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.i." The orgs anmial Career Day in
: puplin County ; was held Wednes
.day at Kenansvllle school with ap
. proximately r ?50 -Juniors from all
school in the County attending.: s
1 JTnii Is ths' greatest thins yet
-which has been done tor the child-
ten ot Duplin County, O. P. John
, son, -Superintendent . of' Schools.
saM. 4 '
' Mrs .Lee Brown, In charae of ar-
; raiigementi for the Career Day,
' 1 said that' 14 different colleges' and
. professional schools were repre-t
, gen ted, at; a morning' session Uur
' ' ing the afternoon giudent had 28
- different occupational groups from
which to chooge from to ear dis-
cussed.':'--': -' -;yi"r.'
... The purpose, or 'Career vay is to
" j give- Juniprs tit high school an op
portunity lo 'near amcusseu cuiieges
they are Interested.:' ?-f? v "
By having Career Day during the
-' Junior year ot high gchool, John
f ion Dolnted out that it Bives these
; students . time to do something
."bout directing their talents into
the phase of study -tn; which they
Si believe they Jars most interested.'
! A. World of Opportunities Awaits
1 you' was the theme; of the. day-long
meeting.' - "., ' ! ''! '' "i ' ;; -.'
v ' Representatives from the various
occupational groups represented
: talked to . those interested for 20
. .to S9 minutes.
i Occupations whi(ih students seem'
ed most interested' in were: Ac
counting, Air Force, Banking,1 Beau -i
ty Culture; Civil Engineering, Elec-
s trlosi werA. Blementary teaching.
Farming, high school teaching,
. i hichwav , natron home . economics.
hospital admuJsraaMilAbozateiy
. -erne, JNavy news repprnng. v -jt
Nurains. DharmaCv. bhototraDhV.
, police, radio, alesmashlp, , seer,
,tarial work, social work and tele-
ii" shone .' work.. . : . . .. t ''&
; -. Colleges which sent wpreeenta-
tivea were: Atlantic Christian Col-
lege, Campbel), University ot Northi
Carolina, KaruDarger, James ' wi
ker Nursing, Meredith, Motte Bust
. ness, Mount Olive College; N, C.
State,' Wake Fopest and,T;usoa Iur-
Ikl.lilllllW
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To Meet Tues
' j. An Important meeting of the Dn
, plin County Board of health will
be held in the Health Department
a buildings Tuesday, April 3, begin
; aviag at 7:30 p.m. . t" ., v
Joe Cosnn, Dupun sanitanan, saia
discuss 'several Important matters.'
Probably to come Under congidera-
1 1 uuu . are '.uuiiby wiwvtiuuwwD
cunirouing swiiMiuon pryuw.
- Regular members of -the Board ot
' Health art: JV-Trov Korneaay. Dr.
C. F. Xlawes,:BiU Sheffield, John
Rhodes -and Dr. John Powers, sec
.. fetary to the Board. Ex-off icio mem
bers are: X), P. Johnson, "8uperin
tendentt of County Schools; Phil
Kretsch, Mayor of ; County Seat
m IV ..m'. TP tr Val-
1UWU lACUUiBVUiC, ClltU Hi.
' ly, chairman of the County Board
of Commissioners. .- . .
Rev. Aflon Guinn
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Ordained Magnolia
Baptist Church Sun.
v Afton Quinn, Magnolia, was or
dained for the Gospel Ministry Dy
tha Maenolla Baotist Church Bun'
i day. March nth.
Ihe Ordination Sermon' was
? preached by Rev. 3. C. Powell of
:i' Warsaw. The . 'Ordination . Prayer
' and "Charee to the Candidate' -was
given by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Ev
erett The Bible was presented by
the church- or Mrs. J. P. Smith. Mr.
Admah Lanier, gave the Charge
to the Church.' After the aana or
Fellowship, Afton Quinn pronounc
ed the Benediction. ' '!'- f. -'f
' After the service tne w. gave
; mm iwn iovpit ramrisi. ,(r
He and his wife will move from
Wake Forest to Thomasvilfe where
: he will soon begin social work' with
the Baptist Orphanage. - ' , ,
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Smoking In
' Eddie J, Webb,' 68 year old Ne
gro et Falson,, was burned to deatt
at his home In the west siae oi rai
son on Friday morning of last week
before day. Webb was living alone.
When the fire was. (discovered and
the fire department called out it
was too late to rescue him or save
the house". He was burned beyond
recognition. . - - ': '
A coroner's Jury this week found
the probable cause of death was
smoking in bed. C. C Hester of
-Cenansill was acting coroner and
-eported no foul play when evidence
was presented that Webb. had re-'
Hved bad burns twice befere by
:ng fire to his bed while amok-
13.
Mrs. Ellis Vestal
inllCEA
' "? ; MAS. JUfJS VESTAl,
' New otfieem hf the Dunlin Cnnn.
ty unit of the' "Tiamed re
cently, are a .follows: . President
Mrs. Ellis ? Vestal of KenansviUe;
vice president MrJ,Sdar Wells ot
Albertson; secretary, Miss Thelma
U.lday, aso ot Albertson; and
treasurer, Mrs.'. Browder of Kenansvllle,-All
xeept Mrs. Browder
re members of the 'B. F. Gradv
kcnooi . faculty , ,.
-Former State 'Senator Rhren D.
Johnson, Sr., of Warsaw wai-rosh-ed:
to, the. Duplin Oenersa Jissgtital
yesterday afternoon, as -well as a
Negro by the name vt .Johanle Oli
ver; ta separate ambulances, 'tab
lowing a wreck on the edge of War.4
saw.iae.wreca!. oeemMd ,at -the
IrOersection of the WaTw Fatend.
.ilsWp rd4 end the bystMss north pfJ
known as Me'moritl nrtv.VivThe
wreck occurred abdut :0 p.m. Ac
cording to Chief of Police Coombs
of Warsaw, Mr." Johnson, drivinl
a 19J(0 Chevrolet. Was heading East
on the Friendship road in the di
rection out of town. A VXSn Ford
station wagon headed northwest. on
Memorial drive, driven by James
Verbank Cromartie crashed into the
side of Mr. ' Johnson's car, doing
heavy damage to the Ford and not
too. heavy damage to the Chevrolet.
The Ford , was occupied by the dri
ver and five other occupants. Mr.
Johnson was alone. The driver of
the Ford told Chief Coombs,, the
Chief said, that Mr. Johnson's car
ran .into' his. Coombs said that tire
break marks on the highway show
ed the Ford skidded or drug 34 feet
from the. point where brakes were
applied, to the point of impact. He
said there were no break marks
of the Johnson car. The Negro car
stopped at the point of impact and
the Johnson car traveled 20 feet ac
ross the highway.
At the Duplin General Hospital
where he is now a patient Mr.
Johnson is reported to have suffer
ed slight lacerations of the. head,
bruises and shock. Johnnie Oliver,
an occupant of the Ford, is In the
hospital suffering lacerations .of the
head and heavy loss ot blood. No
Charges have been preferred.
Nearly Burns To
Death While
Smoking In Bed
Dennis P. (Pet) Turner, stout 80,
of near Rose Hill; was brought to
the - local ; hospital yesterday suf
fering severe 'burns. Doctors report
his condition as crwcu sunenng
1st, 2nd and 3rd degree bums about
the hack." v,.. , ., .--M'
Mr. Turner was found by Bertls
Fussell of Rose Hill Wednesday
about noon when Fussell end a com
panion, were, passing .the Tomer
house. '.They rsaw. t smokes coming
from the windows and rushed in
to investigate. They had to crawl
from the door to a bedroom because
of the dense smoke .They reported
Turner was lying In bed. They
heard him hoHering lor help from
the road. His bed was afire. They
took him out and-rushed him to the
hospital, i It Is believed the fire
stu-ted from smoking in bed.; -Neighbors
soon appeared on the
scene and saved the bouse, v-
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6 Grady FIIA Members
To Receive Degree, r '''-
Six members of the B. F. Grady
Chapter of Future Homemakerg of
America will receive State Home-
maker Degrees at the state FHA
convention, to be- held in Ralegh at
Memorial Auditorium on Saturday,
March 30. . . : '.
Those earning degrees are: Nan
cy Wallace; Rubylene Waters, and
Connie, Wells. State Hbmemaker is
the highest degree awarded by the;
FHA nrffanlzation. It ;' .'f;;i V
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KENANSVILLE,
350 I Wend
Griefs
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SOW FINDS LITTER S3 PIGS
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j i ' " a. Aumujuc opvncv, liioiwun
i I St the,, Dupfin General Hospital,
says that When she returns home
at night she finds herself in an
other type f BMspUal. '
' AWs. bpeoce-g iuu4ud la a- far
mer : living just ontside of Pink
H1U. Last year he bought a York
shire sow for his HA son Jim
Tommle who is now a student at
State College.
; The saw foauut a Utter of 10 plfg
of 'which - four guilts were aavea.
Of the four one found a Utter of
IS pigs and two found litters ot
12 each .The fourth has not deliv
ered as yet The mother sow, not -to
be outdone, by her offsprings,
B-unday night again gave birth,
this time to 23 pigs, of which
four died. The 19 remaining only
have 13 'milk bottles from the
mother sow to feed on and so are
having to be led by the 8 pence
family, j,
Hit With Baseball Bat
Six year .old Jeff Miller, son of
Mr. and Mrs.: 'Bud' Miller of Beula-
viHe was twated in the local hospi
tal late last week after he had been
hit in the head with a base ball
bat by Lennie Thigpen. It took only
two stitches to sew up the head la
ceration. The hitting was reported
as accidental.
. . Seven Springs. Water
If you are interested in receiving
Seven Springs water , contact the
Duplin Times or drop a card to Mr.
Gilbert MaxNvell at. Seven Spirngs.
He is now making weekly home de
liveries in Calypso, Faison, Warsaw,
Xenansville, B. F. Grady and ex
pects tQ indue Pink Hill. He makes
his rounds each Thursday. -
f Hospital-Report
As we go to press the Duplin Gen
eral Hospital reports W: patients
with, two more definitely scheduled
ta be.admMted this atternoatu, v,.
Among the patients here are:
Mrs. John Henry Armstrong:. Mrs.
Henry Middleton. Clinton Aoase.
Fulton .TcrranSjJQa D. Johnson. Sk,
and Jim Wjthirspoon, negro,' all bf
Warsaw;' Mrs., Jew H; Baker, Mrs,
Harold Eizeft. Roniu: Graham (Ne
gro), Marthe" Monk - (Negro) end
Robert A. Blizzard, Magnolia; Elaine
Hand (Negro), Bowden; Mrs. Bar
bara - Haralson, Teachey; Mrs. Nell
Hlnes, Faison; A. C. Holland, Mrs.
Clarence Jones, T. J.- McGowen,
Mrs. Irene Whaley, Betty Southern
land Williams (Wegro),. Mrs. Luna
Cavenaugh Lee and Charlie James
Moore (Negro), KenansviUe, Alice
Lee James (Negro) and D. P. Tur
ner, Rose Hill; Cbancey Sykes, Bar
ren's Store; . Mrs. Sadie Malpass,
Deep Run; Carson M. Merritt, Rt
2; Mrs. Ella Heath Outlaw, Rt. 2,
T. Summerlin, Rt. 2, and Alfred
Turner, Rt. 1, Mt. Olive; Mrs. Le
wis Westbrook and Edward Earl
Whaley, Albertson; Eure Johnson,
KenansviUe; Roy Smith (Negro),
John Butler English, George Tho
mas Ives' and Mrs. Vera Easter,
Chinquapin; Robert Arthur Fais
on (Negro), Warsaw.
' Births At Duplin General
New babies to arrive at the Du
plin General during the past week
were: Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Hollings-
worth, Rose Hill, a girl on the 2lst
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Lee. Rt. 1.
1 Kenansvllle, a boy on the 27th and
Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Johnson of War
saw, a boy on the 27th.
.87 Cases Tried
Judge Grady Mercer and Solicitor
Davia N. Henderson disposed ot 87
eases in County Court here Tues
day and Wednesday. The . Times
.was unable to get the list by press
time because the minutes had not
been written up, They wiU appear
in next week's issue.
Sigma Alpha Iota.
Miss SheUy Sheffield of Rose Hill,
music student at East CaroUna Col
lege, ha been initiated into the
coUege. chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota
national music fraternity for wo
men.
, Cnt By Axe '
Johnny -Witherspoon, Negro, was
brought to the Duplin General Hos
pital' this mdrning after receiving
lirst aid from Dr. Quinn In Mag
nolia. Witherspoon was put In the
rear ot his thigh by an axe when
he was hit by a tailing wee sua
thrown ento the nxe whUe work
ing In pulpwood. He was employed
by the W. H. Hawes Pulpwood Co.,
of Rose Hill. The accident occurred
id the edge of Magnolia. '
Crushed Hand
Cbancey Sykes of HarreU's Store
was brought to the local hospital
yesterday with a crushed hand, In
jured while he was -helping load
a smaU caterpillar tractor onto .a
truck, As the "tractor, began crawl
ing up' the gangway nto we xtuck
his hand was ; caught between the
tractor chain and the boards. , - ; ;
Fractures -Knee W'&i't ::
Knmua Graham; Negro high School
boy was hospitalized here Tester
day suffering v fractured: knee
while practicing basket baU in the
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NORTH CAROLINA - THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1957. wwscmwiow bates: sue
. , .-r;.;,l-, - ''' " cntieo: tees Mde am w in
FountairivLvmah Citizens
PlaiKea Cohiin
Organization Meeting
The organization of-a commun
ity club was the topic of a meeting
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Sloan , between Fountain and
Lyman,' Thursday ' evening, March
21. A very' Interested add enthus
iastic group heard Mr. Julian Gla
zener, Program Planning Specialist
from State CoUege, along with Mr.
Jim Bunce, Assistant Farm Agent,
and Mrs.. Jean Huie, Assistant Home
Agent, . discuss how to organize
a Community Club, and the advan
tages of such a club to a commun
ity, -
After some questions and discus
sion, a motion was passed to hold
a meeting for the entire community
to hear this explanation of how a
Community Club operates.
Two White Men Instantly Killed While
Working At Saw Mill Near Chinquapin
Two white men.- were instantly
killed at a sawmill below-Chinqua
pin yesterday afternoon between
3:30 and 4:00 o'clock.
According to Deputy 'Sheriff Nor
wood Boone, Vance Carlton Wil
liams, age 40, and,. Lloyd Futrell,
age 45, both of Rt. 3, Jacksonville,
died on the spot from .Injuries re
ceived while working at Newell
Sholar's saw mtU hear the fire tow
er south of Chinquapin,. Investiga
tion by Boone and Coroner Kennedy
revealed that Williams was the saw
yer and FutreU rolled logs onto the
log carrier. As the saw began cutt
ing into a log on the first slab from
thick ai one. end; the slsh-broke or
jammed, causing the saw to pitch it
backwards ' where' the' men were
working. Williams was struck first
in the head, crushing his, head and
breakine? his neett ' Tne .stab con
tinued in its flight, striking Futrell.
crushing hit .headi end then crashed
through a boarded up' w!!'. with tenj
penny nails, smashing it down and
landed thirls feet awa ""Another
Worker at the "seine said he heard
. tl". 4V.lnWiHrf I ..... .I.- V.l.
, -j.il . - . " mini j,
tooked f up and saw WlllUms
tokisVer hi the air. The slab Wat
wn at such a speed, he did hot
see it
Coroner Kennedy ruled the deaths
were by accident and no inquest
was' necessary.
ECC Alumni Banijuef Here April 29th
Duplin Unit Offering Scholarship
- The Duplin County Chapter, East
CaroUna Alumni Association,- a
wards annually a $100 scholarship
to a Duplin County graduate of the
current year. This scholarship Is
awarded on the basis of a students
ability and. need. Three scholar
ships have been awarded' so far.
Larry Bailey of the North Duplin
High School was the recipient for
1956. Principals of the high schools
have been asked by the chapter
president to have their recommen
dations to' her by AprUl, Alumni are
being canvassed this' month for con
tributions to the Scholarship Fund.
If yo'u are an alumni and for some
reason faU to be contacted please
send your contribution to the trea
surer of the Duplin Chapter. This
is certainly a very worthy cause.
The scholarship committee, com
posed of W. R. Craft, Rev C G.
Nickens and Mrs- Francis Oakley,
wiU make the award during, the
first week of April. - -:
On April 29 at 7:00 o'clock the
Duplin Chapter wiU have a 50th
Anniversary Dinner, East Carolina
is 50 years old this year. This din
ner wiU be held at the Methodist
church in KenansviUe. Dr. W.'E.
Marshall of the CoUege Social Stu-'j
dies department wiU be the Ipeaki
er. Dr. Marshall is a very able
speaker and poUtical analyst '
Jim Cutler, alumni secretary. Win.
several hundred alumni of East Ca-f
11, 1 . . . 1.1.
ruuiia wui n i eseui uiis.wnner.
The officers of the Dunlin Chan
ter, East CaroUna Alumni Asocia'fct North Carolina.
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Opens Today
Most Tarheels have heard of the
Wilmington Azalea Festival - and
all agree that it's a big show but
this year, the Tenth Birthday of the
Festival, is sure to be the biggest
and the best. Beginning Thursday,
March 38, and running through Sun
day, March 31, it offers a variety
of things to see and do the Ninth
Annual Azalea Open will start, on
Thursday with the very top players
lh' goUdom U. S. Navy and Coast
Guard ships will be open for Uw
spection during the .four-day cele
bra tion horse racing (which ,haS
become very popular In the Wilm
ington area) is another feature
lunity
Mr. Joe Sloan was appointed as
temporary Chairman, and Mrs. Jac
kie Sloan as temporary Secretary
to arrange for a community wide
meeting, to be held in the pack
house of Mr. G. C. Sloan on the
night of March 28, 1057, at 7:45 p.m.
Entertainment is planned and the
entire community; is Invited.
Present for the meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sloan,
were Mr. and Mrs. Hatsel Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sloan, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. George Sloan,
Mr. and Mrs- Bob Sloan, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Sloan, Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Sloan, and Mrs. Ada Ed
wards. Revival Services
At iBethany
F.W.B. Church
The revival at Bethany Free Will
Baptist Church will begin Monday,
April, 1 and run through April 6.
Services wiU begin each evening at
7:30.1, . , '
Rev. Fader and Rev. Willis of
Kinston are the visiting evange
lists. Tha public is cordially invited to
atteqd the services.
Joe-Costin
In Vimingion
4 JOTJOini VUgW OBIUlBTJIBn, -
fllB-ttentUd the Southeastern Actional
Sanitarian's meeting. March Zlt.-ln
Wilmington.
The meeting was the Seventh Ed
ucational meeting of the In-Service
Training courses being offered. The
meetings are being promoted by
the Sanitation Division ot the State
Board of Health
tion are: Mrs. SaUle C. Ingram,
president; Miss Grace Sanderson,
secretary and treasurer. Other
members of the executive board are
the Rev. C. G. Nickens, W. R. Craft
and Mrs. Prancis Oakley, mem
bers of the scholarship committee;
Z. W. FrazeUe, chairman of the
committee of 1957; Pearl C. McGow
an. District Director; J. P. Harmon,
Helen Brown Johnson, Rosa W. Hol
lingsworth, Lorelle F, Martin, Ethel
S. Bowden, Adrian R. Roberts,-- Bes
sie B. Kornegay, W. R. Humphrey,
Oscar Kennedy, Daisy Burnham,
Iris L. Leary, Laura A. Sloan, Emily
Rivenbark, Susie S. Teachey, W. R.
Teachey and Betty F. Horne.
Amelia A. Hamilton
Miss Amelia Ann, Hamilton, 82,
died Monday afternoon at her home
near Magnolia. She was the daugh
ter of the late John S. and Jose
phine Bowden HamUton of near
Magnolia. Funeral services were
held Wednesday . afternoon et 8
o'clock from the home by the Rev.
waae Aiuson, pastor of the Rose
HiU Presbyatrian Church. Burial
was m the hamuton family ceme
tery near MagnoUa. She is surviv.-
ed by one brother, Sam L.-Hamilton
of Burgaw; two sisters. Mlaeen Flo
rence end Josie Lou Hamilton both
of h' home. 'v..-, -
Aromatie -tobacco of Satisfactory
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nautv is bow. oein moiiMi) In
Piedmont and Mountain counties
embestwal
fireworks for aU to see and, , of
course, the most Important part ot
the Azalea f estival the fabulous
display of flowers to be seen at Air
lie, Orton, Pleasant Oaks and Green
Field Gardens. r "; i" A
This year's Festival promises to
be the most colorful floral .extra-
ganza yet. It also promises to have
more celebrUies ' than ever before.
North Carolina's own"' Kathryn
Grayson wiU be Queen Azalea X,
George Jesse! wiU emcee the Festi
val activities CoL Dean Hess (fam
ed author of the bestseller 'Battle
Hymn') will be parade grand mar
shal, Diane Jergens (popular Holly-
miouecteauver u,Q00 In 1957
Polio Drive
Mrs. Thelma Murphy Installed Worthy
Matron Local Eastern Star Group
KenansviUe Chapter No. 215 Or
der of the Eastern Star held closed
Installation for their new officers
of the ensuing year at their regular
stated meeting held here on Tues
day night, March 26th, 1957 at 7:30.
The Chapter Room was decorated
with lovely spring flowers carry
ing out a color note of blue and
gold. .
Mrs. Clara C. Wilkins, of Rose
HiU, Past District Deputy Grand
Matron, officiated. Her assistants
were: Mesdames Thelma S. Stroud,
Marshall, Sally B. Tyndall, Con
ductress; Margaret Strickland, Cha
plain; Ruby G. Newton, Secretary;
Pearl Kornegay, Organist; Edna
Brinson, Warder and Allberta Ro
gers, Sentinel.
Officers installed were: Mrs.
Thelma B. Murphy, Worthy Matron;
Virginia D. Holland, Associate Ma
tron; Lewis Westbrook, Associate
Patron; Louise K. Boney, Conduct
ress; Celia M. Stroud, Associate
Conductress; Margaret Tucker, Sec
retary; Florence Brown, Treasurer;
Matoaka Westbrook, Chaplain; Lu
cille Bowden, Marshall; Mary Lee
Sykes, Organist; Sue Westbrook,
Ada; Violet Rogers, Ruth; Margaret
Johnson, Esther; Mary Fulford,
Martha; Inez Chestnut, Electa; and
Mamie Sheppard, Sentinel.
It was with regret that the incom
ing Worthy Patron, Colon Holland
and Warder Elect, Myrtle Quinn
were on the sick list and wiU have
to be installed later.
The retiring Matron, Mary Alice
Blackmore was presented her jew
el by SaUy B. TyndaU and later
pinned on her by Kathleen P. Sny
der. Iineteen visitors and 38 members
were present to enjoy the delight
ful social hour that foUowed the
i meeting. .
Wheels Stolen
From Car la
KenansviUe
Two thieves who stole two wheels
from a 1955 Ford in front of Duplin
General Hospital Wednesday a
round 12:30 a.m. are being sought
by the Duplin Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Ralph MiUer said the theft
act was witnessed by two ladies,
but that they were unable to give
a full and accurate description of
the two men.
The car belongs to Miss Janet
Summerlin, a nurse at Duplin Gen
eral Hospital.
The incident was not reported un
til 7:30 a.m. Wednesday according
to Sheriff Miller.
Investigation of the theft is un
derway. At i'aison, corn was stolen from
the barn of Tom Hill but the a
mount had not been determined at
press time.
Revival Warsaw
Presbyterian
The Warsaw Presbyterian Church
will hold its annual pre-Easter se
ries oi JLvangeiistic services, De-
ginning on Sunday, April 7, 'and ex-
Hindlng through Friday evening,
April 12. Sunday through Tuesday
there will be evening services on
ly, which wiU start at 7:30 p.m. Be
ginning Wednesday, morning ser
vices wiU be held at 9:30 a.m. and
evening services will be heia at
7:30.
Rev. Charles S. McChesney will
bring the message at all of the
services. He is one of three broth
ers who are Presbyterian minist
ers; is Moderator of Wilmington
Presbytery and1 pastor of Rock-
fish Presbyterian Church. He and
his family reside in Wallace
The pastor and the membership
of Warsaw Presbyterian Church
cordiaUy invite all persons interest
ed in hearing the Gospel message
to worship at these special services.
wood and TV star) will lend her
talents to the Festival of the Aza
leas,. Lauritz Melchoir (famed op
era and stage star) will crown
Queen .Azalea X, Dale Robertson
(Hollywood and TV star) wiU be on
hand plus a covey ot beautiful girls
including the Azalea Queen's Court,
which is made up of lovely ladies
from North CaroUna universities.
Yes. Wilmington, the City of a
MiHion Azaleas, is now . the City
ot n ZiUion Azaleas. Beautiful as
she welcomes Spring,, ehe offers
many attractions during her proud
est Urns. i ,
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per ar t. dsu adjnin,
w. c. ilm entstde w. oT
Headed By Craft; Highest
MRS. THELMA MURPHY
At Gum Branch
Mrs- Shirley Jones, a native of
Australia, will spe-k a. the Gum
Branch Church near Cabin Sunday
night at 7:00 o'clock, ihe public is
cordially invited.
Farm Labor Meeting Is Scheduled For
KenansviUe Tuesday, April 2, 10:30
Duplin farmers who are want
ing to make application for import
ed labor to help house the 1957 to
bacco and other crops are urged to
attend a meeting in the Agriculture
Building, in KenansviUe, Tuesday
April 2 at 10:30 a.m.
Vernon Reynolds, County Farm
Agent, said today that J. M. Hun
ter, District Farm Labor Super
visor ;Scott McPhail and Albert
Hickman wiU be at the meeting to
take, applications fltid answer any
$uegUaos..iarmer might have' con-
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Chinquapin School District Invited :
Take Part In Home Ec. Sewing Course
Homemxkers of the Chinquapin
School District who are interestec
in participating in an adult sewing
class sponsored by the vocational
Home Economics Department of the
Chinquapin High School are urg
ed to be present in the Home Ec
onomics Department Tuesday, April
2, at 3 o'clock for enrollment and
planning the classes.
""w classes are free of charge.
Negro State Agent
To Speak Here
R. E. Jones, Negro State Agent
for the North Carolina Extension
Service, will speak at the assembly
of County 4-H neighborhood leaders
Monday night, April 1, 1957.
The meeting is scheduled for 7:30
p.m. at the E. E. Smith High School
in KenansviUe, North Carolina.
During the past month 4-H club
members have been selecting new
leaders in addition to the ones
now serving. School administrators
and teacher 4-H leaders have also
been invited.
Jones, a widly acclaimed agricul
tural figure, who directs the Ne
gro extension program, will dis
cuss 4-H objectives supporting legis
lation and the attitude of the state
as to the place of leaders in de
veloping and carrying out an effect
ive 4-H program in the county.
A panel comprised of Thomas
Roberts, R. H. Smith, Willard Pierce
Mrs. L. Robinson and Mrs. M. D.
Stanford, wiU discuss the part lead
ers play in developing Rural Youth
through 4-H. Notices have been
mailed to aU 4-H leaders concern
ing this meeting.
Bradshaw Grocery
Opens In Magnolia
John Bradshaw. prominent War
saw Grocery merchant, has purchas
ed the grocery business of A. La
nier and Son in Magnolia and is
now operating the store under the
Iname of Bradshaw's Grocery. They
operate on a cash and carry oasis
self service. ISr. Bradshaw says he
is able to give lower prices to his
customers in Warsaw and Magnolia
due to his increased buying power.
The Magnolia store is located on the
corner dlagnaUy opposite the rail-re-d
station on the east side of. the
railroad and is in the same buUd
ing occupied by Mr. Lanier. Vour
attention is celled to bi ad on en
other page in this Issue, f $ -
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PRICE TEN CENTS
William E. (Pot) Craft lead ths
1957 March of Dimes Drive in Du
plin to its greatest year of success.
Duplin has cooperated in the na
tional drive each year since its in
ception and has always comt out
on top. Realizing that the finishing
blow to Polio epidemics in vuis
country is now being made, Duplin
ites proved their faith in the pro
gram by donating a total of $7,060..
98 this year, passing last year's
mark by $747.57 and the next high
year, 1954, by $478.39.
The Negroes in Duplin, lead by
Windsor Johnson, principal of the
Rose Hill Negro School raised a
total of $937.43. Duplin'e Negroes
can always be depended upon to
do their part in any worthy cause.
Duplin schools collected a total of
$2460.55.
The following is a break down of
collections:
B. F. Grady, $287.55; BeulaviUe,
$349.09; Cabin. $35.33; Cedar Fork
and Lyman, $12.00; Charity, $10;
KenansviUe $328.59; Magnolia, $132 -55;
Rose Hill, $617.99; Wallace, 3069.
31; Warsaw, $325 62; Calypso, $68.30;
Chinquapin, $165.06; Faison, $105.79;
North Duplin, $9.75; Potters HiU,
$30.70; Mailing List and Miscellan
eous. $575.92; and Negro participa
tion, $937.43. for a Total of $7,060.98.
Expenses, $434.30; for a Total Net of
$6526.34.
Fifty per cent or $3263.34 is paid
to Duplin County Chapter.
50 per cent or $32.63.34 is paid to
the National Foundation.
Total collected in 1956, $6313.40.
Best year heretofore was 1964
$6582.59
Reynolds said that now. is tke
time to get the order in if farmer
want such labor this year. With
the tobacco cut and an apparent
labor supply available at home,
Reynolds said, 'it is possible that
fanners will not have to import la
bor this year.'
In the past few years, labor has
been ccmlng from Mississippi and
in order to get this labor ,:t is nec
essary for the Farm Employment
Agency to receive applications now
and put in the necessary requests
tiuring April.'
The only expense will be for the
pattern and material of eafh indi
vidual homemaker taking the
course. The lessons will be held
each Tuesday afternoon during the
month of April.
The Home Economics Teacher,
Mrs. Nettie C. Herring, invites all
homemakers of the Chinquapin
School District to take this course.
Unity Revival
Set March 31st
Revival services will begin at the
Unity Methodist Church on Sun
day, March 31 at 7:45 and wiU
continue each night throughout the
week. Reverend N. B. Hill, pastor
of the Robersonville Methodist
Church will be the guest minister.
Mr. Voyght Ridge, Superintendent
of the Sunday School wiU lead the
singing each evening. The pastor.
C. G. Nickens, along with the mem
bership of the church extend an
invitation to worship with us at
each of these services. '
Methodist Lay Speakers
For Sunday Are Listed
Lav speakers will fill the foUow-
ing Methodist appointments in this
area Sunday at 11:00 a.m.:
KenansviUe, H. S. Watt; Unity,
Robert West; Providence, J. w.
Sumner; Pink Hill. R. F. Wadkins;
Woodland, J. W. HarreU; Charity,
Tom Hurt; Sarecta, Lewis we si-
brook; Wesley, Carey WUliams;
Friendship, Albert Farah; Carlton,
J. P. Johnson.
Wallace Men Speak
Local Church Clubs
KenansviUe and MagnoUa Church
Men met in KenansvUle Monday
night at two different churches tor
their monthly supper meetings. - .
The Methodist group, composed of
Methodist church men from Mag
nolia and KenansvUle, met in the
FeUowship room of the local Meth- ,
odist church and heard Rev. W. IX
Caviness of the Wallace Methodist
church, guest speaker. Supper was
served by the ladies of the church.
The local Presbyterian men met
in the Sunday School building of -the
locl church an-j heard Luther
Powell, prominent Wallace lay
leader, speak.
Supper was served by members ;,
of the club.
, The Nile is the world's longest
river. Rising in Ethiopia, it Pows i
4,148 miles before emptiying Into
the Mediterranean, says the Na
tional Geographic Society. . '- t
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