North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN TWO CENTURIES The year 199 may ir.deed prove a turning point in "The Duplin Story." When I use the phrase "The Duplin Story" I mean much mote than "The Story of Duplin". The Storv of Duplin only portrays Duplin's growth and accotnplish ,nenl j as recorded ir liistory. When 1 say "The Duplin Story", I am re fcrriig to Duplin Countv, past, present, and future. Two hundred years ago, seven i.pn hundred and forty nine, our L ancestors who had set foot in the wilds of Eastern Carolina, seiueu the lands now called Duplin. They named their adopted home ' for Lord Duplin of England. A one traces the development of the county through its countless stages tc the present day one noeomes as tounded at its growth and pros perity. The pageant, "The Duplin Story", is going to reveal to us many of the high spots of our po litical, economic and religious developments. Duplin has a heri tage to he proud of but it "corns almost tragic how little our own ptop'.e know of what has gone be fore. It is humanly impossible to show through the course of history, its growth and development, but the Pageant will glvj so to speak, a bird's-eye view of what has gone before us In study of history books one finds so little about his own coun ty or community. The Pageant of a growth and development of a t, state or Nation, is so mwu IT . . iu... If VtapAmog imDOS- inirioaie iu.n r cMo in record all the important events down through the years. If we could take all the notes of M bert Outlaw, our .register of de.ds, L. A. Bcasley rid Tt TO. Willia ot Kenansville. and students of history in every community of the county and compile them into one edition it would fill a text book too vohiriinous to he practically taught in our schools. However it oBPm to me- that In every school L in every county in North Carolina a short course in xne iumuu -county should be taaght. a u,p reflect back over the hy- 'gone days of Duplin we find that ' too many of our most able citizens ; have left the county to make a mark for themselves elsewhere. Today, no doubt, many of the younger people who would become h n.itQtandine leaders of tumor- rnw are leavina their native county to find greener pasture e sewncre, This is a day of school and col - leffo pinslnc and one's mind natu I rally begins thinking along these I lines. It' is commencement tine. I r It's 1949 in Duplin, the beginn'ng of another century, the third ccn X in nf th life of this ereat county, I We are going to hold a fitting and appronriate commencement exer- Vital Information Is Pageant; Look Around You And Report. Author Sam Byrd has sent out an urgent appeal for names of the l members of the graduating class of James Sprunt Institute for the year 1898. Mr. Byrd says It U m - peratlve that he have each just as soon as possible in order to .complete his skit of 'The-DupUn v Story". If anyone knows the name Sor names of any person, J Uving or . dead, who graduated in U98, please send them to O. P. 3onZ nansville. Also, If IWng please send present address if known. . ; There must be plenty of Con- - federate soldiers uniforms stored away In closets or old chests In Du blin p.mflmber the days of the 'Old Soldier's Reunion" in Kenans V ville? It hasn't been-so very many . . . h battle-brave 1 , years agif - - , . men assembled here each August for the celebration. Most or - ihir uniforms. It is necess- ary that a large number of uniforms be secured for the pageant. . Also dresses and evening gowns of day gone past. These un forma and ,irco. nd ttowns will be taken care and returned to their owners probably in better shape T.nnk around your hornet .vk your neighbors, and locate as , , ivMiMi. When you nave ' .r e this get in touch with Gilbert (h!n or Mrs. Falson Mcwoweu o if you know of any old furni- o, paintings, pictures, costumes, ex onns. etc.. that are very Old, i matter how old, anything of -est that has survived the old L MJUU OF PROGRESS exercise in our capital. Not only . it a momentous time from Hi. standpoint of celebration, but it marks the beginning of a rew era, a new day for us all. Duplin has always been a leader, a pioneer, in the field of education and re ligion We begin the new century with the construction of a new land mark along the road of education. The huge Kenan Memorial Audi torium and gymnasium in our county seat is now under con struction. This building, to cost a hundred thousand dollars when completed, is made possible through the generosity of sons and daughters of Duplin who have left ur midst for larger horizons and generous children of the county living here now, and friends else where. The Kenan familv has shown their interest and loyalty to the land of their fathers by ma king- possible this great building. Sam Byrd, a grandson of Duplin nr! writer and actor of national le-putation is staging "The Duplin Story." Sam says that this must and will be his masterpiece. Sam cannot and will not fail Jn pre senting a story that will live for years to come in the annal.i of Duplin. John Sprunt Hill, another mu- strous son of Duplin, has shown abiding faith in his home town of Fairon Their community Duuaing was donated by Mr. Hill. He has been a liberal donor towards help ing out in th" Pageant. There are hundreds of other ons and lau?h'er; of Duplin living in the countv now ana living be yond us r orders who carry in their besoms a deep -and rtbiding love and lovalty to the land of their birth. They nave great breams and igli hopes for its future and t'ie ihjldren of its future. We all be- ieve in Duplin Countv and most of us are willing to make sacrifices that it will move forward in a narner commensurate with its ac complishments of the past. Nineteen hundred and forty nine s our year. It is a year of redeci cation of ourselves, our wealth nH nnr ambit.on to make Duplin County shine out as a bright star in the Old North State. There are manv things to be done and to gether we will do them t"f nil mil ud our sleeves a-id ofler our assistance to those who ,re taking the lead in development of the Pageant. This is n' ne nan or one community affair. As c, Rvrd said we must forget that there are township lnes or even city limits. For the year 1949 Duplin is one big comunity work hg together for the betterment of all. J. R. GRADY. Meeded For Rones Chapel Picnic Set For Sundav Morning . and exhibit will close the Rones Chapel Methodist church .chool Sunday morning. A picnic win he mread on the lawn. Vacation School classes are being held from 8:30 to -10:30 each morn. lng of the week. Mrs. husscu v, field is director of the school, as-aut-d by a staff of thorough' trained faculty members. Negro Minstrel will be given i tjoninvtile school auditorium Friday night, June 10. The minstrel will be presented by ;W-w r under the sponsorship of the nniviile Civics club. A large at tendance is expected. ' mittPA of antloue displays it anx ious to get hold of aa, much as possible to be displayed in store windows throughout the county. All antiques wilt be well tiken care a nnd returned. Let's dig up plin's antiques and show them to the thousands of visitor who are going to attend Dupiin s -gem, n i time to begin searching now, Timo u . shorter than we mlyht KENANSV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA MISS GRACE ALEXANDER Girl Scout executive, will be di rector of Camp Trailte this 'iim mer for her third season. Miss Alexander directed the Raleigh Girl Scout day camp for two sum n-.c.s. She had one years exper ience as counselor in ihe Raleigh Girl iScoMt camp. Miss Alexander is a graduate of Meredith College. She took a Girl Spoilt camp direct or's course at Tallahassee. Fla. Visitors day at Trailee this sum mer will be July 1.7 from 3 30 to 5:00 p.m. A special program of en tertainment will be planned. Visit ors will also be invited to the camp fire each Saturday at 7:30 p.m CaniD opens June 26 and runs through August 6. PROOF ''The proof of the pudding" was in the driving last Satur day nlrht when a Mr. Mercer f the Cabin community started on his Orlva to fannrille. to ' report the outcome of the road and school bond vote at Cabin. Before reaching the hard sur face Mercer's car got stuck in the mud, He was the last one to report in Duplin. They say the best is always saved for the last. The Cabin report was: For roads, 181; against, Zero. For schools, 112; against, S. Conservation Farming By: G. V. PENNEY Soil Conservation Service The very heavy rains of the past few weeks have convinced many Duplin County farmers that they must do something to prevent excessive-erosion on their farms. At the last meeting of the Duplin County Supervisors of the South- eastrfn Soil Conservation District, they estimated that at least 50,000 acres in this county needed immedi ate soil conserving practices, such as terracing, contour tillage and strip cropping. Some of our farmers started pre paring for these heavy rains last spring. Tom Hill terraced about 30 acres of his rolling land and he not only kept these fields from washing, but his crops look bet ter than usual in spite of the excessive- rains. WHbert Jonts started some strip cropping and contour tillage this spring and his crops look good too. L. D. Summerlin planted me steep part of one of his fields in permanent hay and he. is sure that from now on, he will get no more erosion there. H. E. Grubbs also started with his terracing program in time to hold his flood damage to a mini mum - Hew Officers M. F. Allen was elected president of the Kenansville Lions Club at their regular meeting Wednesday night. Gilbert Alphln retiring Vice oresident presided. 13 memD;rf were present. Other officers elect ed were: 1st vice-president, J. E. Fulford; 2nd. vice-president, Leo Jackson: 3rd vice-president, H, D. McKay. 3rd vic6-preldent. Secty- treas,, Garland I King; Hon Tam er. J. R. Grady: Tall Twister, D. S, Williamson; Directors, Lacy Weeks, E. Phillips, and A. C. Hoitana. It was decided that Ladiea Night will be held eoon at which time tne now officers will be installed n Tobacco Farmers To College; Discuss Words Of Appreciation We hereby express our sincere and personal thanks to all Com mittees, and the voters of Duplin County for the magnificent major- ty; given the bond issues in the Special Flection last Saturday. F. W. McGowen Or P. Johnson L. P. Wells Beulaville Civics Club Meets Tuesday The regular monthly meeting of the Beulaville Civics club will be held in the Beulaville school lunch room Tuesday night. A heavy at tendance is expected. Pouring Concrete Contractors for 1 he construction of the Kenan Memorial Auditorium here began pouring the concrete foundation Monday. It is expected that brick-laying on the walls will get underway in a fev days. Plan Community Bulling For AlbertsdiAtHoltY$tore M. B. Holt of Holt's Store in Al bertson Township states that plans are underway for the construction of an Albertson township commun ity building near- his store. Mr. Holt states that work ash raisins the money has been Hnderway for some time. He says the demand for such a building in the neighbor hood Is strong. To eive it sufficient Impetus he promised to give the land for the site and also contribute $200 in eash. He says that pledges or donations may be tnrncd in to him or Thurmond Stroad. To date pledges and cash have reached $618. ft is hoped to raise the necessary money to begin work on the build ing in the fall. When completed it Is expected to cost somewhere be tween $2,000 and $3,000. FATHER - SON - ADOPTED DAUGHTER Calypso Couple Is Held On Rape And Carnal Knowledge Charge B: EMORY SADLER At a preliminary hearing before Magistrate C. B. Sitterson, in Ken ansville, Buck Hughes, of Calypso, was held in $5000.00 bail for Sup erior Court on i charge of "Carnal knowledge of a virtuous female over twelve and Under sixteen years of age.' Albert Hughes, also of Cal ypso, the son of Buck Hughes, was held without bail for Superior Co urt on a charge of Eorceful rape of n female over twelve and under sixteen years of age." Testimony at the hearing was to the effect that Helen Jean Holland , Hughes was the adopted da ighter of Buck Hug hes and the sister. by adoption of Albert Hughes. Tttathe was adopt ed by Buck Hughe .at the age of six years. That she s now either thirteen or fourteen years of age as of July 22, 1049.The adoption papers show that she will be four teen years old in July oi wis yea; and school registration papers show that she will b fifteen years old in July. Helen Jean. Holland Hughes tes tified that Albert Hughes, her fos ter brother, - forcibly rapeo ner sometime iL, June 1948 and th4. one time Since then he had nad sex ual intercourse 'with her both times against her will.. She also testified that Buck Hughes, her fos ter father, hai on several occasions had intercourse with her. That, he would come into her room early In the morning to call her to get breakfast and would fee) of her breasts and that the first time he had intercourse , with her that he told her not to tell her foster moth er as her foster mother would pro-1 bably kill her. She testified that or several ocaslons she had tried tojtoueh with Coroner C. B. Sitterson tell her foster nWher of the acts in Kenansville. - ;..; FRIDAY, JUNE 10th., 1949 Meet State New Program Greensboro Two State farm organization leaders today called upon every tobacco grower jn tfte itate "to give evidence of his sup port of the Stabilization program'' by attending a meeting in Pullen Hall, State College, Raleigh, Friday June 24th, at 11 a.m. A. C. Edwards, President ot the North Carolina Farm Bureau, and Harry B. Caldwell, State Grange Mastpr, said the session is "import ant to every producer from Virgin ia to Florida. A brief but ecellent .peaking program has been arranged, with Congressman Stephen Pace of Georgia giving the principal ad dress. In addition, annual reports to the members will be given by Carl T. Hicks, L. T. Weeks and B. L. Pike. Three directors for the coming year will be elected to the board. Edwards and Caldwell empha sized that the Stabilization program is the product of the growers themselves, who set out in 1946 to assure a floor price for their to bacco on the market. The fact that some 328,000 grow ers out of a total of approximately 350,000 in Va., N. C, S. C, Ga., and Fla., have joined Stabilization in is the product of the growers program's merit. Every member wh. possibly can should attend the annual meeting in Raleigh, June 24, to give evidence of his support of the Stabilization program. The building is to be of concrete block construction. Large enough to seat 200 people or more. It is to be used by the entire township as a central gathering place for all civic and political undertakings. It will be the voting place for the precinct. It is hoped, he said, that maybe another home demonstration club may be organized In Albertson or the meeting place of the present Outlaw's Bridge Club be moved to the new building and its member ship increased to include the entire section. The building will be owned by a corporation, stockholders be ing residents of Duplin. It is to be non-religious. The deed will be made to the people of Albertson. A board of trustees will be named to supervise the use of the building. of Buck Hughes and had been told to "Hush up and go on . Helen Jean told the court that no man other than her foster father and foster brother had ever had inter course vith her. Mrs. Juliette M, Highsmith, Su perintendent oi tne weitare Depart nient. testified that she learned of the affair when she went to the home of the Hughes' to make a rou tine investigation as to the adopt ion and Helen Jean told her about the acts of Buck and Albert Hughes. Senator Rivers D. Johnson, of Warsaw, represented the defense and H. E. Phillips, of KenansviUe, represented the State. . - - Unidentified Negro Dies In Field An unknown negro man died of a heart attack while workig in the potato field on the farm of Frank Williams near Mt. Olive Tuesday. There were no papers or marks of identification to be found reports Coroner C. B. Sitterson who inves tigated the death. Tho body la now at the Garris Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. The man is described as about 55 or 60 yaara of age; light yellow color; weight about 150 pounds and being about 5Vi feet in height. It Is reported that he told workers in the field that he was reared on a farm near Wilmington. ".' Anyone believing that they might know the man Is urged to get in rv on m Champions Federa Liquor Referendum Set August 16 Duplin County elections chair man E. Walker Stevens reported to the Board ot County Commissioners Monday that he had sot a date for the rnuntv ide liquor referendum for August 16th. There will be no community elections in Kenans viUe, Warsaw. Wallace, and Faison Colonial Dames To Present Program The Duplin Colonial Dames wi'l prcscn! a m.;i am before the Mt. Olive l.ions Ciul cm June 15. Dames from Grady. Kenan ville. and War saw will lake part. The Colonial Dames is an oi'Kani.ation of Duplin ladies and younj; ladies who are givinR of their time and efforts to advertise and boost the Duplin Pageant. Cavenaugh Named State Commission Duplin's Aubrel L. Cavenaugh, prominent Warsaw insurance agent and staunrh supporter of Governor Scitt in his race for the governor ship has been appointed by Scott a member of the State Board of Conservation and Development. Mr. t'avenaugh replaces K Clyde Coun cil of Wananish, president of the Waccnaw Bank and ..Trust Com pany. Mr. Cavenaugh will serve for a term of four year. Duplin Cast 5013For Roads; Schools 4950 Duplin County voters, in no un certain terms, told Mr. Scott that 'We Want Roads.". Cabin precinct said so to the tune of 181 to zero. Also each precinct went on rec ord favorina the $25,000,000 school bond is-ue. The vote in each precinct was as follows: Warsaw, for roads. 385 to T?: lor schools 400 to J4 Faison, for roads 180 to 42: for schools, 192 to 2S Calypso, fbr roads 97 to 20; lit schools 0Z to lfi Wolfecrape, for r-vids 400 to l!i: for schools 3u to 21. Glisson, for roads 238 to 2; for schools 226 to 8. Albertson. for roads 262 to 21: for schools 2"3 to 22. Smith, for roads 116 to 1: tor schools 112 to 5. Cabin, for roads fil to 0; for schools 177 lo 3. Beula ville, for roads 627 to 18; for schools 592 to 32. Hallsville. for roads .'1 tn 2: for schools 21S to 2. Cedar Fork, for roads 131 to 5; for school 115 to 14. Cypress Creek, for roaus '58 to 8; for schools 331 to 17 Cl.in niinnin. for roads 212 to 7: for schools 209 lo 8. Locklin, for road: 42 to 10; for schools 40 to 10. Char ity, for roads 114 to 14; for schools i03 to 14. Wallace, for roads 260 10 111; for schools 320 to 54. Rose Hill, for roads 176 to 60; for schools 132 to 50. Rockfish, for roads 1: lo 23: for schools 93 to 25. Mag nolia, for roads 333 to 24: for school 318 :n 30. Keiansvdle, f r loads 577 to 17: for schools 584 to 10 TOTAL, for roads 5013 to 452; for rchools 4950 to 404. It will be noted that Beulaville lead the voting with a total of 645 votes east. Locklin was low with total of 52 votes cast. Final tabulations over the State showed that the $200,000,000 roa bond issue and tile $25,000,000 school bond issues carried easily. New Business . Mr. and Mrs. William . Kraft Known to their many" friends as "Pot" and Anne jwill 'open their, "Washerteria"-on Friday, June 10 and will be ready tot handle all vour family damp-wash. The busi ness cognomen will be "POTS WASH POT and Pot says he and Anne will try to 'keep tho pot boll- ina and will we'eomef 1'ouf wasn Dullness. Satisfaction it guaranteed. Ann Is the former Anne Dail and the WASH POT is located In the No. 24 GJCDniDOQ Aid To Education (SEPCIAL TO THE TIMES) By: Virginia Reynolds For more than a quarter of a century, educators, leading school organizations, civie minded laymen and others have sought federal aid to education This week as the House Commit tee on Education and Labor wound up three weeks of hearings, a long step was taken toward final action on a federal-aid-to-education bill A No, th Carolinian, Rep. Gra ham A. Barder, Democrat, Chair man of tne Education Committee, lias commanded the attention of fhe nation by introducing a bill which impartial educators and lay men, alike, agree is one of the most outstanding measures in this pro longed battle for federal financial assistance to the nation's public schools. congressman Bnrden, recognized i Capital Hill as an outstanding champion for federal assistance to ur public school system, is ad.i- nanl that federal assistants ill acceptable to local schools onlv f federal control and interference re absent from any bill adontcd. The North Carolina congressman ot only has made a very serious nd definite effort to exclude every possible type of federal con trol or interference i with his bill -. H.R.4643 - bii has left the door onen fm- nn. o appeal to the courts. This basie- , - -. . ,,,, , v ,.,CJ, ll.v American device mil or.lv voids possible intrusion bv fPfW-ii employees in local school but will insure that the hill ic administered to meet the needs for wiucn it was written The Barden bill differ in ci, eral important details from S 3 16 - me dim recmtlv amirnvnH m, Senate. While both of the hills i. -.ho fme formula for comnr - a .h amount of money to ,d to each stale, stales will -. .. money under the Bardt. bl Un der the Senate bill, the st i would actually get only $260,0 ,000 of the $300,000,000 provided Would be distributed among the 48 states Plus an additional $14 500,. 00 for uunying territories. Under the Erlnratmr, bill it would mean in fr. ., 00(. 000 would remain whic: would oe arntled among all ata-es. This amount to n ini,.! ... J.41 per cens is Hiiid. in both S.246 anrt H R a,:ao .... bulk of the money would go io 17 southern states with North Carolina skiing tne largest allotment - ap- p.uximaieiy $22,800,000. L.iairman Bardun. in an ir. view here this week, said he' ex pected this sub-committee to re port to the fun committee within iwo weeks. It is expected n,.n,A:. to luihontative sources, that Hip Barden Bill will ho nnnnj u.. Federal Aid to Education. Not too lean a margin. Benjamin Fine. pdna.nnn i., of the New York TimP in ..:,.. jng before the Education Commit tee, described the North Carolinian man who has suddenly as the most I champion fcr this measure (federal ia to eclue-.tion)" He added h.n he onsidered the Barden hill -is one of the "best measures" intro duced since the start of the battle for federal aid. Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, Execu tive Secretary, National Commiss ion on Teachers Education and Professional Standards, testified recently Before the subcommittee. He termed the Barden bill as "one which would have the effect of ;i tablishing a floor under the edu cations programs of the state," without danger of federal control or intereference. Congressman Barden, who has been identified with the House Education Committee since l-37. has served as chairman of the Edu cation Committee since the 77th ongress. He also was co-author of the Barden-LaFollette and the George-Barden Acts, dealing with vocational education and rehabili tation, respectively. Mrs. Henry Dail of Kenansville, suffered painful injuries Wednes day night when the. truck In which she was riding, driven by her hus- band, ran into a washout near town, ' throwing Mrs. Dail up in the cat, v injuring her - head and hips. Nov bones were broken the doctor said , old Tom Kelly office building just . across the street from the Bowden Garage." 1 "' The Times welcomes this new undertaking and wishes "Pot" and Anne the best LETS GIVE THEM ALL OUR WASHING.