did an excellent job. She col
lected $40 in Kenansville and $15.
28 through the Kenansville school.
Mrs. Bertha Pate Jones" class re
ceived a prize for selling the most
seals, -
Revival Services
There will be a week's revival
and all dy service with dinner on
wt:'iwai"t iif hi n i limits -
Men Of The Church
To Have Supper
The Grove and Hallsville men-of-the-Church
organization will
i have a supper meeting at the Grove
Sunday School building in Kenans
ville on the evening of April 30th
"at 7:00 P. M.
Mr. R. G. Calhoun, who is as
sistant superintendent of Barium
Springs Orphanage, will speak on
the work that is being carried on
by the institution which he repre
sents. Every member is urged to attend
this meeting and enjoy the pro
, gram and the Christian fellowship.
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Beuleville School
Names Hew Prin.
of. William Teachey, who has
,-p ' Drincipal of the Beulaville
sclnol for the past several years,
has- iendcred his resignation.
Mr. W. R. Humphrey, a native
of the Richlands section, has been
nr.med to succeed him. Mr. Humph
rey is married and has tw chil
dren. He served four years in the
Army and is now completing the
school term at Dixon in Onslow
County. , ' ,
Chas. M. Johnson
Announces For
Governor
This is an -announcement of my
candidacy for governor of North
Carolina, subject to the Democratic
-4-Primary of 1948. It is intended
only as: a statement of my candi
dacy. In the months, ahead, I shall
give full Information as to my alms
Warsaw Red Sox Opens Against
Clinton In Night Game Tues. Hig!.f
fy FULA LEE BRITT
The Warsaw Red Sox, entry in
the To'uu.to Slate League, begins
its first year in professional base
ball, next Tuesday night, April 29,
when the opposition wi!l be furn
ished by the "Sampson Blues", of
Clinton. (And we do mean OPPO
SITION TOO!)
The local club, property of the
Duplin County Athletic Associa
tion, recently organized among an
Interested sportminded group of
Duplin County Business men, is
I president; vice-president and busi
Iness manager, Arthur Apple; sec
retary, Robert L. West; treasurer,
Paul B. Potter; and directors, Al
len Draughon, Gl'bert Alphin. Jr.,
W.' E. Currie, Mos!ev Phillips, C.
A. Precythe, Caswell Moore, and
H. C. Dail.
The purchase was made from the
Angier-Fuquay ball club, early in
spring, including players, park
equipment and every thing, which
was motor expressed to Warsaw
and erected on the grounds of the
Warsaw high school, by authority
of the Duplin County Board of
Education. The complete park,
stadium, bleachers, fence and light'
ing. equipment was installed, in
:ecoi-(l breaking time, being one of
Third Annual Baby
Held Here 0h
! Twenty-four '"J-H ,CIufc1beef'cal
; vjs were - brought to Kenansville
by their owners, Tuesday April 8,
jand c.itered W the Duplin County
t haby Beef Cat! Show. : '
Lctor Taylor's shorthorned calf
hing 1255 pounds was declared
Grand Champion by Neil Bolton
the judge.. Ray Taylor's calf weigh
ing 1155 pounds was Reserve Cham
pion. Gordon Whaley's Hereford
weighing 1005 pounds placed third, i The following merchants and
Joe Bass, from Faison, won first business men contributed the pretn
prize in the Fitting and Showman-1 iums and helped make the showing
ship contest. Jimmy Wells, from possible: .: y-t i;"
Mt. Olive, placed second in the' Waccamaw Bank It Trust Co
Showmanship contest.
The following prizes were award
ed to the winners: $10:00 to the
Grand Champion; $7.00 to the Re
serve Champion, and $4.00 for the
third best calf. Joe Bass was award
ed $5.00 for winning the Showman
ship contest, and Jimmy Wells re
ceived $2.00 for placing second. All
Club members, received $2.00 for
each calf that they exhibited.
B. f Grady Commencement Announced
The Baccalaureate Service will Graduaon Exercises will be
be held in the school auditorium on held on May 9th, at 8:15 P. K., In
May 4th at 8:15 P. M. the School Auditorium.
Dr. M C. MacQueen of Clinton I Lt. Gov. L. V. Ballentine of Ral
will preach the Sermon. 1 eigh, will deliver the Address.
On Thursday, May 8th at 8:15 ( Eighth Grade Promotion Certifl
P. M., the Senior Class will pre- cates will be awarded. Awards and
sentr their Class Day Exercises. ' Diplomas will be awarded. - "
member of many of the most im-
portant State Boards and Commis
sions, I lJae had an opportunity
to learn the workings of the State
Government and to know the prob
lems and needs of the. people of
North Carolina. I believe that my
experience and training in the bust
ness of government, on both the
State and local government levels,
will be of value in the years ahead.
If elected, I will be free to as
sume the office of Governor with
only one commitment - a promise
to do what I believe to be best for
all the people of the State.
While I will not go into detail
as to my program at this time, I
do wish to make one simple state
ment which I hope to make the
key-note of the service I desire
to render. I shall always keep in
mind that government is justified
only by the high character of ser
vice rendered by its officials as
Red Cross Nursing Classes Close
After Three Courses In County
Three Red Cross Home Nursing i the New Hanover Chapter
Classes came to a close Friday af-J The schools benefited v
ter a six weeks period. The popular I ChiTwp)n 1 V,"e"
Instructor w I A'"" 'i I' 1
the largest in Eastern Carolina
with A-l lighting system. The seal
ing capacity is estimated at ap
proximately , 1500. . An electric
score . board has : been installed
along with a loud speaker system,
at which Attorney Robert L. West
operates and is doing a wonderful
job. , v" ,-k "
Manager Jimmy Milner Is well
pleased with his club and although
the Red Sox have had bad luck
with the weather, the squad is now
rounding into good shape. At this
writing the Red Sox are in the
midst of a six game losing streak,
having dropped two - games to
Goldsboro, two to New Bern and .
one in Richmond, Va. In explaining
Jimmy says, "we are-in Spring
training and exhibition gsmes are
scheduled for trying out untried
players, which is the purjwse of
exhibition games. Some make good,
some don't. We are replacing the
weak spots that need it and we
have a good ball club, their fielding
will . be improved, and we shall
have four A-l pitchers, ready to
go, when the season opens. We
should be within the top four
ranks." Jimmy also expects a good
left handed pitcher tp report for
duty any day. ,
Beef Call Show
- April 9lhi
. Prior to the Judging 'fitting
dewensUtion wjp -given- showip? .
. luU mdi&ert hoV ta 4 tteir
ves for showtng Much interCwa -expressed
i the show and the boys
were complimented on the quality
of calves that they grew and fitted -this
year, The boys said that tttey .
gained valuable experience fitting
and caring for their beef calf pro-;
jects. y-y y .'t'---tv Ci. '
G. R. Dail Grocery, Kenansville
Production Credit Association, Lee
Jackson Grocery, A. C. Holland, J.
O. Stokes, Fred Hardy, Hubert
Brown, Kenansville Drug Store, R.
T. Brown Garage, Kenansville Ca
fe, McLendon's Esso Station, C. E. :,
Stephens, C. E. Quinn Company,
Pete Quinn, Duplin County Board
of Commissioners,
servants of the people and seek to '
empha s ze the hi' man as well as ::
material value ; by meeting the :'
needs oi tlie under-privileged and "
those affilcled and handicapped in .
life. Above ril, we must protect
and provide for the needs of our
children through a wise and ade-.,:
quate program of health and edu-
cation. ' K f
I take pride in the magnificent
record of progress in North Care- ....
Una. made under the leadership of
the Democratic Party. I heartily
endorse this record and wish to see
us go forward to even higher levels :
of achievement. ' w
The limitless opportunities for
service which the great office of ,.
Governor affords challenges the
best there is in any man and it is
my sincere desire, with the sup
port of our people, to undertake
this leadership.
Charles M. Johnson,