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VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN
HUNDREDS OF
BE AFFECTED;
- According to an Associated re
port from Washing-ton City on Dec-
. ember K 18 the Atlantic & Carolliia
Railroad, operating- between Ke-
nansvllle 'and Warsaw, has asked
permission of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to abandon the
' road in Duplin County. The om-
pany said the line has been on-pro
. ducUve and on-profitable and the
traffio is insufficient to justify
its eoa'tlnaaneevThe line is now
conducted br The Wella-Oates Lum
r ber Company.. . -r.y v
Abandonment of the A&C will
.affect hundreds of farmers in this
Section. A large percentage of the
fertiliser, used by farmeni In the
Kenans ville, Beularille, Pink Hill.
B. F.' Grady and Chinquapin see
tions is hauled over this line. Prac
County Cpmmiffee
" For Duplin
i. The following A. 'C. A. Commit
' tee has been named by Duplin far
men: ;
Chainnan, Joe S. iSloan, Chin
quapin; Vice Chairman, Henry S.
" Tyndall, Rt f, Seven Springs; Reg
ular Member, Richard C. Moore,
Bowdens; 1st Alternate, Robert
Ward, Rose Hill; and 2nd Alternate
, William Dall, Chinqdapln.
COMMUNITY COMMITTEES:
Chairman, Vice Chairman aru.'
r"Ular Member In order as named
- iarMarsh:.:! ':-
C II. Nicholson, Elbert J. Da
vls, ldd Garris, all of Mt Olive.
. Beula ville , v s -i .
, Ransom, Mercer, Herman Hend
erson, and wi A. Thomas. "
Bowdens 4:."-
R. L. Veach, Oscar Langston of
Warsaw; Ben Swinson, Feison.
- Cabia- ' : ' : -. v
Walter Rhodes, Beulavllle; Willie
, Smith, Pink Hill, Kenneth Grady.
Kenansville. , ;
-i i. Calypso. i-j .
David Lane, Rt 2, Mt Olive, B.
, C.'Albrltton, Calypso; M R. Ben
nett,' Rt 3, Mt OUve.
1 .Cedar Fork 1 . ' ";'
. : Leon Brown, H. Winfred Lanier,
-' Beulavllle; Graham Reece, Chin
quapin. , -
t-v Charity - ' U'-'H
Claude Rivenbark, C. F, Rouse,
, Holmes Murphy, Rose H1B. ' ; i . '
Chinquapin . -:--T ';,.'!
Geo. F Landen, WUHe Batts, and
i Rob.it ulnn. l:y';:'- 3 "j'sj'
Coneord : j1 ;i'r v
G. E. Drew, Magnolia; Francis
Usher, Rose Hill; Ralph Bishop,
Magnolia. . -'
Corinth
W. G. Dixon, Robert Ward, and
9.' G. Fussell, Rose Hill ;
Dobson's Chapel )-'.
A. G. Brlnson, Magnolia; Davis
" Brlnson, E. V. Vestal, Kenansville.
" Faisoa
.W. R. Clifton, Jessie Lewis,' J,
'Howard Falson, Taison. ' .
: v Fountain
. Lloyd Padrick, Jerry Williams,
Chinquapin; Hosea Home, Jr.,
Rlchlands. '
Grady's School - 1 - I
Freely Smith, Clarence Shepard,
Raymond Smith, Pink Hill.
HallsviUe
George Sumner, Raleigh Lanier,
Norwood Miller, Beulaville.
Harper's
- Paul Lee, M T. Potter, Elbert
. . Hill, Deep Run."
Herring's ..
v Cecil Kornegay, Mt Oljve: Nor-
- man Smith, Seven Springs, Edwin
Holt Mt Olive.
Kenansville V
R. D. Merritt, J. D. West, War
saw; D. L Sanderson, Magnolia.
- t Luefleld '- -
L. D, Guy, J. H Blanchard, Rtl
-Warsaw, Leon, Rllter, Rt 2, War
' saw. ' '"lit ' . I '
Lanlert BIJj! U
- L. L. Maready, Elmo Maready.
: Woodrow Maready, Chinquapin -
LaPlace
E. G. Kornegay, John Goodson,
Jarvls Carter, Mt .Olive, .-
BTagnolla - 1?i V :
. ! W. V. Parker, Rose Hill, J H.
rouse, Magnolia; C It tSi'estnutt
. s aw. v. f i-
r "-""east
, ;bert A. Hanchey: Norwood
" -irk, Thomas, Cavenaugh,
-, "1
FARMERS WILL
ACT HOW!
tically all the coal in Kenansville
and much used in the abore named
communities is hauled over this
line.
Tm A&C came to Kenans ville in
1914. J- V.. Jerritt earns in Kenans.
ville and has been manager since
the first tariff was Issued in 1815.
- It has been suggested for several
years that the road could be de
veloped into a paying proposition
If extended from Kenansville to
Be ula ville, to Rlchlands and Jack
sonville.
' If such a move is possible, it is
time to make the move
, Reports indicate discontinuance
will be granted and after about 60
to 90 days there will be no more
A&C.
I.C.A.
: Homer James, Lionel Jame3, and
Raymond W. James, Wallace.
Potter's Hill
' John Bostic, Raeford Quinn, and
Leslie Futreal, Pink Hill.
Rockf ish
rL T. Highsmith, Willard; Paul
E. mith, William Powell, Wallace.
Rose Hill
Archie HolUngsworth, ; Ira Fus
sell, W. M. Drew, Rose Hill.
dcuim own;- t
Jev; Waters, John Korjiegay,.
W. E. WiHerjcMt OHre.
Scotts Store
Summeriln A-Koaus
Herbert J. Summerlin, Rt. 2; Wil
Ham Sullivan, George Sullivan, Rt
1, Mt Olive
Teachey
J, J Ward. E. J. Wells, Ben Brii-k
ley, Teacheys.
Teachey Town
J. B. Fussell, P. C. Teachey, R.
B. Dixon, Rose Hill.
Wallace
t. R. Svkes. Henry Carter, Char
lie Knowles. Wallace.
Warsaw i
finrtei Blackmorc. Walter
L
Bostic, Percy Gavin, Warsaw.
Wesley's Chapel
Otho L. Holand, Warsaw; Simon
Jones, J J. Wells, Kenansvue.
rvey
c io97 tn 1B47 is quite a bit
of time and water under the pro
rr, !.. anA it has been lust
verDiai unu6 - : .h
that length of time since North
Carolina has seen one m u"
annular comedians ever to play
the Old North ' State. Old-timers
will remember , tne nays w v.
. ..nnn rtramatic Tent Shows
that for many years practically
the only entertainment offered In
the smaller 'ernes, meiuwijr
I- k.rir mh familiar name a;
wuw- "
The Mason Stock Co.; Bob Demo-
rest Ptayers; xne wrigum
i ,ta manv more. These were
the old time favorites that launch
ed many successful careers; anu
high among the list is the name
now familiar to the present day
movie fans. HARRY HARVEY. -u.
Harvmr has returned for his
first vacation in the twenty years
he has been gone, during wnicn
time he has been under contract
to almost every major studio In
California. ' Accompanying his fa
mous Dad la. HARRY HARVEY,
JR., talented juvenile star and ac
complished musician. Harry and
his Dad will be seen in person at
the DANCA lUEAXtm in wauace
next Sunday, December 21st, and
will be ably supported in tne music
dRnartment bv Paul Bvrd and His
Radio Pals,, currently heard over
the Dunn and miuuueid. radio
stations. . ,
D:;!i.i Cotton
Goinrj Report
V
"Census report, shows that 2284
bales of cotton were ginned In Du
plin County from the crop of 1947
mrlnr tn ! T l"t S C' "r-
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
fl
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Better Farming
First Year
Two hnnrtrfrt and twentv six. or
64 of the 350 Southeastern North
Carolina farm families enrolled lr
Better Farmind for Better Livins
cnmnleted the nrolt ct bv turning
in record books to, their respective
county councils. Craven and
Greene Counties lead the list with
100 completions. All 28 families
turned in records in both counties.
Pender was marred from having
100 by one enrolle failing to
turn In the project booklet how
ever, 98 is a very enviable rec
ord. Onslow County witu 77 was
next and Jones County completed
with 75. Twenty out of 30, or
Rfi mmnlptpri in Dunlin As a
whole the first year's results were
satisfactory. County Councils as
well si farmer narticlDants are to
be congratulated on the splendid
work done this year., A trail nas
been blazed. The way should De
much easier in the future.
Winnine awards in our Immed
iate county, Duplin, were Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Sutton. Mr. and Mrs.
James Ward, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Outlaw, Jr;, Mr. and Mrs. J , G.
TTnllanri Mr. and Mrs. Graham
Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Ash Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Remus Creel, Mr. and Robert
Maready, Mr. and Mrs C. P. Wil
liams. County prizes ran from $15 to
50. for first place. In some counties
several smaller prizes were award
ed. From $25. to $100 was available
In each county for prize money de
pending on participation ana local
support from business concerns. In
- support irom Dusines.concenw.
cashawards, all other
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Camp Lejeune Gets
On Wednesday of last week, Mrs.
N B. Boney, Secretary of the Du
plin County Red Cross, took the
nkrirfnoc siinniies which had been
given for the patients in the Camp
Hnsnltal to the hOS-
i pital for distribution
Special thanks were given the
following: Masonic Order of Ke
nansville which donated apples;
Home Demonstration lauos oi uu-.
plln County who gave the nuts that
were collected by Miss Hilda
Clontz; for Xmas tree ornaments,
other decorations, gifts for stock
ings, sheet music, etc., thanks to
the Rose Hill Woman's Club, Wal
lace Jr., and Sr., Woman's Club,
Kenansville Woman's Club and the
Jr, Red Cross.
Since taking the gifts, the follow-1
incr letter has been received bv'
Mrs. Boney:
. i Dear Madam -
We all want to thank you for
your wonderful Christmas box. Tne
apples are in cold storage now,
awaiting distribution the 25th. We
are planning to fill a stocking lot
each patient, so the gifts, apples
and nuts will be just perfect
i Each ward is to do its own deco
rations on a competitive basis witn
the other wards. Prizes will bt giv en
for the best and second best
The ornaments you included will
be at the disposal of the patients.
Wa know they are going to enjoy
Ithis season very much. . . .
There is a table set ud in the re
creation room, with, wrapping pa
Der. seals and ribbons so the boys
may wrap their own gifts, or have
them wrapped.
.Thank you. also for the sheet
music you1 sent It is very 'much
in demand, and fills a very great
need.. '
'it ; Very sinceiely yours,
: t " ' Helen L. Miles, !
--,. Field Director. wi
Welfare I!o!s
( -
Mrs. Inez C. Boney, County Wel
fare Officer, is back in her office
after having been' out' some time
on sick leave.-;-:yr:',:-"V'
Mrs. Grace Vann, case worker,
took a number of patients to Duke
Hospital .Monday. : ' ' ,
Mrs.. -Jane M unlock is on vaca
tion this week. v. r A ; t '
The Welfare Office will be closed
for the-hoUdayt-fro!n Werttwuday
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For Better Living
Craven County enrollees were a
warded nice merchandise by the
merchants in New Bern. j
Craven County celebrated their
100 percent completion in a big
vav with a luncheon December 10.
Lenoir C.unty had a barbecue
upper on December 8. Onslow
also had a barbecue supper.
First place county winners will
not be eligible to again r;ce've
first place county awards but are
eligible to compete for ;he region
al and sweepstakes award next
year. The Sweepstakes winner is
not eligible for future awards.
Project booklets are new in the
process of preparation pnd should
be available the first week in Jan
uary. An invitation is extended to
to get in on the program in 1948.
Enroll with any council member.
your County or Home Agtnt Far
mers Home Administration Super
visor, Soil Conservation Agent, Vo
cational Teacher, etc
Holiday Gree'tings
May I take this opportunity to
tell you how much I have enjoyed
Working with you tikis ysar. It has
been a pleasure to visit you on
your farm 'or place of business. 1
definitely feel that we have made
a start and that by working to
gether the agriculture of Sou'heist
ern North Carolina will be a bit
better off for our cooperative ef
forts. I sincerely wish each of you
a Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year. i
Neil Bolton
Agricultural Agent
Tide Water Power Co.
Wilmington, N. C. .
Young Girl Biking
Calif. To Maine
Stops In Duplin
The town of Magnolia had a vis
itor from California a few days
ago, an attractive young girl, giv
ine her see as 19. rode her bike
to a filing station there. She told
attendants she had ridden ad the
av fmm California and was head
ed for Maine. She hoped to make
it to Baltimore, Md., by unnstmas.
She said she left home last Janu
ary with $25.00. As her money
would give out, she would stop
along the way and work. She car
ried a kodak. Said she had been
making pictures along the way. As
soon as her trip is completed she
expects to write a book.
At the service station she wqs
given lunch of cold drinks and
cheese crackers.
The Yhifevay
Is On Again
iwr ... Afiitinia hav rrintlv
W CI 190 TV U11IV1m) i
completed installation of the stretsi
lights (Whiteway) on the East side J
of the business dristrict for a dis
tance of three diocks.
Pageant Be Given
Th rhristmas Paseant, "Ai.d
There Was No Room at the Inn",
uriti. he iriven at the Beuiavuie
Presbyterian Church Tuesday ev
ening, December 23, at o ciock.
The program is in the nature of
"Whitn Christmas" when sifts
will be presented for distribution
among shut-ins ana the neeay. me
annual Christmas tree for the Sun-
dav School will also be held that
evening. The public is invited to
this service.' r:-
LETTERS TO SANTA
Seven Springs, N. C
' December 13, 1947
Dear Santa Claus, -
' Please leave me a bicycle, a pair
of gloves. If you cant bring me
that bring a pair of boots, 25 boxes
of Air Rifle Shot I am 7 years old
and In the second grade. My little
sister and brother want something
too. I'll leave that up to you.
Merry Cnriitmas to you. : -.
' Love, '
FRIDAY,
rjarsaiv Base Ball Club Flans
For 1S4G; Officers Elected
$9,000,000 Spent By Red Cross
For Disaster Relief
Approximately $9,000,000 - the
peak year's expenditure since rec
ord 1937 Hoods - was allocated for
Red Cross disaster relief opera
tions during the first 10 months
of 1947. Two-thirds of that sum
was spent in four serious catastro
phes: Texas City explosionfire, $1,
426,000 expended in aiding 10,000
persons; Oklahoma-Texas panhand
le tornadoes, worst In a iecade, re
quiring $1,214,000; June floods in
four midwestern and three eastern
states, requiring $1,500,000 to aid
22,000 persons; and the September
Eighteen Governors
January 5 To 12
Indianapolis, Ind. Eighteen
governors have acted thus far on
the suggestion of National Com
mander James F. O'Neil of The
American Legion, that they pro
claim January 5 to 12. 1948, as Uni
versal Military Training Week to
be devoted to a public study of this
security program.
Nine other governors have ad
vised Commander O'neil that they
would issue such proclamations
but copies of these have not yet
reached national headquarters.
The 18 states in which UMT
Week already has been proclaimed
are Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, In
diana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mary
land,' Minnesota, Missippi, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Carolina, South Da
kota, Tennessee. Vermont and West
Prominent Duplin Doctor Dies
At His Home In Warsaw
James William Farrior, 65, prom
inent physician of Warsaw died
Tuesday afternoon at his home af
ter an illness of several days.
He was the son of the late Henry
and Amelia Archer Farrior of Ke
nansville. He was a graduate of
btate College, Cornell University
and the University of Pennsylvania.
He began bis practice in medicine
son after his graduation in ke
nansville but moved to Warsaw
in 1912 and has continued his
practice there since. Ha erred as
Captain in the Medical Corps In
Wond War I and baa been very
active in Church and Civic affairs
naving served as Elder and Sunday
achoui Superintendent In the War
saw Presbyterian Church for many
Robt.(bb3rt!sr
Seaman 2nd Class
Robert C. Quinn, USN, son oi
Mrs. Annie M. Quinn of loute 2,
Warsaw, has completed recruit
training at the Naval Training
Center, San Diego, Calif., and has
been advanced to seaman, second
class.
Recruit training is the sharp
break between civilian and Naval
lift in wnich the new Navy man
learns tne fundamental principles
of a sailor's life. The recruit is
taught seamanship, customs and
terms, basic ordance and gunnery,
signaling' and navigation. He learns
proper diving and swimming, life
saving, and shipboard fire fighting.
Upon completion he is assigned
to units of the fleet or to a service
school for specialized training.
Xr.asCcn!:ta
A beautiful and impressive
CbxistiMA Cantata is being pre-j
parcw .-esentatioa on Wednes-
day ev...,, December 24, at the
0auiau,t baptist cnurch. Follow-1
irj nu p
-asram, the annual Sun-1
1 tree will te ec'-yed.
C: y Sc&oo:
DECEMBER 19th. 1947
w
Florida-Gulf States hurricane, for
which $2,250,000 was allocated.
In Florida, lashed three weeks
later by a second hurricane, it wa j
estimated families needing aid
either by rebuilding or repair, pro
vision of household equipment,
maitenance throughout interrupt
ed employment, or extended medical-nursing
care. Indications were
that 5,520 Gulf states' families
would need similiar help. During
the emergency period 187,825 per
sons were fed by the Red Cross in
the four affected states.
Proclaim
As UMT Week
Virginia.
The governors of Connecticut
Maine, Massachusetts and Virginia
have informed Commander O'neil
they are in favor ' of observing
UMT Week and would cooperate,
however, in these states special
proclamations are banned by long
standing practice.
The 16,701 posts of The American
Legion and the 11,746 units of its
Auxiliary, hnve been asked te hold
special UMT meetings during the
January 5-12 period. 3i miliar re
quests have gone to the local units
everywhere of 67 other natioral or
ganizations, members of the Nation
al Security Committee, vhioh- are
supporting the American Legion in
its campaign for enactment of
UMT.
years, President of the Rotary
Club, a member of the Warsaw
Town Board of Commissioners and
a member of the State and National
Medical Association.
Funeral services were held in the
Warsaw Presbyterian Church on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 O'
clock by Rev. Eueene Clark, naa.
tor. Burial wis in the family plot
In the Kenansville Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Mary Sloan of Garland; two
sons, Henry Farrior, student at the
University of North Carolina, and
William Farrior, student at David
son College; one daughter, Mrs. E.
C. Thompson of Chapel Hill; and
one brother, Henry Farrior of War
saw Mrs. Gavin Dies
In Magnolia
Mrs. Mary J. Gavin, 69, died on
Sunday afternoon at her home in
Magnolia after a short illness. Fu
neral services were held Tuesday
at 2:30 p. m. at the Magnolia Meth
odist Church by the Rev. John M.
Cline, pastor, assisted by the Rev.
K. D. Brown of Burgaw. Interment
was in the Magnolia cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters.
Mrs. E. C. Wilson and Mrs, Ed Mer
ritt of Magnolia and Mrs. F. D.
English of Wallace; two sons, W.
A. Gavin of Baltimore, and Robert
Gavin of the home; 14 grandchild
ren; two brothers, M. J. Whaley
of Mt Olive and Robert L Whaley
of Guyton, Ga. '
Xmas Offering For:
lieftdisfYo-lh
Durham, Dec. 16. The 800
Methodist Churches of the N. C
I Conference are making a Christ-
mas Offering for the buUding fund
of Camp Xon-Lee, Conference
youth cair?. The Don-Lee s i ib
No. 51
Stockholders of the Duplin Coun- '
ty Athletic Association, operators
of the Warsaw Professional Base
ball team, held Its annual meeting .
in Warsaw recently.
After reviewing the first year's:
activities of the club, it was de
cided to continue operation through ;
1948.
A. J. Jenkins was elected presl- -
dent. Other officers named were ,.
G. D .Bennett vice president; A. L.
Cavenaugh, secretary and Ottis
Carroll, treasurer. Z
A Boaid of Directors for the en
suing year was named: Cenus Dall,
Kenansville; Gilbert Alohin, Sum
merlin's Crossroads; and Hadley ,
Hatcher, Faison, holdovers. New ''
directors elected wiuv Frank
Phillips, Seven Springs; Gordon -Muldrow,
Beulaville; Wm Brady,
Wallace, and Johnny Albritton of -
Calypso.
The club of 1948 will have dual ,
management One manager will
have complete charge of the play- -ers
the other will have charge cf
the business end. Both -will be di
rectly responsible to the director.',
During the course of the meeting. . -
expressions of appreciation for the
efforts on the part of the 194T
officers in directing the rlub thru ,
its first year, were made. In sum- 1
ming up thet year, the club came
out better than was anticipated at
the outset Mr. Jenkins said. He
continued, "All outstanding obli
gations will be paid shortly.'
The new officers and directors
solicit the continued support of Du- -plln
sport fans In making the club ,
a success for Duplin County. - - - .
Warsaw is the smallest Incor
porated town in the world to have -a
professional ball team.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the ;
stockholders of the Duplin County
Athletic Association (Warsaw Base . '
ball Club), Monday night Decem
ber 22, at 7:30 in the Legion Hut
All stockholders are urged to at- ;
tend.
ATTENTION
1;
PLEASE
The Duplin Times will Issue be-
fore Christmas, next week, prob
ably Tuesday. Our correspondent
are asked to please get their news
in early. v . v-t y-.
Anyone desiring advertising are
requested to get ads tn Monday. .
At Home
Virgil Rollins arrived Sunday to ,
be with his mother, Mrs. G. W., ,
Rollins, after being confined in the ,
Veterans Hospital in Norfolk, Va., s
following an accident in August '
. 1
Feldspar Industry Boosted '
By Steel Shortage 1 :
North Carolina feldspar mining v
interests are looking forward con
fidently to a return to war-peck
feldspar production as a result of
continuing steel shortages. ' . '
Acute shortages in thin steel or- '
dinarily used in making tin cans ' .
have prompted the hope. Feldspar
cannot substitute for steel In heavy f
industries, but. glass made- from , -feldspar
Is ideal for. containers I,
of all sizes for most commodities.
s There are hundreds of products
that can use glass instead Of tin
for containers and while no great ;
shift from tin to glass has as yet
been made, food experts in the pro-
cess tog industry see rt coming - -
Church t!:tice
J
Preaching services will be held
on Sunday morning, December 21
at 11:15 in the Baptist church. Rev.
Laurens Sharp of New Bern will
fill the pulpit .
on the north shore of the Kewc
rivr, near Arapahoe, in Ts
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