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.-r""W'y I 5 , V.t.ft I ; -. ' : , jf I!ew Phone " llumber 217-1 71 4 12 U "f This H 'J if WSBBaa ;i . 'I I I , 1 ' M L I I..-., I I .11 I ' II II j t .1 If I I I I I.I I K 1 , L ' o VOL.21, NO. 3 o 'esbyterian Laymen To Converg Wallace -will be host to an antl( pated three hundred Presbyterii .laymen and ministers who w: gather there' Monday, February ' for the annual convention of tt Men of the Church of Wilmlngta Presbytery. Presbyterian men froi"' churches' in the area between Mori head City and Whiteville and from Mount Olive to Southport will as semble to hear Dr. B. Frank Hall, popular Wilmington churchman, de liver a challenging address on the role of the laymen in the work of the church. Convening in the Wallace church at seven o'clock, the men will en joy a barbecue supper in the Currle Building and will then assemble In the sanctuary for the program. Also featured on the program will be John Delfell, former Wallace businessman and now a resident of Greensboro, who is president of Synod of North Carolina, and Dr. J. O. Mann, Charlotte, director of men's work for the synod. Of major interest to men attend ing the annual convention will be news of the forthcoming meeting of the church's laymen to be held in New Orleans at which President Eisenhower, along with six Presby terian governors and many other notables, will speak if present plans are realized. The occasion is ex pected to attract several thousand laymen. Plans are underway in this area to charter a plane to transport the delegates from Wilmington Pres bytery to the New Orleans meeting. In a meeting held Tuesday even ing officers of the local church voted unanimously to invite the Presby tery's men group to meet in Wallace and the offer was accepted by the council, official board of the organ izatioa Committees of men from the Duplin County area to complete ar rangements for the Wallace meeting will be announced in the near fu ture by Dallas Herring, Rose, Hill, who is the current president of the men of Wilmington Presbytery. Purpose of the organization in addition to encourage fellowship among men in the local churches and the church at large, is to sup port the general program of the church with special emphasis upon evangelism and religious education. Uhough the movement is relatively in this area, reports indicate ( ) many local groups are now N .tioning and many worthwhile ..ojects are being undertaken. ilities Body Now Investigating Duplin Telephones It was reported today than an investigation into the telephone sit uation of Kenansville is now being made by personnel of the State Utility Board of Raleigh. The Duplin County Board of Com missioners adopted a resolution Jan uary 4 asking an investigation of telephone rates and lack of rural telephone service in the county. J. P. Havens, vice-president of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company, defended the complaint early last week saying rates being paid for the higher grade service offered residents now are in many cases less than those paid for multi party service. The Board of Commissioners, through correspondence, has been assured, according to V. W. Chase, telephone engineer, that a thorough investigation of the matted will be made. Chase began the survey at Ken. ansville last Thursday. North Carolina ranks 45th among the states in the percentage of corn acreage planted to hybrid varieties. County Basket Ball January 12 Rose Hill played at Wallace, Kenansville at Chinquapin, Faison at Warsaw and B. F. Grady at Magnoli. Wallace Takes Two The Wallace boys won over Rose Hill boys with an easy score of 64 to 86. High scorers for Wallace were Carlton with 22 and Wallace with 13. High scorer for Rose Hill was Murray with 10. The Wallace girls were victorous over the Rose Hill girls with a score of 79 to 78. High scorers for Wallace were Currie with 35 and Smith with 24. High scorers for Rose Hill were Waters with 51 and Reba Jones with 23. ife KenaaaviUe Splits With tifi'v". Chinquapin The Kenansville boys won over 1 the Chinquapin boys with a score ' of 48 to 4a High scorer for Kenans ville was Bell with 14 and for Chinquapin Halso with 18. The Chinquapin girls won over the Kenansville girls with a score of El to 31 High flcorer for Chinqua pin was 'James with 25 and tor Kenansville was Brown with 23. . .Warsaw Boys Win Over Faiaan Tht Warsaw boys won over ralson Section 1 On Wallace Feb. 8 Onari Rennrf ;rom Third RALEIGH, N. C C. Heide Trask, commissioner of the Third State Highway Division, today said that 42.04 miles of road work and five bridges had been finished in his division dtlring the past month. The Third with division head quarters in Wilmington is composed of Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover Onslow, Pender and Sampson coun ties. C. E. Brown is division engin eer. R. V. Biberstein is assistant division engineer in charge of con struction. In Brunswick, State forces graded, drained and put in earth fill for 0.7 mile between Gauses Landing and Brick Landing Roads; and for 0.8 mile on the Russtown Road (near Longwood). Both road improve ments are 28 feet Wide. The Snow Field Road near Bishops Store was graded, drained and paved with Soil for 2.3 miles. The road is 24 feet wide. State forces graded and drained an additional 0.7 mile off Gauses Landing Road toward Vance Thompson's. In New Hanover, State forces graded, drained and top soiled the following 24-foot wide roads, and their lengths: near Whiskey Creek, 2.3 miles; and near Beckers Supply Company, 0.15 mile. The 22-foot wide road near Maffitt Village was graded, drained and top soiled for 0.4 mile. The Flemington Road was graded and paved, 30 feet wide, for 0.5 mile where it intersects Negro Head Road. In Onslow, State forces stabilized weak places with Belgrade rock the following 18-foot wide roads: Rocky Hun Road for two miles; and the Mt. Pleasant Road which runs for 400 yards from the Swansboro loop road to a dead end. The road con necting Belgrade Road with US 17 was graded and widened to 35 feet for 0.3 mile. In Pender, contractor forces grad ed and surfaced, 18 feet wide, the road which runs for 5.27 miles from NC 53 to NC 210 near Currie. In Sampson, State highway forces paved with hot asphalt for 2,569 square yards on th Roseboro High School driveway and yard. The fol lowing 22-foot wide roads, and their lengths, were soil-surfaced by State forces: O. B. Jackson Road north of West Cross roads, 0.8 mile; Grady Spell Road north of Autryville, 1.5 miles; J. S. Spell Road northwest Salemburg, 1.2 miles and Britt Road west of Monk's Cross Roads, 0.9 mile. The Howard Road north of NC 24 at Turkey was soil surfaced, 20 feet wide, for 1.2 miles. Two 20-foot wide roads, and their lengths, were graded and drained: Sawdust Trail west of Vann Cross roads, 0.6 mile; and Whitfield Road north of Clinton and east of US 701, 1.6 miles. State forces completed a 24-foot wide bridge with concrete superstructure just west of US 421 at Mt. Gilead Church. South of Turkey, State forces completed laying a new floor consisting of five 30-foot spans on the Reedy Ford Bridge. In Duplin, State highway forces completed 19.9 miles of road im provements and the building of three structures. The following 20 foot wide roads, and their lengths, were soil surfaced: Carlton Road west of Magnolia, two miles; Mag nolia Road west of Magnolia, 5.1 miles; Jones Mill Road south of Wayne County line, 1.8 miles; and the Britt Road east of Jones Mill and south of Wayne County line, 2.1 miles. The 18-foot wide Charlie Gillespie Road east of US 117 be tween Warsaw and Magnolia was soil-surfaced for 0.7 miles. State forces graded and drained the fol lowing roads, and their lengths: Wells Road north of Charity Cross boys with a score of 57 to 55. High scorer for Warsaw was Quihn with 21 and for Faison was Miller with 27. On January 14 Beulavllle played at Faison and Warsaw at Kenans ville. Beubville Wins Two The Beulavllle boys won over the Faison boys with a score of 85 to 39. High scorer for Beulavllle was Dobson with 25 and for Faison was Miller with 16. The Beulavllle girls won over the Faison girls with score of 64 to 56. High scorer for Beulavllle was Sandlin with 30 and for Faison, Bowden with 29. Kenansville Takes Two . " The Kenansville boys won over the Warsaw boys with a score of 54 to 86. High scorers for Kenans ville were Bell with 13 and Daugh. try with 131 for Warsaw, Qulnn with 12. ' The Kenansville girls won an easy victory over the Warsaw girls with 'score of 65 to 40. Eve Summerlin cored 27 points and that non-scoring Jean Qulnn racked'up 16 points. High scorsr for Warsaw was Gore with 12. KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954 Roads, 2.6 miles; Sanderson Road northwest of Chinquapin, 1.4 miles; Rainer Road between Chinquapin and Pin Hook, 0.6 mile; Richard Rouse Road north of Albertson and south of -the Lenoir County line, 2.3 miles; Rivenbark Road west of Wallace, 0.5 mile; and Swinson Road southeast of Friendship, 0.8 mile. Two bridges consisting of creosote'd substructures and concrete super structures, were finished near Gosh en Swamp north of Friendship. Both are 24 feet wide. State forces re placed another bridge on this road with two lines of 48-inch pipe. Northeast of Scott's Store a 60-foot pipe was put in line. Duplin Man Goes Willi Waccamaw Bank, Whiteville WHITEVILLE, Jan. 18 Gordon San derson, 27-year-old resident of Rose Hill, Duplin County, has joined the staff of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company in Whiteville. Waccamaw officials said today that he had been assigned to the bookkeeping department for train ing in the fundamentals of bank ing. A Duplin native, Sanderson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sanderson of Rose Hill. After graduating from Rose Hill High School in 1943, he attended Louisburg Junior College and later graduated from the Ray-Voque School of Advertising 'in Chicago. He also studied public relations at Northwestern University in Evans ton, m. Prior to an unfavorable change in the health of his father two years ago, he was with the advertising department of W. E. Long Company of Chicago for two years. He was an assistant scoutmaster at Rose Hill and was a member of the Lions Club there last summer. Sanderson, who is unmarried, is rooming at the home of Mrs. J. L. Cottingham on Franklin Street. He Is active in the Methodist Church and probably will continue to attend his church in Rose Hill until his term as usher expires. Students Prepare Semester End Mr. Thurman Albertson of Ken ansville, N. C. is among the students at Washington College now busily engaged in scholastic activities pre ceeding the end of the academic semester. Final examinations for the first semester will begin on Wednesday, January 20, and will be completed Tuesday, January 26. Registration of new students for the second semester is scheduled for Monday, February 1, with sec ond semester classes beginning Wed nesday morning, February 3. Ermon N. Foster, College Regis trar and Director of Admissions, anticipates twenty new students registering for the second semester Students enrollment for the first half of the academic year was 393. Washington College, 10th oldest educational institution in the nation, will confer an honorary degree upon President Eisenhower when he speaks at the College Commence ment exercises on June 6. V New Oldsmobile On Display The new 1954 Oldsmobile Super "88" is now on display at West Motor Co. in Warsaw. The new Oldsmobile is ultra-new in design with a longer silhouette and Is powered by the new 185 horsepower world's record "rocket" engine with 8.25 to 1 compression ratio. The new Oldsmobile features sweep-cut doors and fenders, a completely new body by Fisher and a slanting panoramic windshield. Bloodmobile To Goldsboro The Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to the Woman's Club, Goldsboro, Friday, January 22nd. You can do nate a pint of blood for the wound ed servicemen still in hospitals, for disaster or defense. A permanent list of -donors , is kept at the Red Cross Office. Hive your name there so that you can he a blood donor It any emergency arises. Call the Red Cross office in Kenansville and sign up to give pint of blood, Jan uary 22nd. Duplin County is co operating with Wayne County in this project POLIO DRIVE The 1954 Polio (March of Dimes) drive Is under way. Duplin Is not yet completely organised ac cording to Grady Mercer and X Russell Lanier, co-chairman. They say they . hope to have everything running smoothly within a week. As it stands now the BAPW clab In Warsaw Is handling the drive there; Junior 8oroals is handling it In Wallace; Byron Teaehey heads the white schools drive and Windsor John son of Rose Hill handles the Ne gro schools drive. Last year the county raised $4,698.85. The co chairmen say they hope Dnplin will top last year's record. From headquarters comes word that the money raised this year may he the beginning of the end of Polio in oar nation. Scientists have now developed what they think Is a . sure vaccine but they most have the money to try It out. Warsaw Store Is Robbed The Duplin Supply Co. of Warsaw was robbed of $1900 in checks and cash early Saturday morning be tween four and five o'clock, re ported E. T. Lewis and D. J. Riven bark, owners and operators. Entrance was gained by prizing open the door with tools identified as being taken from West Motor Company, which adjoins the Supply Co., it was reported. The cash, totaling $1300 and checks were taken from a safe. Night police, Archie Brown, re ported he saw four men running from the store and shot at them eight times. As we go to press no clues have been reported on the robbery. Baptists Conclude Teaching Clinic The Eastern Baptist Association concluded its five night better teaching clinic, held at the Warsaw Baptist Church, on Friday, January 15, with a final enrollment of 431. The 39 churches within the associ ation, with 19 pastors who serve part time in some churches and full time in others, had 31 churches enrolled in the clinic with 12 pas tors attending each night. Six qualified and state approved workers in the field of Sunday Schobl clinical precedures directed the work of the various depart ments. Dr. L. L. Carpenter, editor of the Biblical Recorder, served as faculty director and taught the adult class which averaged more than 100 in attendance each night. Mrs. L. L. Carpenter directed the class for the teachers and officers of young people's departments. The intermediate department was. under the leadership of Mrs. Earle Holmes of Farmville; and the junior department under Mrs. Ben Ingram of Hartsville, S. C. The best meth ods of study and teaching were discussed, observation class work carried on, and departmental pro cedures given much emphasis throughout the week. Magnifying the work of the ele mentary departments, Miss Mae Bomar of Spartanburg, S. C, di rected the workers of the Nursery and Beginner departments. This group, with attendance over 25 each evening, received detailed instruc tions in the best and most modern educational procedures for pre school age children. Statistical records for the week indicated that attendance increased each night; few absentees occurred. Due to inclement weather the at tendance on Monday was only 154, but thereafter it increased over 200 each night: 222 Tuesday, 254 Wed nesday; 260 Thursday; 268 Friday. Clarence Shrpp of Clinton is the associational Sunday School super intendent. Dr. Alton Greenlaw of Warsaw is the moderator. The standard of excellence and requirements for the various steps are not set up by each local chapter. A southwide committee made up of qualified leaders throughout the south, representing groups of var ious educational and cultural ad vantages, meet periodically to re think, change, and keep the work on the highest educational level, following the best techniques and methods of learning. The work is based on Individual interest, con cern and study. The work Is done by personal research, memorization and composition. Included in the work are many passages, mission study work, com munity mission and knightly needs activities, study and practice of life's stewardship, knowledge of the Bible and Prayer. Several research projects are required with personal convictions and written composi tions as results. In the local church the leaders of the Girls Auxiliary are Mrs. Eugene Johnston, Mrs. David Jones and their assistants. Mrs. W. Y. Vann is counselor of the Royal Ambassador chapter. Average prices received by N. C, farmers for roost commodities they tell increased slightly during the month ended December 15. Albertson Post American Legion Ahead Of Membership Quota The Albertson American Legion post has exceeded its membership quota for 1954, according to in quarters of the Legion in Raleigh. Warsaw Plans Cub Scout Pack About fifty interested parents met at the Warsaw Grammar School on Monday evening at seven-thirty in the Interest of organizing a Cub Scout Pack for boys 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age. Meeting with the parents were: Rev. N. H. Flowers chairman of Cub Scout Pack Committee: W. M Craven who was a former Scout Executive; Bruce Boyers, Execu tive Director of Tuscarora Council, Goldsboro; Joe Brown, Field Ex ecutive for Sampson and Duplin Counties, of Clinton; Mrs. Lehman Williams, Den Mother of Cub Scouts, and son, Glenn, a cub Scout of Pink Hill. Mr. Craven presided at the meeting and explained to the par ents the work and responsibility of the parents in working with the Cub Scouts. He, also, explained that the Pack is to be sponsored by the Rotary Club, they also sponsor the Boy Scouts. The Rotary Club has voted to spend $25 for materials for the Den Mothers. Rev. Flowers explained that Cub bing is a home affair and is the responsibility of the parents and the Den Mothers. Mr. Boyers spoke on the Cub work and urged every one to give full cooperation. He introduced Mr. Brown who is to work with the local pack. Mrs. Williams told briefly the work to be done in the local Cub Scout work. It was decided to meet at the Grammar School again Tuesday night, January 26, at seven-thirty to make further plans for organizing. Working on the local committee with Rev. Flowers are James Frank lin Strickland, J. P. Harmon, Glenn Rollins, Milton West, Rev. Paul Mull and Lawton Albertson. Art Exhibition In Wilmington lanuary 27 - 29 The artists of Southeastern N. C. will have a chance to hang their works in the Wilmington Art As sociation's forthcoming exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public January 27, 28 and 29 from 3 until 9 p.m. The exhibition will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church Parish House at Third and Red Cross Streets. Rules set up by the Wilmington Art Association for the non-jury exhibition are as follows: ELIGIBILITY: All artists residing in Southeastern North Carolina are eligible. MEDIA: Oils, watercolors, draw ings, sculpture, ceramics, photo graphs. Oils and watercolors must be framed, drawings and photo graphs must be matted. Two works in each media ONLY will be ac cepted from one exhibitor. All work must be original. No copies will be accepted. RECEIVING DATE: Exibits will be received at the Parish House of St. John's Church Monday January 25, between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. and must be removed by noon Saturday, January 30. All works must be plainly marked with the name and address of the exhibitor. LIABILITY: The Wilmington Art Association shall not be liable for any damage to exhibits. WPTF Sponsors Dimes Contest RALEIGH, Jan. A county-agalnst -county contest to raise funds for the March of Dimes will be sponsored by Station WPTF be ginning January 15. The winning county will receive a check for $100 from WPTF for use In that county's fight against Polio. Bill Jackson, early morning per sonality on WPTF and disc jockey for "The BJ Show", is in charge of the contest again this year. Last year listeners to his program 'in 35 North Carolina counties contri buted) over $2,000 to the March of Dimes through WPTF. Wake Coun-, ty, with close to $800 In contribu tions, won the (100 award. Lee county was second with over $400 contributed. All contributions collected by WPTF will go back to the county from which they came and the county sending ip the largest con tribution will, receive the $100 award from WPTF. Those desiring to contribute to the March of Dimes through the BJ Show should mail their con tributions to Bill Jackson, March of Dimes Contest, WPTF, .Raleigh. N. C Contest closes January 31. 1.50 counties; fl.00 ootelde this Quota for the post is 95 and to date 96 members have joined. Success of the Albertson Legion aires in reaching their quota brought a note of congratulations from W. L. McMillan of Rocky Mount, department commander of the Legion. McMillan wrote J. H. Byrd, commander of the Albertson post, "I am proud to congratulate the officers and the members of Post No. 379 upon this notable achievement." Byrd, even though his post is over the top, has stated "We do not intend to stop our membership drive now that we have reached our quota. There are many more eligible veterans who have not yet joined our post and we invite them all to become members." Albertson is the second post in this section to reich its member ship quota. Calypso reached its goal several weeks ago. Milk Ordinance Becomes Effective On March 1st. An ordinance which was adopted by the Duplin County Board of Health on January 1, 1954 for the sale of pasteurized milk in Duplin County will become effective Mar. 1. Duplin County Board of Health has passed the U. S. Ordinance and Code U. S. P. H. After March 1 all milk sold in Duplin County must be Grade A and pasteurized. Persons who violate the rules and regulations made by the Duplin County Board of Health shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding $50 or im prisoned not exceeding 30 days, as provided by Section 20 of Chapter 130 of General Statues of North Carolina. Wholesale milk distributors may obtain permits from the Duplin County Board of Health upon ap plication. Permits will not be issued to individuals. Hepler Heads Shriners Claude Hepler, of Wallace, for merly a resident of Mount Olive, was elected to head the Duplin group at a meeting of that organi zation last week. One of the first projects to be undertaken by the new president is arranging trans portation for the Wallace high school band to go to New Bern January 28 to march in the Shin parade there. INSTALL OFFICERS The Presbyterian Women of the Pleasant View Church held their installation service, Sunday, Jan uary 3, at their regular church ser vice, performed oy tneir pastor, Rev. N. P. Farrior. Officers are as follows: President, Mrs. Leonard F. Grady; Vice-President, Mrs. Graham Teaehey; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Byrd; Historian, Mrs. Leonard F. Grady; Committee Chairman -Spiritual Growth, Mrs. Robert Grady; World Missions, Mrs. Dur ham Grady; Church Extension, Mrs. J. A. Mewborn; Christian Education, Mrs. Graham Teaehey; Annuities & Relief, Mrs. Durham Grady; Stew ardship, Mrs. Richard Rouse; Gen eral Fund Agencies, Mary Ellen Chambers; Circle Chairman, Mrs. Robert Grady; Co-Chairman, Mrs. Douglas Townsend. MASON L. HOIXOMAN. Mason L. HollomSn, 71, of Calypso died at his home at 2:20 p. m. Wed nesday. He is survived by his wife, the former Ellie Lane of Wayne County; two sons, Kermit of Calyp so and Emmett of Waye County; three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Bar wick and Mrs. Ervin Potts of Mt. Olive, Rt. 1, and Mrs. Ben Ray Brock, Mt. Olive, Rt. 2; three broth ers, Jim Holloman, Calypso, Sam of Faison and Andrew of Mt. Olive; one sister, Mrs. Coy Miller, Mt. Olive; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at the home at 3:30 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Taylor O. Byrd, Presbyterian minister of Fai son, officiating, and burial was in the Calypso Cemetery. Mr. Hollo- man was a farmer and a member of the Calypso Baptist Church. MRS. ADA HALSO. Mrs. Ada Halso, 41, of Chinquapin, died in a Kinston hospital Wednes day morning. Funeral services were held from the home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. L. K. Bailey officiating. Burial followed in the Batts cemetery. Surviving are three sons, Clifton of Baltimore, Md., Arnold and Freddie of the home; one daughter, Dorothy of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Annie E. Brown, Mrs. Lula James, Mrs. Tressie Sholar all of Chinquapin, and Mrs. Clyde Jenkins of Richlands; one brother, Harold C. Brown. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: per year In Duplin and adjoining area In Application of Agricultural Research In Duplin Will Improve Farmers Incc:i "The application of recent agri cultural research results here would mean a vast improvement in tne incomes of individual farmers and would bring a great contribution o the economy of the whole county" Farm Agent, Vernon Reynolds de clared today. Reynolds said this is the thinking back of a Livestock School design ed to acquaint Duplin farmers with the practical application of recent research results affecting beef cattle, sheep and swine enterprises on farms in Duplin County. The classes will be held in yie Kenansville High School Auditor ium on Friday, January 29 at 9:30 a.m. Specialists from the State Col lege Agricultural Extension Service will bring the latest recommenda tions in beef cattle, sheep and swine production. "Maybe you aren't interested in all three classes of livestock to be discussed, but it may be that one or more of these enterprises can fit in very profitably with your farming program," Reynolds de clared. Among the recent research re sults to be presented will be a system of growing out hogs on Ladino clover, corn, water and min erals at a cost of only $11.00 per hundredweight. "Most of us have Duplin District Scout The first Duplin district meeting was held Jan. 19, 1954 in Warsaw at the home of Mr. Bill Craven. The following members were pre sent: E. Walker Stevens, Bill Cra ven, George Penny, Paul Ingram, Earl Huie, Joe Brown, Cleo Outlaw, John Smith, Frank Quetti, Miles Buck, Arthur Benton. A district Board of Review was held for the advancements in the following ratings: Stat, Life, Eagle, and Bronze Palms. The committee set the following goals for 1954: (1) 100 Boys' Life for Duplin Dis trict. (2) More advancement in 1954 than any other district in Tus Duplin Negro Farmers Among Top Five In State Jan. 18, 1954 Duplin Conuty for the second consecutive year has been listed among the top five coun ties in the state in making the most total progress among negroes in 1953, it was learned today. A letter from the State Rural Progress Campaign Commi 1 1 e e Chairman, William E. Reed to Miss A. M. Kenion, president of the local organization stated the full state committee will visit Duplin on Feb ruary 2 in an effort to select the top winner of the state. The award carried a $500.00 prize. The contest is designed to cordin ate the efforts of all agencies oper ating in Duplin County to make maximum use of our human and natural resources. The organization is comprised of school officials, ex tension agents, Vocational Agricul ture Teachers, farm leaders and their organizations, Home Econo mics teachers, churchmen and civic groups. Miss Kenion has announced that special meeting will be called January 25 at 4 p.m. of the county committee to consolidate gains in 1953 to enable the state committee to get a full description of the county's activities during the year. This meeting is scheduled to be held at the Douglas High School in Warsaw. Last year. Chairman Reed and his The Telephone Company Replies January 15, 1954 Mr. Robert Grady, Editor The Duplin Times Kenansville, N. C. Dear Mr. Grady: In accordance with yanr suggest ion, made at the time of our visit to your home, I am enclosing here with an article entitled Progress and Profit which you may use In your publication. As I recall you stipulated that ou would make no comment on any thing I might submit. However, I think, in all fairness, I should re leive you from that promise and especially if you desire to make a favorable comment. I enjoyed very much our discus sion and am convinced that the end result for which the company is seeking to attain will be most sat isfactory to you. Sincerely yours, J. F. Havens PROGRESS AND PROFIT The progress of this country, and it should not be different in Duplin County, has been attributed to the free enterprise system with a profit incentive. In the case of public utili ties such as the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company the profit incentive is limited such companies' profits are regulated in most of the states. Most assuredly the profits of the Carolina Telephone and Tele- PRICE TEN CI been spending about 5 pe" cen more than that," according W WJ- nolds. - Control of parasites arid the pro duction of a meat type hog will also be discussed. , - 1 ' v ' t Farmers must produce the type of meat that Is in demand fcy thoj j housewife if the market for pork t is to be maintained at the present" level. When pork consumption is j reduced on pound per capita mean f ' a loss of 1 million hogs. Tela pounds less means a loss of 15,000,-t. : 000 hogs. " " V Beef cattle producers will be in: 4 terested in the discussion on heroT . management, experiment station re sults on winter feeding and fatten- ing cattle for market and a summary: r' 4 of the 1953 North Carolina Feeder Calf Sales. - t '. There is profit in the sheep bus4. iness and many farmers in Duplini : can Increase their farm income? v , with a well managed farm flock, The requirements for a successfuS sheep enterprise including breedings feeding, management, parasite con- , trol and marketing of lambs aa4 wool will be presented at the live stock school. - Attend the Livestock School and feel free to ask any questions that." will be of help to you. Meeting carora council. (3) Camping 10 day and nights for at least 75 of our units. (4) New Scout-units organiz- ' ed in Duplin County. " The above goals are very chal lenging and it will take the workr of every person in Duplin county that is interested in Scouting. It was pointed out that there are 1,569 boys of Scout age in Duplin county and we have only 347 of them in Scouting. The field Is wide open for Scouting in Duplin county. Our job as citizens is to see that we get more boys in Scouting and the Scouting ideals into "more boys. group visited points of interest in the county to determine the extent of progress in the county, after hear ing reports from the various com mittees. The standing committees are listed as: Desirable Adjustments in Agriculture; Community Im provement: Opportunities lor Ku: Youth; Cooperation of all Agencies, Group and Individual The state committee will meet at the Charity High School on February 2. Duplin Shriners To Sponsor Band Members of the Wallace High School Band are being sponsored by the Duplin Shrine Club and will make the trip to the New Bern Shrine Convention on Jan. 28 at the Shriners' expense. The Shriners are not only de fraying the expenses of sending the band to the convention but will lead them in the parade. Accompanying the band will be Mrs. Ethel Leary, band director, and Mrs. T. M. Fields, band mother. Shriner Steve Mallard, of Wallace made all the arrangements of the trip. Daileys Chapel The Seven Springs 'Youth For Christ" Movement will meet at. Dalley's Chapel Church, near Severn Springs, Saturday night at 7:30. AH! Denominations are welcome. If youu desire Spiritual blessing - come.. graph Company are limited by the- North Carolina Utilities Commission who in the last rate case reduced the return allowed in previous cases of 6.5 to 6. The installation of exchange tefcu phone service at Beulaville is define ately a progressive step for these people living in Beulaville as well as a means of providing mare ade- - quate communication facilities in the areas adjacent to that town. The installation of exchange service re quiring an expenditure of about: $30,000'for the exchange plant re presents one of many similar pro jects where the revenue derived is not in keeping with the investment required. The total charges for ex change Service, at Beulaville for those customers formerly connected: to Kenansville is less than the char--ges were from Kenansville. This;-, condition exists although the people residing in' Beulaville as of Docem-i ber 18, 195S were furnished witbii one,' two, .or iour-party service ir lieu of the- previous ten-party ser vice only. . fl ' The progress which the lnstallav tion of exchange service at Beula ville will bring to Duplin County "V aot be recognized In the Im mediate future but the end result, will mean, more telephone for more.- People and in a larger area. ' ; ., .A n m 1 0$ .i .7' : :. ...'...'....(' ' . , ' ,. v ' i LaXa l . T I"1" "" " "'. -rwr-rrr-r-r--i-.-ni-,-i-rn f Saatesg t m' - . . m0&-Slllmm ...m!, fcig.ji. .,. , - . - ...n - - . "- ' ' .' .: u.,,1 :.'! . !'. 1 - IN V I -I .