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i i ( i ' 1 ,r 1 1 v i,. .5 t .VOLUME NUMBER Kenan Money For Auditorium Received; Work On Pageant Expanding Daily idi Work Is moving along nicely in the Kenan Mcraarlol Auditorium "V l "and Gymnasium. On Wednesday 'i morning O. P- Johnson received a t A A check from Wm. Rand Kenan, Jr. '?'fovNew York City for $10,000. '''?' About two week ago he received !.,;:, ' a icheck from Mrs. Graham tCer.an o wumingion lor 5,ouo ana a few : ; if weeks prior to that he received a s oheck from Mrs. Jessie Kenan Wise ; v ' J.f Wilmington for $5,000 making a ' ( total of $20,000 received from tbe f'iKnan family towards the audlto- Tlim. ;: - ; 31 VJf - ,ffom Kenap and hu son James -uj hj' JVOnan of Atlanta, Ga. have made .nice contributions towards the pro- -J ' ".' Work on the pageant is moving 'f t" nn-Kiy aiiu ncseis are selling .J every d"(y. An altncfive,aJvcrtising f f4 Doster -has been drawn and natnted -' .by Corwin Bife, technical director V C: "The Duplin Story". The paint- ; s '.tii how3 Duplin's attractive Court . ilp'iise. They are already on display iiUCenansville and will be seen all ie the county and adjoining 0 counties. 1 i I V Mr. Rife called Kenansville from xfTtleston, B. C. this week stating ' City the latter part of the week to ' y secure needed equipment for th f' Ittage. Sam Byrrt also called stating fy that ' the Associated Press; wou'. l , soon release a news story tliat .? wouin cover Kastern united states. ? -' Mr. Rife has completed plans for , the amphitheater which is expected ito Seat UDivardS of 9.00(1 npnnlrf jind ; -construction wor WUI commence V toon after Rife arfdByrd .rtvd ' 1 "erJtftT'ermaniUyluntil the gdSeant Is over. They are scheduled r-g'Mnwve In on July 15th.. f Ail you haven't read the ad ol the Wsccamaw " Bank in this week-V I V n . . .J .. '1 im T1.M aBbvamn)Htep is uununK-iorany ' . . . . . ' . j 1,. ining oi inieicsi 10 pui on, uisijmj PMA Chairman Emphasis Grain Support . With the price of most grains ? ' down to or below government sup- ' port love's, G. T. Scott, State unair- ; ' nian oi me jrroumriiun mm i ing Administration, urged f armors - to. consider taking the advantages L of government support before sell- ing their crops at current market V prices. Scott'said that price supports . -will be affected through commodijj' loans arid purchase agreements on 1949-crop wheat, oats, and-barley . available to producers from .;the. . time of harvest through January i 81, 1950. Loans will be made on i ; f. win or warehouse stored grain $k WMl will mature on Aprfl 30 1050. ' or earlfer on demand. Farmefs who ;,lio not need the ready, cash may be v. Juaranteed price support by sign- Ing purchase agreement. Under .'V- the puichse agresment plan "a far ' " mer must declare his intentions' of sellirilf td the government during ; , the month of April, 1950. Under either plan the farmer pays a small ' service fee. - " The support price on all grain ' but wheat is based on a percentage ; of parity -of. April 15949, and the : ; support prices are constant through v; out North Carolina. In the case of wheat an interim support, rate, ; ? based on April 15, parity, to be n nounced after July 11949 Eligl- ; ; bllity requirements for the various .; grains anJhe basic support rates! ; v are as follows. The basic rata is ;:i tubject .to certain discounts or pre :;f miums. for, grade variations. To be eligible for loan or for pur chase under purchase agreement, wheat must grade U. S. No. 3, or j t better; Or grade No. 4 or5 solely on the factor of test weight, but " otherwise gfade No. 3. The basic .1949 interim loan rate for wheat grading U. S. No. 1 in North Caro lina is $2.1fl per bushel. The final " rate for; wheat .will be. determined at Ofioc nf .Tuns IS naritv. Under the support program bats must grade U.-B. No. 3 or better. The loan j-ate for No. oats, figured at 70 per cent of parity; is 81 cents a busheLfor farnV stored nd 73 cents for warehouse stored. . . f Barley to be eligible must barade ? U. 5. No. 5 or better. The 1949 loan rate of barley grading U. S. No. Is $1.19 per, bushel, whjch ls 72' ;vof parity. '': " ! With the current movement of : - grain to market . Scott noted that many inquiries, especially on Oats and wheat supports; had reached his office, in Raleigh. Both lo n and purchase agreement programs are administered by the State Off ice of the Production and Market ing Administration through "the of fice of the local. County Agrlcul- ' mil Conservation Association. In SEVENTEEN Yarsaw Boys Make American Legion junior Team The American Legion Post io Clinton is sponsoring a team in the Junior Baseball League. The team has gotten underway to a good start having played several games al ready. Two night names are sched uled weekly. They are in the league with Raeford, Dunn, and Ft. Bragg. Tventy boys are playing from War saw, Clinton, Roseboro, Franklin and Taylor!s Bridge. Sumner Eakes is coaching the team and E C. Sipe is manager. Vann Bostic and Graham Phil lip.1'., local high school boys are play ing on the Clinton team. Agent Stresses Driveway Safety "Trees, bushes, and tall crops at driveway entrances are a serious traffic hazard on farms.'' says our County Agent Lacy Weeks. "Too often these objects make it impos sible for drivers traveling on the highway to see farm vehicles about to enter the road." To reduce chances for accidents. Mr. Weeks suggests that farmers clear all obstacles on' each side of their entrance for a distance of 700 feet so that a clear view of their entrance maybe hnd and when enter ing the highway, make a full stop, look both ways, and turn into the proper lane. When lea ing the A. tiinh.i.efif ni.tv,-,! ,i,. intention advance.jve plenty "Of slo tfbwir gradually, and " distance, stay in the- proper lane. terested grain producers rosy get further information on any of the government grain support programs from either source. Wallace Tax Rate Is Set At $1.50 The Town of Wallace has set its tax rate at $1.50. Expenditures are expected to be $61,600 for the year 19)48-49. Anticipated income is $62, 236.50. , After Nearly Two Year Search Charles Allen, . Negro, age 26, charged with the forcible rape of Gladys Marie Smith, negro, age 14. at 'the time of the alleged offense, August 24, 1947, has been appre hended by the FBI and is now in tlw Duplin County jail awaiting a hearing on Saturday next, both Allen and Glady Smith , were resi dents, of Warsaw iwhen the i crime is alleged to have been committed. Gladys is reported to have oeen at the home of her mother in Warsaw on a visit from a school for the feeble minded when Charles Alien is said to have enticed her to his home and forcibly raped her. Nei ghbors hearing her scream ran In to Allen's home and caught him in the act. Gladys ran to the home of her mother and Allen' disappeared and has not been beard from until located by the FBI. Sheriff Tones reports that the FBI was called In shortly after Allen's disappearance when it- was believed that he had gone to Philadelphia to escape ar rest, The, two year search ended when he was located, in. Durham, N.: C, working for a construction company, and arrested. He wai us ing theCharles Blaokmore; Black more is understood to have been' bis mother's maiden riame. The Sheriff (f office reports that Gladys Marie is still in the school for. Feeble-minded, but will be brought here for trial. Duplin Hative Is Honored By Writers 'j- v i i in Rommie O'Daniel, native bf KENANS VILLE, Rose Hill Negro Held $7500 Bail By: EMORY SADLER Gerald Merrltt, of near Rose Hill, was held in $7500 bail by a Coron er's Jury Friday in the death of Walter Raleigh Hall, negro, also of near Rose Hill, who died in the Community Hospital, Wilmington on June 13. Testimony at the hear ing held in Kenansville before Cor oner C. B. Sitterson, was to the ef fect that Gerald Merrltt, Charlie Merrltt, brothers. - Bill Peterson, Walter Raleigh Hall, the dead man, and William Carr were all out. rid ing in William Carr's automobile Saturday night, and had visited a place known as Dew Drop Inn and George Henry Lee's Service Station on the Waliace-Harrell's Store road some six to eight miles west of Wallace. The testimony tended to show that ihey were alf friendly until they reached George Henry Lee's Service Station and barbecue stand. At Lee's place an argument started between Gerald Merritt and Walter Hall and continued after they left. About two miles from i-ee s station, William jCarr testi fied that the argument between the two became so heated that he stopped his car and told thejn they couinn t ngiit in nis carhereup on everyone got out and-. Charlie Merritt caught hold of Gerald Mer ritt and told him to let Walter Hall alone and then left the others and walked up the road. As soon as Charlie Merritt left, Gerald Merritt jumped on Walter Hall and cut and kicked him according to other wit nesses All of the men, except Hall, got back into the car and overtook Charlie Merritt up the road and he got back into the car. Sometime later they decided to come back and look for Walter Hall. They lound'that he had gotten to the home of Mr. 1 eo Usher who took him to Wallace- to the doctor and later to the hospital where he died. The verdict of the Jury wis: "W find that Walter Raleigh Hall camef to his death at the hands of Gerald Mcrfttt and recommend that Gerald Merritt be held in $7500 bail for the Grand Jury." Mrs. Henry Dail Dies Suddenly Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Dail, 57, was held from the home here Thursday afternoon at four o'clock conducted by her pator, the Rev. Murrell Glover of the local Methodist Church assisted by the Rev. L. A. Sharpe of the lojal Baptist Church. Interment waln Qolion Grove Cemetery here. Mrs. Dail died Wednesday morning in the James Walker Hospital in Wil mington following a heart attack. She was a patient there, where she was carried two weeks ago when she suffered a fractured spine in an automobile when It ran Into a washout. Mrs. Dail was the daugh ter of Mrs. Cenus Taylor and the late Mr. Taylor of near Faison. She is survived by her . husband: one daughter, Mrs. K. E. Benton of Wil mington; two sons, Cenus of Golds boro and Paul Edward of the home; two granddaughters and the follow ing brothers and sisters: Leon Her man and Tom Taylor of Faison, Ed Taylor of Raleigh and Ernest Taylor of Warsaw, Mrs. John Parks of Faison, Mrs. John F.fland of Efland, Mrs. Marshall Carr of Wallace, Mrs. Caswell Mooe of Bowden and Mrs. John McKoy of Wilmington. Annual T; B. Meeting Monday r The Annual Meeting of the Du plin County Tuberculosis Associa tion will be held In the Courthouse in Kenansville on Monday night, at 8 o'clock, June 27. . The program will include a spea ker from the N. C. T. B. Association, u movie on TB control, an J a gen eral report of the activities of tbe Duplin Association. - Officers for the coming fiscal year will be eleeted. 'Now Is the time to see what your donation to the Christmas Seal Sale is doing to combat tuberculr 6sis.' 'j'vi;,.'.: : The public is cordially invited to" attend, v " - ' ' plin, and Fort Worth, Texas, attor ney, was recently elected vice presi dent of the Composers and Authors' Association of America. O'Daniel is also a director of the organization and its attorney. He is co-composer with Mrs. Tommy Haas of Fort Vorth of the music to the Duplin Pageant theme song "Carolina Ju NORTH CAROLINA It's Ho' Down, Lo' Down Time In The Old County Seat Soon; Watch, Read Yep, we're going to do the Lo' Down, the Ho' Down in the old town Saturday night Saturday night July 9th is the date designated for the long hoped for old time street dance in' Kenansville. We're going . to cut the whip and ''swing your partners" as the old "Virginia Reel", Leather" Breeches", and "Over The Waves" come trippllng from the strings of Duplin's fam ous players, The Kenansville Kut Hps, with .Tyson Beetle and the LearyTJojgThey are known "vn.ffbwflj"1'1'' ee" tion. Recently at a fiddlers convention in CUnton they walked away with the prizrs. Yonll hear banjos, the steel guitars, the fiddles, (not vio lins), as they waft back and forth with the old snappy dance songs we all know. In sort it will be a miniature "Carolina Jubilee" on old Grove, a short distance froir old Goshen and North East. Street lights wUl be bright The Colonial Dame will be Kenansville Lions Club Holds Ladies Night and Installs New Officers By: EMORY SADLFil The Kenansville Lions Club met Wednesday night and installed the following officers for the coming year: M. F. Allen, President; J. E. Fulford, 1st Vice Pres.; Leo Jack son, 2nd Vice Pres.; D. H. McKay. 3rd Vice Pres.; Garland P. King, Secy. & Treas.; J. Robert Grady, Lion Tamer; D. S. Williamson, Tail Twister; H. E. Phillips;. 2nd Director and Colon Holland, 3rd Director. Out-going President Gilbert E. Alphin - who is also President of the Duplin Historical Association -called the meeting to order and announced to the Lions and their Lionesses that following the dinner a special program would be present ed under the direction of the Col onial Dames Committee of the His torical Association. Dinner was then served by Lion Ro;coe Jones - local restaurateur - who went all the way to please even the most finicky. As dessert was served Mrs. Grady Mercer and Mrs. Gardner Edwards of Bculaville arrived with five bea utiful girls and six handsome hoys - all students of the Beulaville High bchool. The boys and girls were Beulaville Woman Kinston Court (From Kinston Free Press) Kinston, N. C. July 21 Ruby Sanderson,- Beulaville woman, was convicted on charges of shoplifting in a Recorder's Court hearing on Monday afternoon and was senten ced to serve six months . in the county jail by Judge Albert Cowpcr Mrs. Sanderson gave notice of ap peal to Superior Court. Appearance bond was fixed at $1,000. Testimony by Police Officer Fred Bates and Paul Young, who arrest ed the woman after observing her shoplifting activities In the down town section, indicated that Mrs Sanderson had with her a shop ping bag full of stolen merchan dise, including clothes, cosmetics. Johnson Clan Holds 25th Reunion; Johnson Speaker By MRS. GRAHAM PHILLIPS O. P. Johnson, of Kenansville was principal speaker on Sunday morning when the descendants and associates of the Johnson Clan held their 25th anniversary on the shores of Melvln Beach at White Lake. It was in the vicinity of White Lake that the clan originated. .-' E. D. Pollock of Warsaw, presi dent of the group for the year, was master of ceremonies. W. R. Mc- Ouffie, retired African missionary, of Florida opened the meeting with prayer. . After a few appropriate words oi welcome oy tne president, visitors were recognized..:; During the business session officers for the following year were elected and plans made for next year's reunion. E. D. Pollock was reelected presi dent for anothet-year. -. , ; ;' Lewis Pollock, of Georgetown, S. C. introduced the speaker, after which: a picnic lunch, was served. One of the highlights of the day was a song "Trust and Obey" sung by A. W. Johtwon, aged ninety-two, FRIDAY, JUNE here too, yes, from all parts ot the county. And don't forget Leg Williams, Kenansville' tiddlin' postmaster, will be on the scene and if we can per suade him to come maybe Jamie Grady of Clinton, bro ther of tbe Judee, and recog nized as one of the best old time southern fiddlers in thl" section. Jamie maybe will come along and play his stro divartus riddle for us. ' Faison Smith and his dan cing daughter, Lou Jean from over In Chocolate, the dan cingefct father-faughlcr conide in Duplin, will surely be here. And those singing gals from Gardy way will surely want to come and sing for us. Folks it will be the biggest event at your county scat so far this year and a prelude to things to come in August and of course the Grand Finale, "The Duplin Story" in Sep tember. Come, see, laueli. dance and enjoy yourself. Watch the Times next week for further-to-do about it. attired in the fashion of colonial days and presented a program that was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres ent. They sang "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", "My Wild Irish Rose", "Tiptoe Through the Tulips 'Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and finally the theme song of the "Du plin Stnry" - "Carolina Jubilee". Miss Pansy Edwards - one of the group - gave a very interesting and entertaining skit depicting the trials and tribulations of a mother taking her children by bus to see the "Duplin Story" at Kenansville on September 22, 23, or 24th. Don't ever think that these boys and girl? can't sing, because they can. Mr K J. (Shorty) Nazelrod - -i gem of many facets - was pres nt .vith his recird ng paraphanalia. and there is now extant a record of this very interesting meeting of the Lions Club. Mr. Nazelrod will have charge of the loud-speaker system at the amphi-theatre when the "Du plin Story" is portrayed come Sep tember. He is linotype operator on the TIMES, radio expert and - all in all - a very handy man to have around when you want things done. Convicted In For Shoplifting and other articles. The merchandise! was stolen from Rose's, McClellan's, Grant's, J. C. Penny's, Brody's and Nachamson's stores here. Mrs. Sanderson testified that the bag was given her to hold by ar unknown woman who later disap peared. She denied that she had ever ngaged in shoplifting activi- tips Her hiishAnfl whn Alan testi fied for the defendant, is a farmer of the Beulaville community, Judge Cowper reserved the right to Impose a separate six-months' sentence in each of the six larceny counts should fingerprints reveal that the woman has a previous criminal record. of Lake City, S. C. Such familiar names as Pollock, West, Wilson, CarUon, Murray, and others were among those attending the reunion. Around one hundred attended. , , PFG. J. Ei Faison Funeral services for Pfc. James E. Faison, 25, of Magnolia, who was killed in action Jan. 0. 1945 in the Mediterranean area, was held Wed nesday .of list week at 2 p.m. in Washington from the Chapel Coble Funeral Home. Interment was in the National Cemetery at Wilming ton. The Rev. E. W. Pate Officiated. Military honors were accorded by Co. I, 120th Inf. Survivihg are his mother, Mrs. Mamie E. Faison and his father, Ionard; a sister, Mil dred; two brothers, Marlon of Mag nolia, and Sgt. Kyle Faison. of the IT. S. Army. 24th., 1949 EDITORIAL NOW IS THE HOUR! Reports from Albertson Township say that change in mail service for Puplin is in the offing. Residents m the area of Holt's Store are asking that a post office be set up at Holt's Store, to be called Holtsvllle. Petitions have been circulated and. letters mailed to resfctents of the area by the P. O. Department ascertaining tile wishes of the people. Leaders of. the proposed ehawje would set up a mail route from Holteyilte to cover She section, approximately reaching from Holf to Gxjady School, to Westbrook, to Herring's Store, lo OaPmfs Bridge, to Durham Grady's Store, to'Piney Qrove'sec tion, to Harper-Southerland, to the old Dr. Maxweil place, back into highway 111. Roads crisscrossing the territory in this area would be served. Such a cftange would cut off a large part of the routes from Seven Springs and Deep Run, now serving Duplin. Also talk is beginning to crystalize for adding to Lhc Kenansville post office a part of Smith Township now being served by Pink Hill. The portion being con- ' sidcred would be that area from Sareeta North along highway 11 1 to B. F. Grady. Also that ijaxt of Mt. Olive Routes now serving the area from Sunjmerlin's, ScoMs Stoic, to Westbrook's. The area from KertaneviUe to Summerlin's Crossroads is in the Kenansville school district and, along with Scott's store, is nearer to Ke nansville than to Mt. Olive and has more in common with the county seat than with any other tpwn. If such proposed changes should take place it would result in the people in Albertson and Wolfescrape getting their mail from the county seat more directly and possibly earlier in the day than they are now getting it. Mail going from Kenansville to Grady School, for instance, has to be dispatched from the Kenansville Post Office to Warsaw, change to the train for Goldsboro, change there for La Grange, change there for Seven Springs, put on the route there for B. F. Grady, a distance of ap proximately 10 or 12 miles. B. F. Grady is only nine miles from Kenansville. Mail going totSrimmerlin's and Scott's Store sec tions, distance from Kenansville of about eight miles must be dispatched from Kenansville, to Warsaw, to be out on the train for Mt. Olive, there get on the routes for Summerlin's and Scott's, miles. Mail going to Smith Sarecta, about 5 miles from from Kenansville to Pink route and brought back about people in these areas receive ville than from any other If a post office at Holt s will have to be inagurated. It is proposed that it run from Kenansville. It is also proposed that the star route from LaGrange to Seven Springs be changed to run from Goldsboro to Seven Springs, been made years ago ) . Goldsboro being a large mall jun ction and ofily a few minutes further away than LaGra nge is' the logical point for their mail to go out.) Mail routes in Duplin aiail dispatching was wholly rhere is no reason for such :arry more mail in Duplin mail service was.not set up tion out io give every lax payer me uesi pusMuiu ai vice. Each tax payer pays his proportionate sharjg and is en titled to the same service and consideration, In addition. to the above discrepancies, of Kenansville. to the South, receive their mail from Magnolia. The Magnolia route is entirely top loTig, and Lpsults in many patrons not ate in the afternoon. Most Kenansville and Maxwen nail sent from Kenansville. but their trading town. Duplin is wholly an agricultural county and natrually the lives of most lesXaeotseraiE- rectly tied to Kenansvile. Their interests are necessvily here. Their most important mail originates here, ineir instructions and farming operations enjinate from here. Their courts are held here. They have to come here for jury duty. They pay their taxes here. Much of their tra ding is done here. More mail service out oi Kenansville means savings in money to the government and time to the farmers. In about one third of the county omk au tos are listed in Raleigh as coming from other coCmtias, therefore Duplin loses its entitled share of road CQnsi-, deration. Our present mail service brings on headaches' in the Tax Collector's office, in the County Accoun tant's office,in the Board of Education office, In the CONTINUED ON BACK Boy Scout Troop No. 20 Vins Honors At Camp Tuscarora The Bey Soout Troop No. 20, of Warsaw won their chare of the hon ors at Camp tuscarora last week. The entire troop won first' place In Inspection and Discipline, and first place in the relay race. Warsaw boys winning merit badges were: Gerald Jones, swimming and ath letics; Jean Thompson, llfesaving; Ray, Faulkner, swimming. Jean Thompson tied the permanent camp No. 26 a distance of about 10 to 12 Township at a point near Kenansville, is dispatched Hill. There placed on the 12 miles to Sareeta. More more mail from Kenams- post office. Store is set up a star route (a change that should have were set up years ago when dependent on rail service. operations today. Star routes today than do trairis. Ihe as a money making proposi people living within a mile receiving their mail until patrons m the area between Creek prefer to have their It no) only is the county seat record in Chinning and won first ' place in diving and first place In treading water. Gerald Jones won -first place in the Push Up. The following boys attended: EdaVe Britt, Gerald Jones, Jean Thomp son, Ralph Fail cloth, Ray Faulkner. , Alfred West, Hugh Mitchell, John Steed, J. D. Davis, Nelson Boat, and Johnny Jenkins, who was acting scoutmaster, . . ' . ..