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Two S 16 Pesos I This Week W 1 lit " VOL. 29 NO. 37 . Section 1 KENANSVILLE, NOBTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 PRICE TEN CENTS 'Second. East Carolina Hk Festival AtB. R Grady School lng"Div. rking to me nign which it IT s of com lean divi led on the irtly after the 38th has never ' 1 ,-v Dr. Hyman Appleman noted evangelist, who is holding services this week and next in Clinton and throughout Duplin County; will apeak at a county - wide rally .In Kenan Memorial Auditorium, Sun day afternoon at 4:00 p.m. with hit topic, "Can Eisenhower Stop Mal enkov?" ' '. ' Dr. Appleman, a native 6f Russia, came to the United States as a small child with his family and grew up In Chicago. He has been a success ful lawyer, a college, professor, a pastor and evangelist. The Evan gelistic Mission being held at the present time la sponsored by toe Eastern Baptist Association and oth er cooperating churches. ' , Services are being hfelevery night this week and next at the Big Sampson Warehouse in Clinton at 8 pjn. A nightly attendance of 2500 people has been reported for the Clinton services thus far. Dr. Hyman holds a prayer service each Somtag at the . Clinton Baptist ?BettWA? Sunday wf""'' 'Z. - ... nr. JS.'S.k Warsaw! Church during the Sunday Dr. Appleman. will, speak at tat ? i ko.T; the Clinton Baptist Chinquapin Baptist Sunday School ' lVltoSwowhlp'at the Beulaville church hour on Church during the cjntog .wo rsn P tMUlm to the sched- " Tin Clinton at ! uled services. Dr, ' Appleman ad- f mkehta address I dressed student, at Warsaw High fflSSS i P-m. School on Thuraday morning. Ddfas Uzrmtf Addresses Ylcnw Pcrenfs W Dallas Herring, chairman m the Duplin County Board of Edu cation was guest speaker at the opentag meeting of the Warsaw Pa rint Teacher AssoctattorTuesday evening, at the Warsaw Grammar "in'r-the Better School Bond Issue. Mr. Herring t" fact before an approximate crowd of 150 that the bond issue will not mean an Increase to county toe u the monay will be nvfM;' urpaer Vhl ccumula the State treasury. Mrr HerrJni cWfi tkn ornun anir auastions re- . gardlng the bond Issua la his ade quate explanation of the purpose and the school expansion program. Mr. U B. Hule Introduced Mr. Her ring to the group. ' The meeting was opened by Mrs. Tommy Phillips who lead the group in singing "America"; Rev. K. H. - Flowers, pastor of the Warsaw JTea ' byterlan Church had charge of the ' devotional part of the program. The business session was presid ed over by Mrs. Eugene Beasley, president Officers' reports were ' given by Mrs. Belton Minshew, sec retary; Mrs, H. R. Hipp, treasurer, and Mr. Perry Smith, band chair- man. :."'4:',:vj,' : A steering Committee for a Hal- lowe'en Carnival to be sponsored ' ' ' by the PTA was announced as f ol ' ', lows: 1 Mrs. Walker Stevens, Mrs. ' Ed Strickland, Mrs. Paul Britt, Miss . ' Jean Newklrk, .Mrs. Sam Godwin, Mrs. Bill Vann, Mr. Clarence War. ren, Mrs. Fred Baars and. Mrs. Pat Phillips. i V.:r ' V-,- ' Louisiana Man To Head II. C. Farm Greensboro - State Farm Bureau Executive Vice-President R. Flake Shaw announced this week the ap- ' pointment of John E. Jones of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as manager of the North Carolina Farm Bureau , Mutual Insurance Company, which i has been set .up as a service to the organization's , membership in v - the various counties. ' .. . , '' The new manager is' a ,native of v Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, and for mer Director . Of Sales ; for the Southern Farm Bureau , Insurance Companies In that State. Prior to his association with the insurance companies, he served as vocational agriculture teacher, county exten sion agent, and Director of Organi zation for the Lousiana Farm Bur eau Federation.'.?, :'--;t v-"v' . Mr. Jones was born and raised on a cotton farm and received his ed '' tication at Louisiana State Univer sity, where he was graduated with jD:M T6 . Dr. Charlie Carroll, native of ': Warsaw and State Superintendent of Public Instruction visited Duplin County last week for the second . : time in public appearance. He spoke ' to about IB people from each school district in the county on the pro ' - posed state-wide istae to be voted . . on October i3rd. : .;.V .. V ' L B. Hudson, superintendent of schools in Onslow County was in troduced by Supt O. P. Johnson of Duplin. Mr. Hudson in turn Intro duced Dr. Carroll. .;-'.,.. ... -;. In his somewhat . homey fashion if V 4 V: DR. APPLEMAN Sunday night, he will hold another rally at the Clinton Warehouse at 8:19 p.m. Mr. larl Davis, music director for rcscBcrs proup The second grade class of Mrs. D. I Carlton received the .attendance prize for the largest representation. Following the meeting a recep tion was held in the school cafe teria'' honoring the members of the school board,' the PTA officers and the members of the Warsaw faculty. The hospitality committee in charge of the reception was : Mrs. Fred Baart, chairman, Mrs. Ed Strickland, Mrs. E. D. Pollock, and Mrs. W. J. Middieton. Jr. Music was furnished tarogivou ibtlJtiMJft 4. Middleton. Jr. 'tmm II ent Sumrr Weekly summary of accidents In District 5 Troop 'B" from Sept. 7th. through Sept. 13th. are as follows: DUPUN CO. . Five accidents, 0 killed, 1 Injured, and f 1,200.00 Property damage. mMPsnv no. "Five accidents, 0 killed, 0 Injured, and $850.00 property damage. WAYNE CO. . .Two accidents, 0 killed, 0 Injured, and $400.00 property damage. TOTAL FOR DISTRICT Twelve accidents, 0',kUldi 1 in jured, and $2,450.00 property dam age. - J'..- :'.''v.--': :v Cpl. T. G. Brooks, . State Highway Patrol : ;: DRIVE SAFELY SAVE A LIFE J JOHN E. JONES a degree in Agriculture in 1939. During World War 11 he served in the Army as Captain of Infantry and was honorably discharged in 1946. ; ' ' ' ''"' He is married to the former Wllma Olivia Lee, of Baton Rouge. They have two children, John Earl Jones, Jf?, 9, and William Pike Jones, 2. oio For S cLodI S tmd Issue Oct. 3d. Dr. Carroll presented facta and figures as to why the people should vote for the bond issue. For instance a three cents tax rate will build one school room in Duplin whereas the same S cents tax rate will build 16 rooms In Guilford. Dr. Carroll pointed out that this money will not be repaid with tax on land but from surpluses that always mater ialize in the State Treasury.' We voted a one cent tax on gasoline to build our Scott roads now, he asks lets vote this bond issue to build our children's schools. Unless the Fire Truck Bought For Kenansville Kenansville will soon have fire fighting equipment that not only will take care of the county seat but designed to help our farmer friends around. The order has been placed and it is hoped the truck and necessary equipment will ar rive soon after the first of' the year. Commissioner Ralph Brown has been largely responsible for this action. Not that other members of the town board haven't been equal ly Interested but since Mr. Brown Is a mechanic the Board somewhat let him guide the destinies of the move and Mr. Brown with the splendid cooperation of Rev. Lauren Sharpe have, coming to Kenansville what la believed to be one of the finest and most capable fire trucks in any North Carolina rural area. The Town Board has 'named Rev, Lauren ' Sharpe as fire chief and Ralph Brown as assistant. They are now busy with organization pro blems and It Is believed the local Lions Club will sponsor the fire department. Orfafe ANOTHER NEW. HOME . . , Construction began this week In Kenansville on another new home. Mrs. H, D. Williams is building a new modern small home on high way 24, Rutledge Street, about op posite the old Peter Kornegay bouse. Slowly but surely. , Kenansviue move on. - A TA8T1 OF FALL ' The weather last week end played several trick on . Friday and Saturday Wtnecjit were normal summer Veather -with, tiice-hzeeaes playing among the trees, especially Saturday. This Was due to the course of Hurricane "Dolly" which threat ened the Atlantic Coast but finally decided not to attack. Sunday the skies were quite but Sunday night the mercury took a sharpe dive. We made no record of it but the cold air was state-wide with the thermo meter at Asheville hitting a low of 31 degrees. It certainly must have dropped Into the 40's in Duplin. DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL The Duplin General Hospital is moving alone nicely. Contracts have been let for the nurses home and Health center. Next week the Times will carry a feature story on the progress of the building to be writ ten by Mrs. Carolyn Craven of War saw. Also a picture of the present stage of construction. On Town Board Mayor: J. R. Grady of Kenansville last 1 week , named Phil Kretsch, Jr., cashier of Waccamaw Bank, in Ken ansville, to the Kenansville Town Board to -Succeed E. C. Tyndall who resigned. Mr. Tyndall, who was elected ,last May, said he regretted to resign but work and time would not permit him to continue serving. Mr. Kretsch accepted the appoint ment with the promise that he would do all he could for the better ment of the town. Potato Mart Opens Tuesday, Sept. 22 Duplin County will reach another milestone in its progress to benefit its farmers next week when the Magnolia Sweet Potato Market of ficially opens on Tuesday, Septem ber 22, at 10 a.m. Located on U.S. Highway 117, just next to the Lanier Storage Co., the market will open with initial sales being conducted by Auctioneer H.D. Batson of Rocky Mount The open ing of the market In this area will greatly facilitate farmers In the sale of their potatoes, saving time and bond Issue carries Duplin may be faced soon with the issue of voting bonds itself, which of course will have to be paid from land tax. Dr. Carroll concluded with a personal appeal to those present to go back home and explain a clear picture to the people and urge them to vote for the bond issue. ' Carrying, the story to the people from Duplin are Supt O. P. John son who spoke Monday night be fore a group in Carteret County. Faison McGowan" spoke Monday night to a group in Rose Hill; Dallas mdsmmmm ' Terry Cording, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cording of Wallace and a member of the Wallace 4-H Club was presented a permanent trophy last night at the Agricultural Fair In Wilmington in recognition of his winning the Grand Championship Financial Information For Other Than School Funds From By F. W. McGOWEN Receipts: General Fund, $295, 999.71; County Debt Service Fund, $82,735.04; Operation, Equipment and Maintenance of Hospital Fund, $21, 451.78; Hospital BuUding Fund, $41, 408.10; Hospital Building Joint Ac count Fund, $366,900.00; Health Cen ter Joint Account Fund, $15,074.20; Nurses' Home Joint Account Fund, $22,611.30; Old Age Assistance Fund, $139,594.91; Aid to Dependent Child ren Fund, $87,30125; Aid to the Totally and Permanently Disabled) Fund, S22.343.00; Aid to the Blind Fund, $4,831.26; Dog Tax Fund. $4, .498.42; Dickson Charity Fund, 91,.' 011.00; 195S Prepaid and Undistrib uted Taxes Fund, $45,357.49. Disbursments: General Fund, $28143741; County Debt Service fund. tlla.l4Ufl! Ooeration- Eauin- xtiaijnm Maintensjwe' Of Hospital Ftsna, nauet Hosfirau Building ruma $6L284.17; . Hospital Building Joint Account Fund, $325,863.97; Health Center Joint Account Fund, None; Nurses' Home Joint Account Fund, None; Old Age Assistance Fund; $137410.00; Aid to Dependent Child ren Fund, $64,077.00; Aid to the Tot ally and Permanently Disabled Fund, $22465.00; Aid to Blind Fund, $4,742.55; Dog Tax Fund, $6.75 Dick son Charity Fipid, None.?' f. The Outstanding Bonded Indebt edness of County on June 30, 1953, was as follows: Road and Bridge Bonds, $490,000.00; Road and Bridge Funding and Refunding Bonds, $9,. 000.00; Refunding Road and Bridge Bonds, $565,000.00; Hospital Bonds, $250,000.00 Total for other than schools, $1,314,000.00; School Fund ing Bqnds, $41,000.00; School Build ing Bonds, $71,000.00; Refunding acnool Bonds, $182,000.00; Total for Schools, $294,000.00; Grand Total $1, 608,000.00. I Annual Maturities of the principal of outstanding bonds are as follows: 1953-54, $115,000.00; 1954-55, $116, 000.00; 1955-56, $124,000.00; 1966-57, $103,000.00; 1957-58, $108,000.00; 1958 59, $98,000.00; 1959-60, $88,000.00; 1960-61, $81,000.00; 1961-62, $78,000.00; 1962-63, $79,000.00; 1963-64, $79,000.00; 1964-65, $79,000.00; 1965-66, $79,000.00; 1966-67, $80,000.00; 1967-68, $80,000.00 1968-69, $70,000.00; . . 1 -1969-70, $70,000.00; ; 1970-71 $31, 000.00 1971-72, $15,000.00; 1972-73, $15,000.00, 1973-74, $10,000.00; 1974-75 $10,000.00; total $1,608,000.00. i ; Bank deposits were secured' by U. S. Government Bonds held In escrow by other banks and by F.D.I.C. protection in the amount of $1,095,000.00. . '. -. . ' - The Comparison of Expenditures with the approved Budgets Sched ule for all Funds (exclusive of the transportation costs, v Buyers for the market will in clude Andrews and Knowles Pro duce Co. of Mt Olive; and Godwin Sales of Benson; and Southern Pro duce and Distributors of Faison. The Association which is opening the Magnolia market has elected the following officers for the first year of operation: President, Mr. H. D. Andrews of Mt Olive; vice presid ent, Mr. Joseph I King of Faison; Secretary Treasurer, Mr. A. Lanier of Magnolia; Assistant Secretary -Treasurer, Mr. Samuel Godwin of Benson, . i Herring was at Potters Hill Monday night; Mr. Johnson appeared before the Warsaw Rotary Club today, Mr. Herring 'addressed a group in War saw Tuesday night (separate story on this); Mr. Johnson will address the Business and Professional Wo mens Club In Warsaw on the 21st and Mr. McGowen is expected to speak in Chinquapin on the' 21st Everyone who .can is urged to hear these speakers and get a true Ppicture of the needs for Duplin County . t - - ir " and Showmanship Prize in Beef Raislne three years in a row. Young Cording is shown above with his purebred Jersey Calf which won a blue ribbon at tne Junior uairy tai tie Show, Annual Audit Report Hospital and related facilities funds) shows that: $76,084.77, less than the approved budgets was expended. Capital Assets of the County are listed as follows: School Proper ties, $3,218,375.00; Courthouse and Grounds, $95,000.00; Jail and Equip ment $43,000.00; Total $3,356,375.00. rs, Popular Football Player Enters U N C Tommy Rogers, Warsaw's out standing foot ball player left Sun day for -Chapel Hill where he has 'enrolled at the University of North Carolina. - Rogers lans tojcon tinue in the foot ball field. He will' long be remembered by the Warsaw school as the one who brought the Tigers many victories. Rogers was accompanied to Cha pel Hill by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers, who returned home on Monday. Sgt. Eric Long Dies Of Heart Attack Set Eric Webb Long 87 died of a heart attack Wednesday morning at Camp Irvin, Calif, where he has been stationed for the past several months. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Rita Norris of Wallace, five brothers, three sisters and several aunts. Sgt. Long is a graduate of Kenansville High school and made his home with his aunt,. Mrs. G. V. Gooding from early child hood until entering mill tary service several years ago. Military honors were conducted at Camp Irvin Thursday after which his body is being shipped east for burial. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of the body. Duplin Farmers To Elect Delegates The following is a copy of letters mailed to Duplin County Farm Pro ducers regarding nominating meet ings for delegates1 to the County Convention and the Community Committeemen Election: Dear Sir: One of the most important steps in keeping our PMA program strong is to have good committeemen to aid and keep our farmers inform ed. '... As you realize we have a County and Community Election annually and It Is again time for this Election. . We would like to urge every far mer in Duplin County to take a part In the 'coming Election. Nominat ing meetings will be held on nights prior to the day of election and we want you to attend the meetings to nominate men you would like to have serve. It is most impor tant that you . urge the men you want for committeemen to be pres ent so they can agree to. serve. We are listing - the nominating meetings on the j attached - sheet showing the time, place and date. We would appreciate your attend ing if It is possible.- ; . Yours very truly, , Harvey Arnold, Chairman Ti Duplin County PMA Commit ''':.' ' -. tee ' -iij.fii to Of local Wcrrh Dies J' ' ; . ' ' . Miss Nannie Long, 60, of Chapel Hill died Wednesday night after several years of declining health. She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. G. V. Gooding of Kenansville, Mrs, Friday And Saturday Are The Days B. F. Grady Mrs. Caroline Rhodes and the five generations. Reading from left to right are Mrs. Caroline Rhodes, Mrs. J. B. Jackson, Mrs. Leon Perkins, Mrs. Carolina Rhodes Of Cabin Celebrates Her 86th Birthday On Sunday September 6th, Mrs Caroline Rhodes celebrated her 86th birthday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Claudie Baker of the Cabin Community. Each of the friends & relatives brought a picnic lunch which was served with Barbecue furnished by her sons, John, George, and Frank. Mrs. Rhodes has 104 living desendants including one great great grandson. She has seven children, all of whom were present Mrs. J. B. Jackson, GoldsDoro; Mrs. Herman Bishop, Mt. Olive; Mrs, W. F. Hinson, Mrs. Claudie BaKer, George, John and Frank all of Beulaville. Others present were: Mr. John Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Troy Jackson, Mrs. Leon Per kins. Goldsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bishop, Kinston; tiaiem ana MarRoseBishon and Miss Jo Ann Heath, Mt. onvet. Mr.' and Mrs, Lester Baker, Fay and Brenda'and Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Alois Houston and Ronda, Kenansville; Mr. and Mrs. Chancey Bishop and Martha Blue Cross Offers Group Insurance To Farm Families Farm families in Duplin County are being given a new opportunity to get Blue Cross hospitalization at group rates through membership in the Dunlin County Farm Bureau. The HosDital Care Association of Durham is conducting a special re work of the Blue Cross group which was set up in the county in June The enrollment will continue through September, and certificates issued at this time will have an ef fective date of October 1st. Eleven volunteer workers through out the area are participating in the program. They are: Mrs. R. A. Smith, Albertson; Mrs. Virginia Raynor, Route 4, Wallace; Mrs. L. K. Alderman, Rose Hill; Lott Korne gay, Warsaw; Eugene Carlton, War saw; Mrs. Charles Sloan, Calypso; Mrs. Ruth Herring, Mt Olive; Mrs. Murphy Thlgpen, Beulaville; Mrs. James Ward, Rose Hill; Arthur Whitfield. Kenansville: and Mrs. Preston Wells, Jr., Route 1, Mount Olive. These workers are currently contacting all farm families in Dup lin County to explain the uiue Cross Plan and take applications from anyone who wishes to join. The special rate whicn persons who come in on the Duplin County Farm Bureau group will pay rep resents a saving of 15 per cent over the cost of the same schedule of benefits on a non-group basic. Le Roy G. Simmons, President of the Duplin County Farm Bureau, has expressed the hope that all farm families in the county who are not enrolled in Blue Cross will take advantage of this new opportunity to get hospitalization at group rates. "If you are not now a member of Farm Bureau," said Mr. Simmons, "join and take advantage of this plan." Mrs. C. T. Wanzer, Rural Enroll ment Supervisor, is directing the Duplin County enrollment for The Hospital Care Association. ! 11 D. F. Fuquay of Chapel Hill, Mrs. Gilbert Honeycutt and Mrs. Marvin Miller of FayetteviUe. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Goes AI! Out Silas Perkins, Mrs. Perkins is hold ing the great great grandson, Henry Perkins. 'Cay of, Albertson. Mr. and Mrs. Rom Alphin Demp sey, Marlyn and Danny, Pink Hill. Sgt. and Mrs. Tom Murphy, Fay etteville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barns, San dra, Curtis, Beverly and Marilyn, Norfolk, Va. Brent Baker, Larry and Lathem Hinson, Thomas Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Rhodes, Garey and Jennefier Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Rhodes, Gwyn and Connie. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Rhodes and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rhodes, Steve, Charles and Phil, Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Kennedy Carolyn Fay and Ricky Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Wil bur Rhodes, Mike and Gene, Peggy Jo and Mina Loy Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones, Carl and C. J., Mr, and Mrs. Charles Baker and children, Mr. Cha'nnty Kennedy and Dora, Mrs. Sarah Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hinson, Jr., Barbara and Netta Merle, Mrs. Frank, John and George Rhodes, all of Beulaville. Hitchhiker Hijacks Pender Farmer Mr. C. L. DeVane, farmer of near Wallace was severely beaten and robbed Monday night by one of two men he gave a ride to as he re turned from the Lumberton tobac co market. On the outskirts of Wilmington DeVane picked up two men who 1 wanted a ride as he was returning to his home between Burgaw and Wallace. One of the men offered to drive the car and DeVane let him. When they got near De Vane's home, he told them he "wanted to stop at a service station a minute. They asked him to take them on into Wallace as they knew they couldn't get a ride out in the country. He agreed to do' so, and as the car neared Wallace, the rider in the back seat began hitting DeVane over the head. DeVane remembers the driver telling the man doing the beating that he should stop after the man had been nice enough to give them a ride. Then the driver got out and left the car. DeVane then lapsed into unconsciousness and came to In Rose Hill when the car stopped at the stop light. He reached for a screw driver on the seat and tried to drive it in the side of his assailant and kidnapper. In the tussle, the car door opened and DeVane fell out and Dayton Watts, the attacker, abandoned the car and fled. DeVane was taken to the office of a local doctor for treat ment and a search was started by local officers and sheriff's deputies for Watts. After a search of over two hours, Watts was apprehended in a vacant lot next to the Rose Hill Baptist Parsonage where he was hiding in tall weeds. By this time, DeVane had missed his pocket book with $329 ift it but Watts did not have the money on his person. A further search located the money in the weeds where Watts had been found. Watts is in Duplin County Jail under a $4000 bond following a hearing by Judge H. H. Phillips, and is charged with Secret Assault, Robbery, and theft of an automobile. He has just finished serving a live to seven year prison term in Col umbus County for breaking and entering..-: :. : , l ; ;,.,. J 5-Year Old Boy Kills Sister With Gun Bennle Lou Scarborough, - colored, four year old daughter of James and Lucille - Scarborough 'of Deep Bottom, was killed accidentally Sun day morning, by her five year old brother, James W as he was play ing with a 22 rifle at their home. The boy playfully placed the rifle against the chest of his little sister and pulled the trigger. ; The child For Success by J. R Grady The B. F. Grady Consolidated High School community is sponsor ing the second Annual East Carolina Folk Festival which was inaugurat ed last year in Kenansville. The Festival this year will be held at the B. F. Grady School, on Friday and Saturday nights, September 25 and 26. The Grady School community is all adither in making plans for this event, believed to be the biggest program ever put on in that com munity. Everyone is rolling up their sleeves and combing the woods and by-ways of Eastern Carolina sear ching for pure Folk Music talent. The response is more than gratify ing, ana tney are now assured of Folk talent from the Atlantic to South Turkey Creek, in the Hills west of Asheville. Bascom Lamarr Lunsford, ack nowledged world authority on Folk Lore Music, will direct this show. Mr. Lunsford has written a number of books on pure Folk Lore and has represented the United States officially at a world conference on Folk Music. He has directed a "Com-. mand Performance" in the White House in Washington for the King ana yueen ol England, and he will be on the stage personally directing the Second Annual East Carolina Folk Festival. The public is invited to attend, and everyone who can play, sing or dance pure Lore music is invited to participate. Address your communications to H K Wells, B. F. Grady High School! Albertson, N. C. or Mrs. Faison Smith, Albertson, N. C. Incidentally, I am informed that the people in the community are opening their homes to any and all from a distance who will partici pate at no charge. And believe you me when you visit in a home in this community you will never forget it - especially the tables they set at morning, noon, and night - period 'nuff said. LUNSFORD BIOGRAPHY (Reprinted from Who Is Who In Music) Lunsford, Bascom Lamar: Amerl can Ballast Singer and FolMortst r' Baritone, Violin Jst Ban joist and Guitarist Presently promoter and director of various folk festivals, and a recitalist and lecturer at schools, colleges, and clubs. Born 21 March 1882 at Mars Hill, North Carolina, to James Bassett and Laurta Lea (Buckner) Lunsford. Bascom was educated in North Carolina at the Camp Academy in Leicester, at Rutherford College, at Trinity College in Durham, and at the Trinity Law School. First be coming interested in folk-songs and folk-lore in 1920 under the guidance of Dr. R. W. Gordon, a ballad-collector of Washington, D. C, Mr. Lunsford has remained active in the field of folklore research and promotion. In 1927 he founded the Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival of Asheville, North Caro lina, which served also to further interest in festivals based on tradi tional American music and ballad ry, including a request ironi the Folklore Council of the University of North Carolina to establish a folk festival at Chapel Hill, resulting in the Carolina Folk Festival, which is held each summer at the Univer sity under his direction. He also organized and now directs the An nual Folk Festival in Kentucky at Renfro Valley, and the North Caro lina State Fair Folk Festival. In 1935 Mr. Lunsford recorded 315 tra ditional American folk songs which he sang from memory for Dr George W. Hibbitt of Columbus University, the collection transcribed for the Library of Congress. Known as "the Minstrel of the Appalachians," Mr. Lunsford has lectured at schools and colleges from coast to coast, and has directed his Appalachian Folk Dancers and Singers In pro grams in Pittsburgh, Dallas, Phila delphia. St. Louis, and Chicago, and in a "command performance" at the White House in 1939 before the King and Queen of England. In 1949 he was United States representative at the First Internotional Musir Festi-. val held in Venice from September 7 to 11, and was maae a member of the Folk Music Council. Mr. Lunsford has published two books. Folk Songs of the Southern Moun tains, (1926); and It's Fun to Square Dance, (1943). He married Nellie Sara Triplett in 1906. They have seven children. Bascom Lamar Luns ford has brown eyes, black hair, weighs 160, and is 5' 6" in height Methodist, and Democrat, he is a member of the A. F. A. M., the Knights of Pythias, the Mount Mit chell Bear Hunting Club, the Nat ional Folk Festival Association and the North Carolina Folklore Society. Residence and Office: South Turkey Creek, Leicester, N. C. Training Class ' There will be a training school for Hoose Furnishing and Arts and Craf te Leaden in the Masonic Lodge Bnlldlng In Kenansville, at 939 ajn. Tuesday, September ZZ. This acheel will be a demonstration project on handmade articles for nse in home furnishing... . . died within a few minutes follow ing the accident No inquest will be held. ' ; s i