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A Week YYith Boy Scouts At
' ' Camp Tuscarora; Many Activities
; At approximately 2 p.m. the op-
j ' wan In the malrlna: KlitHHr anlrttait
Boy Scouts paraded Into the small
ement. ready for an exciting
i's'week, packed full of fun, work
V nd adventure. Due to a crowded
V-camp, several tent units were es
tablished 'In the central section of
" the main grounds. The boys from
5 Mt Olive were placed in the Clvi
?4; tan cabin and the units from Golds
. boro were assigned to the Elks
'i lent unit. The Pioneer camp was
y filled with Scouts from Smithfield.
" The remaining cabins were com
posed of mixed units. After the
usual swim check and medical ex
am, the campers assembled in the
dining hall for supper. Immediate
. "ly afterwards an introduction was
held. After dismissal, the boys went
' to bed but due to high spirits,
.. some time elapsed before they
went to sleep.
y , -A great deal of the second week
was spent on emphasizing outdoor
'Camping. Tents were available to
'.Any camper who wanted a night
fa the open. It was during this
period that individuals learned the
value of a tent. They learned how
to care for them and how to sur-
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; ; ' with the work of Mr. Jack Smith-
wick oi smiiniieia. u so- nappe ns
and counselor , of cooking and
1 camping Merit Badge fie leaches
nrlndnlaa of k-feot tvlna the nmn.
:. ,er way to cook goacrmeau. ana
- V nudOiig pleasant eiunp life. This
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i pleasant Dhases of the life in our
T-hcom camp. : ;
6ome of the tent campers weren't
quite prepared on Monday after-
:;m noon. .as a result, tney were wet
oown uorouguy ty a brief snow-
i. r. There tents were not ditched
By DON BRTTT
' Clinton. Elaborate plans are
being made by the Sampson Coun
ty Board of Commissioners for the
formal dedication of the almost
completed Sampson County Me
morial Hospital, according to L.
A. Hall, Chairman, of Autryvllle.
Date for the dedication ceremony
baa not been set, pending definite
Information on the time the hospi
tal will be ready for patients. James
M. Devane, Hospital Administrator,
has said that indications are the
hospital will have, all .equipment
installed and will be ready around
the last of September.
The Commissioners, afong with
Algernon Butler, County Attorney,
are arranging a Dedication Day for
the hospital, plus the soon-to-be
constructed nurses' . Home and
health center. Distinguished spea-
' v K kers, representing - the Federal
' Government, the North Carolina
: ( v Medical Care Commission, and
';; v other organizations who have help
' 1 ad with the project, are being invit
.' -r ed to the event. Volunteer wqrkers
1 from the ranks of thetibunty offl
; clals have pledged their time and
effort toward making the day a
:'i success. Various active committees
tlon pay will be announced later.
f f - The hospital project represents
tha larffest ilnsle construction out-
I lay In Sampson County's history.
Total cost of the hosplUl Itself
: will be approximately $U00.,000,
Including all equipment. Bids have
. recently been let, totaling $183,000
i for the building and equipping of
the nurses' home. As for the health
center, which will probably be lo
cated at the rear of the hospital,
. bids have not yet been granted.
v' Thousands of people are expect
ed here for Dedication Day. After
the ceremonies are concluded, the
hospital will be thrown" open for
Inspection. Trained guides and re
rptionlstS will be on hand to show
iltors the new building and equlp
f ent, considered among the f!n
'. t in the South. .
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and when it rained, their gear was
thoroughly soaked. This goes to
show you that it pays to be well
acquainted With the rules of out
door life.
Getting back into the thick of
this week's exciting activities; the
staff, which by now is famous for
thinking up new games, initiated
another new one Tuesday night.
The name of this new game it
"The Fox and Hounds." Each Pa
trol donated two boys to be foxes.
The foxes were sent to designated
places on the camp property un
known to the campers. Each fox
was given an article to represent
a tail. The remaining boys repre
sented the hounds. They went
out to get the .tails possessed by
the foxes. At the end of the game
the Patrol with the most trophies
won two watermelons. The foxes
proved to be plenty smart as sev
eral escaped the vicious claws of
the hounds by hiding under canoe
racks, between matresses,and in
trees. The Civitan Patrol finally
won the watermelons by getting
enough trophies to gain 150 points.
The Elks tent came in second with
129 points; one trophy behind the
Civitans. The game was exciting
and tight, down to the final gun.
On Wednesday afternoon, the
weekly program known a. the Ad
venture Trail was held. This was
an Informal contest in which the
general knowledge of all the par
ticipating Scouts was tested. It in
cluded knot tying, races, axeman
ShW BrsT Jd, U i sg,m
building, and log paHlugf After
spirited afternoon during which
the boys braved several showers
to continue the contest, the Elks
tent unit finally woaf a close deci
sion over the Pioneer Camp ,Vlth
56 points to 53 for thtf'luBackwood
eri." Thursday night the whole camp
participated in a rlp-roarlng chal
lenge night program which is an
old tradition in camp. It has been
CONTINUED ON BACK PAGK
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DUPLIN STORY
POSTAL CARDS
GO Oil SALE
Ten thousand post cards have
been received from the printer and
are going on sale. The cards, adver
tising "The Duplin Story" are pic
tures from four scenes of the page
ant, last year. . " j
As fast as pos
sible they wlU be distributed to
stores all over Duplin County,' Any
merchant who fails to receive some
are requested to write The Duplin
Times and they will be mailed out
immediately. Editor Grady advises
the merchants to write immediately
and not wait for someone to call
around as there is so much to be
done now that It is hard to get
all we want to be done as fast as
we can. It is hoped that all ten
thousand of these cards will be
mailed to someone. If all 10000 are
mailed we feel certain that it will
result In. several thousand more
people seeing "The Duplia Story"
who might not ohterwlse jto so, O.
P. Johnson stated. The card deal
Is non-profit and designed primar
ily to advertise the pageant and
to provide memos for those who
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ARMY, AIR FORCE '
WARSAW RECRUITING
STA. CLOSED AUGUST
The Army and Air Force Re
cruiting Station in Warsaw will
be closed during most of the month
of August It waa announced by
MSgt. John R. Creech today.
The reason for this, the Sgt
went on, is because he will be on
temporary duty wMh ' the Main
Recruiting Station In FayettevlUe
for about 25 daya. '
In the mctntlme !- '"rested jper-
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The South Carolina and Border
North Carolina flue-cured tobacco
markets opened Tuesday with high
er average prices for all grades of
fered , in heaviest volume when
comDarecf with ODBriinR day in 19-
49. Quality of offerings was slightly
lower and volume of sales was not
as heavy.
According to the U. S. and N. C.
Departments of Agriculture, most
gains were from $6 to $10 per
hundred. However, the increases
ranged from $4.25 for best thin
nondescript to $13.00 for low or
ange lugs. Estimates of the gen
eral average on morning sales from
several, markets ranged from $55
School Opening
Outlaw's Bridge,
B.F.Grady,
B. F. Grady and Outlaw's Bridge
schools will open on August 17th,
at 8:30 A. M.
Bus routes will be approximately
the same as last year except for
changes in location of drivers.
Lunchroom, to open In old quar
ters as soon after the opening of
school as possible, until new build
ing is complete and ready foe use.
New, milk refrlgeratos.aad. Vepe-
juan blinds .purchased for new lunch
room. New lunchroom expected to
be ready by October 1st
Grounds and lawns have been
improved with Venetian Blinds be
ing Installed in Teacherage. Home
Economics and Agr. shop being
painted. Complete rewiring of the
.building is in process. New roof
for the main building to start soon.
Six new rooms being built will
help relieve crowded conditions.
Complete list of teachers:
High School - H. M. Wells, Prin.
History; Margaret Smith, Sr. Home
room, French, Commercial; Alice
Davis, Jr. Homeroom, Math, Li
brary; Mary Anna - Grady, 10th
Homeroom, Science, Phy. Ed.;
Lillian Hofler, 10th Homeroom,
English; Thelma Dilday, 9th Home
room, Home Ec; E. Morton Sills,
9th Homeroom, Science, History;
Ruth Taylor, 9th Homeroom, Eng.
Social Science; J. H. Dotson, Agri.
Grades - 1, Madeline Carrol and
Effie Outlaw; 2, Mary Stroud and
Katie Rowell; 3, Mrs. V. R. Gar
ner and Mrs. Mary Dotson; 4, Hen
rietta Grady and Mamie Fordham;
X Josle Smith and Louise H. Wells;
6, Hazel Ruth Kornegay and Carrie
Outlaw; 7, Bessie Kornegay and
Shirley Max Swiftr 8, Billy Smith
and Catherine Stokes'; 7th and 8th
Public School Music, Doris T. Byrd;
Piano, Mrs. Florrie Currie.
Outlaw's Bridge - Wilbur Wil
liams, Prin., Rachel Outlaw, Sallie
Outlaw; and Mrs. Sutton. '?
'A LOOKIN' UP
" By: A. M. DAVIS
Ahnnt this time last year, or a
little earlier, Sam Byrd establish
ed residence in Kenansvllle and
hpuan - eallivantlns around over
the county looking for talent and
support for the, "Duplin htory';. At
that time I am willing to admit I
didn't . think the chances of suc
cess for the play were worth very
much. Later on I found mat my
ideas were wrong. I had misjudged
Ram Rvrd and hn ability to take
nothing and make something of it
I certainly didn't know how hard
that little guy could work.
I knew from his books, that he.
could write and that he knew hu-'
man nature but most writers are
a bit la.zy when it comes to physi
cal labor.. !.
As most of you will recall. Sam
came up to Falson to see abttut
a part In the play for Falson. some
body told him I had had a little
experience , with amateur theatri
cals in the past and would prob
ably help him if he needed me at
Kenansvllle and he -came to see
me. I thought he would probably
give me a Job moving props or
some other little thing I thought
myself capable of doing out, lo
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larliet Opis
Looking To Getter Fall
to $60 per hundred. Extreme pri
ces reported for Individual lots
were from $5 for poorest nonde
script to $80 for choice lemon cut
ters. Practical top was $69 per
hundred.
The general quality was not as
good as last year because of less
cutters and more primings and
nondescript. Very few leaf grades
were offered. Principal market
ings were fair to fine lugs, low
and fair primings and fair cutters.
Practically all warehouse floors
were expected to be cleared within
their allotted time. Some reported
not enough tobacco on hand for a
full day's sale. Light sales are ex
Pre-lnducfion At
Fayefleville Starts
August Seventh
Pre-induction processing in the
Fayetteville area, comprising . 26
counties, including Duplin, will be
gin August 7 instead of a week la
ter it was announced. And the num
ber of selectees has been boosted
from 450 to approximately 1250.
Under the new schedule, process
ing will extend from August 7
through August 27, an increase of
two weeks from the old schedule.
Selectees arr-slated tj," receive
their physical examination at Ft.
Bragg and their basic training at
Ft; Knox, Ky. v
Warsaw Fire Truck
Is Dedicated
At a memorial service on Friday
night at the Town Hall in Warsaw,
the new fire track, recently pur
chased by the Town of Warsaw,
was dedicated to the late Stacy
Britt who lost his life on Decem
ber 31st, performing his last duty
as Fire Chief for Warsaw.
The impressive service was held
in the firehouse. Fire Chief James
Miller gave the word of welcome.
Fireman John Anderson Johnson
reviewed the history of the Fire
Department. Mrs. Stacy Britt un
veiled the plaque, commemorating
the services of her husband. The
Tpriffh nf ritidirgtlon was presented
by Sen. Rivers D. Johnson of War
saw. The Rev. Jerry Newbold pro
nounced the benediction.
Immediately following the cere
mony the fire department gave a
demonstration of oil and gas fires
being extinguished by tie use of
fog. Following this a watermelon
cutting was held behind the build
ing.
The attendance numbered about
150 people.
Note To Teachers
Any school teacher of the county
desiring a physical examination at
the Health Department may come
In Friday, August 4th between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or
on Thursday, August 10th and 17th
between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
B.A. Farrior Is
New Draff Clerk
Bernice A. Farrior of Kenans
vllle has been named clerk to the
newly ; organised Duplin Draft
Board and has set up offices In
the-grand Judy room ,the same
place the draft board office was
located during the war. The new
board, composed of Albert Outlaw
of Wolfescrape, R. E. Wall of War
saw, and Tracy Brown of Magnolia
is scheduled to hold an Important
meeting the first of the week.
than a two by fouC high school
edition before. But that is typical
of Sam Byrd; he makes a declsiba
and sticks to it ti he Insisted I
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FRIDAY,
High
pected for the next several days
due to the lateness of the crop.
Growers are busy harvesting and
do not have their tobacco ready
foiv marketing.
Estimated receipts of the Flue-
cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabi
lization Corporation, under the
Government loan program, ranged
from 1 per cent to 10 per cent on
some markets. This was consider
ably less than was delivered on
opening day last year.
Last season first sales were held
on Tuesday, August 2nd. Gross
sales totaled 10,178,163 pounds for
an average of $91.84.
Second Murder In
County Reported
Coroner C. B. Sitterson reports
the second murder in Duplin in
1950 and the second in several
years occurred Sunday night.
Troy Ray Brown, age 24, Smith
Township Negro farmer, was killed
by his cousin, 18-year-old James
Dudley Brown at James Dudley's
home Sunday night. According to
evidence given to the coroner's
jury the two Brown boys were to
gether most of Sunday and had
taken Troy Ray's mother to church
in Sampson County. About ft pjn.
they returned to Jamea Dudley's
home. Troy Eay parted the
car on the road wltb the lights
burning. The two boys went into
the house and James Dudley -e-cured
his father's shot gun. He
took two shells from his father's
hunting coat. As Troy Ray was
leaving the house following an ar
gument in which he was told to
leave and never come back, when
just a few feet from the porch,
James, reportedly standing on the
porch, aimed and shot bun in the
back of the head. The shot came
out Just above the forehead. Troy
Ray fell dead.
James Dudley says they had
been drinking during the day and
blames drink for the act, however
officers stated there was no evi
dence of whiskey in the car nor
did the dead boy's body or James
Dudley have the odor of whiskey.
A woman's pocketbook was found
in the car but to date has not been
identified. The coroner's Jury or
dered the murderer held under a
$15,000 bond for trial at the Oct
ober term of court He is now in
jail in default of bond.
Grady-Outlaw
Reunion Set For
August 26th
Judge Henry A. Grady, president
of the Grady-Outlaw Literary and
Historical Association and Albert
T. Outlaw, secretary .have announ
ced the annual reunion of the clan
will be held at the B. F. Grady
school on Saturday, August 20th.
This will be the 20th annual re
union of the clan which, includes
nearly all families Uving in the
northern part of Duplin and rela
tives and descendants from many
state throughout eastern United
States.
Plana are proceeding rapidly in
the community for what promises
to be one of the largest reunions
since the first which waa held in
1030 and more than 5000 people
attended. Judge Grady says that a
very Interesting program, la being
planned and he feels surewlll be
more enjoyable than onei In re
cent yean. Malcolm L. Grady who
la In charge of arrangements gays
that a huge table la being prepared
in anticipation of one of the largest
picnic dinner spreads ever seen in
Duplin. Everyone attending la ur
ged to bring a heavily laden bas
ket All descendants of John Grady
and James Outlaw are Invited, and
urged to attend. . ,'v. '.
Malcolm - Grady says be la re
ceiving communication from mem
bers of the family from distant
parts' saying they are eomlrj with
plana to remain In tv.o county t
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Free Street Dance In
Saturday Night;
Saturday night is the night. The
time is most any time after 8
o'clock. The place is the main
drag in Kenansvllle. The occasion
is our first street dance of the
season. The proper ,attire is over
alls and gingham drssesi The
purpose is fun and frolic and to
talk about the oncoming mid
century production of "The Duplin
Story". Les Williams, official mas
ter of ceremonies and set caller,
says that good music of top calibre
will be here to do the job. He is
looking for John Ivey Smith.
Clarence Murphy, James, and Hor
ace Ward to aid him in calling
the figures. The street will be
cleared off for two sets going at
Cavenaugh Speaks
Contractors At
New Doctor Locates
In Warsaw
Dr. Otto Mathis, native of the
Roseboro section, has located in
Warsaw and is now associated with
Dr. Straughan for the general prac
tice of medicine. He comes to War
saw from Norfolk where he has
been doing interne work. He served
three years in the armed forces.
New Patrolman
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In Kenansville
Patrolman B. L. Cooke, native of
Nashville, has been assigned to
Kenansville. He has reported for
duty here but is residing in War
saw until he can find a place to
live. Patrolman Cooke is single.
MURDERER - RAPIST TO
GO ON TRIAL AUG. 9.
Negro John Henry Rogers, nei
ghbor of the murdered woman, is
scheduled to eo on trial in Clinton
j next Wednesday for the alleged
rape and fatal beating of Mrs. L.
B. Kornegay, prominent Sutton
town farmer's wife a few weeks
ago. Her nearly-nude body was
l touna Druiauy Deaien in me uusnet
near home.
New Clinic Hours
By Health Dept.
New Clinic Hours effective on
August 9th, 1950 by the Duplin
County Health Department are as
follows:
B. F. Grady general clinic will
be held every Wednesday at 9 a.m.
at the B. F. Grady School.
Beulaviile, every Wednesday at
10 a.m. at Arthur Kennedy's Store.
Chinquapin, every Wednesday at
11 a.m. at Billie Brinkley's Store.
At these clinics you may get the
following: a blood test typhoid im
munizations, immunizations for
whooping cough, diptheria and
smallpox.
' G. V. Gooding, M.D.
Health Officer
IN VA HOSPITAL
Colon Holland, Kenansville resi
dent, is a patient in the Veterans
Hospital in Fayetteville. He under
went an operation this week for
tonsils and adenoids. He Is report
ed to be getting along nicely.
CORWIN RIFE SPEAKS
ROSE HILLJCIVITANS
' Corwin Rife, technical director
of "The Duplin Story" was guest
speaker at the Rose Hill Civitan
club Thursday night. He reported
on the progress so far In the pre
paration. for the mid-century pro
duction, of "The Duplin Story" and
urg" the Rose Hill people as well
as ; Dupllnites to begin -showing
i Interest In the production
t 1 1 "i been manifest so far.
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Everybody Invited
a time if necessary. Mr. and Mrs.
Faison Smith will be here and Fai
son will demonstrate some of the
new twists he learned this summer.
Now ladies, if you don't have a
gingham dress all frilled out for
the occasion, just come on wearing
anything you want from a bathing
suit on down. Folks, we want to
make merry not just because of
"The Duplin Story" but also in
celebration of the ending of the
tobacco puttin' in time. It's tim
to relax from the hot tobacco fields
and barps. This is a celebration
that is all free and all fun. We
remember those big times we had
last year. Come on out to your
county seat and let's make merry.
Before Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Aubrey L. Cavenaugh, Duplin's
member of the State Department
of Conservation and Development
Commission, spoke before the Wil
mington Contractor's Association
at Ocean Terrace, Wrightsvills
Beach, Tuesday night
The following is text of Mr. Cav
enaugh's address:
1 appreciate very much the honor
that you have given me in asking
me to talk to you this evening. You
are ,as contractors and builders,
a mort vital part in tb building
and developing of our' country.
Upon your shoulders rest a great
responsibility. -Time has proven
that you have accepted that re
sponsibility as true Americans.
You have done your part in the
building of the greatest nation on
earth. You have proven your stew
ardship. To be able to talk to such
an important body of men, I say
again, it is a great honor and I
will cherish it long. While you have
done your job well, there is no time
to rest. You have a larger and more
important piece of work laid out
for you now than you have had
before. Every man, woman, and
child, in order to continue growing,
and keep our state and nation at
the very top and prove that our
Democratic way of life Is the best,
must continue to work and plan.
It is along these lines that I would
like to talk to you this evening.
See CAVENAUGH SPEAKS page S
SAM BYRD SPEAKS
FREMONT ROTARIANS
Sam Byrd, director and author
of "The Duplin Story'V was guait
speaker Thursday night at the,
Fremont Rotary Club. It was la
dies night with the club. Mr. Byrd
received an enthusiastic welcome.
He spoke for about 20 minutes on
"The Duplin Story". His talk was
well received. After the meeting
the group stated that each person
present would attend the pageant
this year and the Methodist minis
ter, Rev. W. E. Howard, asked the
privilege1 of selling tickets in the
Fremont area. Business men of the
town stated that groups totaling
more than 150 from Fremont alone
would attend this year.
VISITING IN FLORDIA
Miss Hilda Casteen of Raleigh,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bland
Casteen of near Rose HU1, la spend
ing this week with friends In Flor
ida. COMEDIES WOK
EVERY DAT UWU
By: Mrs. Howard Joiner
& census taker stopped at the
home of an elderly maa. On lean
ing that -he was 86 rears old. she
asked him to what he attributed
his lonrevlty. He replied that he
had never used either tobacco er
alcohol. He went on to relate that
up until the last two years he had
been very active until rheomatlsaa
set M and forced him to lead a
quiet life As the census taker
started to leave, ah Waa startled
by a load yodeling and the aeaad
of someone stag serine on the back
porch. Ob Inquiring wbe wae ma
king that awfully, hilarious Molse,
the elderly maa replied. "Ok, that's
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