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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA :
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1950
No. 34
VOLUME NUMBER EIGHTEEN
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Gzins Range From $3To$17;
Federal - Stele Market llevs Reports
. The highest average prices ever sold and less primings and non-
' recorded by Government grades for
smoking tobacco highlighted the
, 1950 opening sales on the Eastern
North Carolina flue-cured markets,
The Federal-State Market News
- Service reports gains ranging from
S3 to 117 oer hundred as comDared
with opening day last -year. Leaf anticipating htfavy sales for the rest
and smoking leaf grades were up of the week.' ' 1
Sfl to $16, cutters $3 to $8r lugs , Receipts of the Flue-cured Sta
from $4 to $11, and primings $8 ; bilization Corporation, under the
to $17. The bulk of baskets brought Government loan program, ranged
"prices from 48 to $68 with the prac ' from a few baskets at some markets
tlcal top on most markets at $68. to an estimated 4 at others. On
Estimated general averages on sev- opening day last year deliveries
eral markets for morning sales
ranged from $58 to $58 per buff
ered. Highest, prices by . Govern
ment grades for smoking tobacco
prior to this on any opening day
was 1946. However, a few leaf
grades during the first day in
1946 were slightly higher than thisJof Type 12 for this year at 374,
- opening day.
General quality of offerings was
slightly better than on opening
-last year. There were more lugs
Who was it said "don't shoot un
til you see the- white's of their
eyes"T ; f . -' " '
Well, if you'll look right close
. you can see the white's ofJ3am,
HA'm mmm lkM KnK this
"The Duplin Story"
, Call Boaff
,?Jr irtk sign to shoot ttittsr- ,
t - The Call Board this week Is a
call to work. The eleventh Jour
' "1t at hand and Duplin must roll
! v ' up their sleeves and pitch In. "The
- Duplin Story" hour is approaching
and there Is much work to be
done. Not Just wtork tor Sam
and Corwin Rife but 'work for
everybody, All preliminaries have
pten carried out and the grind Is
- tn. Duplin County is on the spot
k 1 In the year ,1950. Thie Mid-Cen-;
tury Production of "The Duplin
1 - Story" is attracting state-wide at
tention on a scale never dreamed
of. There can be no doubt that
attendance figures are going to
climb towards the 50,000 mark
and even possibly pass that figure.
ot - No kiddln' folks let's not fool our-
selves. The people are really going
JU turn out this year. They have
heard so much about the "Miracle
' In the Corn" Field" that their curi
osity Is at top peak and they
are coming to Duplin tq see it.
Duplin .County, not Just Kenans-
ville, or any other one community,
is In the spotlight Outside; of Du
nlin "The -Duplin Story" i the
- Impossible that the folks of Dup-
.v lin pulled off last year and the
" outsiders want to see Just what
this miracle Is. If we fail then Du
plin County has failed in the eyes
of outsiders. fWe did ntff fall last
- year and Ve. must; notfailf this
" v year. In many respects it is more
important that twe succeed this
year than last ; If "The DupUn
a Story" (had fallen through last
year not many people would have
been surprised. But it did not fail
A and it must not fall this year.
y Please be kindv to Sam Byrd.
" Just suppose you had ' a Job of
getting together 750 people and re
hearsing them. When you want
to practice several members of
- the cast failed to show up or came
when you were about through you
would feel like throwing up your
hands. Well, Sam is human like
yon and I. When he goes to re
hearsal and tha folks are not there
I ron time it throws him off balance
ana causes me una oi many noun
of sleep. Sam needs' that ileep.
We don't want to see him come
out of this year's event with an
ulcerated stomach like Gilbert
Alphin did last year. Let's have
mercy on Sam and give him every
cjr uii buik ami
bit of the cooperation he asks for.
That's aU,we need to put it over
in a big way this year, Just simple
cooperation with Sam Byrd.
. J. B. Grady
TIIEY DUCIIE IN
came out Er.o:iE
, fobbers of some sort, form or
' n, broke into McLefndon's
'n "l"a Satr-tfay 1;' '
descript. The color was more pre-
dominately lemon than last -year.
Principal sales were fair to fine
lugs, low' to good primings, and
low 'and fair leaf. 'Volume of of
ferings was extremely heavy... All
markets were blocked and are are
represented iz.a oi gross saies.
Gross volume last year on opening
day, Friday, August 19, totaled
14,003,756 pounds at an average
Of $46.42. .-.'i ' f .
.- The Crop Reporting Board," as
of August 1, estimated production
540,000 pounds, : Total flue-cured
production was placed at 1,146,
010,000 pounds. ,
COUNTY AGENT f J,
STRESSES RURAL
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Nearly a quarter of a million
farrq residents are injured in mo
tor'aeedents each year, says L. F.
Weeks, County Agent. This fact
he adds, points up the peed for
rural traffic safety. "
: Unlike -clty traffic moSUmral
driving-! on- high-speed roads.,
r iMr. Weeks advises you. to adapt
speed to existing conditions; keep
to-the right; don't pass on curves
or hills; obey traffic rules and
signs; be' especially alert at all
grade, crossings; keep your car or
truck in good operating condition;
always coperate with local traffic
officials. : 1 s' ! ;
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- Be courteous to other, drivers.
Remember a truck starts slower,
is less maneuverable and takes up
more road than a car.
"The Duplin Story
September Drama
; (Released by State News Bureau)
Kenansville,. N. C. The His
torical Drama season in North Caro
Una extends into September with
the presentation here of "The Du
plin Story" for the second season
on September 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12. -'Preparations
for the 1950 pro
duction began recently with the
arrival- of the -author-producer,
Sam Byrd of "Tobacco Road" fame,
and the technical director, Cor
win Rife, from ' the Dock Street
Theatre in Charleston, S. C. ;
; The drama, which depicts the
Wch history of an important re
gion from the beginning of Ameri
ca, was enthusiastically., received
last year when it was presented as
the feature of the Duplin County
bl-centennlal. Critics termed it a
"miracle in a cornfield", because
the outdoor theatre in which it is
presented transformed an old corn
field into place of light, color,
music and living history.
The autumn presentation of
"The Duplin Story" follows suc
cessful summer seasons of two oth
er major historical attractions, in
North Carolina - the "Lost Col
ony" On Roanoke Island, and "Un
to These Hills" at Cherokee, which
are scheduled to close on Labor
Day,; . ;V' y r :yy-l:, -' ' :
SHOOTING MATCH
There will- be a shooting match
this afternoon near Boone's Lake
when the Duplin County Law En
forcement Officers Association
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becue will be served to those pres
ent.
BIG DANCE
There was a big round and
square lance last Thursday night
on the street at Woodrow Smith's
Service Station. The music was
furnished by The Little Dutchman
and his Country Boys. A larre
rr- 1 n wis on l and to see t
Ice Capades Of 1951
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V, MODERN DANCERS are Helen Davidson and Alan Konrad,
IfctnUant young stars Of "Ice Capades of 1951" in EAST INDIAN FAN-
TSV - Just one of the nine great production numbers In the all-new,
exciting 11th edition of the late Ice extravaganza which comes to the
William Neal Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of N. C. State Col
lege, Raleigh, , September 5 through Sentember $i ! ! ,
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"Th5Dup::S!:iy"
Hit$ Tiie "Sl3!s"
' State ' magazine, 'published by
Goerch, this week features "The
Duplin Story". ; The cover picture
will be a scene from the play -and
the feature story inside, done by
Bill Sharpe, will play a prominent
part The Times has ordered 100
copies of this magazine which we
will pass on for 15 cents, add 5
cents to coyer cost of mailing. If
you want one better order early
for they ; will go quickly.
Hex! Week's Issue
Next week's issue oi The Duplin
Times will be our special edition.
As last year, we are issuing It In
connection ' with '.The Duplin
Story". A large section of the pa
per is already printed. . . .; ! j, 5
, The theme of this year's "edi
tion is the History of Public Edu
cation in Duplin County. . Albert
A. Outlaw, Register of Deeds and
Historian, has done a bang up Job
in writing a complete and accurate
history of education in Duplin.
Also he has done a history of
churches In the county, beginning
with Methodism at Carlton's Chap
el; Baptism at . Bear Marsh and
Presbyterianism at Grove, Ke
nansville. Mr. Outlaw has revised
his v general - history - of Duplin
County wfcich appeared in last
year's special edition and It will
appear again this year. Extra
copies will be limited and orders
are coming in rapidly. Anyone who
is not a subscriber or subscrib
ers wishing extra copies are asked
to mall In their order together
with the money at once. Price of
the paper will be 15 cents, add 5
cents for mailing. - "- '.
RICHMOND PROFESSOR
SPEAKS LOCAL LIONS
Prof. L. W. Jarman of Richmond,
Va. was guest speaker at the local
Lions Club Wednesday night Mr.'
Jarman, a native of Seven Springs,
Is head of the physics department
in the Richmond City Schools. His
subject for the talk was cooper
ation. He approached the race
question, the problem of govern
ment help and Interference in our
daily lives, and the religious' life
of the community id comparison
with the way Dupllnites approach
ed, the production of The Duplin
Story and the way world-wide
scientists, Jew, Gentile, White and
Negro approached the atomic theo
ry and conquered It. With such
cooperation, he said, we can con
quor most any of or problems.
O'lier gin- ' of t' Hub were
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DUPLIN tmnJCTllI
OF DREAD POLIO
' Fay Mobley,. five and a half year
old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs.
Woodrow Mobley of .Chinquapin
Rt. 1, has been taken to Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh after being diag
nosed here as an infantile paraly
sis patient f.:.
The child . was taken ill Satur
day and was soon hospitalized in
Kinston. Local doctors diagnosed
the case as polio as the result of
a spinal puncture. SShe was , taken
to Rex Hospital through the aetlon
of the Lenoir Counts? chapter of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, w
No paralysis had set in while
the child was In Kinston, possibly
indicating a light case,, but in ac
tuality it ; was too early to tell
what the effect would be, doctors
said. No confirmation has yet been
received from Rex as to the girl's
condition.
TUIIE III
Tune in over radio station WG
TM, Wilson, Saturday morning at
ten o'clock and hear Sara Byrd's
Duplin Story broadcast
GREENVILLE MINISTER
TO SPEAK IN PINK
HILL REVIVAL
; Rev. Leon Russell, pastor of
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
in Greenville, is to bf the inspira
tional speaker at a eries of ser
vices at the Pink Hill Methodist
Churdh - next week, Monday
through Friday, according to an
announcement :. by Rev. Thomas
Horner, pastor of (he Pink Hill
cnurcn. i
Mr. Russell, who has been a
member ' of the North Carolina
Methodist , Conference since 1930,
has served pastorates in Hatteras,
PikevlUe, Raleigh New Bern,
Goldsboro
, and Greenville. Since
coming to' Greenville he has been
very popular with th college stu
dents there." ? ' '' ': t
Mr. Horner will hold the" regu
lar service at Pink Hill Sunday
night- at - which ' time " the MYF
officers will be Installed, Services
will be held each evening at &00.
The public is Invited.
sott to speak
Sink hill meet
the Pink Hill Con, unity Civic
CJub will meet Frld r'-ht,. Aug
ust' 25th at 7:S o' V a V.
F. W. Hut.
Guest speaker will f 9 Mr. O. T.
r ', rute p. ?'. y c .-
"Duplin flory"
1 By OERTRUDE CARRAWAY
Work is well underway on pra
parations for "The Duplin Story",
historical drama with music by
Sam. Byrd, which will be repeated
here September 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12,
following, a successful first run
last September, under the" auspices
of the Duplin County Historical
Association.
- Byrd . is busily engaged in se
lecting characters and making pre
liminary arrangements for the pro
duction, which promises to be even
more successful than last year
Judging from the advance interest
manifested from all parts of the
country and from many places
elsewhere.
. With the opening of the Duplin
County schools last week, the stu
dents will begin rehearsals for
their respective scenes in the two-
act performance. Already Individ.
uals and clubs have started their
rehearsals.
The drama last year was con
ceded to be a highly entertaining
show, with a modernized treatment
of history, in the scenic outdoor
amphitheatre, given them in com'
memoratlon of the 200th anniver
sary of Duplin County.
Praise Last Tear.
"Miracle in a Corn Field', was
the description given to the pro
duction by James H. McKoy of
Wilmington, in a press report "The
Duplin Story is no mere pageant"
he wrote, "it is a vast production on
tremendous scale . . . and it is
g success! y:':,i.':-'.'"" ' "
Sm . Byrd wggtt 4itjtorr, he
directed tht production gad he su
perbly played the leading role. Bat
that la not the hall of tho story,
for he organized the company, the
workers, the actors, the. musicians
into a group that knew no obstacle
to hinder effort that could keep
this from heme one of the most
outstanding local productions I
have over witnessed ... It la all
gool it is all excellent"
The . Wilmington Morning Star
wrote: "The Duplin Story" is a
sensational success . . . Practically
everyone who has enjoyed it re
ports Producer Sam Byrd'a pres
entation surpasses all expectations
as to sincerity of plot,, variety of
scenes, thrilling drama and excel
lent music. The acting Is superb,
thanks to the enthusiastic interest
and efforts of hundreds of Dupl
11ns citizens. And the staging,
lighting and other effects are as
professional aa anything Broadway
offers.
History Dramatized
" The Duplin Story' will live on.
Not only has it recorded in drama
the history, of one of North Caro
lnia's good sections but will help
provide, through greater public
recreational and meeting facilities,
foundation for a future for the
county that may be even richer
than its past"
; The Kinston Free Press called
the play,' "A magnificent drama."
In an editorial the newspaper says
in part: "The closing scene in the
Duplin church would be a credit
to Hollywood or ; the legitimate
New York stage, as would many
other scenes from the entire drama.
The scene, offers a thanksgiving
service after victory that made It
possible. Bft it closes on a philo
sophical note, pointing toward the
path of lasting peace. Individual
responsibility in keeping the peace
I stressed." '
Bi:p7ri:M
Vii:!sFco
Episcc;:! Church V
An Aug. 6 Rt Rev. T. H. Wright
DJ). Bishop of East Carolina vis
ited St Gabriel's Episcopal Church
and in the absence of Rev, Addi
son Hosea, -minister In charge,
Mr. K. A. Williams welcomed the
J Bishop. X
ine jtisnop preacnea 10 a targe
and appreciative congregation. His
sermon was powerful challenge
to Christians to hold up the ban
ner of Christ In these perilous
tl".rt -,:. .). y-.- y.
t " a t irmon Jwhn Groome
.. j " "t. 9 Lord'a Prayer", accom-
r- ' n. a. vai:i.ras.
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CALYPSO ACCIDENT C. M. Phillips, drivine, and Mike N. Gahuui, ,
. both of Clinton, in the plek-up shown at top, suffered broken right. ...-.
anna and legs and lacerations, as
collided)
hfwNuMdth the truck and trailer shown below, drtvem
by Key Lee Baker, a .Wilson, at Calypso Friday. Baker suffered a
sprained right wrist The truck and trailer, going south, started to
a panel truck, ht met an oil tanker. To avoid a collision with
the tanker, the track polled off on
Fi Jnst behind the tanker, saw It, put on brakes suddenly, and to
void running In the rear of It, pulled off on Its right-hand shoulder,
Meting the track anal trailer almost head-on. Patrolman Cooke, of
Kenansville and Patrolman Earl Whltaker of Warsaw investigated.
Photos by Vaden Brock.
Gradys and Outlaws
Inlaws and Kinlavs
Gather Saturday f
The Grady-Outlaw reunion will
be held at the B. F. Grady high
school Saturday, August 26th.
Judge Henry A. Grady will pre
side and Sam Byrd will be the
feature speaker. Some ; estimate a
crowd of 2500 will attend. The re
union was first organized in 1930
and has been headed by Judge
Grady since.
Tonsil Clinic
Held Wednesday
This week began another series
of tonsil clinics which will be
held on Wednesday of each week
at the Duplin County Health De
partment and will continue through
the month, of November. Dr. O. L.
Parker of Clinton will again be
the 'operating surgeon.
Children whose tonsils were re
moved this week were: Kenneth
Brock, Tommie Hulbert Bobby
Best, Ruby Driver, Grace Tyndall.
C B. Grady, Johnny Tyndall,
Aubrey Williams, Emmett Holmes,
Gerald Holmes, Margaret Whaley,
fSlnrlB Dost WIUKa Tnnnw ,
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Turner and Thomaa Ray Foss ', j
i ui wimcr iwenty-iour clinics
were held in the Health Depart
ment in which the tonsils of 36S
children were removed. The clinics
were very successful. None of the
patients suffered any ill effects
other than sore throat
OVER 300 HELP
CAVENAUGII
; CELEBRATE i
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I -'A. L. Cavenaugh, ; Warsaw in
surance agent -enjoyed a very fine
celebration last . Saturday .- when
more than three hundred friends
and customers, white and colored,
visited his office to help hlia cele
1 rate thirty years in the Insurance
wrt in P''ln Cminty, The
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well as internal injuries when they " :
the left-hand shoulder. The vtefc-
DANCE - DANCE
The B. F. Grady PTA is sponsor
ing a dance in the school gym. on
Saturday night beginning at 8:30
on August 26th. This annual dance
follows the Grady-Outlaw Reunion
which will be held at the Grady
School on August 26th. Good
music and a big crowd is expected.
Admission 50 cents each. Come
one; come all! 4
Signed
Mr. and Mrs. Faison Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Smith
Comlttee
'A LOOKIH' UP
By: A. M. DAVIS
Along about this time every year
the Sunday Schools of Faison get
the picnic fever and this year was
no exception. We had been hearing
rumors that the Sunday Schools
had for some time been a little
picnic feverish but nothing con
crete had been done about the
malady until last Wednesday morn
ing when Dr. Bill Clifton, Clement
Shine and myself undertook the
job of chaperoning the combined
Sunday Schools to White Lake.
It was a pretty good' day tor the
trip. Other than a few scattered
showers, not enough to dampen
the ardor of the crowd, the day
was fine for swimming; a bit cloudy
but not cold and a day that no one
could possibly get sun burned.
We were to leave at nine o'clock
DU lnat Wa3 entirety too laie 101
g0me because they were seen gath
but that was entirely too late for
ered at the churches as early as
seven o'clock and didn't mind wait
ing it seemed. With a trip like
that in view who cared about wait- -
Ing a mere couple of hours.
CONTINUED ON FAISON PAGE
COMEDIES FROM
EVERY DAY LIFE .
Byt Mrs, Howard Joiner
While the preacher berated all
kinds of sin, Aunt Dinah puncua
ted his sermons frequently by cry
ing "Amen -- Praise the Lord". .
She Amen ed his disapproval of
lying, stealing, card playing and
drinking likker.. When the preacher
turned his denunciation to "petty
gosip" Aunt Dinah eased back into
the pew and muttered, "Now, t''t
....! ; has done stopped fit s-