VOLUME NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Duplin Farmers To Elect New v
PHA Committeemen This Month
North Carolina farmers will have 1
die opportunity to reaffirm their
faith In the democratic farmer-com
mittee system for local administra
tion of Federal farm progress when
they go to the polls during Dec
ember to choose the fellow farmers
who will represent them as county
and community - Production - and
Marketing Administration commit
teemen during the coming year. In
announcing the elections, the State '
PMA Committee - points out that !
these non-partisan committees are
the local administrative units for
such Federal farm progress as Ag
ricultural Conservation, price sup
ports, acreage allotments, market
ing Au'otaa, the sugar program and
Federal Crop Insurance. -
. "Am representatives of their far-1
mer-neighbors, they see. to it that!
national Snd State programs are
adapted to local conditions and pro
Vide the 'grass-roots' experience
and thinking necessary for the in
telligent formulation of new pro
grams that changing conditions may
require," says O. T. Scott, Johns
ton County cotton, tobacco, corn
and general farmer, as well ' as,
chairman of the State PMA Com
mittee, , .
;j The State PMA Committee has.
designated December 15, 1949 as
the date for the holding of elect
ions in the State's 1409 agricultu
ral ; communities. County conven
tions at which the new county
PMA ..Committeemen will.be cho
sen - - are to be completed, where
possible, by December 16th. -
0 Eligible voters in each agricultu
ral community will choose from
among their neighbors a commun
ity consisting of three regular and
two alternate members, Mr. Scott
At fh uma time a rielfi-J
gate and alternate- delegate is de-
ignated to represent the commun
lty at the county convention. ,,
& An eligible voter, according to
Mr. Scott, is any owner, operator,
tenant or sharecropper on a farm
which is participating W any pro
gram administered through i the
county Agricultural Conservation
Association during 1949. This in
cludes the .Agricultural Conserva
tion Program, the Sugar Program,
price supporting loans and pur
chase agreements, and .Federal
Crop Insurance. , , i
Avards Given
fero Students
Byt EIDDICK E. wnJONS
Negro County Agent ...
: Prizes and awards made avail
able by the merchants of Kenans-
ville and Warsaw were awarded to
Negro farmers and homemakert of
Dunlin County v on the Annual
Adult Achievement Day program,
announced ft. E. Wilklns,' Negro.
County Agent and Mrs. liable B.
Peterson, Negro Home Demonstra
tion Agent ,
' The program waa highlighted by
an address by R. E. Jones, Negro
State Agent of Goldsboro, who
spoke on "The Home.". He waa In
troduced by Miss W. R. Laws, Dis
trict Home Agent for the South
eastern District. Also on the prom-am
was Al W. Solomon, Farm
Bureau worker of Greensboro.-;
. ' - Prizes were awarded to the.fol
lnwina; Stanford. Beulavtlle and
Chinquapin Clubs for best exhib
its, best house dress, Mrs. Savannah
Wlnley, Beulaville; best remodeled
dress, Mrs. Edna Wallace, Wallace
Club; best church dress, Miss Dor
othy Powers, also of Wallace Club.
Elue Ribbon and awards went to
Holly Stokes of Chinquapin for
beat corn exhibit: W. H. Robinson
of Rose Hill, sweet potatoes; Ed
Dudley Monk,' Magnrlla, poultry
exhibit; Arthur Graham, Magnolia;
sweet potatoes: Pat Mclver.of Mt
Olive, ham; and Mrs. Olivia Milder
ef Big Zion, eggs.-." -
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Flora Macdonald
wl'l be heard at a
College
concert
' I Sunday afternoon
it
; la t e Presbyterian Church.
Li a sixty voiced girls choir,
1 s,! reefed tsy Prof. F '"t
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Lee B. Miller, englneman, second
class, CBN, son of Lather C. Millei
of BeuIavUle, N. C, has been as
signed duty aboard the submarine
CSS Grampus, which recently was
commissioned at the Naval Ship-
Sard, Boston, Mass. Before enter
if the Naval service in September,
1945, MlUer was graduated from
Beulaville High School.
(Official U.S. Ktry Photograph 1056348)
Mrs. Maxwell Dies
At Age 88
Mrs. Mary Jeanette Grady Maxwell,
88. wfe of Gilbert M. MaXWelL-died
at her home in Seven Springs Sun
day night at 7;30 o'clock following
several months of declining health.
Surviving are her husband,-five
sons, R. J., G. C and Dr. peginaia
of Augusta, Ga., Harold "of -New
Bern, and Morgan Maxwell of the
home; one daughter, Mrs. J. H. B.
Moore of Greenville; one sister,
Catherine Grady of Greensboro;
17 grandchildren, and seven greatr
grandchildren. Mr. and Mra. Max
well quietly observed their 67th
wedding anniversary on Nov. 23.
Funeral services were private on
Tuesday. The family requasted that
noflowers be sent. Burial was in
Seven Springs.
Warsaw Woman
tlamed Farm
Bureau Ins. Agent
, Appointment of Mrs. Ray Tor-
rans Warsaw, a an agent for tho
Farm Bureau Insurance companies,
was. announced today by Bowman
Doss, agency vice president of the
three firms. - f i --.- .: " -K
She is jointing ap agency lorce
of more than 2500 men and wo-
men serving one and one-quarter
million policyholder in twelve
states and the -District of Colum
bia. .The firms, which maintain
home offices in Columbus, Ohio,
are the Farm Bureau Mutual Auto
mobile Insurance ' Company, tne
Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company, and the Farm Bu
reau Life Insurance Company.
i. Mrs. Torrans will work under L.
R. George, Bufgaw, district sales
mnnaser id Dunlin. Pender, and
Sampson Counties.
Rev: G;V;Stephens
Precch Magnolia
Rev. G. Van Stephens of Angler,
former pastor of the Warsaw Bap
tiat Church, will hold services next
week at the Baptist Church In
Magnolia. The many friends oi Mr.
Stephens will be glad of the op
portunity of hearing him again.
A
Hattie Gavin
Another
'' By: EMORY SADLER
Hattie Gavin, Warsaw negress,
convicted abortionist, is again In
the toils of the law. She is now in
the Duplin County Jail on a charge
of murder without bond pending
a Coroner's inquest. The present
charges against her resulted from.
the death of Katie Mae Moore,
Magnolia Negress, iij the James
Walker Hospital, Wilmington, on
Wednesday, -November 23rd. Ac-,
cording to Coroner C. B. Sitterson
the deceased made a death-bod
statement to doctors which was re
corded on a phonograph record in
which she stated that she went to
Hattie Gavin on the 12th of Nov
ember and at that time Hattie Gav
in performed the abortion. Coroner
Sitterson says that x-rays show
that the catheter inserted into the
womb had passed through the
walls of the womb and punctured
an intestine. Records of the Super
ior Court Docket in the office of
the Clerk of Superior Court shows j
the following:
Docket No. 2500, Jan. 1941: Hat
tie Gavin charged in a warrant Jan
uary 1941, with performing an ab
artion on one Vonnie Williams, "a
woman pregnant and quick with
child." Nol-prossed October 3rd,
1941.
Docket No. 3137, July 1945: Hat
tie Gavin charged in a warrant with
abortion performed on Alice Wai
'ace, a woman pregnant and quick
ivith child, which abortion resulted
'n the death of the said Alice Wal
'ace. The grand Jury indictment
charges an abortion on a "woman
vesnant and quick with child"
Commission Issues.
Shooting Over
The. N. fi. Wildlife Resources
Commission has issued a warning
to hunters, particularly small game
hunters, not to kill more than the
daily bag limit of game in any
particular day, according to Exe
cutive Director Clyde P. Patton.
"In many easel" " Patton said,
"hunters who are good shots arc
Inclined to shoot their own daily
bag of game and then take birds
for other members of their parties
Wallace Shuts Out Burgaw In
Thanksgiving Football Thriller
Coach Thell Overman's Wallace
High fotball team, runners-up for
. . ' . . 1 nil. .U .
tne cast L-eoirai uuc iur um j
two seasons, finally nailed down the
loop championship by administer-
lng a sound 20-0 whipping to Bur-
gaw's strong team in Wallace on
Thanksgiving night. The winners
were out front by 12-0 at halftime.
' The winners scored the first time
they got the ball. Fullback Jimmy
Herring carried seven times from
the 50 to the Burgaw 10 and then
Tailback Bill James went around
end for 10 yards. In the second
period, Ralph-Carlton scooted 25
yards on a reverse. In the early
stages of the third, Burgaw was
backed up to its 20. A bad pass
from center was fumbled and fin-
Organized In
0 t
Kenansville is expecting to have
an active-unit of the National Guard
operating here in a few weeks, it
is reported. Information is that the
Anti-Aircraft Unit, now locatea in
WhitevUle will be be moved to Ke
nansville shortly, providing enough
local men and boys are interested.
Jfhe unit will require t minimum
of 35 men and will have a payroll
that wlU total Beair $50,000 per
year.' Amos 3rlnson, Dr. Gooding,
Bill Ingram and Gib Buck will go
to Raleigh today to begin work on
plans. Quarters necessary for the
unit are available. It Is expected
Permanent Duplin
Outgrowth Of
. : ! 2 By: BOB HERRING V
The Duplin County Choir Com
mlttee held its first organizational
meeting Monday night, Nov, 28 at
- home of and Mrs. Amos
, -n fnpnwllle. All t'
KENANSVILLE. NOKTIi CAROLINA
Was Not Sentenced
Negro Woman Is Dead
but makes no mention of the death
of the woman Alice Wallace as a
result of the abortion. This case
was tried on December 9th, 1947,
but with all the evidence in, during
argument of council to(the Jury a
defense attorney discovered what
the trial Judge accepted, as a flaw
in the "bill of Indictment" and a
misstrial was directed,.; Bond of
$2,000.00 was continued. It is still
on the books and NOTHING has
been done about it.
Docket No. 3138: June '.3rd, 19
47: Hattie Gavin charged with per-"
forming an abortion on one Rachel
Robinson, a woman "pregnant and
quick with child'. This abortion is
recorded as taking place on or
about the 13th day of May, 1947.
This case was continued when call
ed for trial December 10, 1947. It
Is still being CONTINUED OR RE
MAINS UNTRIED. In other words,
nothing has been done about it.
Docket No. 3331, February 9th,
1949: Hattie Gavin charged in a
warrant with
unlawfully, wilfully
and feloniously administering to
Eunice Vann Rucker, a female per
son, pregnant and quick with child,
medicine and drugs and other sub
stances, and employing instru
ments with intent to destroy the
child". This case was tried in the
May 1949 Special Term Of Super
ior Court and the defendant - Hat
tie Gavin - was found "GUILTY".
Prayer for judgment was continued
until the July Term of Court which
was not held. There has been no
term of Superior Criminal Court
In the County since last May aiid
Hattie Gavin has been permitted
her freedom under $8500.00 bond.
The Daily Bag Limit
who - are not so successful. Such
practices are illegal and are not in
keeping with the principles of good
sportsmanship." :
Patton said that violations of
regulations on the daily bag limit
are particularly prevalent among
quail hunters. The daily bag limit
of quail this year is eight birds, and
when a hunter has killed eight
birds he cannot lawfully kill more
for his companions.
ally covered in the end zone where
End Cecil Register hit the runner
for a safety. Later in the third per-
1 iod, Junior Billy James broke loose
on a 40-yard scoring jaunt arouna
rignt ena. in me iasi penuu, nmyn
Carlton carried 40 yards on a T
formation plajy to the 1 and then
James Falres sneaked over from
that point .Wallace also runs from
the single wing. ,
Aubine English, a tackle, and
Earl Kerr Jones, a guard, sparked
the fine line play of the winners.
For the season. In which Wallace
won 11 games without a defeat, the
team racked up 342 points. Nine of
the wins were league affairs. Bur
gaw never penetrated Inside the
Wallace 25.
Kenansyille Soon
that eventually an armory building
will be constructed. When the antl
Aircraft Unit la established and go.
lag smoothly it is thought tha
medical unit also can be added.
A schedule of pay released U an-'
proximately as follows: Ret. $2.67;
Pvt. $3.25; Pfc $3.68; Cpl. $4-41;
Sgt. $5.15; Sgt. 1st Class, $5.88;
Master Sgt $6.86; 2nd Lt. $8.08;
1st. Lt $9.26; and Captain, $10.93.
-1 Anyone 17 years or older - are
eligible. If Interested contact Amos
Brlnson at the drug stdre right
away.
County Choir
rfThe Duplin Story"
definite steps were taken toward
forming a permanent Choir for Du'
plin County. ", ?v; Y" -The
nucleus of the Choir Is to
be ir"rr pf the r'-i'r which
f
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd., 1949
Grady FHA Attends
Tri-County Rally
The Grady FHA girls attended
the Tri-County Rally at Penderlea
on Saturday, Nov. 19. During the
morning the group enjoyed an in
spirational address and other talks.
From Grady School we had two
nominees, one for vice-president
and one for pianist. Ruth Teachey,
our nominee for pianist, was elect
ed. Lunch was served in the school
lunchroom, cafeteria style, iftsr
which, at a most impressive candle
light installation service, the new
officers were installed. The meet
ing was adjourned with the Emb
lem Benediction.
Deputies Capture
Two Stills
Two whiskey stills were captured
and destroyed by Duplin Deputy
Sheriffs last week. One was a 75
gallon still and six barrels of beer
which was located on the Bob Jones
farm in the Rones Chapel section,
near Summeriin's Crossroads.
Willie Powell, of Sampson Coun
ty, and T. J. Herring, of Duplin
County, were arrested by Sheriffs'
Deputies and charged with trans
porting non-tax paid liquor. Three
Yt gallon jars of non-tax paid liq
uor was found in the truck of Wil
lie Powell and the truck was con
fiscated. Both are negroes.
Conservation
Election Is Set
For Dec.STolO
The election of a Duplin County
Supervisor of the Southerland Soil
Conservation District is set for
next week, December 5th to 10th.
The candidates nominated are:
R. C. Moore of Rnwden and Mosley
Phillips of Warsaw.
Ballot boxes will be located at
the following places: Courthouse
at Kenansville; FCX Store at War
saw; Parker's Store -it Bowden and
Stndlin'8 Store at Beulaville.
The man elected will help set
up our Soil Conservation District
Program and it is urged that you
show your Interest by voting for
the man of your choice.
Farm Bureau
Meets Dec. 5
There will be a meeting of the
Farm Bureau on Monday night,
December 5th In the Agriculture
Building in Kenansville. The meet
ing Is being held to elect delegates
to reDi-esent Dunlin County in the
National Farm Bureau Convention
Which will be held in Chicago on
Dec. 11th to 15th. There will be a
special train to take delegates to
the convention; The train leaves on
Dec. 10th at 8:00 A. M. from Golds
boro. All members are urged to at
tend the meeting.
Choir Is to have a civic music' orga
nization for our county which will
study and sing for the benefit of
the cultural advancement of our
i peop)e , gupu,, county.
Mrs. Dixon Wood, talanted music
leader from Charity, has accepted
the directorshhip of the proposed
Choir. Mrs. Wood has permanently!
established her reputation as a cho-;
ral director by her outstanding
work with the choral .groupa in the
schools of the county. This is not
to mention the many hours of work
which she has freely devoted to
Music Clubs and other groups in
various towns and communities' of
the county. . , .. .
.The Choir Committee will call a
meeting "of the. "Duplin : Wory"
Choir, and other interested persona,
sometime early In January ,at
vnich time proposals and nomina
tions of officers of the permanent
organization will be made.
. wha A h nrsanlraHnn
Hcommlttee are: Mrs. Harold Kor-
negay, of B. F. Grady; Mrs.' J, T
Gresham. Warsaw: Mrs. Li K. Al
derman, Rose Hill; Rlfton Raynor
C" -.; A mot. Erins-n, -Ke
? -'- . rose
Clinton Community Concerts Books
Three Artists For First Season
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ABBEY SIMON
DOROTHY SARNOFF
DONALD DAME
Officers Shoot
And Eat
Recently Duplin's law enforce
ment officers enjoyed a shooting
match at the Middleton clay hole
near Warsaw. After extensive prac
tice before hand, Sheriff Jones won
the rounds among officers in his
department. Patrolman Brooks shot
high among the State Patrol hitting
92 out of possible 100. The boys
told that the sheriff shot up two
boxes of
ammunition in practice.
How about it Sheriff? Following the
match they enjoyed a chicken stew
at Mitchiner's Cafe in Warsaw.
They voted to meet in Beulaville
in December.
L end M Drivers
Lagging
Raleigh, N. C Although less
than six weeks remain before mo
torists whose last names begin with
L and M must have their driver's
licenses renewed, only 50,000 out of
an estimated 160,000 In this cate
gory have taken their examinations
for renewals, the North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles re
ported today.
Approximately 110,000 persons
will be required to take their re
Issuance examinations between now
and the December 31 deadline.
Persons operating their vehicles
after that time without proper li
censes will be subject to prosecu
tion. Issuance 'of licenses to L and
M drivers began July l.-;y. .-.
, Since long lines appear to be In
evitable as the deadline approaches,
the Department urged L and M mo
torists who have not obtained their
new licenses to go at once to their
driver's license station to
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No. 49
The Clinton Community Con
certs, recently organized among
music lovers in Sampson and Du
plin Counties will play host to three
outstanding artists during the win
ter season. The membership drive
closed a few days ago with more
than 500 members signed up. This
is the first venture of this type 10
bring artists of a national reputa
tion to this section.
On December 13, Abbey Simon,
pianist, will be heard. On Januarv
4th Dorothy Sarnoff .soprano, will
appear, and on February 21st,
Donald Dame, noted tenor of rad'o
ard opera fame will be heard. A!l
concerts will be held In Clinton.
Freak Storm
Strikes Again
i Dun'm experienced a second
I freak storm in as many weeks this
: week when thunder and lightning
i struck Monday night Just at dusk.
. It seemed like summer in Decem
ber. No reports of damage have
been heard. Only a week ago the
I weather suddenly changed and the
thermometer dropped from in tiw
I sixties of late afternoon to freerlng
I with snow, rain and sleet in the
rally night. This week however,
hhere was no sudden change in
emperature.
Square Dance
Warsaw Tonight
I Tonight and each Friday night
until further notice there will be
! a square dance in the Warsaw high
school gym.. The dance is sponsor
ed by the tVarsaw unit of the Nat
ional Guard. Music is furnished by
the Rose Hill String Masters.
County Seat
Town Brighter
Kenansville Is one of the bright
est spots in Duplin these nights
and it Is not due to Christmas light
ing. The 1949 Christmas lighting
is scheduled to appear soon on the
streets and homes and yards may
be seen lighting up any night now.
When December comes Christmas
cannot be far behind.
Tuesday night 41 new street
lights went on in town. Every
street in town, colored as well as
white sections are now lighted with
the new 800 lumen street lights.
They are controlled by an electric
cell switch that is thrown as dark
ness begins to fall and in the morn
ing when daylight begins to break
the eastern horizan the switch cuts
the lights off.
Second Tonsil
Clinic Held Here
The Duplin County Health De
partment held its second tonsil
linie In the Gooding Building here
in Wednesday. Thirteen children
vere operated upon by Dr. Parker
if Clinton. All are doing well.
The first clinic was held lat
'eek when 20 underwent operation.
Hie clinics will continue weekly
!or 15 weeks.
The following were opera-.ed on
Wednesday:
Geraldine Kornegay, Victoria
Sandlin. Mary Ann Thomas, Kath
erlne Dunn, Carline Maness, Phil
Outlaw. Johnnie Hall, Millie Gay
Rich, Patsy Louise Miller, Mayo
Rou.se, Morris Griffin, Betty Oail
Rich, and'Llnda Kay Hall.
KPC Stockholders
Meet Dec. 10
Garland King, secretary of the
Kenansville Production Credit As
sociatlon, has Issued a call to mem
bers for the annual meeting. The
meeting this year will be held in
the Kenansville School Auditorium
as in the past, on Saturday, Dec
ember 10th at 10:30 A ,M " .
Beef cattle were the most profit
able enterprise in 250 unit test
demonstration farms in Western
Carolina during 1948 wltlr dairy