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VOL. No. 18,
A brand new play, "The Whirl
pool"; a three act manuscript wri
tten and directed,aided by Prof.
James Ives, M. S. is scheduled to
i be. presented in the auditorium of
the Chinquapin High School April
.a4th,195l at 7:00 o'clock. The play
.expects to run about two hours and
.iorty minutes. 'The Whirlpool" a
t tragedy filled comedy full of wit
and humor- with a cast of thirteen..
.Hit. Mllloy, author, playing the
leading role, all amatures, takes
.you back to around 1910 letting-
the younger generation in on' the
rioood old day", their parents
have boasted about.
- What happens to tills family
shouldn't happen to a dog, but it
.does. And the "heartless landlady"
aged ninety-eight well you won't
-.want.to miss seeing what happens
.to ber. Do we have many landlords
left like herT Let's hope not ' .
.airs..Mllloy, author of many more
.flays some presented in this school
with credit to her acuity, stuaiea
jdsatnatics in New York City for se
. years;, played leading role's in seve
tal plays. She appeared in such
plays as "Susan and God", "Penny
" ".Wise'VTEbe Trial of Mary Dugan",
"The JDistaff Side", "The Cradle
JSong". and many more, with praises
.toaaLthe school faculty, to be proud
iOf. Played one summer in Summer
.Stock In Long Island, New York.
Mrs. Mllloy's highest ' ambition
is to see her play published. Critics
,ave been Invited from Chapel HiU
to -view the- play for possibilities,
and are expectedJThe PTA is spon-
awrhjg tUeily.". Amplifiers bav
VUMmTo. hopes .11. .who
iawN.H ...
come may hear well. The cast of
thirteen will be introduced at 7:30
jMnr a show within Itself. Don't
jnlss it No one expects a "Broad
vway Production" but a fee under
aOc will be- weU spent if you like
iun and Uughter. See the play, The'
Whirlpool" April 24th at 7 pan. .
Beulaville P.T. A , f r v
, Enjoys : Play . i
Tb BeulavlUe ""PVrA. Vmet
Agxdl .9 in the schl auditorium
with, the president W. F. MUlef ,
presiding . A very enjoyable and
' caibidaa jitsy ms rwn by Miss
lUm Jsfltaoii Jirst ' grade." Duf
ing the busmess - session officers
for the year were jelected and tn
etaltBd. Jbmm Sillies- was elected
to bead 'ihU 'organization with
KlrtL EtaHOme dipp, Vice, Pres.,
Mrs.' B. C. aSdBnwll, Secrectary
nd Mrt. Mamie Boggs, Treasurer.
lit fi i 1i sim nils were . served In
the loach ream Sallowing the meet
ing to about 200 members. 0 -
Two Breaking in County
Saturday Night;$400 Taken
Bailey's Esso Station In Faison j
wm broken into Saturday aUtfttt
while the proprietor was eatt &
tug a sandwich ;and 1400 was ta-
en from the cash register. The en
try was made through a re tar wli
dow.l - :,--yt.:r ''V.'
The same bight . Herman Bar
wick's Grocery, In Calypso was en
tered through a rear window. Some
small change was reported missing
The sheriffs office has several!
suspects and is Investigating accord
lng to Deputy Sheriff C. L. Nichol
son. '. " . - 1 - ' ;
- 1 Attend OAR Meeting I-"-.
Herman Miller and Mrs.
Blanche Abee attended a meeting relations to which the, general pub
u wus O. A, k. id Bicnlandi Friday. ' lie is Invited. , !
VJEEIvLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMMf
The Revenue and Appropriation .-eported out by the Joint epprop
Ellls for the coming blennlum ha- ' atlons committee. ' ; , 11
ve passed both houses Speaker
Taylor has appointed a" caieno;
tommlttee. and today the legislat
ure devoted Its first Saturday ses
i n to consideration of public bi
1 :. In the f rn. "e the president pro
i 1 as introduced a resolution
; t to adjnrnment sine die
7 at We
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f r" 1
1 s r.
in all pro-
'on will be am-
-1-J.iy. Even tJi
jry to Stop Cie
Captain Bucti Transf arre
25 Promotions Awarded
Child Struck By
Auto On Kivy. 24 :
' Mary Katherlne Lanier, age 9,
white, daugther of Mr. and Mrs.
Hardy Lanier who live , 2 m:'es
west of Beulaville was struct by an
automible - Tuesday afternoon in
front of Frank Raynor's house on
Highway 24 just west of Beulaville.
She died as a result of the accident
at 2:00 A.M. Thursday morning.
' She was struck by the right front
light and knocked 28 feet down the
road. The tire marks showed the
car skidded about 95 feet after ap
plying brakes.'.':
Jack Wright of Charlotte, driver
of the car, stopped immediately
picked the child up and rushed her
to a Kinston hospital. Then he re
turned to the scene of the accident
and reported to Patrolman J. S.
Briley and came to Kenansvllle. '
Justice of the Peace, C. B. Sitter
son placed him under a $1000 bond
pending the outcome of the child's
condition. . '.
: Wright said he was driving about
fifty miles in fifty-five mile zone.
Patrolman Briley , said that
Wright was very cooperatlve.cour
teouss, eonsiderate.From all reports
it appears to have been an unavoid
able accident
Hew Star Mail Route
Effective April 16th
April " 16th the Star Mall route
will originate in Rlohlands in the
morning and come by Beulaville, ar-
riving in Kenansvllle about 7:30 a m
and will depart from Kenansvllle
on receipt , of. the morning mail
from Warsaw. Then will continue
to Pink Hill.. Albertson, Deep Run.'
and fanston and wiU .return .tYmnjjfli,,- ana alsoadd a 4x24
Klttstoif la the aftertiooii . by the i WreW.' '
same, route. ' . '.-r xr ,
: The' change should . result In
People of Albertson and Pink Hill
U..4.A. MMs utna thal mall An !
routes receiving their mall on sche
dule, v. J,- - i, ,i : i
This is a' project originated by
the DupUn Time nd endorsed by
'he Duplin County Board of Com
missioners, the Kenansvllle Lions
Club and the Pink Hill Business
and ProfessVJnal Men's Club, -
faison Girl Heads X t
Universitv Y.M.C.A.
. Chapel Hill, April 8?At their
annual election of officers, the Uni
versity of North Carolina YWCA
named Betty Ray of Faison as pres
ident, snd the YMCA chose .Bill
Hogshead, of Goldsboro as preai-
Other YWCA , officers elected:
Adair Beasley, DeFuniak Springs,
Fla., vice president; "Jane Piper,
Baltimore, County, Md., treasurer,
Sylvia Nwsom, Charlotte, secre
tary; Caroline Hasslnger, Bristol,
Va membership chairman; and
Joan Charles, Sea Girt, N. J pro
gram chairman.,' '.:;'
The YMCA elected Bill Burkhold
er, Eagle Springs, vice president-
Burton Rights, Winston-Salem, sec
retary, and Bill Marsh, Thomas
vllle,, treasurers :v..;,'. .-'
Installation ceremonies for' the
YWCA officers will be held In Mv,
The YMCA officers will be lnstall-
a later this month.
Dr. Poteat of Carolina
To Make Address Here ;
Dr. W. li Poteat, Professor of
Philosophy at the University of
North Carolina will be the guest of
Ihe Kenansvllle Lions Club at a
ladles night at the local school Wed
nesday night, April 25th, for sup
per. ', ' ..... ,
Following the supper. Dr. Poteat
will. deliver an address In the scho
ol' auditorium on Russian-American
The Revenue and Appropriation
lesplte concentrated efforts by a
ecided minority, attempts to Ihcr
Mse ihe appropriations for public
ichool personnel and state employ
ees met with defeat. RepRoyster's
propossl to grant, school people an
idditlonal $13 a month aad state
mployees $22.50 Instead of $15 a
tint 'h was rebuffed by a vote of
U to ?1 In the Senate the closest
vt ( i'to 19) cmi.e oa aa -.1-f
t I " 1 ty T'n: -' r AV -m;k
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KENANSVILLE,
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Capt Wm. M. Buck at Warsaw
who has been commanding .officer
Company. M, Warsaw National
Guard, since it Was started April 14,
JD47 has been transferred to the
Third Battalion, 118th Infantry ,and
assigned Battalion executive. officer
This promotion was effective Apr
il 1st. Second Lt. James F. Miller
of Warsaw will take ' command of
he comoany until Xts .James F.
Str ckland and Henry Merritt re
turn in July, from Associate In
fantry Company Officers School at
Ft. Benning, Ga.,
Since the first of March there
have been - about 25 promotions
in Company M. They include-.
Henry M. jBrown, 3tl, . Warsaw,
sergeant first class to master ser
geapt; Isom Lanier, Rt.l, Warsaw,
sergeant first class to master ser
geant; Robert C. Best, Warsaw, ser
geant to sergeant first class; Ce
cil A. Bostic, Warsaw, sergeant to
sergeant . first class! James B
Elixon, Warsaw, sergeant to serge
ant first class; Raymond W. Riven
bark, :. Warsaw, ' Rt.l, sergeant to
sergeant first class;James R. Best.
Kenansvllle, . corporal to sergeant;
Bovee W. Boyette. rt.2 Warsaw,
corporal to serjgearrt;Jaiil3.3erry,
Warsaw, corporal to sergeant; Eu
gene. Carlton, rtl, Warsaw, corpo
ral to-sergeant;Robert L. Gore, rt
1, Warsaw, corporal to sergeant;
Earl C. Davis, rt. 2, Warsaw, cor
poral to sergeant; Marshall R.
Jones, rt2, Warsaw, corporal to
sergeant; Lamon A. Mathis, War
saw, corporal to sergeant.
CONTINUED ON BACK
Belle Oil Company
Expands Building-
The Belle Oil Company of Pink
Hill, James J5;le manager, is pro
ud to announce that they are now
in the process of enlarging the sto
re, and warehouse facilities.
The addition to the store wlll.be
22x80 feet, adjoining the? present
' This wide awake electrical ipp
liance dealer features'. Frlgidaires
(please see adl.Coleman "Heaters,
Duro Water Pumps, Barton Wash
ing Machines and a general line of
smaller appliances. Also has -a com
plete line, of bathroom, kitchen and
plumbing supplies. 'They are Usee-
used plumbing and electrical con
tractors. : ;. . i :
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Dr. Phillips Warns DtrWIm
Dog Owners T Vaccinate
Dr. W. A. Phillips, veterinarian
of Wallace who to also the official
rabies Inspector for Duplin County
warns all dog owners to .prepare
to have their dogs vaccinated as re
quired by law. -1
Dr. Phillips says there has been
a large outbreak of safeties In Pen
der County recently in which a
large number of animals died and
an unusually large number of pe
ople had to take the rabies treat
ment So far no epidemic has been
reported in Duplin. . '
Dr. Phillips will have a schedule
of places and dates throughout the
county published in the Times in
the near future. .:. '' '
He also vaccinates horses . and
mules for sleeping sickness. ?;
Pink Hill Civics Club:
Plan Annual Ladies Night
Thad Eure Be Speaker
The Pink Hill Civics Club -March
meeting was held at the Veterans of
Foreign Wars hut in Pink Hill.
Plans were announced for the an
nual ladies night to be held in the
Pink Hill School lunch room April
27th at 7:30 P. M. - '.'-".
Secretary of State Thad Eure will
be the main speaker at the ladies
night" f vv:
James Johnson made a brief talk
orl Boy Scout work and showed
verjTlnteresting sound film on sco
uting. Jack Rider, Chairman of the
iLenolr County Welfare Department
made a talk on the work of the de
partment. . V. ' ' i.;. : -Various
committee reports were
heard. Dn H. A. Edwards commen
ted on the splendid work being
done by the organiztation which has
a total membership of about 70.
Bob Grady, editor of the Duplin
Times was guest of the club. ,
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Ilallsville Church
VVomen'IIold Meeting
Circle number 2 of the Hallsville
Women of the Church will meet Sat
urd.iy night at 7:30 with Mrs. Ottis
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NORTH CAROLINA ,
Dedication of Altar Set at
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: At special .dedicatory exercises
on Easter Sunday in the Metho
dist church ' in Warsaw, Rev. R.
L. Crossno received and dedicated
a pair of solid brass flower urns
donated to the : church by Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Thompson.
These urns were presented to
the church in memory of Mrs.
Thompson's father, the Rev. C. H.
Cavlness of Siler City, who was a
super-anuated Methodist minister,
and in Memory of Mr. Thompson's
mother, Mrs. Sallie B. Thompson
Ordination and Installation Services Rev.
Hayter Grove Church Here Sunday night
Mr. J. T. "Sam" Hayter, Jr. who
has been serving as pastor of the
Grove and Hallsville Presbyterian
churches since last summer, will
be ordained minister and form
ally Installed O pastor of these two
churches at a tveclal service to be
held at the Grove Presbyterian ch
urch Sunday, AprU 15th at 7:80 p.
T.h ordinattdn and Installation
will Ut-wmdneted hv a asocial com
mission appointed for this purpose
by Wilmington Presbytery at tneir
last meeting In Clark ton on April
10th. The members of this commis
sion are the Rev. Jerry Newbold,
WarsavOMdrman; the Rev. Dr.
William Crowe. Wilmington; the
Rev. Millard Simpson, Burgaw;
and'suling Elder R. V. Wells. Ken-
M. M.Thigpen Dies ;
In Beulaville
Murphy Jd. Thigpen, age 64, died
suddenly of a heart attack while
picking out seed corn in a pack
house on bis farm near Beulaville
late Wednesday afternoon, after
several imnnfh of Jlecllnlng health.,
Funeral services , will be con-;
ducted form the Beulaville .Baptist
Church jfiiflay Afternoon .at 3 o'
clock by the Rev. L. A Brown, pas-i
tec, awwiirsi jkcw. a
Goodman, pastor Beulaville Pres
byterian Church and- Rev. J. L.
Powers of St Pauls, a former pas-j
tar. KsrM irM fee In the Thigpen
family cemetery near Beulaville.
Far a " ai yaars 3m ihas;
served as deacon af the Beulaville
Baptist Church, a town alderman
active member el the County
Board af Welfare and Farm Bur
eau.'; :-: 'v: " "-.
He is survived by bis wife, (the
former Mildred Adams ef Cedar
Town, Ga.; one daughter. Miss Ca
lesta Thigpen of Raleigh; three
sons. Orvis M. and Orro both of
the home. Win f red B. af Belbek
eight grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Duplin T. B. Association
Sponsors Musical
Health Program
' Mr. Judson Gregory, manager of
the Wallace' Radio Station WRRZ,
announces, that "Melody Of Life",
a series of musical health programs
will be heard over staiton WRRZ
each Friday at 3:30 pm beginning
with Friday, April 8th., and will
run for thirteen consecutive Fri
days. , ;,"v:s;
This program is prepared by the
American' Medical Association and
Is being sponsored by the Duplin
Tuberculosis Association. ' '
Each program will be IS minutes
in length, with musical selections
of one of the, great music masters
with remarks en his individual he
alth problem, and bow it could ha
ve been relieved today. Example:
Brahms, cancer; Chopin, tubercu
losis. ','.-"-r ."'-V: ; '..;'"' .;':(.
Mrs. Gordon Kornegay, execut
ive secretary of our local T.B Asso
datloa, states that these programs
are recommended, not only for
tV'r health eduontionM value, but
are ' '.rumental l i t . Jtl.lng arp
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1951
Warsaw Methodist Church
i
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of Chapel Hill. Both Mrs. Thomp
son and Rev. Caviness passed a
way during the past year.
Thewomen of the church, com
posing the three circles, completed
the altar set by presenting the
cross, a pair of candlestickes, and
two collection plates. These were
also of solid brass.
Rev. Crossno dedicated each
piece belonging to the set indivi
dually in a most impressive ser
vice. ansviUe. The Rev. W. B. Hood, Wal-
n w m a wv
lace, and Ruling Elder An drew H.
Miller, Hallsville, will serve as alt
ernates to this commission.
The Rev. Eugene L. Daniel of
Atlanta, Ga., has been Invited to
nii-Hrlnntjt In the mrvlee and ""!
preach the ordination sermon. Rev.
Hanial U former ehanlaln in she
fc. S.;4nny. Mv.was mit0
misuonary m Korea uii we eac
break of the war in "that conn try.
He returned to this country with
his family last December. He is the
brother-in-law of Mr. Hayter. ' j
Rev. Mr. Daniel will also preach
at the morning service at Hallsville.
The public to cordially invitee
to attend the service.
Local Citizens Provide
School Fire Hydrant
Provisions nave been made by a
few citizens in Kenansvllle to pro
vide for the continuance of a four
inch water main to the school bull
ding in order to provide for a fire
hvdrant for' protection. The funds
were low and these citizens raised
several hundred dollars in order
to put in.the fire hydrant.
Picnic Dinner at Hallsville
Presbyterian Church Sun.
Members of the Hallsville Pres
byterian ' Church announce there
will be a picnic dinner on the gro
unds Sunday immediately follow
ing .regular morning services. Rev.
Eugene L. Daniel will preach.
The .public is invited to church
and to dinner. Come and bring a
basket the ladies say.
Pledges Honorary
aTXPjexnily
Miss Helen Grace Baker of Ken
ansvllle has been invited to join
Beta Kappa Chapter of Pi Omega
PI at East Carolina College,naUon
al bptB educatknn honorary fr
aternity. Students are selected who
have- outstanding scholastic recor
ds la the department of business
education. The pledging ceremony
will be April 18th with initiation
if members later in the spring.
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Guest Speaker Methodist
Church Here Sunday .
Walter F. Anderson of Raleigh
will be guest speaker at the Ken
ansvllle Methodist Church Sunday
April 15th at the 11:00 AJVI. service
His Subject will be "A Sustaining
Faith for a Disturbed and Troubled
World." .
Dr. Anderson is director of the
Bureau of Investigation, North Ca
rolina Department of Justice.. He
is an outstanding Methodist layman
and also an outstanding North Ca
rolinian, i . : -'' '
He will teach a men's .Sunday
Scrccl Class in Kineton before com
ing here Sunday. t
A large crowd is expected and
Rev. Glover advises eome early.
r' siArrfii:'.Y;.
F. C ' '.? t ' r '" "
Car Strikes Mule
Flips Over Car
Dick Newsom of Faison was
traveling , along highway 117 near
the overhead pass at Calypson Tues
day night when a mule wandered
into the path of the car which was
going about 40 miles per hour. As
soon as Newsom saw the mules he
applied brakes but the impact of
the front of the car threw the mule
over the top of his automobile, lan
ding him in the rear. By the time
the car was stopped the mule had
disaappeared. Newsom inquired a
bout the mule at the farm of Al
bert Martin and the mule was fo
und in the barn in a sweat. The
mule died several hours later.
Dr. Blair Speaks
District Nurses
Thirty nurses attended the Four
teenth District Nurses meeting in
the Agricultural building here Tues
day night, representing Cumber
Harnett, Sampson and Duplin Co
unties. Mrs. Agnes Kelly of Fayette
ville presided.
The speaker, Dr. J. S. Blair of
Wallace, was Introduced by Miss
Mary Alice Whitfield. Dr. Blair's
topic was "The Future of Medicine"
with particular emphasis on the ne
wer drugs.
Delicious refreshments were ser
ved the group by the nurses of the
Duplin County Health Department.
Henry L. Stevens 111 to
Ooen Law Offices Here
Henry L. Stevens, 3rd, of War
saw, will begin practicing law in
Kenansville in the ofices formerly
occupied by his grandfather, L.A.
Beasley, who has practiced law in
Duplin County for over 50 years
and Is regarded as one of the out
standing land lawyers in the state.
He comes from a family of promi
nent men in the legal profession;
the son of Henry L. Stevens, Jr., re
sident Judge . of the. Superior Court
in" this district uUl f uncle? E.
Walker Stevens Is a Warsaw attor
ney who served for a number of
years as County Attorney.'.
He graduated from the Univer
sity of Nortn Carolina and received
his LLD from Wake Forest Law
School. He is a member of Sigma
Nu, social fraternity, and Phi Alpha
Delta, national honorary tow frat
ernity. He served as a First Lieu
tenant In the United States Marine
Corps snd to In the reserve. He
passed the North Carolina State Bar
in March.
At present be to a resident of War
saw where he was bo , ,
Pink Hill Family
In Auto Accident
Robert Holt Pins Hill banker,
was driving north on the Klnston
highway Sunday about 6:45 when
his car collided with another car
making a left turn off the high
way. The other car was driven by
Isaiah Kernegay, Negro, of Trenton
rtl.
The colislon sent four people to
the hospital and. caused almost $1
000 damage to both cars.
Holt cashier of the First Citizen
Bank in Pink HiU, his wife and
small son "Chuck" all suffered mi
nor bruises and cuts and were hos
pitalized overnight in Klnston.
Usher Earl Barfleld, Negro, of
near Trenton, was ridins with Kor
negay and receited internal lnju-
ries wtticn wnne not senous now
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may grow worse, it was, reported
Patrolman Seth Thomas is con
tinuing the investigation.
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Watch For Arts and Crafts
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In Kenan Auditorium
The newest feature of the Dupl
in County, educational system is
the Arts and Crafts exhibit being
held this year on AprU 27,28. and29
This event will turn Kenan Mem
orial Auditorium in Kenansvllle,
into, a veritable art gallery that
will draw widespread interest and
support An added featurs of this
year's exhibit will be the Visual
Aids section, made up bf the work
various teacher have done to en
liven' their teaching program.
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Don't forget to plan to attend
the "Music in the Schools" program
Friday night AprU 27 at 8:00 o'
clock In the Kenan Memorial Aud
itorium, The presentation, will In
clude numbers from first grade
through High School, 800 boys and
girls will put on a program desig
ned to give an idea of the place
music holds in the school curricu
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County BF W Hostess To
7th. District In Warsaw
Batchelor Found
Dead In Ditch
David B. Hamilton, a 71 year old
batchelor, was found dead and
badly burned Tuesday night. He
lived with his sisters on a farm
in Kenansville township. When he
u.a not return home they went to
look for him. He died of a heart
atack as a result of the heat and
must have fallen into the ditch.
Acount of funeral can be found
elsewhere in this issue.
Warsaw Citizen
Commits Suicide
Edgar Donald Williams, age 59,
of Warsaw committed suicide Sat
urday about noon by shooting him
self in the head with a pistol in his
room at the home of Miss Betty
Loftin in Warsaw.
No notes were left and the only
reason advanced by members of the
family was that he had been dispon
dent for some time.
Williams was a magistrate in War
saw and for a while served as town
tax collector. A few months ago he.
left Warsaw for Greensboro where
he has been spending some time
with his sister. He returned to War
saw the early part of last week.
Funeral services were held on
Monday morning at 11 o'clock at
the Chapel of Forbis-iMurray Fune
ral Home in Greensboro with inter
ment in the Green Hill Cemetery
there.
He was the son of the late Wil
lam Henry and Mattie Williams of
Duplin County. He is survived by
bis widow, the former Eva Faison
of Faison who now resides in Tex
as; one son E.'D.,Jr., of Denver,
Colo.. 'e JW)t. Elizabeth of.
Baltimore, Md.,ind one slster.MUs
Mattie Williams of Greensboro.
Results Are Given i
F.F.A. Judging contest
The Kenansvllle FFA won 3rd
place in a beef cattle and hog Judg
ing contest held on the Parker farm
at Chinquapin this week. In the con I
test Beulaville took first place and
Long Creek-Grady in Pender Co
unty took 2nd.
In a dairy cattle judging contest
at the State Test Farm in Willard
the Kenansville team placed 10th
place with Burgaw and Wallace
taking 1st and 2nd places respecti
vely.
Thirteen schools composing the
Duplin-Pender FFA Federation
were in the contest.
Thousands Enjoy
Visit With Stars
It has been revealed that 122,994
persons enjoyed visits with the
stars at the Morehead Memorial
Planetarium on the campus of the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel HIU last year. Only the
Hayden in New York attracted lar
ger audiences, according to the re
tiring director, Dr. Roy Marshall.
Showings are held each evening at
8:30, with Saturday and Sunday
matinees. Admission is 50c for ad
ults. 18c for children. ..
Installs
On Thursday evening March29,
The new officers of Beulaville Ch
apter No. 237 Order of the Eastern
Star were Installed in an impress
ve and beautiful public installat
ion service held at the Masonic
Hall.
The Chapter room was beautiful
with its floral displays of Easter
lilies, Jonquils, greenery and ligh
ted candelabra.
Mrs. Olive T. Kennedy, the ret
iring worthy- matron opened the.
meeting. Welcome was given to Mr
Jessie M. Henly.Worthy Grand Pa
tron, Mrs. Reta Henly, Past Grand
Matron, Mrs. Maude B. Foy, assoc
iate Grand Matron, Mr. Clifton
Knowles, District Deputy Grand i
Patron and other visitors. ,
5 Miss Ruth Sanderson sang a solo,
"Memories'' Mrs. Olive T. Kennedy
made her retiring address. Mrs.
Callie W. Miller -gave tribute to
the, retiring worthy matron and
presented her . with flowers. Mr.
Le-:lle Kenneiy, worthy patron ma
de bis ir'tr'-t speech, Mrs. Ken
b' "r at ' : -e introduced the
i and requested
Beulaviila
No. 15
Lucy Rhodes Duncan of Smith
field, State Membership Chairman,
was principal speaker at the annual
meeting of the seventh district of .
the North Carolina Federation of
Business and Professional Woman's
Club, held in Warsaw on Sunday,
April 8th. The meeting: was held 1
in Grammar School Lunchroom
with about eighty attending, rep
resenting Klnston, GreenvUle, Mor
ehead City- Beaufort Mt Oliver
Goldsboro and Midway Part ........
Mrs. J. P. Harmon, DupUn Cou
nty's Club president, presided.
Mrs. Alton Greenlaw rendered the
invocation, after the singing ot
"God Bless America" in unison.
Luncheon was served at noon.. Mrs.
Robert L. West of Warsaw gave
the address of welcome, and the re
sponse came from Mrs. Hazel Jord- '
an of Greenville. Secretary-Treasurer,
Mrs Helen Parrott Lonon of
Klnston gave the roll call, minutes
and treasurer's report
Out of town guest recognized we
re Mrs. Ernestine Simmons, presid
ent of the Smithfield Club, Mrs:
Willis Johnson of Clinton; Mrs.
Chester Walsh of GreenvUle, assis
tant recording secretary of the
State B P W. and Mrs. WUUam P.
Easley of Farmville. Mrs; ; M. A.
Smith of Warsaw gave a reading aa.
part of the program..
Beulaville Town;
Election May 8lfr
The Commissioners of the-Town
of Beulaville met this week and ac
cording toMayor S. P. Bostic plans
were made for the town's bi-anual
election to be held May 8th at the"
I. J. Sandlin Company Store.
The registration boks will be op
ened April 21st through 28th at
which time all persons not regis
tered are urged to do so in order to
vote in the town election,
' ' Mrs. Irene Carroll was appointeoT"
Registrar and April 28th designated,
as challenge day. ,
W. F. Miller is the only candi
date for mayor. The present mayor,.
S. P. Bostic wUl not seek reerect
Ion.
Present town commissioners fU
big are: Archie Lanier, W. D. Browns
and Gardner Edwards. Other can
didates for Commissioner are Ran
som Smith, D. D. Sandlin and An
drew Jackson.
Judges for the election will be
S. H. Qutnn and Mrs. S P. Bostic
and T. F. Craft, alternate.
U.D.C To Meet in Witttle
Home, Warsaw, Next Week
The Kenan Chapter of the U.D.C.
wiU meet next Thursday afternoon
April 191b at 3:30, In the home of
Mrs. L. S. Whittle in Warsaw with
Mesdames N. A. Mitchell, N. Ba
Boney and J. R. Grady Joint host
esses. All members are urged to he
present.
DISTRICT FHA MEETING
a two-day district meeting of all
Farmers Home Administration em
ployees for this area was held lit
Goldsboro March 27 and 28. Those
in attendance from Duplin County
were Arthur M. Benton, County Su- .
pervlsor, Walden M. Hearn, Assis
tant County Supervisor, and Mrs.
Grace R. McNeill, office manager.
Ways and means of assisting Far
mers Home Administration borrow
er families to do a more successful
Job of farming was the theme, or?
discussion. i .' ? ...'
I astern-Star .
New Off Ecers (
Installing Marshal, Mr. Clifton Kn
owles, Installing explain, Mns.
Thelma Murphy, Installing condu
ctress, Mrs. Ruby Newton, Install
ing secretary and Mrs. Louise Bon-,
ey. Installing organist
The following officers were in
stalled: Worthy Matron, Callje W:
Miller; Worthy Patron, Ashe MiU- j
er; Associate Matron, Fonnie Mae ',
N. Miller; Associate Patron, Percy
C. Shaw; Secretary, LudUe M. Ml
Her; Treasurer, Walter Rhodes;
Conductress, Macy J. Thomas; As
sociate Conductress Dollie M. Mir
ier; Chaplain, . Olive T. Kennedy
Marshal, Dorothy M. Thigpen; Org
anist, Panme M. Rhodes;" Adah,
Sarah S. Mercer: Ruth. Kathleen
L. Shaw; Esther, Louise H. Brown;
Martha, Ore Lee Kennedy; Electa,. '
Mary S. Mercer: .Warder. Effie TL
Mercer; Sentinel. Leslie Kennedy..
Mrs. Callie V. TlUler accepted'
the gavel as i y matron m. :!
made a short a ? t f accept "!,v.
In honor of the y matron l..s!
Fonnie Mae 1 'mj "Stir of?
the East" and ; i her v.:
red roses, b?r -, Towr '
ret';
the year. Mr. i r, v :,
I .rf' made a
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