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, , .a , ' . , . , r , ' v l . - , V-' ,v -- i, . J W.' ' J t7 -m 3 f 1 'I - VOL. 17, ' KENANSVILLE, ' NORTH CAROLINA Lc;::nI!::JTo ; W-.lL.Ju U.v,ii..j Brie Cocke Jr. of Dawson, Ga., -' unanimously elected National Com mander at the Los Angles national convention, will make hi first visit as the Legion's chief, to North Car olina where he will address a meet- ' ing of the 18th District In San- -. ford on December 1. , j Cocke Is ' to speak la. the -high school auditorium following c full day of activities which will Include a parade, a part of the usual Christ mas festival, crowning of the beauty . queen and a banquet All " North Carolina Legionnaires are invited to attend the entire program in Banford and are especially invited to be present at 8 o'clock to hear the Commander's address; Declaring that "ours Is a fighting ' Job," Commander Cocke accepted The Americam Legion's highest of fice, pledging to pursue a program , f "peace through strength." Commander Cocke, a 39-year old - veteran of World War II and the youngest National Commander of The American Legion, survived a Nazi firing squad to lead the na- ." tion's veterans la their determlna ,'tion to protect and preserve the . fruits of their victory.- f 'v: . Decorated with the silver star, the purple heart with clusters, the bronte star and other citations, he S:.i Dyrd's Charleston Drama Makes , D!ollil;Seil:Oul Crowds Attend, Sam Byrd, author, producer and actor In VThe ,DupUn Story" has staged second hit In the field of ; pageants. ,Hla latest rror Those - Who Live, In The Sun" went over -v ' In a big way" in Charleston, S. C. HfhtjTj. over the ThanksglvloghoUday s. ;. , . The following flipping Sfrom the , $ arlf Evenings -Tostu, was re ' ceived by the Times from Margaret Neeson, putIty dh-ectori . . ; . - j. LAST NIGHT' FLAT - ' v- ' ' " Belvin He4e ' V Sam Byrd holds a mirror up to i the Jews of Charleston and paints . .a dramatle picture of the import ' ' of the Jews on the history pf Char 'leston In his BlcenteAnlafproduo i tion, "For Those Who, JBJye In The v,' Sun," whtfh opened" for a jElye-pay f run at the Dock Sstreet theater last night 5-;'.r "ri"rri''' ' A capacity hobae.fter Kxpress- lng approval,-with : spontanebus J burets ol applause, aw . cast of ; mare thaa',160 go--through 18 dra - eesUc scenes: rtfh a minimum' of niiscues and a wealth of ability.. Eriefly Ue-pro 'action centers ' around a Bavarian displaced family - J named Schuman- who are to come to America under the sponsorship , of . a Charleston .merchant Mr. i Byrd, who plays in allied officer, .tells them of the part the Jews have played In the life of Charles- ' ton and his stories are Illustrated , ' - by following scenes. :: v-' '.. ' The pageant, for no other destelp ' tion can fit the. production, Is set 4 in scenes, designed by Corwln Rife, that are .more; often, thah'not, . fcreathtaklng ln.: their; impact and o.taln such dramatic - effects as LY J. 11. Vi!!l:nis Convicted; Fl:rcj L'r.-;r Five Years Probation : Wilmington, Nov. 22. v Dri J. Williams, 73, prominent Warsaw ctor, was.vnder five years pro A!on toil?y..iollowing conviction ' violating federal narcotics laws. Assistant, pistrict Attorney How i d Hubbard-of Clinton presented t -ence to show that Williams f ''it some. .11.700 one-quarter i morerhlnc tablets' during an ;onth p4od imd could account r the disposal of only -'1,000 of n. - ' -vsfc V .; ":;e government also charged r t V.Tilllao issued some 2,300 . e .erlptlons for narcotics bought t various drug stores during the '.lb "c Association of the . r ' r '.' ' "'l held Amateur a , .1 on Frldny Nov. ..: L :ih was m .-r ol U'3. At II a " i." f e " J ft t..j C r to tcno.i 1 . ERLE COCKE, JR. Dawson, Georgia " National Commander '' The American Legion has received national acclaim as a business and agricultural leader in his home state of Georgia. ; v He demonstrated his ability and determination as chairman of the' Natoinar Security Commission in the American Legion's fight fori Universal Military Training. He! brings fthe same determination A and the same engagng smile - to his new Post as Legion National Commander. gunfire and a ' burning city.r The lighting effects go far to make the pageantthe most entertatolng this,; reviewer .naa seen onme iqcai- uave. If the enyironments were im sUge. .;; v ' V; ' 1 proved to Jelp rents to live feet umk fj nt AiiMi mnrfnituHp It - 1 ( u u .t m - w.. is taposslbUiv personeJLmen-,, tion to all-wl!o'eserv and it shouldufflsay iat without exception, the acting was ' excep- tioitfllv well done. : (However, the scenes best remem bered for the acting of , the princi pals are those which picture Pe nlna Molse, blind poetess, played by Elizabeth Malloch Davis, in her Coming street home, who 'hesi tates to leave her beloved and burn ing city though smoke from the spreading fire has entered the room; The Moses Lfndo scene, get on the waterfront in which Murray Bennett plays the English Jewf who came to Charleston to aid the col onists in their indigo experiments; The Union station scene in which Sam Turtletaub goes off to World War I to lose his life, and the last dramatic scene in which the rabbi, played by Gus Pearlman, preaches the victory sermon on the Sabbath after V-J Day,';- f-:;V Vvi-v ;;: For drama, we unhesitatingly chose the scene" in which Francis Salvadore, the first Jew to die for his country, is killed in a swampy ambush by Indians. For comedy, the Purlm ball scene in which A. Bobbins the Clown, lives up to his reputation as ''America's Funniest Man." ' Mr. Byrd tails on his long ex perience in acting, writing and pro ' CONTINUED ON BACK- same period, and a narcotics, agent testified that he bought drugs from Williams after being introduced to him by a drug addict - - Williams, who is not married and had no criminal record, said be had never issued prescriptions without "pr6per examination of the patient" and without being honestly of the opinion that the person suf fering and In need of narcotics for relief. . - . ' In addition to the five year pro bation period, Williams was filled $500 and costs and ordered to sur render his narcotics license to the United States Bureau of Narcotics. prize in the group contest with Lester and Shirley Brltt taking second prize.. Receiving honorable mention were Conrad Jones, Les ter Britt, D. Smith and Oscar Sut- Lchs ; S13C3.C3 Hubert Brown, local barber was minus $1300 in cash, according to reports here a few days ago, when . ( .(,v-rp,i his bin fold was tKafijW- jwtfcc S?uJUcx ixtV Dal Talks In Calypso "This is an attempt to create a greater and more wide-spread in terest in the care, management ano training of children,. so that we may slow down or even reduce the num ber of cases of mental unrest which too often lead to behavior prob lems in childhood, Juvenile delln- quincy in adolesence and crlmln allty in adults or to nervousness or even insanity." v .- With this opening statement,: a prominent Wilmington baby spec ialist, Dr. A. McH. Crouch, Sr., be gan a speech to members of the Calypso Parent-Teachers Assocla tion there Monday night, Nov. 20. The noted physician . averred "that the mental environment of the child is created by the mother or the nurse. That is her responsl bllity and her opportunity. The conduct of the child must be the criterion of her success." Dr. Crouch said "If things go wrong, if there is constant crying or ungovernable temper, if sleep and food are persistently refused, or if there is undue timidity and tearfulness, there is danger that seeds may be sown from which nervous disorders will spring in the future." -, He reminded parents and teach ers that more than one-half a mil lion United States citizens are con fined to mental institutions and It is estimated that the people now living, more than 10,000,000 will I during their lifetime need to be committed to a mental institution. " Dr. Crouch said a child with a "mind at rest" is he most valuable asset life can have.-He added "a child with a jnind at rest is the most valuable sset parents can .ycL lives, in uiuit uuiraiucfaw ui I , , . ,i ... shfher,; V d toi-perat &Wu'mT' J T' udiscuesions, stay hoe morinV01 m.m' With - the children, give more thought to the care of the mind and ; less to the body, the result will be a mind at rest." He concluded ' his address by emphatically asking the question: t "Are we willing to pay the price?" ,', SONG HIT Well, "The Little Dutchman" has struck it rich! Charles Newman of Pink Hill wrote a song in 1949 while serving in the Army. The song Is entitled "No One To Cry Over Me". He sent the jsong to Hollywood, Calif.; f or the fun . of it, and the motion picture industry sent him a contract He is nowUn der contract with Columbia Record ing Studios in Hollywood. The song will be on sale in December. ' .; H. D. Club Officers To Meet Burgaw Miss Verna Stanton and Mrs. Mary L. McAllister will, hold a training school for Home Demon stration club officers in Burgaw December 0, at 10 a.m. In the Court Room of the courthouse. This meet ing is to be held for Duplin and Pender County Officers. The pur pose is to train officers In their duties so that we may have better Home Demonstration Club 'meet ings. ..-,.,-'.,.,,., ' '' ; Each Duplin club officer is ask ed to pack a small lunch to take so that so much time will not be spent eating lunch since -Burgaw does not have facilities for feeding large crowds. The ladles in Pen der will serve coffee to go with lunches. i;.:':- Transportation will be provided Duplin ladies that do not have transportation of their own. Con tact Miss Clontz, Home Agent VL Famous Orchestra At Kinston Dance .The Kinston Clvitan Club is sponsoring a round dance In the old Knott's Warehouse In Kinston on Tuesday night, Dec. 5th from 9 'til one o'clock. - The famous Gene Krupa orchestra will play..' Purpose of the dance Is to raise funds for a project to test hearing in school children on a continuing basis so. that every child will have the benefit of good 'hearing. The project is an expensive one, says M. S. Van Hecke, the necessary machines and audiometer costs - In the neighborhood of $1,C00. Every n ! ' 1" -1 -''"' " I -' New Optometrist ? ' : i t ! , y I I L Dr John M. Daly; Jr.,Jibove was awarded the degree .ol Doctor of Ontometry and B.S; in Visdal Op tics upon his recent graduation from Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, !U.tjr. Daly is a . graduate of Grainger High School in Kinston and eompleted pre-Optometry study In 141$ Junior year at Wake Forest College. His wife Is the former Lpis Trances Swindell of Greenville' ijld they have one daughter, Marljrti Fran ces., Their permanent hoifie is In Warsaw, where Dr. DalyMll soon open his office for the practice of Optometry. He is the son; of Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Daly 6f -Kihston. Duplin Choirs Be Folks On Dec. i The Kenansvllle measkerf of the bers of the Duplin County Choir from all over the County at a Turk ey Dinner 6n December 5,' 1950, at 7 p.m. in the Kenansville School Lunchroom. Immediately after dinner there will be a meeting of all members of both choirs, at which time it will be decided what disposition will be made of the Choir's share of the surplus from the 1950 production of the Duplin Story. This will be the first meeting of the Duplin County Choir for 1951. All mem bers of both-choirs are cordially invited and urged to attend. Faison Seniors To The Faison Seniors are now in fine shape to present their play "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 1st - The play is an Irish comedy giv en by special, arrangement with Walter H. Baker Co. upon payment of a $10 royalty; It is an excellent plot, plenty of pathos but ends happily - but with a tug at the heart strings like the song fy the same name., '-' "Your are cordlaly Invited to at tend this fine production. BILL KORNEGAY IN LEADING ROLE . '-' Bill Kornegay will play the lead ing role in Gastonia's Little Theatre production of "Laura", which will be given, December. 11-12-13. This play . was taken from the novel "Laura" by Vera : Caspery from which the movie "Laura" was also 'Thade.'.,':.,.,,., ... - ,t ' Bill'sOle' will be that of Waldo Lyndecker, which was played by Clifton Webb in the movie.- , Mr. Kornegay is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kornegay. He at tended Warsaw . Grammar School and two years of high school after which he entered N. C. University where he was a - member of the Carolina playmakers. He received his B.A. in History in 1949, and is for the second year a faculty mem ber of the Arlington High School inGastonla.,j y; -""A & P STORE HOURS . M 'if t - : A. & P Tea Company In Warsaw calls attention to its store hours now being observed. Mr. Arm strong, manager, says that some folks ve a little confused on the hours. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays the store opens . at 8:30 a.m. and closes at ""-) r , C ' '' ---'iv? J': r ; -f''tV He e FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1950 Universalis! Ladies To Hold Institute Day In Kinston n ' The North Carolina Association of Universalist Women will have their Institute Day in the Kinston Universalist Church on. Saturday, Dec. 2, 1950. Mrs. W. C. Grady, State President, will call the meet- in? to order at 10 o'clock. ..Mrs. i LoLtie Burger of Outlaw's Bridge Church will have charge of the d votion. Miss Virginia Ward of Wil-'' mington will give, a report of the National Conference held in Wash ington, D. C. in October. I Mrs. Maud B. Foy will be the ' main speaker for the morning ses sion using the topic "Parliamentary Procedure." Mrs. W. S. Skeels of Rocky Mount will sing a special ; number and Mrs. Steve Wilkins will give a reading-. At 2:30 the afternoon .session will start with Miss SusanWaller of Kinston speaking on '"Travel and Work While in Germany with Youth Caravan." "Biest Be the Tie That Binds" will be. used as the closing hymn. .,. . The public is invited to any or all of the program.-Lunch will be served at the noon hour. Duplin Industry Subject Of Talks The industrial potentialities and future of Duplin county are slated to be aired when Duplin' mayors and other interested citizens meet Friday with Paul Kelly of the, State department of 'Conservation and Development. ""i.. Kelly will leadVdiscussigns Jn how Duplin can attract more in dustry -rid wfcnt r' the ' county has to offer. Aubrey Cavenaugh, C&D board member said the subject would receive thorough study. The meeting will be held in a Warsaw cafe at 7:30 Friday night, Cavenaugh said. Announcement of the session was made shortly, at the meeting last week of J. P. Stevens and Co., which gave plans for a modern textile plant to be located in Wal lace. Friday's meeting, Cavenaugh said, will many advanced plans and suggestions for compiling a com plete account of available resour ces in Duplin, which officials be lieve will determine the industrial future of the county. Magnolia Baptists Hold Anniversary . The Anniversary services at the Baptist Church Sunday, Nov. 19th in Magnolia were well attended and much.enjoyed. The pastor, Rev. J. P. Royal gave the three messages, morning, afternoon and night. In the the afternoon the Lord's Sup per was observed and special music. At the night service Mr. Royal baptized sixteen candidates, seven fer Coneord. Church, two for New Hope and seven for Magnolia. A large delegation from Concord and New Hope attended the nigh ser vice, . . (-. v At noon a sumptious dinner was served. - Among those who attended the day services from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Milton Parker, and Mrs. Lena Maxwell of Hopewell, Va., Mrs. Sudie Parker of Kennedy Home, Kinston, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones of New Bern, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martino of Fayetteville. Cold Weather Hits Duplin and Eastern Carolina suf fered its coldest weather in several winters last week end when the thermometer shot down to near IS degrees on Saturday night follow ing heavy snow fall during the day. Little snow stuck because of pre ceding rains. The youngsters enjoy ed 'watching it fall but were denied the pleasure of making snow men. Some say Duplin has already had more real winter weather this year than we had all of last winter. Some prognostlgatorg around here say watch- out for more snow and sleet before December 20th. BLOODSHED BOXSCORE , ' y :;---'y On N.C. Highways-' i-.' Killed Nov. 24-227 t V 13 Injured same dates -. . ; 95 " ' " 'i '-v ?7, lOW 8"3 ! : -v. J 7, )f9 -7"3 ' 1ST." LT. LENWOOD SMITH A Pink Hill soldier, Lenwood Smith',' has come up through the ranks quite a way since he enlist ed in the Army in 1939. Smith, now 1st. Lieut. Smith, is the son of Mrs. Maggie Smith of Pink Hill. He re cently received his latest promotion at Schevabisch Hall, Germany, his present station. He has been in Europe for 18 months and has his wife, the former Pansy Pierce of Marlow, Okla., his son, Larry Lynn, 7, and an infant daughter, Linda Diane, with him. The latter was born in Germany. During World War II, Smith was a sergeant, ser ving two years in the European area. WeekOf Prayer In Baptist Church The Week of Prayer for World Missions and Lottie Moore Christ mas Offering will be observed in a different way than ever before here. . , On jtfonday night, Dec. 4 the Sunbeams will give their program, and, make their offering in little stockings hanged on a little Christ mas tree, Miss Macy Cox Leader. Tuesday night The Royal Ambas sadors led by Pastor Royal will give their program and make an ofering. Wednesday night The G.A.s led by Mrs. Paul Tucker will give their program and offering. On Thursday night the Y. W. A led by Miss Macy Cox will give their program and offering. On Friday night the W. M. S. will give their program and offer ing, Mrs. J. E. Hamilton is presi dent of the WMS. Don't Forget - you are invited. Bids Received On Highway 11 Bids were received in Raleigh Tuesday for the repaying and wid ening of highway 11 from Kenans ville to Pink Hill, 15.01 miles of grading, paving and ' structures. Roadway contract bid was received from E. II. Hines Construction Co. in Greenville, S. C, $350,520.50; structures, Wilson Construction Co. Inc., Salisbury, $161,467.80; moving buildings, E. H. Hines Construction Co., Greenwood, S. C, $3,725. The bids are expected to be approved and work got underway in a few weeks. L F. Weeks Attends Chicago Agents Duplin County Lacy F., Weeks, recently elected President of the Southeastern District of the' North Carolina Agents ' Association, left on Friday to attend the National Convention in Chicago of County Agents being held Nov. 27 and 28. The National Convention Is the main event in the County Agent organization. The State Board of Directors serve as delegates to the convention. North Carolina is dk vided into six districts with a President of each, who with the State President form the State Board..' Mr. Weeks drove to Chicago with County Agents C. B. Morgan of Granville County: Charlie- Over man, Chowan Co.; and Charlie Clark, Onslow Co. Agent Weeks before becoming President had served two years as Vice President of the N. C. South' eastern District He is now serving as State Chairman of the Public r"iatloPs ci',,,v'"" -a is a f no. a free Public Bible lecture In "TRUE RICHES - HOW OaV TAIN ED?" is the subject ef a tree public Bible discourse to bo deliv ered this Sunday, Dec. 8, at &M p.m. in the Model Theatre, Beute ville. The speaker will be O. B. Miller, ordained minister fresa Brooklyn, N. Y., and tola free pub lic Bible talk will climax a wee long visit with Jehovah's witnesses in this area. Mr. Miller has been working wttkv Jehovah's witnesses in eeeUre. North Carolina for more thsa two years, and will soon take a course of training at the Wntcfetower Bi ble School of Gilead U New York preparatory to missionary aerviee in foreign lands. . The public discourse is part of a world wide home Bible edueattoe,' al work now sponsored by Jeho vah's witnesses to encourage more study of the Bible in private hoses of persons of all beliefs. While the witnesses have central masting places yet most of their preaching activities is carried on from hove to house. The non-denominattonal Bible educational work of Jehovah's wit nesses has spread all over taw earth and is now carried ea la let different lands by more than 17 s 000 active ministers. They are said to b one of the fastest gcvaiag Bible educational orgaalwtioM of modern times. The witnesses firmly believe that we art now living in "the last dare" and that the destructive oewers of God will sooa sweep through the earth to completely "-'frftttt all forms of wickedness. That total world destruction la caUadj the "Battle of Armageddon," and, eoly the righteous will bo saved frea its fury. -Mr"l: ' Putting this belief Into aeUoa, -L the witnesses bavoeet forth oa a well-organlxed campaign tktougV' out the earth to wan all peopl about this comlftg world calamity. Thus, they call Upon rick and poor ' alike, educated and Illiterate, t4 persons of all nationalities gad-fee CONTINUED ON BACK WHOM Deer Hunting hPo. Percy E. Byrd of False left eo Friday afternoon for New 1 Pa. where ho Joined kit . a deer hunting trip ! (at ; tains Monday and Tuesday; Bt will also visit his daughter la Delaware City, Dei while away. Bo MU re turn on Saturday. , . County Agents District Meeliiig The County Ageata of DuaUa will be out of the county Tuesday to attend a Tide Water District Meeting in Wilmington. Thlrtoeo counties will form the district Representing Duplin are: L. t. Weeks. V. H, Reynolds. Mites Alia Lawson and Hilda Clonta. ; - Local Lions To PlayBaskelbsIt The local Iiont Club at tta reg ular dinner meeting last week voted to schedule a basketball game be tween the club member and, the Kenansville FFA. The game will be played some time la January at the Kenans Memorial Auditor ium. 5 -I Visitors at the club dinner were Lions B. R. Ackemaa, Arte Thompson and Earl Farles of the Wallace dub. Following the meet ing Zone Chairman Ackermaa of Wallace met with officers of the local club.' r s.'- -; The Lions voted to decorate the -courthouse square with a Christ mas scene and Lion Colon Holland was placed in charge of this pro ject The scene has been ordered and la expected to be erected some time next week. Bi ilavilb Lbs Clear $174X3 The Beulavill Lion Club c -'. ed $173 Saturday bfwe'i" Fivteg la tslr f'rt Tr - ' snr.t v""' r-1 v