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a am 1 m i ii! : i "v ii lit- a 'iJi i " n a s m - ilwji itti'y i ip I, it ii k n i s ir i Mi a m m a win i m i v i j il TV ICVsp. Si. Ml VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN ; Rofarians Celebrate Silver Anniversary In Eina CIuIa Af UaIaI ftnlrlrhnrn ' By: JAMES W. BUTLER V Former Warsaw Newspaper Man ." Warsaw Near 175 Rotarlans i.and Rotary-Anns made Friday, Jan uary 13, a happy birthday event for the Warsaw Rotary Club which noted Its 25th anniversary with a . dinner and Inter-city meeting at Hotel: Goldsboro In the Wayne i County seat. The Goldsboro Rotary ' Club was host to the visitors. Ten ' Rotary clubs were represented in ' the attendance. - Vice-President Bill Sheffield of i, the Warsaw club welcomed- guests and presided Jointly with Donald Brltt, master of ceremonies, of the Clinton Club. Introduced for the .' response to the address of welcome ' was J. S. Flemming, Plymouth su perintendent of schools, who began :a long period of Rotary membership .as first president of the Warsaw club. The invocation was by Dr. A. W. Greenlaw. T Highlighting the program was a , group of solos by Mrs. Florence - Btaell Wenz, soprano, and Robert F. Wenz. pianist, both of Clinton, - and Norman Cordon, baritone, Cha pel Hill. Mrs. Wenz had her hus , band for accompanist and Mr. Coi- don's accompanist at the piano was ' Bill Waters, U. N. C. Music Dc- partment. All were generous with 'encores. Wenz, a former Paul . : Whiteman orchestra pianist, was a - 'hit with his interpretations of popu lar tunes. Cordon's selections in deluded "top tunes" from "South - Pacific" and "Show Boat." v $ -Rotary, greetings were brought ?from District 279 by Governor H. f A. Marks of Wilmington, the mess . 'age and philosophy of Rotary were . -emphasized in avbrief address inter- spersed with choice stories Dy Jjharles L. McCullers of K,inston, a " tmembej of th omU'ici HtxeciAivc committee, and Aubrey L. Caven augh, a past president of the War . v saw Rotary Club. President Ster- ling Wooten of the Goldsboro Club . -voiced appreciation for the privi- ' Jlege of being host to Rotarians from Eastern North Carolina. 3 , Special guests receiving recog- - "nition from the Warsaw club were :. . widows of four charter members, Mrs. Henry Carlton, Mrs. J. W. -' rFarrior, Mrs. W. J. Mddleton, and Mrs. Paul H. Barfleld; three char ter members present, Dr. A. B. Bland, Wallace; J. S. Fleming, Ply , mouth; and John M. Peirce, War- 'saw; Mrs. Lydia Thompson, wife of ,Club President E. C. "Jean" -Thompson, absent due to illness; Past District Governors Jean P Booth, Klnston and James W. But ler of Goldsboro and their Rotary 'Anne; Mrs. Marks, wife of District "Governor Marks. , Mrs. Glendora Brown, pianist for v " the club tor 15 years, was presented a gift from the club and as final 'f number on the evening's program accompanied the group in singing "Auld Lang Syne" with Hugh Wal drop of Goldsboro leading. The Warsaw club was presented charter 1873 on January 15, 1925, 'by the District Governor M. Eugene Newsome, who later became Presi dent of Rotary International, only ' North Carolinian to hold this hon 'or, : with 15 members. For eight .years the club was known as the j Warsaw-Kenans ville Rotary Club, 'but later the name was shortened as the Kenansville members resign ed their membership. Recognition was given Rotarlans present from Clinton, Mount Olive, Goldsboro, Klnston, Plymouth, Wilmington, Roseboro, Chapel Hill CONTINUED ON BACK ianuaiy: ; 9 M'MwisiH cMM '' . Mm, Mm. - rH)ii, m. tFif, ia Dor. kwv4 tn Conat ZoMw Tl khk tat tt Ikhm hot M m : t ' Srrm It NaNmnrM Mat ttrikt 2 MOUTH .. , ktUKlM4 2 . iffy - .wa...! ":, r- . ' e j l : . .. - AiMri.taicMiiM. 5 I ; 5 f UfTUU Warsaw Tops Locals In New Gymnasium Christening The Warsaw basketeers took a double-header from Kenansville on Tuesday night in the opening game between the four teams, It was a gala occasion for both teams as it was the christening of the Kenan Memorial Auditorium and Gymna sium. About 300 fans from both communities turned oot in spite of the bad weather. Superintendent O. P. Johnson welcomed the group to the new au ditorium. Kenansville high school girls put on a candlelight parade singing school pep songs. The girls played the first game with Warsaw taking the long end by a 34 to 29 score.. High scorer for Warsaw was West with 18 poin. Best defensive player for Warsaw was Steed and high scorer for Kenansville was Katie Mae Quinn with 14 points. Best defen sive players for Kenansville were Southerland and Hall. In the boys' game Warsaw took the long end with a 31 to 24 score. Leading scorers for the winners was Potter with 10 points and for the losers was Ingram with 13 points. Best defensives for Warsaw were Bostic and Hojjand; for Ke nansville .were W. Alphin and In gram. Coastline Officials Meet Willi County Foresters Warsaw Last Friday the Duplin County Forest Fire Wardens, headed by County Warden Ralph Miller, were guests, of the Atlantic Coast Line at a dinner in Warsaw. District For ester Joe Herlevich of Whiteville was a guest speaker. Also address ing the group was Paul Wright, in dustrial, forester of the Atlantic Coast Line. Roadmaster W. M, Thorpe, A.C.L., of Goldsboro called the meeting. Coast Line men from Wilmington and Wilson attended. They promised more cooperation with the forestry department this year in the way of men as well as more equipment. Assistant Forester P. W. Tillman of Raleigh addressed the meeting. Firefruck Wreck Victims Returning Home This Week John Anderson Johnson of War saw, victim of the Warsaw fire truck wreck is expected to return home from the James Walker Hos pital today or tomorrow, it is said. Johnson is much better but will have to go to a veteran's hospital l i Florida after a few days for further treatment. Bill Barteltt returned homt last week end. He is much improved but carries his right arm in a cast. It is said he will have to go to the Milicr Orthopedic clinic In Charlotte-for further treatment. Members; All-out Drive Being Planned ,rThe Junior Chamber of Com merce announced plans at their regular meeting last week to launch an all-out drive to enlist new mem bers into the organization. President-Lee Brown opened the discussion on the drive by Saying, "There are many boys here " In Warsaw, who, once made acquaint ed with the functions and purposes of the Jaycees, would render valu able service to this community.". . Approximately 50 names of pros pective new members were present ed to the club by the "membership committee for enlistment into the organization. Jaycees have been di vided Into teams of four members each to contact each and e"ery j o'irrfcand to exteni an inv" ; Ion ' i li f"'' ! I" 1 r , I ' - Yr r JAv-f ':-v 1 9 - ....mnmri.. I J'-Zvn .. i .tin . Q PRINCIPALS In the 25th an niversary program of the Warsaw Rotary Club held at Hotel Golds boro' on Friday evening are stand ing at the head of the table. Left to right: Dr .A. B. Bland, Wallace, a charter member; Norman Cordon, operatic singer, Chapel Hill; J. 3. New Hislo: ical Marker Erected At Site 01 Confederate Sword Factory In Kenansville By: A. T. OUTLAW At a point on the highway near the store of W. M. Brinson in the western edge of the town of Ke nansville now stands a highway historical marker pointing out the site of the old Confederate sword factory of the eighteen-sixties. During July, 1863, the Yankees made a raid through Duplin County Applicants! or 1950 Census Taking. Be At Courthouse Here Jan; 30, 31 Last week the Bureau of the Cen sus opened its office in Goldsboro, from which to supervise the taking of the 17th Decennial Census tn the Third Congressional District. The office is in charge of Nere E. Day of Jacksonville and J. B. Hooks of Fremont, who have been appointed Supervison and Assist ant for this district. Mr. Day, who was in town Wed nesday, advises that a representa tive of the Bureau will be at the courthouse in Kenansville Janu ary 30 and 31 to interview appli cants from Duplin County, who de sire employment in the Census work. Application forms will be furnished and notice of time ir.d place for giving the written tests Local Masons Install Officers On Jan. 5th W. A. Jones was in stalled as Master of St. John's lodge No. 13, AF&AM in Kenansville at the annual ladies night. A sump tions dinner was served on the first floor of the lodge building after which the crowd gathered in the hall for the installation of new officers. Other officers installed were: J. B. Stroud, senior warden; L. A. Westbrook, Jr. warden; O. P. John son, secty.; F. W. McGowen, treas.: J. C. Murphy, Sr. Deacon; C. E. Kornegay, Jr. Deacon; R. L. King, chaplain; and Lucien Grady, tyler. meeting of the culb. Another Important aspect of the intense drive to recruit new blood In the : organization was brought forward in the discussion in that the Jaycees are not only interested in enlisting young men immediately In the Town of Warsaw but are also striving to extend the membership to include young men living on the outskirts of the community. Mem bers of the club feel that by bring ing in these men the effort toward solution of some of their problems may better be coordinated. " T The club also heard reports on the condition " of Billy Bartlett, James Norwood West and John A. Johnson, three Jaycees who were lr jured as members of the fire de- KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Flemming. Plymouth, first Warsaw club president; A L. Cavenaugh, past president; Paul Potter, club secretary: Cnarlcs L. McCulicrs, Kinston, member of district exe cutive committee; Vice-President Bill Sheffield, presiding officer and general chairman; Governor H. and the County Court appointe.1 a committee to have all of the public records removed to a place of safe ty west of the W. & W. Railroad, and also ordered that the county tax on slaves taken away by the Yankees be remitted to the owners for that year. The Confederate sword factory was destroyed and a large quantity by the Bureau as par' of the nulli fication process, will be given. Besides being theijlargeii. enroll ment of census ever made, this will be one of the merit vita! popu lation counts ever ifraged. While the Bureau estimates that fie popu lation of North Carolina will .-.liaw a definite increase ove' tlia. 01 1040 it is indicated that North Carolina may lose one of its twelve Con gressional Districts. 1 This loss is indicated because California and some other states are supposed to have had a greater ratio of popu lation increase than North Carolina. It is, therefore ,of utmost import ance that everyone be counted n this census. Wallace Beer Sales Start In 2 Weeks The town of Wallace voted to legalize the sale of beer in its cor porate limits, and sales are expect ed to begin within two weeks, it was announced. Final and official tabulalion of the vote Saturday was: Total 576; for sale of beer 342; against the sale of beer, 234. Town Clerk Bill Rose said that sales will start within two weeks. Screening of sales applicants must be made, he said. Waccamaw Bank Stockholders Meet Today Stockholders of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company will hold their 24th annual meeting in the offices of the home bank at White ville; today at 2:30 o'clock. Plans for the meeting" were an nounced by Henry B. Wyche, as sistant vice president. A highlight Of the occasion will be the annual report and business analysis of Executive Vice Presi dent J. N. Coburn. K. Clyde Coun cil, president of the bank, will pre side. ' ;-'' --'.r'T- ' i- . Approximately 200 stockholders, representing the nine communities where ' the . Waccamaw operates branch banks, have been 'sent no tices of the meeting. The 'banking institution operates, brancji banks in Whiteville. Tabor City, Chad bourn, Southport, Shallotte .Fair mont, Kenansville, Rose Iill, and r , FRIDAY, A. Marks, District 279, Rotary In ternationl; John M. Peirce, Warsaw, charier member; Judge Robert L. West, past president. Seated are Mrs. Sheffield and Donald Britt, Clinton, toastmaster. of sabers, bowie knives, and other small arms-Avere captured, together with a number of horses, and a ,um hm- of Confederate cavalrymen were made prisoners. Kxcept for small exposure to the lather while in hidint! the County rrroids were safely tared for. Duplin Story Meet HercSstardayNigH A secr-nd meeting to discuss the !!350 sho- tig of T'?c Duplin Story .vill be h id in Kenposville Satur i c v nh;. The meeting is called to be held in the Kenan Memorial Auditorium if it is not too cold. Otherwise it will be he'd in the courtroom Sam B.rd definitely wi'l be present, according to a letter rtreived from him th,s week He expected to be here last week but was in the midst of examinat ions at the College of Charleston and couldn't get away. About 50 people were present at the last Saturday night's meeting , representing Beulaville, B. F.. Gra- ' dy, Bowden, Lanefield, and Kenans ville. The crowd was enthusiastic over showing the Duplin Story I again this year but decided that not enough conimuninities were I represented for a final decision to he made. President Gilbert Alphin of the Duplin County Historical ssoi;iatiofl presided and appointed a nominating committee to report at the meeting Saturday night at which time new officers and a board of directors will be named. President Alphin urged that as many as possible be in attendance and certainly every community in the county should be represented, he said. The Duplin Story does nol belong to any two or three com munities, it belongs to the whole county. Air Recruiter Not Here Next Week TISgt. E. H. Whitaker Army Air Force Recruiting Officer for Dup- Three Road Projects In Duplin To Come Up In Next Highway Letting The State Highway Commission Tuesday posted specifications for road projects which include three projects in Duplin County. Gover nor Scott's "go forward" road pro gram, is still rolling in Duplin. Many sections are wondering when their roads will be built but they can only do so much at a time. The Highway department so far has lived up to every promise in Duplin and ' are moving right along. The section east M North East' river seems to be getting the bulk of the road work right now but there seems to be little question but what that area was left out in years gone by and it is natural to expect tnat it would take preference over other sections of the county. However, JANUARY 20th, 1950 France's Merci Train Train Be On Exhibit In County Next Monday Through Friday , If'. ' I ANISE KELLY daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Einmett Kelly of Kenansville and Scott's lStore who is representing the Ke nansville Lion's Club in their beau ty contest to be staged at the state wide Lion'., club convention in Goldsboro next week. Miss Kfl'y is competing with contestants from Kinsion to determine who .will rep resent the Kenansvillc-Wallate-Kinston zone. The ePmination con test was held last night in Kinston. too late to announce the winner in this issue. BEAUTY CONTESTANT Miss Eleanor Herring, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Henry Herring of B F. Grady, who will represent the Mt. Olive Lions Club in the beauty con test being conducted by Lions clubs of this district prior to the finals, which will be held at the mid-winter meeting of District 31 C in Golilsboro. Photo by Vaden Brock. I in will not be in the county next week. He goes to Ft. McPherson in Georgia for a refresher course in public speaking and will be there for a week. His regular schedule in Kenansville is on Thursday 11 to 12 Noon at the Post Office. the rest of the county will be taken care of in due time. As 1950 rolled in only one fourth of the road issue money had been spent. Roads in Duplin to be included in the next letting are: Duplin (Bond Project) Gra ding and hard-surfacing 7.6 miles from a point on NC 111 north to city limits of Beulaville north to end of pavement one mile south of Pink Hill. Duplin (Bond Project) Hard-surfacing 3.8 miles from junc tion NC 41 at Chinquapin; south east 3.8 miles on county mad. Duplin Paving on 1.27 mue from intersection of - Pine Street and US 117 and NC 24 in, Warsaw north along Pine Street to US ll7. :k' L- .Vri? 1 1 jt ! f IK? if fj No. 3 Hundreds of Duplin County school children next week will take a miniature trip through France due to the gratitude of a nation for help in an hour of need. An exhibit of articles from North Carolina's care of the French Merci Traun will visit Duplin next Mon day through Friday. The following schedule has been arranged: January 23, Monday - A. M. At B. F. Grady School; P. M. Kenansville at Courthouse. January 24, Tuesday - A. M. At Beulaville School; P. M. Chinqua pin School. January 2i Wednesday - A. M. At Wallace School; P. M. Rose Hill School. January 26, Thursday - A. M. At Warsaw Grammar School; P. M. Magnolia Esso Station. January 27, Friday - A. M. At Faison School; P. M. At Calypso School. Superintendent O. P. Johnson has notified principals of all whit and colored schools of the sched uled appearance and asked them to properly allocate time so that all children who care to do so may view the Merci Train which will be located at the school houses unless otherwise noted. Adults also should see the display. ' The people of France sent the Merci Train to the United States last year. Its 48 cars, one for each State in the union, were filled with treasured gifts, many of them were priceless, donated by French child ren and adults in gratitude for the help sent to France by Americans via the Friendship Train. While it was not possible to ex hibit all of North Carolina's gift in the touring trailer, the articles on display are typical of the gifts sent all ove- the nation. Many of them are exquisite works of art Charles Jones, traveling museuib curator with the Department of Ar chives and History, is on hand to explain the various displays. The trailer contains a wide var iety of exhibits. There are blue wine jugs from Alsace; five pieces of French lace from Calais; China and an antique alcohol burner from the Town of Bayeux; a hand carved ivory fan; hand painted velvet belts; a hand embroidered peasant cos tume scarf; brass candlesticks; silk kerchiefs from the textile in dustry; exquisite baby olothes: pipes .ash trays and other smoking articles from the tobacco inustry; books, pamphlets and maps, inclu ding a book from the French under ground; engraved and jewelled chests; medals honoring Americab and French heroes; and old shells from Verdun fashioned into sou venirs. From the children of France there are drawings and letters; car ved wooden boxes from Strasbourg students; a Girl Scout pennant and needlebooks toy French auto mobiles and tin soldiers. Drawing the attention of the fairer sex are a black peasant costume blouse; a wedding gown, veil and headdress from the City of Lyon; and numer ous dolls whose dress Illustrate the provincial costumes of France. Of special interest are a blue Sevres vase, one of which was sent by the President of France to each State in the union; a hand made model of a French fishing boat: an old flintlock gun; cords woven from the American and French flags which flew over the city of Paris when it was liberated in 1944; and eight original etchings done in pen and ink. In New York Mrs. A. Brooks is in New York this week and will stay through next week, Mr. Brooks reported. She Is visiting the Northern mark ets and buying new spring mer chandise. Brooks' two weeks sals is still in progress and he reports very good success. Many people in this section are taking advantage of the savings found there, he says. Bought Your 1950 All 1949 auto n& truck tags will become obsolete after next Tuesday week. On February lit It will be Il legal to drive a car en the highway with a 1940 tag on it If you hav en't done so better get busy and secure your 19!0 tags..; T's also applies to all towns using c y tare,