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VA "V ; tTfSllil ill -T1 tTTiV mi a ii it a . a i it c a n w i a it v i m VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN ilzTui Snrc!:na Tobacco Plant Situatian, i. Ca- tecnt Ailuises What To Doi'oiv i By: LACY WEEKS The tobacco plant situation' Is Mrioua In many area of the state. The plant scarcity is most evident in the eastern sections because it is now clear that the present stand on the beds is all there will be this year In time to do any good. While . in the middle and old belt and in .the burley area the growers are k-sUUU hopeful that more, plants will r' Jppear on the beds where the stand , is ugni. Tnis is not uaeiy unless seed has been added to the bed recently and unless water Is sup plied to keep the upper surface of the soil moist . Every effort should be made by the growers to nurse and protect the plants they have left against I A Ui J TClUKTi WW JUUIU til 1UBCV19. I Vjrhat Can Be Dene Now H"' Water beds where the plants are 'small or just coming up at least : every other day. The equivalent of 1-4 to 1-2 Inch of water at each - application Is fine on beds at this . stage. Plants thai are well set ' .should be watered 8 or 3 times per week with 1-3 to 1 inch of water to keep the plants growing. (It will i take a little over S barrels. 280 gal - 1rms of water to supply 1-2 Inch on -"260 square yards). Apply water Just ahead of the blue mold treatment insofar as possible. Many growers have underestimated the dry condi tions of the soil with strong winds f - taking the moisture up Immediately after each shower. In many, cases i. light showers fell Immediately af ter the seed were sown and some ' of the .plants came up, others that " were sprouted dried out and died. Water at seed germination time is i important. Larger plants are being teat now where beds are located on 'dry thirsty soils a a result of the tiue Mold has been" unusually active In view of the dry weather, i -As water is applied or when rain comes, efforts to control blue mold will need to be Intensified. Many ' j growers nave confused cold injury ' with blue mold and have conse- 'cjuentht been discouraged in con - tinuing the treatment 0d results with formate, Dlth , ane Z-78 and Panate are In evl- dence everywhere that the growers - are applying the treatment llber- CONTDrDED ON BACK PAGE PRECINCT MEETINGS EE HELD SATURDAY Democratic Precinct Meetings iwill be held In each Precinct In the " County on Saturday, April 29, 19 80, at 2:00 oclock, pjn. to perfect " - the precinct organization and to elect delegates to the County Con vention. Precinct meetings will be 1 held at the Town Hall In those pre cincts In which a Town Hall Is " located, and at the regular polling place in all other precincts. , The County Convention meets at the Courthouse In Kenansvilie on Saturday, May 0, 1950, at 11:00 - o'clock a.m., at which time dele gates will be elected to the State Convention. 7cr$2v; Revival . S!:ris Sun. 28 A one week revival service will ' open In the Warsaw Baptist Church 'A'inday evening at 7:30. Rev. Dr. , Greenlaw, pastor, will preach the opening service. Beginning Monday evening services will be held at 8.00 o'clock eaeh evening with Rev. Charles Burchette of Bladenboro doing the preaching. Services will be held each morning, Tuesday through Friday, at 7.-30. The revl ,r al will dose Sunday evening. May , 7th-at 7:S0.. :v-'V' . Mr. Burchette is a forceful spea ker and will bring an Interesting message at each service. He is the rcrilar Baptist minister at Bladen tsro and Is a graduate of Southern I ptlst Seminary and member of tne General Board Baptist Denomi nation of North Carolina. ' ' A special service of dedication will be held at the church this after . noon at 8:30 at which time all mer ,V chants affiliated with the Baptist C:.urch In Warsaw will close their r'aces of business for one hour, " Everyone Is Invited to attend this service and all services throughout Ceweek. 1 ?i Eoxscore 1 ' 7 1?1 Mrs. Butler's Rhythm Class To Present 1950 Revue In Warsaw Friday llight Mrs. Audrey Alphin Butler's an nual Rhythm Revue presented by her dance classes will be given in the Warsaw high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday night. The classes i are composed of pupils from War saw, Kenansvilie,. B. F. Grady and Outlaw's Bridge. The following pro gram will be presented: 1. Attention - Guess Who. 2. Unannounced Conversation -Back Stage Strolls To Front. 3. Good Evening - Ben Turner, Melvin Williams. - 4. Welcome -To Mama,. Paps -Sunbonnet Babies, Mabel Jane Straughan, Byrl Salyton, Connie Frederick, Betty Britt, Mary Lou Potter, Lura Ann Penny, Sandra Sue Lanier, Ellen Ann Pollock, Mary Sue Baars, Mary Allen, Judle Pearsall, Carolyn Kay Grady, Sarah Ann Scott, Gloria Gould Uzzell, Carol Bradshsw, Mary Lou Rey nolds, Edna Fay Powell,'' 9. Spring Greeting - Queens, Eleanor Gaye Herring and Jean ette Drew. Flower Girls - Virginia Ann Simmons, Bobbie Jock Her ring. ' 8. Sunbonnet Babies Dance For The Queens Let's Do A Dance. 7. My Sweetheart's The Man In The Moon, Ellen Ann Pollock. 8. Minuet - Pageant Dancers. . 9. Chocolate Drop Swing. 10. Sophisticate On Toe and Beau Dianne Stokes and Nancy Alphin. r 11. A Little Bit Of Holland - Dutch Girls - Byrl Slayton, Carol Baars. Judy Rollins, Barbara Stan cir PatS9"Jo SmttfrMiue Straughan, Edna Faye Powell; Dutch Boys -Bill Rollins, Bill Straughan, Keith HobbsrFred Baars, Charles Powelkl American wmsuers - uen Turner, Melvin Williams. 12. Irish Gayety. 13. Dearie - Lillie Mae Phillips. 14. Chinese Tea Party For Dol lies - Chinese Dancers - Virginia Ann Simmons, Edna Grady, Carol yn Grady, June Ann Smith, Ralph Jean Dotson. Dolls - Ellen Ann Pollock,' Byrl Slayton. Chinese Boys BiU Rollins, Glenn Williams, Melvin Williams, Ben Turner, Bill Straughan, Fred Baars. 15. Chattanooga Shoe Shine -Creative - 18. Rhythm Band - Primary Grades - Leader, Linda Jones. 17. Johnny and Lily Gipup -Shirley Wilkins, Joan Walker, Jean Walker, Ada Frances Scott Carol yn Outlaw, Patsy Wilkins, Scarlett Hill, Ann Houston. - 18. Salute To Ball Games - Au drey Alphin, Millie Burch, Sarah Alice Pearsall, Nancy Alphin, Bet ty Phillips, Dianne Stokes, Yvonne Patterson,' Lillie Mae Phillips. Little Choo y Bill Rollins, Choo Choo Fans ? Tiny Girls Tappers -Baton Twirling - Sailors Salute -Football Fans Boys and Girls." 19 Highland FUng. . .. K 20. Little Miss Personality of Duplin Linda Jones. Big Person alities of Duplin -Connie Jo Wells, Carole Jones, Emogene Williams, Jesse ' James; Wayland . Davis. 21. Mammy'sLlttle Baby -Gloria Uzzell. "s v-;1' 22. Spring Ballet Blue Walts, Orchids. To You,.. Pink Blossom Shower. ; . . We wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mltchener for their kindness In letting us use their Dining Room for practice this year; and also we thank Mrs. Paul Potter for acting as pianist;' :.:""..: : ';f:-: ihic Mr Two "Well Baby" clinics 'were held In the county , on Tuesday. Forty white ' and colored babies were checked In Chinquapin. The second clinic was held in the Health Department Tuesday afternoon. Forty colored babies were checked. Conducting the chnlc were Mrs. Helen Ballard, Health Nurse, Miss Ines Ballard, colored . nurse, and Miss Isabella Jones. PLAY TO BE AT f' OUTLAW'S BRIDGE TUESDAY NIGnT "The Cannibal Queen" a play, will be given at the Outlaw's Bridge school on May 2nd at 8:00 p. m. Proceeds will go towards rr-' "'" !fpt FILES FOR SOLICITOR LATHAM A. WILSON Mr. Latham A. Wilson, Attorney, has formally filed his notice that he is a candidate for the office of Solicitor of the General County Court for Duplin County, subject to the will of the voters in the county, who will cast their votes for their respective candidates in the May Primary. Mr. Wilson was reared in Mount. Olive and is the son of E. R. Wil son and Betty McPnall Wilson. He received his education In the Mount Olive High School, Washington and Lee University and at Duke Univer sity. He served with, the punitive Expedition into Mexle ta 1916- 1917 and then with" the combat forces of the Army Expeditionary Forces of World War I, In which he was seriously wounded but re covered sufficiently to. finish his education and has been engaged in Hie practice of Law In this county for about eleven years, although he had previously practiced In Ala mance County until 1930, when he was forced to discontinue his prac tice due to the war disabilities he had incurred in line of duty. Mr. Wilson married Miss Tina Fussell of Rose Hill and has five children, three of whom have re ceived their degrees from colleges and Universities in the State, while two of his children are still In high school. In .talking with Mr. Wilson, one would readily find that he has a very definite pfaolosophy of the ad ministration of Criminal Law, and feels keenly that human welfare should be injected Into its admini stration Instead of ' the apparent feeling of harshness. Mr. Wilson-is a Methodist, Civi lian,, former service officer for the American Legion and very active in civic affairs. ' HIX BRADSHAW Rose Hill merchant farmer and contractor, Is candidate for Coroner of Duplin County. Mr. Bradshaw la in the race with three others for this office. He Is well known in Duplin, having been, a magistrate for years. . : . 1 . HEALTH OFFICER AND NURSES ON TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY r Dr.1 G: lV. Gooding, County tiooith off leer. Misses Mary Lee SvfcM- Marv Alice Whitfield. Mes- dames Mary Bowden and Mildred Pridgeh, County Health Nurses, left by car Tuesday, morning for New York City to attend a meet- -a on .."Plannp-1 r?""',hooo. KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA News Briefs THE WEATHER .The weather is always an inter esting subject but it seems to be taking on a more serious aspect than just something to talk about these days. Farmers are becoming desperate as the 19S0 crops should be showing good signs of life. A lack of rain, plus cold weather, plus blue mold has damaged all crops to an unestimable amount. Farmers are becoming desperate for tobacco plants. For the past several years there has been much aprehension at this season over a shortage of plants but reports in general indicate that unless we have some early rain very few far mers will be able to plant their allotment. Strawberries and other truck crops have been cut sharply. Last night some rain fell in the vicinity of Beulaville and some fell between Kenansvilie and Wal lace. Reports from other sections were not available at press time. COMMENCEMENT It's Commencement time in Du plin. -Within the next two weeks practically all schools in Duplin will be closing. It will be a gala occasion for most of our youngsters and the highlights of their life so far for the graduates. Prominent speakers have been secured for all graduation exercises and everyone who possibly can should attend. The messages are always good for the grown-ups as well as the stu dents. ELECTED Mrs. John E. Stanley of Wilming ton, daughter of Mrs. J. B. Cooper of Wallace, has been elected treas urer of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. THROAT SLASHED Arthur James Wright, 20 year old Wallace Negro, was sent to a Wil mington hospital overhe week end with a slashed throa'C!He was cut by another negro during a week end affray in Wallace. PRODUCE MARKET OPEN The Wallace Produce Market op ened Monday. 300 to 400 crates of strawberries were sold. Prices were considered good. The better ber ries brought around $12 per crate. WINS MEDAL Gladys Bain, daughter, of Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Bain of Rose Hill, Was presented a World Peace Medal as a result of a contest among the seniors of Rose Hill High School STREAM CLOSED The Cavenaugh Old River, a tri butary of the N. E. Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, has been closed from the mouth to the head, a distance of about 4 miles. The closing will be in effect during the spawning season. No fishing of .any kind will be permitted. REA LOAN GRANTED Rep. Graham A. Barden has an nounced that the Rural Electrifi cation Administration has approved a loan of $610,000 to the Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation. The loan will be used to complete a program of general improvements and to add 231 more miles of lines to serve 920 additional rural cus tomers. REGISTRATION BOOKS Have you registered? Registra tion books will be open in the county Saturday and remain open for two weeks. If you are not a registered voter get busy end reg ister: now. ; ' - . . SEEING IS BELIEVING C. W. Sutton, agricultural teach er of Beulaville, caught a Red Drum weighing 52 pounds at Topsail late Wednesday. Also he says be caught another weighing about 1-3 less. We don't know about the lighter one. as. we did not see It but the 52 pounder is no fish story. The brum was brought to Kenansvilie Thursday morning and the writer Is counting on going to Beulaville tonight and help eat it With Mr. Sutton were his wife and child so Mr. Sutton we'll have to give you a grade of 100 on this story. Next week-we'll show you a picture of Mr. Sutton and his catch. , ; F. IL A. OFFICE BEING MOVED y The Farmers HomeAdmieostra- tlon office which has been located In th Sheffield bur "ling on the second floor over rsaw Drug f ore for tlte ps't t ral years Is r I c 1 1 !2C9 to the 7 1 i FRIDAY, APRIL Wallace Strawberry Festival Next Week; Program, Speakers Announced Wilmnigfon Presbytery Youth Hold Annual Spring Rally In Wallace i FRANK OWENS Kinston attorney and candidate for Solicitor of this district comprising Duplin, Sampson, Onslow and Le noir counties, was in Duplin a few days ago. Mr. Owens is opposing tne incumbent Walter Britt of Tur key. Owens is a young attorney of Kinston. A veteran of World War 11, has been very active in civic af fairs of Kinston since locating there and for the past year has been pres ident of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is a native of Foun tain. CARL BRITT Wallace business man is a candi date for Sheriff of Duplin County. Carl is a native of Warsaw. He is in the field of five candidates for the office Local Check To Warsaw Fire Dept. The town of Kenansvilie this week wrote a check to the Warsaw Fire Department for 4100 as a con tribution towards purchasing a new fire truck for the town of Warsaw. I Firemen of Warsaw say they are ' expecting the new truck to arrive ' next week. 1 -J Pink Hill Veterans To Dedicate Willard Smith Post Hut Saturday Members of the Willard Smith Post 9514, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, will dedicate their new Club House In in Pink Hilt Saturday. George M. Turner, Commander of the Post states that elaborate plans are be ing made to take care of an over flow crowd. Featuring the program will be a parade of massed colors and members from the Duplin County line to the Club House via Main Street. The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. At 11:00 the dedica tion ceremony will take place at the club house; Commander Turner will call the gathering to order and : the Second Marine Aircraft Wing Band will play "Star Spang led Banner"-1 after which the invo cation will be said by Rev. N. P. Farrior, Chaplain, V.F.W.9514. . Mayor Isaac Stroud will welcome the visitors and Commander Tur ner will introduce the distinguished guests. Music will be given by the Marine Aircraft Wing Band and Dr. Paul Whi taker will Introduce the speaker, Dr. Frank P. Graham, United States Senator, Benediction will be given by Rev. Farrior and picnic lunch served on the grounds. The club . house will be open to i -' ,n y the rtiWIc until . 8 28th, 1950 Over the week end the Youth of Wilmington Presbytery met at the Wallace Presbyterian Church for their annual Spring Rally. The program began Saturday afternoon with a meeting of Presbytery's Youth Council, presided over by Arnold (Tink JTaylor of Wilming ton. At 7 p.m. the Council was en tertained at a weiner roast by the Wallace Youth Fellowship at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Morri son, followed by a recreation and a meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Council. At 2:30 Sunday afternoon over 350 young people crowded into the Wallace Presbyterian church. They came from Mt. Olive south to Wil mington, and from Clinton on the west to Morehead City on the east. Miss Mary Lecke Elkins led the devotional in which she presented the theme for the year: "To Know Christ and Make Him Known." As a part of the devotional program Pete Winfrey sang "The Holy City". Young People of Penderlea Clin ton, and Whiteville presented a skit on a Broken Down Train to demonstrate some of the things that can be done to make a local Young Peoples' Fellowship func tion properly. The skit was written by Delanie Boney, Archie Faires, and Bill Hood of Wallace and Jean Calhoun of Clinton. The skit was well prepared, and brought many a laugh to the congregation, as well as valuable lessons on Youth Work. In a business sesslen, fallowing group discussions Betty !! - Lamb of Wilmington was elected Presi dent of the new Council and the following officers were also elect ed: Vice Pres. Anne Stroud of Fai son; Secty. Jean Calhoun of Clin ton; Treas. Jimmy Maultsby of Jacksonville; Chmn. Christian Faith, Delanie Boney of Wallace; Chmn. Growth, Pete Winfrey of Clinton; Chmn. Works, Mary Beth Southerland of Kenansvilie; Chmn. Outreach, Eugene Davis, Mt. Olive; Chmn. Comradeship, Sallie Anne Simmons, Mt. Olive; Editor, Gene Witherspoon, Wilmington; Histor ian, Doris Daughtry, Faison; Chamn Warsaw District, Earnest Mozingo, Bowden; Wilmington District, Dic ky Holland, Wilmington; White ville District, Anna Avant, White ville; Wallace Distric, Archie Fair-; es, Wallace; Jacksonville District, ' Virginia Marshall, Jacksonville; . Adult Advisers, Miss Eleanor Sou-; therland and Rev. Murphy Smith. Following the business meet ins and a short break Kev. Krank Hall. Thd.; pastor of the Pearsall Memo rial Presbyterian Church of Wil mington, in a message, challenged the Youth to have for their great-' est wish "To Know Christ, and the power of His resurrection." Miss Shelia Sutton sang a solo as part of the worship service. After the address the Rally came to a close with a picnic supper. p. m. Through the efforts of Eugene Small, James D. Plyor, and John F, Noecker, Willard Smith Post No. 9514 was chartered June 25, 1947, with 30 charter members. The Post now has 67 members. This Post Is named in honor of Willard Smith,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Smith of Pink Hill, who when the call of our country was heard, marched away with an abiding faith in his God, his .country and his flag. The red of put country's flag was made redder still by his heroism: the white, more stainlessly pure by the motives which impelled him; and, In the starry field of our na tion's glorious banner, the blue has been glorified by the service he has given for American ideals. Wil lard Smith was killed In action in the Pacific on July .18, 1944. Fires Still Raging; Warden Forest Fire Warden Ralph Miller urges everyone to be unusually cautious about fire li wooded areas. No. 17 By: M. G. CORDING Wallace's annual Strawberry Festival will be held May 4th and 5th and will feature a program of education and entertainment for the hundreds who annually flock to the strawberry capital for the big event. Opening at 1:00 P. M. on the first day with a giant parade down the main street of Wallace, it will close the following night with the Sti.vHienv Ball featuring the well known Sonny Dunham orchestra. High stepping drum majorettes will lead the parade with the cr3'k Kinston Band and following in their wake will be the bands from tbe Edwards Military Institute and the Wilmington High School. Feature speakers will be Senator Frank Graham who speaks at 2:15 on Thursday followed by Commiss ioner of Agriculture L. Y. Ballen tine at 3:30. All county and district candidates for office are invited to attend and they will be separate ly introduced to the audience . Strawberry judging will take place on the second day and those who wish to enter strawberries are requested to have them in the warehouse by 11 a.m. Excellent cash awards will be offered after which the contestants may claim their berries and dispose of them through the regular auction market. Also on the second day the sec ond annual Junior Dairy Show will be held open to boys and girls between the ages of ten and twen CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY A Confederate Memorial Ser vice., will be held StwdagrrMay 7th, in the Preabyterian Church tn War.; saw. Davis Henderson, young Wal lace lawyer, will deliver the after noon address and will be Introdu ced by Rivers D. Johnson, Jr. of Warsaw. Invocation will be by the Rev. Jerry Newbold. Tbe Presby terian Church Choir will render special music at this time. Taps will be played by Ralph Best, Jr. The public is urged to attend. 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 Kenansvilie oat Thus day and Friday, April XT and 28. The public Is Invited to see this display which will bo made up of booklets, maps, sewing-, wood work and all types of work from the ele mentary and high schools of the county. Tbe auditorium will be open to visitors froaa 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 prises will be awarded. J COMEDIES FROtYi K VERY DAY LIFE By: Mrs. Howard Joiner A rather buxom woman was standing in a crowded street car trying to find a token for car fare. All her pockets had been tightly buttoned as a precaution against pickpockets, and na little commo tion resulted. "Please, Madam, let me pay your fare," said a man beside her. "No indeed", she replies as She continu es to search, "I've got the fare here someplace." "I'm sure of It," said toe man, "but I'd like to pay your faro. Far you see, you've unbuttoned my sus penders three times already." North Carolina is suffering one of the worst outbreaks of forest fires in its history. There is hardly enough equipment to go around. Last week Duplin was hit by a number of fires. Many have been reported this week. Mr. Miller calls attention to one fire in parti cular. On Monday a fire broke out in the area between Friendship and Bowden and burned more area than has been recorded by Mr. Miller since he has been fire war den. More than 2000 acres were burned over before the fire was gotten under control. At one spot tbe fire Jumped across a space of more than 800 feet to start an other conflagration. 20 men saw the fire leap. By. Monday sugbtv more than 100 people were in-the' woods fighting fire. The fire start ed in an area where no one should ' have been. The cause la unknown.