North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME NUMBER SIXTEEN The Dupllil . district Boy Scout! nunittee met Friday night in the . 1 in.1auwitr4Mtnn Jkttll,.!, 'I'M 0 I seting was held In connection tn the'' Duplin district court of nor, which followed the board leting. K dinner was served by mothers the Scouts of Troop 47 which is jnsortd by the church. Approxi itely 150 persons attended. Earl W. Falres of Wallace was scted chairman of the district and C. Thompson of Warsaw, vice airman. William M. Ingram oi snansvuie was elected district mmissioner and the following mmlttee chairmen were named: ionization and extension, Clifton snnedy of Wallace; leadership d training, Bob Herring of Rose 11; advancement, John J. Diefeil Warsaw; camping and activities, G. Morrison of Kenansville; alth and safety, Dr. G. V. Good g of Kenansville. Following Mr. Faries electioh stated that during 1948 every in on the district committee and parents would have tc devote treat deal of time ta the Scouting gram In the district if the pro mt is to be made effective and t membership increased. He ar unced that there are at present active Boy Scout Troops in the trict and three Cub Packs. There i great need tor additional troops i packs. - During the meeting Mr. Ingram nounced that the annual council ting will be held in Goldsboro Monday, January 26. Many of i people present indicated that sy plan to attend this meeting, rhe following awards for ad icement went made .during the irt of honor: second class! Robert odes, Eddie Paul Thigpen, Cecil inter of troop 47; first class, Ber 11 Miller, Lindell Thigpen of op 47; Eagle bronze palm, Bob ' Ingram, troop 60. Merit badges: : Steve Gooding, Inting; Donald ' Murphy, public alth, personal health, both of op SO; Toramle Wells of Troop home repair; and from Troop Bobby Miller, woodwork, paint r, Reuben Earl Mercer, painting. R. Mercer, woodwork, painting, irphy Thigpen, woodcarving; and y Miller, painting. . . J Cross tlotes ren' men's bath robes made of i and brown beacon cloth were pped this week" by the Red Cross ice to the Veterans Hospital in xandria. La. This work was done the production corps. Mrs. N. Boney, Executive Secretary nts to express special thanks to t. 8. W. Newton and Miss Doro r Wlghtman who helped with thib rk. rhe following letter was received the Duplin Chapter ARC: ar Madam: a rt Bennlng is such a large my Post, we treat many "wives d children of servicemen at this spitaL t There is a particularly Live maternity section hero and ! frequently have calls for help th clothing for new babies. Some of the bibs whicu we have ceived from our area office have e label of your chapter sewed to em. We want to express our ap eciation to you for making these ailable to us. V ! The patients and our staff are ost grateful for these bibs. - Mrs. Margaret Strickland, 's Sincerely youn, ' Assistant Field Director ' AA Station Hospital. Frxillospa Miss Frances Stephens, who has ?en an operative patient in the oldsboro Hospital, returned on uesday, " ' " 1 Senator R, D. Johnson, who un rwent - an operation in James 'alker Hospital Saturday night re- imed home Wednesday I and; is " -t along flnei! K4 .,$ .tZ i Frank McGowan of Kenans- : i was carried to Jame?; Walker "al Saturday night, where he 1 treatment for several days r, t'rs. O. H. Best was with 2ss& ..Clan ikmsd tod Of ! Bup!in Boy Scout District Rev. J. 6a Morrison Trip To Miami by J. G. MORRISON My good friend, Bob Grady, has asked that 1 jot down for him a few of the highlights of my recent flying trip to the All-American Air Races in Miami, Fla. Since rob is good enough to furnish me with a free subscription-to his weekly journal, 1 am taking this opportu nity to repay him for an issue or two by editing this brief travelogue, However, I am going to write of only one half of our trip as I want to leave a little space lor some Duplin news this week. On January 7th I flew over to Clinton, N. C. and picked up my passenger, Dr. Harry Williams of Roseboro, N. C, at 8:30 a. m. and started on the first leg of our trip, which was to Georgetown, S. C. The weather was cold and clear ana at 8,000 feet elevation we could see 35 miles in each direction. Our course took us over Elizabethtown, Clarkton, Tabor City, and Conw.iy, S. C. When we were.about 25 miles from Georgetown we could begin to see the smoke from the larg Kraft Paper Mill that is located there. We landed at the big Ma rine airfield that is just outside of town and filled up with gasoline for our next hop which was to Charleston, S. C. One of the things that we noticed from the air was the vast nujnber of abandoned rice fields that formerly produced so much of our rice crop during the pre-civii war days when slave lboi''wa-sMff'thi8 section. We Flew directly over Paris Island and saw the big Marine Base where sc many in the Marine Corps receive meir Dasic training. When we ar-l rived in Charleston, both Dr. Wil- j liams and I were ready for some lunch, so a hamburger stand ad joining the field did a rush business for a short period of time. The' weather was ideal so finishing ' our lunch we took off for Savan- hah and arrived at the Wilmiiigtcn Island Airfield at 3 O'clock. On this leg of our trip we flew over nothing but swamp and marsh land for over 60 miles. Dr. Williams remark ed to me that, "he would certainly hate to be paying taxes on what we were flying over." After a 15 minute stretch we took off for Jacksonville where we landed at Craig Field aid caught up wi l the other planes that were from Clinton. We still had abovt hour's flying time left, so we all decided to fly on to Daytona Beach and spend the night there. Soon after we took off from Jacksonville we were over the Old est town in America, St Augustine, and I flew a little off our course ra cnnld circle over old r l Marion, as Dr. Williams" hadn' eMn this historic fort before. We arrived at Datorta Beach about 15 minutes before sunset and tien, mir Plane uuwn iui uic , j u itrtM ' alongside the three other plane? from Clinton. We spent the night in the Prince George Hotel, which overlooks the wida beach on which so many former automobile speed records have been set. On Wednesday morning we took off at 10 o'clock for Miami and our course took us directly down the beach on the East Coast From the air we could almost always see an airfield that either the Army or Navy had built for patrol or train ing purposes during the recent war. We landed at Ft. Pierce for lunch and gasoline While there we went out to see an orange grove and heard qu;U a bit of complaining about the low prices that were be ing received for this year's crop. Some friends of ours there offer ed to give us a bushel of choice oranges to taxe wttn us but we had to decline the .offer as we were afraid that our already over loaded plane wouldn't be able to get off the ground. We le't for Mi ami about 1:00 o'clock and from then on flew directly down the beach at a rather -low altitude so ve could see at close range .nany of thf palatial homes that are on The beach between Palm Beach and Miami., At Palm Beach we made two circles over a Polo! game that was. in progress and enjoyed our free seats to the contest- , -- At 2.r3 we could see the skyline KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Relates Of Flying Air Races the city. We were met at the airport by my brother John, who ridded us quite a bit about our coats and overcoats which we were row car rying and were definitely excess baggage with the thermometer in the high eighties. That night at 10:30 we went out to the Interna tional Airport to see my brother Junius land a "Constellation" that he lad flown non-stop from Chic ago with 58 passengers in 4 houi 3 and 10 minutes. On Thursday we went out to the Opa Locha Airfield where the air races were being held. I especially enjoyed the midget plane races and the P-80 jet squadron of Y planes from Washington, D. C. In theii runs past the grandstand, they were traveling well over 600 miles per hour. One of the jet plane pilots that I met was a Cape Hall from Roseboro, N. C, who told us of their trip from Washington, D. C. to Miami, which they made ;ln one hour and fifty-eight minute. Three twin engine night fighter planes from the Marine Base at Cherry Point, N. C. put on an ex cellent exhibit of formation acro batics. Then the planes turned off the right motor and went through the same movements with only one motor flying each plane. This running account could go on indefinitely but with a shortage of newsprint I had better close be fore Bob runs out of paper. Our trip -nas mosi enjujn" made in ZVi hours. Funeral Held For H. L. Lanier Funeral services were' held on Thursday afternoon from the home for Hosea Lewis Lanier, 66, of the Concord community a Jew mils West of Magnolia, conducted iy Rev. J. B. Sessoms of the Concord Baptist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. , ' Mr. Lani r died suddenly at his home Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife, the former Laura Ann Parker of Chin quapin; four sons, L. J. and Charlis of Wilmington, John Lewis of Wal lace, Hosea of the home; three dau ghters, Mrs. M. L. Brinson of Wal lace, Mrs. Alvin Casteen of the home and Mrs. Clifton Holland of Wilmington. B.F.G.4-H Meets . . . club . ail1Jtnr,lini on " " January 19. The program was as follows: Jewel Ann Sheppard read the Bible and led the club in the Lord's Prayer; Macbelle Outlaw led the club in singing "God Bless America;" Martha Southerland "Indian Lullaby;" Anise Kelly play ed "Near You".' After the program we discussed our projects and re ceived our project books. Also the 4-H Camp was discussed. ' Estelle Waller, Reporter. C&D Board Meet The Board of Conservation and Development will hold its quarterly meeting in Raleigh Jan. 26, 27, and 28. it was announced by Director it. u. Btnenage. 1 Etheridge invited -any person having business with the board to appear at this time. Petitions will bo received, delegations, heard, and division head reports read. SMALLER POTATO ACREAGE IS INDICATED IN 1948 ' Raleigh, Jan. 19 Producers bf commercial early Irish potatoes in North Carolina indicate that they expect to plant 28,400 acres in 19- 48, or two percent less than they harvested in 1947, according to the Federal-State Crop Reporting Ser vice. North Carolina's intended ac- rcp?e is a big drop from the 10-yr. ' y cf 23,f3 acrps, La-t yp-r's Are Urged Be More Active In club end church organizations "Status cf Women" are beginning to be stressed. In the Methodist Church, every Woman's Society of Christian Service is asked to ap point a secretary in order to get our women to serve in some special capacity, such as to visit shut-ins and new folk; to accept part on programs; to act as hostesses in church; to help in the chuich school or become a member of the choir; take charge of publicity; furnish transportation; aid with scout work or help in church nursery; to ac cept any office the church needs her services for and serve in any needed capacity. RESOLUTION The Duplin County Board of Health met October 22, 1947, and passed the following Ordinance to be effective February 1, 1948. Be it ordained by the Duplin County Board of Health, that after February 1, 1948 the following Rules and Regulations shall be in force in the County of Duplin for further protection of public health. MEAT MARKET ORDINANCE Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell to the final consumer fresh meat unless the same has been slaughtered in an improved abattoir, and bears a'i approved stamp. i Sec. 2. Iif any person, firm or corporation shall violate this ordi nance, he, the or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars not more than thirty days or both at the discretion of the court. This ordinance was passed for the protection of the people of Duplin County and we expect your cooper ation. Sincerely yours, G. V. Goodii g, M. O Health Officer. W. M. Buck, Sanitarian. Abattoirs in Duplin County are- D. L. Wells of Wallace and West & Sutton of Warsaw. Waccamaw Hits Million Mark In Capital Account The 23rd annual stockholders meeting of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company was held in the banking room of the Whiteville office of the bank Friday afternoon K. Clyde Council of Wananish. president of the institution, presi ded at the meeting in which more than 90 per cent of the 200 stock holders were represented. J. N. Coburn of Whiteville, ex ecutive vice president, reported a successful year's operation. N.t earnings after taxes and reserves amounted to $5.10 per r.hare, of which $1.50 was distributed to stockholders in cUvidei-ds during the year. At the end of the year, capital accounts for the bank t - taled $1,008,027.21, or $50.40 per share. President Council staled thnt it would continue to be the policy of the bank to retain 'the greater portion of its earnings in capital structure, giving greater protection to its ability to adequately serve its customers. At the meeting the former board of directors were reelected. 1948 Potato Goals Mailed To Duplin County Farmers The 1948 . Potato Goals were mailed to farmers of Duplin County on January 16, 1948, States Joe E. Sloan, chairman, Duplin County A. C. A. Producers may plant throu 'A 2.9 acres with a goal but goals were established for, producers with 3 acres or more. - 1 A "New" potato farm is one on which potatoes have not been plant ed since 1943 and on which the 1313 farm operator's personal his- t-ry 1 '1 is not used in ap- FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd., 1948 Wife Walks Husband Arrangements have been made for the appearance of the Spurr Songsters of Amsterdam, N. Y., for a special service in the Cabin Free Will Baptist church near Beulaville, Wednesday night, January 28, at 7:30 o'clock, as arranged by Evan gelist Bob Woole of Raleigh. Vernon Spurr, founder and direct or of the Youth Bible Congress an 'j the Lifeliner Bible Institute at Am sterdam, N. Y., will be the guest speaker, using as his theme, "A Star, A1 Cross and A Crown." The Spurr Songsters, a lamily of five, have been featured across the country in similar rallies and are widely known for their radio activi ties. In addition they also appeared on television programs many times over the world's largest stnticn, M i f it Kenansville Enters Drive To "Fill A Ship With Friendship Cooperating in North Carolina' j drive to "Fill a Ship with Friend ship" Kenansville will begin its ap peal for overseas relief on Jan. 26, J. G. Morrison, chairman, announ ced today. North Carolina was a leader in the field of overseas giving during 1946 and 1947, and the state-wide campaign scheduled for January 26-31 will be its primary effort to ward maintaining that reputation in 1948. In Kenansville, the drive is be ing sponsored by the Community Council of Churches and the Wo man's Club. The plan of action is as follows: Anyone that has any bed clothing, Frank Byrd Is Laid To Rest At Oak Plain Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at Oak Plain Presbyterian Church for Lewis Frank Byrd, Jr. age 39, who died at his old homestead In the Oak Plain Community : Monday night at 11:45. Mr. Byrd had been n ill health for some time. Services were in charge of Rev. F. M. Bain, pastor of the church, of which the deceased was a deacon and for a number of years served as super- ntendent of .the Sunday School. Interment was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, the former Ruby Merritt; his mother, Mrs. L. F. Bain, Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Wells of Kenansville, Mrs. L. K. Hamilton of Fayetteville, Mrs. H. G. Finch of Raleigh; and two brothers, B. V., and D. O., of Rose Hill; three un cles, D. F. and W. L. Byrd of Wal lace and L. A. Beasley of Kenan; villa. Frank McGovan ifa Frank McGowan- of Kenansville was taken to the James Walker Hospital last Saturday. His con dition is reported as serious. plying the standard of past pota o acreage. The final date for accept ing ap''ons for new' farm goals islF 15,. l-'r . . Into Home And Finds On Floor Burned To Death WRGB, Schenectady, N. Y. . The highlight, the youth rally, the three children, Theron. age IS. Thurlow, 14, and Donna Lou, 10, will dramatize several numbers in cluding "The Old Fashioned Wa," "You Can Smile," and "Fishing." Unjsual instrumnta. combinations will also be provided by members of the quintet including a trumpet duet entitled, "Jesus Is Dearer Than All To Me," with piano ac companiment by Mrs. Spvrr. The Spurrs will inlrot'.uce a most appropriate "Get Acquainted ' theme song, "Away Far Over Jor dan" under the direction of Thur low, youthful song leader of the party. People of all ages are invited to attend this unusual service. clothes, shoes, toys, candles, or canned foods in tin, that can tc g.ven, are asked to bring these ar ticles to the Club room at the Ma sonic Building for packing and shipment. If you are not able to bring them please notify Mrs. N. B. Boney and , she will have one of the Girl Scouts stop by and pick up wha'tver arti cles you may have: It is expected that tho material: gathered from the enti.e state will be enough to form a complete .'hip's ' cargo. The goods will be sent to the ! rhiiifh Wnrlil Con,ino C . New Windsor, Md., where it will be packed and shipped overseas from there. R. D. Johnson Back At Home Senator Rivers D. Johnson o' Warsaw returned home from a Wilmington hospital Wednesday where he had undergone a minor operation. Get Your Permit Before You Burn Fire burning permit season be comes effective February 1st. Ev eryone is cautioned not to burn off fields or grounds without a permit, Fire Warden Ralph Miller said this v eek. Brother Rose Hill Woman Dies William Franklin Whitfield, Fay etteville life insurance agent, died Tuesday In a hospital there after a long illness. He wa sa native of Clinton 'but had lived in Fayette ville eight years. Surviving are his wife," Mrs. Merle Whitfield; two 4i$ ; "his mother, Mrs. Lola Whit field of Greensboro; three brothers. H. W., of Charlotte, Milton a. d FitzhUgh of Atlanta, Ga.; a- sister Mrs. William H. Fussell of Rose Hilt Funeral services were he d Thursday afternoon at 2:30 In Clin ton from Graves Memorial Presby tertan CI h. : " ' '.. No. 4 George Turner, age 61, was found burned to death in his home by his wife Tuesday afternoon as she returned from helping a neighbor in 'hog killing. The Turners lived on the Sur ratt farm between Warsaw and the Red Store crossroads. According to reports Turner, a tenant farmer, went to work early Tuesday morning. About 10 o'clock he returned home. Nothing was seen or heard of him any more that day until Mrs. Turner returned. A she entered tne farm house she saw her husband lying in the. floor dead. All clothing except his shoes socks, and underwear below his knees were burned off. His body was about three feet from a hair. A pipe lay on the floor near one faot. The seat and a number cf rounds in the chair were .burned out. Three holes were burned thru the linoleum and floor; one hole about 10 inches in diameter. Officers were notified. They re ported he was subject to fits. Cor oner C. B. Sitterson investigated Tuesday night and ruldl 'he death an accident. An inquest was deem ed unnecessary. Reports say some of his neighbors believed it was suicide. A tin can containing some kerosene wr.s found on t table in the room. He is survived by his widow, tbe former Annie Jane Taylor of near Seven Springs and one daughter of the home Funeral services were held at the graveside in the Taylor family cemetery near Seven Springs on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Conducted by Rev Reuben Jones of Kinston. Azalea Garden Is Sold For $150,1 Airlie, noted azalea garden in Wilmington has been purchased from Mrs. John Russell Pope by W. A. Corbitt, also of Wilmington, for a reputed price of $150,000.00. J. T. Gresham, Sr. Dies Warsaw Home By Mrs. EUa Womack Funeral services for John Thom as Gresham, Sr., were held from the home on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 p. m. with the Rev. G. V. Steph ens, pastor of the Warsaw Baptist church, the Rev. Eugene Clarke, of the Presbyterian church and the Rev. A. M. Williams of the Methi dist church conducting the rites. Mr. Gresham had been ill for three weeks but was seriously ill only two days before his death. He was born and reared in Beulavil s. the son of the late Jonn William andMary Caroline Gresham, who belonged to one of the outstanding pioneer families of Eastern Duplin County. He went to Warsaw in 1896, and was associated with his uncle, the late S. E. Hines, in the mercantile business for several years, resign ing to accept a position with th D. L. Gore Company of Wilmington as traveling salesman. After the death of Mr. Gore, Mr. Gresham and two others of the company em ployees opened the Sterling Groc ery Co. in Wilmington. That busi ness closed during the depression, and Mr. Gresham accepted a po sition with the Laurinburv MUl.ig Co. which he held until his deatn. Mr. Gresham married Miss L 11a Johnson, the 'daughter of the late Capt. and Mk S. A. Johnson of Warsaw, on Aug. 4, 1903, who died in 1946. He had made his ho le in Warsaw since his marriage. ITe joined the Episcopal Church where it was erected on the street near his home and continued his faith after the dissolution of the church. -He was a . devoted husband and . father, always thinking first i-' ; those who he loved. Interment was in Pinecrest Cem etery. . K He Is survived by on daughter, . Mrs. Paul Potter, and one t on. J. T. - Gresham, Jr.,'both of Warsaw four sisters, Mrs. i. C. Wbaley, Mrs. . W. Kennedy; Mrs. 1. 1. Sandlin, Sr., all of Beulaville, and Mrs. L. C. . Turner of Pink Hill; one brother, S. W. Gresham; four grindchllren and a number of nieces and r. ews. - - .---K'' -Ir- 3 1