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f VOL. 19 NO. 46 Sam Marriage To (From The Charleston, s;X ; & " 'Courier") - By. ALV1N J. STEINKOPF ' r Associated Press Staff Writer t 4 LONDON, Dee : JO i Aator Sam Byrd of Charleston, S . C , ro ' .vealed here today that for a year - and a half he has been married l" to the British girt who was hurled at his feet in storybook eircum " stances by an explosion on "the In- vasion beaches of Southern Eng " land in 1944, f k JShe was ' Patricia Ann Bolam, who was 10 then, - Sam,' who achieved distinction ln the plays 'Tobacco Road'Vand ''Of Mice and Men' was n lieu- tenant in the United States Navy;. - Patricia was out tox watch, the - excitement when American forces i were ipracticing getting, into boats iand storming i. shores, near , Ply mouth . A terrific bang .frightened , - Patricia . The" concussion knocked her from the low cliff where she was perchedt and Byrd,. who 'was V' heachmaster,was startled by the " child's falling at -hta. feet,."'jj , ., "There she was1, crumpled up at ' the bottom of the cliff," said Byrd i, today.. "I. thought this wasn't, a real invasion nyway. so I stopped . -the whole show to give her raedl cal aid . I took' her and her little ' brother, Anthony, to her. mother's home and became an " intimate r friend of the family.." ' : . 1 Patricia had Just' a qpralned wrist . But press . photographers were on hand , and the became BP 0 jJ mail ' By GEORGE PENNEY . ; r - Soli and water conservation -vi, practices have broken all records Ovln Duplin !ouht- this year. . - So far thi year, 91 farmers rep - resenting approximately 1 10,000 "aw'liawi'afte J coAserwttwM ' - farming in the district program, an all-time high for one year. In i AS7- ' alltllkn .'i ilia anil ' ifWtnannratintl ticipanU In planning and applying tccaICG:iil7cG!i;DGp The following cases were heard in a local court here' during the pact fct.4w-i''i -':...,...;; Ephrafn Boney charged by his ' wife Albertta S . Boney that lie ; threatened her life- and ran her away.. Waives hearing until coun ;: ty count.. -' y;-ii '''' iLish Herring, charged by Sarah v Hasty with trespassing on; her property, cutting and removing timber after she refused 'to sell ' timfber.. The court finds probable : eouce.1-'''"1-'. '--.,'..". '"'. f''):;)T' ' Roland Houston, charged by Mrs. -' Myrtle Edwards With assault, caus " ing scars and bruises on body and ' ' using profane language in presence - of persons, plead guilty.: Henderson Becton charged . by - Patrolman C . C . Hester with car- f tying a concealed weapon and pub lic drunkenness on highway.. ; John Henderson Dunn, arrested ' - by Pa'trobnan Hester for violating . N.. C . State law by failing to stop at stop signs where properly post , ed, plead guilty and paid fine and ' ' court cost.. : - -., ', ' v ,.. -. 1- The following is a list of those ' arrested by Patrolman C. C. Hest ur for being publicly drunk. ; "' Section I Byrd Reveals known fleetingly as "Pat, the girl who stopped an invasion ." - iFor Byrd, it was Just the be ginning of his interest; He finished the war in the Pacific and became Pat's unofficial guardian . He took her to America where he saw to her education and then fell In love with her. ' As for Pat, Byrd had become her glamorous", "Uncle Sam"-.. So in May, 1951, they-were married in secrecy at the registry office at Carlisle, Cumberland, r England . "But, what the heck, one can't keep a thing like this secret for ever," Sam said today . "She was my ward arid is. my wife " . '".And isn't -it grand," said Pa irieia, who hasjust arrived for a second visit to her native land since her "Uncle Sam" , took her to the United States in 1947.. She is 18. He is '44; They declare the world would be just perfect 4f Byrd's prtoject of producing a play here is successful He is to play a leading role here in "Stalag 17.." . 'It may be announced that the little ceremony up in Carlisle was ny first arid last marriage,'" Sam said . "A year and a half . We're veterans :c ' .;; -. ' ,"Pat'? mother had; a sort :jat premonition of death," he related, "and she asked me once to prom ise to take care of Pat and Tony if he should die; I promised. I thought ; nothing more about it, and went on to the. Pacific Thea ter to finish the war at Okinawa . permanent type praotices on their farms. s: There " were S87 acre of , pas tures seeded during the year on district cCoperalors farms, 6 farm ,pijnaW constructed and : '.; V annl 300 fish, ia.1 miles f ditch, or' canals dug on individual .farrSs, 65,900 feet of Tm drain tOe in stalled tart 21 tolfta V terrieei Charlie Jones. Johnnie Newkirk, Hezzia Smith, Jeff HlU.,They plead guilty and paid fine and court cost: U .-.fv '-:s-.:rv "Xrf , The following Is a list of those being arrested by Patrolman- J.. S.. Briley for being publicly difcnk; " Lee SioanEdgar Newkirk,' John W.. Brown, James Robertson, Hen ry Bonham,. They plead guilty and paid fine and court cost t v ' . . James Battle, arrested .by Pa trolman W.. P.. Proctor for, being publicly drunk plead guilty . and paid fine and court cost, and was suspended for 12 months.. ' Gibson Hicks, arrested by Pa itraHman F.. E., Epps for operat ing a truck on highway without clearance lights plead guilty and paid fine and court.cost. -A... B . Walker vs . Pope Bro th en Amoco by J.. A . Pope for pass ing worthless check, plead guilty and paid check and court cost.. Fred Matthia, arrested by Deputy Sheriff N . D.-v Boone for being publicly drunk plead guilty and paid fine and court cost . He was suspended for 12 months . - : J.. B.. Hall, agent for M F.. Allen, Jr.. Ins.. Co..-Z . J.. Simmons KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1952 Ward "Then I learned through letters that Patrs mother did die on V-E Day .The news shook me and made me think about my promise,. "So, as soon as I could I returned- to England and offered to adopt Pat and TcCny . Their father, Gerrard Bolam, couldn't quite part with both his children but said I might take Pat to America to have her finish her education there I couldn't adopt her legally" There were official difficulties . But I did take her home by plane io reach New York Christmas Eve, 1947 ." He explained that the marriage v;as kept secret in the United States to allow Patricia a chance to complete her education and get a foothold in the theatrical profession But it was no family secret in England . Patricia's fath er and. stepmother were witnesses at the ceremony in Carlisle , , (Ed . -Note: Sam and Pat will be remembered in Duplin in connec tion with "The Duplin Story .'' Sam, a native of Mt . Olive,- wrote and directed "The Duplin Story" and, he and Pat starred in it for the two' years of successful pro duction .. The last time I was talk ing with Sam he expressed .the hope that "The Duplin Story" might :be revived in 1955 . His present address' in England Is: Sam Byrd, care ! of Mrs.. R A . Car rington, 214 RusMby Mead, Letch worth,. Hertfordshire, England.. .T R CI tS&n Constructed.;v:': Soil conservation district coope rators in Duplin County also start led rotations on. about, 1200 a:re of crop land and planted 125 teres to permanent bay mostly Sericea'C , about 5000 acres of corn and to- bacoo with erotolarla to" Improve disposed of mortgaged property.. Plead guilty.. Prosecutor and de fendant compromised, paid account and court cost.. Warrant withdrawn by prosecutor.. , t W C. Dobson passes worth less check to W.. F.. Brock.. Dob- cxm paid check and court cost.. . . iEdmond Waddell was Charged with trespassing on his property of J- C. Stroud after being told to leave and stay away.: Plead guilty and paid fine and court cost and suspended for 12 months . , Johnnie Green, : charged - with public drunkenness by Deputy Sheriff N.. D. Boone, plead guil ty and paid fine and court cost.. James Henry was charged with passing a worthless check to W.. F i Brocb. When Henry appeared Brock admitted that, be, was the wrong man.. ., -,.., , -Charlie Thigpen charged - with public drunkenness- , by Deputy Sheriff R.. M., Byrd, plead guilty ana paid cost.;. . .-. -,v. J v:;-. .;: ;.;,. . Martin DaiL chanted bv his wife Emily Dail with abandoning her and five chldren rangiqg in age from 18 months .to 16 years.. He failed to provide adequate sup port for bis family., His where abouts are unknown.. The mother provides the only support by sew ing. Toe prosecutor withdrew .the warrant and paid cost. . (Floyd James, charged with pub lib drunkenness in the Town of Wallace by Chief E,. W., WMtaker paid court cost and fme and was suspended- ' ,v-" v-.;-vs'- ,,:,.". Marvin Barwicks, charged with stealing and 'carrying away a ag of flour after being refused credit witn tne store operated by A C. Lockennan . Warranet was with. drawn by prosecutor and cost paid. James Paul Fulghum, charged toy Patrolman Ca'Cj; Hester with operating vehicle on public hlgh- wajr wiuiuui opennors license and failed to yield right of way to oncoming traffic : resulting . In wreck causing property damage was cited to county -court. . Oberry Wilson and Justice Owen Eryar charged wit operating a vehicle on highway while under the Influence of any intoxicating beverage by Patrolman J.. s Bri ley.. Cited to County Court., v Garfield Marshtourn is charged with giving worthless check to M CL Boetic.NT.. A.; Bostlc, Bostic Farm Eqmipment Cot.. Defendant gave notice of appeal to next term of conrt.. ' ..'; ,...;....,.-' ,- : HaU Molver is charged with op erating a motor vehicle on high way, passing another car on wrve and at the crest of a hill ' r lilty, pays fine and Cost 1 on alone 'a i i to . MISS SARAH B. TURLINGTON Home Economist Appointed By CP&L To Kinston District Homemakers in the Kinston vi cinity wijl soon enjoy the service of a new Carolina Power & Light Company home ' economist . Miss Sarah H, Turlington, a native of Clinton,, Will take up headquarter on Monday, December 22, at the Kinston district office and from there will serve Jacksonville, War saw, Grifton, Beulaville, Kenans ville, Calypso, Faison, Turkey, Richlands and Maysvill . Her appointment was announced this week by Mrs . Marguerite Sur les, home service director for the company.. Miss Turlington will assist CP&L customers in the economi cal use of appliances and will be available for group demonstrations by electrical appliance dealers and other ageniies.. A 1950 graduate of Woman's College in home economics, Miss Turlington has been in training with CP&1L since November 1 dur ing which time she has studied the whys and wherefores of all the subjects relating to her new work.. Prior to her employment toy the. company, she was a home ser vice, representative with the Ap Princeton,-Vest Virginia.. V . Sfafe CommitleeV ftural Progress I Holds Discussion The State Committee on the Rural Progress Campaign held a lengthly discussion on the accom plishments made in 1952 among Negro citizens.. (Duplin had previous been listed among the top five counties in the -state as having shown the most progress - in . agriculture, sshools, and churches.. Through visitations of the top five , coun ties this committee composed of beads ' on the various state de partments was making a tedious effort to name a state winner.. To be named first place winner Dup lin will have to surpass the ef forts of Hertford, Edgecombe, Orange and Rockingham..;, ID?.. Reed, Chairman of the State Committee said the commit tee's reports were good but indi cated at various times that the committee had underestimated the results..' Mr.. R.. E.. Jones, State Agent for the N... C. Extension Service who actively participated in the discussion hinted that Dup lin machinery for carrying out such a program was unsurpassed, but also insisted , that additional data will be needed to give the State Committee a better working basis for naming a state winner.. ' An- orner meeting . was immediately scheduled to further Interpret the results.. . , Miss A., id.. Kenion, Negro School Supervisor presided at the meeting. j The group enjoyed a luncheon at the Charity High School Cafe teria and then made a tour of points of interest .in the county.! 4t . R., E , WilkJns y- 'i ' ' Negro County Agent : " - Got Heavy Turkey? ? Worth $1 Per Pound . Ralph B.. Kelly, poultry market ing specialist with the State De partment of Agriculture, has of fered to pay $1 per pound far a live North Carolina turkey weigh-; ing more than 58 pounds ," -' Kelly Is making the high offer in an effort to locate, a turkey that will outweigh any produced in Texas.. Gov.. Allan Shivers of Texas recently challenged Gov.. Scott' to find such a turkey in North Carolina.. ' .The official weighing of the big gobblers will be' made in Dallas, Tex.., early in January.. Only one Tar Eeel bird will be selected . Kelly urged all rowers to W their , J " ""t f f ' ! Dear Friends, Christmas is almost here We are glad that Christmas comes There is a pleasant atmosphere of gcod, cheer, friendliness, gifts ond family gatherings . But after all it is not simply another holiday in these terms. There is always a danger in losing 'sight of what we celebrate in the way we cele brate . At Christmas time all over the world there is a pause on the part of those who simply wonder as well as those who believe . We celebrate the most stupend-ous fact of history, 'the coming into the world of One who in human form represented God The record of his life and teachings is an open book The yitness of transforma tions he has wrought in human society and in individual lives is ever before us Make the attendance at the church of your desire this Christ mas season a must for the whole family . My. prayer is tiiat Christ may dwell abundantly in your heart as we celebrate the birthday of our Lord May each cne of us come to have a better understand ing of Christmas and may every Christmas greeting recall to you' the first Christmas wish: "Glory ,to God in the highest, on earth, peace, and good will to men . ' Cordially yours, Carlton F . Hirschi, The Methodist Church, Warsaw, N . C . Local Register Installs Index Record Searching The Duplin 'County Register of Deeds office announces the in stallation of a temporary index for the convenience of all persons searching" records . This index is now complete and as of December 15th -the Temporary Index to Real Estate showed 334 instruments on file to be recorded? The Tempo rary Index to personal property ( 'personal property instr nents on file to be recorded. With this number already filed for record ing and with the peak of the fil ing season tot yet in full swing, Abe personnel of the office ear nestly requests, all persons filing instruments to- bear , with us as patiently as possible during the coming weeks.. We will do our best to get your instruments re corded as promptly as possible Duplin Cotton Ginning Is Under 1951 Report The Bureau of the Census report shows that 4.231 bales of cotton were ginned In Duplin County froni the crop of 1952 prior to Decem ber 1 as compared with 4391 bales from the crop of 1951. . r- Cantata To Be Presented Warsaw A contata, "The Carols of Christ mas", by Ellen J . Uounz will be presented -at' the Warsaw Presby terian Church on Friday night, December 19, at eight o'clock.. The contata ir. under the direction of Mrs,. W: J v Middleton; Jr.. with Mrs . Ben Bowden, organist.. Those r IVAN'S SILENT FACE Dazed by sniper wounds and a "nn-e r.---t, tsarina "gt John : . t ACradJock, - .VaJ x t -r to Hi removed, f fct "' line. v "t hM : y "SUBSCRIPTION RATE: 3.50 per year in Duplin anil adjouiijg counties; $4.00 outside this area in N. C; ? 5.00 outside w C. List Takers Named , .. .. . .. TiWWV'i-i lU mill -HfcD.H . . . l . . . . II l-l Mi CROWNING CLORY This lovely London girl's face does not launch a thousand ships; but goes Helen of Troy, one better and, carries a ship of its own around with it. One of the most outlandish of English coiffures designed for the Coronation trade, this creation', lis named Jthe "Tarleton,'land was first shown by Riche of London.1 Army Jakes 3 7 Men From The Duplin County Draft Board reports the following 37 men in ducted into the U.S. Army on December 10, 19isi WHITE: Rudolph Quinn, Rt 1, Pink Hill; Eddis Clayton Price, Rt 1, Faison; Linwood Houston, Rt 2, Pink Hill; Millard Darrell Ed Iwqfrds, Rt 2, tBeulaviVle; Ray mond Richard Cavenaugh, Rt 1, Magnolia; Fred Lee Jones, Rt , 2. Ma;:iM)!"feorg $".$ Rt . '2, Mt Olive; Elver Maready, Rt. 4, Wallace; Clifford Muriel Jories, Rt 2, Pink Hill; Richard Carlton Cash well, Calypso; Mc- County Wide Tobacco Meeting To Be Helcf Court House Here Next Friday By V. H. REYNOLDS COUNTY AGENT A county wide tobacco meeting will be held at the Court House in Kenansville, N. C, on Friday, December IS, at 7:30 p. m. Tobacco farmers are confronting new problems in tobacco produc tion every year. If these problems are to be solved it is Important that tobacco farmers keep up to date on the research results of the tobacco experiment station. Mr. S. N. Hawks, Tobacco Speci alist of the State College Exten Mrs. Williams, Register Ot Deeds Attends Register's ' Mrs.. Christine W.J Williams Duplin's new Register f Deeds, attended a three day school foi Registers of Deeds held in Chapl Hill Desember 9th, 10th and lltli, by The Institute of Government . Classes were conducted by Wil lis C . Bumgarner of the Institute of Government.. He was assisted by anAttorney Boyd of Greens boro and Mrs . Eunice Ayers, Reg ister of Deeds of Forsyth Cov.nty and J.. H . McAdoo, Register of Deeds of Guilford County.. The Jatest rfnd most efficient methods of handlings the records in Registers' of Deeds offices were explained, including the photo graphing of instruments . Sample cf photographed records by the recommended methods are now on display in the Duplin office of the Register of Deeds.. At this meeting -the first North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds was perfected and plans made for an annual meeting to be held in Chapel Hill each year between- the 1st of June and July 15th.. ' :::.: Officers elected are Mrs.. Eunice Ayers of Winston Salem, Forsyth County, President; J.. W,. Johnson, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, First Vice-President; Mrs Margie B . Moore, Caldwell County, Le noir, N.. C , Second -Vice-iPresi- derrt; and W.. B . Massey, Johnson County, Smrthfleld, .Treasurer. taking part are: Mrs Earl Huie, Mrs. Jeanie Jones, Mrs.., W- J.. Middleton, Sr. , Miss Barbara Stan di, Miss Sissie Thomas, Mrs . J, P.. Harmon, Mrs . J.: T . Gresham, Mrs.; John Pierce, Misses Peggy and Eva Belle Kornegay, Misses Sue knd Shirley Shine, Mrs.. Lltch Huie. Carol Baars and Marie Cockrell.. The public Is invited to attend . BupUn On Bed Cray Wells, Ut 1, Mt Olive; J-oel Swinson Rt. 4 Wallace; Luther Dowe Howard, Rt 1, Warsaw; Eld ridge Guy Bachelor, Rt 1, Beula ville; Clyde Ernest Kearns, Rt 2, Kenansville; Clifford O'Neal Maready, Rt 1, Chinquapin; Jim my Arnold Lockerman, Rose Hill; Glen Stokes Kornegay, Rt 2, Mt Olive COLORED: Robert Lee Murray, Kenansville; uiweu- james r aweyr.CTa smiui, m i, jenansviiie; Rt' 1, Warsaw; Ben'Junior 'Rob inson, Rt 2, Mt . OUve; Charles Hubert Dobson, Rt . 3, Rose Hill; Charles Junior Swan, Rt . 3, Rose sion Service, will discuss the latest information on tobacco production from the plant beds, right on through marketing. Some of the major practices to be discussed will be plant-bed treatment and management, methyl bromide, ect., variety, fertilization, sucker con trol, insect control, nematode con trol, spacing, tobacco show and sale and marketing. All tobacco farmers in Duplin are invited to attend this meet ing. School University The Institute f Government will serve as Secretary . The newly formed Association made several recommendations to be presented to the North Carolina Legislature when it convenes In January for or f changes in laws affecting the o: fices of Registers' of Deeds.. The Times will publish en Mon day (Dec. 22) of next week in or der to give our employees the rest of the week off Also, we want to thank our cor respondents and friends for their patience during the past few we eks The Army took our Linotype operator Thanksgivinc' and we have been oueratlnr by the grace of our neighbors and friends, the Mt.Olive Tribne mostly, the Sampson Inde pendent, Goldsboro News-Argus, Smithfield Herand and Jackson end Bell Company in Wilmington They have been loaning us ope rators at nights. Some news has be en left out due to these circum stances. We are hoping- that thro ugh the Holidays we will be able to secure a new operator Your Edi tor can pound . a typewriter., but when it comes to a Linotype he is NIL.- J. R Grady An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred on the Island of Martinique, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. . Farm demonstration work, fore runner of today's Agricultural Ex tension Service, got its '' Start in 1903 near Terrell, Texas, when the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp first in troduced this new method of out- of-chool agricultural education, ' Stronger prices for hogs are ex pected this winter. " ' The followine tax list takers liive been njiroinlctl for Duplin County: War-aw, Mr1 Sadie Bennett; Mrs Ann.iiet' B Jhomas. Assist ant: Faison. Mrs Bessie S Wil liams; VVo:iitia)i Mrs William Loftin: Gli.sso:i. (ieorge Waters; Alui'i-tsuii. Mr. Ilt-ss Davis; Smith, Mrs David H Sm:tli: Limestone, Mrs O Q Ivuiii-r, C) Q Lanier, Assistant; (y:,ic.-. Creek, Elmo Mareadv; I -1 a m I Creek, Mrs Le land Teac!,.. Mis A C Hall, Assisiati:: V ! ! Ii. (i H Blan ton: Itu- il-l VI' - I.eJIiird Fus-8i-ll ; M:i-'r. .:. Ii I. l':ppin; Ken arisville. M - ,i; i tie Quinn Railroad May Begin Dismanteling Of Turkey Station The State I'iii.ties Commission yesterday i nut 'i il tiie Atlantic Coast Lin. i tl. mantle a station at Turkey i,:.C a :,iding at Mcln tyre , The cim: 'i cn -aid tiie railroad had shown that the facilities no longer serve a public need Turkey is eight miles east of Clinton and live miles west of Warsaw on the Coast Line's Clinton-Warsaw liram !i McTntyre is ithree miles north of Pembroke and two miles south of Buie on the Parkton-i'enibroke branch . Hill; Henry Ellis Stanley, Rt . 2, Pink Hill; Leroy Brown, Wallace; Ervin Butier Johnson, Rt 1, Ken ansville; Matthew Marion Brinson, Rt 2, Rose Hill; Boaz Lewellyn Pitts, Beulaville; Jeremiee Olden Herring, Rt 1, Rose Hill; Luby James Williams, Rt . 1, Kenans ville; James Henry Atkinson, Wal lace; Joseph Wilson, Teachey; I Richard Earl Glaspie, Magnolia; Joseph Junior TSjeadweH, 3 Rose Hill; Edward Outlaw, Jr , Rt.r 3, Rose Hill; Lenon Allen HaU Rt. 1, Rose Hill. Christmas Program At Grove Church Sunday Evening A Christmas pageant entitled, "Christmas Is For Remembering", will toe given at the Grove Pres byterian Church on Sunday eve ning at 5:00 P.. M.. The program is being sponsored by the Women of The Church, and a large num ber of the church members are participating as members of the cast and as assistants . The choir will be featured in the presenta tion ot special Christmas music. The Joy Gift offering will be re ceived following the program . This offering is received annually at the Christmas season and goes for Ministerial Relief, being used for the support of retired minist ers . The public is cordially in vited to attend this program.. The annual Christmas Tree for the members of the Sunday School, will be held in the Sunday School building immediately following the pageant.. All the children in the Sunday School are urged to bo. present.. FRESH ATINNESOTA farmhand was paid i in pancakes for 17 years. wants ca.--h instr id. Reckon he doesn't know hc.v little a dollar: buys these days. At least a pan cake is still a pancake. . Actor says luscious Marilyn Monroe appeals only to high school boys Oh to be a schoolboy, just for tonight! o Disgruntled claimant sends Aus tin, Tex., insurance firm poison- wnaaa -mm' perfumed letter, sickens 14 office workers. Noxious nouns ana nuii phrases, eh! : : Forgetful ' Winston Churchill wanted phone number of Eng land's "Atomic Chief Dlr William Penney, pperator refused, cited: "Rules are rules." She should add. 'No spies on me!" ', 4 ' .-,','.'.. , .1 J i - Divorced Wisconsin couple re wed 47 years later after hub-y proposes on 50th anniversary. That's waiting a long time to g t in a-last word. .,. ff J!