' m4 feA ' . aW . County Court , County Court will convene Mon- T7 fay iay om. a neavy oockn iac ei Judge Phillips and Solicitor M)r- ' sr. Vol. 19. No. 17. Dui-plin Po Mo Ao Office Scandal Out Duplin Is In A Hell Of A Mess By J. R. Grady Nosey reporting' is not always a cherished job of newspapers but at times there seems to be a des perate need for some. At a recent meeting in Wash ington City of the American Society of Newspaper Editors several of the top editors of the country sounded off on the subject. . "If newspapers had done a more thorough job," Louis B. 5eI&eroI ' the Cleveland Press, said, "they, (the federal government) wouldn't be in this mcfedible' mess, today." ; Anotner editoiyV, M.5Newton of the Tampa (Ma.) Tribune,-';'sald:'Ypu can kick the scoun drels out oi. Wash you start the cleanup at home a new crop of scoundrels sooner or later will slip into the federal government." The Wilmington Morning Star has this to say: "A few days ago we mentioned that it's getting tougher and tougher for a reporter to write ob jectively about the news. In fact, it's tough for him to write the news at all because he's hem med in by so many curtains and restrictions that it's practically ' a full-time job just to find the basis for a soot of news, let alone getting all the details and having time to present them to the readers'. "We've all read about how Washington re stricts a lot of news 'and we're inclined to rise up on our haunches and cuss Washington out about so doing.: It somehow never occurs to us that we i Ai j x: ijLi .i . "A reporter will Call oh his news sources Txgre, ; and all around and stumble .or a minor piecje ity gettinglw -r will peer over his shoulder' and say, "You're'iiot going to print : - .that,r are ywt" A-. v : . ' 5 - "It always turns Out there are a lot of angles to a piece of information about why it should be kept quiet It won't make so-and-sp look good. Or maybe the general public shouldn't be told about this or that Or if you print that it might keep us from catching a crook, or getting a new factory, or keep the visitors away. : ; ? s "Thara caame o Ho alwavc soma PYftJSP for A UbA W WW MM - not printing the truth and the whole truth. And the reporter, intent upon doing his duty, gets in disfavor when he does print all he can find out about a happening or a situation. "That reporter is called "nosey" and "snoopey". "From what the editors say that's one of the things we need in this country today: more "nosey" and "snoopey" reporters." ; The Duplin Times, looking back over events in Duplin for the past few years and reviewing its 7; news columns concludes that DUPLIN COUNTY 0 needs some real first class snooping. , V There seems to us little doubt that the average thinking citizen of Duplin feels and believes that; our county government, in some departments, and our P.M.A., in some departments, are in a Hell of a Mess. ! Duplin stinks to high heaven and the , ' good people of the county should drop their heads V in shame that they have permitted such a situation , to develop. It appears to us that some of us in Du plin have lost our sense of moral, values. We have too long taken the passive attitude that give things time enough and they will work; themselves out. Yes, we believe they will work out some day, but why pay such a price' for the working?- If even a few of the reports are true, our Sheriffs Department is a disgrace to any decent people 'and should be cleaned out. ; Now this week up bods the P.M.A. department full of scandal. Health Department dropped to this low level last year and we hope it is cleaned out now.'Even our Superior Court Judge snubbed his nose at the Public in the famous Hattie Gavin case. Reports have gone the rounds that a certain superior court judge has held court in Duplin when he was in no decent condition to hold court We haVe no evidence in writing to this effect but the talk was of such a nature that there waS7 little reason , to doubt it. , Many , have . wondered, and still wonder, if there is such a thing 1 as genuine justice to be found in the day to day grind of the mills of justice in Duplin County. Who are our courts? Who are our office holders? Do, some of them think that by virture of their election ; to office they have the inalienable right to run their , office, ther inferiors and the general public in any,,, manner they wish, -to satisfy their personal com- , f orts tnd desires, to enhance their social or political f 1 starring or to enrich their pocket books? All the p milty haven't been brought to light in our opinion. "here'are others who jnust be, and will be, showns x Duplin is too deeply rooted in honor arid in-: '!y to permit things that have been taking place s (C ' :::: J Oa Czt!i Tc-e) KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 19S2 Cancer The 1962 Cancer Crusade will begin in Duplin County on Monday, April 28. Have your contribu tion ready when the solicitor calls. Cancer is a major -problem, some 22,000,000 living Americans will die of cancer. Many of them could be saved by early diagnosis and ex pert care. Cancer kills more children from three to fifteen years of age than Total CO Candidates File for Office L P. Ms VJiihdravjs; .IrsXimstine Williams En1ersRetjis1erDeeds Race The 1952 election campaigns in Duplin County began to take on shape and form last Saturday as filing time for candidates came to a closed The only new filers for county offices were L. P. Wells, chairman of, the board of county commissioners and Arthur Ken nedy, county commissioner, filing for re-election and Gmmett E. Kel ly of Glisson filing for commis sioner from the 2nd district. Mrs. Christine Whaley Williams of Al bertson filed for Register of Deeds. Monday morning brought about the only upset in the county pic ture as Commissioner Chairman L. P. Wells announced he was with drawing from the race. Mr.' Well told the Times that he had serious ly been considering such a move even before the filing date closed. He is not in the best of health ana bis extensive farming and busi ness interests are taking so much of his Uma that he has to slow down somewhere. Since going on the board of commissioners eight vaars as he has been probably the most active commisi'oner,. giving unstintlne.lv of his tinu and efforts towards a greater and mora pros perous Duplin County. Mr. wells has labored long and hard to see that Duplin got her share of the T)uplin By Helen Caldwell Cushman More than three thousand enthus iastic spectators attended the Du plin County Music and Art Festival on Friday night, and hundreds more were unable to crowd into the Kenan Memorial Auditorium. There were fewer In attendance on Saturday but they were as thril led as those present on Friday by the excellent performance ot tne Dunlin School Students. It-would be impossible to pick out ; any single offering as the most outstanding. They were all good, and some of them rate sup erlatives. The costumes were love lv and added to the color of the oc casion. This reviewer was deeply impressed with the direction ami order of the entire production. The teachers should he complimented not only ok the fine work but the capable discipline with which so many children were handled with out a hitch. . All twelve schools In Duplin were represented, and the cooperation was a marvel to be hold. Special mention should go to Mrs. William Teachey sncTMrs. A. D. Wood for coordinating the af fair. They both seem to have that priceless gift of Imparting inspira tion to their pupils. ' The program opened with two of ferings by brightly-costumed pri mary children with a rhythm band. And they nlayed rhythm, too. - The second srade was repretentea oy some water glass players and two singers from each second grade room, one song being accompanied by rhythm bells. Perhaps the best of this crow was a Hoagy uarmi' chael sone. "Nice Doggy. Nice Kitty r well sung ana oeauuiuiiy Tha Dunlin County Office of Education expresses appreciation to all those who rendered assis tance In the recent Art and Music Festival. Mrs. Wood states that sue never experienced finer coopera tion than was evident In the pre paration for this year's music pro grams. Teachers worked fatth ftillv in nreoaruu! the numbers, and attendance at rehearsals was perfect . To all parents who furn ished costumes and were respon sible for getting tne cnuaren no we programs, a hearty Thank You Is in order, ',;y,y;A -i:f. . : To "the Kenansville school child ren and faculty, with Mr. Prazelle, tfielr principal, very special recog nition Is due. They prepared the auditorium, helped in all possible ways at rehearsal and at perfonn w i -"- 4 ; as runners, stage t- i r 1 v ' , ? . ". i : ' y t it' Crusmk Begins Dcntfey does any disease. In North Caro lina, alone, 8,068 died of cancer in 1950. It is no respecter of peo ple, it strikes rich and poor, young and old alike. You can strike back. You can guard your family, each member should have an annual physical ex amination, you can help with your contributions, you can know can cer's seven danger signals: 1, any hard-surfaced roads under Gover nor Scott's road program. Some sections may feel they did not get all they were entitled to but look ing at the county as a whole no one Questions but that Duplin got her share of roads, and largely due to the efforts of Mr. Wells. The commissioner stated that though he is retiring he is not losing his interest in the welfare of the county and will 'continue to do anything lnftits power to help Duplin. He was largely responsi ble for the Duplin Hospital pro ject and it is expected that he will be named to the board of trustees of that institution when .he retires as commissioner. He asked the Times to express his thanks to the people of Duplin for their support and cooperation during his tenure of office. i . The races now shape up this way: Albert T. Outlaw, Register of Deeds is opposed by 'Mrs. Christine William . and . Walter. Gresham. County CommisaionarS A. P. Cates of 'Falson, Dallas Jones of Magnolia and A.' X Halt of Wallace have bo opposition. Leon Brown of Lyman is opposing incumbent Arthur Ken nedy of Beulaville and Emmett Kel ly- of Glisson and Durham Grady of Albertson will fight it out in directed. The four singers from each third grade room sang . two songs very well. The singing games presented oy tne lourth ana fifth grades were delightful to watch, and must have been fuA for the oarticiosnts. The fiutopnone Dana was gener ously costumed in sparkling red and white, and looked as if they were fresh from a circus. The excerpts from the operetta, "On Midsummer's Day," made every one wish that It could have been given in Its entirety. These cos tumes., were exquisite, from the vivid hues of the flower children to the gay. attire of the butterflies and bees, and the delicate white of the fairies and the red and brown of the elf's. This number was al most of professional scope. After an intermission, a ukelele band led the audience In two songs and sang four others by themselves The Beulaville Sixth Grades pre sented Maypole dance. Two more ambitious offerings were given by the seventh and eighth grades of Kenansville a Swedish dance call ed "Gustav's Skoal," which seem ed very intricate, and was perfect ly accompanied by suss uau new ton of the seventh grade. : The stately Virginia Reel was grace fully done ana miss uaroara- aiu- chell of the eighth grade aia fine Job as pianist The program closed with a stirring performance of the sixth grade pupils singing Palomita' and 'America, tne Beau- tiful,' with four autoharpists and Mr. Marvin Brack In as pianist to accompany the singers, s i , V e.t,.rH niffht was a festival! presented by the band tnd choral groups of all the schools. Of amaz-' for the building of risers, stage ex tensions, and other equipment used in the programs. Mr. Nazelrod provided, free of charge, the sound equipment and management. This service is p--, predated.' ; ; : ; . ." v The) Highway Patrol was in charge of traffic, thanks to Corpor al Brooks, of Wallace.; ,:,y:,yy Mr. .'Shubert Williams was in charge of photography. Any schools, parents or groups desiring pictures of the Festival may con tact MrSi A. rWood,c;Kenns-ville.- phone number 2591.:- j : it Is the desire of the school per sonnel of DupllnCounty .that this Faiival should awaken In all pa trons an appreciation of .the value of Ait and Music to the education of the child. Not that these feat ures should be stressed out of r"- pntm -to t:.'-'r i w !, tat t i t 1 r ?t r r Music. Art Festival THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952. ragn sore that does not heal; 2, a lump or thickening in the breast or else where; 3, Unusual bleeding or dis charge; 4, any change in a Wart or mole; S, persistent indigestion; 6, Persistent tyoarseness or cough; 7, any change In normal bowel hab its. If any of these symptoms oc curs, visit your physician, it may save your life. the 2nd district. Incumbant Robert Carr has two opponents for the House of Rep resentatives. They are Mitchell Britt of Warsaw and J. S. Blair of Wallace. Wm. Dail and Lemmie Williams of Chinquapin are run- nina for the Board of Education held by Chesley Williams who is J not offering again. Judge Hubert Phillips and Solici tor Grady Mercer of the county court have no opposition. The following have filed lor Jus- uces ui urn pinhS p R Stenhens and ud2lpnPnRi!nfnvn ;aid xnh.wJ Thomas. Warsaw and Gordon Mul-; drow, Beulaville. Township Constables: R. M. Byrd, Falson: Pauf Lee, Albertson; A. R, Marley, Robert J. Hursey, Wallace; and W. W. Evans, Magnolia: John Riilta. Sock Fish: R E. Fields and Dalla JU Jones,' Rose Hill; Vf Klssneo; saagnoua; j . u. onuin, Beulaville; -Robert Blackburn, Jr., Warsaw.' t v r County surveyor, W.iaul Outlaw Albertson. .' Ins calibre were the offerings of the choirs and choruses, ail sen sitively directed. The bands were good, too, and showed evidence of lots of patience on the part of the directors and lots of enthusiasm on , . . . i mk ww pan tu "y''"- ""'find any such leisurely bankers' varieo program hours there. A state Supreme by tte Wallace Band and the Coun-Court has recentl mled that a ty n,w" ete.d J Mr newspaperman is on duty twenty Brackjn of Wallace and Mr Don f n d 8even Q Haye E!?eqlaUy ell:lecelvldiweek ... and hence may not be lned-,,Hi1fh.h001 h0rU?.eS j Rosehill, B. F. Grady, Magnolia and Kenansville and directed by Mrs. L. K. Alderman; "Cindy" presented by the Warsaw High School Chorus, directed by Mrs. J A. Anderson; "Oh; It is Wonderful," given by the " V'T"w:,T.:r Choir, directed by Mr. Marvl, I Bntckln. fl. F. Graay ana Kenans- ville Elementary Choir,, directed , by Mrs. L. K. Alderman; and the "Green Cathedral" of the Chinqua pin Elementary Choir, directed by Miss Edna Sutphin. : Equally Impressive were the paintings and drawings from all grade groups of the various schools that were hung around the audi torium. The Rosehill offerings of those private art students were amazing, and the Magnolia schools had a remarkable group offering as a whole. I have seen exhibi tions' of art from schools in Cali fornia, in New Mexico and In New York City ... and I never saw a collection as a whole that was more remarxaoie v me wan u one on exhibition in Kenansville last week rad.'-. . . , These Duplin children have real talent I am glad that I was not a Judge and had to pick out a bet in-savw, Tuscarora Scout Council Wins Campyj Trophy ) (FromGoIdsboro News-Argus) Tuscarora Boy Scout Council Is the first recipient of the Campbell Trophy, established this year an annual award to the outstanding council In Region 8 which covers (North and South Carolina, Florida and 'Georgia.4 .i ;'.-:".-: y-t--; The trophy was presented to Tuscarora Council at the banquet concluding; the annual meeting of Region o, neiq m wee in Atlan ta. Ga.' . v. '-':-' ."'.'-.-V V ' Special recognition was given to Bruce Boyers, executive of the Tus carora Council, and two members rvf 1 moff 4tAA mmmrttiux T. W He 't of Clinton, and D. N. l'-w- - -1 col: -osey... - v -t ''-it f -Jl .c r Cpl. Bronnie A. Jones, son o Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown of ur..,., xr n i c.h,i. a-ii 12- 1952 fr Seattle. Washington where he will be shipped out to , -LJ to Fo"rt D j. januarv 20 1952 where he stayed until he came home ,to spend a 21 day leave with nis parents oeiore going overseas Fndafillighifji i. will be presented by the pupils of the fourth through the eighth grades -of the Kenansville School Friday, April 25th, at 8 p.m. in the Kenansville High School Auditor ium. v( . :' - Tf vnn rrnert a Jttraieht elolit-l hour day five day week, don't en-1 ter the fourth estate. You won't! knew how true it was until last week take for examp,e. Long ago I learned that a com' petent reporter (that's what we all try to be) must be able to cover a fire ,a prizefight ,a divorce trial or a wedding without losing her f trld- f d,d "ot know "- "'1 u f"'Tet.h"-r" well-known cafe, a lumber opera tion, a casket factory, and a music and art festival that , night. It is not to be wondered at that us gals who work on newspapers are hard to Impress, that we acquire a slight ly jaundiced cynicism in the pur suit of our careers. Well, we get variety, and we learn something new every hour on the hour, too. Friday was a hot day, and the dust was choking. When I got to Lake Tut, I wished I'd brought a bathing suit; the water looked so cool and inviting. It .will be quite a place when It Is ready to open, there will be private dining rooms. a huge dance hall,- music every where, and open air pavilions for picnics. The main building is pan elled in cypress and juniper. I bad .not known that Juniper was so aromatic or, so light., 1 always thought it was an obnoxious low growing pest whose. berries were Tuscarora led the 37 councils in Region 6 during the past year in three important phases of Scout ing. Membership, in. the Council increased 17.1 per cent during 1951. Re-registration of units increased 16.5 per cent. Boys' Life subscrip tions increased fH.e. - -.The banquet was attended by more than 800 persons, including council presidents and regional executive committeemen from the four states in the Region. I 'Attending from Goldsboro were Mr. Boyera, . Sam , Stalling of Smithfield, . council president, tnd e-t.i ui a vm. . a x IB, c , hit. ix,.--, or., jv T. C-' ', if, J i IX 1 vNmld, I' h V' - I . .. . A'-w. Rebel Revelation ggRftttatfl' PRICE TEN CENTS NOTICE To all cancer fund chair men: All money collected in cancer drive send to Wayne Jordan, Mgr. Branch Bank 'and Trust Co. Wallace. O, a WEAVER (North Carolinas 69;481 home demonstration club members, who will join in observing National Home Demonstration Week, April 27-May 3, , are praised'ffor , their accomplishments in a statement re leased this week by David S. Weav er, director of the State College Ex tension Service. Duplin County HDC . The Duplin CountyTBomef Dem tnstrfMnr Clubs will IfjX' eooaty wide church service ofl6ticriy af ternoon. April 27, S p.in. at the, Kenansftn High School WWad. Everyone It Invited to be present. This service will mark national H. D. C. Week. Tho Reverend J V. Case of Rose Hill will deliver the sermon. The Duplin M D. C. choir will ting. All members of the choir are urged to attend a prac tice on Friday, April 25, at 2.30 p.m. in the Kenansville High School Auditorium, . t. . - used for flavoring eln. It was a I warm lazy sort of day, and I knew what Ezra Pound meant when he wrote Sing we for love and idleness, There's nothing else worth having, Though I have been in many a land, It's all there is in living. For I would rather have my sweet Though roses dies of grieving, Than do high deeds in Hungary, Past all men's believing. I was sleepy by then because I had . lunch at Miss Fannie's in Rose Hill . . . and what a meal she -gives you!!! She celebrated her 19th birthday last week ... the birth day of her renowned cafe. ' It is a friendly place like the town it is in. I don't know why it is spelled as two words on the signs, and as Rosehill in the post office, but re gardless of spelling, it is a nice and pleasant town and the people are charming. . Having a lugubrious sense of hu mor, I loved the casket factory. How I longed for Chas. Adams to be there to do one of his delight fully macabre cartoons. I could have given him a marvelous punch line. They sell only to funeral directors, so this is- one time 'I can't set it for you wholesale. Did you know that styles have changed a lot. and now there is a definitely I modern trend in the design? And that tney make more than 27,000 models complete from the tree in the woods . . .. mostly Duplin Coun ty Cypress ... to the satin-lined finished ready-for-use casket? . Orchids and bravoa to all those who planned and directed the Du- CONTINUED ON BACK Cancer Crusade: Chairmen Announced The following community chairmen tn the Cancer Crusade which will be launched n$xt week were released by County Chairman Harry Eisenberg of Wallace today Tin City .......i..... .........;...,, Faison j'.... Carter Fabrics (Wallace) ... Calypso : Chinquapin j... Warsaw' a . Warsaw Bus. A Prof. Woman's Club ..... Rose Hill B. F. Grady , ; .. Beulaville : X KeiMnmrille i rille . ' 4..uM...X.M,M...a...f4t,.,tt,wh.i.,u i ...I . VToi Magnolia Teachey Wallace Employees Division ' Home Demoastra'Qon'CTuba 1 &lari rvt- ot - 1 ' ' They said he was not fired. Some say it was another "McGrath Fir ing." At any rate Marlow Bostic of Rose Hill is no longer chairman, or member of the Duplin County Production Marketing Association. Tbey said Mosley Phillips was not fired. Some said he bad not re signed, Just quit. Mosley was not a member of the committee just hired help to measure tobacoo land allotments and other detail work for the committee. Any way, tbey say he is out. Exum James, a member of the committee, has not resigned as of this writing but some say he is expected to resign. He failed to show up at the investiga ting meeting this week. The Production Marketing As sociation in Duplin County seems to have taken a pattern along the lines of the Health Department and the Sheriff-Treasurer's office in Duplin County. Violations of rules and regulations, apparently to fa vor some individuals, seems to hare been the order of the day. On Tuesday of this week Raleigh of ficials and members of the State Committee descended on Duplin for a wholesale investigation. Far mers who had been given new al lotments for growing tobacco were called in for questioning. As we go to press the department of ficially reports 48 new applications made and approved by the Duplin committee and tne State commit tee for 1952 tobacco allottments. As of today investigations have re sulted in 26 approved allotments being recalled, 16 affirmed and 6 still under investigation. Mr. Jim Potter, with the state depart ment, said more applications had been made and Approved room Duplin County this year than from any other county in the state. Among reasons given for recalling were violations regarding recently cleared lands not qualified; grow ers not living on farms; fanner not deriving major portion of income from tobacco allotment; wife ap plying wnen nusDand already had allotments, joint owner-tenant vio lation ana other divers reasens. It- was found that in one caif EM Marlow Bostic was pesonuyin 'Wived and ih A-wO cases in 1952 Bosoe n Mosley Phillips were personally Involved. Of the total applications Phillips, it was said, measured and approved 21. Of the twenty one, 18 were recalled. It was reported that Exum James approved an aUottment for his bro ther which was illegal and it was recalled. Potter said the situation also was aggravated by reports of high and low yields being erroneous and disposition of excess tobacco. There was indication of a violation on a farm owned by Bostic. This viola tion is still under investigation. Tne Committee asked the Times t0 publish the following regulations regarding new tobacco allotments: ine xarm operator shall have had experience in growing the kind of tobacco for which an allotment is requested either as a share cropper. tenant, or as a xarm operator dur ing two of the past five years. "The farm operator shall live on and be largely dependent for his livelihood on the farm covered by the application. "The farm covered by the application shall be the only farm owned or operated by the owner or farm operator for which a Burley or flu-cured tobacco allot ment is established for the 1952 53 marketing year." In sum total the investigation re vealed a wholesale disregard for rules and regulations regarding new allotments. Those approving the applications did so in an arbi trary manner, apparently for self ish gain. True, all applicants whose allotment were recalled were not guilty of deliberate violation but merely innocent victims and be ause of them The Times is not pub lishing the list of names involved. Those mainly responsible appear to be the officials above mention ed . Other members of the commit tee were not involved in the cor ruption. When the investigation is completed the Times will publish the total number of acres involved in the allotments . John Warren of Faison has been moved up as new chairman of the local P. M. A. Committee. Other members are Paul Smith, Alvin E. CONTINUED ON BACK .... Mrs. Woodrow Teachey Airs. George Cates .J. A. Brady Mrs. H. E. Grubbff .. Mrs. G. B. D. Parker, Jr. Mrs. O S. Matthews- Mrs. Paul Kitchen Mrs. O. D. FusseU Mrs. Lewis Westbrook Mrs Murphy Thigpen .........Mrs. Rudolph Hasty . Mrs. H. M. Pop Mrs. Hubert Boney - Womens Club (Business DistrioO Sorosls Club (Residences) . V: ; :.rs. R. D. syke . Mrs. Lewis Herring -George Powell ' .Jars. J. M. Komegay (County H. Dem. Agent . : Miss Annie Mae Kenton, . .JTegro Schools 6urmrvlsor In Dnplin Co. yne jorocn, mgr. i "'Ti Tank tt Irust Co., V. Jlace. i 't ' . ' . 1 r t ' 'J '.. 1 ' I -1