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v t--..itA;'. t v"- vr.v-": j xr vr vr 1 1 fr 17 Tf?T.TTT!fTC VTTMnVD li'ltUPPXT ; waxvf&i nviuuun Mr XX X CTGofe MM rjiui Liquor! Onicsrs Pour Cut 87 Gals. On Street . HUTH P. GBADY On Sunday morning, Oct. 20, at about 6:00 A. M., Sheriff Ralph J. Jones,-' Night - Policeman James I'ope of Warsaw, Deputy Sheriff Kissner of Magnolia ' and Deputies Perry Smith and Charley Wagstaff, really made a haul on bootleg whis key. 194 half gallon jars of boot leg liquor and two 1039 Fprds were confiscated.-":; 'kh'. Deputy Sheriff Kissner of Mag nolia and night watchman Pope had been on the alert all night and had kept the house of Harry Smith (colored) under observation, when at about 6:00 A. M. two 1939 Fords drove up to the home of Harry Smith. Harry stood in the "yard watching while Soloman Sutton, . R. T. Sutton and Clyde Pickett car ried sixteen easels of whiskey to i hay stack beside Harry's borne to hide It Officers on guard got in touch with Sheriff Jones, Depu ties Smith and Wagstaff and they made a dive for the negroes. One negro Jumped and ran and was chased six blocks by night watch man Pope who got his man. Solo man Sutton, R. T. Sutton and Har ry Smith of Warsaw, Clyde Pick ett of Rocky Point were arrested. Eddie Brown of Wilmington, owner - and operator of one of the 1939 Fords that transported the whiskey to the scene, ran and got away and another negro ran also, Clvde Pick ett of Rocky Point owned and op erated the other 1939 Ford. Sheriff Jones stated that was the most whiskey he had ever seen at one time since he has been in f f ice, so while he held the culprits on the scene he called County Court .TuJge Robert L. West to witness 'Cm monstrosity which was almost , In thr center of Warsaw, - f T The whiskey was then taken tyl, CmwBititrtttptt;.. St Wamw.$si about 150 people watched while K I was poured Into the gutter; about $13Q0 worth of bootleg liquor.' Mr, Street Kornegay washed his rheu matic hands in the stream, whether or not de cure was effective, we have not been bleto ascertain, and many of the negroes who were present used it to shampoo their hair. Sheriff Jones said it was so strong that he was afraid that it would take hia hair out , . ? v Judge West " ordered Sheriff Jones to auctioneer the jars which were bought by Y. L. Smith for tlyOO which went into the Treasury of Ihe General County Fund. The two consificated Fords will be sold upon order of the court and will bring around another 1800 for tht general county fund. , So realiy tootlegging is iruch more costly than profitable. : , ; EiiloVisif wi Vcek-end Open To Visitors 1 v- . The Navy Department has an nounced that ships will visit Char leston,! S. C Wilmington, N. C and Favannah, Ga., during Navy Day Week, and that in most cases these ships will be open to visitors from October 29 to 28. ... ( ; Ships have been assigned to areas in which they normally would be operating. V J The ' destroyer USS Gyatt is " scheduled to be at Wilmincton; . the USS Shannon at Savannah; and the destroyer Ware; an ocean going tug, the ATF; a patrol craft the ' PC 682; and four mlnecraft: the nambelton. Peregrine, Wheatear and Crackle. . ,.' MemoriFl services for members , of the armed forces who lost their lives at sea will also be held at Charleston and Wilmington, on Cunday, Ovtober 28. The services , v htch have been designated by the iravy Leafe it, sponsors . of Navy Day a a memorial and tribute to 1 lose In all the-services who lost their lives at sea and in the air over the seas will be conducted by Navy Chaplains, and flowers memorializing those who lost their lives will be taken to aea and rewn on the ocean. All residents of Georgia or the rolinas who desire to send flow i f or the) ceremonies should ad s them either to the District r ain Headquarters Sixth Na- 1 I rlct K: "1 rase,' S. C; or '.' - r ' ' t -pff.tive for xuxux HARRY COOKE'S NEW THEATRE M.,,,-,.fv.,ff.,iBftMJMii.i,i "i nft1Wrlni.::..t.J..7.n-nrIrrnl1 f -:-y..:. .; ... ..y.v.-.yyx-; :-::-yyfm-: :. ft 'I&'W:-';Rp) 5SiStf ' - ', r - V M ' V'."-1-1-J. Mini; ."I'I...'- r OPENING NIGHT CROWD' --.Theater-goers in Mount OUve and Duplin braved stormy weather Tuesday night of last week to attend the opening of the New Center theatre on the corner of Center and James streets. The theatre was built from the ground up, and is said to 66 one of the finest In eastern North Carolina. Tribune Engraving from Kraft photgj v.11, - , . ' - ' VP. I i mi I T. By CLETUS BROCK I sound equipment, Mr. Cooke said. Harry C. Cooke, operator of the I Opening with the new techni Center and Wayne theatres in Mt I color production, "Fiesta," the Olive for. the past several years, ' theatre enjoyed congratulatory Tuesday of last week realized ful- telegrams from various celebrities, fillment of an ambition he has r including Lana Turner, Ava Gard cherlshed since going to Mt Olive ner, Greer Garson, Margaret O he said, when his New Center thea-1 Britfn, Van Johnson, Judy Garland, tre reputedly "Eastern Carolina's , and from English and Oliver of Mt finest"; opened in a new, handsome, 1.II..1..J.:1U.1IJJH n Ik. AnnAW ! tailor-made buUding on the corner of Centei and James streets. The building, constructed of steel, brick and block material, is completely fireproof, Mr. Cooke said, and represents the architect': latest improvements in accoustics, seating arrangements and over-all design. A Goldsboro contractor Mr. Tay lor, built the theatre building, while various well-known theatre supply houses equipped it with the latest in moving picture projection and Names Of Pink Hill Veterans To Be Engraved In Washington Shrine Pink Hill, Oct. 21 (Special! Names and war records of men and women of the Pink Hill area who have served in the nation's military forces will be perpetuated in the Washington Cathedral, a project sponsored locally by the. Willard Smith post of the Veterans of Fore ign Wars. Arrangements for en rollment of local records were an nounced recently by John S.' Al bright, commander of 'he Pink Hill unit Official forms for submit-, sion of information may be ob tained by writing to tho Pink Hill post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in Calypso Merchant Talks On REA At the October 16th meeting "of the Mt Olive Rotary Club, Byron Bryan presented Hervey Kornegay of Calypso. Mr, Kornegay is one of Duplin's leading merchants as well as a very successful farmer. He la Intensely interested in the progress of Eastern North Carolina. ' ;;::;.. i-yr ':i 1 t t'':T,. Mr. Kornegay told the history of R. E. A. He told of the first North Carolina grants for rural electrification in 1917 and how the movement progressed after Presi dent Roosevelt approved the na tional R. E. A. program in 1933. He pointed out that at the present tfce miles of R. E. A. lines is '-ost KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA " ive Olive. Tm In addition, many citizens there have extended their congratulations to Mr. Cooke, upon completion of his theatre. ! Brief opening night ceremonies were held before the show began Tuesday, with I. F. Witherington and R. Ii, Cox making short con gratulatory addresses. In addition the audience gave Mr. Cooke a rising vote of thanks for providing such an elaborate theatre for Mt Olive theatre-goers. Pink Hill. ' Officers of the Pink Hill post consider it an honor to accept lo cal sponsorship for memorializing the dead of all past wars and of preserving the records of the living veterans, VFW officials have sta ted. Tost Commander Albright said that while the Willard Smith post is sponsoring the enrollment of all its members, deceased and living, "it is our hope to include the names and records of all men and women of the Pink Hill area whe served the nation's armed forces in the recent and fa all past wars." Peeping Tom Caught Pink Hill A fifteen year old Negro boy was caught peeping into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiley in FinK Hill Monday night about 10:30 Mr. Wiley had stepped across the street for a few minutes when Mrs. Wiley called him over the phone and told him that some one was outside. A neighbor had discovered the prowler and notified her. Bloodhounds were brought from Kenansville and soon trailed the negro to a pack house where be lived. He was in bed and denied all charges at first; but later ad mitted his guilt and said that sev eral others were involved. He said t":e r " had been going on i iii ' " .ii " . . ; LLOYD COUSTKZZ ' ' Rev. Lloyd Courtney, D. D., will be the speaker over the Presbyter ian Hour next Sunday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 A. M. and can be heard over Station, WPTF, Raleigh, in this, section. "' - Dr. Courtney Is a native Tennes sean. He was a registered pharma cist for ten years before, going to Union Theological Seminary m Richmond. Witft the exception of a short pastorate at Story Point, Tenn., Dr. Courtney has. given his life to one congregation, the Old Stone Church, in Lewisburg, W. Va. - His subject next Sunday will be "What Is Man's Way To God?". BOB GRADY SAYS 7 Duplin School- - Bus Drivers V There's going to be a serious and probably tragical wreck, killing school children in' Duplin, and' not in "the too far distance, if some I more coaching isn't given to school don: intend this to single out the negroes . in particular. It's prob ably that-I haven't had a chance to observe enough white drivers. A lady : in Kenansville said it was all she .could do to avoid hit ting a loaded bus a few days ago after running far off on the left shoulder. I . had a similar experi ence last week and you know I'd do everything possible to pro tect that Kaiser of mine - Ha. I think probably the trouble is our old roads are so bumpy and trough that the driver of a loaded bus automatically pulls to the cen ter of the road. But the automatic , part will be too late when some kids are killed. . School officials, we suggest you look Into this immediately. We're not trying to dictate but just giv ing you our observation and re ports. Driving Speaking of driving, it seems that we have more courteous dri vers on the roads in Duplin than we once did especially on one roads around Kenansville, B. F. Grady section, Warsaw and' Be.tlavilR Can't say about the Southern end of the county as I get there very seldom. I've observed when you are ap proaching one of our narrow bridges (for instance Middleton Mill Run) that the driver approach ing from the opposite direction will slow down if you do and see who is nearest and not attempt to pass on the bridge. I ame told by a highway engineer that it wouldn't cost much to widen' these bridges. What are we waiting for, someone to get killed? Prominent Negro Suffers Stroke Mr. Herbert Branch, prominent Negro farmer and merchant of Le noir and Duplin county, who lives near Pink Hill, suffered a stroke early Tuesday morning and was rushed to Memorial General Hosp ital in Kinston. Latest reports say that his condition is very critical. Warsaw Boy Makes ACCFrat. In a formal ceremony on Satur day night Oct 18th, Joe Lee Costin, of Warsaw, was initiated into The Sigma- Alpha Fraternity of -Atlantic Christian College, Wilson. N. C To become a member of the frat ernity one must possess a high scholastic average, character, lead- '-' and dependability. Another r fi rvplin C. "r'v is FRIDAY, I EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. newspaper editors and publishers I are piciurea in attendance at a luncheon given Friday at the Cape ' I - . YIL M ' III ..... I WOODMEN ENTERTAIN Mt., Camp Commander Frank Hollow- and square dancing were enjoyed. Olive Woodmen of the World en- ell presided, and introduced the The Mt. Olive Camp has a num tertained their wives and sweet- main speaker,' S... A. Johnson of i bcr f Dupiiiiites as members. Why " hearts at a banquet in the Mt. Olive Rose Hill. In the . picture above don't we have a camp in Kenans gym Wednesday night at 7:30, Woodmen are shown lining up to ville? Tribune Photo-engraving. when barbecued chicken and pork receive plates for themselves anu Outlines FRONT were served to over 200 persons, their wives. After the meal round Rose Hill Planning Big Day Thursday, October 30th Congressman Graham A. Barden Be Main Speaker; Highway Commissioner Bridger Will Also Speak. Rose Hill celebrates "Progress Day" on Thursday, October 30th. Reason: Celebrating comp'etion ol paving of approximately IVi miles of streets and a number of side walks. Also at that time the pavinp on the road from Jerry Teachey'f Store to Charity, toRose Hill, to Duplin fork on No. 42 will be com pleted. The celebration is not just town get-together but for every one in that area and for that mat ter, everyone is invited. The celebration will begin at 2:30 with a parade, band leading, followed by official cara, after which comes more cars, floats of Rose Hill, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and all children are invited to participate in the parade with pets from goldfish to elephants, decorated no contest. At 3:45' dedication ceremonies on vacant lot adjoining theatre. Carl Goerch will be master of cere monies. The guest peaker will be Congressman Graham A. Barden. Also on the program for a short talk is James A. Bridger, of Blad- enboro, our highway commissioner. There will be plenty of band music and other entertainment. The program, committee are an ticipating 3000 people from all parts of the county. Barbecue Sandwiches and drinks will be plentiful. At 8:00 P. M. there will be a square dance on one of the new streets, music to be furnished by a Rose Hill String Band. T.Gordon Smith DfcsAf l!:r.9 OCTOBER 24th, 1947 Carolina Press Association Dinner Fear club by the Wilmington Star- Mews -at which former Governor j j. Melville Brou'hton told them of 'he necessity of developing state home in Albertson Township, Du plin County, Friday morning. Oct ober 17. He had been in ill health many months. Mr. Smith, who was the oldest son of the late Jones Ii. and Paitie Kidd Smith, was born in Dinwiddie Co. Va., March 17, 18 VU. His father who was a Confeder ate War Veteran married and lived there a few years after the war, before coming back to his old home in Duplin. Mr. Smith attended the public schools of the county and later Grove Academy, 4 school for boys in Kenansville, where he studied under the late "Prof. Dick Millard. He married the former Lena Hardy, a daughter of the late Wm. Loftin and Irene-Jones Hardy of Seven Springs, March 9, 1893. She lied March 29, 1909. He later mar ried the former Bessie Cooke of Charlotte, who survives. Funeral services were held at Hebron Presbyterian Church, oi which he was a member at 3 p. m. Saturday. His pastor, the Rev. Nor man P. Farrior, was the olficiating minister. Burial took place in the church cemetery beside his late wife. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Surviving relatives inc.ude his widow and the follow ng children by his first wife: W. G. Smith of Seven Springs, Mrs. Hal Wetmore of Raleigh, Mrs. H. S. Kornegay of Warsaw and Mrs. Floyd Heath of Pink HU1: and sev eral grandchildren; one brother, Walter J. Smith of Pink Hill. Those from out of tho commun-, ilv attending the funeral inc'uded Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wetmore, Mary B. and Norma Stanley Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Goodson and ' Mrs. Blanchard Jones of Raleigh. Mr. J. T. Sutton and Mis. Temple Burch, Kinston. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Southrrl"nd Mr. and Mrs. R. M Carr of Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. H D. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Patterson, Kenansville, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Grady and R. A Jr. of Wilson Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sim mons, Goldsboro, C. E. Goodson of Norfolk, Mrs. Bob Te ;1 of Farm ville. Mr. Oscar Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hardy; Mr Laut Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hardy, Mrs. Effie Davis, Mrs. Ray Rouse and Miss Julia Davis of Seven Springs, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Korneray, Miss Margaret Kornegay and Mr Tom Revell of Warsaw, R. K. Smith d Chapel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith of Kinston, Mrs. David Carlton, VpP'V and Mrs. L. Hardy No. 43 ports to v effect a better balance of industry in the utate. (Star-News Staff Photoi Warsaw Restaurant Changes Hands Francis Fussell, of Clinton, for-3 merry of Warsaw, and F. A. Mitch ener, formerly of Franklinton and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Fussell of Warsaw, this week -bought out the Restaurant and fountain service at the Warsaw Bus Station from Oliver Jones. Messrs. Fussell and Mitchener will continue to operate the restau rant and expect to add several new features as soon as possible including curb service end bar-' becue at all times. Toas'ed grill sandwiches and fresh do-nuts are now available. Mitchener will take over the management of the business in the next few days. Mr. Fussell will continue to operate his Soda Shop in Clinton. The restaurant will serve Sun-, day dinners, beginning Sur.day and barbecue pronto. B. H. Oaf es Turns : Farmer. Believe It? Kenansville farmer sells the lar gest single load of tobacco ever . sold in Kinston, according to Kin ston reports. He is BH. Oates (did you know he was a farmer?) of the Wells-Oates Lumber Company. . The following story appeared in the Wednesday Kinston Free Press: ; The staff of the Farmers' Ware house, Louie Pollock and John Jenkins, Managers, on Tuesday was amazed at the sight of a huge load of tobacco rolling into the sales , house. Their amazement was justi fied when the truck-trailer load weighed out 21,362 pounds of the golden leaf and brought the owner. Y it 1 ,Tjr Wells-Oates Lumber Co. of Ke nansville $10,124.10. - . The tobacco, the most ever to be , brought into the sales house in -a single load and reportedly the lar gest in Kinston, represented about one fifth of the Crop grown on the old E. V. Webb farm . in Jones County; The gigantic load of the weed was accompanied by A-'D, Kornegay, Superintendent of tve lumber' company's farms, v ' brought with him a smaller t- - v-1 f, T... . ft f 1 - , r. f 1 V
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