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VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, APRIL 15th, 1949
No. 16
Are Showered
Friends Come
To Rescue
. . Eighteen sheets, as many pillow
esses, five wool blankets, a country
, hams, homemade canned goods,
, linens, and home utensils were
,' Just part of the approximately 100
gifU showered on the J. L. Sum
merlin family of Rosewood, new
p Goldsboro Thursday night of last
, week
A community shower for the
family whose home recently burn
,, ed, with nothing saved, was held
'"at the Rosewood Home Ec cotta
by the good-hearted people of the
community. Mrs. H. L. Hooks, in
telling of the affair, said that therr
'were 'no. certlan persons acting as
hosts' for the affair, it was every
.; body. Refreshments were served
to between 75 and 100 persons ai-
tending the shower.
The Summerlins are residing
temporarily in a small house ;i i
the lot of the H. L. Hooks residence,
the old homeplace of the Craw-
ford family. The gifts are on dis
play there.
J. L., better known around here
as "Jack" Summerlin is the son f
-B. p.' Summerlin of Summerlin's
- Crossroads. He recently moved io
Goldsboro,'
When his. home caught fire Mrs.
Faiien McGowen, accompanied by
- Jimmy Johnson and other youngs
ters f of Kenansville were passing
and were the first to get there. No
one w83 home and the fire had got
ten so well under way that It was
too, late to save any of the furni
ture. Wallace Using
!pray
A DDT .spraying prc-grani began
In Wallace April 15. One hundred
and 50 gallons of DDT solution
have been delivered by the, Stats
Health Department for spraying
places which might breed flies and
increase a possible polio menace,
said J. H. Butler, superintendent
of streets. Wallace has a garbage
collection once a week, said Mr.
Butler.' Plans are being made for
a collection twice a week.
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Local Students Visit
1 : Camp LeJeune
' A group of 25 freshmen from Ke
narsville high school enjoyed a
guide4. tour of Camp, Lejeune and
were served lunch a't the hostess
house at Hadnot Point last Friday,
.The group was under the super
vision jot the Rev. A. D. Wood,
civics teacher at the school.
-William Kohl, public relations
officer at the base, conducted the
'students on the tour. They saw
the aialeas, the Cathblic and prot
estant Chapels, Wallace Creek boat
house and Marston pavilion, among
other points of interest.
0. F;
Dies In Beulaville
" Owen Franklin Kennedy, )S6, died
early Friday morning , of last week
(it his home near Beulaville- after
' a short illness and several years of
declining health. ' .rV
Funeral services were held the
following Sunday afternooti at 3
o'clock at the home. Burial was lr.
the Kennedy family cemetery near
the home. t . : .,
He is survived by his wife the
iormer Sarah.Bishopof the home
community: five sons, Ivey and
Robert C, both of Beulaville, John-J
nie of Deep Run, Hampton of Mt.
Olive and Chancey of Faison; three
daughters, Mrs. Mattte Home and
Mrs Laura Edwards both of Beula
ville and Mrs. J. C. Craft ot Ppr
rine, FU; forty-two grandchildren
and a number of great grandchild
ren; and one half brother, R. W.
Kennedy of Beulaville. 4
1 ,,;.,': UC
Mrs. Audrey Alphln Butler - ylU
esent her Rhythm Class Spring
evue at B F. Grady on Friday
'it, April 29 at 8 o'clock irt the
hii. C ute an elaborate pro
i rrnn"d an l
I . JmM if -Ira
In Washington, D. C, Mrs. Adolphus Wilkerson Wells, 88, a Duplin native and
charter member, cuts the 20th anniversary cake of the Asha Faison Colwell Williams
Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, named for her mother.
Children of the Charles M. Stcdman Chapter entertained include two of her grand
sons, Livingston Vann, III, (back row, left), and Kenneth Mann, 11, (bark, right).
"Miss Sudierr Wells, Native Of Duplin
8ff Years Young, Likes To Remember
Duplin; Maybe Shell Come In Sept. '
By: BESSIE F. JOHNSON
1460 Eculid 8th. N. W.
Washington, D. C.
. The above picture, featuring Mrs.
Adolphus Wilkerson Wells, 88, for
mer Duplin native, appeared rsr
eantiyln Tia Dtenfik4kafsT. Wash
ington, D. C. daily: Over fifty years
ago Mrs. Wells and ber late hus
band, "Miss Sudie" and "Mr. Dock",
were outstanding .characters in tnc
life of the Qak Plain Community
near Rose Hill and Magnolia.
Staunch supporters of .Oak Plain
Presbyterian Church where Mr.
Wells was an elder, the family made
special preparations for the month
ly preaching services and then on
Sunday rode from the home in a
buggy down throngh the lane of
pecan trees planted by Mrs. Wells
and then on out to the road toward
the church. i , ' .'
The Wells family moved to Wash
ington in 1895, joining Mr. Wells
who ' had accepted a government
position in the capital in 1893. Re
taining the Duplin homestead! they
returned often to , supervise the
farming, until the time of World
War I when they sold the house
and farm. They kept contacts with
old friends until recent war years.
Mr. Wells died in 1935 and is bur
ied in Oak Plain Cemetery.
Reared , in Rockfish .. township
near Wallace, Mrs. Wells' 'is one of
eleven children of the late David
Henry Williams xnd Asha Faison
Colwell Williams. "My mother had
three sisters and she named me for
all of them"; Mts. Wells explains.
She was educated by private tea
chers and In the community schools,
afterward teaching in one Of these
schools. ,
A successful mother and devoted
church member( she, has found time
in her busy life to develop original
hobbies and assist worthy 'organi
zations. She is a member of Central
Presbyterian Church, which is the
church of the late President Wilson,
On her sixty-second wedding annl
versary, January 23, she was in her
place t Sunday School and church
as - usual. .-.J '.'.' O.vf i $
She is a . charter member, past
President and present historian of
the Asha Faison Colwell' Williams
Chanter of the U.,D. C, organized
by, her sister, Mrs. Charles Fisher
Taylor', and named in honor of their
mother: charter member of the
David Williams Chapter" of the D.
A.iR in Goldsboro, N. C . named
for her great-grandfather; charter
member inFlorida and later in
Washington ot the Colonial Dames
of the XVll . Century: past" State
President of the North, Carolina
Society of tha Daughters of 1812.
She received, the historical medal
for her work in the U. D. C. Ohapter
and frequents 'is the recipient of
honors In the other societies. She
has served US directress; f the
Children of the. Confederacy- in
Washington.-:; '4.vvv&-''; J
As a letter writer she U most
unusual, her recent 'collection of
souvenirs Including' notes- from
the late President Koo-; rrlt, Presi
dent Truman ami T,;r T' -'"arft
Wells had a bip family connection
and so do I: I mailed two letters
and five cards this morning - - the
postman thinks It's wonderful", she
said a few days rago.
i Painstakingly she has collected
Valuable genealogical" data on her
family history. She has her genea
logical scrapbook as well as her
scrapbooks on the church and pat
riotic organizations.
A child of the sixties, she vividly
recollects1 the time the Yankee?
went through Duplin. There was tilt
Yankee with the lighted torch,
threatening to burn the home and
asking for money. "Ma, give him
the gold piece that grandpa gave
me", ventured one scared child.
The heart of the Yankee was touch
ed and he relented. This incident
Mrs. Wells related to the children
in the Washington, D. C. picture.
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
Wells, six splendid daughters, are
Mrs. Swift Boykin, New: York Ciiy,
Mrs. Enoch Vann, Mrs. Livingston
Vann, Jr., Mrs. Robert Johnson
Swingle and Mrs. William McSpar
ran, Washington, D. C, and Mrs.
Omar Bailey Buchonnan, Wilkin"
burg, Pa. She has thirteen. grand
children and six great grandchild
ren. She lives with her daughter
and son-m-lr.w, Mr. and Mrs. Swin
gle, but is often on extended visits
in the homes of her other daughters
and sons-in-law.
Two of her sisters are living, Mrs.
Thomas Preston Johnson. Thomas
ville, Ga., and Mrs. Charles Fisher
Taylor, Seattle. Washington. One
sister. Mrs. Goodwin . hiiswonn.
died last year in Washington at .the
age of 91.
"How I would -like to be down
there for the big Duplin celebra
tion", she says in reference to the
forthcoming county pageant. TI.e
history of her family is interwoven
with that of Duplin.
Mrs. Wells is from a "family of
hunters. "My father killed forty
nine deer and thought he had kil
led the fiftieth but it got. away in
the river and never was caught',
she tells. Her early environment
in Duplin may have contributed
to her happy philosophy and Ipng
years. Hints of old ways and graces
are caucht as, with shining eyes
and e,irnc?t face, 'she recites "To
Forp'v nd Forget", verses she
learned :n hr Duplin girlhood:
.'The fondest, the purest
;Th t "tie -t that met
- Have esch found a reason
To forgive and forget.
"Oh then, the fond hopes we
in
in liissW Fat Stock
fcv! V.'U. REYNOLDS ' V"
r. i Assistant County Arent
Victor Taylor of Faison, 4-H Club
membor won 2nd place in the Kin
ston Fat Stock Show with his 1022
j nil An"'is Steer. ,
. ' i 4 Club meii-
Grady Principal Heads District Assn.
One of our local principals. H.
M. Wells of the B. F. Grady Sehoc.
was signally honored when he was
elected president of the district
Principals Association of North
Carolina. Mr. Wells receiovt this
honor in Asheville on April 8 dur
ing the annual convention of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion. The North Carolina Oistt Prin
cipals Association has ifie than
1000 members and is composed of
District Principals. This includes
Calypso Negro Held
TOBACCO
A Duplin coroners inquest Tues
day of last week recommended that
Nathan Williams Negro of Calyp
so, be held without bond on the
charge of murder of his wife, Lucy.
The jurors heard that Lucy Wil
liams "came to her death by a sin t
gun blast in the hands of Nathan
Williams and recommended that lu
be held without bond for grand
jury investigation."
Red Cross Fund Drive Still Lagging
The Duplin Chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross reports that ti e
Red Cross Fund Drive is still lag
ging. They are anxious to get ail
leports in by April 13 nnci urge
each chairman to get his report in
to the Secretary not later than
Friday. The Duplin County quota
is $4483 and to date only 511 T14
has been reported.
Reports by districts ara as fol
lows: Bowden, $10.00;
Beulaville, $18.00;
B. F. Grady and Outlaw's Bridge.
$161.29; ,
Chinquapin, $64.00:
Kenansville, $260.05;
Magnolia, $50.00;
Potter's Hill, $61.5?
Pose Hill, $297.28;
Teachey, $61.00;
Wallace, $600.00;
Warsaw, $232.00;
, Calypso, No report.
TOTAL, $1817.14.
Potter's HilL is the only com
munity that has raised its quota.
cherish
, Never let them decay;
But let us love one another
As lone as we stay."
(Ed Note: I'll bet she can sing the
old song, "Sweet Kitty Wells." JRG)
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Show Last Week
two steers each; and -Kenneth Tay
lor of Warsaw with one steer.
Lenoir and Jones Counties En
tered 6 steers each, Craven 3, and
Onslaw' and Green 1 each. " ' , :
The Grand Champion steer was
a 1?10 pound Angus shown by Fred
LEGISLATION
Bills introduced by Dutlnw fn m
Mar. 17 through April 7:
HB 920
Mar. 7. (Wallace Liquor Stores)
Apr. !. reported- favorably as am
mended by House Committee; Apr.
8. postponed in House to Apr. 12.
HB 10G5
'Warsaw Liquor Stores)
Same as above:
HB 10fl
(Kenansville Liquor Stores'
Suine as above:
HB 1081
Faison Liquor Scores'
Same as above:
HB 1235
Air. 7 - To ammend Chapter 174
of the Private Laws of 1905 so a;
to provide a two-year term of office
for the mayor and commissioner i
of the Town of Magnolia. (As VUo
indicates; present term is one ycar.i
To Counties and Towns.
Infant Dies
Rebecca Kay Powell, three -day
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,I;m
iii ir Powell of the Snow Hill st'e
liui. of Duplin county, d'od in a
!insto:i hospital Friday niht of
last w.tk. Kunei'al ' e: vices o ere
held at ? p.m. Saturday from tli.'
"raveside in I lie family cem"!er .
She is smvived by her p.ircnts.
all white principals of the Stale ex
cepl a few in our larger cities.
This is a great honor to Mr. Wells
and Duplin County, and we believe
the first time in recent years that
one of our foiks lias been so honor
ed by a statewide educational orga
nization. Others attending the State Con
vention were O. P. Johnson, and 1
P. Harmon. Mr. Harmon is presi
dent of the Southeastern District
of the North Carolina Education
Association.
Here Without Bond
MOSAIC
Williams wa ; 'irrested follow;"?
the shoo'im; Saturday morning in
Calypso In Deputy Sheriff Murray
Byrd. The unman died in the Gold -boro
Hospital Monday.
Coroner ('. B. Sitterson. presid
ed over the inquest. The jurors
were: liarold J. Jones, E. J. John
son. Woodrow Brinson, Cecil A.
Bostic. Earl Hardy and G. Pov.el.
Husbandry Specialist with Slate
College Extension Service, said
lliai the decision between the Tay
lor and Albritton steers was difii
cu'l. Taylor's calf was better type
out Albritton s had hettcr mini
and won first place.
The 24 steers sold for an average
of $31.08 per hundred pounds. Ray.
Victor and Julia Taylor compeicdJ
in the Couniy Group of 5 fat stecs
with their five best calves and won
over Jones and Lenoir Counties,
PASTURE JUDGINC CONTEST
Members- of the veterans farm
tranirig class at Calypso, held their
pasture Judging contest Monday
ernoon. In I he picture above the
-i:i t ' j,'! ee on 1' e
mxi-mmm it mmammmti.
Rev. J. G. Morrison
4 J 4f W'.:li 'A,
I' .pss J , .f, ,
Pictnie above K the Presbyterian Church Building in Ronceverte,
West Vii'Kinia to .vhi-h Rev. J. C;. Morrison, has been called as full
time pas'iir. liel'oi i aeeeptin? this pastorate Rev. Morrison was pastor
I of Grove I'le.hyf, rsn C hurch here
By: L. A.
i. (5. Mi.rri-a.:
i Mori .son. ;.n i
Morrison. .! .
arcoiii-:!ii!ed
no'.htv Mr ,
kenansville to.
vl'.CiV
On April
with his wifi
i wo '( lii'ih i i
tn.d A :. -by
Mr-, il
Daisy C .; ,
Hu'i -evi . .
lie lU's m- r;
pastor ' la
there. Ii.-ii.n
of 5.000. .ei .
Mr. IMnn-
''ii d a r;;!l a' foil tii.'.e '
iV'i lerian Church
vt no has a population !
or I. eld and a hu-pif-l
on is a cry file Blea
cher, an eniioisi.'istie sporlsinai.
and an aviator o, rare ?kiH. having
received his pilots license recently.
Me came to Kenansville about eirn,h!
years ago, and m his second year
obtained a leave of absence, and
volunteered -i Chaplain in ''orai
War 11. .Mill the rank of Se-oed
Lieutenant. He was transferred i
Sandwich Islands, and tiie.i to
Philippines and to Jipan. having,
officiated at the burial of more. .
tlian 2,000 of our bnv- who yee
their lives, a sacrifice to ih.. la;
ncse. He then came h to K;-
Duplin To Be Represented At N. C.
Tuberculosis Meeting April 18-19
Mrs. Gordon Korneg v . ICxece.
tive Secretary of the Duplin County
Tuberculosis Asmici.i1 .on. wishes to
remind those mtore-le.l in tuber
culosis control lli.it ll'e Annual
Meeting of f-io North Carolina Tli
Association will be held in Wmston
Salem this year on April 18-19 at
the Hubert E. Lee Hotel. 'Tis hoped
that Duplin County will be weH
represented at this meeting.
Some of the out-standing authori
ties on TB. its diagnosis, treatment
and control, on the program wi'l
be: Dr. Kirby S. Howletl. Jr.. As
he ooiy oi'wT caunties having live
"i- note 'lives. These five winning
calves were purchased last summer
from Dr. Paul Whitakers of Kins
ton. Three hundred and sixteen fat
hogs were in the show and sale.
107 of these were exhibits by 4-H
ana F. F. A. members and the
others by adults. Kenneth Taylor
of Warsaw and Jim Parker. F. F. A
member of B. F. Grady entered
' pastore of Ed Joyner of Mt. OIW'
Kneeling, left to right are, County
Agents Lacy Weks of Duplin Court
ty, E. J. Morgan, Sampson County,
and C. S, Mint. Wayne County,
and Mr. Joyner; stooping is Instruct
Accepts Call To W. Va
in Kenansville.
UEASLEY
i iiu. ; hes. Grove Church, the oldest
j ;rc .bvieml church in the s'.ate.
.hkI llalisville, where he has rear
ed an enduring monument by his
uork. He comes of the finest an
o:ry in the rtate. his great grand
..il.ier being Rev. James Morrison,
first President of Davidson Col
lege, of which Mr Morrison is a
grduate, and a direct descendent
of General Joseph Graham
Mecklenl 'irg County,, distinguished
general of Revolutionary fame. A
great aunt of his married General
Stonewall Jackson. His father is
County Agent &1 Cleveland County,
.North Carolina and is said to be thf
be-l in the state.
iiev. Morrison was held in universal
esteem by 'he people of the county.
;ert v .;i he an addition to the town '"
'o v, iiich he has gone. ,
i; 'me-, erte is in the midsf aff
trie AHcghcnies. ten miles south of
WhPe Sulphur Springs W. Va.
We miss them.
sistant Superintendent of Connecti
cut State Hospital; Dr. Herbert R.
Edwards of the New York TB and
Health Association: Drs. David T.
Smith and Elijah E, Menelee. both
members of the Duke University
School of Medicine staff: Drs. H.
S. Willis and J. S. Hiatt of the IN
C. T. B. Sanatorium: Drs. J. W R.
N'.irton and William A. Smith of
the X. C. Stale Board of Health; Mr
Frank Webster. Executive Secre
tary of the N. C. T. B. Associat'on
and several County Executive Sec
retaries, pigs from Duplin County. Jim's
two individual pigs placed 4th aiij
5th and his pen of 3 pigs placed
seventh.
The Grand Champion pig was i
288 pound poland china shown by
J. C. Tomlinson of Wilson County
and was bought by Kingan & Co.
for 80 cents per pound. The 316
hogs weighed 71,224 pounds and
sold for an average of $19.23 per
100 pounds.
or Tatum Odem of the school, next, ,
R. E. McCullen, veteran whose pt.
ture received second place, .
James jE. Lindsay, whose pasture
was Judged finest SUM Phot
by Vaden Brock. . .