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. . . . . 1 . .V J::'l; : W VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN Duplin Square Dancers To Join II. C. Folk Festival, Chapel Hill June brings Folk Festival time 1 in North Carolina. The opening event is the Caro : Una Folk Festival in Kenan Sta dium at the University of North Carolina In Chapel Hill, June 15-16-, 17. Under the direction of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, "the Minstrel of the Appalachians," more than 700 : square dancers, fiddlers and ballad ' singers from three states will com i pete, for honors and cash prizes This will be the third festival at Chapel Hill. From there Lung ford moves to Ashevllle, where he , wUl direct the 23rd Moutain Music Festival August 3-4-5. ' : Featured on the Chapel Hill program will be a group of 18 : square dancers from' Austin, Texas, ; headed by Mrs., Lillle Lee Baker HUBERT B. PHIPPS . : : - Owner and Publisher, The Breeder-Stockman : , Hubert B. Phippa was born Nov. 12, 1905, and attended preparatory ichooli and the University of Va. He has been a fanner since 1929. ' when he purchased Socktmrn Farm, at Rectortown, Va. Ida ltnd holdings amounted to iomo 2,000 acres, devoted to the production of livestock, principally purebred and" commercial Hereford cattle. In 1936, Mr. Pnippi . purchased the Fauquier Democrat, weekly newspaper serving Fauquier Coun- ' tv.' Virelnla. The naoer has won many prizes, and Its circulation, III! Youth Conference Next Yeek Wilmington Presbytery will have inniia vimii.ii cuiucieikii uca 'ife' week; June 19-24 for ages 15-19 at Flora : Macdonald College Each ,': day's program will Include study of the Bible and related subjects, . ; ' worship,, recreation , and fellow- f ship. Friendships are formed tnat " : . last throughout the years. J ' An outstanding staff has been wrarMl Dr. Marshall wooason. ' president of the college, will lead Dr. E. D. Witherspooa, pastor ot 1; C. AnilMuw-sPAUAnatit PrAcAivffffV ; srhnwvh in wiimincrrnn. m. i; t ij wlU teach the course in Bible. The . . uospei 01 joniv. . Dr. tteiana roster wooa ox new York City, chairman of the Com- .t"'" , , j i il. ur.M miooinn nn aflarpiaBR jaiisa iiih nuiiin - -of the Federal Churches of Christ . in AfflenH,' wui u avftuouw iw nersonal counseling, and will teach a course on noy ana giri reiauuu- ...1 v. . . I . t mI J - inins. caiiea. inun ana r rieuu- lis To Oe AtYoulh Conference, Red Springs The Senior Youth Conference of I Wilmington Presbytery for ages --j,-t;- iqiV will ve UCIU tilt Kiuia mav- . mm - A. 111 VIam MttM- Donald College, Red Springs, N. C; S Registration will begin : at 2:00 ...... 0'Ciock Monday afternoon, June IB; ' nH tha inference will come to a ' morning, June 24. -'.'.i'-- V';',j S '' " ' Among the' conference ' leaders f : wlU be" Dr. Leand Foster Wood i of New York City.: For seventeen . vnara ur. weoa nas oeen cnainnan r of the Commission on Marriage and the Family of the Federal v' Council of Churches of Christ in America. Before going to that po ,S4 sltlon he was a missionary of the ; Northern Baptist Church In Africa for six years. "-.V: :' . As Chairman of the Commission .. on Marriage ana tne ramuy, jut. x d has had a unique and help f ! ministry. Eesldes being a coun- ; r to a rti'i'Jitude of pp'' le who and Henry Hudson, the Texas team which represented the United States at the International Folk Music Festival in Venice, Italy last year. There will also be a group from Lynchburg, Va., and a dozen North Carolina counties, Including Duplin, Buncombe, Caswell, Lenoir, Meck lenburg, Gaston, Randolph, Surrey, Forsyth, Alleghany and Orange. The Orange representation will be a group of spiritual singers. Other counties will send clog dan 'aen, ballad singers and string bands. The square dance team from Forsyth 60 in number will show something new in square dan cing Lunsford calls it an "ampli fied square." from 1700, has risen to an A.B.C. average of 3,550. Mr. Phipps Is publisher and editor. In June, 1939, he founded The Virginia Breeder, a monthly pub lication devoted to the state's live stock industry. In February, 1941 he expanded its coverage to the eastern United States, and chang ed its name to The Eastern Breed er. The magazine (as of July 1, 1950) has been merged under his ownership with The Stockman, and is to be published at The Breeder-Stockman with a circula tion in excess of 22,500. Mr. Phipps built and maintains at Warrenton, The Eastern Breeder sales pavilion, which has been the site of some of Virginia !' most im portant auction sales of purebred breeding stock. He fa a former member of the Fauquier County (Va.) board of supervisors, a mem ber of the agricultural committee of the Governor's Advisory Coun cil in Virginia, and a director of kha Marshal (Va.) National Bank and oMhe Atlantic Rflm Exposi tion, at Richinand. He Is a director of the Virginia Beef Cattle Producer-. Association and the Virgin la Horsemen's Association. He U a member of the Virginia Press Associaiton, and of the National Press Club, as well as a member of social organizations, ship. Kev. L. A. Taylor of Wilming ton Presbytery, will teach Personal Religious Living. Mrs. Leighton McCutchen, Associate Educational Director of the Board of World Missions will teach, Do You Want A. Christian World? Mr. Robert Smith, dean of music at the col lege, will lead the music in the conference. Rev Priestly Conyers of More head City will teach the course on Stewardship. Other leaders will be Rev. Murphy Smith of Falson; Rev. Ben Brown of Wallace; Rev. B. E. Dotson, Mt. Olive; Rev. D. A. Bowles of Whiteville; Rev. M. C. McQueen of Clinton; Miss Eleanor Southerland of Clinton, bead coun selor for girls; Mr. J. M. Hendricks of Jacksonville, counselor; Mrs. Helen Newbold, Warsaw, counselor; tonMiss Virginia O'Beery, Mt. Ol ive, Miss Rachel Mills, Wilmington, and Mrs. Claudia Swinson of Cas tle Hayne, counselors. riage, Making a Home, and Court Ship and Marriage. He has edited pamphlets for worship services In the home, prayers for children, and other devotional literature., , : Last Fall during the evangelistic campaign In the northern part of Wilmington Presbytery, Dr. Wood had a part In .speaking to high school assemblies, ladies and men's clubs, and other civic organizations. He was well received and liked by all who. heard him. Several school principals and teachers made the remark that he was giving the type of information that high school boys and girls need: ; . : t In the Conference Dr. Wood will teach a course .on boy and girl relationships, called, ' DATING AND FRIENDSHIP. In addition he will be available for personal counseling for any one who may want to talk with hlra about his or her personal problems. n to Dr. Wood there WM. EARL CRAFT native of Greenville and graduate of Wake Forest College Law School, who is planning to open a law office in Kenansville in a few days. Mr. Craft will occupy the two front offices on the second floor of the G. R. Dail Grocery building. Watch for announcement in The Times. He is married to the former Anne Dail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dail of Kenansville. Baptist To Hold ' ; Mass Meeting All pastors, Sunday School Sup- erintendants, WMU Presidents, Ex ecutive Committeemen, and Church members Jn eeneral are urged to attend a BAPTIST MASS MEET ING of the Eastern Baptist Assoc iation at the Warsaw Baptist church Sunday, June 18, at 3 P. M. At this meeting Dr. M. A. Hug- gins, Secretary of the Baptist State Convention, will address the Assoc iation on the vital matter of The Baptist Hospital Expansion-Plans. Dr. Hugglns will brine the latest information regarding the develop ment of Hospital Plans, and the meeting promises to be one of great inspiration. Every church In the Association Is urged to be repre sented by a large delegation. Duplin Population Tentatively Set At 41,116; Gain Of The population count, released to The Duplin Times by Nere C. Day, district supervisor of the U. Census, placed the number of people In Duplin county at 41,116. Wallace emerged as the largest town in the county, with a count of 1,613, 17 more than the count for Warsaw, where 1,596 persons were listed. Wallace also showed up as the fastest growing town in the county, with an increase of 563 since the 1940 census was ta ken. " Kenansville counted 671 persons as compared to 571 In 1940, Totals for the two largest towns in Duplin in 1940 were: Wallace, 1,050, and Warsaw, 1,483. Duplin county showed an increase of 1,377 Baptist Plan State The Sunday School Department ot the Baptist State Convention, L. L. Morgan, Secretary, has an nounced that the two annual As semblies will be held at Fruitland, near Hendersonville, JXily 31 -August 5, and at Caswell, near Southport, August 7-2. There are 2,899 Sunday schools In the state With a membership of 536,904. A challenging program Is being planned and a good attend ance is expected. . - Among the speakers will be Dr. Phil Elliott, President of Gardner Webb Junior College at Boiling Springs; Mr. J. N. Barnette, Sup erintendent ot Sunday School for Southern Baptist Convention, Nash ville, Tenn.; Mr. A. V. Washburn, Superintendent of Teacher Train ing, Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. Sibley Bura-K ette, Associate Vacation : Bible School worker, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. J. L. Conine, Sunday School Secretary, Columbia, S. C. : , Other "speakers and conference leaders will be: L. L. Morgan, Ral eigh; DrP. Brooks, Lexington; Mrs. Myra S. Motley, Raleigh; Mlsj May Bomar, Spartanburg, S. C; Mrs. C.' R. Hinton, (Greenville, S, C; Mrs. C. D. Bain, Dunn; Mrs. F. A. Bsjweay Morganton; MrsV;E. W. 1 -""!, T"'- an! Mrs. L. L. KENANS VILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MISS ANISE KELLY, Queen of the Kenansville Lions Club and runner-up in District 31-C, Lions International, Beauly Queen Con test, who will be entered in the State-wide contest in Charlotte next week. From the group of contestants will bs elected Miss North Carolina who will compete for national honors. BLOODSHED BOXSCORE On N. C. HUiways Killed June'9 thru June 12 10 Injured same dates 165 Killed thru June 12, 1950 381 Killed thru June 12, 1949 330 Injured thru June 12, 1950 4,988 Injured thru June 12, 1949 3,711 1,377 In 10 Years over the 1940 population of 39,739. Township population counts are listed by- Mr. Day as follows:: Albertson, 1,683; Cypress Creek, 2,851; Falson, 4,794; Glisson, 1,386; Island Creek, 6,609; Kenansville, 3,535; Limestone, 4,753; Magnolia, 2,027; Rockfish, 2,010; Rose Hill, 2,379; Smith, 1,880; Warsaw, 4,820; and Wolfescrape, 2,403. These are preliminary figures, believed to be substantially cor rect, but subject to revision before being deolared official. Day point ed out. The above figures show an in- crease in Duplin since the last census count in 1940 of 1377; the count then was 39,739. '' ' S. S. Assemblies MOUNT OLIVE BANK WANTS CALYPSO BRANCH t Three N. C. banks have filed ap plications with the State Banking Commission to open new branch es, it was announced. A hearing on the applications will be held June 22. Among them Is the Bank of Mt Olive, which wants to open a branch at Calypso. A hearing on Historical Marker Will Honor General Samson L. Faison, Duplin's Most Outstanding Military Leader state authorities have announ ced the approval of a standard State highway-historical marker to the memory of General Samson L. Faison, Duplin's most outstanding military leader. This will be the eighth of the highway markers in Duplin and it will be set up on the Goldsboro Wilmington highway In the town of Faison near the birthplace of that distinguished son of old Du plin, military genius and Worfd War leader. ."'v ' v v; Choral Falson's long and dis f 1 r , y career began 'if " Un'fr"1 FRIDAY, 1 i" ffi '? ' this will be held at Calypso on June 27. After the hearing a report will be submitted to the State Banking Commission at its quarterly meet ing July 19. 359 Aided By Duplin Red Cross A total of 359 persons were given aid by the Duplin County Chapter of the American Red Cross, from May 1949 through April, 1950, ac cording to a report from Mrs. Louise K. Boney, executive secre tary. Of these, 161 were veterans and 187 were in active military service. Financial assistance by the chap ter totaled $595.20 of which $355 was repaid during the year covered by the report. Busiest month of the 12 covered was May 1949, when aid was given to 35 persons. Month ot greatest expenditure for finan cial aid was August 1949, when $200 was advanced. '' i ''If ! Community Vacation Bible School Be Held In Kenansville Next Week The Vacation Church School for Kenansville for this year will be held next week, June 19-23, at the Kenansville Methodist Church from 8:30 until 11 o'clock In the mornings. The local Baptist, Pres byterian, and Methodist Churches are combining again this year, and it is hoped that all children of the three churches that are within the age group will attend. The age group is 4-14, and any and all the children of the community In this age group, whether affiliated w,ith a church or not, will be wel come. The Rev. R. S. Barefleld will be director, and his helpers will be young ladies from outside By: A. T. OUTLAW '"' - fiU i from active service in 1922. He was recommended by Colonel M. Waddell of Wilmington who was then serving as Congressman from the Third North Carolina District. .The peak of General Falson's career came In 1918 and for his valuable service to his country he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "For exceptionally meri torious and distinguished services. He commanded with great credit the 60th Infantry Brigade, 30th Division, in the breaking of th,e enemy's Hindenburg line at Belll court, France, and in subsequent '"'ir"i in v, hioh In-- ':r t fp- JUNE lGth, 1950 Lions To Converge On Charlotte; Duplin Representatives Will Roar Charlotte -- Between 1,000 and 1.500 Lions and their wives from the 250 Tar Heel Lions clubs are expected here June 18-19-20 at what promises to be one of the largest and liveliest conventions ever held in the State. The convention-wise Charlotte Chamber of Commerce has passed word along to hotels in other cit ies to shoo traveling men away from the Queen City during the three days in order that the Lions may have access to all available hotel rooms. Lions from Duplin County are expected to turn out in a large way at the Charlotte Convention .Clubs in Duplin that will be represented are: Kenansville, Warsaw, Wallace, Beulavllle, Calypso and Fai son. They will be pulling for all they are worth to help Du plin's contestant for Beauty Queen, Miss Anise Kelly, be come queen of N. C. Lions. The convention program is such as to attract a record number of the 12,000 Lions in North Carolina, together with their Lionesses. Outstanding features of the three-day event will include a mammoth and spectacular Lions parade up Tryon Street, a beauty contest to select the North Carolina representative to compete in a sim ilar contest at the Lions Interna tional convention in Chicago, a Lions male quartet contest, a spec ial ladies contest of table games in which hundreds of dollars worth of valuable prizes will be awarded, and, of course, the normal amount of convention business and speak ing. The Lions parade will be a major attraction. On parade will be hun- dreds of marc',. 12 delegates wear ing their new a-d official North SPECIAL PROGRAM METHODIST CHURCH Sunday night. June 18, at 8 o'clock at the Kenansville Method ist Church there will be a demno- stration of Visual Aid equipment. This demonstration will be by the National Film Service of Raleigh and the subject wVii probably be "Amos. The Shepherd of Tekoa Thh will be a charge-wide affair for all the Methodist Churches of the Duplin Charge and for friends in the community. It Is hoped Ih.it there will be a good response so that we can ap preciate the effectiveness of this popular method. When the heart speaks, however simple the words, its language is always acceptable to those who have hearts. Mary Baker Eddy the community. Rev. Bareficld is an engineering graduate of the Alabama Polytech nic Institute (better known as Auburn) and has completed one year at Duke Divinity School. He recently took a course on the Ca cation Church School at the Christ ian Convocation held at Duke Uni versity and is planning to use the teaching procedures that were put forth there. Mr. Barefield will also be the director of Vacation Church Schools at the following Methodist Churches: Wesley, for the we,ek be ginning June 26; Friendship-Unity week beginning July 3; and Mag nolia, week beginning July 10. as a military commander of reat energy and determination." He received also the following foreign decorations: French Croix deGuer re with palm-and the French Le gion of Honor with the rank of officer. "k , A full and Just description of General Falson's long and valuable service to his country would re quire time and space and will not be undertaken at this time. General Faison died in Baltimore, October , 17, :1940, and was burled in Arlington National Cemetery in company wi n many of the r 'ion's No. 24 Carolina jackets and caps; bands sponsored by Lions clubs through out the State; and numerous color ful floats. The parade is scheduled at 3 p.m. Monday, June 19. That night, at 7:30, the male quartets of Lions from Manteo to Murphy will compete for the con vention trophy, all singing "I Heard a Forest Praying." The quartet contest will be fol lowed by the selection of the Lions beauty queen and the dance for the queens contestants. Seventeen pretty girls, 16 to 22 years old, all unmarried and relatives of Lions, will be competing for the beauty title now held by Miss Janice Har vell of Carolina Beach. Miss Harvell, winner of the State beauty title at last year's State Lions convention at Wrighlsville Beach, later won the Lions Inter national beauty crown at the inter national convention in New York. She will be present to crown this year's winner at the Charlotte con vention. Principal convention speaker will be Edgar M. Elbert of Maywood, 111., third vice president of Lions International. Hotel Charlotte will be conven tion headquarters, and morning sessions will be held in the Carolina theatre. E. B. Graeber, past presi dent of the Charlotte Lions club, convention host, is general con vention chairman. Registration of delegates will be ,Tin Sunday, June 18, at 2 p.m. The only Sunday meeting scheduled is the necrology service to be held at 7 p.m. in the Lions-sponsored Free dom park. Dr. W. M. Boyce, presi dent of the Charlotte club, will preside. Rev. Homer Wilson of Winston-Salem will speak. The convention will be climaxed by a district governors' ball Tues- day night, June 20, Second Primary For U. S. Senate Be Held June 24 North Carolina's second attempt to name a Democratic candidate for United States senator will come June 24, after Willis Smith of Raleigh decided to call for a run-off against Senator Frank Gra ham. Incumbent Graham lacked 5,600 votes of winning a majority in the primary May 27. More than 618,000 persons voted in the May primary, the largest total vote ever cast in a Tar Heel primary. CHINQUAPIN SENIORS HOLD REUNION The 1949 graduating class of Chinquapin High School held their annual class reunion at the High School Sunday, June 11. Meeting was called to order by Norman Aycock, who called the roll and found that only five persons were absent. Rev. A. D. Wood, former teacher of the group, led the de votion, after which the business was conducted. The class decided to continue holding the reunion annually, then elected officers to serve indefinitely. They ware as follows: President, Norman Aycock; Vice President, R. H. Lanier; Sec retary, Margaret Jones. The re mainder of the meeting was spent in gossiping and getting acquaint ed with the new husbands, after which a picnic lunch was enjoyed. Those attending were Rev. A. D. Wood, Dorothy B. Drew, Allen Drew, Dorothy Lanier, Myrtle H. Henderson, Harold Lloyd Hender son, Lucy C. Godwin, Earl Godwin, Sudie Maready, Wilma Jones, Mar garet .Tones. Lois Cavenaugh, Car oil H. Whaley, Garland Whaley, Helen James. Doris J. Wooten, Elsie Futreal, Pearl Raynor, Do reen L. Mills. Norman Aycock, R. H. Lanier, Albert James, William Earl Lanier, Delmas Sloan, Max Fountain, Harold Simpson, and Leon Mobley. ,-OMEDIES FROW I EVERY DAY LIFE By: Mrs. Howard Joiner During a violent windstorm, a haressed looking young woman, holding a babe in one arm and a toddler by the other, was attempt ing to board a bus. She was finding It almost impossible to keep tha wind from blowing her dress abovt , her head. A young fellow, who was directly behind her and was view ing her misery, remarked, "Hey, , ;ter, let her blow, let Iw J .