. J VOL. 20. NO. 31 - Section 1 Highway Two Victims in By CAROLYN CRAVEN John E. Farrior, colored, ot near Hallsville, was arrested Tuesday morning by Sherriff Ralph Miller lor highway, robbery.: This is the second such charge against Farrior in the last month. He was out under bond for a like offence when ap prehended by the. Sherriff Tuesday. Farrior was working in a tobacco field on the farm of Mrs. Oliver Home, Monday, and there was a .lull in the work at the barn while the workers were waiting for more tobacco to be brought in from the isM James ' Staten. colored, took a short nap during this' lull and when he awoke his wallet "-with $213 was missing and so was Farrior. Several men tried during the f- 4mnnn md niiht to track Farrior down and thought they , had him near Hallsville. . Duputy ; Houston took ' blood Aounds down around 2 A. M. but the man was not found at that time. When they thought they had him trapped in a house near Hallsville, he escaped through a window breaking out the entire . Early Tuesday morning; Sherriff MUler had a call that "an escaped man was in Hallsville" and he went down to make-the arrest tmnKing It was a convict who had escaped a day or two previously. Upon ar riving at' Hallsville, the sherriff found Farrior instead oft the con vict and arrested him. He only had $51 of the $215 with him. It is re ported that he spent part of it for clothes in Kenansville and' about $16 for a taxi ride to Wallace and back. Farrior claims that he gave a hundred dollar bill to a colored woman in Hallsville. but she denies any knowledge of it. , Duplin Scout Records Trip To By Larry moCtjllen I have lust returned from the Third National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America in California where I camped "with 80,000 after MMltatfV-.Jh, out .'! :-'? Bureau convention, uader thtmew It took me almost a month to getkdate, he said, the North Carolina ready to epreparrog' equipment, getting' an- air mattress, ground covers, uniforms, duffle bags, etc The Scouts in our troop from Tu- carora Council left Wilson at 4:WJ July otn. xne ursi nigni on we oaus we were SO excited we couKUVt sleep after the porter made up our berths so we marked the train with chalk slosans such as "California or Bust" OMU - A. J OT WM, ..... V . ' . .. V..... The next day we spent the day on a sight seeing tour of Atlanta ana then we were on another train that night and . went through several states during the night. We trav eled the next day across the Miss-: issippi River into St. Louis and had a short stop that night in Kansas City. On July 11th, we had a short tour of Denver, Colorado and on the 12th, we had one of our most - memorable and impressive tours of Salt Lake City. We went in swim ing in the great Salt Lake which is so, full of salt that you are not supposed to be able to drown. When we arrived at the Jamboree site on July 13, in Los Angeles, we started to work putting up 14 tents, 4 dining flys, 4 tables, 1 latrine, and 4 grease traps. We used charcoal stoves for cooking. -'" ,, On the morning of the 14th an aerial bomb was exploded at 9 a. m. to officially open the Jamboree. That night a pageant called The Beginning of America" was' held and Chill Wills was in it : On the 18th, a crowd of Hollywood stars held a show for us. We par ticularly liked Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. . -'.v . ..-; . :-'--:'" On Sunday, July 19th, we bad the biggest church in the world. There were 40,000 Protestants at the ser C vice 1 attended. That night Vice j President Nixon made a talk to us and we had an impressive ceremony during, 'which we renewed our Scout Oaths with 80,000 burning candles being held by the Scouts. The Jamboree closed on July 23 atad we started our return trip. It was quite an event for all of us and ' we saw many new places, met new people and swapped souvenirs with boys from everywhere. ' - , uir.ilcn Minister To Frczch Pink Hill Sunday - . Rev. Robert Foster, an Assistant -. to the pastor of The Queen Street : Methodist Church in Kinston. will ! fill the Second Sunday Appointment ' for Rev, D. C Boone in the Pink ., Hill Methodist Church at the Eleven O'clock Hour. , , Rev. Foster will receive a full time Church appointment from the ', Bishop at the Annual Conference in .October. The public is cordially "in Vited to attend the services. Rev. Boone and his Family Will attend , a Reunion of the - Boone Family in North Hampton County. ' There are Four ministers in the " family. Rev. J. J. Boone of Clark Street Methodist Church in Rocky Mount, Rev. B. F. Boone of the T Tothodist Church in Hookerton, ,l,ev. f 'flnpy Boone of Nornila Meth od:, t i. ..iuth in Nornila, and D. C. Robber Seized; ; Kenansville Is ,.' - Kenansville is jear' moving around, these days as seen in the i'boW:picto.,T'";the' old H. p. "Williams home being moved from its former site, now the Duplin General Hospital site, to a lot adjacent to Attorney Grady Mercer's office on limestone Street. This picture was snapped by Patrolman Hester of Kenansville as the ' buUding was xolitag own Main (Street near the, corner at Holt jSihWonsl stpri. ' was moved on Thursday of last week. Mr. ; Mercer purchased, the house and reports he may remodel it and move to Kenansville or he may convert it into an apartment house. Farm Bureau To Hold Convention In Raleigh Hoy. 15 -17 Greensboro Farm Bureau Exe cutive Vice-President R. Klake Shaw announced here this week that plans are being made to hold the organization's 18th Annual Conven tion in Raleigh,. November 15-17., i He said this action was taken by the1 State Farm Bureau Board last week in? order to give the various units an opportunity for wider par ticipation in formulating their own resolutions and instructing voting delegates to the state convention. Shaw pointed Out that in the past the state meeting has been held during February, which was ' two months after the; American Farm Bureatf-Conventiosu under thtmew voting , delegates to the American SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED ' . yesterday a possible serious fire was averted in Kenansville by quick thinking on the part of Gene Tyndall and H. J. Brown, at Wil liamson's Esso Servlcenter. A can containing gasoline caught fire on a truck parked at the station. . The truck owner kicked the can oft the truck and as it rolled on the cement huge flames leaped and began to spread. The can was rolling tor ward the pumps. Brown ran for a fire extinguisher and Tyndall grab- oea a water nose ana zougnt tne rolling.; flames away .-. from the pumps. It was all over in a briel time ana no damage done. .. ' TEACHERS HEALTH CERTIFICATE y J At the meeting of the Duplin County Board ot Health few nights ago the subject of health certifi cates for teachers came up. Teach' ers must be examined and have Health Certificates by time-school opens. The Board suggested that they go to their local family phy siclan for such an examination, but if they tail to do so they may come to tne. local Health Office. ' RAIN SUNDAY .NIGHT ; Duplin got wet Sunday nighr when attorn pretty generally throughout the county; A. heav rain fell in the early part of the night Winds were heavy around Kenansville, blowing down the ra dio tower on the Jail here and breaking limbs out of trees. MR. BARNRUX TO VISIT DUPLIN Mr. George Barnhill ; will " be working in Duplin County on the Cooperative Project in School Im-J provement ana jLeaaersmp jueveiop. Boone of the Pink Hill Charge in Pink Hill. The family hat been not ed for ministers for five generations in both the Methodist and Quaker Church. ... The Warsaw Methodist Church and the Warsaw Baptist Church are . both in the process of build ing programs which will give the two ' churches' modern educational plants for their church school pro grams." - ' '" '-'' The plant under construction by the Methodist Church will include a modern kitchen, combination din ing and recreational hall, and addi tional class rooms. Outside construc tion on this building has almost been completed and. it is expected to be ready for use in the early fall, The educational plant under con struction by the Baptist Church is designed from an educationar-plant in Canton Mississippi, which is con sidered by religious education au KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAKOL1NA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1953 'Mmtfi - On The Move 18th Annual Farm Bureau Convention will be better qualified to present recom mendations to the nation organiza tion to be included in the following year's policies. ' j.-.-v He said every effort will be made to obtain the expressions of all Farm Bureau members . before the state meeting on such important issues as farm income stability and im provement, general price levels, the federal budget, production and mar keting adjustments, the role of gov ernment, conservation and improve ment of farm resources, the free choice system, capital needs of agri culture, two-way trade or aid, labor management- relations, ' whoosh all speak for farmers, world peace and many others. ' '.,;' ment (Jtellog Dounaatton. ' he will be studying aspects of public school administration in- the coun ty-- s.-ji- ."v: BLOOD DOLORS WANTED The - Red Cross is asking blood donors to contact Mrs. N. B. Boney for Information abeut-the Commun ity Blood Bank in Goldsboro which will be open September 9. Even though the fighting has stopped in Korea blood is still, needed in the fight against polio. CONTRACT LETTING Contracts will be let this after noon in the courthouse here for the 25-bed nurses home and 4,000 square feet health center in conjunction with the Duplin General Hospital. Electric Power Be Off Sunday : Morning 4:30 to 5:30 - - Electric service will be Interrupt ed in the Town of ' Kenansville, Town of Beulaville, Town of Chin quapin, and from Jackson's Store to Fountain Store on Sunday morn ing, August 9, 1953, between the hours of 4:30 a. m. and 5:30 a. m. This interruption is to enable crews to make changes in the Warsaw sub-station. ' :' :: This is in keeping with the Caro Una Power and Light Company practice of keeping ahead of needs of its customers by maintaining an abundant supply of electric service tor all present and future needs.' ' , ' . Duplin Casualties Reported In Korea Korean casualties reported from Washington City on August 2 in clude: Killed in action, Pvt. First Class Earl T. Brlnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Brlnson of Route 1, Wallace. Wounded. Pvt. Norwood E. Boone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan iel Boone ot Route 3, Rose HilL thorities to be one of the most effi cient -in the country regarding fa cilities and equipment. ' The plan for the Baptist educa tional building is that it will be used ultimately for a Primary build ing for children between the ages of one and. twelve. At present, up on the completion ot the structure, the first floor will contain the nurs ery with three classrooms, the be ginners' department with two class rooms,'' the kitchen, heating plant, secretary's office, and two large rooms which will seat 75 persons each and can be used as recreation or dining roomsThe second floor will house the primary and junior departments. , t ',:. . . ' ' Scoll Rally At Chinquapin Tomorrow Chinquapin. Aug. 8. Former Governor Kerr Scott will be hon ored here Friday with a barbecue expected to draw over 1,000 farm ers and other friends of the former chief executive. . Planning the barbecue will be M. I Lanier and Jim Smith, who said today that 14 pigs were in readiness for the barbecuing. If Friday is a rainy day, and most farmers here hope it will be, the affair will be held indoors at the Chinquapin school. The' rally will start at 4 o'clock near . Mr. " Lanier's store. Josh James ot Wilmington will introduce Scott. There is much speculation as to whether former governor will announce his candidacy for the United States Senate. Many be lieve he will, and think it fitting that he make the formal announce ment to the "Branch Head Boys" of Duplin, Pender and Onslow Counties. . .; ; A sound argument requires less noise than a weak one. Work Is Commenced School Building Here Contracts were let here on' Thurs day afternoon ' of last week for school constructions in Kenansville ana Warsaw. ' The Kenansville contract is the beginning of a large modern build ing to bouse the high school and graded scbool of tne larger Kenans ville Negro consolidated school. Jones Brothers in Wilson, who are constructing -. the . Duplin General Hospital, was awarded the general contract for $98,903.00. W. M. Wig gins Co. of Wilson won the heating contract' at $8,135.00. Plumbing went to Ideal Plumbing Co. of Wil mington for $6,295 and wiring was 'Garland King Secretary of the Kenansville Production Credit Ass ociation, may-not have the biggest fish r stonr of r the season, . but - he certainly brought in-the proof with the1 (biggest snake story we have heard in a long time.. Tuesday afternoon,. Garland was riding along the Maxwell swamp highway and ran over a big snake on the road. It was such a large one that he turned around and went back for a better look. The snake was a rattler .and. measured six feet six inches in length and had eiehteen buttons on his rattle. Running over the snake did not kill him and Mr King finally beat him repeatedly before he died. The traffic problem on the na. tion's highways would be solved if. vacation trips were taken only by those who. could afford them. r ; v ; - S 5 BEAUTY AND THE BEACH This week we feature another . picture of lovely Barbara Ann Crockett of Winston Salem, the new Miss North Carolina of 1953. This photo was made by George John son of Goldsboro at Atlantic Beach on the day after the lovely blonde received the coveted title. Her awards Included a weeks vacation at Atlantic Beach as guest of the Morehead City Junior Pk.nhi nt rminm Nnv witK the vacation' over. Miss Crockett. . , : 1 J ::It.;!eIJ,uLrS:,':tnj: riAsiejOl pounds, compared with 3,. iS U tSrtoitotlu; ihewm toe first Tar'044.691 pound, on opening day, last Heel ever to be crowned Miss America. i season.. . Mrs. Bullock Resigns Blind Commission Mrs. Louise Carter Bullock re signed her position as area super visor .-of the Medical Program of the State Commission for the Blind, effective August 1. The District Headquarters is be ing m o v e d from Goldsboro to Greenville' because of curtailment of Federal funds. Mrs. Bullock states that this would envolve add ed travel for her or a change of-j residence, either of which she did not wish to undertake. ' Mrs, , Bullock's work in cooper ation with County Welfare and Health Departments in the 28 Coast al counties extended from Virginia to South Carolina. She began her employment with the State Com mission for the' Blind in January, 1946, and under her supervision the Medical Eye Care and Prevention of Blindness program of this Coast al area has expanded immensely. Mrs. Bullock, who resides at Mt. Olive, RFD No. 2, Duplin County, was formerly employed as senior public health nurse in Duplin Coun ty Health: Department at Kenans ville. , On Large Negro And Additions awarded to H. C. Cooke ot Calypso. Work is already under way and it is expected to be ready for oc cupancy by Christmas. The unit is being-built on the east side of the present frame building and will contain '12 rooms. Contracts were let for a home economics building at Douglas High School in : Warsaw. The general contract went to Coastal Construc tion Co. of Rose Hill at $11,335. Electrical to H. C. Cooke, Calypso, for $688.00; plumbing to Bell-Askins Co. for $640 and heating to Stallings Bros, tor $1,160.00. Truck Turns Over Patrolman t Hester reported a wreck . Sunday night on Rockfish Creek, three miles west of Wallace, highway 41. Hester said William Cersle Kenan, 21-year-old Negro, was driving a 1953 -CMC pick-up truck belonging to hir father,, Wm. rTnot shouldsr.' He traveled 240 feu and the - 'truck turned end Over end down an embankment. .He: ap proached a curve too fast, it ap peared. , Kenan was not injured but the truck was damaged about $600 worm. His brother was riding In the truck with him but escaped injury. . v : Odd fad ' Driving to a gangs to find out why the engine was making that tunny noise, a car owner In Beth page, Long Island, was Informed by the mechanic that a large whlte eat wai undeg; the hood jJuie.. Presbytery and the Judicial n i fut3 ,C', . I ... 1 ..nUl. n h trln AtlaH . ' - f M 1 p v v A .tw - . - I CBSCRIFTION KATE: MUM John 0. Edwards Is Hew Game Warden For Duplin County John O. Edwards is Duplin's new game warden. He replaces Bill Ipock who resigned recently to take a position with-the A. C. Hall Hardware Co. in WatHee. . Mr. Edwards is a native of Wayne County and came here from Golds boro where he was assistant game warden in Wayne. He is married and has one child. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have moved into the Mur ray house just outside of town on the Warsaw highway. 36 Cases Of T. B. Reported In Duplin Mrs. Gordon Kornegay, x-ray clerk in the Duplin County Health Department gave a report this week to the Duplin County Tuber culosis Association on- the number of cases of Tuberculosis in Duplin County at the present time. There are 24 Duplin residents re ceiving sanitorium care at the pres ent time, 18 of which are in the various state institutions and 6 of which are in veterans hospitals. There are twelve known active cases ot tuberculosis which are not hospitalized. Eleven of these are awaiting admission to the sanitori um when there is room for them and one of them is AWOL from the sanitorium. In addition to these thirty-six cases among Duplin residents, there are approximately 100 arrested cases and suspects who go to the Health Department for periodic x-rays. After receiving the above report from Mrs. Kornegay, Mrs. William Craven, exejeutive secretary of the Duplin County Tuberculosis Asso ciation, noting' the increase of the number- of cases reported over -last county have their chests x-rayed regularly once a year, for their own- protection. ICtorial WELL SATO' ORANGE PRESBYTERY THE has refused to grant the Rev Charles M. Jones, ousted pastor ot Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, a trial by the Synod of North Carolina, A Presbyterian publication said yes terday, "this will be hard for the rest of our church to -understand." ThA ftutlontr mid it uniwiiiwl that i commission naa oecuine bo deeply involved" that it was "doubtful that it-could render an objective judge ment." The Presbytery's "failure to grant this request .will be hard for the rest of our church to under stand for it suggests that it did not trust or regard the Synod as competent to do what it thought should be done," the Outlook said. The Board of Conservation and Development for the State of North Carolina is scheduled to hold its first meeting in the not too distant future. So far as we know the time and place for the meeting has not baen set Governor Umstead heads this board and we would like to suggest to the Governor that Duplin County would like to play host to the mem' bers of the commission of Conser vation and Development tor this first meeting. Aubrey Cavenaugh of Warsaw served on this board for four years and did a creditable job both for his state and his county. We were glad to see Mr. Cavenaugh in this position and were proud of the work he did in that capacity. The Board of Conservation and Development is an important one in the machinery of our State and with each year the importance in- creases in proportion to our growth! and conditions. It has been suggested by several leading citizens in the county that the Board be asked to' hold its meet ing here. We sincerely hope that our invitation will be considered. fA, ' ; CREATE PROBLEM The "allied nations have each worked out separate plans to end world tension thereby creating more tension. (From The News and Observer) Eight North Carolina Border Belt flue-cured tobacco markets which began their sales Monday mostly reported a price average of $52.33 per 100 pounds, a slight decline over the $53.52 on opening day last year. The V. S. and North Carolina De partment of Agriculture reported Tuesday that the markets sold 4, CM Overturned Tractor f ffy lafffi rfflyy onjarmdh 9 4 DR. J. M. WILLIAMS : Pioneer Physician Dies In Warsaw Dr. James Marcus Williams, pio neer physician of .Warsaw and Dup lin County, died suddenly at his home in Warsaw following a heart attack on Thursday, July 30. Coming to Warsaw at the turn of the century in 1902, Dr. Williams practiced one year with Dr. Hussey and then opened an office by him self. He had graduated from David son College in 1897 and received his M. D. from the University or Mary' land in 1902. Having specialized in obstetrics, Dr. Williams had deliv ered approximately 3,000 babies during his years of medical prac tice. During his record year, he de livered 116 babies (two sets of twins). When Dr. Williams first came to Warsaw, there were rally twelve or fifteen houses within the city limits. He had recalled in con' versation during recent months that some of the worst early diseases he had to contend with were typhoid and malaria. Dr. Williams was considered to be Quite a weather expert, locally, and had kept aontmouajveora oi temperatures in tha conodwjity for the past forty years using the most delicate of equipment in tne pur suit of this hobby.. Coming to the Warsaw iresDy terian 4 Church from the Clinton Presbyterian ... Church in 1902, Dr Williams was very active m tne development of this church. He was ordained a deacon m 1917, an elder in 1921 and had served as Clerk of the Session, v ; Funeral, services were held Sat urday afternoon from Quinn-Mc-Gowan funeral home with Rev. Flowers of the Warsaw Presbyteri an Church officiating. Active pall bearers were the deacons ot the church; Walker Stevens, John Jen kins, Sr., William Sheffield. Law ton Albetson, Hector McNeill and J. H. Hines. Honorary pall bearers were the elders of the church: Aub rey Cavenaugh, M. V. Orr, Pat Har mon and Litch Huie. Also acting as honorary pallbearers were the following Warsaw physicians: Dr. E. P. Ewers, Dr. J. W. Straughan, and Dr. O. S. Matthews. Dr. Williams is survived by one sister. Miss Annie Ross Williams of Warsaw; a niece, Mrs. Celeste Ma son of Newport News, Va.; and a nephew, John L. Lane of Wrights ville Beach. CHURCHES OF CHRIST SCIENTIST "SPIRIT" is the topic of the lesson-sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, next Sunday. The Golden Text is from 1 Corin thians 2:12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we may know the things that are freely given to us of God." Passages from the Bible -include: "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prop hets are gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1. And from "Science and Health with TTav tn iha finrlntliVM' hv Mary Baker Eddy, "The Science of Christianity comes with fan in hand to separte the chaft from the wheat. Science will declare God aright,..." P. 466. v Words of the Wbe Know the true value of time; snatch, seize and enjoy every moment of Itno idle ness; no lactates: no procras tination. . (Lord Chesterfield) The 11 South Carolina markets sold 2,283,489 pounds Monday tor an average of $53.56. For the sea son, their sales total 9,649,611, aver aging $51.73; '"; -.-W? .' Demand continued to strengthen Tuesday for most grades of tobacco on the South- Carolina and North Carolina ' markets.- The Increases ranged from $1 to $5 per 100 pounds in comparison, with Monday, flow ever, most were only $I v 5 ; price ten cents Killecu By CAROLYN CRAVEN Clifton M. Jarman, son of Mr. and! Mrs. Robert Jarman of near War saw was killed instantly at noon Monday when a farm tractor oa ' which he was riding with two other youths overturned and he was crushed beneath the vehicle. Young; Jarman was a student at Warsaw High School and was killed on his seventeenth birthday. Nathan E. Whaley, 18, driver of the tractor on which Clifton and his brother, Delma Jarman were , riding, has been charged with maav ' slaughter and has been bound over to County Court under a $500 bond; following a Coroner's Inquest under Special Coroner C. B. Sitterson, Tuesday night. Whaley was charged with careless and reckless driving: resulting in the death of young Jar man. The boys were riding on at dirt road and reportedly had beers laughing and playing so that the tractor had run in a ditch once and they had gotten it under control. Allegedly, it was a second such mis' hap which resulted in the fatality- State Highway Patrolman C O Hester was the investigating officer, and the Coroner's Jury was com posed of: Eugene Beasley, Z. J. Simmons, T. J. Jones, A. D. Kor negay, Kenneth Fusseli and R. G. Lewis. Funeral services were held at Friendship" Methodist Church at four P. M. Tuesday. The Rev. C F. !Hirschi and Dr. Alton W. Green law officiated. Burial was in the Hallsville Presbyterian Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Delma, and one sister, Judy, all of the home. Polio Victim ' From Beulaville James G. Rogers, 13 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers of Rt ,1, Beulaville, is ill with polio and is the second confirmed case for the county. There have been four reported cases but all of these have not been confirmed, and the case reported in Rose Hill last week definitely vas not polio, according: to Dr. Hawes. "? The Rogers child was stricken with the disease July 24, and the case was reported to the Duplin County Health Department by Dr. J. B. Sidbury . of Wilmington on August 4th. The child has been sent to an orthopedic hospital. Gospel Singers 1 To Appear Wallace On August 10th To appear in the Wallace Hign School auditorium August 10th are the unequaled Sunshine Boys ot Atlanta Ga. Along with the Har mony Trio of Goldsboro, N. CThe Ambassadors and. the Jubilaires quartet. Organized over 13 years ago, the Sunshine Boys have earned a name for themselves in the radio, tele vision, and recording fields. They are considered top entertainment for all the family. This Gospel Singing Concert is being sporsored by the G. B. A. ' of the North East Free Will Baptist Church. Tickets wijl be on sale at the fol lowing places. Wallace Drug Store - Wallace, North Carolina; Richard's Esso -Wallace, North Carolina; Western Auto Store - Wallace, North Caro lina; Clark's Drug Store - Warsaw, North Carolina; Fussell's Drug -Rose Hill, North Carolina; The War saw Drug - Warsaw, North Caro lina; Billy Brinkley's Store - Chin quapin, North Carolina. One Still Raid , Sheriff's Office Deputies Houston, Revel, and Hasty made one whiskey raid this week on Monday afternoon and found a steel "'barrel drum still near Island Creek Township. There were five vats and three barrels of beer. The still was not in operation at the time of the raid and no ar rest had been made at the present time.-' -'... The more prejudiced a man is, the more he boasts , of his tolerance for others. . : A few grades, mostly primings, weakened slightly. .Quality of of ferings was not quite as good as Monday's. There were small in creases in- the percentage of non descript and low quality lugs and leaf and less fair primings and cut ters. Principal marketings were chiefly fair and good lugs, low and fair primings, low cutters and non d script.