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If . ft KV : ' J -f . si. .Mi V A fr 'it ii v.. if i'-'ivA- VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN it The Duplin Story II C a 1 1 Board : SQUARE DANCERS . .. The Duplin Square Dancers will meet in the Kenan Memorial Gym nasium tonight at 8 o'clock for the first practice for the mid-century production. KENANSVILLE LIONS , The Kenansville Lions will gath er at the Kenan Memorial Audi torium on Friday night, August 4th at 7 o'clock to build property for . the stage; -All Lions are urged to be present and on time. DUPLIN COUNTY CHOIR , The Duplin County Choir held its first meeting this week to begin practice for the mid-century pro duction of "The Duplin Story". Mrs. Naomi Wood will again direct the choir. Attendance ' was rather small and it is hoped the next meet 'ing will show 'many new faces. The1 next meeting will be Friday night, Sept. 4 in the Kenan Audi torium. Amos Brlnson has been named personnel manager of the choir for the duration.- '-u:' STREET DANCE : Don't forget the street dance on ' Saturday night August 5th. Wear your overalls and gingham dresses. ROAD SIGNS - Five roadside billboards and one field sign will be erected next - week advertising "The Duplin ' Story". One sign will be placed on the site here and" one each at or near the following places: Battle; Calypso, Wallace, Rlchlands, Pink Hill. WINDOW CARDS' Attractive window cards done in two colors are now being seen over the -county. As last as possible they will lie distributed in every section and irf many surrounding counties and towns. These signs antra rlaalOrKwl ni nainijad for Cof "win Mife. technical' director Of ,',The Duplin Story.". F Ki NOTED ORCHESTRA jt l DIRECTOR VISITS IN KENANSVILLE J Albert Fracht. conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orches tra itiinmil rival fnr 9 vfait With Bluf v" w.... -j Sam Byrdlast week ewrouta to' u.,., Vvi. fihi from Pharlestnn'. I Conductor Fracht will conduct the choir of "For Those Who Live In The Sun", Sam Byrd's historical play with music which will be pre sented In Charleston In November to commemorate the 200th Anni versary of the Charleston Jewish Community. It was an "old home" f evening for earn ana nis aaugmer 4 Pat, who studied piano at Ashley i Hall in Charleston under the well , known conductor and teacher last t vear. Mr. Fracht will conduct a 4 tour of the famous Monte Carlo Baliet leading dancers this sum' j, mer. Lions To Male "Stage Props ' : MembersvTof the Kenansville Lions Clpb will assemble as a group In the Kenan Memorial Gymnasium ,here on Friday night of next week and fof a night become finishing , carpenters under the direction of 'Corwin Rife, technical director of "The Duplin Story", The group will bring their hammers and saws and make stage property for the ml century showing of last year's -smash hit historical drama which wlU be repeated on September 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 in the Hampton D. William Amphitheatre here. l!o Vayne Cancer Clinic Set Fcr " The Wayne County Cancer De tection and Diagnostic Clinic, con ducted each Friday In the Health Department In Goldsbor will be discontinued for -a vacation period during the month of August.-? Regular clinics will be resumed on Friday, Sept. 1. 1 1 This Is a regular summer vaca tion period for lay workers, nurses and physicians. It was timed to co incide with the tobacco barnlng season, a time when many people will not be able to attend the clin ic, the announcement said. , . j Georgia Tobacco Opans $13 Higher Than On Average prices for most grades offered in heaviest volume on the Ga.-Fla. flue-cured tobacco mark ets opening day brought average prices ranging up to $13.25 per hundred more than on first sales last year. Most gains, however, were only $4 and $5. Volume of sales was heavy on all markets. According to the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, gains were general. Low to good leaf were $4 to $7 higher, low to good cutters $3 to $5, and fair to choice lugs $2 to $6. The sharpest increase was a gain of $13.25 for best thin non descript. Several markets estimated morning sales averaging from $52 to $56 per hundred. The general quality of the to bacco, as a whole, showed improve. ment. Offerings were thinner-bodied and of better -color than on early sales last season. Proportions of cutter and lug grades Increased and less leaf was marketed. Lugs and cutters are the more desirable offerings for cigarette manufac ture. Most baskets auctioned con tained low to fine lugs, low and fair cutters, and fair leaf: - , ' Estimated receipts of 'the Flu cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabili zation Corporation, under the Gov ernment loan program, ranged from 2 to 8 per cent on several representative markets. Most low and medium quality grades brought average prices well above their loan values but better grades of lugs and cutters were only $1 to $2 above. On opening day last year, the Stabilization Corporation re ceived 17.4 per cent of the mar ketings. . Last season first sales were 'held on Tuesday, July 26. Gi'oks salts totaled 10,692,056 pounds -for aM average price, of $46.64 jer hurv dred.' Individual marke averages ranged from $40.95 to$50.15 per hundred. 'A LOOXItl' UP By: A. M. DAVIS I never knew that starting. to build a house would make a guy sick before. I have heard it would and if all the symptoms I have at present are any Indication, I can say with emphasis that I am sick. No longer will I laugh at Dennis Lee, Ralph Precythe and .Ronald Oates and others. I can sure un derstand why, when building, they went around with a far away look in their, eyes as if they had lost their dearest friend. When -you see a poor guy in the agony of building, for Heaven' sake don't laugh at him. He needs sympathy. Boost him up. He is a sick man. Watch out for John Dick Bell and Mosley Carr Bowden, Their time is coming. They don't look too healthy at best but they are sure going to take a relapse. I sure hope they don't hurt in as many places at the same time as I have been hurting but they are sure to hurt. Ank any of those who have gone through the experience, v My trouble started last. Monday a week ago. I woke up with the darndest sore throat I think I ever had. It felt like I had swallowed a walnut wrapped up in sandpaper. When I got down town Johnny Mosley Bowden was ready to start on my house and I was also rearln' to go In spite of the sore throat. -We went out with a goodly sup ply of shovels, hoes, axes, and every weapon known for digging a foundation and went to . work. The sun was hot and in a few min utes, so was I. I noticed an usual warmth Inside my shirt but thought nothing : unusual ' was wrong. I knew It was a hot day and I thought I was pretty tough and the excite ment of building a home was like a CONTINUED ON FAISON PAGE WARSAW CLUB BOY REPRESENTS DUPLIN Charles Hales, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hales of Warsaw, is rep resenting Duplin County in the 4-H Health and Speaking Contest being held at State College this week. He will take part in the Health Page ant and give a speech on "What 4-H Work Has Meant to Him." ! The awards for the public Speak ing Contest are given by the Pure Oil Co. County awards arc two gold medals of honor, one for the out standing boy and one for the out standing girl. State awards are; for boy, 17 jewel gold watch, for girl, a set of silverware In gift box. Ononing IMWWWII'HH" ' I CHARLIE HERRING Duplinite, native of the. B. F Grady ' section who is now on the Georgia tobacco market. Charlie oDerates the Metter and Brick Warehouses in Metter, Ga.. He will be on the Eastern Belt when it opens. The Star Warehouse, one of Kinston's largest, is owned and operated by Charlie. When the Eastern Belt closes he will move on to Tennessee where he operates warehouses there. Duplin Story Publicity director Bob Grady for the mid-century production of "The Duplin Story" announces the following publicity arrangements: On August 26th State Magazine, published, by Carl Goerch in Ral eigh, will carry a feature story with pictures. The cover picture on the magazine in that issue will be the- opening scene of last year's pageant. In thMssue of September 2nd the magazine will carry a page advertisement. On Sunday evening September 3rd Mr. Goerch will plug the story in his Sunday ev ening broadcast. On Septeirtber 3rd the News Si Observer will carry a feature story, Ldevoting the entire front page of the editorial section with pictures to the event. Miss Gertrude Car- raway of New Bern will write the feature Radio Station W. P. T. F. in Ral eigh is giving announcements daily about the Story from now on until the completion of its showing. The Wilson Tobacco Market has offer ed to give any of two daily 15 min ute broadcasts over a Wilson sta tion to the Story free of charge. W. R. R. Z. in Clinton and Wallace has offered it broadcasting service for the Story free of charge. The N. C. State News Bureau in Raleigh is helping advertise the story, using Its mailing list with no charge to Duplin. Several thousand 4-page folders are In the process of being printed and will be distributed y the News Bureau. Copies of these folders will be available to anyone in Duplin by writing to Bob Grady iiv. Kenansville. 10,000 post cards, with 4 scenes from last year's play will be on sale in Duplin Stores in a few days. These cards may also be secured from Bob Grady. Opening night Carl Goerch, ed itor of State Magazine; Jonothan Daniels, editor of the News & Ob server and Graham Poyner, mana. ger of Radio Station WPTF will be guests of the pageant. FIRE DESTROYS CLARKTON WHSE. Fire of undertermined origin de stroyed the Farmers Tobacco Ware house in Clarkton with damage esti mated at $25,000. The blaze was discovered shortly after 2 a. m. Saturday and fire trucks from Bladenboro and Eliza bethtown were used to keep it from spreading. ' - The building owned by Ben F.' Rivenbark and Joseph H. Bryant of Duplin County, was partially covered by Insurance. -; Luther Clark, market sales su pervisor, said the loss of the ware house would not materially hurt the market, which open August 1. "It was planned," Clark said, "to use the building this season as a packhouse for the convenience of buyers and we. still have plenty of floor space for growers and buyers alike.".;; ,;-.",;. - The market has just completed the addition of two ne wwarehouses for a total of 101,000 square feet c-f floor r""". T1 " 'l-nrned Tmp - KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DayiastYear Lions Meet With Mew Officers The Kenansville Lions Club held its regular meeting Tuesday even ing at the local Cafe with the new president Garland King in the chair and new secretary-treasurer Lacy Weeks taking notes. Two recent members Elmore Bell and W. L. McPhail, Kenansville's new agricultural teacher, were to receive their initiation but due to heavy farming activities on the part of farmer-banker Mitchell Allen the program was not put on. Henry West, Jr. and Attorney Wm. Craft were accepted as two new members and it was decided that the four would be initiated into the roaring group at the next regular meeting. Corwin Rife, technical director of "The Duplin Story" was a guest and spoke to the club on the prog ress of his work. Lion Bob Grady solicited the club's help in publi cising the coming event and it was voted that the local club would get out a letter to every Lions Club in North Carolina about the Mid-Century production of "The Duplin Story". The Lions voted to gather at the Kenan Gymnasium on Friday night of next week to help Mr. Rife build stage property for the show. The club took on this responsibility last year. FIGHTING EDITOP CHRISTOPHER, ILL. Tha campaign of Victor C. Leiker, 33-year-old editor of the weekly Christopher Progress here, against irregularities in relief administra tion has brought gratifying re sults. Four townships were notified they will lose their state grants ox more than $60,000 month unless (hey show evidence that the irreg ularities have been cleared up. Leiker pressed his campaign BKainst boss rule despite the loss of substantial advertising accounts. THE DUPLIN STORY LIKE JIGSAW PUZZLE Some folks compare "The Duplin Story," to be shown Sept. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, with a jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle is how Sam Byrd rehearses approximately 800 people, ranging in age from 8 to 60, in as short a time as 3 weeks, all amateurs, and blends them into a completed cast that will easily compare to a cast of professionals. These 800 people are scattered all over Duplin Coun ty. Sam worked out the unique idea of letting each scene be sponsored by a certain School in Duplin. He begins rehearsals after schools are open, thus all of school age, and they are a majority of the cast, including teachers; are assembled each day at school. He drives from school to school throughout the week and rehearses the play scene at the various schools. Five days prior to opening night he brings togetehr each scene to Kenansville and puts together the jig-saw puz zle in- a dress rehearsal. This 'will be done for five nights before open ing this year. Last year he plan ned two dress rehearsals and the first one was rained out Only one complete rehearsal was held be fore opening night in 1949. School Dates Are Set By Board The Duplin Board of Education has Set two dates for school open in". One Is A' 17tlr and the 3 j t - 'WW : .14" 'V i ?V': FRIDAY, JULY jFgaggyg aaamtm'.wupw anoflpwwfua " " 't'i i. - f : lis M " ' New President Lions Clubs Herbert C. Petry, Jr., Carizzo Springs, Texas, is the new president of The International Association of Lions Clubs, (Lions International). He was elected by unanimous vote at the 33rd annual convention of the association which closed in Chi cage July 20. He succeeds Walter C. Fisher, Queenston, Ontario, Canada. The convention concluded one of the most successful years in Lions history. 806 new Lions clubs and 21,415 men were added o the as sociation for a total of 8,055 clubs and 402,841 members. Lions Clubs were also established in two addi tional countries: England and Den mark. Lions now have clubs in 28 countries and on five continents. Petry is a successful attorney and business man. He is head of the law firm of Petry Si Dean, in Car izzo Springs, Texas, and is Presi dent of the Dimmit CoUnty Bai; Association and a member of the' State Bar Association of Texas and the American Bar Association. He is also a Director., of the Union State Bank of Carizzo Springs. Born in Carizzo Springs, Petry is a graduate of Wesmoorland Col lege of San Antonio. He received his LL.B degree from the Univer sity of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. President Petry speaks Spanish fluently, and for four years he has served . as Chairman and as the delegate from the United States, on the Lions Board of International Relations. Attendance Of Duplin Story WU1 Come From Many States According to reports reaching Kenansville attendance at the 1950 MidCentury production of "The Duplin Story" will far exceed that of last year. Inquiries have been received from New Ytork, New Jersey, Washington City, Ohio, Alabama, Washington State, Calif ornia, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, West Virginia and Pennsyl vania. A special bus will run from Kingstree, S. C. and Charleston. Two special car loads are coming from Hillsboro, Ohio. The Wilming ton Y. W. C. A. sent a special bus last year and have notified officials that they expect to send more bus ses thisyear. Attendance last year was around 20,000. Indications to date are that 50,000 or more are expected to at tend this year. Showing dates are September 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12th. Officials wanted-to date the 1950 showing prior to Labor Day but it was virtually impossible due to school opening dates in Duplin. Byrd To Speak In Fremont Sam Byrd, author and leading actor In the mid-century production of "The Duplin Story" will be guest speaker at the Fremont Rotary Club , In Fremont next, .Thursday evenln. Mr. Byrd Is now in Ke nansville shaping up plans for this year's event to be given in the Hampton J). Williams Amphithe atre here on September 7, 8K9, 11, and 12. Weed Housing About Over . ' County Agent Lacy Weeks stated today thartdbacco housing through tomorrow, Duplin's crop will be ap proximately 70 pe rcentln. Another 28th, 1950 Congressman Barden Warns Chislers Public Will Take Care Of Them Washington, July 20 Merch ants and producers of necessities who attempt to take advantage of war clouds to get higher prices were warned today by Rep. Graham A. Barden that "public opinion will take care of them." The New Bern Congressman said that "chlselers exist and they al ways will," but he added that those who try to use the Korean war to chisel from the public on essential Items are going to find that public opinion will take care of them." Barden said there "are no short ages of necessities such as food and clothing; there is no reason for major priee increases." A longtime foe of the Office of Price Administration, Barden shud dered openly at the thought that creation of a similar agency might be necessary to protect the nation against disastrous price rise. "I don't want to lose the war that way," he snapped, adding "to Border Belt Tobacco Tuesday; Duplin The Border Belt tobacco market opens Tuesday August 1st and Du plin farmers will begin reaping their 1950 harvest in terms of dollars. Hundreds are expected to begin selling in a few days. Quite a number are reported to have al ready sold on the Georgia market this week. Georgia opened substan tially higher than last year and it is expected that the border and eastern belts will open proportion Big Street Dance In Kenansville Planned For Saturday High! Aug. 5th Kenansville's annual ' summer street dances will get underway this season with the first dance scheduled for Saturday night Aug ust 5th. Mayor Amos Brinson and dance manager Les Williams have come forth with the idea that all ladies wear gingham dresses and the men wear overalls. The idea is catching like wild-fire. Les says he will be depending on John Ivey Smith to help him call figures along with Clarence Murphy, James Ward and others. Also every body will be looking for Faison and Susie Smith. A square dance in Duplin would not be complete without them. The street in front of the court house will be swept off, plenty of lights and plenty of good music. Come on folks, let's get the dance underway soon after 8 o'clock. There will be photographers here and pictures will be published in state papers. Let's all get together and get the old bi-centennial cele bration spirit and send off the mid century production of "The Du plin Story" in a big way. DENTIST LOCATES AT SEVEN SPRINGS Dr. Dr. E. C. Grady of Elm City has moved his dental office to Seven Springs and will begin part time practice there on August 1st. He will be in his office on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 to 10 and on Saturdays from 1:30 to 6:30. Dr. Grady, a native of Seven Springs, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Grady and a brother of Editor Bob Grady of the Times, returns to his native scene after many years of practice in Eln( City. He began his dental career in Greenville, N. C. A few years after moving to Elm City, back in the early thirties, he went with the hospital at Banner Elk for a while, returning to Elm City after about a year's absence. He has been there since except for two years spent in service in World War II. He has moved to Goldsbdro where he is associated with the State Hospital, and will carry' on his practice at Seven Springs as above stated. Dr. Grady is married and has one daughter. J N. C. Produces more textiles than any other state in the USA. There are two kinds of wilt that attacks tomatoes in this Stat. i The number of Grade A dairy-j men in North Carolina has almost doubled in the last two years. farmers in all sections have tipped the stalks In some fields. Renorfa indicate less loss by tobacco barn fires this year 'than i""u. Mr. Weeks said ony tnree No. 30 have the OPA around our necks again would be almost as bad as losing a war." Turning to the Korean conflict, and reverses being suffered by Uni ted States troops, Barden said he was prepared to back up the war effort in any way he could. But he said he thought the people should know that "for whatever inadequacies there are in our mili tary picture, Congress is not to blame for them". The New Bernian pointed out that Congress had authorized two million men for the armed forces, but the Defense Department has been using only a few more than a million; that Congress had author ized a 70-group Air Force, and that the Administration had refused the military appropriations figure Congress had been willing to allot had been cut at the Administra tion's request. Market Opens Looks To Belter Fall ately higher. In spite of the heavy rains surveys have found that Du plin tobacco was not damaged near so badly as first thought. Last year the crop averaged around 1100 pounds per acre and a much better average is expected this season, thus with higher prices Duplin farmers are expecting a better fall than has been experienced for the past two or three seasons. OX's Want Stonewall Jackson On Honor List Mrs. N. B. Boney showed the Times a letter this week from State headquarters of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy. The orga nization is sponsoring a movement to have Stonewall Jackson added to the New York Hall of Fame. There is room for only a few more and a campaign is underway in his behalf. Anyone interested in see ing the name of this famous Con federate General added to the Hall of Fame is asked to write their Congressman or address a letter to: "The electors of the Hall of Fame, co Mrs. U. Lyons, Curator, Hall of Fame, N. Y. University, 1 Madison Ave., New York 10, N. Y. Duplin Draft Board Named Clerk of Court R. V. Wells an nounced this week the names of members of the new Duplin Coun ty Draft Board, set up under the new national emergency. Members are R. E. Wall, Warsaw; Tracy Brown, Magnolia; and Albert Out law, Beautancus. BLOODSHED BOXSCORE On N. C. Highways KilledJuly 21 thru July 24 Injured same dates Killed thru July 24, 1950 Killed thru July 24, 1949, Injured thru July 24, 1950, Injured thru July 24, 1949, 12 161 489 431 6,365 4,937 COMEDIES FROM EVERY DAT LIFB By: Mrs. Howard Joiner A woman, approaching middle age went to a doctor for an exam ination. After a thorough check-up he told her that without a doubt she was an expectant mother She seemed doubtful of his diagnosis and insisted on an x-ray. He was puzzled that she could not take his word for what he knew to be true and asked why she should ; Insist on an x-ray. She replied, ; "Doctor, it's like this: Two ether times I was told that I was an ex pectant mother and one, time it , (urnea out iu w mwvr other Urn a ston. So now before -1 make another Uttle layette, 1 In- ti " " t r - .