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Three Sections, 29 Pages This Week 1 rfx. tKaiaW- iwrvn. ttc 5 KcuflJUx TIaU- -fx-tkc He of Buffer l" y- 1 "" ' I ii I II 21 ui ii ii ii ii Shi .vx 4 ' rrf!Svf. if :. .v,". ti.i-J ;V, S VOL.20 No. 13 ' Section 2 TobdccdSu At 47.9 ' . Washington, March 25. The Ag riculture Department announced to day It will support growers prices of 1953 crop flue-cured tobacco at a minimum average of 47.9 cents a pound compared with last year's average of 80.6 cents. Likewise,, the minimum average for hurley was set at 48.8 cents compared with 49.5 cents la t year. i'i::i-:'t-:'-l" These two types will be support ed at 90 per cent of parityas of the beginning' of their marketing seasons. Should the 90 per cent rate be higher, than, the minimum announced today, upward , adjust ments would be made. If the 90 per cent rate is lower than the minimum announced to Ulondlums Members of the local junior Class this week received one dol lar from the Bedford Gazette of Bedford, Pa, labeled "For-the. 'On- f" tn-Washineton .r ' Tne following iev- I ter and reply by Millie Bufch, pres-J ldent of the local Junior Class, are t self explanatory. The, writer of I .the letter confused the school and t town, referring to the Rose H1H f Magnolia school in Warsaw. ; The . occurrence was at Kenansvflle by members of the Kenansvflle Jun- ior Class. The local editor has tak h en the liberty to correct Mr. Tay- l lorVletter. m n "They Seen Their Ihsty . -And They Went And Dene IT j ' . , , . Washington, J. C. J March 20th. ' 3 Dear Editor: - f ' Bight on the heels of our com- I ment last week on the heedfunv I Ism of youngsters in school buses t "SHANK'S-MARK MIGHT i gELP"), we were confronted wfth i a story in Dunlin County, N.C :i newsDaber that xeoulrea t least some acknewledjpneaSj Irani this typewriter: .;...'.' '.-;, tf -The Senior class of the "Kenans- ( ville school has -reBd t up the trip to Washington this year "4 primwi'rt hMJongeen- an '" s Wf lnstitoirion, . nd "Vsoe for ' ' which the "J yaagsew?, -worked I throughout the precedbig year with eager antWpatic;,, -" V S . As the story goes, ae tA.tbi se- niors was dispatched on -an errand of some miles to attend to class business. A teacher ' loaned her ear. It went oat of control in the . bands of the yocsag driver end landed In the ditch, 3U -worse off for the experience. According to the police,1 the tires -were smooth, the road slick from tm, iffae driv er neither reckless nor speeding -. So, the 9ass voted to repair the teacher's car and stay home. .V. , In so doing, these kids displayed J a sense of citiaensmp that not even a trig to the National Chpltal could . have given them. SuVby the same token, it suggests, how much such ' . responsible young Americans might have . learned, had i their i dream- - Journey not heen punctured. ' ; Of course, If every one who re ceives this release, ' and wno can remember what it's IDoe ta he a ? high school senior, were to send Just i- one dollar (or even, fifty cents) to ,' the principal " of the' Kenansville f school at Kenansville, marked "On- ; to-Washington Fund," those young ? ladies and gentlemen could really ii- have themselves a tripi ' ;r v i .. .Sincerely, - , - f . ' , ,BOB TAYLOR, I if y,X BoyT . High J5. MISS Karen's Beply- ' cHeedhuns . Or ttbenstr ? Mr. Bob. Taylor of Washington, D. C has changed his mind slight ly about young people. He had referred about a week ago - ihe 'hoodhimism of youngsters in sehsol business." ' ' . ''.-'' ' 4 ' iThen he read in a Duplin Coun ty" newspaper an article which im pressed him.' He read that a senior class at Rose Hill had borrowed a car from' a. teacher for use in , the transaction : of class business. He read that the car went out of con trol arid .landed in a ditch, $312 Anof " new Duplin .C . , is s' own here recently completed by i i v " s. Frock's CI.. 1 v- Hi ' ' pportFrice G&MsFb?'S3 day, there would be no change in the announced minimum. . Parity has shown a general drop during the past two months and the minimum support prices an nounced today are regarded as a buffer - to assure tobacco farmers of t support price near that of last season. . v5""'"-;' ' ;' Minimum support prices for to bacco in the past have' been set early in the summer because of the parity figure that is usually around in June. .;-.. . Today's early, announcement of the tobacco support .minimum will give farmers and others in the to bocca industry a workable figure in . planning their operations for I this year's tobacco crop. Or Glizeas worse off for the experience, (and that, according to the police, the tires were smooth; the-road slick from rain, the-driver neither reck less nor speeding.) So the class voted to spend their Washington trip money to repair the teacher's car. - : ; Mr.- .: Taylor commented that "These kids displayed a senss of citizenship' that not even a trip to the Rational Capital could have given tnem. "But, Dy.ue same tok- en, It suggests how much such re sponsible young Americans aright have' learned, hadV their dream Journey not been punctured." ' : Mr. Taylor further suggested that "If everyone who receives this re lease, and who can remember what It's like to be a high school senior, -were to send just one dollar (or fifty cents) to the principal, mark ed .'On-to-Wasbingion Fund,' these young ladies and gentlemen could really have them s trtpl" -,; -, Due to an error In -the newspa per, the first dollar (senfcln by Mr. Hugo K. Frear, editor of The Bed ford Gazette, Bedford, ,PaJ wept to the Rose Hill school, but "was sehUa to Mr. Z. W. Frazlille, prin cipal , of - the Kenansville school, Kenansvflle. at CT (Thistraeedy happened in the .Kenansville High School, and not the Ross Hill High SohooL) . r:' . ' . ' i , As class president, I want to thank Mr. Bob Taylor of Washing ton, D. C, and Hugo K frear of The Bedford Gazette, Bedford, Pa, -not only their contribution to our (Class,' but for, their understanding MTT.TjH BURCH, . ' -Class President , Kenansville High School, 1 Kenansville, N. C . Week Of Prayer , At Sarecta Church A week of prayer will be held at Sarecta .Free Will Baptist Church beginning Monday night March SO and Continuing through Friday ni ght April 8. Guest speakers for the services are as follows: ai-;: Monday, night, Rev. Hanson Ken nedy; Tuesday night. Rev. Lauren Sharpe; Wednesday : night, Tlev. F. E. Jones: Thursday night, Rev. F, X, Jones and Friday night, Rev. C B. Hansley. - Tlvery , one is , cordually invited to attend the services. . u I,--. :. ALEXANDER GOODSON l; -Alexander C. Goodson, 79, of the Blizzard Crossroads Community died Friday morning... 'Surviving are,Sus wife, the former Emma Keel f Wayne County; one son, Walter f Mount Olive; two daugh ter. 3fltrS. Mark W. Millard of WU- son and Mrs. Joe Hines of Kinston; two toothers, Dan - Goodson. La Grange, "Route 2, and Thomas of GoldsboTQ, Route 8; 18 grandchlldr ert;' Funeral services -were held at the home at 3 p, m. Saturday, with thai 2te. .Melvin Potter of Albert Son Church of "Latter Day Saints incharge, and ' burial-was in the Plneriew Cemetary neas : .Sevan Springs. Mr. Goodson was a mem ber of the Albertaon Church tof Jones Christ of Latter Day Saints. i inn. i KENANSVILLE, NORTH Yoiiih Revival ii ,1U . t m - ClirfiBTfag the youth week pro gram -at the Warsaw Baptist Church the-.youth: revival . begins Friday evening at the 8 o'clock service. Coming from Wake Forest College will be five talented ana conse crated young men to be. in charge of the youth revival. , .; .;. v The preacher will be cnarue Al len of : Fayetteville who returns for 'fiie third successive year. He is greatly admired and highly esteemed- bj the young people and adults..; .He -will speak on Friday, Saturday nights and at both serv ices on Sunday. ' ; Playing . the organ-, will be Bill Rollins of Winston-Salem and at the pianov will be Harry Byrd of Apex. Directing tne- youtn cnoir for .these' special services, will be Lionel Cornell of BalthMSse, Hd, and Dick - Thornton of Winston Salem wuT: be soloist at the Sun day services. ' ' - On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock soeclal conferences on soul-winning, "Youth Winning Youth," will be held at the churchr The afternoon will be given to visitation and en listment f or X Christ .The visitinkrt m will have charge of the -f - o'clock radio pro-, gram ; over' WHRZ, Cflnton, on Sunday afternoon. -The public is cordially invited to participate in ech of these serv kcs. . . . Warrant Avaifs Malhev Parker . (From Thursday Ifews and " Observer) . Greensbora. March 25. W. T. At kins, veteran tareotics: sleuth, sv turned hers today from a trip to Tennessee,. Where h ''almost got I his tnaa,?-H,.; "' :'?-s--.,T He had gone there t Interview Mathew S. - Parker, formerly, cf Duplin County, wanted sn a cnarge (if conspiracy to violate the Mr co tics laws and fending narei through the malls. , ' v , When Atkinson got to Memphis, Where Parker had been transferred to a navy hospital for treatment, he was informed that Parker had lust been Disced on a -plane and was winging his way back to Nor man, Okta wneis Parker Baa been serving in ths INavjr.. V; Federal , men ir. Oklahoma have a warrant .for Parker's arrest Parker is an uncle of Rupert Dajl, 14, of Mt Olive, who told federal aeants he was supposed to receive a package of marijuana in the mails from Parker and turn over 10 Dulan D. Powell, 20, of Duplin. The dope was intercepted and never reached DaO, who will face trial with Powell at a future term of U. S. District Court , Joe Flowers ' Killed In Korea Pvt Joseph S. Flowers of the U. S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Car not Flowers, was killed tn action in Korea on March 18. Pvt Flow ers entered service April, 1952. He did his basis training at Ft. Dix, N. J., and had been in Korea nine months. The message says he was killed by s mine explosion near Heartbreak Ridge. Pvt Flow ers was a graduate of Calypso High School and member of the Meth odist church. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Carnot Flowers. ' Two brothers, Lawrence S. Flowers of Calypso, and Thom as D. Flowers of Goldsboro. .-Two sisters, Miss Doris Flowers of Wil mington and Mrs. Ray Davis of Warsaw.., , ,r - Bazaar and liumage Sale at the old Gaylor store all ; dpy el'',v, T," irch 23. r.cro is lnvl 1 to f 1 i ' " " . CAROLINA, THURSDAY, UlkJ MeGOWEK Vi HOSPITAL Faison W. McGowen, County Au- dUer, was taken to the James Wal ker hospital in Wilmington Mon day where he is undergoing treat ment for Bursitis. HAIL WEDNESDAY Hail' was reported in several sec tions of Duplin yesterday.- In the Charity section it was reported stones large as. the end of a man's little finger. Sleet was reported at White Lake. , ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT - Deputies - Revell ' and Houston caught a Negro escaped convict in Rose "Hill Saturday- afternoon. Wm. Tyler escaped from the Randolph prison camp last May. - Be was sentenced from Duplin from 8 to 10 years for highway robbery. He had served 21 months when he escaped,. :;r'..-.-SCOUT COMMITTEE MEETS " The Duplin Boy Scout Executive Committee met in Kenansville on Tuesday night with Chairman Wal ker Stevens presiding. - Scout Exe- -cutives Boyer of Goldsboro and Bill Hewlitt of Clinton were pres ent .flans for Scouting during the spring and summer months were discussed. - - The - attendance was small. ( ' ENJOY FLORIDA TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Bell of Ken- Untvllle returned A few days ago from a -vacation trip to Florida. They report a fine trip. They pret ty generally covsred the state and flew to Cuba where they spent a Couple of days. ; : ' PRINCESS ATTENDANT Miss Millie Burch, Junior in Ken- eneville High School, is represent ing Kenansville at the Azalea Fes tival in Wilmington this week-end, She is an attendant to the Teen- Age Princess. NOT RUNNING --Mayor' Amos Brinson and Com, aoissionerS Ivey Bowden and Stokes Westbrook of ths Town of Ken ansville state they will not be can didates again this year. The names et L. H. Qulnn, Bill Ingram, E. C. Tyndall and Oliver Stokes are be ing mntUd; The names of Wm. (Pot) Craft and Boh Grady ars be inn mentioned tor Mayor. Books arojxsttwi open or candidates to file. c-:Jr- j ,i Registration hooks will open next week' for new voters. They will be held by Mrs. C B. Guthrie, Jr, tn C B. Sitterson's office. Mrs. Gutherle has been named Registr ar. They will be open for three Saturdays and the fourth will be challenge day. Election will be held Tuesday. May 5th. SpriiRpviY War&wX i The annus! spring revival of the Warsaw Baptist Church will begin Monday morning at 8 a. m. and will continue through the Sunday night service on April 5. Dr. Eogens Poston of Wallace will be the vis iting minister, ': ' Each morning st 8 o'clock a brief devotional service will be held. This early and brief service is held so that the school students and the business ', workers may ' attend. Prompt consideration of time will be given each morning. ' ' Each evening at 8 o'clock the reg ular revival hour will be conducted Both the senior and cuth choirs will suppo.t the service with spe cial music. The intensive program of visitation and enlistment will be continued under the direction of the pastor, Dr. Greenlaw and also the Deaconship Committee and the W, M. IT, Community . Missions Committee.' Ileus Left Out The Times regrets that much of our correspondence is emitted this week but due to lack of adequate help it was impossible to get the type set It will appear in next week's neper and we-ssk our cor respondents whose ' news aid not appear to bear with us and send in news next week as usual but we urge them to get their news in the mail as early as possible. Wednes day is really too late to handle correspondence. It should be in the officer "Tuesday and hot "later than Wednesday morning. Ths editor, ' April Stock Shov Final arrangements for the 13th annual -Coastal ! Plain - Fat Stock and Sale at the New Carolina Ware house in Kinston April 8 and - 9 were made at a luncheon meeting of show officials Friday at Hotel Kinston. , C ' -; - ,'- v' ' County Agent Joe Koonce report ed that a decrease in ,tlie. number of hogs to be entered 'tois year is expected while about , tha same number or steers is slatet: A drop from 170 hogs last year to 130 was foreseen and between 40 and 60 steers will be entered probably, he said. -' R. C. Mollett . of Frosty . Morn Meats, Incw -said that his' firm would kill and prepare beeves in return for the "fifth -quarter,' or r . ' ' This will 'entih!- "" t a i't to fve it : March 26, 1953 Uegrb Held Here, Admits Rape Or White Woman , HISTORIC The ante-bellum mansion and gardens of Orton Plantation, estab lished on . the west bank of the broad Cape Fear river in 1725, are expected to be viewed by thou- Hi Tigers I:V (By WDJBERT BONEF) ' This -coming .Fjiday tb '8Wh, the195S edition f -the twaeball Tigers open their" regular season af j 12 games and this opener 1s to be played on the' local diamond at 8:30 p. m. On Tuesday ths 17th ths Tigers played a pre season practice game at Wilson and Coach Draug- hon reports that 1m was well foleased with, the showing -of the boys against this superior compe tition and especially since the War saw boys had only had two days of outside practice due to bad weather. With seven of the first team of last season around and six more lettermen out this season the Tigers should be able to continue their good record Of the past three seasons when they have compiled a record of 32 wins against only 15 losses. Some bright prospects are coming up to the Varsity in the persons of Ellis Joseph who is a left-handed pitcher and is a six footer weighing 200 pounds; Ben nie Hobbs, who is a six font three inch bean-pole and a right-handed pitcher; Jerry Davis, who is a good all-around prospect in athletics and plays the outfield. Returning let termen who will more than likely win starting assignments this year are W. C. Tew, who is a six foot er weighing 175 pounds and plays first base, and J. D. Davis, who is a five foot 10 inch powerhouse weighing 175 pounds and plays the outfield. - These boys along with first stringers Tommy Rogers, Hughie Lewis, Dwlght Lanier and H. E. Register, should give the Tigers of 1953 the most powerful hitting team that has been around in a long time , and the fielding was proven to be very good up at Wilson but only two days of hit ting practice did not give the boys a fair showing on their ' bitting. Bill Carlton, who plays short-stop this year, Hughie Lewis, who is set at third base, W. C. Tew, who will probably be at first base, and Marion Creech, who is an oufe fielder, . gained valuable ' experi ence last summer by Playing Jun ior baseball with the Post 127 team of Warsaw and this Post hopes to be able to help some more boys along in ths great American gams this summer. The Warsaw Tigers are an independent team in base ball and are not In any conference play but Coach - Draughon makes up his own schedule and it is -as follows: March 27 Clinton, 31st Calypso, , April V t Faison, ' 7th Rose Hill, 10th at Calypso, 14th j Brodeen. 20th Wallace. . 21st at Brodgen, 24. tb at Faison, 28th et Rose Hill, May 1 at Wallace. These boys will have a fine team this year and the attendance has .been Very poor in the past at basiebtBl games, so you local fans corns on out and support your team as you should. ' The horns games ars play ed at 8:30 p. i&, but you can come out if you are interested in our youth.'- . -vrv't."; y-': '-'-: Magnolia P. Ti AC i The Magnolia Parent-Teaulier As sociation will neet Thursday night, April 2, at 7:30 o'clock in the school auditorium.", All parents, teachers and -friends are Invited to attaud. number of requests, individual hogs may be entered- by adult farmers this year. Previously,' the only units open to farmers were for pens of thiee and five. In sd- rt-t'on, tu rnfMfmiim velght for - ' i ? 1 r,'T" ;;, I t) f 1 WBSCKIPTION- KATE: 1.M eaoiiHet outsiae mis i BEAUTY SPOT NEAR WILMINGTON ' : ORTON PLANTATION sands of visitors during the annual Wilmington, N. C. Azalea Festival on March 26 - 29. The great masses of Indica and Kurume azaleas, en hanced "by camellias, roses, wis Forty-one school attendance cases Itxse been mvsstig"ed by th Wel fare Department tJs school year, says Mrs. Thelma D. Taylor super intendent of Public Welfare. The General Statutes of North Carolina make the superintendent of Public Welfare inr each county the school attendance officer. The law also is that any child between the ages of 7 and 16 jhall attend school unless legally excused. To date during the school year, 41 de linguent attendance cases- ' have been reported to the Duplin Coun ty We If a -e Department These re ports have been made after teach ers have made unsuccessful efforts to have these children remain in school regularly. When reported to the superin tendent of Public Welfare a letter is written to the parent, advising him or her of the continued ab sences, and advising that the child be returned to school. In case the j child does not return and attend reguiariy uk case worsers wen make an investigation. Usually the parents and the child are given an other chance, and if those involved refuse this last chance, they are brought into court It has been found to date that in these 41 cases, five were truancy, three were be cause of sickness, and some result ed from retardation. Most were resulting from parental indiffer ence. As a result of theso investi gations nearly all of the children returned to school. One was giv en a psychological examination and excused from school attendance and two did not return because of sickness. In two cases the parents were brought into Recorder's Court Pink Hil Man Again Heads ; Two of Lenoir county's men were elected to offices of the sec ond educational district . of the North Carolina State School Board Association at a Thursday night meeting at Dixon. ; Lynwood Turner, Pink Hill school committeeman who now is serving -as district president, was re-named to the post Lenoir Coun ty Schools Supt H. H. Bullock was chosen secretary-treasurer. The other office, .vice-president was re ceived by Warren Taylor of Rich- lands, a member et the Onslow County Board of Education. ' Approximately 225 school 'board members, principals - and superin tendents attended the session which featured an outline of the 'State budget In regard to School legisla tion by , attorney Tom Banks . of Raleigh. , , -,.' , ;1 ': Recognized as special guests were Dean Guy B. Phillips and Dr. Al len Hurlburt of the TJNC School of Education. - -. V: Program participants were Crav en Schools . Superintendent R.,1 Pugh of Near Bern, invocation; On slow Superintendent LB, Hudson, welcome, and Turner, who presid ed. A film strip was also presented. Thirteen counties comprise the district: Lenoir, Greene, Duplin, Pamlico, Carteret' Craven, New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Samp- Welfare Department Investigates Fdrty-One School Attendance Cases ' i, X -, Jones and C" ' :. c - . a are I. i. per ; gfeOTtWatfW: -' IS ... taria and dogwood, usually come into bloom ' about March 15 and continue in their glorious beauty through April, and JajstetUk- thx k3 1 s -was brought into .. Jus ctWie - Cous? In this case the child ' wCS made a ward of the court and is now at tending school regularly elsewhere. As a general rule absences fere not continuous in sny one pupil case, but are frequent enough to retard the pupil vrjgress and War of the class. - "Truancy," says Mrs. Taylor, "under ths law, can be pu pil-truancy or parent-truancy or both." Of these 41 investigations made, not one was found to be be cause of extreme poverty. In one family it might have been indirect ly "so. The mother worked away from home and left one child at home to care for the smaller chil dren. "In some cases," continued Mrs. Taylor, "none . of which were re ported to the agency because of lack of attendance, mothers have requested assistance in keeping their children in school." When ever it has been possible the agen cy has been of some assistance. Funds for such purposes are ex tremely limited and it has often fallen to the lot of neighbors and friends to lend a helping hand. Lack of school attendance can not be solved by teachers, nor can it be solved by school attendance officers, and neither can it be solv ed by financial assistance. It is a community problem as well. It is an attack on parental indiffer ence.,.: All working together with tnese parents and these children can make a beginning step In keep ing children in school and perhaps aiso in overcoming future pover ty. ; ish Rilers Hear Ed Blair Principal Ed Blair of Vanceboro was the prinicpal speaker at the Scottish Rite ladies' night event staged Tuesday nieht at Hotel Kin. ston. Mrs. Luby Edwards at the pi ano led in the singing of "America" at the banquet affair and Mrs. Rob ert Perkins, - accompanied by her husband, sang several selections. These also were incorrectly pre sented in the story. Dr. William A. Keffer served as master of ceremonies for the af fair, which was attended by more than 200 Scottish Rite members ana their ladies. Blair spoke on the role of Masonry in fighting despot ism and supplementing tha work of the church. Harry Shipman presented sever al piano selections and Fay Ridcn hour perforate! as magirian. Blair was introduced by Lest??- Grady Among the gULStS were Sudan Tunple Recorder, C A. Soifett and Mrs. Seifert from New Bern. t RURITANS SPONSOR UNION SERVICE There will be a Union Service held in the- Calypso' school audi torium, March 29. All of the . de nominations of Calypso are Invit ed to take part In the service, and all members are asked to bring a basket lunch which will be served in the school lunch room. ro, i,ew Bern, Clif ton and PMCEITEN CENTS Robert Hammer, escaped Negro convict is being held in the local - jail without privilege of bond after admitting to officers that he raped attractive 16-year-old Mrs. Virgin ia Hatcher, wife of Howard Hatch er, in her bedroom at their 2ml . story home about 2 miles east of Tin City Wednesday morning about 10:45. Sheriff Ralph Miller said he vould be charged with first de gree rape. He was caught last night about 11:30 o'clock week of Wallace on the Han-ell's Store road by Patrolman Hester of Ken ansville and Deputy Murray Byrd of Faison. Hammer offered no re sistance when captured. He was brought to the local prison camp where he confessed to officem. In the meantime Levy McGee, Hegroi on the farm of Bill Brady near Wallace, was brought to jail heret and questioned. He denied being implicated and was released today. Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher have been married about seven months and lived on the second floor of a ten ant house on the farm of Henry Register. She told Solicitor Walter Britt this morning that she was alone at the house, her husband working ir. the field about 400 yards from the home. She had been to carry him some water and on returning went to her bedroom. . Sbe went through the door some what at an angle noticed over her shoulder, after getting into the Toom, hammer sitting Desmes a chest of drawers. Before she could do anything he jumped and caught her by the shoulders, asking her to submit to him. She refused and began fighting. She said she hol lered and he picked up a pair of scissors and told her if she holler ed again he would kill her. He hit and arm with the scissors, choked her with both hands, bruised her her with both hands, bruisned her chest and shoulders. He tore off her pants and threw her to the floor and raped her. She thinks -she stayed on the . floor about - S minutes. Sbe parsed out and when . sbe rame to he wis gone, be said. Her husband sa'd he heard some noise towards the house and thought maybe the cook stove had exploded. He rushed to the house and found her in a badly nervous condition. The Negro was gone. Game Warden Bill Ipock came along about that time and took them to Wallace where he reported it to Policeman Hocutt Hatcher caught McGee at gun point and turned him over to Ipock who turned him ever to Sheriff Miller. Hammer was working with the highway gang in the town of Wal lace near the high school when he walked off. He was a trusty do ing 15 years for rape on a colored girl near Laurinburg. He was sent to the roads in 1950. Hammer told officers that he didn't know any one lived in the house when he first got there and ran in to hide. Said he saw Mrs. Hatcher from a window coming towards the house and was afraid if he tried to run she would expose him. Mrs. Hammer showed a red eye and bad bruises on her chest and neck this morning while talking to Solicitor Britt. Her husband said that when he reached the house sho was blue all over. Sher iff Miller said sbe was blue when he first saw her. - t Officers aiding Sheriff Miller im the manhunt were Policeman Ho--cutt, Deputies Fussell, Boone, Hous- -ten, Murray Byrd and Marley and 3 State Patrolmen Hester, Briley and Norton. Solicitor Brill said the case proi ebly would 'not come up a: the . April term of Superior Court if the charges were first degree, mak ing a capital crime with the death .sentence if convicted. Citizenship Workshop Meeting Here Tuesday "Are You A Good Citizen?" will be the underlining theme of a citi zenshop workshop to be held for Home Demonstration Club mem-.: bers in the Capital Theatre in Ken ansville at 2:30 o'clock on March 31. Mr.s C. C. Ivey, County Citi zenship leader, has worked out an interesting program which will fea ture outstanding leaders. These leaders will speak in a panel dis cussion on the following subjects: 1. Citizenship In The Home, Mrs. A. B. Lanier, County Family Life leader. 2. Citizenship In The School, Mr. R. L. PrUitt principal. Chinquapin High School." 3. Citizenship In t The- Commun- ity, Rev. L. C. Prater, pastor. Out law's Bridge. 4. Citizenship In The County. Mrs. Lehman Williams, Register of Deeds, Kenansville. 5. Citizenship In The World, Mrs. . R. L. Cox, Methodist aywomaa and past District Chairman of Wom an's Club. Mt Olive. t Special Meeting H. D. C. " A ' special interest meeting on 'Keeping Home Records" -will be given -by Miss .Mamie Whisnanti home management specialist tn the -agricultural building, Kenansville, on Thursday afternoon, April 2, as 2 o'clock. All home management leaders ' and home ' demonstration cub members are Invited. , t.
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