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J -v f Or.3 Section ! ' , 8 Pcge$ f , This Week (fat , 3 r- VOLUME i Irt). 36. KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ,' THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER g, 1955. . 8DBSCBIPTIOM KATES: fSM per 1tt in Duplin and adjoining Counties; KM outride this area in N. C: $S.M enudde N. C. PRICE TEN CENTS V ft - " . , OUR ASC, ANy WHAT, ARE THE CONTENTIONS 1 " BY J. R. GRADY , -Vv o- v 1 ' , , There are people in this county; who are' trying to force an issue; force an idea that is selfish. They could be right but we believe they are. wrong. vv'They have their rights and we are willing to let- thenf have their rights, but when they threat we have a right to speak up. .1 This morning we had a saying that a certain person he was going to attempt to of The Duplin Times suspended. We cannot vouch for the truth of this statement but We do know we were told that. We don't believe he has such power but we be lieve that is, and when,' a former public official makes such a statement it indicates that -something is wrong in his field.- When you stop the press you stop freedom. No Individual has the power to stop the press, even ' though it steps on his toes, as long as the truth is told. AN INDUSTRY IN KENANSVILLE? There is a movement on foot in Keriansville to se cure an industry, for the .town. A meeting was held yesterday. A representative was at this meeting, who has influence. He represents a company . whjp has wide influence. Mr. C. E. Quinn was- named chairman of a committee to work on this. We believe we have fairly good chances of securing a factory that may employ up to 300 people if everyone will roll up their sleeves when the time comes. The Duplin Times will keep you informed. Keep it in mind. 1 It cannot be done over night but we believe it can be done in time if we .keep plugging. J.R.G. . :-;i.:v'":.?!: !;. ... & LEAVES DUPLIN Miss EHana Silva left Duplin County recently for the second leg of her visit in the United States and an International Farm Youth Exchange student. : Here, seeing her off, are Vernon Rey nolds, Farm , Agent, and Mrs. Pauline S. Johnson, who resigned as Home Agent Wednesday. (Photo By Paul Barwick.) EYE Student Duplin For The North Miss Elina Silva, International Farm Youth Exchange 4-H Club member, has left Duplin County af ter a two and one-half months stay in the Heart of Duplin. Miss Silva, from Chile, left rec ently for North Dakota where she will observe farming and curiam along the Canadian Border.-' . ' While in Duplin, she lived with Mr. and Mr. Gilbert Holmes, of Bowden, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thlgpen of near Beulaville. ' Here she lived a typical farm Ufa, helping v With house work, working In tobacco and the like. Sha found that being in Duplin, as a stranger, she was called upon to tell various groups and lndivld- uals of her . experience! "back hoirte", as well at the could with her :' broken English. v.Y - She appeared before the Kenans Tille, Wallace and Beulaville Lions ; Clubs .while here. Two of her most memorable ex periences was attending of the State '4-H Club Weet and Farm and Hone Week, In Raleigh. A . r . She found time to visit Betty Ivey Reunion Is Held At Cliffs; 175 Attending V jvey Family Reunion tras t Cliffs of the Neus August ih approximately 179 persons : ilmr. - .."-:'. . ..'hont program proceeded the " dinner. Allen Fritz opened the pro . gram with prayer and Cresson vev gave the devotional. ! Norwood May, president of the "clan, presided over the session, Wil liam Hassel Jvey, from MiUsvUle, Ga brought greetings from his family. : -....'i-.':.v . i:. May was re-elected as president of the Claa for another year. Dr. James Dawson, of LaGrange, ia the . lr-oresident.r'-' . w " : ' '"' ' ! Other officers: Addell Ivey Stage ecretary; Annie Ivey Marshburn, treasurer; Mamie Ivey,' historian; Doris Ivey Stewart, Mrs. H. I. Wolfe JTita Ivey Robertson, program com mittee; Carl Ivey, John Ivey, Jr., Major Ivey, Jr., refreshment conv snlttee; J. & Ivey; Cresson Ivey, Marie West Holmes, nominating committee appointed to aerve In the press then we believe ' ' ' ' v telephone call from. a friend was m town' and remarked have the publication rights J Moore, an American IFYE to Chile, a couple years ago. This was at Stoney Point Miss Silva will remain in North Dakota for two months before leav ing for her home in Chile. BalhinpSuits ASC Personnel ' If rain continues to fall and the walls In the Duplin Agriculture Building Annex continue to leak, ASC employees will have to wear, in addition to boots, bathing suits to work. . Since last Thursday, employees In the ASC 'office have had to wear boots in order to keep their feet dry .The rains caused the wall be tween the main building and annex to give way that is enough to per. nut water' to come through.-; At its highest level, it was two Inches. Mopping and water sweep ing have been in use since the "flood". started;,.. - Mrs. Dora Betty Bell, ASC office manager,' say that County Offic ials are seeing what can be done to correct the sitnation. ' Since the office Was occupied, water has been seeping through .the floor iq Mrs. Bell's office. ; , ,. , ,, I. , i i . Arson Threat Jails Graham .Jlallj. Graham Lee Hall, colored, age 19, Is In Jail for a threat of arson.' " s Vpon investigayon by Sheriff MIL ler, it was learned that Hall had demanded -ten dollars . from Mr. Chester Houston and when told by Houston that he did not have ten dollars. Hall threatened to bunyhU pack house, v. . The pack house is on the property of Houston, which is located on route 1, Kenansyille end houses the tobacco of both Houston and Tom Jeff Hall, father. of Graham Lee1 Hall. ...... Hall Is on probation for the shoot ing of bis father. Leaves Several; Receive Last Term Of Superior Court In Duplin There were several sen'. encea o long terms passed out last week In the Criminal ' Term of Superior Court. , Earl Bruce Fennel, Negro, charg ed with munr or Frank Simmons, pled nolo-contendre.to the charge through council Vance B. Gavin. The plea was accepted by the State and he was sentenced to not less than 12 years nor more than 14 years in the State PenUentary. Jeff D. Alphin was sentenced to from three to five years on the roads for assault with a deadly wea pon on a female, inflicting serious bodily injury, but not resulting in death. William Johns 'on Miller, Negro, age 18, pled guilty to the murdei of his brother, in the first degree. He was given a life term in the State Penitentary. ' Charlie Faison, alias Big Bud Fai soh, was found guilty 'of breaking and entering a house. He was giv en a sentence of eight months on the roads. Harry Hill, charged wi'h break ing, entering and assault with a deadly weapon and rape, pled guil:y to assault on a female. He was giv. Bapf ist Church Sponsors Supper ' Carry your turke plate home if you prefer. The committee has made special preparations for this feature, when they s:art serving their supper on Friday evening, September 9, at S p.m. in the School Lunchroom.' - As you were told last week this supper is sponsored by the members of the Kenansvllle Baptist church and Sunday School. Tickets are $1.00 per plate for adul's and 50c for children under 12. Tjfkets are on sale by the members and at the Kenansville Drug Store . Sorting Tobacco Under Proper Light Should Be Easier-Bring More Money ,:: BY WALTER-C. JOHNSON. Jr. Assistant Lenoir County Agent The various shades, of colors, uni. formity-, injury, waste, and other factors considered in sorting tobacco into like groups .qualities, and co lors can only be judged under light of proper intensity and color. Stud ies snow about 60 per cent of the price variation on the market is based on the buyer's judgment of color. Natural daylight, largely from north windows, skylight, and open doors, has been used by farmers in past years to grade fobacco. How ever, it Is well known that daylight changes during the day and from day to day throughout the year. These changes Involve Intensity and color. Clouds and haze further complicates this condition. Tobacco sorted under light of various in tensity and color results in poor ly sor.ed tobaccp, lower returns to the farmer and mixed tobaccos in the hands of manufacturers. If we expect to maintain our foreign mar ket, we should sort our crop as well if not better than our foreign com petitors. All electric lamps are not satis factory for sorting tobacco. Studies end observations show that, of the iights examined to date, a combina tion of one 4e watt "deluxe cool whiie" fluorescent tube and one 40 watt -'"daylight" fluorescent tube, most nearly produce the light suit able for sorting tobacco. Other lights' produce many ranges of co lors and therefore are not suit able. Any farmer can Install the fix ture necessary for his needs. The most popular size of fluorescent fixture used in sorting tobacco is 4 foot loag and uses the two tubes mentioned above. Such a fixture will light , an area of about 4 by S Leland Smith Is Cliffs Of Neuse ' (lew Park Ranger ' Leland L. "Roy"' Smith, 29, of In dian Springs, began- work today as park ranger at the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. Smith filled the position that was left vacant when Bruce Price became park superin tendent. j'-'-7.'JA-y'----.-. ' Smith Wat born at Bethel, but few months after his birth the family moved to their present home n Indian Springs. Smith has never ived out of that area ether than time spent in Service and in col lege. ...i.' "''(ivi '-'': '.',-' "- He is s graduet of Seven Springs High School He served with the Navy for two years. Following his tour of duty with the Navy, Smith entered East Carolina College. ; He is s graduate of the college. He is a graduate of the college where he majored in commerce and minored 1 in social studies.' . .'.' '" ' . After completing college Smith returned to work on the farm In the Indian 8prlng community. ' Smith married the former Miss Slbyle Davis of Albertson last year. They kava one daughter Sharon Faye, three weeks old. Smith has moved his family to the home that was occupied by Russell Kornegay, former superintenden a tfoeaprt former superintendent of the park. Smith is the son of Mrs. Pearl B. Long Sentences In nan eight months road sentence. Frances Cause got 12 to 19 years n the State Penitentary for the sec Hid degree murder charge. He pled r.olo contendre to murder. Stacy Edwards was given a life term for the murder of his wife, lear Beulaville. He pled guilty to a first degree murder charge. Hazel, Southerland, in connection with the same case, is charged with accessory before the fact of murder of Edwards' wife, public drunken ness and public nuisance. A true bill was found for public drunkenness, prostitution, fornifica Uon and adultry and being a public nuisance and brought against her. Her case will be heard in the Oct ober term of Superior Court. Girls, If You Have Beauty, Now Enter Contest The directors of the TV station WNCT "Miss Super Power" contest, which will begin October 1st, an nounce that they have voted a change in the age requirement for entrants in the contest. It was previously announced that girls have to have reached their eighteenth birthday by October 1, this has been changed to their sev enteenth birthday by October 1. In addition to the all expense cruise to Bermuda aboard the liner 'Stockholm" for Mis Super Pow er and her chaperone, she will re ceive a complete wardrobe and a set of beautiful luggage, It was an nounced. Girls may enter by writing a let ter and enclosing two 8 by 10 full length photographs, addressed to Miss Super Power, WNCT, Green ville, N. C. Smith and the late Rev. L. L. Smith- feet to the' desired intensity. I should be hung about 3 and one-half feet above the working area. The cost of the fixture will run between $18 and $20. The cost of electricity will run only about 2 cents for a 10-hour day. The cost and maintenance of this fixture is negligible after .consid ering the benefits to the user. To bacco can be graded properly at any time of day or night. This will allow the farmer to utilize his time to the best advantage such as seeding grain at . the proper time and sorting tobacco at night. The farmer should be able to put a more attractive product on the market and thus command a higher priee. Tobacco can be prepared for market quicker and can be graded when in proper condition. The light can also be used for sticking-up tobacco at night and avoiding mixing of grades. One farmer's opinion of the light is "it's-the best thing I've 'seen for grading tobacco properly. All Lenoir County farmers are invited to see this light fixture now on display at the Lenoir Coun ty Agricultural Building in Kin ston. Information on installing the light may be obtained at the Coun ty Agent's office. Elect Officers Chinquapin School New officers elected to serve the Chinquapin FFA Chapter for the new school year are: President, My. ron Brown; Vice-President, Jimmy Gurganus; Secretary, Rashle Lan ier; Treasurer, Duland Sholar; Re porter, Harrison Lanier; Sentinel Kenneth Brinkley and Advisor, Sanford H. Lee. i Robert Franklin Williamson, son of the late Sheriff D. S. Williamson of Duplin Counts, is now on the staff pf the Duplin Times. Mr. Williamson Will work- in the field of advertising in the county, Kinston, Pink Hill, Mt Olive and Goldsboro. i ' : - Mr. Williamson,' Mm, ' win soli cit news as he goes around.- We will appreciate all the oooperstion yeu give him. , : r v-i. , . . . Briefs BY J. B. QRADY THE SHUCK IS THICK A few days ago "Pete" Quinn re marked about the old saying that when the shuck is thick on the corn it means a cold winter and farmers say the shuck is thick thi year. CLOUDBURST Thursday of last week Kenans ville had what was reported an es timated 3 inch rainfall. Some old timers say it was the most water-! they have ever seen or heard of falling here. Reports from over the county say it was just about as heavy everywhere. The week be fore, Warsaw had a deluge, a cloud burst almost equal to this one. Wat er literally boiled up through the concrete floor in my basement and we had to dig a trench to run it off. A F & A M There will be a special meeting of St. John's Lodge on September twenty-third. The annual picnic was held at Maxwell's Mill last Thursday. COOLER WEATHER, WE HOPE According to the National Press cooler weather is on Us way Last week some sections of the East registered as low as 51 degrees. La bor day is over and that is a gener al sign that Fall will soon be here. Maybe the rain deluge is over and folks can setile down to normal liv. ing and begin planning next year's crops. Stream are flooding but f we can. get some of them cleaned out the water will get off faster in the future. . . -.!.. ITS A BOY ""' On Friday morning of last week, t 4:30, Mrs. Alton Howard gave birlh to a seven pound boy. The Ouplin Times did not have an op erator that day and we can't blame trim. It was their first baby, Alton, Jr. HERESY? . Friday What is a Heritic? What Is Heresy? Is the right to express your own honest opinion in reli gion, even though it conflicts with irour neighbor's opinion or inter pretation of the Bible, considered Heresy. I am of the opinion that average laymen, and most preach ers, do accept it as that way. A Lutheran preacher in the West was tried by a church court on a charge of Heresy because he doubted Vir gin Birth and even doubted the res urrection. Wasn't he entitled to that privilege to doubt as he inter preted the Bible. He may be right or he may be wrong but if his in-: terpretation is honest then should lie be charged as being a Heritic? -J.R.G. MY HELP AT HOME My cook, Annie, is a darn good cook. I wouldn't swap her for any one, as cooking goes, even for my wife. But if she doesn't slow down she is going to sweep my floors away. She is so conscience of clean liness that she works herself to death, sweeping up the cigarette ashes I throw on the floors. Almost every time I come into the house Annie is sweeping. This is sorta of personal statement but I can't help remembering that the nurse who raised me was named Annie. I call ed her "Aunt Annie." My two children, whom Annie virtually raised, call her "Nannie". She has been with us for about 16 years. We love Annie so let heV keep sweep ing, and the house will still be clean. You know there is another old Darkle, Soonle Warren. Soonle keeps my yard up. He is old and he is slow but Soonie looks attgc it even when I am not conscious of the heeds. He just keeps coming up and taking care of it. It relieves me of the responsibility. Soonie is an old Mmer and he can be de pended upon. J. R. Grady. Homecoming At Kenansville Baptist Church Kenansville Baptist Church is having its Annual Homecoming on Sunday. September is. Sunday School will be at 10:00 o'clock, A.M., followed by the elev en o'clock service at which time Hon.- Vance B. Gavin will bring tne Homecoming Message. Our pastor. Rev. Lauren Sharpe, has been ill for sometime, but is expected back for Homecoming, and will bring a short message. A delectable picnic dinner. "Du plin Style" will be served on the! grounds immediately following the morning service. There will be nq afternoon program. Community visiting will be the order of the day in the afternoon.- - ' Last year large crowd attended Homecoming and a goal of $500. was met for the -new Sunday School plant that has recently been com pleted. ".'rr:. ' ' v . It is expected that the new fur niture for the Sunday School rooms will have arrived and that the new plant Will be used for the first time en Homecoming Sunday. s V - -All former pastors,-' members, friends, and .the public ere' cordial ly invited to this annual Home coming Day. '.'-'.. ,'-v'' The Church Is looking forward to Its greatest day on September 18. Come and fellowship with us. ' The Kenansville Baptist Church was organized in 1838, and observed its Centennial In MBA ' ':.k A number of outstanding minist ers snd laymen have worked in and gone out from the churah, Harry Phillips Begins Duties Is Duplin County Tan Collector r-, i- y, '..". " : NEW AND OLD TAX COLLECTORS Harry Phillips, of Warsaw, has begun his duties as Duplin's .New Tax Collector. He succeeds Gilbert Alphin, right, who served in the office for the past eight years. (Photo By Paul Barwick.) Mrs. Johnson Resigns As Duplin Home Agent; Miss. Mae Hager Is Appointed Mrs. Pauline S. Johnson has ten- dered her resignation as Duplin County Home Agent. The resignation, which reached the Board of Commissioners Wed nesday, is effective immediately. Miss Mae Hager, who has served as Duplin's Assistant Home Agent for the past two years, has been named Home Agent to succeed Mrs. Johnson. The appointment of Miss Hager came on the recommendation of the District Home Demonstra- tion office. Mrs. Johnson resigned to take the position of Home Economics In- One Death From Shooting; Two Others Shot Since Last Saturday Night Duplin Sheriff's Department has had a busy week. Saturday night Johnny Moore, of MagnoTfi, allegedly shot Sidney Chestnutt in the stomach with a .2fi calibre rifle. The accident occurred around 10 p.m. according to Sheriff's officials. Moore claims Chestnutt was try ing to drag him from his home. Chestnutt was brought to Duplin Hospital and later transferred to the Sampson Memorial Hospital. His condition Wednesday was reported Bertis Fussell Shot Self In Leg Accidentally For 19 years Deputy Sheriff Ber tis Fussell, of Rose Hill, has been packing a .38 calibre pistol and has never had to use it. Tuesday night he received a call to investigate a disturbance. As he picked up the pistol from off his desk, he dropped it, the hammer sticking in the floor, caus ing it to fire. The bullet hit Fus sell in the calf of the leg, the bullet passing on through his leg and the ceiling. Thus, Fussell becomes the first victim of hi pistol an unintention al victim. Notice The Orthopedic Clinic, conducted monthly by the Crippled Children's Section of the N. C. State Board of Health, will be held at James Walk er Memorial Hospital, Thursday, September 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. Adult registration beginning at 10 a.m. The clinic serves New Han over and adjacent counties- Board Education Title To Property For Teachey School The County' Board of Education new has title to the school site at Teachey, 25 acres. Miss Katto Page made the deed last week. We are now having a : topographical map made of this property and just as soon as it is completed we will in struct our architect to prepare the plans. It is our .hope to be able to let s contract In October or Nov ember 1, and to occupy the hew school in August 1996. We have 25 acres of very desirable land for this school, snd we believe that the people Involved will be proud of the .new school plant when it Is completed and they see what it will mean -in additional opportunities for their children. ' n structor at Plainview High School, in Sampson County. Under her leadership .Home Dem onstration activities in Duplin flou rished. There were 24 Clubs in the County when she began her work in September, 1952. When she re signed, HD work in the County was on a high plain. There are at present 30 chapters in the County with a total of 650 ladies enrolled. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Calypso, is the former Pauline Sloan. She married Norman L. Johnson. They have three children and now make their home in Johnston County. to be good. Ed Cole, white, of Rose Hill, re portedly shot his wife Saturday night. The accident was one of a freak nature. Cole told officers that he told his wife he was going to kill himself. He went out in the yard with his wife begging him not to kill himself. He decided to shoot over the house and hit Mrs. Cole in the arm. but the damage was not serious. "It was just a crazy streax," Cole told Sheriff Ralph Miller. The initial investigation was made by Burtis Fussell, deputy sheriff. Cole is out on bond. Johnny Lee Henry Murphy, Ne gro, of Rose Hill was allegedly shot in the head and killed with a pis tol Tuesday night by Helen Eliza beth Murphy, sister-in-law. The incident occurred at HarreU's Store in Sampson County. The woman claims she picked up an automatic pistol from the dresser and it went off, hitting Murphy who was sitting on the edge of a bed. He was dead on arrival at the Duplin General Hospital. Investi gation continues with Sampson County officers conducting. Salk Vaccine We have a limited supply of Salk Vaccine on handt the Health De partment, Kenansville. Children who have had their first dose are urged to come to us and get the sec ond dose. In addition, children of other ages may come with parent and receive polio vaccine. Births Recorded At Hawes Clinic The following births were record ed at tfee Hawes Clinic in Rose Hill during the week: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thacken of Rose Hill a daughter, Sept 1. Mr. and Mrs. William Murray of Teachey a son Sept. 3. Mr. and Mrs JdcKinley Brsdshaw of Rose Hill son Sept. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Glendale Stallings of Rose Hill a son Sept. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson of Rose Hill a daughter, Sept 5. The Annual Farm Bureau Blue Cross Hospital Care Association, ef Lrurnam, is scneauiea to begin its drive for membership this week. A luncheon was held at the Du plin General Hospital Wednesday to map plans tor the drive., It is pointed out that only Farm Bureau members fit Duplin Coun ty can take advantage of this Hos pital Group Insurance Plan. Harry Phillips assumed his duties on September 1, as Duplin County Tax Collector. He succeeds Gil bert Alphin who has served as Tax Collector for the past eight years. Phillips, a naave of Kenansville, is 'now a resident of near Warsaw. For the past five years, he has been employed as a Traveling Salesman for the BC Chemical Company. He is a graduate of Warsaw High School and Kings Business College, in Raleigh. Phillips is a member of the Ma sonic Lodge and Johnson Baptist Church, near Warsaw. He served 32 months in the Mer chant Marines during World War II. He is married to the former Bet ty Jean Wells, of Rose Hill. They have one son, Harry Phillips, Jr four years. . He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abqer Phillips, of Kenansvllle. Mrs. Theresa Brooks, of Wallace, was employed by Uie Duplin Coun ty Board of Commissioners at the monthly meeting Wednesday, to be Assistant County Tax Collector. Mrs. Brooks has been employed by R M. Carr, Wallace Gulf Oil Distributor: Tom Barden, Bardea Motor Co., and more recently as bookkeeper at the Duplin General Hospital. At the time of her em ployment a Assistant Tax Collec tor, she was working in Wallace. She has been very active in com munity life and has served as Wal lace's Woman's Club President and also District President of the Wo man's Club. She is an active mem ber of the Wallace Baptist Church She is married to Charles V. Brooks, Jr. They have one son, Charles, IH. Miss Velma Murphey, of Charity, has served as Assistant Tax Collec tor in Duplin County for II years before being replaced by Mrs. Brooks. Couple Jailed On Drunken Charge A man Snd woman were jailed . Wednesday night on a drunken ' charge by Sheriff Ralph Miller. The couple were picked up at Beu laville. The woman identified herself, to Sheriff Miller as Lenandner Cum- mings and later told a deputy that her name was Pat Watkins. The man, Macon M. Kennedy is classed as a deserter from the- Army, having been AWOL since July 18. He will be returned to Fort Bragg upon arrival of author ties from the army. .'AS? - 't V .5 ft. 1 Dr. C. H. Pugh, Gastonia physi cian, who is Grand Master of North Carolina Masons will make four ad ditional official visitations to North ' Carolina Masonic districts- during a week long swing through East ern North Carolina, beginning Tues day, September 6. First of these will be on Tuesday- September 6, at Havelock in toe New Bern District (No. 1) with the Cherry Point Lodge as the official host lodge. Dr. Pugh will visit Jacksonville. . Onslow county, on Wednesday Sep tember 7, and District 8 Masons will be in attendance at visitation ses sions from lodges at Jacksonville, Swansboro, Morehead City and Camp Lejeune. Kenansville, seat of the 47th Ma sonic District will be visited oh Thursday, September 8, with Kan ansville's St. John' Ne. 13 Lodge as official host, and Masons in at tendance from Warsaw, Wallace-and Rose Hill also. Wilmington is the seat of the 10th Masonic District and will be of ficially visited by the Grand Mast er on Friday, September 9, Ma sons will be in attendance from lodges at Wilmington, Burgaw-. Southport, Atkinson. Bolton, Whiew vllle, Chadbourn and Tabor City. Historic St John's Lodge No. 1 af Wilmington, North Carolina's old- . est will be Official host tor the Dis trict 10 meetings. ';.; ',-.; -... v ., Quarterly meetings will be held at Wilmington Saturday f the Board of Custodians and Board of , General, Purposes of the Sbrtn Car olina Grand Lodge. ;.,.i,i ;,.-;: . Dr. Pugh will be accompanied fer Mrs. Pugh on the Eastern North . Carolina trip. They will be joined at Wilmington Friday by Mr. and ... Mrs. Andrew S. Melvin of Gastonia . Mr. Melvin Is Grand Steward of North Carolina's Grand Lodge. Dr. Pugh next Friday win have completed 19 official district visits. ii 1 I- 4 ' -''