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I , VOL.20 NO. 29
1 ' V oteSdioolRogpfl'
(By J. R. Grady)
OUR BOY SCOUTS V.;.
Tuesday is "The Day" of all over. Duplin Coun
ty but especially in Kenansville to put Duplin's
Boy Scouts on top. Tuscarora Council last year
fell far behind in reaching its financial quota.. If
the work is to continue as it should for our boys,
Duplin must come through and do, its part, in the
Council drive. It may seem a little tough to shell
out more than usual but, when we stop and think
of our boys who are tomorrow's citizens we realize
that we have little choice if we are to be faithful to
them. s
The Council's financial drive will be conducted
throughout the county. Duplin has some fine Scout
I troops and troops are needed in ouier communities.
; We ate thinking at present of Chinquapin. Defi
! nitely as large and fine a community as Chinqua
4 pin, with the hundreds of boys rapidly growing in-
to manhood, someone there should take a cue and
, organize a Scout troop. Our thoughts turn towards
! some of the ministers down Chinquapin way.'
j ' Above we said Tuesday is 'The Day" especially
in Kenansville. Local folks are going to T)e called
i , on to donate for a double purpose.. The local Lions
J Club' voted to sponsor the drive for the Council
J and the drive to raise money for a Boy Scout Hut.
) Local Attorney Vance Gavin, , who has no sons to
join the Boy Scouts, has opened his heart and
! pocketbook to the needs of Kenansville? future
j . citizens:, Mr. Gavin realizes the fine work that is
being done by Boy Scouts and what it means to our
I boys. We have an unusually fine Scout leader in
J John Hall. Vance has come forward and ipffered
j to give a lot, adjacent to the local Spring, and also
a $500 donation towards construction of a hut. It
P is estimated that a 25x25 foot concrete block build
ing will cost in the neighborhood of 13 to 14 hun
i dred dollars. Canvassing teams have been organ
j ized by the Xipns who will calln every family in -j
town next Tuesday-toT solicit donations' Wbsid thvf
r hut and pay our share into Tuscarora Council VWe
j believe Kenansville will come through and point
the.way to better Scouting in Duplin County, i
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: TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS'
1 The Times regrets it has to call attention to an
t error in last week's. Church Page story! Rev. Mr.
1 Trueblood of Seven Springs writes the Bible mes-1
-! sage weekly for this page. Report& coming to The
Times office over the past year indicate that te
( Church Page and Mr. Tnieblood's messages are two "
; of the most popular features in the paper. In fact,'
; we have had very favorable comments .from other "
states on the page. t
- Last week Mr. Trueblood's message should have
i been headed "The Unfailing Christ" and we had it
f "The. Unfair Christ." We- hope and believe that
. most of our readers immediately recognized it as a
' .typographical error. It's strange how these errors
get by you. " '" ' ' ' (, ' '
I Just last night I ran across the following: '' :
; Sometimes when a paper makes a typographical
error it's just its luck to make another one trying to
correct it. For instance a paper out west in record
I ing me death of a local man, said that he had gone
t . to "rust," when of course, "rest", was meant. '
j. 4 ; This greatly grieved the mans wife so the editor
i told her he would reprint the article correctly. The
; next time it came out that he gone to "roost."
i ' Again the widow complained sd the editor tried :
i ' the third time to get it right and that time it came
out that he had gone to "roast."-
News.
Duplin's 1st Giant Panoramic Theatre
Screen To Debut Sunday At Rose Hill
r The manager of the Rose Hill
.Theatre is justly proud to present
to the people of Duplin County its
first, giant '. panoramic theatre
screen. - On interview this week
Mr. Ramsey had this to say:
"During the past few months
probably a million words or more
have been printed about three de
znenslons, Vide screen, sterophonic
sound panoramic screens, periph
eral vision, etc.; however, there is
Liuili Burning Permit Lew Is Changed
(Bv JOE HERLEVICH.
-? District Forester) t . : ' J
- During the last legislature, Sec
tion 14-39 of the Forest Protection
Laws of North Carolina, Was
changed to read as follows: "Start-
ing fires within five hundred (500)
v1 feet of areas under protection of
'State Forest Sejyice It shall; be
unlawful for any; person, firm or
; corporation to start or cause to be
started any fire or ignite any ma
terial in any of the areas of wood
jlandj under the, protection of the
Section 1
-A. C. L., Railroad
one point on which everyone seems
to agree:
A larger and wider screen re
suits In a bigger and better show
with an exciting new look.
And so we have installed after
considerable remodeling a tremend;
ously wide screen on which all tU'
ture films including the much pub'
llclzed Cinemascope can be shown.
Paramount Studios Research Di
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State Forest Service or within five
hundred (500) feet of any such
protected area, during the hours
starting at midnight and ending at
4:00 p. m. without first obtaining
from the' State Forester or one of
his duly authorized agents a per
mit to start or cause to be started
any fire or ignite any material in
such above mentioned between the
first day of October and the first
day of June, inclusive. No charge
shall be made for the f "rjof
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1953
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HAPPY FAMILY REUNION Another happy family reunion is enjoyed by a returned
prisoner-of-war, the second in three weeks in the Mount Olive community, by the J. F. Jones
family as Master Sergeant Rudolph Jones tells his father and mother and sister, Margie how
he was captured and treated by the Korean Communists. The sergeant was tendered a pa
rade in Mount Olive and later he was remarried to his divorced wife, Margaret The ex POW
and his" sister sit between their parents in the photograph above.
AnoilierDuplMx-POVJIlelurnsllome
Master Sergeant Rudolph Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J F. Jones of
the Scott's Store Community, se
cond repatriated Korean prisoner-of-war
of this county who has ar
rived home, expects to re-enlist in
the United States Army when his
present "hitch" expires, he an
nounced V
Jones has been In the service
about seven years and was a pris
oner of the Communists about 27
months. ' -:..,'
V When asked aboiit fcls trrtment
at the hands of the Reds be replied,
"Not so good," shaking his head.
: Thi nomecoming was especially
October 6th.
In Duplin County, Tuscarora Council
On October sixth, the largest
army of -volunteers every recruited
in NDrth Carolina for a single ob
jective' will mobilize in defense of
the youth of their communities.
They will step forward to be rec
ognized as public-spirited citizens
whd believe in the American philo
sophy for youth training of which
the Boy Scouts of America is repre
sentative. , - ' . ' ''
The Tuscarora Area Council is one
of seven of the 12 Boy Scout Coun
cils in the state which has coordin
ated its "Dawn to Dusk" finance
campaign kick-offs on October 6th.
$1,821,679. OVER 1952
Duplin County lax Valuation
All Proxies Is $37,033,930.
P. M. A. Community
For Oct. 7, 8, 9, 12,
Community committeemen and
delegates in the Production and
Marketing Administration in Dup
lin County will be elected in all
Duplin County-townships within
the next two weeks. Notices have
been mailed to all participants to
attend the election and also to en
ter applications for government
cost sharing on the 1954 agricultur
al conservation program. ;.
Dates' and voting places are as
lows: (Vote only In township in
whieh your farm is located.)
Albertson, ' Wednesday, Oct. 7,
Holt's Store. ; ' ' ,
Cypress Creek, Wednesday, Oct.
7, Jay Maready'j Store.
Faison, Thursday, Oct. & Falson
Town Halk :y. . ? i
Annual Revival ;
- It has been announced that the
annual revival meeting will be held
at the Halisville Missionary Bap
tist Church from October S through
the 18th. Rev, S. N. Lamb of St.
Pauls will.be the guest preacher.
Song services will begin each night
at seven with sermons at 7:30. Rev,
A. L. Brown is the regular past- r.
The -public is cordially invited, 1
said. '-. : . , . I; i
memorable to the sergeant, in addi
tion to meeting his parents and his
sister and the long parade he re
viewed in Mount Olive. He was also
remarried to his divorced wife,
Margaret.
Boy Scouts, the National Guard
unit, Mount Olive High School band
and the fire department partici
pated in the parade for the ex
POW , who reviewed it from a stand
errected on Center; St Immediately
following the parade the Jones
family" UTS--treated 'to- steakdin
her by a local resturbot
A large crowd gathered witnessed
the parade and also the" presenta
tion of gifts from the merchants
BigDay ForBoy Scouting
More than S0O cities, towns, villages
and hamlets' will hold Early Bird
Breakfasts or coffee and doughnuts
meetings for inspiration and in
struction at 8:00 a. m., on the first
Tuesday in October. , ,
Mr. John L. Henderson is serving
as Council Campaign Chairman for
the Tuscarora Area Council. . Mr.
Roy Carter is Campaign Chairman
for the local Duplin District. These
Scouter Leaders say that: "Many
thousands of volunteer workers in
the coming Boy Scout finance cam
paign in eastern North Carolina will
Elections Scheduled
13 and 14 In Duplin
Glisson, Thursday, Oct. 8, Mel
vin Powell's Store. ,; ; ,
Island Creek, Friday, Oct 0, Ken
neth Teachey's Store.
Kenansville, Friday, Oct 0, Ag
ricultural Building. .
Magnolia, Friday, Oct. 9, L. M.
Sanderson's Store.
Limestone, Monday, Oct 12, Ran
som Mercer's Store. '
Rockfish, Monday, Oct. 12, Rock
fish Community Buildings '
Rose HilL Tuesday, Oct 13, Rose
Hill Town Half
Smith, Tuesday, Oct 13, Freely
Smith's Store. ' , . ,
Warsaw, Wednesday, Oct 14, War
saw Town Hall. ' ,
Wolfscrape, Wednesday, Oct 14,
G. E. Alphin's Store,
Correction
The 'story on front page, Warsaw
section, referring to the Warsaw -L&Grange
' football ' game ' being
scheduled for Frlday nlght was rah
through error. The story came In
too late for last week's paper and
inadvertantly gol Into ,11113 week's
paper. Another 'Story en the; page
gives an ' account, ,.p the ( jpme. : .
tal Bond Issues
and city aldermen. The ceremonies
were similiar to those extended to
Perry Walker, of the Beautancus
Community, first prisoner-of-war
from this county to arrive home.
Sergeant . Jones arrived in the
United States on the same ship that
brought Claxton Sutton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Sutton of Mount
Olive. The latter has been sent to
an Army hospital for a physical
checkup and he too will be given a
parade, and typical Mount Olive
welcoming ceremonies upon his ar
rival in his home town.
Jones' parents operate a farm
near Mount Olive and his sister is
a senior at B. F. Grady High School.
soon be addressing this question to
the general public: "Every Boy de
serves to be a Scout have you
contributed?" These volunteers are
people you know: the fellow across
the street, the man next door, the
grocer on the corner, perhaps even
you!"
For years public financing has
been dependent upon the quality
and number of these volunteers.
Public officials, both lay and pro
fessional, have long appreciated this
importance and have spoken to the
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(By F. W. McGOWEN)
The 1953 Report of Valuations
and Taxes shows: The total valua
tion of all property listed and as
sessed for county-wide taxation to
be $37,033,930.00, which is $1,821,
679.00 more than the 1952 total valuation.-.-.;
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Real Property In 1953 is assessed
at $22,980,224.00, which is $905,
635.00, more than last year.
Personal Property is valued at
$12,351,526.00, this year. This is, an
Increase .of $1,052,090.00. ; ;
Excess valuation from the State
Board of Assessment in 1953 is $1,
702,180.00, which amounts to $136,
046.00, less than In 1952.
The total of taxes levied this
year is $575,848.90, which is $27,
464.88, more than last year.
The total 1953 tax levy for the
three county school funds is as fol
lows: -Current Expense School
Fund, $59,257.93; Capital . Outlay
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Wesley Saturday
Preslrterial Meet
Stanford Oct; 7;
There will be a special worship
service and business meeting at
Wesley Methodist Church 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, October S. It is urgent
that all members be present
SUBSCRIPTION RATE: IM per year la Duplin and adjoining
nnttest C0 wrtride thle area fat N. &j fsjfo wltkUWCT
flan Beaten, Leg Broken
Robbed,
Last Friday night George Giles,
colored, age 82, was beat and rob
bed of $162 by George Ellis South
erland, he charged. Giles stated he
was hit on the' back of his neck
with a stick or a board which
knocked him down. Southerland
then stomped him, taking hold of
one of his legs and twisting it un
til he told him where the money
was. In the twisting his leg was
broken up, causing it to have to
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed
Oct. 4-10, "Human Carelessness"
Called The Biggest Hazard
Proclaimed by President Eisen
hower for October 4-10, this year's
Fire Prevention Week campaign
will emphasize "human careless
ness as the biggest fire hazard of
all," according to a joint announce
ment by the National Fire Protec
tion Association, the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, and State Ag
ricultural Extension Services.
"More than 3,000 farm residents
died as a direct result of fires last
year, and the rural property loss is
estimated to have been more than
$133,000,000," the NFPA said. "By
far the most deplorable aspect of
the situation is that 90 percent of
"Flying High," Home Talent Show
At Beulaville Tonight And Tomorrow
"Flying High," the hilarious home
talent comedy riot is scheduled to
open tonight in the Beulaville High
J School auditorium for two nights
performance. The second per
formance will be tomorrow night
(Friday). Eight o'clock is curtain
time. The show is being sponsored
by the Beulaville Woodmen of the
World and all profits will go for
civic improvement. Mrs. Har
rell is directing. This comedy fea
tures the largest cast of any show
ever staged in Beulaville.
The entire action of "Flying
High" takes place in the lobby of
a small hotel, "Purdy's Last Re
sort" owned and operated by that
lovable old Jeb T. Purdy who also
is town constable. Guests at the
Jugular Vein Is
Slashed In Affray
A Faison resident was seriously
wounded there Friday afternoon
when he was cut by an acquain
tance, according to Highway Partol
man E. C. Wray, who arrested the
offender.
According to the officer, Clyde
Foff, 28, of Faison was engaged in
a conversation with William Hurst,
near the Cates Pickle Co. when
Marvin Bass, came arojind the cor
ner of the building and slashed at
Foff with an open knife.
Foff's throat was cut, the juglar
vein being severed in the six inch
gash of the knife, the officer said.
The wounded man was taken to
the Sampson Memorial Hospital,
Clinton, where his condition was
described as "serious because 01
loss of blood."
Highway Patrolman Wray took
the wounded man to the hospital
and the man who is alleged to have
cut Foff was held at the home of
Hurst until officers arrived and ar
rested him. An investigation is still
underway and no charges have been
brought against Bass.
Hurst told investigating officers
he knew of no reason why the at
tack was made on his friend.
Three Run Away
Youths Foiled
Three Faison youths who grabbed
their dungarees' and some shirts
and crawled onto one bike to "run
away from home" found themselves
back at home a few nights ago after
the three were spotted near the
Wayne County Fair Grounds,
v The . boys, identified as James
Franklin Langston, 10. Arthur John-
nie Langston, 12, sons of Ben F.
Langston. ' and Rufus J ames Best
12, were seen near the fair grounds
by the elder Langston as he was
going into Goldsboro to check on
the trio.
The boys, who had attempted to
run away from home, according to
reports, were bundled up and their
bikes stowed into the Langston car
for the trip back home. ' r 1
Assailant In lail
be - amputated.
Southerland was arrested Satur
day in Pink Hill and admitted beat
ing up Giles but denied taking the
money. Giles' pocket knife was
found on his person.
Southerland was lodged in jail
without privilege of bond pending
the outcome of Giles' condition.
The stolen money was from the
sale of tobacco which was marketed
Friday.
these fire could have been pre
vented. "Human carelessness, in one form
or another, is to blame for all pre
ventable fires. Smoking in a hay
mow is 'blatant carelessness, but
carelessness in grounding a lightn
ing rod can have equally dire re
sults." The NFPA and the USDA join
in asking farmers and other rural
residents to stop "fire-inviting"
habits and to inspect houses, barns,
and other buildings regularly for
structural flaws. This check list
is recommended:
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hotel include Mrs. Augusta Van
Sneerington and her son, Robert
Van Sneerington III, and Professor
Boomer K. Barnsmeller, on a Gov
ernment mission so secret even he
hasn't learned what it is all about.
Beulah Potts is the outspoken col
ored maid at the hotel and Gabby
Hawkins, the nosey neighbor who
knows everything which goes on
in town and tells it. Love interest
ii supplied by Jeb's granddaugh
ter, Mary Lou Milford and Ted
Sterling, young inventor, while Tit
us Pinchem who is trying to cheat
Jeb and Mary Lou out of the hotel
is the villain. Betty Green is Mary
Lou's breezy, wise cracking young
friend.
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Willis Brown Is
New Duplin Lawyer
Willis Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ottis Brown of near Magnolia
was sworn in before the Sampson
Bar to practice law in North Caro
lina last week in Clinton before
Judge Henry L. Stevens who was
presiding over a term of court
there. Mr. Brown was presented
by local Attorney Vance B. Gavin
who complimented the young at
torney on his accomplishments and
predicted a bright legal future for
him. Judge Stevens complimented
Mr. Brown and said he was one
of the brightest law students ever
to appear before him.
Church Training
School At Wallace
All Next Week
The Leadership 'Training that is
being sponsored by the Presbyter
ian Church of this area will be
held during the coming week.
Classes will be held at the Wal
lace Presbyterian Church beginning
Monday, October 5, at 7:30 and con
tinuing every night that week.
This school is recognized by the
Board of Christian Education of
The Presbyterian Church, U. S., and
credit cards for the successful com
pletion of the assigned course of
work will be awarded. The most
competent teachers available will
be the instructors in the four clas
ses that are Wing offered.
The Rev. W,. R. Smith, Jr., Ex
ecutive Secretary of Winston -Salem
Presbytery will be teaching
the course of Bible Study on the
book of Epheslans. -'
Miss Sallle Thrower, an Associ
ate in the Board of Christian Edu
cation in Richmond, Va., will be
teaching the course on TEACHING
CHILDREN, whichsis designed to
give aid to Sunday School Teach
ers in the Nursery, Beginners, Pri
mary, and Junior Departments. ,;
Miss Melvina . Hobson, Director
of Christian Education in Shandon
Presbyterian Church, Columbia,
S. C, will teach the ceurse on THE
CHURCH'S PROGRAM FOR YOU-
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Sat
Duplin's school children will pa
rade the streets of each town in
the cpunty tomorrow morning
plugging for the school bond issue
to be voted on Saturday. The stu
dents in Kenansville, Calypso, Fai
son, Warsaw, Magnolia, Rose Hill,
Wallace and Beulaville will parade
in their respective towns.
Duplin's educational and civic
leaders have been working and
speaking throughout the county for
the past two weeks informing, the
voters about the bond issue.
The school and mental hospital
bonds which voters of North Caro
lina are being asked to approve in
an election on October 3 do not in
volve a new tax, will be absorbed
in the State General Fund, and
will be retired over a period of 20
years, Brandon Hodges, former
State Treasurer and now serving
as co-chairman of the bond cam
paign, said.
Facing what he termed the "three
questions most often asked," Mr.
Hodges supplied the answers. The
questions are: Are we voting a new
tax on ourselves? How much mon
ey will it take to retire these bonds?
Where will this money come from?
Mr. Hodges, an executive of
Champion Paper and Fiber Com
pany, recently retired as State
Treasurer and before that served
in the State Senate and held im
portant posts on Senate "money"
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Briefs
RAIN
Duplin farmers felt much better
after the weekend and began mak
ing plans for fall crops. A heavy
rain fell Saturday night and into
the morning Sunday.
MAGNOLIA MARKET
The Magnolia Potato Market re
ports increasing sales fairly since
its opening several days ago.
HIGHWAY COLLISION
Cars driven by Lawrence Sholar
of Rose Hill and Lonnie Smith of
near Mt. Olive collided iD. Motrat
Olive Sunday. Sholar was treated
for lacerations about the head and
Freeman Bowden, a passenger in
one of the autos, was treated for
shoulder injuries.
PROUD PARENTS
Rev. and Mrs. Sharpe of Kenans
ville are proud parents now. See
their birth announcement in Ken
ansville news.
HASTY TO CLINTON
Rudolph Hasty of Kenansville,
former constable in Duplin, was
named a member of the Clinton
police force this week. He has as
sumed his duties there.
VOTE! VOTE!
Don't forget to go to the polls
Saturday and cast your vote for
the school bond issue.
ATTENDING WORLD SERIES
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Brinson of
Kenansville, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Brown of Wallace, left
today for New York City to attend
the World Series. Also from thi
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Boone's Last
Sermon Before i
Conference
Rev. D. C. Boone will preach the
last sermon for a morning service
before Conference at The Wood
land Methodist Church Sunday
Morning at 11 a. m.
The Pink Hill Charge voted at
a recent meeting to divide the
charge for the next year. The Pink
Hill Charge will be composed of
Nobles Chapel, Pink Hill and
Woodland. Woodington and Webb's i
Chapel will form a new appoint
ment and likely build the parson
age at Woodington.
The charge has made tremend
ous improvements during the past
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Barbecue Supper
Woodland Church
Friday
A barbecue supper and Harvest
Sale will be held at Woodland Meth
odist Church near Grady School
Community Friday October 9th be
ginning at 4:00 p. m.
All kinds of Farm products and
cakes will be offered to the highest
bidder. Aprons and other items will
be included in the sale.
The public is invited to come
early, and have a good supper be
fore the sale.