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rZJSA 3AlWlY i:p,'lSU . ireL 1 ' e once busy traffic along the nlic and -Carolina Railroad has J, and underbrush -now is ta i over in place of rails that for erly carried 'freight and passen- .r between Kenansvllle and War- r. .'?' 1 Business was: not. what it had 1 een during the good days since the ae was built in 1914, and the line last summer bowed out to the facile competition of the motor carrier. Vlie ten-mile abort line served out H purpose. -rric'':: .;:.':.( 1 Luther A. Beasley, counsel for Se line tine its beginning, prob- ' .tbly gives the best reasons for the railroad's decision to call it quits. , j Trucks Take Over. . : s "The State baa paralled Jie road 'wlth a hard surfaced road and con- atructed network of such rods over the county, and. trucks opera 4. ng over these roads have taken - all the business except a small amount from the railroad, and Ke- ansvllle Is now supplied by these irucks to a great extent The coun try is agriculturlal, raising little accept corn, tobacco, and livestock and none of these are transported over the railroad. It would have cost more in the near future to op erate it than the receipts, and if not abandoned and salvaged, would be a loss to the stockholders and n benefit to the public , ."Duplin County and vicinity was once covered with forest products, and these have now been cut and removed, . taking a large part of the revenue of the railroad. Toere are no manufacturing .enterprise ;n the community except the Wells Dates Lumber Company, which is soon to be abandoned, for lack of labor." Interesting Beginning How the railroad came Into being is an Interesting story, and Beasley deserves much of the credit for. bringing It to Kenansvllle; In 1913 A. R. TurnbuU, a mllllon- ilre from Minneapolis, Minn., came to the county and bought up a quantity of lumber at Bowden. He ran a lumber railroad from Bow den to near Dunn. Later his Bowden mill burned down, the mill was moved to New JL .1 i 1 a 1. ' r !'; f:rj l from here' to CUi .Uiia. .; Even thOKSh beasley was a staunch Southerner from way back and TurnbuU was very much "Yan kee", TurnbuU Uked Beasley and hired him as bis lawyer. Beasley says TurnbuU practically Adopted him.-'1'T'l:'''''i'i iw'-c;;'.. Because of their close friendship Beasley got TurnbuU Interested in buUding ta freight and passenger 1 railroad from Kenansvllle to War- e4MteaaeraaUAedea he- saw. At Warsaw the line could book Mitrls aadar tae- lest WIU aad Tee. . ... . -oa,;o. a i -AO &e 11 t4 hauled only ;j-t, mostly lufltber, coal and ffttUlaer. 1 The Atlantic end Carolina Rail road Company if gone, nut local Inhabitants 1U never forget It if ones op AoynxMniAvtoK up with the AtlanUc Coast Line, Covered 0.52 Miles . After talking him Into the deal. Beasley got Turnbull'a consent to go ahead. He got up a $50,000 bond Issue and acquired the line right-of-way without condemning more wan one piece of land. He estimates the cost of the line between 190.000 ana siuo.uoa at Lett VeAHaar, new late at Daella Ceeatr. Nerfe Cerellaa. akht Is se nlfy e aekwMaJMtlag etalaae atalaet amid aetata if areseat tfceca to fere Jeaaarr 9. tilt, ar tale aettee wm to eteeded to aar at abate ae OVErTB OUflRTER centurw ; iriuronce service .nsurjnce sor SlT firms individuals r;tern Korth Carolina. Ml T mm 237-1 275-1 325-1 JU AR S A UU, c. r When the last rail and tie was laid on the 0.92 mUe line, J. E. Jer- rltt pr Grantaberg, Wis., was en gaged to operate It. He remained as general manager through all the dlf ferent ownerships right up to the time it ceased operation. - The rolling stock of .the line con sisted of two street cars hookedi together , and driven by a gasoUne motor and one steam locomotive The street cars were used for pas senger service and the locomotive puUed the freight Robert McGowan was the engin eer, and Jerritt served as the con ductor besidea his general manager duties. Changts Hands. Soon after the line was complet ed, TurnbuU died and It was told to the Atlas Plywood Company of Goldsboro, which later sold It to a Roper company. The Wells-Oates Lumber Com any bought it from Roper and were the owners when It closed. With Beasley as attorney, this company filed a petition with the Interstav Commerce Commission to .discon tinue operation and are ready for tne charter to be aevoked. eaeeaw, . aaeeeto to the aald wUl aleeae state aVla-aa, a TM ,Tb underalgaad, fcartn ejaeU- naa a ue AAmtnwxncmt at She aetata of Maud Baker, dace late of DupUa County, Smtta Towa- ahlp, State ef North Carolina, and having qualified before ana Clark of Superior Court af Daylla Cava ty. this la to notify aU aereoae vae have claims againar aald aatata to present their claims to the nder igned Administrator on or before the Srd day of January, 1930, or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery. All persons indebt ed to aald aetata will please make immediate payment - Tale fhe Srd day of Janaary. 1049. ciaoa smith. Adirini etretor of the aetata of Maud Baker, deceased. Bft, 9, ftx BUI, N. C. B. & FhiUipj, Attorney ; aaaaaviUa, N . C .' . g-n-atisv KOTICBOrSALE iaaaary S9, 1949. at 19:09 A. M. To the algheat bidder, for each, oa my farm near KenansvUle, on the Chinquapin Highway, two miles from KenansvUle: One well broke mare mule, four year old. One Hampshire brood otv. Sixteen pigs. Mrs. Emma Brinson, Sxecutrix of the estate of J. B. Brinson de 2 HamcsovaUaOTnrx m Tae aadereig&ed. aetlag quell fled ae Btecutrla af the aatata at : 1 1 toto at gate a to aotlfy au oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Build - Buy - Repair A HOME III KEIIAIISVILLE - FAISON - CALYPSO Ve Will Help You MOUItT OLIVE BLDG. & LOAN ASS'tl f i " Mount Olive, II- C. (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOOO aw jb, aaaa. er aam mMm hu v. a" war te aaatr taaeiaii. All vneaaiaaaoMa to aud aatata will pleeae enka iaaaaaatee aanaead to Tata aaa im day af lOal. M af aa af . . a tWlltoa. AatoMee avaaaaaima,, nT.-Ct i-ai4iap SAU SASJJ, DOOS, MOCK, BOCK LcVTEsV BOCK WOOL, PLASTE3 IUSE, CEMENT, BSICS; MOBTAB, PAINTS, TC3-EA-COTTA PIPE, DBAOf TILE, WHITE ASBESTOS SIDING, ASPHALT 1I3XCLE3, ALL BINDS OP BOLL BOOPINQ, 4VV EOOFIKi, B3ICK SIDING L J. Carbr G 3cd l-SB-atad. C23 Black-Draught help that Ml, dopey feeling? mr hdp thst 'no, Dl twtMS Jon imI - Borlal dasertaflesi ' aftaMMaaVf DtlWlWaV WUktBt0t9 nhnlBM 9km iksu 4t r b4ks4 Dr. H. V. Colv.ell 0PTOMETU8T Eyes fTsmlned. Olaasfa tlttea. N-xt Dear Te Cavaawngh Caevrelet rsangaay WAIXACB. M. C- tht 34f MUaS U ih-l Kl Vfcf la k . 111 of aiMk-Druthi th- frltndly Untl nuuf impi ou tborousli tbn takn etnatMI. It o:t only s penny or leu a do. Ttefs ! 11 hu bmb a best MOtf etth ftar t uraUoni. If you ar knubtoa wtth tm aympfamu Ion of rattll kMdMhe iipaM (lomaeh, flatu hns. ahyriMl tutu. alMplaMMtt, ratal Kmimfc t 4 breath and If tbai ymptMM are tfu. only to cotuUpatlon n aiat THsht. Oct packan loday. Southerland Liectiie Ce. Warsaw, N.C. Phone 270-1 All Types Of Wiring Coal $15.00 per ton We Deliver Anywhere c 3 v ) i ; & lililllipl K - Paul' . - - If this hog understood what ha stood for he'd ba aa proud at he looks, proud asa peacockl - For ha represents the growing importance of ' hog production on the farms in Tide Water" territory.' ' By following the advice of the County Agents ' and Vocational Agriculture laachers in bread ing and feeding, farmers in this area have made hog raising an increasingly profitable source of ' farm income in Southeastern North Carolina.' For Years Tide Water has done its utmoat to - encourage new money-making activitiea on the farm, and the company takes the lead in trying ' to discover new methods. For example, the ax- perimental hay dryer on the State Farm at ; . . Willard waa partially financed byTidaWatac , . Ifa all a part of the picture of giving the beat possible service to our cue v ' 4. v tomera on the farm-in their homes in industry and in commercial . ' . . ; establishments. That's why the company has instituted a new improve " ; . ment program involving more than-(3,CC9,0OO. Thaf a why your rates ere : ' ; as low or lower than, the averse for the entir Atlantic Coaat. 1 IDE -WATER P o v; n n CO Ml A f) Y VatztM M:rkcf a.astrAanM or unrm mti a eassun m rooss Ijrnar $Maiajiaaf) fcOTilsssU eadsaetog naawaBM TaA. a X - t. . .. - - TewPidbaasu IV! dfak. WALLACE ICE AND COAL COMPANY WALLACE, N. C. Phone 264-1 aTawamZI!2t HEMEMBER TOD At TOMORROW s WITH A PHOTOK B a r 11 KRAFT'S STUDIO IN aintiNT otlVK iea S11-J ar 2S9 COMMKBCIA1. PHOToaturar A SPBCtALTT M. F. ALLEN JR. . General Insurance KENANSVILLE.N. C. aaNAjMSvnxE'S only insurancb agency I. U. XBKKINS. Mar. fOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO P0000000000000e09eo099000 o o o o o o o o o o o o CONDENSED STATEMENT First Citizens Bank & Trust Company As of the Close of Business December 31, 1948 gkOTBTIILD MEW BUN ktOtXHIAD CITT UBOAW DUNN oanrros COATS BALEIQtt West Side Branch. Baletak CUNTON BENSON BKAUrOKT CLAYTON CAMP LXJXTJNB ANOIEB KINSTON LOUISBURO BOSEBOKO POBT BBAOG PINK HILL JACKSONVlU.lt FAYETTEVILLG FRANKLINTON SPRING HOPE RICHLANDS CHERRY POINT RESOURCES Cash la Vaults and Due from aanks U. S. $ 31,262,122.61 o o o o 0 o o o o. Q 8 O O o o o o o o u o o C) 0 0 0 C) ) ) Oovrnrmant Securities S48.314.372.46 (Direct and Fully Quaraateed) Federal Rouelnc Authority Obllfatloas. Federal Intermediate Credit Banks aad Federal Hosse Loaa Baak Deeaa- turea 0.863.368.46 State Beads 6,569.207.72 atualdeal Bonds 10,544,413.63 Federal taad Bank Bonds and Otaer Marketabla. Securities 8.133,496.47 75,655,858.94 Accrued Interest Leans and Discounts Baaklag Houses. Furniture aad Fixture and Build lni Sitea Less Depredatloa Cetanereial Bulldjnf Cerperatloa (Cost 103.0O0.0O Carried at 1.00) Other Aaseta (0 Parcels et Beal Batata Carried at S.09. Aspralsed Valoe $19,600.00) 436,470.74 39,362,757.08 571,059.02 1.00 6.00 $147,288,281.39 LIABILITIES Capital Stack Preferred $200,000.00 Conuaon 800,000.00 1,000,000.00 , Surplue 4,500,000.00 UadtdeJFrofltS 332,225.37 Besenre a-e Preferred Stock Betirameat Fund 200,000.00 JUsenrea-c Accrued aad Uaesraed later eaC Tasea. lasurance end Other Seservea 3,425,584.52 DBPOS1T8 137.830,471.50 $14788,281,39 Cvery Courtesy, attention ami Senrlee Consistent with Good Bank- lrj we the FecWtie Offered by thldlUtutiorL , ,C 1 ; ' acrsxa fxdbbal dbposit cfatnuNCB coiuoration " ' - O o o o o o o o s o o o o o o o s o o o e o o o o - o 6 & o i ft f O o & O o . o o o o o . n 3
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