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Square Dance
' A square dance is held im
Kenan Memorial Auditorium
in Kenansville each Saturday
night beginning at 8 'clock.
The dance Is sponsored by the -KenansvUle
Lions Club.
County Court will convene
Monday October 1st for
Week's term. Superior Court will
. convene Monday October 8th
for a two week term. Judge
Leo Carr Is scheduled to pre .
aide. The first week will be
. for criminal eases and the tee..
' ond for civil easea. , .
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VOL. No. 18,
Goiinty-Court Disposos OJ Many Gases
In 'One O J C3oauGst CooEiets Sn EMory
County Court opened up the lat .
terpart of the first week this month
wjth art unusually heavy docket.
Judge Phillips began bearing cases
en Thursday, Sept. 6th, following
adjournment of Superior ' Court
Court continued through most of
last week. The Times, reports cases
disposed of as far a the Clerk's
office' has recorded them'- Next
week we hope to give you the re
naainder of . September's County
Courts '
Th following cases had been re..
, corded as of September 18th:
September 8 Melvin Wooten
plead guilty to aiding and abbeting
" in driving without drivers license.
Judgement suspended on payment
: of fine of $25 and cost. ,
' September 7 Gertrude Smith
;. charged with the possession of non
'. tax paid whiskey for the purpose
of sale end aiding and a-beting In
the same. The case was dismissed.
. Hollie Smith was charged with
the possession of non tax paid whis
key for the purpose of sale and
aiding, and abetting in the same.
. He was confined to jail for a term
of six months end assigned to work
the roads. The road sentence was
suspended for two years on good
behavior on the payment of a fine
of $50.00 and the cost.
Pinkey Hill Aldridge charged
with careless and reckless driving.
Be pleaded guilty and was suspend
ed on payment of a fine of $25.00
and cost- a : ,..:; , . .
Thomas Willis Brodgen was
charged with running through a
top sign, speeding, no operator's
license. He pleaded guilty and was
suspended on payment of a fine of
$25.00 and cost
September 10 Katherine New.,
bern and Lawrence Newbern were
charged with the possession of non
tax paid whiskey for the purpose
of sale and aiding and abetting in
the same. They both plead guilty
and Katherine Newbern was con .
fjned for a term of twelve months
to the Women's Division of State's
Prison in Raleigh, N. C. Lawrence
Newbern was assigned to work on
the road for twelve months. The
sentence Is suspended for two years
on good behavior on the payment
of $100.00 fine end the cost
Elmer -Harper -was charged for
the possession of non tax paid whis .
key transport of son tax paid whis
key; and p'ubiyr drunkenness. He
ptead guilty and, was assigned, to
eight months road work. He was
suspended for two years on good
behavior on the payment of a fine
of $35.00 and the cost.
William Jason Pate was charged
with operation of a car with no op .
orator's license. He plead guilty and
was suspended on payment of a
fine of $10.00 and the cost.
Lonnie Howard Boone was char,
ged with speeding. He plead gull..
' ty and was suspended on payment
of a fine of $25.00 and the cost.
September 10 The following
divorces were granted:
; J. J. Britt vs Anna Lee Brock
Britt; Katie Williams Lockett vs
Danniel Lockett; Edna Whaley
Wilson vs Johnnie L. Wilson; Riley
Raynor vs Lillian Hay nor.
. Jimmy Hetten Savage, OAWf ,
was charged with transporting tax
paid whiskey with seal broken,
careless and reckless driving. He
Plead guilty and was assigned to
two months of work on the road.
: He was suspended on payment of
' A of $25.00 and the cost.
James Brietz Lockey was, charged
with careless and reckless' driving,
personal property damage, and
driving on the wrong side of the
road. He plead guilty and was sus..
pended on payment of ,a fine of
$10.00 and the cost. , V i
iErnest Golden Jackson was char.,
ged with speeding. He plead gujl .
ty and was suspended on payment
of fine of $10,00 and the cost
Charles Dempsey was charged
with operating an auto while in..
. toxicated, assault, engaging in -an
affray, disorderly conduct, making
. threats, and property damage. He
was sentenced to twelve months on
the road. He was suspended for
two years on good behavior on the
payment of a fine of $200.00 and
cost
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(Edward Hill was charged with
: operating an auto after license
were revoked. He plead guilty and
was sentenced to six months on the
road.- His sentence was supended
for two years on the payment of a
fine of $100.00 and cost
-B. Roberson was charged with
aasauK with a deadly weapon. He
. plead guilty and was sentenced to
thirty days on the road. His sen.,
tence was suspended on payment
of a fine of $10.00 and cost .
Fred Alford Barksdale was
charged with possession of trans.s.
porting non tax paid whiskey. He
plead not guilty hut the court found
him guilty, l.e was sentenced to
ei .t months on the road. His sen.:
teuce was s"f ended for two years
on good . ! on the payment
of a fine oft J.CO and the cost.
' B. hk Len -ow was charged with
reckless driving. ae plead guilty
to running t W h a Stop light
Me was eu-" muted on payment of
a i'"e oi si mj ana the cost
t 'Ltiolt Wiliiams was chaired and
fund guilty of selling whiskey.
1 was senced to thirty days on
i e r- 1. Lis sentence was sus-..
Tem'cj for two years on good be.,
on the payment of $10.00
i i aul Outlaw wag charg..
' s'ss and reckless driv.,
! ft stop at stop sign,
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Warsaw Groups
Sports Club
The Warsaw Rotary club and the
Duplin County Business and Pro
fessional Women's club of Warsaw
entertained the Indoor Sports club
of Clinton on Thursday evening at
7:30 at a barbecue chicken supper
in the American Legion Hut
The tables were attractively ar..
ranged with autumn flowers, the
mantle in magnolia leaves with red
and white flowers. w
Return of thanks were given by
Miss Mary Alice Blackmore. Mrs.
John A. Johnson had charge of the
singing with Mrs. W. J. Middleton,
Jr., at the piano. Mrs. Avon Sharpe
president of the B & PW club, pre
sided over the meeting. After the
supper, the entertainment was as
follows: ; ;
Miss Ross Garner sang '"Always''
Miss Garner and Mr. Middleton
sang "Wild Irish Rose", followed
by Misses Sut Whittle and Nina
Garner in a tap dance dressed in
Irish costumes. Miss Angela Daugh.. I
tery and Ray. Bell of KenansvUle
danced a Charleston. . - ? .?
Mrs. M. A Smith gave a nu
merous reading. Again Miss Ross
Garner entertained with her artful
tap dancing after which the In .
door Sports had their business and
get together, v . -s . : ,
Several members of the Rotary
and B&iPW club were present.
The Indoor Sports club is a Na..
tlonal organization for the physi..
cally handicapped. Their members
do enjoy and appreciate the hospi
tality of the sponsors. .
Sundayivening
- T. U Newberry; hd r,ait'
01 Raieigki will give' an organ con.,
cert in . the local 5 Presbyterian
church Sunday evening at 7:15,
immediately following -the fellow.,
ship supper. It is announced in
another place in this paper that
the young people will give a pro .
gram but this has been canceled
in .favor of the organ concert
Grove church has installed a new
Hammond electric organ on trial.
Mr. Newberry will play a number
of popular' pieces of appropriate
music in addition to hymns. The
public is cordially invited.
Veach Family j
Hold Reunion
Some of the descendants of the
late S. J. Veach gathered at the
old S. J. Veach homeplace in the
Friendship neighborhood Sunday
for a reunion and picnic dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Veach were
host and hostess. Children of the
late Mr. Veach present were Ralph,
Mrs. Park Pridgen of Warsaw, Mr
and Mrs. Fletcher Veach of Calif
ornia. Grandchildren present were:
Capt and Mrs. Fletcher Veach,
Jr, of Ft Bragg, Mrs. Charlie
Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Eccles
Pridgen of Norfolk, Mrs. Wilson
Shoular and Wilson, Jr., of Rich
Square, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bell of
Durham, Mr, and Mrs. Roy Piner
of Wilmington, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Grady of KenansvUle and Mr. and
Mrs. George Pridgen of Warsaw.
In addition to those named were
a number of great grandchildren,
relatives and neighbors. ,
Mnilis Boy t!ov
Enrc!!:J Oak Ridc2
OAK RIDGE, Cadet Pvt Wil
liam Fred Pickett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. T. Pickett of Magnolia, was
among the cadets who inaugurated
the 100th session of Oak Ridge Mill
tary Institute last week.
been recognized as an honor mili
tary school and has consistently
received the Army's highest dis ..
tlnctlve award. This year's capa
city enrollment includes young men
from eight stales ana two roreigu
hahaMm Mih if whim will take
a full schedule of academic work
and at the same time receive ROTC
training under supervision or Ar
my Personnel. Work covers four
years of college preparatory and
twn wuM nt ,will0j. A lanr Bum .
ber of applicants this year were
enrollmemV: ": n :
Lt:nsl!:v3Fii!iFr
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Ti e I'-noHa Lior-? C! rnJ a
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Organ Recital
tocKliur
Nursing Classes
Postponed Until
Wed. Oct. 3
"Due to the fact that so many
Of me ladies of this community
are still helping their families and
friends grade tobacco and getting
it ready for market, the home nurs
ing class that "was to have begun
In Kenansville on Tuesday, Sep
tember 18, has been postponed for
two weeks," reports Mrs. N. B.
Boney, Duplin County's Executive
secretary., of the American Red
Cross. v,.V'-?-'- '
The class will now begin on Wed
nesday, October 3, 1051 at 2:00 p.
m. in the Home Ec room of the
KenansvUle High school.
Mrs. A. T. Outlaw, local Home
Economics teacher, will assist Mrs.
W. M. Outlaw who is a certified
Red Cross Instructor.
These classes will last three hours
each Wednesday for four consecu
tive weeks '
Any adults in the KenansvUle
school district are invited to en .
roll. These classes are conducted
with the cooperation of the Duplin
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross and. the Civil Defense
Program.
The goal is to train one person
from each family to care for sim
ple illnesses in the home.
for further details see eitner
Mrs. Ingram or Mrs. Outlaw at the
school or Mrs. Boney at the Red
Cross office in Kenansville.
"Dusty! Walker Recalls "Duplin Story
Friends In Kenansville; l'ov1.1 Hew York
' The following letter was receiv
ed by the Times a few days ago.
Many Duplinites recall "Dusty'' of
"Duplin Story" days. : .
Dear Friends, v-i
. - My thoughts have good reason
to frequently tilrn in the direction
of Duplin founts and KenatiSvUle.
But Tiever more strongly than on
this day. Twelve months ago I was
heading down tne home stretch pi
my most interesting theatrical ex
perience to date and I'm sure the
most exciting opening night of my
me,;. j -
The actual mechanics of pro
ducing "The Duplin Story" are not
unlike those of past productions.
Papier mache, skeleton structures;
spot lights, back drops, costumes
and the final grease paint, are to
be found where ever men continue
in the -traditions of theater. '
What then made "The Duplin
Story" such a memorable occasion?
. Certainly contributing . factors
would be, the high personal .regard
I have for it's playwrights The un
tiring support and encouragement
from it's backers. The efficiency
with which supplies were procured
and our every need ful. filled. The
historical background, events and
the proud people that provided ma
terial for a script that lived from
the moment I read it. The remem
bered beauty of the corn field in
which the "miracle'' took place. All
of these are a part of good thea
tre and each contributed to the
success of this "Play with Music".
But the most important contribu
tion is yet to be mentioned, the
People of Duplin County, And It Is
of them that I remember with fond
ness and gratitude this Sept 7,
1850. .-. vfi; ,
Warsaw Fire Department Sets Charges
The Warsaw Fire Department has
set a minimum charge for respond
ing to fire calls outside of Warsaw
except in KenansvUle and towns
that have fire departments..
The schedule is as follows:
Minimum Charge $25.00 , flat
rate per call for the first hour, and
$25.00 for each additional hour.
The fire department may, when it
sees fit reduce this charge to a
lower sum, ,
Those To Be Charged 1. No
charges to be made to towns hav
ing a fire department when some
official of the town or fire depart,
ment calls in for help.
2. All property outside the town
limits, except In case where prop
erty owner, or some member of
lmt Ucrbli? Bsfetj Held Here
Miss Beatrice Chauncy. faculty
memoer of tne department Of music
at East Carolina College, and so.
perv' 't teacher of Music in
Ore ,nle elementary schools, is
dimming a Rhythms workshop for
the elementary teachers of the Du
Slin County schools. Sessions are
eld in Tuesdays and Thursdays in
in Kenan Memorial Auditorium
this -week and: next, irom 3:00 till
4:30. , .'.,. ', ...
Approximately 120 teachers have
enrolled for the sessions which are
divided, two for the teachers of
Cj"j"CL3f'-F. ..... j
The ffnior CI.- and L..sae 1
por tc r'-.-ls are ? .W"-'-'"i a 1 sr..
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
CALPSON VETERANS GROW
COTTON. The above picture by
Cletus Brock of the Mt Olive Tri
bune shows the two winners in the
Calypso Veterans Class cotton
contest. Thirty veterans entered the
The Fifth Sunday Night Fellow
ship supper Will be held Sunday
evening at 6:30 p. m. at the Grove
Presbyterian church. Members and
friends of all three churches are
urgently asked to attend, and each
is to bring a picnic lunch and iced
tea. The program wlQ be led by
the Young People's League.
A 1051 pecan crop of 3,360,000
pounds is estimated as of Septem ¬
ber 1.
- 'The kjds of the community, the
teachers, 'professional men, mer ..
chants and farmers, that I met and
worked With during those six weeks
have made an indelible impression
that-1 shall carry for many years,
to come. .Their courage, ability, to
work tpgetbeKJoreoimitoni cai&e
anid their friendliness represents a
way of life mat is typically Ameri
can and Christian. One need -have
no fears for the future of this coun .
try knowing that such stock as this
is prevalent throughout tne land.
I only wish the time permitted
a discussion on each of the lime
things - that have lingered. The
pounds of fried chicken, the Gav
in's great dane. the reluctance with
which I climbed our replica of the
Courthouse to paint the dome, the
horse I never quite rode, my visits
to the auctions, Gib s dynamite and
my adopted family, but New York
has a way of making one feel1
rushed,
' As to my own activities for the
past twelve months, suffice it to
say that I could write a series of
articles on the trials of the young
actor pursuing his chosen profes
sion. .
Let it be said in closing that I
miss you all and while we may be
miles apart, while the years and
circumstances may tend to place
"The Duplin Story'' in the annals
of history, time nor distance shell
deprive me of visiting once more
with you.
May God bless, protect and bes
'tow continued good health and
prosperity upon Duplin county,
, Dusty
William Walker
P. S: Bob, would it be possible to
receive issues of the Duplin, Times?
his immediate family is a member
of the Warsaw fire department.
A All iallfl w9iAt,tii fnia M fata
alarms, will be subject to the same
charges under the same condition
as stated heretofore.
4. The person that turns In the
alarm will be held responsible for
the cnarges accruing for the cadi,
Authority To Answer Call The
call must come from some Town
Official, or member of the. Fjre
Department - -'-" 'V - . v .
Authority To Make Charges and
collect Same The fire depart.
ment will have the authority to
make, or not to make, charges and
collect same, those responsible.
Fire chief, Assistant Fire chief and
Fire Commission of the town of
Warsaw. , . v
the lower grades and two for the
teachers of the upper grades.
Instruction will Include rhvthm
play, singing games and rhythmic
responses in the primary grades.
ana folk games and dances in the
upper' grades.. The' value of such
activity in our schools will be clear.
ly seen a teachers put into prac
tice the Instruction they receive
Mrs. Wood states that this work
shop Is especially imely. as the new
Music series in use this year in
our schools, calls for a good deal
oi rnyum piay.
Cc4tit!in Ort. S
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Is r'r'i for SO c or $ LCD each. ; .
1ue I S ' Hers Convention will be..
'' ' tt ' p. m. A ''.rj-r-tt l be
? fit;. --.-e v ' ' i to
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Church Supper
Here Sunday
THURSDAY, SEPT.
contest and made an average yield
of 600 pounds of lint to the acre.
Shown left to right are W. D. Rob
erts, instructor of the class; Stu
dent Holland who won first place
with a yield of 940 pounds of lint
LeRoy Simmons Gets
On Charges Of Failure To Obey Officers
(The following story appeared in
today's Raleigh News and Observ
er.) .
Leroy G. Simmons of Albertson,
who identified himself as president
of the Duplin County Farm Bureau,
was acquitted yesterday in city
Court on 'a charge of failing to
obey an order of local police.
Testimony by Patrolmen J. B.
Farmer and J. R. Moore of the po .
lice department, and Deputy Sheriff
J. A. Holmes, was that police re .
ceived a call to the 400 block of
West Jones Street, last Saturday
night "about a bunch of drunks in
front of a man's house."
There, the witnesses related, they
found Simmons and three other
men parked in front of the resi..
dence of John Edwards.
Their investigation revealed, ac
cording to the officers, that Sim .
mons had been knocked down twice
by Edwards and L. B. Outlaw of
Seven Springs, assistant farm agent
of Wayne county, had been knock
ed dowii Wee by Edwards.
Skmneos insisted that Edwards
he arrested foi assaulting hinf, ths4
off leers said, and was told that be
cause his party "had been, drink,
lng" he would have to wait until
the : xt day to sign a warrant
against Edwards..
They said Simmons was told that
the officers didn't witness the as.
sault, and they explained to the
court that a usual policy in such
cases is to have warrants sworn out
by sober prosecuting witnesses.
Simmons was very angry, the of.
fleers said, and he was quoted as
saying he "had $50,000 to spend
in the case.". After he persisted
about the matter, it was stated,
members of his group attempted to
get him to leave the scene as the
officers told him to do.
When Simmons continued to re
fuse to leave, the officers said they
arrested him on a charge of fail
ing to obey the order.
He said that he was kept in jail
for about two hours before posting
bond. The officers said that he had
around $7,000 in cash and checks
Place Orders This Week For Beef Heifers
A number of farmers in the
county have : asked the County
Agent s office to assist them in buy.
ing some beef heifers for breed .
ing stock. The County Agent will
leave on a trip - in the Mountains
Sunday, September 30, for the pur
Clinton Community
For 195152 Season;
Douglas Richards, Clinton mer
chant, was recently elected Presi
dent of the Clinton Community
Concert Association by the Execu
tive Committee of the Association.
Richards succeeds Don Britt, who
resigned after two years in office.
Richard's election as ' President,
scheduled to begin Monday, Oct
ober 8th, and continue for one
week..1--: ;:"?'. r .. -.y;-.
After assuming office, Richards
announced that Mrs. Walter Kitch..
in, of Clinton, has accepted the all
important post of Campaign Chair
man for . the coming drive. Mrs.
Kitchin will ' contact volunteer
workers in all sections of this and
adjoining counties asking coopera
tion m selling Community Concert
memberships. A kick off dinner,
similar to the one held last year,
will be presented by the Associa
tion on the evening of October 8th
to officially begin the membership
drive. .'.',,.. : ';' .-:
Richards 1 also announced that
Jimmy Austin, local theatre mana
ger, lias generously reed to do
nate the Clinton Theatre for all
three of the concerts this season.
Wa.B.UifidT6S
The Chas. R. Gavin Post, Ameri
can Legion, Warsaw, . announces
that Hon. Wm. B. Umstead of Dur
ham,: former United States Con..
gnaesman and Senator, will deliver
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27, 1951
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to the acre; Nelson Ricks.Mt. Olive
Fertilizer manufacturer and Calyp
so cotton gin proprietor, present
ing certificate to Jim ouuaw lor
second place with 845 pounds oi
tint. The certificate entitles him
Acquittal In Raleigh
on his person, but said he "wanted
to stay in jail all night" and didn't
ask about bond when .being oook..
ed.
Both Simmons and Outlaw con
tended that they were assaulted by
Edwards without provocation. They
and three others in the group ad
mitted that all, except the car driv .
er, had been drinking at a football
game during the afternoon at Cha .
pel Hill. They couldn't remember,
however, if any profane or vulgar
language was used by any of them
when they parked the car in front
of Edward's residence and started
to a' nearby oyster bar to get some
food.
The driver of the car was a "Dr.
Outlaw" of Morehead City, and
other members of the party were
referred to as a "Mr. Maxwell" of
Duplin County and John D. Grady
of Albertson.
Neither Edwards' nor his wife.,
who was said to have been present
part of the time, appeared in court
as witnesses in the case originally
set for trial Tuesday and continued
until v?ednesday"t .rherrequest-iM
Defense Attorney J. W, Buiraof
Raleigh.
Editor's note: The above story
appeared in the News and Observ
er and contained only what trans
pired and evidence, given in the
hearing. In fairness to Mr. Sim.
mons and the others in the party
we feel that the following addi
tional information should be pub
lished. Raleigh officers stated that
Edwards had a bad police record.
From information we have obtain
ed the whole matter of the Duplin
party being hailed into court smell
ed of a frame up. Judge Albert
Doauk told Simmons that he should
go back home, secure an attorney
and sue In arrest and bail for as
sault and false arrest. We haven't
contacted Mr. Simmons and have
no idea whether he will bring suit
against Edwards.
The whole thing was most un .
fortunate and uncalled for. The
Raleigh court gave the Duplinites
a clean bill of health.
pose of buying these cattle. Any
farmer, or club member in the
county who would like for the Ag
ent to buy some cattle for them
this fall should place his order not
later than Friday, Eept 28.
Concerts Preparing
Name New Officers
" Mrs. Jack Pool is 1st vice presi.
dent of the Association. Mrs. Rob
ert Wells, last year's Campaign
chairman, has been named 2nd vice
president succeeding Mrs. O. L.
Parker, who resigned. JDeLeon
Britt has been named 3rd vice
president replacing Richards at
that post Mrs. M, C. McQueen is
recording secretary and Mrs. Paul
Herring is Corresponding secretary
Joe Boyette recently resigned as
Treasurer and L. C. Kerr has been
elected to replace him. Mrs.Isaac
Hurwitc and Mrs. Hal Stewart are
Campaign assistants to Mrs. Kit.!
chin, end Rev. Addison Hosea is
Publicity chairman, assisted by Don
Britt. . , ..... .
- "We are looking forward to a
successful campaign under' Mrs.
Kitchin's direction, and we are de
lighted to' be able to announce
that all concerts will be held in the
Clinton Theatre, thanks to Jimmy
Austin.' stated Richards..
Memberships will go on. sale
Tuesday morning, October 8th, and
the prices will be the same as last
year, $6.00, tax included, for adult
ana s.w iax-inciuaea for suiaents.
the annual address at the 1051
Armistice program. Armistice day
falls on Sunday this year' so the
celebration will be held Saturday,
November lpth. :r, ..
treasurer, read the minutes from
the last meeting and called the
roil. ' xnen tney neid a Business
session, and decided to have a bar.
be cue supper the night of October
8. The public is Invited.
There were sixteen - members
present. They 'had a lot of fun
when J. P. Smith, talMwistor, fined
luvbS Cia iS S...1 Vdv. v.,1'3
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to free ginning of his entire crop
at the Calypso gin. Ricks present
ed to Holland a ton of cotton fer
tillzer. W. H. Hurdle, agricultural
teacher at Calypso; Albert Outlaw,
instructor.
Correction
T.afif waaV th Timps oarripd a
efnrv ahnut th. SpaH'b Rfare Home
Demonstration club. The list of
officers was incorrect. The follow .
Ina a pa ihA nfflnprs fnr the rluh:
Mrs. Zollie Kornegay, president;
Mrs. Jasper Herring, vice presi ..
dent; Mrs. Elmo Blizzard, secre
tary and treasurer.
Sister Helen
Hunt Takes Bar
Oath In Clinton
Miss Morada Alice Hunt of Gran
ville County, sister of Miss Helen
Hunt of Magnolia, was given the
oath to practice law in North Ca
rolina on the 19th day of Septem .
ber, 1951, in Superior court in
Sampson County. She was present
ed to the bar by Hon. Rivers John
son of Warsaw and Judge Leo
Carr administered the oath. She
graduated from the University of
North Carolina Law school this
summer.
(These fromfltaSolia attending
the ceremonies were Mr. and Mrs.
John Croom, Mr. and Mrs. John
D. Hunt, Pat Hunt and Miss Helen
Hunt.
Snake Meal In
Kenansville? No!
Mrs. Albert Outlaw of Kenans
ville walked into her kitchin a
few days ago and saw the oven
door to her cook stove opened. As
she started to close it she saw
something dark move in the cor
ner. She squinted her eye at the
object and discovered a small rat .
tie snake coiled up. She slammed
the over door to and called to her
son "Tlmmy''. "Timmy'' came in
and killed the rattler.
She announced to her husband
that the rare delicacy, rattle snake
meat, was not on tne menu lor
that day.
A few days earlier Mrs. Bob
Grady and (laughers were eating
supper on the back porch of their
home and Mrs. Grady spied some.,
thing slowly moving across the kit
chen floor. A second look and she
discovered that it was a small Ot .
ter snake. Hearing her scream, next
door neighbor Bill Ingram came
over and killed the snake. The
Grady's did not have snake meat
on their menu either.
The Gradys and Outlaws are ho
ping for an early frost and no more
snakes.
Duplin Times
t
Wednesday afternoon during the
storm in Kenansville the Times
force was busy at their job of set
ting up this week's Times. Sud
denly a sharp flash of lightning
and Kenneth Rabon, linotype op
erator for the Times, found his
hands on the keyboard with fire
rolling all around him. The light,
ning had struck a power line some
where nearby and came into the
Times office via the power lines
and made straight for the linotype.
Kenneth suddenly froze in his seat
but soon unfroze and headed for
the main house switch. After it was
all over it was found that the mo
tor switch on the machine was
burned and partly melted. No oth
er' damage was done. After several
hours the machine was going again
and the paper got out. Friday
morning instead of Thursday aft
ernoon. Organ For Magnolia
Methodist Church
The stewards of the Magnolia
Methodist church met Tuesday
night at 7:30 and decided to pur.,
chase a Hammond organ recently
installed on trial.
The funds for' the purchase' of
the organ will be raised through
donations ' of interested persons.
Any gifts for this organ will be
greatly appreciated. - ,
hard to ret all necessary equip
ment for the fire tnp. ibe fim-'s
are raT'l-." "v ' . t It i
to have v , i i
CENTS
No.39
Editorial
The Duplin Industrial Council,
which might be called the father
of the newly organized Southeast
ern Industrial Council needs help. ,
The two organizations, working,
jointly for a common goal are in ; ,
the infant stage and like all in
fants must be nurtured and carried
along until real growth sets in.
During this stage it Is easy to be
come disheartened and say "Oh,
what's the use?'' But "What's the .
use" is the very reason for its . .
exist a nee. Anything started that ;
embodies a worthwhile goal and Is
set on reasonably solid foundation -will
succeed if those engineering :,.
it will but have faith and forti.
tude.
The Duplin Industrial Council
has moved along reasonably well -in
its organizational stage. It has
not brought any new industries in.,
to the county but what it has done
cannot be counted as wasted. Du
plin has received very favorable
publicity in the press of the state
and many large industries nave
sat up and taken a second look at
Duplin. Industry and big money
in North Carolina have paid high
compliments to the county for the "
efforts manifested in this move
ment. Rome was not built in aday -
and neither can new industry or
greater prosperity be brought into
Duplin County in a day. The Du
plin Industrial Council so fare has
been carried on by very busy men
who have given their time and
money in an effort to get it going.
They believe in Duplin County
and believe that this organization
is what we need to promote the
economic interests of the county.
A brochure on Duplin showing its
possibilities is now with the print,
er in Raleigh and $700 in cash is
needed to get it out and into cir
culation. The book tells the story
of Duplin and what it has to of
fer. It can't do us any good in the
printing plant. It needs to be in
circulation. Business men, pro
fessional men and farmers are call- ,
ed on to make a contribution tq
the Industrial Council to get these
books moving. Send your donation
to Faison McGowen, treasurer, in
Kenansville. The job must be done
and it is going to be done. The
sooner the better.
The Southeastern Industrial
Council, embodying 8 counties In
this section, has been organized.
Lee Braxton of Whiteville is presi
dent; J. G. Anderson, Topsail, vice
president Kermit Auston, Clinton
vice president and Attorney Clark'
of Fjaaibetittowa: ia secretary. ,fch
nltn hji enrpf irnpmhprs ' nfTltt
board of 3irect6rs, Melvin Cording
Wallace; Bryant Bryan, Calypso,
and Aubrey Cavenaugh, Warsaw.'
The new organization hopes to do
for the Southeastern section what
the Duplin Industrial Council is
attempting to do for Duplin. The
SEIC is going to work along with
our organization in an effort to
secure something for Duplin. Next
week we will try to tell you more
about the larger organization. In
the meantime let's get those bro
chures out of the printers office
and get them working for the coun
ty. J. R. Grady.
Deaths
EDDIE J. COLWELL
Eddie J. Colwell, 84., of Turkey
died at his home after an ex
tended illness. Funeral services
were held from the residence Tues
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with his
pastor the Rev. Mr. Royal of Mag
nolia in charge. Interment was in
the family cemetery near the home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mabel Colwell; three sons George
E. Claude and Carl H., all of Tur
key, one daughter, Mrs. R. D. Clif
ton of Faison; one sister Mrs. J. W,
Shealy of Wilson, seven grandchil
dren and. one great, great grand
child.
MRS. IDA MATHIS
Funeral for Mrs. Ida Mathls, 78,
was conducted from the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Lula Mae Man
ess Sunday afternoon with burial
in Pinecrest cemetery in Warsaw.
She died at her home near Warsaw
after a brief illness.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Maness, with whom aho made her
home; three sons Reuben of Charl'
eston, S. C, James and William
of Warsaw; two brothers Tom and
John Merritt of Warsaw and several
grandchildren.
LONNIB W. SUMMERLIN
Lonnie Wright Summerlin, 70, '
formerly of Rose Hill and Mt. Olive
died Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Wilmington after several weeks
illness. Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. at
the graveside in the Dall cemetery
near Seven Springs by the Rev.'
Daniel Potter of Seven Springs. In
addition to his wife he is survlv .
ed by six daughters, Mrs. Buck
xnompson ana Mrs. Harry wit oi
Rose Hill. Mrs. Anderson Jones of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Albert Watson '
and Violet Summerlin of Nashville,
Tenn. and Francis Summerlin of
Wilmington. 10 grandchildren and
two great, grandchildren.
Annual Reunion '
' The annual Byrd reunion win be
held Sunday, September 30th, at
the Ten Mile church. All members .
are invited to come and bring a
basket ' ' w',-o -,
The above ; announcement was
made last week by Miss Ruth A. .
Byrd of Goldsboro.
"MRS. FOSTER RETURNS
Mrs. Marvin Foster of Pink Hill
has just returned home from Hlnes
ville, Ga., '"after spending four
weeks with her husband who is in
the Army at Camp Stewart, Ga. J
is lot ' lng for his discharge r
awey. i he is liv1"? w "i hT ir
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