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or f-,' ne ue - id re ut o- P- itS ' i ' . h. rs. ia- .1 t rs. lOt- he JLUME-XXII -:.',.-.) . . in. . --..vH I 1 , ' : OGOOD BYE, SAM BYRD .C : ' . ByJ,R.Gradyf'.i ' " TOelhBliieiisg9yiety :'f &fc?'7 ' ' AJLTdwia.l0oktQfej3lhope, , ftftrwi1'-- WeJookuitilifevwithia philoskiciu'ih6iht ' Andwelloolciit life in mote it "j "'vKv4 ' iSam Jyrdwasi 4b optimist, with,hpper The nian ' . was LboiUuggOver with a belief and faitbk in mankind and . , iteiuture. l-Samiiever looked on the darkec; Side of life. - rHetvcenlhasia5mri)ersonified. Heasroii' the onward ' iandiwaraide.r'Eenim his last days he. never lost his . " dBiie,ttof.ccmttftbHtessom zst 'did notfail liinx. IHvwas2a"friBridto jeYeryoneln hisway, a$ we all , f .Wheri he accepted the surrender ot one of the Jap . ' jaoisellslands iri World War II I can picture him standing there asIi?6toridythe closing-jscene. Duplin .Siatnldyvtriumpflant. Not just proud of his oppor ; ' tunity toaaccept that surrender but proud of his ."bud , dies", anid hid Jaomelandr-- v4'.'s"'- "', ''V'" iSanft caiid I' saw many daysri weeks and months wuMUrfttegelhef'in: the. Duplin Story His heart was m It; file felttlhatit was liis grekfest achievement in , life sand "I donff believe there is knother man on earth - hikeouMiiOTe&onerthc Duplin Story ai did Sam. 3n I953JDecember, he came to see me and we dis 'cussed newspaper work. He had always wanted to edit a weekly- paper. J I at once gave hun the job as editor of fhe Weekly Gazette in LaGrange,! I have a feeling that Sam may have been physically weakening at that time. However he went at the job with a bang and did some good writing."" "He suffered physically1 many months , before the end qame. I don't know but I hope it came 'affpauuessly aspossible. . ' jBb- was working on his pita!.- I ddn t know how dtieamrcf retiring in Duplin 'Xsplm and its ople. . He could have done a great job rHis .going at thisuearly age of 47, no doubt, has cost Du- plin SDme-goidiitera1prft;;7: r.- , His .mends .were legion from Europe throughout Pfirica. .Although actually born m Wayne County he mewhat liked to be called a son of Duplin. He is the only person ever to have been officially made Honorary Citizen of Duplin County and of Kenansville. Sam had a destiny, I think, but nature took it away from him. We ; nope jtea5estiiig.--J.R.G. , ' By J. R. GRADY WE ARE 3ROR KINSTON FOR THE COLLEGE . '"This area" is in Eastern Carolina and, more con ,centrated,SiDaithfiastern Carolina. As the Presbyterians , begin to prepare to consolidate Peace Junior College at Raleigh, P.J.C. at Maxton, and Flora McDonald at - Red Springs, into ,an outstanding four year college the time is beginoxEgtiD -push on this section as to what we can do. The decision is to be made soon, and it is our duty to express ourselves. ' : As we see iit Duplin Times had hoped fhat we now we do not TteDuplm'jTimes is endorsing Kinston. Reasons: Kinston is geographically located, the people are raising much money f The distance is so close that ' our college students whoitfisTatoattend the college daily and save dormitory fees r growing and Wilmington " the home of Presbyterianisna m this state. But, going v further than that, the college at Kinston would have its ,i religious and cultural influence. on our Whole county:! k in our opuuon uus college ine larger coueges in ine ioutn. ine Times suggests that Duplin County churches, regardless of denomina ( tion,:and Duplin' County, officially endorse Kinston as , ; we will pass the information on to proper authorities. November Eleven -, I did not get to the Veteran's Day program 3n War-, saw today, but I have been to so many I feel I could niifl mav VioirA f ri wrlia It im I V' )illUUiaj.uTV W) "t ., the theme jbenator lrvin ; c i "celebratiohV but during ' pause during the program - iurn our minds back to Worjd War I and World War to the boys who sacrificed their lives and the boys jtxv offered sacrifice, their, lives that freedom may lV. . . jteign in the world. Sometimes" I wonder if such cele ( brations 'should not be - in 'churches instead of in the i open and-(oarnivals iTunnmg. -i and t guess the spirit of the . ..boya. the day they landed. ..."over here" from "over there'Vso let nature have it's course? We are entitled to : a little cooperative fun once in a while and we who did not go;Over,ThereV need a: little more fraternalizing - with the boys who did. -; ; . ' . , . I ; ( :; Duplin has always been noted for its recognition, of four "old Soldiers" and now VYoung Soldiers" are carry. ting on the tradition of the 'Qld'Sbldiers Reunion"in 3. Kenansville, only Jt has been transplanted from Kenans tville to, Warsaw. Let's keep tip the traditioaJRG; ? 1 ),'-. r m iliii V.iANSVILLE, ,1W,..., n l, 1, , ' hi last book while in the hos far he got on it. Sam had a County and do a novel on is cout of the running. The had. a chance but as we see it and tthey are our neighbors, busses could convey most of iUsvAlbeniarle Presbytery is Jtebytery, adjoirung it,: is gomgto grow into one of T 4 aaI tfiat T alMaJvtiiMn , Mian BUMWIJ AAiVVW talked on. Veterans Day is that day; of celebration we hour and I know most of -lis However, we are humans, occasion is the spirit of the 'r ,.-uf"iii iinniBiijili i. '! NORTH CAROLINA,, t'h- ' V The bv froap mi ttnfmlly honored on Mon- day of last week when they were Invited to oppeer before the Board a Conntr Commlilowwo ad each" preeented a tauned certificate ahowinc a pic tore of the hootWI, at top and of the nnraea home and Health venter art 'the bottom. 'The In scription thanked Ihe froap for their effort In eenring the hoeplUL A atorjr on thia was carried In the Time laatwerik. The :tronp auujie ttho bnOdlng oanunitten. BteaBlno; from lUtttortjht are: ' Mrs. Winnie Wells, County Attorney who Is pinch Chrislmas Seals For 1955 Mailed To 5,000 Duplin County Citizens Wed The traditional delivery utf Chris maa Seal took nlace Wednesday rhett-p(SstJnen rattmd jome'rto.OM) letters to county.iesidfinta from the Duplin Tuberculosis Association. The letters-1 signed by Hugh S. Johnson, Jr., Chairman tot the 1955 Christmas Seal Sate, constitute the only appeal made for funds to sup port the association's fight against tuberculosis. t .' "Our uosi office i joroud to han die the Christmas Seal letters," said Postmaster Fred Basra. '"We hope people will read them carefully and decide to increase their iresu lar contribution to She tuberculosis association ' , 4 Tuberculosis research must be speeded Up to end the lerfffite cost of TB in- money and human lives. Your Christmas Seal dollars will help." , MrsayIor Mdffis i hssi mm - m - tor Needy At Chrisfipas Perhaps; teikVihsVe planned their Cm-istmas. ilfts long, ago." said Mrs. Tsylor, Superintendent of Depart ment of Public Welfare, -nut woem er they have ot have not, we nope that they .are thinking of someone who has no expectation of anyttdng except what kind hearted generous persons may .,',.. There are many In the Sanatorkcm the' State Hospital, the training schools, and even in boarding hom es who Would like to have and who need someone's thoughtfulness in providing Christmas cheer." Mrs. Taylor asks that anyone interested "iV"t the v WoUre Department Clothing, candy, stamps, stationery, will all be appreciated. A lovely Christmas card, would please many of these peopla'who cannot be home during the holidays and whose lov ed ones can do to little for. She told of a little girl, age five, who needs clothing and toys. She hopes Santa will bring them to her. The little girl is a ward of the court and in the, custody of the Welfare Department ""Wo feel sure that soma one would be interested in providing; Christinas for this child" said Mrs. Taylor. : - Two girls, agelS and 15, are m boarding homes and would like to be remembered.- Another age is is in a training school. 7 There are five boys in training schools who would appreciate being rememDer ed. "We don't want them to be for gotten," Mrs. Taylor concluded. i Rev.,C. 7. Kirby To Jlo!d Revival 5 In C;!:!:ville The Rev. C. W. . Kirby wiil b gln a series of Revival Meetings at the BeulaviUo , Holiness 'Church, November It '" . ', ;. The revival will continue through November 28, according to tb MS or. th ey, Stsyf, Cr, , -. J THURSDAY, NOVEMBER nt'lM '1 ; if ....... . funeral Services For (TBiri) Sawyer Jr. Committs Suicide "Henry Thomas (Tom) Sawyer died'Tuesday in a' Wilmington hos pital soon alter arrival. He shot himself that afternoon at his home in Wallace with an automatic shot gu. nneral services were neia wis rmoffning rat 'the 'Wallace Methodist church. Rev. W. D. Caviness, pas'or and Rev. 'W. C. Benson were in charge. Burial was in Sharon Memorial Park in 'Charlotte. Dr. C. C. Her bert of Myers "Park Methodist Church was in charge of the servic. 'es'in'THnflOtte, assisted by the Rev. R. X. "Owenbey. Mr. Sawyer was a member, of the Methodist Church, a 32nd degree Mason, the Wallace "Rotary Tlub and active in many civic affairs. "He was affiliated with the "Bsso Standard XJ11 "Company of New Jersey for 32 years his last post 'beibg mat -xlf manager- of the North 'Carolina Division. 'He moved to "Wallace' and or ganized tthe 'Sawyer Tftl 'Co., dis tributor for his former firm. While With Standard "Oil, he was stationed In "Raleigh, Tayetteville, Lumber ton. Laurblburg, 'Winston . Salem and (Charlotte, "Surviving - are his wife, the 'fermer.Thehna Smith of Charlotte; ' two daughters, Mrs. "Victor Jdhnson tif "Harrells - and Miss Jam C SSawyer -o fthe '-home; his mother, "Mm 'Henry T. 'Sswyer of New londov; three sisters, Mrs. C. "Canton TJnnean and "Mrs. 'Tbeo Thompson, both of Chafhjtte; "Mrs. Paul Temanio of "New lodon. Hofice fa onler that the Staff may 'nave Thanajilvlnt Holidays, the Btoplln Thaes wm be; pabllalied WfvO eadmy Noveaaber tS. We at astrmg all casvespoBtaarts and advertisers to plea hsv tacir copy hi to thoXTIatat fcy nirht" The editor and staff wfll elate yenr sasperarloa. ' , Kenansville: Club SpohsqwXmas The Kenansville Garden Club will sponsor a .Christmas - Wrappings" Demonstration by Mrs. 'Allen Drau ghan,. Sr .and ."Christmas Ar rangement" Demonstration by Mrs. Herman Pippin on Wednesday night, November 30th at 1-iO in the Court, room in Kenansville. This promises to be a most interesting and help, ful program. " , ?" -r" 4 Admission will b 80c and. tickets are, being sold' by all members of the' Garden Club.. Funds will be used for. the club's project of .beau tifying the sprtaj f rounds in Ken. nsyiUfc , , v'.n ('! t. . . . . hlttinc for Harry Kxtmer of Wallace, member of ihe committee: 1. O. Stokes, KenaasWlle, chairman of the committee; J. B. (Bob) Grady, vice chairman; j. . In the background, Leo Brown C Warsaw who Is chairman of the Board of Trustees; Emmett Kelly of Gllsson; Miss Margaret Wlllisms, secretary to the committee Secretary, T. W.'MoGewen who is last on the rights-Photo by Tom Boney. Speaking for the committee, we wish to thank the Board of Com missioner for this honor. Bob firady. Warsaw Observes Baptist, Methodist and Knesby terian churches, in Warsaw, are planning a Union Thanksgiving Ser vice. It will be 3eld in the IBaptist Church, Thursday, November 24, at 9:30 ajn. This is the aomual Thanksgiving service. Offerinirs for the different de nomination's orphanages 'will be taken at this service. Tfce Tlev. Norman H. Flowers will deliver the message. Births Recorded The following births were -recorded at Dr. C. F. Hawes Clinic 'from November 9 through 13. Mr. and Wrs. Walter LeeMerritt, Rose Hill, a daughter, November 10. Mr. and Mts. RobertReynolds Hunter. Rose Hill, a daughter,: Nov ember 11. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Amazi Turn er, Wallace, a son, November. U- Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt (Johnson, Wallace, a son November It. Mr. and Mrs. James Matthews, Wallace, a daughter, November 12. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland "Wathis, Teachey, a son, November 13. , Notice Willie James Smith, announces that the Aaettoai Mriffrfaamnaa pl omenta, which wss scheduled foe November It will not be hold. Dv-Willis' Office in ' Tire threatened real serieaa dam age in Kenansville Wednesday af ternoon. The' fire department was eanad to a field grass fine and as the -truck was taking off, firetatike out m Dr. Willis' office. Cars went chasing the fire truck and Warsaw and -Magnolia fire trucks respond- id. 3Dr. Willis was out of town and his offme was closed. The front door was broken into and flnfc.and gaases were so dense one could not see his way. ', .The firemen "broke out a window In the bode, and fortunately it was 'the room the fire originated. After some little time smoke subsided to the point .that the firemen could enter. There was very little blaze. The fire, evidently started In the medical refrigerator which " is. lo cated near the window broken, and firemen could throw- water on' it from the outside before entering-. , fA blaze was found in the "wall and holes had to' be bursted in order to reach it. The Warsaw and Mag nolia trucks were not needed but stood by until all was safe. By the time everything wss under control the fire, truck was called back to the field scene and well after dark got that tire under control. u v. Dr. Willis has moved his office to the Hospital .until arrangements can be made and big patients will call on him there, , e,, , 8CB8CEIPTION KATES: DJ pet icr far' DupUn aad kdjolqbif Camntln; M M enMde this mm la M. T.; OBtrfd N.;0. : Qcso C II Year Old; Ray Hilburn Kelly Is Killed By 14 Year Old Friend Bay Hilburn Kelly, 11, of Calypso, was accidentally killed Tuesday af ternoon by a bullet from a 33, pistol in the hands of a playmate, Lamar Jackson, 14. He died immediately after en tering the Henderson Crumpler Clinic in Mount Olive, to which he was rushed after the accident. He was shot through the chest. : Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kelly and burial was in the Calypso cemetery. The Rev. M. M. Turner, pastor of the Calypso Baptist Church officiated. Surviving in addition to his pa rents are three brothers, Donald, By J. R. GRADY Breakfast Again Last week we were talking about breakfast foods when I had collards for breakfast. Well, here comes ud another. My eldest daughter de cided she was getting tired of eggs for breakfast and knowing there was some vegetable soup left over from 'lunch decided she wanted a bowl of soup. It turned out 'very good. Now, imagine vegetable soup for breakfast? There is nothing Bke variety. Fall Colors The fall colors this season are not as pretty as I have seen them in DuDlin but they are pretty enough to Justify a ride out through the woods. Nature, in color, is a vigor ous stimulant to the nerves and I m told Duplin, as well as the rest of ' the country, is having iplenty of nerves these days. Looking at the color of nature, as the "natural" life makes its change "brings avser,se of reverence to your mind and feel ing. We see God ia Till His glory. Try it, if you haverit already done ' Eating; Speaking of eatirig, you know, one of my favorites is 'Tom-Thumb.' I can't quite figure 'out how the name derivated. Where "Tom" came from I can't imagine, but seems my mind's memory over the years does shape the "Tom Thumb" into some, what the shape of a hog's foot. Af ter all "Tom Thumb" is nothing more than saunase, properly sea soned, encased "tn the hog casing. You don't eat it fresh. It is aged until it is good and dry then prop erly cooked. It is much better, I think, cold than hot. I learned to eat at the Outlaw's Bridge picnics many years ago.'It seems to me that the non - habitual daily food they had then was -much more tempting than the food served at picnics now, however food at picnics now is great. Until health forced him to slow down Edd Kornegay brought me a "Tom Thumb" reach winter. You know, Edd is -one of the old tim ers when it -eomes to putting up meat I mre een missing Edd's "Tom Thusnir tor the past few years but commercial packing hous es have discovered that it is good eating and we can buy it on the market today. If you haven't tried it, and I imagine many of our younger couples have not buy a 'Tom Thumb" and ask some older person how to prepare and serve it And some times, eggs go along with Nov. 11 -r-lHoyd Smith, we hope you enjoyed Veteran's day today. Did you fall into North East River? I am told that thirty years ago to day you received your discharge from the Army and fell into the Potomac River. Wasn't Duplin un lucky? Turkey Shoot There will be the annual Thanks giving Turkey "Shsot -one -attUe 'West of Beulaville on Highway 24 Sat urday, November 19th. The shoot ing jvill. begin at M .ip the morning and aonujiue until dark. The "Shoot" is sponsored by the Beu laville Lions Club. A grand old talesman died last 'week. Tkis -notation will -not mean much to yeu readers because you dSflct know him. Mr. Usgue. aales mss lor the Western Newspaper and Steorotyplng Company of Sal- tmxar for -many years 'went to nis rest Mr.- Dafue "was a -friend -of the ftafttin Times and, I'd say every weekly newspaper In this area. As far as the Times is concerned he was a personal friend. He would drop in and his manner of selling was not what do yo want but feov can I help you?" He would go back in the shop and give us ideas and advice- that we have found in time were immeasurable in worth. To me that' is the right type ot sales manship. But even more Mr, Dague knew the first name of every mem ber of my shop and. enjoyed talking with-them. He also -was a areat lover of his family. Each trip, which was about every three months, he would take time out to tell me about his family and home life and he also enjoyed his car. He would tell me about how he protected - his car In his travels over the Southeast Ha also- liked the force in the .office in Baltimore, especially Mr. Stephen son, his top boss. ' 4, , Driers J. 1 ' k "i.-'1'1 '"""J..' I" I'M ! ll.UH.Ut 1 . 1 n.llll 1 . 1.1 1 1 I' l'll.H., .! I dQUU;yD(i!ljfl,Su Ronald and -Gary Kelly, all of the home; two sisters, Mrs. R. C. Sut ton, Mount Olive, Rt. 1, and Mrs. W. L. Jackson, Clinton; a step broth er, O. W. Crumpler, Richmond, Va., his maternal grandmother, Mrs. J. D. Waters, Calypso. - According to, residents of Calyp so, the pistol which the boys thought was unloaded belonged to Jackson's father. The accident ' occurred at the Kelly home'. . Ray was a fifth grade student in ' Calypso School District! Fellowship Rally Be Held At Grijj Senior 'High Fellowship members from. . Duplin," Sampson," Pender, Wayne, Onslow, Craven and Car teret counties will gather at the Grove Presbyterian Church in Ken ansville on November 20th for their annual fall rally. Registration will begin at 2:00. David Gillis, of Mount Olive, Faith Commission Chairman of the Wilmington Presbytery's S. H. F. council will have charge of the opening worshipv . Barbara Mitchell and Jo Ann Wade, district chair men from Kenansville and Wild wood will preside over the business session. Kay. Farrior of Burlaw, who also, ia a district chairman, is in charge of the closing worship. The highlight of this portion of the rally will be. the showing oi the movie entitled "The Guest" and the presentation of the 1956 theme to the group by Connie Jo" Wells of Aiberson, Citirenship Commission Chairman on, the S.HJF. Council. 3'Miss Dot Lynch of Goldsboro, Area-w oncer tor wummgion ana Albemarle Presbyteries will be a ; special , guest at the rally k.ftte planning committee tor the Kally is composed ot Barbara Mit chell, Kay Farrior, Jo Ann Wade and Ed Johnston, district chairman from Wallace. Sam Byrd Died Monday At Duke Hospital After Lengthy Illness; Had Rich Life BY PAUL BAJtWICK Monday around noon, death came to Sam Byrd while he was a patient at Duke Hospital, in Durham. For many months he put up a brave and courageous fight against the dreaded disease of leukemia, cancer of the blood. After spending many years awayj Irom nis native southland, Sam re turned in 1949 and 1950 to produce the Duplin Story, a magnificent pa geant on the history of Duplin County. He dearly loved the people SA$f Editor of The Gaxette that he was first overtaken by the dreaded di sease. At first U was thought it was a minor tnrection or the right leg, but he grew progressively worse after injuring the leg In September last jrea" It was, in October that he went to Lenoir Memorial Hoa. pttal and later transferred to Duke Hospital where his sickness wss pronounced leukemia; v ; For a period it appeared he wai getting better and he returned to Mount Olive to live With a rala. tive, Walter T. Cherry. tn March of this j year, he again PRICE TEN CENTS v Contracts for the new Wallace, . , Rose Hill school will be awarded to the near future, according tb-word received here from Leslie N. ,Bon- ' ey, Jr., Wilmington architect ' Bea ring unforeseen hindrance or 'toy , kind, plans will be in -the-hands -of contractors and .prospective. bid ders within two weeks. ;. ' ,v 1 ' 1 " In explaining the delay encounter ed thus far Mr. Boney stated that the drawings and specifications are winmW vrnf f ni 'nArtv ' nf the sewage disposal system, twhich' are) under study by the State Board M Health. M. O. Caton, district en gineer for the health board, visit ed the school site October 26th, and he met Mr. Boney at the site again last Friday for consultation. :-'.', Due to the flatness of , the site the engineers are having some diffiouL. ty in arranging for' normal flow of sewage without expensive alter ations in original plans, but it is ; expected that agreement between the school and health authorities will be reached, in. a few days: and" the final drawings of this phase of the project can be completed, , : While the site chosen by repre sentatives of the Wallace and Rose Hill school districts is very flat, it is situated near a creek which af fords excellent drainage in the event that access may be obtained to it. The project" however, pro vides for a disposal plant for the sewage somewhere on the twenty five acre site purchased by the county. It is the location of this fa cility and the adjustment in eleva- : tion of pipes leading to it from the school that the health authorities have under study. Superintendent O. P. Johnson, who has been urging the architects ' to release the plans at the earliest possible date, indicated that the con tracts will be awarded in time for erection of the building by the be ginning of the next school term. Johnson said that he was reason ably certain that contracts could ' be let at the meeting of the Board of Education the first of December if not, earlier and that this would be soon enough for completion of the project by school opening in. 1956. Mr. Johnson also said that just as-. soon as Mr. Boney has completed hisj part, of the job and contracts let..' that work would begin on securing; a site plans made for the new Ken ansville - Magnolia . Warsaw con solidated high school. whom he knew so well and often: re ferred to the wonderful friends he had "in the deep south", oft which ha considered North Carolina a part. After his work with The DupUn Story was complete, he returned to England where he directed -and played in "Stalag 17." Sam, a native of Mount Olive, left; England and returned to the United. States and in turn LaGrange, where he became Editor of The Weekly Gazette on January 18, 1954. It was while he was serving- as: MM: BYRD was forced to return to- Duke Hos. Sltal where he remained until his eath Monday, i , ; By his side was him wife, the -former Patricia Bolan, of England. "Pat"; as she was known to her friends, stayed, with him faithfully during bis illness, giving him com ' fort as .only , wife can 4a. Sam, who received his schooling in Florida, had a lustrous career as an actor on . Broadway, in New York City. - , For, 1,151. consecutive' performan- , : ees, he played Dude Lester, "tiiar (Centinmed a Back) i ."J1-''W ?'-i - -i-.y.
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