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Ix: i -r 1 -V'";:r.';". Mil i I . I U'5 brl i-:H-- v.; ,;i'..;f-!';r;..;:,;;ia!;; yCl' lir - f ' r1 . r If- 1' r? VOL. 17, No. 40 Dtplin Sfots College Club To Meet ParenU Of Present Students Are Cordially Invited, u , . At a meeting of the Duplin Caun ty Sute College Club to be held at Mitchner" Cafe In "Warsaw on Thursday night, Oct,'' 12, at ,7:00 o'clock guest speaker Will .be H. W. "Pop" Taylor, Alumni Secretary of the State jbollege General Alum ni Association. "Pop" is "a native of Duplin, hailing from Magnolia. The new movie, ''North Carolina State" wilt be shown during the eeting. The 20-minute motion pic ture Is, in color with souna. it covers every activity in which State College is engaged. It will give you an excellent opportunity to tour the campus While sitting in a chair and missing the opportunity of making your feet hurt by walk ,.lng a. lot '-V ':, We hope that each mother and ' father of students now at State will attend this "dutch" supper meeting so as to learn more about ' their Child's school. k Sf:le Highly Commission Completes - Aniillier 11.3 Miles Duplin Paving "The State Highway Commission has Just finished paving another 113 mile of road in Duplin under the" $200,000,000, bond Issue prtH gram. f.''r"V;::'V'r"i'''y':':','-, The 'five projects finished dur ing September are as follows: . From the Wayne County line ; pear Mt Olive to Calypso-Beautan-. nn KamA S.1 miles: From NC 24 to HaUsville. 23.; From NC 41 toward Sloan, 2; From JJC 11. la mue louth of Charity Jto NC 41. 3.4; , In KenaBSTlUa county joai exten- As of betobf l," t'ltjWmmlsslon I . . ... tin Mn... fif tipv' if? ToCcnv.:.;;::! Raleigh - North Carolina Leg ionnaires left this week from all corners Of the state headed for Los Angles, Calif, and the 82nd annual National Convention of The Ameri can Legion, October 9 to 12. ' The Tar Heel State will be well represented at the West Coast Con vention. Headed by Department Commander . Hugh Alexander of Kanapolis. this offiqlal delegation Includes 63 delegates and a like number of alternates. Additional Legionnaires are' sure to attend which should swell North Caroli- s total to more than 300. : ; - The state champion , Ashevllle Lesion band will be on hand to add color to the Tar Heel delega ' Hon when the Legionnaires parade through, Los Angles on Oct. 10. The' city of . Los Angles Is all set to show the- 84!77 ' delegates and other thousands of Legionnaires the time of their lives. . i , Southern California, wilih. its ikmiIo hoanties: HollvWOOd. the magic land of motion pictures, and Los Angles, noted for its warm hospitality, all have joined In pre- je ' paring a proBxam ui nevci tiuuu Leglom;,:t..;v:,:r I , Motion picture studios will make ! ' ' , their top stars available to make U it a thrill-packed convention week TTj.r tor the nation's Legionnaires. - ttace the world premiere of its great new musical production. "Red, White and Blue." Former , Secretary of Defense ' Louis Johnson will address the op ' ' enlng session of the convention at . the Shrine Auditorium on Oct. 9. v A lavish tournament of music , wlU be held la the Los Angles Me morlal Coliseum as crack American ' Leg'on drum and bugle corps from all 6. T the nation will compete for ' the ha..onal championship and thou sands of dollars in casta prizes. , ' ' The annual grand parade - will " get underway , at 2 p.m. Oct' 10. , " The line of march will be more than j 2 miles and will include colorful units and floats from every state In the U. S. and many of the out- it. lying possessions. tr More than 10,000 persons are expected to be on hand for the con . ventlon. y: w.; ''ft r.i INSTALLATION Y- " T- Luvena B. Vestal, Pub. Chmn. Duplin Co. State College Club paving In Duplin since the start of the accelerated roadbuildlng pro gram last summer. . . Dr. Henry W.' Jordan, chairman of the Highway Commission, re ports more 'road work under con struction at this time than ever be fore In the history of the Commis sion. Numerous primary and sec ondary projects will be finished before the end of the 1950, co. structlon season, t , As of September 10, the 'Com missioned spent $49,87421.50 and allocated $95,067,744 J23 of the first. $125,000,000 In bond lunas. r;:kp Cvcfl;ras CiCeulaviiiriad Monday night one car and two pick-up trucks ' were.. .Involved ' in a wreck on the Beuiavme-cninqua-pin highway causing one of the pick-ups to turn over." -. Willie McCoy Everton, operator of the . car was backing onto the highway when the pick-up driven by Warren G. . Batcheior passea on the wrong side of the pick-up operated by Terry C.; Parker and then side-swiped the automobile i turning ine pic-up otct. ?; r- Charges were filed here by Pa trolman J. S. Bailey against Terry C. Parker who paid a fine and War ren O. Batcheior was charged with passing on the, wrong Side of the road. - Charges were , oumissea against Willy McCoy Everton., i Warren Batcheior was . Injured and also two girls riding In the Batcheior pick-up were hospital!- zed.- 4-11 Club Itedio Progrc.ii - A Duplin County 4-H Club pro gram prepared by Miss Alta Law son will be' presented ver station WPTF, Raleigh, Thursday October 19th at 12:45 p.m. The program will be presented by Stella Herring, autfia Carlton, Gene Holland, and Charles Hales of the Warsaw Senior High 4-H Club. . . ; The program Is Interesting Jnd entertaining as well as Informative of 4-H Club work In -Duplin. Rosellill Clvirzns LUJivS Itiiif -- ' i, The Civltons had thelrlmeettng Thursday night and observed Lad ies Night A chicken dinner was served at Effle's restaurant to 88. Entertainment was furnished' by James Price and his orchestra at .the community building. . ' -T- '!;'-' V 'Z ' - . . 'V"V '. The Rose Hill Womans tlub met Wednesday night of last week for their regular fall luncheon at the community building. Mosdames M. L. Carr, R. L. Carr, Eldridge Tea chey and Hubert Cottle were hos tesses. Mrs. L. W. Williams presi ded. Plans for the ficwr show and pftwimnni'v f ' " 't v i presen'""? KENANS VELLE, lUniversolistsllcar Dr. Lee M. Drcolts , (SpeeUI to the Times) , : Speaking at the 45th Annual Ses sion of the Universalist Convention of North Carolina in Rocky Mount Sept 30, Dr. Lee M. Brooks of the University of North Carolina de clared that "Before the Christian church can do much about world problems It must consider itself as a problem." - He went on' to say that, "If the church would perform a vital func tion in connection with such world problems as nave grown out of science and " technology, national ism, racialism, economics and poll tics it will have to answer some sharply pointed questions." "That old central question 'and who is Jny neighbor l', said Dr. Brooks', "still challenges the mod ern; church In terms of nations, races, classes and other religions." Dr. Brooks referred to organized religion In Jesus' day as a supreme problem. It was an Institution fos silized, resistant tc change, and spiritually dead. "Jesus, one of the greatest radicals ' In history, not only drove the money-changers from the temple and denounced the hypocrites, but be -also tried to breathe the breath of God Into the religious forms of his day.J' Among the other questions which he set forth as a challenge to the church's thinking and acting are these: Do we today have ceremonial churchianity rather than a realistic Christianity? Is the contemporary church as a whole bound by dogma and so divided and splintered that it is -only weakly effectual in view of world problems? " Dr. Brooks emphasized that here and there could be found churches whose program exemplifies the realities of the Christian way of Mfe. But there are few of these' as compared with the preaching" sta- rtiona and pulpit pounding type. in referring to science and tech nology as another problem which needs to feel the influence of the ChristiaaJEhurch, Professor Brooks spoke of the soul searching of the physical scientists today. "These men", he said, "are In quest , of social,'' moral, and religious" con trols over their discoveries." The remedies for other problems such as nationalism, racialism, eco nomic exploitation, and political Injustice - - most pf these born and nurtured in our own communities and tolerated too complacently by- church people -- are not to be found in faith in facts or knowled ge..: i. .... .r- "We delude ourselves", ' Dr. Bropks emphasized, "if we think just knowledge will save us. This sounds like the often expressed statement. Glve the neoDle the facts and they'll straighten things) out', unfortunately In the realm of local or world problems, people do not act by fact as often as they act by emotion : and prejudices. Knowledge by itself has no inher ent motive power. It is only from the mature mind, the socially con clous mind, lighted and moved by spiritual and moral energy, that we can expect constructive action. The Christian Church can be the source of the faith and power that will make knowledge function." KENANSVILLE TAKES OUT KINKS, CURVES : Visitors to the county seat these days are observing much work go ing on along the streets and es pecially around the courthouse. The long promised straightening up period on the part of the high way department has arrived. The curves on highway 24 around the court house are being straightened up or broadened so that traffic may flow easier; Also the street "RuH ledge" is the name on highway 24 from the court house east toward Beulaville" is to be widened with curb and gutter and sidewalks air most to the edge of town. It has been promised that highway 11 from the intersection of highway 24 leading to Grove Swamp via the high school will be widened with curbc and gutters and sidewalks. Contracts for this project has not been let Zeigler-Cline Construc tion Company of Fayettevllle , is contractor for the present Job. ; . ' . It wlU also be noted that work is progressing nicely on the widening project of highway 24 from Ke nansvllle to the Onslow county line. North East at Weaver's Bridge, now better known as Old Man Riv er, is being given a new look. The old fill is being rebuilt and a stral 'cr road throunh the river low l ' a ri- v lrl;Ve v "1 !rfft ' ! ) i t 1 ! 1- " NORTH CAROLINA, On Oct. 9th The Grady PTA will hold iU regular meeting Monday, Oct. 9, 1950 at 7:30 P. M. at which time Mrs. Grady's and Mrs. Fordham's Fourth Grades will present a Hal owe'en program. Haftie Gavin Gets 6 Years Battle Gavin, Warsaw Neg ro Woman, was given 6 years in the penitentiary In Super ior Court here Tuesday when : she entered a plea of guilty to charges of "Illegally per forming abortions. Battle's i ease has drawn widespread attention In Duplin for the past year or so. She was tried and convicted the last time In court but the Supreme ' Court reversed the ease en ' grounds of -errors. The Times ; wont attempt to go back into details of Hattie and her car " ryings en. She is now safely , , away from public life and at her advanced are this time probably mean finis to her. So, Period! Warden Miller To Attend School By JOE HERLEVICH Ralph Miller, Duplin County Forest Warden, is to attend a six- day training school in forest fire control work the first week in Oc tober. The school is being conduc ted by the North Carolina Depart ment- of -Conservation -nd..Devel- opment andwlll establUi: its Head quarters at tfthe North Carolina State College forestry students camp on the Hofman forest which lies in Jones and Oaslew. counties. Two weeks of the school will be held for the Division of Forestry wardens from all six districts in the eastern part of the state, but Mr. Miller has been assigned to the first week. : i; J: At the forestry students' camp there are complete camp and class room facilities in the heart of the 84,000-acre Hofman forest. Exten sive field work at the scene of last spring's disastrous Hofman forest fire will be a feature of the pro gram. Courses of Instruction will include Such subjects as fire sup pression methods, short wave radio operation, fire plans, law enforce ment, fire-', weather danger pre diction, smokechaser and towerman training, equipment operation, damage appraisal, forest manage- men and public relations. A full-scale field problem will conclude the week's training. Dur ing all classes emphasis will be placed on methods of training men in the warden's- county organiza tions. Forest Service officials say that one of the chief purposes of the school is to qualify every man in the organization to assume great er responsibilities during periods of emergency forest fire conditions such as -were experienced last spring. ,':?';':?; . As County Warden Batten ex presses it, "Our problem is to make the nest use oi we manpower we have available an intensive train ing seems to be the answer." Exams Opsn For P.M. At Alberlson The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex amination to fill the position of 4th class Postmaster at Albertson, N. C. Receipts of applicants will close on October 29, 1850. Salary $1682. Patient Creaks Hip S. J. Gore, Pink Hill was hospital ized at the McGulre Hospital in Richmond, Va.. by the Veterans Administration, and suffering from a complication of diseases," Satur day had the misfortune of break ing a hip bone in an accident there. Cecil Sanderson, Sam Gore and Mrs. S. J. Gore visited him Sunday. EASTERN STAR VISITORS COMING Mrs. Lena W. Brewer, D.D.G.M. and Mr. Clifton Knowles, DJJXS.P. will mni-e t' ' "Tidal visit to the i Star Chapter - "1 t 8:00 p.m. eulavills Resident Dies Escaping Fire; Stephen Gresham Home Destroyed Bob Houston Rites Today 'William Robert Houston; 76, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in the Johnson Church Com munity Wednesday afternoon. He had been in declining health sev eral years. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home. Officiating was the Rev. Mr. Hayter, pastor of Grove Presbyterian Church in Kenans ville. Burial was in Golden Grove Cemetery here. He is survived by his wife, the former Lula Miller of the Hallsville Community in Beau fort County; three sons, Ernest of Edge Hill, Va., Luke of Newport News, Va., and Marvin Houston of the home; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Iola Hall of Bowden, and Mrs. R. J. Rhodes' of Newport News, Va. DUPLIII DOINGS By: JACQUELINE BURKE The 'hufly" (ACL) pulled out of Warsaw station Wednesday of last week for New York with a part of Duplin aboard - none other than Bob Grady. Also traveling on the same train were the President and the Vice President of the At- lantlc Coastline who entertained him in their private cars from 1 Rocky Mount to Richmond. j If you haven't talked to Bob since he returned, he really had a fine trip. Of course, it was a1 business trip. f On Thursday Rob was the guest of Mj-SCh, manager of the Metro Advertising service, tne largest m the world. 4nd while at the Biow Advertising Agency he ran Into Mrs. Margaret Peirce Robortem who is the receptionist Mrs. Robor tem is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Peirce of Warsaw. Thursday night he went to Madi- son Square Garden to see the Ro-, deo starring Gene Autry. Bob says "the Rodeo doesn't compare with the Duplin Story". After the Rodeo ' he took in the Ice Show at the New Yorker' where he was staying. Bob had Friday luncheon at the New York Advertisers Club where be was the guest of Mr. Emde, the Vice President of the American Press Association who is the Na tional Representative for weeklies, and Mr. Standback. He also saw the Broadway musi hit "Kiss Me Kate" with Ann Jeff ries of Goldsboro, star of stage, screen, and radio. After the show Bob had a long conservation with Ann and her mother, and for proof he has a picture taken with them. Saturday afternoon Bob saw on television Bud Wallace, son of Fitzbugh Wallace of Kinston and formerly of Kenansville, make the only Carolina touchdown against Notre Dame. While in New York Bob. had a Ions conversation with William, Rand Kenan and I undersUnd he muy 4bA fT11 t0 Kenansvil,e; about Christmas. - , AlUUUJf ULUCJl WCU-AUVWUD talked with the famed Billy Rose at the Diamond Horseshoe. He saw Lewis Caelta, dramatic critic of the New. York Times on several occasions and the first thing he wanted to hear about was "The Duplin Story". The New York Times carried a story on the page ant earlierjhls year. v WARSAW DRUG FEATURES NEW SPECIAL FORMULA 2 Warsaw Drug Company is now featuring "Bexel", a new special formula that will give new zestj for life, new energy, etc. among young as well as old. Mr. Bill Shef field, proprietor of the store, says he can recommend this new for mula for diet He says it is put out by a very reputable company and he Teels his,, store is fortunate In securing It for this section. On an other page In this , issue will be found a large display of "Bexel". Read the ad, it tells its own story. Not only will the ad appear In, this issue but in several subsequent Is sues you will find "Bexel" story. You don't have to drive to the Warsaw Drug Company to make your purchase. At the bottom of the ad you will find a coupon and Mr. Sheffield says his store will gladly accept mail orders anywhere, The Warsaw Drug features mall order business to all parts of Du plin and surrounding counties. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th., 1950 MR. STEVE . . . . . AND HIS LANDMARK By: J. R. GRADY Wednesday morning, Oct. 4. 1950. Beulaville and Duplin grow. And slowly . . . one by one . . . the old landmarks pass on. This morning two of Beulaville's old landmarks passed into history. Dramatically the end came. It will not seem right for some time to come to drive through Beulaville and not see Mr. Steve Gresham sitting under the oaks in front of his large old home on a hot summer afternoon or on the front porch on a cooler day with knife in hand, whittlin' the days by. This morning the "big house" built by Mr. Steve and his wife about 50 years ago, shortly after they were married, went up in smoke. As Mr. Steve was leaving the door, going out of the house, as he feared for the last time because of the lire, he slump ed to the floor. He was picked up gently and carried into the yard, where under anoak he was placed in the old comfortable chair. He was gasping for breath. Maybe he was conscious that he was sitting in that old chair "under that old oak in front of the "big house" - - or maybe he was not. When Dr. Norris arrived he pronounced Mr. Steve dead. He was carried across the street into his daughter s home where his body rested some 30 or 40 minutes until the "big house" fell to the ground in ashes. The ambulance arrived and he was carried away to the undertaker, His life and his "big house", to him Ta crowning point in his life's work, passed on into history together, Thus moves man and history. October Is In The Air Here When October comes around in Kenansville the town takes on new life. Fall days, or should we say Indian Summer, always brings new zest for living. Summer work is over, crops are mostly in, most debts are paid and farmers have money to spend. In Kenansvillej lawyers take on a new look. They come down town every morning' with newly starched collars and freshly pressed suits for it is their harvest time. The last week in September brings the opening of superior court ana tor several weeks in a row court is in session ; almost every day and crowds throng the town. They would like to do more shopping in Kenans ville but the number of stores are limited. Those who do shop are well pleased and almost daily ask why there aren't more stores in our countyseat town. "We have to come here," they say, "and we would like to shop here if there were more stores to shop in" - - just think, it hasn't been too long ago when we couldn't even go to a show here now we can g0 every . KenansviIle and want to come more but when court ig not Jn session we have t0 g0 t0 some town where there are de partment stores, dime stores, spec ialty shops, more hardware and supply stores, etc." Business men should take a hint. The county seat of a county of 45,000 people has great possibilities. Again, we say, it is fall in Ke nansville and money is all around us, every body is smiling except the poor clerks in the court house. DUPLIN SCHOOLS HALF HOLIDAY Duplin white school children en- sentenced to State Prison for for joyed a half-holiday of fun and gery. vv frolic yesterday when schools turn- Isaac S. Gurganus charged with ed out at lunch so that .teachers abandonment and non-support was could attend a district meeting of , ordered by Judge Burney to pay the NCEA at Fayettevllle. Supt. in cash $500 to the Clerk of the O. P. Johnson was a principal1 Court for the support of his three speaker at the gathering. Korean War Victim Returned Harold Sanderson, a son of Mr. and Nulle Sanderson of Pink Hill who was Injured while fighting with the American forces in Korea, has arrived for hospitalization at Camp Lejeune. He has. a badly mangled hand according to reia- tlves Who visited him Sunday. He has also lost considerable weight, He will eventually accept a dts. charge, so say relatives. , ' . A ; By: J. R. GRADY Sorrow and tragedy, drama in everyday life mixed with excite ment and emotion marked the day of events in Beulaville Wednesday morning. About 10:30 someone spotted smoke pouring from the left ell roof of the Stephen Gresh am home in Beulaville. The alarm was sounded and in a few minutes the bucket brigade responded. Realizing they were hopelessly lost James Miller, a merchant there, called the Warsaw Fire Departme-U for help. In 15 minutes afler re ceiving the call the new Warsaw fire truck with its crew of e:"f -cient firemen were in Beulaville, 20 miles away. When the truck ar rived they realized there was noth ing they could do to save the large rambling Gresham hdfhe. The boys from Warsaw immediately went about saving nearby buildings and when the holocost was over only the Gresham home was destroyed. All other buildings were intact with no damage except a good bath from the fire truck. Beulaville has no water system and the boys from Warsaw had to use their sur plus truck tank, chemicals and drained dry all open wells in reach. They did a splendid job. At 11:30 the old house was in ashes. So much for the fire. Mr. Stephen Gresham, age 79, owner of the house and its builds er about 50 years ago went un noticed by most of the onlookers. Only members of the family, a few close friends and a doctor knew exactly what was going on. As the firemen were protecting the prop- erty relatives and friends were ' looking out for Mr. Gresham who had collapsed as he was leaving the doorway of the house onto the porch. He wa carried into the . front yard and placed in a chair. Dr. Norris was called and rushed to him. On reaching him Dr. Norris said he had passed away of a heart attack. Mr. Gresham had been In poor health for some time and was subject to heart attacks. Apparent ly the fire and all the excitement was too much for him. CONTINUED ON BACK Accident Charges Filed With J. P. Charges have been filed against Herbert M. Johnson and .Robert Lee Fusse1' as a result of an ,uto. mobiIe and oil tanker colUsion on Highway 117 last week causing the death of Jim Stokes of Wallace, Kt. 3. Charges were filed by Cpl. T. G. Brooks, State Patrolman, against Herbert M. Johnson of Wilmington, operator of the tanker, for driving in a careless and reckless manner. Robert Lee Fussell of Wallace, Rt. 3, was also charged by Brooks for operating a car while intoxicated and transporting non-tax paid liq uor for the purpose of sale. The Coroner's Inquest was held Tuesday. Johnson was placed un der $1,000 bond to appear in Su perior Court, Nov. 13 and Fussell was bound over to County Court under bond of $500. Superior Court Ends Session The Superior Criminal Court of Duplin County rendered decisions in the following cases this week, with Judge John J. Burney pre siding. Oscar Branch, sentenced to State Prison for burgulary, entry, ,and larceny. Roosevelt Harrison, minor children. J. T. Outlaw was found guilty of carnal knowledge of female over ' 12 and under 16 years of age.? Willie Williams, .charged with possession of non-tax paid liquor; cost, and condition he not violate any laws for two years. . Jim Henry was found guilty of aiding and abeting in the manufac ture of npn-tax paid liquor. - " Macy C. Bostic, - charged With i bigamy, sentenced to jail and work , on roads, on execution of prison term to oe suspenueu uu uuu u- havlor for 5 years and not to be found In Duplin, Lenoir, Onslow, Jones', or Pender counties anytime during that period. v . . ,