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3ernard Teadhey was exonerated
to he death ol Tee "Wee" Qurgess,
colored, age 8, who was struck
own Bunday iSgHt by Teachey
car -on highway 117 near "Tin City.
TEeachey was driving north ", and
MO.? 33 ; Section 2 U
f whlCh was traveling soutu, paB8ea
TVoimhstf'ii ear. Teachev stated he
saw xniee cowuita i uu w nn
Ughway and then the victim, who!
.was going in theasann direction as:
leachey, Started to -cross the high-
may and on seeing the car acted as
H in didn't know -which way to
go. i'Teachey said he -was about
lour yards from the -chiia and tried
to swerve the car to Avoid bitting
torn but couldn't iStanley MarwOl,
a atfder 4n the Iteachey tear, aid
fimt tthe car was naaking around 38
r feawelfid approximately 27 feet Aft
er he JimpacL The , iotim was
stack .bjr the left front fender of
I the (car and died almost instantly
SilficJa lleqro'
R Hospitalized
Kc-sult ihootmg
Haraey James Knowles, tailored,
was itospitaiized in Sampson "Me
morial Sospltal from shotgun
wound "he ireeeived Saturday night,
as the results tf an argument -with
L. C. Savage. The shotting took
Place cm the farm of Arthur TVhit
field! atxutt six and a half miles
from Kenansville near Sasecta; ' (
An argument had started while
the parties were in the yard. Sav
age went into the house to get his
shotgun witt was followed , hr
Knowles. Wary Lilly McCtamon,
who was standing near the hnuse,
stated that "Knowles and Savage
were arguing iever Savage taking;
the gun on Che outside ' when it'
went off, striking Knowles, in th
lea.' It is said that part of fbe
victim's tec toone 4s missing.
. A hearing Jn the case was schen-
uled for this morning but was post
noned until Saturday morning at
. 10 o'clock.- '
Savage surrendered "to the offie
,ers Wednesday xiiz&t and was
iplaced in jail. ,
Senior Play
Is5uccess
The Senior play, "Here Comes
Charlie,' which was presented in
Kenan Memorial Auditorium last
Thursday night, was a success. The
recetovi from ticket sales netted
above $70 after expenses were de
ducted. ' The play was presented
lor the school children, Tuesday
afternoon.
Draft Takes Eleven;
Six Men Volunteer
The following mett were drafted
into the Armed Forces on October
il..,:..:s-'Vl;v,v-,'j-;
Curfue Turner (white), Seven
Springs, Route ' 1;' Morris Grady
(white), Route V Kenansville; Da
vid Hugh Carter, (white), Warsaw;
Harold Lee Jones (white). Route J,
Warsaw; ; Thomas Shirley ; Quinn
whlte. Route 2, Pink Hill; Ken
neth Ray Tyndall (white), Route
2, Mt Olive; Murphy Calhoun Thlg
pen (white),' Beulavllle; Ronald
Loftin tulnn (white), Route 2, Pink
Bill; Thomas Edison Moore (color
ed), Route 2, Kenansville; Freddie
Lee Farrlor (colored), Route 1,
Magnolia, and Vulenza Lafayette
Blount (colored), Route 2, Faison.
' Six men volunteered for Armed
Services and left Monday for Induc
tion, their name are as follows:
Johnny Lawrence Holland (white),
Route 1, Deep Run; Jake Foster
(white). Route 2, Beulavllle; Thom
as Wells, Jr, (colored), ; Wallace;
Levon Willard, Kennedy (white),
Route X Pink Hill;. Gordon Monroe
Stevens (colored), Faison, and Leo
nard Lee Walker (while), Albert
son. , Selection of a target in this life
i ) is easy the hard part is to become
Electric Rate Reduction
Announced, By TrUpotirity
1 An electric rate reduction affect
ing all farm and home members of
Tri-County Electric Membership
Corporation and effective on the
1 bills to be mailed out December 1,
1X3. "was announced by Mr. Lewis
, Cnttaw, President, tody. - ' i '
1i.'a reduction will affect more
t: i n"0 farm and home members
s a reduction of more
' a year. It Is announc
120 Gallons Of
Bootleg Ca
Lester Brill Held
A whiskey -raid Tuesday by Sher-
fflf :Ralph Milter -and deputies Mc-
"Roy, Ttevelle and Boone netted 120
'gallons 1 bootleg Whiskey and tne
arrest tf Xester Srrtt oi mm
Store. The' cache was in a tobac
co barn about 300 yards from Britt's
"house. "Brttt aiosted a S4W bona
for appearance to "County Court
I -Spectators here at : the pouring
out -ceremony teStttled it was "mon
key rum," 1918 vintage.! "World War
I veterans made the odor test.
SarecfaMan
Shot Hunting
A report from Sarecta 'this -week
said that Jim Atkins received seri
ous injuries in a Seer "hunt near
Bayboro 'in Tamllco. -county Mon
day. Complete details were un
available ibut the report said he
received a hot in the head from
a shotgun loaded, with buck shot.
He was rushed to a hospital were
he remained on the 'Operating ta-
ble four hours. He was released
later in Hie (day and xeturned to
his home.
Mr. Atkins -was hunting witn a
friend whose name was not learned.
The report said the two -were n
opposite sides fOl the road when
a deer ran by and both shot at It
It was rather early hi "the morn
ing and the fog was very dense.
Sailor Wrecks
Father's Auto ,
Dallas" Jones, Jr., white! of War.
saw. Route 1, was traveling north
onhway 111 IJJOiMmAmm'k the
230 a. m. In his father's 1053 Buiek
feF-door roadmaster when he. ran
off the rig'ht ahoulder of the road I
into a field' and into the side of
the Teachey-Mac Road running east-!
west, and turned over. Jones was
admitted to the Sampson Memorial
Hospital following' the wreck and
Court was scheduled for 0:30 a. m.
released Sunday afternoon, with a
slight right shoulder injury and
lacerations of the arm.
Jones Is in the Navy, stationed
at Norfolk, Va., and was home on
weekend leave. t -
Damage to the car was estimated
$1,200, Patrolman Brooks investi
gated. .v " '
Checkers Tourney
At Magnolia School
iiextThurs.rFri.
. The Ma gnolia Lions Club is . spon
soring a checker tournament to be
held in the Magnolia school build
ing on November S and 6. All
entries must be in by 7 p. m, No
vember 5.
Admission; 11.00; spectators, 25c
A trophy will be awarded the win
ner, 'o .; ) -tw i,: ' ' ' '
Women of Grove
A general meeting of the Women
of Grove Church was held Monday
afternoon at the church. Mrs. J.
A. Gavin presided la absence of
the president. Mrs. Walter Stroud.
Mrs. N. B. Boney had charge of the
devotional. Mrs. Rivers. Winstead
led the program, the topic being
"My Church And The World Today-
During the business session Mrs.
Jack Sitterson, Mrs. Clarence Mur
phy were elected, to assist Mrs. N.
B. Boney as the nominating com
mittee. ed also that the minimum bill of
$2.00 now permits the use of 30 KWH
per month. , . , '-'.'
Mr. Outlaw stated that due to the
greater use of electricity and ef
ficiencies in operation it is possible
to make this reduction In spite of
the. increased cost, of material and
labor. ' -.' --. - . "' . . ,
J -This reduction makes it possible
for the' farm and rural homes who
CENANSVILLE, NORTH CAEOLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1953
Art txhlbll In
Rose Hifl Sunday
Oil iratntlngs by the students of
Mrs. "Margaret "Cooper will be ex
hibited "Sunday afternoon, Novem
ber 1, "from "2TuntU 8 o'clock in the
Rose "Hill Community Building.
This 'is an -annual exhibit which
means that all the work shown has
been done during the past year. The
students in this class are ; from
Kenansville, Taison, Bowden, Wal
lace and "Rose Hill, and they range
in age from nine years to grand
parents. . .
The public is cordially invited.
Parent Teachers
Assoc. To Meet
The regular meeting of the Ken
ansville Parent Teachers Associa
tion will be "held Monday night at
7:30. A picture, The Right to
Hear, In color and -sound, will be
shown. All parents are urged to
attend. .
To
Give Pjcno: y i
Recifal Wallace
'' Mrsy Marilyn I Alderman Hern
don, daughter of Mr. and "Mrs. . L.
K. Alderman f XoftrHilL and well
known 'concert pianist of outstand
ing accomplishments sn North Caro
lina, has been selected as the ar
tist of year by-tht' WaHaee Music
CJlub to appear in Wallace in con
cert some time in November, Mrs.
William Farrier Is president of the
Wallace Music Ctab.--
same renditions win be given in
!. !
"Etude, E Minor, by Chopin; Po-
lanalse, A Flat, by Chopin; Etude,
D Tlaf, by Listz; Liebestraum, by
Listz; Clare De Lune, by Debussy,
and Warsaw Concerto, by Addin-
Mrievement Day For Home
Demonstration Clubs Nov. 5th.
The Achievement Day program
for the Duplin County Federation
of Home Demonstration Clubs will
be held at 2:30 p. m. November 8 in
the Kenansville school auditorium.
Featured speaker on the' program
will be Mr. G. K. Horton, horticul
turist of Airlee Gardens, Wilming
ton.. During the program the new of
ficers for 1054 will be installed.
Meritbers making a five year per
fect attendance record will receive
special pins. '"'-.''-
TALENT SHOW
The clubs are sponsoring a Tal
ent Show, which will be given in
the Kenansville school auditorium
on November 12 at 7:30 p. m. Gil
bert Alphin will be 'master of cere
monies. - Admission will be 25 cents
and 50 cents. ' Everyone is invited
to come out and enjoy an evening
of entertainment -
Public Warned
Forests Are Dry
(By JOE HERLEVICH, District
v Forester) .
District Forester Joe Herlevlch
of 'the N. C. Department of Con
servation and . Development, White
ville, issued a 'warning today to all
farmers, woods workers, hunters
and motorists that the forests of
this area are tinder dry. Herlevlch
says that because of the recent dry
windy weather, the underbrush and
grass has become explosive,' and- a
spark might set off serious tor-
use water heaters, ranges, and other
modern equipment to purchase
electricity for as little as 2 cents
per KWH. . . . . . v.,,;,.
Tri-County Electric Membership
Corporation how serves 5787 mem
bers over 1261 miles of lines in
Wayne, Duplin, Lenoir, Johnston,
and Wilson Counties, with head
quarters In Goldsboro, N. C .
"Mr: Texas' World's First Christian
Western Film In Beulaville Hext Tuesday
Cin
indy Walker As Kay
"Mr: Texas," called "the world's
first j Christian western," will be
shown in Beulaville Tuesday, No
vember 3, in the school auditorium
at 7:30 p. m., according to an an
nouncement today by Rev, A. L.
Brown, in charge of. the presenta
tion. . The film is the first major
production of Billy Graham Evan
gelistic Films, , Inc., and features
the famed young evangelist and his
entire evangelistic team. ' Playing
leading roles m the full length-
color picture are Redd Harper and
Cindy ' Walker, both professional
western stars who nave recently
made their decision to give their
lives and talents to Christian serv
ice. . Produced as an experiment "Mr.
Texas" has amazed religious lead
ers and motion picture authorities
alike daring its first year of show-
ings. At the film's preview in
Hollywood Bowl on October 1, 1951,
a record throng of 25,000 persons
jammed into the huge ampitheatre
for the largest attendance any mo
tion pictures has ever had in this
pountry. During the past year of
showings an estimated 3,000,000 per
sons have seen the film. From this
number of viewers, some 85,000
have made decisions to accept the
Christian way of life, according to
records on file in the Graham film
organization's Washington, D: C,
office. Bothrfigarea indicate new
highs in evangelistic circles 3,000,
000 is the largest number ever to
seef-Gospel film in one year, and
the "85,000 dechtoasv represent the
largest single'' evangelistic effort
during -recent years.
iThe story J-evdlves around the
Billy Graham Cnftade In Will Rog
ers jColiseum. in Fort Worth, Tex
as, -one year ag. .To produce the
film, an entire motion picture com
pany moved from Hollywood to
Texas and made all of the Texas
scenes in . the; vicinity of Fort
Worth. The rodeo Scenes, some ef
the most beautiful color photo
graphy being seen today, were made
at Hardin Simmons- University, and
feature the' world ehampion Mayo
Rodeo Riders; together with- the
famiaa; Hateia- . bitwmtA - Cowboy
Band, ,
Original music' for the'' picture
was composed by Cindy Walker,
called the "true queen of . western
song writers," and Redd Harper.
Several of the songs from "Mr.
Texas" have appeared recently on
records, and complete albums are
Mrs. E. P. Ewers Speaker At
Kenansville Garden Club
Mrs. 'Edwin P. Ewers of Warsaw
was guest speaker at the Kenans
ville Garden Club on Monday ever
ning in the home of Mrs. C. B.
Guthrie. Mrs. Guthrie, president,
called the meeting to order and
welcomed the three new members,
Mesdames W. M. Ingram, C C Hes
ter and Ed Simpson.
Mrs. Guthrie also gave a report
on the -District Garden Club meet
ing which was held in Morehead
City October 14. The president
stated that this was bulb month
Layman's Day
Service, Warsaw
Mr, Clifton Moore, an' attorney
from Burgaw, N. C, will bring the
Layman's Day message at the War
saw Methodist Church Sunday
morning, November 1, for the 11
a. m. worship service. Mr. Moore
is the teacher of the Men's Bible
Class and a steward in the Burgaw
Methodist Church. , -
Layman's Day will be observed
in absence of the pastor who is at
tending the annual session of . the
North Carolina Conference. . Mr.
Robert West will preside at the
morning service of worship.
est fire. -:
Herlevlch asks everyone to co
operate with the County Forest
Ranger by practicing the .'follow
ing rules'. Crush your cigarette be
fore discarding it and break your
match before throwing it - away.
Motorists, please use your ash tray
and do not throw lighted cigarettes
out of your car, windows. Burn
brush carefully and do not fail to
get your brush burning permit re
quired by law. Hunters, make sure
your campflres are dead out be
fore leaving them.
"Every fall we have several bad
forest fires," said the District For
ester, . "all caused by .carelessness
on somebody's part Remember,
any forest fire is your fire, your
trees, and your loss."
Tyler In rMr- Texas'
available. r
In several 'cities where the film
has been shown it has been neces
sary to schedule two and three
showings per night and often re
turn engagements have been de
manded.
No charge for admission is made
for "Mr.' Texas" and the doors of
the school auditorium will be op
ened at 7 p. m.
Duplin Man Heads.
II. C. League Of
ities
Mayor J. Willard Hoffler of Wal
lace was highly honored last week
when he was elected to the presi
dency of the N. C. League of Mu
nicipalities. He was the first man
from Duplin ever to be so honored
and the first from a town as small
as Wallace to be selected for the
office.
Mayor Hoffler was elected on the
closing session of the group held
in Asheville. The association is
composed ' of approximately 315
towns and cities, who pay a fee
according to the community's popu
lfltiAn. -
The chief duties of the office to
which the mayor was elected will
be to work with the state head.
quarters in Raleigh in behalf of
the member towns and cities.
Hoffler succeeds Mayor Joe Tal
ley of Fayetteville. Only other pres
ident ever to come from this area
was J. E. L. Wade, of Wilmington,
who was elected a number of years
ago.
"Those attending the associational
meeting at Asheville from Wallace
in addition to Mayor Hoffler were
Commissioners J. S. Blair and D.
B. Townsend; Town Attorney, Mrs.
D. L Wells, Jr., and Town Clerk,
Miss Helen Hunt Those from Rose
Hill were: Mayor H. E. Latham and
Commissioner ' Hugh Johnson.
' '
USE IT YOURSELF
Life will be a lot happier for you
if you use the advice you have been
giving your friends.
- HAS HARD JOB
Many a wife tries to hide her
husband's faults and some have to
work overtime doing the job.
and urged all members to plant
bulbs now for spring beauty. After
the business was completed, Mrs.
Louise Mitchell, chairman of the
program for the evening, introduced
Mrs. Ewers who is well known in
Garden Club circles for her out
standing work.
Mrs. Ewers, a niost enthusiastic
speaker, gave an interesting and in
formative talk on "Flower Arrang
ing." Her talk began with the
mechanics of flower arranging and
proceeded through each fascinat
ing step until she had three types
of beautiful arrangements display
ed; line, mass and line-mass.
Throughout her : discussion she
pointed out many valuable sugges
tions on containers, grooming of
flowers, color combinations and
textures, enabling the arranger to
complete a picture which'' has
rhythm and balance.
She completed her talk with the
statement that after you have fin
ished an arrangement judge it
yourself for color; harmony, rela
tion of container, design, distinc
tion and originality, suitability and
condition of material.
' Mrs. Mitchell presented Mrs. Ew-
I ers a pretty disn garden.
kVia hostess, assisted by Mrs. C.
IT Guthrie, Jr., served a congealed
salad, with cheese crackers, stuffed
dates and coffee. . '
' The following is a traffic acci
dent summary, from October 19
through October 25, 1953: , ,
; Duplin County
Accidents, six; killed, one; in
jured three; property damage, $3,-
699. : . '. ' l"
' . Sampson County
Accidents, three; killed, none; in
jured, one; property damage,- $575.
.1 ,-.' Wayne County ''- y. ::,
Accidents, four; killed One; in
jured, one;- property damage, $725.
ITotal For Diss, S Troop "B"
Acddents, 13; killed, two; injur
ed,' five; property damage, $1995.
SCB8CRIPTION RATE: IM
gQBBttet $4 witotdo flifaur
Woodrow
With Bank Robbery fQarner
Briefs
OUTLOOK MEETING
Mrs. Pauline S. Johnson, Duplin
home agent has requested home
management leaders and farm fam
ilies to attend an Outlook meeting
Monday, November 9, at 2 P. M.
in the courthouse at Kenansville.
Home management leaders are to
make reports at the January club
meetings, she, said, and this will
be their training.
At the Outlook meeting, informa
tion will be given concerning the
outlook for the farm family in
1954. Mrs. Johnson stated, that
suggestions will be offered which
will be valuable as families plan
for the year ahead. Any men and
women who would like to attend
are invited to do so, Mrs. Johnson
said.
Masonic Sermon Calypso
The Rev. T. W. Williams, pastor
of the Mount Olive Baptist Church,
will deliver the Masonic sermon
scheduled to be held in Calypso
Baptist Church Sunday evening at
7:86.
SCOUT HUT COMING
The local Lions Club last night
voted to proceed with construction
of a Boy Scout hut on a site near
the local Spring to be given by Mr.
Vance Gavin. Mr. Gavin also has
agreed to give $500 in cash on the
project Nearly $600 was reported
collected by the Lions towards the
project and for the local donation
to Tuscarora Council. A commit
tee headed by John Hall, Scout
master, and Paul Ingram, Ivey
Bowden, Phil Kretsch and Emmett
Kelly, was appointed to take charge
of the building project.
HEADLINE IN N ft O
"Woman Divorced Nine Years
Gives Birth to Quadruplets."
HARGRAVE HOUSE SOLD
The old Hargrave house, owned
by Miss Annie Rose Scrutherland
on Limestone- street here, was sold
last week to Grady Mercer, Coun
ty SaUcttor." The house is occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Boney.
: WORK ON MANSE
Work is moving along on remod
eling the kitchen and renovating
the interior of the main part of the
James Sprunt house, Presbyterian
Manse here. As soon as completed
work is expected to begin on paint
ing and retreating interior of Grove
Presbyterian Church.
Pink Hill Youth
Killed Instantly;
Struck By Auto
Bobby Gene Sandlin, 14-year-old
white youth of Kinston, Route 4,
died almost instantly when he was
struck by an automobile being op
erated by Ruth Elizabeth Thomp
son, also of Kinston, Route 4, about
four miles South of Kinston on
Highway 258 at- 9:05 p. irt Tuesday.
State Highway Patrolmen report
ed that Sandlin was riding a bi
cycle at the time and that both he
and the Thompson woman were
heading South. The youth suffer
ed a compound fracture of the skull
and a lacerated right leg from what
investigating . patrolmen termed a
"terrific impact."
Patrolman Wesley Parrlsh, who
Investigated along with Sgt . John
Laws, charged Miss Thompson with
manslaughter and placed her un
der a $2,000 appearance bond. She
was released from Kinston City Jail
Wednesday morning and a pre
liminary hearing in Recorder's
Friday.
- Funeral services were conducted
from the Pink Hill Pentecostal
Holiness Church at 2:30 p. m. Thurs
day with Rev. John Miller officiat
ing. Burial followed in Davis
Cemetery near Pink Hill.
Sandlin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Sandlin of Kinston,
Route 4. Other survivors include
three brothers, William Francis and
Gary, both of the home, and Oar-
Annual Boy Scout
Banquet Nov 3rd
Each year the adult workers in'
Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Ex
plorer Scouting In each District of
Tuscarora Council, meet for the
purpose of electing officers, and to
review the Scouting accomplish
ments of the year. Duplin District
will hold its' Annual Meeting and
Banquet on November 3rd, at the
American Legion Building in Wal
lace. This meeting is open to the
per yecr In DnpUn and adJobdM
to K,C4 S.M oattld WC.
Stroud Charged
Achievement Day
Here Next Thursday
by Pauline 8. Johnson, H . D. Agent
The Duplin County Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs will
hold their Annual Achievement
Day Program in the Kenansville
High School Auditorium Thursday
afternoon, November 5, at 2:30
o'clock.
Mr G. K. Horton, Horticulturist
of Airlie Gardens, will be the
leaturea speaker, his taiK wiu De
illustrated with pictures.
Awards will be made for the first
time to members who have made
5 year Perfect Attendance at Club
Meetings. The attendance cup will
be awarded to the club having the
greatest number of members pre
sent at the Achievement Program.
Valuable books will be awarded
to clubs making the highest scores.
An installation service will climax
the afternoon program. The 1954-56
slate of County Council Officers and
Leaders will be installed.
A Social Hour will follow. Friends
and members of Home Demonstra
tion Clubs are expected to attend
this annual event.
WITH OJUR
BOYS
IN SERVICE
ROBERT L. BEATS'
WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
KOREA Robert L. Beatty, son of
Mrs. Sidney Williams Beatty, War
saw, N. C, was recently promoted
to corporal while serving in Korea
with the 330th Ordnance Depot
Company, a unit of the U. S. Eighth
Army.
Corporal Beatty, wearer of the
UN and Korean Service Ribbons,
arrived in Korea last October and
is now a supply records specialist
with the company. He entered the
Army in April . 1952 and was stat7
iened at Fort Dix, N. J- before his
assignment in the Far East
PVT. GEO. A. BAKER
WITH THE 2D ARMORED DIV.
IN GERMANY Pvt. George A.
Baker ,son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Baker, Route 4, Mount' Olive, is
serving with the 2d Armored Div
ision in Germany.
The "Hell on Wheels" division,
which spearheaded the drive into
Germany during World War II, is
now training vigorously in that
country as part of the North Atlan
tic Pact Army.
Private Baker entered the Army
last February and completed basic
training at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
PVT. COLONEL W. THOMPSON
MILDENHALL, ENGLAND
Army Pvt. Colonel W. Thompson
Jr., whose parents and wife live on
Route 3, Mt. Olive, recently joined
the 32nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade in
England.
Private Thompson is a member
of the 172 nd Chemical Smoke
Generator Company, which is co
operating with the U. S. Air Force,
Royal Air Force and the British
Army to provide a strong defense
for the British Isles.
He entered the Army last March
and completed basic training at
Camp Rucker, Ala.
SGT. J. H. T ALTON
FORT RICHARDSON, ALASKA -Sgt
James H. Talton, whose wife,
Mary, lives on Route 2, Box 5300,
Issaquah, Wash., recently arrived in
Alaska for duty with the Army's
Alaskan headquarters at Fort Rich
ardson. Army units stationed in Alaska
undergo intensive field training
while providing a defense for the
northern approaches to the U. S.
and Canada. '
Sergeant Talton, son of Mrs. Von
nie Talton, Route 3, Mount Olive,
entered the Army in 1945 and was
last stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.
ence of Duplin County; three sis
ters, Georgia Mae, Carol and Bev
elry, al of the home.
public. Scout parents and men and
women registered to do one of the
many jobs in Scouting are particu
larly urged to attend. The banquet
wil start promptly at 7:30 p. nu, and
will consist of turkey and all the
trimmings". - -.An excellent "all
Scout" program will be provided.
.. The Committee in charge of the
program and arrangements for this
PRICE TEN CENTS
Woodrow W. Stroud, notorious
big time gambler and robber of the
Holt Store section of Duplin, i
again in the throes of the law a
he lies in a" Raleigh, N. C, jail
awaiting hearing on charges of rob
bing a bank in Garner last August
28. Awaiting a hearing on the
same charge is his alleged cohort-
Cyrus E. Porter, linotype operator
on the Greenville, N. C, ReHee
tor. Porter is in a Wilson county
jail. The two, possibly with an ac
complice, are charged by Federal
and state officers of having robbed
the bank in Garner of $12,380.
Stroud, son of Mrs. C. F. Thomp
son ol Holt s store ana tne iais
Owen Stroud, was out of prisor
under parole from a long sentence
after having served little more than
twe years in the famous "Hole int
the Wall" robbery near GoIdsbaro
in 1950. He was allegedly the ring!
leader of this robbery.
Stroud is 33 years old weigh 209
pounds.
Talent Show Sef
Three Act Play
At Grady Nov. 6
"Hobgoblin House," a three act
mystery-farce, will be presented by
the B. F. Grady Junior Class on
November 6 at 7:30 p. m.
The cast is as follows:
Darius Krnpp, the old caretaker
of Hobgoblin House, Albert Smith.
Miss Priscilla Carter, the present
owner, Charlotte Outlaw.
Marian Carter, her niece, Inez:
Grady.
Jill Carter, Marian's younger sis
ter, Jeannette Kelly:
Frank Harlow, Marian's fiance.
Michael Aldridge.
Jack Loring, Jill's fiance, Roger
O'Quinn.
Susan Parkins, the "Hengllsb
"ousekeeper," Patricia Quinn.
Henry Goober, the darky garden
er, Kenneth Kennedy.
Delilah Worts, the darky cook,? -
Verona Williams. N v
Bluebeard Bronson, an escaped
maniac, Raymond Holland.
Bill Wilkins, his keeper, Lewis:
Westbrook.
The Headless Phantom, ? ? ?r
Lucille Barwick.
Local Mail
Schedules
Schedule of mails arriving and
leaving eKnansville:
INCOMING MAILS
7:00 A. M. Warsaw, N. C. and
points North, South, and West.
7:00 A. M. Richlands, Beulaville
and Chinquapin.
12:00 A. M. Jacksoville, Camp
Lejeune, Richlands, Beulaville and
Chinquapin.
2:15 P. M. Warsaw, and all
points North, South, and West of
Warsaw.
5:30 P. M. Swansboro, Hubert,
Midway Park, Camp Lejeune, Jack
sonville, Richlands, Chinquapin,
Beulaville, Pink Hill, Albertson,
Deep Run and Kinston.
OUT-GOING MAILS
7:00 A. M. Beulaville, Chinqua
pin, Jacksonville, Camp Lejeune,
Midway Park, Hubert, Swansboro,
Pink Hill, Albertson, Deep Run
and Kinston.
12:00 A. M Warsaw, Atlantic
Coast Line North from Warsaw,
N. C, West of Warsaw, and South
of Fayetteville, N. C.
2:15 P. M. Beulaville, Chinqua
pin, Richlands, Jacksonville, Mid
way Park; and Camp'Lejeune.
5:30 All points.
Changes Dates
The Snow Hill Free Will Baptist
Church near Scott's Store has an
nounced a change in the date of
its monthly worship service. The
church will conduct its worship
services on the fourth Sunday of
each month, instead of the third
Sunday, which in the past has been
its date for holding the services.
year's banquet consists of J. T. Hay-
ter, Jr, Kenansville; William Cra
ven, Warsaw; George Penny, Ken
ansville; and Frank Quetti, Wallace.
Tickets for the banquet are on sale
in every community in the county.
Scoutmasters, Cubmasters and Ex
plorer Advisors are in charge of .
ticket sales. Price of tickets is $1.50 k
per plate. -11
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