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V Superior Court A two weeks terra of Superior ; C n will convene here Monday,: irU. 7th.. Judge Q. K. Nim-;. iiOckaxf Fayettevllle will preside. AV- irrrr SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $3.M per Terr in DnpUn and adjoining countiefj PRICE TEN CENTS VCL. 19 Noi 11 KjENANSVlLLIv NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1952 outside this are fcnN. C; $5.0 outside N. C. Better Farming For Better Living Winners Governor Kerr Scott Buys Tester Seals 'aCracKS Pi?l&3 . Support I OS V B t V.N i V 1: Washington; March 11 rooacco growers today were assured oT; price support loan level of 80.6 cents per pound on the; IBM-leaf - crop, following acuou iy uw i V ' partment of Agriculture here Moiir j S Say to fixing that rate as the mini- f ' tnum for the current year, t tf 1 I ' v Further computations at the be- inniS! of Lthe marketing .year - ' -July I mayf eleyate the rate ' ' elightly, but It is certain to be no ,1 lower .TheM'ceittf'iBlntoum I Joan; lsvone-tehth of it jcent under ! '"fle 60.7 oenta minimum establiah- II frvj nlt-l051-- rt . '': : The -152 'minlmuih loan " level n Burley was set at 48.8 cento likewise slightly below the 1951 level of 40.8 cents per pound. -i , Loans on hoth Hue - curea ana ). i tnirley wUl be aballable at 80 per . ' . cent of ptrity. . ! The se same .general trends pre I . vailed for fire-cured, with the 1852 ,.- minimum- set .at ,37.1 Scents as . , compared with 37.4 last'year; and W-, Iark air-cured and Virginia sudV cured both being set at 83 , cents I aer pound as compared with 33 J T y lioaui 'ot fire-cured tobacco will I, I fee at 78 per cent of the burley A - te. and on dark air - cored and r Tirglnia sun-cured at 66 2-3 per mi of u ouriey raie. . ..- At the end of 1851, tobacco pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation from the 1846-61 crops totaled about 371 million pounds n a packed weight basis.. Of thds, ma million was flue-cured and tut million burlev. .. ' . .', " These support rates are design-: ed to reflect 80 per cent of parity as of July 1 for flue-cured and Oc tober 1 for hurley. Should the par ity prices be higher on those dates than at present the support rates mould be .increased accordingly. Parity is a standard for measur ing farm prices. It is declared by law to be equally fair to farmers and those vho buy their products. ' The jnlmnum rates announced today are SiVghtly , below those ia effect last yoar because the cur Kent .parity price Is slightly low er. V&i 'iJ AJftV.' s Puerto Rican Type 46 tobacco will be supported at 80 pr cent of oaxtty a -ot next October-K The support toettfge ln-'terw of, cents pound will 'not Atannouncc untu that tun, r p,; 'KT ' Th MTuinrt nmtfrifflv ttdnjhfi carried out by Vnians of loans-to growers through farmer '4coopeca- lves and other organizations. It School r Comiiiif (e I cars Dean Phillips The Duplin County School Im-i movement committee held its sec end meeting of the year at B.F. Grady school last night with chair man M. F. Allen presiding. Dean Guy Phillips of the Department of iEducatfon, University of North Carolina at Chapel HUL spoke, and discussed school problems with the croup. About 50 members were present including : principals, school committeemen, P.T.A. lead ers and other interested persons representing every school in the county. Following a supper in the school lunch room the group as eembled in the auditorium for the meeting. Principal Prultt f the Chinquapin school served as secretary. ; The group, voted to recommend to the County Board of Educa tion, which was present, that no candidate for political office be allowed to deliver commence ment address in Duplin. School Board Chairman Dallas Herring reported that he had se cured the help of Mr. Ramsey in (Rose Hill to go around to- each Dchool and make moving pictures of conditions and activities. These v. Grady Team The B F. Grady Future Farmers of America won' the. Duplin- Pender Federation Parliamentary Procedure Contest The team was composed of Kenneth Ray Konegay, President; J. W. Waters, Vice President; Elbert Garvey Reporter; Glenn Smith, Treasurer;; Nick Kornegay, Secretary and J. H. Ootson, Adviser. Thi ols the fourth consecutive year that the B. F. Grady Vocational. Agriculturae De partment has won this honor. They will compete later with picked teams for the District honors at Elizabethiown. T i Pictured above from left to right are: Glenn Smith Elbert Garvey, Kenneth Ray Kornegay, Nick Kornegay, J. W. Waters? f -; . -!,'.;...f -v-'si vv.t.: -.s-v'. j.j-.-- -v'" By J, H. Dodson : The State Highway Commission Tuesday called for bids on 492 mUes of rocd improvements in 28 COUDtiatK . . -.:-t - The 38 projects, include the most mileage on which bids have been asked this year. "Bids will be open ed March 25, -and low bids will be reviewed hp'- the -Commission at its 1 meeting in Wilmington on March 28r " Eighteen of the pro jects will '"be financed 'from the $200,000,000 secondary road pond issue. Included .ht th list Urt a bl project f8-.7- miles in ' 2vin Movlng4hiiUcnngs from a point on .county oa approxirikately ; X mitesi-east of Faison northeast' to wa-ds, -Seven Springs to .Wayne Countllne; , f .Continues - York; ; At B. F. Grady Meet pictures are to be shown to all P.T-A., civic groups, and any other groups in the county wishing to see exactly what is taking place In our schools. - Mr. Herring said that many people in the county think, our school construction pro gram is about . over but it isn't nearlvyhalf done. Dr. Phillips emphasized in his talk what Mr. Heirinc was bruizing out that the people needed to know more about what is going on in our schools. - - Or. Phillips' subject w:a "J&uncs of 'School Board Members." He built his talk around the following points:, Duties of the local school board and the guiding principles for school committeemen. He em phasized to school boards that they put the child and his welfare first; their moral obligation to the pub lic; -wise selection of superintend ents and principals; delegation of responsibility ;to the. leaders;' act as ai whole and not as an individ ual; on good working conditions; represent at an the interest of the entire county. .-"V-: : He concluded , that , the biggest Job in North Carolina today rests Continued On Back Wins Contest HI,.'., )PT Farmers in Oregon are produc ing 800 sounds of beef per year on irrigated pasture. Cnrclina Pouer G liffi Co. Lcjnch "A Ftz? Ghscliiia" Goiitest In State A contest offering M.750 ki pri zes for '"Carolina's finest", towns, Judged by . community Improve ments made during this year, was announced here last night. - , Details of the competition 'Were atven at aKdlfiirtsr TiiMdfy-rhlebt 1 sfer the. priie! inoney jfcd wUlj Lignt . CojOpaaw Vhlph help to promote tne contest, xneme, of the project is "helping.to huUd-f log a Finer Carolina., 1 . : J yf ' The contest is open to the 300 odd communities whose electricity is served at retail by Carolina Power; & Light Company. The 'contest was announced simultane ously at 68 dinner meetings attend ed b community leaders through out toe area, v . Rules for the contest were ex plained by Mr. Robert L. Murray to.. Salesman, Wallace Diatmot. Towns wishing to compete; must enter the contest by April, he said, and the winners wm he Judged tor improvements made during the 12 months ending next Novemoer l, 7?re will be three population groups compelling ior. inree sets of prizes of $1,000 each for' the winners and $750 foi-the runners- up. . The first group will include 7 Men Left Duplin Monday for Army (Dunlin County Draft Board re ports seven - men called for in duction as of Marcn 10, iwdss. . - Leon . Albert ThlKpen. Rt. 1 Pink Hill; Arland Sanderson, Rt 1 Beulavllle: Durwood Potter. Rt 1 Deeo Run: George Franklin Creel. Rt 1- Alberton: Morris Carr Brown. R. Jr. if. magnolia; vecu Outlaw, Rt 2 Mt Olive and Eli zah TreadwelL Rt 1, Rose Hill the only colored boy called. Governor W. Kerr Scott is shown buyloft the first batch of Easter Seals frotft George Wood Lyons, been designated worth Carolina Easter seal coiia lor vaa. He will symbolize all crippled children Seals from March 13 to April a'''--:-;,'':'.':; State Ciliicns Committee For Good 6c,ai.7inf To Meet liilKenansville Rev. Eugene Poston. pastor of the Wallace Baptist Church and cheilrnian of the newly formed Duplin County unit of the State Citizens Committee for good gov ernment, announce that a meet ing of the Duplin County Com mittee will be held in the court towns of 1,000 or less, the second towns of 1.001 to 2,500 population, and the - 'third towns over. 2,500 population' Ii addition, twa state prizes of $U5u J each will be award ed to North Carolina's "finest" and to South' Orolina's "tvest," re mmess Wuliilon. -Thus K If possible for one town to Uke $200 1 in or ize money. In addition, there ! hwillbe 15 prizes of $100 each fori honorable mention, "Nobody loses," said Mr. Mur Jiy, ' who explained the details of the contest; "for even if your town is not one of the 23 prize win ners, the competition will bring its reward in terms of civic pride and improvements for the community." ''Carolina Power & Light Com pany is spearheading this contest because that company's future de- pends upon the future of the peo ple it serves," he . explained. "There is no gimmick to it The company expects - to prosper in direct proportion to the progress and development of the area." ; He explained that checks for the prize money will be made payable to the steering committee and may be applied to the future develop ment of long-range projects under- Tom Brown Of Hear Death In Wreck Hear Savannah; Ga. William Thomas (Tom) Brown,! age 28, son of Mrs. S. L. Brown of near Magnoiiai, was trarnea to death in a truck accident near, Savannah, Ga. last Sunday morn ing., According to reports reach ing the Times Tom was a truck driver for a Georgia concern and waa on an official trip. Two driv ers were in the tuck and Tom was asleep In the drivers sleeping booth while the other driver was at the wheel. The truck side-swiped another truck and caught fire and turned over. The driver of Girl Scouts Hear Mrs. Cushman Talk On Obligations 01 Scouts To Their Duties Tnop - I, Kenansville Girl Scouts, met Tuesday, March 11, In the Home Economics Room of the Kenansville school. Miss Bar bara Mitchell presided as chair- man.ynder the direction of Mrs. Louise Boney, all the members par ticipated in a program commem orating the 40th birthday of he Girl Scout movement In Ameica. A lively discussion followed in which ways and means to add new interest to meetings was discussed. Mrs. Helen Cushman spoke on the obligation of all girl scouts to do their duties cheerfully without School Supervisor Recognition For Mrs. Wm, R. Teachey, Duplin to Raleigh. '.From there the Na County School Supervisor, is mak-ltional Educational Association got Ir-r 0"'e a n for her--" In tv ' v',1 of a .- She received very If l.-;T',0 ' ic i " 1e 1 1 Jr., Ugh Point youngster, who has during the annual sale of Easter bouse here ' at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 16th. Rev. T. E. Williams. outstanding evangelist from Ken tucky, will - bring a challenging message on Civic Righteousness, The publift is cordially invited and urged to be present. taken duritie the year, The "speaker pointed with pride to the state's high rank in tne na tion, and especially in the South, in agriculture, in industrial growth, in scenie veauty and in her poten nai tor t attracting tourists, nut he'SIso' stressed her relatlvefe low per capita income andVthe migra tlon of veuths trained, in the state to other' localities that promised them greater, reward for their ser vices. ;,fipiit. "Regardless of the progress made fcy North Caroline during recent years," he added, -there is,, sun room for improvement . . .'There is unlimited opportunity ior tne development of civic pride, better schools and churches, more play grounds and parks; - and an ex pansion of public facilities.' Mr. Murray suggested the best way to start a constructive pro gram would be to conduct a survey to decide what the community al ready has and -what it needs. Towns will be Judged on the ba sis of Just five projects, he ex plained, and he suggested holding community-efforts to five care fully selected projects "In order not to scatter your shots." Magnolia Burned To Tom's truck was pulled from the truck and he. ran down the road shouting ('save, my buddy". Cause of the accident was not learned. (Funeral services for Tom were held from the home of his mother, Mrs. S. L. Brown Thursday after noon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. J. V. Case, pastor of the Rose Hill Bap tlst Church, : Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery. - (He Is survived - by his mother, three brothers Norman. Earl Brown of Wallace. Siwie L. Brown, Jr. and Dalton . Lee Brown of the home. 'Vv,VJ-' ivi;- grumbling. - V ' . ' '' . After conclusion of the program, the girl scouts had a birthday par ty with a' beautifully decorated cake baked by Mrs. Ruby Newton. Mrs. Louise Boney presided at the punch bewL - - -.i-v --'v-: .-V'v . Those present were Mrs. Louise Boney, Mrs. Carolyn Outlaw, Mrs. Ruby Newton, Mrs. Helen Cush man ,and the Misses Linda Sitter son, Gall Newton, Rebecca Grady, Nadine Brinson, Bette Ingram, Ca rol BeU, Sylvia Gooding, . Doris Calson Barbara Mitchell ai4 Pat sy Qukut, -r.-ft : -:'. , . .- Gating Wide-Spread z:::2 On Schcals nents on It in some Si t ! is k- ' ir c.(!ios t is f r av "V 'tins and' in the a ril for requests u.a r any states, some at . jjconaln. 1 V J'"'4 V -Ti j A-1 tA'KSii-J i """" I f " ,' ill 1 , 1 j 'LJ-.v L Mrs. James Ward of Rockfish Township, left, who with her hus band, took top honors In the Du plin county ueuer fummx ior Leaders imm nntn wmw amonel the top leaders in the 1851 Better Firming for Better Living Con- Wallace Lions Present Awards To Contest Winners Monday Night Marlow Bostic Urges Farmers To Sign With Federal Crop Insurance; Drive On By M. F. Beatie Duplin County farmers, whose crops are not yet covered by Fed eral Crop Insurance will have an opportunity to sign up for it dur ing an intensive sales Campaign u-heduled for the next few weeks, according to M. F. Bostic, Chair man of the (Duplin County PMA Committee. We're fortunate in having this nmtrram in our county." Bostic declared. "This Insurance is of fered on a selective risk basis, and Is not available everywhere to any farmer. I hope every eligible erower in Dunlin County who has not already done so will take ad vantage of this opportunity." Federal Crop Insurance protects a farmer's 'investment in his crops against all causes of crop damage 'beyond - nis control, mciuaing floods, drought,-winds, hail, frost, insects, diseases, and many others. Cost of the insurance is low, Bostitc said, and premium pay ments can be handled on a basis 1200 Pullell Chicks Delivered To 12 Duplin County 4-H Club Members By V. H. Reynolds " 1200 New Hampshire pullet chicks were delivered to 12 Duplin County 4-H Club members Wed nesday, March S. at the County Agents Office. : These chicks were made available to the club mem bers through the Poultry Chain sponsored by Sears, soeDucx ana Company in cooperation with, the County Agents Office. ' The club members who received 100 chicks wfll bring in 12 of then choice pullets to a show and sale to e held in Kenansville next fait-. The money received from the sale will be used to buy chicks for lher -club members next yearvlN. V- 'Rt4; Sears, Roebuck and Company gives W. H. Grady, sen of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Griy has notified his "" t" 1 is lea'T l -'-yo ' f f I u ' !, t " a- 1 i .. j 2 la . a l.r Better, Living contest for the sec ond year in a row and Mr. nd Mrs. J. B. Stroud of Kenansville, who took second Vplace .Jhls year, their first time Uf, compete. V The In Better Farming For Better f.'Vt y. N ! 'j'" 1 til 1 test in Duplin Countyl 'ReadingWard, Mrs. Ceclf Herring, J. B. from left to right are: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wadsworth, Mrs. James to suit the convenience of the ap plicant. Premiums are deductible in computing income tax returns. Many farmers of Duplin Coun ty are talking about Crop Insur ance and some of them are doing something about it They are making application for this in surance, which guarantees the re turn of their iir&itment put into the crop. TheseVfarmers are op erating on a sound business ba sis with a Federal Crop Insurance Policy, which protects them from the loss of their Investment from unavoidable causes such as floods, wet weather, drought hail, wind, insects, slant diseases, and fire. This Is the modern way the in sured way the safe way and it's open to you, wnetner you are a landowner, tenant or sharecrop- per, if you act in time, Any County or Community Com mitteeman will be happy- to ex plain the details or you can ask for information at . your County .PMA Office here In Kenansville. $100.00 In prize money at the show each. fall. ' -v. -v. . 4-H Club members who received chicks were:. v: Rodell Batchelor, Warsaw, N. C, Rt 2; Kenneth Taylor, Warsaw, N. C. Rt. 2; Marjorie Davis, War saw, N. C, Box 362; Rebecca Eas on, Warsaw, N. C., Rt 2; Gene Bruce Weston, Pink HU1, N. C, Rt 2: Gurman Henderson. Wallace, N. C, Rt 4; Gene Cavenaugh, Wal lace, N. CV Rt. ,4; Handy Rouse, Mt- Olive, N C. Rt 8; Louvean Robinson, Pink Hill. N. C, Rt 2: James, Langston, - Warsaw,- N. -C Rt. 2; . Baraona Pire. . WaDace, t Thigpen, Pink-JBill, N. C. 4t the past three ye seen aen'tee in i of the I sran 1 be ate'... --ed it re he has ry phase . ht to c: y contest is sponsored by the Tide water Power Company and Wal lace Lions Club In conjunction) with the Farm Agent's Office bk the county. Living Stroud. Cecil Herring, Mrs. J. B. Stroud, Mrs. Cecil Kornegay and Cecil Kornegay. The regular meeting of the Lions club in Wallace Monday night was given over to winding up the 1851 contest of' 'Better Farming for Better Living" In Duplin county. The program was inaugurated ny the Tidewater Power company 5 years ago in a 13-county area it served in southeastern North Caro lina.' The .Wallace Lions club was the local sponsor. A point system was worked out giving farm families points for improved practices, such as home improvements, church work, PTA and oher organization work, bal ancing livestock and crops. Wayne Jordan, president of the Wallace Lions Club was master of ceremonies of the committee who named the winners. Members of the committee were: L. W. Out law,. Albertson; George Penny, Kenansville; M F. Bostic, Rose Hill; Bob Grady, Kenansville; Har ry Oswald, Wallace; Mrs. David Willams, Rose Hill; A M. Ben ton, Warsaw; Mrs. J. M. Kornegay, Kenansville; L. F. Weeks, Ken ansville; Mrs. Dora Betty Bell, Kenansville; Earl Faires, Wallace; Mrs. J. B. Torrans, Warsaw; Mrs. Ash Miller, Beulavllle; Dr. Charles Hearing, Wallace; Betty Gray Mel vin, Kenansville; V. H. Reynolds, Kenansville; and R. L. Thompson, Jr., of the Tidewater Power Co. - Main speaker was Dr. David S. Weaver, director in charge, N. C State College Agriculture Exten sion Service. Dr. Weaver talked of the progress made In Duplin and eastern North Carolina in the last 13 years. In that time, he said. 85 per cent of the rural homes in that area have been electrified and 82 per cent of those now have elec tric refrigerators. The . director also ' said much remained" to be accomplished in the way of pro-.: duoing more food for the increas ing population, v V:;?i"'!!f - Melvln Cording, local dalryiran ? and president Of the Jersey Cat- , tie Breeders association, awarded prises to the 16 winners in behalf of the Wallace Lions and mem; chanted . -: - .. v ; :.- ' Winners of the "Better Fanning;, for Better Living" contest their point - scores ' and addresses are;-' Mr, and Mrs. James A Ward, 1271 Rose Hill; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. ftroud, 1144, Magnolia; Mr. and !.....-. 17 A W"-Wi, Wo'-'e-. tr I' i, '111.' 5.-N.-'
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