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FRIDAY, MARCH 24th 1950
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l!;y 5 & 10 Cent Store Opening In
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" '" Falson'a new S b 10 Cent Store
i Hill open this week. The store
actually opened Thursday morning
but main feature selling ; events
will take place Saturday. The
management planned this so that
you readers, who live on Faison
routes will have the Mune oppor
tunity as those who live In town.
the new store is located next
door to Morton's Drug Store. Mrs.
Phillip Pierce is the manager. Mrs.
Slerce, with her family. Is moving
i Faison and will live with Mrs.
King. ,,v.t y. . ''.'.
The new store Is owned by A. J.
Cavenaugh and John Moore of
Wallace. They own- and operate
the Wallace 9 and 10 Cent Store.
The Faison venture is the first of
their proposed expansion prqgram.
They have In" mind other stores In
Duplin and surrounding counties.
Mr. Moore, who will actually
manage the chain, Is a business
man of long experience In five and
ten cent stores. He has been with
Mr. Cavenaugh since 1838 except
' the fotu years he was In service.
Mrs: Pierce has been with the firm
for three years and is recognized
as a capable business woman. Her
moving to Faison will be an asset
U the town.
Ccncer Clinic
On Thursday, March 16, the Le
noir County Cancer Center held
its weekly clinic when 85 persons
were examined: 22 white women,
S white men, 8 colored women and
8 colored men. .
tMi.ht.tn not! jnt Mir rikfjIK
red to their personal physicians
( for medical attention. ;
-' The Center is staffed by mem
bers of the Lenoir County Medical
Society and DrrJ.'B Bullitt of the
U.N.C. Medical School.
i Persona attending the clinic
cam from .ML Olive, Havelock,
Warsaw, Orlfton Seven1 Springs,
"Deep Bun. CUntdfc, TreftoaTfca
. Grange, Whortonsville, " Wallace,
and Kinston: -; . i
The Clinic is held every Thurs
day in the Lenoir County, Health
Dept. Clinic Registration is from
10:45 to 11:45. Examinations are
FREE to all age 35 or over and to
anyone with a symptom or danger
signal, regardless of age.
Persons living outside Kinston
should write for appointment. Ad
dress Cancer Center Secretary, P.
O. Box 49, Kinston, N. C. and indi
cate two dates- on which you could
come for examination. -
'A LOOKIII' UP
By: A. M. DAVIS
Mr. Charlie has "come back home.
In the little town of Faison that
would make a front page story in
the mind of any one of its 700
inhabitants both young, middle
aged and old. The venerable Mr.
Charlie King, with his smile for
everyone and who we all love so
well, after his usual vacation to
far places has come home.
Each year about the "time the
weather begins to become a little
too nippy "around here Mr. Charlie
closes up his store and goes away
to seek a warmer climate. Some
times he goes by plane or any other
way that happens.to suit his fancy.
This winter he went to Florida. Last
winter he went to California and
flew to Hawaii and spent part of
the winter there. He says he goes
to fish but I imagine the travel
bug has gotten into Mr. Charlie
and there are more things attract
him than fishing.
We all miss Mr. Charlie. That
part of town where his soda foun
tain and grocery store is located
'seems vacant and lonesome when
he locks up and goes away. The us
ual display of theatre advertise
ments customarily seen in his dis
play windows are scattered over
the street seemingly looking for
some place to go to display them
selves and Impress on our minds
the attractivenessrof this or that
MRS. PHILLIP PIERC7
Manager of the new Faison
Five and Ten Cent . Store
-Hollywood endeavor. The Holly'
wood posters are not alone in their
desolation and loneliness. .
Over the years we have found it
a consolation to all ,of us after
supper to gather around Mr. Char
He's big coal heater or on the in
viting benches ' placed so conven
iently comfortable out in front and
swap many a tale. Basketball, foot
ball, baseball, politics and tales
of many kinds always willing lis
teners at Mr. Charlie's.
Men are not alone in using this as
a haven of escape and boasting. Al
most any afternoon there is a con
stant chatter of feminine voices
coming from the occupants of the
booths at Mr. 'Charlie's where the
makers of such chatter have-seated
themselves with the excuse of
drinking a coke which is a flimsy
excuse indeed.
Gossip? Yes, but not too much of
it. Men always have the impression
that when a group of women get
together that gossip is all they
think about. Women have a like im
pression of groups of men. Accord
ing to my impression of the defini
tion of the word "gossip", meaning
"idle tales" or "groundless rumor",
I don't think either male or female
groups should be judged too se
verely. Those little gatherings are just as
-necessary to our everyday life and
happiness as a balanced diet and
comfortable homes. When circum
stances take Ihem from us we are
bound to miss them.
When Mr. Charlie came home
this time I imagine he heard the
discussion of many things in town
that were not here when he went
away. The new vegetable experi
ment farm was being discussed.
A new barn had been built out
there and the land had been clear
ed up and made ready for the ex
periments that were forthcoming.
A new family had moved in to
supervise the farm, Mr. and Mrs.
John Stallings, their sons Johnnie
aged 7 and Jimmy aged 3V4 years,
of Wallace. A really likable family
of newcomers to Faison. I am sure
they are going to make good neigh
bors and' friends.
He has heard about the new ce
ment walks that have been placed
at the Presbyterian church. They
were not here when he went away
but members of the church saw
the need for them and gathered to
gether one day to do the work and
at very little expense to the church,
placed them there.
The ladies of the town have dis
cussed over their cokes the drive
that they have on at the present
time to try in every way at their
command to beautify the town.
They have discussed the sale of
dogwood plants and various flow
ers at cost to the home owners
around town and the urge they
have given that they be planted
to beautify. The unsightly tin
sheds over the sidewalks of the
business part of town have all been
brought to Mr. Charlie's attention.
They have complimented John Bell,
Durwood Clifton and Jack Lewis
on the step they have taken, in ma
king the first move to beautify the '
business district by removing the j
tin sheds from in front of their
places of business. It is a discuss-
ed topic that Dr. Morton has placed
an order for an aluminum awning
to replace the tin shed over th"
front of his drug store. J. B. Stroud
is also putting up a new aluminum
awning.
The new 5 & 10 cent store has
come in for its part o'f discussion.
No longer will the townspeople
have to travel to neighboring towns
to get their five and ten cent store
needs. The. store will be attractive
with its new red and white alumin
um awning and completely new
NEW FIVE a . in Faison.
Located next door to Morton's
Drue Store. It is new and modern
in every respect and choc-o-block
fixtures and lights. It is modern
and will fill a long felt need in
Faison.
A new feed store has been added
that hopes to serve the farmers of
the Faison area with a complete
line of quality feeds at reasonable
prices and livestock, poultry and
dairy advice by competent experts
at no cost to the farmers.
It is hoped that this newspaper
has come in for its share of dis
cussion. Many of the merchants
have been placing attractive adver
tising in it each week with the
hope that it will attract more peo
ple here to take advantage of the
many values that are offered at
home.
We wonder if Mr. Charlie was
surprised and a wee bit proud of
the little town when he came back
this time. We also wonder just how
far we will be along toward our
goal in making this a little better
place to live when he again feels
the nip of cool air coming down
from the north and again closes
up his fountain and grocery store
and travels to warmer climates.
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Give us time Mr. Charlie we
might seem slow to you now but
give us time. You can see our little
town is "A LOOKIN" UP".
Stale and police officers in 46
States are now receiving Red Cross
first aid training to enable them
to better protect the lives whose
salety they guard on highways.
with new merchandise. The new
store will be open on Thursday of
this week. Read their ads on this
page and on the back page. You
will find free merchandise for
Saturday only.
(Photo by Chas. Kraft).
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MR. TRUCK GROWER:
I can now supply you with Black Valentine
stringless green beans, bountiful, Sure Crop string
less wax, Cherokee wax, long green beans, tender
green, top crop (the latest thing in tender green)
and Lima Beans, also different varieties of cucum
ber seed, watermelon and canteloipe seed and sev
eral varieties of acid delinted cotton seed.
It will pay you to see me before you get any
of your seed requirements.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DISTRIBUTOR
AT FAISON HARDWARE CO., NEXT TO POST OFFICE
H. F. BYRD
FAISON, N. C.
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