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4 In every county in North Caro
lina you will generally find some
small community that has a real
community cooperative spirit, "get-up-and-go"
about them. In this sec
tion it s Pink Hill.-
Next Thursday,- Oct. 2, they will
bring to this section, BOB STEELE,
; the famous Wild West Cowboy ac
tor. Bob will put on performance
at the Playhouse Theatre, opposite
the school building, in the after
noon and night. -
. The merchants, in cooperation
wHh'tbe school officials, will have
the , gymnasiunr decorated ; and
. practically every merchant )n town
will have booth in which he will
display his wares: There' will be
other attractions also, for the far-
mors of this section. Between Jour
and five thousand people are ex-
- pec ted to visit Pink Hill that day.
DURWOOD MAXWELL
V , FOLKS "
r H. D. MAXWELL
ee Scenes of Mm on back page)
For most of our readers the pic
tures are introduction enough for
. this story. It's the story of Max
well's Mill, Pink Hill, N. C, H. D.
. Maxwell, Proprietor !-: -
Hr D. Maxwell - that's Durwood.
- tllA-nM' TVwt'a hnv m 4a. iu
. t w tv JUU U1U
timers, Flave Maxwell's son - has
. done a lot more during his life
thamyou'd think front his lazy way
m railing ana moving. H6 started
out as a boy helping his Pa with
his doctoring,, driving horse and
buggy, helping deliver tables',' and
pulling teeth.; He bought one of
the -first automobiles' in this Sec
tion of the country, a two-cylinder
Maxwell, with the gear, shift over
uie jen runmnir.MwiBrn. nni mm
could see the grownups and kids
in Chocolate" running to get a look
at it most any day as Durwood and
the Doc went chugging along on
their rounds of visiting1 the sick.
That was Durwood's life work
i" until thA dnw TVm.!....
1932. Then he had to give up doing
. something' for the people of Cho
colate. That's where the mill comes
.in. , &;iVK-
: He first built the mill, on the
old-Jarman mill site in Chocolate,
two miles from Pink Hill, In 1927.
The dam Broke in 1928 and .then
the millhouse burned,; but he kept
building ;it backJC &'. Kuriitun'
After the Docdied,he' jran,1 the
mill as a full-time Job k; ?a
The present familiar structure
nouses, the mill itself and has
space for a lot of other acUWties;'
There s a-: littlo. store where you
j ge ztU'-?n$lra? "ygers, Towermen and Towerman-;
find someoody tot- talk, to. .Folks smbkechasers and-Tractos Drivers j
coming to theb mill. like , to sit from Pninswick, Columbus, Bladen,
around and talk-and th slow ry, ; Duplin & Pender courses naleih '
inm oi ine roc iurmsnes a,. com.: Office Personnel attending wiU.be
fortable background., .: C -V f J. R. Spratt Chief of Forest FUc
. One nd of the mUt house Used Contro', M. M Ctnhcn, State
to be for storage but that's differ- Law Enforciinent Rang.. and Bob
ent now. About three years ago, ghaw, Cef of Information and
I rwood and Sadie (whom he mar- Education Bfnch i -
r i 32 years ago) converted it , - 1
i o living quarters and moved In. Phi "Trainine Session" will be
I v there's seldom a time when held in the Whitevilie t: C. Forest
body jsn't at the mill even Service Warehouse on the Chad
1 Durwoodf'ls gone on his fre-. Bourn Road and will be undef the
t fishing trip, ? --u ." r-K ' direct 'supvrvi..'.jn of the White
course, the ; most ; familiar vllle r rice Personnel of the North
s abouMhe mill are the fie- ' Carol, a Forest Service, '
ble. the barbecue nit and th --" 1 1 1 1 1 .tvii
5.
st everybody-thinks of-the
en b '' " . Is thinking about
, l-alccue dinner, fish fry
rr t, and that suits Dur
:. 1 1 ' to have his
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Pink Hill Town Of
. - ls Old
TOMTXAVIS, Mayor
1
is the smiling;, hard working and
popular Mayor of Pink HilL ;Tom
hasn't been mayor so - very long
but has proved himself worthy of
the job? He succeeded "iZ.FL1 May
Who served the town : for years
wen retired when his last term ex
CORHECTIOil
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- la the ad of King's Cash
V Grocery 4t state Rev. Ben L.?.
TKlttr Is proprietor. This is an
error. It should have been
11 REUBEN XING. A '
'sOHice
- Duplin County officers' drive on
liquor ; sellers and 'drinkers over
last-week end was so successful
it filled the jail and forced officers
to cite a large number to appear
in court, Deputy Sheriff C. L. Nich
clson said Monday.
' The raids. netted six who were
Charged with selling and an un
known number of persons Charged
witn being drunk. Twenty-nine
were locked up on that charge.
' All available officers were on pa
trol in all parts' of the county Sat
urday night and Sunday .morning.
They had -not all reported tfteir
receipts to Sheriff, Ralph Jones on
Monday. .. -,. . .' ..
Ralph f iller
In Vhifeville
-'The N. C. Forest Service Per
sonnel Jrom five' Counties will at
tend a""Waiden Tralnlne Meetina'"
In WhifffVlIlA Kantmmhar 9 anl -111
pers0nnel :, .attending", will Include
rntv iirri.nc v.i.h.
v. . . " ... , runic Katuvicu
around the tabled. ,
The I 1 is a hca for young
ed old alike. ; If you want to go
fi&hlng, boat-riding or swimming
you'reialways welcome. -
I IllW VwUllVli
Much Distinction
Town
Giorge Tuf neiy Sr., , Was I
; Founder Lenoir-Duplin
? Border
The t-- i rt Pink. Hill has the
distinction . of being 1 the. only
"Round town" In the4jnfted States.
The town w?s laid out -by Squire
George Turner, ; Sr.i ;' founder . of
Pink Hill, using a stake at the old
depot as the center of the lown, and
measuring 600 yards in each dL
rection from the stake.
Mr. Turner owned, the ' land,
which is now Pink Hill. He laid out
the town as it stands today, using
his pocket compass.. Restrictions
placed by Mr. Turner on the sale
of lots allowed only 'two lots in
any one place- to. be sold io'onc
person: '
Previous to the establishment of
tho tiAU Pinlr Hill nn1 nIHAr Plnlr
Hill, three and one-half miles east
of the present Pink Hill, some ar
gument had existed for some time.
. It was the coming of the railway,
now discontinued, that established
the Pink Hill as it is known today,
Railroad, authorities were so -well
njeasedt withy the reception given
them ft Pink tHUl f y Mr. Turner
I atejr immediately yiggested
ilhat he nmrout and build a town,
fink HUi nas bad two-, charters.
The first having lapsed. It is now
operating as a ' town jn Lenoir
County;-State : of North Carolina,
under a second charter. The town
has a mayor, three aldermen, a
policeman and a town clerk,
t Present city officials are: Tom
Davis, Mayor; C. C. Jones, L. H.
Turner and Cecil Howard, Commis
sioners. ' i:'
In honor of George M. Turner.
the founder of Pink Hill, a baU
park waa built in 1935, and named
the George Turner Ball Park. -
George Turner, Sr., in addition
to being the founder of the, town
of Pink Hill, gave the land and
aided in the founding of the Vol.
versalist Church, the first dmtShtiZrZSZ
In Pink Hill. He was founder also ana!ndeade '"erI"?t th
V the first bank in Pink Hill and ilfjtrt ihm KnhttafiHii
was it president. Other of f iclals fJ a su,bstfntial
na , Lionme snutn. as mucn as
9n AAA . am AamI In , .Wl.
bank at one time. : f, j
George Turner. Sr.. was the mov-
in? spirit in the early educational .
activities of the town which he i
fathered and a tobacco warehouse
built by-him. made Pink HUl a -
tobacco market for several years.
POSTMASTER
tt Mil . I I IHWhJ
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is the popular Postmasteiin Pink
Hill He's been on the job 'so long
we wouldn't even ask him Jus age.
"Jap" also owns the Smith Motor
Co, adjacent to the garage. He is
a native of Duplin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Smith of Smith Town,
ship. . ' " , ' 1
rr Assists V
Pev , Leonard C. Prater Is sup-
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UUB STEELE
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irac uc uiM aim
er of performances at
I..
Thursday, October 2. All the kids will want to see a
real Wild West movie actor.
BOB GRADY J-
" SAYS
njfK HLL
: In this issue we give you Pink
Hili There are many fine tiling
about: Pink Hill; ,we could haye
written, about but. time, space and
lack of help prevent it. This issue
comes to you from the merchants
of Pink Hill. They appreciate your
business. They are proud- of their
town and want to see it grow. U,
us prooaoiy uie smanesr xown, in
North Carolina to have ucti" a
bank as First-Citizens. Not knowing
any figures I'll bet Pink Hill does
a much business as any town" in
the State, per inhabitant
: I can recall when you would have
to get out and push your-car thru
the sand on Main Street Now .you
can buy anything there that U
necessary and convenient to livina
and .farming. v ; :j
They have a fine school, good
community clubs. The women are
always active in the interest of the
town (and of course their bridge
games). Their churches are fine.
Pink Hill has a number of un usu
ally attractive homes which we all
like to see in any community.
T IT. .1. 1 LI. a J.
I ouo oteeie 3 coming 10 Finn mil
I in person, is not only a tribute to
JP' but ;? ?bute to Duplin
, : JESSS
'"Tr.1LUB".ls ul - .
i0"6 !15'8 we".ln t,,i!
""r 1 . ,uretVe 8oa
'J""' - w -"".fwiu Bnow laem
m T rl 1 DnntlAAl ATA 1 r
they appreciate it.
WHY NOT? '!
Some folks irf Pinlc Hill might
resent this but I think it is a fine
thought.. v ; .,
A few days ago I was talking
with' a business man there and he
remarked, "Pink Hill ought to be
in Duplin County. Nearly . 70. of
its I business comes from Duplin
(not including he ABC store) the
line runs through the edge of
town any way, why not extend
the t're1'? around town- and, take
the whole town, nto Duplin;":'.
SomctHin-rto ta nk about Pink
HUliansV L'-beKartf- Duplin would
make an . effort t- do- something
for you.-; ' '
PICTURES .
I We hive o'lite a -number of dIc-
tures of leading business" men in
PJhk Hill tis week. -We. wanted
to get Mil of them but before we
! could get around .we hit "our limit,
j Particulariy did we want to have
Dr. Rnffin ftnd Dr. Edwards. Guess
we'll have to concoct some special
write-up- later as an excuse to run
their pictures.
'
A HOSPITAL' . V- " 1 .
; Pitt County last week voted to
authorize the issuance of $420,000
in bonds to aid construction of a
$900,000 hospital, with a capacity
of 140 beds in Greenville. Green
ville already has one hospital..; .:
' Duplin has none Duplin cer
tainly is able to afford a hospital
at its county -seat that will serve
the entire county ; Let's get busy
and do something about it. : v
RCDEO OFF TO CCCD !TART
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1 fisher.
IN PERSON
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lie Will DC' IB ruiK Hlll ior a
the Playhouse Theatre next
M. Jerritt Dies
Of His Son Here
James Morris Jeiritt, father of
J. E. Jerritt,of Keransville, died
at the home of his son here Monday
morning. Death came .as a result
of old age infirmities. He would
have been 82 years Old in about,
a month. , v '
Mr. Jerrittf was hnrn in Sidney,,,
Nova Scotia."1 For many year h
lived in Wisconsin. Thirty-seven
years ago he came to North Caro-j
lina and had been with the Row-J
iana liumoer company ox new .Bern
since that time until ill health for
ced him to retire.
Funeral services were held from
the home of his son at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, conducted- by
the Rev. J. G. Morrison, pastor
of the local Presbyterian church,
assisted by the Rev. John M. Cline,
pastor of the local Methodist
church. Interment followed In the
Golden Grove Cemetery in Kenans
ville.
Mr. Jerritt is survived by one
son, J. E. Jerritt, manager of the
Atlantic and Carolina Railroad
company and for many years mayor
of Kenansville; two grandchildren.
J. A. Jerritt, student at Duke Uni
versity, and Mrs. George Strang,
of Barron, Wisconsin.
Deadline Oct. 1st
For Peanut
Questionnaire
A last minute reminder to all
kDuplin peanut growers was issued
. 1 1 T n C. 1 I J . P 1
today by Joe E., Sloan, chairman of
CACC: 'October 1 is the deadline,"
he said, "for returning the question
naires on peanut acreages' and pro
duction which were sent from this
o if ice. Information on each farm
in 1948 will be taken from facts
furnished by the farmers them
selves. These ' questionnaires ai'o
establish1 each grower's right to
vote in the coming referendum."
Failure to file the questionnaires
by October 1. may result in smaller
allotments for some f arips.
- C. D. AND MARION HAYWORTH
. iwiiug auui, o ruut niu, m Uf
popular representative of the' Du
plin Times. Mrs. Heath has been
with the Times for a number of
years as Subscription 'Agent and
Advertising Solicitor. At present
she is also the Pink Hill news 'cor
respondent. :""
' Mrs. Heath teaches in the Pink
Hill Schools. She is known by near
ly everyone in the county and to
know Mamie is to like her.
CARRIER
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; ' JACK WORLEY
Popular Mail ; carrier in Pink
Hill. Jack wasn't quite so modest.
He let us have hispicture but Ed
gar Maxwell, carrier of Rt. 2,
which serves most of Smith Town
ship lost his nerve. Jack carries
Rt. 1, in Pink Hill.
Welfare Notes
Duplin Welfare Department had
132 children cases under care dur
ing August and 97 during July. .
This dees not include children
in A. D. C. homes. They had 20
parolees under their supervision
. . ' - . - .
also. During the years from 1929
to 1947 Duplin had thirteen county
cases sterilized and thirty state In
stitution sterilization cases author
ized. The Welfare Department had a
Juvenile Court case on Tuesday.
The case was a small colored boy
who will be placed in the county.
More and More children in Du
plin are receiving services through
the division of Psychiatric and
Psychological state department.
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. r T"SATRE to Pink Hi!L
' can go to C. C.rj
it 1
Lies Buried Beside
Wife In Marble 'e t -
Vault At '
U1U 1UWI1,
TU A T-v 1 J
: me blui v ui miLiiuiiv l7ivik ann .
wife, owners of the first Pxnk v
Hill, which was a one-man town v
east of the present Pink H1T, '
sounds like a story one might red ' V
lh-a fairy book.
There were five stores built in
the forni nt a U. all owned by Mr.
Davis, and the homes, some dozen
or more, of the workers in these 'v
stores and on the contingent farm
which made up the old town of '
Pink Hill.
' These stores were fenced In, and
One of the five stores was a general
store. In one store was carried the -heavy
groceries, meat, lard alt.
etc., one store was a wine house,
one a shoe and hat store and fin- s
ally a hardware store was added. '
The town of Anthony Davis waa .
era North Carolina. At that time
there was no place Where purchases "
could be made except at Richlands. .
Kenansville, Jacksonville,- Sa recta.
RonlnvilliS afiA Pfiinrmnntn Tr&iral
lng men made it a stopping place,
" Anthony Davis .was -known to ,
survived the couple, though fv.
died wHe StHl in youths He dlsa
time of his death he left hproper-'.
ly lo uie puduc scnoois o. t.enoir
County, naming the county com
missionersas executors. In bis la- ,
ter days, Mr. Davis' property had ,
dwindled and there was not enouph
Of it to deeply interest the county , -
members of the family to break s.
the wili, and his relatives secured ;",
his property after all.
.When Mr. Davis and his wife
passed away they were both in-
terred in metallic caskets, these in
turn placed in marble vaults,
which were constructed by B.D..v-.
Ford and his son Jean. Mr. Davis -was
upward of eignty when he pass--
ed away, November 18, 1894 His
wife died on September IS, 1889.
TtiA 0n0c nf Antlinnv Tlnvia AnA
his wife, who was Rachel Thomas,
may still be seen today, on the site
of the old Pink Hill, the twin
shafts of the monuments that mark
their graves pointing heavenward.
But today where once stood the
proud town of Anthony Davis,
there is nothing else much left to '
tell the story.
One Intel est in2 sidelieht on the
story of the old town of Pink Hill,
is that of the physician Dr. W. W.
Denny, who came from Guilford i
County to Pink Hill in 1856, in ren V
sponse to a advertisement by Mr. -Davis
for a physician and remained
there until about 1900. He died ir.
the present town of Pink Hill.
Evidently the Davises had some
difficulty in securing a satisfactory
physician, but D Denny won the
favor of both Anthony and his wife i
Rachel. Dr. Denny had one daugh
ter, Katie, who at an early a?a be-
came the head clerk in the Davis '
stores, and remained in that por.i
tion until she married L. P, Tyn- '
dall, founder of the store "L, P.. .'.
Tyndall's Sons" in 1908. 1
FRED WILLIAIvIS j
J
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I Know nun noysr ho is manager .;
oi one of the mo6t lucrative busi- -nesses
in Pink Hill, the ABC Store. -
We wish to thank our friends ,
atid neighbors for Tb lvit"? kin!-,
r.r s shown ti i T -l
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