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'l ihip, he arch Itch, uled tto r i "1; I i VOLUME NUMBEfc SIXTEEN KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 14th. 1948 No. 20 Duplin District Boy Scoiils Hold Camp-o-ree At Hallsville Scouts and leaders from Calypso, Warsaw, Magnolia, Rose Hill, Wal lace, Chinquapin, Hallsville, Ke nansville, B. ,F. .Grady, and ,Out law's Bridge met for their annual Duplin District Camp-O-ree on the banks of North East River near Hallsville this past Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8. The Troops arrived at p. in. and were direct ed to .their various camp sites by Rev, J. G. Morrison, Duplin Dist rict Camping and Activities Chair man. Tents were pitched, bed-rolls p-epared for the night and fires for cooking supper soon transform ed the- area along the river into a real Boy Scout Camp. Following a swim period for those .who braved the cold river water, those in at tendance were treated to . a shad fry with the fish being provided by the Wallace and Hallsville Troops. Seining with some success during the camp-o-ree by various Troops suplimented the food brought by the Scouts for some of the meals. - Following supper, campfire vas held with Rev. Morrison presiding. Each Patrol and Troop had pre pared some form of entertainment and ' also " offered , challenges of wrestling, pillow fighting, etc., and other activities that created a treat deal of excitement. The Warsaw Troop won first place in these event with Hallsville second, and Wallace and Kenansville tying for third place. Joe West, of Warsaw, led the group in a number of songs. The niehlieht of the Campfire came with the Court of Honor with the presentations for advancement. Jnhn J. Deifell. DuDlin District Ad vancement Chairman presided, as sisted by J. C. Thompson ana L.ee Brown, of Warsaw. Rev. L. C. Pra ter of Outlaw's Bridge, Bob Her ring of Rose Hill, Ashe . Miller oi Beulaville. Rev. James Garvin of Chinquapin, and Rev Morrison. The. Court was opened by a prayer Dy Rev. Garvin. The members of the Hallsville Troon 47. received new membership cards. The following awards were made: Tenderfoot i W T. Miller and Winford Duff of Troop 47, Hallsville. Second Class to Jerry West and Ronald West oi Troop 20, Warsaw. eharles,Teachey .Tne Hart Scott. Ben Murray, Tom my Fussell, Harry O. Scott, Char les Rogers, J. W. Knowlesof Trooc 45. Rose Hill. Treasure Rhodes of Troop 47, Hallsville. First Class to A. R. Mercer, Troop 47, Hallsville. Star Rank to Stanley Bratcher an Lindell Thigpen, Troop 47, Halls ville. Merit badges went to Lindell Thigpen for Public Health; Joe West, Troop" 20, Warsaw, for Pion eering; Dewitt Miller, Troop 47, for Public Health;-and J. T. Easter of Ttood 44. Chinauanin. for Home Repairs. Other awards were Second Class to Alfred Wells and Dar Wells; merit badges in chemistry, doe care, firemanship. automobil ing, farm records and bookkeeping to Houston Maddoxj dog eare am automoblling to Alfred Wells; and dog care to Don Wells. Houston Maddox also received bronze palm ahnve Eagle rank. Saturday through noon was spent in swimming, seining, g.tting ac quainted, preparing meals and other activities. The Camp-o-ree came to a close following lunch Saturday with the Scouts return ing to their, own communities after a highly successful camping trip IB tj Mavnp Albriehk youngest can- i didate for Governor in the Demo cratic Primary visited Warsaw, Ke nansville and Wallace on may i , in his Trailer Field Headquarters, the "Challenger". He was accom panied by his wife, who is serving as secretary $nd housekeeper on the tour. The "Challenger" was parked downtown and open for visitors. nnnlin was the 90th County vis ited by the "Challenger" in its 10C County "Take It To The People" tour of North Carolina. Albrigv is taking his campaign direct to th people - in country stores, lining ntinns farms, docks, offices, mills, civic clubs, women's organizations, veterans groups, labor orgamza tions, as well as in Court House -, and City Halls. With this method he expects to talk personal! with more individuals tnan any outi candidate has or will in this cam paign. Albright's "Take It to ine reo ple" trailer campaign has been at- f ring Says Johnson Favors Financial Aid To Rural County Schools tracting national as well as state wide attention. It will be featured in LOOK MAGAZINE early in May. Albright. 38-year old veteran of World War II, lawyer and former director of the North Carolina State Employment Service, is cam paigning on a platform of planned progress and clean politics. His trailer is named the "Challenger " because Albright believes - "This ? a challenging time of opportun ity for great progress in Norl Pnrnlin a". - and he is challenging both MACHINE CONTROL and the theory that a man must snend huge sums to be elected. He has nloHaed to conduct his campaign within the legal limit of expendi tures, and is counting on small contributions and volunteer -vork-ers. Albright says the response has heen so eood in counties. v:sited that he is encouraged to believe that he will be elected uovernor in 1948. James Kenan U. D. C. Memorial Service " "Financial assistance from the State in erecting and maintaining school buildings in rural counties," according to Dallas Herring, Duplin County manager for the Charles M. Johnson gubernatorial race, "is the most important proposal effecting the -rural school program in recent years. It is of special interest to citizens of Duplin County, because we have reached the limit of ad valorem taxation In this county and we still do not have adequate r" with a rapidly growing popuia nhiiHren hnth white and - UUU Ul 1 . eninreri. the county will face a ridi in the next four vears unless some outside help is obtained in '. providing school facilities for the boys and girls who will be citizens 7 of our county to tne luiure, tni Herring stated. ' "There are schools in this county 'i mhion there are more teachers .nJ oloosea than classrooms. Less than two percent of the total value of our school Duuaings is pcwb .nent for maintenance, because .'" there nimnlv is not eribugh tax in imnrf mnra. lnia uocw w "l"" ... , nomic policy obviously will result v :i i riw rtetenarauon -ui buiuu i property. Our tax rate and our tax- , - able property valuations are - as high" as we can afford. Yet we cannot afford to deprive ue cuuu . nnniin Hnuntv of education - - al facilities equivalent to the best i th atate state help for the ; school building program in Duplin jPounty . is the only answer," he Aontinued. -"Charles M.' Johnson has -nade his position clear on this important matter," Mr. Herruig said, 'by de daring that .'Some, of the surplus now on hand In the State treasury should be used In aiding less for ,. tunate conuuunities, particularly rural areas, to ' provide adequate - school buildings'. A boy or girl . " ti'hn leaves DuDlin County tojseek higher education in the colleges of the state Should nave tne same preparation as the boy or girl from the industrial -piedmont1 Such is ' not the case now and it can never ' ' be unless the state assumes its responsibility : toward the rural areas of eastern Carolina by, help. ing us to provide adequate teacning j facilities.", - , . "It is my firm conviction" Mr. Herring concluded, "that Charles M. Johnson, who is a product of ' our section and a man thoroughly . . familiar with' our local problems, win An his utmost as Governor of North Carolina- to equalize educa- t! nnal opportunities lor the child- i i rf t ' : II:s brlllinnt ree- . - - - r t and varied experience in public finance which will ename mm to effectuate a sound and thorough going school program that will be of great benefit to uupiin county. Seven Springs Gets The Jomes Kenan Chapter Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy will observe their annual Memorial Day with a special service on Sun day afternoon, May 16, at 3 o'clock in the Warsaw Baptist cnuren. Mrs. Robert L. West, i;napier President, has announced that on this special occasion the Honorable R. L. McMillan, Fast muonai am- ander. and prominent attnmiw nf Raleigh, will be the guest speaker, delivering tributes to our war dead. At tnis time Military Crosses of Service will be bestowed upon Veterans of World War II. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend this memor ial service. Nineteen Seniors To Receive Diplomas; Warsaw School; Judge Stevens Deliver Address At inntf last the road from Seven Springs to the Goldsboro-Kinston highway has been paved. This road has been to that section somewhat like 111 is to Duplin. The following story appeared in The News-Argus: Pomnletion of the Betson-Seven Springs road will, make Seven SnHnn a cleaner town. The road surfaced last week with asphalt in teracts the Mount Olive-Kinsto i hichuav. This highway has just leceived a new coat of asphalt g'v- lng it a much smoother suriac The surfacing of these roads cuts down greatly the amount of dust that has been settling over tne town. ' This should cause a boost in bust ness in Seven Springs, too, as there are now highways leading into Seven Springs from five commum ties. Besides those mentioned, high way 111 intersects highway 55 near Seven Serines. In an effort to make Seven Springs a better place in which t; live the town officials and business men iave made some improve ments. Areas in front of several stores hve been surfaced and the drive to the Methodist church on the hill has received asphalt. Tile of 12, 24, and 3fl incnes in diameter has been laid in d!tches across several of the side streets and the streets that, have to ce maintained by the town have been Lnproved. Several weeks ago the town com missioners approved the install ation of six street-lights. A con tract has been let for these iignts and they w 11 be installed as soon an thev are available. The li.'Sbts are expected within the next two or three weeks.- Prinrinal J. P. Harmon of the Warsaw sohnnls announces the op ening of Commencement Exercises Sunday night. May 16 at a:du, wnen Rev. Wade H. Allison, pastor oi Emanuel Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, will deliver the Bac calaureate Sermon in the high school auditorium. fund For Pink Hill School Is Approved The Lenior County Board of Education has authorized immed iate enlargement of the Pink Hill School, following approval of its budget of $817,000 proposed for the next fiscal year by the Lenoir County Commissioners. The construction at Pink Hill will involve an outlay of $125,000. The education board authorized the employment of John R. Rowland as architect to begin the drawing of plans at once so the work can be expidited and completed before the opening of the fall term of school. Improvements will include the addition of four classrooms, badly needed due to increased enroll ment; a vocational agriculture building, cafeteria and home eco nomics department. The board also authorized employment of a vocational agriculture teacher at Pink Hill at a salary of $3,000 per year after getting specific appro val from the commissioners. 91-Year Old Widow Dies Mrs. Julia Jackson, age 91, wid ow of the late Johm H. Jackson. died Tuesday morning at her home near Beulaville after having been in declining health for a number of years. Funeral services were held at the home .Wednesday af ternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Pol lard, Primitive Baptist minister Cl Jacksonville. Burial was in tne Thigpen family cemetery near the home. She is survived by two daugh ters Mrs. Chancv Houston, of Pink Hill and Mrs. Marshall Cummings of Magnolia; five sons, L. C, J. W., and S. D. Jackson of Beulaville. J. L. of Fayetteville and A. G. of Kinston. i i Faison Garden Club Hold Show Wed. The Faison Garden Club will hold its First Annual Flower Show Wednesday, May 19th in the Com munity Building from 4 until o'clock. The public is invited to at tend and to bring any flower ar rangements. These arrangements are to be at the Community Build ing before 12 o'clock on Wednesday 19th. Series On Vocational Education In Duplin County Begins (Note: this is the first of a series of articles relating to the school system of Duplin Coun ty. The purpose In mind is to try to appraise 'the general public of the problems which confront the Board of Educa tion and the Board of County Commissioners In trying meet the needs of the children of Duplin County.) BY O. P. JOHNSON "Vocation denotes one regular calling or profession." In vocation al education we depart to some ex tent from what is known as classi cal education, or primarily prepa r.tinn fnr pnilese. It is an attempt to teach the child to do better the things which he normally win oo the halance of his or her life. We. therefore, offer Home Making to the girls, and Agriculture io me boys as practically all of our girls will be home makers, and a major ity of our boys will be farmers. Vocational teachers are paia uu forentiv from regular state allot ted teachers. They are paid a larger salary per month and are employ ed for eleven or twelve months per year rather than for nine months. The state pays the entire salary of state allotted ttachers, wmie tne county, state, and Federal Govern ment each pay one-third of the salary of Vocational teachers. Eacn vocational teacher must own and ea antnmnbile in his or her work and is paid a small amount for travel expense; all from county funds. The County also has to pav an amount equal to five per cent of the salary of eacn vocational teacher for retirement, ine staie pays this amount for state alloted teachers. Five per cent of the sal aries of all teachers is deducted to match'the five "per cent paid by the State or Cuhty. Duplin County has been unable , to establish additional Vocational Departments in recent years be cause State nd Federal Funds have not been available. County Funds have been provided to add departments each year, but there has been no Slate or Federal funds available for this purpose. It has been the policy of the County Board of Education to add these departments in the schools enrolling the greatest number of high school children. The State Board of Education, likewise, has refused to cooperate in establish ing such departments in schools which enroll less than one hundred high school children per year. At one time, when some counties were unable to provide local funds to establish such departments, the State would then place these de partments in counties which could provide funds even though some ? the schools receiving vocational departments did not have one hun dred enrolled in high school. In more recent years the demand for .roiinnal education has increased and the State insists that local units comply fully with this regula tion. ' The Schools of Duplin County urgently need additional vocation al departments. It will cost the county approximately $1,300.00 per year in salary and travel for eac such department. This amount does t inrinrie such items as the nec essary additional equipment, nor class rooms for teaching, snop, en. Your County Government can expand in this field only as State t?..h and wriprfll Funds are avail able, and in proportion to the will ingness of the citizens n uuvu County to be taxed to take care of their share of the cost of such expansion.. Kenansville High School Commencement Friday Night rMoo nav T.xercises will be held on Thursday night, May 13, at 8:00. A very unique class nignt pros""" has been prepared by the seniors. ' Friday night, May 14, the com nmn.nt nHdress will be deliver- UlVllbVU'VUV ed at 8 o'clock by Dr. Dennis t-oone of Women's College, Greensboro, N. C. Twenty-two seniors will leceive diplomas. They are; Merie oum- merlin, vaieoictorian, u salutatorian, Louise Bland, Esther Brock, Hilda Ann Casteen, Dorthy Mae Chambers, Olive Grace num bers,' Hazen Marie Chestnut, Ruth Correction .Last week the Times carried a storv on the Junior Red Cross edu cation gift boxes, but failed to list the number of boxes 'contributed hvihe Warsaw School. The Warsaw Eiement-v pronl eave 12 boxes : I r 1 8, a total Of 20 5 Kathleen te due Grey Dail, Margaret Kerns, Jea i Tyadall, Harvey Baker, William Brinson, Jack Grady, William Os burn Grady, Lenwood Earl Murphy, irnctnl Parker. Doris Dorthy Dail, Fannie Lee Kearns, Marjorie Alice Kearns, Eleanor Elizabeth layioi, and Dora Yvonne Westbrook. Mascots: Frences Lee Stroud anti Tinr TlnwHpn. ."r. Marshnlls: Grace Baker, Lois njv Rnhhv Ineram. Susan Brown, Mary Sue Burch, and Cclia Lanier. St. George Has The Bells - 3 Of Them New Business Planned Warsaw Wiiiiford's. Inc.. filed incorpora tion papers in Raleigh Wednesday forv the purpose of operating a general merchandise business in Warsaw. Authorizeq capital siocn 7R nnn no. Paid in stock $20,000 by H. B. Jernigan, Alberta Jernigan and Attie Jernigan, all of Dunn. (From Goldsboro News-Argus) The church which got a bell from the Navy recently has nothing o i St George's Episcopal church in Pikeville. St. George has three bells and another promised. Three years ago Col. Edgar H. Bain reorganized the church there and built a building. Fire partially destroyed that building, but with the insurance it was built back. With $300 to start on, the St Geo rge congregation set to work to build a 10 room aaouion ior ou.. day School rooms. Contribu tions toward the $10,000 building now total $7,000. Col Bain, layman in charge. wrote the Atlantic Coast Line for a bell. They didn't have one but promised to cast c .e for the church sometime. Col. Bain couldn't get any help, so he cemented the foundon and built the tower himself. As he weat round, he told of needing a bell. Roy Parker, superintendent of the Goldsboro Streets and Parks gav- aa old farm bell. Later Dr. Heetor Person gave a bell. Col. Bain was up in Mt. Airy and mentioned the bell. Lawyer H. O. Woltz gave a large farm bell. Now all are installed in the tow er and Col. Bain caUs them the "church chimes." Calypso Soldier Buried At Home MATERIEL INSPECTION County Convention Meets Here Sat. The 1948 Democratic County rvnuontinn will be held in the Court House here Saturday morn ing at 11:30. Following orgamza ti"n, candidates and offioe holders will be recognized. Short speecnes will be made and delegates to the State Convention will be named. Beulaville School Closing Announced Funeral Services were held I Ma 7 at 11 a.m. from the Harrell-Coble Funeral Home In Wilmington for To t. Walton of Calypso, I V t.. lltUUM ' who was killed in action on Sap- mw i 1944. in Levens, r ranee T...mct wan in the Calypso Cemetery, with full Military Hon ors. Pvt. Walton was 19 at the time of his death. He was serving overseas with Headquarters Company, Sec ond Battalion, 517th Parachute In fantry regiment. (Surviving are his mother, Mv Annie Walton, and a brother, Mos- ley L. Walton, both of Wilmington, and a grandmother, Mrs. Marie Batson of Calypso. i) A. Principal W. R. Humphrey of the Beulaville School announoes that 34 seniors will receive their diplo mas at graduation exercises on Fri day night. May 21. Hon. Jesse A. Jones of Kinston will deliver the address. The Baccalaureate Sermon will be delivered in the Sehool Auditor ium Sunday night, May lb Dy tne Rev. J. G. Morrison of Kenansville There will be no service at the i Beulaville Presbyterian chureh I that night. - - . lr C't Canwn-American sailors a ESmT Is Progress Made New Store Building Wnrk is nroeressing on the new home of Warsaw Furniture Co. in Warsaw. The new building is aa jacent to the ice plant. Mr. Leslie Rrnwn the DroDrietor, is the hard est worker of all. If you want to see him, go to the new location; if you want furniture, go to the store. John R Croom PINK HILL STUDENTS SEE RALEIGH SIGHTS PinkHUl Hieh School, numbering about 31, visited in Raleigh recent ly. While there they visited all the main noints of interest in the Capital City They were accompa- nfori hv TTrs. Jimmie Johnson, Res- . r-rc'rHc, and Frrk New Mayor . tv,k. u Pmnm was elected may- rr of Magnolia in the town eicci ions Monday. vi.tui tn serve on the board of l.lk.b-u - commissioners were L. H. mssen t v Hnme and Hortler Taylor. rvnnm received SI votes In the election. Fussell received 74, Home rr and 46 votes were cast in lav or of Taylor who had been on the board for 13 years. He had served the town as mayor for the past sIn years. Home served on the board for five years but ha a "luriougn Others in the race for coremiss ioner were J. "P. Tucker, Melvtn Fr-re, Clarence re, L. M. fcaa- Warsaw School Bus Rammed By Truck Mnmigr mnrninc. about 7:40, a Warsaw school bus, number 24, was i- in the rear bv a Dr Pepper truck. The aceident occurred Just out of town. No one was lnjurea. An estimated damage of $35.00 was placed on the bus, and $125 on tho truck. Kerr Scott To Speak Here Saturday At 3 W. Kerr Scott, Candidate for , Governor and former State Com missioner of Agriculture will de liver a "Scott for Governor" saHjr in the Cburt House here Saturday afternoon at 3 P. M. The public is cordially invited to 'attend. ry Cfs of Fa'son U " - ' j t .Vv t. r :