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6 ' . ' Three Sections 20 Pcges This Week VOL.. 19. NO. 41. haTors .I? cfrv Coii3 miovj "By B. J. SIMPSON October 2nd, nd 3rd, four Du plin County 4H boy Mompeted for bonort In the Wilmington Junior " Dairy Cattle Show. They were: Terry Cording, from Wallace; Re mui Creel, Jr; from Seven Spring; Stanley Harrell, from Rote Hill; and Bill Quinn, from Kenanivllle. , There were 140 boys and girls . from .Southeastern North Caro'ina entered in the show. The boys from Duplin Cunty walked off with; the Championship in the ' Showman- : ship Contest won by Terry Cording. Two blue ribbons and two red rib bons. Three of the Duplin County boys also made the finals in the fitting contest This show is an annual affair sponsored by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, This is the third year of its operation with the show getting bigger each year, v Terry Cording, a thirteen year old Joy from Wallace has won the ftmflil Ulamnlonirtiln in Stunman. ship for three straight years. Ter ry also won a blue ribbon along . witn itemus tireei, jr. " Bill Quinn finished fourth In the Jersey fitting contest. Bill and Stanley Harrell both placed high - in the Red Ribbon group for Jun ior Yearling Jerseys. The boys from this county . did very well at the show.' This Is an Annual Affair and we hope that -next year we will have larger group from this county attending. Jf you have a fine cow that you would like to show at this Dairy : Show contact your County Agent and get the Information and dates for the next Annual Southeastern Junior Dairy Cattle Show at Wil mington. tfafo Morrkanfc iuiv ivi vimm Request Revenue Act .Be Revised; Batelifli Officials 6f the N. C. ' Merchants ' Association attribute , v weip request mr sbvisiuh wi rrrv'State Revenue Act to the fact that the present law leeasio oonxusion nwinf iwtall mendianta and other Describing the present, act as hodge podge', G. Wesley Williams, executive secretary of the Raleigh Merchants Bureau and chairman of tha State organisation's Legis lative Committee, said: rne pres- nt law needs careful study. It is full of inequities which breed con fusion. Many of our merchants Ml I - - AU... mm that 4hM . 1U1U WUW J mm. buv; . owe taxes, plus penalty and inter est to which they did not know thev were liable. We are f lad the N. Ci Merchants Association dir ectors have gone along with our DPODOBal.' ? . , '' The State organization in Its leg y islatlve nroeram is calling for a commission to 'study, revise and clarify the Revenue Act and to re oort its recommendations to the 195S session of the General As sembly.' Falson McGowen continues to be confined to his bed at home here ' with spinal trouble. Doctors nave Irif&inty Debt Ra ' More than $300,500.99 In princi pal and Interest has been repaid - to the Rural Electrification Admin Istratlon by Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation since re ceiving its first loan of construc tion funds in 1940, according to Mr. , Lewis Outlaw, President of Tri County's Board of Directors. ' -Mr. Outlaw stated yesterday that since the cooperative's formation twelve years ago a total of $100. . 800.00 had been repaid on princi pal and $158,700.00 bad been paid in Interest on loans received from the Government ; Moreover, ac cording to Mr. Outlaw. $41,00000 of these amounts has been repaid to REA ahead of the schedule call- ; J ed for in the Cooperative' mort gageloan contract i-.-:- In the past'; Mr. Outla ali Ve have sDvays published the' " amounts of the loans we have re ceived from the .Government. We Relieve the public as well as our members, is interested in these loans. We also feel thaf-the public would like to know about our pro gress in paying th loans off. Mr. Outlaw stated that the basic . relation -between an electric mem bershiip corporation and REA is one of banker and borrower with the cooperative being owned and operated solely by ita member consumers. He . also said that - since t e beginning of the rural elec nation program in Nortn , Carolina ' soma fifteen years ago there had not been a single default on tie r-t of any cooperaUvt in c-- tft f its loans ad Interest , ' y fwitrlc I es.uerchip '. C , t it i t 1 e ofiice ," J - f -' r'ber- . 14 ue Co. J-s Section I Prominent Methodist Minister Dies In SmilMield; Vas tlative Of Duplin SMITHFUELD Dr. Samuel Ar thur Maxwell, 55, pastor of Cen- :enary Methodist cnurcn n re, died at 10 p. m. Sunday, fo low ing a heart attack. He h d delivered tne sermon at the morning worship at the church and was eating dinner when h. suffered the attack. He was a son of Mrs. J. Frank Maxwell and the late Mr. Maxwell of Pink Hill. He graduated from Duke University with an AB de gree, from Aabury seminary witn a BD degree, Yale Divinity School with an STB degree, and Harvard Universitv with sn MD degree. He attended tne university oi Kentucky, graduating from tne Gordon School of Theology, and was a doctor of religious education there. 'From there lie went to As- bury Seminary to obtain his DD degree. He was a member of. the Phi Gamma Mu v fraternity and founded the chair bi religious col lege in Asbury College and taught there for nine years. ' He served two pastorates In Ken tucky before returning to North Carolina. : He bad served at Wil- liamston, Aberdeen, Durham, Ham let and Oxford before coming here where he had served for two years before his death. Funeral services were held Tues day at 2:30 p. m. at the Centenary Methodist Church, conducted by Dr. R. E. Brown, superintendent of the Raleigh District, Bishop Paul N. Garber and Dr. Allen Brantley, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist Church in Goldsboro. Burial was 3 From Lyman Sentenced To Penifenfiary superior vourc xor fnai oi cri minal ease ,wss held her last week withi JMgaM- iMwney presiding. " The pocket was-not so heavy. The outstanding. tried during the week-was that of Bill Batts, BtU Nethercutt, Hubert Wil son and Hugh Hunter of the Ly man section, all .white, charged with assault with a deadly weapon With intent to kliL - Evidence brought Out showed- that the four way-laid Frank Lanier near Ly man while they were all intoxicat ed and almost beat him to death. It was reported that robbery was the purpose but this was not pro ven' to the trial. ' Officers found Lanier several hours after the af fray lying In a ditch naked and unconscious. , They carried him to a Jacksonville hospital where he recovered. It was reported-that it was nearly a miracle that be did recover. Evidence tended to show that it all added up to a drunken brawl. :'.- ;.'-f; f Bill Batts plead guilty and was given not less than 7 nor more than 9 years in prison. Bill Nether cutt was found not guilty. 1 Hubert Wilson was found guilty and sen- not when he will be able to .return to work. Mr. McGowen.. Is con ducting the affairs of the Auditor's omce irom ueu. . Country Women's Council To Meet Raleigh Oct. 29-30 The Country Women's Council, USA, will' meet-to Raleigh this month. The meeting will be held October 29 and 80th. The, Coun cil is a branch of the Associated Country Women of the World. Mrs. George " Apperson, past president of the N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs ia chairman. Chinquapin Parents And Teachers To Hold Supper October 24th At School -tnimn Parent Teacher's Association will hold a barbecue supper in the school lunch room Friday night, October 24, 1952, .The entire meai wm o yy" local members, and the group is expected to exceed any group we have ever had at a supper of this type., :y';v-y: ,;,V ' ; A committee of twenty people rfn oowjitne the entire school district to sell tickets The tickets are one dollar for sours mm eents for children. The menu con sist of barbecue, slaw, corn bread, and home cooked apple, pie,. , .. The public is invltea. c i : Early colonists had surplus rro blems, too. Virginia .to t:e 1. JS tried to limit the planting of t V aceo aad set production fels Ur pidly, Says KENANSVILLE, K 1 in Knohwood Cemetery. Pallbear ers were the official board of the church. :- Surviving are his wife, the for mer Ethel Rich; three daughters, Mrs. W. N. Crosby of Durham, Mrs. Paul Brown, Jr., of Hamlet, and Miss iLudle Maxwell of the home; bis mother, Mrs. J. Frank Maxwell of Goldsboro; three sisters, Mrs. James Seymour of Goldsboro, Mrs. Jeff Herring and Mrs. Ira Howard of Pink HiU; four brothers, M. C. of Daytona Beach, Fla., Lester, John and Charles Maxwell of Knoxville, Tenn. . VA, . , , , . ; teneed ? t years in prison; Hugh rfUQier plead WW and was given beo .4 ja,jiiiC.-4irs.v Other cases disposed of were as follow! J ift".-?. ; .3 v. ; iWilllam Wright charged with manslaughtar was called and failed. He - was produced ' into court on capias and allowed until Novembet 1, 1953 to pay. -. ." .. -'. Ernest Bell, charged with break ing and interlng and larceny is now serving a term in Stat Prison on the same charge. It was ordered that the detained be sent to Sup erintendent of State Prison. 1 . Hobson Scott plead guilty to op erating an auto while Intoxicated Road sentence suspended for one year on good behavior, not to op erate auto in State for 1 year and pay fine of $100 and cost Mattie Blackmore Patterson charged with operating auto' while intoxicated,, careless and reckless driving and resisting arrest paid a fine of $100 and cost and is not to operate an auto in the State for 1 year. (Frank Williams was fined $25 and cost for public drunkenness. Zeb Williams was sentenced to 12 months on the road for larceny of tobacco. Andrew Jackson, colored of Fai son, charged with incest was sen- Continued on Back Page, Sec. I Outlaw L Eel..;- a..i i : . Branch 1 -nk. Left liUUi le man of Wilson who reUres on Jan uary 1st as bead of ofie of 1- Carina's Ir"rt and Str- 't hu Ipf in- vUUO. - 4. ip ! si 1, r' t, of V ilson w-l -ced 1 r. i email as fx- rt jj-. f, . 4 is a native of n -ITII CAROLINA, THURSDAY, Comi , Tim Jordanaires v :;.':-: Meet ihe country's most versatile quarts fc the JORDANAIRES. . You can meet them by way of their recordings, their radio and . television shows, and their personal appearances throughout the South and Midwest No matter where or how you meet them, you are hearing the nation's finest new quartet singing a barbershop harmony, a popular ballad or novelty a semi classical melody, or ' their specialty the spiritual. Three short years ago, the JORDANAIRES made their radio debut on KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. They came to Nashville a year later for a guest appearance at one of the famous Southern religious gatherings, the 'ALL NIGHT SINGING'. During this brief visit, they were auditioned by and Joined the staff of WSM, America's top folk music station.' - Record contracts followed quickly,, along -with a series of weekly radio programs, personal appearances and television shows. The JORDANAIRES had made a fast beginning at making their four-part harmony known to thousands of listeners. Perhaps in no other musical group id, the country has the background of its members had so profound an influence on their field of entertainment BILL and MONTY MATTHEWS, who are ordained ministers have five ministers in their immediate family, including their father and two brothers. BILL is first tenor and MONTY, baritone. Cully Holt, whose deep voice, is featured in solo parts in many of the JORDANAIRES arrange ments, is also the son of a minister. GORDON STOKER, second tenor, has a family background of active church work. These are the versatile JORDANAIRES you can hear on any one of their twelve radio and television shows, on their personal appearances, on their records. '.iV-.-.- . Be sure to meet and hear the JORDANAIRES in person at Kenan Memorial Auditorium, October 22, at 8 p.m. along with Wally. Fowler and his Oak Ridge Quartet. Also on this program there will be the Four Tones Quartet and The- Melody Trio, well known singers of this area. - Tomorrow Night Is The Big Night In Footti!! In? Duplin; Walace Heels Bt WILBUKT&. BONE? ' The Wallace Bulldogs tome to ,Warsaw Friday night at 8:00 to meet the Warsaw Tigers in a very Important SENC Conference) foot ball game. This battle is very im portant to both teams as they have a very good chance of being in the top three ' when conference battle ends this falL Wallace now has a 3 won and 1 loss record as they lost to the powerful Jacksonville Cardinals week before last War saw ow has a 2 won and 1 loss record as the Tigers lost in their last game to Smithfleld although the Warsaw team came out far ahead of Smithfleld in the statistics of the game). Last week Warsaw had an open date but bad weather conditions kept them from getting in the extra practice they could have had although the rest did give the Injured team member si chance to recover completely so that the Tigers will be at full strength when they meet the Bulldogs this Fri day .night Who will win is hard to predict-but you can bet it will be a battle well worth seeing and this year Warsaw has the advantage of being at home as well as having beyond a doubt the strongest team seen here' In several years. Fum bles liave seemed to be the Tigers worst opponent so far as they clear ly out rushed and but passed every team they have met except for Erwln who outgalned Warsaw in passing. Here is the way the sta tistics nave been in games so far for the Tigers and their oppon- - .$. v Ci.iiw. t'-oUef.. koacuutt im tut tw ef Vibes to the elevation of . .r.. Sao'-Hall was- almost wnanfc ovms. i t is popular in the town nd is- pnulr amonf bankers in 'fin l"o"aa. hie. Faschall j. a "f. .personality -.ead nukts tvs urever he goes. V' f 1 OCTOBER 16, 1952 f j ents in the 4 games played: Warsaw and Opponents as follows: 1st downs 4220; Passes complet ed 12 0; Passes Intercepted by 6 4 Punts and averages, 7-27 & 3-f 19-28 & 9-10: Net yards rush ing, 875356; Net yards passing, 21S 310; Fumbles 1510; Fum bles lost, 75; Points scored, 90 Tia BAAi-M far Wjarojiw fn thm V.r. win and LaGrange games could I have been much higher as well as the general statistics but Coach Draughon is a firm believer that the victory is what counts the most and he used these opportunities to give his reserves some experi ence which wilj. certainly, be of benefit to the team later and does not embarrass a weaker opponent either. Whiskey Still Sheriff Ralph Miller and Deputy N. D. Boone found and destroy ed a whiskey still located about six miles west of Magnolia on Wed- . nesday. The still consisted of a 50 gal lon gasoline oil drum and the sher iff said one of the largest double copper condensem he has ever seen. There were nine barrels of beer which theofficers also des troyed. There was no one near the still so no arrest were made. . . ..a general reaction is that branch wink will continue to go forward under the leadership of Mr. Pas chall to more greater days to the future. Branch Bank operates to Warsaw, Wallace and Faison. (Photo- courtesy . Wilson Dally Times.) ,,m ',- ' SUBSCRIPTION BATE: l eountlest 4.00 outside this Future .lontenialiers To Hold District Rally Kenan Auditorium Saturday .Vutiire TTnmetnakira of Dunlin State Commissioner Public Welfare, to Speak Warsaw B&PVClub Monday P.M. Dr. Ellen Winston. Commissioner of Public Welfare, is to be in Du plin County on JttODer zuin. sne Is to make an address at the annual 'Bosses Night' of the Business and Professional Woman's Club In Warsaw. This is to be a dinner meeting and will be at 7:00 in the cafeteria of the Grammar School. Dr. Winston plans to discuss Legis lative Trends in Public Welfar.'. The Club feels that they should share this opportunity and there fore has invited enough people from different parts of the county to make up the seating capacity of the cafeteria. Dr. Winston is a native of North Carolina, having .been born in Swain County. She received her PhJ from the University of Chi cago and has held various research positions with a number of Federal agencies, the National Economic and Social Planning Association, & the Carnegia Corporation ot New York. As a result of these activi ties and other interests she has written extensively in the fields ot social and economic problems. She spent four years , as head of the department of socio'ogy and ecnomics it Meredith College, and came from that position to the of fice of North Carolina Commission er of Public Welfare on June 1, 1944. She works actively on a number of state committees and commissions concerned with social welfare. She also serves as: Chair man, Policy Committee, American Public Welfare Association, and has just completed her work as Chairman of the Special Commit tee on Aid to Dependent Children of the American Public Welfare Association. She was a member of the Fact Finding Committee for the Midcentury White House Con ference on Children and Youth She is a member of the Slum Clear- Picture Of Duplin General Hospital Will Appear In The Duplin Times Next Week The Duplin Times today received the architect's drawing of the new Duplin General Hospital. The Ar chitects, Leslie Boney, Sr. and sons of Wilmington have lived up to their promises. In our opinion it definitely will be the most hand some and most attractive 50 bed Beulaville Plans Election On Proposed Vafer System; RFC Beulaville Town Officials an nounced this week that an appli cation for an RFC loan up to $125, 000 has been approved. The town proposes to put in a water system. Officials are now planning to call for a town wide vote on Issuance of bonds for the purpose. The loan Duplin 4-H Clubs Put On Swine Show Saturday, October II, the Duplin 4H Clubs held their Annual swine show in Kenansville. Robert Wood of the FCX. in Raleigh attended the show and awarded ribbons and prize money. The pigs in tnis snow were au (purebred Duroc Gilts. These pigs are in a swine chain sponsorea Dy the FCX The boys raise these pigs and show them when they are about one year old.' .The following boys entered in 4-H Poultry Ribbons And Money A 6 Year Old Don Mercer Darts In Front Of Deputy Houston's ' Little 'Don Mercer, 6 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mer cer of Beulaville. was hit by a car driven by Deputy Sheriff Oscar Houston on Tuesday evening near the Beulaville post office when he darted . from between two parked cars into the path of Mr. Houston's car. Mr. Houston was only aoout three feet from the child when he ran out to front of him. He applied his brakes but it was impossible to keep from hitting him.. Little Don was out collecting money for the beauty queen of his class. He was rushed to Dr. Norris who sent hint to a Klnston hospital for Third District Democratic Rally To Be Held Af Clinton Court House Tues The Third Congressional Dem ocratic District Rally will be held at the Courthouse in Clinton on Tuesday afternoon, October Slat at a;30 o'clock. .. coagressmaa per year ia Dnplin and adJoinlnC area in N. C.J .M aatside DR. ELLEN WINSTON ance Advisory Committee of the U. S. Hotislng -and Home Finance Aeency and the Executive Com mittee of the National Conference of Social Work She served as Chairman of Section I, Services to Individuals and Families, of the Na tional Conference of Social Work for 1850-51. She is past president of the North Carolina' Conference for social Service. She was chair man of the Southern Region, Child Welfare League of America for 1051-52. In 1948, Dr. Winston was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Wo man's College of the University of North Carolina. In 1952, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by Converse Col lege, her alma mater. hospital In North Carolina. The Times will publish the picture next week Word comes from the State Com mission in Raleigh that the project will be ready to advertise for bids in a few more days. Loan Is Approved will be for 35 years at a low rate of interest. It is hoped that the election will be carried and work started by early spring. The pro ject does not Include sewer but will provide water for every home and business place in the town in cluding the colored section. the swine show. Larry Taylor, Warsaw, Blue Ribbon; Wayland Davis, Albertson, Blue Ribbon; Alfred Lanier, Wal lace, Blue Ribbon; Hess Davis, Jr., A'bertson, Blue Ribbon; Larry Ben Tillman, Seven Springs, Red Rib bon. No arbitrary age can be set tor breeding heifers. The maturity of each individual animal should de termine this. Show And Sale Here m Car; Injuries Slight X-rays. Mr. Houston reports that Don returned to him home Thursday. The X-rays showed no fractures. He only had a few bruises and slight cuts. The Deputy Sheriff visited the child and carried him dooks ana gifts. Even though the accident was unavoidable Deputy Houston paid, the hospital bill. Little Don thoifght the Deputy a nice man. He said: 'You know daddy that is a nice man. I could have gotten by with only one book to read but he brought me two.' Graham A. Burden, State Officials and Democratic Nominees for State Offices, together with other dis tinguished visitors will be present at the Rally. Everyone is Invited (day PRICE TEN CENTS Future Homemakers of Duplin County have made final preparar tion for District II Rally to be held in Kenan Memorial Auditorium Saturday, Oct 18. District 11 is comprised oi us following eleven counties: Cart eret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson. Around 1000 people ars expected to attend this meeting. The outstanding fe.tuie of the morning program will be an ad dress by Mrs. Bess N. Rosa, asso ciate professor of Home Economics at Woman's College of the Univer sity of North Carolina. The high light of the afternoon program will be the pageant 'Our American Her itage.' produced by Mr. Cliftoa Briton, director of Dramatics ia the Goldsboro. High School. Each of the eight districts in the state elects a slate officer, the of ficer to come from district II will be State Treasurer. Politics are running high. The Duplin Chap ters are sponsoring Joyce Whittle of Warsaw. Luncheon will be served by Grif fin of Goldsboro. Registration will begin at 9:30, the meeting will close at 3 p. m. Prominent Wallace Resident Dies Earl Faires, prominent Wallace resident, 55, died at his home there st 1 p. m. Wednesday after an illness of several months. He was an elder and a teacher in the Pres byterian Church, a Mason, a past master of the Wallace lodge, and a former Scoutmaster. He was veteran of the First World War and was adjutant of the Ameri can Legion post there. Funeral services will be Frid-y at 9 a.m. at the Wallace Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William B. Hood of ficiating. Burial wi 1 be in the Steel Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery in Mecklenburg County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. alary Spans Faires; four sons, Alton at. ofWtmond, Vs., Earl W., irr, t Albeftson, James S. a student at Davidson and Archie B. Faires, a student at State College; his sooth er. Mrs. I. B. Faires of Charlotte; a brother, I. W. Faires of Char lotte; five sisters, Mrs. O. C. Wil liamson of Charlotte, Mrs. 3. J. Doyle of New York City, Mrs. A. J. Stone of Asheville, Mrs. Wil liam Clark of Richmond, va, ana Mrs. Edwin Bristol of Andrews.. 3 DUPLIN 4-H CLUB .... MEMBERS GET HONORS By BETTY GRAY MELVIN Three 4H Club members from Duplin County were given a very special treat last Saturday, October 11. Doris Bostic of the Kenans ville Senior 4H Club, Nick Korne gay and Delmas Deaver of the B. F. Grady Senior Club were honored at a District 4H Club Recognition Day In Fayetteville because of their outstanding work done to Clothing, Tractor Maintenance, and Field Crops. These Duplin 4Hers were among project winners from eighteen )18) Southeastern Counties who met in the Cafeteria of Fayetteville High School last Saturday for a wonderful day sponsored by the Fayetteville Chamber of Com merce Some of the highlights of the day were a tour of Fort Bragg, a delicious dinner, two speeches by Club members on 'What 4H Has Meant to Me,' the Recognition of County Winners, and presentation of Certificates of Achievement to District Winners. warded ' Saturday morning, October 4. the Duplin County 4H Clubs held their annual Poultry Show anal Sale. This show marked an ead for a years work of the club mem bers enrolled in the Sears and Roe buck Poultry Chain. The club members showed and sold the twelve best pullets out ef their flocks. Ribbons were awarded and prise money distributed as follows: Blue Ribbon $9.00; Red Ribbon, $8.00; White Ribbon, $4.00. After the ribbons had been awarded, AI Howard of Wilmington, conducted an auction ai which the birds aver aged $2.75 a piece. The following 4H club members were entered in the contest. (Norwood Mercer, Pink Hill. N. C Blue Ribbon; Edward Thlgpen, Pink HIU JS. C, Blue Ribbon; Ran-, dy Rouse, Mt Olive, N. C, Bine Ribbon; Gene Cavenaugh; Wallace, N. C, Blue Ribbon; Rebecca Boson Warsaw, N. C, Blue Ribbon; Mar jorie Davis, Warsaw, N. C, Blue Ribbon; Gurmen Henderson, Wal lace N. C, Blue Ribbon; Kenneth Taylor, Warsaw, N. C, Bluo Wa bon; Rodcll Batcbelor, Warsaw, N. C, Bluo Ribbon; Rebecca Eason, son, Pink Hill, N. C. Red Ribbon; James Langston, Warsaw, N. C Red Ribbon; Gene Weston, Ptok HUL N. C, White Ribbon.. ;