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VOLUME NUMBER SIXTEEN
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20th 1948
No.34
Luther Beasley, You Know Him
By JOHNNY COREY
In The Wallace Enterprise
While getting material on a story
of the Atlantic and Carolina Rail
road which recently discontinued
operation for lack of business, this
reporter met a very interesting and
deep-rooted southerner.
His name is Luther A. Beasley
and he Is from Kenansville, al
though his original home is at
Magnolia. He is getting along in
years and has just about quit law
practice which he has been at since
he went to Davidson and Wake
Forest In the early nineties.
But there is one thing he hasn't
quit and "will never until I die,"
Beasley says and that is "to say
just what pops in my mind and
give the Republicans all the hell
I can."
"blank" yankees he has ever l'ked,
came to the county. Beasley tancea
him into building a line from Ke
nansville to Warsaw to connect the
Atlantic Coast Line there. This,
argued Beasley, would make Ke
nansville accessible to civilization.
Leadine into Kenansville, at thai
time, were only muddy roads . td
these were travelable at only cer
tain times of the year. "
They ain's nothing out Jiypro
crtts from the North," he booms
disgustedly.
Get him talking on politics and
vou will have a man that can really
carry on a conservation. Of course
it might be a little one-sided. For
hell build the Democrats up to
high heaven and then spit on the
"blank-blank" Republicans. He
thinks the big money GOP boys
would be much better of! playing
golf than politics.
Beasley is just as southern as the
country smoked ham and hot bis
cuits he eats every morning for
breakfast. He was born in Magno
lia and has lived in Duplin County
. m u- tj tn Tlavldcnn
oil jus inc. iic wen,, iv
and Wake Forest College in 1890.
He studied law at these schools,
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he beean practicing.
Before entering the attorney
business, he taught school In var- j
ious places in the county. Like
limm -ohhit said Renslev. "I onlv
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made one dollar a day." Later he ,
decided law would be a better
paying profession and opened ar,
office.
He is the oldest lawyer in these j
parts, practicing since 1896 and is
the fourth man on Dr. Gully's list
of 2,000 lawyers.
Back in the old days of the one
room school house, the ohildren
had to study Greek. "I taught it
among other subjects and to this
day I can read it as good as F,ng
lish,"he boasts.
Largely and through :is efforts
and determination, the Atlantic and
Carolina Railroad became a reality.
A. R. Tumbull, a millionaire ' i
Minneapolis and one of the few
"Dutch" Witheriiigton A Sonj Of
Duplin Says SelljTobacco In Kinston
Turnbull took a liking to Be is
lev's southern characteristics and
gave him the go-ahead signel. But
first, Beasley had to get a $au,uuu
bond issue. This he did and also
obtained the land right-of-way for
the line without condemning but
one piece of landi
After this, Turnbull, who was in
the logging business, hired him as
his counsel and counsel for the
rail line. ' He sort of adopted me,"
said Beasley.
But back to politics.
Asked what he thinks about the
uprising against Truman and the
Dixiecrats forming a new party, lie
said, "We got to hold to our party
and not let it down in spite of what
those northern folks are trying to
do to it."
1 Inva Harry Truman "
"You love Truman and he is back
ing the Civil Rights program?" he
was asked.
''Yes, I love him, because he is
the son of a confederate soldier.
The only thing wrong with him is
he has let the big city folks get
hold of him."
Although he is a rip-rouvin
Democrat. Beasley was opposed to
the new deal.
If you're a person that enjoys
talking politics, the next time you
are near the historic town of Ke
nansville, stop by and chat with
Mr Luther Beasley. He lives in
front of the Welfare office. It is
a typical southern home with a
long driveway up a hill to the
house. The driveway is flanked by
hedges. There is a big long porch
nA larBP trees shading the front
yard. We don't know if ne drinks
mint iuliD. or not, but me jocaie is
norfect Tell whoever answers tht
that vou are a Democrat and
want to talk to Mr. Luther about
niitir Then settle back in an
old rocking chair on the porch and
hear a speech on the evils ot tne
hliran Dartv.
After that pray you were born a
Democrat instead of Republican,
because those Republicans ire sure
some kind of terrible Ioiks.
Tnharrn erowers who patronize
the Kinston Tobacco Market this
season will be extended every cour
tesy, the very best of service and
the highest prices ever paid. As in
the past Kinston warehousemen
will give every consideration to
their many Duplin farmer friends
and welcomes the opportunity to
nrnve tn VOU why it IS SO import
ant for tobacco growers to sell in
Kinston regularly.
Tf.haf.nn trrawers will not exper
ience the difficulty in selling their
tobacco in Kinston as they did in
nasi due to the fact that
longer selling hours will be in ef
fect this season and for tne urst
iimn in several vears growers will
be permitted to sell piles weighing
up to 300 pounds,
itindnn's fnur sets of buyer.? will
sell a total of 20 selling hours each
sales day, or a total of 8000 baskets
nor Hav
Kinston's twelve warehouses
i,. m.r a million sauare feet ot
floor space and the market will
ea-ilv sell a million and a half
pounds of tobacco- daily.
Speaking
Engagements
Beer & Wine Campaign
Election Saturday Aug. 28
Folks, Read
Here It Is!
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Improvement Of Beulaville School
Grounds Going forward; imcs
Club And Town Contribute
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Gordon Muldrow, president of
the Beulaville Civics Club announ
ces the club has donated $75 to
ward paving the sidewalks in front
of the new Beulaville school plant.
Stokley Bostic, Mayor of Beula
ville, announces that the town has
donated $100 to the cause.
The Beulaville PTA is sponsor
ine the InndscaDine. planting and
arrangements of the grounds. Miss '
Mary Quinn Brown is treasurer. If
you want to make a donation she
will be glad to receive it.
On a recent holiday the State '
Highway Department supplied the
labor and trucks to haul in dirt.
They were paid for their services.
A bulldozer was then secured and
leveled off the ground.
It appears the folks in Beulaville
are taking quite a bit of interest in
their new school plant, the largest
school in Duplin. Supt. O. P. John
son has strained himself in plans,
etc., to make it one ot the most at
tractive and well arranged school
plants in Eastern North Carolina.
When completed it will be a priae
of the county.
SNAKE STORY
Aiig 16, Monday 8:00 P.M. at
Bethel Methodist Church, Wolf
icrape. Township. Rev. A. h. Brown,
flnAnlror
io Thursday 8:00 P.M. at
Outlaw's Bridge Universalis, Chur
ch, Albertson Township. Rev. A. l.
Brown, Speaker. ,
Aug. 20, Friday 8:30 P.M. at
Sarecta F. W. Baptist Church, Ke
nansville Township. Rev John M.
Cline, Speaker. .
Aug. 28, Monday 8:00 P. M. at
Snow Hill Baptist Church, Glisson
Township. Rev. A. L. Brown, Spea
ker. Aug. 24, Tuesday 8:00 P.M. at
Jones' Chapel Baptist Church, Al
bertson Township. Rev. A. t.
ni-Aum Sneaker.
A., a 1 Wednesday 8:00 P.M. at
Smith's Presbyterian Church, in
Smith Township. Rev. A. l.. rown
Speaker.
New Shoe Store
Opens In Warsaw
Tjiai-iM Rivenbark of War
Saw has opened the Warsaw Shoe
Store in the block near Branch
Rank Thev are handling the tollow
tog lines of shoes: Rhythm Step
' n.nHiv Air-Sten Nunn-Bush, Ha
ns Bondshlre, Thorough good
work shoes and children's snoes
and "Paradise Ladles Shoes
On the 13th day of September,
,nQ u sn.Hett.nr of the General
linui "'J . ,
County Court of Duplin County, I
will make a motion oeiore ms r.w
or Robert L. West, for a Capias for
every defendant who owes delin
quent Court Ccsts or Fines. The
-.. i entitled to tbis money
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when due and I don't think it is
t-i. tho t.a vim vers to carry "this
t A.,a arnunt anv longer, lne
pasi-uuv - ,
tobacco markets are open and
wages are high. If you vioiaieu u.c
law it is your fault, we ow
are doing our. best to keep things
going straight.' In my opinion now
is the time to pay up. Let's do it
and get it over with. Everybody will
L.. K. hotter n. 1 SUKBesi yuu
contact the Clerk of Court beforeH
the 13th and make adequate seg
ment and save yourseii iurmei
embarrassment. i .
rnanKs, iuik.,
Your Solicitor
Grady (Red) Mercer
The Kinston Tobacco market,
for the nast two years has estaD
lichen a rerord for high prices, un-
equaled by any tobacco market,
anywhere. Kinston was ursi in
i,iaheet nrices Daid growers in 19-
46, second in 1947 and we are con
fident we will be first this year.
Duplin County farmers have
learned by actual experience that
Kinston is the best market lo. Desi
Several of our best ware
housemen were born and bred in
Duplin and, they with ail otner,
tairo a nersonal interest m your
welfare and prosperity. I, myself,
am a Duplin Boy ana notmn
leases me more than to see you
drive in. It is my honest opinion
that the Kinston Tobacco maricei
.,r,,i tnhseen farmers who sell in
Kinston this season will experience
the best year they nave ever en
joyed. We extend to each of you a
most friendly welcome ana wm uu
our utmost to give you satisfaction
and a good sale every time you sell
in Kinston.
Wallace Street
Dance Goes Over
In A Big Way
ur.iianoV street dance seemed to
have gone over good last iriaay
Anenrriine io reoui IS a
crowd estimated at more than 2000
people were in attendance ana oi
hi- number more than half were
from out of town. The dance set-up
included a round dance at one oi
the street and a square aance ai
the 'other. The dancing and crowos
extended from the Presbyterian
church on the West side to the
Esso Station on the East side, a dis
tance of two blocks.
The Dixie Pals and The Wallace
Playboys furnished the music. It
a imv time for everyone and
no particular incidents were noti
ced. Everybody had a good time
and Wallace is proud ot its success.
Kenansville Drug Store not
only appeals to people but to
snakes.
Monday morning Amos Brin
son, manager, opened the store
and smelled a very noslrous
smell. As he approached the
ice cream cabinet the smelt
grew. He began looking round.
Finally with his flashlight he
looked into the motor com
partment of the cabinet and
found a chicken snake coiled
around the motor. The snake
was about 18 inches lone. The
blades of the tan had killed
him. The snake got into the
store through a hole under the
back door.
Scout Activities To Get Underway
In The Near Future They Say
BOB GfcADr
SAYS
Kataveck Signs
With Warsaw
n2 U u ivi Warsaw Red
X U lUTUglucu
Sox and to help the team get into
the play offs pitchers uuneu u
irnnafb have heen added to the
iivfuvu
pitching staff. Outfielder Harry
Beeson, who played ujnl ana u
. , i.i a it,. iuh Mai one V.
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a veteran 2nd baseman, has been
onrfen In the infield. Leo KatavecK,
xt r state's atl. American uasKei
ball Player and 3rd baseman who
invitation
ille Rantist Church
A lie ' '
cordially everyone in Kenansville
and surrounding communities to
open house at the parsonage on
Thursday evening, Aug. 26, 1948,
8:00 - 10:00 o'clock, honorin? Rev.
and Mrs. Lauren Sharpe, ana com
memorating the completion oi our
new parsonage.
"nniv a writer can talk about
what he doesn't understand, with
out harming anybody. ' - Robert
Nathan. This brings to mind tnat
when a writer begins to peck the
typewriter he jots down wnat
comes into his mind. The least
thing he wants to do is to harm
anyone but he can't help thinking
what he thinks. Let it fall where it
may.
The late Mr. Willie Murray'once
said to me: "When a man has a
good wife you can usually impend
on him."
This afternoon my wife planned
to visit h6r mother in Warsaw. I
thought she should leave at a cer
tain time. And as I saw it she was
just lazy. I kept after hec to get
going. She did not. her reasons, I
do not know. As it turnea out com
pany came in and the visit was
much more pleasant with her here.
She still nad time to go visit her
mother.
Why are we raising so much
holl ohmit "Human Riehts"? We all
understand what Human Righ'ts
are. The Colored, as well as the
Whites. The colored don't want so
eifll enualitv with the whites any
more than the whites want u wun
colored. Look at Mamie Turner,
the Duplin Negro School Supervis
or. She is as practical a person as
one will find. The Dixiecrats and
Henry Wallace's new party has just
gone off the beam. Truman is not
perfect, and certainly not is Dewey.
Truman's advisors are not perfect.
This is O. L. Littleton, owner and
manager of The Tin Warehouse in
Goldsboro. He says he wants to sell
a lot of Duplin tooacco this year.
Working with him is Roscoe Dan
iels of near Pink Hill. They will
appreciate your patronage.
We do not agree with the so-called
Pendergast machine. However, Mr.
Truman has gathered around him
the best advisors he knows. If it
works out wrong then we can take
it. We elected him and we believe
he is conscientious. Lei's all get
behind him.
The South thinks it is perfect
but the North and West have a
side also. Let's give them some
credit. We believe we are light but
let's think about the other fellow's
side also.
The late Mrs. Mollie Quinn of
1 Seven Springs was a tine "old
I lady", Her heart was Christian and
I her intentions were good. One
j time an "Old Time Baptist Revival"
! was going on there. Her head was
set on converting a certain gnmc
man to the church. In those days
one would approach a person in
the midst of the sermon. She ap
proached this man and asked if
he would join the church. His re
ply was: "Mrs. Quinn I had a dream
last night; I dreamed I talked to
St. Peter and asked him where the
Baptists were. He replied. They
are off yonder holding close c m
munion.' " She never approached
him again. Mrs. Quinn was .he
daughter of the late Dr. Spruill of
Faison.
Members of the Duplin District
Boy Scout Committee met in War
saw recently to develop plans for
activities to be carried oat this
fall and winter.
E W. Faries. Wallace, District
Chairman, presided. Overall plans
were discussed and it was announ
ced that each Scoutmaster is in the
process of building his Troops
Program for the year from Septem
ber 1948 to September 1J49. A
large number of outstanding events
are scheduled including a Court
of Honor Round-Up Rally in Sep
tember, Camp-o-rees in November
and Unit Ceremonials for new
Scouts recruited in December.
Robert Herring, Rose Hill, Dist
I ri. t Leadership Training Chairman,
stated that plans for the first fall
leaders training roundtable is to be
held Tuesday, September 14. A
group of men to serve on his com
mittee as trainers are to take part
in a week end training session in
late September. Plans are under
way for the "Fundamentals of the
I Boy Scout Movement" to be given
i in each sponsoring institution and
I all groups that are interested in or
I ganizing Cub Packs, Scout Troops
' or Senior Unite.
I J. J. Diefell, Wallace, District
Chairman for Advancement stated
1 a meeting to train Troop Board of
Review members from every troop
is to be held in Warsaw Wednes
Hav September 8. The monthly
Court of Honor date is to be set at
that time.
J. C. Thompson, Warsaw, District
Finance Chairman, discussed the
Council Operating Budget for 19
4Q Reranse of considerable growth
in membership, activities and over
all council events and with two
Field Scout Executives on the staff
the budget for the year will be in
creased. The finance campaign for
Duplin District will be conducted
in October in most communities,
with several selecting a late date
to raise the funds.
School Children Must Be Immuniezd
Against Contagious Diseases
Dr. G. V. Gooding. Duplin Coun
ty Health Officer, announces that
all children entering school this
Fall will have to have a card from
the Health Department or state
ment from their family doctor
showing that they have been im
munized against whooping cough
and. diptheria and vaccinated
for smallpox.
If immunization was begun with
the Health Department, and has
not been completed, parents are
urged to bring their children in
to complete their immunization.
Immunization cards must be pre
sented to the teacher on the first
day the child starts school.
The Wallace Street Dance went
over fine last Friday night. Just as
Kenansville's did. Why doesr. .
Warsaw trv it? The point is, w.ion
you give entertainment out in the
open the people enjoy it ami vei
little trouble is caused. When you
enclose a dance in a building th'e
atmosphere invites ideas. When
the young folks, following the
"natural compulsion" are forced to
go to road houses, trouble results.
T rerall when a student at Chapel
Hill, most churches had a room
where the young folks could dance.
In that atmosphere I never he.ud
of any trouble. Henry Uai nas an
idea to build a recreation nan ;n
Seven Springs, beside the Method
ist church, and plan it so that the
young can dance, and maybe have
a bowling alley. He is absolutely
right. Such a building wouul attract
the young people and the fact thai
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Warsaw And Kenansville Gets Dusting;
Flies, Mosquitos, Bugs Should Be Dead
Warsaw and Kenansville got a
good dusting last Friday. Jack Rey
nolds of Candor flew over Warsaw
n.ith a hellironter and dusted there.
Then he flew over Kenansville with
a two-winger and dusted here. He
sprayed out DDT which is supposed,
to almost eradicate flies, insects
and hues from the towns. Some re-
nnHs sav thev have seen results
and some say they have not. About
tn hours after the dusting BOD
Grady found a lavoratory in his
Thanks To The
Kinston Freepress
DMiru nf Kinston Warehouse
men and warehouses were sent in
hv the Kinston Daily Freepress.
Outlines under the pictures are the
same that appeared in the Free-
press's tobacco eamon. we cuuiu
Ktm re-MdrStten them but they
were on the mat we had to cast and
Faison Man Found Dead
In New York Hotel
house as black with gnats as if
someone had sprinkled it with a
pepper shaker. All gnats were aeaa.
Evidently it did some good. The
cost was nominal. In Warsaw the
Boy Scouts went about town and
took up a collection. In Kenans
ville Amos Brinson took charge
and took up a collection. We hope
the Hiist.eot rid of the flies that
I were bound to hovering around
I Sheriff Williamson's jackass.
i
Thirteenth Anniversary Ot
Social Security Announced.
Faison Marvin Reese Bell,
clerk in C. H. King's grocery, had
looked forward to his vacation in
New York City. He talked bout it
tn frtenrin
A few days he left tor tne mng-
awaited trip. 1
Monday of last week he was
foend dead in bed in a room at the
York Hotel, 488 Seventh Ave. No.
York. A chambermaid found the
body about 8:45 in tne morning.
York police saia mere w
me
died
of natural causes. The body was
taken to the morgue.
nii, identified Mr. Bell from
1 pp.MWM-
his social security card and notifiel i
Faison relatives. , J
c.irvlvinn are the nareents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Bell, Sr., of Faison,
a brother, J. C. Bell, Jr., and a sis
ter, Mrs. Chas Decker, both of
Faison. -
Mr. Decker was 44 years old and
,. nnt married. He served a short
time in the Army during World
JWarH.
The 13th anniversary of the sign
ing of the Social Security Act oc
curred Saturday 14. This law was
designed, among other things, to
provide workers and their families
the protection of social insurance
and, since that day in 193S when
the law was signed by the Presi
dent it has become a vital part in
the lives of millions of Americans
by giving workers a way to build
protection for themselves ana families.
Since 1937, when the system of
old-age and survivors lnsu.anc
vent into effect more man wo
billion dollars have been paid to
retired workers and their lamilies
and to mirvivors of workers who
have died
Around 500 offices are located
throughout the country and through
these offices approximately 91
million account numbers have been
assigned These social security as
count numbers are an important
part of the job in keeping workers'
wages recorded accurately.
The office in Wilmington has
been in operation since 1937 and
the Dublic is invited to call there
to discuss any questions about old-
age and survivors insurance.
Message
a messaae has lust been received
for Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Roberta that
their 21 months-old baby new to
James Walker Hospital for Polio
has