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: : ( ' Ccir-ty Court V ' Next term o County CpurwilL ' , .1 A r. ( I . - heavy docket faces Judge Phillips . ; and Solicitor Mercer.; ., ( i.i'i'' ,, ... . ' ;.- J) .f .. ""r T. Vol. 19. No. 20. BS61iri At a called metsiing of the Board of County ' Commissioners Wed nesday nlgnt, May 14, L. P. Welta, ' presiding as Chairman, Ralph Mll - ler was sworn in as High Sheriff of Duplin County for the unex pired term of the late-Balph Jones. .The oath was administered by R. V. Wells, Clerk of Superior Court at 7:22, in the Commissioner's room, . In the presence of the members of Mr. Miller's immedUte family, the new deputies and a few-friends. The new sheriffs term will run un tfll Beecember, 1954. He posted a bond of $43,000. The Commission ers also designated all banks- in the county as county depositories. Mf. Miller announced the fol lowing deputies -Norwood Boone of Wallace to succeed Perry Smith who had 'filed application for sheriff; D. H. McKay of Kenans , vllle as office deputy to replace Miss Helen Hunt; Deputy-Jailer oi i iver Home and DeDutv Oscar W. Houston were retained. ' ' . Ralph Miller, 47, a tobacco grow er has been fire warden for , the past 17 years, taking over the Job when it was created and is a mem : ber of a well known Duplin Conn ty family. He is an elder of the HallsviUe Presbyterian Church. His father was Lawton Miller, who serv- OUR BEST WISHES TO RALPH MILLER By J. R. Grady J , Last night at 7:22 Ralph Miller became Duplin r County's sheriff and Treasurer, Before his family and a few friends he took the oath of office before Clerk of Court R. V. .Wells in the Commissioner's room here. The Times wishes to extend congratu ,' lations to Miller- and to compliment the Board o L Commissioners for their selection. We have known v Mr, Miller for a lontf time and are ready to testify -. Jr.to his integrity, f aip-mindness ''and abujties. We. I are yet to hear one1 report of disapproval of his ! appointment. - v" -'-' ' , -f,i 'tt' I ti Mr. Miller brings to the office a heritage tnat : " is deep rooted in the history of Duplin County The H r Miller family has been a partfof the develoDment r : and growth of Duplin since before the revolution: . wyerui; uupmi tum rvxutv. u sianas OEanar are carrying on the traditions uuu uy uiBix lAuieaa uici- smoow saimig in nis new unaertaKing and . f wish him many years ahead as Sheriff of Duplin lit- County ; ! l . ; Late Duplin Sheriff Dehi Any Coiii 4 ' Ralph' Jones, 54, late aWlff of Duplin County, left a 16-page, long band letter made public by "the ' News and Observer, which receiv-1 d a copy of lt from Jones after he bad ended his life. The letter de nied any connection with shortages uncovered by the state Bureau of Investigation in a ; probe ot the sheriff s department, f . '-' " a Ex-Deputy Charjes L. Nicholson, bflder ' indictment on two counts; bad issued a statement, to the coun - ty commissioners in which he said v that Sheriff Jones was responsible ; for -the shortage' - The: chairman of the County Board of Commis sioners, Preston Wells, had called special session to bear th state- ife'CcweW&fl n.wnM.nJ. mill In ' Democrats will meet in County Convention at Kenansville, N. C. on Saturday, May 17,. 1962,, at 11:00 o'clock A. M. Delegates to the State Convention which meets, in Raleigh on, May 22, at 12:00 o'clock noon, will . be elected. - A large crowd is.expected. v , ; ; Hcsc Hill Girl A letter from the President of the Aiooresville Women's Club, to the Art Chairman of the Rose Hill . Women's Club states that picture, : ft 'nt&r 3nnn' naf niAil hv Mlu Ann Davis Wells was purchased by the North Carolina Federation of Women's Club, and presented to . the Mooresvllle Woman's Club, as , an award for the best all-over art program in the Stoto.-.i...'j,,';,v,-.;-;:; : '- AH five 'Mooresvllle- delegates were of one accord in selecting the pii ture for their War Memorial E lding.--.".. . - Jss Wells is the daughter of '. and Mrs. A. B. Wells and has n studying art under our local ! r, Mrs. John C. Cooper, Jr, r the past year. I- b t 1 ?s New RALPH MILLER ed on the County Board of Com missioners for seven V years ' and who was chairman of the board. He attended schools in Duplin County where he was born. His wife was the former Miss Lucille Mercer, and the Millers have recently cele brated their 25th wedding: anniver sary. , of the family laid down onu iureiauiers.r we nre ctiraittliiHiSlioiai ml ! - '. ifV' ' '.'''t''..' ':''''' 1 Sji former declaration which be said had been made under pressure. .- The former sheriff who ended his life with a pistol bullet last Thursday wrote,''? am a sick man, my body is weak, I was gassed in World -War 1. I am not physically able, to' stand the fighin this rot ten tiolitical islander.; T My. con science is. clear I am asking the S. B. I. and ' 11 the lawyers In Dn plln County, to stand by the trial of C. L. Nicholson. : I am asking the people to. clear the courthouse of all this corruption. " They have framed me and are making false statements and directing Nicholson in making these false lieful state ments about me having anything to do, with' the hauling out of whis Foundation Poured Monday,- May 12. the whole neighborhood got together to help the members of the Church of Je sus Christ of Latter Day Saints pour the concrete for the founda tion of their new church.' It will be a very imposing structure when it is completed a brick and white stone edifice against a background of pines which will be 98 feet long and 49 feet wide. The cnapei wiu have a seating capacity of 160. It was designed by Theodore R. Pope of SaU Lake City. The Albertson Branch of the Cen tral Atlantic States Mission has 200 members. ,, Mr. Melvin. Potter Is Branch President The deed for the four acre tract was secured on April 9th, the building site was secured on April 9th, the building site was dedicated on April 6th by David L. Hlott, 1st Counsellor to the Mission President, and work was started on clearing the building site on Anril 7th. When the church is completed in November, lt wlU be all paid lor before it is dedi cated. :- The members have raised mon ey by all kinds of projects, and there is a lively contest between the men and the women to see who can raise the most Lumber has ben donated, and labor and ma terials not only by the members but iy the ne!rWn-s as well. There j wt e i.(i;y pec, .e there kod:- w men ano wwn. . fcor 1 -aos tr" " 1 i a c 1 l' KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JtlAY 15, 1952. SHeriff Witnesses To Meet At Harper Home On May 25th ' "What Does God '.Require of You?" is the feature public talk of the rpedol week .of ; K'dm Service activity to be held by Je hovah's Witnesses near Pink, Hal at Blannie Harpers home, May 29th at 3:00 o'clock. , ; f ' f R. Elridge, a representative of the Watch tower Society, and an ordained minister for more; than thirty 'year '- will deliver this free Bible discourse and he will be glad to answer 'your Bible questions fol lowing bis talks without cost to you. In view of the fact that many have ; said, 'We must get back to God,' he asks the public these ques tions, 'Have you forgotten God?' and Do you know His require ments.'. : Further he says that if you are honest and' sincere with yourself you-will not want to miss these, timely talks. ,: Bdridge's visit to Pink H11J Is part of an advanced Bible educa tional campaign carried on world wide by more than 439,000 min isters In over 120 countries. He will give two other timely talks at Blannie Harper's home on Tues day night at 8 o'clock, May 20th. The subject is "Placing the Mark" which is based on Eteekiel, Chapter 9. At 4:30 on Sunday, May 29, he will discuss the subject "Love of Man to Man.- , ( . ,.: r 'Troy Mercer says that the pub lic i8( cordially invited to investi gate the future prospects for man on earth by attending these free Bible discussions. He points out that, no one attending these edth catjonal meetings will be asked to join anything or to be converted to the speakers' religion. The pur pose is to cans you to meditate on the serious 'times and leant what God requires of you in order to meet the coming crisis. Annual Party For Lhave their annual birthdav nartv 4 Sunday evening. May 18 at six, o'- J 1.1. L. 1 1 - . wv" vicun; aupp jn uie ladles parlor at the Pleasant View church and program following on birthday work. Regular church services will be held at 9.30 by Rev. N. F. Farrior . All are invited to come and bring a picnic lunch, key and threatening Charles Nich olson." 'tiM On Wednesday. May 7. S.BX headquarters received an. urgent telephone call from the sheriff ask ing that ' Agent -Durham contact nim immediately.' Durham, busy .with other assignments, got to Ken nsvllle Thursday t Unable to lo cate, the sheriff -at the courthouse he went to Warsaw to the sheriffs home. Outside" the house; he was met; by a minister -who told him that the sheriff had died of a heart attack. .-j- t ., S.B.I. Director Powell' said hft bureau had no comment on either the suicide note or Nicholson's new statement..' .--.,v .," -m . For Alberlson Church be such good humor, sucbdellght-ijud ful Joking all around. Everyone was having a good time. These people are very friendly and are very proud of their new church and they wanf everyone to know it The plans have a place for a stage where they will pre sent dramas, a kitchen where they will serve meals, rooms for' the relief society and the lesser priest hood. It'squite a project these de termined! .members have and .a rather amazing one. A splendid new church started in April and completed and paid, for by Novem berno mortgage at all. Faith and zealous work have bad a great pan m wis story, and the coopera tion of the whole community. , II. D. Club Choir To Sing Friday The Duplin Home Demonstra tion Club Choir will meet Friday afternoon, May 23, ln the Sunday School Building at the Kenansville Presbyterian church at 3:00 o'clock. Please notice the change ln the meeting place. iv.. -- All members and anyone else be-lon-'rj to the club who are Inter esitJ are urged to attend. .7' ' i' ' - N i ' i - Sons of Mr. and Mrs.. Roy G. Uanier ofWaycross, Ga., formerly of Kenansville, Left is Lt. Roy G. Lanier, JrT, who Was drafted in the Army in January, 1991. He received his basic training and leadership schooling at Breckenridge, Ky., attended O.C.S. and received his com mission at Ft Benning, Ga., March 17, 1992; completed his jumpmaster course April 23, 1952 at Ft Benning and will be stationed at Camp Rucker.'.Ala.;;.".-- ; -';!f--vh'-2 On right IS Pvt Samuel Lanier who Joined the Air Force on October 23, 1991. He received his pleted tne Field wireman's course conducted by the 23rd AW Bat talion of 8th . Infantry division's specialist training regiment at Ft. Jackson. S. C, Before entering service Sam was electrician for the Con tainer Corporation of America. nome at t ernanaina, jria. sam To the traditional , strains of Sir Edgar Cigar's Pomp and Circum stance, the seniors of Kenansville marched into the school auditor ium Tuesday night for the last time as students, and left as graduates. The simple and dignified ceremon ies seemed fitting for these young people who have . graduated into the world. The academic proces sion was led by the speaker Dr. Robert L. numbers from Green ville and Mr Z. W. Frazelle, The seniors were'- ushered In by Miss Ruth Reynolds and Master Charles Ingram dressed In white cap and gowns. On the stage were lovely baskets of spring flowers the gift of Miss Rosa Deen Rtvenbaxk, a for mer member of the class, ' The Reverend A. " D. Wood de livered the Invocations ; Miss An gela Daugbtry, salutatotian of the class, played a plane selection. Mr. Fraselle introduced the speaker, Dr. Robert L. Hnmber, who deliv ered an address on the opportunity and responsibly of youth to re irttie wnr-iaijie urged-the suMriis to (dedicate t'lenfeim to emWfi4tHStraisceatMt 'sett. He summarised three invaluable qualities which they possessed to take their place In the fulfillment of destlnv" vmitK mn. .ml faith; ' Education by experience is no more valid than education by imagination, be said, and that it is impossible to have peace under dip ptomacy. ' He advocated a world government to make and enforce the laws for every nation. ; ' -Mr. Z.?W. Frazelle thanked the speaker and concluded with these two- remarks to the class. "The life you live will be your own, make the most of it" The boy and girl -who - graduates today and stops learning tomorrow will be unedu cated the next, day." After a Trombone sold, "A Peis feet "Day" by the Reverend Robert Collins, Mr. Z. W. Frazelle present ed the awards and medals to the students . Diplomas were given by Mitchell Allen, a member of the Kenansville school - board for ten years. , The valedictory address was delivered by Juanita Dunn. The Reverend Robert. Collins .de livered the benediction;', - Marshall were the . Misses Mary Lee Rouse,. Ernesteen Jones, Sal ly Newton,, ; Milly . Burch,' , Pianne Stokes and' Carol Burgess. The graduates were Jeannette Barnelte, Paul Grady To Address Annual Meet Of Federal Land Bank It was announced by the Speak ers Bureau in Columbus, Ohio, May 5th that Paul D. Grady, Sr., of Kenly. North Carolina, and Colum- been invited arid has accepted an Invitation to address the An nual Meeting of The Federal Land Bank to be held in Raleigh. North, Carolina, on June the 2nd and 3rd. Mr. Grady's subject for this meet - Mr. Grady is a director of the ing will be "The Philosophy of In Farm Bureau Insurance Companies' surance." Funeral Services For Duplin War Hero To Be Held Sunday Ai Mf. Olive ' Military services for PFC. Wil liam Daniel Price of Kenansville, killed in action ln Korea Sept 1, 1949, will be held at Tyndall's Fun eral Home ln Mount Olive Sunday at S pjn. Burial will be at the Salem Advent Church on -the Goldsboro Road. He is 'survived by his mother, Mrs. Lillie Price of Kenansville, seven. brothers, Lan nle, James, Perley and Perry Price of Kenansville, Gurney Price of Mt Olive, Earl Price of Clin bold a spectacular horse show on Friday, May 16, as part of the First Annual Pickle Festival The show will be held at McGee Ath letic, Field at 7 pjn. There win be riding exhibitions, classes and various games, and a stellar attrac tion .that will feature- Cohocton Gold. ''Arthur Godfrey's Palomino 5 taLlon.' Following the horse show tiiere-will be an e tubit of serial and ground firewoits. '''.",; ;'','-.- i I - basic training and recently com He and his wife were making their nas oeen snipped overseas. Lena Brlnson, Sarah Brown, Caro lyn Cherry, -. Flora Dan, Angela Daughtry, Juanita Dunn, Steve Gooding, Adron Goodman, Imelda Grady, J. C. King, Grady Lowder, Sarah West Outlaw .Eddie Quinn, Kathryn Qulim and Mary Beth Southerland. On Monday the class night ex ercises were held. The history of the class was presented as a news reeLjvlth Jimmie Bowden as com- meiMitor. ;. Angela Daughtry pre sented the humorous gifts and Sa rah Brown read the last will and testament of the class. The seniors gave a plaque to the school and gifts to those who had helped with the senjor play and class night. The class elections were read, too. The wittiest were Angela Daughtry and Eddie Quinn: Most ambitious. Juan ita Dunn and Adron Goodman; class babies. Imelda Grady and Grady Lowder; most studious, Car- t ri . n j T s-i xru.rt. Eddie Quinn; Prettiest girl, Flora. Dail; .Handsomest bey, Steve Good-! Swi'a1n& ro.mMiek u3wTn mn,"n-.i.h.' 1 Southerland and Eddie quinn. AI- JliT- i. T iL M rv, n,.t extension section is made up main ter the exercises, Mrs. Aioert out- . . i Ji.,,.,,.- '--i Gooding were VKllZLS betoicla f ih hi.h .ltnni in th hnm. ln several pages of articles and " " Vr, -"L . onomlcs room. Refreshments of. ....AAhT. 'ZZliTT rfwT. made from an oil painting by Staff ESSSJ'SIS ? ' Artist. N. S. Youngsteadt, is in toaf cake and coca cola were serv-. a mpble u, ea '', '.'). (of agricultural progress in North The baccalaureate sermon was Carolina over the last 50 years, given on Sunday by the Reverend Single copies of Agriculture As Jerry Newbold of Warsaw. The , tride the Century may be obtained seniors enjoyed the inspiring mes-. from the local county agent or sage that he 'gave. The invocation, home demonstration agent, or by was given by the Reverend Lau ren Sharpe, Scripture and prayer by the Reverend A. D. Wood, and the Benediction by the Reverend John T. Hayter. - Wednesday the seniors joined most of the members of the high school class on an outing at White Lake . Next Monday the class will leave for a week , in Washington, where they will tour the capitoL visit both houses of Congress, and learn how democracy . in action works. In Raleigh In June of Columbus, Ohio, of the Peoples Broadcasting corporation, opera tors of Radio Stations in Ohio and Washington, D. C, and of the Co operative League of the United States of America,, wth offices in Chicago,. Illinois and Washington, D. C, as well as a number of North Carolina corporations, ton, and Dan Price of Louisville, Kentucky, two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Arnett of. Mt Olive and Mrs. Vera Whaley of Beulaville,,- -.", PFC William Price was twenty years old and entered service In December, 1948. He trained at Fort Jackson and was shipped to Korea in April 1049. He was first listed as missing ln action. . His mother received a posthumous pur ple heart May 10, 1952., s . i? J ' ' '! J for the June term of court by the County Commissioners: , Shad Kornegsy, Clyde Brlnson, Jesse Bryant Roberts, W. E. Wal ler, W. A. CarrolLRalph Sheffield. Roy L. Dunn, C. V. Brooks, Jr., S. R. Lanier, Lloyd Taylor, C. A. God bold, Robert L Pate, C G. Brown, C. W. Smith, A. J. Da 11 Troy DaiL Robert E. Torner, and Albert Wm fields y-;:.ir,- sir.y ' i ' ' rrsicixi vrs all jctd, , t r- SUBSCRIPTION KATE: eoanties; $4.00 ootoide Colonel ft. C. Droivn Addresses large Audience Here On ItoriheastDrainage Hews Stands Vhere You Can Buy The Duplin Times Buy your Duplin Times news paper at Sutton's Gas and Appli ance Co. in Magnolia. They are for sale here each week. Call Mrs. Maude P. Smith at 2147 on Monday mornings If you have any news you wish to have publish ed in the paper. You may also can 213-4 any night. The Times is also on sale at Wallace Drug Co., Fussell Drug in Rose Hill; Clarks Drug, Warsaw Drug and Whltaker's Restaurant in Warsaw; Parker's Store, Bowden; News Stand, Faison; Glenn-Martin and Clinic . Drug, Mt. Olive and Soda Shop in Beulaville. Agriculture Astride The Century The mid-Twentieth Century may be down in history as the period of peak progress in Tar Heel agri culture. This idea Is emphasized in "Ag riculture Astride the Century," the 1950-91 annual report of the School of Agriculture, North Carolina State College, which has just been published. Ninety-six pages in length, the report covers, for the first time, the work of all three divisions of the School of Agriculture resi dent instruction, research, and ex tension. As a result, readers are given a unified view of the agri cultural program conducted by the Tar Heel State's land-grant col lege. The decision to publish a com bined report was, made follow ing reorganization, of the School ,",Lt nf ABriculture Astride .. "fJii r 1 T no resident' instruction section 'gives on enrollment, new buildlncs ' and facilities, scholar- charts. The cover of the publication, writing the Publications Depart ment, N. C. State College, Raleigh. ( END SPRAYING PROGRAM The Town of Faison, with the aid of its citizens and farmers of the community, have just completed an extensive spraying program for control of the white-fringed beetle, discovered in that section last sum mer. In the above picture work- km Pest Control fefeon fs Hearing Completion ;? An aggressive control program at Faison for the control of the Fringed Beetle, a destructive agri cultural pest is nearing comple tion reports Lacy Weeks, Duplin County Agent A rather large in festation of . these beetles were found during last summer in the residential area and a limited am ount of farm land at Faison. After the area around Faison had been closely Inspected a com munity meeting wis organized by Lions Club Members and other; civic leaders in an effort to work out a control program for this pest Tom Kinsey witn the Bureau of En tomology and Plant Quarantine at Goldsboro explained to this group that the White Frlnd Beetle Is a rn-f '"g insect and f's most 3:00 ner year In' Dcolln and adjobilnr tola area in N. Cj $5.00 outride N. Colonel Roland C. Brown, CE District Engineer of Wilmington, litnnke hpfnra a lr?f audience at the Kenansville Court House on Monday night. May 9, on the possi bility of clearing and snagging the Northeast River. Before his ad dress; Pat Riley of the Dept. of Con servation and Development, show ed a very interesting and informa tive film relative to the importance of water and its control, called Pipeline to the Clouds. Mr. Riley emphasized the grave danger our nation was incurring through lack of flood control, and stripping the ' lands along our watersheds of trees and forests. He showed how there can be no civilization without an adequate supply of good water. After the picture, Mr. Aubrey L. Cavenaugh of Warsaw introduced Colonel Brown. Colonel Brown began his remarks by saying in part. ;f "It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to 'assist interested in dividuals and groups, as well as State and Federal agencies, in the cooperative development of our wa ter resources for authorized pur poses. "The Northeast River basin is in southeastern North Carolina, en tirely within the Coastal Plain. The drainage basin is relatively ob long in shape. It contains about 1,650 square miles and is about 70 miles long. The principal occupa tion of the inhabitants are farm ing and lumbering. Livestock rais ing and dairying are increasing in Importance. Extremes of temper- Junior Baseball Starting In Duplin All Boys 17 And Under Are Eligible Baseball is American, and as oneis to be Manager. Uniforms Have of the symbols of the American way of life it teaches, citizenship, sportsmanship .responsibility, team work and the ability to take the good with the bad the victories with defeat and upon these basic principles American Legion Jun ior Baseball was founded. Any youth activity with these high ideals is certainly worth backing by every citizen of Duplin County and it has been proven by' twenty five ytrbT Junior Bifeball with out an "active player ever having been arrested for any major crime that these ideals are taught and enforced. Although Junior Base ball is a brand-new activity in Du plin County, it is beginning it's twenty sixth year and we of Du plin County certainly should want to help carry on Junior Baseball's fine traditions. Any boy in this area who was born in 1935 or af ter is eligible to try for the Charles R. Gavin Post 127 team. The try out for boys will be Friday May 16th at 2:00 p.m. in the Warsaw High School Park and. each boy must have with him his glove, shoes and most important of, all a copy of nis mrm ceruiicaie. Mr. w. j Taylor,- who coached, at Chinqua pin High School this past year, is to be Coach for the Post 127 team ers of the U. S. Department of Agri culture, show how. their equip ment sprays all sections of streets, roadsides, ditches, etc. v Watching are, left to right, Assistant County Agent Reynolds, County Agent Weeks and Mayor John R. Faison. (Photo by Cletus Brock) Program At larva feeding on roots of young plants in the spring of the year. They are capable of doing extensive damage to practically all farm and garden crops such as Irish potatoes, cotton, corn,s tobacco, soybeans, strawberries, beans, etc it was recommended to the in terested group of farmers, ' mer chants, and other Individuals at the community meeting that a. 10 pound D.D.T. treatment be incor porated into au of the cultivated land in the Infested area and a 26 e"j"',.lks- pouno V.U.T, application oe ap plied to the remaining Infested areas, such as lawns, road-sides, cemeteries, ditch banM, etc. where cultivation Is not practical It was estimated that sroT'-ately pounds of t 1 U t fr t "J dd.t. wouii i -j t e et!re i " i f 1 ' PRICE TEN CENTS C. ature range from 0 to 105 degrees. The average rainfall is about 49 in ches. "Most of the severe storms In the basin are caused by tropical hurricanes, and the largest floods result from the heavy rainfaU that accompanies hurricanes. The only stream gauging station in the ba sin is near Chinquapin. The maxi mum known flood occurred in Au gust, 1908, when a stage equal to 19.S feet on the Chinquapin gauge was reached. Floods occur slight ly more than once a year. There have been no improvements for flood control on the Northeast Riv er. - There is an existing project for navigation which was author ized by the River and Harbor Act of 1890. This project for clear ing the natural channel for small steamers to HallsviUe and for pole boats to Kornegays Bridge. The clearing of the channel was com pleted in 1896, but little mainte nance has been done above Halls viUe since that time." There are two methods by which the Corps of Engineers receives authority from Congress to clear and snag channels for flood control and-drainage. The first method is through authorization of a project by Congress. This method was tried, and the recommendation was not favorable at that time. A pub lie hearing would have been held in 1950, but the Korean situation effectually stymied this, and the report has not been revised. The second method is simpler Continued on Back Pare (Sect 1 been secured along with a dozen bats, a full outfit of catchers equip ment, and a dozen balls to start practice with. All this equipment is of the very best quality and the American Legion Baseball Com mittee composed of Post Command er Ed Strickland, Mr. H. F. Lee, Mr. Walker McNeil and Mr. Wood row Blackburn has done an excel-. lent job of getting Junior Baseball started in Duplin County, other Legiomtirest are working tn ether tewns around this area which have members in Post 127 so prospec tive players may contact them about playing. Board Requests School Be Retained In Magnolia The County Board of Commis sioners at a special meeting Wed nesday night, May 14, unanimously adopted a resolution petitioning; the State School Committee to re tain the high school at Magnolia. The reasons pointed out in the pe tition were that high school at tendance in Magnolia will increase next year, and that to do away with the high school would leave surplus rooms unused and would aggravate an already condition if the students were transported to Rose Hill. . , - - , ; v.- f w (- erates in this program to the extent, of furnishing the necessary spray equipment and operator or super visor for the application of the DJ3.T. but it is the responsibility of the individual or community to furnish the D.D.T. for treatment. The cost of the D.D.T. would be about $1300.00 and it seemed that this amount of money would be difficult to raise however, the old saying "where there is a will there IS a way" could be properly used here for some of the leaders seem ed to stick to this slogan thus the money was collected. The town of Faison $200.00, and farmers. merchants, industrial concerns, and! other individuals contributed $572. OUT. applications were begun . in February and at this date a total of , 112 acres of cultivated area fields, , gardens, etc. have been treated with DjD.T. at the rate of 10 pounds per acre and 59 acres of . non-cultivated area has been sur-" face treated with DJD.T. at the rate of 25 pounds per acre. The: surface -treatment has been com- picted and only a few acres remain to be soil treated. The entire com- . munity will again be inspected dur siimmer while the adu't Is f ove the ground ln an ef- i any other rc' t" t f ?m a'J s-y 5 1 S f V i i ! in t: e r-.- J in the! I" '"'t t i e "" H!