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. r : I ' " ? ; IV f III . . . . 1 Ctl 'IHJ , (, a l li -Q r noMg. 83 r i 4W VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN Bates HnnoHJiced Qd-Century S::::;!ng Of "The Puplin Story" Sept. 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12; Byrd And Rife Be Here , A fain; Only Few Minor Changes To Be Made. ;::iyi'A By: 1. K. GRADY Kenansville, April 12. "The Duplin Story", Duplin County' dramatic hit of last year during the bl-centennlal celebration of the county's history, will be repeated thla 'year a the Mid-Century pro duction of "The Duplin Story". . Again, Sam Byrd of "Tobacco Road" fame will direct and play the leading role in the drama he ' wrote, directed and acted in last year. Corwin Rife of Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, S. C, will again be the technician, artist and . mechanical director. Dates for the V 1950 showing will be Septemger 7, 8, 9. 11, and 12th. " Officers of the Duplin County - Historical Association, Inc., which will produce the play are: O. -P. ' Johnson, Dupllns Superintendent of Schools, president; J. Oliver ' Stokes, Kenansville businessman, . vice-president; Garland P. 1 King, - secretary of the KenansVHle Pro : ductlon Credit Association, secre ' tary; Falson W. McGowen, Duplin County Auditor, ' treasurer. The mammoth amphitheatre ad- jacent to v the Kenansville High School' wilt be enlarged, and plans made to take care of much larger . crowds than last year. The decision' to repeat the "Du . plin Story" was due to the great demand after the sensational suc cess of last season. This-demand came not ' only; from within the county : but ' throughout , North Carolina. Many critics have' classed it as evesrHbipter. thanV3W..4oit , p Colony" and "Common OtorV Ed ' itorialtcln Wilmington, Mt Olive, - , Kinston, Goldsboro and other pa- v . pers last fall definitely reflected : the thought that It should be shown again In order to give everyone In jMortb Carolina who cares to, an opportunity to see it. "The Duplin Is.. wA Story" Is not Just a play, but a iTMt-S1 1 . I 1 ... , tt . K.. iihiwiwm Will, UIUB1U .9 ' J "V -.Tar. HmI 1ournIit nut It Th ) Duplin Story" will be the story of any Southeastern Carolina county during Its pioneering days and down through - World War I and World .War II. In describing the - pageant in a feature article in a Wilmington newspaper, James H. McKoy wrote thus: "The Duplin Story Is no mere pageant. It is vast production on a tremendous seal The vivid, spectacular scene at the Commend Post of Col. James Kenan at RockfUb Creek u thrilling and awe Inspiring " " . asn on any inany movie "The sight ..twin little band of col- o! the pathetic little band l of eofc the oncbmlng might the oncbmlng nugni " ' . I. .nine tickling, , jiiinsl ssiTTKCLal w . . am a- n9 ul iuuiih nn Ant seen Di yoVKu.ee the Red Co.U come over tne wp 5Sto fight in formation as they Srtv. bck the brave colonists -It was ml'", a miracle in a com field that you must see . and ,o on as McKoy described scene after scene of the . enchantln "'Stony in Duplin who have seen " on the screen "The Lawton Story" of rruePrinc. of Peace" beUev. that ufha nuniin cyiury - , iii.t nroDortions as has The Lawton Story" . " 1 A group of businessmen and far mers throughout the county , have underwritten the 1950 production. Sam Byrd was In the county over the week-end beginning the ground work for the next showing Mr. Byrd says there will be very Utile - change. In the most part U actors - and actresses, numbering about 1 000 will plsy the same roles they did last year. The play will be tightened Up in .some places he says. X2rs. Naomi Wood of Duplin, It ia hoped Will direct the 100 voice "Duplin Story Choir", a perma nent organization that grew out of last year's production. Marietta Richards of Cleveland, Ohio will be here at the organ as will "Blossom Gavin" of Charleston, S. C. Edith Hlnnant, colored soprano, will agam feature the opening to bacco seen when she sings "Yes, Ined". ' V I "n County plans again to r j f "t to see that this year's i )r f "-n a b'rier suo Outlaw's Bridge Universalis! Church Destroyed By Fire Sunday Morning Sunday morning about 10 o'clock, just a few minutes before Sunday School was to convene, the church building of the Outlaw's Bridge Universalist Church and education al building, caught fire from sparks on the roof. Mrs. Herman Outlaw was approaching the church when She spotted the fire. She rushed in and told the SuhdaySchool gather ing and they beagn at once an ef fort to extinguish it Sparks had fallen on the .old wood shingle roof and a swift March. wind fan ned the fire out of control. The high pitched roof made It almost Impossible for the bucket brigade to do anything about it. Fire ex tinguishers were brought from nearby Blizzard's mill and after a ten mile drive to the nearest tele phone the Mt. Olive and Goldsboro fire trucks responded. Together they managed to save the manse and all church pews and furniture. In less than an hour the entire structure, including the almost com pleted educational annex lay In ruins. The annex was built at an estimated cost of $7500. The church was built in 1906 and 07. As soon as the fire was over Rev. Mr. Prater, the pastor, called his congregation together and went ahead with an outdoors Easter pro gram, following which a business meeting was held and plans set in motion to rebuild. The following letter was received by the Times this week from Mrs. Annie Max well Outlaw: THE LETTER: -RFD 2, Seven'Springs, N. C. April 10th, 1950 Pear Bob:- ' ... As you have no' doubt learned by now, our church was destroyed by fire yesterday hiorning just as we were assembling for church school from sparks given off by the furn ace chimney. A brave effort to bring the fire under control could npt succeed because water was dif ficult to socure from the hydrant and carry to the top of the church .In pails. Water was brought in barrels and buckets by neighbors and pour- SMOULDERING RUINS are all that Is teft of the famous old Out law's Bridge Universalist church. The Reverend L. C. Prater is atand- DUPLIN CIRCUIT r METHODIST CHURCHES ''J. MurreU K. Glover, pastor : Church services for nextSunday, April 16, on this Circuit wi)l be: 11:00 a.m. . Wesley; 7:30-p.m. at Friendship. - '.-. ' Church and Sunday Schooi were well attended at the new Unity Church on Easter Sunday m6rnlng. Seven ; new members were s recei ved into the Church membership, three adults and four children. One of these was a transfer from another Church and; six were re ceived on profession of faith, i. The Women's Society of Christ ian Service of. the Magnolia Church Is having a study course on two nights,' April 20 and 21 at 7:30, in the church. Text to be used Is. "We tlie Ppople of the Eoumpnlrnl C) '";," t-'.' t'-e com ? v"l 1-e f t ! I " t ."' iVjJ J. 'y C. LMi I -fj!" "1 ed on the walls of the parsonage saving it. A large group of loyal friends gathered promptly. They moved all furnishings out of the parsonage when it was thought that it would burn. " We owe more than we can ex press to the great crowd of people who helped us save the parsonage. Outlaw's Bridge Church began as a Universalist Church School as the 19th century was closing. In 1905, Rev. Thomas Chapman, of South Carolina did some preach ing in our school house and orga nized the church. In 1907, the church was built and dedicated In October of that year. Since that time our church has played a prom inent part in the life of this North Duplin Community. Its people have taken a leading part in every community program, and many of its members being community lead ers. It has been the church at the heart of the community through the years. In 1949, the size of our church plant was doubled when the people and their minister, Rev. I C. Prat er, built the educational annex to the rear of the church. It had been used only since last September. We held a short Easter service at 11:30 in front of the parsonage. Our visiting minister, Rev. Maurice Cobb, now a graduate student at the University of N? C.l and Mr. Prater spoke briefly on the Easter spirit. During the afternoon, a meeting was called by our. Moderator, Mr. Cleo Outlaw, to consider making plans for the future. We want our many friends to know that we-will rebuild the church as soon as we can raise some money and perfect plans. If there are those reading this article who would like to help us, we shall be very grateful and they can send such contributions to Mr. Nelson Outlaw, our Building' Fund Treasurer. His address is Route 1, Seven Springs, N. C. With all good wishes to you and our other friends Annie M. Outlaw. ing in the center looking over the loss. His parsonage was saved by quick thinking church members. Services will be held in Outlaw's study course with them. In order that the membership of the churches on this charge may know something about the meet ings of their officers, the following schedule is here given: : Board of Deacons: Friendship -Friday night before the Third Sun day of each month;' Magnolia Wednesday night before the Fourth Sunday; Unity The Third Tuesday night of each month; Wesley the First ' Thursday night of each month. V'"' ". ",'"'..:-y'- Board of Education: Unity the First Tuesday bight of each month. BLOODSHED BOXSCOBE ; ",' Killed Mar. 31 Apr. 3 - -' 8 Injured same dates 167 Killed thru Apr, 3 this year S21 Killed thru Apr. 3 last year S01 Injured thrj Apr 3. this yesr 2876 Injured thru Apr. 3, 1S'9 18S1 ! KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Beulaville Lions Receive Charter The Beulaville Lions Club held its charter night program in the Beulaville school lunch room on Tuesday night with nearly 200 Lions and guests present. The new club, Duplin's sixth Lions Club, has 33 charter mem bers. Officers are: W. F. (Bud) Mil ler, president; Wm. G. Jones, Jr., 1st vice-pres.; I. J. Sandlin, Jr., 2nd vice-pres.; James Miller, 3rd vice pres.; Richard S. Bostic, sec-treas.; Arthur Kennedy, Lion Tamer; and Cecil A. Miller, Tail Twister. Charter members in addition to the above are: Bob Demorest, Dan iel Lanier, S. P. Bostic, Macon Brown, W. G. Jones, Sr., Marvin Rhodes, Lehman Kennedy, Ashe Miller, Gordon Muldrow, Arnold Thomas, Horace Brinson, Herman Miller, Clinton Campbell, Wm. D. Thigpen, Gurman Guy, Ray Humph rey, Grady Mercer, Ralph Miller, Wm. D. Brown, Bertis Brown, Raleigh Lanier, C. C. Raynor, Le roy Albertson, Aron Sharp, and P. C. Shaw. President "Bud" Miller presided. The meeting opened with all sing ing "America". Rev. Walter Good man gave the invocation. Lion Sid Gordon of Goldsboro, Deputy Dist rict Governor, introduced Lion Joe Hood of Wilmington who acted as toastmaster. Lion Hood then rec ognized guests from all the visiting clubs of Jacksonville, Goldsboro, Clinton, Rocky Mount, Warsaw, Calypso, Wilmington, Kenansville, Wallace and Mt. Olive. Lion S. P. Bostic, mayor of Beu laville, welcomed the guests! Lion M. F. Allen, president of the spon soring club, Kenansville, presented the gong and gavel on behalf of the Kenansville club which was ac cepted by Lion Tamer Arthur Ken nedy. L. G. Crumpler of the Clin ton club presented the extension award to Lion -Gilbert Alphln of Kenansville, Zone Chairman. Mr. Alphln then introduced District Governor L. K. Day of Rocky Mount who presented the charter to the new club. Lion president W. F. (Bud) Miller accepted the charter on behalf of the club. Tail Twister prizes were awarded and the meeting adjourned. Forty-five head of registered Hereford cattle brought $28,970, in the 10th annual sale of the N. C. hereford Breeders Association at Statesville recently. Bridge school until the church is rebuilt (Goldsboro News-Argus photo by Llnepln Kan). Branch Cankers Meet InVarsaw Last Friday officials and directo rs of the Branch Banking and Trust Company from Wilson, Warsaw, and Wallace, gathered in Mitch ner's private dining room in War saw for a fellowship luncheon. President H. a Bateman and Chair man of the Board. Selby Anderson from Wilson were present E. C. Thompson of Warsaw played host In addition to Messrs. Bateman, Anderson, and Thompson, the fol lowing were present: Roy Cates, John Croom, Gard ner Edwards, Ralph Jones and W. R. Brltt, directors of the Warsaw branch; Wayne Jordan, cashier, Dr. Desne Hundley and Dr. Chaa. Deerlng, direct&rs of the Wallace for cotton tie ' '-dtiPtl FRIDAY, APRIL WILMINGTON HAS AZALEAS, TABOR CITY HAS POTATOES WallacelHIasStrawbemes Home Dem. Women To Meet In Jacksonville The 19th Distrist Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet in Jacksonville on April 21. Club women from Duplin, Pen der, Onslow and Lenoir Counties wll meet in the High School there on Friday, April 21 at 10 A. M. The meeting will open with song and devotional followed by the wel come by Mrs. Elbert Barbour and others of Onslow. Response by Mrs. L. G. Williams, vice-pres. of the Duplin Federation HDC. Special music by Mrs. Milton Humphrey of Pender. Then come greetings, re cognition of guests, reading of thel Minutes, Roll Call, announcements, etc. After introduction of the spea ker. Miss Iris Davenport, Editor Womans' Dept. Southern Agricul turist, will address the group on "You Are Important". Her address will be followed by reports of com mittees and an Installation Service. Lunch will be served in the High School gym at 1:00 P. M. The afternoon program, 2:00 to 4:45 P. M. will be a tour of Camp Lejeune which promises to be very interesting. Model Theatre Enters Contest Bob Demorest, owner and mana ger of Model Theatre in Beulaville, has entered vXational Contest of Theatre Managers to see who will put on the best advertising cam paign on the motion picture "The Heiress". Winner of the contest will receive a new Kaiser Travel er automobile, and an expense paid trip to Michigan by air to receive the ear. A second Kaiser Auto will be given to the patron who writes the best essay on "Why I liked "The Heiress". Details and rules of the contest will be on display at the Model Theatre. Rev. Trueblood To Oxford Rev. C. H. Trueblood will leave for Oxford Saturday to engage with other denominational workers in a Rural Church Development Pro gram in the Flat River Baptist As sociation. Rev. Trueblood will bp away for a week. Outlaw's Bridge Club Meets Monday Afternoon 1 The Outlaw's Home Demonstra tion Club will meet with Mrs. Gor don Outlaw Monday afternoon April 17th with Mrs. Grover Adams joint hostess. All members are in vited and urged to be present. Father Of Local Woman Dies T. A. Banks, 72, of Richlands died at his home Tuesday after noon. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10:30 at the home, conducted by Rev. E. H. Cannady, pastor of the Richlands Baptist Church. Interment followed in Golden. Grove Cemetery in Ke nsttsville. Survivors include the widows two sons, Marvin and Wayne Banks of the home; two dau ghters, Mrs. I. C Burch of Ke nansville, and Mrs. Plato Barwick of Kinston; two brothers, Luther and Charles Banks; one sister, Mrs. S. A. Cox and three grandchildren. branch; Rots Watson, Fred Carr and F. N. Bridgers, directors from Wilson; B. Walker Stevens .and Early Sanderson,, attorneys. O. C. Blanchard and Don Smith of Wal lace were Invited but could not at tend. The occasion was not exactly a celebration but It developed that on that date Mr. Thompson had been with the Branch Banking and Trust Company as cashier of the V.'arw r-ntnch snd vice-president rB : I j nrs. it Is expected to 14th, 1950 I s MISS IRIS DAVENPORT Miss Iris avenport is to be the guest speaker at the 19th District Meeting of Home Demonstration Clubs to be held in Jacksonville on April 21 at 10 A. M. The topic of her talk will be "You Are Im portant." Miss Davenport, outstanding ca reerist in Home Economics, was recently chosen one of the top 7 Southern Women; she brings to Southern Agriculturist readers both a scope and a surety in interpret ing domestic and economic prob lems. A native North Carolinian, Miss Davenport came to Southern Agri culturist in 1942 as Associate Wo man's Editor and was made wom an's Editor in January of 1946. A graduate of University of Ga., she earned her Master's degree at Columbia University, and then con tinued her studies at Paris, France, and at Louisiana State University. Inaugurating her Home Economics wrk as a Voacber,she soon became head of the Home Ec Department at Georgia State Normal, furthered her program with Extension work in Louisiana, ultimately serving as Specialist in Extensioon Service at the University of Kentucky. Miss Davenport contributed to many other magazines prior to the Southern Agriculturist -- Ladles' Home Journal. Agriculturist - and has written over 200 pupuljr bulletins and leaflets. Miss Davenport brings to lur readers of Southern Agi '.cu luist mg experience in helping farm wuiiien in domestic problems, in which she h;is thorough under stands g and genuine interest. She is an acc.iinplished speaker, and is in demand for farm, college and civ.c g.oups and for national, state and l...al organizations, and as a j.' ,"c a i contests and state fairs n ilic Southern area. i:i I. if recent poll of a million Southern women conducted by the A'ai'a Co:: million and the At la.il.i Women's Chamber of Conv in ric, mi.s.s iris uavenporl was named one of the seven most dis- ii: .n il Southern women in the i.ition. Cancer Clinic On Thursday. April 6, the Lenoir '.iu.'.i.v Cancer Clinic examined 39 ers. 'i. . 20 white women, 7 white oi I ,i colored women and 2 color ed mull. Twenty-four were refer red to their physicians for medi cal attention. Persons attending were from Le noir and .'urrounding counties. The clinic is held each Thursday in the Health Department in Kinv ston. Registration is from 10:45 to 11:45. Examinations are free. Persons living outside Kinston and desiring an examination should address their request for an ap pointment to Cancer Center Secre tary, P. O. Box 49, Kinston, N. C, and Indicate two date on which you can come for examination. T. B. Association To Hold Meeting The Duplin County Tuberculosis Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday night, April 18th at 8:00 o'clock at the Health Department in Kenansville. Mr. Frank Webster, Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association Jitll ad dress the group. He is a veryiin terestlng and able ;peftjief and 'tis hoped that there will a a large attendance, ";V.' vi't :v JnM'" No.15 By: FRANCES C. GREGORY Wilmington has its azaleas . . . Tabor City has its yams . . . Calif orn a has its weather . .". and Hol lywood lias Betty Grable. And Wallace? Why, in Wallace we got strawber.ies. Yes. and on May 4 ar:l 5 the whole town of Wallace, and surrounding territory, will be paying tribute to that beautiful, luscious, templing dish . . . no, not Betty Grable, but strawberries. The Wallace Strawberry Festival, an annual fete honoring the pro duct that has made Wallace the world's largest strawberry auction market, is being taged this year on May fourth and fifth. A well rounded program, featur ing events both entertaining and edit; 'timial, will get under way at one o'clock Thursday afternoon, May 4, with a gigantic garade thru the town's busine .s section. High lights of the first day's program will be addresses by prominent stale officials, invitations having been sent to Governor Kerr Scott, Senator Frank Jraham, State Com missioner of Agriculture L. Y. BaU lentine and other dignitaries. Thursday's activities will be cli maxed with an old fashioned square dance in Hussey's Tobacco Ware house Number One, which is ser ving as Festival Headuarters dur ing the two-day event. The second day's proceedings will begin at ten o'clock Friday morning with farm demonstrations and judging of home canning, needlework and other home pro jects. Livestock judging will take place at Festival headquarters at one o'clock Friday afternoon. 4-H boys and girls from Duplin, Pender. Sampson, New Hanover, Onslow and Bladen Counties will exhibit their prize dairy animals before Professor R. H. Ruffner of State College, judge of the livestock show. TWjSsJJV DtaAc to ache uled for 7:00 P. M. the ssme day in the Wallace Community Build ing. The grand finale will be the Strawberry Festival Dance, being held this year in the beautiful new , American Legion Building la WaW-r lace. Dance time Is nine o'clock Friday night These are just a few of the fea ture events being Included la this year's Festival. In addition, there will be a talent sbow, a baseball game between the Wallace and Franklin High School teams, a fashion show, pie-eating contests, the traditional strawberry auction and other attractions. The Wallace Agricultural and Charitable Corporation Is acting as steering Committee for the Fes tival, with the following civic or ganizations assisting in plans and details: Woman's Club, sale of booths; Lions Club, agricultural exhibits; V. F. W. and American Legion, parade; P. T. A., talent show; Junior Chamber of Com merce, dances; Wallace Associates, publicity; Home Demonstration Agents of Duplin and Pender Counties, home canning, needle work and other exhibits; Wallace Sorosis, fashion show; and V. F. W. and American Legion Auxiliaries, Festival Dinner. 0. E. S. Gives Special Program 1 Monday evening, April 3rd, a regular meeting of Beulaville chap ter 237, OES was held In the Ms sonic Hall. Business wss transacted after which the doors were opened for a special program with Mrs. Mary Mercer In charge. The pro gram was presented by several high school seniors and consisted of songs, readings, etc. which was very impressive end enjoyed by all. A social hour was enjoyed at the Soda Shop. COMEDIES FROM EVERT DAT LIFE By; Mrs. Howard Joiner A man who lived out in the coun try received a very indignant note from his neighbor. It read: "Dear Bud, This is to warn you that I had better not catch any of your cows on my land and if it happens again, I will call the law or else shoot them myself. So let this be my last warning:. You know who. v ; By the way. Bud, the Preacher said, tell you that he wanted aa descoul to met at the church te - --'t iouBa.'clocvr ' dont " to stop by for t i yon 4 V 9 r-ubl'e is eor.""v ' "
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