. '- (J" This Vci 1 NyOL.21, 1 S j . V'i.... . "......' .' ....... N0.17 ? 0. 42 - r Section 1 i1 KEN ANSVILLE. NOKTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. . APRIL 29, 1954 2S525I2,N L52?!f! PRICE v t kn ' ; - .- u 1 - - ' i. I......-M i 1 ...... i ... Hi J , .. . , ... , , J Duplin Election Judges; Registrars The following Registrars and ' Judges of Elections were appointed on April 10; - , s WARSAW: S. W. ,Marriner, Reg ' Istrar, ' Warsaw, C; George D. Bennett, Judge, Warsaw, N, C.; Pat PhUlips, Clerk,, Warsaw, N. C-iMisS Sallie Bowden, Clerk, Warsaw, N.C. FAISON: David J. Oates, .Regis. trar, Falson, N. C; p. D. McCulleh, Judge, Faison, N. C4 Paul H. Clifton. Judge, Faison; N. C, .(R); Mrs. Nel. lie Whelis, CLsrk, Faison, N. C."' CALYPSO; . Mrs. Bertie Sloan, Regptrar, Calypso, N. C.; Mrs. Ben-, nle C. Sellaai, Judge, Calypso, N. C.; Mordecai Bennett, Jr., Clerk, Mount Olive, N. C.,1 RJ. 2 , WOLFESCHAPE: '' Mrs. ' George Kornegny, Registrar, Mt. Olive; N. C. RFD;- J. E. Grady, Judge, Mount. ' Olive, N. C, RFD; Morris King, Judge, Mt. Olive, N." C, RFD (R) ; Elbert Davis, Clerk, Mt. Olive, N.C, RFD.'. . , '- GUSSOIT; George D. Waters, Reg istrar. Mt Olive N. C. RFD; Fred Outlaw, Judge, Mt. Olive, N. C, RFD; W. E. Waller, Judge, Mt. Olive, "H. C.?RFD (R); H. S. Tyndall, Clerk, Mt. Olive. N. C, RFD. ALBERTSON: Hess Davis, Regis trar, Albertson, N. C; Paul Grady, v Judge, Seven Springs, Ji. C, RFD; John D. Grady Judge, Albertson, N. C. (R); ThUrman Stroud, Clerk, Albertson, N. C. SMITH: Raymond D Smith, Reg istrar, Pink Hill, N. C, RFD; Grover Rhodes, Judge, Pink Hill. N. C. RFD; Paul Williams, Clerk, Pink Hill. N. C, RFD. : ' CABIN: Walter Rhodes, Registrar, RFD, Beulaville, N. C; George Rhodes, Judge, RFD, Beulaville, N. C; Caltin Mercer, Clerk, RFD, Beu laville, N. C. HALLSVILLE: Andrew H. Miller, Registrar; RFD, Kenansvllle, N. C; 3 L Sumner, Jp, RFD, BeulavUle, ' ft: C, Judge; Neal -Smith, Clerk,; rMtXK ,JBlllil.CUo Kenansvil'e, Varsaw, Msgnclia High PefitiM: Board For' Cnsdol idation The climax of a. three-year cifl. cen's' movement in ; Duplin County was reached this wek whert locil school commiyees in Warsaw, Kea. ansville and Magnolia presented the county Board of Education with unanimous petitions for the consol idation of . their high schools at B point between the., three towns Earlier in-: the year the people of Faison and Calypso requested coni solidation and recently Wallace land Rose Hill followed with unanimous petitions for, consolidation of their high schools, Under the plans, which in each case were originated by citizens, groups and developed iii a democratic : manner without any element of force from school authorities seven small high schools will be combined into- three con-' veniently located institutions with pupil enrollments that will permit 8 much broader curriculum and a complete educational program. Duplin County citizens . became actively interested in schools three years ago when the Board of Edu cation, under a program sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation and the University of North Carolina, invit ed them to form a qounty-wlde citi zens' committee for school improve ment which was composed of repre sentative men and women from each of the? ten school districts of the county. , ? Responding' with enthusiasm to the invitation, they immediately be gan a study of school conditions throughout the. county,' visiting ev ery school building and taking pic tures which were, later .made into slide films add, shown to every civic organization in the county. This proved an eye-opening experience, according 'to a' committee spokes man, since the people generally were unfamiliar with the condi tion. They then conducted a survey of student! :ho had "qui.tf sehvoi to j find -out their - reasona-fox dropping Njedy, Clerk, RfD,' Beulaville, ouj. They sent '-questionnaires to ULAVTLX: Joseph Jones, Reg-.-ar, RFD, Beulaville. N. C; Fitz gerald. Beetle, Judge, Beulavile, N. C; Earl TKigpen, Clerk, RFD, Beu laville, N.C; John George Kennedy, Clerk, BeulavUle, N. C. CEDAR FORK: Mrs.. Beatrice high school graduates who ended their formal education thete 'and to those attending colleges anc other institutions of higher learning. They asked the 365 teachers in the county system to say frankly where they thought schools could be improved. Brinson, Registrar, RFD, Beulavjlle. J By, the time & 41e answers N. C ; Arthur Wood,: Judge, RFD, began coming in the citizens com Beulaville, N. C; Carl Sloan, Clerk, mittee soon became convinced 'that RFD, BeulavUleN. C,- ! the biggest barrier to school prog- CYPRESS CREEK: R. H. Maready, . ' Registrar, RFD. Chinquapin, N. C; ,resS was the limited size of the, Ralph Lanier, Judge, RFD, Chinqua- sch'ools. 'They bartered a bus and went to Rocky Mount to visit the new million dollar senior birr11 school there to see what a school of six1 hundred pupils could offer in t.vi3 wty of a modm cdilcr.tional program. This apparently was a de cisive factor in influencing mem bers of the citizehs' group. With the completion of the new consolidated high school for Ne groes in Kenansville,' there are' now three modern high schools for all of the county's Negro children. The county looard has indicated its de sire to co-operate with the citizens' groups in bringing about the con solidations requested and plans are underway for the construction of the required facilities at the loca tions approved by the people in each community. A county school spokesman gave all of the credit for the progressive citizens', movement to the p eople themselves and commended them for their unselfish interest in the educational welfare of their chil dren. He predicted that their activi ties would lead to the development of a rural school system eventually that is unequaled elsewhere in North Carolina. i 1 i Miss Newton To Be Presented In Recital Mrs. W. J. Middleton, Jr. will present Miss Sally Newton in a piano recital, in the Kenansville School Auditorium May 3 at 8:00 o'clock p.m. The program will be as follows: Prelude XV Bach Prelude V Bach Fogue V Bach Sonata On. 2 No. 1 Beethoven Prelude in E Minor Choptnjlo goto college. Waltz Op. 70 No. 2 Chopin Intermezzo Szalet Valcik in D Minor Mokrys Concerto in A Major Mozart The public is cordially invited. HAPPENS EVERY DAY Allowances have to be made for some college students, and most parents do - weekly. FENCE STRADDLER Some politicians are wet, some are dry . -the clever politician is for what'll you have. pin, N. C. CHINQUAPIN: G. E. Pickett, Reg istrar, Chinquapin, N. C; Edgar English, Judge, RFD, Wallace, N.C; Johnnie Quinn, Clerk, Chinquapin, N. C. LOCKLIN: Claude E. Cavenaugh, ReglstrarJtFD, Wallace, N. C; WA. Hanchey, Judge, RFD .Wallace, N C; O. A. Cavenaugh, Judge, RFD, Wallace, N.X. UO. J a CHARITY: Jerry VlS Teachey, Registrar, Rt. 2, Rose Hill, N. C; H. H. Carter, Judge. Rose Hill, N. C C Rivenbark, Judge, Rose Hill, N. C. (R) . , 1 "WALLACE: Miss Eva . Benton, Registrar, Wallace, N. C; D. D. Blanchard, Judge, Wallace, N. C; W. E. Fussell, Judge, Wallace, N. C. (R); Robert T. Murray Jr., Clerk, Wallace, N, C; A. G. Smith, Clerk, Wallace, N. C ' ' ROCKFISH: G. Heddie Blanton. Registrar, RFD. Wallace, N. C; Mrs. Asha ColwelL Judge, RFD, Wallace, N. C; Gibson Carr, Judge, Wallace, N. Rt 1. (R); Mrs. Lillle B. Blanton, Clerk, RFD, Wallace, N.C. ROSE HILL: Mrs. Eldon E. Brown, Registrar, Rose HilL N. C; Mrs. WX Rouse, Judge, Rose Hill, N. C; S. V. WUkins, Judge.' Rose Hill, N. C. (R); Mij. O. D. FusselL Clerk, Rose HilL N. C; Ward Farrior, Clerk, Rose Hia N. C. ;-'," V1': MAGNOLIA: B. B. Wilson, Regis, trar. Magnolia, N. C; C J. Thomas, Judge. Magnolia, N. C.; O. E Die w. Judge, Magnolia, N. C (R); J. H. Rouse, Magnolia, N.C, Clerk. V t . KENANSVILLE: Mrs. Maurice Brinson,' Registrar, Kensnsville, i. V. C; Hubert Brown, Judge, Ken. ansville, N. C4 H. T. Brown, Judge, ' RFD, Magnolia, N. C. (R); John William Evana, Clerk,' Magnolia, . jf, 3jkr jWllllam E. Craft CAateman Jr Duplin County Board Register of Deeds Urges Get Birth Certificates Early ' O. ALBERT OUTLAW ' O. Albert Outlaw well known veterans' agriculture instructor. Farmer and Businessman of Wolfcs crape Township, announces his can didacy for The State House of Rep resentatives for Duplin County. Mr. Outlaw graduated from Cal ypso High School and attended Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C. He has been active in church and civic work for many years. He is an Elder in the Stanford Presby terian Church, a Lion, Member of the American Legion and the V.F.W Mr. Outlaw is also a member of the N. C. National Guard (Btry A, ISOth. AAA, 90 MM Gun Bn.). The 150th. is made up of batteries in Wallace, Beulaville, Mt. Olive and Williamston with Headquarters in Wilmington. He holds the rank of M-Sgt. and is 90mm Gun Platoon Sgt. of Btry. A. Mr. Outlaw served as chairman of the Duplin County Draft Board for several months, but resigned in protest to the Deferrment of College students. Mr. Outlaw stated in his protest that college students should be given no more consideration than the more unfortunate farm and factory boys who could .not afford Mr. Outlaw states, and we quote, "I am very much against the Con troversal Secrecy Law and if elect ed I will fight this and all other Legislation prohibiting the Consti tutional rights of the people. Public servants should have nothing to hide from the people they repre sent." Your success contributes to the success of other people. It costs less to keep well than it does to get well. New Business Opens In Beulaville Saturday Morning Beulaville, the town that is always growing in Duplm, announces the pemng of its newest business Sat urday. Smith's Self Service grocery, market and service station will open at 9 a.m. with refreshments. A handsome white stucco build ing has been constructed on the north side of highway 24 at the intersection of the Lyman road. It 15 one of the most attractive business houses in this section. In addition to the self-esrvice market and grocery they will feature City Ser vice gas and oils, . distributed by Clay McCullen of the Mac Oil Com pany in Warsaw. The Service Sta tion will render first class service that is expected to be found in any modern service station. Mr. McCul icn says he is particularly proud of ihis establishment and is glad that he can serve it with Cities Service products. Mr. Ransom Smith, proprietor, is well known in the Beulaville sec tion. He is the son of Mrs. Nora Smith of Beulaville, a native son. He is married to the former Ethel Batts ot Beulaville and they have two children, Miss Janice and Ray Carol. Ransom has been engaged in business in Beulaville for the past 6Vi years. He is a member of the Town Board and active in civic af fairs. Capital Theatre Opens Saturday Capital Theatre in Kenansville will reopen Saturday under new management. L. A. Ellis and J. G. Yarborough of Wilmington are tak ing over 'the operations. They an nounce that show hours will be as, follows- Saturday, 3 to 11 p.m., 6un. 2 to 4 & 9; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, T:,ursoay, and Friaay, 7 30 to 9:30. The schedule for Sat urday and next week s shows will be found on the Theatre page. Announcement Class night for the Warsaw Senior Class will be held in the High School Auditorium there on Thurs day night, May 6th at 8:15. The public is invited. I . ' COTECE . fr Year payer la coming to Tea m little late this wee' da to loss at time tat aaevi-j printing efulp . ment Into mar now building. We Tope to ba ; back a - regular schedule next week. - - t - Parents ' .of ? Children .entering' school next fall for the first time are urged to obtain certified copies of birth certificates early to avoid a 'last minute rush as birth certifi cates will be required of all children entering the first grade of our pub lic' schocds next fall.' The Register of Deeds Office is now prepared to issue these birth certificates freer There will be almost .1300 of these certificates to be Issued, and Ifigult in the correction of all errors parents can begin now to visit the Register of Deeds Office to obtain certificates, it will be a great help to the Register's Office to be able to prepare these gradually and will avoid possible delays for the par ents. Quite frequently Duplin Coun ty residents whose children have been born in hospitals outside the county I find that their children's birth certificates are filed in the County where the hospital is locat ed and It is necessary to obtain such certificates from either the Register Of Deeds of that county or from the State Board ot Health. Last year the Duplin County Register of Deeds Office filed 41 applications for delayed birth certificates for children entering the first grade. These were for children born in 1948 and 1947 for: whom no certifi cate had, been filed with either the Register of Deeds or the State .Board of Health. In cases of this kind con siderable delay is experienced in obtaining the necessary proofs' of age. and in securing the approval of the State Board of Health.' ' Thia plan of requirirfg children to present birth certificates for ad mission to our public, schools re. and omissions, on all recorded cer tificates and' the recordation of all certificates which have not been filed. By accomplishing the perfec tion of all birth certificates when children are 0 years old, many of the difficulties which have been ex perienced in recent years in making Corrections of 'certificates and ' in filing delayed certificates for per sons needing them for entering the armed services, Obtaining jobs, etc. should be avoided. v For some time' the Register of Deeds Office has been furnishing free birth certificates to persons en tering the armed services -and to veterans of tift armed services and in now prepared to issue them free to children entering the first grade of schools. 1 HI! District rvisor For CHOP In Three Counties Rev. J. G. White, .Rastor At The Duplin Circuit Methedist Charge, has been appointed District Super visor for the Christian Rural Over, teas program for the Duplin-Pender Sampson area. This program, better known as CROP is designed to soli cit "food commodities,' grain, and clothing - fw . displaced, itaYved, homeless persons In the overseas Rev. White will direct this three county, district in soliciting, all of the above named commodities. He will attend a coaching conference in Durharn, May M in which plans for the 'coming year will be made. County Chairmen ' and . their 7. co workers will be selected within the next few weeks and " solicltatlng wiu oe eariy uuiau. The CROP goal for this year in North Carolina is as follows: 28 carloads of foodstufs; garden seeds to be solicited by children and youth," dried milk by producers; canned meat by. independent pack era; chicks by poultry and feed in dustries; offerings, from interested groups; 10,000 pounds of, clothing. In assuming this, responr 'ty. Rev. White asks the auppori.'. ,. all individuals and civic and church organisations .in helping with , this important task, further plans Will be announced after the coaching conference in Durham next week. WHY I WANT TO GO TO THE SENATE by J. R. Grady In an article in. this issue Mr. Poe tells about "Duplin Moving Forward." I want to go to the Senate because I want to help Duplin go forward.. I want to have a hand in legislation that will not . only help Duplin ,but will help all Southeastern Carolina. If I go I will represent Duplin, Sampson, Pender and New Hanover. These four counties have a common problem and a common hope and this hope is for a better tomorrow for all the farmers and working people in this area. If we can help Duplin we will at the same time help all of South eastern Carolina. We have a bright future in this area. With the development of the port at Wilmington; wit the coming of Carter Fabrics Division of J. P. Stevens Company to Wallace; with the coming of Top Mode Manufacturing Company in Warsaw; with the Atlantic Coffin and Casket Company in Rose Hill that visioned into the future for Duplin years ago and who are how moving from caskets to picture frames; with the Cates Pickle Plant in Faison who staked their future and belief in Duplin years ago; with the Calypso Veneer Company who believe in Duplin; these, our biggest, together with the small er industries are building a greater Duplin. But this is not enough. Kenansville, our County Seat, has. the advan tage of that fact plus the new hospital that now hopes to open in October, needs a weekly payroll; Beulaville, Chinquapin, Pink Hill (It really is a Duplin town), Magnolia, Teachey, need some pay rolls. Magnolia has a small basket factory, Bowden has the Lloyd Lumber Co. to help but they all need more. I don't see why Albertson should not have a . factory; yes Lyman, Hallsville and Potters Hill, i Scott's Store, Summerlin's Teachey, v and other communities. This may all sound like a pipe dream. i Well, if so let it be. History proves that great accom ; plishments 'come from pipe dreams. I am hoping ': to live to see the day when industry and agriculture I will balance in Duplin. We have a long heritage, ! deep rooted, and I believe we folks who are pro- ducts of that heritage have the ability to build a v greater Duplin for our children tomorrows" I want t to go to the Senate because I hope it might put me in a position to help my county in building a greater I tomorrow. I want your support . . H. D. Club Week To Be Observed In Duplin May 2 - 8 by Gov. William B. Umstead National Horn? Demonstration Week will be observed in North Carolina and throughout the Nation May 2-8. Tins is an event of great importance to Home Demonstration Club women in our Stale and espec ially to our rural people. The thene for 1954. "Today's Home Build's Tomorrow's World," focuses atten tion o nthe fundamental nature of our Home Demonstration Club work. The broad program of Home Demonstration work relating direct ly to home and community life has made a great contribution to our State. It deals with such im portant subjects as child training, more efficient home-making, pro jjLr family nutrition, wise use of the family income, sewing instruction, the best selection and use of fabrics, and better housing. Through Home Demonstration work the Extension Service en courages families to understand and face the broad problems of agricul ture and their relation to world economy. It acquaints young fami lies with the educational opportun ities provided by the Extension Service and encourages families to use their influence to strengthen and enrich the communities in which they live. Home Demonstration work has emphasized that families, through organized study, planning and action can make a lasting con tribution to home and community improvement. I commend the Home Demonstra tion Club women and heartily endorse- their program. I am pleased to have this opportunity to call attention to the importance of the Ninth National Home Demonaration Week, which I hope will be ob served widely and successfully throughout North Carolina. Duplin Sd.cc! 1en Appointed Four Duplm County school people have been appointed on state com mittees of the North Carolina Edu cation Association for 1954-55. They are: D. B. Teachey, Rose Hill, insurance committee; W. R. Teachey, Rose Hill, federal relations committee; Z. W. Frazellle, Kenans ville, editorial board. O. P. Johnson, Kenansville, was named s chairman of the NCEA federal relations committee for the 3rd. congressional district, and will also serve on the legislative com mittee. t 7 1. w. MKS WATERS Does life begin at 77 years? Mrs. J. W. Waters active club member af the ge of 77 years after having reared s family of eleven children and four grandchildren. Mrs. J. W. Waters, better known to the community as "Miss A.1n" is an outstanding woman of her age. -.he has lived 56 years of married life and 'has been the mother of thirteen children, eleven of which are now living and all married. Mrs. Waters with the help of her better half, Mr. John, has also mothered tour of her grandchildren. Two of them are still with them. The young est of her twenty-nine grandchild ren will be entering school next year. She also has eleven great grandchildren. In the year of 1950 Mrs. Walters had her first opportunity to i join a home demonstration club in her community. This club was organiz ed in the home of Mrs. Edd Korne gay and known as ' Scott's Store Club." Not one meeting has Mrs. Waters missed since the club was started, and often attends other clubs. Being questioned concerning the club, she said, "I just like the club and would not miss a meeting .41 could, hftUj Suwft, feeing. club member, she has added a Dig sun porch on the east side of their house so as to get early morning I sun. Two of Mrs. Waters daughters I and one daughter-in-law are mem bers nf the same club. "Miss Ada" is active and often takes the part (' her daughters if they are absent. She never misses district and county meetings if she can possibly get to them. When the club is mentioned Mrs. Waters shows great concern and is very enthusiastic about the first meeting of the club in the new community building which is bow under construction. "I don't want to miss it", she said. "Miss Ada" attends church and Sunday school regularly. Some people who aim to please are pretty poor shots. World conditions are not apt to improve until people do. Federal Crop Insurance Announces 1954 Closing Date Applications for Federal Crop In surance on 1954 Tobacco cannot be accepted after Monday, April 26th, for Duplin and all other Eastern Belt Counties with a Crop Insur ance Program. This closing date was announced this week by H. Kellom James, General Agent for the Corporation in eleven counties ot the Eastern District. Farmers get mighty busy about this time of year, James stated, and frequently overlook the Importance of program deadlines and require ments. Therefore, he urges all to bacco growers who plan to protect Hheir investment in this year's to bacco crop through Federal Crop Insurance to file their application at once if they have not already done so. Experience Is an excellent teacher but it is sometimes hard teacher, James continued, and you cannot Insure a 'house after it burns,, and since Federal Crop In surance covers All-Risk it must be applied for before the crop is set in the field or April 26th. whichev er comes first Duplin County farm owners with tobacco allotments have been placed in one of three coverage groups for 1994, according to the tobacco production history on their farms. These coverage groups are $260, $335 and $400 per acre with" a premium rate of $8.80 per acre for all three groups. In order to learn the coverage group In which he has been placed. It will be ne cessary for interested farmers to contact the county crop insurance office . in Kenansville or see the Crop Insurance Agent in their com munity.;' One other important change In he program is that a landlord or operator may now In sure hia interest and the Interest of his sharecroppers or share tenants all In one policy. This plan reduces the number of signatures to that of the landlord or operator, thus elim inates the "red tape" and inconven ience of all Interested parties hav ing to make signed and separate re ports. Each tenant's interest is iden tified on the one acreage report and remains a separate unit for loss ad justment purposes. The Federal Crop Insurance Cor poration, administered through the United States Department of Ag I riculture, Insures the investment in the crop against the natural una voidable causes of loss, such a drowning, drought, hail, wind, 'plant disease, Insects, winterkill, and fire in curing barn and packhouse. In this way a tobacco farmer can be sure of meeting production costs any year. The Federal law, under which the corporation operates, permits insur ance in a limited number of coun ties with gradually expanding pro visions. Policyholders in a county pay premiums considered sufficient to pay the losses in their county over a period of years. In other words, bad crops in one county does not affect the cost of Insurance in n adjoining county where good crops occur. If premiums collected in a coun ty over a period of years are great er than the amount of money paid out In losses the cost is reduced. On the other hand, if the losses paid put exceed the amount collect ed In premiums It is necessary to raise the cost of the protection. Up to this time the cost of administer- Duplin County citizens in partica- ,? lar will be interested in feature ':-.A,.iv.' article appearing hi the May issue ' v ; -" of The Progressive Farmer entitled ' - ' "Duplin Moves Forward On Three 'Fronts." The article carries a lame picture of the Duplin General fiosr :'.:'.'!:. pital. It is written ,by .William Di ' Poe, associate editor of the. Pro- ...... i gressive Farmer. It gives dear and concise picture of the efforts 'vi va being made m Duplin today. Hoping; ' ' that Mr. Poe will not Object, we ..'i t ; ;' are printing the story in detail as. .s i . .. follows: . . ...v.. , Duplin County is proud of its past. It fee)s a wholesome discontent with u the present. It is laying a .sound , foundation for a brighter. fvrtureV Thesa-are impressions I got from a ; ... recent visit to- this winner 'of the , ,4.1 ' County oj the Yeaf in Rural Prog- -. .: ress for southeastern North Cam- f 1 Una. . : . "; Pride in its past was dramatically . -;'V' illustrated when Duplin celebrated a s.'-..?- its 200th anniversary in 1949- The '1 " county s historical association pre- v : 'j sentecl a mammoth outdoor pageant ' ' ' "' The Duplm Story." Eight perfor- , ' . ! mances drew a paid attendance of ..:?. 25,000. More than 5C0 Duplin folks ' thrilled audiences with superb'folk; " " dancing, singing, and acting in a . production that attracted favorable :)fi'S" national attention. vj- . . :AV' - This pageant demonstrated not '" f only the glories of Duplin's past but more importantly, it proves that Its people of today can accomplish for- -midable feats when they set up a ' .''.:'. goal and determine to reach it It , ! . is heartening that this ability has : been so clearly revealed. For the Duplin County of today, like much .1 ' of eastern North Carolina, is in need of economic bolstering. f When Duplin's Rural Development Board got together last year to pre pare for the county'srole in North 1 Carolina's "Challenge Program" they ; ' i s unearthed four disturbing tacts. ' ' V 1. Root of Duplin's problem,' he t : -. . farm, leaders revealed, is that $3 out ' of every $4 of the county's farm in- come is from one crop, tobacco, 1- ' though it JijjiteS n Jjuj M per " . cem 01 total cropland. " ' 2. Tliree out of 4 of Duplin's 6,000 1 '"' farms have less than 3Q acres ofi ' ' 1 ' cropland. f 3. Two out of every 3 farms mar-? v ket less than $2,500 worth of pro-' " oucts annually. ":. 4. Only about 15 per cent of DupV ' nns farm operators report they reu 1 & ' ceive, substantial income from off-; " N111 farm employment. f "Put in a nutshell," the Duplin.. muuiy leaders concluded, our"i . county has too many idle acres and ' too many farmers who lack produc ' live year-round work. What shall we do about it?" To combat this major problem of low farm income," Duplin's farm people have united behind a gram for maintaining high income 1-1 from tobacco and cotton acreage) while at the same time 1) producing: -' more of the family food supply t1 i home, 2) increasing Income from;' , '" beet cattle, poultry, hogs, and dairy-'s ' ing, 3) putting increased emphasis.' ! t on truck crops, 4) improving health and homtf. surroundings, luad 8) de-; ' veloping better-rounded community . life. ' ; A step ahead of leaden m the. , county's farm program were mem- berg of the Duplin Industrial Coun- ' " : 4 cU. They made a survey of the ' county's Industrial advantages sev eral years ago which has already ' been helpful in bVinglng two large industries to the county. Whea we visited J. P. Stevens Company's 'i modern $2 million synthetic weaving- 1 piant in Wallace recently, its man- ager, J, A. Brady, told uk "We em- c ' ? ploy 830 workers. Most of them live on farms nearby and we're delighted' with the efficiency with which they - work. They've done so well, in fact. that m two years we've reached a - ' volume of production we thought It . would take us five years to reach, . ' Location 6f this plant in Wallace ' has brought a million dollar annual '- '"' payroll and a near boom to this i s Duplin town which in 1962 won a ' top award in the "Finer Carolina'" contest. Another new -industry. 9 dress manufacturing plant located in Warsaw, furnishes employment "' for 150 workers. Still more signifi- 1 ! cant is an outstanding strlckly rural ; - industry in Faison. This is the nmttt Pickle Company, which makes -ick v les from locally-grown eucw-"vrt and other vegetables, and markets them all over the United State. . Starting with little capital or - couragement, Charles T. Cates, one i i of the first ot 127 arouo of North Carolina . Master Farmers (later known as "Pickle Cates"), bef. almost on a shoestring- and bnn t it to a highly successful busmen - - , ' before his death. More payr"'ls sue as these are needed in thi typical sstefti.....-NQrth.r. 'CtocdiiM''.coaitti's.;' 'i'-VJ which,: even when ft'.-VVM---' ' agriculture, will have ' U 'man"V people on rUland. " " "' "" ,V Along' with plans .tn'r in: m ing the program is paid through public funds and Is not taken tram the premiums collected from policy come from farm! and la loWes, tup-i holders,. (Cannoned On Back) 1-ii.'tVv.'"kiiiHrW;.y.'''' .V&v.'ii."- r