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KENANSVILLE, NOSTII CATCLINA, THURSDAY, " APRIL, 16 1953
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Quartet together with the Chuck
:i Wagon Gang will ' make another'
' appearance in Kenan, -aortal Au-
ditorium here Monday hylht April
20, -beginning at 8 p. m, and lasting
unta midnight. The program this;
time -will fee all Kenansville. Wally
' says he will not divide his -time be
, tween Itere and another town. Ad-
. mission wm be 1.00 In advance,
.-fias at the door and SO cent tor
children from 6 to 12. Under 6 years
: xfld Jsee. Tickets are now on sale
at the following places: Warsaw
Drug Co., Wallace Drug Co, Ken"
' ansville Drug Co Western Anto
Associates, Wallace; Service Hater
Co, KenansvUle, and members ol
; the TCenansville and Warsaw Uons
' Quo. - The program is sponsored
; by the two Lions Clubs.
Wally and the Chuck Wagon gang
seeds no introduction to Duplin
audiences. Their fame at gospel
singing is well known In these
. parts.
County Republicans
; In Meeting Here
Duplin County Republicans met
o in the Duplin county conn nouse
v on AprU 10, with H. 3. Kornegay
, of Calypso presiding.
Officers for : the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
H. B. Kornecay. chairman: Sirs.
James Cottle. Faison, vice-chair
man; C C Ivey, Mount Olive, treas
urer; Mrs. S. V. Wilkins. Row Hill,
. secretarT.'i':"';; ''"'
Chairman Kornegay ' Is well
known in party circles, having
' served as county chairman for 15
years. -: :
" With most voflng precincts repre
sented, considerable program was
made in forming the County Exe-
cutive Committee.
Owen Matthia, of Clinton, was
introduced and spoke in behalf of
' Young Republican Clubs. Tollow
: tag enthusiastic discussion, plans
were made to organize a Young
- Republican Club in the county. All
V Republicans under 40 are eligible
- for membership, are Wged to con
tact Mr. Kornegay or any member
of the Executive Committee tar
' further information. - ' t
wITTalka' were made by Chairman.
Kornegay C q, Ivey and others,
urging their, hearers to greater ef
fort in party affair. ,.. i
13 Are Inducted
Army, April 6
May Call For 17
-
The local Draft Board lists the
following men inducted Into the
armed services from here on AprU
8:
Allen Adolph Bell, Kenansvllle,
C; Deri Grey Walker, route 2, Mt
Olive, W; Gibson Bruce Carter,
route 1, Mt Olive, W; Walter Frank
? lin Carter, route 1, Warsaw, W; Del
' mas Wilburn Dail, route 1, Mt Ol
ive, W; Alfred Arthur Houston, Jr.,
route 2 Beulayille', W; Richard
Douglas Chasten.'route 3, Rose Hill,
C; Franklin. Thigpen, route 1, Mt
Olive, W; Unwood William Herring,
route J, Warsaw, N; Gerald Dixon
Morton, Chinquapin, W; . Robert
Lowell Rhodes, route 1, Beulaville,
W; Juno LAsale Dixon, route 1, Ken
ansvllle, C; William Melvin Cas
teen, route 2, Rose Hill, W.
v Next pre-induction examination
is April 30, 1953, tor 37 men.
May induction call is for 17 men
on- May 4, 1953.
May pre-induction examination is
May 20, 1953, for 37 men.
. , Vmmm , , . AIN'T TIISY GOOD. Just picked out of a Duplin
County strawberry patch. This is a typical scene among Duplin straw
berry patches at this season of the year. Wallace's strawberry market
opened this week and sales have been running about 200 packages per
day. Officials say sales Will get into high gear next week. , The market
has been moved from the West side of town to the tear of Bryan t
Elanchard warehouse on highway 117. . r
Grdy Girl SccjIs Celebrate
first Biril: Jay 7ith Banquet
The members of B. F. Grady Girl
Scoot Troop One celebrated their
first birthday by entertaining their
mothers at a banquet in the school
cafeteria Saturday night, April 11.
" The menu consisted of pineapple
juice, chicken salad, glazed apples,
lima beans, potato chips, deviled
eggs, cloverleaf rolls, Iced tea, cake
and ice cream. Serving as wait
resses were Peggy Jean Grady and
Betty Spence Smith.
.,; The cafeteria was attractively
decorated using green and yellow,
the Girl Scout colors. The center
piece at the guest table was a big
birthday cake, baked by .the girls,
and baering the wards "Happy
Birthday Troop One." ' ,
The program was -as follows:
Invocation, Marilyn Stroud; toast
mistress,; Shelby Smith; toast to
mothers, 'Nancy Lillian Grady; re
sponse; Mrs. Vainer Garner; inves
titure of new members and awards
by leader, Mar y Anna Grady;
pledge to flag, Girl Scout Promise
and Girl Scout Hymn, .Troop. A
recreation period of games and
dancing was enjoyed by the girls
and mothers. r.:
Connie Jo Wells and Sue Smith
presented Mary Anna Grady, lead
er; and Thelma Dilday, assistant
Djplin Heme Demonstration
Women Bring Home Gavel
.Duplin Ho me Demonstration
women brought home the gavel
tram the. District meeting held in
Clinton last Wednesday, April 8,
in the Baptist Church there.
The morning session was devoted
to business and reports. Mrs. O.
L. Holland, member of the Friend
ly Club, was chairman of the Reso
lutions Committee.
Mrs. J. B. Torrans, Council Chair
man, presented the Duplin report,
uSmg 9 flannel board. To the star
of Home Demonstration Club work
in Dunlin last year she " hitched"
five wagons: Organisation" of
Choralgroup as- part ef-our'trroBie
program; county - wide religious
service held during National. Home
Demonstration Week, county Dress
Revae for Spring Federation; de
veloped them of International Good
Will on Achievement Day; and
Christmas open house.
ter a chicken barbecue lunch
eon the afternoon session was be
gun with the Duplin Chorus sing
ing "Fairest Lord Jesus" and "This
Is My Father's World." Mrs. Rob
Marriage Licenses
jssue In April
During the two weeks oi April,
marriage license were issed to the
following white couples. '
- Leon Arton, Keutzer and Anne
Rae 'Turner, Walter Pollock West
and Pearl Raynor; Alvin Baker
and Pauline Baker; Leo M. Weston
and Eleanor Futral; William Arth
ur Jones and Mary Frances Jones;
Robert Rhodes Jr. and Martha Grey
Murray; Luther F. Jenkins and
Eunice Davis; Myron Gene Higdon
j and Gereldme Kornegay; Preston
jk. juanier ana ouaie i. mmer, iaca
Thompson Jr. and Lettuce Faye
Beddard; Alton Junior Stroud and
Margaret Jean Jones..
License were issued to one' col
ored couple who were Willie James
Murphy and Helen Elizabeth Knig
ht , . '
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Con-
John
gift
from the troop to her baby daugh
ter.
The following girls were invest
ed as new members: Zylphia Smith,
Scarlet HILL and Patricia Herring.
Receiving second class badges
were Shelby. Smith, Nancy Lillian
Grady Carolyn Waller and Glen
da SCOtt' :V-V ': ' '
Proficiency Badges were award
ed to Sue Smith, Marilyn Stroud,
Shelby Smith, Glenda Scott Caro
lyn Waller, Connie Joe Wells, Ed-
wina Smith and Clystia Holt
Membership pens were awarded
to Connie Jo Wells, Sue Smith,
Nell Garner, Nancy Lillian Grady,
Eleanor Jane Grady, Clystia Holt
Patricia Miller, Edwina Smith, Shel
by Smith, Glenda Scott Judy Wal
lace and Mary Franklin Wallace.
Guests attending were: Mrs. Var
ner Garner, Mrs. Needham Grady,
Mrs. Emmett Herring, Mrs. Buck
Hill, Mrs. Robert Holt Mrs. Ar
thur Smith, Mrs. John C. Smith,
Mrs. Mack Smith, Mrs. Woodrow,
Smith, Mrs. Clayton Stroud, Mrs.
Ash Scott Mrs. William Waller,
Mrs. H. M. Wells and Mrs. John
Sheppard.'
ert Blackmore and Mrs. Bill Vann
did duet parts. Mrs. L. K, Alder
man was organist and Mrs. Robert
Blackmore was leader.
Mr. E. Y. Floyd, of the Plant In
stitute, Stat College, Raleigh, was
guest speaker. spoke on the
Challenge Program, . which is an
agricultural program dedicated to
increased per capita income, great
er security, Improved educational
opportunities, finer - spiritual val
ues, stronger community life, and
mora dignity' and contentment In
county living farm people.
Mrs. IVU Vann,; jny,BraarJ
Club. wLr chairnuui 6f the Cour
tesy Committee, ' . . v'
At the close, -of the meeting, Mrs.
Mary L. McAllister, Southeastern
District Agent installed the new
officers. Mrs. David Williams of
Rockfish Club was to. stalled as v.'.-e-
chairmaa of the 27th District
Nine ty-ee Tea women from Dup
lin attended this meeting. By Pau
line s. Johnson, Home Demonstra
tion Agent -
Local Breeders
Superior Sire
Coastal Cooperative Breeders As
sociation, Inc., announced today that
their Jersey Bull Committee has
unanimously approved the purchase
of Donna Dandy Sultan, R. J.
480287, by American Breeders Serv
ice for use in artificial insemination
service rendered local dairymen by
their organization. 4 ; ,
"Donna" to use his short name, is
a big,, deep bodied, straight solid
dark fawn bull, classified "Very
Good." . He was listed in the Feb
ruary 25th Jersey Bulletin as a Su
perior Sire with 10 tested daugh
ters averaging 9,966 pounds of milk,
5.1 per cent test and 505 pounds
of butterfat and 11 classified daugh
ters averaged 89.68 per cent
"Donna" was purchased from Ed
ward Lv Young, of Florence, S. C.
He was bred by J. L. Hutchinson,
Jr, Happy Valley Farm, Rossville,
Ga. He was bom September 11,
1940, and is now almost six years
old. Although 11 aaugnters nave
completed lactation only nine dams
have records, which gives "Donna"
a nine daughter-dam comparison
American Index of 10,701 pounds of
milk, 4.70 per cent test and 603
pounds of butterfat on a 309 day,
2X, mature equivalent basis. -
Coastal Cooperative Breeders As
sociation, Inc, will furnish service
from "Donna'' to dairymen in the
county at no advance in fee.
Wilmington Plans
$!:d5!:o.7fApr.30
There will be a Fat Stock Show
and Sale at Wilmington on AprU
30 and May I. 1953. Any boy or
girl who would like to enter a
beef calf, or pigs in the Wilming
ton show should contact their ag
riculture teacher, or county agent's
office by April 20. :y
' The Magnolia Woman's Ovie Or
ganization will sponsor a rummage
sale in the old Gay lor store, located
next to the drug store in Magnolia
on Saturday, . April 18.. l .
Anyone interested in paying a
small tee to have a garbage truck
come around to your house once
each week to collect garbage, eta,
please contact Mrs. L. E. Pope or
Mrs. Roscoe Potter. ' , v
Wise sayings often ' fall flat-5 but
a- kin 1 d -d will always be long
leader; with lovely corsages,
nie Jo Wells .presented Mrs.
Sheppard, former ' leader; '
reme-.Liwea. -
ALBERT
Pg 7udi Mjert li Out Im
lluuijln Court llovsellere
Albert Timothy Outlaw, retired
Register of Deeds in Duplin Coun
ty, was signally honored here last
Friday morning 'when a huge por
trait of him was presented to the
country during the morning session
of Superior Court ; The picture,
done in Sepia, was made in New
York City and paid for by friends
and members, of Mr. Outlaw's fam
ily in Duplin.
Judge W, C Harriss of Raleigh,
presiding over court, recognized
Judge Henry A. Grady, of New
Bern, emergency Superior Court
Judge, and former resident judge
of this Judicial district Judge Grady
was reared in Duplin but lived in
Sampson during his tenure as resi
dent Judge. Judge Grajy deliver
ed about a JO-mlnuttf raddress en the
life and work of Albert T. Outlaw.
His address, see v back page, tells
the story of Mr. Outlaw. County
Attorney Vance B. Gavin, in ap
propriate words, accepted the por
trait on behalf of the county and
Judge Harriss ordered that the por
trait be hung in an appropriate
place on the walls of the court
room and Judge Grady's address
be spread on the court minutes.
Clerk of Court R. V. Wells has filed
School -Group Meets Wednesday
The Duplin County School Im
provement Committee will hold its
final meeting of this 'school year
at B. F. Grady school next Wed
nesday. April 22, at 7 p. m. An
interesting program is being plan
ned.
Work Starts Beulaville Water
System ., ....
Work was commenced Wednes
day in Beulaville on installation of
a $125,000 water system. The Wil
mington Well and Pump Company
is doing the Job.
District 14 Nurses To Meet
An urgent meeting will be held
for the .nurses of District 14, North
Carolina State Nurses Association,
Friday night April 17, 1953 Cum
berland County Health Department
at 8 d. m. . This meeting win ne
concerned with new developments
in regard to the Nurse Practice
Act j
Tobacco Setting
Many farmers in the county have
been ."transplanting tobacco this
week and by the end of next week
it will be pretty general with all,
reports indicate. Some Blue Mold
is being reported. .
Frost
v-nef was rennrtad in the coun
ty Tuesday morning bui not suf
ficient to do any damage.
" County Court 1
County Court will convene Mon
day morning for trial by jury.
Presbytery Meets HallsviHe
The soring session of the Wil
mington Presbytery will meet with
the Hallsvuue cnurcn next xues
dav. . At. this time the Presbytery
is expected to take action official-
lv declaring :. urove jcTesoyienan
Church in Kenansville the point, of
beginning 1 of FresDytenaniam , m
North Carolina, ' ;
1 -i-
ors
At DOsViiiin
WINSTON-SALEM Dr. John
T. Powers and Dr. Robert F. Willis
of Kenansville are, two of .43 phy
sicans from Southeast North Car
olina who are attending a post
graduate course in ; obstetrics and
pediatrics at the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine of Wake Forest
College, it is announced by Dr. C
C Carpenter, dean of the school.
nevs
The conference, . being, held in
T. OUTLAW
Judge Grady's original manuscript
in the clerk's office.
Mr. Gavin and Judge Harriss,
both in their comments, said it was
appropriate that Mr. Outlaw's pic
ture be hung in-the court house
here' and that it foe done so while
Mr. Outlaw is still living. Judge
Harriss also suggested that a simi
lar action on behalf of Judge Grady
should take place in Sampson Coun
ty and that his picture should be
placed in the court house there.
Judge Harriss paid tribute to
Judge Grady,- the oldest Superior
Court Judge in North Carolina in
point of service and age. Judge
Harriss is the second oldest Judge
in point of service.
The-above picture of Mr. Out
law is not the copy that is hung in
the court house but is a typical
pose of him that will be recognized
by everyone who 'has ever seen
him in his office at work here. Mr.
Outlaw, was unable to attend the
presentation because of ill health.
The Kenansville high school turned
out en masse for the program. See
Judge Grady's address in full on
back page.
Superior Court
Disposes 21 Cases
Here Last Week
Superior court convened Tuesday
morning April 7 with Judge W. C.
Harris presiding. The 21 cases dis
posed of were as follows:
Elisha King for posession and
transporting non tax paid whiskey
for purpose of sale and aiding and
abeting in same. Plead guilty and
sentenced to roads for 12 months,
sentence suspended and defendant
placed on probation for three years,
upon payment of cost. -
Odell Gresham plead guilty in
operating automobile in careless and
reckless manner and operating ve
hicle with expired license. Senten
ced 6 months on -roads, -sentence
suspended foe two years on good
behavior and defendant not to ope
rate a car in the state for one
year. Forfeit drivers license and
pay $125.00 and cost
, Tommie Powell charged with pos
sskm of non tax paid whiskey for
purpose of sale, operating a dis
orderly home and aiding and abet
ting in same. Sentenced to 18 months
on roads. Defendant gave notice
of appeal to superior court
Leslie 3. and LiUie Farrior char
ged with posession of non tax paid
whiskey for purpose of sale and
for .aiding and abetting in same.
Case against Lillie Mae Farrior hoi
prossed. Leslie plead guilty and was
sentenced to roads for 12 months.
Sentence was suspended and de
fendant placed on probation for 3
years to pay fine of $100.00 and
COSt ';- ,;' .
Robert Garner charged with pos
ession of materials for the purpose
of manufacturing non tax paid whi
skey for purpose of sale. Was found
not guilty .
' Wilbert Highsmith' plead -guilty
for assault with. a deadly. weapon.
Was sentenced to roads for 18 mon
ths. Sentence, suspended and de
fendant placed on probation for 8
years on payment of cost and the
sum of $200,00 to Wilbert Farrior
and $90.00 to Pender hospital v :
i David Swinson plead no lo con-
tendre to charge of-hit and run
Continued On Back Page Section 1
Winston-Salem on April 14, 15, and
16, is sponsored by the North Caro
lina State Board of Health In coop
eration with members of the Bow
man Gray faculty. It is the first of
its kind hi this area of the state.
Directing the conference are Dr.
Frank R.r Lock, professor' and dir
ector of 4he medical school's dep
artment of obstetrics and gynecol
ogy, and Dr.v Robert B. Lawson,
professor, and head of the school's
department of pediatrics. '
iviush;7
Opens
Rural Mail Box Improvement Week
The Post Office Department has
designated the week ending April
18, 1953, as Rural Mail Box Im
provement Week.
Rural mail boxes which are not
properly erected or in good serv
iceable condition retard the deliv
ery of mail and expose it to dam
age from weather.
It is the desire of the Depart
ment to encourage patrons of the
rural delivery service to provide
suitable mail receptacles and to
erect, them so they will be readily
accessible to the carrier and pre
sent a neat appearance.
It is especially desirable that the
boxes be maintained in a condi
tion that will assure proper pro
tection to .mail placed therein, that
the names of box Owners be in
scribed on the side of the boxes
visible to the carrier as he ap-
Head Of Boston Conservatory Of Music
Speaks To B F. Grady Music Club
The music clubs of B. F. Grady
school were honored on Thursday
afternoon, April 2nd, by a visit from
Mr. Albert Alphin, President and
Director of Boston Conservatory of
Music. Mr. Alphin who is spending
a short while with relatives and
friends in this vicinity visited the
music clubs on the invitation of
our music teacher, Mrs. Byrd. While
with us he gave a very interesting
and inspirational talk to the club
members concerning the many and
varied problems facing students of
music. He listened to two of the
most advanced pupils, Don Wells
and Marilyn Stroud, play several
piano selections. They were judged
Fhey Didntr Know Why They Did It
They Just Wanted To Ride Some;
So They Went And Stole TwaCars
Two Warsaw youths are resting
in jail here talking over the sights
they saw and the fi they had
when they only "borrowed" two
automobiles for some pleasure rid
ing. They didnt mean to "steal"
them, say said. They told Warsaw
Police Chief Coombs they "didn't
know why they did it .they just
wanted to ride some."
On March 31st they stole a 1951
Pontiac, parked in front of Clark
Drug Store in Warsaw about 8
p. m. They proceeded to drive
around and enjoy themselves. On
April 1st Charlie Gore, owner of
the vehicle, found it parked in
front of the D. J. Middleton home
near town, with about 200 more
miles put on it. The car was not
damaged. Chief Coombs began to
investigate and as he had rounded
up his evidence and was planning
to make the nab last Saturday he
Warsaw Election Gaining Momentum;
Luke Gavin, Negro,
It will soon be election time all
around Duplin. All towns are
scheduled to have municipal elec
tions next month. From various
reports it appears that Warsaw is
scheduling the hottest election. To
date reports from the city hall there
lists only one candidate filing for
mayor but others are expected to
do so before the sun sets Saturday
night the last date for candidates
to file. John Jenkins, Mayor of the
town several years ago, has filed.
It is expected that encumbent G.
S. Best will file, also it is reported
Methodist Begin
Evangelical
Services
r ROSE HILL CHURCH
The Rose Hill Methodist Church
is cooperating in the Methodist
Evangelistic Mission, AprU 19-26.
The Mission Involves all Methodist
Churches of the North Carolina and
Virginia Conference. Visiting Pas
tors from surrounding areas will
assist local pastors during the week
of the Mission. Rev. John V. Mur
ray of. Springfield, S. C will be the
guest preacher at Rose Hill. Services
will be conducted by Rev. Murray
Sunday morning and evening .and
each ' evening through Friday at
7:30. ,-'
In " connection with the Mission,
there will be a great Youth Rally
at Roseboro in the High School
auditorium, Saturday, April 18, at
7:30. About 1,000 Youth from the
Wilmington District are expected
to be In ' attendance. A special pro
gram of inspiration to the youth
has been prepared.
Simultaneous to the preaching
Revival conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Murray, there will be a campaign
of Visitation Evangelism conducted
by selected laymen of the Rose Hill
Methodist Church. :.i ' ' h
The- public is - cordially Invited
to the services and your prayers
are solicited for its success, v
rurt revival
Here Tonight
proaches them, and that the boxes
and their supports be kept painted.
Patrons : who have unapproved
boxes of top-opening, revolving
door or other type are not required
to discard them provided the boxes
have been in use by the present
owners for several years and are
maintained in good, serviceable
condition. . Any boxes not of the
present standard type which are of
such design that they cannot be
properly served by the carrier from
his vehicle or are in such condi
tion as not to protect the mail,
should be replaced with boxes of
the approved types. Boxes, re
gardless of type, should, of course,
be of such design and such condi
tion that there will be no likeli
hood of the carrier's being injured
when serving them.
on tone, technique, interpretation,
attitude at piano and rhythm. Don
was rated as excellent on all points.
Marilyn also received a high rating.
It was a real pleasure to have
Mr. Alphin with us. He is a Duplin
native and well remembered by
many in our community. He left
his father's farm when a young
boy and went to Boston to study
in his chosen career of music. He
is another outstanding example of
what can be accomplished by hard
work and perseverance. We sin
cerely hope it may be possible for
him to pay us another visit at some
future date.
"... A-'v'
s.5. -
received a telephone call from the
Charlotte Police Department tell.
ing him they had two Warsaw
youths in jail there, charged with
possessing a stolen automobile and
driving without, license. Coombs
and Deputy Sheriff Boone went to
Charlotte and returned David Out
law, age 18 and A. P. Tyndall, age
17, both of the Warsaw area. On
the ride home the boys talked free
ly and told officers the story. They
went to Charlotte in Oliver Jones'
Buick which they stole Friday
night. They said they intended to
return it Saturday night. They were
parked on Trade Street in Charlotte
late that night fast asleep, when
officers awoke them and began
questioning. Searching the car they
found letters belonging to Jones.
The two are in jail in default of
a thousand dollar bond each await
ing trial.
Files For Town Board
that Rivers Johnson, Jr., may file.
.Nine candidates lor town com
missioner have filed, including one
Negro. They are: Duke Matthis,
J. N. West Jr., Wm. M. Craven,
John N. Fonvielle, J. Ed Strickland,
D. J. Rivenbark, Sidney Poole, Y.
Li. Smith and Luke Gavin. Gavin
is a Negro. Others are expected to
file before the deadline.
Registration books for new voters
will be open Saturday, April 18
and 25. May 2 will be challenge
day. Election day is Tuesday, May
5.
FAISON CHURCH
The Rev. Richard Hoagland of the
Faison Methodist Church announ
ces that the United Evangelistic
Mission services will be conducted'
April 19 through 26 by the Rev.
Bryan Grenshaw of Barnwell, S. C.
The Rev. Grenshaw attended Cand
ler School of Theology where he
obtained a B. D. degree and Emory
University where he obtained a
M. S. Th. degree. He was on the
District Committee of Evangelism
last year, and in the previous year
led the entire Greenville District
in members received on profession
of faith in the Methodist Church.
The Rev. Grenshaw will also con
duct the mammouth Youth Rally at
Roseboro High School April 18 at
7:30 p. m. This rally will launch
the District wide campaign of the
ITEM and all youth from 12 to 23
arje invited to attend. A Chorus of
a hundred voices under the direct
ion of Miss Shirley Smith of Salem
burg, N. C will participate. Throug
hout the entire Christian Emphasis
week of April. 19 through 26 the
THEME: YOU NEED CHRIST NOW
will be emphasised. This theme has
profound signifigance because it is
at the very basis of the entire
teaching of Jesus The Kingdom of
God is at hand." His person and
ministry showed the way by re
vealing the -decision of the series
of crisis in our lives. Being In the
world life can. be improved in it
only in the light at the Kingdom of
God and that Improvement could
be- revealed only in direct pro--portion
to the amount that God
could be revealed to as through
The third annual Duplin Coun
ty Music and Art Festival gets un
der way in Kenan Memorial Audi
torium here tonight with a stage- .
program of music for the Duplin
County High School Band, elemen
tary and high school choruses, folk
dancing and rhythm and flutophona
bands.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday the
auditorium will be open to the pub
lic featuring exhibits of art and
handicraft work done by school
students throughout the county.
Stephenson Music Company in Ra
leigh has installed a Hammond or
gan and organ music will accom
pany the finer programs. On Sun
day afternoon and evening organ
concerts will be given with a por
tion of the Sunday program given
over to gospel singing. The public
is invited. There will be no ad
mission charges.
Albertson Couple
Move Pink Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Westbrook
and two children, Joan and George
Bryan, have recently moved to
Pink Hill from their farm on Al
bertson, Route 1, and Mr. West
brook has taken over the manage
ment of the Esso Service Station
located on the highway, in town,
which was formerly operated by
Robert Summerlin. He will have
a complete line of automobile ac-
AOEcnnaa inAhiiiinn A41nn n9 UTaiuI'm
Riverside tires and will specialize
in washing, greasing, oil and tire
changing. He will also handle
drinks, cigaretts, candy and ice
cream.
Anyone wishing automobile serv
ice, they will receive it with a
smile, at Westbrook's. Look for hia
ad in this issue of The Times.
Gets Photographs
Put On Exhibit
Daniel W. Lanier, Wallace's new
profeasieoal photographer and a na
tive of Beulaville, attended the N.
C. Photographers Association Con
vention in High Point recently. At
the convention pictures that had
been judged by some of the na
tion's leading photographers were
put on exhibit Among those were
three made by Mr. Lanier.
Revivalist
REV. DAVID CRAWFORD
The Reverend David Crawford, a
ministerial student of the William
Carter Bible College of Goldsboro,
will begin a series of revival serv
ices in the Northeast Free Will
Baptist Church Sunday night, April
19, at 7:30. The church is located
six miles from Wallace-Chinquapin
road, it was announced by the Rev
erend Arby Carter, pastor of the
church.
This will be the first revival the
21year-old evangelist has conducted
in the historic Northeast Church.
The young evangelist was licens
ed by the Evangelical Baptist de
nomination in December, 1950, and
was ordained in May of 1951. He
has attended Holmes Bible College
one year and will finish his sec
ond year of ministerial work in
June of this year in the Carter Col
lege. Besides attending Carter College
he is assistant pastor of the Edge-
wood Evangelical Baptist Church
of Goldsboro, having become assist
ant pastor to Dr. Wm. Howard Car
ter soon after his ordination.
The revival campaign is expect
ed to continue one week. The pub
lic is cordially invited.
CHRIST.
PINK iniX CHURCH
Special services in connection
with the Methodist Evangelical
Mission will commence in the Pink
Hill Methodist Church Sunday nig
ht April 19th, with Rev. R M. Du
Bose of Newberry, S. C doing the
preaching. The services will be
held at 7:30, continuing throughout '
the week.;.,; -., ':.
Sometimes a youngster can bef
switched onto the right track.
Every jnan cannot be the best- but '
every, jnan can do his best
When money talks nobody cares
what kind -at "trammer it uses .
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