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-VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN H;J Cross Drive For si ! C;-:n Tuesday, 1 The Duplin County Chapter of the American Red Cross announces u the opening of its drive for funds. , Duplin County's quota is $4463.00 and it is the desire of those hand ling the drive to raise this quota to the first ten days, of March. This can be done if you and you ana you will make generous and early donations Instead of waiting : until the last minute. This is your chance to support by your dona tions an organization that does , rnqre to alleviates suffering in the United States and the world than any other In existence. The Times urges every reader to give whole heartedly to this most worthy cause - and to, give early. " Robert L, West, of Warsaw, and Judge of the General County Court, Is County: Chairman, and iWrs. N. 1: Boney, of .Kenansville, Is Exe - cutlve. Secretary,'. -, - Following are the names of the various district Chairmen, showing the quota for- each district: . Q. 3. Sutton, Warsaw, $725; A. C. Hall, Wallace, $850; Mrs.' James Fussell, Rose Hill, .$600; '" ' - Homer Taylor,' Magnolia, $130; Mr. and Mrs. Morris H. Jordan, U5DA Announces V ' Details of the 1949 Irish potato price support program show two - major changes from the programs followed Jn previous years! - Joe Sloan;- Chairman cf the r Duplin- County Agricultural Con- serration Committee, points out thai the principal change is the es : taJilishmenf of a single price as the potatoes, int order to encourage - movement ofth better grade of -potatoes Into' consumption through .'tegular commercial. channels and limit. Insofar as possible;- Govern ment purchases to the lower grades. The other major change Is - the announcement at this time of year of -the complete price-support schbeduLe by States for the entire ( erop.. -.' h V --'. - . For all counties of North Carolina . producing early commercial pota toes, f.o.b. support priced will be $1,70 per hundred weight for the danders Feared : By: A. -T. OUTLAW i ;. Kenansville. Gone re the days tf public hanging, burning at the stake, earropping. cheek-branding, the whipping post and stocks; 4 it those dark pages In our State's I story reveal Interesting events of . -fcvgOM. UM..;- ' ' ' "'Twas the year 1773 and Judge r.lchard Caswell; the future Revolu tionary leader and the first Gover ror of North Carolina under the Constitution, was holding a special rm of the court" of Oyer and 1 armlner for the trial of one Spen c t Dew, plus a number of aliases, a notorious thief and counterfeiter " o had previously been tried and i victed and had made his escape. - -ew had been returned to Duplin ' the Sheriff of Craven County 1 the case was called. The piis- r's conviction at a former term s openly read and he confessed ,ng the same person. According to his own testimony at the gallows a few hours later, Dew had been in - rtnersWp with several others of - s kind and they operated mostly i the eastern part of North and ' nth Carolina. Their business was aling horses, cattle, hogs, mcr andtse, and passing counterfeit ney. Usually the persons manu "uring the money were promised are la the returns and there s a considerable amount of such ice during the years Just prior t:,e Revolution. Sentene and Execution. -- Ju 'e Caswell read the sentence f e comt as follows: "That the auer be taken from thence be en the hours of one and three i afternoon to the place of exe on and that the sheriff .there e the former sentence of the t to be put in execution" to wit: t t' e prisoner be banged by the : wnwl he to dead".,. :. account of the prisoner's in i crimes over a long period, 1 and conviction created ad Interest and the execu i largely attended. The day t 2. 17.73. Colonel Felix v f -rvt as sheriff, - , if -'t, 11- Funds March First Bowden, $143; Rev. J. Mufphy Smith, Faiscn $410; , ' Ben Sellers, Calypso. $400: Rev. Leonard Prater, Outlaw's Bridge and B. F. Gradv. $230: I. J. Sandlin, Jr., Beulaville, $250; Mrs. Bert James, Chinouapln, $160; . Colon Holland, Kenansville, $450; ' Mrs. E. D. Wells. Jr.. Teachey. $75; L. M. Bostic, Potters Hill, $60. Don't wait for your district chair man to come to see you and soli cit -your donation. Get in touch with him or her right away and maKe'your donation so that it can be reported to the Executive Secre tary early. Your Dlstrlcf Chairman has much to do and it will be al most impossible for him or her to contact every one in their respect ive districts - go to see them -DON'T WAIT. No one knows when some misfortune might make it nec essary for them to call on-the Red Cross for aid. The American Red Cross is working somewhere every day for the betterment of those in distress. HELP ALL YOU CAN -GIVE GENEROUSLY. 1949 Spud Program month of June and $1.60 for July and August. In previous program, the support price has been based on an estab lishhed price for U.S. No. 1 grade potatoes, with certain lower grades supported at 50 of this price. The single support price for the 1949 potato- price-support program averages $1.80 per hundred weight for the season for all potatoes which qualify as ; U.S.- No: 2 grade 1 7-8 Inch minimum or better. This price, which is based on the Jan uary 1, 1949 parity price, is de signed to insure support at 60 of parity. The Secretary of Agriculture has announced a national potato acre age goal of 1,938,300 acres about 200,000; less than the 1948 acreage for this year. Under provisions of the Steagall Amendment, a war measure,, potatoes have been sup ported since 1942 -at 90 of parity. Old Penalties odd white persons, Including many helpless women and children. Nat' and several of his gang were cap tured and' promptly executed. It was believed that certain intelligent slaves of Duplin had been instruct ed to formulate plans for an insur rection in this section. A conspiracy was discovered and .a number of slaves were promptly arrested and tried in Superior Court before Judge John- R. Donnell, presitltag, and General, Stephen Miller, , who was. serving as Solicitor, for the State. .. a-,, . :'' Three of the six defendants on trial were found guilty and a triple hanging followed ' in , accordance with the judgment of the court. Colonel James ... Kenan Hill was then serving as sheriff. ., ...y',-.- : Burning at the Stake. During the year 1787 two slaves, Darby and Peter, belonging to Col onel William Taylor, formed a con spiracy to. murder (heir master and on the 13th day of March they brutally struck him in the head with an axe from which he died Immediately. They were promptly arrested and just two days later a special court was convened for their trial. Colonel James Rout ledge was the presiding Justice. Following full confession of the crime, the judgment of the court was substantially as follows: "As to Darby the court orders that he be immediately committed to jail un- J-der good guard and that on to morrow between the ..hours of one and four, in the afternoon be be taken out thence and tied to a stake on the courthouse lot and there be burned to death and to ashes and his ashes be scattered upon the ground and that the sher iff see this order executed. As to Peter, a boy about fourteen, having confessed that he was present and aided and assisted his brother In committing the murder," the court orders that on tomorrow between the hours of one and four he be taken out thence and tied to a post on the courthouse lot and there to tiave one half of each ear cut off and be branded on each cheek with the letter M. and receive one hiin-('"--1 It-Tips on -. ! 1 '' t " Wl SAMBYRD Here is what he looks like folks! The man who'is writing "The Du plin Story", Sam Byrd of Prospect Hill Plantation, S. C, a native son of Mount Olive, N. C. Sam will arrive in the county over the week end and will broad cast over the Wallace and Clinton radio station, WRRZ, 880 on your dial at three o'clock Sunday after noon. Be sure and listen to the man who is writing "The Duplin Storv' is going to play the leading role and do the directing. Remember the time3 P. M.; 880 on your Dial, P. M BEALER, JR. of Charlotte, Vice-President of A.4i P. Food Stores' Southern Mr. Bealer's elevation to a Vice- Presidency is in recognition of his outstanding work as head of the company's business in the Carolinas and his promotion is in keeping with the A&P's traditional policy of choosing it v top officials front among Company employees.' widespread interest and the burn ing was largely attended. Captain James Pearsall was then serving as sheriff. Needless to. .say, public hanging and burning at the. stake which we.re modes of capital punishment in those days whihle lesser puish ments were ear-cropping, chsek branding, whipping, etc., have now passed into history in our State. Report 1948-49 -Mr.'L. W. Outlaw, Seal Sale Chairman for the Dupli: TB Asso ciation Submits the following re port for the 1948-49 TB Seal Sale: Contributions from Whites $181 8 79; Negro $638.33; Total $2, 457.12. Less 20 sent to N. C. TB As sociation , $491.12. Bal. V $1,965.70. LesS cost of Seal Sale supplies $105.31; Net total balance $1,860.39 'Mr. Outlaw wishes to express h grateful appreciation to every one who contributed to this Fund, and especially to those who not only contributed but gave also of their time in soliciting this amount. He also states that even though oiu- goal was not met, tuberculosis con trol would go on in Duplin "accord ing to our means", and 'tis hoped that the worth of the program will be vividly brought before us.' . . , . : : : ; r Duplin Bill - A. bill o -mithorlzethe .Duplin County Board of Education to en ter into construction contracts of less than ' $100,000 with licensed contractors was introduced by Rep.4 Tf.'! W, Outlaw in the Iii-e KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL THEATRE, in Kenans ville. New, modern building whith held its big opening on February Side view of SERVlCIi MOTOR COMPANY which was constructed during the past year. This is one of Kenansville's newest enterpris es. DeSoto - Plymouth - Sales and r. Beulaville Livestock Market Now Open For Business Arthur Kennedy, well known Beulavjlle .JfeiChant and .farmer, has opened the Beulaville Live Stock Market, located on the Po ters Kill road just at the edge of Beulaville. The market is open on each week day except Satuiday. This market pays top market prices with no commission charged. At Capital Theatre 20,000 Feet A brother of Rev! J. G. Morrison, local pastor, was flying over on February 21st, at a height of son e 20,000 feet, and heard the program going on about our Capital Theatre, the opening program. He is a regular commercial pilot from New York to Miami, Fla. He -wrote; his brother that he gathered while flying over that a Mr. Quinn was the manager. A Mr. McGowen spoke., and he thought Prominent Undertaker Of Mt. Olive Dies Of Heart Attack Sunday Kirby Emerson Tyndall, 54, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Mount Olive at 1:15 Sun day morning! He was a funeral di rectdr there for 17 years, a steward of the Methodist Church, member of the Sudan Temple Shrine, mem ber of the Woodmen of the World, the chamber ofcommerce, and a past president of the Mount Olive Lions Club. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula Fisfoer Millard Tyndall; one son, William Dale of Mt. Olive; Ellis Maready Commits Suicide y Ellis Maready) age 58, committed suicide at 6:45 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 28, by shooting himself in the head with a shot gun aecordingto Coron er C. B. Sitterson. Mr. Maready was a resident of Cypress Creek Township and was a -veteran of World War L. It' is understood that he had threatened to take his life on several occasions since his wifo's death in June last year. He was a brother of George Maready wiio committed suicide on December 8th 1948. y ;,W Mr. Maready left a note saying that he had "made peace with his God. Goodbye to all." ; . , Funeral services and interment was held on Sunday, Feb. 27. li:-s i!::! m FRIDAY, 21. It is one of the best equipped and most modern theatres in the eastern part of the State. Service, owned and operated by Emmett Kelly and Elmore Bell. They also hav? an expert service department to service any make of car or truck. present Mr. Kennedy is only buy ing hogs. If you want top prices and quick sales, take your hogs to Beulaville Live Stock Market. The TIMES congratulates Mr. Kennedy upon his new enterprise. This section has long needed such a service. Is Heard In Air nearly everyone in Kenansville. He heard some high powered Hill Billy music, he s.id. I come over Kenans ville often but usually can't make out anything as I am around 20,000 feet up, and from that elevation you can't see much. The pilot. J. D. Morrison, pilots a Lockheed Constellation plane carrying 62 people. He makes rcpu lar trips between the two cities. two daughters. Mrs. C. A. Robinon of Mt. Olive, and Mrs. H. B. Will ford of Edenton; one brother. Her bert Tyndall of Trenton; one sister. Mrs. W. L. Dail, also of Trenton. Funeral services were held Mon day al 2:30 p.m. from the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home, conduct ed by his pastor, the Rev. A. L Chaplin, and interment was in the family plot, Maplewood Cemt-:ery. Kinslon. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Colon Holland Wednesday evening of list week for an outdoor weintr roast. Those who assisted with the Donkey Baseball game last fall were guests, together with the families of mem bers. A good time was had by all. The Club donated $100 on tie Kenan Memorial Auditorium. Attention Tobacco Farmers Don't delay preparing your tobac co barn for the 1949 curing season. A proper oil curing system is almost a guarantee of best curing results and of no fires, The Garner and Dall Company of Mt. Olive, both natives of Du plin County, have designed a curer that has proved to be one of the safest curers on the market. They have not lost a single' barn In the past two years. They are located on highway 117. Go by and see their (! -nion trntions or drop them a card .- 'If M' ry --'nt- t , .... MARCH 4th, 1949. One Dead, Ope Brpken Hip; Six Others In jured In Wreck A) Bowden Sunday Nile A Negro woman was fatally in jured and eight other people were hurt, two seriously, in an automo bile acoident near Bowden Sunday night. Sarah Dobson. 39. Rt. 1, Seven Springs, died at Goldsboro Hospital about an hour after the accident. Reported seriously injured were David Dobson. 39. Negro of Seven Springs, fractured left leg; and James E. Whitfield. 35. Negro of Rt. 2, Kenansville. Others injured were Mr. and Mis John Oliver Kirby nnd son, John Marcus Kirby. 10. Rt. 1, Pikevi'U-. Mrs. T. J. Merritt and two chil dren, Lois, 9. and Foy, 10, also Rt. 1. Pikeville. The children and Mrs. Merrnl received first aid at the hospits' and were discharged; the Kirbv? remained al the hospital for treat ment Tuesday. Investigating highway patrolmen said that the 1939 Packard, driv en by Dobson. and the 1946 Korrl. driven by Mr Kirby, met head-on on a curve. The cars crashed near Bear Creek about 8:30 Sunday night. The highway was slippery from Sunday "s day-long rain and vis!. in was obscured by misty weather. Highway PatroWien called to the scene were L. B. I.ane and L. M. Harton. both of Kenansville, and iii".""rt Fun- of Goldsboro. Ediioria! ADVERTISING The Incnnsistancy of man is . ailing, where is thy reason'.' We talk one way one day. talk :rv,:!i way another day, and act cxacIN in reverse the nexl day. Speaking as a newspaper m,-"i and referring to the report of Ih. House Finance Committee in Ral eigh last week on liquor advertis ing in Nortli Carolina. The story in Saturday's New; & Observer . . . quote "The House Committee 'on Finance reported without prejudice yesterday a bill to prohibit the ad vertising of alcoholic beverages in North Carolina. The bill would no', affect beer or wine signs in store; which would sell the beverage." Isn't that plain down right silly? Advertising is advertising, no mat ter how you do it. The newspap-.-rs have to make a living and their ;x istance is through the largest in dustry in the country. "Adver'is ing'. Advertising covers a lar ;e area of our economic system and probably a multitude of sins. The moral problem of any publication is the judgment of the publisher. If he wants to accept liquor, beer or wine advertisements, that is his own personal and business problem. If we are going to outlaw alcoholic advertising in one form and not all iw it in all forms, what have xe accomplished? If wc are going to allow dealers to place glittering signs on their buildings telling the public they can get it there: then what's the point in denying it to the newspapers? The law won't allow the Dup'ir. Times to advertise whiskey. If it did we would refuse to accept it. as we have said before. But. if legislation of this sort is passed, it is unfair to those newspapers who would accept it. The solution, in my opinion, is to outlaw all alcoholic beverage advertising. Reason: the type of advertising that is going on is the same type the tobacco indus tries are using, viz: Not to increase the amount consumed by t!ie indi vidual but to increase the numbec of consumers. ' There has always been-drinking even Christ turned water into wine, but to be fair to all we must trca! all alike. The Duplin Times wants all the advertising it can get, but our con science, if we have one, will not permit us to publish anything, story or ad that will encourage our ypunger folks, as well as the elders, to drink. We are not alone in this thought. North Carolina is full of newspap ers who would not accept such ad vertising if offered. Our thought is that alcohol t. advertising, by any means, should be outlawed nation wide, and let the individual judge his own con science. At the same time we do believe that liquor should be le gallzed. We favored outlawing the sale of wine and beer in Duplin. Out observations have been that the "lone wolf" filling station, in the edge of the woods; selling beer and wine attracts the younger fener ation, and not only develops whis key drinkers but a general moral degradation. Think it over folks. P.S. - You wllf find that many of the "lone wolf filling stations are blarVronrkets in tax paid whis ! v rr ; ? rt bootleg corn.'.' No. 9 PRESBYTERIAIf HOUR 1949 MID-WINTER SERIES presenting "TIME FOR DECISION for Christ as Partner In Business" r REV. WILLIAM H. McCOBILE ol Si. Louis, Mo. The Presbyterian Hour will fea ture as its next speaker the Rev. Dr. William H. McCorkle, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a native of South Carolina and w as educated at the Citidal Military College in Charleston. King College in Bristol. Tenn. conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Diviniiv. Dr. McCorkle had a dis tinguishing record as chaplain in World War II, and upon his return was called to his present pastorato. This broadcast may be heard over Station WPTF, Raliegh. on Sunday morning. S.M.T. Post No. 379 To Dedicate New Legion Home The S. M. T. Legion Post, No. 379. at Maxwell's Mill, will dedicate their new home on Saturday, March 12. beginning at three o'clock in the afternoon. A number of prominent speakers v.iK be on tne program. During the dedication there will 0e a picnic supper, to which the public is invited to come and bring well-filled baskets. OUTLAW OFFERS HISTORICAL PAPER "OUR YESTERDAYS" was the name of a weekly historical feature that appeared in this newspaper during the years 1937 and 1938, contributed by A. T. Outlaw, Reg ister of Deeds. local historian and genealogist. It was intended to stimulate interest in County his tory. Since then, from time to time, other historical stories have ap peared in local papers. And now, Outlaw's latest contri bution to Duplin's history Is a paper entitled "The Historical Background of Duplin County" and all interested persons should ask him for a copy of It There Is Be charge. Jefferson - Jackson Day Quota $250 DUPLIN COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Duplin's quota for the approach ing Jefferson-Day Dinner this year is $250. This will be a great Victory Celebration, because Duplin has a special right to celebrate in North Carolina since hardly any Other State in the nation stood up SO splendidly as North Carolina did for all the Democratic Candidates last November. Contact a few other in your com munity and get their contributions and forward to F. W. MeGowen, Chairman, together with yours within the next few days. We want to report early that our quota has been raised. To Publish Kenan Chapter UDC Book A year book giving minutes of meetings of the James Kenan chapter of the United daughters of the Confederacy will be made available to all members. ' v Announcement, was made Tues day that Mrs. James Kenan has given $50 for publication as a book of the mtnutesV The gift was un solicited. The James. Kenan chap ter is the oldest chapter in North Carolina and is locstcj in W -'
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