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Out Saturday Is J Last Day to M Register PRICE TEN CENTS car r i i i - ( KENANSV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1952. SUBSCRIPTION SATE: S.60 per year in Duplin and adjoining VOL. 19. NO. 4?. Section I counties; $4.00 outside this area in N. C.J $3.00 wUld w C on fU m Saturday Is Last Day To Register November 4 Is Election Day i The Duplin (County Democratic Kally will be held in the court house here on Thursday night, Oct 30th at 7:30 o'clock, announces Faison W. McGowen, chairman of the Party in this county. . The Hon. Clifiton Moore of Burgaw will de liver the principal address. Mr. Moore is a prominent attorney in Southeastern Carolina and is so llcito rfor the ftth judicial district. ' All Demosratic candidates for office in Duplin County are ex pected to attend and be recognized. The public is cordially invited to attend. . . Election Chairman Wm. Craft of Kenansvllle calls special attention to the fact that this Saturday 25th is the last day for registration of voters. All who expect to vote in the general election on Tuesday, (November 4th . and who , are not registered must register, in their respective precinct on Saturday. The books In JCenansville will be at tne iienangviue urug store. Boy Scout Supper Warsaw Tues. Ilife Earl Huie of Warsaw announces that a Boy Scout" supper will foe held in the Warsaw school lunch room on Tuesday night, October 28th at 7:30. This supper will be for all scouts of the Dupliin Dis trict. Plates will ibe $1.00 each. TO NEW YORK Mr. and Mrs. John Hinton of the Peggy Ann Shop In Mt Olive will leave Sunday on a buying trip to New York for holiday, and spring merchandise, watch the Times for announcement of arrival of their new. merchandise. The Duplin County chapter of , the Business and Professional Wo - man's Club held its annual 'Bosses Night' dinner at the Warsaw School .lunchroom, Monday night Dr. Ellen Winston, North Caro lina Public Welfare Commission er, as guest speaker for he event, told the club members and their guests of the varied activities of the Welfare Department in the ., state...'- '.' .;'. '.....J .:,! 'As a result of the implementa tion of the lien law there has been a sharp reduction In old age as sistance cases. The new program of aid to the permanently and totally disabled has been devel oped with a related decrease in general assistance financed wholly by the counties. - There has been increased development . and use of boarding home facilities for the aged and Infirm and strengthened ' programs of foster home care for children. y--r:-fr-'-f'-y IDuring the past two years great-, - er attention has been given to ef- fective use of community resour ces for prvenuve ana ' rehaDiuta- tive services , by, county: welfare " departments' Dr. Winston stated. Better welfare services are be ing offered each year with empha- .. bib upon efficient, economical ad s ministration by well trained staffs. if asms 4vmj MtiMltA people in all walks of life using welfare services , has , increased aharnlv.' : .v-.--.e In discussing by request the sev eral pressing legislative needs of rtortn uarouna in puouc welfare. Dr. Winston outlined the advantag- Hit ,.,'Vv' .-."''' Advantages to be gained by set ting .. up a pooled fund of the ': necessary $400,000 by the State : to match Federal and county funds uu io ub usea exclusively ivr ue hospitalization of public assistance recipients, as outlined by Dr. Win ston, are: .y:.tii!' St would be administratively sim ple to operate.1." - ii-i.-y-i ;.. The nodled . fund would' help counties substantially, more than the oresent plan. i . , It would benefit the hospitals by mating possinie payment in full up to a determined daily maximum at the tune the bill Is rendered for Indigent patients. "-;-,." i ,Tha-pooled fund 'would encour age earlier admission ' of ' ingred ients , fori, hospital care, thus re ducing the length of their stay In the hospital by having the hos plltal care start before the sltuaT tions become as serious as many of them are today, and the net re sult of such a pooled fund would not only greatly help the-hospitals financially (and many of the new tones are having difficulty in fin ancing) but' also would help the paying patients since it would re duce the drain on hospitals throu ghout the State for free or1 partly ree care."1-- ;:,.'. Other legislative needs mention-. . ed Included: ' Funds for boarding borne cire for , children, added 6tate aid f r connty public welfare admin! tjv Increases in the ex tremn'y l . ' 1!c , assistance grants f id U !on providing for a ( ! y tax l-'y f r ei" ' - "i in t ' "Finer- Carolina Project BY JACK RILEY 1 Uetoing to build a Finer The Carolina' contest which pitted 148 towns for $8,750 in prize money for community improvement this year will be sponsored by Carolina Power and Light Company again next year. - In addition to being repeated, the contest will be enlarged to give rural . customers of the company a chance to compete for prize mon ey. " The decision to enlarge upon the contest and repeat it in 1953 was announced today by E. N. Pope advertising director for GP&L and manager of the competition. A special set of prizes, which will foe announced before the com petition begins, will foe offered to Carolina farmers who join in the campaign for 'helping to build a Finer Carolina.' ' Basis of Judging the farm com petition. Pope said, will be achieve ment in conservation practices. "iPi'igi Js;v( farmers will agree,' he commented, that fundamental, lasting contributions to rural wel fare are founded upon our conser vation and 'wise trusteeship over the natural resources with which we ara so richly endowed.' ,,, . WfeUe plane were underway for 1953, Pope's office was receiving many last minute reports of a rush to complete 1952 projects ahead of the November X deadline.. i . Although the - ; 149 competing and to totall disabled. ' finer was ; -very informative in bringing statistical data of Duplin County's Work in the department before, the group. She stated that Duplin County was active in al most every service that the State Agency offers, and commended the local department on its activity, when Its county allocation of wel fare funds for the Individual is the lowest In the state. In her com ment on Duplin County's fund al location being so low, Dr. Winston stated that she knew "Duplin was not the richest county in the state but neither is it the poorest.' Dr. Winston gave a brief of resume of the requests recently filed with the advisory budget committee by the North Carolina Welfare ,Der partment for approval to come be fore the Legislature early, next year. The ' Aid to Dependent Children Program is one of sev Gm Stevenson Says 1 am lust as much opposed to socialized medicine as any doctor in this country, just as I would be opposed, to socialization of: my profession of the law. n-1 never want to see our physicians on a Government payroll, and I'm sure you don't either. You and I know that the United States already has the best of medical care in the world but we also know that it is not. yet good enough. . 'Many small towns and : rural areas still suffer from a danger ous shortage of doctors and nurs es. Unhappily it looks as though private support is not enough and that it will take Federal aid to help support the medical schools necessary to turn. out enough doc tors and nurses." )-;J - , 'And so far we have -found no Way to cope with the problem of Hotional Farm Bureau Head AHtOu! iSuppprt Of Present Tobacco! Program Allan B. Kline,' president of the American Farm Bureau .Federation, told . North Carolina farm leaders last Thursday, In Raleigh, that his organization will continue to throw its full support behind the present flue cured tobacco program. Speaking to -, group. of State Farm Bureau Directors and offic ials of , the Flue Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation, Kline said he had every reason to .believe the 1,500,00Q families of the Am erican Farm Bureau would 'con tinue to go down the line with the five flue cured states, on, tobacco legislation.' .';.' , ' , , (He said the flue cured tobacco stabilization program is a perfect example of' what 433,000. farmers can accomplish when they work together. . 'Only by comp'fi.e coop eryMnn cn farmers in c r ct- ?- !"" y 1 i "l t i ; "" ' ; tut j '. i i Repeated towns will have the month of Nov ember in which to prepare reports of their progress, fhey can take credit in those reports only for community improvments accom plished by November 1. The final reports will be due December 1, after which they will be submitted to a panel of Impar tial judges for consideration. After the "judges have analyzed the re ports, they will visit the outstand ing towns to select 'Carolina's Fin est' on the basis of specifis pro jects accomplished. It is expected that the judges will make their decisions by next January 1. Meanwhile, both old towns and new ones which wish ' to join the competition will be signed up for prizes to be offered for 1953 'Fin er Carolina' projects. (For the current competition, there will be a total of 23 cash awards. There will be first prizes of $1,000 each and second prizes of $750 each for three population groups; towns of 1,000 or less, those of 1,001 to 2,500 people and those above 2,500. There also will be two $1,000 prizes for the finest' In each f the Carolinas. There will be IS prizes of $100 each for honorable mention. "This year's competition has been gratifying, Pope commented. On the basis of advance Inquiries, next year's contest will be even greater.' eral for which the .Department is asking additional grants for the next bieelnlum. t ' Distinguished guests 'attending the meetllng included the state Business and Professional Women President "Mrs. Lucy Rhodes Dun can of Smlthfield; Mrs. Grace As kew of Morehead City, Director of utsmot ho. 7 oi the uiud; Mrs. Charlotte Hodges, Raleigh, field director of the Welfare Commis sion; and Mrs. Clem Johnson. Clin ton, who was a great aid in the founding of the Warsaw Club. - Mrs. Harmon, past president of the local Business and Professional Woman's club presided over the dinner meeting lin the absence of the president. Mrs. Avon tsnarpe. An entertaining feature of the eve ning was the presentation of door prizes under the supervislion of Miss Mamie Bethea and Mrs. Carl Winders. oatastrophic illness, which may rfbell economic disaster for a whole family- No matter how thrifty, few families can ever - protect them selves completely or endure the crushing cost of the accident which disables the father for life, or the case of rheumatic fever which puts a child in the hospital for months or years. We await the recommen dations of the President s Com mission on the Health Needs of the nation, which is now holding hear ings throughout the country ana will make its report in December- With the advice of that Commis sion and with the guidance and co operation of tne medical profession we must find the. means of solv ing our health problems in a con structive spirit and without, I hope abuse and ill temper : y In Raleigli Speech done.' be .added.-,- :' Kline declared the Farm Bureau has recognized the extraordinary importance of adjustment pro grams and price supports to the farmers of North. Carolina. ..- He pointed out that the basic commod ities: Cotton, tobacco and peanuts, are all important in this State, be cause they must move in both dom estic and export markets, r Carl T. Hicks, of Walstonburg, president of the Stabilization Cor poration, said tobacco growers must count on the American Farm Bu reau for Congressional support, be cause all tobacco programs . come under national legislation. lUtsi . 'I.' I, i .... . ( -. ' The communlstl cidea isn't new. It's Just the usual tiling for some f.ilks to want to Mvit tHe Wealth ""innulated ly " ' ('.'jr'a ' A r -v ? t b- jf you much Here V4it II I i Ik K 5 v. ::.::'::: S . Bn Theabove picture Is the archi tect's drawing of the new 50 bed hospital to be built on the Hamp ton D. Williams nome sue nortn ot the Court House in Kenansville. Architects Leslie Boney, Sr., and sons Leslie Jr., Charlie and Bill of Wilmington have been about a. year in this preparation. Some folks have been tiring of hopes but a project as large as this just doesn't happen over night. Literally thou sands of drawings were made be fore the final building took shape. Pages on top of pages of descrip T. B. Officers To Visit Duplin County Tomorrow Mr. Soott Venable, Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Tu berculosis Association and Miss nounced Mrs. William Craven, ex ecutive secretary for Duplin County- V . .. Coming particularly at this time to discuss plans for the- coming Seal Sale, Mr. veenable and Mlaj Wilson 'are expected to meet win the president of the local Assocla tion. Dr.- H. E. Colwell of Wallace and Seal Chairman, Mr. Lewis Out law ot AiDercson. 1 Mrs. ' Craven announced that work is going on now on getting envelopes ready for the malls when the time rolls around in November for the seals to be sent out She expects to send out five thousand letters in the ounty this year which Is an increase of two thous and over the number last year, WOW Head Visits S. 0. Johnson In Rose Hill . National president of the Wood men of the World, Farrar New berry of Omaha, Neb., visited S. O. Johnson, local district manager, Rose Hill, on October 13. Mr. New berry praised Mr. jonnson for nis work and continual service with the society for more than 17 years. President . Newberry with John son and his son Nick r. Newberry, state manager of Charlotte, were invited to a fish lunlh at Whitfield Lake, RFD, Mt Olive, where seven WOWmembers of the Mt. Olive chapter and their families had lunch with them. - After lunc hthey enjoyed fishing on tne lake. - : . -:( Cedar Fork Man 4 An' 18 year old Duplin County farmer is being held here on char ges of rape and carnal knowledge, Deputy W. O. Houston said he arrested Gerald Jones, Cedar Fork, man early Monday morning and is holding him for Onslow County authorities., : ";y ; ' -r ' Jones is being charged for al legedly 'raping a minor OnsloW County girl on October 10 in the Nine Mile section of Onslow. Hou ston said, i''.'- .):.''-;: ' Onslow authorities were expect ed to carry, the youth to -Onslow County jall.-yi; 3rd District Rally Held In Clinton Approximately 500 Democrats at tended the Third District Rally held in Clinton on Tuesday after noon. ; Among the main speakers were", congressman - Graham A. Barden; Governor - nominee Bill umsteaa: ut. oovernor nominee Luther Hodges and the state chair man' Jordan. . ;'... v-;. ''."'. 'The meeting" was said to be the second la " t in number and en- th!'".:.!'.i'o') -ii in t' e s'-e so far.' A fo Luia JDt:;'a a., ::iodV'; It Is, Folks -The 1 tions have been written and when compiled into final form compose a book of several hundred pages. The architects have sent the plans to Raleigh and Washington for approval and it is expected the go-iahead signal will be received in about two weeks, at which time a call for bids will be advertised in the paper. From all indications, if bids are not too high, the contract should be let some time in December and actual construction should get un der way around the first of the t-sr is- m ? r , Minn ,.,.. ,!,, I, W, IB illfrtiillWIWWa? liiili- - Y-l - i.-i- , mMMMmmlMmmmAMmmirM Over800FHA Girls District By RITA RA't JONES Cninqoaptn cnapter More than 800 girls and their ad visers., traveled : 4o Kenansville from eleven counties, for District H Rally. At 10 o clock, exactly on sche dule, the stage curtain was drawn and revealed Betty Hatton behind the microphone in front of a back ground pf palms and pines. Lovely red roses were on the speakers' table. On the stage with Betty were Sally Newton, Romaine Glo ver, Jeanette Kelly, Betty Phil lips, and Mr. Z. W. Frazelle, Prin cipal Kenansville School and Mr, O. P. Johnson, Superintendent Du plin County Schools, to welcome officially the members of the Rally, The Beaufort and Morehead City Chapters gave the devotion. IDuring the business session, plans for dues were discussed by our FHA adviser. It was voted and carried that our dues should be Duplin County 75 Allies Of Raleigh The State Highway Commission completed 15.6 miles of new paving in Duplin County during the month of September, Commissioner A, Wilbur Clark re ported today. The newly hardsurfaced roads, .and their lengths, are: ' From John Waters to Wayne County line, 2.4 miles; From Beautancus north to Faison-Seven Springs Road, 3.4 miles; From Mt. Olive - Summerlin Road to Edgar Nunn Crossing, 1.5 miles; From US 117 via Vegetable Experiment Sta tion west to junction county road Governor-Nominee Umsfead Urges All Farmers To Join The N C. Farm Bureau Democratic Gubernatorial Can didate elect, William B. Umstead, today urged all farmers in the State to join the North Carolina Farm Bureau during Its current drive for 75,000 members. In a statement to Farm Bureau Executve Vice President R. Flake Shaw, Umstead declared, 'the Farm Bureau has been a powerful in fluence in securing, legislation which has made possible the pres ent effective farm program, and a. large membership in North Car olina is essential if this program is to be perfected and protected.' . Umstead said, 'I know of no bet ter, investment a farmer in North Carolina can make than to become a member of the Farm Bureau.' He pledged his full support to the Glenda Noble Wins High Post . ' Glenda Noble of Deep Run was chosen as state secretary of the Fu ture Homemakers of America at a district If meeting here Saturday and automatically became presid ent of the district organization. The various . State officers are rotated among the. districts sach year and-1952 was the year for District II to pick the secretary. - Between 800 and BOO members from the 11 counties in the dis trict attended the gathering here Saturday.:;v '.vV:-i r Duplin General Hospital year. Normally it takes about 18 months to construct a building of this type but wlth building- con dtions as they have been for the past few years it might be conser vative to say the building will be ready for occupancy in another two years. Medical Care officials in Raleigh have expressed them selves to the effect that they are highly p. eased with the plans as worked out by the Boneys and some local doctors have stated they have never seen a better layout for a 50 bed hospital. As the com Rally Here raised since everything else had gone up in price. Alice Manning of the Klchlands chapter, presented the candidates; for State Secretary: - Barbara itohn son, Joyce Whittle, and Glenda Nobles were presented, and I must say we baa hot politics in Kenans ville. Warsaw displayed beautiful posters and many artistic features for their candidate. While Glenda Nobles took the show in rendering her musical numbers with the Uke le and her marvelous talent in singing to the group. Well, I must say every one was good but after the whole thing ended, Glenda came out winner. Mrs. L. K. Alderman rendered a lovely number in addition to her relaxers. The group was fascinat ed with the whistling and piano numbers which she presented. We always enjoy our guest speak er, and if they're all as good as Mrs. Bess N. Rosa we'll take two Has Over New Paving and drive to school. 0.8 mile; From Calypso - Beautancus Road via Reaves Store to Wayne County line, 5.5 miles; From Browning Cross Roads to Wayne County line, one mile; and From Bill Godwin's to Wayne County line, one mile. The above projects were finan ced by the $200,000,000 secondary road bond program. The Third Highway Division brought a total of 62.8 miles of highway work to cpmpletion during September, Commissioner Clark revealed. present membership campaign and has- volunteered to stump the State If necessary to make the drive suc cessful. Shaw, said Umstead was one of the pioneers in the Development of national, farm legislation dur ing his tenure in the House and Senate. THe was a key supporter of some of the most important agricultural bills that have ever been passed,' Shaw added. The" Farm Bureau chief said he was grateful for Umstead's sup port, and added, T know of no in dividual in North Carolina better qualified to advise farmers of the importance of being organized when they work for legislation fav orable for agriculture.' A junior at Deep Run school, Miss Noble has been extremely ac tive in FHA, 4H and other work. She has taken part for two years in the State eliminations for 4H public speaking champion and has served as president of her class and school FHA units. Miss Noble bas already earned two FHA de grees and is working upon a third. v POLITICAI. TERM . . ; . Kickback may sound like foot ball term, but is more familiar in political circles. -n. liv-tMfWjf - -. . GOING DOWN HHJL You can tell when a race is going down, bill It talks about rights in-' stand rf HnflM: ', . .,,.-.. ' : . .. '-.1 13 ?-tK mittee has promised, Duplin will have the finest and most up to date 50 bed hospital in North Carolina. Members of the Duplin building committee who have worked close ly with the architects and who have visited hospitals all over North Carolina, giving their time and services free of charge are: J. O. Stokes, Kenansville, chairman; J. R. Grady, Kenansville, vice chair man; Emmett Kelly, Gllsson Town ship; Lee Brown, Warsaw, hospital treasurer and Harry E. Kramer of Wallace. Attend Saturday speeches next time. . She gave some good tips to the girls about dating and your future to be. In tact the whole talk, was interesting, and educational. - iMrs. Rosa .is Associate Professor of Home Econ omics, The Woman's College of the University of N. C. Greensboro. No one had to announce lunch twice. tur hats are off to Griffins from Goldsboro for being able to feed so many so efficiently. The dinner consist of barbecue chick en and all the other things which made up a good dinner for only a small sum of seventy five cents, The grand finale of the District Rally was the very lovely Pageant, Our American Heritage.' given by Goldsboro FHA Chapter, directed by Mr. Clifton Britton. Director of Dramatics, Goldsboro High School. More than forty girls took part in this pageant, and brought many facts to us concerning the Future Homes of America. Albertson Mother Wins 4th Prize In Doll Contest Held Recently; Gets Letter Mrs. Robert Holt of Albertson, one of the mothers of Scout Troop N. 40 of B. F. Grady won 4th prize in the doll contest held recently. Several ladies from Pink Hill par ticipated in the contest and the dolls were displayed at Brewer Drug Company in Pink Hili. Tne dolls were made in cooperation with Save The Children' and Seventeen magazine, are to be sent overseas to the war torn-areas. Following is a letter received by Mrs. Holt from Mr. Clay K. Myers of Weil's Inc., of Goldsboro. Mrs. Robert F. Holt Pink Hill, North Carolina. Dear Mrs. Holt: We here at Weil's want to take Exchange Ideas Meeting Held Here There was a meeting of the Sup ervisors of Duplin County Schools, personnel of Health and Welfare Departments with Dr. Charles E. Spencer, Coordinator of the school health program, from State De partment of Education, in the of fice of Superintendent O. P. John son on Wednesday morning. The purpose of this meeting was to get an exchange of ideas on the best methods to use in school health programs. William Kornegay Loses Hand In Corn Picker H William Kornegay of the Scott's Store section of Duplin' County had the misfortune recently of losing his hand in a corn picker. He is apatient at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, Mr. Kor negay Is a son of Mrs. Lola Kor negay. , He Is 24 yrs old.,,, , v v.vi IT TAKES PRACT1CR j People who bit the -bull's eye are , usually .those who have spent lot oi vmpyatLtH.wx-ffr-? Oak Ridge Singers Go Over Big Here To Return Nov. The Oak Ridge Quartet put on their first performance in Kenan Audiitor'um here lost night and :;tn! lor ..bout four hou:s to an audience of over 400. The pro gram went over i ., well that before .. was ov;- ylar.i ere made for a retu:n engagement. They will be here again in the auditorium on Monday night, November 24th with a Grand Ole Opry iroop. Watch the Times for detailed announce ment. Local Resident Likes To Pay His Taxes, Tells Reasons O. P. Johnson of Kenansville Is one of tnose rare tax payers wno reasons that his tax dollars are not wasted. In paying his town taxes this year he wrote the tax collector the following note: C. B. Sitterson, Tax collector, town of Kenansville: I think that this amount of taxes is the best investment a fellow can make, and I do not know of any money I spend for which I get so much in return. If the town did nothing but haul the trash away, it would be worth this. I am sure that we have less than ten percent as many mosquitoes as we had be fore the town started rendering this fine service. There seem to be no tin cans left half full of water for breeding purposes. Thanks to the Town Officials for good government and good manage ment. O. P. Johnson. Mr. Johnson did not write this note for publication but at the reauest of Tax Collector Sitterson, who feel sthat others may take a similar attitude if they stop a min ute and think, we are puDiisamg it. Ed.) Carnival Truck' Is Wrecked In Goshen A truck - trailer, loaded with carnival ride equipment, ran eft the highway between Calypso and! Faison Sunday afternoon, and land ed in Goshen Swamp, where that swamp crosses highway 117. Reports said the accident occur red when a tire blew out on the truck which was going from one fair engagement to another. No details on the driver, extent of in juries or damages, if any, were available here today. It was understood here the truck was taken to a Faison garage. this doubly pleasant opportunity to thank you for your selfless ef fort to make some little girl happy at Christmas time with the doll ycu made and to congratulate you on winning a fourth prize in the Regional seventeen Santa Doll Con test. You have every reason to be proud of your prize winning doll and of yourself for the part you are playing in bringing happiness to others and in fostering internation al good will. We hope that the enclosed prize gift certificate will bring further pleasure. Cordially yours, Weil's Inc. Welfare Notes By MRS. THELMA D. TAYLOR "The program of Aid to the Per- . manently and Totally Disabled is helping in an area of great need . and Is at the same time conserving county funds,' said Mrs. Taylor, Superintendent of the Duplin County Department of Public Wel fare, in outlining the services avail able to the people of the county through this department. 'Duplin County has participated In the Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disaibled (APTD) program since It was begun In North Caro lina in March, 1951, and is cur rently helping about 70 persons . a month in the county,' Mrs. Tay- lor said. 'APTD is one of the three programs of public assistance fin anced from Federal, State and ' -county funds. v 'The APTD program provides help for persons who are between 18 and 65 years of age on the ba- , sis of both medical certification of incapacity and the determination ' of need .out of General Assistance funds for those who were perman- -ently and totally disabled. These General Assistance funds were en tirely connty funds while in the APTD program the. county puts in about one dollar out of seven the remaining six dollars are con- trlbutions from State and Federal ' funds. ;' j'.,'.'".;-,','..'-..-"v ;. : . t The APTD program resulted in ' a decrease in. the General Assist- anc load supported entirely by -county, funds by 60 per cent state . Continued ta Back Page, Seo. I v,J',K'.'-'".y:',-;t-'.'- ; -.sX'-F'-''V- ' V v.