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' ' Wilkerson advises that In eases ' Where tonsils should be removed, -parents should take their child to a local doctor and have him refer the patient to Dr. Black for opera t'on. . i Dr. Black Is a member of the sur . Cical staff of James "Walker Hos pital, Wilmington; Baby's Hospital, at Wrightsville Beach; Community Hospital, in Wilmington; and Pender . Memorial Hospital, Burgaw. He is a graduate of the Medical . College of 'Evangelist, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Robert H. Shackelford, Mount Olive, Is now a member of the courv ttay Medical Staff. - , . . - Dr. Kenneth W. W ilk ins, of Golds boro, has been appointed ; to the - Consulting Staff of Duplin General ; Hospital with Obstetrical privileges. -In-.other action by the Hospital Board, pre-determined ' rate for - maternity patient has been set-up. The first day is $29, first two days. . $31 and first three days, $40. This . coverage is for ward service. '.. Six of the private - patient rooms , are being alr-conditianed, Wllker- son said. . ' Mrs. Bernlce Herring has Joined the Nurses' staff as Day Supervisor, ' She resides near Pink Hill. Before, a. tv..i: r l J cwjiussy mi MJuyua vrciiereu, sne wB employed at Lenoir Memorial Hos pital, in Kimton. Fue - Ojred For Assessment Set On July 23, some 290,000 flue-cur- ed tobacco farmers in North- and South Carolina will be given an nnnortunity to vote in a referendum ntimiance for another three 195S47-68 4he W-ceat per nessment to promote export A for their product The refer- euuura date was announced by J. Henry Vaughan, of Elm City, chair man of the Tobacco Association Board of Directors. ' . Tobacco Associates, a non - gov ernment, nen-proflt organization, representing all flue-cured interests from the producer to the consumer, J:as taken the promotion of overseas outlets for the flue-cured crop as its primary goal. Since its formation eight years ago, an average of 422,. 600,000 pounds of the flue-cured leaf has been sold annually in the export trade, "Last year," Vaughan said, ' "this Important portion of the crop brought growers some $223,000,000, or an average of S215 per acre. , :; Vaughan said the referendum will be held at regular community poll ' : tag centers olid that . the.usual ' voting hours will be observed. : Having for its authority Public Laws approved by the General As semblies of the two states, the ref erendum has been called for every.. - fiue-cured producing County in the Carolina. Growers engaged in the production of the 1955 crop aa land lord, tenant, or share cropper, are eligible to vote. , In three previous referendums, ' growers have - demonstrated their - overwhelming approval of .this self-help plan to promote over- teas sale of the.-r crop: In 1947 North Carolina National Guard Helps To Enlist 20,000 Veterans In Drive '.'', Major Genera John H. Manning, Adjutant General of North Carolina, . announced jtoday'that the North Ca v rolina National Guard will partici pate in a Nationwide drive, launch ' .; ed by the Department of the Army, ' tj enlist 20KK) veterans in the Army and Air National Guard by 30 June 4 1055. ' " - ' - General Manning stated, "That North- Carolina's . proportionate ' - share ol the 20,000 man nationwide goal is approximately j900 veterans, i it eacn guara unit in me state can enlist four veterans, then our goal can be reached.' AV of -April' 80, ' the total strength of the North Csr. olina Army and Air. National Guard . was in excess of 10,000' officers and menv Thlst figure, represents a, net of over 1.50&- hew men in the Oiur months, and is the highest th ever attained by this state." drive fdr veterans; will be cr , on by . the National Guard's ' more than 1,700 Army and Air units fa the 48 states. District of Colum r bla, Hawaii. Puerto Rico and Alas : ka. Especially sought are former " ' servicemen who are still obligated . . under the law for a certain period of servlc. ' In the Army or ..Air f - Force Reserve or in the Army .and ."Air National Guard. " - c' "The Jatlottal Guard offers nahy ; epportunjtier.;-lor . patriotic service is his country and is Of personal -advantage to the veteran," Major General Edgar C. Zrlckson, Chief of the National' Guard Bureau, de- dared in launching the drive na tionally. The National Guard can use the experience and leadership jualities of our . veterans. There's ' an important Job for every qualified ack Joins Staff Of Funeral Services For Aubrey Gavenaugh Held In Warsaw Church On Monday Funeral services for Aubrey L. Cavenaugh,' prominent Warsaw in surance, man, were held from the Warsaw Presbyterian Church Mon day at 11 o'clock.: Officiating at the services were Bcv. Norman Flowers, his pastor, the Rev. Edmond Berkley, rector of the Episcopal Church, at Vir ginia Beach and ' Dr. - Sylvestei Green of Wake Forest College. Bu rial followed in Pinecrest Ceme tery. Mr. Cavenaugh, 82,- had , been in the insurance busniess for "about 30 years. Earlier, he taught school and at one time was connected with the Planters Bank and Trust Company in Rocky Mount and in Beulavllle. HeJkras a graduate Of DaVidsonCol lege and a World War I Veteran. He had been an elder in the Presbyter, ran" Church of Warsaw for many years, last summer served as Mod erator of Wilmington ' Presbytery. He was on the Board of Conserva tion and Development during Gov ernor Kerr Scott's administration and has always taken an active in terest in Uie Welfare and better Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. James L. Kitchin, of Virginia Beach; two brothers, Herbert R. Cavenaugh of Wilmington and James A. Cavenaugh of Warsaw; two- sisters, Mrs. H. M. Morrison if Wallace and Mrs. C. H. Womack of Wilson and two grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Max Morrison and A. J. Cavenaugh of Tobacco Referendum f.with 117,000 growers' voting, 97.8 per cent east tnen oaiiots in favor of the assessment; in IMS with 148,000 voting, 97 per cent: and again in 1&S2 with 208,074 voting, 98.4 per ceirt-favared r-icB wwr-w ' Vaughan pointed out that "in ad dition to the, grower assessment, warehousemen, fertilizer' manufac turers, export leaf dealers, bankers, arid Merchant groups ,also contri buted annually to the support of the organization." . . . ... i . Though well . pleased With the work of Tobacco Associated in dev eloping export markets for the gold en leaf, Vaughan said, "the Job re mains a con'inuous one." He said there are almost daily developments that' affect, or may in the future affect, the production and sale of U. S. leaf. "We, as tobac 20 people, must face the fact that we are no longer the sole world supplier of flue-cured tobacco, but are facing the fiercest competition in history." The Tobacco Associates Board Chairman cited these figures: "Since World War II, foreign coun tries have increased their produc tion three-fold. Total prewar annua; production by an foreign countries was 398 million pounds; the 1954 production was 1,153 million." . Vaughan added: "Well-organized snd adequately - financed efforts ?re being made in some of these countries to .improve the quality of leaf and increase yields per acre. As these efforts produce results, U. S. Flue-cured tobacco will be faced with increased competition in world markets, both price and quality- wise." vptenn in eltHer the Army or the Air National Guard, x ' Captain Richard S. Bostlc, Com manding Officer of Battery B 150th AAA Bn (Gun 90-mm) NCNG, Beu lavllle, N. C., again extends an In 'vitatlon to Open Hause each Mom day Night at 8:00 p.m. EST. He states' that -there are several good openings in the Unit for men with prior. Military service, and to .those who have no prior experience in eny of the Armed Forces between the ages of 17-35 to come and see your. National Guard in operation.' Poultry, Field Day At Willard ' Farm "On June ' A poultry field day has been scheduled for the. Coastal Plain Station,. Willard, on June 2, begin ning at 10 a.m. - ' t t , Poultry specialists and Agriculture advisors from State College - will be preserrt . todlacuss::-. individual problems With the farmflrs on hand.1 J. w. Sumner will -nresid over t the tield day. Artiotig;those expectedT to attend are: C. T, Gearing, C, O. Bollinger, E. - W Glazener, R. - S. Dearstvne, TB. Morrisi J. W- Kel ly, C. W. Barber, W. T. Chaffin, JrV, and W. L Blow.- "'i V ,".ny'-i A barbecue lunch, will be avail able at the test farm. .-. Those interested in poultry im provements are urged to attend the demonstration, p, , t J Wallace, Forrest Mallard of Bui gaw, Charlie Gilliam of Virginia Beach and Herbert Best, Lawtpn A bertson, Paul Potter snd Bill Shef field, all of Warsaw. Honorary pall bearers were theIdes of the War saw Presbyterian church, ment of Duplin County. Death came Saturday in a Clinton hospital. He was first stricken while returning from Virginia poach 'Al lowing the death of his wife on Sun- cay, may 1 Alter several aayi in an Ahoskie hospital he was carried to Clinton where he appeared to be recovering until Tuesday of last week Death overcame him Satur day, less than three weeks follow ing that of his wife, Mrs. Rovene Quinn Cavenaugh. D. J. Allen At Pink- Hill Church Sunday Mr Adolphus Allen, recent grad uate of Davidson College, will preach at the morning service of the Pink Hill Presbyterian Church, May 29th. His sermon topic will be "All Out For Christ." The pastor, Rev. N. P. Farnor, wil be attending the dedication ser vice for the new church building at Frostproof, Florida, where he spent more than eleven years before com ing to Pink Hill. Being a Christian is like being a scientist: it requires both thinking and experimenting. for Ju Graduates At C-ll JEFFERSON' CITY. TENN. -.A -I tm1vinr-1r-win- "Bradttate?, OW Carson-Newman college in jener-, son City; Tennessee at the . com-1 4 fcnJi to travel to the nearest cen mencement exercisse here May 27. ,er in order to avail themselves of Included in the 201 gpringand sum- yu, opportunity. The kind of audi- of the coiien is Jnsenh Earl Jackson, son ol Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Jackson of Route 1 While at the College Mr. Jackson has been active in the Philomathean Literary Society, has served at pres ident of the Volunteer Band, and as music director of Alice Bell Baptist Church in Knoxville. The Commencement program will be held at the College on Friday, May 27, at 7:15 p.m. Dairy Foods To Be Topic At Wilmington Soon Jane Wllkins, Patsy Thigpen and Lou Ellen Langston will represent Duplin County 4-H girls at the sub district Dairy Foods elimination con test to be held at the Carolina Pow er and Light Building, m Wilming ton, June 1. - Miss Wilkins is the individual rep resentative and Miss Thigpen and Miss Langston will act as a tears in preparing a dairy foods dish. The winner of the sub-district contest will go to the district con test to be held in Whiteville, July 7 Miss Mae Hager, assistant Home Agent, will accompany the girls to Wilmington. V : 1 ETT B. r. GRADY SENIORS w Shown with their mascots are the senior, class of B.;F. Grady High School. Mascots art Betsy Yarbargoueh and Micheal Harper, First row, left, to right, are Shelby Jones, Frances Rivenbark, Patricia Quinn, Peggy. Joyce Sutton, Lovey Kelly; Marie n. '.,4i'"i; I - - & f Duplin Counly Students Vin Honors Auditions frr p1tio,piayers, Hike track meets tor athletes, are held every spring in about 500 centers from coast to coast. When Dr. Irl Allison of Austin, Texas founded the National Guild of Piano Teach ers twenty-six years ago he did pot know what he started. Now 40,000 performers of all ages and grades from tlnv tots to profession als, find incentives and encourage- I ment in this activity. College grad uates and their teachers welcome unprejudiced outside opinion of their work. Many of the young con cert stars now playing as soloists with the major orchestras have been processed by the Guild. Those who take part in the spring may enter, if they choose, the Re cording Festival in the fall with aggregate cash prizes of $15,000. About- 200 adjudicators are sent a distance from their own communi ties to hear these auditions. Each participant gets a signed certificate, a fraternity pin, and comment on his playing from the adjudicator: Those qualified work for Guild High fecnool Diplomas which.1 often re sult in scholarships. Beyond this stage ere the Collegiate Diplomas, and those who can play twenty numbers of great difficulty plus a large- technical . examination may tike the Artist Diploma. The Pad erewski Medal is won by those who get -National honors for ten years. The most .famous names in the piano world are members. In the large cities such as New York, JtvJM adelpnia, Chicago, Dallas, Xos An(- eTesV -thoirSaiida take -part aTM 'in-"f many a remote spot people start at tion that once eost $100 in trav eling expense and; $50 In tee is RuranK'ihoxcsNeedinq I.-.'.''.;.-..'...".'...' .,'-..:.' v . ., .. ST Improving; Drive On An inspection of the rural mail. boxes on Kenansviile routes reveals that over oneithjrd of the boxes are in aq .condition,- according to post master A. C. Holland. Holland said his inspection shows that over 100 of the boxes have no names or numbers which mail car riers can . use to - identify mailbox holders.'-." 1 , . -' He pointed out that "six or seven of the boxes should be condemned now." i ! . In addition, he says that approxi mately 75 of the 300 boxes on the route are too high and about 50 are too low. Postal regulations say that the mail box; must be on a stand, on the right .side 'of Cie road, and be from, three feet two inches to three feet six Inches .from the ground. "In some instances," Holland said, ' mail boxes are eye-high when one is standing. Other times the boxes are only two .or ..two and. one. half feet off the ground."?..:- " , No flags on boxes and no doors on them are causing some inconven ience, be saidi ."Sometimes- mail, is T '- ..V'.1' V.A."-.:'. - ''$-. Jonei Charlotte Outlaw, MoTlle Fay Davis Bertha Kay Smith and Paul Tyndall ,Secdnd tow, left to right are; Shirley Smith? Alice Jean' Hus sey, Geraldine Williams, Jessie Wil liams, iLucille- Walker, Lyla Mae Barton, 'Kenneth . Dupree, i John Ivey Summenlm, Lewis Westbrook, now availably to students for a iv- dnHars In any part of the U.S. . Rhythm, accuracy,, tone-quality, phrasing and pedaling are .'among the thirty - two points considered in rating piano playing. Each stu dent tflavs from memory three to ten numbers and all above elemen-t-iv stage are required to, pass a test on scales and cadences. The auditions are conducted privately to out the student at ease. " Mrs. W. J. Middleton, Jr., of War. saw, Chairman of the Piano Auditi rns of the National Guild of Piano Teachers in Warsaw, announces that 35 piano students passed successful ly the requirements for 'the tests which were given May 18th and ISth. The Judge for this event was Josef Adler of New York City. Joyce Whittle of Warsaw won her high school dilpoma in piano. This is issued to High School Sen iors who meet the entrance require ments of colleges, universities, and conservatories of music for courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Music and who receive a score of at least 91 from the Judge on a ten-piece memorized program of dif ficult and stiff requirements m j technique.'. Gail Newton of Kenansviile won the Paderewski Memorial Gold Me dal for Playing a ten - piece mem orized program for ten years. Dr. Irl Allison founder of the Guild statea "Only one in a thousand ever reach this goal." Judy Rollins and Lynn Veach of Warsaw received their Five Year national Gold Pin for playing a ten piece memorized program lor tnc past Five Years. Other students playing a ten piece memorized program were: Joanne 1 Fiowers, Lib West, Marcia Hipp, Sue I Whittle, Carolyn Gresham, Manna Blackmore, and Janrie Strickland, Students playing a seven-niece program were: Susan Clifton of Fai son, and Merle Mallard of Wallace. Students playing a 4 to 6 piece program were: Carole Baars, Leitha Barnett, Mavis Jones, Shelby Jean Jones, Ellen Ann Pollock, Mable Jane Straughan. Marv Lou Poner all of Warsaw; Berta Stroud of Fai son and Sylvia Gooding of Kenans viile, also Lura Ann Penney of Ken ansviile. Students playing a three piece memorized program were: Martha Anne Barr, George Clark, Nmcv Johnston all of Warsaw; Florie Currle of Kenansviile and Nancy Clifton of Faison. Students passing the Social Music rat were: Joyce Potter, Jackie Fus- cell. Zona Quinn, all of Warsaw Mrs. W. J. Middleton, Jr., Guild Chairman wishes to thank Rackley's Music Store In Warsaw for the use of the piano for the auditions. blown from ' boxes and sometimes children remove mail when there is no door," Holland said. He informs that the posts and boxes need r painting, numbered and names piit on them for proper identifications 'This can be done for 50 bents per box and those oesiring that it be done can contact the Post Office or RFD carrier for further information. Holand says postal regulations say it is illegal for more than five fam ilies to share the same box. '"In at least one Instance I know of, there sre from 10 'to 11 families using one box. This -has- got to stop," ne said. ' ' A letter is .being mailed every rural ..mailbox holder and family on. the, Kenans,ville route. The letter will inform box hold ers 1he"proper procedure to get their boxes in good condition "Not only vill the Improvement of the mail boxes -along roads around Kenans viile' help the Post Office, but it will also improve-the looks of the community.", , . Jr,;fand7 waUe 'Ray Summerlin. I Third fjow,, left to right, are: Ca rolyn 'Smith; Inez Grady, Janice Sutton, Rommle Hill, Rachel Hardy, Hazel rWiUisms,;- Verona Williams, Leland Harper; Albert Smith -D. iano Tynaall and Kenneth Daven port. J ourth row, left to right are: h.v'M :a- . .i:.i ,'.;; . ..4 '. , . Edward Sholar Declared Not Guilty In Rose Hill Bank Robbery Attempt 54 Duplin County 4-H Boys And Girls Will Aff end Summer Camp At Swannanoa Fifty-four Duplin County 4-H boys and girls will attend summer camp at Camp Swannanoa, near Ashe ville, June 8-11. Miss Mae Hager, assistant home agent, and Ed Simpson, assistant Farm Agent, will accompany the group to camp along with an adult leader, not yet selected. Camp activities for the morning will call for (1) recreation (2) swimming 3) crafts and (4) farm ?nd home electric and Wild Life Conservation. In afternoons, assembly will be held in addition to a rest period, swimming and organized recrea tion. At night, talent shows will be conducted and skits performed. Those who will attend from Dup lin Countv are: Gwendolyn Blan ton, Bobbie Jean Fields, Connie Ann fcre-enck, Nina Garner, Gail Gra dy, Katie Sue Grady, Hilda Hender son, Eleanor Carol Herring Peggy Jo Hines, Judy Ann Hob gooci. Patsy Ann Holland, Annette Holmes. Linda Holt, Jean Hum phrey, Edith Lorraine Ivey, Lynda Dawn Kelly, Janice Marie Maready, Hattie Mae Merritt, Judy Dean Mer rrtt, Carol Miller, LaDonna F. Mil ler, Elsie Jean Outlaw, Henrietta Register, Mary Lou Reynolds, Sue Whittle and Oletta Johnson. David Batts, Bobby Blanton, Jam es Edward Brinson, Ted Campbell, Gerald Cherry, Douglas A. Clark, Remus Creel, Jr., Brody Lee El ;.ton, Norman Floyd, Mike Goodson, Perry Linwood Grady, Jerry Hend erson. Louie Jones, Leland H. Lan ier, Buddy Mercer, Harry Daniel Murphy, Arnold W. Noms. Samuel Thomas Patterson, Fred die H. Pickett, William Pickett, Jr., I Health Center Report Shows That Duplin Infant Death Rate Is High In a booklet oeleased today by the Duplin County Health Center, Kenansviile, it was revealed that Duplin County's infant death rate is 4.3 (not rer cent but based on 1,000 births) above the North Carolina av erage. Dr. John F. Powers informs throuirh the report that the infant mortality rate in Duplin is 38.9 compared to 34.6 for North Car olina. Other figures show that Duplin's maternal mortality rate (mother deth rate per 1.000) is 2.4 whereas, the North Carolina rate is 1 1. The leading causes for death, and the number reported to the Health Center for 1954 were: heart, 107; intracranial vaicutar lesions, 63: cancer, 42; accidents, 29; (auto deaths were 17); influenza and pneumonia, eight; nephritis, seven and prematurity, six. The public health nursing de portment makes home visits to pro mote better physical and emotion al growth of children, assist the ex pectant mother in following the doctors advice, visits schools and parents to find and secure correc tions of health defects of school children, help the family plan well balanced meals, teach the impor tance of immunizations, give ser vice in clinics for venereal disease, tuberculosis, foodhandlers, crip pled children, well babies, expect ant mothers and communicable di sease and assist with pae-school clinics. The following services were ren dered by the department during the past year: (given in number of visits) communicable diseases, 38; veneral diseases, 282; tuberculosis, 1,079; maternity, 411; infant and pre- Raymond Holland, Howard Walker, ur ace walker, Julia Miller, Rognr O'Quinn, Micheal . Aldridge, , Henr reth Kennedy and Ear), Jones. . ' (News Argus Photo) I1 MiMon DeWitt Sheffield,' Emory Sholar, R. D. Stroud, Robert Ray Themas, Benjamin Scott Tamer, John Richard Weston, Melnun Wil liams, Tun Williams and Roger Smith. H. D. C. Council Meeting June 2 In Kenansviile Home Demonstration County Council Meeting will be held m the Agriculture Building,( n. Kenans viile, June 2, at 2:30 p.m. . , "This is a very important meet ing," Mrs. Pauline S. Johnson said, "and we hope we Mil have 100 per cent attendance." She points out that County Coun cil officers for the 1955-58 fiscal year will be elected at the meeting. Tuesday afternoon Mrs.- Sarah Jones, Home Service 'director for Carolina Power andV'Xight Com pany, presented a demonstration at the Agriculture Building on "Party Ideas and Garnishes.'1 V The demonstration was for Home Demonstration leaders and was clas sified as a Training School. , Thursday, TBrs. Pauline S. John son, county Home Aeent, gave a de, monstration for HD leaders on "Freezing Poultry." During the month of June, all County HD Clubs will be consid ering "Freezing Poultry,", Leaders jit the meeting will instruct the 80 clubs in Duplin, according to Mrs. Johnson school; 1,698; and school, 3,58ft Medical examinations for 1954 were: venereal diseases. 213; ma ternal and child health, 403; school, 2,426; immunizations, 7,128; blood tests. 1,207; X-rays, 1,800; and health cards, 1,600. . Dr. Robert F. Willis, of Kenans viile, holds a maternal and child health clinic with the assistance of Dr. John Powers during the year. Dr. Gray Kornegay, of Wallace, con Hits t Well Baby Clinic twice monthly. In the sanitation department the following report is made: visits to food handling establishments, 220; inspections of food handling establishments, 177; visits to meat markets, 269; inspections of meat n-.arkets 176: visits to school cafe terias, 34: inspections of school cafe terias, 28: visits to abattoirs, 14; vis its to schools, 57; privies condemned, 77: inspection of water supplies and sewage disposal plants, 93; and to tal amount of all milk and milk pro ducts sold in Duplin County, 191, 324 gallons. In public health education, 531 conferences, group discussions and formal talks were held. Fifty - two motion pictures were shown and 2,. 352 health pamphlets were distribut ed. Members of the County Board of Health are: A. C. Hall. Philip Kretsca, Bill Sheffield, O. P. John son, G. F. Hawes, John F. Powers, C. V Zebehn, and John Rhodes. Members of the Health Center Staff are: Dr. John F. Powers, health officer; Joe Costin, sanitar ian; W. C. Byrd, assistant sanitarian; Mrs. Roseamond Brock, Miss Mary Lee Sykes, Mrs. Helen Ballard, Jr., Mrs Norma Candreva, Miss Inez Barkley, Mrs. Ruby Kornegay and Mrs. Melba Sumner. Cliffs Attendance 1 Total attendance at the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park for the week ending May 22, was 2943, according to Brace Price, psrk ranger. At tendance for Sunday, May 22, 1955 was 1355. Organized groups visiting the Park during the week were: Cub Scout Troop No. 143, Snow Hill; Mrs. Cox's eighth grade, Snow Hill, Mrs. Bird's eighth grade, Snow Hill; Ninth grade, Snow Hill High School Snow Hill; Den 2, Pack 4, Cub Soonts, Goldsboro. Eighth grade, Wheat Swamp High School,' Band Class, Grainger" high school, Edgewood Evangelical Bap tist Church and William Carter R'ble College, Junior Class, First Presbyterian Church, Goldsboro, Den 2, Pack 4, Cub Scouts, Golds boro, .Girl Scout Troop No. JB, Goldsboao. .!. Church League, First. Free Will Baptist Church, Route , LaGrange Senior Class,' Seven Springs high rehool. Senior Class, Grimsley Free WiU Baptist Church, '; Snow Hill, Mr. and 'Mrs. Wann Smith Family Reunion, W. W. Barwick Family Reunion, Intermediate Class, Free Will- Bap tist Church, Pine Level, Sutton Family Reunion, Route 3, LaGrange PJY.F., Mt Olive Presbyterian Church, Mt. Olive, and Voting Adult Class, Queen Street Methodist Church, IQnston. '".'?:; j- ' ;k - '. ''. '' .':! "' mlu , The following story appeared in today's News & Observer as sent out by the Associated Press: ' ) WILMINGTON, May 25 A Feder al Court Jury took only one-halt hour today to clear a man charged! with attempted bank robbery. ; The defendant was Edward Sho lar, 27, of Wallace and Winston Salem, father of six children. He was arrested last Oct 24 ami charged with attempting to rob the Rosehill branch of the Wacca msw Bank and Trust Co. Aug. 21. Two government witnesses said the would - be robber resembled? Sholar. His defense was based or the argument that nobody had iden tified him as the man who waited; , inside the bank, armed with a pis tol before it opened for business; The gunman became frightened and fled without getting any money. J The gunman at the bank- had hood or bag over bts head, bank employees said. The first to see bim was Joe Hart Scott, the teller. He entered with Elizabeth Merritf a bookkeeper. The gunman order ed Scott to tie up Miss Merrftt He handed Scott a note demand ing "all the money." The holdup was foiled by R. Si Troy, the cashier. When he ar , rived at the bank with his wife, i who also worked there, she spied the gunman crouching behind the : counter. "What the devil are you doing there?" she cried. , Troy said the man then arose and pointed the gun at him, adding; "I just walked out the door and yelled that the. bank was being robbed . . . The man ran out behind me and left in a- pickup truck." A trial witness, E. S. Thomas, said the gunman pointed the pis tol at -hurt as he fled from the bank. Themas said the man pulled the trigger twice, but the gun didn't .fire.- I Rivers D. Johnson. Sr., and Rivera . D. Johnson, Jr., attorneys of Duplin County were representing the de fendant. ' Why Telephone Bills Delayed. W. Y. Vann, local manager for Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company stated today that delays in issuance of telephone bills have been due to the Company's recent transition from manual to automatic mac ne methods of billing "This transition period of eight to ten weeks has made it necessary for the Company to engage in both manual and automatic billing at the same time-," the manager stated. adding that the Accounting De partment has been taking the time to make double sure the new ma chines are functioning properly. We sincerely hope this delay has caused none of our subscribers any inconvenience," the manager con tinued, further stating that the tele phone company expects to have its billing back on schedule by the mid dle of June. T. B. CORNER BY MART TAYLOR Executive Secretary First, perhaps I should introduce1 myself to you. I am Mrs. BUI Taylor of Warsaw and have recently been hired as your executive secretary of the Duplin County Tuberculosis As sociation,. I hope I can do a good job and am looking forward to work .ng with the people of Duplin Coun ty and the Tuberculosis Association. Since I have had nurses trarnhnr (about a year) and have worked for several years doing research, the? medical field is not entirely new to me. I am enthused and ambittovnr t5 set up a more active program in Du plin County. After giving th mat ter considerable thtipfc T that an Informal column m the - ar discussing my jobs as executive secretary and activities of the asso ciation would not only help -me but would also be means ef keeping the people at Duplin County inform ed about our association and it ao- tjvities. . r" - We ma start with our officers. Dr ' Otto Matthews of Warsaw Is preaW dent of the association; Mrs. Addle Catev of Faison is vice-president; Drt Robert Willis of Kenansviile it recording aecretaryand Garlad King Of Kenansviile is treasurer. The purpose of the association fat tc conduct an educational campaign against Tuberculosis in cooperation with i tha North Carolina Tubercu losis Association and the National , Tuberculosis Association - and to annually conduct a Christmas Seat , 1 . Sale throughout the county for the purpose of educating the peoptel sufficiently to secure their funds to f finance the undertaking of the Aa-,' sociation. ' ii Next week and weeks to come ww': will go into the association's board members, constitution, work, ths county's TB situation, health sfvo--' gram, and etc. t , . See you next week. , . n 'it i v. !.,;' ''.I.':':'. n ! . it.-:.? '.I is!.'A' ljajBVV,., ' vi;i'VitV'''i VOsVv.' 3 JH Ba vt