North Carolina Newspapers

t; v CUT COUSIN f 'orles of businessmen who have ma J a raga-to-rlchesH ellmb tn the world of Industry and finance generally receive wide attention in the nation's press. You have read more than one biography that be gan with a young man selling horn lny door-todoor . . . or firing boil ers on an ocean liner . . . and end ed with the fellow accumulating millions of dollars and rising 'to great heights. These stories are true, of course, In this country where no fiction U ever as strange as fact But equal ' ly true, and far less frequently ex ' plotted are the accounts of the little people who start with a mea- get beginning and wrest a degree of success from the very soil they ..-. were born to. . They never become presidents ' of gigantic Inter-locking corpora tions, nor do they acquire owner ship of sprawling industries that : employ thousands of .workers : but In their own right they must be recognized as village Carnegies, community 'Rockefellers, local Pul- losers. Not for " the power and - - wealth . they have been ' able to ' amass over the years, but in that narrow corridor of fame they have 'chiseled security, happiness, and a . decent living. Back in 1941. the Ollie Miltons i were living on a 35-acre farm near Creedmoor where they raised to bacqo as their principal crop. It was not unusual for them to lose from thirty to fifty per rent of their ' tobacco through wilt, and in those years, tobacco prices were a cause . . for worry. It seemed that the weath " er was , always unfavorable and . hall damaged their crop year after year. Their one cow got little at tention in the scheme of things then. . But a great deal happened in the years that rolled by, and in 1946 the Miltons owned their own farm of eighty acres, were milking 14 j bead of dairy- cattle ou tof a herd that Included 27 cows and a bull. ' They .were selling 30 gallons of - milk a day in winter and about 60 -'gallons in the summer. The cows grased permanent pastures wheee . ' a few years before friends had r warned the Miltons tha tno les- pedeza or rye would grow. --.- Their small but efficient dairy vbuildlngs are equipped with mod , era electrical . equipment Rich - Grade A Milk is sold daily at whole - sale to a milk route truck and has ', ', paid .for. the farm and improve ments. Besides, they have a sub stantial and growing bank account ,' equal to twice the purchase price of their farm and recently refused - an. offer of four times the farm's , cost By de-emphasising tobacco and concentrating on his dairy enter prise. Farmer Milton claims that he has profited more in the last four years than in all his previous tobacco farming years. And despite the recent introduction of . wilt- ' resistant tobaccos, he intendes to stay in the milk producing bust ' But whatever phase of farming holds Ollie Milton's interest he is one Tar Heel farmer who will make a go of it Pleasant View News - Circle No. 1 met Sundjy after noon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. Oscar Chambers -with 9 members and vfritora present Mrs. J. A. Mew- busn presided. Miss Geraldine Grady taught the Bible study after : which Mrs. Robert Grady presented tit a Riirvev Article. The hostess, assisted by her dan - ooooooooooooooooooooooo ! ... ' Aluminum Tin $10.00 Per Square Clay Brick Tobacco Twine Fence Vire Mortar Mix Lime, Cement MEN'S.; Dress, Work, Sport Shirts Swing Blades IL, In Kenansville CcH t Bo Bwtt Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strickland of Warsaw, announce the birth of a daughter, Janle Marie,' on Monday, July 21, 1947, James Walker Hos pital, Wilmington. Mrs. Strickland is the former Miss Virginia Dick son, of Greenwood, Fla. ' , ; MrsMksle Is Hone Mrs. G. G. Steele celebrated her birthday July 18 and was honoree at at a party given by her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Steele Wilson, at their home on Main Street Two tables for bridge and checkers were set among artistically arranged flow ers for neighbors and close friends of the honoree. . . - - During the contests Mrs. Wilson served iced drinks, nuts and mints and at the conclusion ice cream and birthday cake, T l s T " A I Tributelo Dr. Quinn . Beloved Physician Of Magnolia ' The people of Magnolia and com munity, white and black, old and young, keenly feel the great loss in the home-going of Dr. Robert Franklin Quinn, who died at his home on Monday night June 30th, 1947. He was born Jan 30th, 1886 In Chinquapin, N. C, was 61 years old. He was a son of James Robert and Henrietta Parker Quinn. He at tended school at Chinquapin and Oak Ridge Institute, 'and took a medical course at N. C. Medical College in Charlotte. He practiced medicine one year in Georgia and returned to North Carolina and continued his medical career in Magnolia in the spring of 1913. On May 23rd, 1916, he was married to Miss Mary Bass. Besides his widow he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Melba Quinn Thomas;' one brother, J. L. Quinn, of Chinquapin and three sisters, Mrs. J. B. Cooper Wallace, Mrs. W. J. Pickett of ghter, May Ellen, served cakes with coca colas and fruit Mrs. W. V. Barwick spent several days recently witbrher sister, Mrs. Lake Howard of Deep Run RFD. Mr. and Mrs. Durham Grady, Mrs. Edith Grady and Miss Gerald ine Grady visited Mrs. Dora Hussey Sunday afternoon. , . Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Outlaw and Robert Earl visited Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Byrd of Kenansville RFD last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stroud ana son spent Sunday with Mr. ana Mrs. Willie Chambers. Mrs. Ella Byrd was honored by her children with a barbecue dinner in celebrating her birthday. A nuro ber of relatives and friends called during the day. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grady and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. R. Hardy and son spent Sunday at Atlantic Beach. The Auxiliary will meet at the church Sunday, July 27 at 6:30. All are urged to be present Mr. Durham Grady and Gerald ine Grady made a business trip to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. CNlel of Jack son, Ga. and daughter and husband of Atlanta, Ga. spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Grady. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Byrd and fam ily and Mrs. Addie Mewborn visited Mr. and Mrs. Alton Mewborn of 1 Hussey's Store Community recently Legion Post Meet Is Postponed , ' The Charles B,' Gavin Post No. 127 of the American Legion will not hold its regular monthly meet ing in July, Commander J. C. Page stated Tuesday. He gave the reas on for not holding the meeting as the general condition In the county as to housing tobacco and other crops. He also stated that at the regular meeting in August which will be Friday. August 29, exten sive plans will be undertaken for the Armistice Day celebration. All members are urged to be present for this important' meeting. - Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Kennedy of Pink Hill announce the birth of a son, Ronnie Gene, July 9, in Me morial General Hospital, Kinstom Mrs. Kennedy is the former Miss Ozell Heath. Kenansville and Mrs. E. S. Coates - Kti of this community in such a kind and loyal spirit that every house hold seemed to feel that he was a member of their family and he treated them as though he was. Such a friend can never be forgot ten and the general expression is, "We will never get another Dr. Quinn.""He treated the poorest pa tients as gooil as he did the ones most able to pay. Not only was he a good doctor, he wa a good far mer, good merchant and business man, and an aggressive leader in his community, sympathetic witn jvery need and was truly "a beloved physician." The funeral Was conducted by the Rev. J. B. Sessoms,. local Bap tist pastor, assisted by the Rev. E.. S. Coates of Farmville, at we nome on Wednesday morning in the pres ence of one of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral in Magnolia and the great profusion of beautiful floral offerings were tokens of lov$ by hosts of friends and loved ones. The pallbearers were E. S. Coates Jr., of Farmville, Vance Gavin of Kenansville, Emory Quinn, and Robert Quinn of Chinquapin, John Stanley of Wilmington, and Jack Dail of Magnolia. ' V Relative who attended were Mrs. J. O. Mauley,. Stauhton, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Register and Harry Jr., Miss Beatrice Bass, Wilmington, Murray Bass, Burgaw, Mrs. Gilbert Koontz, Highpoint, Mrs. Glenn Hunt, High Point Myalo Landen, George Frank Landen, Chinquapin, Mrs. Grover Quinn, Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Wil mington; His brother and all his sisters.. Doctors present were Dr. Hawes and Matthis of Rose Hill, Dr. Robinson of Wallace, and Dr. Ewers of Warsaw. R0BBII1S & MYERS And GENERAL ELECTRIC FAIIS r, 1 1 Secretory DSin Mrs., Gordon Kornegay, ;.who f or the pait two, years has served as case work assistant In the Duplin County . Welfare ; Department has accepted the position of Executive Secretary to the Duplin County Tuberculosis Association.' ' In ac quiring a full time Tuberculosis worker, Duplin County is fulfilling a long felt need. Here's Vhat Ve Ve ekly t!cvspspsr . Folks Are Up Against . 1 ' ; The following story was released by . the Associated Press in New York last week: , .. . New York Some U. S. news paper publishers are paying sky high prices for newsprint in an in ternational free market that stret ches from New York to the Orient Paper from Canada, Sweden, France , and Poland is being sold and offered at prices from around $200 a ton and up with the accent on the "up." At least one publisher has paid $290 a ton. . v This $290 charge is 219 percent above the so-called contract price State College Hints To Home Makers Use weights instead of measure ments in. making frutl preserves. Weighing is more accurate and gives better results than measuring. t V If the family is to get the most in health value from food, house wives must avoid obvious wasU that shows up in a full garbage pail and the waste from keeping food improperly too long, Statetollege Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. What causes the ear?y drop ping of tomato blossoms? A. This condition is attributed to excessively dry, hot weather when those particular plants, were blooming. 1 .. Q. How can I control cockroach es with the use of DPT7 A. Spray with a, 5 oil or dust with 10 povder thoroughly all hiding places and runways, paying attention to lodse baseboards, and moldings, under and around sinks, in and behind cupboards! etc. In The Chores Of Life Dr. Sankey Blanton, professor of mmm T. li, .si::Ll;r Mrs. Kornegay will work out of Duplin County Health Department in full cooperation with both the Health and Welfare Departments; She is at present assembling the facts concerning tuberculosis In our county and hopes to soon be able to give a full report on the situa tion as it now stands. - -. v. . - of $91 a ton delivered in New York, the price at which the great bulk of newsprint mostly, from Canada, is sold in the United States. - Publishers of metropolitan dalli es as well as small-town papers are paying fancy prices to pad out dangerously low supplies. Stocks of newsprint held by all U; S. pub lishers at the end of May were the lowest level on record and .only slightly higher at the end of June, according to the latest report of the American Publishers Associat ion. ,? .';-, SAW?-::. ' Bible at Wake Forest College, preached at the -Tabernacle Bap tist church in Raleigh Sunday. His sermon was broadcast over WPTF. He chose for his topic: "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God"; His sermon was strong and inspiring. During the course of his discussion he told the following story.' . ; "Years ago I was pastor of a Lchurch in New Haven, Conn. While there I preached this same sermon. I doubt if I worded Jt:as I have today. At the dose of the sermon, and the congregation was leaving, I stood at the church door, one gentleman and a friend of mine, shook hands, and said: that was a very good sermon but I can't prac tice it in my business.' That man, Dr. Blanton said, was an official in the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. ' i On concluding his sermon Sun day Dr. Blanton. said: "too many of us are born men and die grocery men." ' - Widow Of Pigford SandlinDies Fayetteville Mrs. Neta Mae Sandlin, widow of B. Pigford San dlin, Fayetteville real estate man, died at ' her home here Tuesday night She was the daughter of the O o o o o o o o o o o o o : IT o o ti o o o o o o o O o e o s o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o O- o o o ITdDD WE ARE SEE o o o. C). J. ' . By BOB GRADY' . Some 38 Lions, Lionesses and guests enjoyed a real old time country dinner maybe you call it supper)' Wednesday night when the Kenansville Lions Club entertained their, better halves. Being a com paratively 'new organization, it was the first "Ladles Night" program. Mitchell Allen and Gilbert Al phin, program- committee, really went out of their way to assure an entertaining evening. Roscoe Jones who had charge .of the foqd served delicious barbecued chicken, v i Bob Wells, the incoming presi dent greeted, the guests and Mrs. Fatson McGowen responded., Mit chell Allen acted sis Master of Cere, monies. ::!-. - Bob Grady, publicity agent had a special photographer present who Progress At ; mgs By KEY. GILMER BECK ' . Associations! Missionary - Afew months ago the Alum Springs Church was having a prea ching service - once each month. There was no Sunday School and few people came to the worship service. The people became Interes ted and organized a Sunday School the first Sunday in March with 43 present. Since; the-first meeting the attendance has not come under sixty -and has - reached ninety-six on one Sunday. - s ' . A Vacation Bible School and a revival were planned to be "held jointly the week of June 29-July 6. The Associatlonal Missionary ser ved as principal of the Bible School and the Rev. Garland L. Fousheer pastor of the Turkey Baptist Church, brought the mesage in the revival services. A wonderful spirit dominated the entire program .during the week s services.- The Church provided transportation for many boys and girls to and from Bible School, as well as both young and adults to the revival services. Refreshments were served each day to the Bible School pupils and faculty: On the late James D. and Catherine Max well Geddie of Fayetteville. Survi ving are three sisters, Mrs. V. A. Moore of Monroe, Mrs. E. C. Mc Millan of Raleigh, Mrs, Susan G. Herring of Rpseboro, and three bro thers, L. G. Geddie of Mt. Olive, M. A. Geddie of Lumberton, and Dr. C. H. Geddie of L Grange .Fu neral services were held at 8 p. m. Thursday from Rogers and Breece LdTSEC, AGS n-ndDUJSE? YRITIII6 illSURAIICE DAILY US BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE YIIEIIYOURBARHBURIIS : YOUR K0!!EY IS GOIIE Iten;nsYi!!Drs 0:.ly Ircrcce. Ac::cy k 1 made a number of flash shots. These pictures will be published in Lions International, parading Kenansville Lions in nearly .every . country in the world. - ' Following the dinner the pro gram committee presented C. B. and Mrs. Hayworth of Pink Hill, who put on a vaudeville skit, ma king wisecracks at Jthe Lions and doing some dances. S.C. : ". After the Mr. and Mrs. Hayworth act, "Les" Williams took over, and in his.big way, Mr. "Les" had LeSK lie BatU. Tom Rich- and,- Tyson Bostifr with their guitars and ban Jos. Under the leadership of "Les" and with him calling figures the crowd , enjoyed an' old fashioned square dance until near midnight We'll give you some more on the Lions Ladies' Night next week. last day V weiner roast was givert. All had a wonderful time and hope for a Bible School' next year. The. attendance in the Bible School reached 122 by the- last of the, week. The spirit of the Lord worked in a marvelous way, and sixteen were led to Christ in the Bible School, and .twenty-two- ac cepted Christ in the revival ser vices. Twenty-nine were added to the Church membership; 28 by bap- - tism and one by letter. Personal work and prayer added much to the total work. ( ' ' . The - Sunday School has been meetliig in a one room church building. The. Bible classes were conducted under oak trees in the church yard. The Junior attend ance reached 43 and met in the church, building. Tho people real ize theeed for more room and are discussing prospects for additional, space for, the Sunday School .- Orchids To You , Want some orchids? Well, if the Duplin Tunes is good at growing flowers it may be able to spare ; some. v,.'.-;'. '';:.?5'Si' ' This' week we received a letter : from Juan Pastor, Doctor of Sci fence, Doctor of Botanic Medicine ; and Director of the South Ameri can No. Botanical Experimental Station in Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, Quito, Equadorj South America (you figure it out). The letter stated he was sending : us some orchid seed "with South ... American compliments and good wishes for a continued hemispheric , solidarity", Complete' instructions on propa- -gation will accompany the seed. - , '8 o o o o o o o o o ) X) o o o o ,o o ( mm i G , O C) o o. ( ) .o. ') ( ) ( ( ( (