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1 L. C.-t iS i J ' Scr-" C t 1 e -nvene Iter t ,v Anc...t ?. j fffM .:. s 1 : J term. J -" -e Tala- ;j e nt-re i!itt M e Leo Carr. 1 he tunsi week wiJ be for ti-ial of criminal cases and the second week for civil cases. .-. . - VOL. No. 18, , 1 twil liJlil LOnvG:,' ! Commissioners In Spcci:. Session Order Audif; Turned Over To Solicitor; Saturday. August 4, 1951: - The Board of County Commis sioners met in special session in their office in Kenansville, North Carolina, at 1:00 o'clock, p. m. j Present: L. P. Wells. Chairman, Dallas Jones, Arthur Kennedy, and A. p,' Gates, Absent;, A. C. Hall, F. W. MoGowen, County Account ant, appeared before the Board and reported that there was a shortage in cash in the Sheriff Treasurer's ' office in the sum of (3,665.68, as of June 30, 1951, and that his examina- i tion and audit, still -was not com- uiete. . -.v. . Mr. McGowen stated that he had . a conference with Sheriff Ralph J. - Jones about this shortage this mor ning and that Office Deputy, ' Charles L. Nicholson, was called Into the conference by Sheriff Jones, and Deputy Nicholson stat ed that on about the 12th of Sep tember, 1949,- he was making up bank deposits in the office and had ' some cash and checks on the table when he was called on the tele phone by Mr. Sitterson. He stated : that he covered the money with j books and answered the telephone. : He said the telephone calle was re-' questing information about a pris oner in jail and that he told Mr. Sit- ' terson that he would go to the jail to find out u the prisoner had seen released. He said be went to the 1 Jail without locking the money or without , locking . tne office door. That be went to the Jail and on the way back he remembered he . bad left the Office without anyone In it. That he rushed back to the office and - checked the deposits that be had been making up and found all of the checks were still there and that 2200 In cash, and ,$1900 in sain-was missing. Thatj . us earcnea' io tne money, our aia not -find it. That be did not report tt to Sheriff Jones or to anyone else. ' Mr. "McGowen said he asked htm r bow he balanced the accounts on June 30, 1950, when the annual au- ' dit was made. Mr. Nicholson stated - that he borrowed money from bis brother-in-law and his brother and put all be bad into the account so tbat .it would balance at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1950. He also stated that he had to repay the money be borrowed to put into the funds Before June 30, The following i an outline of the evidence as heard and tatien by Mrs. Hilda Booth; t A HEARING BEFORE THE " BOARD OF COUNTY COM MISSIONERS CONCERNING CASH SHORTAGE IN THE ' SHERIFF-TREASURER'S OF - FICEAUGUST , 1951 " Chairman , Wells Questions . Mr. Nicholson: a Q Charlie do you want to make a report about the shortage of mon- . ey in the Sheriff's office? Go ahead and tell exactly as it was. ' A On - Mdbday morning, f am pretty sure it was on the 12th of Septemberi I was 'in the Sheriffs oifice making the deposits for the bank and A bad on hand Friday evening atm Saturday morning $1900 and 12290. I had made up - two deposits 4 bad checks which v amounted to $700. There was a S1200 deposit in cash and S2200 de posit along with several deposits .in cnecjcs. l naa some mare in the safe which I had not taken out I was making up the deposit before Mr. Sitterson called me on the phone and I. got up to answer the phone. I laid my recept book over on the safe. He asked jne some in - forma tioin about the prisoner, in Jail. I told him I would go to the jail to find out if be bad been re leased., I went to the jail and on my way back it struck me I had left the office without anybody else In the of lice. I rushed back in the office and checked my deposits and found all of the checks that I had left was still there and the $1200 in cash and $1900 was missing. I rushed out of the door and went down into the men's room, white and colored, and down the hall of the courthouse looking for some one who could have, taken It. I then went upstairs in' the court room and t re was several people In the c roora including the fchertff. V . in there looked unpicious tj i so I came back down to the rl e to check the de posits I hl, I opened t!ie safe and took ail t' e t i out and . checked them all t i. t - -e time we get several o s i i a r y f 1 J thought it m t i - e 1 t I bad made a c . . .,t t i of f rat cash, so t i 1 v'nt a to tne cans a.ij j i ; r. n if t i had n 'e any t cit cse r? y. Li .,' I w't to I ' vt to t'r. V.-ells M t if he h i a n ; T t ! LuC, Iragedy- ;lake;Three. the wrong fund and upon our trial balance the money would be foand in another fund. I went ahead and made the deposits to the bank and took $1900 and 2200 out of the tax fund. The reason I did not re port this to the Sheriff was for tbe reason that-it was due to my care lessness that the money was gotten not being locked up in the safe or office. I felt it was useless to try to get it back..':';, -'i.;'v;:: Q You should have' notified the Sheriff as soon as you found the money short. y-..- At--Yes, and the reason I didn't I was still living in hopes that I could find the money and it had possibly been misplaced. , I would like to make some more statements. I have never taken any money for my own use. 2 was trying with my limited salary to replace the money as I felt I owed it to the tax pay ers. It was lost due to my careless ness. I have less than $2 in my poc kets and less lhan $50 in the bank and I have not taken' the' money. I would like to. say that Sheriff Jones did not know anything a bout this nor did Mr. McGowen or any other county official. This mon ey missing I had Riven receiots for every bit of it. All of the money that was missing, l aid not cover up any of it I would - like to say I kept those dates in my mind so long but I think it was on the 12th of September in 1940, which was Mon- aay morning. . ." . Q .Do you make a deposit every' dav? 4 . AEvery day that I could, when I had tlme.,Some times I hv had on band two day's deposit, I have Mid ver .tittle haek. T h mmaa up and above my living- eacpenses. Jt'oul4 .iike te say iat th-o-( misswners nave seen 1ft to Vaise my. saiarv. and I was Aunt ottlno able to pay back $100 a month. I nave just gotten mv luraitu-e nM foKv When I started to wrak here i was making a salary of approxi mately $116. ' 1 was married and had one baby. That does not have anything to do with the money be- iu (one uui onjy.na to do with the money replaced. I really bave been in a mental strain ever since. I bave not slant or eaten a Hmnt meal. I have never taken one pen- ujr uuid nyone.,.;ivr,.i,r,'- Q It. Is your intention to pay wre money paca,r ( A Yes. in other words Mr. -j v and my father are going to get the money Saturday evenr ' . ,'.-'-f'-' .s.r -:IVv'.' Ql feel like if you had gone ahead and notUed the Sheriff it would nave been much better. A-r-The reason I did not it be cause the money was left out of the safe and it was my careless nesa. I don't think the office was locked after I bad talked on the phone, I just forgot about the mon ey,.,,,..,, ,- Q You should have reported It ' A I thought maybe I could have put it in another set of books."! was hoping that, I Would find It .somewhere.- . s. v ' Q The amount is lesa than4r A There turn been soma I have Mid-back.-'.' ': - Q Are you keeping any separ ate notations to show how your de posits nave steen mader How much have- you pai4 back? -t A I don't know, but I can fig ure it out , ' ' :' Q You could not bave paid much drawlnc such a small salary. A JNo, I haven't got my ear paid for yet either. -.'ytr.i ,; ..:,, Q Is there anything els you would like to add to that? A I believe that I told you at the time of my return there was no one there or anywhere around. I bave carried it all .to myself. I have told no one, my wife nor my fath er. I haven't slept a full night since. It is money I just 'carelessly let leave. I haven't taken one cent In fact, I could not have paid any of it back other' than the refund on my insurance. I dont know any thing else Mr. Wells, unless there is something you wish to ask me. The foregoing is a true' and ac curate outline of the evidence heard and taken by Mrs. Hilda Pooth, at a ' hearing before the Luard of County Commissioners on August '4, 1951. Mrs. Hilda Boottv ' The Board of Commissioners con tlnurd the hearing until Monday, Auc t 6, 1' 1, and adjourned. ' 1 I ""3 T- )" .T' i ' O ': A .1 i ti if .J? .1. f 6, 1 ' "f Jones: j'r. ncnlnon i". olL) - .VUyiiiih(S tJMUJU. tAUvUM! 1U( . Elvin G:ylor Of Magnolia Is Hew Student At U. 5. Naval Academy Yo;;g rlr Two Men Sheriff JoneS: No. Mr. McGowen has checked. It has been about 6 or 8 weeks ago I checked the petty cash and it was right I started checking on Saturday and Walker said I had better go and get Mr. McGowen to check the safe. Then everybody would feel satisfied. I did not know what to do and I wanted him to see Mr. McGowen check for this shortage so that he would know just how it was done. Nobody wanted to take advantage OI mm. " ' J,'" -; , : Mr Wll- Wh( MA vnn , Sherf ones jiwas Justca shock and nrnwracktmi. $510.41 io the. box, $489.59" shortage' petty cash fund. I asked him where the balance was and he said' it was 0apO81te0,.l - : ': ,: lit v MA McGowen: The discrepancy as of June 80th is $3,665.68, that is counting $1,000.00 in petty fund. We can't tell until we 'check July. He said we would find about $200. 00 shortage. He later said that was deposited too. -. Mr, Gavin: Did Mr. Nicholson make any explanation how when you checked last year that it balan ced 7 ..,-;..,(,,. ..: Mr. McGowen: He said he bor rowed money and out it in there. Mr. Wells;. Was anyone else pres- Mr. McGowen: Sheriff Jones. Sheriff Jones: He said he borrow ed 'money from his brother and Drotner-in-iaw and some of his own. He borrowed it and out H. back If I am not mistaken he named the s figure that he borrowed. I tnink-lt was $1S00.00 from Mr. John Chestnutt r .. Mr. Wells: How did he repay the money he borrowed? -' . . . Sheriff Jones: Took some money out toTepay it. ' Mr. WelU: Who was his brother- in-law? . " f'-fii f .,-'-i - ' ,Mr McGowen: Mr. John Chest nutt'S name was mentioned but I don't know if it was his brother-in-law; He said be borrowed and rak ed and' scraped all he could be- lor June so. 1950. a. . Mr. McGowen: How were we able to check out on June 30th if it nappeneo in September? Sheriff Jones: He borrowed mon ey from his brother-in-law and bao. ther and all he could rake and scrape, I heard Mr. Chetnutt!s name mentioned. a Mr. Wells: Sheriff, under the cir cumstances, don't you aelieve we should have an audit? Sheriff Jones: I will never feel rigbt until the thing in its entire ty is audited.. ! believe every per son in the courthouse would feel better if it to audited. It would give us new faith, not that I have lost mine. I am shocked. ' ' Mr. Wells: It was a shook to a Saturday morning? : -' Sheriff Jones: Yes. I am a man that will speak anything that I think. When Mr. McGowen quoted those figures to aae 2 thought I have never heard such erroneous stuff. When Mr. McGowen men tioned those figures to me I thought "Oh Hell" these are some swore political figures. I am telling the truth. I called Rivers Johnson, Wall er Stevens and Gene Thomp son. I just don't know what I was getting them for but I bad to eall someuody. I said go and talk to Nkk, I don't know a thing in the wori.1. Fellows, our County in the pojiiical ring Is standing in the bal ' of the most dangerous prop agatida of any place I have ever read of In the newspaper. I have received meftsages on the square, and I couldn't sleep last night for thinlii f it. . - ir. v.clls: Would it not be best to have nn auu.;t? , . L : Jones:. Yes. ; - 1 : " ' ' r l ---sr We need to e ' ' . I i ' f Trcgic Accidents And Murder KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Sesajce ' Lives; Id Elvin L. Gay lor, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gay lor of Rich lands avenue, Jacksonville, enter ed the .United States Naval Acad emy at Annauolis, Md., on July 2 as the first man from Duplin coun ty ever to attend the academy. Gay lor was appointed by Con- gresman Graham A. Barden from Duplin County and graduated from Magnolia High school there. His family moved to Jacksonville since he finished Magnolia school in 1949 He took his examination to enter Annapolis last April. After graduating from Magnolia, he entered Campbell college where he graduated June of this year. Young Gaylor was a member of tne Magnolia basketball team and was named a superlative in his class at Campbell. - . Hunt Hardisty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Twlees Randall of Highlands also Is attending the academy and has recently comparted bis second year.-: , -..-',.... .j, Killed In Duplin County's .death toll dur ing the past five uiays has totaled three. The first occurring Saturday night when Willie James Wells, Negro, was fatally shot at the Log Cabin in Wallace. Sunday morn ing Avern W. Driver was killed on the outskirts of Warsaw in an au tomobile wreck and a third Mon day "when Caroline Rhodes died when she fell from a trailer in War saw. ,-y.,r;.t-:;A '!-. -'i; This brings to total four tra gic deaths lq the past thirty days in the couny. Sally Bat Holland was the first victim M th tobacco sea Saturday heht about 9:80 at the Log Cabin in Wallace Willie James Negro, wa shot and fatally wound ed by Johnnie James, Negro.' Wells was rushed to a Rose Hill doctor where first aid was administered and then carried to the James-Walker hospital ' in Wilmington. He died soon afternoon Wednesday. ;; Cornor C. B. Sitterson and offi cers are investigating the -shooting. At press time no definite in formation had been ' learned ex cept the word of the dead man and a statement by Roy Flowers an other Negro who was arrested and jailed for going to James' bouse with a rifle. Wells told Deputy Sher iff Perry Smith that James shot him and Flowers said he saw him doit- . ,, ,;,r;4l;f:;,::;,,:. 1 Some time following the shoot ing of Wells Norwood Boney, Ne gro, was shot in the arm by, al legedly Willie Davis at the. same place. Davis and James had not been aprehended, at press time. ...a, Avern W. Driver, 48 year old Mid dlesex man was killed instantly in an accident .or a .planned suicide attempt Sunday morning about one o'clock on highway 24 on the out skirts of Warsaw where 24 and the high school bl-pasa .intersect Ac cording to. reports in Warsaw and .Kenansville .Driver was headed - west on: 24 at a high rate of speed. His Dodge auto ran straight into an asphalt tank located in the fork of the intersection, plowing under the tank and knocking out bath-&ont wheels. "The car was literally smashed -and the motor crushed. The body was so torn us that .the , undertaker spent some time gathering it together, reports A Kenansville report , said the ear passed through town at a high rate sA -speed. It (topped, at the Pines service station just outside of town and a passenger jgot out and refused to continue bis xide. It was said that Driver made some .sort of a "statement to the effect- that he was goinb to drive the car as fast as It would go and kill himself. The filling .station operator tried to in duce him to stay there and go- to bed. He was reportedly (drinking. Coroner C. B. Slttereoa said he had heard about the same stories but be did not verify them. His railing tas accidental death. Wine year old Caroline Anne Rhodes was killed and her sister painfully injured near Warsaw Mon day evening. . According to reports, Caroline and her sister. Joyce. 11. were hels- ing barn tobacco 'on the farm of Cyrus .Lanier. Mr, Lanier was rid ing the workers to their home fol lowing the day's work and the chil dren were on a trailer attached to the rear of the car. The eirls were sitting on the front of the trailer with their feet dangling over the front edse. In some wav Caroline's feet were caught on the ptvemfnt ana She was pulled off v-, t r rythemomet- 'n. hef ii r s- -'er when . e r'tri-i -i : i j li i wfee f" 1 ft ..:u THURSDAY AUGUST 9, 1951 Efosipoti&l- For BunBIn Duplin A. Brooks Receives Rotary Club Honor As an expression of appreciation to . Mr. Abraham Brooks for his meritorious service through the years to the Rotary club and com munity, of Warsaw as both a former Rotarian and a private citizen; and because bis life in our midst has long exemplified the Rotary Ideal of "Service Above Self in every business, civic and social relation ship.. It has been moved, seconded and unanimously passed by the War saw Rotary club, upon the recom mendation of the Board of Direc tors, that he be made a life-long Honorary member of the Warsaw Rotary club. That be be extended all rights and privileges of this club, Aat Y? be given a life-time subscription io The Rotarian, that he be exempt ed from all dues, fees and attend- By L. F. WEEKS There has been several questions to come up recently about the oos- sibilitis of dairying in Duplin coun ty. Such questions as. Planning the Dairy, Financing the Dairy, Milk Houtes, reeaing and Management of the 'Herd, and sources of foun dation cows have been asked. We have arranged for Mr. R. R. Rich, Extension Dairy Fieldman, to meet with the dairymen and those interested In going into dai rying in uupiin county, next Mon Dairv Meet pyiliri Red Cross Asked To Double Goal uisasier runa Appsaiw wea v 'Th Dunlin County. Red Cross chapter has been asked to double the minimum goals ; assigned to them earlier in the Disaster Fund Appeal. The Duplin County quo ta now is $830.00. Wallace and Ke nansville are the only two places in Duplin County who have sent in donations which total $2621. Operation in the 4-state mid - Small Boy Swallows J: Charles Grady, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grady of Wolf- scrape Township, is apparently re covering from a bout with a sand- spur which he drew into his wind pipe recently. .The little ooy had gone to open a gate for- some cows which his father was driving from the pas ture when be ran back and told bis father be had swallowed the spur. He was rushed to Kinston hos pital where surgeons removed it from his windoioe. Barrins com plications he is expected to suffer no harmful effects. t.A.Beasley In Hospital Mr. L. A. Beasley, local attorney, is In the James Walker hospital in Wilmington where he was carried a few days ago. He is suffering sto mach ailments and has been given several blood transfusions already. Reports from the family today said he was better.-; ;yr: .v ISS Sheriffs Office Miss Helen Hunt of Magnolia, former clerk in the Tax Collector's office here has accepted a position in Sheriff Ralph Jones' office. rSrfh Certificates ircdAf School Principal Z. W Franelle announ ced Gils week that all children en tering school for the first time this yar must carry with them on the f.it day a blrh certificate. All par ents are requested, to please take note of thia. . ' I r nJer was driving the car and Mrs. i odes and a child or two were i . the front seat with him and 3 t -o men in the seat. Sev- i ctiiiilren -were ' a the trailer, e Ci'.i girl's brother insisted that s i o to the back of the trailer r 1 ' n to s" V " nt fall out. r ' i t, f""- County In ance requirements, and that he be welcomed as the special guest of the club at any meeting or social function of the club which he may find it convenient to attend. day night, August 12, at 8:00 p. m. in the club room 'of the War saw cafe. At this meeting, we will discuss dairying in general. Mr. A. M. Benton, Parm Home Administration Supervisor, will be with us to discuss the part that his organization can play in financing dairymen with establishing this en terprise. Everyone in Duplin County now milking cows, and those interested in becoming dairymen in the future are especially invited to this meet ing. . western flood area will more than double in expenditures the amount the- organization -has to spend in hurricane ridden florid since' 19 30. The North Carolina expendi tures, total $608,047.22. A lot of donations will have to be made by the people of Duplin coun ty in order for them to reach their goal. County Library Closed; Vacation Miss Dorothy Wightman, Dup lin's petite and popular librarian, Is enjoying a few days vacation from her duties of serving the read ing public of Duplin county. Dur ing ber vacation, however, she won't let her mind get away from her public. She plans to visit sec ond hand book stores in Columbus, Ohio, CinclnnatU and maybe Phil adelphia and other cities looking to wards securing more books for our library. The library will be closed while she is away. MBS. MARY ETHEL HARREIX Mrs. Mary Ethel (Mollle) Harrell, age 66, widow of the late Chancey O. Harrell of the Charity communi ty near Rose Hill died late Friday afternoon at the home of ber dau ghter, Mrs. Zack Paul at Grants boro near New Bern after having been in declining health for sev eral months. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Charity Methodist church near Rose Hill by Rev. W. B. Cotton, pastor, assisted by Rev. A D. Wood Burial Was in the family cemetery near the home. She was the daughter of the late Thaddius and Margaret Souther land Teachey and had spent her entire life in the Charity communi ty. She was a life long and active member of the Charity Methodist church, a- Sbe Is. survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. H. R. Hipp of Warsaw, Mrs. Zack Paul of Grantsboro and Mrs. Sam Wells of Teachey. four sons- W. K. Harrell of Havelock, C. C., T. T. and R. C Harrell all of the . home community Fourteen grandchildren, three great grand children, two sisters Mrs. D. S. Mur phy of Rose Hill and Mrs. Maggie Bayette of New Bern, two broth ers, C. S. Teachey of Florence, S. C. and J. R. Teachey of Wilming ton.';.:... ,aa".-Aa " -a -aa- - JERRY MORTON WOOD Jerry Morton Wood, age 79, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Chinquapin after several days ill ness, --.A' , Y ti. a .a. funeral services were held at the graveside; In the Baptist church cemetery in uninquapin Wednes day afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by. Rev. King D. Brown of Burgaw. 1 He is survived by his wife, the former Maggie Thifnen, three dau ghter, Mrs. D. J. Whaley ol Wal lace. Mrs. J. D. Walker of WilmlnR- ton and ' I'Sna 'K?T5e Lout Wood of t'- r- , ir'e -ii F-i it W?" ' 1 "i v I PRICE FIVE CENTS QMU.V M(SSMMK1 Five Days 50 Bed Hospital and Health Center Proposed; James Sprunt Site Offered Mother Judge Stevens Dies Mrs.' Henry L. Stevens, mother of Judge Henry L. Stevens, Jr., died here Wednesday at 12:45 a. m. at the home of Judge Stevens. . Funera? services were held Thur sday at 4 p. m. at Warsaw Presby terian church, conducted by the Rev. Jerry M. Newbold. Burial was in the family plot in Pinecrest cemetery there. . Mrs. Stevens died following a heart ailment. She was born on a plantation in Pender County, June 19, 1868. daughter of Sarah Victoria Register Walker and Edward DeCoin Walk er. On Dec. 22, 1892, she was mar ried to Henry L. Stevens. Since her marriage she had lived in War saw. . She was one of the oldest mem bers of Warsaw Presbyterian church and taught Sunday school there for 40 years. She organized the Woman's club in Duplin Coun ty. During the first World War she engaged in Red Cross work and pro moted war bond drives throughout the county. Surviving in addition to Judge Stevens is another son, E. Walker Stevens, also of Warsaw, two sis ters, Mr. D. L. Woodward of War saw. MrS. D. W. Boone .of Charles ton, S. C, one brother, Dr Duncan D. Walker of Macon, Ga., three grandchildren. UniversalisUeader Piesln!.yMt. ; itnnrv MrtiriNrr . Ano7 The Co,, w u KItm1a 74. a Universa- list; minister for 49 years, died at Ws. home here early Tuesday aft fcr a loag Alness. Death was attri buted to a heart condition. .The Rev. Mr. Skeeis re urea in First Universalis church in R? k? Mount for M years. He was a native of watertown, in. i. in noc ky Mount he had served as presi dent of the Ministerial Association t-h ttUtn hail hppn active in the Rotary club, serving as secretary of the Untversallst General church Convention. Funeral services were conduet- aA -mm th iFfint ITniversalist church at 4 o'clock Wednesday aft ernoon. Dr. Seta R. Brooks of wasn ington, D. C, was in charge, as- Unut hv Dr. Albert Bell, oastor of the church. Interment was in Plneview cemetery. At tne time of nis retirement tne Rev. Mr. Skeeis became associated with his wife in the operation of a kindergarten here. He also was Vnmim an tilflrlftt and his scientific study of bees made him frequently in demand as a speaker on the subject. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Paul G. Skeeis of Ann Arbor, Mich., who is head of the .!MtrnnlM HAnant.mnt. of General Motors Proving Ground at Nor walk, Mich., and oat daughter, Mrs E. H. Watson of Eckert, Colo. WALTER B. BUZZARD Walter Brvant Blizzard. 59. farm er of the Blizzard's Cross Roads community, died at his home Wed nesday at 3:40 p. m. alter an ni nes of five months. Surviving are Mrs. Blizzard, the former Glennie Potter and two sisters, Mrs. Ora Blizzard Price and Mrs. Gertrude Blizzard Price, both of Seven Springs. Funeral services were at the home, xnursaay at a p. m. ana burial was in the Potter cemetery in Albertson Township. Mr. Bliz zard had been a member of tne Free Will Baptist church, for many years. . Construction For Start Jan. '52 The Branch Presidency of the Albertson Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of letter Day Saints has just received word from the Presiding Bishopric's office in Salt Lake City, Utah that they bave approved the construction oi a new chapel. a'V ' y- A ,.I V: -aV.a ' a- a a " 'The general church expenditure committee ha appropriated $33, 250.00 a their part toward the con struction of the building. The lo cal membership will pay $14,250.00 as their part -..'..... .-, Plans and specifications are now being drawn by the church archi tecture in Salt Lake City. Plans are tt t'-e construction of the bui''' "'.; v 1 r underway early lew Chapel To . . Tobacco Markets' The Border Belt Tobacco Market is la fall swtnr. The Eastern - Bright Belt Market opens Tacsday Annus Zls. No. 32 County - I'; Duplin County is the largest . county in North Carolina without . hospital facilities and one of only -13 without such facilities. There has been considerable talk in the county since the North Care . Una Medical Care Commission was; set up a few years ago about se curing state and federal aid in -building a hospital but no defln ite action was taken until last week when about 50 interested citizens, gathered in the court house here on Thursday night to discuss the matter. Representatives from every community in the county were in vited to discuss the feasibility of such an undertaking and DcJohi A. Ferrell of Raleigh, executive sec retary of the Commission, attended and gave a history of the Medical Care Commission and outlined nee essary steps to be taken towards securing state and federal aid. Dr. Ferrell said he was very anxious to see Duplin secure a hospital and promised 100 per cent cooperation : from the commission. He said Du plin would hold a top priority oav state and federal funds should the people decide to build a hospital. . He also pointed out that Duolia badly needs a health center to house the county health depart ment and that the state and fed eral governments will participate' in this also. He suggested that ths v two can be combined into one pro ject. Secure sufiicient land and build not less than a fifty bed hos pital, a health center and a nurse borne. ; Costs To County , 1 Dr. Ferrell pointed out that-the? state and federal governments will contribute 77.4 per cent of the cost., leaving only 22.6 per cent of the- , load to be borne by the county. Discussion centered around a 35 bed hospital but after the thee ting; further discussions liad te a tar' elusion that it will not e- ract4- cal to start with less han 50 beds-t-- The population of Duplin warrants at least 100 beds, the size of the-; Sampson County hospital, but ma ny belived the cost would be prohi bitive at this time. A 50 bed bos-'', pital can be so constructed that ad ditions can be made later without--altering the general plans. County Auditor Faison McGow en estimated that the- cost of the-1 whole program to the people of Du plin County on a 50 bed basis, will . be in the neighborhood of $200, 000 and can be financed over a period of 20 years. The increase in tax rate for this purpose would be only 8 cents on the hundred, dollar valuation. On a 35 bed project it- would be six cents. When he- an- nounced the figures several in the audience hollered out "what are we waiting on?" Name Committee The group was practically unani mous in favor of undertaking the . ' project and the Board of County Commissioners were asked to ap point a committee to visit several hospitals in the state built on this basis and to make a report- and! recommendations at the f int. Mon day in September meeting. The fol lowing were named on the commit tee: Dr. H.. W,- Golwetl,. Wallace; H. E. Latham, Rose Hill; Lee Bro wn, Warsaw; Rudolph Simmons, Albertson; W. F. Bud) MiUer, Ben laville, and J. O. Stokes and JL ' R. Grady, Kenansville. Site For Leeattea-. It was announced that. former re presentative C. E. Quia, of. Ke nansville has offered, to give the' old James Sprunt Institute proper . ty in Kenansville as a-site .-. , ' Several brought out at the meet ing that if our neighbor Pender- -County can build a hospital, sure ly Duplin can. Pender county, not much more than one third the size ' of Duplin has built a 25 bed. hos pital and Bladen, not near so larger as we are building a 50 bed bos -pital and Sampson, slightly larger,, has built a 100 bed hospital. It Is hoped and believe by those attending that a countywide vote will be called in November for the people to vote on the issue- - - ' -ft. Pink Hill Church r Notices Are Given Rev. D. C. Boone, pastor of the Methodist church of Pink Hill an- nounces the regular preaching ser vices for Sunday morning. Serv ices will be held at Noble's Cha pel at 10:00 a. m., and at Pink Bill church at 11:00 a. m. This will be the last Sunday morning service for the summer. We Would like to have as good at tendance as possible. The sermoi topics at both the services wi 1 be, "What Would Jesus Do in thee days of trials and Temptations?" The revival services for the I'i X Hill church will be conducted the Reverend Wade Goldstnn ginning on October 22nd, Rev. ( dston has recently been ms ? conference Evanrellst Befia lng this po- ' n with the r ence, Pev. ' n was f Daniel's I I c Th is (
The Duplin Times (Warsaw, N.C.)
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