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"sored by the Warsaw Gar
i Liub th yard of the month
tion off el's you an oppfliv
t y to win a one year aubscrip
Uuii to the monthly magazine 'flow
er Grower' ovfor your yard any
plant the yalue ot which is . the
same as the cost of the magazine.
Any resident (other than mom.
bers of the Warsaw Garden JluH)
contest by contacting jiny member
of the dub or , the.' Beautiftcation
: committee, which ,1s composed
i&Vm2nu
TlrrlU'H
2, pSSSn TtaoSb
nfwi inm fnr Btnnntbi
The .eontestUl run for B Months
. Mrst George Bennett, 'Mrs. A, J.
providing thereM enflUgi, interest
win, one ach-.month train.,Jariuary a1Jdce theft of the Jones
through June; , a W v - . , Ho(Jea Bryant-ana Norman Bryant
The award willo- Hfc home- of the Warsaw area were also ar
owner whose yaTd due to its year rested by Warsaw Police Chief W,
xounu. pianuuiK, ut ; nw KKwwj'" .
the town of Warsaw that particular
month. . ' t I -' '
There is no need foe the yards to
have a great deal of color " fe; r
Your yards.will be- rated 'on: 'Gen
eral landscape design, improve
ment, Foundation 'planting, Neat
ness, Color. , tt " : p r ,
" While color 'is compelling and at
tracts attention to your yard, the
award can go to an all. green yarn.
Keep this in mind for January and
v February. You may wish- td trans
; plant or . rearrange your present
shrub'bery in a more pleasing man
ner and enter- this month's compe
tition; Current magazines, catalogs
; and yards' which you admire will,
furnish you with ideas; and with a
shovel,' wheelbarrow and a strong
- back you can do the rest. -
Please watch- the ' - paper this
" month for other news regarding hit,
contest Now don't hesitate. Enter
the race'. Let's U try to make War
saw a 'prettier place in which m
live., , , i
jfcce rlatiye
La VLrSnia Fire
' '.Hal T. James, 52, native of Wal
lace, died this week from burns re-
' ceived in a fire which swept a tool
shed at Good Hope Sanitorium hear
lUchmond, Vr. where he was care
taker and maintenance man. ;
, The body of James was found bad
ly burned in the tool shed a few
minutes after he left the main sani
torium to investigate noises on the
nrpminM. Officials said it was p're-
sumed that the fire caused his death
but an autopsy would be made !on
, the body ,
- j t
. The fird which started about 1
a.m. was accompanied by an ex
plosion of gasoline and paint stored
in the shed. ;
Police theorized that James set
oft the explosion when he struck
a match to check the noise inside
th" shed. They said a flashlight was
ordinarily used by the man but the
batteries were dead,: according vto
; employees.
- James had lived In the Richmond
I ui auuui .its J tai a ,s.nu
' ' been caretaker at the sanitorium for
tout 19 months. '-'v -1
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He "is survived by his wife, Mrs.
I'elba F. James; his mother, Mrs.
Linda Boney of Clinton and a sis
ter. Mrs. G. C. viuinn or .-lacicson-Ule.
Mr: Jamet was step , brother to
N. B. Boney of Kenansville. ; '. ,
r::ab:r Marriage
L::;ns2s Issued
Samuel Joseph Lambert, Jr., Brod
nax, Va. to Joyce Lyle Whaley, Du
plin County. Samuel Edward Tlr
rans, Warsaw1 to Elizabeth" Jewell
Johnson, Turkey. -C, Dillon Gas-
1 ins. Black Mountain, to Betty Boss
Earner. Warsaw. . Carl Bay Jones,
n-e Hill, to Emma Frances Casey,
..race. Herman Smitn,.i'mit uui,
- Rebecca Brown Thomas. Beula-
, vi'.'.e. O'Brien Brock. Ht. 2. Beula-
vi..e, to Mary Elizabeth Brinson. Rt
Vt, LeulavUie: Joseph Howard wu-
us, Rt. 1. ' ; Beula vllle, to Mary
I . ie Pickett. Beulaville. George
A Pollock, Jr.,' Beulaville, to Elsie
i nlthr Kenansville. Earl Conrad
i.oan, Raleigh, to Mol! Marvin
James, Chinquapin. ' . "
1 CecU Grey Atkinson; Kenansville
to Evelyn Bland, Kenansville: jam
ft l nvd Webb, Raleigh to June Al
J i O-iinn, Wallace. Namon Far
i r, r-enansville to i Ethel Gray
. Kenansville. Edgar Glaspie,
. , --enansville to Mary Frances
c i (i y, Warsaw. Daniel Brinson,
-tead to Prlmmie Lee Sloan,
! Hill. John Robert Moore, Ke.
i sviile, to Lillie Velma Dobson,
. . 1, Magnolia: " ',""' " "'" '
,::ice
V
i night will be held at John
! ( st Church Friday niRiit,
v Hi. An interesting program
; planned. All members are
l j oUend, '
2,
Youth Is Arrested In Duplin County
For Alleged Attack Upon Pikeville Man
The 18-year-old ' Negro escapee
who allegedly .bludgeonei Ray
Smith, prominent Pikeville citizen
, . " BrrnstPd nn .
Saturday afternoon in Duplin tak-
ing corn from a truck stolen earlier
from the Jones - Pender Milling:
Company of Pikeville.
The youth is being held in the
Pl" cunty 'or possession
- ' whuirpv n. win
" n(rH t' Wa'B tn tapB i
e. Coombs and Deputy T. E. Kevelle
for taking : corn . from; . the stolen
truck. They have been- transferred
to Wayne County . authorities for
questioning. .
: Lamb, the son of one of Smith's
tenant farmers, broke away from
AdamsvUle.. . State Prison Camp
where he. was serving a road term
for stealing one of Smith's trucks
Magnolia Boy
Radio Director
illHll'lirl-'H"l'-
JOHN W. KILFATRICK
New radio director at Campbell
College is John William Kilpatrick
John is the son of Mr. .and Mrs,
W. C. Kilpatrick, Route 1, Magnolia,
North Carolina. The college has a
weekly program featuring a variety
of music, news and nonsense, ,
Pink Hill Man :
Succumbs; Injuries
Suffered In Nov.
- Taken- Fran Klnston
Daily Free Press
...A man injured almost two months
ago in a highway crash at Wooten'-;
Cross Roads in . the Liddell section
of Lenoir County died at 7:30 p.m.
last Friday In Duke Hospital.
- The victim was named as Nathan
iel Kennedy, 32, white of Pink" Hill,
whose injuries included a fractured
MtuU, possible spinal hurts, cuts and
abrasions. He was taken to Duke al
most immediately after the crash.
..At the time of the. accident at 3
pjn. November 9, police arrested
William Bryant MUler, Negro, 23,
of Albertson, Route 1, on a charge
of reckless driving. A charge of man
slaughter was to be filed against
him Saturday. ' . -
Hiehwav Patrolman . L. G. Pate
aid the wreck which injured
four others Including Miller, wha
received a broken arm occuitm
when a truck driven by -Kennedy
and a car operated by Miner col
lided, Kennedy was driving along
Highway U and- Milter along Hiph-
way G9. MUler allegedly -crasnea a
stop sign. " ' - . -
Kennedy's death, though it occurr
ed In 1957. wUl be lodged against
ISM stetiiitcs. It brings to 1 the
number of persons fatally injured in
vehicular -accidents in thecosinty
during the year. .
Mr. Kennedy was a mechanic and
salesman for the Hill Supply Com
pany of Pink Hill. - --
Funeral services were - held at 2
p.m. Sunday rrom tne aana m
Baptist Cburcn near roners xiiu
with Rev. L. E., Bryant officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Leila Mae Kennedy; two sons. Ken
neth Douglas and Bobby Carroll;
one daughter; : Frances Elaine, all
of the home; step mother, Mrs. Ruth
Kennedy of Duplin County; three
brothers, Ward, Floyd, and Sydney
of Pink Hill; and eight sisters, Mrs.
Flave Kennedy and Mrs. Lauty Fu
trell of Pink Hill; Mrs. Joseph Rouse
and Mrs. Carl Whaley of Magnolia;
Mrs. Nathan Cummlngs of Kinstoh;
Mrs. Lilly M. Chiinn of Raleigh; Mrs,
Joseph Brinson of Burgaw; and Mrs.
Jimmy Cox of Morehead City. The
body was taken to the -church one
hour before the service began.';
Active pall bearers were Ethro
Hill, Wilbur Tyndall, Bob Murphy,
Whitford Hill and Jesse Pickett.
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ; THVRSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1957.
last spring, i .'-i:
t-micn told investigating Wayne
County Deputies that December 19
H hart ttunoed the m assist one
of his workers in starting a trac. 1
tor. I
When Smith-returned to his car
and got in, he said Lamb raised
up from the back seat, pushed a
shotgun in his face and declared he
. ainV to-kni'Mm
sth " M. tViat hp a
Srtiith said that he and the mabk-
ed youth tusseled over the gun.
The struggle moved from insid- t..e
car to the ground outside. Chief De-
puty Roy Percise reported. And as
one point, the gun discharged but
no one was struck by the pellets.
Percise said Smith tripped on
some parked farm -machinery and-;
Lamb struck him several times with
the 12 gauge shotgun. The gun was
broken in the fight.
Lamb thsn took Smith's pozketr
book which contained about $120
and, drpve- off in Smith's car.
The car was found abandoned bn
the following day. :
Superintendent Roy Sasser cf the
AdamsvUle Prison Camp said that
at the time of escape, Lamb, was
awaiting transfer to a first offenders
camp for boys.
BOOKS NEEDED
2500 Pocket Edition' books are
needed for Camp Lejeune. Anyone
having any of these type books,
please contact Mrs. N. B. Boney or
forward them to the Duplin County
Red Cross Office.
BOB GRADY HOSPITALIZED
J. R. (Bob) Grady, owner of The
Duplin Times was hospitalized the
past week end for treatment before
undergoing surge. j s
?-W . HOUSE BURNS
I'5' -?7 .rr.j-Ji-i.'H'.'-'X; 'Wujtl
early nours 4wnai; iuK.wi(, - ft
home of Anha Washington, -para-letic
was completely destroyed by
fire. Quick work on- the part of
local firemen saved two houses that
fwere in danger. -
DONT BUILD TOUR HOPES .
Today Is as balmy as any spring
v .but don't let It fool you. Pre
dictions are that' eold weather, is
heading pur way. .
M.,. -HOSPITALIZED -
Local people in.' Duplin General
Hospital are Shannon Brown, Mrs.
Margaret Dail, J. , R. Grady, Mrs.
adie Grady, T. J. McGowan, Mrs.
Daisy .Merritt, Mrs, Christine San
derson, John Williams and Clark
Helton- '''?JT'
BIRTHS
Births at Duplin Gener hospital
during the week were: Mi. -ad Mrs.
James Norris, Chinquapin, e daugh
ter, January 8.
8.
Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson,
Kinston, Rt. 4, a daughter, January
8.
. , . . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Mornsey,
Warsaw, a son, January 10.
Magistrate Cases
Heard By G. S. i
Muldrow
Steve B. Futrell. operating a mo
tor vehicle upon the .highways of
North Carolina in a careless and
reckless manner. Cited to County
Court
; Amon Kennedy, operating a trail
er on the highways of North Caro
lina without license. Defendant sus
pended upon payment of $5.00 fine
and the court cost, . - . t . ,
- Avon Griffin, operating a motor
Vehicle upon the highways of North
Carolina, in the town of Beulaville
.-J jIM oll tn I,IH thm i-ltrhf lf
w.v t oncomins; traffic. Suspend-
Briefs
ed upon payment of $9.00 fine anoUdent of Branch Bank and Trust Cp.
th court cost
Sammy Collins, inflicting serious
body injuries upon the minor son
of plaintiff, with a deadly weapon
to wit a pocket knife. Plaintiff with
drew the warrant and paid the
court cost. - . -
Jim Judge, drawing a check lor
$8.00 on the Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company payable to C. W.
Jarman with knowledge he did not
have sufficient funds on deposit
nor said credit with said bank to
pay same. Defendant suspended up
on payment oi cnecK anq me court
cost ' ,
Columbus Judge, drawing a check
for -$9.88 on the Waccamaw . Bank
and Trust Company payable to C.
W. Jarman with knowledge he did
not have sufficient funds on de
posit nor credit with said oann to
pay same. Suspended upon payment
of check and the-court cost:
k George E. Miller.. Attempting as
sault on plaintiff with a deadly wea
pon to wit a Piece of wood, also,
cursed and abused his family. Plain
tiff wit! ow t.' e warrant and PaW
t' e c-
Yclli VcrJs To 5:3
Difficulties On His Trip To Texas
James Basgett, a. 15-year-old
yonngater was wondering why he
had not heard from hla father, who
le sUtioned In TexaA
So, he, with his new bicycle
which waa given him for Christ
mas decided to begin the long trip.
Bat In Duplin County he was
stopped. He had failed to get .any
lights for night riding. .
Between 10 and 11 p.m. Sunday
night he was picked up by the Du'
plin Sheriff's Department for not
having lights on his bike. He was
Duplin County To Again Participate
!ii Spelling Bee Contest In 1957
' . ,e fn nH-tir, j if-., an-
nuai Spellihg Bee contest :n the
, . fiOUtheast North Carolina Cour-
nine southeast North Carolina Cour
ties.
Al Dickson, executive adHor of the
J
it
ALEC DANTRB
When the National Grass Roots
Company presents The Barber of
Seville at Beulaville School Audi
torium on January 23 at 1:00 p.m.,
at Warsaw bcnooi Auditorium on
January 23 at 8:00 p.m. and at Ross
Hill School Auditorium on January
24, at 1:00 p.m. the tfole of Figars,
the Barber will be sung by Alec
Paiitre. baritone, who tieesS. no ln-
. . .aaK Mlilni ' ko mi .MS,-, A. liK.K.i
he toured, the South with, tht. Na.
tional Grass Roots Opera Company,
singing the roles of MalatesSa in
Don Pasquale and Don Alfonsc in
School for Lovers. In 1952 Mr. Dan -tre
won the State and Regional con
test in the Young Artist competi
tion sponsored by the National Fed
eration of Music Clubs. He via 9 maue
many concert appearances and hts
been soloist with the Charlotte
Symphony. - - '"'"'i ':-
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Dan Fagg, Jr., Is Named Dean Mount
Olive Free Will Baptist College
Daniel W. Fagg, Jr Mount Olive
native and instructor in history at
Mount Olive College, has been nam
ed dean of that institution.
This announcement came today
from W. Burkette Raper, presi
dent of the College.
The post of dean had been un
filled since the school opened its
doors in September 1954.
p ... eontinue nig teachin
duties on a part-time basis and
will devote three days each week
to the college's student recruit
ment program.
Under the recruiting plan, as out
lined by Raper, the new dean will
visit any high school group or
prospective student interested in
learning of the college program.
Fagg received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Wake Forest Col
lege and holds a Master of arts de-
gree in history from the University
Duplin Banks To Sponsor Two Farmers
To Short Course At II. C. State College
Two young Duplin farmers will!
have their way financed to a snort
course at N. C. State College by the
banks of Duplin County.
The announcement ; came today
from R C. Thompson, vice presi-
of Warsaw.
" -The short course to- be held Feb
ruary 11-32 on the subject 'Short
Course On Modern Farming,' will
' give the two young farmers a bet
ter insight into the problems of
financing and how to best cope with
them.
Vernon Reynolds, County Farm
Agent, said today that applications
are now being accepted by his of
fice. Application blanks can be
secured from the Farm Agent's of
fice, in Kenansville, or the voca
tional agriculture teacher's, throug.i
out the County, v - -
. Farmers between the nges of 18
and 80 are eligible to make -application
for the all-expense paid short
course. r .' . ,
-These yotmg farmers ahouM have
graduated from' high school .and
have made the decision to remain
on the farai--not having attendsd
college.. t, .1 - " s,
Arx"' rs must be received by
Jam,
Fcfcr But Meets
put' In jall.'bui has bwjn released
without charges being officially
filed., f s(M. . v . , ' ..
. James does not know anymore
about his father than he did be
fore he left Jacksonville., But he
still wants to know.
Bnt how does this ease the
desire of a IS-year-oId boy who
wants to see his father bad enough
that he will peddle a bicycle 1,
500 miles and starting in the
rain?
paper, said contests will be held
in the local schools betweei April
1-15.
Then, a County-wide contest to
determine the County Winner w;ll
be conducted between April 15 and
May 3.
The Regional finals will be held
in Wilmington on May 10. May 18
has been set for the deadline for
sponsprs, to .notify , the National
Spelling Bee office Of the names;
ages, grades of the Regional chair,
pion.
The winner in'the Wilmington. Re
gioh will register at the Sheratoi
Park Hotel, in Washington, D. C.
, on June 3, with the championship
S iinajs in ine uepai imeni ui bum
meree Auditorium on June 6.
' A sightseeing trip to Mt. Vernon
boat ride bh the Potomac, Bee Ban
quet and presentation of national
awards will be held on June 7.
All these benefits go to the winner
S in the Region. This winner will re-
ceive an all expense paid trip to
.... . XT-.: 1
wasningion ior ine iaiiuuai con
test. In addition, there will be other
valuable prizes.
In the Region, the first place win
ner will be "awarded the trip to
Washington. The second place win
ner will receive a complete set of
Encyclopedia Britanica. The third
place prize has not yet been de
termined. Each school winner will receiye
a fountain pen.
All County winners will be given
a two7year scholarship to Wilming-'
ton Junior College. .
All school students in Duplin
iSiia-the eighth ade:
11
oroinoer are i years ow w un
der are eligible to compete for the
Spelling Bee Championship.
O. P. Johnson, County Superin
tendent of schools, said today that
all students eligible to enter the
Contests are being urged to do so.
The area covered by the Wilm
ington Region is: New Hanover,
Brunswick, Pettier, Duplin, Onslow,
Columbia, Bladen, Sampson, and
Carteret Counties and th city
schools of Whiteville and Clinton.
of North Carolina.
The new dean joined the Mount
Olive faculty in the fall of 1955.
During his period of servi6e with
the college he has been full-time
history instructor and has headed
the student recruitment program
during the summer months.
The expanled recruitment pro
gram now 'handled by the dean is
part of a college drive to boost en
rollment '
Members of the North Carolina
College Conference recommended
during its annual- fall session to
November that a dean be named to
the faculty and the school's recruit
ment program be stepped-up.
Raper commended Fagg's service
to the school and said. that, it .was
on the basis of his outstanding con
tribution to the growth of the school
that he was named as the Institu-
tion's firs dean.
Duplin Man
Kills Self
Albert Blackman Chambers, 52; of
the Pearsall Chapel Community
near here, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday of
a self-inflicted gunshot wound in
head- ,yt' " 3' V
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice
Parker ChamBers.ooe son,A4vin
of Kenansville; tthseet daughtei&V
Mrs. J. B. Chambers of MagnoUa,
Mrs. Everett Dail and Miss Bernice
Chambers of Kinston; three broth
ers, Paul of Mt Olive. Pickett and
D. F. Chambers, both of Kenans
ville, Route 1; four sisters, Mrs. J.
J. Benson, Mrs. R. A. Houston, Mrs.
Tom Grady and Mrs. Johnny Ben
son all of Kenansville; six grand
children. ' , . j
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Wednesday at 3 p.m;
by the Rev; L. L. Parker, Free Will
Baptist minister of Folkstone. Bur.
ial was in the Loftin family ceme
tery near the home. K
" Duplin Coroner Garland Kennedy
of Wallace Investigated and ruled
the shooting suicide. ' , i
BCBSCRIFt)OK RATE8: $3M per
OoantlMt UM aattUe this ansa In I.
Ptti for Duplin fterth
Campaign
Duplin County Is One
'County Of The Year
Duplin ' County has been named
as one of six finalists for the 1956
'County of the Year' award which
goes each year to the county
making the greatest Negro farm
progress .
This is the fourth time Duplin
has been selected as a finalist in
competition for the $500 award.
Duplin Negro Farm Agent said
this morning members of the Pro
gress Committee were pleased with
selection and feels that its chances
to win the award are better this
year than in the past.
Wilkins reported advances made
in tobacco yields a county-wide
average among Negro farmers of
mce than $1600.
Gains' were also registered in
corn production and estimates now
place yields at more than 40 bush
els per acre.
But Wilkins felt that the greatest
improvements had come in the field
of home improvement. Large scale
home improvement projects were
undertaken in ' every community,
the farm agent reported.
Progress also was made in
strengthening farm betterment or
ganizations. At years jrni there
were 882 farm families emol.ed in
the rural progress campaign, moro
Dick Byrd, Warsaw;
On CP&L Staff
RICHARD H. L ltU
Richard H. (Dick) Byrd has join
ed Carolina Power and Light Com
pany as assistant to the publicity
director, it was announced here to
day. He previously was managing
editor of the Observer - News -Enterprise
at Newton, and e-iitor -manager
of the VaJdese News, Val-
dese, N. C.
Byrd is a native of Warsaw, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W .A. Byrd, Route
2, Warsaw. He graduated from War
saw High School in 1942, entered
Louisburg Junior College in Sep
tember, 1942, and then went into
the Navy in July, 1943, where he
served for three years as combat
aircrewman on a patrol bomber. He
re-entered Louisburg in 1946 fol
lowing his discharge from the Navy,
and transferred to the University of
North Carolina school of journal
ism in September, 1947, where he
graduated in 1950. He was name 3
editor - manager of the weekly vai
dese News in January, 1950, and
then served as managing editor of
the Observer News Enterprise in
Newton until he joined Carolina
Power and Light.
While in Valdese and Newton,
Byrd was active in the American Le
gion, 40 tt 8, Lions Club and church
work. He taught Sunday School at
First Baptist Church in Newton two
years prior to coming to Raleigh.
He's married to Juanita Sharpe of
Valdese, and they have two daugh
ters, Susan, 2 1-2, and Connie, six
months.
Summary Hospital
rl
The report on the audit of the Du
plin General Hospital, Inc., for the
nine months period ended Septem
ber SO, 1958, has been received by
the Board of County Commission
ers from A. M. rullen ft Company,
certified. jublie accountants.
- The bahmee-sfteet shews assets of
$37,787.55, consisting-of cash in
banks of $5,135.90; accounts receiva
ble (less doubtful accounts of 17,-
346.82) $14,077.01, inventories 14,
987.14, prepaid insurance $561.11,
equipment $3,046.33. The labilities
of $37,787.55,- consists of accounts
payable of $15,490.64; and a fund
balance oi $zz,ztra.ui.
Adjusted gross earnings from pa
tients for the nine-months period
amounted - to su,H4Z.oo depart
mental operating expenses was
$153,109.99, leaving a net income loss
from operations., of so,iof umer
repeipts including county appropria
tions ot $28,853.80, amounted to $47
541.48, leaving $8,374.02 net Income
operating fund. ' ., s
7er in Duplin and adjoining
C: S5.M oaMde . r . v
for 1957 Are
Of Finalists i;i
Award In Sick
than 1200 members on county
Club rosters, and 368 member
the Duplin Negro Home Demon.
4H
; (f
;tra-
fur
Hon Club.
Included in the list of fin list
this year's award are Person,
combe, Iredell, Duplin, Union -;nH
Nash.
The Rural Progress -n '. i
presented jointly each t-.,- :y Dr.
Clarence Poe of Ralrifih .in :uc
Agricultural Association i,f A.tr
College, an organization of pr.itr -sional
agricultural wo:-k?rs at lie
college.
Finalists were chose-, nn lb,; b,:
sis of progress in the follow. ng mi ,-.,;
desirable adjustment in awiultuml
practices, community improvements,
improved homemakina nnd family
living, better opportunities for ru
ral youth and cooperation between
all agencies, groups and individ
uals. The State Committee on Rural
Progress will visit each of the
counties during lata .I.muary and
early February for a final evalua
tion. Winners in previous years in
clude Hertford.. 1952; Orange 1953;
Sampson, 1954, and Nash, 1955.
Duplin participated as :: "finalist
in 1952, 1953, and 19M.
Baptist Vote Ic
Purchase Heme
For Missionary
In a called meeting on January 4
in the Grove Park Bapt:st Church,
Clinton, the Executive Council of
Eastern Association voted to pro
ceed with plans for tse imm-rliate
purchase of a home f-r use of the
Associational Missionary.
Eastern Association is r-t"-1-:-ed
of. 41 Churches ii .?a mm n
Wayne and Duplin Counties. V'--saw
is in the approx male ce-te-of
the area. It is likely that VV u
saw will be the p;-Qc selecte. for
purch'affiff? the pTbrpertv. .
A report will be broug'H by Fc'
ruary 1 with reference to speci'
property by a Comm-ttee appoir
ed for this purpose which is heade:
by Mr. Charles O. Whitby of Mount
Olive.
After the vote of the Council wi;
reference to a particu' ir site, effor
will be made to enl sf the suppor
of the Churches. A necial Com
mittee has been ap;"1 nted to stu
dy the ways and means of enlisting
such support and raising the neces
sary funds.
Clarence Warren
Elected Heed
Of Ag. Workers
Clarence Warren, vocational ag
riculture teacher at Warsaw, has
been elected president of the Du
plin County Agriculture Workers
Council.
Other officers to serve the organ
ization during 1957 are: Ed Simp
son, assistant county agent, vice
president; Mrs. Annie Lois Britt,
assistant home agent, secretary-
EDITORIAL
BY MARGARET TUCKER
The alertness of the Duplin County patrol force and
the Duplin County Sheriff's Department quelled what
could have been disastrous to some of our teenage boys,
Saturday night. These teenagers were committing a
felony, that of 'Drag Racing.' Involved were 12 teen
agers and one minor in five cars.
Luckily all were apprehended. Had they not been
caught and saved from this mad race, many of them
might not be living today.
These boys will stand trial and justice will be dealt
but will that be the end to drag racing?
It is the concern of everybody to try and help these
teenagers from destroyingsthemselves and others. High
ways are only as safe as we make them and allowing
our young folks to ruh at top speed will cut the safety
of the highways and endanger the lives of those who
must travel the roads.
No drag race is worth the cost of even one life.
It would be to the good of everyone to practice the
North Carolina slogan, 'Drive Safely.' It is the wish of
everyone to live, but unless we come to our senses and
drive within the speed limits none of us will have the
assurance of arriving safely at our destination.
Reports are that not only drag racing is creating a '
t- i. -1-1 - . i . j j
menace out puunc property is oeing tampered wim,
such as reversing road signs and knocking down mull
boxes. Such vandalism is creating a cost to the ppopl
and the state. This should, definitely be stooned. X
feel that the curbing of such acts should be started at
the homes of the guilty parties and then jf need ,re lt
the enforcement officers step in andtseethat justice is
administered. . '
PRICE TEN CENTS
Of Dimes
Completed
In a supper meeting last Thursdav'
night, the Duplin County March of
Dimes Committee heard the finan.
cial report of the County Chapter
and began immediate plans for tie
county wide drive which is now on.
The group proceeded over to the
Duplin County Agriculture building
where they were shown a movie of
the different polio centers through
out the United States.
As in a previous report in this
paper the County has received a
check for $700 from National head
quarters. This amount has already
been paid out on polio patient care,
leaving unpaid bills amounting to
$303.00."
It is urgent that the residents of
Duplin County contribute as much
as possible to the drive. All money
collected will be divided with half
the arrount being kept in Duplin
County. The other half will be for--war'e-d
to the National Foundation
for research and other necessary ex-.,
penses. . -
Polio has not been licked but with
the Salk vaccine we feel that we are
closer to prevention, of the crip
pling disease. . .
Duplin Committees are as fol,
lows: Kenansville, Rev. Stradford
Snively; Cabin, Mrs. Walter Rhodes;.
Wallace, Mrs. John Newman and
Mrs. John Montgomery, co-chairmen;
Magnolia, Mrs. C. J. Guy; Rose
Hill, Mrs. Eldon Brown; Albertson.
Mrs. Ambrese Smith; Lyman and
Cedar Fork, Mrs. John R. Brinson;.
Charity, Mrs. A. B. Lanier; Wind
sor Johnson of Rose Hill will have
charf-1 ff the colored sections of
Duplin County. Committees for the
colored will be announced later.
When contacted by any of the
above committee, think of the thou
sands of polio victims who are on
crutches, wearing braces or in Iron
lungs. Think of your self in one
ot i.iese conditions. It is your con
tributions that v ill help to eradi.
cate these handicaps.
Give to the March of Dimes Drive.
Lorenzo Price
Is First hMi
In Duplin In r57
, . i i c. Pn pnrings, was kill
ed instantly when his car overturn
,.. ii.gnv.ay 111 near Outlaw's
Bri.ge. j,
Sam Pri-" '-o of Route 1 Seven
Springs and an uncle of the driver,
Duplin General Hps
pit. ! Sam Trice was transferred
Monday to the Veterans Hospital
in Durham. His condition is re
ported as critical.
Duplm Deputy M D. Shivar said
that Price's 1956 Ford plunged from
the road at 9 p.m. and the driver
was found dead when rescue person
nel arrived at the scene.
Funeral services were held from,
the home at 3 p.m. Tuesday with the
Rev. Lemuel Taylor, Free Will Bap.
tist minister of Beulavil'e, officiat
ing. Burial was in the Price ceme
terv pear the home.
A farmer. Price was unmarried
and lived with his paren'.s, Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Price of the Drum
mondsville community. ,
Surviving are his parents; three
sisters, Mrs. Bobby Jean Price and"
Miss Iris June Price of the home,
treasurer.
The Agriculture Workers Council
was organized in order that a bet
ter program could be presented un
der Duplin County's Challenge Program.