VCLUr::! NUMBER SEVENTEEN
KENANSV1LLB. NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9th., 1949
No. SI
ABBST SIMON, CONCERT PIANIST
J
Atby Simon, Concert Pianist To
: Appear lit Clinton Tuesday Night
-Mr. wm to an artist to his
flnmrttMk" " s
('.'. - t- -a . tm.ii ..11.. U(
r4Hm AmaiMb JLbhtf Snmon. CUU'
m man' t'wbo wlir'nlay at ,the
CVotoa I net Wieadnj'Tught
- beta Of Cm canton- Community
v Ckiaeart4UeocUtlon are eligible to
near Cr. etman by prosonnng their
K snejmhcrahls cards at the floor 01
Vtti theater. Wo admissions will be
. MM t the bat office.
Am will be no rmni4 aeata
' far the coMerVThe doors of ue
theater will open at 7:00 pjn. and
seating will be a trlotly on a baaia ot
Tflret oome, first served.
, The iwoital appearances of Abbay
- Simon heva evoked high praise
from erltlaa and baaraiWIn the
front rank at tba younger geners-
ttan of plaaistsA baa been a tre
oueut oommant by muaia critics to
Raw York, Chicago, and Boston.
Hew Yorker by birth, Abbay
' ' Simon received part of hlaacadem-
' ja adnoatlon and hla major musical
, training at tha Curtis Koala Instl
tuta ta Philadelphia, which ha en
' teres whan ha waa twelve yeare old .
A-r atudylnf with Davld'Saper
' tM other distinguished teeeh-
erg, ha graduated from Curtis in
1939 and shortly after won the
coveted Naumberg award which
carries with-it a JTown Hall debut
ta New Yorh,s,,ir , j v .
Successful' concert performance
to maily tousle centers and frequent
appearances on radio programs un
der the direction of Leon Bartln
gave further proof of the talent,
catholic taste," and dassling yet
carefully controlled tecniuquo of
the young artist, exemplifying
In the words of another critlo -
that be Is "on the friendliest terms
with all schools and style of mu
sic.
. During the summer of 1046
Abbey Sinfon appeared aa soloist
under Dlmltri Mltroponlos at the
Philadelphia Dell and under Efretn
Kurta with tha New York PhlV-
harmonio Symphony in Lewiaohn
Stadium. Appearances with the
Minneapolis and Buffalo Symphony
orchestras are among the important
engagements for the artist during
the current season.
Mr. Simon Is the first of three
artists who will appear la Clinton
under the auspices of the Qntoo
Community Concert Series.
SEAL SALE LAGGING
TOTAL $60$ REPORTED
' As this paper goes to.press
Dr. H. W. Cotwell. Seal Sale
Chalraaaa far DupUa County '
T. BV AeseeUttoaw reports a "
total of agog haa been reset.
red aa a result at tha 194 ;.
Tubereuloeis Fond Drive;
atoeelpta of this drive will
re to promote the eoatJao
anee of a taberenleaia een-
- trel program ta DttpUa, Coun
ty. .- "
"In the name of tha tabetv
" eulosis asseetatleB apt all Seal
Sale volunteers, I wish ta
thank those who bare already
sent in their eentribnttoaa for
their thoarhtfnlnesa and an .
; couraging praniptncsa. said
Dr. ColwelL With this beats. .
' nlng. Dr. CohvaU feels that by
the time the other Seal Sale
letters are answered the tu
berculosis control program
will be assured for. another
-' year. x. ' U...
tm Listed;
S:;:ri:rCcart
JbiEry Teriii
' The) following
were drawn to serve aa Jurora
Clrfl Mvetter - Oomrt - Janaary,
VtZto ,
O. I. Wilson, a L. Mathle. W. B.
DaV Luby J. Andjaraon. Wiley
ra T. W. Cottle, H. I. J ones,' j. P.
Ta- 'jst, jr. B, Taylor Elbert Wal-
1 ITorman TUlman,. Herman
l -eon, VUk H. Slwona, Lew.
b T. rentals. H. Whaley, M. C.
1 ; "- twlssoo, J. B. Bolt,
n. . . U Hr, O. B. Kennedy1, Owen
; Jr., Bruce Costa, wiiiara
l r. Dor M. raleon, EUk Al-
) ; a BoeHc A. B. Smith, Boy
I : Oscar Blvenbark Luther
C v, David B. Cavenaugh, Olad-
yi . " irman, U. h. Taylor, J. B,
1 3, liarion Qulna, and Jobe
X N. Jones, Bosa Teachey, M. T.
tT B. O. Teacheyt J. D. Bostlc,
J. Dixon. Paul B. ioith Albert
.xiBa, w vasnroiv W..f.
W. M, Ererton, Clarence
ton, W. M. Teachey, George
Aaron Edwards,. D. L.
. Luther H. Eorne, Bushln B.
John B. Wellav Herman J,
Lealle L. Hsreadr,
; sJoan, . Wm." Fred Bevell,
i B. C. Moore, A. J.
, L. B. Taylor, William Ivey
. J. A. P'h, Jasper J.
, a. D. V. ,.TQr V.T"am
.v, S. O. Joe 'i, Y.V.Ion I "n
r&ett, and La: i h.
Seven Springs
Artist Honored
Mrs. Edwin Davis , of Seven
Springs .has been notified that one
of her paintings baa been selected
to appear. In an exhibit la Haw
York .Cltyv -,, ; v:-.j ;. i r:
Alfred Frankfurter, president of
the Art Foundation in New York,
Informed Mrs. Davis that her por
trait of her father haa been sel
ected from the 4,000 submitted
from all over the United States. It
will be shown In an exhibit of 180
paintings making up the Art Digest
of Amateur Paintings Exhibit ,
Mrs. Davis waa also one of the
award winners which win be an
nounced on opening night
ISotice To
I Duck Hunters
The season for duck opened on
.November SO, and ends on hour
before sunset January 7. 1830. Tha
shooting hours are one half hour
before sunrise until one hour be
fore sunset. i--;,!'. ,i
i Only one wood duck (or amieeler)
Is allowed per day. Dally bag limit
Is four duck." : s . '
' Dove season opens December 11,
1949, and closes January 14. 1050,
all dates inclusive. Dally bag limit
10. V -V.; '..
Trapping season for r '- opos
sum,, coon,' nwkr&t ! ' "Vn
Cm-f.'y e""i Jawnre 1
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' Duplin's Meanest Man
Chief of Peliee Coombs of
Warsaw says he haa found Du
plin's "meanest man."
Tuesday afternoon. Coombs
saya, a Neere woman, abent
SO yeara eld. walked Into the
city hall bulldlnr In Warsaw
with pitiful tears streaming
down her cheeks. She wanted
a warrant for the arrest of her
' husband. Ledge Owens. The
offended Nearo woman said
that Ledge, her husband, a
few minutes earlier came
home, and deliberate iy turn
ed over a kettle af lard In her
back yard. She and a friend
had been killing hers all day.
The Urd waa booing la b wash
pot ta the back yard and aha
bad called a neighbor to earns"
ewer and Ml th p4 ht the
' nApav Muse for Mtfaboht'
tbat time her tusband watted
up and reaoarked "I can pour
my lard out If I Van! to" end
. walked to the pet, kicking H
ever wtth hie feet. The lard
epllled out ta a ditch. She and
ether witnesses, said these
- were the only words Ledge
said. He apparently was not
drinking.
- Coombs arrested hint and be
was tried before magistrate
Edgar Williams who imposed
a sentence of So days on the
roads to be atMpended on con
dition Ledge bay his wife a
100 pound etand of lard and
pav casta la the amount of
The picture above left, is only a
hint of what Is to be presented on
Saturday night at the school audi
torium in Beulaville; featuring the
Most Tantalizing Tans and Browns
that we have seen around these
parts.
The picture on the right shows
only part of the cast starring In the
"Harvest Moon Mlnestral", to be
presented Saturday night Decem
ber 10 at 8 o'clock In the school
auditorium by the Beulaville Civic
Club. Reading from left to right are
Freeman Edwards (Apple Jock),
Doreen Netbercutt Cecil Miller,
(Flannel Mouth), Dinah Eubanks,
W. G. Jones, Jr. (Bones), W. F.
Miller (Master of Ceremonies), Wil
ms Brlnson, Vena Mae Quinn, Ray
bourne Kennedy (Bag Ears), Kath
ryn Waller, Charlton Sandlin tAs
bestos), Bamona Batchelor, Bolln
Thomas (Pernicious), and Jacque
lyn Williams, v
- Photos by Daniel W. Lanier
Supt. Johnson Answers Patrol
Commander In School Bus Report
Kdnaneville, N. C.
December 0, 1940
To The Editor
Dear Sir:
' On Wednesday, November 30,
The News And Observer, carried a
news item from Col. Toler, High
way Patrol Commander's Office,
that as a result of a second Inspec
tion Duplin County bad twenty-two
busses grounded because of major
defects. Since this is such a serious
charge, and without foundation-, I
desire to answer it
Five Highway Patrolmen, work
ing under Sergeant Clark, made
the second inspection of our busses
oh November 14 and 15. The re
sults of this Intpectloa are in this
office, and we presume that a copy
waaJent to Col Toler. This Inspec
tion report shows the followlng-de-fe?tr'.-;jw---
rr.-.-
No. 101 Two hadVes - Bad muf-Her,'-
'
NO. 105 one front tire
No. 409 one had tire
No. $4 One slick Ore
No. 3 Right Headlight out
40 Replace bnlb
82 One bad tire
No.
No.
No.
tire
20 Good except right front
No. 4 One cracked glaas
No. IS Grounded - Two front
tires slick.
Numbes 16 waa the only bus
grounded and it was grounded only
until two tires could be changed.
(Slirir tires are not considered a
haxard on vehicles governed to 30
miles per hour.)
Only ten busses of a total of 08
were found to have any defects at
all and the, most of these were of
s minor nature. Practically all de
fects were corrected as the inspec
tion was made, and all were cor
rected during the two days of in
spection.
Duplin County has for a number
of years bad one of the beet trans
portation systems in the state. Re
gardless of conditions we make
everv effort to give the children
ot tiWawncy -eefr transportation.
We welcome the help of the
Highway Patrol or any other group
in providing better transportation,
but we will appreciate more accu
rate reports to the press of their
findings.
Very truly yours
O. P. Johnson, Supt
Duplin County Schools
Duplin Man May Be Named Special
Assistant To President Truman
jurors Listed
County Court
ina following named persons
were drawn to serve as Jurors for
County Court, January 3, 1950:
Roecoe R. Dell. J. R. Sandlin,
Richard Pickett James W. Elston.
A. Rodney Harper, J. Harper, Berry
Raynor, L. Earl Fussell, L. R. Sut
ton, Lloyd Dan j. & Qnto. R. T.
Dixon, Thaddeua Kornegay, J. L.
Pu trail, C. F. Blanchard, Jr., Lis ton
Henderson, Graham Robinson, H.
K. Waters. N. B. Best J. E. Bonev.
J. L. Rich, Lee Maready, J. C.
Brown, and Samuel E. Jones. .". ;
ii , s '
Washington A Wallace man
who once worked in the Durham
post office appeared today to be
the most likely choice to succeed
Clark Clofford as special counsel
and phrase-maker
dent Truman.
Informed capital sources said to
day that Charles H. Murphy of Wal
lace, administrative assistant to Mr.
Truman for nearly three years, ap
parently holds the Inside track for
the $20,000 a year Job being vacated
by Clifford. ,,
Murphy Is a son of Mrs. William
Falson Murphy, of Wallace and the
late Mr. Murphy, and his wife Is the
former Miss Kate Courtney Gra
ham of Durham. Murphy is a grad
uate of Duke University, where he
also took hla law degree, working
tha while In the Durham post off
ice. ' . ,
: The Wallace man came to Wash
ington in 1034 as a member of the
staff of the Senate legislative coun
sel. He became acquainted with Mr.
Truman, then a Senator, during his
Capitol HUI service, and on Janu-
to Presi-' sry 1, 1847. Joined the White House
staff aa an administrative assistant,
specializing In the drafting of legis
lation and in Capitol Hill liason
work.
During the presidential cam
paign last year, Clifford was gen
erally credited with writing many
of Mr. Truman's more effective
speeches but what was not gen
erally known was that Murphy was
a tower of strength behind Clifford.
For it was the WsHace man who
headed the research program which
produced the. material on which
the speeches . were based, and it
was he who put them Into draft
form prior: to Clifford's phrase-
polishing activities.
Chis,2plsf5
The Junior Onaa of ChhtmiaoL
High School will present their first
play of the season. "No Bride For
The Groom", In the high school
auditorium on Monday night Deo-
emoer 18, at 7:30 o'clock.
: This play, a three-act comedy.
promises ta be the funniest and the
most exciting that has ever been
staged here. It has a cast of 12 per
sons including the traditional love
affair with aa many highly mo
tional parts. The failure of the
play, however, la the comedian.
Freddie Futreal, who plays his part
of an old widower exceedingly
well. Other characters are Hllma
Jones, Edwin Lanier, Polly Batche
lor, Ruth Esther James, Helen La
hler, Gerald Morion, Ellen Ann
Dall, Evelyn Xanler( Durwoed Ray
cor, Magellne Henderson, and Pal
mer Maready. v w rn
,;; ' - .bi?!iv .f'-
V The admission will be 20 and 36
cents. Make your plans now to see
t'5's rkh'r "j enl:
f" l ! l t ' r '-y
Governor Scott To Speak Annual
Joy Scout Meeting In Warsaw
1:
j Governor Kerr Scott wUl be the
principal speakerat the Annual
Meeting of the Duplin District Tus
carora Council, Boy Scouts of Am
erica. The meeting will be In the
Armory in Warsaw, Wednesday,
December 14 at 730 p.m.
I All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Ex
plorer Scouts, all scout parents,
and all Scouters and their wives are
expected to attend. It will be a
dinner meeting; the boys eating at
event The meal will be prepared
by the Warsaw Unit of the Nation
al Guard. ;, j,r; ' ,:
Judge Henry Stevens, of Warsaw,
will act as Master of Ceremonies.
The Scouters business meeting,
consisting of Annual Reports, Roll
Call, and Election of Officers will
be presided over by Roy Carter, of
Wallace,' and i John J: Delfelt, of
Wallace. Bruce Boyer and BUI
Craven, both of Goldsboro, will dl-
6:45 pjn. and the adults at 7JW. 1 rect tha Scouts and their activities
Platsa will Ha mmrJk n k... nf tltB VBlnff 1
Cubs, Scouts anri Explorers, who
will be served free of charge, states
John Fonviele, Warsaw, Chair-
of Arrangements for, this
:' Mr. Boy Cetes, of Falaon,' wtU
introduce - Governor. Scott Over
( 400 are expected to attend. ,
nrs;Aoiii2 Intern
lipcdhFt!! V
Jfrs. Ani' Ir"
m of
11'
Kenans-
' ) "t
returned from visiting her sister
at SuromerUn's Crossroads. As she
started to get out of the truck her
feet missed the running board and
she fell to the ground, breaking
her left arm Just above the wrist
.'.,''''- ( -:
It wss far4 she had suffered a
j.,r, , r i only
SAM BYRD IS NOT COMING
PRESIDENT TRUMAN COULDN'T QUALIFY
Of late years we have been reading and bear
ing so much about government planning. Theorists
seem to rule the day. Their ideas, maybe we should
say notions, sound mighty pretty but in many in
stances they are not only impractical, they are ab
surd. The latter term might apply to the Welfare
Department in Duplin County. The State of North
Carolina, or at least one department of the state,
is proud of the so-called merit system. Yes, it may
be something to be proud of in theory but the fol
lowing letter is an example of its practicability.
Read it for yourself:
"STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Merit System Council
Durham, N. C.
November 15, 1949
Mr. Sam A. Byrd
Prospect Hill Plantation, Box 739
Charleston, South Carolina.
Dear Mr. Byrd:
We have received your application for the Mer
it System examination for the Position oi County
Superintendent II.
In order to qualify for this examination, an ap
plicant must have completed at least six months
of graduate social work training in an accredited
school of social work in addition to having had sup
ervisory and administrative experience in a public
agency within the past seven years. Your applica
tion does not indicate that you have had this re
quired training or experience; therefore, we can
not accept your application for this examination.
You do not meet the minimum qualificetieaa
for any of the professional positions which are used
in the Department of Public Welfare. Aliof&esc.
professional positions require graduate social wrk
training, graduate training in psychology, or gradu
ation from college.
If you can furnish any additional information
concerning your training and experience, we shall
be glad to review your qualifications again.
Sincerely yours,
Frank T.deVyver
Merit System Supervisor"
Now isn't it something to set up a Welfare De
partment and then make it virtually impossible to
secure an administrator? High faluting sociology
professors and students are attempting to put into
practice something aDnroachmo- th im
And in so doing are subjecting the already dejected
to further onslaughts of society. Those needing
Welfare Care need it now and with some degree of
guidance. They should not be made the guinea pigs
oi a bunch of theorists who probably might be one
of the subjeets were it not for their jobs with the de
panmeni. When 1 was in college the so-called so
ciology and most psychology courses were recogni
zed among the students as "crip" courses, that is
courses mat anyone could pass with a slight degree
of intelligence and without having to put lorth much
elfort. lney were the courses overflowing with
students who were satisfied with "just getting by"
grades.
If Sam Byrd is not practically qualified to serve
as Welfare Officer for Duplin County then our ad
vice to the Board of Commissioners is to Mih the
department completely and use the money for some
other purpose, piobauly to help Miss Macy Cox
build and operate a County Home for Old Folks.
a he money so spent would serve a much better pur
pose. When high-toned theorists and dreamers can
uanstorm human nature and make a lazy man sud
denly become inspired and filled with energy to
work then the whole course of rnankind need only
be turned over to ihem and the world will be safe
forUtopia, J.R. Grady
FACTS DONT SEEM TO MATTER
Last week the News and Observer carried
story on school bus conditions in several counties
in the state. One paragraph stated as follows:
vt "A report from Duplin County, where 92 ma-
jor defects were found on first inspection, showed
22 major defects on second inspection. The 22 buses'
were grounded until repairs were made. Duplin hat
93 buses' ':SS -. '': ' T
.". ' '' The facts: Number 16 was the only bus ground
ed and it was grounded only until two tires could be
changed , . . Only 10 buses of a total of 93 were found
to have any defect at ail and most of these were of -
1st minor nature v. 7, and were corrected during the "
; two days" of inspection. (Read School Bus Story).
? . The News and Observer report was credited V
; to Tony Tole, Commander of the State Highway .
1 Patrol The above facts have been called to the De-
partment's attention. No correction has fcf sa paV
lished in the JTer-t rl Obr-rvtr.' -i' -