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Du-Lia Automobiles , County Auditor F. W. Me Gowen reports 8,07a automo bile registered from Duplin : County as of April 1, 1951. Tbe Official Motor Vehicle ' Bureau, he says. Is satisfied there are a thousand or more on the tax books not yet listed. Duplin P. M. A. The Dunlin County PMA tram for better farming is ta help farmers meet their con servation challenge; aldine with marketing quotas, price support and tobacco crop in surance. ' ' ', Hsvh cA Dt VOL. No. 18, EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE SESSIONS - ' By J. R. Grady For a long time there has been a , question in the minds of most peo ple as to whether public official governing (bodies have a right to bold closed or executive sessions. It has been my experience at one time since I have edited the Dup lin Times to have been ordered from a meeting of the board of county commissioners. Since that time a number of pywntW unrfnn. have been neid at which I did not, - iuwuud 1 ask permissions to attend. Among may people there Is a question as to the wisdom and vali dity, of closed sessions. Some main tain that it is the prerogative of a group of bJficials to discuss pub lic matters in secrecy so long as the final actions are made public. However, the law seems to hold against this thought. Personally I am not expressing an opinion on - the matter just passing along the law as recently looked into by Wm. C. Lasslter, general counsel of the 1 North Carolina Press Association who made an extensive search of the laws on the subject. The fol lowing is Mr. Lassiter's statement: It is explicitly set forth in the statutes of the State of North Caro lina that meetings of municipal governing bodies and meetings of boards of County commissioners must foe open to the public open to all persons. With respect to the meeting of the governing body of a city or town the statute is expli cit in setting forth that, there shall be no executive sessions. ', Uhe statutes referred to above are set forth verbatim below. Section 153-8 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, re lating to meetings of the board of 'county commissioners,- is as fol lows: -... r'.v''.vv. "The board of commissioners in each county shall, hoia a regular meeting at the courthouse, on the first Mondays in Pece.-niber and June1. Special meetings may be held on the first Monday in every month, but shall not continue longer in session than, two days., Meetings may be held at other times for due more convenient dispatch of busi ness at the call of the chairman, on the written reouest of one mem-: . ber of the board, but public notice of the tkne and plaice of all such meetings shall be posted at the , courthouse door for not less 'than tux uuy, bihi puiuusnea one ime ; in a county newspaper, if there is one. rne Doara snail receive no cauea meetings.. ne ooara may aa-n "jiwrn lis: regular- meetmgs irom day- to day until the business before it is disposes of. Everv meet- ias ihwui ae upea iu ail persons, a A majority of the beard constitute ' a Quorum. At each regular Decern . ber meeting the board shall choose ' sence the members present shall ' "Provided, that whenever the uojr Act ivr wie uvmubs w any weep ing of a . board of county commis sioners falls on a holiday, such iwrciius way re new uti LUC iica u succeeding secular or business day1 Bminhaj:la added.) . 'With respect to meetings of the Kovernins body of a city or town. . tutes of North Carolina provides as f oiiows: .r , - ime ,ciiy governing nnpv snii iK9 yiwcniiim. wkuw ruu. special meetings shall be held at a time and slace fixed bv ordinance All legislative sessions shall be op ; en to the public, and every matter shal be put to a vote the result of which shall be duly recorded. The governing body shall not bv exec- .(tONTlNUED ON BACK VcSalule L ...J This week we salute on of Duo . lln's popular Deputy - Sherilis, Charles Leonard Nicholson, office Deputy and bookkeeper in Sheriff Jones' office. "Nick" as he is af ."ectlonately cal led by those who know him more intimately, is only 32 years old. He was born in Wolfscrape Township and has made his home in Duplin all his life. He is the son of Mr. nd Mrs. G. M. Nicholson. Ha graduated from Calypso fcHh school in 1936. lie f.- mod wuh bis fi'her until he r ': his "Grff ilnfj" and in 1 i v In to S'-rvu-e v hare Y I yars and ten i ' 2i n'"' tq tivrr t l ' In t r i ' l 1 If i . five t -i , j i i ( 'i ; i ",r e i e ia ruve r, 1 .. - : . Sam Thomas Is Supply Pastor Samuel TllOmn nf ftjrorf- h.1. Istelai student at Union Theolo gical Seminary in Richmond, will serve as supply pastor at the War- remon, wneton and Graver Mem orial Presbyterian churches In War-"- -unty during the sumcne months. ne will return to the Seminary . , , - ' ---". j 11 ule IU" 8 senior and will grad- uaw ticAi spiring. He is the son of iMr. and Mrs. Ro- J?M and mlnlotrlnl mti.A. ent from HallsvlHe Presbyterian . Pvt John W.Upterove, 27 of Warsaw, RFD 1 has been reported missing in action in the Korean flighting. Mrs. Molly Crews, his sis ter, has received a telegram stating that he had been missing in action since April 23. ; ?. ' j. The Duplin native wrote Mrs. Crews' after landing in Korea that he had been through his un tie and had been spared. t ' He enlisted just 'before Christmas went to Japan and then to-Korea tibout the middle of March. This is his third enlistment., He was dis charged' following, his second, en listment during World - War II when he served in Germany. Relatives, include .two sisters in addition to Mrs. - Crews: Mrs. Ida Bland of Garland and Mrs. Floy Baden of Beau ta reus; and two' bro thers, George and Rpbert v.Upte- Krove, ooin -ot raison.--, . -, fiCG: ; ' v . I ? -- ) "i t Couhly FHA ( Recently there have been tnn. Miss Elaine Register of Rose HU1 has recently 'been assigned to this office as assistant county office clerk. Miss Register Is now residing Mr. WiUon li. .Ward of. Clinton formerly of Duplin County, has been transfered from Scotland cou nty to this office as assistant super visor ' replacing Mr. Walden M. Hearn, who was ..transfered to Ons low County as supervisor of that uitiu . - , '" ' - '. ,1 ' j ',, , , , ; Miss McJiyl, fefurns Risipf Deeds; Oflic I According to art announcement by A. T. Outlaw, Register of Deeds, Miss Jessie F. Murphy has return ed to ber former position as a dep ute in the office of v Register of Deeds. , '..a'T ;t r' " ' Until Recently Miss Murphy was a case worker in, the County Wel fare Department " . - , Mr, Outlaw,- now recuperating from a serious; illness at his borne in KenansvUle,.' wishes, to. inform the patrons of -his office that all duties are being carried onv by a sUlf of carefully trained na ex perienced workers, .,('; . : ; Slreef At long last the business street in Kenansville leading up to the court house has been paved, : At this writing all business streets in town are -paved and the last one, leading to th school house is un depway. ; -v There is much talk here in favor Of breaking : the se-caUed bottle neck at the and of the main street against the court house square. Sev eral siif"!?estlons have been advanc ed and It is hoped tJiat in the not too far distance something Will be accomplished. Traffic and parking is becoming more Of a problem here each cmirt day and with the opening of t s dead-end street the congestion wul be relehreo considerably.-.., in . ' ---- . yi- V::-' i, 7:1 1J?ve "" KrStS" mterestlnf study of a side f,6? toXS?? '-w?Tr .orthis great event In history. DIGNITARIES at the charter night ot Rones Chapel Uons club are pictured above. From left to right they are: Cecil Wells, director of aones Chapel club; Willie Best, Rones Chapel Lions Club Receives Charter At Meet The , Rones Chapel Lions Club received its Lions charter last night at the charter-night program. The meeting was held at LaPlace com munity, building at Rones Chapel. , Billy Fanner, Lion Tamer of the newly organized club, received the gong and gravel from Earl Whiiak ker, president of the Warsaw flub Which is sponsoring the Rones Cha pel club,. ' . , . ' BiiyV1 Tyhdall. : tZone chairrca.n from Mount Olive, give the we -come r and ; introduced the guests. Geo. Rogers, district governor-eleet irom 'Aex, waa in charge of the presentation tf extension awards. The -awards, were made to W. E. Hines and Billy Tyndall who were instrumental in organizing the club ' ' The Charter was - presented by Wilbur A. Pike, District Governor 31-E from Pikevllle. Aldine Whit field; president, received the char ter for the club. 'f'JF - .Editor's Note ,' In 1912 Major Matt H. Jlllen wrote' and delivered to nam- i); ber 'St audiences a. legal study of the' Trial, af Jesus. This is This speech sf !9 rears agd ' will appear in six installments and we trust that our readers, ' will find ft as Interesting.as we , .did. - s-r in.- -lv - -- By Maf. Matt. H. Alien Many trials have been, charac terized in the judicial history of munkind. :-' 1 i-The trials of Socrates, ' Warren Hatmftgs, Aaron Burr, Alfred Drey fus, Mary Queen of Gcotts and Rob ert itmmett, are still the live and thrilling chapters in the history of wonder ul people; but these' trials one and an, were tame and com mon-place compared with the trial and crucifixion of the Gajaean pea sant, Jesus of Nazarettl. ft i These were eartniy Issues, be fore earthly courts, while the trial of ' the Nazarine was before the high tribunals of both heaven and earth: before tbe Great Sanhedrin composed of : seventy-one ' judges who were the master spirits of a divinely, commissioned - race; be fore the court of the Roman em pire that controlled the legal Duplin Dancers On Way Chapel Hill About 'thirty sauare dancers will Journey to Chapel Hill tomorrow where '. they . will compete in the state-wide contest- being sponsored there in the North Carolina rout Lore, festival. Not only will the square1 dancer compete but also Faison Smith in Clog dancing and a group of girls doing the Highland Fling, Contests will oe neio in Ke nan Memortaal Stadium. f , w w, The group will -leave ' Faison Smith's borne tomorrow afternoon, arriving in, Chapel Hill in a couple of hours, Deforo the contest. They will have a picnic lunch at the Uni- verslty.iiv,-'?- .;':i.u,.. PvJ.II.B.Yilli-:m$ ill Pvt. Herbert B. Williams, son of Mh and Mrs. Clifton William of Pink f Oil," enlisted in the Army F t I ", 1850. He took '3 b-tic t t Camp Atterbui g. lai, A Mr 1 ;. a short furloui'h at home In euruary, be returned to (nn'T A-Piiimrg and was sent to J , p, Washington, where he re ni. 1 for s few days. From Wash ir ui i e went to Japan and for two numihs has been serving, over sem duty in Korea. - l- , - . 1 i t was- a graduate of the 1 t msm of BF Crady high s 1. ' I IIIIIH III ! I .1 I II II II I I - ' - . KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ''V first vice president of the club; Dis trict Governor Wilbur L. Pike, Pike ville; Louis K. Day, International counselor, Rocky Mount; Aldine Whitfield, president of the club; George T. Rogers, dlstrct govern- Staff sergeant Johnny Ghoate, Marine who has just returned from the fjighting in Korea, gave a talk on some of his experiences while in Korea and since he has been In the Marines, Sgt. Choate has been in the Marines for U years. Miss Qulta Harrell, Mt Olive, sang Carolina Moon and May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You. Jimmy Thigpen of Grantham sang Mother Machree and Aba Da'ba Honeymoon. ' OSflters o.' the new club are pres ident, Aldine Whitfield, first vice president, Willie Best; second vice president M. W. Rose; third vice president, Albert Turner, Jr.; secretary-treasurer, John M. Goodson Lion Tamer, Billy Farmer and Tail twister, William R. Loftin. Directors are Jarvis . M. Carter, Cecil Wells, Willie Sullivan and Randall Whitfield. rights "? men throughout . the known world from Scotland to Ju dea and from Dacia to Abyssinia. ' The trial of Jesus Was two-fold; Hebrew and Roman, of Ecclesiasti cal and Civile . , - v, In orderto get any Intelligent understanding of the proceedings against Jesus we must first gel a panoramic view of the world and its government on April sixth,' AD 30 and particularly with reference to the status of the Jews,:- , v' ( The known world at this time comprised : an area comparatively small, extending from Scotland to Judea en one band and from Da- cia to Ab-sinia on the other. All of this territory had been conauered by the Roman empire, but all Jew ry was rebellious to the Roman in vasion and there was, in spots, open opposition to Caesar. The boundless authority of Rome was centered on the hands of a single person, Ti berius Caesar Consuls, Tribunes, Praetors, Pro Consuls and Procur ators were merely the agents and representatives of this mighty Cae sar. Palestine at this time was com posed of the provinces of Judea, Samaria, Idumea, Gaulantis, Trach onitis, Batanea, Galiee and Perea. - Herod Antipas was a Jew who was commissioned Tetraroh of Ga lilee after the death of his father Kenansville Enjoys Picnic iWhite lfre lAfeilnesclay Wednesday was a red letter day for Sunday school children and par ents of KenansvUle. it was the pic nic time and a picnic it was. At one o'clock members of all three chur ches gathered at the local Baptist church and a caravan of a score of automobiles set out for White Lake Arriving at the lake -about Mid afternoon tbe youngsters lost no time in getting into their bathing suits and White Lake was soon all a-swarm with Kenanville. About 173 made the trip.. After about two hours of swimming and boating the group gathered at the picnic table for one of those old-fashioned fried chicken, fried ham, cake pie and what have you dinners. There was food-a-lenty for all and not much had to be discarded or lugged back to Kenansville. .- ' ' It Mas Interesting to note tbe various conversations going on dur- rr TLrc;3 C::.::$"!::rd:rerB:ck In $ J:il A-::!::: !!::it , Henry Bernon Carr, Charity Ne-' gro, is back, in )au atier neing re leased on a fzauv oona. tie was la dieted about three weeks ago on a , charge of murder following a coroners jury r "ort He was oredr ed Jailed and hfd without nrlvllege of bori ty t er C. L. Sltter- ' . ! Ts Of- i was Thursday, June 14, 1951 j I or V elect of 31-E, Appex; Wilbur Tyndall, zone chairman, Mout Olive Earl Whitaker, president Warsaw club, sponsor of Rones Chapel. (News-Argus Photo) Members of the Waller-Williams clan in this section of North Caro lina will (gather for their annual reunion at BF Grady school Sun day, opening with a picnic lunch at 12 nvon, it is announced. The afternon's program will get underway at 1:30 with President Harry S. Waller presiding, and Vice President Thurman Williams giving the welcome. Mrs. Flora-Wal ler Hooten secretary-treasurer of the clan. For Sunday's meeting. Fore Waller has served as chairman of the program committee assisted by Miss Biu.a Stroud and Mrs. Lei.a Chestnutt Wells. The host and hos tess committee is composed of Cla ton Summerlin, chairman; Adrain Dail, Stephen A. Waller, Mrs. Car rie Grady and Miss Katherine Wal ler. Miss Estelle Waller is pianist for the affair and Emmet Waller, Jr., had charge of printing the pro grams. Herod 'the first, surnamed Herod the Great. Herod the Great or &a ri lled a political party which sup ported (he claims and government of the Roman Emperor, and as a reward for his service and activity was given dominion over a great part of Palestine, and upon his death this territory was divided be tween his sons, one of whom was named Phillip. Herod Antipas was given the provinces of Galilee and Perea. ' Herod Antipas was a shallow and contemptible character whose chief aim in life was the gratification of his passions. It was he who mar ried the wile ol ms brother Phil lip and when reprimanded of his conduct by John the Baptist, who told hint it was not lawful for him to have her, caused him to be be headed. The w.-rthlessness of his character was so pronounced that it excited nauseating disgust in the mind of Jesus, and disturbed for a moment that serene and lot- ty magnanimity which character ized the only purely contemptuous epithet that tne Master is ever re corded to have used. , "And he said unto them. Go ye, and tell that Sox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do -today and tomorrow, and the third CONTINUED ON BACK lng the -'lunch hour. Probably the most interesting, was a group of leaders from all three churches discussing the idea of all Kenans ville uniting into one big communi ty church. Such a thought Is not new here but it was surprising how the sentiment at the picnic ran fa vorable to such an idea. It was freely predicted that if a vote were taken very few in town would vote against-such and undertaking. Tbe party was one of the most enjoyable ever experienced by any member of the group and not one single incident marred tbe occas ion. Everybody was elbowing ev erybody with the children taking the spotlight. Tbe Baptists were not holding close communion; the Met hodists; were not uroselyting nor were the Presbyterians paying all lbs hills and standing off by them selves. It was unity In union. j G.i Peace Charge found that Instead of threatening to mil owers, outers were uireai enlng to kill him and advised the boy's father to bring him to Jail. This past week-end be was locked In Jail again on a peace warrant and is n v awaiting a hearing under thlx:are. - '.-" - f ': ' '. ' ; . t. -i ( i Jones' office reports that thrr h his counsel. Rivers John son i ."..'Wtor Walter Brltt g i '.i ; be leleased under a I i" " r " ' r meMMIimWoniar JmvM MS Wind And IHlaiB;ttuM)amage Bone Mrs. Nellie Thomas Sanderson Raised Large Family, Still Going Good Ms4HttMsMIKA&WW MRS. NELLIE THOMAS SANDERSON Grove, Hallsville To Send Delegates S. Y. P. Conference Delegates from 76 Presibyteriaa churches will meet at Flora Mac Donald College in Red Springs from June 18-23 for the annual Senior Young people's eonferenice of Wilmington Presbytery, which covers an area between Wilming ton and Mount Olive, More-head City and Whiteville. The purpose oi this conference, as expressed in the Conference Theme: "From Hearer'JCa .Deers', is- ( "better these young people o. 'pW'tnTO' praftieeCSrisBah- Uesss" in their daily living. The Confer ence schedule will include worship periods, classes, delegate meetings, afternoon athletics and, evening re creation. Among the faculty will be such outstanding speakers as- Dr. B. Frank Hall of Wilmington who will conduct the Bible Hour, the Rev erend Chalmers F. MoCutohen of Sanford who will lead the Vesper Hour and Miss Nancy Boyd of Rich mond, Va. and Brazil who will teach a class on "World Mission". In addition the Reverend Jack Ware of Carolina Beach will teach a course on "Dating and Friend ship"; the Reverend W. L. Foley of Whiteville, "Stewardship"; the Rev erend Murphy Smith of New Bern, "Worship" and the Reverend L. A. Taylor of Wilmington, a class on 'Personal Religious Living." The Director o! the Conferan.ee will be the Reverend Robert L. Mc Baith of Elizabthtown who is the Adult Advisor for the Senior Young People of Wilmington Presbytery. He will be assisted by the Rever end M. C. Macqueen of Clinton who will be Dean of Girls. Those planning to attend this conference from Grove Church are Angela Dauzhtry and Jimmy Bow- den: from Hallsville are Anise Rhodes and Norma Allen Smith. 62 Enroll Local Bible School The Community Bible school in Kenansville is moving along very nicely under the directorship of Miss DeLanie Boney of Wallace. The school is being held at Grove church with Revs. Shanpe of the Baptist and Hayter of the Preoby terian helpln Miss Boney. As of Wednesday morning 62 students were enrolled. Teachers are: begin ners, Mrs. W. E. Lewis, Angela Daughtry, Rosa Dean Rivenbark and Catherine Quinn; primary, Mrs. Ivey Bowden and Frances Jean Patterson: juniors, Mrs. Walter Stroud and Mrs. Clarence Murphy Intermediates, Revs. Hayter and Sharpe Magnolia Negro Found In Durham On the night of May 25, shortly after Mrs. John Wilson, white, of Magnolia returned borne . from church, someone stepped up on her porch. Thinking it was some of the neighbors, sue waucea to tne front door and turned on tbe porch light. There stood a negro man about middle way the porch, be tween the steps and the door. He walked to the door, .opened it and walked in. Mrs. Wilson's gun hap pened to be close by so she got It and ran tbe Negro ewey. v On investigation, Sheriff Jones and Deputy Sheriff Perry Smith found bs bad skipped town.- ,- -; William Green was found and ar rested in Durham, bis borne town, June 2, for breaking and entering Mrs. Wilson's house. Green was f vet a prel!-iinry heoirlr"? and t h J '1 v i " t 1. J v ' ' r ii i j 1 i i-' PRICE FIVE Mrs. Nellie Thomas Sanderson of Beulaville celebrated her 84th birthday on June 3rd with a dinner on the grounds at the Free Will Baptist church there. Members of her family and friends attended the occasion to wish her many more happy birthdays. 'Mrs. Sanderson was born June 30th, 1867. She was the daughter of the late Calvin and Sarah Wha ley Thomas,;. : There were seven children in the Thomas family, Me lishia, MeLemie, Olivia, Elsie, Cy rus and Kizzle. (MicLemie, Olivia and Elsie have been dead a num ber of years). On December 23rd she was mar ried to the late John Hill Sander son, son of Levi and Penny Bishop Sanderson of Beulaville. They were married at the home of her parents by the Rev. Elder Ivey Smith, pas tor of the bride. For her wedding she chose a light blue dress, long gored skirt and long sleeve blouse, and black button shoes. Following the wedding a dinner was held at the home where Mrs. Sanderson and her sister "Klzzie( Mrs. Murril Teachey) now live. She attended school from the age of six until she was 18, going a short while yearly to the one room school In Beulaville. Among her teachers were John Richard Miller, Mrs. Hannah Scott, Mrs. Mary San- dlin, Tom Armstrong, Fisher Kor negay, Gaylor Quinn. Miss Anna Brawn and James Bishop. There were 50 or 60 students enrolled in th eschool. ' ' To Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson were born nine children, Simpson, an in fant son, unatned, Macy, Etta, Nacy, McCoy, Levi, Neelie, Melvin, Al ton and Alsa. Nacy, Macy, and the infant son died soon after birth. Mr. Sanderson died in 1905, lea ving Mrs. Nellie to raise her six children. Their married life was spent in Beulaville with 'the ex- njvntinn nf -fmir vonrc in OiMlmv OMffppar near War- Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson were charter members of the Free Will Baptist church and she is now the oldest living member. She united with the church early in life and recalls she joined before there was a Free Will Baptist church in the section. Services were held around in various homes. She was baptised in the Dave Brown Mill Pond by the Kev. Alton House. In a snort while her husband followed her in bap tism. Today she is active in church work, house keeping and raising chickens. CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE Two Arrested Selling Whiskey On June 12. following investiga tion, it was found by Sheriff Ralph Jones and Deputies A. L. Nichol son and Perry Perry Smith and Hig'hiway. Patrolman Briley that "Red Southerland, negro of Ke nansville township, had a quanity of non-tax paid whiskey at his house. They found four gallons of non-tax-paid whiskey, and eighty- I seven empty pint bottles. "Red and his son James Southerland were arrested for possession of non-tax-paid whiskey for the pur pose to sell. They were bound over to second term of county court. They are each under a $200 bond. Beef Supply Said To Be Near Normal RALEIGH There is a "near normal" supply of beef in Eastern North Carolina, with no probablity of an early change, the office of Price Sta-blization district office Rambling My goodwill tour began at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown's and the only white family I visited that day. On the rest of my tour I visited colored families. The colored peo ple seem to appreciate what you do for them a great deal. Tbe gen eral topic of conservation of Uie day was am out "Aunt Hester Pear asll", tbe 107 year old ex-slave of Magnolia. Everyone of them want ed a copy of the paper that we bad her life story in .One lady had giv en a woman in Beulaville money to send ber her old paper. .-. . Estella Murphy saw me coming and met me at the door with mon ey in ber hand. She wanted to sus scribe to our paper. Evtdentally she had recognised "Old Betsy." It seems that most people around Magnolia do recognize her now. , As I talked to one lady, I found out that she is only 29 years eld and has seven children. She said she hoped her family was complete now. I can very well understand why, as I bave twS of my own and know too well what a Job H is to te care of t m. CENTS No. 24 That orovenbial million dollar rail fell throughout the county Wed nesday afternoon and night. Re ports from many sections say it .. was pretty general. Oliver Horne says his farm escaped Jthe heavy fall and there may have been some more but not many. iRain has been falling intermit tently in spots throughout the coun ty for a week but hardly enough to build up much hopes against the ', long dry spell the farms have been suffering. Last Saturday afternoon a heavy -hail storm struck below Beulaville , in the Cedar Fork section. Many farms suffered a complete loss of , tobacco while others were heavily damaged. Among those suffering to , tal loss in the Cedar Fork section - were Tracy Edwards, Harmon Ed- i wards, Durwood Lanier. Others suf fering a total or partial loss were Kinby Whaley, Woodrow Thigpen, Alton Lanier, Herman Smith, E.: G. Lanier, Clifton Mobley, Clayton Brown, Jim Raynor, Norwood Ray nor and several others whose names were not learned. Hail was reported Wednesday af ternoon in the Wallace section with severe damage being inflicted on -several farmers on the Chinquapin road. Hail was also reported in Kenansville township across Grove from Kenansville. The USDA Bureau of Agricul tural Economics reported from Ra leigh this week on weather and crops in North Carolina for tbe week ending June 8th as follows: Half of the weather-crops cor respondents reported '"light" rain- tail during the week ending June 9. All reports from Southern Coastal plain counties indicated "none" or oniy"iig.ot" rainfall received dui inig the week. More than half of the reports still indicated dry to very dry soil moisture conditions, especially in Central and Southern Coastal Plain counties. The average condition of tobacco, corn, cotton, so-jans, hay crops, irista potatoes ap-pies and .pastures is reported as "fair". The average condition of peanuts and peaches is reported as "good". Harvesting of small grains is well under way through-, out. the state. The cultivation - crogis bcnne.MW-. .general wtfbj-t-,. the- receipTof rainfall. ' Reports from- over Duplin genV erally are that crops are in good stand at present and with the; draught broken, barring unforseerj developments, farmers should go into the harvest season with almost'' bumper crops. Tobacco increase in the county is average and the har vest should bring more dollars to the farmers. Truck crops so far have been li-gnt due to the dry weather. Tobacco farmers are already count ing the days until first crapping is here. Some fields in the county show the week is about knee high. By July first which is only a little over two weeks off, reports will be coming in of first housings. U. D. C. Announcement The James Kenan chapter Unit ed daughters of the Confederacy of Warsaw will meet on Thursday aft ernoon June 21st, 1951 at 3:30 in the home of Mrs. Fred Baars. Mrs. J. W. Best, Mrs. W. P. Brldgers and Mrs. E. S. Hines will be joint hos tesses. All members are urged to be present since this will be the last meeting until fall, Tnd dele gates must be chosen for the Divi sion meeting which will be held at the Robert E. Lee Hotel in Winston-Salem, N. C. in October. Other important business matters tr ust be discussed. The program for the aft ernoon on "The Jefferson David Highway" will be in charge of Miss Mary Alice Blackmore. chapter his- said yesterday. An OPS survey shows that beef supplies in general are about as large as they were before the OPS ceiiing price program went into eSfect on May 14, the office report ed. However, some shortages of utif- ' ity and low grade commercial meats may have resulted from gre ater demand, stimulated by recent high beef prices, plus the fact that fewer low grade cattle are offer ed for saleatthis time of year. In Duplin nie B. Murphy. The only thing they t talked about was aunt Hester Pear- sail and our newspaper. After lunch I carried my maid, Eva Kornegay, and my children, Bobby and "Butch" with me on my tour. Eva knew where a lot of col ored people lived, so went along as my guide, --v. .,.. , - v - We talked for a long time with "Aunt" Florence Vann. She was sick with the flu ,but was feeling some better. She seemed to think it was the hot, dry weather that made her feel so badly. . ' Luada Carr was busy with her housework, but found tkne to talk with us for a few minutes. At Joe Brights' home we talked to bis wife and dkughter. His wife , was sick with the flu, and bis dau ghter, who fell several months ago and hurt her leg badly, was be -ginning to walk a little bit Eva enjoyed talking to her little granddaughter,- Berths Lee. 'She- lives with the Bright family. Annie Newkirk wanted to sub scribe to our paper so her dauf liters -could read it She said tuiey had ra ther rd than to do most a"v f ". f -a jm -1 on 1 u H I . "He-" ' ' - 4 1