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counties? $4.00 outside this area 1m N. Oj 95.00 outside C.
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Folk Festival Scenes Here Last Week-End
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Top phuUK Lert, Paul Join, bin l rleker and ballad (Infer from Winston Salem.
Mights Jackie Batter and Inter of Clinton- who made ja big bit wKh the audience.
geoor i f hvto froen tope Left, Lamwr Lunsford Jr., and Geonre Pegram. Lasaar ::
Picked t" ru-wir wl .e Centre took tlie koe by etorm en beta lgiita with hi aotioa,
fcauje and sirlu-r. Lamar : from. AsfcevUIo and Pearaaa tram IradeQ -County.
, L, " t two Meakaen of tae Lesion ftiountain Square Dance teem who did '
several n-ieee of their own. Tbr sane number ef baiUada and did some daneinf.
TJrd rta"re from dae of "khSgptn bora front Pink HiQ nelpinf '
make nw- e t t tie.Choeelfc-te Square rwo, BeoonOae Faison Smith? . '
- Lower I John Pmwum and Laa Pender Ceuntr atrlnr band p1r an B.-.;,
Lamar Lunaford looks on t notoa by Cbaa. Kraft)
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- Duplin County chalked ud an
other highway fatality late Monday ler, eye witnesses reported
afternoon wnen an unavoidable ac
cident on the part of the truck
driver snuffed out the life of Wal
ter Douglas Miller 10 year old son
of Mr. and' Mrs. ' Herman Miller
of near Beulaville. According to
reports young Miller was riding
his bicycle on highway 24 follow
ing a tractor. 4 He suddenly cut his
bicycle directly into the path of
the truck as the truck was passing
the tractor. A colored man was
driving the truck at a normal rate
of apeed, it was said. There was no
chance to bring the truck to a
stop or to miss hitting young Mil-
The
boy was knocked about 60 feet
down the highway, landing on the)
Shoulder In the dirt. His side was
punctured by the truck headlight
and an arm and leg broken. He
was killed instantly. It was said.
Funeral services were held at the
Hallsvllle Presbyterian Church at
3:00 p .m. Wednesday, conducted
by the Rev. Sam Hayter. Burial
followed in the church cemetery.
In addition to his parents he is
survived by one ti other, Herman
T. Miller of the home and his ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Smith of Savannah, Ga.
Story Is limestone Farmer Steals Tobacco
From Self? Neighbor Helps Do The Job
And Gets Arrested; Hearing To Be Held
Isn't It strange that farmer Gor
don Evans (white )would he!p farm
er Zeb Williams colored) steal
Evans' own tobacco? Well, accord
ing to county officers, tot is ex
actly, what happened if the story
Zeb Williams is telling is true.
Early Wednesday morning Sher
iff Ralph Miller was called to in
vestigate some tobacco stealing on
the farms of Mrs. Lula Quinn Park
er in Limestone township. Sheriff
Miller went to the pack house on
the farm being attended by Gordon
Evans and investigated the report.
He discovered that 21 sticks of
graded and tied tobarcco was miss
ing. The 21 sticks weighed about
300 pounds and was of very good
quality. Fresh cart tracks, made
in the morning dew, were easy to
follow and officers trailed the cart
to the home of Zeb Williams, right
up to a window covered only by a
sheet. Pushing the sheet back
there lay the tobaoso on the floor,
just under the house below the
window (were the 21 sticks. Tobac
co leaves marked the path of the
cart from Evans' pack house to
Williams' home.
Later in the day Williams was
arrested, and admitted stealing the
tobacco, .stating that the owner,
Gordon Evans, helped him take the
loot. It was between one and two
o'clock in the morning. He said
that Evans asked him to help do
the job, then take the tobacco and
sell it, give the land lord, Mrs. Lula
Q. Parker, her share and turn the
balance over to him. Williams was
to get nothing for his part in the
deal. Evans of course, denied Wil
liams' Story. A hearing will be
held some time this afternoon and
offteera are hopeful that more in
formation will come to light.
First Annual Folk Festival Here Is
Success; Planned Again Next Year
Amvets Call Special Meeting Of All
Veterans For Kenansville September 25th
The State Department of the
Amvets are sponsoring mass meet
ings In all 100 counties of North
Carolina fofthfrtpurpose of help
ing the North Carolina Veterans
get a state bonus. A mass meeting
will be held in the Duplin Coun
ty Court House in Kenansville on
Thursday evening September 25th.
at 7:30 for all veterans of World
War I, II and Korea, who are in
terested in getting a state bonus.
Senator Tom Sawyer of Durham
will present the last bonus bill and
will be principal speaker along
with Andy Del Vescova. Also at
this meeting a petition will be Cir
culated for signatures. Referen
dum issue will be discussed.
All veterans are urged to attend
this meeting. A ninvltatton is also
being issued to the representatives
and senators from this district.
Warsaw Tigers Play Beulaville Eleven In
Football Field Dedication Game Friday
2 Sampson County White Men Arrested
Herlfbf Molesting Colored foman
lEanomv Register and Willie T.
Adams, whits of Rt 2 Clmton were
arrested here on. Sunday by Pa
trolman Briley and Hester, charged
4ttt, bewd dnfcjn a vuWc place
ana. OMoroerw. iaupvuci.
Officer, repfrtei:' ,ttt Register
and. Adams want to the Kenan
ville bus statist an sat down oh
a bench beside i colored woman of
the Charity cross Roads uommum
ay who was waiting for a Jackson
ville bus. The woman got up. The
boys Insisted 1 that she sit back
down with thetn hut rshe refused.
They then tried to get her to go off
with them in a taxi. . The colored
woman stopped tne ratroimen
who happened to be passing, and
had the boys arrested.
.TtoflriatAr was mntenced tov.be
confined to the conynon Jail eU2?
VupUA county ror fjnoa m
days. Judgement t iuapended
o the condition that he leave Du
plin County and no return for a
period of 12 months unless-n order
of Ms ' commanding of fleer.
Adams was sentenced to 30 days
in the common ; jail of Duplin
County. Judgement wa suspend
ed von the condition that he stay
sober and pay a fine of fM.OO and
the cost.'
By WILBERt S. BONEY
Warsaw's Tigers Journey to Beu
laville this Friday;, night, Septem
ber 19th. to meet much stronger
Beulaville team according to re
ports. Last season Warsaw rolled
over Beulaville's Panthers in the
second game of the season by a
score of 26 to 6 and Wallace romp
ed on Warsaw to the tune of 32
to 0 later on in the season. Evi
dence shown by last weeks game
between Wallace's Bulldogs and
Beulaville's Panthers which Wal
lace took by 13 to 0 even though
the Beulaville team threatened sev
eral times to score could indicate
Wallace to be a little weaker and
Beulaville to be much stronger
this season. The Warsaw Tigers
definitely have a much stronger
team this season on both offense
and defense than they were last
year so it is the hope and belief of
this correspondent as well as .the
The locals can give Wallace a
very rough time too when they
meet Oct. the 17th if they are not
able to introduce that strange word
to the Bulldogs known as defeat
and of course if all goes well with
the Tigers such as good luck on
having a minimum of injuries to
key players defeat might be in
store for Wallace. At this writing
the Tigers and the local fans are
hoping to get their SEC schedule
off to a good start with a victory
ovei' Beulaville this week and as
Coach Draughon says, we'll just
take them as they come. If Milton
Smith, the Tigers triple threat ace
QB performs as he did last Friday
the 12th against Erwin and his
team mates play as well as they
did, Warsaw should take Beulaville
with flying colors. The Warsaw
Tigers as a whole really put on an
almost perfect show of powerful
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Warsaw Jaycees Sponsoring 'Shooting
Stars', Not Flying Saucers, Next WeeK
'Shooting Stars is the nam of
the big musical variety showjbe
ing sponsored next week, Wednes
day and Thursday.- SeL 24 and
25, by the Warsaw Junius Cturoh- N.
of Conwfrrca. It wijl bresentetilli
ai ine nrvvsaw tugn enuui nuur,
torunn forne Benefit qi n 8
School Athletic Assa.
. ;The theme of the production is
television and all parts will be tak
en by community people cast in the
roles of TV -personalities. Ed
Strickland jwiil play Milton Berle,
the i-King off .Comedy". Changing
hats ms he Changes voices as he
changes characters, he will do all
Dedicated Today, Wilmington
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a of concrete parabolas
T f s"rd with no vin iiie
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ed by the lata Prof. Matthew Nor
wickl, dean of the School of Archi
tecture In N. C. State College, who
was killed in a plane rah last year
while returning from Delhi where
be tned modern structure for
the Imuan government. :
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House in Kenansville on September
18, 1952 at 8.00 a. an.
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There will b- an exhibit of the
work of Mrs. Margaret B. Cooper
art students t the Rose Hill Com
munity Building. - ; Saturday, Sep
tember 20 from 4 eclock until 6
X ThJa work if done ty t' i
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(Special To EheTimes)
Wilmington, Sept. 17 The of
ficial dedication of the $5,000,000
state owned port docks and term
inals at Wilmington today marks
North Carolina with deep, water
ports also at Morehead City and
Southport, for an ewen greater role
in over all defense planning, and
vastly Increases the economic po
tentials of this leading industrial
state of the south, leaders agreed,
on the eve of formalrties. ; "
Even as state and federal nota
bles joined Tar Heel leaders here
for the dedication it was apparent
that the modern facilities complet
ed by the state during the past -two
months are being regarded as a
starting line for a new phase of
progress and utility rather than as
a finally accomplished seal, t
'The development of our -deep
water ports will inevitable lead to
the improvement and utility of 'the
numerous smaller harbors and in
lets on our 350 miles of strategic
coastline.. Col. George W. Gillette.
for 30 years an Army engineer and
now director of the State Ports
Authority, declared. Tor
there has been a definite plan for
North Carolina coastal develop
ment, and with the advent of these
new multi million dollar projects
those plans will doubtless oe ex
pediated. ...
The North Carolina deep water
handle all types of cargoes and toe
gateways, are now equipped to
state burgeoning . Industrial and
asriclultural output should now
find faster and more economical
access to world markets,' he said.
Certainly , a great deal of money
can be saved growers and manu
facturers and the buying subtle
through better freight rates and
shorten hauls for vital materials
discharged in our own naroors.'
CoL Giuette. who was twice u.s
District Bsnlneer at Wilmington
and served a tour as division en
gineer for the; ' Southeast with
bcadcniarters at Atlanta, has had a
key role. in Atlantic coast harbor
and waterways aeveiopmenc
"If Is increasingly apparent that
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Ward Family Held 29th Reunion On
August 17 At The Franklin School
the parts in an old fashioned
'merlerdramee' and reports have
it, he'll bring down f he house.
On the Fred. Warinr Program.
A. MiWhell will ny the mtial
Emcee as he Introdu.
idueos the featur
ed soloist,' Betty v pharji w hei
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The Ward Family held their 29th
reunion August 17, 1952 at Frank
lin School. Harrels Store. After a
picnic dinner under the trees they
went to tne scnooi auditorium ior
the business and program.
The business was presided over
by Sally W. Blanchard and Lillie
Belle Brummltt Secretary. There
were plans discussed for the collect
ing of data and publishing of a
supplement to the Ward History.
: Horace Ward, program chairman
asked for those who brought fam
ily relics to bring them and tell
the group about them. - Horace
Ward told of the family Bible pub
lifted in Encland 1756. It was
nrought to this country by Edward
Ward and contains the birth record
of his family. He also told of the
constitution of 'Southern Unlver
salist printed on white satin in
goal letters ana stgnea oy Aiireo
Ward, Samuel Ward. Robert Ward
and George . Robinson. The date
Jurors Listed
Ccunty Court
The following jurors have been
chosen for tne October term Coun
ty Court which convenes October
20thl )- Xeland R. Bradshaw; Lee
Maready; oai Davis; J. C. Byfd;
Ottts Miller; O. H. Wilson: Haye
Raynorr Edgar Kornegay; J. J,
Murray; Sanders Herring; W JF.
Taylor: J. . A. Teacbey: Hes Dob-
son; Alvin'Tork Lanier; R. P, Ed
wards; w. M. new.
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Eqst U:.:r Way
The North East Free Will Bap
tist Church began a revival last
ant., - . .
. s meetif!; Which wi!l last for
! t odys. end . t Septemr 28, will
a -v' evang (t, " -Rev.
i -of -uoliLboro,
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-Hal s'r will be held each
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was 1827.
Lillie Belle Brummitt showed a
picture of her Grandfather James
Edward Ward that is more tnan
hundred years old, also a sampler
made by her Grandmother Isabella
Ward in 1847. There was a deml
John brought by Edna Bennett
containing wine made by her moth
er over sixty years ago. Josephine
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Colored Man
Charged Hitting
School Bus
Johnnie Barden. colored of Beu
laville, has been arrested by Pa
trolman Brooks and charged with
hit and run, careless and reckless
driving.
' Barden reportedly ran Into a
colored school bus In Island Creek
township causing damage to the
bus. He did not stop and render aid
as required by the law.
He waved hearing by. his attor
ney, Vance B. Gavin, to the general
county court on September 20.
role as Joanne Wheatley. AceotnM
panled by members of the chorus
in their party dresses, she will of
fer several romantic ballads In a
glamorous scene using a special
scenic and llgifting effects. .
Particularly. If appealing to the
ladies will be Vhte 'Queen For A
Day Scene.' Rivers Johnson will
take the part of Jack Bailey, mas
ter of ceremonies, and wm inter
view tnree candidates from tne au
dience. Then bfeudience applause
one of the womein will be picked
as Queen and awarded many excit
ing gifts which are being furnished
through the courtesy of leading
merchants. Mr. Johnson will be as
sisted by the Studio Pages, Helen
and Rita Sutton.
Jean Newkirk will play Fran Al
lison as she reads the story of
Snow White' which is enacted in
pantomine by youngsters of the
second grade. Wilbert Boney is
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By CAROLYN CRAVEN
The Halls of Duplin' resounded
with Joyful echoes as between three
and four hundred participants
shared their folk music and dance
with nearly three thousand specta
tors last week end at the first an
nual East Carolina Folk Festival1
in Kenan Memorial Auditorium in
Kenansville.
From Old Timer Bob Sykes of
Kenansville, who spent a la'rge
part of both nights standing right
at the ' stage footlights, leaning
on his walking cane and peering
up to compare the clogging feet
of the dancers with those of his
generation, down to the teen-ager
whose typical disdain and boredom
at the beginning soon changed to
intent admiration at the skilled1
performances, the audience res
ponded with appropriate mood1
ranging from dignity shown at the
stately minuet culled from the
presentation of 'The Dupli nStory",
to handclapping fervor at the clog
type square dance of the Manlon
Mountain Dance Team from Bun
combe County.
There were performers' who could
almost make their violins talk;
there were yodelers who only lack
ed the mountains to make the ech
oes last for hours. There was a
homemade washtub bass violin,
which under the manipulation of
Mrs. S. A. Carr of Pender County,
gave a vibrant depth to the selec
tions of the Pender County String
Band.
Under Bascom Lamar Lunsford,
director and em-cee of the festival,
music loving folks from fourteen
North Carolina Counties came to
the forefront with ther talents in
a spontaneous informality which
marked the success of the festival.
Mr. Lunsford, with deft audience
anticipation, called upon the
groups of performers in just what
ever order the mood of the festival
seemed to indicate.
Lenoir County's Jackie Hales
brought a group of children Indian
dancers who were very outstanding,
and Mrs. Hales herself, drew the
applause of the crowds, when on
the second mights performance,
she teamed up with Duplin's Veter
an dancer, Faison Smith for a clog
duet.
An outstanding visitor from '
Iredell County was George Pegram
and hi; banjo, whose songs and
nicking' have made him so loved A
ft) bis section of the state that his
neighbors have built him a home to
keep him and his music around
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Local Vomans Club
To Hold First Fall
Meeting Sept. E
The Kenansville Woman's Club
will hold its initial fall meeting
on next Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember 28, 1952 at 3:30 in the
Lodge Building. The president,
Mrs. Alton Newton urges all club
women to try to attend. Visitors
are welcome. The program will be
in charge of Mrs. Thetma Taylor.
Superintendent of Public Welfare
for Duplin County.
farm Bureau Drive
MovinaAlonaWell
At a pep rally of officers, chair
men and workers in the 1952 Farm
Bureau membership drive here
Tuesday night much enthusiasm
was manifest over prospects for
Duplin's membership total this
year. President LeRoy Simmons
of Albertson who lead the Farm
Bureau In the largest membership
in its history in Duplin last year,
says prospects are much better
than he even hoped for in 1952.
drive. He expects to see the drive
go way over the top. One reason
for his optimism is the fact that
Duplin went all out In the tobacco
referendum this year, indicating
that our farmers are getting on
uieir toes a little sharper and
thinking about their future and the
future of the farming class as a
whole. Duplin should have one of
the largest memberships of any
county in the state and if present
interest ana enthusiasm continues
will soon resell that oosltion.
to help, in the drive and work out
something with him.
This year the Home Demonstra
tion Club women are coming to the
aid of the men in the drive and are
helping show the way to a better
life for the farmer. Everyone else
organizes and musters their power
for good so the farmers and farm
wives of Duplin are doing the same
thing.
In order to encourage new mem
bers a number of prizes are going
to be awarded joiners as well as
the cash prizes offered workers.
As In the past many merchants are
expected to make available gifts in
varying degrees. Some will donate
gifts while others will sell more
expensive gifts at or below cost
as their part in the drive. The
Fartn Bureau is not calling on any
merchants and asking that he give
a gift but a committee composed
of Ellis Vestal, chairman; Warren
Bostlc and Eugene Carlton will see
any merchant expressing a desire
At the conclusion of the drive'
all gifts will be placed on display
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rs. IMma Taylor Gives Highlights
Of Bnplra Co. welfare Department
Highlights In the annual report the year, July 1st, 1951 to July 1,
of the Duplin County Welfare De
partment was pointed out by Super-
intMMem. Mrs. Tneima Taylor, to
the Welfare Board at Its August
meeung. - -
Encouraging trends were noted
In the activities of the Department.
There was a net reduction of
23.4 per cent during the year in
the number receiving Old Age Assistance.-
This was attributed to
the operation of the Lien Law
wjucn- went into effect October
l-,'18Sl. ThettsK'thla accounted
-sp -the- b: '.art part; there were
ouier reasons, among-them being,
receipt of a government liniment
from a son in the armed service or
an increase in resources. During
1952. 60 new cases were added. 51
were denied, and 200 were termin
ated, vvr-'v'y:
Because of Increased resource.
Social Security, government illot
menu, and other incomes there has
also been a decrease of 34.2 per
cent in the Aid to Deo evident
wuiaren case load, so new- cases
were aoaeo during tne year, 81
were denied, and 115 wen terrain
ated. . .!...., hva(V5.v
The General Assistance oaao load.
had been almost depleted due to
the fact that cases cHstblo for
that type of help have been .trans
ferred to the strom-am for t A'.i
to the Permanently and Tot y
tiistui. In tUs citer"", -r"- ;
the fiscal year 49 applications were
received, o new cases were added,
and 10 were terminated.
In order that these programs
might be in effect the state and1 '
federal Government supplied ap
proximately IIM.000.00 and the '
county supplied approximately $27,-
ouu.uu. me am ana federal
Government also supplied approxi
mately 40 per cent oi tne cost; of
adTOtnisterlnS these programs and -
:i the other duties performed or v"-
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Recently th fe&rtl towawwwit.
w vs-a, wan . ivvmivu w W4U avt . -
Security Act set aside more funds
to be v for public Assistance
e. s means that for tit
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