.r.f 1. V'v w4K TIsis Wc li '54! r ,,,. V ''s'1'" s" 0 VOL. 21, NO. 28 A few day alter his woman com panion liad surrendered ; for her : part Irt the June 14th Calypso bank , robberyv -year-old Edward .Tap pen of Hampton, Va., walked Into the Norfolk, Va. police station and confessed to his part in the armed robbery , . . v " s v t " Monday of last week, Shelby Jean Sutphin, 18, . also, of Hampton, Vai, - surrendered to police in Newport . News, Va., and Saturday, Tappen - came out of hiding td surrender.;. ; When he turned himself in Tap : pen was carrying' approximately $2,000 of., the $3,287 taken in kthe ' holdup. Asked what happen to the i' : rest of the money, officers said that It was a long story which he would relate later. ' , The Supthln girl has been placed under $5,000 bond and is being held in a Virginia jail, awaiting transfer to the Balelgh jail in default of . "bond. ' A preliminary hearing for Tappen was set for yesterday. ' A few days before the Sutphin girl surendered, the F. B. I. cracked the Fremont bank robbery,: which - took place 'June 24th, by arresting : two Goldsboro youths, Lemuel Cart Tyndall, 10, who ponfessed to hold . ing up the bank for approximately $19,000, and Edgar Ellis felson, '' charged with aiding Tyndall In his - escape. , , , , , , -Pink Hill Couple: . .Complete School ., Mr. and Mrs. Chancey R. ' Turner of Pink Hill have announced that their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Warren d Stroud, will graduate from the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead at graduation . " exercises to be held in Toronto, Dn , tarlo, July 23, as a special feature of a five-day Bible convention of Jehovah's Witnesses to be held in that city July 21 -2Su ' " Mr and Mrs. Stroud are form er residents of Kinston. Mrs. Stroud lb1 the former Dolly Lou Turner,"' :They served as ministers in Rose. to for a year and a half before sV Ntag-'lMt January-for advanced. Je instruction and miBstdhary I .lbng at The WatchtoWer Bible J ' School of Gilead at south jLtnsing, ;":M.'Y.v;.'A 'v ' Si' ': Mr. and Mrs. Stcoud are part of i a class of 110 students from nine countries including Austria, Eng hind, Canada, Chile, United States, Ireland, Philipines, New. Zealand and Switzerland : . Stroud has served 12 years and . his wife three years as full-time . ministers of Jehovah's Witnesses ' - and wiU be assigned as special representatives within the United t 'States. . Kenansville Native Dies lir Richmond S . . Robert Edward Pearsall, age 60, , ' f"died in a Richmond hospital Mon-5'- day.' Funeral services were held "Wednesday afternoon at his resi 1 dence on Old Gum Road, MJdloth- Ian, Va. Interment was in "Holly-" v wood cemetery in Richmond. : : ' ,sHe Is survived by his wife Mrs.' . ,Ora Floyd Pearsall;; one daughter, Mn. Wnilam Koyhoe of Richmond; , three ons, Robert Edward, Jft of, ' Riohmbnd, ; William of Oklahoma ,'ahd Thomas C of Richmond; one brother, Kirby F. Pearsall of Rich- taiond and five grandchildren. He was the son of the late Joseph Fletcher and Minnie Fjhnell Pear-i-sall of near , Kenansville. i He ? was Vborn and tred at the old Pearsall ;!? :' home between. Kenansville ; and Dundee Williams "Crossroads.' '. ' Mr. Pearsall was president, board chairman and -general manager of the James J. McGraw Co Inc. of 'Richmond. He had been with the company since 1920. . . ' : Miss Marilyn Sfroud Entertains Friends Vilh Prcsrcnf of Piano Solos "Miss Marilyn Stroud, daughter of ' ? Mr, and Mrs. i Clayton Stroud f Pink Hilli - recently entertained a group' of friends and relative with a . program ,of . piano solos at the country home of her music teacher, Mrs. W. T. Byrd. She was assisted by Misses Nancy' and Audrey Car ' ' olyn Alphln, daughters; of Mr. and -vMrs. a. E. Alphln, Jr. of the Bethel f .'ommumity. .V ." .' P'T Miss Stroud played compositions, : S ;j ,toumanntfcChopin.i Debussy, Rac- ronanlyoff, Scott and concluded -'" her program with pieces that are xildj time lavoritesJ Miss Nancy . Alphln ' i-ocattstt sangtwo selections by Car rie Jacob Bond. Audrey Carolyn Alphln played accordion muaitrac; ompanied by Mrs. Byrd and Nancy at the piano: The participants were - presented .gifts. In .appreciation f the fine music rendered. . t '.V i l " ( t' $ Uj, U' f"j I .1 - III f I I lir T ,J Section 1 If- -- f Leaf Support Announced At 47.9 Cents For 1954 , WITH OUR, BOYS - . IN SERVICE ; , unwood smith IJnwood Smith, son of Mrs. Mag gie Smith of Pink Hill, recently was promoted to the rank of Captain. ' Capt Smith is now currently sta tioned with the 40th F. A. Bn., 7th Division in Korea. He is serving as Bn. S2 and Communications Officer, He has been irt , Korea for two months. His wife and two children reside in Lawton, Okla. - PVT. EDWARD E. ROUSE "3D IV., KOREA - Army Pvt; Edward E. Rouse, 20, whose Wife, Lucille, and parents live on Route 1, Mount Olive,- recently' joined the Id Infantry Division in Korea,". 1. The nbwk ef th Mar Wjdl vision, which""BW bitter fighting in the Iron Triangle and. at Outpost Harry, is now training as part of the S. security lorce on -the peninsula. ), Private Rouse, a rifleman, enter, ed the Army last November and completed basic training at Fort Riley, Kan. P'T. EI WOOD KING 3D DIV., KOREA - Pvt. Elwood King, '22, son of Mrs. Isabell King, Route 1, Pink Hill. N. C, is now The "Rock of the Marne" division, which saw bitter fighting in the Iron Triangle and at Outpost Harry, is now training as part of the U. S. security force on the peninsula. Private King, a rifleman, entered the Army last November and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., before arriving in Korea during May. Hews Fori Veterans Veterans having GI loans on their homes, farms or businesses can make extra "payments to the -lenders, at any 'time, or can pay off the entire loan without a penalty charge. Vet erans Administration announced in response to numerous inquiries. . The "minimum extra payment a veteran may make on his loan, VA said, is at least the amount of one month's payment, or a flat $100. -, If a veteran who makes extra payments in accordance with this proviso wishes to, he may have the extra -principal' re-applied later to regular payments, provided the lender agrees. Jjurpose Of this arrangement would be to prevent the loan from going into default at some future time, should the vet eran later become hard pressed for monye to meet future regular pay ments. , - , Marilyn is an outstanding pupil of the Junior class of the B. F. Grady School, as well as an excellent pi ano student . . -' j Immediately following the recital, Mrs. Stroud directed guest into the dining room. The table, was covered with a handsome .cut embroidered linen table cloth, was centered with an arrangement of pink carnations and fern, flanked with pink ,tapers in crystal holders which gave lovely soft glow of light At one end of the table was a crystal punch service. . ''i" (. Miss Shirley Smith presided at the punch bowl and; Mrs. Stroud her sisters assisted in serving punch, cake nuts, and mints. Willie Estus Byrd played soft music on the radio during the reception. Mr. and Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Stroud said good byes to, thirty lguesti , - - 5' .1?,,. fAVYf , v l ! KENANSVILLE, NOKIH CAROLINA; TIIUKSDAY, JULY, 15, 1954 SL7fc:;:'2r I . The ..Department of Agriculture announced : last i week that Jt -will support the price of ( 1954 crop of flue-cured tobacco at a national average rate of 47S cents a pound. Loans covering the 185 crop will be made available by the Commodi ty Credit Corporation ta accordance with the general program provisions announced by the department in April, The loans win be made on the basis of official standard grades at a specific rate for each grade with ft five cent per pound differential between "tled'y .and untied" toba ccori',i v ivV.'.'s: ' - ; --t Rates on the loans by grades will range from $73 per 100 pounds for top ; grades down to $13 per 100 pounds for- certain non-descript grades. . .v:'.'- ' Growers will offer their tobacco at- auction markets in the usual manner, the department announced. At the grower's option, 'loans will be made available to eligible pro ducers through the Flue-Cured Co operative Stablization Corporation during the 1954-55 market season. - Eligible producers are those for whom a "within-quota" marketing card has ben issued under applica ble marketing quota regulations. Training Class Here Miss Pauline Gordon, , Extension "Specialist in House Furnishing, of Raleigh, conducted a training class for Home Agents in furnishing your home for your -child and the Utility Room. . Jf. New Times Reporter ' TheTimes announces the addition of Mrs., Elery ' Penney Guthrie to lis reportorlal .'list. idrs. J Quthria will handle all Kenansville locals land' society. Please call her at her home, 21ZZ, Kenansvuie -ana-give her yourCpewli Tuesday noon is deadline for Kenansville News. . ' "Pour Died Four died on North Carolina's highways during the past week end. For, ,Uie TO 'hour period ending at 4:00 p.m. Monday an additional 72 persons were injured. Total deaths on the stateV highways this year stood at 442j. For the same period last year the number was M8- Ask Blot Duplin Project The State Highway and Public Works Comrmsslon this wee asked for bids ort af number of projects throughout the state. Included was 1.32 miles of bltuinous concrete sur facing Center Street Faison Street Church Street and Park Avenue, Sampson Street and Forest Street in Faison. Briefs Group Duplin Citizens Unite To Fight Race Segregation Last Friday night about 60 Dup Unites gathered in the court house here to launch what may become a statewide organization to promote a better understanding between the white and ' colored races in this state. Spearheaded , by Raymond Price of Wallace, the group organiz ed themselves into the Citizens Ser vice Association, Inc. Its purposes, as pointed out by Price are: - L "To preservef the identity of the white race 2. Promote the unity of the white people. -'.,'. . "3, 'Protest ' the subversion of orderly processes of government. "4. Protect the security and inde pendonce ,of our people. . ' "5. Advocate programs for the general advancement of, the white race." ' The meeting was called to order by Gilbert Alphin-Jvho had . been asked to serve as temporary chair man v until an ' orcanization , could be perfected. Mr.' Alphin briefly ex plained the purpose of the meeting, calling on his listeners to think long and carefully about the problems facing us hero in Duplin County, North Carolina and the South sine the recent Supreme Court ruling on segregation. Mr. Alphln said the immediate danger could be In mov ing too fast towards integrating of the White and Negro school system He urged caution but felt that we need some, kind of organization to promote the Interests of all people now."-' 'r; V ;!:' .'r:--: is- ' - Raymond Price read; the proposed charter and by-laws. Th group vot ed- unanimously to ' approve the charter and it was, signed by -Mr. ' ' 'Aw CotmtyTdxRcUeUppec To$1.55 111 1 11 ' ' ' ' Vs ' I Tax rate for DuDlin Countv fr Rain Brings Break County Schools Close May 12; i NEW PASTOR -f The Rev. V. B. Bowering has begun his duties as pastor of the Outlaw's Bridge Universalis Church. He is 28 years old and came to Outlaw's Bridge from Abington, Mass. He was graduated from Tusculum College, Greenville, Tenn. and St; Lawrence University of Theology, Canton, Mass. Mrs. Bowering is a Religious Education di rector and will assist Mr. Bowering in his work. They have one daughter, Dawn Elaine, six months old. (News-Argus Engraving). New Street Bring Opened In Kenansville Gives Entrance To Rear of New Hospital The Town of Kenansville is opeh Ing i :'newjj!fefchere 10 "give" aff entrance" to the rear of The Duplin General Hospital, and possible pro perty development, xThi week road macninery nas oeen on tne jpo ana it is expected traffic may enter the street in another week or so. The new street leaves highway 111 at the edge of Grove Swamp above the school house and follows the curve of the swamp west turning South just west of the hospital dis posal land. It continues in a south erly direction, up the hill at the rear of the school and hospital, coming to a dead-end at the Beasley-County property line. It is hoped that the Bowden estate will take hold from the point and continue the street west and then south to the inter section of Lodge street and the street running west from the court house'. The opening of the present link of the proposed street gives a rear access to the Hospital and also Price, W. E. Stout and W. M. Bostic. Only three persons are required to sign to secure a charter. Raymond Price was then elected president of v the organization and Mr.. Alphln turned the gavel over to him. Price spoke briefly oh the proposed organization saying that the idea had originated in Wallace and that he and some friends had sent out several thousand copies of petitions over the state to be signed calling on Governor Umstead to call a special session of the legisla ture t( take some Immediate action towards preventing integration of the White and Negro school child ren in North Carolina schools. Mr. Price pointed out and emphasized that this organization has as its primary purpose the opposing .of segregation, on strictly legal basis. There will sot be any intimidation or posing of threats against any in dividual or groups of individuals in this race question. We .must, fight it1 he said, but fight it on a high plane and within the framework of the law, He pointed out that legal counsel, no doubt was going to be needed and this is one f the main purposes of the organization to raise moneytO' employ the "very best legal aid it and . wtMvHtW Vttat comes. Dues were set at $6.00 per year and a large portion of those present joined and, paid up, ' LeRoy Simmons of Albertson was elected vice-president and Herman Miller acting treasurer. W. M. Craft acted as secretary for the organiza tional meeting. It was decided to leave the election of a permanent secretary and treasurer to the, board Open Schedule Holiday Opens development sites qn the ' Bowmen" property, .'The- new street ri)aKes the "H. D. WlJWams Overflow open to the public and gives a drive along the north side of the high school base ball diamond. SOME PLAYING ? Hermon Middleton and Henry Thomas of Kenansville were ar rested last Saturday afternoon as the resnlt of a cutting spree. Of ficers quoted them as saying they were playing. Middleton suffered three cats which required twenty ..stitches. Thomas received one cot which took twenty-five stitches. Both parties had been drinking. At a hearing Middleton and Thomas were released under bond for appearance ta County "Court. Some playing as we see it , Everyone's days may be number ed but some people live as if they were endless, of directors. It was voted to name 13 directors in addition to the of ficers who would also serve in that capacity. . Each township in the county would have a director and the following were named: Wolfescrape, Jim Grady; Warsaw, Sam Godwin; Glisson, Franklin Quinn; Albertson, J. D. Grady; Smith, David R. Smith; Limestone, Dwight ' Hunter; Cypress Creek, Jack Lanier; Island Creek, Tom Boney; Faison, .' Benny Albritton; Rock Fish, James Ward; Rose Hill, Marlow Bostic; Magnolia, Homer Taylor and Kenansville, L. H. "Pete" Quinn. The directors adopted the by-laws.. ,s Each member present who signed up would be , Considered a charter member and all present whether signers or not were asked to go back to their respective communi ties and go to work to help increase membership in the organization and discuss among the folks back home Just ' "what theirt ideas about the whole matter, are and report back at a second meeting called for Fri day night July, 16th at 8 o'clock id' the court room, A meeting of tne board of directors was called for tonight?, ' r'j ('W, J Mr. Price said that a number of counties throughout the state have shown an Interest In this movement and had expressed a desire to be affiliated and consequently he ex pects a state-wide organization to be formed, X:"V.$. fe ' ; VTb publid is Invited to the meet ing tomorrow' night t .which Dr. Eugene- Postoirof , Wallace will Ipeak. ' - UB8CKIFTIb4 MAlCt XM pot year a imlH Ma fwnit fMt matmtam Mils ar n To Duppffipps August 18 The schools of Duplin County will open for the year on Wednesday, August 18. The schools will close for one day on October 14 for the District Teachers' Meeting to be held in Lumberton. We will close for Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday November 25 and 26. The Christmas vacation will be gin at' Noon, Tuesday, Dec. 21, and will end with the opening of school on Monday, Januray 3. The schools will remain closed for one day Easter: Monday, April 11. If no time is lost, the schools will close for the year on Thursday, May 12. This school calendar is about the same calendar that has been used in Duplin County for a number of years. We are still an agricultural county and our children come to school better in the fall than in the spring. Jack Worley Retires Rural Mail Carrier Patrons ot Pink Hill Rural Route one will be missing a familiar face along their route these davs. For the past 3 years Jack A. Worley has become almost an institution to these folks. Through rain or shine, sleet or snow, in horse and buggy and horseless carriages Jack has daily carried their mail and handled their : money orders. . Jack knows- every family and every member of the family personally and they all know Jack. He has handled their mall for so long they almost feel as if he is a member of the family. After thirty nine years Jack gets an earned rest. He says he does not feel that age has caught up with him but does welcome a space in life when he can be a little more of his own boss. He plans to pursue his hobbies more and give more at tention to his farming which was his first interest in the job of mak ing a living. Jack retired today, July 15th. The first thing he plans to do is to take a trip to the west coast, one of his ambitions of long standing. He and Mrs. Worley will be joined by his sister and her husband. Dr. and Mrs. Leon Clarke of Baton Rouge, La. W. L. Bryant New Springs Lions Head The Seven Springs Lions Club met at Hussey's Barbecue Thursday night July 8. Newly-elected president W. L. "Bill" Bryant presided over this meeting. Mr. Bryant who replaced Braxton Raiford as leader of the Springs club, has recently returned to the community after a year's leave of absence from his work at the high school. He studied for and was awarded his Master of Arts degree at N. C. State College last school year. He wity resume his position as agriculture teacher at Seven Springs at the beginlng of the 1954-55 term. v A general discussion of the tele phone installation progress at Seven Springs was held. This successful project was spearheaded by the Springs Lions. A report on the re sumption of Sunday mail service was given. . The president Introduced Mr. An- 'sSinris usAos jo oojjj Msjp guest of the evening. NOTE OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our many friends for their kind sympathies shown during tha recent illness and death of our husband and father. , ' The J. Scott Herring family Pink Hill, N. C. Get-rlch-quick suckers bite so greedily there's just no reason tor changing the bait ,- . - It Ir your inalienable' right to fol low your natural bent unless It makes you crooked. . v , . . ' .- ; w. ti , iw - ' While the Vest of Eastern North Carolina -continued to swelter under the intense heat and crops suffered from extreme) draught most of Dup lin County-yras fortunate last week end to havfUst drenching rainfall. Some parts of the' county escaped it, including . Faison and Calypso sections, but by and large most of the county received some rain. The area around Kenansville, Magnolia, and Rose Hill experienced the heaviest rains. It began raining on Friday and continued intermittent ly through Saturday. Monday morn ing crops were taking on new life as well as farmers in the rain area. As we go to press Thursday skies are heavy in all directions from Kenansville and heavy rains have been reported from the Scott's Store-Summerlms section as well as the southern part of the county. Some fell here this morning and it is hoped more is in the offing before day is done. A radio report said a severe electric and hail storm fell in the area of LaGrange early this morn ing. , Tobacco housing has been delay ed virtually a week in the rain areas. Much corn is too far gone to be saved but the late crop is show ing signs of progress. Gardners are hurriedly planting their late fall vegetables and adding fertilizer and cultivating rows thought to have been dried up. ' NICK Q. KORNEGAY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Kornegay of Route 1, Albertson, has a perfect attend ance record of seven and one-half years at the Snow Hill Free Will Baptist Sunday School. He alsq has a perfect attendance record of 12 years at tne a. i. Urady Jtiign School. Nick is a sophomore at N. C. State College of Agriculture and Tntfinunnif ' GERALD CHERRY Gerald Cherry, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Cherry of Wolfesorape, was declared first-place winner in the tractor operators demonstration contest held in Whiteville recently. He represented Duplin County in the 17-county Southeastern District contest. Cherry won the right to represent Duplin in this contest by winning the 4-H County Tractor Driving contest held in Wallace June 18. In addition to the prize won at Wallace, he will receive a trip to 4-H Club Week in Raleigh July 19 to 23. During 4-H Club Week, he will represent the Southeastern District of North Carolina in the State Trac tor Operators contest. In this, Cher ry will be competing with six other districts. The winner of the state contest will receive an expense-paid trip to Richmond, Va, and Southern Fairs Exposition. The 15-year-old member of the Kenansville 4-H club was a con testant in the state contest last year. finishing fifth. Duplin Farm Families Making. Good Use of Farm families in Duplin County have made good use of Farmers Home Administration credit and services this past year and have stepped up the efficiency of their fuming operations, A. M. Benton, the agency's county supervisor head -quarters at Warsaw, said this week Additional funds have been avail able, he said, to lend through the next year ta farmers to operate, buy, enlarge or improve farms. V. - A large proportion of the money loaned in this county during the past 12 months has been to veterans and other young farm families who ara establishing better farm .setups. Their greatest heeds were for ade. quate credit and some help in developing- sound stystems of farm ing . and adopting efficient farm management practices. : No loans were made to farmers, who were Tax rate for Duplin County for " the 1954-53 fiscal year has. been in creased five cents per $100 property valuation, according to Faison Mc-" Gowen, county accountant . The budget for the ensuing fiscal year , has also been set . It -was pointed out that the in-: crease in tax rate from $1.50 for- 1953- 54 fiscal year to $1.55 for the, 1954- 55 fiscal year on the $100 pro perty valuation was necessary to ' take care of the school building program now , being sponsored in the county. j At the last Board of Commission ers' meeting, a budget of $1,539,. 724.81 was approved. ; i 2 Of this amount the county ex- ' pects revenue from tax levy to total $496,000. The biggest county ( revenue comes from sources other than taxes. 8This totals $1,093,814.81. McGowen pointed out that the iattersource of .revenue include grants from Federal and State funds . for old age assistance, dependent children, aid to permanent and, totally disabled and on the new hospital, nurses home and health center. County offices which wiU contribute. to this revenue division -are fees irom the clerk, of court, register of deeds, patrolmen, sher iff's department, jail fees and other miscellaneous departments. A breakdown of the budget shows $455,458.72 going for construction of the hospital, nurses home and health center. This include $66,840. for op eration equipment and maintenance of Duplin County General Hospital. The general fund shows an allot ment of $321,300.42. Tvioney to be spent on current ' school expenses, school capital lay out and school debt service totals $372,669.43. ! Other allotments are: County. Debt service, 69,352.04; old age as sistance $171,600; aid to dependent children, $108,000; aid to permanent and totally disabled, $35,640; and aid to the blind, $5,704.20. . -0 V Negro Jumps From Officers Car, Still Running At Large David Swinson, Negro, of near Warsaw, was arrested by deputies Houston and Revelle on a boot legging charge, last Sunday morn-' ing. Swinson was placed in the back seat of the deputies' car for a trip to the county jail. Upon rounding a curve on the outskirts of Warsaw, Swinson jumped from the car and ran and was not caught A warrant has been drawn for his arrest Upon the arrest Swinson was searched and was relieved ot a sawed-off 22 rifle. Guns are noth ing new to law enforcement offiAcra but that one. was a curiosity to tb writer. The. rifle or pistol, which is about 7 inches long, was mad from a 22 rifle and was nothing more than the cartridge chamber and plunger with a barrel about 3 inches long. Insurace Men Hear Paul Grady ... Myrtle Beach, S. C. Paul D. Grady, Sr. of eKenly, N. C. and ' Columbus, Ohio, an executive of the Mutual Investment Trust Co. of Detroit and Director ot the Farm Bureau Insurance Co. of Ohio, was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the "Carolines" at Myr tle Beach, S. C. recently. Grady's subject was "Where do we grow from here?" Seven hundred Insurance agents, claimmen and Executives and their wives were present In the ODen air "Marine Garden" where Gradv spoke. Farm Home Program able to obtain tha financing they needed from. other local lenders. A total of $165,000.00 was loaned in the county for equipment live stock, fertiliser, feed, and seed, that farnt families needed to make bet- ter-use of their land and labor resources, ' Farm ownership and housina- - loans amounted to $45,000.00, includ ing Direct loans from aPDronriated funda and loans from money ad vances oy bank or other private lenders and Insured by the Farmers ; Home Administration. '. ii The 'county office of the' Farmers ' Home Administration" serving Pup. lin County it located in Wis;-w. North Carolina, second floor of Brank Banking and Trust Company Building. . by Arthur M. Benton .I . i ! S,y:.';fe.,