North Carolina Newspapers

4 ,L. No. 18, .;:ic!iCir:..::jC.:. e::l!cAt$tO,CJ:.;wjl. : ? -The thirteenth annual March of , .polio.-,,.v-..;.-:J Dimes Drive la on In DupUn County ; Last year Duplin ranked 98th and will last until the 31st of Jan- among (he counties of the state In uary with the goal set at,iO,000 -amount contributed witlTan ave fnr 1951 V '' ' S rage of cents per person whereas The drive is organized by town- , the State ranked 19th In the na--' 'ps with J. S. Blair and Mrs. . tion. $5,000; was collected in the .Luna Stroud serving as co-direct- county, $2,500 of which remained -org Mr. Blair stated that the many ; In the county and $2,500 given to drives and all of them worthy, "I. the national -fund. $12,000 was ap feel with my past, experience as proprtaUd front National'; lor use school principal and superintend- In this County VI' ' ent, this drive has far more reach- The plana for raising tooney In :i,mtu. v..n m in which . . the various townships will be de- we can participate.T ..V There were 12 new cases of polio . . 1 t in Duplin county jasi year aoa i " - --- old cases from the years '48 and the, Faison; $4rs. L. ,. Pope. Mag 49 The total expense for the care nolla; Dennis Ramsey, Rose, Hill; of these patient was $12.176.19. ",.BavW N, Henderson ami H. F. Riv- None of us know what the num- ber will be In 1951; that is why the p ple of the county are called up on to contribute money to - the March of Dimes as-this is the only source of Income through which the National Foundation , receives money to carry on the fight against Diiplin Times . The Duplin Times Is doing somei rather-extensive changing and re modeling on the inside of the build ing in preparation for. Installation of new equipment; ; i'.f e( ' ' ' .. Present plans call for the Install a'lon of a larger and speedier news paper press next week. For the past 13 years your paper has been a seven column sheet .Out present press will Only print two pages at time. After next week's Issue your paper will ttep up to an eight "col umn page and will be a little long er sheet The press we are' install- ' - s----11 p. ) wullace - The B. P. L. Implement Company is opening In Wallace on Highway 117, near the city limits, to aerve the farmers of toe area. ; , The new company will have the dealership foe Furgurson tractors and Implements. They will carry a full line of parts and service. ; - J. S. Blair, general, manager .of Leading Motors, is president of the new organization, i. C. Llndsey is salesman for the company.. The building serosa from the Elanchard-Farrior Warehouse is in t' a process of being remodeled to house the B. P. 1 Implement Co. Mr. Blair, president, stated that be is "Interested in trying to give the ; farmers the "opportunity, of using the Furgurson system of scientific farm 'implements,: not here before available In this area." if '- sr . V.'ashlngton, Jan. 16 President T uman .changed selective service j 's today to allow, draft-age men i -, volunteer for 21 months In the j. ed forces.,, t . . ..;.- 1 1 evlously, draft? eligible men i enlist only for a minimum : ".ree years in the Army, Navy 1 I'arlnes and for four years in Air Force. "' . ' ctive Service' officials said t ::,!il)le men still can sign up ruitlng siatlons for longer ,cnt. They must volunteer nir local draft hoards If they" t to serve for only 21 months. ; -se officials said all men who hiuteer' at local draft boards v would be ticketed for the v. If the Navy,. Air Force anil os begin taking draftees, ver, the men probably could the branch In which they lo serve. . ',' . ; , . - i 1 rv I ". . :.: y, S3, died i ; near Kenans ; r.'ter a heart I i- 1 ' Yure con the home Monday at T'i-v. N. E. Crc 'mm l j I nily cemctory. eUolrothers, D. W. i 6-1 '.' y E. of t i) wham, Jope- . I r r-i ' - - .': ,..:ss cided by each chairman Township chairmen are:-TV, H. 'Hurdle, Caly- A C riaufs an A r A PPV. ,enDarK, wajuace; u. Chinquapin; James miuer, neuiar vUle; Wm E. Craft, Kenansville; and Durham. Grady, Alberton.- The next two weeks will give you the opportunity to help the county reach the needed J 10,000 goal for the March ot Din i Drive. Enl:rc:: Pbl v lng wlU print f out pages at a time and with increased speed -will cut the number Of press noun by more than 50, per cent.: Also a folding machine is being installed and band folding Will be ft thing of the past. Thia improvement .will enable-us to spend more Ume' pn the mechan ical set-up r 'the paper; and will allow. more i ne, for Job' printing. We expect to increase our Job printing fanlitie phortly to en able Bs t5 .am out more work and better work. T :.'-.;;. V v . Warsaw rMgnolid Saf.r Mon. U lliohfs ; Saturday and Monday nights are the dates for the home talent var iety shows being sponsored by the' Warsaw and (Magnolia Lions Clubs to. be ataged-Jn each town. The show will open at 0 o'clock In the Magnolia high' school' Saturday night and will conclude in the Warsaw High auditorium at u on Monday 'night Mrs.' Frances. Ay cock la directing and says that last minute rehearsals point to a grand success. 1 - r . - 1 ' Highlighting the" event la ' the Tiny Tot Contest to determine the King and Queen of the-two -com-munitles. - A radio,- donated by Western Auto -Associates and a silver-loving cup being donated by Roger, Jewlry . Store : in GoMsboro will be awarded the winners. The most popular boy and most popular girl wlU be ' crowned King and Queen on the closing night in War Saw. All. other awards will be made that' night There will be 26 door prizes including an orchid corsage donated by Warsaw. Floral Com pany; perfumes, cards, albums, ny lon hose, scarfs and many house hold, items. Second place winners in the Tiny Tot contest will re ceive' silver Identification brace lets .along with the titles of Prince and Princess of Duplin County. The awards are to be made on the stage. ..;"; ";, v.'.v ' x Everyone is urged to attend the two "nightly performances for a real good time. Profits will go to aid the blind fuhdv of the Warsaw and Magnolia Lions Clubs. fit m . lkMnM' ' Senator R. D. Johnson of Duplin has been named to seven commit tees in the 1251 Senate. He is chair man of the Juuiciary Committee No. 1, and serves on' the following committees: finace, education and election laws, public roads, public ulilltk'.i, rules, and senatorial dis tricts. ; ;;.;:.. MISSING IN ACTION . M;. s Alta Lawson, As 'slant Home Demonstration Agent of Du plin County has received word tliati her brother, I "i'c. Robert E. Lawson, has been mtesing In action in IZorea since Teccn " ;r 2. 1 re. Lav, i v s 19 years cU. He is t'.'e son ?". end f'- f J KEIIAIwVILLE, NORTH . - 1 T - . BRYAN iHOMEV BI "ORE AND) a J : Gilbert Carter Killed By Tree V GUbert Carter, 74, of the Wood land Community . was, fatally in jured by a falling, tree Wednesday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock.--? Carter was helping his son-in-law Henry ; Williams, with : 1 whom . he Jived, in ' cutting tobacco , wood when a tree fell across his back. He died within five minutes. : Surviving are three sons, Albert and Edward of the home commun ity, and Alton ;of near LaGrange; four daughters, . Mrs. Felix Taylor of near Deep Run, Mrs., Jesse Pad gett of the home community, Mrs. Williams, and Mrs. Edward Wagon er of Mass.; six brothers,, Julius and Ransom. Carter of Pink Hill, Leonard of Kinston, Grover of Fal- J!onHpon5madfuCP'!n1 the cuPle, two children, Eu f e d of Washington. D. C.;. three i gene S( illd Beck 7 Hospital at- sisters, ;Mrs. Henry Lea and Carrie 'tendanti said Mr. Bryan suffered Denver, ; Deep Run; ' Funeral services will be conduc ted from the home this afternoon at S p.m. and burial will be in Potter family cemetery near Deep Run. ? v J2n.31slittl6; Teg Decline! Do you have your. 1951 red on white license tagsT If not,' you'd better rush to the' nearest office and buy them before the January 3r deadline? advises the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hides. . . . ' J 'i All mdtorista apprehended on the highways on February 1 and there after without their 1951 ' license plates will be subject to prose cution,;' 't'.-rfV.ii .-;,v -The delay on the part of motor vehicle owners in purchasing 1951 plates makes it evident that a rush will occur at the main office In Raleigh and the 71 branch offices in the State s the deadline ap proaches, the Department said. - - The 1951 tags went on sal Dec ember i.i''i-: v:i,iii; ;;; J II T - ' A two-iffr accident on the Pink II1U - Beulavllle highway resulted in severe damage to both cars and injuries "to Mrs. Jack Lanier. ' - Mrs. Lanier waa headed south when the car driven by Bill Brown ( f Beulavllle cut in front of the 1.8' !-r our rpsultlng In a collision , t ( r ' 3 1., - ......"!. , , t i 1 -!ve not been filed. CAROLINA IT.IDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1951 - Latest .reports from" the , Goldsboiw- Hospital say that Mr. Bryan and children, will recover. Mr, Bryan waa not burned ae badly aa first waa thought and Internal lung- lu Juries were not so bad. Doe- -ton say all three are recover- ; lng nicely. -. (The following story by Cletus Brock appeared In the Mt Olive Tribune on Monday. About all the facts we have were1 given us by Mr., Brock so am passing on his story. Ed.)- By CLETUS BROCK Mrs. Byron E. Bryan, well-known woman of the Mt Olive and Caly pso communities, perished in the flames which - destroyed the recently-remodeled Bryan home, on the old Mt Olive-Calypso highway Monday morning about 2 o'clock. In Wayne Memorial Hospital with serious burns are Mr. Bryan, severe third degree burn about the feet and legs, with second and first degree burns about the hands, arms, face and back. In addition, reports from the hospital said it was if eared he might have Inhaled some fire. The children were said to be suffering from first and second degree burns. A report that one of the children suffered a broken leg when dropped from a window, was said at the hospital to be false. - Mt Olive firemen were called to the scene about 2:30, but the flames, fanned by an exceedingly strong wind, had already burned the house beyond saving. ; , ; No one knew how the blue orig inated, but from subsequent events believed the fire had gained con siderable headway when discover ed. During its height the oil fur nace, used to heat the home ex ploded, along with tanks of bottled gas used for cooking, and sounds of the explosion were heard in Mt. Olive.' .'V.'-,'"'.' ---';.H ,' ; '.''A-'-' Night policeman Ernest Howard of Mt. Olive reported that he saw the glow of the fire about 2 a.m. and would have gone to sea what it was except that, being on duty alone, he could not leave town. He heard the explosions later, he said. Shortly afterwards, "Cootie" Wil son of Calypso, first to reach the scene, carried Mr. Bryan and the two children to Henderson-Grumpier clinic ib Mt. Olive, and it was then the fire alarm was sounded. ' According to reports of those who arrived at the fire first, Mr. Bryan bro'vt one of the cl.H.lren dovui the J ' s''rs from t'.e up. C-.v:. -J C71 txcx X AFTER FIRE 1 i The picture below of the remains ' of the B.E, Bryan home near Caly pso was taken- by Cletu Brock a 4 few hours after the tragedy. The , . chimney at the right is where Mrs. 1 Bryan was found. The family's new ; tar, seen at the left, was parked near the house and waa completely ; destroyed. Picture above, courtesy ; Golds boro News-Argus showThouse be : fore the fire.- . -V 7-Year Old Girl Killed By Car Carolyn Ann Farrlor, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Am Farrlor of near Wallace was buried in Rorteflsh Cemetery Sat urday morning. Little Carolyn Ann was instantly killed early Friday morning in front of her home as ahe was crossing the road. She was struck by a car driven by Stephen Peterson of near Han-ell's Store. A coroner's Jury this week found: "We the undersigned Jury find that Carolyn Ann Farrlor came to her death as a result of an noavoldable accident in being hit by a car dri ven by Stephen Peterson." ; Peterson said he stopped his car as miickly as possible after hitting the glrL He said he did not see her until she dashed In front of the car too quickly for bun to avoid hitting her. - . ' She is survived by her parents snd one brother Jinunle, 19-months old, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Farrlor and Mrs. Pearl C. Blan chard. s ,, Auto Accident Results In Death A 30-year-old Seven Springs man died in a Kinston hospital Monday night of injuries received in an auto accident Sunday morning. v Aubrey Price of the Grady cross roads section died at Memorial General Hospital at 11 p.m. Mon day. Death was attributed to a cere bral laceration. ' Reports said the accident occur red between Seven Springs and Outlaw's. Bridge Sunday morning', when the car in which Price was riding failed to make a curve and overturned. ' Price was- a veteran student at Moss Hill High School. Funeral servicer were held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from the home, with Rev. J. H. Worthlngton, pastor of the ' Seven ' Springs Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in Pineview Cemetery near Seven Springs. Surviving are. his mother, Mrs. Johnnie H. Price, seven' brothers, Stacy, Donald, Nelson, Curtis and Larry Price all of the home, Newby of Seven Springs, Rt 2; and five sisters, Alice Ruth, Sylvia Kay and Geneva Gall of .the home, Mrs. Les- Ha p.pII of Summerlln X-roads. and ls$. William Grady of Mt Olive, Eoute 1. : Mule Kick Is Fatal To Farmer William Basden Dies In Kinston Hospitl CsrA Haa C1C AAA I Puneral services were held on lIlC IOCJ oLjAJw) Monday for a Duplin County far- Church Wed. Night Mt. Zlon Presbyterian church in Bose Hill was damaged by fire Wednesday night of an undeter mined cause. Estimated damage totals about $25,000 it is reported. Bose Hill Presbyterians fought desperately 10 save cneir ntv church building, just approaching completion, as fire was discovered at 11:00 o'clock Wednesday night It was apparent that it had been burning for some little time' when discovered. The Wallace and Mag nolia fire departments were called to assist 'the Rose Hill fire depart ment and the splendid work- of all three aggregations saved the $75, 000 structure from total loss. The -fire was discovered burning rapid ly on the second and third floors of the Sunday Schol annex. It spread into the main church audi torium and did some damage by flame around the eves. Most of the damage in the auditorium was from smoke and water.' The Sunday School annex was almost a total loss on the Inside. The roof was 'damaged badly but the walls seemed to be intact. The entire structure was built from Ohio sand stone and when com pleted would have been one of the most attractive edifices in Eastern Carolina. The architecture was of Scottish design. Mt Zlon . is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in this sec tion and only last year the. congre gation decided to ,bulU the hand some new structure! u Is reported that the damage was fairly well covered by insurance. " No furniture had been installed In the church or the annex. Alberison Man F.B.I. Agent Henry F. Grady of Albertaon, left recently for Washington, D. C. where he has accepted a position as agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He will remain in Washington for training for few weeks before being sent out on his duties. Mr. Grady is son of Mr. and Mrs. Durham Grady of Alberison. He is a graduate of N. C. State College and employed In the chemistry plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn., during World War H. He Is married and has one daughter, who are, at present, at the home of her parents in Georgia. They will Join him when he is settled in his new work. Red Cross Meeting The executive board of the Du plin County American Red Cross met Friday night, Jan. 12, at the Red Cross Office with chairman Harry E. Kramer presiding. t General Field Representative, Mrs. Marion Everett, met with the committee to hear reports and fu ture plans of the chapter. The First Aid report prepared by Mrs. E. W. Sadler stated that 12 persons who taught First Aid in the county in 19944, have expressed the desire to have their certifi cates renewed. . The Volunteer Special Services v CONTINUED ON BACK 1- Funeral, services for' Garland Hlnes, 52, of the Maysvllle Com munity were held from the home Saturday afternoon. Burial ' with rites by the Mt Olive lodge Wood men of the World was in the family cemetery near the home. Mr. Hlnes was s farmer and merchant He was a member of the ' Rooty Branch Free Will Baptist church and of the Mt OUve WOW. He died Thursday night of last week in Duke Hospital In Durham, following an extended Illness of several months. Surviving are .Mrs. Hlnes. the former Lola Hardison of Duplin: one son. Harlev of the home: one I sister, Mrs. Dolly Summerlln of BeuUvllle; , , w : .: No. 3 1 iiki wuv uicu in m nnimwu uwiw i Sunday of injuries received when a mule kicked him in the abdomen last week. William James Basden, 41, farm er of near Beutoville, died about 8 a.m. Sunday in Memorial General Hospital Cause of death, according to attending physicians, was perito nitis. Doctors said Basden suffered severe Internal injuries when be got kicked by a mule. He was carried tee the hospital following the accident Wednesday of last week. : Y Funeral services were held from the home near Beulavllle at 3 p.m. Monday, with interment in the fam ily cemetery. Rev. Joe Whaley of- ..tiaied. Surviving are his wife; six child ren, all of the home; three brothers Eddie, Veston and Luther Basden, all of Beulaville; two sisters, Mrs. Ransom Basden of Beulaville and Mrs. Arthur Holton of Raleigh. According to reports from Beu laville, Mr. Basden was in the field with the mules hitched to a disc. He was attempting to cross a bridge that was partly broken in. The mule hesitated and he was push ing him from the rear in an at tempt to get bun to go across when the mule kicked him. Solicitor Mercer To Bring Back J. H. Thornton Grady Mercer, Solicitor of Gen eral County Courf ef JJuplln has prepared and submitted to Gov ernor Scott extradition papers to bring back for trial in Duplin County John Henry Thornton. The defendant is charged with aban donment of bis wife and two chil dren and failure to provide ade quate support for them. The police department of Dallas, Texas, ar rested the defendant and set the extradition hearing 'before Judge Robert Hall for February 3 la Dal las. Thornton refused to waive ex tradition which made the applica tion to Governor Scott necessary In order to bring the defendant back for trial. The warrant was signed by Pear lie Thornton, wife of the defendant. C. S. Thompson R.F. D. Carrier ... C. S. Thompson of Albertaon will take bis duties as Kara! Mall Carrier oa Albertaom Route 1 in a few days, according to reports from that section. Mr. Tkempeoa will succeed William Sutton who baa been temporary carrier since the office opened a tew months age. He Is a veteran asm opera tee a filling statton at Albertaon. Liquor Violations Heads JP Offenses Four Duplin County persons are scheduled to appear at the Monday, January 22nd session of County Court on charges of violating the liquor laws. - Tsxicab driver, Sam Rivenbark, of Wallace, was caught by Deputy Sheriff Perry Smith January 13th returning from Pink Hill with 9 pints of tax paid liquor In the cab. Placed under $300 bond to appear In county court v f Jack Brinson, arrested by Dep uty Sheriff W. O. Houston, for the possession of non tax paid liquor, to appear in county court under $200 bond. ; : ; . Ardell Lanier cited to county court by Patrolman T. G. Brooks -tor transporting tax paid ' liquor with' seal broken and possession of a deadly weapon. . Lucille Miller Cradoek, colored woman of Kenansville , township, charged with possession of non tax paid liquor for purpose ot sale, by Deputy Sheriff Oliver Home. Placed under $200 bond to appear la court, V"- -v.' v Two people have been cited to court on charges of speeding. Lu ther Home charged with speeding with a, bus between Kenansville ' and Warsaw by Patrolman T. G. Rrooki: and Patrolman J. S. Rrilev charged John Tatford Taylor, Jr. . with violation of the speed law.