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VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN
tei;:;essee notables --
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By: A. T.
... The late O. J, Peterson, editor of
The State's . Voice published at
'; Dunn some yean ago, once refer
red to this State as a national seed
bed, ha vifvf in mind a number of
North Carolinians who distinguish
ed themselves In other States.
Among a large number of our ci
tizens who emigrated to what is
now the State of Tennessee, were
CoL Alexander Outlaw and Or.
William Dickson, sons of Duplin,
. whose names are prominently Iden
tified with the early history of that
State. It is an Interesting historical
fact that they were presiding offi
cers T tbe two branches of the
Tennessee General Assembly at the
same tlmeV years 1799-1800.
Col. Outlaw was a Revolutionary
officer and served under Col. James
Kenan in the Moore's Creek campaign,-
as a recruiting officer, and
as quartermaster of the Tenth
North Carolina regiment. During
the war he moved to Washington
County In the western part of Vir
ginia where he served as a militia
officer and fought with Colonel
Campbell's men in the battle of
King's Mountain. He then moved
to Greene County, North Carolina
now Tennessee); about the year 17
13, and received several grants fron)
the State of North Carolina for
large tracts of land for military ser
Vices. He was elected and serverl
the next year as a member, of the
K C. General Assembly at New
; Bern and Introduced a bill asking
for a new State in the western ter
ritory by the name of West Caroli
na. Puring the same year he was .v
member of the convention held at
. Jonesoro which led to the forma
tion of the State of Franklin la:e;
Tennessee) and, served that State
Mi Colonel of IwtlHiav Commisv
io&er 08egotlaleirtUi th Chero
. kee Ind&ns, andlas a County Court
Justice.- After the collapse of the
State of Franklin he was again a
, member of the N. C. General As
setnblv at Favetteville in the yean, I
- 1783 and 1789. " Also, he was a
member of the Constitutional Con -
U:rs&7 P. T. A. Gives Stye Show
I To Sponsor Summer Recreations
By: MRS. STACY BBITT
" T The Warsaw Home Economies
. Department of Warsaw High School
: assisted by their leader Mrs. Kath
leen Snyder, opened the March
meeting of the Warsaw PTA on
. Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock with
an elaborate Style Show, modeling
the latest spring style creations in
; costumes, ' accessories' and shoes
from the local merchants; namely
Williford'B Dept. Store, A. Brooks.
Kate, and Strickland Dept. Stores.
Mistress of ceremonies was Miss.
Stella Herring and between scenes
" the "Five Sporting Tones., Kay
Bundy. Bobby Porter, Joe West,
jGeorge Best and Tommy Rogers
presented selections, "Old Time Re
ligton," and Bones". Kay, Bundy,
, Joe West, George Best and Billy
; ' Wlggs gave an interpretation of
- rDown At The Station" and Tommy
. Jtogers sang as a solo, "Far Away
; Places" Concluding the entertain
ment Kay Bundy and Billy Wlggs
4 gave their interpretation of "Billy
Boy".' W,:;Ov ::.i tt.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved and the treasurer's report
" 'given. Mrs. J. N. Pelrce'S 7th grade
was presented a dollar for having
' lhe' most parents present. There
were 13. Mrs. Mr A. Smith, PresU
dent, commented on the good at
tendance of parents and teachen
'which goes into the making of a
'good PTA. 113 children were rep
"resented by their parents and 13
, teachers were present with ., only
?17 grade mothers: this was above
! the past month average." .
Mrs. F. 3, Baars reported that
Vresres was being made uv. the
irsaw Grammar School espec-
; u.:;y with the near completion , of
- a stage In the auditorium or hall
i and reported that progressive work
is being done by Mrs. Ben Bowden
" the recently hired putllc school
music teacher. The children are
farinated with the music ciasses
an 1 rromlse much advancement
I ,fs. a. S. Best, chairman of the
" Sonal Committee reported
t ; e committee recentb P
! before the Town Board and
; i .e Town would, provide the
-, now housing the cannery
'nose of a Youth Center
iff V'srsaw. However,
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OUTLAW
vejition held in Fayetteville. Nov
ember 21, 1789. Upon the admission
into the union of the new State f
Tennessee he served as a member
of the first Constitutional Conven
tion and represented Jefferson
County (formerly Greene) In ths
first General Assembly.
He was elected and served a
Speaker of the State during the
years 1799 and 1801. He then re
tired from active pursuits and la
ter moved to Cahaba in the terri
tory of Alabama where he died in
October, 1826, in the 88th year of
his age. Colonel Outlaw's wife was
Penelope Smith of Duplin County.
They had one son, Maj. Alexander
Smith Outlaw, and four daughters
who married well known men of
Tennessee to wit: Judge David
Campbell, U. S. Senator Joseph
Ander-.on, Colonel Joseph Hamil
ton, and Paul McDermott.
Dr. William Dickson attended the
old Grove Academy near Kenans
ville, studied medicine in New
York, and began practice of his
profession in his native County. He
Moved to Tennessee and continued
the practice of medicine in Nash
ville Until elected a member of the
State House Of Representatives in
i799-1800 and served as Speaker
of that body when only 29 years of
age. He wts then elected and served
)as a member of the U. S. Congress
from March 4, 1801 to March J
1807 when he returned to Nashville,
practiced medicine and served as
a trustee of the University. Dr.
Dickson died February 18, 1818, in
the 46th year of his age. His wife a
maiden name (according to a news
paper clipping) was Polly Gray,
daughter of Major Gray, of Frank
lin bounty, North Carolina. Their
children; werevCorneHS-Ann," In
diana1 asdFlorida Dickson. '.'
' ; From Dr. Dickson's family name
has come a long line of distinguish
ed soldier , legislators, statesmen,
clergymen, etc., comparable per
haps to that of any family in the
'South,
1
ing tbe summer months for a play
ground director, supervising the
children from 9 to 12 and from 1
to 6 o'clock daily. The PTA must
restore all old equipment and pro
vide necessary replacements. Mr .
Best also presented "Recommenda
tions of the Committee" regarding
the purpose, use and upkeep of the
Youth Center, wWch will indeed
be an asset to the town of Warsaw.
These recommendations were duly
accepted., by the PTA. And it is
hoped that the Youth center wu
be ready for operation Immediately
following the closing of school.
The annual pre-school clinic will
be held in Warsaw on April 8 at
the' Grammar School and all- pa
trons are urged to have their school,
children there forv a check-up
which Is demanded before a chlhld
can enter the first grade. -
Mrs. a L. Carlton, chairman of
the Nominating Committee submit
ted the following nominees for the
elective office in the PTA for the
year 1949-1P50; President, Mrs.. H.
R. Hipp; Vice President, Mrs. G.
A. Phillips; and Secretary-Treasurer,
Mrj. L. S. Whittle. These were
unamlnously "elected. i '? a ;i
A' regular meeting will be held
the third Tuesday in April at which
time officers will be installed and
an Interesting program will be pre
sented by the Program Committee.
Drive Still lagging
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Potter1 Hill is. the first commun
ity in the county to go over, the
top on their Red Cross Fund drive.
This is the second year in success
ion: that this has happened. Their
quota was increased to $60 this
year and they raised $61.50. Mr.
U M. Bostlc of Pink Hill, RFD, was
chfeirman of the. district.; " 4 v
Reports from other parts of the
county are still incomplete. Only
$475.57 has been reported. The
county quota is $15"3. All districts
are urged to re""'"t.
New Plymouth on
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"... i,iuiiIIi'k new special deluxe four-door sedan (above). Throughout the new Plymouth line beautifully
iiiin .1 bodies are lower and narrower, seals are wider and headroom greater. At the same time overall
:. ...in. usii.ns are reduced, but wliecjba.se has been len'lliend lo 118 indies and (lass area ie increased.
,. ..wer ix raised to 97. Although fenders. flow giaceully into the body they are detachable for ease la repair.
SHOW K'EV PLYMOUTH AUTO HERE AND
III WARSAW FRIDAY, MARCH I8fr
The new line of Plymouth auto
mobiles, with outstanding mechani
cal Improvements and up-to-the-minute
styling, make their appear
ance in dealer showrooms here and
throughout the United States Fri
day, Messrs, Kelly and Bell, of
Service Motor Company in Kenans-
ville and Mr. Milton West of Dupun
Motors m Warsaw annowiced today.
Completely redesigned and
streamlined, the new Plymouth con
tains a 97 horse power engine
which is smoother, livelier, and
more economical. Other changes
make notable contributions to beau
ty, safety, and passenger comfort.
Wbeelbase has been increased
for a better ride and more road
stability but at the same time the
over-all length has 1een reduced
for ease of handling. Although
lower and narrower, the new bodies
provide greater interior room for
passengers. The car's appearance
reflects" a complete change from
last year's models. The Plymouths
may be seen at Service Motor ca.
in Kenansville and Duplin Motors
in Warsaw.
Designers have achieved a "com
mon sense" streamlining in whlcn
ease of handling, safety and com
fort have received strong consider-
ation. Fenders which blend per-
fectly into body lines are never
theless separate and detachable,
thus avoiding sheet metal masses
so costly to repair and replace. '
Increased visibility, is provide.!
in the windshield which is 37
larger and the rear window which is
35.; larger. Windshield wipers
clear 61.5 greater area.
. Sedan seats are wider and deeo
er, both in front and rear. The
width of both cushions has been
increased (5 inches in front, 6 in
ches in rear - front seat width 56
Inches, rear seat width 57 inches'
with panels and arm rests so loca
ted as to take maximum advantat
of the interior space. Rear seat
room In the Club Coupe has been
Increased to the equivalent of the
Sedan. There is more head and leg
room in the Sedan rear seat.
The new Plymouth line includes
nine distinct automobiles. Theie
are four special deluxe and two de
luxe types on a 118 inch wheelbase,
one inch longer than last year's
In addition. Plymouth will build
three-deluxe models en brand new
llr inch wheelbase. This, wheel-base-group
consists of a two-dooi
sedan, a three-passenger coupe, and
a new body type, the Surburban,
; Available on the 118 inch wheel
base will be 4 club coupe and. a
four-door sedan m the deluxe se
ries, while the special deluxe group
will Include both the club coupe
and four-door .sedan in addition to
the convertible club coupe and the
station wagon. v V ' 1 ' :
Engine performance and efficien
cy has been improved with a new
design cylinder head which in
creases compression ratio to ? to 1
A new chrome plated compression
piston ring reduces cylinder wear
and provides greater protection
during the break-in period. There
are improved oil rings for greater
oil economy, while a newly-designed
intake manifold Induces quicker
smother engine warm-upland pro
" -s f ilter response to throttle
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
axles. Another contribution toward
smooth riding qualities is the nd
dltloin of diagonally-mounted shock
absorbers at the rear of the car,
greater rebound control in the front
shock absorbers, and the newly de
signed rubber limit bumpers. The
new shock absorbers also allow
greater road clearance and reduce
sldesway: ' r- j; .
Interior design of the Plymouth
provides many driver and passen
ger comforts and conveniences.
Sedans have the rear door hinged
from the center post for easy en
trance and exit. The seats, front
and rear, have a three-pillow cush
ion while seat backs have a full
pillow on each side and three
vertical pipes In the center. Imi
tation leather kick pads are car
ried around the seat bases and on
the door base. New, more rugged
window regulators close or open
windows with half the number of
turns formerly required. Instru
ment panels with a new grain fin
ish have been redesigned and re
located for ease in reading gauges.
The glove box latch has been im
proved for more easy opening. A
new, easily operated vent windov
lock has been designed to reduce
theft of articles from parked cars,
and the ignition cable has been
heailvy armored from the ignition
switch thhrough to tbe engine com.
partment as a safeguard agai-ist
car theft,
A new automatic electric clock,
of ' the same type used on other
Chrysler Corporation cars, has been
added. Among the outstanding in
novations is the combination igni
tion and starter switch which com
pletely eliminates "the starter but
ton. The car starts by turning the
'gnltion key slightly beyond the
"ignition on" position. When re
leased, the key automatically re
turns to "Ignition on" position. The
device is not only a driver conven
ience, but makes is impossible for
children, to move cars which are
parked and left in gear by acci
dentally pushing the starter button.
' , A new fresh air car heater, which
steps up defrosting and more read
ily removes window fog, is avail
able in three models. Located um'er
the hood,' the new heater operates
quietly and Is easily installed. I:
may be used In warm weather as a
fresh air, circulator.
.New seat cushion construction
allows the addition of extra spring
coils to reduce the softness of the
cushion and to provide greater
support, if needed.
' There are numerous improve
ments in the new Plymouth's elec
trical and lighting system. Head
lights equipped with a bull's-eye
lense In. the center of tbe sealed
beam lens provide substantially in
creased light outpdt. Plastic lenses
have been installed in the stop, tail,
and parking lights. The lenses are
more resistant to breakage,, and
provide better . sealing at points
ivhere dtist and dirt, mlirht enter
A njtur j1nou1 flriMilt hrMlrAi - In. V
terchangable with those used on
otbfcr . Chrysler Corporation cars,
eliminates the need for replacing
lighting system fuses. -. ;
:, The addition of a 10,000 ohm sup
pressor permits the use of a larger
Initial spark plug fp, resulting in
Imniw' l i ::in! i I low f 0
FRIDAY, MARCH 18th, 1949
Display
replaced with rotary-action, dust
proof switches, and a new magnetic-
type fuel gauge gives immediate
reading when the ignition switch
is turned on.
PRESBYTER! WW
1949 MID-WINTER SERIES
presenting
"TIME FOR DECISION
tor the
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Following its policy of presenting
from time to time the voices of
younger ministers of the Church,
the Presbyterian Hour will have
as its next speaker the Rev. Ken
neth G. Phifer of Bock Hill, S. C.
You may hear this broadcast on
Sunday, March 20, at 8:30 a.m. over
Radio Station WPTF, Raleigh.
Engineers Plan For
Ladies Night
When members ot the Cape
Fear Engineers Club held their last
business and supper meeting in
VVhiteville at Bennets Bar-B-Q,
President Sam Wilson appointed
commlmttees for the planning for
the Club's annual Ladies Night, to
be held at Breeces Banquet Hall
in Fayettevllle on Friday, March
IB. These committees have been
hard at work, trying to make thH
the most successful Ladies Night
in the history of the club which
is now approaching its 4th birth
day.
Genial Withers Davis of Clinton
is chairman for the party and din
ner which Is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
with the general get-to-gether one
hour earlier,
Sub-committees and members
working on the party are: Decora
tions and Seating - W. W. CroweU,
Frank Porter, L. C. Kerr, Jr. and
C. E. Brown; Favors - Blount
Whiteside, S. T. Robinson and Lew
Page; Program - L. C. Kerr, Sr., J.
F. Devaney, and G. A. Rosa; Re
freshments Turner Might and J.
W. Upton. E. C. Tyndall. J. A. Jen
kins, and W. M. Ingram are pro
gram members from Dupun.
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Prominent Warsaw Merchant Dies
Funeral For Norwood West Friday.
J. Norwood West, 49. prominent
auto dealer, died in James Walker
Hospital in Wilmington Wednesday
night at 12:30 of a heart ailmcrt
Mr. West has been suffering witli
the affliction lor more than two
years.
The deceased comes irom one of
Duplin's most prominent families
and was very popular in Warsaw
and over the county.
Funeral services will be held
from the home in Warsaw Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock with inte
ment in Plnecrest Cemetery. Funer
al rites will be conducted by Rev
Civic Club Of Beulaville
To Sponsor Baseball Team
By: JOHN SIKF.S
Tip: Just in case any of you a'.l
want to keep your fingers on tlr
progressive pulse of this neck oi
the woods, which neck. etc.. in
cludes all of Southeastern North
Carolina, it'd be a good idea if yon
paid a isit to Beulaville. That's
the place Grady Mercer quotes a
spellbinder as 6aying it's half-way
between Purgatory and Hell's
Swamp.
The Beulavillians are going
strong with a civic club which alms
to do things besides call each other
by their first names. Right now
a'tn u v,nn nintnn and
I Roy Howe, Burgaw, and Represen
tative Louis Outlaw, Seven Springs,
know they're square behind
Governor's "Go-Forward" program
And they don't want any dillydallying.
Agricultural Commissioner L. Y.
Balfentine To Speak In Wallace
By: ELLIS VESTAL
Hon." L. Y. Ballentine, State Com
missioner of Agriculture, will be
speaker at the Wallace High School
Auditorium on Thursday night,
March 24, at 3 o'clock. This meeting
j sponsored by the Duplin County
Farm Bureau and will be of spec
ial Interest to every farmer and
businessman in the county.
Commissioner Ballentine is well
acquainted w.t:i the agricultural
Notice: Business Womens Club
The Duplin County Business and
Professional Women's Club will
meet on Monday night. March 21,
Members of the club are invited
to Clinton on Sunday, March 27th
for a special meeting and a lunch
Grandfather 01 Private Hargrove
Dies; Result Of Automobile Accident
O. E. Hargrove, 78, Faison died
Tuesday morning in the Goldsbore
Hospital after being injured in in
automobile wreck tt Calypso Sun
day night. He is the grandfather 01
Marion Hargrove, noted North
Carolina author, formerly of Mount
Olive.
Hargrove was a passenger in a j
car driven by John Wesley r.yrd.
44, of Rt. 2, Faison. i neir car co -
lided with a panel truck owned by
L. E. Garris Funeral Home of Mt
Olive. The drivw was Sankie Royal.
Negro, of Mt. Olive.
The wreck occurred when Byrd
entered U. S. Highway 117 from a
side road at the south end of the
overhead bridge outside of Calyp
so, according to State Highway Pa-
E. Stephens, announced that he j - would unquestionably be our ne'.t
would not be a candidate to sue- mayor and that Mr. Joe Quinn
ceed himself at the next election, 1 would replace him on the Board of
Dame Rumor has entered the field ' Alderman. Quite naturally I grab-
of city politics with a vengeance bed for a pencil and a sheet of pa
Speculation as to who would run, per and dashed over to the drug
store where Mr. Brinson does busi
who should run and who shouldn't ness f0r an interview. Mr. Brinson
run has been the subject of con-1 acnied very modestly that he was
versation at the "Talking Posts' i a candidate, but he didn't say "pos
- (a talking post is wherever two uively" and theJmpression left was ,
or more people meet and start the ,nat he would most likely accept
conservations! ball rolling). The
' Big Wigs" and the lesser polili
cos seem to have agreed on the
next mayor and a change in the
ranks of the City Fathers. This
wrlter was called on the phone yes-
tcrday and given a tip that Mr.
Amu Q Trlnson - at present
i i ' fie runrd of Aldermen
No. 18
Ft L- Crossno. Methodist minister
and the tormcr pastor. Hcv. A. M.
Williams.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Anna Pollock of Savannnh,
Ga - his parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1.
J West of Warsaw: two daughter
Helen and Anne of Warsaw; fcur
son James Norwood. Jr., Walter
P. Jerry, and Ronald of Warsaw:
the following brothers. J. Milton
ilobert L... Henry D.. all of Warsaw,
Herbert J. ot Dallas Texas; the fol
lowing sisters. Mesdames W. E
Taylor, Q. J. Sutton and S. W.
Marrincr, all of Warsaw.
Among other things, the club has
just voted to sponsor a Beulavil.'?
!;seball team, after a mingling of
ii'in-ici at c discussion including the
lollowitn' statement by a member
whose name 1 didn't catch. "There
ain't no use building a fence around
the ball park this year. J. D. Sand
iin furnished a fence for up hut
some of the folks pulled all tht
palings to burn for wash-wood."
Anyway, the civic fellows voted
unanimously to back the team and
are laying $5 bills down on the
home-plate to finance it. W. F.
Miller, president of the club, has
named Gordon Muldrow and Larry
Bostic to look after such matters s
"keeping the folks from using the
fence for washwood, the players
from going off fishing on game days
and ways and means of lettimj
snmebodj else on the bottom."
problems of this section and the
?arn. Bureau is fo. lunate to se
cure him for this meeting.
Brief reports of the State and
National Farm Bureau Convention
will be given by delegates present,
thus giving everyone a better un
derstanding of how a farm legisla
tion policies are formulated. Don't
forget the date - March 24, at 3
p. m.
eon at the Rufus King Hotel. A dis
trict officer will speak at this meet
ing. Plates will be $1.70 each. A i
members interested in attending
this meeting, please notify Mrs. R.
L. West, Box 175. Warsaw, N. C.
tioiman F.aii W Whitaker. Byrd
turned south after leaving the
sideroad and crashed head-on into
the truck which was headed north.
GaUin Wcstbrook, Negro of Mt.
Olive, was riding with Royal and
suffered lacerations of the eyes and
a" possible skull fracture. His con
dition Tuesday night was reported
critical and little hope was held for
reeover.
,
I Byrd is still in the hospital with
! laceration of skull. Royal, driver of
the truck, was uninjured. Patrol
man Whitaker said that Byrd is
charged with drunken driving.
Mrs. O. E. Hargrove and family
have been notified. Atwood Har
grove of Baltimore has also been
called.
tlie ardous task if the people want
ed him. Mr. Qulnn would most lute-
ly have denied any Intention of seek
ing election to the Board of Alder-,
men hack he been available for
i questioning However, the seieo
ion of these two r " conuus
young men could ' improvea
upon and we pred . uming
office Immedlaf' . ov.
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