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- " : : " ' ' VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN Registration Books To Open Fourteen candidates filed for off ice In the coming Democratic Pri mary last Saturday as time for fil ing came to a close. Elections chair man E. Walker Stevens says he be- lleyes this year's list, totaling 54. i candidates, is probably one of the largest in the history of the Demo 4 critic Party in Duplin. Only three . office seekers got by without oppo sition. They were: R. V. Wells for I - Clerk of Court; Albert Hall ana A. f"T P. Cates for County Commissioner. The race for sheriff has attracted the most candidates with a total of five while the coroners office has attracted four and the State Senate three. One candidate who filed with , drew and did not seek another office, Judge Robert L. West of the county court James A. Powers first filed for Representative then -4 came down and filed for the office " of county judge, L. A. Wilson first filed for Judge then came down ; and filed for Solicitor. ' The candidates are: v In the contest for the State Sen ate: Riven Johnson, J. B. Grady and Lewis W. Outlaw. Robert M. Carr and MltcheUBrttt will fight , it out for the House of Representa tives seat . . f ' Hubert E. Phillips and James A. Powers are candidates for judge of the county court, while Grady Mer cer is opposed by Latham A. Wil son for the solicltorship. In the Important sheriffs cam Faison Merchants r Valuebl? Prizes h By: A. M. DAVIS " . . i The merchants and biuinr?en of Faison have donated many, val . uable prizes to the Beautif icatlon ' " . Program, sponsorecVby the Sesame Woman's Club, the Garden Club and the Lions Club of Faison. The program was originally scheduled to end April 20th, but due to the Interest that has been taken in It ' the program will be extended until May 15th. The town has never in the past had anything that has cre ated such a united effort as this. . Representatives of each of the , jilubs have called upon the people of the town and the contributions . "" toward prizes has been most gen r s erous. The list of prizes and their con - ' tributors is as follows: Lewis Fur .aiture Company, C. R. Lewis, Mgr. 1 table lamp, value $18; Modern Dry Cleaners, $7.50 In trade; Fai son Theatre, 12 admission tickets, first prize, 6 tickets second prize; B. D, Precythe, 1001b Vigoro; De . Vane Drug Store, "$1.00 in trade; , G. S. Hlnes Store,' fountain pen; Shampoo & Creme Rinse; J. H. V . Darden, Farm Supply Store, 16 gal. paint; Amoco Filling Station, C. A. .Precythe, Mgr. 10 gals, gas first ' prize, wash job '2nd prize; John R. y Bell Grocery, $3 in trade; R. D. , k Clifton, 1 bag fertilizer; Joe Hol , ,,llngsworth Garage. $2.00 cash; Mrs. , .'Latham, 2001b fertilizer;. Cates Pickle .0., 2, cases pickles; Faison Hardware Co. 1 gal. paint; Charlie t BUng, 10H sugar; Wilkes Parker, 1 ham; Veterans Tavern, 1 3-cell flashlight and batteries; J. E. An- Duplin Finishes Second In County 'I Rating At Kihslon Livestock Show :: Kinston, April 13. The prize Hereford steer exhibited by Rus - sell and Janet Egleton of Elizabeth- e ' town brought $446 (or $50 per cwt) while the grand champion bog ex ' biblted by Douglas Eason, of Mac- 'JkhClesfield, Rt 1, sold for $183.60 or $85 per cwt in the auction hejd bere for the 10th Coastal Plains u ,'Fat Stock Show.; t :..;h, . i The Kinston Chamber of Com i'merce and the. Extension Services ' sponsored the event 1 V 1 ,' Kingan and Company bought the ; top hogs, Rowe and Wooten Dlstrl ., butlng Company of Kinston the top , steer. Smith's Concrete Products, -f Inc., bought the reserve steer for i $33 per cwt The Smlthfield hog i market paid $24:50 per cwt for the reserve champion' hog. Swift and Company, 'Kingan and Gwaltney - Packing Company of Kinston paid - premium" prices for a number of hogs.:. ..';)' " r ' Charles Waller of Kinston, Rt 3, took reserve champion honors v with his steer. ',:'t . , i. A . Lenoir, Duplin and Jones flnish I In V t or-'-r for county ratings. in; paign, five candidates have thrown their hats in the ring. They are Ralph Jones, Albert Outlaw, Geo rge Bradshaw, Gurman Powell and Carl Brltt The seats on the Board of Coun ty Commissioner have eight seek ers: L. P. Wells, WUHam H. Fussell, A. C. Hall, Addis P. Cates, Dallas Jones, LeRoy G. Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and O. Q. Lanier. Coroner C. B. Sitterson is facing opposition from Hix Bradshaw, M. B. Cavenaugh and John Ivey Thomas. Two candidates are out for the County Board of Education:-Jerry O. Smith and Aldine H. Whitfield. There are 15 candidates for con stable in the various townships. A total of 10 candidates for Jus tice of the Peace are running: Roy B. Sitterson, C. B. Sitterson and P. R. Stevens are out In Kenans ville; A. L. Mercer and Gordon S. Muldrow in Limestone; C. G. Ellis in Falson; William Dail in Cypress Creek; B. B. Wilson in Magnolia; Hix Bradshaw in Rose Hill; and L. R. Brown in Island Creek. Registration books will open on Saturday, April 29th and will be open through May 13th. May 20th will be Challenge Day and May 27th Election Day. All persons 21 years of age who have not registered and who are eligible to vote in Duplin County are urged to see their registrar and register. Businessmen Offer In Beauty Program draws Grocery, 251b lard; Rouse . in Pink Hill will dedicate its new Barber Shop, J at. hair tonic; M. Post home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Joseph, 1 bead'spread;"M. James, April 29, when: Senator Frank P. 1 qt. Vita-Var Enamel; Roscoe , Graham will make the principal Cooper, 1 gal. Ice cream; Faison . address. Commander George' M. 5&10, 1 set cooking utensils; Mor- ( Turner said today. ton Drug Store,$5 in trade; Aman's , . ' ., h . Grocery, 251b White Silk Flour; Big Dollar Feed Store, 501b Argus Flour; Faison Dept. Store, 1 pah Dan River Sheets, value $2.00; Fai son Cafe, 1 carton cigarettes; P. G. Adams' Shell Station, 10 gal. gas; C. D. McCullen Service Station 1 oil change and grease job; Ellis Gin Co. $2 cash; Faison Motor Co. $1 cash; J. L. Oats Seed Dealer, $1 cash. The committee was ..not able to reach all the business men of the town and it is expected that other valuable prizes will be ad ded to the above list. There will be a first and second prize offered to each business place and each home who shows the greatest im provement in their property during the campaign. Each contestant must register or send in their name to Mrs. W. T. Hines in order to be eligible for a prize. A disinterested representative of each of the three clubs will act as judges In the con test , ' It hat been suggested that a barbecue supper for the people of the town be held at the Commun ity Building, marking the end of the program, a well-known speaker be invited and prizes awarded at this meeting. Details regarding this have not yet been worked out and It is not known whether it will meet with the approval of the people.. ship honors went to steers exhibit ed by Sutln Johnson of Bayboro and Clifttfn Tyndall of Pink Hill, Rt. 1. Nine steers received choice ratings out of 49 exhibited. Heavy steers in this group were exhibited by Charles Waller of Kin ston, Rt, 3, JLlnwood Rouse of Sev en Springs, Rt. 1, Victor Taylor of Faison, Rt. 3, and Charles Johnson of Kinston, Rt. 5. t ,:, ; Medium steers rating choice were exhibited by Russell and Janet Eggleston,,. Franklin Tyndall, and Clifton Tyndall, both the latter of Pink Hlll.;Rt 1. ; v , .Lightweight choice steers were offered by Mack Harper of Pink Hill, Rt. 1, and Jim Williams of Pink Hill, Rt. 2. 1 '. '.".v i 'Sf CIHNQUAPIN FARMERS SETTING TOBACCO - Bland Ray nor of Chinquapin says he set out bis first field of tobacco Monday and set again on Wednesday. He reports plenty of totsacco plants. ITe snys quite a li'T C-f t i"l 1 'l '-"' 1 ' 1 SEEING WASHINGTON The above group is Seniors and Chap erones from B. F. Grady School who spent from March 27 to April 1st in Washington and various parts of Virginia. They are, from left to right -sitting: Jim Parker, Herbert Will- To Dedicate V.F.W.Home In Pink Hill The Willard Smith Post No. 9514 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars parade through the business dis trict of Pink Hill which will be featured by music by the Second Marine Air Wing Band from Cher ry Point members of the local post, Gold Star Mothers, members from the Kinston post and other VFW units over this district, and State officers, Turner said. Senator Graham, who accepted the invitation to speak several months ago, will be heard at 11 a.m. and a picnic dinner will fol low.. Others in the program will Include Pink Hill Mayor Alfred B. Tyndall, State VFW Commander William S. Humphries, State Junior Vice Commander Earl D. Knauff and Distriot Commander Larry L. Averette. The post, which was instituted June 25, 1947, with John S. Al bright astlie first commander, is named for the late Willard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Smith of Pink Hill, who lost his life while serving his country in New Guinea in the South Pacific during World War II. Jasper D. Tyndall served two years after Albright as com mander and under his administra tion the 'home was constructed. The post is used as headquarters for all post activities as well as a meeting place for civic and church groups, Commander Tyndall said. B. F. GRADY WINS JUDGING CONTEST The B. F. Grady FFA teams won firstplace in the Beef cattle and Swine livestock judging 'contest held at Wallace on Wednesday, Ap-J ril 19. Members of the team were Nathan Kelly, James Vernon, and Alfred Harper. There were nine teams in the contest This is the fourth contest the Grady boys have entered. Thus far their Instructor, Mr. J. H. Dotson has led them through three victories and one second place , i JOE COKER QUITS . HIGHWAY PATROL , 1 i ' 1 Highway Patrolman Joe T, Coker, Jr., stationed here for the last 9 months, revealed Tuesday night that he had submitted his resigna tion to Sgt A H. Clark of Wllmlng- Coker, a native of Henderson, said that he decided Tuesday to tender his resignation, He said that he was interested In another busi ness. He addrd that long patrol hours and the hard work of duty had caused him to lose we! ' t prompting h's re';!-"mtlon after Hi yc;n j wi! t" ft ! . 1. , - . , ... , r t r . " KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA lams, Alfred Harper, William Earl Tyndall, Walton Harper, Joe Gar ner, Milton Dail, Nathan Kelly, and James Vernon; Back Row: Rev L. C. Prater, chaperone, Martha Sou therland, Mabelle Outlaw, Jewell Ann Sheppard, Iris Jean Deaver, P. O. EXAM. RURAL CARRIER ALBERTSON The U. S. Civil Service has an nounced an examination to fill the position of rural carrier at Albert son, N. C. The exam will be held at Kinston, N. C. and receipt of applications will close on May 11. Date of exam will be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants after closing date. Salary, of arural carrier is $2, 758, With $2 perjrqpr additional for each mile in excel of 30 miles. Shorter routes are proportionately less. All carriers must furnish and maintain sufficient vehicle equip ment for the prompt handling of the malls.. They are allowed 8c per mile car maintenance. The examination will be open only to citizens of, or persons who owe allegiance to, the United States who are actually residing in the territory served by the Post Office where, the vacancy exists, who have been actually residing there for one year next preceding the clos ing date for receipt of applications, and who meet-the other require ments set forth' Jn Form AN-1977. Both men and women, if qualified, may enter this examination, but appointing officers have the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certification of eligibles. Form AN-1977 and application blanks can be obtained from the vacancy office mentioned above or from the U. S. Civil Service Com mission at Washington 25, D. C. Applications must be on file with the Commission at Washington 25, D. C. prior to the close of business on the date specified above. MRS. McKOY KENNEDY DIES, HEART ATTACK Mrs. Sarah Chambers Kennedy, age 71, wife bf MoKoy Kennedy of Kenansville died suddenly at her home here Wednesday night about nine o'clock from a heart attack. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church Friday after noon at 3:30 conducted by her pas tor Rev. Murrell K. Glover. Inter ment was in Golden Grove Ceme tery -v "' . She is survived by her . husband and the following children: Mrs, E. S. McGowen of Monks Corner, S. C, Mrs. Dan Byrd of Lenoir, N. C, and Kedaf Bryan of Wilmington, children by her first husband; Jim Bryan; and James M. Kennedy of Verona, Mrs. J. L. Ryder of La Grange, Mrs. Van F. Jordan of Richmond, T; L. Kennedy vl Wil son, Mrs. Harold Slverston of Clin ton and Mrs. Herbert Mathews of Florence, S. C; ten grandchildren; two sisters and one brother, Mrs. J. G. Langston of Warsaw, Mrs. J. D. Pate of Goldsboro, and Jim my Chambers of Kenansville. 1;' Mrs. Kennedy was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cham bers of the Wesley neighborhood of near Kenansville. $ j j BLOODSHED BOXSCPRE Killed Apr. M-17 Injured same dates? ' lift Killed thru Apr. 17 1950, 269 Killed thru Apr. 17, 1949, j . 227 Injured thru Apr. 17, 1950, 3,139 Injured thru Apr. 17,1819, 2,338 fir FRIDAY, APRIL 21st, 1950 Georgia Lee Rouse, Annie Mae Grady, Miss Mary Anna Grady, chaperone, Catherine Harper, Em ily Lois Kornegay, Virginia Smith, Joyce Smith, Louise Hill, Mary Cornelia Smith, Thelma Jones, and Bob Taylor, bus driver. Work Exhibit The first county-wide work ex hibit of the white schools of Duplin County will be held in the Kenan Memorial Auditor ium in Kenansville on Thurs day and Friday, April 27 and 28. The public is invited to see this display which will be made up of booklets, maps, sewins, wood work and all types of work from the .elf-: mentary and Hrh- schools Of the county. The auditorium; will be open to visitors from 3:00 o'clock to 6:00 o'clock each afternoon. This exhibit is in no way a competitive event. There will be no judging and no prizes will be awarded. Cancer Clinic On April 13, the Lenoir County Cancer Center held its weekly clinic. 36 persons from Deep Run, Pink Hill, Dover, New Bern, Grif ton, Newton Grove, Ayden, Tren ton Roseboro, Magnolia and Kins ton appeared for examination, 23 white women, 5 white men and 8 colored women.. Twenty-five pa tients were referred to their person al physicians for medical attention. The clinic is held every Thurs day in the Lenoir County Health Department. Registration is from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Examinations are free to anyone with a symptom or "danger singnal". Persons living outside should write for an appointment to Can cer Center Secretary, P. O. Box 49, Kinston, N. C. and indicate two dates on which you could come for examination. Eight cancers were found in ex aminations at the Center during January, February and March of this year . FELLOWSHIP SERVICE The Fellowship Service will be held at the Methodist Church here on April 30th. Everyone is Invited to come and bring a basket. Re member, April 30th at the Meth odist Church in Kenansville. GOOD WILL DINNER AT CHINQUAPIN '. A Kinston good-will dinner was held Tuesday, night at Chinquapin with about 30 Kinston business men and about 45 Chinquapin residents on hand. Tha event was sponsored by the Kinston Chamber of Commerce and Manager Charles McCullers acted as master of ceremonies. The Sen ior Class of Chinquapin High school served a ' chicken, dinner in the school "cafeteria where the- event warfceMt--- '-;--'- ;- - Mayor Guy Elliott of Kinston, President Douglas Baker of the Chamber and Errol Dixon, chair man, ;qf the. Merchant's Division, spoke briefly, as did A. E. James, M. LfLanler, M. P. Blanchard, J. LJ Quinn1, Tyson Lanier and N. E. Gresham. 4 ; Gresham, principal of the school, also .-gav- the invocation. 4 : The Kinston businessmen intro duced all' the Chinquapin men at t"-Mr tables. Prises donated by the rf fw"hitiq were awarded Registrars And Judges Of Elections Appointed On April 8th, 1950 1. WARSAW - S. W. Marriner, Registrar; Lott Kornegay, J. F. Strickland, Judges of Elections; Miss Sallie Bowden, Joe Sutton, Assistant Judges. 2. FAISON - David J. Oates, Reg istrar; John Warren, Paul H. Clif ton, Judges; Dorothy Armstrong. Assistant. 3. CALYPSO - Mrs. Bertie Sloan. Registrar; Mrs. Bennie C. Sellers, Johnnie Albritton, Albert Price. Judges. 4. WOLFSCRAPE - Mrs. George Kornegay, Registrar; Walter Hin son, Morris King, Judges; William Loftin, Assistant, all of RFD Mt. Olive. 5. GLISSON - George D. Waters, Registrar; Joe N. Waters, W. E. Waller, H. S. Tyndall, Judges, all of RFD Mt. Olive. 6. ALBERTSON - Earl D. Smith, Registrar; Hess Davis, John D. Grady, Judges; Thurman Stroud, Assistant. 7. SMITH - Raymond D. Smith, Regisrar; Grover Rhodes, Paul Wil liams, Judges, all of RFD Pink Hill. 8. CABIN - Walter Rhodes, Reg istrar; George Rhodes, John Hill Sanderson, Judges, all of RFD Beu laville. 9. HALLSVILLE - Andrew H. Miller, Registrar; RFD Kenansville, J. I. Sumner, Jr., Raleigh Lanier, Judges; Leonard Kennedy, Assist ant, all of RFD Beulaville. 10. BEULAVILLE - Eugene Ex um, Registrar; Fitzgerald Bostic, Leon Quinn, Judges; Earl Thigpen, John George Kennedy, Assistant. DIVISIONAL SCOUTS SPRING CAMPOREE APRIL 28th TO 30th Divisional Boy Scouts from all over Tuscarora Council will hold their 1950 Sprir" Camporee at Camp Carver neas Dudley on Fri day, April 28, to Sunday morning, April 30. The Council Is making plans for the biggest week end in the history of the Divisional Or ganization. Scouts will check in from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday and pitch their tents and prepare a "Troop Camp fire". Saturday morning will be used to improve the camp site and prepare for the activities which will start around 2 p.m. Patrols will compete against Pa trols in their counties in the foll owing events: Bird or animal call; Song and yell contest; Rope climb ing; Knot tying relay; and Horse shoe pitching. Winners from each county will compete for the Council Champion ship. On Saturday evening at 7 p.m. a Council-wide Court of Honor will bring more than 75 Scouts for ad- ; vancement. Parents and friends of Scouting are invited to spend Saturday after noon'"at the camp. More than 50 adult Unit Leaders who are now completing their Stout Leaders Training Course will camp out on Saturday with the boys. Rev. B. R. Richardson, pastor of Shiloh Pres byterian Church in Goldsboro, will conduct the religious service at the camp at 9 A. M. Sunday morning. Scouts will break camp about noon. Mr. Timothy Parks and Mr. Amos P. Cox of Goldsboro, will serve as Camporee Director and Activity Director, respectively. FAISON MAN KILLED IN WRECK Willie Roy Darden, 29, of near Faison was Instantly killed Tues day night In the collision of two cars at an intersection in Clinton. Investigating -officer A. W. War ren said Kathleen Smith of Clinton, a passenger in the car received a broken jaw and a broken knee cap. Another passenger, Leon Boyette was Injured slightly, he said. The driver of the other carr, Pfc. Lee Masters of Camp Lejeune, was in a Fayettevllle hospital as a re sult of : injuries received In- the crash. COLD DOES HEAVY DAMAGE TO CROPS Reports from all sections of sou theastern North Carolina say that frosts and freezes of last week ser iously damaged crops. Growers es timated that the ! cold destroyed approximately 25 per cent of the money crop, tobacco, some 40 per cent; of the 'vegetable ylantings ana aimosi aa or ine iruit in me area. ";:'.'''' ;':;, v, ;.' Some parts reported temperature readings as low as 18 degree. - No. 16 11. CEDAR FORK - Mrs. Beat rice Brinson. Registrar; Arthur Wood, Carl Sloan, Judges, all of RFD Beulaville. 12. CYPRESS CREEK - R. E. Maready, Registrar; L. L. Maready, Judge, both of RFD Chinquapin, H. T. Home, Judge, RFD Richlands. 13. CHINQUAPIN - A. Ellle Wil liams. Registrar; Johnnie Quinn, Jud';e. both of Chinquapin, Edgar finglish. Judge. RFD Wallace. 14. I )( HI1N - Claude E. Cav i'liaulr. Regi-.trar; W. A. Hanchey, O. A. Cavenaugh, Judges, all of KFD Wallace. 15. CHARITY - Jerry W. Teach ey, Registrar; H. H. Carter, C. Rl venbark. Judges, all of Rose Hill. 1G. WALLACE - Mrs. Annie Lau rie Puekett, Registrar; A. C. Smith, Bill Brady. Judges; Robert T. Mur ray, Jr., David Henderson, Assist ants. 17. K() KFISH - G. ilieddie Blan ton, Registrar; Freeman J. Marsh burn, Willie L. Thomas, Jr., Judges, all of RFD Wallace. 18. ROSE HILL - Dan J. Fuss ell, Registrar, C. W. Surratt, Jr., S. W. Wilkins, Judges; Ward Far rior, Assistant. 19. MAGNOLIA - J. P. Tucker, Registrar; John R. Croom, G. E. Drew, Judges; Walter J. Maxwell, Assistant. 20. KENANSVILLE - Mrs. Ella Gooding, Registrar; Hubert Brown, H. T. Brown, Judges; L. H. Quinn, John Williams Evans, Assistants. II T. Brown and Evans of Mag nolia. FUNERAL SERVICES MRS. SARAH CROOM ON THURSDAY P. M. Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mr .ana Mrs. O. P. John son here for Mrs. Sarah Croom, aft 71, mother of Mrs. Johnson, who died at the home Wednesday morn ing at 12:05. Rev. P. L. Clara, retired Presby terian minister of Burgaw, who was Mrs. Croom's pastor for years when' she' lived in Burgaw, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. Murrell K. Glover, Methodist minister of Kenansville and Rev. H. L. Davis, Methodist minister of Farmville. Interment was In the Burgaw Cemetery in Burgaw. Mrs. Croom was the daughter of the late R. L. and Catherine Player of Burgaw. She Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. O. P. Johnson, with whom she had made her home for many years; one grandson, Jimmy Johnson of Kenansville; one sister, Mrs. J. B. Harrell of Watha; two brothers, R. H. Player of Fayette ville and J. B. Player of Wilming ton. Mrs. Croom had been in declin ing health for the past several years. She has been a resident of Kenansville since 1935 when Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moved here and he became superintendent of the county schools. Mrs. Croom made many friends in' Duplin and was loved by all who knew her. COMEDIES FROM EVERT DAT LIFE By: Mrs. Howard Joiner Judge: "So you say the defend ant stole your money out of your stocking?" Lizzie: "Yes, your honor." Judge: "Then, Lizzie, why did n't you resist?" Lizzie: "Well, Judge, how was I to knaw that he was after my money?" HE TALKED TO GOD ABOUT IT While visiting in an ut-of-town hospital, my attention was held by the manliness of a little 12-year-old boy who was in the business office paying his mother's hospital bill since she was being discharged that day. A nurse standing aear patted him lovingly the shoulder and said, "Sea, it's a miracle but your mother is going fo be alright." His Una trembled' as he replied, "But Mam. I knew It all the while, for you see I talked to God about it." As he happily departed, the kind nurse told me his story. "For over six weeks his mother, a wid ow with three young children, had . been in the hospital critically 111, and. the doctors could offer, little. If any hope ?of her recovery. But her maaly -little sea refused to ac cept their verdict and continued to haunt the hospital every avail able moment and wheat the doctors -plainly told him they held a hope, he defied them by saying, "Shell be well for I know. Tea see, Tvo talked to God about It." A4 toOy.