North Carolina Newspapers

1 w i i it ii i ii.irj-i ! i i i i ii ii i vv ycjja . ii ii ii ii i i ii i i v y i l VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN KENANS VILLE. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAYAUGUST 26th., 1949 No. 35 TTTING COSTUMES Mrs.. F. f. McGowen, left of Kenansvllle, id Sam Byrd, right, who is author nd director of. The Duplin Story", historical dramrof DupHn'g 200- year-history, are uown as they ex amine one of the costumes which will be worn during the pageant Miss Mary Sue Burch is modeling the garment. Schedule calls for throe shows, on the nights of Sep tember 22, 23, and 24, in a naturt 1 amphitheatre in Ken.msville. Photo by Charles Kraft IROO THE CLOCK WITH SAM BYRD By: J. B. GRADY Wednesday NUht Sam Byrd didn't took M much like ' a "singing Sam" late tonight when lie atmggled In from a typical day's work on "The ' Duplin Story". A the produo . tion end movea Into nigh gear and enters the home stretch "hours seem to stretch out," ' Sam says. He Is really begin nlng to learn what Duplin i farmers ha?e known for years that when tobacco housing time comes around the else ., mm. --!?:-jtww-JMwr grind, day in 'and , day Aut The tobaeeo most go ' Into th- ban and the flres , most bo kepi burning. Time and Ude waits for no one - when the- eloventh hour ap- preaches.. , ,' Jut glimpse of what a writer, an actor, a director, "and with It all a pollUclan, all ' rolled up into one has to go through Is revealed In one day's work with Sam Byrd. For Instance Tuesday of this week with Sam: Soon after burst of dawn be rolls over In bedttves a good stretch and hits the floor. First thing Is to pick up his notes and refresh his memory on work done yesterday, hur riedly runs ever his schedule" for today and quick to the showers to get the blink out of his blinkers. A hot break fast with pletny of good coffee 1 and he Is off to the post office for the morning matt No time-, to stop and look over the mor ning paper. - '''.'' 7 - 8:38 he begins rehearsals at the local school. At 10 he Is In Bom Hill school rehearsing -scene there and at 11 he is at the Wallace school. . At 1:30 he is back in the Manse in Kenansville holding conferences continuously un til 2:45. At 3 o'clock he Is in Warsaw meeting with Princi pal J. P. Harmon and the War saw Junior Chamber of Com merce, who will, alone with the school, sponsor the War saw scene. From 4 to 6 he is in Falson holding a number of conferences. Back to Kenans ville, a quick snack of supper and off to Magnolia, where : from 0 to-10 he is casting the scene ftfjhe DuplCl, Rifles and the Kenan family This - scene will be sponsored Joint ly by the high school of Ma'g onlia and the Civic Club there. About 11 o'clock that night he goes into a news confer ence for a half hour, follow ing Which, he relaxes some, falls into an easy chair, glan ces over the days news, try ing to relax his mind for a few minutes. Spontaneously Sam Is off on some vital subject about the play and suddenly realises It is midnight and rushes off to his bedroom of fice to do a special story for a newspaper and then review his day's work. Somewhere on towards two o'clock he dons his pajamas ana hits the hay. Asleep in a Jerk, dreaming about "The Duplin Story", keeping one eye half open on the clock to see what time he " has to get up - hyphen - an other similar routine tomor row; and oh, for the life of a showman; the show must go. on and ye editor's wife is calling him. It Is now 15 mln utes of two, snd so to bed. Rev. CD.Barclifl To Hold Revival Services Here In Kenansville Sam Byrd Speaks To Rose Hill Club Sam Byrd, of "The Duplin Story" fame, was guest speaker at the la dies ntght meeting of the Rose Hill Civitans club in the community building there Thursday night. About 50 people were present. Mr. Byrd, Introduced by editor J. R. Gi adv, gavp a brief resume of what mav be expested at the pageant. lie discussed with members present and their ladies parts to be played by Rose Hill folks and what will be expected of Rose Hill in sponsor ing their scene, wnicn promises xo 'fi niui tho best Jn the rihiv.. RqsO HMhex responded to Mr. Byrd"verjr nicely and promised all-out cooper, atlon. Natnl Guardsmen To Eat Chicken Battery B, 150th AAA Gun Bn. National Guard Unit of Beulaville will stage a chicken supper next FHdav nicht at the Be.ilaville Ar mory. All members with their wives or guests are urged to be present. They will "dig in" on the chicken promptly at 8 o'clock tiiey say. Sam Byrd will be a special guest. Square Dance ink Hill There will be a square danre at the Pink Hill high school gymnasi um Saturday nieht. Dance sponsor ed by the Pink Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars. Everyone Is invited Good Music - Good Fun. The Revival Services of the Ke ansville Methodist Church will be eld by the Rev. C. D. Barcllf t of Mmlngton from August 28 to eptember 2. Mr. Barcllft is Super, itendent of the Wilmington Dls ict (which Includes Kenansville) the North Carolina Conference of lie Methodist Church. This Is per aps the first time, or at least the I-. ima in a ions while, that a ,tni0tpr in th capacity of District Superintendent has held a Revival Meeting her.: -XW. A cordial welcome Is extended o all people of the community, but we especially urge all of our mem bers to attend. Let us all be there and join the active list of members. Tti "inaMiva'' should be changed to the i'acMve" list and our uisirici QiiruiaHntAnftont shown ' that ' We mean business In the Kenansville Church and' mean to have real '"""-"J" .... . . .. . .. Mr. Barcutt is noi oiuy u m.- dent Superintendent, but weu known and capable preacher. We innir forward to having mm nere next week. His first service will be next Sunday, August 28, at 8 p.m, Bev. M. K. Glover, Pastor Work Is rnovine along on the new office building being constructed :n Kenansville by J. O. Stokes. The new, modern brick Duuaing is go ing up next to the local drug store. It will house Mr. Stokes' offices and the office of the M. F. Allen Insur ance Agency. !;-(hIl3Y Reunion Called Off . D;!:rence To County Pageant Jutf-e Henry A. Grady of New m, i resident of the Grady t!; v Library and Historical As i, t'.Js week announced that il reunion scheduled to be y of this weft at 0't- etnn" mmiiw i short time after the reunion which In Itself wlli be a reunion for everyooay in rtimlln ' T:!. '"".! ' This makes the second time the annual reunion has been called off. T - t ypar it was called off due to DUPLIN'SHISTORY Due to pressing official du ties and the nearness of the anniversary celebration, A. T. Outlaw, Register of Deeds, now announces the discontinu ance of big historical writings. . The final feature,- and one of the best, will appear in next week's Issue, entitled "The Ke nans of Duplin - soldiers, leg islators, statesmen, philanthro pists" and it is being written in grateful recognition of lar;e contributions by members oi this distinguished family to ward the construction of Du plin's Kenan Memorial Audi torium. It will be recalled that Out law's hlstiirlcal.woA has been appearing in 'State and local newspapers, in weekly install ments, during the past six months, or longer. It has ser ved a double purpose. It has made his most valuable mater ial available to all interested persons, and it has, been a most valuable stimulus to Duplin's 200lh anniversary program. AHNOlCEMEHT Mr. W. H. Fussell. cnairman of Loc-il Draft Board No. 31, Duplin County, has announced tnat tne local Board will be moved after the 'close of ' business, August 28, 1949, to a sub depot in Eiizanetn- town, N. C. - Mr. Fussell stated 'that he was advised that the action Is part of the reduced program 'necessitated hv the limited appropriation. He explained that the Board would continue the function ol classifica tions and inductions should the latter be resumed. He also pointed out that youths are stil required to register when tney auain ineif 18th birthdavand that tcy snouiu register wlrbJC.'l.. Nicholson at the shrriffa nffice?sKenansville. He l;has been appointed the official registrar for tnis county. Ma tinted ihi Wilrants. of Du plin. . County" should addrlw any communications for the local board to, Local Board No. 31, Dowicss Building, Elizabethtown, N. C. . ' Local Lions Saw And Hammer The Kenansville Lions Ciub met in regular supper session Wednes day night at Jones' uaie. president Mitchell Allen presided. It was vo ted to soonsor the local Cub Scoi't Troopagnin this year. Lay weens . ' . .1 . : . 1 th.i is cnairman oi ine cumiiun.ee mo. will work with the Scouts. Also the club voted to pay $50 towards cost of decorating Kenansville lor me Pageant. Local Lions have been gatting in some good exercise recently. Last uoolr mil affnin Tuesdav nieht of this week the members gathered at the work shop of Lion colon Hol land and worked for a couple of hours on making furniture and props to be used in "The Duplin Story". On Friday night they will have another work spell at the same place to complete the project. 1 fJ? Mttc'-i''-.-- vfTr:--. V irv.- ;x ' .- -aff ""'" - mm '?- - nmm,. a 4.V i. Mb TAKING FORM Production if backdrops to be used in "The D'l Dlin Slorv" Sentember 22, 23, and 24 here in Kenansville is going forward in the Courthouse, tne only place i;u ?c or.uiiSh to ppint j producer of the story, while the the 30x40 foul scenes. Corwin Rife, decorator i,! the sets, on the stei iadder, discusses the small paint ing with Sam Byrd. author 'nd interested kids in the left tore- ground watch the entire proceed ings. Photo by Charles Kraft f..t.?XAO -7-.. I V55jH&- , -.v I it .j fti mm TOBACCO Sam Byrd and W. F. "Bud" Miller of Beulaville discuss the casting of characters for a scene from "The Duplin Story" that takes place in Beulaville on Friday, October 10, 1908 at a political hirbecue prior to the Bryan-Tart election. The scene, laid in front of the old John W. Gresham store, will engigc doz tns of Beulaville citizens. Mr. Mill er, president of the Beulaville Civic Club, is in charge of production ar rangements for that community. Pholo by Vaden Brock. Rev. Blackmore To Preach Warsaw Sun. Church Services ' FOR AUGUST 28th .For Pink HUI Field nnniin's court house will revert ww to its original purpose Monday morning when "The Duplin Story" artUt Corwin Bife moves put ana Judge Clawson Williams moves in lor a term of civil court. ;uHZD COUSCQRE 'ON n.C. HIGHWAYS' Vlllort Aiib 2(V22 18 Tninrart" 20-22 ' ' ' " 17B wiiiorf thm Ana. 22 this year 507 Killed thru ' X 22, J948 425 I, ,. 1 f i ft 22 f "1 yr. 8,7 1 Services at . Haroer-Southerland at 11:00 A. M.; at Smiths Church at 7:?0 P. M. Sermon Topic: "Talking Like A Christian". Just A Minute: Being a Christian is nnt lust takine out a little fire insurance oh your soul: it is giving your soul to Christ to be maae over into His likeness. N. P. Farrior. Warsaw Rofarians Entertain farmers Th Warsaw Rotary Cl'tb enter tained about ' 175 farmers of the Warsaw trading area at a supper on Thursday night of last week. They were served by young ladies of the town out at the ball park. ivnairipnt J. C. Thompson presineu. rtr nntrhfnrd.' nrofessor. at biaie rniii00 nnk briefly on the sub ject of mechanized farming m tins i . 0. D...J . tii,ftni1 mooern age. om w to say a few words, Mr. Thompson welcomed th guests and Senator Rivers Johnson respondea. koss iVadklns, agriculture teacner n tne Warsaw Bchools had charge, of ar rangements. The purpose of the supper w as Just a general good will ; t o ) ) r - 1 : The pulpit of the Warsaw Bap tist Church was ably filled Sunday morning when the conpiegation hac' he privilege of hearing t;ie Rev. James II. Blackmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Blackmore of Warsaw. The subject of the morning was "Tenants of the Lord" and the Scripture was taken from Matt. 25: 23. We quote "We are all ten ants of God because we own noth ing; everything is his. All we have is ours only to use for a time as tools for our work in God's world. At the end we must give an ac cou.it for all that we have used. We will be judged not by the place we have occupied but how well we have done our task. Oh that we could hear him say at the end, Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' " On Sunday evening, Augii't 2Pth the Rev Blackmore will again con duct the morning worship sen-ice in the Baptist Church. The Rev. and Mrs. Blackmore plan to set sail from New York in September for Edinburgh, Scot land. The Rev. Mr. Hlaekmorc plans to enter the University of Edin burgh to study for his doctorate, lie was graduated from Wake For est College in 19;;7 and from Colgate- Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, N. Y. in 1940. He was granted a one-year .scholarship to study abroad after his graduation from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, but was unable to accept on account of the war and could not obtain a passport. He accepted a pastorate at King Baptist Church near Winston-Salem for two years. He entered the U. S. Army as Chap lain in 1943. He accepted the pas torate at the Masonboro Baptist Church near Wilmington in . 1947 where he has served for the past two years. ' Tobacco sales got underway on Friday, August 19, at Kastern North Carolina markets. The Federal State Market News Service report ed that leaf grades were off from $3.00 to $5.00 per hundred when compared with 1948's opening day. Cutters and fine to choice lugs were mostly steady, while low to good lugs, primings, and non-de-script grades were stronger with the aains rauaine mostly from $2.00 for porest nondescript up to 65.00 for top cutters and choice lugs. The -bulk of the tobacco sold from-3C.00 ,o 60.00 per ht ndred with leaf at mostly 40.00 to 58.00; lugs, at mostly 48.00 to 64.00; primings, at mostly 31.00 to 49.00; and the best thin nondescript at 13.25 The Border Markets reported av erage daily prices of 48.35 to 50.21 during the third week of sales and closed with most of the leaf grades ranging from 26.00 to 62.00, smo king leaf, from 53.00 to 60.00; cut ters, from 62.00 to 64.00; lugs, from 35.00 to 61.00; and the best thin r.ondescript, at 11.00 per hundred. Gross sales for the season on tne Border Belt markets approached the 135 millioi. pound mark at an average of approximately 50.00 per hundred. Round Three Of Square Dance Comes Up Here September Third Kenansville's second street dance 1 of the year went off fine last Satur day night in spite of the Inclement weather, thanks to "Les" Williams. The muslcianes showed up and a hand full of people. The rain let up but It was decided to'not have the dance. "Les" Williams just couldn't be outdone. He appealed to the musicians, the Kenansville Kut- Ups, to hook up their electrical. stringed instruments and play a few nieces invwnv. And. lust as "Les" figured, as the music started a few stray couples took to the street in front of the drufl store. Before any one hardly realized it cars began driving up. Phone Calls from War saw came in to inquire if the dance was eoine to be staged. Amos Brln- son told them yes, saying "come on over" ana Detore a set coma oe completed more- then .a thousand neoDle had strune out over the street. The dance continued ui.tll midninht and It was so well en- j y-1 that It was decided right there and then to have another one two weeks from that night. A col lect inn was taken ud to pay the musicians and they said they would be on the job Saturday nignt, &epi 3rd when weather permitting, an other nearly 3,000 crowd i:ae me first one here is expected to as semble. You will see Colonial Dams flostlng around with tickets for the Pageant for sale. And again won mav see Sam Byrd and bis dau ghter Pat swiuzing with their part ners. You Square dancers who are going to dance in the Pageant bet be here for some good practice The show will start at eight o'clock sharp, weather permitting. Rife Completing Stage Drops This Week Corwin Rife, scenic designer and technical director of "The Duplin Story" will complete his courthouse work this week in time for Superior court to convene here Monday mor ning. Rife will conclude painting the huge 20 x 30 feet back drops Saturday when he rolls up the scene for the tobacco barn act. Rife has done eight magnificent scenes and says he is ready to get hi: feet back on the ground. He will leave over the week end for several davs stay In Charleston, S. C, where he must law the ground work for fall plays there in dock Street Theatre. As soon as that is over he will be back here on the job in "The Duplin Story " Come, Cut, & Caper There will be a big round and square dance at the Legion Hut near Maxwell's Mill, sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 379 Fridav nisht. SeDt. 2. Music by bob Garris and his Swing Billies. The public is invited to come, cut and caper. Little Party Broken Up Duplin of'- 'S broke i'n a little party one day last week when they interrupted a tobacco barn drink ing party in the county. Deputies Perry Smith, Houston, and Charlie WagsUff arrested five negroes lor possession of non-tax paid whiskey and public drunkenness. Kuey Wil liamson, Thomas Farrior, W. J. Player, Charlie Williams and Rock Graham were given a hearing be fore Magistrate C. B. Sitteroa. They wore assessed costs. Phylan der Williams, who was caught with a pint of whiskey on his truck, was arrested along with the other for ' possession of whiskey for purpose of S'P. - '"- i'': ,4 4 ?