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m i'ci-opt k'ires l By Joe Herlevlch . ' ' ' 1 Dlitriet Forester - Durin gthe month of April, ac cording to Ralph Miller, County Forest Warden of Duplin County, forest fifes burned a total of 4,269 acres, resulting In damages of $23, 319.00 to young and merchantable timber. All of (he fires were man caused and should have never oc curred. .'.v;;;:; vi'tr-'' ' ;- Men fought fires day and night in- an effort to curb them before See Them . i J At ERSKINE'S 12-DIAMOND DUETTE $150 00 $1140 DOWN HJ W1BUY 5-dkmtond engagement -ring . . . 7-dtamond wedding band. Both rings of 14k yellow gold. DIAMOND SOUTAIRE $60 $440 DOWN $1.11 WEEKLY Brilliant dtamond in a minting of 14k 110 N. Queen Street, Kinston, N. C. . m'mm0mmmmmmmmmmmmmm " "'" MPs. WALTER T. BRITT , TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT: Your support in the coming Democratic Primary to be held on Saturday, May 27th will be greatly appreciated by me. Since my ap pointment as Solicitor, I have been in Court for the greater part of the time and have not been, able to see and visit with as many of you as I would have liked. A - ... : If nominated and elected, I promise to continue to prosecute the criminal cases in this District to the best of my ability without fear or favoritism and will do my utmost to see that Justice is done in each case. Many of you, of course, do not know me personally. For your information and so that you may judge for yourselves as to my quali-. fications, I am setting out below something of my past record. Thirty-six years of age. Native and resident of Turkey, Sampson County. '-- Graduate of the University of North Carolina. Admitted to the North Carolina Bar August, 1937. World War Two veteran with four and one half years of service. Served in both the Pacific and European Theaters. ; ; Member: American Legion, Veterans of Foreigh Wars, Masons, and Lions Club. . Deacon of Graves Memorial Presbyterian Church. . .. Appointed to succeed the late J. Abner Barker as Solicitor on December 22, 1949. w - 1 Your support and the support of your friends will be greatly received and deeply appreciated. VILLenOKTH CAROLINA Burn Thousands Of Acres In County they burned large areas. Because of dry, windy weather, much effort was lost and the fires were allowed to run wild doing great damage not only to the forests, but to buildings, lovestock and game. Mr. Miller urges the people of Duplin County to please be careful with fire. Don't start any fires that will burn into wood or grass-land. The recent local showers have given temporary relief to the fire situation but with a few "days of ikIID) &tyi ff : Tomorrow 3-DIAMOND RING $8250 $6.15 DOWN IJOWIEKIV Cntir diamond honed by 2-iid dia mond!. 14k gold. 1L sunshine and wind, the condition will again become critical. . : Mr. Miller wishes to thank the people of Duplin County for the splendid cooperation : given him during the recent emergency, but says that fire prevention la much better and less expensive "Stop the fire before it starts," then our supply of wood products will never be exhausted. Penny Branch Club The Penny Branch Club's most outstanding accomplishments for 1949 was in attendance to meet ings and a new member each month of the year. Our goal of one new member a month was exceeded. We gained 14 new members for the year. Eighty per cent attend ance to all club meetings, all lead er's programs given, also all dem onstrations. Our 13th anniversary in February was observed with showering the club with china and silver. At the Spring Federation we won first prize on a table ar rangement, also 17 ribbons and 13 prizes among club members. Six members attended the District Meeting at Wheat Swamp. We spon sored a cooking school in March at the Warsaw High School, put on by the Tide Water Power CD. Rev. Trueblood gave a talk on citizenship. Flowers were placed in the Presbyterian Church in Ob servance of National Home Dem onstration Week. Our annual pic nic was held at White Lake with approximately 40 present. Some members attended Farm and Home Week at State College. Several members have purchased new elec tric refrigerators, home freezers, and water systems. Some have re decorated their homes and hung wall paper. One member painted completely inside of her 6-room house alone, 70 per cent have bath rooms. Each month .members brought articles they made for the club bazaar, which was successful, realizing around $90. Our club has built cement steps to the club house. One member's daughter was Duplin County Health Queen at 4-H Week held at State College in the summer of 1949. Several received reading certificates for the year. Five members ; received pins for perfect attendance at all club meetings. THE DUPLIN TIMBSl NOTICE OF SALE Under and bv virtue of the pow er of sale contained in tnat certain Deed of Trust executed by Graham Powell and wife, Lois Powell, to Vance B. Gavin, Trustee, on the 5th day of January, 1949, and re corded in the public registry of Duplin County in Book 449, page ISO and default having been made in the notes thereby secured and the same being by its terms sub ject to foreclosure, the undersign ed Trustee at the request of the owner and holder of the indebted' ness will offer for sale and will sell to the highest bidder for cash at at the Courthouse door in Kenans vllle, North Carolina, on Monday, June 5, 1950, at the hour of 12 o' clock noon, all of the following de scribed tract or parcel of land: By: Mrs. Preston Whitfield The Maysville Home Demonstra tion Club is among one of the old est clubs of Duplin County and Is situated 17 miles north of Kenans ville in Maysville Community of Wolfscrape township 7 miles from Mt. Olive on Route 2. To organize Maysville Club the ladies of the club the ladies of the community were invited to at tend a social in the home of Mrs. J. M. Holland some 25 or 26 years ago. During the period Miss Ruth Eborn was Home Agent in Duplin. Mrs. Charlie Southerland was the first president and Mrs. George Swinson, Secretary. Charter members of the club were: Mrs. John Grady, Mrs. Mack Brock, Mrs. George Qinn, Mrs. Randolph Rackley, Mrs. George Best. Mrs. Lennie Southerland. Mrs. George Swinson, Mrs. M. E. Jones, Mrs. D. K. Kornegay and Mrs. J. M. Holland. Among the first home agents to work with our clubs were Miss Ruth Eborn, Miss Carolyn Garri son, Miss Eubanks, and Miss Mc- Swain. nut rlnih ant Mc namp from Old Maysville Public School which hn w ut thr. sites and is now owned by the commun ity. Among some of the outstanding teachers serving in this school Were: Miss Katie Ferrell, Miss Dennie Brown, Miss Minnie Rhew, Miss Bell Grady, Miss Nadine Wil liams, Mrs. Beneva Roberts and Mrs. Morris King. In 1929, Mrs. J. M. Holland re ceived an award of merit on Foods and Nutrition and still has it among her souvenirs. We have won many prizes. Dur ing the period a pressure cooker was used as an award, Maysville Club won it twice. Since the Lov ing Cup has been in use, we have won it three times for good at tendance. Several of our ladies have at tended the Short Course at Farm and Home Week in Raleigh. Those attending in 1949 were Mrs. J. A. Jones, Mrs. Homer Brock, Mrs.. J. T. Williams, and Mrs. James King. Those that have served as Coun ty Officers are: Mrs. Preston Whit field, Community Service 1949. Mrs. John Pridgen, Home Dairy 1950, and Mrs. James King, Treas urer at present. Mrs. N. B. Best's yard has been landscaped by John Harris, also Mattie K. Williams. Other mem bers have been assisted by Mrs. Henry Middleton In Yard Beauti fication. We have learned through our club work to beautify our homes, churches, and community. To cook better food and prepare balanced meals. To have better health rules and to sew for our families. To cooperate with our neighbors and love them more by working to- 1 History Of Maysville Club DID YOU KNOW:- THAT we have fine candy for Mother's Day, in cluding lovely boxes by Norris, and we suggest you call us right now to place your order? oOo THAT we remember an old song named, "She was only a quarryman's daughter, and you could take everything for granite"? oOo THAT we congratulate the Home Demonstration Clubs of Duplin County on their many excellent achievements, and wish them continued success in their great work? oOo THAT the "awkward age" for a boy, in case you've wondered, is when he is too old to cry and not old enough to cuss? oOo THAT a gentleman is a man who removes his hat before striking a lady? . oOo THAT the eagle on the dollar is symbolic of swift flight? oOo THAT we sell Hadacol every day. f A certain tract of land situate In Island Creek , Township, ,- Duplin County, North Carolina, described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the line between Jacob E. Cavenaugh's and Monroe English's line, James D. English corner, and runs with James D. Englishs line about West 105 feet to a stake; and thence about South 11516 feet to a stake; thence about East 105 feet to a stake in the aforementioned line; thence about North 94V4 feet to the beginning, containing Vi acre more or less. Also being the same land which is described in deed record ed in the Public Registry of Duplin County in Book 439 at Page 550. This sale will be made subject to prior encumbrances. A deposit of 10 will be re quested of the successful bidder as evidence of good faith. This 2nd day of May, 1950. VANCE B GAVIN, Trustee. 6-2-KPCA gether. One of our Charter Members is a House Mother at Kennedy's Home, Missionary Baptist Orphan age, Kinston, and five are living in our community. Two club members went with the Duplin County Club women on the New York Tour, Mrs. C. M. Nich olson and Mrs. J. R. King. We have had a good attendance at most all the District Meetings. Each year we entertain our fam ilies with a picnic. We have also had bingo parties, sold ice cream, cakes, and a quilt to help with our club expenses. We help invalids in our com munity and buy flowers for the sick. We have a very active club at present with 25 members and sev eral members that haven't missed a club meeting in 4 years. Tips For Farmers On Truck Operation j 4 Ti,Ps on, how l Perate .fa trucks safely and economically were offered to farmers today by L. F. Weeks, Duplin Farm Agent, who pointed out that nearly one and a half million trucks in the U. S. are owned by farmers. Even the best truck body will break down if constantly over loaded. Over-loading causes exces sive tire wear and likely to bend an axle, spring or frame. If the front axle is bent, steering is dif ficult and dangerous. The National Safety Council says: Know the signs and rules of the road and obey them. Keep lights, brakes, steering, and For Best Prices and Cor -plete Job on Monuments, See or Write Rev. H. J. Whaley bEULA VlLLK IsslWBS'WW Scott's Store Club The Scott's Store Home Demon-' stration club was organized in January 1050. There were 24 mem bers enrolled at the first meeting. The group elected Mrs. Ruth Wal- ' ler, President; Mrs. Edd Kornegay, i Vice President; and Mrs. Eugene i Outlaw, Secretary. Since then j there have been 7 other members ' enrolled. There has been an avc rage attendance of 20 members 1 present at the meetings. 1 At this time, the club is working windshield wipers in perfect work ing order. Slow to a safe speed for turns and use proper signals. Be on the look-out for pedes trians. Leave alcohol alone. Come to a full stop when enter ing a main highway, at railroads, or at regular stop signs, and do not proceed until it is safe to do so. Fosforia Glassware Pickard, Franciscan.. AND Haviiond B. W. Oanady & Son GIFTS AND HOUSE KINSTON, You?Ve never had a PALM BEACH SUIT like this before! jij ' Loefcj OUT Wrinkles... Locks IN Smoot' 4 Crumple these tf-new Palm Beach sukt : . . watch wrinkles bourn out! Feel the amootk, cool fabric; It won't scratch ... ever, thanks to Palm Beach's sVtented FIBER-UXX Method, To do justice to this completely dlffmnl Mm Beach cloth; there an wondecftd pas ems; richer colon; aepeartnec: Yet mishaUa. 8 our i i iS LftV FRIDAYS MAY 12th, 1950 on a mail box improvement cam paign in the community. Duplin Times KENANSVILLE N.C. China FURNISHINGS N. C. test far finer tailoring, ma Kill cool, long Am nlmtos tfm . ' $27.75 Khstcn's Lear Cla&ier Since 1S33 Kcnansvillo Drug Store KENANSVILLE, N. C.
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