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, N. C T2TJR5DAY, JANUARY 14, 1954 ,,iz L,z ;y Of The i n maTisville Sword . a MARTIN .--.. Stat Biar . many article have been . i about the Confederacy . a struggl for Independence, ; Xi:U ha bean written on the one with which tha gallant .era men fought. brief article appeared In "Tha :derata Veteran" of January, J by Richard A. Stewart, and . 'odore T. Belota prepared a bul I a tor the National Museum, on Confederate swords, but in neither of the accounts art two WUming toa sword maker mentioned. Neither ia an account given at the sword factory known to have exist ed at XanantvOle, in Duplin Coun ty. -:.. The outbreak of the War Between tha States found thousands of old type swords stored in Federal and OOOOOOOOOOQ Jo-Posit -fa Tkzstrc TKlghway 258 - Richland Road-! m Biuca out ox Kinston Than, FrL, Jan. 14 15 "Presidents Lady" v ' Starring CharHaa Heat Soaaa Haywood lfl Double Feature? t "Perilous Journey" ALSO "Voo Doo Tiger" i starring Jahnay Weismmller Jan. 17 . is -"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Jaaa Jtassell . Marilyn MonraeX Tea. Wad- Jan. 19 i'Leave Her To Heaven"? Thara, FrL, Jam tl - j .Treasure. Of The Golden Condor" ooooooof cooooooooooo Mark Priue-ln " 5f i, j t YKsatre I PINK HILL, N. C. fTn:3re Ihe whole FcfflilyGoes" To See Good Shows Telephone 2841 Yar Weekly f!oYie Guide Sciy Jan. 17th. "Return Of The Texan" Dale Robertson - Joanne Dm Cartoon llfjn.. Tues.. Jan. 18 -19 "Dream Wife" ' Gary Grant Deborah Kerr Cartoon & News Vei Thtrrs., Jan. 20 - 21 "Plvmoufh Aftenfure" - f-sncer Tracy Aierny f - "- & fVrtal , Ja. 22 23 Zk Town" I.'.rsla Morgan ALSO State arsenal la the South. Most of these were clumsy weapons with heavy iron scabbards, wooden grips and iron gunards. z ..Needed tight Sword Early in the war, the Union forces sent CoL George X Schuyler to Europe and In September, 1881, he wrote the Union Secretary of War that he had contracted for "20,000 light cavalry swords of the Mont gomery pattern." As soon as a few of these light swords fell into the hands of the Confederates their thoughts likewise turned to "a light weight sword," according to existing Confederate records. In De bow's Review of March- April. 1862, a list of known South ern manufacturers of swords was given. There are frequent refer ences in Southern newspapers of the war period to the manuafacture of arms including swords, for the Confederacy. In the June 3, 1861 issue of the Richmond Examiner reference Is made to the manufacture of "fine Bowie knives" in that city, adding "the manufacture of fine, light weight swords is also possible with our skilled help." Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of War, reported to President Jeffer son Davis In March, 1862 that the need for light swords was apparent. He stressed the importance of in cluding swords in proposed legisla tion being considered by the Con federate Congress. Begged far Swords Although a large number of swords are known to hve been brought into the Confederacy by blockade runners, cavalry units begged for more swords. ftOOOOOOOOOOO' TVILITE THEATRE BEULAVILIJE, N. C. NOTE: Opens at 60; show starts at 8:30 Men, thru. Frt. Open 5:30; show starts at 64 Saturday and Sunday. Wed., Thara, Jan. 13 - 14 "All Ashore" In Technicolor Mickey Rooney - Dick Haymes Peggy Ryan Ray McDonald Frt, Sal, Jan. 15-16 "Montana Desperados" Johnny Mack Brown ALSO "Hard, Fast and Beautiful" with Claire Trevor Sua, Man, Jan. 17 - IS "South Sea Woman " Burt Lancaster - Virginia Mayo Taea, Jan. 19 BARGAIN NITE 50c PER CAR " Savage Mutiny " Johnny Weissmuller sa Jangle Jim Also Selected Short Subjects oooooooooooo IOOOOOOOOOOOI r Hula Drive In Theatre CHINQUAPIN, N. C Sua, Mob., Jan. 17 - 18 "Abbott & CosteUo Meet Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde" Short - News Cartoon Tues., Wed., Jan. 19-20 "Trader Horn" Harry Carey Cartoon Thura, Fri., Jan. 21-22 "Last of Comanches" Brodrlck Crawford Barbara Hale Saturday only, Jan. 23 "Three Desperate Men" Preston Foster Cartoon Short Serial tooooooooooot NEW WIDE Sunday a Monday, Jan. 17-18 "EASY TO LOVE" with Esther Williams Cartoon I , Jl! Hflll! Pi WARSAW, N C.f 1 NEW WIDE SCREEN I Tuesday A Wednesday, Jan. 19-28 "DEVIL'S CANYON" (technicolor) with Dale Robertson Virginia Mayo Serial Thursday ft Friday. Jan. 21 . 22 ''BEACHING FROM HEAVEN" with Cheryl WaUay Segtg toomfcy Cartoon Satardsy, Jan. t Doable Feature "SIX GUN DECISION" with Gay Madison LMUli Within the Confederacy there were no arsenal at wnicn war materials were constructed. No ar senal, except that at Fayetteville, had a single machine above a toot- lathe. Such arsenals had been used as depots for storing arms, includ ing swords, that bad been manu factured in the north. The South was primarily an agricultural re gion, but with the secession the CSA leaders turned to the manu facture of implements of war. In a two-page "Act" to increase the efficiency of the Cavalry of the Confederate States, appears the fol lowing: "The Secretary of War, tinder the direction of the President, shall cause steps to be taken to insure the importation of a full supply of cavalry arms of the most approved patterns, and of such ammunition therefore as cannot be manufactur ed in the Confederate States; and also, of such amount of cavalry equipment as he may deem necess ary." Cape Fear Fishery Col. L M. St John Commissary General of Subsistence, CSA, wrote Davis that, "to get leather properly tanned we established a fishery on the Cape Fear River to get oil tor mechanical purposes, getting from the sturgeon, at the same time beef for our workmen." Louis Froelich. who operated a small repair shop in Wilmington, was one "of the Tar Heels to offer his services. He is known to have worked, with 15 or 20 men, at Ken- ansville producing "pikes and swords." This factory operated Until its capture, on July 4, 1863, by Gen. J. G. Foster, U. S. Cavalry. Referring to this raid. The Daily Journal, published in Wilmington, for July 6, 1863, says: "On Saturday last (July 4)the enemy burned Mr. Froelich's Sword Factory and one or two houses in their raid on Kenansville." Kenansville Raid Again on July 6, the same paper adds: From the best information ob tainable the enemy numbered 916 men when they raided Kenansville on July 4, having with them four Mountain Howitzers, and one large gun. They took 20 horses from the citizens, and 24 cavalry horses be longing to Capt. Lane's company. They burnt the Sword Factory and two small buildings nearby. Little is known of this factory, although some of the older Dup lin residents recall their fathers and grandfathers telling of its ex istence. CoL Owen Hill Kenan, of 111 South Third Street, Wilmington, whose ancestors, founded Kenans ville, recalls hearing of the exist ence of the factory. Col. Kenan has said some of the STAR THEATRE Beulaville, N. C. Clean Comfortable Relaxing "WEEK OF JANUARY 17 SUNDAY & MONDAY "Thunder Over The Plains" IN COLOR Randolph Scott - Phylis Kirk TUESDAY WEDNESDAY "Shark River" IN COLOR Steve Cochran Carole Mathews THURSDAY "Out of The Past" Robert Mltcbum Jane Greer FRIDAY "Hot News" Stanley Clements Gloria Henry Serial SATURDAY "Gunbelt" IN COLOR George Montgomery Tab Hunter Serial COMEDIES AND SHORTS EVERY NIGHT ::-5::j.:i-m!-mK" SCREEN (technicolor) Vu Johnson ILddiiiiiiiiiiiliiUll O T o .iiii"iji ysxsoif sura The top tti tants off th wtk . as selected from your cards aid letferi .; CoapUesj by '' NELSON KINO urf MARTY ROBOTS HI ya, friende and neighbors s greetings from we all up hare on tha WCKT HILLBILLY HIT PA RADE. The holidays are behind us now, and we'ra all settling down to work again . . . suppose you are too ... by the way . . . hare's a bit of news about us, which may Interest some of you . . . Both of us are getting set for a series of personal appearances throughout the Mid-west and South. We'U let you know ahead of time whenever possible, so you can come and get acquainted when we're in your neighborhood. We're both looking forward to meeting as many of our friends as possible , . , It's going to keep us busy . . . but probably not as busy as our old friend PES WEE KING. He told us, when we saw htm recently that he's now doing his regular Satur day nite network radio show; a TV show from Cleveland on Wednesdays and also a TV show from Louisville on Thursdays. In addition, PEE WEE and tha gang axe set for appearances soon on the PERRY COMO and ED SUL LIVAN TV Shows . . . KITTY WELLS . . . waa honored recently by receiving a citation from the hands of Tennessee's Governor Frank G. Clement as "an out standing citizen reflecting great credit on our state." ... PFC FARON YOUNG, recently did a "command performance" at the "Little White House" Augusta, Ga. for President Elsenhower . . . WEBB PIERCE, has been named the tlUe as "BEST" by the Juke box operators of America, for 1953. HANK WILLIAMS waa second with CARL SMITH in the third spot. metal pikes manufactured in the Duplin County seat still existed and were- used for ornamental pur poses around one of the old home steads. The only known specimen of the Kenansville manufactured sword bears the initials "L. B. F." and so far as research reveals Louis B. Froelich. of Wilmington, was the KINSTON'S LEADING DOWNTOWN THEATRES -PARAMOUNT- NOW Thru. SAT. . . mm n ami I uwhJ New STARTS SUN, Jan. 17th 1 3 0lMNSlOM -m WARNERCOIjON n WARNER BROS.mM GERALOINE PAGE -CAROLINA- FRIDAY A SATURDAY CHARLES STARRETT In "Laramie Mountain" Alse Chapter 5 JUNGLE DRUMS SUNDAY A MONDAY Dean Martin - Jerry Lewis and Mona Freeman "Jumping Jacks" TUESDAY WEDNESDAY "Submerine Command" Starring William Holdfca - Nance Olson C CENTER THEATRE Mount Olive, N. C Sun, Mod, Jan. 11 - 18 "Marry Me Again" Starring Marie Wilson - Robert Camming Tues, Jan. 19 "Count The Honrs" Starring- Teresa Wright Wed, Than, Jan. 24-21 "The Moonlighters" Barbara Stanwyck Frederick Murray Itl JL iar rr i i Cartoon KCTt7AYt30 I , 1 Kf. i iubtx losan Wall ... you kept your favorite up on top . .but you added thraa saw ones ... and put on book (Tenaaasss Wig WaJkX Hera's how you asked for 'am to be played oa tha WCKT HILL BILLY HIT PARADE. Note; tha first number attar the title I your rating last week; the second num ber la Billboard Mag.' National rating; V TV Stand Tha Glaaa () O) Webb Here S. Let Ma Be Tha On (1) (9) H. Locktfct s. Bbaba (B) W Jtaotu s. I Forgo Mare Ham Town Ever Knew (8) (S) Dorm States 8. Tennessee Wig Walk (4 (IS) 8. Fat Walking Tha Dog (.) (-) Webb Pioroa 1. 1 Lot Toa (-) (- Q. WrlahS J. 7. Dear John Letter f? (-) . Shape . Release Ma (-) IS) X Bean 1. Wake Up Irene () () And that's the end of the tuna Jor this week. Glad wa could be to gether again. Keep aingtag... and until next week In thla same paper . . . and each night on the WCKT HTTJ.BTT.TiT HIT PARADE and JAMBOREE where wa like to visit with all tha Meada and neighbor, ,. So. Jong, only sword manufacturer with thesis initials. Kenansville Sword The Kenansville sword has a 32 inch blade and a brass mounted black leather scabbard. It is sim ilar, in design, to a sword manu factured by L. Haiman and Broth ers in Columbus, Ga. That at times, the Confederates went far afield for their swords is shown by the fact that in the Con federate Museum, Richmond, is a Persian yataghan, carried by a Con federate officer, and in the Spring field, Mass., Mu9eum is a Turkish scimitar captured from a Confed erate officer. The Confederate naval cutlasses were nothing about which to boast. Most of them were modeled after the type used by the U. S. Navy in the Mexican War, with short-doubl ed edge blades similar to the ob solete foot artillery swords. RE-ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS TO ACCOMPLISH ELECTRICAL WORK, IN TOWN HALL, WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA Bids will be received by the Town Clerk of Wallace. N. C, until 2:00 p. m., Wednesday, January 20, 1954, for electrical work in the Town Han, Wallace, North Carolina. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid, considered to be to their best ad vantage. TOWN OF WALLACE, N. C. J. W. Hoffler, Mayor ilelcn HUNT, Clerk 1-14-lt." Back your home community fault-finding folks can stop the growth of any city or town. We Are Paying $2.80 Per Bushel For Soy Beans - Check With Us For Higher Market Prices For Shelled and Ear Corn Pullet, the highly vigorous sad productive Sex-Link. Many year of sound breeding ha made the COBB Sex-Link the outstanding layer for the market egg producers. Insist en the Sea-Link Strain with the famous name. Ask for the "COBB-O-UNK". .This is truly the profit maker. Let as handle your require ments for the coming season. tTontact Charles Jackson In person or by mall st our branch. SILER CITY MILLS ,x mm?? t - ' ii.iiiMifV.Yniirt inifomlviWaahfid RED PINE 1913 Notional Wildllf. Federation In competition .fori public' favor. the sensible alternative is not al ways the whiter. It is sensible to call thjs tree the Red Pine because of the flaky orange-red bark of the young trees. In spite of this, it is known far and wide also as Norway Pine although it is a native Ameri can species. Some say early explor ers took it for Norway Spruce. Others offer the explanation that large stands of the tree were to be found near Norway, Maine. In this latter case, one wonders whether it is not as likely that the village was named after the tree rather than the tree after the village. It was apparently Introduced to the British Isles in 1756. The Red Pine may grow to height of 150 feet, according to some authorities, but more conservative students set the limit at 100 feet with a trunk diameter of 3 feet. Unusual trees have, been known to have a trunk diameter of 5 feet. Red Pine is a beautiful, clean-look ing tree at all times of the year. Each year's growth may be identi fied by falsewhorl of branches such as may be found also in the White Pine. The needles of the Red Pine are in 2s though sometimes they may appear in 3s in areas attacked by insects. Normally there are rela. tively few insect and fungous pests in trees grown in the open. The needles are from 4 to 6 inches long, clean dark green and flexible. They remain in position on the tree from 3 to 5 years. The cones that bear the seed and those that bear the pollen are sep arate but are to be found on the same tree. Two years are required for the maturing of the cones which are erect the first year and turn downward the second. The cones bearing seeds are from IVi to 2 inches long and .when mature about as wide as they are long. The seeds are shed from September through October and weigh about 61,000 to the pound. They are distributed by the wind and may germinate from 70 to 80. The seedlings bear 6 to 7 cotyledons and by the end of the first year after germination may be over 1 inch high. The wood of the Red Pine Is light and hard and about 40 as strong as white oak. It weighs 30.3 pounds per cubic foot, is close grained and pale red. Red pine is valuable as a timber tree and as an ornamental. Its tim ber has been used for piles, masts and in general heavy construction. The bark has been used in the tan ning of leather. Normally, the Red Pine ranges from Nova Scotia through Quebec and south through Pennsylvania and Minnesota in northeastern U. S. It may grow in pure stands at which time the trunks are tall and straight and things of genuine beauty as well as of great value to the forester. Grown separately, the tree quickly develops stout lat eral roots which give good wind resistance. The National Wildlife Federation thrqugh its stamp program and through other activities endeavors to develop in the public an under standing of how useful trees like Attention Mr. Farmer And Mr. Poultryman We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed representative for the famous "COBB-O-LINK 'HO r the Red Fine may best b handled to continue their usefulness. . EL Laurence Palmer Colored Sorority Meets In Clinton By Maria 8, McCalop , The Psi Theta Ioata Chapter of the Alpha Chi Pi Omega . Sorority held its Xmas meeting In Clinton, N. C, with Mrs. Marie S. McCalop, presiding. Mrs. Birtha T. Armstrong of McCoy Street was hostess. Mem bers present were: Edna Wallace, Dorothy E. Powers and Azlee Mer ritt of Wallace; UUie M. Faison of Falson; Marie S. McCalop, Lossie Bowen of Warsaw, and 'Birtha T. Armstrong of Clinton. After the business part of the meeting was carried out, Miss Senia Gant, Mary Edna Cozart and Annie Lois Johnson served refreshments with Christmas decorations. Later games were played under the di rection of Mrs. Azlee Merritt The next meeting will be held January 18, 1954 at 6:00 P. M. in Falson, N. C. with Mrs. Lillie M. Faison as hostess. Licensed beauticians who wish to join the sorority are invited to be present Chapter officers are: Marie S. McCalop, Baslleus; Loosle Brown, vice- basileus; Bertha T. Armstrong, keeper of records; Ludie Bowen, keeper of finance. The. sorority also held its annual Bazaar recently at the Douglas High School in Warsaw. Words of the Wise The life of every man Is a diary In which hs means to write one story, and writes an other; and his humblest hour Is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed, to make it. (Sir James Matthew Barrie) WEDNESDAY, Jan. M - "KEY LARGO" with Humphrey Bogart Lauren Baca 11 Chapter 14 "LOST PLANET SATURDAY, Jan. 23 DOUBLE FEATURE "TUMBLEWEED" with Audio Murphy - Lori Nelson "BANDITS OF SHERWOOD FOREST' j with Cornel Wilde 1 M with Cornel Wilde Bring Coupon And Save U nj $2.85 1 Alarm Clock $1.25 Absorbine Jr. 100 Pure train Aspirin U $1.19 Chlorodent Value, wwiii . Ml V A I I W I VIIVIIJ Man Size Kleenex lPint Pure Cod Liver Oil Electric Heating Pad Large Size Pint Pure and Tasteless Squibbs Mineral r Fluid Btiamdlaii'dl Urmr ' Baakkeeping Far , Wlthevt Bookkeeper " t"- CALL ' V.B.(DsIly; WhilHsId ! m-i WARSAW, N. CI t '0aOgl00OMO For your full fertilizer! requirements before you; trade. We also have an! anhydrous bulk storages plant in Mt. Olive, this for your conven-' year ience. STANDARD FERTILIZER COMPANY MT. OLIVE) N. 0. List County Taxes With Your Township List Taker Now I with coupon $1.89 with coupon 79c with coupon 9c Giant Size 69c 15c 59c with coupon $4.00 1 79c 4 69c r Oil with coupon IOcO r aaaa On Wilmington Highway r: !$Fsgan rr Fri, Sat, Jan. 22 - 21 "Escape From Fort Bravo" Starring-. WUIttm Holden ":'-.v ''CONFTOENTTALLY CONNIE" Ccrfoon with Via ehsaon Phone 1880 Clinton, Nt C. Kington. K. C. aAHvvtvvvttAttvvv OODODOaZIZ
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