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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th., 1949
No. 45
VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN . T KENANSVILLE. MUKAti cahuliIima iwutti.BWTMiDMtuHiH .
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OsterDara!f .Mtesafles ver 31-2 ' FvTalBion : For Schools
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DUPUN SCHOOLS
The Duplin County Board of Education, in ses
sion last Thursday, allocated over one half million
dollars to Duplin's schools, both colored and white.
In reporting their action to the press they asked the
Duplin Times to comment editorially on their work.
Duplin is fortunate in receiving a half -million
dollars for school construction out of the state
bond levy. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking
this is going to relieve our problem. Every white
school is overcrowded. Most of the present build
ings are in fair shape but far from what they should
be. It is virtually impossible to give our students
and graduates what they are entitled to with pres
ent facilities. We are talking about our white
Schools;"-'?' 'ri'-.r
Now - our Negro schools. I don't believe it is
necessary to go into the short-comings of our Negro
spools. There isn't actually a first dass Negro
high school in the county: Some are good but far
behind the white. ' The day has passed when educa
tional opportunities for Negroes can be denied.
I They must be given an equal chance. Facing that,
problem I think anyone will understand that the
bulk of this half-million dollars must go for Negro
education in Duplin County. The schedule worked
out by the Board is far from desirable but it will
manage to bridge a gap and. maybe hold us until
something better can be done.
Now what is, this something better? We all feel
like we are carrying all the tax load we can
The time is not so far away whena large scale ex
pansion program must take place for the white
schools. We hate to think about further consolida
tion. Most of u wereLfljQOred and flabbergasted
when consolidation, was ifcst; thought of. "It will
destroy our commimtty 4tf eTw hollered Well what
-'did it destroy? Nothing u the one room school
' house. I don't think anyone would approve dbing
" away with , the present consolidation set-up and
going back to the one room school. v
What can we look forward to? 1 We "might as
well begin to get used to the idea that further con
: ' solidation of white schools in Duplin is not far in
the offing; Unless something can be done in time
' to forestall it our predictions are that the schools
at Rose Hill, Magnolia, Calypso and possibly Faison
are going to be done away with. And maybe Chin
quapin and Grady.
; Not only are we facing further consolidation but
4 continually, raising of standards in public schools,
brought about by higher standards in colleges, is
making it .harder, for the graduates to take their
place along witivgraduates of city systems; Libra
ry facilities, science laboratories, athletic facilities,
etc., must be expanded. The cost is almost prohib
tive to expand to the necessary point in each school
as they are set up today. ;r i ....
r We call your attention , to our editorial a few
months ago advocating a senior high school for Du
plin County.; If this could be worked out it might
be the means of saving some of our present schools.
If the 11th and 12th grades of each school were
-' consolidated into one senior high the remainder of
the schools could operate as a junior high on a much
' better basis than they operate today. Graduates of
that senior high would be equipped to compete with
the best in the state and those graduates who do not
care to attend college will be better equipped te go
, - out in life and make his or her own way.
I This is not just a dream or a passing fancy. We
f ; ire facing cold realities as the figures in the half
I million dollar allotment reveal. Study those f ig
.1 ures. Visit our schools, both white and colored,
. nrwi nartieularlv the colored. Look at the picture
from a county-wide standpoint and not from the
' viewpoint of any one. community. It matters not
so much from which school the child graduates. The
thing 'of importance is that the school offers what
the student and graduate needs. , r'
" It seems to me that we are amply warned. Why
not get .armed and do something about it before it
is too late? When, I say too late, I mean too late to
conserve on the.pocketbook. It won't be too late
to make changes when the 11th hour comes but
they wpl be mighty expensive changes. -
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nstroImM WhlUkr rtporU tht
newly reiurfMed ro4 111 from
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4 ai.oir&s.
Scene of Auto-Xraln Aci
The automobile of Granger Martin
lies In the railroad drainage ditch
near Calypso where it landed on
Tuesday of last week after being
Struck by AOL train No. 49. Mrs.
Warsaw Man VJill Preside Over
Meeting Southeastern Teachers
The twenty-seventh annual con
vention of the Southeastern Dis
trict of the North Carolina Educa
tion Association will be held in
Wilmington, North Carolina, on
Friday, November. 4, according to
a recent announcement by District
President J, P. Harmon of Warsaw.
More than 1,000 educators from the
following thirteen counties which
eomprUe the Southeastern District
are expected to attend the conven
tion:! Bladen, Brunswick, Colum
bus, . Cumberland, 'Duplin, Hoke,
Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pen
der, Robeson, Sampson, and Scot
land.
District President Harmon, Vice
President E. C. Slpe of Clinton,
and Secretary M. G. Isley of White-
ville have planned a full program
for the convention.
the convention will begin with
a luncheon of all North Carolina
Education Association local unit
presidents scheduled for 12:00 noon
at the Friendly Cafeteria. The gen
eral session for all teachers and ad
ministrators will be held in the
auditorium of New Hanover High
School at 2:00 p.m. For this session
the Reverend Charles A. Maddry
of Wilmington will deliver the invo
cation and Mrs. A. D. Wood of Du
plin County will lead the group
singing. Superintendent H. M. Ro
land of Wilmington and New Han
over County will welcome the edu
cators and State Superintendent
Clyde A. Erwin will bring official
greetings. The featured speaker for
this general session is L. E. Par-
menter, Executive Manager of the
National School Service Institute,
Chicago. Mr. Parmenter will be
introduced by NCEA President,
Mrs. Lucille Allen,, of Hendersou
ville. The topic of her address is
"The Art of Public Relations."
At the conclusion of this general
session the new : district officers
will be introduced at the conven
tion. They'are: President,- Superin
tendent E. C. Slpe of Clinton; Vice
President, M. O. Isley of WhlteviUe;
and Secretary, Mattie Belle Rogers
of Fayettevllle. ; '
'The four major divisions of the
Association havo scheduled the
following meetings: The Division
of CUssroom Teachers, a luncheon
meeting at 12:30 In the Crystal
Restaurant, a business meeting at
4:49 in the high school auditorium,
and a dinner meeting at 6:55 in the
high school cafeteria. The Division
of Superintendents will meet at
3:45 and at .6:00. The Division of
Principals will join the Superin
tendents at the 6:00 meeting. The
Higher Education Division will
meet at iM,:.x':,:-j--'i
All departmental and subject
matter groups will hold their sess
ions at 3:45 p.m. A number of well
known educators will appear before
these various groups. Emma Law
ion of Wilmington, Mary WUlock
of Camp Lejeune, and Mary K.
Williams of Woman's College, of
Greensboro, will appear on the
, "m for teachers of art. Dr.
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enSbrolhy"M. Davis and Mrs. An-1
' tins uiiii.. . .
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nette M. Sutton, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin, and their three
children, Dorothy and Catherine
Davis ,and Tommie Sutton, were
riding in the car. All but Catherine
1. P. HARMON
President Southeastern Dbi NCEA
Social Studies on the topic, "Demo
cratic, Action-Centered Education."
District Principals will hear H.
M. Wells of Seven Springs and the
Elementary Principals have chosen
J. E. Miller as their speaker. Dr.
Dorothy McCusky of Chapel Hill
will address the elementary teach
ers and Mrs. Harry Mintz and Shan
non Morton will speak to the teach
ers of English. Professor Hugo
Giduz of Chapel Hill will appear
before the teachers of foreign
language.
For the geography teachers John
Stoneham and Albert T. Spurlock
will discuss "New Geography Text
books." Dr. Bertlyn Bosley of the
State Board of Health will be the.
speaker for the home economics
group and Dr. E. C. Mumford of
State College, .Raleigh, will ad
dress the teachers of mathematics.
The music teachers will hear C'W.
Greer, of Silver Burdett Company
and the science teachers will en
joy an illustrated lecture by Dr.
B. W. Wells of North Carolina State
College. Superintendent A.,. B.
Gibson of Laurlnburg will appear
before : the vocational guidance
group and Mrs. Janle Simmerman
of Fayettevllle will lead a panel
discussion on "Guidance Practices
at Work."
Law Finally Gets
Duplin Negro;
- Eventually the law, will get you,
or so thinks Matt Vann, Warsaw
Negro who has been able to dodge
it for the past four years. Van is
wanted in Duplin County for. the
murder of McKlnlev Williams.' an
other Negro, during (card game
in Warsaw four year! ago. Sheriff
Jones was Coroner at' the time and
he sava there were eyewitnesses io
the shooting. He said Wflllams lived I
long enough to identify the killer. '
The case was turned over to the
F.B.I. about two and half years
- vann-has-been traced by the FBI
for some time, his trailed them to
Chicago, Detroit, Carida and 'fin
ally to New York v ere he was
V,vfA undT c -":.! Extradition
s " 1 " ' i find Sheriff
were out of the auto when the train
struck, and she was injured least
Most seriously hurt when the train
knocked the car against them were
Mrs. Davis and daughter. Dorothy.
(Photo by Cletus BrockV
Memorial Services
At Legion Post
The Simmons, Turner, Mewborn
Post, American Legion, will hold
a memorial service at the legion;
hut on Maxwell Mill pond Armi
stice Day "at eleven o'clock. Jesse
Jones of Kinston and others are
sceduled to take part on the pro
gram. The public is invited to at
tend and bring a basket.
Armistice Plans Are
Moving Along
The 1949 edition of Warsaw's
annual Armistice Celebration is
going Into high gear. Last stage
preparations are shaping up. The
Times was hoping to publish pic
tures of all contestants in the Beau
ty Contest but only a few have been
received so none will be published
until after the Queen is crowned
Armistice night during the dance.
The parade committee reports
that progress is being made in their
work and at the present writing at
least ten floats are assured and
others are expected to take part.
It promises to be the largest and
most attractive parade in Warsaw
in several years.
The Duplin Times will issue its
annual Armistice edition on Wed
nesday of next week when all in
formation you want will be pub
lished. Watch for next week's pa
per. North Carolina farmers grew a
total of 390,000 acres of oats for
grain in 1946.
The James Kenan Chapter, -Uni-i right are: Mrs. Claude Best, vice
ted Daughters of the Confederacy, pres; Mrs. J. W. Farrlor, registrar;
met last week and elected officers! Mrs. L. B. Hule, treas; Mary A.
for the new year. See story on the BUckmore. historian; Mrs. R. L
iw paj?e.
The picture above
o f , Mh .MonH.
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Negro Schools Get $406,075;
White Schools Given $141,225
'The Duplin County Board of Edu
cation, in special session here last
Thursday, allotted the $547,225
Duplin Schools received from the
State $50 million bond issue to the
most needed projects. In the final
breakdown of demands and figures,
it was found that the Negro
schools in the county walked away
with the bulk of the cash.
Working with the Board mem
bers was architect Leslie Boney of
I Wilmington who had drawn plans
I of the various school projects.
l ne following leuer was reieasea
Friday by Superintendent Johnson:
The County Board of Educa
tion met on October 27 to make fi
nal allocation of the State Funds
which are soon to become available
for Schoolhouse construction.
"Duplin County will receive ap
proximately $550,000, for this pur
pose. -
The Board of Education has for
several months made a careful and
detailed study of the needs of the
county. Dr. Phillips and Dr. Ros
enstengle of the University of
North Carolina came to the county
in the Spring and made a survey
recommending certain improve
ments. Their findings were given
careful scrunlty by the county of
ficials. "It is recognized by the Board
that enough money is not avail
able to make all of the needed im
provements. Some very necessary
improvements cannot be made now
because a sufficient amount of mo-
ney is not available.
"After consulting with Us archl -
Guilty Or Not Guilty?
Judge Robert L. West, pre
siding over County Court here
Friday was confronted with a
new wrinkle.
John B. Houston and Doshie
Houston, his wife, both Neg
roes, were on trial for possess
ion of one gallon of non-tax
paid whiskey.
As the case was proceeding
and apparently going against
them, James Arthur Whitfield,
Negro, a spectator in the court
room, arose, walked down to
the bar, addressed the court,
and claimed the liquor was
his.
He was not connected with
the case in any way.
Judge West not pressed the
case against the defendants
and sentenced James Whit
field, against whom no charges
had been made, to 90 days in
Jail, suspended for one year,
fined $50 and costs.
CORRECTION - - - -
Last week in giving the account
of the Duplin Square Dancers win
ning the second place in the State
Contest at the State Fair we failed
to mention that Kenansville was
represented in the group. Our apo
logies to Les Williams, Miss Marga
ret Williams, Clarence and Mrs.
Clarence Murphy. They were very
much in the dance.
west, retiring pres; mrs. v,. . -
msek. ChaDlaln: Mrs. H. L. Stev-
rr. B'nte r""' '; I.'rs.: C. F,
tect( Mr. Leslie N. Boney, and with
the State Board of Education, it
was decided to allocate the funds
as follows:
Chinquapin White - 8 rooms
$59,850.00;
B. F. Grady White - 6 rooms ana
Cafeteria $58,800.00;
Warsaw Colored - Complete pres
ent building $81,850.00;
Branch Colored - Complete pres
ent building $52,500.00;
Charity Colored - New area hign
school building $149,100.00;
Rose Hill White - Cafeteria
$10,000.00;
Warsaw White - Cafeteria $10,
000.00; Teachey - Remodel for negro
elementary school $12,600.00;
Faison Colored - New elementary
School $100,025.00. Total $547,225.
"The Board of Education has
known for several years that some
thing in a substantial way had to
be done for the schools of our neg
ro population. Leading citizens of
both races have constantly spoken
in behalf of better school facilities
for negroes. Realizing that the need
is so accute, the Board of Education
is allotting a considerable portion
of this appropriation to our negro
schools. Assurances have come
from the leaders of both races that
the needs of our negro schools
should receive special considera
tion. "This allocation of funds is an
effort to meet the most urgent
needs of all the children of all the
people."
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Red Cross Nurse
Conducting Classes
Miss Angela Futchs of Wilming
ton, Registered Red Cross Nurse,
is now in Duplin where she will
spend six weeks working with
Junior Red Cross projects. She is
holding nursing classes in three
schools, Kenansville, colored,,
Branch, Jr., High colored and Ke
nansville white. While in Duplin
she is staying at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Quinn in Kenans
ville. First Frost
The first frost of the season
struck Duplin Wednesday morning.
Early risers report a fairly heavy
frost. No ice was reported.
Turkey Supper
The Eastern Star Chapter No.
215 of Kenansville is giving a tur
key supper Saturday evening, Nov.
5 from 5 til 8 o'clock. Plates will
be $1.25 each. Pre-school children,
75c each.
The State's strawberry growers
will have about 2,500 acres for har
vest in 1950.
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ton, Mrs. F. A. Baars, Miss EuU
Powell, Mrs. Kathleen Snyder, Mrs.
J. J. West, Mrs. J. C. Brock, Mr, i
Mills Hodges, Mrs. Stacy Brltt:
' Third row: Mrs. L. S. Whittle r,
Mrs. N. A. Mitchell, Mrs. Paul s
Potter, Mrs. J. A. Rackley and Mrs.