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VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN 1C.C 39 l"Ji in : - Cc!2Mon; Graham Bardsn; ' "Let us bend our efforts toward world peace, but let us also keep la mind the marauder who might try to move in and Impose upon us. I Implore this nation to keep an adequate national defense.- This is pot a war-like attitude. It's just : good sense,"'.:;) . With those words Congressman Graham A. Harden concluded a stir- ring address before 10,000 persons, as Warsaw held its annual Armi stice day celebration last Friday. ; The 'event, an almost-sacred tradi tion for Warsaw, is one of the lar- . gest of its kind held in North Caro lina. , Rep. Barden stressed four points strongly in his address.' He asked for a. strong national defense, warn ed against the infiltration of fore ign .elements and .asked that the United States continue to do its utmost to attempt to repay the debt it owes servicemen crowded Into military hospitals throughout the country. He also reiterated bis : stand that federal aid to education is a virtual, necessity. All four points, were , tied together, as nec essary' keys' to a peaceful future for the -United States. Warming to his subject the spea - ker asked for more participation in government matters by the ave rage citizen. "We have the best gov ernment In the world," he said, ,' "but good government is not a ma chine. It must have continued inter est of every citizen." " - Continuing the Congressman warned against sending too much jf the taxyapers' , money abroad. He cited hi observations while on I ; a tour of Europe, and said, "It is my firm conviction that the coun- f trlea of Europe must do certain ' things . for themselves, 4. dldillil! tJIt &i lf to ver. cotton In that trust in their government and tMr ' "'' leaders,, before ';we can help them. They . are now a people without - spirit. I ju-ge that no money of the taxpayers be uselessly spent before those people have begun to prove i themselves." . Rep. Barden emphatically stated that too much of the foreign 'ele "' ment was being allowed into the . United States. "Hundreds of groups if appear before Congress with their ideas on how pur government ard this country should be run," he .i pointed out Then he added, "I a t most cases the majority of the mem - ben of those organizations are foreigners. They come before us trying- change our way of life , before they have been in our coun ar , try long enough to learn to under stand it. They want.to impose upon J us the 'same hardships they had only recently fled." : ; ; :, . i . On the question of federal aid to education Barden smilingly re lated, "We had a lot of trouble in tne Pin wongress ... 1 suaaemy ( foUnd myself in a hot: conflict j wnere me eaucauon uui wof kw cerned." He said that , he was sur- .prised at the opposition that arose to the bill, a blU which would help the schools "a Strong and support ing prop of our government" ' . . . .1- tin 1 nose wno opposed . ine : uiu wanted dollar for dollar, given to .public schools, also appropriated for private and - church schools," Tthe congressman, reminded. Then : he emphatically declared, "This Idea is a medieval argument that once rocked Europe. Public, tax money should go to public schools . . '. Federal aid to education may not be necessary; but It Is necess- ary that we do not begin to mix tax money with church money, re gardless of any denomination In evolved. We must preserve our pub-7- lie school system according to true ; American traditions. . . " " -In asking for a strong national defense program Barden reminded his listeners that recent reports reveal millions of dollars worth of v American money has been sent to Europe for arms. "We don't know which way those guns are going to be pointed," he declared, "and to relax on our own defense . would be sheer folly. A strong -Army, Na vy and Marine corps is the finest insurance policy for .American freedom of which I can think. am ready to pay my premium for that insurance," ' j S The speaker ' was introduced to the audience by E. Walker Stevens, i ' airman of the board of electlpns i f DuDlin county brother-in-law of ' Ue - Meriry L, Stevens, Jr. of .saw, who presided over the ram. The talk followed a mam- th parade described as the best t the history of Armistice day ' brations there. Numerous flots, ry and Legion marching units ' I nds wore in the line-Of 3S Warsaw Armistice , ; i- '- - hJf -' v tit ' ;.v - . " -i iff J 35r f . 4 'yi .! ! , L . n ?:-: M a '7 Fifty Years An Editor patch, I'll give you a year's sub scription to The Progressive-Far mer." ' The 12-year-old boy picked the cotton. He got the paper and liked it Seven years later he became its editor. Ten years later its president. Now Clarence Poe is celebrating the completion ofwhat he call? "my first 50 years as an editor". When he became editor The Progressive Farmer was a state farm paper with (of course) only one edition. Now it covers 14 states and has five editions with editorial staffs in Raleigh, Memphis, Birm ingham, and Dallas. Then it had 5,000 subscribers; now 1,100,000. If you ask ."How come?" Dr. Poe will first pay tribute to his early asso ciates - - men like Dr. Butler, Dr. ,llgore, John Pearson, Prof. Mas- Duplin Negroes Planning Achievement ; Day Program At By: R. E. Wilkins The Duplin County Negro Farm ers and Homemakers are planning (he best and most attractive exniD tts ever held by Negroes in Duplin County on November 19, at the Mag noli a Industrial High School.' Last year's dignitary aj the Annual af fair was Mr. A. L. Cavenaugh of Warsaw, who spoke of issues facing farm people, This year's program will include R. E. Jones, Negro State Agent, Miss W. R. Laws, Negro District Home Agent, A. W. Solomon of Farm Bureau and many local people. The Negro County Faison Seniors To Present The Atomic Blonde" Daily Rehearsals are progressing nicely on the annual Senior Class This year "The Atomic Blonde", a Jay Tobias Farce and a regular howl hurricane, will be given early la December, the exact date to be announced' later.' The seniors have a chance to bring out all their known and latent talent, for the parts are varied and"lnter esting. College youths, beautiful Eaisd To Have Dial Service Mr. W. Y. Vann, local manager of Carolina Telephone ail Tele graph ' ! It'-t riii ! Speaks sey - -on down to his present day fellow editors and business man agement. "Next I would mention the, tre mendous Increase in volume and value of -agricultural information we are ablSjto get Irora our agricul tural colleges and their experiment ttjpBMpd extension staffs. Next an even more tremendous increase in the progresslveness of farm peo ple. Now farmers lap up this money making, Intensely localized agricul tural information -- farmers who used 'to scoff at what they called 'book farming' and thought the old Josh Billings verse a complete for mula for farm success:- He who by farmin' wood got rich Must raik and hoe and dig and sich Work hard all day, sleep hard all nlte, - Save every cent and not get tite. Of his own boyhood, recently Dr. Poe wrote, "I worked in a cotton field the day before I began work on The Progressive Farm- ." Magnolia Nov. 19 Agents are urging each farmer to bring out some of his choice farm products, that is, ten ears of his very best corn, a bushel of No. 1 sweet potatoes, four pullets or hens or any product that he feels is of superior quality. Home Demonstra- tion Club women will include such exhibits as Room Improvement, Re upholstering Furniture, Food Pre servation, Meal Planning, Window Treatment, Women Work Clothing, etc. The general public is Invited to attend this big farm and home event. - v . . girls, ardent club, women, gallant suitors, eccentric colored servants, a dutch cook, a neuralgic old maid, a quack osteopath, a gossipy neigh bor, a. limb of the law, and a head less "hant" all help to complicate the plot built around an atomic blonde. The play is under the di rection of Mrs. M. C. Bowden, who has had wide experience in play directing. -v by the new exchange. - A member of a group of young ladies will visit each subscriber to demonstrate the proper use of the Dial Telephone.. Mr. Vann further stated that a change of ail telephone numbers wilt be required in the connection. A temporary telephone directory ' the correct llntlnrs ami KENANS VILLE. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th 1949 TAX PAYER PAYS f WITH PLEASURE Kenansvllle tax collector C. B. Sitterson came smiling In the . Times office this week and said "I have a news sto ry for you; something' a little . out of the ordinary." What In the world, we asked? "Just now" he continued, "a citi zen of Kenansvllle came Into my office and said Tap, I want to pay my taxes. It is a pleasure to pay my town tax es. It's worth the coet just to have the trash around my house hauled off once a week. Now that's a real citi zen for you," Pap said. "If everyone would pay their tax es with a smile instead of with a trudge how much more pleasant life would be." -At that Mr. Sitterson turned and walked away, still wearlnr that familiar smile. Duplin One Of Six Counties Selected Crop Insurance By: JULIAN E. MANN The counties of Beaufort, Cas well, Duplin. Forsyth and Jones have been selected for tobacco crop Insurance in 1950. These counties were selected on the basis of sign ed requests by interested tobacco producers in those counties from a total of eight counties actively seek ing the insurance for next year. Rutherford County has been sel ected as a new cotton county in 1950,. j In 1949 there were ten counties with all-risk crop insurance in .North Carolina and are being con tinued in 1950. They are Colum bus, , Pltt.v- Stokes,- gurry? Vance, Wake and Wilson counties with to bacco insurance; -Cleveland and Mecklenburg counties with cotton Insurance; and Perquimans with "multiple" crop Insurance. The 81st Congresstpermitted a 50 increase in the number of counties over those with insurance in 1949 on a nation-wide basts. The Act also permits insurance on to bacco while In the curing barns and packhouses, covering fire and other unavoidable causes beginning with 1950 policies. 4 It Is expected that North Carolina will have two additional cotton counties in 1050, of Which Ruther ford County hat been selected as one and in which Polk County is being considered for the other. The tobacco counties were sel ected through the 'County USDA Councils, composed of the heads of agricultural agencies In each coun ty. Officers of the Councils were written requesting information on the demand for all-risk tobacco in surance in all counties where to bacco was an important source of cash income. There were fifteen counties which Indicated interest after a survey by County USDA Council members. . In these counties meetings were held under the sponsorship of the Councils, to which leading tobacco producers were Invited. Interest in the program appeared about the same in eight of the fifteen and it was from these eight that the Coun cils polled the interest of produ cers and the five selected on the basis of the largest percentage of eligibles for tobacco insurance agreeing to participate in the pro gram, for; 1950. ; Duplin County led the five coun ties selected in' the number of to bacco producers agreeing to parti cipate in 1950, and Beaufort Coun ty, producers showed the largest percentage of those eligible for In surance agreeing to participate i next year..;, There were 2,123'. tobacco pro ducers in Duplin County who Indi cated they would insure, or 43 of those eligible, according to the 1945 Federal Census figures. In Beaufort County, 1,257 producers requested the Insurance, or 48.6 of those eligible compared with the 1945 Federal Census.' For the five new counties in 1950, a total of 5,146 fbbacco growers have indica ted that ' they . wanted the insur ance in 1950, or 39 pf all eligible s based on the last FfderaKCensus. "Or L Killed Nov. 13 It ; ; Inhirr If-'?) -;. ' City and State law officers" are trying to sift clues into a mixture strong enough to provide a case in the robbery of a Warsaw drug store of several hundred dollars worth of narcotics early Wednesday morn lng. Police revealed. that Clark's Drug store was entered through a back door sometime after midnight Tues day night and that a cabinet con taining the drugs was pried open. The contents were emptied from the cabinet. Police Chief W .E. Coombs of Warsaw said that night Police J. M. Pope gave him the following version: He said that, about three o'clock, he was rounding a corner about a block from the drug store when a man ran from the rear of that business, dashed down an alley and jumped into a car. The ca headed east. Pope said it was so dark he could not get a description of the man nor whether hf. had ac complices with him. He then walk ed to the rear and found the back door open and with a panel ripped from It. He said it appeared the burglar had reached through the hole and lifted a bar inside. He said he filtered and found tiie lock bro ken from the cabinet which held the narcotics. Coombs said he was then called in. The chief then asked the aid of SBI agent James Bradshaw of Bur gaw. Bradshaw appeared and lifted several fingerprints. But the case took an added twist Wednesday night. George Clark, proprietor of the store, claimed that the officers did not call him to tell him of the robbery. He said that when he got to the store about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning he found Bradshaw, Coombs and Pope inside. He added that without au thority, they Iso opened the c uh register to check the money. Calk added, "They said no money was missing, but they couldn't know. because they didn't know how much was there in the first place." The store operator said he was told he wasn't called Decaue "they were afraid I -vculd dentrov finger prints." Reached in Fayetteville Wednes day ni?t Bradshaw said that be ?ou'd m .c nc statement on the case. He destined comment on why Clark wasn't called earlier. He al so said he preferred not to give out any information on the case for fear of upsetting any progress thus far made. Coombs said Clark was Informed of the robbery at soon as Bradshaw arrived and began to take prints. Harvest Festival Proceeds Beautify School Grounds Beulaville school decided to beau tify her grounds with the money derived from a Halloween Festi val. The lawn will be rejuvenated and shrubbery placed about the ground with $450 netted from the celebra tion. The festival was sponsored by the PTA and besides a huge barbecue supper there were ' baby contests, fish ponds, apple ducking tubs, beauty shows, schoolroom contests and just about anything one would want for entertainment. Turkey Shoot Planned Here Warsaw Saturday You turkey-hunters who art) look ing for some good sport in shooting and a good gobbler or turkey ten for Thanksgiving have just what you have been asking for come Sat urday when turkey shoots are plan ned for Warsaw and Kenansvllle. In tiie county capital the Lions Club la sponsoring an all day shoot O th Sheriff Williamson field near Rutledge cemetery. The shoot ing will begin about 8 In the morn ing and continue , as Jong as there are sportsmen and sportswomen to shoot. . . , In Warsaw the Jayceea are spon soring t turkey shoot at the Warsaw Produce Market from 9 to l ana from 2 to 5. , v"i te plenty of t" " Duplin Tax Vaulation Shows One. One-half Million Dollar Increase A valuation of $27,118,419, an In crease of about one and a half mil lion dollars over last year, was placed on real and personal prop erty In Duplin in the county-wide taxation for 1949, announced F. W. McGowen, Duplin accountant. Taxes for the county amounted to $427,363.34 or an Increase of $23355.18 over the previous year. Real property in Duplin was evalu Dr. Greenlaw Delivers First Sermon In New Church Dr. A. W. Greenlaw, who assumed the new pastorate of the Warsaw Baptist Church last week, preached his first regular sermon Sunday night to a large and interested con gregation. He somes from Rocking ham and Greenville, 8. C. where he was professor at Furman Univer sity in the latter city. Taking bis text from Phillppians 3:10, Dr. Greenlaw preached a simple though forceable sermon, centering the topic on "That I might know Him." He vividly described "heroes" and how we are compared to hero worshhlpers, In that we unconac- From Our Readers 871 Willow Glen Way, San Jose 10, Calif., November 7. 1949. l&ditox, The Duplin Times, A copy of your bi-centennial edi tion recently came into my hands and has given me -- a native and boyhood resident of Kenansvllle -much reminiscent pleasure. In the section of your very cred itable paper devoted primarily to descriptions of some of the old homes, appeared a cut of the old Pearsall borne. I am almost cure this is the house in. which I was born and lived until my family re moved to Chapel Hill in 1000. If so, I should appreciate your turning this letter over to the photographer who made the picture, with a re quest that he inform me of prices on one of several copies of the half-tone. The home In which I ame Inter ested stood, in 1900 and for tome years thereafter, on a tract of about 14 acres, just west of what was then the James Sprunt Insti tute. Both were located in the northwestern part of town. If I am correct in identifying this house. I shall appreciate your good offices in the manner request ed above. In any event, please ac cept my congratulations on your achievement in the production of the bi-centennial edition, and my best wishes for the success of fur ther observances of 'he county' anniversary. Yours very truly. (Col.) Walne Archer, USA - Ret. FROM SELMA HIGH NEWS Warsaw Wins Even though Selma High won the football game at Warsaw October 7, by the score of 18 to 12, the War saw team and people won the hearts of the Selma team and tup- porters by the excellent sportsman ship displayed during our game and visit in Warsaw. A good clean game was played by both teams and en joyed by all in attendance. Our combined hearts go out in appreciation to Mr. Best who fur nished free ambulance service to B. C Hall, an Injured Selma boy, and to Dr. Ewers who so graciously gave hit service and advice. We wish to congratulate the War saw school and her fine people. They won something bigger and better than a football game. ; E. C Jernlgan Tc InVcriav "Laff it Off', a borne town show, will hold its last showing In the Warsaw Hiru F-ool Auditorium lon'-ht at 8:13 cast is made i t " '1' cf 1 v r'-'e No. 47 ated at more than $17,000 while personal property including stocks and merchandise, automobiles and materials in the process of manu facture were valuated at $8,281,519. gregation. He comes from Rocking Board of Assessment amounted to $1,652,616 .The largest single fac tor under this year was railroad property valued at $1,335,457. ioualy pattern our lives after those we consider ideals. Paul says that It is a privilege to know Christ Jesus and considers that the most Important thing in life. Dr. Green law explained the power of resur rection; how all authority is His and how Christ is the power in the world and power over death. He explained how Christ suffered for others and for God and for us; and considering the fact that Christians who get acquainted with Jesus do count that the greatest privilege. In concluding he pointed out that we all need someone to respect and pattern our lives after. Surveys Underway For New Highways iThru Kenansville Highway construction engineers began work here this week on tem porary surveys on proposed street highway improvements and chang es. Reports are to the effect that a contract is to be let in the near future to starighten out curves, widen the street to a 50 foot width to be paved and curbs and gutters constructed on highways 24 run ning east and west and 11 running north and south. Highway 24 runs about two miles through town and now has a nar row, crocked paved street. The new route will follow approximately the same route only sharp angles at t' western intersection pnd t'i two at the courthouse will be nearly straightened out. A large section of the Baptist church front lawn will be taken into the rightofway and Stephens Hardware Store and Brown's Garage will be moved back. Also reports say that the front part of the old Pickett stables will be cut off. Highway .11 from the school house running south, a distance of about 3-4 of a mile will be widened with gutters and curbs Installed to Intersect highway 24 near the pres ent intersection. Paving is expected to be of concrete. As soon as the paving projects are completed property owners along the sections now not having paved sidewalks are expected to pool their resources and pave the sidewalks. Two Week Term Civil Sup. Court A two week term of civil Super ior Court will convene here Monday December 5th. Judge Clawson Wil liams of Sanford is scheduled to preside. RotariansHear Speakers Walter Cheek, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, was the main speaker at a recent meeting of the Warsaw Rotary Club at their regular luncheon. Mr. Cheek spoke briefly on the general work and duties of the North Carolina Insu rance Department : y At the regular meeting held last night Mrs. Powell of Clinton spoke to the club on the progress made by the Clinton Concert Association in organizing a group of music lovers in Duplin and Sampson coun ties to bring into this section world frntout artists. The Clinton organ! - "-n v"l be '!'!! 1 with Col ' '-i t J - f