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VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 1947 No. 42 Johnny Archer Be In Warsaw c ; For Aririistice Day Dance Revival Meeting At Cabin Free Will Baptist Church Warsaw Host To Eastern Carolina Music Teacher To Present Recital T s -. Johnny Archer, whose orchestra is schedujea to appear in Warsaw . for the Armistice Day 'dance on - November the 11th,. sponsored by the Charles R. Gavin Post, No. J27, American Xegion, is a veteran mu- ' slcmaker, having been an outstand-.- Ing figure in the - entertainment and music ? business for, nearly : twenty years. Archer; who plays a ' Carmen I'Cavalerro styled piano, began his career at the age of 15, when be joined Dan Murphy's Musical Skip pen to tour ' Pennsylvania, New York, and New England in 1928, "the "Dark Age" of modern music. Shortly afterward, when . Jazz was J; still in Its infancy, Archer joined "e: the Mai Hallett orchestra, one of . the greatest dance bands of all 1 time, and was featured at the piano. , Hughie Connors, whose orches - ' fra. was the raffe of the earlv "30's hired Archer in 1931, and in 1932, to., the promising young pianist left ( . Connors to join Stan Stanleywith "whom be toured practically every state in the Union. In 1938, Archer ' played for such top names in show-J business as Sophia Tucker, Benny Fields, Jimmy Durante and Elea ' nor Terman. ,.: .f With over ten years' experience "'' behind him In 1938 Archer became the featured solist with Ruby New $.mand and his orchestra, and was .-' instrumental In calling puWlc Jit- time was rated as the most popu lar society orchestra in the country. ' Now, Johnny Archer has invest , ed the turn, total of Us knowledge . of the music business, which he - gained; through -many years of ex-' l perience, into his own band. Be .' cause of such vast experience, he has built a band which is unequaW ' ' ed in the South's better clubs, balk I rooms, and, hotels,-In popularity His orchestra last year s booked ior adngle nlghtl engeihexUVatf the fashionable Cavalier Beach so wejl received that it was held v over ier five weeks, cloring the y dub's season by shattering all at . 'tendance marks. ,; , Other clubs ' that have 'loudly , v hailed Archer's jnd ol nine men t and a girl vocalist incbade aia- more 3 Summit : Club, the Ocean Forest ' Hotel " at. Myrtle Beach, where the band played for four teen weeks and the Powhatan Club , in. Williamsburg, Va. ; .: Held Here Duplin-Sampson " Zone of the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice of the Wilmington District, North Carolina Methodist Church, held its annual all day meeting at the Methodist Church in Kenansville on October 9. , ; ; -t " . The meeting was under the di rection of Mrs. W. I. McLamb of Garland, Zone Leaden and Mrs. J. T. Doughtie of CUntont District Secretary. Guests were met at the door by Mrs. D. S. Williamson of Kenansville rod about 75 Jelegates were registered. Mrs. E. A. New ton, president of the local society, gave the welcoming speech, which . was responded to by Mrs. Henry J. Faison of Falson. Miss Ida Han- - kins of Wilmington, retired miss ionary of the Methodist Church talked on the missionary needs of ' Korea, China and Japan. A pro- gram skit, designed to show how even a small group can put on an interesting and informative pro- gram, was "presented by the Rose Hill society. The remainder of the morning session was given over to reports on the year's work by so , cleties represented and to other business.";; :::'vi '';cr' ' Luncheon was served in the Sun day School rooms under .. .the di rection of Mrs. O. P. Johnson, Mrs. : Stokes Westbrook, Mrs, W. M. In gram and Mrs. Sam Newton. " W:. In the afternoon workshop period was followed by round table : "discussions of plans for the coming ! year's work. ' ' " . Pliti Man Ibv Policei7.2n Kater Morris Nicholson, former pUn- county constable in Wolf- npe township, and brother of uty Sheriff C. L. Nicholson in aansville, has been sworn in as "v pcllce officer in Mount Olive. r 'l v si administered by May ? . ' "olson replaces - -It r , DOC GRADY '- l SAYS - t ',, . I 1 Kenansville '; Ever since 1 came to Kenansville in 1935 I have been preaching that it is a good town for any kind of business and a good town to live in. As I look back over the years, and being approximately a son of Duplin any way, I have come to the conclusion thai the people of the county are still embedded with much of that feeling handed down years ago that Duplin could have a town only on the railroad. That Is the A. C. L. of course, .The A & C has never been '. recognized as a railroad but since I've been here it has served most of the folks in Kenansville, Beulaville, Pink Hilt and the in-betweens with most of their coal, nearly all of their fertilizer-and a large part of their heavy freight in spite -of ..truck !pt,!.iE;errT6ne'-a magnlflcenf job to hold this line up. t It la ' still i operating -and de serves, althf patronage we gan give it. : :v;':V:.v In 1935 C.E. Qulnn bad the only general store. Bob Dail ran the Drug store 'and Henry West the only market. The Standard Sta- 0 wu here and Stephens were Look now at Kenansville, the "dormant" County Seat Town that could not grow. - . We've got one of the strongest banks in the state, after aoout two years fighting those, who said a bank never could "go" in Kenans ville. .': We have one of the strongest insurance agencies in the county. Nohe at all in .1935. And Monday night of this week the directors of the Mount Olive Building and Loan Association voted to include Ke nansville, so now we have a new financial institution. The. Kenans ville Production Credit Association is well entrenched. vThey said a - cafe couldn't pav here. But we have one of the best in the county. - ; C. E. Qulnn sold out his general merchandising ; business to Paul Ingram and M. F. Allen. It's ex panding rapidly. . s j :,; . Bob Dail sold his drug store and now the manager Amos Brinson has one of the best in the county. Henry West sold his grocery business to Bob Dail and retired to the farm. , Bob Is still going T?Zj temptation so came back and erec ted a new store. Tiring again be sold to Leo Jackson who is going Strong. :-'s& "v. H;'.' - Stephens "Service, Station constructed- an attractive station and Ralph Brown came in , with our first real garage. Seeing the need for a hardware store Stephens and son, ' Paul, have converted their filling station : into a hardware store, ' although they still sell gas and oil. - J ".!" i' C. E. Qulnn just couldn't stand being out of business so thisssum mer he opened a, furniture store Here ana nas a nice stocs. (ever see a Qulnn who couldnt sell furni ture?) Ferd Hardy,' a forward looking business man from Albertson saw the possibilities In Kenansville and took the leap. He is. now doing a fine general merchandising busi ness. ' J. O. Stokes, . representing Baugh's Fertilizer,: has one of the largest, if not the largest, fertili zer businesses in Duplin county. L. H. (Pete) Qulnn, moved Into town and built a large attractive store and is rapidly filling it full of merchandise and selling plenty. ' In 1935 we hardly had a barber shop, now Hubert Brown's shop kfeeps two rarbers busy. Seeing V e nf d for an oil -d!s- f " , r 1 t The- Rev. Bob Wooley is our speaker for a "revival meeting" beginning October 20th through October 26th. - We invite. you to come and be with us. Be much in prayer for a great success . . Mrs. Flave Mercer. ign Mr. Lewis W. Outlaw, Seal Sale Chairman, for Duplin County T. B. Association is mailing letters to the various community leaders asking that they serve as a Publicity Com mittee for the 1947 Tuberculosis Seal Sale. .. -;.;i.:r l '. ' :. - The work of this committee will be to stress the importance, when ever he or she may have the oppor tunity of the necessity of support ing the 1947 TB Seal Sale. Last year 1300 persons in North Carolina died of TB. Eleven of this number were from Duplin County. With a proper case-finding program some of these cases might have been found before they were too far advanced for cure. Mr. Outlaw hopes that every one asked will accept this opportunity to. serve his. 'or. her community in thli worthwhile cause, which being ably supported will enable Duplin County to carry on a much needed Case-Finding program. If found in time tuberculosis can be cured. er 'ft.,: Monday night D. S. Broadhurst of JMt- Olive called, thai . Duplin Ttifle Htt first statement waa"Yott Win" The Board 'of Directors of the lit Olive Building and Loan Assodatlosrhad just voted to ex tend their territory of financing homes to include Kenansville. lit. '.. Broadhurst, Secretary of the Association; said they were in a positidn now to finance construct ion of homes or business houses in Kenansville. This is a good break for the f obis of Kenansville if they will take ad vantage of it. You who want to build get in touch with the assoc iation at once. , The Times has been working on this for some time. Now we've got it let's use it. , coaL They are going to town.' The new Atlantic Station, owned by H. D. McKay, next to the Post Office, is doing business a plenty as well-as McLendon's-Esso Station. After receiving his discharge from the Navy, A. C. Holland open ed up a general welding and body repair shop. Now working several men. ' ' -i cv.nv TihiiKn. mm, Tf "S" ' - -r- a:.d .Herman Hinson of Seven Springs saw the light and. opened a horse and mule business here, also dealing -in hay, wagons-and other farm equipment. They plan expansion. ' . , In 1935 it was said a newspaper never could survive In Kenansville. Well, I don't know how much ,!""' "7 -K " oR,Elmore BeU and Emmett Kelly are planning to construct a garage in the near future and establish an auto agency. Bell has already begun building his home here .e'' " ' ''' ' Recently Vance Gavin sold off a number of building lots; Alton Newton has also sold off a number and "Hamp" Williams is now offer ing lota for sale. V V .V Oh yes. I forgot to tell you, we have la complete seafood ' market open daily. What's wrong with KonansvUleT Nothing except we need seme more businesses' here. First above all, a theatre. It will pay. Next we need a general department store. We need . someone selling a - complete line of iarm machinery. " : w ; Fellows what are you ' waiting for? We've got the financial Insti tutions to back you; we are in about the center of the county; we have the pulling power, ' court evqfcy week in the year; the agricultural building where .practically every farmer In the county has to visit. We have most of the lawyers in the county and we have the Jail, you can have it - X "!? ' The days" when Kenansville was "Just", the County Seat with a group of lawyers are gone. The old Kenansville is dead. A new ' ' "i 1 s taken place here, kesp ? i ca It aM r t a i"er- tlii; REV. BOB WOOLEY Raleigh, N. C. New Concern Opens Kenansville Kenansville is - on- the move. Watch it march folks. Another new business has just -opened. Frank Phillips and Herman Hlnson of Seven Springs ;-saw- what Fred Hardy, a son of Albertson, was do ing in Kenansville and couldn't resist the temptation. Phillips and Hinson have opened the Phillips & Hlnson Company, located in the old Pickett stables. They iow have a car of fine Tennessee mules, hay, wagons, cart wheels and other farm equipment - " ffanJrtPhfflip hr a imavgSti Warsaw and Hlnson is a native ot Seven Springs. Pay them a visit. FHA Has Insured Mortgage Loans Available Farmers Marion C. Holland and David C. ued for jury. Miller, of the Farmers Home Ad- St. vs Andrew Dixon - speeding ministration Office at Warsaw, $15 fine and cost, which serves Duplin County, re-,' . .. turned tWs wetk from a statewide St. vs James David Brown - spe conference at Raleigh to review! edinS and improper lighte - called program .operations and activities for the ensuing year. They stated that emphasis was placed on the fact that farmers who can obtain credit from regular sources on reas onable terms and conditions are not eligible for assistance through tlu- Farmers Home Administration. They also stated that the loan funds avoilahlo this war fnr snme tvnes of loans are very limited in com parison with funds available for . , i, ., . 5"--" " "ZZ J, Dlrect Government loans for the purchase: enlargement and devel opment of family-type farms will be made to the extent that funds are available. Veterans have pref erence. Insured .mortgage loans are also available through the FHA for the purchase, enlargement and devel opment of family-type farms by tenants, sharecroppers, and farm laborers who are eligible for the service of the agency.. All loans will be made on the basis of ap praised normal values. The borrow er pays 10 of the normal value, and a lending institution, such as a bank or insurance agency, lends the remaining 90 CU. The Govern ment insures the loans and FHA personnel make collections and otherwise service them. Both direct and insured farm ownership loans bear ZVi'Jc inter est and are repayable on a 40-year amortized basis. A production and subsistence loan program will provide short term credit for eligible farmers for the purchase of seed, feed, fer tilizer and farm and home equlp- ment. Two kinds of production and sub sistence loans will be made. Annual loans are available to finance op erations for the year and must be repaid within 12 month. Adjust ment loans are available when far mers wish to make major changes for the better in their farm and home operations, and may run up to five years. The interest rate on both annual and adjustment loans is 9vc. : V'. ," -. Guidance and assistance in plan ning farm and home, operations, and executing the plans, will be available to families who obtain farm ownership and - adjustment 1 ---, T-!-rs, Holland and Miller The Eastern North Carolina Fire men's Association held their quar terly meeting in Warsaw on Tues day evening with a supper meeting at the American Legion Hut.. Due to Inclement weather only about a hundred Eastern firemen were able to attend. - The meeting was called to order by C. H. Flannagan, of Farmville, Secretary of the Association and in turn introduced to Stacy Britt, Warsaw Fire Chief. Aubrey Caven augh, local insurance agent and Town Commissioner, returned thanks and the guests enjoyed a tempting barbecued chicken sup per. During supper Joe West de lighted the guests with piano se lections. ' Following supper Chief Britt introduced Mayor A. J. Jen kins; of Warsaw, who made the ad dress of welcome to which Chief Sawyer, of Rocky Mount gave the response. Thomas Rogers, Jr., son Of Chief of Police of Warsaw, sang Peg O' My Heart", as a special feature after which Mr. Flannagan took charge of the business session I in the absence of the President, Stanley Davis, of Morehead City. Aririreaspft were marlp hv ' PhlAf ' Cox, of Durham and Sawyer of. Rocky Mount. i The Warsaw Board of Town Com misioners were special invited . guests. " i The meeting adjourned and voted to hold their next scheduled meet ing in Williamston. The Warsaw Volunteer Fire De partment wishes to take this means of publicly thanking the merchants and local citizens for helping them in entertaining the -Eastern Assoc-' iation. ,x County Court Oct: !3 19471 St. vs Clyde Bradshaw- Speeding I pended en good behavior - $25 fine . and cost 1 St. vs James Gray , Faison - no drivers license and improper . brakes called and failed to ap pear - capias and continued. i St. vs Willie Matthews - possess- ion of nontax paid whiskey contin- and failed - capias issued. St. vs Garvey L. Huggin - no drivers license - called and failed -capias issued. St. vs Clifton L. Campbell - speed ing - called and failed, capias issued St. vs Paul Whaley - plead guilty to reckless driving, sixty days on d suspended on 12 months good ubiiuviiu, vwo. St. vs Neil Chester Johnson - speeditng, guilty, $10 fine and cost. St. vs Melvin Outlaw - allowing auto to be driven by person with out drivers license, plead guilty, paid cost." St. vs Sammy Outlaw - no driv ers license, plead guilty, $25 finj and cost. St. vs Louis Daughtry - speed ing, plead guilty, $10 fine and cost. St. vs Archie Smith - operating auto while intoxicated, no drivers license, plead guilty. 4 months on road suspended, not to operate an auto in state for one year, $100 fine and cost. St. vs Lewis Henry Morrisey - speeding, plead guilty, $10 fine and cost. St. vs Charlie Boney, Jr. - assault with deadly weapon, 30 days on road suspended on 1 year good be havior. $20 fine and cost. St. vs Leo West - speeding, $10 fine and cost. . St. vs Will Williams - resisting officer, assault, public drunkeness and public nuisance continued for jury. St vs Vernon Mcintosh - possess ion and transporting non tax paid whiskey, plead guilty of possession non tax paid whiskey, 60 days on road suspended on one year good behavior. $35 fine and cost :. St vs Cola Pickett - assault with deadly weapon. 60 days on road, suspended on 1 year good behavior, $25 fine and cost, St vs L. C. Carter - Assault with deadly weapon. 60 days on roads suspended on 1 year good behavior. $25 fine and cost. ' St vs Bessie Lee Carter and L. C. Carter - possession non tax paid whiskey; Bessie, 4 months in Jail, suspended on 1 year good behavior $50 fine and cost. L. C, four months on r 'i on 1 year good -, " : ' t r " i erirX. 1 III! .-.5 : ' 1 mm i-.i.mni.i ii i ANDREW R. BIRD. JR. Rev. Andrew R. Bird. Jr.. D.D.. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, W. Va., will be the speaker on the Presbyter ian Hour next Sunday, October 19, Mr' B,rdtis one of to part Miss Alderman will render most gifted among the younger,. voca, 8olo of the Lord's Praver ministers of the Presbyterian Church. His subject will be "What Shall We Do To Be saved." : The broadcast can be heard over Radio Station WPTF, Raleigh. I Kenansville High School Organizes Govt. r The students of the Kenansville High School have set up a student government organization, , with Janet Boney as President. Other officers are: Lucy Emma'-Brown. vice President; Pattie Williamson. secretary ana Treasurer. r sentauvess senior Class - Mene Summerlin; Junior Class - Hilda Brinson; Sophomore - Bobbie In gram; Freshman -' Jimmie John son; 8tht grade - Angela Daughtry and Mary Beth Southerland; 7th grade - Sarah.-West Outlaw and Stephen Gooding. The students feel that this is a great step forward. It relieves the teachers of many responsibilities thus enablinv them to carry' on their classroom work more effi ciently. The following are some of the duties of the student government: 1. Take many responsibilities off of the teachers. 2. Give students more of a feel ing of belonging ana giving them a form of citizenship which has a carry-over value into everyday life. 3. Get ideas of Judicial govern ment through punishment for min or crimes carried out by the stu dents. Uncle Reef" Is C. A. "Uucle Reet" Jones of Pftik Hill . passed away Tuesday night at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Thurman Stanford in Kinston. Uncle Reet" was taken sick last Saturday with what was supposed a light , stroke while vending nis peanuts in Pink Hill. Relatives called his daughter in Kinston and she came for him. He sufiered an other stroke and on Tuesday night quietly passed away. 'Uncle Reet" was a grand old man in Pink Hill. He had become the "comunity character." The Times intended to run his picture. sitting beside his peanut parcher, in our Pink Hill edition but the photographer overlooked it. He was 72 years old and loved barbecue almost better than any one. ; ; . ' Funeral services were held from Garner's Funeral Home in Kinston at 11 a. m. Thursday. Interment was in a Kinston cemetery beside his wife. He is survived by three children, G. B. Jones of Greenville Mrs. Caddie-Casey of Newport News, Va. and Mrs. Thurman Stan ford of Kinston; two brothers, L. P., and Doy Jones of Seven Springs. He - was an uncle of W. Herbert Jones, prominent Pink Hill and Kinston merchant Mr. Jones was born and rear ed in the Moss Hill section of Le noir County near Seven Springs. For many years he was a Deputy Sheriff in Lenoir County. He came from an old and respected family In tv,s r t f ? t' s sf "'a. . Miss Marilyn Alderman, of Rose Hill, teacher of music in Warsaw, win present a musical recital in the Warsaw Baptist Church on Saturday evening, October 18, at 8:00 P. M. Miss Alderman is most talented and the public is very cordially invited to attend this recital The program is as follows: PART ONE Two Part Invention No. 6 - Bach Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 - Beethoven Adagio i Allegretto Presto, Agtato PART TWO Troisieme Ballade Op. 47 Polonaise Op. 53 Chopin Chopin Liszt Liebestraum Nocturne Kamennoi-Ostrow Op. 10 - Rubin- ... stein ' PART THREE .w Clare De Lune Debussy Prelude in G Minor - Rachmaninoff Etude Marilyn Alderman ' - Between the first and second hv Mulott y Malotte- It Rains (It could be fair when you read this) "The day is cold and dark and dreary ' ,It rains and the winds are ever -weary." f ' Henry W. Longfellow must -have been experiencing such Sim-' ilar weather as we've been having ; ; when he penned those words. Duplin and this section did not ;, miss, Dy iar, me iropicai numcsne . Tuesday that moved up from the -Florida coast. Not much wind was rflin and folks will have, to .get row -hfuitit tn 7tt in aiw) mil n f hsti I r--,' -?F."T'-:' homes. Kenansville School There will be a Halloween Carni- - val Friday night, October 31, at -.: the Kenansville High School. Food and drinks will be served in tbe I..H.1. . tt.nt .4 A. on . A .-' those who are interested. J There will be games to suit every -s nne including bingo, penny pitch . ing, bobbing for apples, shooting gallery, fishing, and manv others. Regardless of size, age, or shape. : we have a game for you. HiVeryone win warn to wane in the cake walks and win one of his ,;, favorite cakes. There will be -all kinds of good homemade cakes. During the course of the evening will be given in the auditorium by some of our talented grammar -grade students. Of course you will want to vote for a Halloween Queen. Some of the most beautiful girls in Kenans-' ville are running for this. Pick your . ; favorite and help her win by voting fnr hur Thnsp minninff are Aft fnl-v lows: 1st. grade - Sylvia Gooding. V 1st and 2nd grade - Patricia Whitman. 2nd. grade - Edna Earl Smith, 3rd grade - Betty Ingram. 3rd and 4th grade - Barbara Mit chell. 4th Brads - Malorie Jones. 5tlf grade Barbara Grantham. 5ih and 6th grade - Elotse Grady. 6th grade - Lovalda Parker. 7th grade - Annie L. Kllpttrick. 8th grade - Mary Gray Bland.", 9th grade - Helen Barnette. , . 10th grade - Ethel Dail .' 11th grade Hilda Brinson. f 12th grade - Dora Westbrook. " We want all the school patrons and friends to come out and help : us enjoy the Halloween Carnival " Merle Summerlin -and Grace Chambers 4 Work To Begin On Chinquapin Rosd Hex! Week Construction Engineer Bill In-, gram of Kenansville informed the Times that he received the go ahead signal Wednesday en the Chinqua pin - Lyman - Fountain Store On slow County line. Mr. Ingram said work would get under way next week on the first paved road in Cypress Creek Townsl'i. It's been a long wait -for the f 'si1 Cat section. : 1 .." .