ll ' Th total und.c D-pita, w 'VVl aA C V ' Vy V ' ' ' County Court Count, is 505.600 acre, of V ' , , I f J , 1 iV, T "7 f M ) M lif ""7 if VtT w!U bo court for VOL. No. iii " i " , KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY APRIL 27, 1951 No-17 4 , , IT'S TIME FOR ACTION . , . BJ.tt. GRADY' 1 ' t The Duplin County lnausu u council, organized sev- eral months ago for the purpose oi trying to promote in dustrial; grow in in Dupiui, im come uou cm iatt ue . lieved, by those .who have been acuveiy at wont, wiii produce some results, . , ' ' Ak After many weeks of thinking, studying and planning, with the, help of the North servation and Development, and advantages of the county can be clearly shown to prospective industrial builders has come to fruition., It is planned that a bait sheet be prepared and mailed out over Country to an industrial mailing list and that to responses from this sheet a pamphlet be delivered. The Council has prepared a 100 page pamphlet on the county. that will give the whole picture in brief. The pamphlet is attractively gotten up and well illustrated with pictures from the county, Statistical data has been collected by the State Department in this work. To get this pamph- - let and bait sheets printed ly $3,000 must be raised. -1 might add right here that we have the entire Depart ment of Conservation and Development behind us. They have discovered for themselves, in delving into statistics about the county, that Duplin has more to offer many kinds of industry than any county in this area. The State News Bureau has agreed to bait sheets;.' 'B.:C y i vi I On next Tuesday night, May 1st, at eight o'clock in ithe court house the County Council will meet to take l some final action on this program of advertising. To give f some impetus to the plan State Treasurer Brandon Hod Iges, who has been following our work, will be here to de 1! 1 1 V T 1 . 1 A. f uver an aaaress on wny juupun neeas vj am now. xvir. Hodges is recognized as a very good speaker and will have a message that everyone will want to hear. Also coming is Marion Shuffler of the State Department who is considered ah expert in these matters and, who has " been working tirelessly with the Council. Mr. Shuffler will explain in detail what to do and what to expect from i the proposed booklets and what -we as individuals and . communities mustdo to attract industry, r ? - - .'M ''"j. it is somewhat"mt f .tbordinltqt thai instate of- Jicials will take their time to help a single county attract Industry; There must be a reason. The reasoflis that they have' found Duplin has something out of the ordinary to offer and if they can help Duplin they in turn are help ing North Carolina as a whole v The meeting Tuesday night will be open to the public and it is hoped a large attendance will greet these state , officials.;v;i;'; At the last meeting it was , f unity a quota in raising the necessary $3,000. It is hoped that reports from the communities' will be made and that the money has been raised. Duplin is called on to raise this is the first time we have been called on to raise .money to advertise the county as a whole for the purpose of attracting s$ne industry. $3,000 isn't much consider ' ing the size of our county. Let's ail get behind this pro- gram and put it over. Schcol Closing Begins Here Tuesday Viu Music Recital; Commencement srerelse t Ke nansviUe WMte School will begin on Tuesday night the first of May when Miss Anna Hlne will pre sent ber music students ia the n inual music reoWal '"(""'." t" ;;?' ' On Friday night the 4 of May Uie lementafy grades wiU present's program of imulcal drams. Stu dents In grade 8 will receive their certificates of promotion to high COOOl. ;"; r;'''j ''' The Bacoslsureate Sermon will be preached on Sunday the S of May at 11:18 a. m. In, the Kensns viUe . School Auditorium by Rev. Lauren Sharps pastor of the Ke aiuvllle Baptist church. On Monday night the 7 of May the seniors will have their annual class day exercise. The salutatorir an'a address by Mary Sue Burch will be heard at this time. , , Then on Tuesday night the 8 of I tlHwl sll ' 7 ' ' 111 ' t have houglht Tussell's in Warsaw and it la now B. & W. .Restaurant H being r aerated - ' ' boat's fwm ". i. .i." 'y "i t, 1 Carolina Department of Con- a plan whereby the assets and distributed approximate , " '' cooperate in mailing out the -A' 'r: ;:Y ; V ' ...-, ' -r . decided to give each com- It is tune for action now. money for many things but r Grcde Drama Friday May Mr, W. E. Dehnam, radio com mentator and news analyst, will de liver the commencement address, Diplomas and special awards will be presented by the principal. Mary Catherine Bryan will speak the val edictory address. . . ,'t 1st To Set Tobacco ,i the first farmer la Duplin Co- . unty to have completed settlnj - hie tobacoev . j :".'"' f, : ' The cover was palled off his ' tobacoo beds April ISth and r he bad finished setting bis 1 and 3-1 acres by the tSrd of ' April. ;' .; (t; .:V;v ; ';; S V '. ' He reported using sprays ' or Insecticides on bis beds. X Us J in if . L. BV FUSSEIX of Magnolia, for the past several yeara prJnoipal of the Magnolia school, recently reported for duty with fte U. S. Navy. Since World War H Ltfusoen has been la the Nav) Reserve: 'i;- Gerald Carr, native of Magnolia, has succeeded Mr. FasseB as pria- cipai of tae Magnolia scaooi. TheDupRh . County Shriners meeting and banquet will be held at the American Legion Home in Wallace on; Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 p. mV ' Eevea distinguished office hold ers of the 'Sudan Temple will be present - at the Duplin Shriners meeting Wednesday. These officers include Sam S. Toler, Jr., Poten tate; Mark; Carpenter, Chief Rab ban; ;J. J. Burney, Asst. Rabban; Lester GiUikln, High Priest and Prophet; J. E. Hooker, Oriental Guide; J. LeSoy Allen, 1st Cere-, monlal Master and Frank 1 Wit- son, past Potentate and guest "The following committees have been; appointed to serve to maks preparations for (ho Shriners meet- Jlng. Arrangemnt comnUtteeeClaude Hey teKoy OarUfud Harry Kra mer. Invitational committee, Steve Mallard. Decorations, Henry Elsen berg, David King and H. D. Pat terson and Entertainment commit tee Joseph H. Bryant, D. B. .Town- send and Bill Brady. . ; - All Duplin' Shriners and , their wives and dates are requested to ttend : the ' banquet and meeting May ,8..;.. ',;;.. . Music In Duplin Around 800 school children will present ' the program, "Music In Our Schools," in the Kenan Mem orial Auditorium .In KenansvlUe, tonight at 8:00 o'clock. An espe cially entertaining presentation has been planned, designed to portray the place of music in Duplin coun ty's educational system. There is no admission fee, and every school friend and patron is urged to at tend. Every grade will be repre sented; on its own characteristle level, so It will be a program that will interest the whole family. ' This program Is being held in connection with the Duplin County Schools' Arts and Crafts exhibit which will be oa display Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27. 28 and 29, in the Kenan Memorial Auditorium. ' : M"; 5 The exhibit will be open to the public on. Friday,' April 27 from 8:0010:30 p. m.; on Saturday from 10:0012:00 and from 2:007:00; and on Sunday from 2:008:00 p in ; The Wallace Produce Market, world's largest strawberry market opened April 23rd and will remain open until July. The market is op erated by the Wallace Exchange. .Draft Vhitaker Resignation 'Patrolman Earl W. Whltaker has announced his resignation from the State Highway Patrol Whltaker has served eight years with the patrol in this vicinity with six and a half years stationed In Mount Olive and for over the last two years la Warsaw. Whltaker is to be commended for his service to the county while serving with the State Highway Patrol. Prior to coming te this section he served with the Police Force of Burlington until 1942. H Kb at twsaaea awHitnss im 1a Mmtt life of the community serving s presidetvt of the Mount Olive Uons Club 199 and the Xins Club of Warsaw 1850-51. He la outgoing oresldent of the Law Enforcement Association, Vice President of the - berthTvoril He is married to Maibelle Scog gin formerly of GibsonviUe and the father of three sons. Whltaker, in partnership with George Henry Best owns sad is op erating the B & W Restaurant, for merly Fuesell's in Warsaw. Beulaville Seventh Grade Miaa 'Kaihmrn WilW fA Hl Bernlce Taylor chaperoned their 7th grade classes on a sight seeing tour to Raleigh Friedsy. The place of-interest Tfcey visited' were the Capital, Governor's office, Senate and House, Museum and Halt, of History, the radio station. State prison and the School for the Blind snd Deaf. The group enjoyed a din ner at the S and W Cafeteria and a ride on the esculator at Hudson Belk's. Joe Jackson a member of the Senior Class drove the bus which Is owned by BelayUle School Those making the trip were 3bnttt Kennedy, Frances Sumner, Susie Greshan, Betty Kennedy, Shirley Sanderson, Earl Baker, Steve Ken nedy, Ward Kennedy, Moro J. Brat? cher, Ella Rose Mercer, Jimmy Creech, Nick BosUc, Raybourne Andrews; Zelma Matthews, Hilda Belle, .Jackie Williams, Britt Mil ler, Harold Brown, Murrell Walton, Imongene Jackson, Betty Houston, Lorla Houston,. Truett Miller, Carl Jones, C. G. Thigpen, W, J. Thom as, Percy Mobley, Stanley Pickett, Jerry Ana Sandlin, Patricia Ann Williams, Gene Quinn, Royce Jon es, Lois Edwards, Vernell Thigpen, Melba Jones, and Stacey Smith. Last year 498,863 packages were handled during the season." The market opend ten days later this year than in 19S0. " Pricing Charts Deadline Extended In the group viewing the explan ation of the pricing charts by Mrs. Nina M. Shaw, price analyst of the Office of Price StabHzatlon, Ra leigh, at a Goldaboro meeting m ' f See .'Picture' Below left to right. M. Borr of Warsaw. Mrs. Blanche W. Resves of Mount Olive, , Ben Peacock , of Fremont, Reuben Burgess of. Mount Olive, H. L. Sutton of Klnston and Neil Joseph of Goldstooro. B(qot testelreseiit Seleetioe Nearly Three-Quarfer Million Damage By Maude P. Smith Times Correspondent The IMagnoUa ' section suffered one of the worst losses by fire In twenty-five yeara or more a few days ago. The estimated loss by the forest fire was seven hundred ' thousand dollars, covering approxi mately thirty thousand acres. Those suffering damage were: J. A. Smith jEugent Carlton, Willie Blancbard, Julius Tucker, Hoke Taylor, Dr. R F. Quinn, Estate, S. B. Hunter, j Claude Pope, Earl Beasly, Luther Beasley, Jim Bishop, Carl Bishop, "?mer 7er' L 'f m11th Nrtb Carolina Pulp ! Wood Comp!,ny' 4nd others , naJ"es wew unavailable, The forestke originated at a s a a . i Ml Presented to Duplin Rose Hill Bank New Location The Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company of Rose Hill has moved into Its new location on Church street and will open officially around the 10th of May. The Hose H1H branch of the Wac camaw Bank of WhiteviTle was es- '.tablisbed in 1938 on the corner f Mln anJ RllnM,d treeti it has been located up to this time. When the bank opened M. F. Allen, Sr. .'vV!. 'The pvessjntcsshtarjs R S, Troy who has been with -the Ross Hill branch since 1949. Prior to that time he was with the Waccamaw Sank f Tairmont . Assisting Mr. Troy are Mrs. Es- telle PusseU, sss. cashier, and Mrs. Genelie R. Brady, teller. The new building is equipped with the latest in modern fixtures made by the Wade Manufacturing Company of Charlotte. - - . The Waccamaw Bank; and Trust Company originated' in 1928 now has nine branches and has Just re ceived approval for the' tenth to ba located in Beulaville. , ?"" , Cashier Troy stated that "we now have more space sad are pre pared to handle In an efficient man ner and offer better service to the people dealing with the bank." Legion Post To Install Officers On Friday April 27, at 8:00 p. m. The Charles R. Gavin Post No. 127 of the American Legion will install its newly elected officers. A ban quet and installation ceremonies will be held in The Legion Home in Warsaw. All members and their wives or girlfriends ore invited to attend. There will not be any charge for the banquet The newly elected off 1 era are: Commander . . J. Ed Strickland 1st Vice Commander Albert A. Banadyga ' j i 2nd Vice Commander J. Paul Hunt- w . i ... . . ... ...v'-v ..J Adjutant W. E. Bartlett Timatu Officer Henry W. Riven- bark 5 , - :;y Chaplain -. H. Tracy Brown Historian Henry L. Stevens Jr. ; Servlos Officer , ; Ralph J. Jsaes Sergeant at Arms Otis Swinson . Color Guard . . Ralph Langs- ton ' ; la addition to the above officers, who were elected at the last month ly meeting, the following Legion naires were appointed to the In dicated posts. :.-) v, . K. 4: ; Boys State Chairman) Wood- row' BUckburn. - yf'v.r Grave Registration Cbm. - E. D. Pollock.' 1 '. ,v. J?.-ft:, Americanism Ohm, r William E. Boyette. ?, V t. Vi J Wx Oratorical Contest Chm. A. W. MdNedU it'.' j :1: A .i Guardianship Chm. O. C. Hol land; f i-i::!t:i' :"':,'; i: Atheletlo , Officer H3faham A.J Phillips - , .:.."' '.' j' -P.: :. 1 ft s the 1351 corn crop Is ! saw mill in Sampson County, near Waycross, burning practically all Umber from Waycross to Carlton Crossing, between Magnolia and Warsaw. The Duplin and Sampson county fire wardens were assisted by forest fire conservation groups from ad Joining counties and local people. The Magnolia Fire Department rendered service wherever possible, using both the new fire truck and men. The value of the fire truck is deeply appreciated by all Magnolia people, as K has already saved sev eral residences there. Also appre ciated were the efficient and un tiring efforts of each and every person assisting in fire fightng. 1 I Scouts The Duplin District Court of Honor was held at the American Legion Post in Warsaw April 11th. Tenderfoot badges were present ed to Joe Suratt, Scout Master to Troop 20 of Warsaw. Second Class Badges were presented by Elder Anton Schancey, District Super visor, church of Jesus Christ of the the Latter Day Saints. Merit bad ges were awarded by Earl Hule, Camping and Activities chairman for the Duplin1 District. Bill Hew uett, Field Scout Executive for Tus- carora Council, presented the Den Chief Cords. . "J ZZ ?Z T J Merit badges were awarded Way- rasK pair, both of Troop 20 Warsaw. The following awards were pre sented to Troop 88 of WaMace. Be- eeiring Tenderfoot. Badges . were Tomrnle Blaaton, Jerry King, Tra cy HarrsU, Coancll ColwsU, turn er Kivenbark and Graham Weus, 3rd. Ssoood CIms Badges ware gtv- en Tommy Brooks, Jimmy Riley aad Charles Wells. Wray, Carltoa and Kent Currie wepe presented Star, Rank Badges. ' w, ' Merit Badge were presented to the following of the Wallace Troop. Kant Currie. Personal Health, First Aid,! Safety, and Athletics;? Wray Carltoa: First Aid. Personal Health, Safety and Athletics; Harry Pow ell: Art; Jimmy Blake: Wood carv ing and Home Repairs; David Wor sley: Art and Home Repairs- Rlllle Merritt: Reading, First" Aidifome Repair and Athletics. Harry Powell and Jerry Juren received Den Chief Cords of the Wallace Troop. Merit Badges were awarded to the following of Troop 40 of BF Grady: Falson Smith, Jr., Book Binding; Wayland Davis: Horse manship; Ralph Dobson: Wood Work, Rocks snd Minerals, and Reading; Hess Davis, Jr.: Horse manship; Roy Westbrook, Jr.: Fire- manship; and Lewis Westbrook, Jr, Safety. Second Class Badges were pre sented to nine of Troop 48 of Al bertson. Receiving the badges were Cameron : Keith Deaver, Leland Grant Harper, Pete Graham Deav er, Richard Fillmore Harper, Ver non Mitchell Harper Xynn Randall, Albert James Hill, Jasper Lewis snd Elwood Bryce Hardison. ' Merit Badges were presented to Edward Earl Davenport and James Robert Grady both for Animal Industry of Troop 47 Rt Beula ville. Two Wrecks Robert Barohardt of Rose Hill wss traveling South on Highway 117 In a 1951 Chevrolet on Highway met a Ford on the wrong side of the road operated by Manuel Mar tin, Jr., of Camp Lejeune. The two cars collided causing $338 damage to the Chevrolet and $250 damage to the, Ford. YrUluk-M" 4 ' Manuel Martin was arrested on charges of careless and. reckless driving; under $350 bond on ap pearance in Recorder's Court May 7th.-v.i.,....i,:,.t'''J'''1:- -v-Riiohard Lee Cvenaugh,- 27,. of Wallace Rt 2 was traveling east on Highway 117, tour and a half miles east on'II'hway 117 four aud a half miles -1 of .Wa jfnn- ''iy rnornf- . nut 8:45 .rt t'g t side cf a ! " '? 't . I 14 Beulaville Seniors To Get 1st Aid Certificates Rev. A. L. Brown, who is pastor of the Baptist church in Beulaville, has recently taught Standard First Aid Course in the Beulaville school This class composed of 14 Teen-age High school girls, was an extra fine class so Rev. Brown states. All 14 will receive Red Cross certificates in .the near future. They are; Lois Boyette, Evelyn Edwards, Polly Kennedy, Judy Muldrow, Shelva Jean Kennedy, Helen Mur phy, Sarah Smith, Macy Lee Ken nedy, Hazel Brown, Lou Ann Neth ercutt, Ruth Sandersan, Sybel Pic kett, Dinah Eubanks and Margaret Johnson. Since teaching this class in the Beulaville school, Mr. Brown has begun a class in Kenansville at the Court House. This is an advanced class of adults from various points in the county. Their names will be published later. Mr. Brown is the only certified Red Cross First Aid Instructor in the Duplin county chapter, but it is hoped that some of those taking the advanced course will go further and take the In structors Training later when we can secure a representative from the Atlantic Office to give further training which is necesssary. Duplin Students Honored Ella Mae Starling of JRce Hill, a w1 rntlp iaaW feto Sigma Pi Alpha actional honorary language ,v;,-m Lu4 flts; k Hanry L. Stevens, III, Warsaw; a Jon. gradusta of the Wake Forest College Law School, recently pass ed the State Bar examination, it was announced by Man Carroll W. Weathers. i f i, Evelyn Davis of Warsaw has been elected by her classmates as a reporter for the next year's sop homore class at. East Carolina Col lege.! ' ' - -' Helen Grace Baker, Kenansville High School graduate, has been given the position as private sec retary to Dr. E. R. Browning, chair man of the business education de partment at East Carolina College, Greenville, for the next school year. , PIANO RECITAL NEXT WEEK Mrs. James Mlddleton, Jr., of Warsaw, will present Miss Mary Margurite Teachey Is well known in in the Wallace High School audit orium next Thursday evening, May 3rd. Miss Teachy la well known in this section having recently repre sented the Southeastern District at Greensboro College and won one of the representatives In the State finals at Lenoir Rhyne College. The public is cordially invited. Food crops along the Persian Gulf In southern Iran have been threatened this year by a severe plaque of locusts. The U. S. De partment of Agriculture is giving assistance to Iran in the fight to bring the pests under control. WceMy Legislative Summary This Is the fourteenth sad final number of a series of weekly sumna rles of the work of the North Caro lina General Assembly of 1951. It Is confined to discussions of matte rs of general Interest aad major im portance. " .'-' ' . Pursuant to resolutions, the Jou rnals of the 1951 General Assembly will Show that the presiding officer of the two houses declared the ses sion adjourned sine die at 11 p. m. Saturday, April 14. The clocks we re stopped at that time but the gav els did not fall until Sunday was 18 minutes old. In the 88 days mem bers spent at work (6 fewer than th eir T949 predecessors) they dlspos posed of 1860 bills aftd" resolutions, 28 more than thek predecessors. AfiiopilaC" --. .1 v ''-.i...'"' i" With the ? r " 'on biennial ap prr-Hatlori " "led, the. Gen-'l "" I A'--n ' to a '"'Wniin- gins Set O Albert Outlaw, chairman of the local Draft Board number 31 has handed In his resignation to Col. Thomas Upton, State Director of Selective Service in Raleigh. Mr . Outlaw has resigned in protest over recent legislation governing college students' status . in the Selective Service. t ' , Mr. Outlaws letter to Col. Upton reads as follows: Dear Colonel Upton: While expressing my deepest gratitude to you and the commit tee who chose me to serve ss board member and chairman of . Local Board No 31 of Kenansville, N. C, I cannot go along with presene le gislation governing Selective Ser vice. Recent legislation giving college, students aptitude testa in order to' determine whether or not they are te) be selected for the armed forces A is most unfair. This would seem to me a policy of drafting the un fortunate while leaving the fortu nate at home. ; y Our Democratic principles should be defended by all those who en joy them, thus compelling college students or any other priority groups to serve in the armed forces along with the farm and factory boys. It is for this reason that I ask you to accept my resignation from the Duplin County Draft Board. Very Truly Yours O. Albert Outlaw. Discussing his actions with the Times Outlaw ssld he could hot conscientously work under the pre sent set-up He said, "This is very body's war. We are all living under this Democracy and all should be called on In an equal manner to do our proportionate part, regardless of race, color, creed, or education , . . The only way we can stop the . present tread towards Jayortfem bosftd members to resign in pro test" ' .. Into 3 Pieces A car and tractor collided 3 miles east of Falson on Friendship Road at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon de molishing car and tractor. The car, a '39 Buick Sedan, own ed and operated by Marvin Frank lin Jernigan, 28, of Newton Grove, was traveling west when it met a tractor on the left side of the high way opearted by Willie Sanders, 27, (colored) of Falson who was mak ing a right turn into a field. ' The Buick swerved into the left side of the highway hitting the front of the tractor. The tractor went 82 ft after the impact, and the car 75 feet. ., An estimated damage of $800 was done to the car and tractor with the tractor dividing Into three differ ent parts. The tractor was owned by R. R. Best The chest of the driver of the tractor, Willie Sanders, was in- Jured The driver of the Buick snd a man accompanlng hint received cuts. Both men are charged with op erating on the wrong side of the road. . , .. New Linotype Operator Kenneth Rabon, linotype operator of Wilmington has accepted Job . ss linotype operator for the Duplin Times, replacing E. J. Nazelrod. He cornea from the Wilmington , Star where he has worked for the last few years. His wife and sight ; week old baby hope to move to Kenansville in the near future. nd for weighing stations, extended the 1950-51 contingent pay increase to school principals, supervisors, and superintendents ss well as tea chers, and buried 2 proposals for similar Increases for teachers and state employees In the next bienn lum, It spproved additional appro priations for state mental hospitals' ($500,000) and the State Stream Sa nitation Committee ($90,000). It permitted expenditure from the Co ntingency and Emergency Fund for: a state warehouse$175,000): reno- vating the Labor Bulldmg($160,000 purchasing land in the vicinity of the Capltol($260,000). In the only contested action. It spproved the Kress Foundation offer of $1 mi llion In Italian Rennalssanee and of herTpaintlngg as complying with the condition of t' n in 47 General AssprrMy and rel. 1 $1 million to t" Art f ' f r t?"0 ac i rt t"--r r -' r t'-t ' . . :v. ... ''-':,(