North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. 2I,s NO. 38 Faisbn Man Killed Bv 16 Year Old Son Homer Blackmond, colored, age 56, was Instantly killed when run over by a truck driven by . bis 16 year bid son in the back yard of bis home in Fasion last Saturday. The son, William, and others had been loading cotton in a truck. Wil liam cranked the truck and it lurched forward striking his fath er and running over him. The fath er and two other men were stand ing In front talking. Homer's stom ach was crushed and he died In stantly. Patrolman Briley was called to the scene. He rushed to Faison, fearing Duplin's highway fatality record had been broken. Briley and Deputy Murray Byrd of Faison made the investigation. Acting cor oner Garland Kennedy of Wallace ruled the accident unavoidable. Kilpatrick Heads Local FHA The Kenansville Chapter of Fu ture Farmers of America recently held their first official meeting of the year with Mr. Paul Blizzard, the new advisor, serving as chair man. The main purpose of this meeting was to elect cnapier oTMcera tor the ensuing year. They are as follows: J. W. Kilpatrick, president; Jimmy Wayne Stroud, vice-president; Bobby Bland, secretary; Har ley Hines, treasurer; Richard Best, reporter; Cordell Johnson, sentinel. "x Plans tor the Green Hand Initia tion were discussed and the slate of officers were appointed to serve as a committee to make final pre parations tor it. Local Baptists The local Baptist Church is plan nlng a big event for the second oldest church m Kenansville. The more than one hundred years oM church will hold a homecoming here "i October 17th. A big event is the offing the Methodist and t byterians in town are joining LJ at celebration and hundreds of .41 tors trow many sections will be nweTA bounteous picnic dinner will be spread on the church lawn. Rev. Lauren Sharp the local minister, will deliver the principal address. State President Visits Music Club By CORRINA SUTTON At Rose Hill last Tuesday night the new State President of the North Carolina Federation of Mu sic Clubs, Mrs. G. Ernest Moore of Raleigh, made her first official appearance before a federated mu sic group. i Using as her topic "Plans and Projects of the State Federation," Mrs. Moore told the 20 members of the Rose Hill Music Club, who were having their first meeting for this season, of the standard and new state objectives for 1954-55. She called special attention to her plan to organize a Club Presidents' Coun cil and to the project now under way to compile a complete list of North Carolina Composers along with their published works. The names and addresses of composers who have had their works published Should be forwarded to 311 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, by October first. Transylvania Music Camp was the theme of the program at the Rose Hill Club meeting where plans are underway to give a Transyl vania Scholarship in the1 near fu ture. A group of color slides of the Camp were shown and Mrs. A. J. Fletcher, who shared honors wUh Mrs. Moore at the meeting, told about Federation Midweek. Mrs. John C. Cooper Jr. IS president of , the Rose Hill Club and Mrs. L. A.' Wilson is program chairman. Eastern Baptists Hold Youth Rally At Rose Hill; Mrs. Blanchard In Charge Young People's missionary organi zations of churches in the Eastern baptist Association came together . y. t mass Rally on Thursday even- Q j September 16th.' The meeting w held at the Rose Hill Baptist xurch. ; -' -. The Droeram. followed a seneral . ; , theme, "We've A Song to be Sung to " v the Nations". Interesting and in-"'J- spiring features presenting the varl . out phases of youth mission work-in the denomination were , given by . ' -f. iiiuiiiuwaup vw) va eww- - ill churches. Mrs. Raymond Blan. , cnaro, ra . new . Pe cuurcu mm ' young people's leader in the associa Uait was In charge of the program. During the rally several other mis , slonaxy leaders in the associativa SECTION ONE I Perry J. Dobson Retires As Rural Mail Carrier After 35 Years Service A ' PERRY J. DOBSON It was back In the days of old Dobbin that Perry J. Dobson, a dashing young man, of the Hill Swamp area, began his career as mail carrier. Mr. Dobson and his wife (the former Brilla Alderman of Rose Hill) lived on their farm adjoining that of his brother, Tyson Dobson and the late A. J. Pickett. When the need arose for a substitute mail carrier from the Hallsville office, whose Post Mistress was Miss Eth el Smith (Now Mrs. Jimmy Grady) Perry was glad to fill the place, rhis date was November 11, 1918, Armistice Day for the first W.wld War. It was tor some six months or more that Perry waded, swam or got across the best way he coulo the river at Hallsville and worked with Mis Ethel and his brother. In May 1919, he received his per manent appointment as full time carrier tor the Kenansville office.1 of which Miss Nell Chambers was Post Mistress. It was some time af ter this that the Post Office was robbed, upsetting Miss Nell so, that she found it necessary to retire. With the retiring of Miss Chambers, Mrs. Davis Farrior became acting post mistress until the next, party took over, placing Mrs. Laura Gav in at the head. It was during the years that Mrs Gavin was post mistress that Perry worked the longest and maybe the hardest. Of course with the coming of the Mode) T, Mr. Dobson could not resist so for years he would push, shove and dig himself out of the mud and much of Hell Swamp and other parts of the road to see that the mail went. There was nev er a day regardless of weather and roads that "the mail" was not de livered, at least to part of the pat rons, who in turn would volunteer to carry the others theirs too. When asked if it were true the carriers -ead all the cards and then some, Mr. Dobson laughed and said, "Of course we would have to see to whom they were addressed, but 1 was too busy playing cupid and ;uch to read because I was always ioing the writing." For the lack jf telephone service and so few ?ars, Perry quite often was called an to get the doctor for the sick, jet P'e medicine, tell the neighbor lo 'hurry down and one' time was called upon to give a hypodermic, 'his he could not do, however. He became , known to his many 'riends, both colored and white, as he personal shopper, not only for naterial things but for God. All the :hildren thought of him as Santa Claus's helper and I'm sure he was. The men depended on him for news from town and advice as to where and how to catch the biggest fish. On one occasion he acted as the undertaker, the ashes of someone sent by parcel post from California to his family. When asked how he felt about that he said, "Well, it was just another parcel post pack age." During the 35 years of service, Mr. Dobson was assisted by Mr.. Willie Brinson . and Mrs. Dobson, if the fishing days were so good he just were' recognized and given' oppor tunity to speak briefly about their part of the work. Reports from the past year and plans for the incom ing year were presented to the group which had assembled for the meeting with much enthusiasm, , The youth organizations include the Young Woman's' Auxiliary, the Girls' Auxiliary, the Royal Ambas sadors, and .the Sunbeams. These embrace all young people from (pur years of g . through 'twenty-four years of ate and afford them oppor tunity for;inl8sioir jrtudjr je&yt, J . At the .conclusion of the program the host church led in a period of fellowship with delightful refresh ments for ail. ,.-'., ..." ;'.v... j-V&f&&' r,';.'i KENANSVILLE, laQ .o be oLf. With Mr. Dobson's retirement on September 1, 1954, he had traveled approximately some 400,000 miles, served under eight different post I mistresses and masters with J. L. Williams, Joe Wallace, Mrs. Hallie I Daughtry and Colon Holland, being I the last, also delivered mail and packages to at least four genera j '.ions. i During Mr. Dobson's time oack ! in 1919 he helped to organize the county rural carriers, acting s their resident, secretary and treasurer 1 at various times. He was also Dea ' -on of the Baptist Church, Superin tendent of the Sunday School, teach er and leader in any civic organiza tion in Kenansville. This he hopes to be able to still do. In spite of his years and retirement he is still a young man in heart and mind. It Lean be truthfully said of Ferry, 'To know him is but to love him." Mr. Eobson receive " a retire ment certificate for meritorious ser vice from the Postmaster General, Arthur Summerfield, of which he is quite proud and rightfully he should be. He and his wife, Brilla plan to spend their years enjoying the many things of. interest they havt always wanted to do and last but nut least, help spoil all the grand children they can. Calypso Youth Heads Duplin FFA The Future Farmers of Duplin County-had their first federation meeting at the Wallace Agriculture Department on September 15, 1954, at 2:45 p. m. The. meeting was cal led to order by U H. Byrd of Ca lypso. After the opening ceremony the following officers were elected for the 1954-55 school year: Presi dent, L. H. Byrd from the Calypso Chapter,' vice-president, J. W. Kil patrick from the Kenansville Chap ter, secretary, J. T. Brinkley from Wallace Chapter, treasurer, Frank Wallace from Chinquapin Chapter, I. B. Smith from Warsaw and Ad visor, .,C. h. Warren, Agriculture teacher from Warsaw. The group adopted by-laws for the coming vcar pnd adjourned with the closing ceremony. CHARLTON CALDWELL MOORE Cba-Itnn Caldwell Moore, age 94 died Monday night at his home in Rose Hill after a months illness. He was a native of Union Coun ty and served as Register of Deeds there for many years until his re tirement twenty two years ago, nice tnat time he has made his home in Rose Hill. He served as Elder In the Presbyterian Church for sixty five years. Funeral services were held Wed nesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the Rose Hill Presbvteran Church by the Rev. Wade H. Alli son, pastor. His remains were taken to East View Cemetery at Wades boro for burial service. He is survived by four daughters. Mrs. R. L. Carr and Miss Jessie Moore of Rose Hill, Mrs. J. L. Cher ry of Charlotte, Mrs. C. B. Stan ford of Santa Maria, California. Sixteen grand children and four great grand children. CHARITY FAYE MOBLEY Charity Faye Mobley, 9, died ear 'y Wednesday morning at Duke Hospital after a briei illness. Fun eral services were held Thursdaj afternoon at 3:30 at Cale Cemetery in charge of the Rev. Ben Daugh ter y of Goldsboro and the Rev. Jot Whaley of Beulaville. She is sur vived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs Woodrow Mobley, two sisters, El len Marie and Patricia, and hei grandmothers, Mrs. Charity Likem and Mrs. Nancy Mobley. . MRS. BROOKIE BLACKBURN Mrs. Brookie Blackburn Smith, wife of James F. Smith died Wed lesday morning at her home in Warsaw after a lingering illness. Funeral .services were held from the home Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. Paul Mull. Buri al followed in Pinecrest Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, one son J. B. .Smith of the home, one brother, Bertie Blackburn of WarsaWMwo '- sisters, Mrs. Colon Register of Turkey and Mrs. Gor don Rivenbark of, .Warsaw and sev eral nelces' ancj nephews. MRS. VESA M. BENNETT CALYpSO, Mrs. Vera Manley Bennett, 'farywkl6W,0f M. R. Ben nett, died Saturday night at 8:15 at her: home near here. Surviving re four children,' Mrs. Daisy B. AlbrUtonV of Raleigh, Mrs. Mary Byrd of During Mrs; R C. Herring of GrOldsfcrpVoncVM. R. Bennett, Jr.rof Calypso; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, ' Funeral services Will be held froth the home at 3:90 tv-m, Sunday. Burial wUl-be hv Wayne Memorial PaJ-k,e.;Cldsor.,:.ahef'W ' member ot the Calypso Method! Church. f Service: will be conduct ed by the Rev, Paul lfanesa, pastol of the' local Methodist church. J;-':'' V vC'.n. y.?.c"; v j NORTH CAROLINA, 1 ITTRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, Annual In Gathering Program For Red Hill Church Now Going On The annual series of preaching services, In gathering Day sale and barbecue supper of the Red Hill Universalist Church' is being held this week. The Rev. Jack Aiken preached on Wednesday, Thursday and will on Friday evening at 7:30 and on Sunday morning at 11:00. . On Saturday afternoon, Septem ber 25, at 2:30, a collection of do nated items such as: quilts, aprons ; and otner needlecraft, homemade pies and cakes, canned goods, cured meat, vegetables, butter, eggs sweet potatoes, fruits, etc., will be auc- j nonert to trie .highest Didder. Mr. . L. Dudley, sr well-known tobacco auctioneer from Clinton, will help with the sale. A barbecue and chicken salad supper will be served starting at 5:30 immediately following the sale. Red Hill church is located on highway 421, ten miles south of Jlinton, N. C. Everyone is cordially invited to come and participate. Bring your neighbor along and have fun, fellowship and good food. Whenever a cashier runs short .n his accounts he has to run long n his travels, -i Rebel Revelations Democratic Victory In Maine Signals Two Party System; Blame On Hurricane No matter how bad it has been, and it has been unspeakable, it could be wo.se. But how much worse. I had no idea . . I just hope I don't have to learn the hard way again. I had referred to Carol as a cap ricious wench . . and I meant it. She was an expensive one, too, and will cost a half billion dollars to clean up after her. Perhaps Edna was vexed at her sister's publicity, maybe she wished to be known as the more dangerous.' Surely no hurricane ever had such advance notices as Edna. For nearly thiry-six hours the- eastern sea board was warned of her ap proach. She was tracked by radar. Her force was calculated to be mueh worse than that of her sister who had visited us only eleven days be fore. There was a faint hope that she would go farther east than Car ol and thus spare most of the New England Coast the havoc and dis- I should have learned not to op en my mouth about the weather aster that Carol left in her wake. I never realized how darned far easl Maine is before. Look at it on a map and you will see why wt were visited with this vicious storm after it has passed to the east of Boston. She struck Maine with full fury. We shall be months recovering, and the scars will remain for years. Maine had been drenched with water all summer. The lakes were "ull and in many cases overflowing. The mud had never had a chance to dry on the back roads. The gar dens needed sun and warmth and i few days of growing weather Rain was one thing we had had a :urfeit of. There wasn't any room to put any more. Edna must have been a weepy gal nore rain fell in Maine in one day than had fallen in any storm in 53 years. Several places got as much as eight inches and that is a lot of rain. Brooks that were a merp rickle became raging torrents, run ling over the roads, washing out he shoulders, undermining lonp tretches of the pavement. Cars vhich were proceeding warily a ong suddenly dropped down ten ?et as the road collapsed. Miles ind miles of railroad were washed Out. Bridges just disappeared. Not far from here acres of corn became lakes , . deep lakes with only an occasional top spindle show ing. Even gardens in high spots were like sponges . . the soil was just super-saturated. Communication with the outside world was almost non - existant. There were few telephones, no pow er, only an occasional battery radio would work. There was no mail for days . . no way for mail to get to Maine or out of it. There were a few flights out and a few in . . but to get a seat required a statement that the trip was essential, urgent. The -Kennebec was filled with log booms and thousands of cords of pulp wood. The rising river re leased the .logs from bondage . . and the whole river was filled with millions of pammlng, rushing logs. Many of them washed into L.C! ocean rnnd hundreds of corus piled high on tha beaches to the south of (he Kennebec. One of the towns hoped to salvage enough logs from the sea. to pay for the hurricane damage. .;.-.-: ' ; Boats that had survived the first blow sank with tha second. Forty foot yachts just disappeared from sight. Trees that had been weaken ed by the storm jenly eleven days before fell aerosa reads and drive wa.vs and houses taking power and telephone line with them. :4':A";i' BOYETTES and ROUSES Mr. and Mrs. John A. Boyette Jr spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Rouse. Mr. and Mrs. Llovd Rouse spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Willi am J. Rouse and family. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Boyette spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd ."Souse. Mrs. Claudies Stroud spent Tues :v wth her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rouse. iratiic Report Accidents in Wayne, Sampson and Duplin counties for the week of September IS through 19, 1954: Wayne County Accidents Killed Injured Damage 9 0 $1930.00 Duplin County 6 0 Sampson County 9 0 Total 24 0 2605.00 3525.00 8060.00 Experience is the thing that ieaches us how dishonest other peo le. can be. Greentrees is high on a hill over looking West Mount Vernon. It is protected in part from a north blow by another hill rising just behind the house. But is is not protected .'rom such rain. The roof began to leak, the north side had water seep ing in through the centuries-old clapboards . . and in the huge cel lar water was pouring from the wall like a water fall. Most of the deaths in Maine from Edna were drowning . . people who were caught by flash floods when ihe water rose faster than a car ?ould travel. Some were rescued from the tops of cars where thej had climbed when the water cover ed -thlT'dooTS'-j . others were swept iway before help could reach them. But it is an ill wind that does lot bring some good . . and this vind did have something to do with the stunning upset to Maine tradi tion. Two days after the hurricane he people of Maine went to the Kills . . and elected a Democratic Jovernor for the first time in twen V years. The margin by which the tepublican Congressional delega ion won its seats was so small as .o be astounding. Even such a very popular and capable person as Senator Margaret Chase Smith who was running against a political new comer, a history professor from Colby Col lege saw her previous vote dimin ished by thousands. Two of the Con gressmen barely squeaked by . . . both of them men of long experi ince and both running against un known opponents. Many of the reasos for the defeat of the incumbent governor are pure ly local. There were many disgrunt led Republicans In Maine this year. . . voters who had always marked an X on the straight Republican ticket split their ballot. There was ?reat dissatisfaction among the farmers in Maine, and the rural Dopulation with the transfer of iighway funds that had been ear marked for the small towns to arger communities. The most encouraging part of the Maine election is that it signals the Jirth of a two ' party system in Maine again. The sleeping Demo ratic" party had been awakened, roused Itself from its long lethargy and started to fight. The new Democratic governor of this rock-ribbed Republican state is young, just 40, he is a navy veteran, a graduate of Cornell, and an ex cellent lawyer. He had served sev eral terms in the State legislature 'and was the minority leader. jlq MUSKie is oi .polish descent and is a native of the mill town of Rumford. He has a charming per sonality and a brilliant mind and will do the Democratic party great credit in this hostile land. Whether the old adage; many times disproved, 'As Maine Goes, So goes the Union' will be borne out in November or not, the Democrat ic victory did frighten the old guard Republicans . . they had just taken Maine for granted too long. The people certainly showed their dissatisfaction with the old guard in Maine . . and united to show their displeasure. This has been quite a fall for Maine.. Two hurricanes in a state which should not have hurricanes, And a Democratic Governor In a state, so Republican that the words Maine and Republican have been considered synonymous for genera tions, who knows what Will happen extt . .: Helen Caldwell Cushman dviUiiibA fc.&ifc.w; -": on outstrip iMs 1954 3anana Brands Causes "Man: RunAmuck The LawSaturday ZT. " . 1 ; ; J By SAM BKDr ' . Physical Education Elementary Teachers HIT : it.i... r,... ...,. Miss HeHm Stuart, of th Stato Department of Public Instruction, conducted a Physical Education Worksnop on Wednesday and Thurs day, September 15 and 16, for all Flenr-ntary teaehers in Duplin County. .... o oiuart taught two demonstra tion lessons. On Wednesday morn ing, all teachers of grades three and four observed her teach Mrs ...uiy itutn Jussell's third and fourth grade students games ano folk dances at Rose Hill, and on Thursday morning all teachers of iraes seven anu t.ght observes hei .tach. Mis. Mattie Sadler's eighth irade pupils games and folk dan ces at Kenansville. On Wednesday afternoon. Miss Stuart talked to the teachers of grades one through four concern ing the Physical Education program and taught this group several folk dances suitable for lower grades. On Thursday afternoon the same program was followed for the teach--i." ji graces five through eight. At both afternoon meetings, Miss Stuart distributed va'uable teach ing materials and discussed some o! the fundamentals of the teaching ol Physical Education. She stressed the advisability of a thirty minute lunch hour with no physical activi ty immediately following this peri d, but advised a regular, planned supervised Phj-sical Education per 'd at a SDecified time during th day. Miss Stuart commended both teachers and students for their co operation, friendliness, and respon siveness. . . This Physical Education Work shop conducted by Miss Helen Stuart was so practical and success ful that already many of the teach ers are putting into practice what was learned at this workshop. Miss Stuart also worked two days m the Negro schools, carrying out 1 similar program. Warsaw Janitor Attempts Is Suicide Hubert "Pepsi Cola" Merritt, jan itor in the Warsaw high school, attempted suicide at his home in Warsaw Monday night by swallow ing Sani-Flush. He was rushed to the Clinton hospital where last re ports say his condition is still crit ical. Dianne Stokes Heads Beta Club The Beta Club of Kenansville High School had the first meeting on September 22. Officers for the coming year were elected as fol lows: President Diane Stokes; vice -president Doris Caison; secretary Carole Faye Burgess; treasurer Nancy Alphin; reporter Edith Register. Warsaw Plays At Beulaville The undefeated Warsaw Tigers will play the Beulaville football eleven tomorrow night. A big turn out is expected at Beulaville and local Warsaw fans will be on hand boosting their team. Plan Football Camporees For Duplin County Boy Scouts, As a Dart of the Fall RounduD in Tuscarora Council, two college foot ball camporees have been planned for the Scouts of this Council. The white Scouts and Explorers will journey to Wake Forest College on October 1-2-3. They will camp out around the Wake Forest Golf Course, taking tentage, cooking and eating gear, sleeping gear, food, clothing and all other necessary equipment for a weekend Campo ree. It is suggested that charcoal be used for cooking, since the wood supply will be limited. The foot ball game on October 2 will be be tween Wake Forest College and State College. Admission to the game will be by current Scout Reg istration Card. Adult leaders -may also be admitted to the fame upon presentation of their-.Scout. Regis tration Card.. Wake Forest College bas planned a Saturday night, pro gram for the Scouts, and arrange ments have also been made for Sun. day religious services. Transporta ..;HJ pvl year ill uUiiU 4AU UjtlUl4Ug area In N. C: S5.00 outside N. C. Workshop For Is Held Here Briek Didn't Know Where Duplin Was Young Max Whitley, entering a Murfreesboro, Tennessee school this vear for the first time remarked to -lis mother that he didn't believe ms teacher knew much. He said 'You know mother, she said she !idn't even know where Duplin was." Young Max, ho is six, has been naking his home with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Max well on Albertson, Route 1, while lis father, Sgt. Willard Whitley has been serving in the U. S. Army in Austria. They are now stationed in Mufreesboro. Baptist Supper The local Baptists will give a sup. per at the local school lunch room next Wednesday night. Everyone is urged to attend. Tickets $1.00. Come on out folks and help them in their church remodeling program. Inspect Hospital Representatives of the State Med ical Care Commission will be here tomorrow to inspect the hospital, nurses home and health center. Farm Bureau Drive The 1954 Farm Bureau Drive ii Duplin County got under way thif week. Workers are anxious to enc the drive as soon as possible. News left Out We are sorry that some imoort- ant news had tq be left out this veek but due to a last minute rush .n ads it was necessarv "Y.iu know the ads are what keeps the presses turning. Power Off Sunday Carolina. Power and- Liahl an nounces that the power will be cut off Sunday from 1:30 to 4:00. Every one take note. Rones Chapel To Have Homecoming Rones Chapel Methodist Church located 5 miles east of Mt. Olive Aill observe its annual Homecom ing Day, Sunday, September 26. The day's program. will begin with Sunday School at 10 o'clock fol lowed by special music and a mes sage by the pastor. Rev. Paul R. Maness. A picnic basket lunch will be spread on the grounds at noon. All members, former members and pas tors, and friends are cordially in vited to attend. Mr. Lewis Principal Pink Hill School Mr. Coy Lewis, 30, former teach T and assistant principal at Chicod School in Pitt County, took over the duties of principal of the Pink Hill High School on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Lewis replaces Mr. Frank Wiley who resigned recent ly, to accept private employment. He comes to the county highly rec ommended. He was educated at the University of North Carolina and East Carolina College and has his A. B. and M. A. degrees. He is single and has taken a room in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith White And Colored tion of Scouts and Explorers is the responsibility of unit committees. Cub Scouts and leaders may attend the football game, but will not camp out, since camping is not a part of the Cub Program. Scouts will register at Wake Forest and will receive an attractive emblem. The Registration fee will be twenty-five cents per Scout. The Colored Scouts of the Council will be the guests of Shaw Univer sity on October 8-9-10. They will not camp out, but will be housed in the gymnasium. They will ea'. at the cafeteria. The football game will be, between Shaw and the Tro jans of Virginia State. Adrnissior to the game will be Scout regis tration card. Registration fees to this Camporee rlU total $4.00. TV includes meals.? and transDor tatinn .The transportation will be arrnge xor cy .we Divisional Committees All Scouts should carry slecpini gear, clothing and persona effect I PRjCE TEN CENTS'. Banana brandy turned J. D. Thur- pen into a one-man invasion of the Cabin-Sarecta community Saturday night. Thigpen, 35, a 200-pound Pink Hill man, started off the evening by making a nuisance of hima-lf at Glenme Smith's Store. The Smith's .wnsnip store owner and Perry Hardison, fed up with Thigpen's behavior, closed the store and start ed to Sarecta to summon Sheriff Ralph Miller. Thigpen is reported as basing ihreuicnea Hardison with a warn driver, driving him from the auto- .noDue, ana removing the car keyas from ihe Jock. Thigpen next turned his energieau in the direction of Rudolph I -ni. whom he chased to his home. bolted himself inside. Thiiroen at tempted to break in to the hornet and when he was unable to break, the door, knocked QUI a ' light. R. iR. Callahan was Thimo,'.. next target. Mr. Callahan, a neigh bor of the Laniers, persuaded Thig pen toleave. He returned tn. r-u han's porch later and Callahan fac ed Thigpen with a JO gauge -W-gun. Tmgpen rushed at Callahan who hit Thigpen over the head with his gun. Ihe force of the hir, ploded both barrels of the ht gun. Carl Holmes aia r-u, han in holding Thiffnen until cw.. riff Miller arrived on the scene. Mrs. Bessie Howard mtA tw: pen's bond of S2O0 A moioi - amination showed that Thigpen suf fered cuts about the head and a broken collarbone. Notice Town Of Beulaville: Whereas, the Town of Reuiavin.. N. C. proposes to regulate and, by ordinance duly adopted hy its governing body on the 20th day ot July 1954 has authorized the Town ship Constable to enforce reeuln- tions concerning dogs in the town, ol Beulaville, N. C. and it U de sirable now to make provision tee the regulation and control ot dogs. - AVW1J. Be it ordained hv h n Commissioners of the Town of Beu laville, N. C. as follows. Section 1 All does found in nw town of Beulaville, N. C. without a collar, labeled with owner's name around neck will be disposed ot by lown. Section 2 All female dugs proud. not confined by their owners shall be disposed of by Town Section 3 All dogs which by their v.ciousness make pedestrian travel of cur sidewalks and street haz ardous shall be disposed trf fcrv Town. , Section 4 All docs shall h vac cinated as provided by law. This ordinance shall take effect October 14, 1954. Passed by unanimous vot r alt members ol the Board of Commia- sioners and approved this 20th day of July 1954. PHILIP KRETSCH. SK. Philip Kretsch, age 74, of Lenox-Dale, Mass., father of Philip Kretsch, Jr. of Kenansville, died Monday, September 13th at his home. He is survived by his wid ow, three daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon. Magnolia PTA Holds First Meeting Of Year The Magnolia Parent - Teachers Association held its first meeting of the year on Monday night in the; school auditorium with a large crowd present. Mr. Admah Lanier. Jr., the new president, presided. Following the devotional, a ona act play, "To Tell the Truth". by Ann Phillips was presented by the Senior Class. Interesting talks were also given. "Aims and Ideals of the P. T. A.", by Mrs. N. T. Pickett anol "Aims and Needs of the School," by Mr. J. W. Newkirk, principal. During the business period, chair man of all departments were ap pointed by the president as followx Budget and finance Mr H M Pope; National P. T. A. Magazine? and Congress Publications Mrs. HL L. Pippin; Membership Mrs L. E' Pope; Publicity Miss Betty Hfanier Hospitality Mrs. Louis Qriirm; Safety Mr. Paul Tucker: Prog-arn Committee, chairman M:-s Ana Johnson; Mrs. R. G Tucker, Mi O H. Pope, Mrs. Marie Chestnirtt Sf-s; M. E. Lmdsev. Mrs Paul (Iim 5T- N T Pickett Mrc 3r,,.ak, T !,) The P. T. A. voted to spon-or sr: Halloween Carnival on'".Octobp.'fV!' The P. T. A. abb voted to tnm r the school lunch room, for an.v!v r" year. Room counts were mrf rt t Mrs. p. H Pope'riM and tv-Mj. grade was the Winner, j , Following the m9ctrh"'r : mcnta were saved, ia.. ut uLieeti lunch room... , , , , , ,P - 7 if i