North Carolina Newspapers

j' lin eek If ce m rs o- ie, . . , Df ic e r ! i! ' ' i i: VOLUME NUMBER Warsaw Practically Assured Of oat Processing Plant Near Future K, By O. O. PHILLIPS . Mr. B. T. Lundy of Berwisc, Pa., a New England meat-packing exe cutive, told members of Warsaw's Rotary Club at their regular sched uled meeting recently in Mitchner s Restaurant, that he was strongly Impressed with the advantages of fered by Warsaw for establishing a $300,000 meat packing plant. La tter in the evening he further stated to Aubrey L. Cavenaugh, President of Warsaw Merchants Association. that if he had to make a statement then he would say the plant would be built in Warsaw, but he would rather take a few days to think the situation over before making a defi nite statement - : Mr. Lundy was accompanied to Warsaw by his own engineer, Mr. 0 Jordan, and Mr. H. P. Cotton, In dustrial Engineer with the SUte Department of Conservation and ' Development, Raleigh. While in Warsaw the two industrial engin : eera made a thorough check of the resources and advantages offered for establishing a huge meat pack ing plant in Warsaw, and they sta rted that they were strongly impres sed with the undeveloped resources well as the location of Warsaw to the livestock producing areas of Eastern North Carolina. ' -'.'1 . .... In his talk to the Rotary Club v Mr. Lundy stated if the plant was built In Warsaw he would buy around $9,000,000.00 of livestock each year, hogs and cows and pay the Richmond market price daily to farmers, providing them with a nearby market for all their live stock at top market prices the year around. j r v ' It was through the tireless ef forts, of Aubrey L. Cavenaugh, Mayor ' A. J. Jenkins, and R. E ' WaUj. which- brought .'Mr. -.Lundy to Warsaw to survey the "advan tages offered for establishing a :. meat packing plant in this part of the State. ' ' Mr. Lundy owned and operated similar meat packing plant in his native hometown of Berwick, Pa., for Over 25 years, Selling out about' . year ago with plans to retire, but k since disposing of his plant he has decided to get ba.ck into business urith plant near the livestock producing areas. While in North vuuuua no ana jur. joraan yjsasa Rocky Mount and Clinton. Before leaving Warsaw, Mr. Lundy promised Mr. Cavenaugh that he would make a definite do- ciaion within four or five days on whether the plant would come to Warsaw. CcuntyAgent's Cfficc ; L. F. WEEKS DAISY FIELD DAY: - There will be a Dairy Field Day at the; Coastal Plain Experiment Station at. Willard, N. a on-Wednesday, April 21, beginning at 10 A.M, In addition to the breeding work being carried on at the station dairymen will have an opportunity to observe the pasture nd forage crop programs. BLUE MOLD:, , . , V Blue Mold has been reported in nearly every community in Duplin County. Well over .half of the far mers are using Fermate attempt ing to ward off this disease. - t A blue mold control demon&tra ' don was held on the farm of Wal ter Rhodes, April 2, with 34 grow ers attending. A power sprayer de veloping 250 pounds pressure was used to Impress the group of the Importance .f . using sprayers that would develop ample pressure thai would apply the spray In the form of a very fine fog. Other types of sprayers and dusters were taken "f to the demonstration to show the T different methods of applying Fer I mate to plant beds. Mr. Rhodes is planning to apply at least two- ap plications of spray weekly to his 400 yards of plant bed with the power sprayer developing 250 lbs. ' pressure. Growers are watching to see if the power sprayer will do a better Job of controlling blue mold than the small weak sprayers that some are using. - r ilSfrcvbrries ' J. C. Jei kins picked two crates ef r?cfemort Strawberries Monday r j at r's f i 2 r. ""s r-th SIXTEEN Duplin Disff ricf Scoufers Roundlable Held In Rose Hill Last Week The Duplin Scouters Roundtable was held in Vie Community Build ing in Rose Hill last week. Troop representatives from Faison, War saw, Knuansville, Outlaws Bridge, B. F. Grady, Wallace and Rose Hill were present. Arrangements for a barbecue supper were under the di rection! of Bob Herring, assisted by the Troop Committee members of Troop No. 45. C. H. Millard, Scoutmaster of Troop 48, Faison, conducted a dis cussion on teaching Signaling and the best methods-of teaching this activity. Several different types of signaling demonstrations were given. Earl Faires, assisted by John Diefell and Clifton Knowles of Wal lace, presented a demonstration of teaching First Aid treatment in case of accidents. The group was instructed in proper methods of giving artificial respiration and other phases of First Aid work. Henry ZibUn of Wallace led the group in a Scout game. Bob Herring, Chairman of Lea dership Training for Duplin Coun ty, announced that the next Round table Meeting would be held in Faison on Tuesday, May 4th at 7 P.M. The first part of this meet- lng will be an out-door chicken stew supper, followed by the group meeting at the Faison Community Building, with the program devo ted to "Troop Meeting Planning and Patrol Operation". , The following were present: Da vis Brinson, W. M. Ingram, J. E. . Jerritt, Kenansville; Clifton Know- les, Earl Faires, John Deifell, Hen ry Zlblin, David, Powell, Wallace; Rev. L. C. Prater, Outlaws Bridge; Bob Herring, Erchey Lanier, H. E. Latham, Carl Williams, H. M. Price will:' J. C. Thnmiwnn. Tb Brown C. T. FusseU, Rhodes Young, Rose Rev G. V. Stephens, John Fonville, , Warsaw; and C. H. Millard, Faison. Tommy FusseU, Joe Hart Scott, Hany o. Scott, Charles Tewhev, Scouts from Troop 45, Rose Hill, served supper and helped with the opening ceremony. R. L. Wolff, Scout Executive, assisted Mr. Her ring. Duplin's Red Cross Is Still Lagging - The progress of the American Red Cross Fund Campaign for 1948 in Duplin County on April 14 shows that Kenansville and Potter's Hill are the only two districts, out of thirteen, that have surpassed their Quotas but reports are still coming in and Ralph J. Jones, Cam paign Manager of the Duplin Cub Leaders' Training Session Is Held In Kenansville An all day Training Session was held in the Community Building, Kenansville, on Tuesday, April 6, for Cub Scout Leaders throughout Duplin County. - Representatives were in attendance from the four Packs that are organized at the present time: Outlaws Bridge, Beu laville, Wallace and Kenansville. The Training Session was under the direction of R. L. Wolff, Scout Executi"e and.W. M. Craven, Field Scout Executive of the Tuscarora Council. The following subjects were dis cussed in detail: General Princip les of the Cub Scouting Program; Responsibilities of all Cub Scout Leaders; Program Planning ; and Operation of the Den and Pack; and Cub Scout Advancement, Han dicraft, Special Projects, Etc. The representatives requested v that special programs be developed for parents with view of training them with their relationship to the Cub Scouting Program, and be conduct ed in the communities where there are Cub Scout Packs at the pres ent time. ; ';- ;: .. :.rv- Announcement was made that the Cub Scout Pack plans to have an out-door picnic supper meeting in the latter part of May:' Cub Scouts from throt'uort Duplin KENANSVILLE, NORTH LEWIS W. OUTLAW " Prominent farmer of Duplin County, director of REA and fight er of the farmer's battles filed Wednesday to run for the Houfo of Representatives, He served Du plin in that body for the first time last session and feels he is in a position to serve the County better now. As far as is known he will . have no opposition. Evelyn Komegay Praised At ECTC The following was taken from a letter given to Miss Evelyn Kor negay at ECTC, from Dean Jenkins of that institution: "in looking over our students' records, we find that your name ocdurs among those doing out standing work during this winter quarter. The faculty and staff wish to commend you for this, and wish to express the hope that you will continue such work during your college, career." Miss Kornegay is a graduate of B. F. Grady School, Class of '47. Goal To Date County Chapter, hopes that others will continue, to plug along until they meet their respective quotas. If you have nut already made your donation, maybe you have missed, the canvassers, so send in your con tribution to your district chairman immediately, the aim to have several other Cub Scout Packs organized. , Any Organization or group of people desiring to have . a Cub Scout Pack organized in their com munity can contact either Clifton Knowles, Wallace, chairman of the organization and extension work in Duplin County, or the Council Headquarters, Community Bldg. in Goldsboro, N. C. "The following Cub Leaders were present: Mrs. R. D. Simmons, Mrs. L. C. Prater, Outlaws Bridge; Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williamson, Mrs. E. V.- Vestal, Kenansville; Mrs. F. W. Jones, Mrs. D. M. Thigpen, Beu lavlUe; Mrs, Deane Hundley, :tlrs. J. M. Teachey, Mrs. O. C. Blanch ard, Wallace; and the Rev. John M. Cline. Kenansville. SarecfaRoad To Be Paved ' Eugene Tyndall, highway fore man in Duplin County, announced Jiis week that' grading has begun on the Sarecta road from N. C. 11 to Sarecta r""tfrt etweb p- rnr j CAROLINA BOB GRADY SAYS , For the past 15 years I haveC been talking, preaching and writing that Duplin County should devel op 'some Industrial plants to pro cess our agricultural products. ' We are not naturally located for cotton mills, etc. A furniture fac tory or a pulp mill would fit in fair. Warsaw has awakened and gone after the practical industry, a meat processing or packing plant. At one time Duplin and Pitt counties tied in leadership in the State for pro duction of .hogs. Growing of cattle is on the increase and White's Ice Cream Co. in Wilmington . should work out a route over the county. It might hot pay off at first but Duplin farmers find they have a ready market for, their products, meat, hog, milk or cows, they will respond wholeheartedly - We have a fine group of farmers who want to make money but to date tobacco has been their only guarantee. We salute you, Warsaw, you are moving along the practical lin:.i. : Hettie Blanton was in town a few days ago. Someone asked him if Charlie-Johnson's opponents would get any votes in Duplin. Hettie re plied "There's still- a few infidels left in the county." You can aiw.nys depend on Hettie for a come-back. Saturday is the last day to file for office so The Times will carry a complete list of candidates next week. . DRIVE IN! By JOIUC SYKES There have been times since I became a citizen of Duplin for the express purpose of beating the drum, thumping the tub, or just plain press-agentlng the bustling town of Wallace, the world's larg est strawberry auction market and the world's largest one-sale, bright leaf tobacco market, that I would have happily committed mayhem upon the person of the Editor of the Duplin Times. That's a heck of an admission, or confession, for a public relations man who must depend upon the generosity of editors in general for his existence. But I hope you'll find, now that we're starting this weekly screed in Bob Grady's newspaper, I'm in clined to be frank to the point of rudeness. All in good fun, though. During last tobacco season when Wallace was piling up the largest sale record of any one-set- of-buy-ers market in the whole worla, there were a few moments out of each 24 hours when I long id to live in some remote sphere where there were no telephones. You see, in my kind of work - writing this, writing that - you spend a greater portion of your day, and night, on the long dis tance telephone. Last fall, along about midnight when I thought I'd scream if an operator buzzed an other time in my ear, I renewed an acquaintance with Editor Gridy tnat started, casually enough, some 10 years ago. Only the guy never did come right out into the open to renew that acquaintanceship. No Nothing like that. I'd never even hear from the guy until after I'd crawled wearily into bed sometime shortly before dawn. Then there'd come a banging at my door and a sleepy voice would say: "Kenansville's calling you." Business of wishing Alexander Graham Bell hadn't ever fiddled around with traveling the human voice by electric impulses. Of course, Kenansville would be Bob Grady. He wanted to know something about the tobacco mar ket Naturally, I wa happy to tell him about that. That's what thev pay me to do. But didn't this Bob Grady know anything about the human system that requires at least a couple of hours of sleep each night? I'm convinced he didn't then. And he doesn't now. ; A night , or so ago was in my office trying to catch up on some work; my. procrastinating nature had. caused me to neglect The phone rang. It was Editor Grady. "When." he said. In a voice that was a mite testy, "are you going to end some "stuff to my papert". Oh, well, Just skip the rest of the conversation. .7 " When you real t' is, if, indeed, i ( i, y'i'U t t ' t my answer FRIDAY, APRIL 16th. 1948 Judge Burney Passes Death Sentence On James West Here '-'-...,.-'..: John J. Diefell Presides Over Duplin District Court Of Honor I f" "L 1 r 1 V.l A I f 1 TTnn- jl Tf-m1T'T-rnn .mi,.,,,, ALBRO JAMES Albro James of Cypress Creek Township has thrown his hat in to the ring for County Commiss ioner, representing Cypress Creek and Limestone Townships. Mr. James was born and raised below Chinquapin and has always been a farmer. At present he has 2200 turkeys on his farm. He also is an extensive tobacco grower. Mr James is a member of an old, staunch and respected family of lower Cypress Creek. RUSTY WINS TAKEN FROM THE NEWS AND VIEWS OF JACKSONVILLE, N. C. "Rusty" a Collie owned by Judee Harvey Boney of Jack sonville, is probably the first Collie to win first prize in a dog contest from here. The animal took honors in his class during; the Aog con test on Tuesday, April 6th in Durham, and again during the American Kennel Club dog contest in Greensboro on April 8th. Owned by Judge Boney, the dog is eight months old and has never been entered in a contest before. He now has two blue ribbons and Judge Boney is being urged to enter him in other shows. was. From week to week I hope to sit down and chat with you about anything that happens to pop into my mind about the time I figure Editor Grady is getting ready to scream his deadline is near and he doesn't have anything like enough stuff to fill his columns. I wouldn't let Editor Grady know this if my life depended upon ii. But, personally, I'm gratified that Editor Grady asked me to write for his paper. I think I'd like all you folks who read this newspaper. And I don't Know of any bMter way to become acquainted with you than to sit down n cl.at with you each week. And, besides, maybe ii I get this piece to him each week I won't have to grope around all n:pl-t try ing to find the light so I can see how to talk over the telephone with this Grady fellow. Don't let me forget to tell you next v. eek of the inside stuff on the Strawberry Jamboree we're goin to have over here in Wallace April 29, 30 and May 1. And, while I'm about it: Why don't you make it a point to be here in Wallace on those days? Me? I'll be the fellow with the toothbrush moustache and the lack of curly blonde hair sitting on the third strawberry crate from the left. Don't expect to produce a good crop without good seed. Harvest time reveals the true story of quality seed. North Carolina's strawberry crop came through the winter in afirly good condition. ; ' - In 1870, there were four persons for every cow in the U. S. Now we have nearly 6 persons per cow, but our people are getting about as much milk as they ever did. The Duplin District Court of Honor was held in the Court House in Kenansville on Friday, April 2. John J. Diefell, Duplin District Advancement Chairman, presided, assisted by Dr. G. V. Gooding of Kenansville, and J. C. Thompson of Warsaw. The Program consisted of Ring ing by Hie entire croup and sek ?t ed sonss by each t-cop. a bubble gum blowing contest and a movie on Rural Scoutin?. It was announced bv R. L. Wolff, the Scout Executive, that this film is available for any group to use in connection with parent's ni(ht .special procram for sponsoring in stitution members, or in connect ion with communities that are in terested in organizing Cub Packs, Scout Troops, or Senior Units. Announcement was made that the annual Duplin District Boy Scout Shad Fry would be held at Hallsville on Friday, May 7. A de tailed announcement will be made later concerning the Program o' this affair. The highligt of the Court House came when David Powell, Scout master of Troop 35, Wallace, pre, sented James Faires, a member of his Troop to be recommended tor the rank of Eagle. His application was approved by the Court of Hon or and will be forwarded to the National Court of Honor for final approval. Other awards and recog nitions made were: Tenderfoot - Timmfe Outlaw, J. D. Langston, Troop 50; Joe Wallace Billy Currie Jo- Bryant, William Johnson, Troop 35. 2nd Class - Gene Thompson, Troop 20; Ray Wells, Thurman Fields, Troop 35. 1st Class - Robert Rhodes, Troop 47. Merit Badges - Bradley Katz, home Repairs, Troop 20; Henry McLean, Hog & Pork Production; Archie Faires, Athletics; Harvey McLean, Hog & Pork Production; James Faires, Camping, all of Troop 35, Conrad Sloan, Farm Home and its Planning, Troop 44; Reuben Mer cer, Hog & Pork Production, Corn farming; Elwood Kennedy, Wood Carving; Dewitt Miller, Painting; A. R. Mercer, Hog & Pork Produc tion; Cecil Hunter, Wood Carving; Bobby Miller, Hog & Pork Produ tion Farm Home and its Planning; Lindell Thigpen, Wood Carvmg, Painting, Home Repairs, Wood Work; Bernell Miller, Farm Home and its Planning; Murphy Thigoen Corn Farming." Attention Farmers Living Along The Northeast River . . . We believe you will be interested I in the following communication the Times received from Col. Geo. Gillette of Wilmington, director of the North Carolina State Ports Authority. A copy has been for warded to Congressman Graham Barden. The letter speaks for it self: Wilmington, N. C. April 12, 1948 Mr. J. R. Grady, THE DUPLIN TIMES Kenansville, North Carolina. Dear Mr. Grady: Following our conversation of two nights ago, and your letter of April 9, on the subject of doing something about the flood condition on the Northeast-Cape Fear, J have talked with the Engineer Office this morning and find that the re port they are making as the result of the hearing held when I was Dis trict Engineer down here about Vi or 2 years ago will be completed and will go forward the last of this month. ', The report will go from here to Atlanta and from there to the Chief of Engineers in Washington, D. C. It should reach Washington within about a month. You will be noti iied of the action of the District Engineer; and at that time, we will decide what further steps are to be taken. If they have some solution for the thing, we will work on it I believe- that something can be accomplished. It may take a Uttle time to do it, but these things come rather slowly, as you understand. I realize the serious condition on the upper Northeast River. I lma- gine from what I have seen that the waters have slowed up eoasld- No. 16 Wednesday JAMES PETE WEST "May the Almighty God have mercy on your soul" were the clo sing words of Judge John J. Bur ney of Wilmington in the court room here Wednesday afternoon as he pronounced the sentence of death on James (Pete) West, color ed.. West stood calmly before the bench as Judge Burney sentenced him to die in the gas chamber May 14, one month from the day of his conviction. The jury was out a lit tle more than three hours before they brought in a verdict of mwder in the first degree. West, a young man of 20, went on the stand and admitted he kill ed Walter J. Johnson, a white man. of Rockf ish Township, 62 year old merchant He gave os reason that he was drinking beer and that Mr Johnson attacked him with an axe and he took the axe away from him and crushed his skull. Following the killing, however, he robbed Mr. Johnson. Evidence showed that on the preceding day he had an argument with Mr. Johnson over a cheek. Johnson's son came in during the argument and told his father to forget the check, it was for only $5.00. The next day West went to the store and an argument ensued He grabbed an axe and split Johnson's head open. Sheriff Ralph J. Jones went to New York where he found Wps selling ice and brought him back. The court appointed E. Walker Stevens to defend him and Mr Stevens gave his best. T. J. Gresham, Jr. of Jackson ville aided Solicitor Barker in the prosecution. "The wages of sin are death." erably by fallen trees and debris in the river. At least they can be removed, and I believe it will be in the course of time, and maybe this summer, during the low. water per iod. There is little that can be done right now to give immediate relief, but certainly we can do something, I think, before another year rolls around. The next time I am up your way, I am going to drop by and see you. In the meantime, if you're down here, be sure to look me up. With kind personal regards, Sincerely, G. W. Gillette, Executive Director. Second Place In Contest Helen Simpson of Craven county won the Soil Conservation Oratori cal Contest's district eliminations from 8 other counties and will com pete for the State title at State College April 16. The contest was arranged under the auspices of the N. C Bankers Association, toe N. C Extension & 1 service ana toe Soil Extension ii Service. - .-. ..: tj Miss Simpson earned a $25 dis- f I trict first prize, while Miss Car lyn " Pope of Duplin County finished t second and received $15. Ruf us Warren of Sampson County toefc imra prize of 910. All the contestants were lnnrh. eon guests of the Kinston Kt-y Club at noon. - i. .. - ft A t ' at. ! --' r j -r I