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Win Five of First Nine Games;
Pitchers Afflicted With Spring
WUdness But Club Hitting
Well; Johnson Wins Three. -
By VIRGIL ROLLINS
The Warsaw Red Sox, new entry
in the Tobacco State League are
In third place, deadlocked with the
Sampson Blues of Clinton, as of
Thursday morning, May 8th. Both
v clubs have won five and lost four,
"trailing Sanford, 9-0, and Wilming-
ton 8-3. -i;.;.?''":.
The Red Sox pitching staff has
been rather erratic to date, but is
expected to settle down, and the
dub as a whole is hitting that ap
ple at a pretty good clip. Carl John
son has been the mainstay of the
club on the mound, along with j
Hampton Conn, t while Fortune,
: Faircloth, Thomas and McVickers
have looked very good at times.
-Johnson has" pitched three full
games and won them all.'
Here are the six games played
from Friday, May 2, to Wednes
day, May 7, inclusive: ' ,
Sanford 27,. Warsaw 10
In last Friday night's game with
the league-leading Sanford Spin
ners in the Warsaw park, the slug
gers from Lee County, fattened
their batting averages at the ex
pense of six Red Sox moundsmen
by belting out 25 safe hits, inclu
ding a prodidglous homer by big
Hank Nesselrode over the barrier
in dead center and walked away
' with the gme. 27 to 10. They were
i " ' d by seven bases on balls and
i e Warsaw- errors. Guinn,pln-
rs led In total output of base hits
i six out of eight, three doubles
1 three singles.'.-? .-:-. &
Lannon, Red Sox toft fielder,
nected for the circuit in the f irsi
-g, ard slammed out dsuble
.i .vrecod-for thre vtlpS&i the,
I late, .while second baseman ,WU
mer bagged three singles in five
times up. . . . , . ;
Warsaw 8, Wilmington 8
The Red Sox journeyed to Wil
mington Saturday night and hung
fie Pirates from their own yardarm
ty an 8 to 6 score. Cyclone Carl
Johnson, the old reliable, racked
i - his second victory In as many
& arts, throttling the Pirates in the
pinches, and whiffing 13 batters.
Bohannon smacked out a couple of
lusty triples, and Wilmer also con
tributed a three-bagger to the r
cause. ' , "
Wilmington 8, Warsaw 8
Nate Andrews' Wilmington Pi
rates gained revenge for the drub
bing they received Saturday night
ty eking out a 6-5 decision over the
r ed Sox at Warsaw Sunday after
noon. . The Pirates won the game in the
t"..r' . .1,:
111 caw ux vuuw m avmuiv, itiu
singles and an error in. the first,
.Mussemeci's homer following a
walk to Staten in the second, and
another round-tripper by Davit af
ter Bridges had singled to open the
third. That was all for McVickers,
starting pitcher for the Red Sox.
who yielded to Faircloth at. that
point, faircloth pitched masterful
ball, holding the Pirates scoreless
for the remaining six and 2-3 in
ings, and g'.ving up only five safe
,,lows, all singles.;-.""-;".-: ''; :fv
. Warsaw rallied, briefly for a sin
gle tally in the ninth, after regis
tering two in the" first, one In the
second and one in the fourth, and
then going scoreless for four frames
In the ninth, Jordon grounded. out
to second, then the fleet Andrews
was safe at first on an error by
bridges, stole second, and scamper
j home on Bohannon's sharp sin
:e to left, after Milner had lofted
3 Hardisky ' at . second.' Scrbhola
ien came through with his' third
t, but was forced to second on
ephen's grounder, ending the
sreat, the inning, and the game.5
ilmer delivered a four-n'V evpf
irthe Red Sox with none aboard
i the second, and Scrobola had
h, e finrTes in five chances.'
arsaw 11, Dunn-Erwin 10
Warsaw paraded four pitchers to
e mound' in edging the Dunn-Er-Twins
at Warsaw Monday night
1 1-10. Faircloth, was a ball of fire
" r the first four innings, fanning
yen of the first ten-batters he
cd, and ten in the four an 2-3
ings he worked, allowing only
e? safeties. ;. . ' '
" lie Red Sox apparently put,, the
? on Ice in the first two innings
3 runs. Bohannon singled in
1 and Andrews in the first,
ile third, and scooted home
: on Milner's fly fcveenter. In
run second, a walk to For-
' Ve singles by Jor-
' " " - - - ' TO''
Flue-Cured Growers
Will Vote July 12.
On Assessments
A vote on the issue of whether
Carolina's flue-cured tobacco gro
wers favor an assessment , of ten
cents per acre for the purpose of
promoting the export trade of their
product is scheduled for July 12.
The main points of the special
vote affecting every flue-cured to
bacco grower In the state, was ex
plained this week by Director L O.
Schaub of the State College Exten
sion Service. vVxvt
, If the measure is approved, the
annual assessment of ten cents per
acre will be effective on the 1947,
48 and 49 crops.
' A register of eligible voters will
be prepared by county and com
munity committeemen, and oper
ators of farms on which flue-cured
tobacco is being produced this year
are asked to list with these officials
the names and addresses of all per
sons sharing in the proceeds of such
crops. The eligibility of any person
to vote may be challenged if his
name is not recorded on a registra
tion list,,
" Growers will be required to vote
in the community in which they live
unless no-polling place Is provided
there. In this case, they must .cast
their ballot at the nearest place.
Another exception is. allowed for
grower who may not be in his home
community m the day ofJaaUottng,
ha may obtain a ballot at the most
conveniently located polling, plane
and east tt.bjf signing bin nam to
Fit and tnailinrit to the jpffice f the
county., agricultural vcooservatioJ
committee of the- county in which
he is a grower. J 11
Red Cross Thanks
Duplin Chapter
,The American Red Cross at U. SS
Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune N.
C.i sent the following letter to Mrs.
N. B. Boney, Executive Secretary
of the Duplin County Chapter: :
Dear Mrs. Boney; :
The Red Cross Staff . wishes to
thank you and through you to thank
the members .who made possible
the fifteen pieces of sheet music,
you sent us recently.
Our sheet music is in a very de-
1aa1 a tut a an1 vaiiv utaH ittiAenn'
ecUons certainly were most wel-
come. They will be used in the Re-;
creation Hall for the enjoyment of
the patients. ' " '
i
The patients are very apprecia- -'
tive of your interest in them. I
' (Miss) Mary L Weldon !
Field Director, ARC I
By J
. ' (Miss) Margaret Strassler
" Head Recreation Worker,
P. S. The sheet music referred to
above, was made possible by the
Kenansville Woman's C ub, who
contributed $5.00 used for the pur
chase. Anyone else wishing to con
tribute for additional selections
mty contact Mrs. Boney.
County Court on
l!ew Schedule
County Court went into its new
schedule this month. V Two days
court were held Monday and Tues
day of this week. Court will be
held each Monday except when Su
perior Court' is in session. Jury
trials will be held on First Mon
days when requested.
Williams Moves
T) The Country
Lehman Williams, proprietor f
Williams Repairs and Supplies, for
merly located in Pink Hill has
moved into his new modern build
ing, located at the intersection of
the Maxwell Mill road and Highway
No. 11. Mr. Williams has construct
ed a 30X73 foot builfisg with a
large show room. 1 r-r- .t he is
f.,.,..ri. , - i' .
Warsaw High Com
Underway With
The Warsaw High School 1947
Seniors began their' week of gradu
ation Sunday evening .when the
Rev. Lowell F. Sodeman, pastor of
the Clinton Baptist Church, deliv
ered to them their annual Bacca
laureate Sermon. -;f
' Tuesday evening. May 6, the tra
ditional Class Night Exercises were
observed with an interesting dram
atization and review of the Class
of 1947. Cast of Characters were
President of the 1947 Class - Billy
Byrd; Bob Page, Jr.. - George Pol
lock; Sally Paget his sister - Betty
Jo Todd; Mary Page, the mother -Faye
Quinn; Robert Page, Sr., the
father - W. C. Martin; Jack Smith,
a neighbor - Wayne West; Mary
Smith, his wife Dorothy Bowden.
grandfather - Alfred Herring. ,
;' Prophecy written by Dorothy
Bowden and Sue Griffin Johnson;
Prophecy read by Edmund Raynor.
Class Poet, Evelyn Parker;,
Last Will and Testament, written
by Billy Byrd; .
Will end Testament read by
Duplin Commissioners Endorse Cam
For Place On Game & Fish Commission
The Board of Commissioners on
Monday -''unanimously , endorsed
Robert Mj Carr of Wallace for
! membership on the" North Carolina
Gam and Ttsheries Commission,
a jtiw commission, t up y he
last General Assembly. :Th Boatd
drafted- the r following letter and
sent it to GoVernof Cherry:
, May 5, 1947
Hon. R. Gregg Cherry. Gov.
Raleigh, N. C. '
Dear Mr. Cherry:
. We the Board of County Com
missioners of Duplin County hear
tily recommend and urge that Mr
Leslie C. Turner, Prominent
Pink Hill Merchant, Farmer Passes
Leslie C.! Turner, 83, prominent
merchant and farmer of Pink Hill
who had been ill for some time,
I died in a Kinston hospital at 11:30
1 p. m. Saturday. The funeral was
held from the late residence at 3
i p.. m. Monday, with interment in
we Jrnf,r . , ,
f "S,0, I"Mton H?1 "
1st; Rev. W. G. Lowe of Pink Hill
Methodist, and Rev. N. P. Farrior o
pink Hill, Presbyterian, officiated,
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Zoa H. Turner; two sons, Linwood
and Aubrey Turner of Pink Hill;
two sisters, Mrs. H. A. Edwards and
Mrs. R. B Jones, both of Pink Hill
and two grandchildren
LESLIF4C. TURNER
1. Life SkctcU By Mamie Heath .
Leslie Cleveland Turner, the
youngest of four sons of the late
George , and ' Elizabeth Williams
Turner,' was born May 2, 1884, at
the old Turner Homestead in PinV
Hill, v v !
He received his education at the
Tuckahoe " Public School, Cary
High School at Cary, and Rhodes
Military Academy in Kinston..
Mr. Gilbert Maxwell, now of Sev
en Springs, and the late Mrs. J. B.
Cummings of Kinston, who was
the former Miss Essie Bryan, were
numbered among his teachers.
When Mr. Turner was 22 years
old he borrowed money from his
mother and bought out the interest
of his brother Herbert Turner, in
the Turner's Brothers Store, own
ed and operated by Herbert and
Thaddeua Turner. The two oper
ated this business until the spring
of 1920. whan Lsslie told his In
terest to Thad and went into the
Garag business with J. M. Jones
Their garage, which was on 'the
property where T. A. Turner Sl Co.,
operate, was burned in 1928. A new
building was erected on the site
and Leslie went into the merchan
dise business for himself at that
time. :' ; V- -
Some years later, he entered the
firm of T. A. Turner ft Co., of
wr-.'-H M v T'.-e PrfMant at tie
Got - i
Annua! Sermon1
Alfred Herring;
Glftorian, George Alfred Pollock;
Valedictorian, Christine Smith;
Salutatorian, Alfred Herring;.?
Pianist, Joseph West; '.r
Mascots, Gail Nunn and Jay Kerne
gay. . 5 .... 7' x.
CLASS OF 197 .i '
Mildred Benson, Ray Blackburn,
Pat Blanchard, J. W. Blalock, Doro
thy Bowden, Billy Byrd. Neal Carl
ton, Billy Creech, Daisy Creech,
Janice Draughon, Jean Gardner,
Ted Grady, Billy Gresham, Alfred
Herring, Sue Griffin Johnson. Col
een Jones, Eva Belle Kornegay. W.
C. Martin, Evelyn Parker, Gray
PhilUps. Colenef Pope, Joe Pridgen,
Faye Quinn, Edmund Raynor, Chris
tine Smith, Robert Taylor, Betty
Jo Todd, Walter P. West, Wayne
West, George Pollock, and Cather
ine Dawson, Inabsentla. -
Dr. W. H. Rose,- of Goldsboro.
will deliver the Address on Friday
evening, May 9, at 8:30, in the High
School Auditorium. ; ,
Robert M. Carr of Wallace, N.C
be appointed a member of the; N. C
Game and Fisheries; Commisston.
Mr. Carr.is a genUemen of excell
ent character, most vwxBthy efhe
appointment andUwuXmeke
cellent commissioner. , He-is reaj '
sportsman and knowsjiun ting and
fishing and 'will doa real Job as
Commissioner.' ,i
'", Sincerely yours,
G. D. Bennett, Chmn.
- r A. C. Hall,
.Tyson Lanier,
L. P. Wells,
Arthur Whitfield.
throughout the section. His farm
ing interests were large.
December 27, 1911 Mr. Turner
married Miss Zoa Gresham, dau
ghter of the late Mr. John Wm. and
Mrs. Carrie Hines Gresham of Ben
lavllle. To this union were born
two sons, Linwood C. and Aubrey
W. Turner, both of pink Hill and
members of the firm of T. A. Turn
er & Co.
Surviving relatives include Mrs.
Turner; the sons; two grandchild
ren, Lynn and John Leslie Turner
two sisters,, Mrs. H. A. Edwards,
and Mrs. R. B. Jones, both of Pink
Hill. ,
Out of town people, attending
the funeral were Mr. ' and Mrs.
Charles Eure and- Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Stroud of Norfolk; Miss
Edna Williams, i Fayetteville; Mr.
R. L. Cox, Mt Olive; H, N. Hayden
Lionel Weil, Dr. and Mrs. C. E.
Howard, Harry Shrago and Mr
and Mrs. M. W. Simmons, Golds
boro; Mrs. E. C Koohco. Richlands;
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Brldgers, Mes
dames J. E. Williams, and S. E.
Hines, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Smith. Rocky Mount: Mr. and Mrs.
C. R. Jones, Tarboro; Mrs. Chester
Barnes and Billy Moore, Charlotte;
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Britt Goldsboro
Miss Linda Edwards, Philadelphia
Pa.; Paul Boone, Clinton; Harvey
Turner, Chapel Hill; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Parrott, Dr V. D. Offit,
John Martin,' Miss Natalie Nunn,
R. L. Nunn and Mrs. Louis, all of
Kinston; and Mrs. G. B. Pate of
New Bern. ' ,
Rev Mcnjcn To
Sp::!c At Doptist
Church t:Vy 11-18
VRev. Carter Morgan 01 Change
Heights, Westminister, S. C, will
hold a series of Bible Study Ser-
viri t,t tve KenansviHe Baptist
West Brothers
Open Auto Supply
In Warsaw
G. A. West and Henry M. West
well known business men of Duplin
County, will formerly open the
West Auto Parts Company in War
saw Saturday. They have stocked
a complete line of automotive part
to sell at wholesale and retail. Also
they, carry a full stock of Goodyear
tires and tubes. In the. display
room they feature auto accessories
i-and home appliances; If you aren't
ready to buy right now you will b.
interested in visiting their store
and looking over what they have
to offer. All merchandise is new.
The store is located on the west
side of the railroad, next to Quinn
McGowen Company.
G. A. West is well known i" 1U
owner and operator pf the G. A.
West Garage at West Siding for the
past 25 years. His garage has prob
ably serviced more Duplin cars
than any other garage in the coun
ty. He recently sold it to Jim Ful
ford who is carrying on the, same
policies of Mr. West.
Henry M. West was a merchant
in Kenansville for 27 years. Durinp
that time he constructed two large
brick stores and a brick home. . A
few years ago he sold out to - Leo
Jackson and buH a nice brick bom
near West Siding where he has
been farming. He and Mrs. West
are now building a new home in
Warsaw.
The West Auto Supply Co., bids
fair to do well. It is the type of
buslnef s that this county has bsen
aeeaing. Joe a losi Sinw. Theran j
supply every garage and service
Station in, the county as well as
homes. Mr. Gordon West is a rec
ognized authority on automotive
parts.' and Mr. Henry West is rec
ognized as a good business man.
(He knows his groceries andwill
soon know his auto parts.)
Last Rites Of
Mr. D. Sam Cox
Funeral services for David Sam
uel Cox were held in the Magnolia
Baptist Church Sunday at 4:30 in
the afternoon, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. B. Sessoms, and his
remains were interred in the Rut
ledge Cemetery of Kenansville in
the family plot
Pallbearers were Dr. R. F. Quinn,
Paul Bass, J. A. Smith, B. B. Wilson,
James P. Tucker, and A. Lanier.
Flowerbearers were the: young
ladies class of the Sunday School
and the many beautiful floral of
ferings covered the grave. He was
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Columbia, S. C. He was
twice married. His first wife was
Miss Mary Gray Stevenson and
they had one son, Lloyd Cox, now
of Daytona Beach, Fla. His second
wife was Miss Anna Wheeler and
to them were born three children
Mrs. Charles Marshall of Baltimore,
Mrs. Dr. Holbrook of Statesville,
and David of Raleigh.
He was born near KenansvilV,
June 25th, 1871, and died in, Wil
mington May 3rd, 1947. He would
have been 76 years old in June. He
loved the very soil of Kenansville
and Duplin County, and left writ
ten requests that no matter whdre
he died he wanted to be buried in
the Rutledge Cemetery. His sister,
Miss Macy Cox, is the only member
of the big family left A kind devo
ted brother has left her. -
; A friend has written a short
history of his life which will be
printed later.
Former Warsaw
School Principal
GoesToECTC;
Dr. J. K. Long, for a number of
years a popular superintendent of
the Warsaw schools has been ap
pointed registrar and director of
admissions at East Carolina Teach
ers Co"e"e it was announced this
v ;. r r. Lorf is a native of JVa
National Home Demonstration Week ,
May 4-11, Being Celebrated In llatisn
By HILDA CLONTZ
, Women in rural homes and com
munities throughout the 48 states
will be observing National Home
Demonstration week on May 4-11;
Their theme for the week will be
"Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's
World." . The week will be obter
ved in homes. Churches, and com
munity gatherings. The theme will
be featured in Radio Programs and
in the Press. There was never a
time when we needed more empha
sis on the. rebuilding of American
Family -Life. We had one divorce
to every three marriages in 1945
and it promises to be still more
serious In 1948 and 1947. Child
neglect is a major factor in Juve
nile Delinquency. Great numbers of
families are crow ded or practically
homeless: Many marriages striined
by wartime separc m have not
grown together firmly. We need
nation-wide attention to the wel)
being of families.
In spite of disturbing factors
millions of marriages are standing
firm and are meeting their prob
lems with splendid resourceful
ness. Such homes are the hope of
the world. wi
I would like to tell you a short
History of Extension Work in Du
plin County; The. Board of County
Commissioners met in regular ses
sion in their office on June 4 1917.
The following order was passed:.
"Order that tktt sum of $250 W
hereby-appropriated for canning'
demonstration work in -" Dirp ,
County.' This marks the offi
ninW"HoTO'rnKHMtrjir: -
worK in ipnn uoumy. j rom v? -1
time, with a few interruptions,: .
work has been successfully can
on. s x k
One Club in the county was orga-
Kenansville Voters Pull An Upset
In Election Tues.; Name New Iksrd
The voter of Kenansville went to
the polls, 101 strong, Tuesday and
wrote in a new board of commiss
ioners, with one .exception. Fred
Hardy was reelected- Only the U ir
old members filed and no one fi )
for mayor. Incumbent mayor C
Stephens was reelected by writ g
in.
The result of the count arc as
follows:
FOR MAYOR: . .
C. E. Stephens, 64; J. E. Jerritt
11; Mrs. N. B. Boney.5; J. B. Wal
lace 4; Norwood Boney 2; E. C.
Tyndall, 2; Amos Brinson, 1; Ellis
Vestal, 1; D. H. McKay, 1; J. R.
Grady, 1; Paul Stephens, 1; and
Grand Jury
County Schools
We, the members of the Grand
Jury, have investigated the high
school and grammar school build
ing at Rose Hill and found the toi
let for boys badly in need of re
pairs and should be repaired as
soon as possible, and also the roof
is badly in need of repairs and
should be fixed as soon as possible.
And we a' "O found the Magnolia
6chool in 'wed of fire escapes en
the nortrrTi extension, and in the
basemer e found a pile of wste
paper ar the flooring which
could nave easily caught on fire
and set the building on fire.
And we also found at the high
school in Warsaw one door badly
in need of repair. And in Faison
we found the school kitchen badly
In need of painting, and we found
the drainage on the grounds was
stopped up. And In Calypso School
we found all the toilets badly in
need of repair. !:.' v.', ; iw.: i
'And in Warsaw we found the
City Jail unfit for human use.
And' we found the steps leading
to the men's toilet in the court
house badly in need of repairs, .
Kenansville School findings; , .
" T"hat the floors in corridors are
badly In need of replacing with
new flooring. The stairways used
as fire escapes are made of wood
anA should fce r- ' -1 w"h con-
f - ' ' ' " ' !-
nized before Home Demonstration
Work became official in Duplin. ''
The Club known as Rockfish Home -Demonstration
Club was formed in
1914, when Mrs. W. B. Register fn s ' '
vited some of her friends to a quilt- '
ing party -with the object of orgs- ,.
nizing a club. The organization was
completed with a membership of .
10. This club is still active and four -of
the Charter Members still are .
active W the club. '
Duplin has had two club women
who have been outstanding in club
work, and well known . over the
State. Mrs. Henry Middleton, of
Warsaw." who has brought honors -to
Duplin by her many achieve- '
menu and Mrs. H. D. Boney, of
Teachey, who was President of the
State Federation In 1936.
Home Demonstration -work has -
t helped families with their prob
lems since iii j. one omy nas m -ride
through the county to see the '
improvements . in yards and farm 1
buildings. The well dressed women t
that one sees at the Federation e
meetings tells the story of what
has been done in clothing. When
you go in active homes of the rural ,
homes of the county and see live- - ,
able, attractive rooms, you know .
that the women are putting into i
practice what they have learned -in
House Furnishings. ; ' -
In the last few years a new de
partment has been added and tttat
is Family Life. The women consider' 1
that one-of the most important '
problems tliat they cast spend their
time m is the question of Uvbu " :..
f - : T
nap
.wtthlfMir taaalliea.
"n presenfthet are25 Ctul
Hj .With" a membership of s
.jeae clubs ere located in all v
s of the county and are car-. . ,
n the good work started in
in
551
sec
ryi
1917.
L. F. Weeks, 1.
FOR COMMISSIONERS:
Fred Hardy, 83; Amos Brinson
69; D. S. Williamson, 65; R. T.
Brown. 60; J. E. Jerritt, 58; G. R.
Dail, 38; W. M. Brinson, 37; J. O.
Stokes, 33; D. H. McKay. 7; C D.
Dobson, 4; A. C. Holland, 3; Vance
B. Gavin, 2; R. C. Wells, 2; M. T.
Allen, 2; J. L. Williams, 2; Mrs. N.
B. Boney, 2; Paul Stephens, 1; Roa
coe Jones. 1: and N. B. Boney, 1. '
The o'd board members were J.
O. Stokes. W. M. Brinson, G. R.
Dail and Fred Hardy; The new
board will be composed of Fred
Hardy. D. S. Williamson, J. E. Jer
ritt, Amos Brinson and R. T. Brown.
I not sanitary. Also grounds are very ;
small and we recommend that more
-land be purchased for playgrounds. ,
No gymnasium. We found the
' 1 without any gymnasium.
N 3 painting.
F. Grady School:' We, the un-
gned Grand Jurors visited said '
s j1 and find where the foun
ts (drinking) have been removed .
U ' le north end of the building -let.
Dg pipe projecting through
the i or which is dangerous about "
pupil tripping over them. Sugges- .
tion cover with metal packed un
derneath with sand till more foun
tains obtained. Needs painting.
New Construction: The north
second floor balcony or porch the
reinforcing steel is laid in said
porch so that the floor is not an
chored anywhere when concrete is
poured. ?nd will be dangerous to
place said concrete without anchor
ing same. Suggestion - anchor re- -inforclng
steel in all four aides of
said floor. Rest of buildings O. K. ,
. James wells, Forman of
; f a the Grand Jury..
rove :
Road In Albortscn
A', delegation from Albertson
Township appeared - before the
Board of Commissioners Monday
and asked them to approve for im
provement the road : leading
from the old Jones Chapel site at
the Gaston Branca place on high
way 111 and continuing East to N.
C. 11 at Quinn's Saw t' i -
3 r-" sl yonl r! 'i I""". ' ' '
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