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I V f :.,.'""iVTi-,i,-''-' " I t V J"'': 'r I t V1 ' ', -1 f ;J' r-':X-!'MS-r''- '2 ''sX.-f-.tn.' t a rCLUMSMKNo. t , V (V ; KENANSVILLE. N05TII CAROLINA, t THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1958. wycyw.A f ? ?f "dw5ta PRICE TEN CENTS W, - 5 - s, .... , Mf;'- L 7 Za int Jbaatipooildoot tha Duplia rCmntj Baakttball . Tounumant ' ; -mbiiA (tatted "3HoBdajr lght In . Kenaa Auditorium th Chinquapin : XaaiWi' le4 .by .tnalr.'lUr Myrna lawlar defeated Bi F. Orady . laitoiaifilf5UnaeMitaia wt ; aeri while Pat Harper chipped' in -.rpeiatav3;Tarady. . Girla; CHINQUAm (88) Uniard Bryan S3, TSMrlck 4, Mohley, i' Crurganug, Jamei. R "T." Grady 80) Howard 80, Waters 4, Harper'48, J. ICOec Smltbv'P. Miller, C Grady. " ..--.la the boy game, Howard Usher '- .. led the Kenan Tigers to a 'decisive :0rtary ewer tlhe FHbbels ot North . Duplin 55-39." Usher led the scoring Jor James IKenan with 20 points TSThfle Jack CPrecythe led North Suplin scoring with 10, points. . . . - Boys:TCENAN'X53) Usher 20, Hall ' ID, Bishop 8,Towell 6, Cherry, Mat- fhls, North Duplin (39) Taylor 2, , Iwis 3, Swinson 9, Precythe 19, ; Sylces 2, PrWgen 2, "Weeks, Under- ;' JFxank McGulre, the basketball ; coach of the .ITarheels Number ; v;i One Tesm .in the nation has been :.;aCTOimtoa:EtateCChairman 1958 Ea- ,;teor SealiAppeal of the North Caro--. ; llna Society for Crippled Children .'-"an Adults, lit wnasuannonnced to- ; . day by Felix S. Barker, President of fiie Society. ; ., Bebg interested in the less strong v , nothing new forthis men whose i oT deals with Tworking with top TiOwleses, Iluring !-iis high -schoo: , organise baiketball and baseball ; -aaas the settlement House in . -the slums Of JNew.TEoMe. He likes ' fthOdren and is known always to lfhe ready to lend a helplnf hand to . J them. Ifhsn he was in -the V-8 ."; ' IPSre'Tllght School here In 1942. he ' spent afternoons at the Chapel Hill ' 33gn School -coaching' boy. "BaPs spent xonsiderabel time at nospltal watching doctors and nur SvJsW patiently working all hours of ' the day that 'some day a child might iv-wsa or even sit up. 'Tney ao ' i liard h weU Their jDb is so much V ' f tterder than -mine," he eald. He said fhat ne was 'glad 'if in smy way he craM help the Easter 'Seal Society. ( ; TlcOulre called the crippled 4the ; ; Jong forgotten people". TJe explan ed that for yean 'they were shunned '''ii aad even put 'into InstttatdoM to . - 6 erelded. - New .we are : eealng tealization that they, tee, '."'.reBitft'fce able to develop tkeir e 1 teothfl.He compared the task nk m m 3b m ooach. -Uke taeeaket- vjball flayers,: they should be able t to de then- besT Incidentally, ke V sMlded that ball pleyera aaat their -best In all fielda 4 livtag If V tfcer M irn Q tea fdama, Se ; v only does flw strata f the aeeal to eotrarrae to wm Impade tkelr Uvea, but wlthm toe Ore eat er the jgacne, 'Sto. lost. His devotion to his wife aad ehU- ; dreat and "Us Brtdliig "time . . with them fa often the topla converaatdoiiamonk Mends.; Since :, ,. he has to mifke a dinner tpeecn ': just about every evening that his team doestrt play, he gets up at . 8:35 and. remains with his family until about 8:30. "He errjoys the 'children and they enjoy nlm", Ms ; 'wife said. To Mrs. McGulre he Is ''.an amazing man who finds time 'p 'to do what he thlrika Is rttht wS ; Mrs. McGulre tells' the fdlowlng story In relation Uy her husbandl ; respect for people's feelings:, Wh en ihei first came to North Carolina, he'd be asked to make dinner talks i and once a week L the dinner ;S:Iiixlat flight V Preifdii Gra . '. ::.!' v liV'Jrv.- ,!'V,4; t-: (.', : Preston Graham Negro, Is in Duplin County Jail ' ' under $2,000 bond for the shotgun slaying of Jeffrey Hill, Negro, ot the Beula villa secUon.ji';.ji;(i4f, $'1?. ' : Sheriff Ralph MiUer,said Graham was cut several times on' the chest and stomach by J. P. Hill, son of the dead man, allegedly after Gra ham had shot Hill in the baclc y Graham fa charged with murder. The shooting took place Saturday j-''..ht on the Ed Rhodes farm about '"tr miles northwest.of Beulaville. i -ivpstigating the shooting were f filler. Deputies W. O. , r. -1 Norwood Toort. hUl L On Tuesday aight C the county tournament Beuamia iru Jed by IdrWaatosi hat Mvth fllunlin M- 41 Weston aoorad point tor Beu- lrlUe and Sarah McCuUen led Horth Duplin wttfc n gMints. Girls: BEUlAmUS B8) 1B1U- sar4 IS, Wevton M, Grady 17, N. MlUer, G. Miller. Kenae4y. Xforth Duplin 4S Kills I, A, McCuUen , S. McCunn 2. Koxlngo, button, Urtce, xlolungiworth. In the boys game, B. COrady; edged Chmoiapla 39-38. Boys: B. F, Grady (39) Xarper 5,' Ooodson , Soailherland 22, Hill, Strafford 3, Smith . XJ. JSmlth. CHINQUAPIN (38) Hunter 13, Ray4 nor 8,. Brown 8, llaxeady '9, Hale 4,' C. Raynor, Mills. ' Wmlai sslaj' Tafaing 7:30 James Kenan vs B. F. Grady girla. 9;00 Wallace-Rose Hill vs James Kenan boys. al sVofk ; FBANK HCOUIKE on a Friday, He'd aet his yeget blea without touching ' the ' meat since he really believes that meat should be sacrificed by him on that day In accordance with his religion. Yet he never mentioned the matter. In the last few years fish Is served him automatically even though the others at the din ner have roast Mef." The above story of eisisiyline to aething bow far WeOtUre. He be Uevae la dieicilizdng the mind and body aad aba spbtt. Although ha levitated dtsWisshsJ i athieve- ts, keoald that he's fatsnd that ;rief visit to Cm aliaraa far aaart- tatlea eflea raoewad ike spirit na alaared the aOad. aW sad he a very religion aaaa but Ike needs ptayer fay has aet living. Be said that the Idea that he r kla tsaas eve piayed tot vietotr la a gerae Is riaeedoa. .Tat sura that Ged would net laaerveao to a kaakstwn m''-v---'iJ People pfton speak at Mr. Mo Gnlre'l anagnetism ' and magnetic personalty. Thus Keel Houston re cently compared the personal ma rnetUm of Billy Graham 4a that of Frank MeOuire. He defmately nasi aerenity that radlatoa from ua. nbelng. mixed with tnat V nia tense ol humor-and a' sense ot perspec tive that people nna most ugra Oating.' ;'..&, ;U :?l--.-jK:Wii:-:i ;: McGulre's appearances at and KMith tA eivie elubs and other organltatlons throughout the state nve been helpful to the Unlver-J Sltyj his efforts in behalf ot crip pled children will probably be even more: helpful to the Easter Seal Society," Barker said. K'egro Ag. Buildir.tr Completed In ; Dpplin County ' The new Negro Agriculture Ex tension building In Duplin County has been completed and occupied. The structure, costing approxi mately $9,000, is occupied by Negro Farm Agent R. B. Willngs, Assis tant Farm Agent James H. Harriav and Negro Boma Agent Mrs. Alice X tee. There era 600 square feet In the brick structure. It contains office space, heating facilities ana bath rooms for men1 and Women. An' as sembly hall Is to be constructed In the future at the rear of the build ing. ..'; .-V'...-- -,'t It is located near E. S. Smith tih sool In ElepjBgvnie oa h!!v?y GgsJc'tq LZcucing Autttiorify Under ;o; l":;j:?y CbraniliJoo E.gs meet C:7( Jo 1 32 nvociigata Dndenvay ' The Serenaders Quartet with the Masters Three will be appearing at the BeulavUle High School Auditorium Saturday night, February 22, at 8P.M. x' t ; They are being sponsored by the building pro gram of the Sandy Plain Free Will Baptist Church. Vi Advance tickets are on sale now by the mem bers of the churcni and are $1.00. They will be $1.25 at the door. Children's tickets will be 50c. , " The Serenaders Quartet are from Lumberton and sing over the Wilmington T. V. Station each ' Wednesday evening at &3Q. They are well known throughout eastern N.C h The Masters Three are from Rocky Mount and Sing over Washington T. V. Station W. I. T. N. each Friday evening at 7:30. Everyone is' invited to attend this great Gospel sing., , ttOWIiiteSctsoIs- 2 Colored Schools Sign, Jr. Red Cross The following ten white schools ln'Duplla County have enrolled in the Jr. Sad Croaa tor the current yew; Calypso $UM Beulaville fJT Fslsoa $OA Chinquapin ..' S2US tRose Hill S194X B.F.Grady V$ff! Warsaw Klementary SUJ7 North - Duplin H A t SJS Wallace Bam. SfTJg Magnolia Bern. .SJS Vataf ISMjN BUht ategra tMaeef eaarellaaJ aw follows; '.' -..-i ' P. W.-Voora Mass, at Mam SlaJt aunqoapln alaaa, ..J. SWdf MagMlta 9 V4S Charity H. 1. SJS Dovgiae at Warasja Teacnay aaeas. ,.t.,,. $ 9M X. B. SnUta, a"aaaaenia v,,. Slddd C W. MbMsfe, WsAmv SUM The aaseMaed aaad Wa SSgf m from the aflnayg ISselwnkv ffHto IS gift bases vafM C fief m tem the taTUag aatisslsl ; . CWa iwnaaatllle ..,.M.,. Falsa ; i.viV...i.w,... ...... M BF. Oraay ............. U Warsaw Baav ...... IT WMlaee;..v...... ...., . Mrs. Lea Browa f Warsaw, sr. O, a Jr. Bed croea ahaunao. Raportad; by Sfts. IT. B. Beaey ' exes, att. On Tab. IS .ISM. . the . batttaanra USS Maine was sunk by an under water-explosion at Havana, Cmbs. Of tha IN xnaa draw; 100 ware lost fa ike izm WtXH tCZX MSAKT ftm mttmacUusoi teAzrsv.'.'SAy Steering Committee Baptist Crosade " pictured above are members of the Steering Committee of the Ea stern Baptist Association Revival Crusade to be held March 23-30, J9M, left right are pastors Jerry DeBeiL Julian Motley, James Tate, Z. T. -Knight, L. H. Knott, M. M. Johnson, and J. D. Everette, who is chairman of the Evangelism Com mittee of the Association. .Members of the Steering Committee not pic- above were -Mr. Clarence the Rev. Ted Williams, the Bev. David Johnson Who were not and She Rev. 37. A. Mc Assoclational Missionary, who tosik .the above ipicture. The lev". JSames Tate who has recently moved to Virginia has tbeen repla ced on fbe Committee 'by the Rev. evert A. Melvin. A -ellnie was Pietltaaftr 1iel4 innOer tthe jdirec- tteS Of Che Department -of "Evange lism' ef the Baptist State Conven tion. De (director of the Crusade wfJI be Dr- "Bugene Tostov pastor if he First !Baptist Chorea. Jonesr beeey Ceergia, who fennerly ser ved eg pastor of the 'First Baptist Chstrsfc WaBaee, W. C. Alt eburchee a ke AaseeMtiea Wve -beea la- tHad parOeipate In tkid Slmul- DavidS. Weaver To Speak At; IkgroAvards 4 Dsvld S. Weaver. Director of E ttnstefl, N. C. State College, will bi tt principal ' speaker ad the Award Program for ;. recognizing Duplin County as being , the' Negro COttBV f the year. :. o Tha meeting ha bee'n'sSheduleiJ lor Msreh S, beginning at 7:45 p. rn., Ill tha Charity School auditorium. : . Dr, L, L. Ray, assistant Chancellor at State College, will make the pre- Mntation of the award to Dr. Glenn F.'Ranfcln, acting Dean 0 School of Agrloulture at A and T College, Oretuhoro, who will present the award to W. E. Foster, chairman of the Duplin program. r Tst eoiaest weather isuce the freexe of the -winter of 1917-1918 b't Duplin County thb week. , trs recall in the 1917-18 freeze ' j Found froze over1, Invrt ' 'I I". :l .1 C...;:l'-'y 1u . J The Coldest W eather Sinte jj;,"-)! i iriisii Hi' ill if' i-'r f-n aii - ' -fj t-i-r i-v'--,i.'Jt''. M1- -jj-MaiKatnawlfMrf nMsre SWaaOiOi-. .jWSlBBJBSliaBw"aMaasawBWSBe By Paal Barwlek L. ' A. Tart, o? Harnett County, was elected chairman of the Fact Finding Committee who are eon ducting hearings Into possible ir regularities in the Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority. , , y The Committee la the result of a representative being! .appointed by the 10 County's Involved, .by the County Board of Commissioners, and, one appointee by Gov. Luther Hodges to make an Inquiry into the situation. Mrs. Wuifred T. Wells of Wallace, and Duplin County and County Tt torney, was elected at the Thurs day organizational meeting in Ken ansville to serve as Vice-chairman of the committee. Odell Merrill, of Tamlico County, was electee secretary of the group. February 28, at 10 a. m., has been set as the meeting time for the in quiry to begin. The meeting will be held 'in Raleigh in one of the State Buildings, which .is to be determin ed later. Members . of the Inquiry com mittee are J- B. Maynard, Sam pson; Mrs. Winfred T. Wells, Dup lin; Z. L. Riggs, Onslow; Bernard Hollowell, Pamlico; C. Bryan Ay cock, Wayne; Floyd. C. Price, John ston; Judge B. A. Nunn, Craven; G. N. Noble, Jones; L. A. Tart, Harnett Odell Merrill, Carteret; and R. E. Giles, appointed by the Governor. - The commute voted to request that all records of the Eastern Car olina Regional Housing Authority be made available for study in Clin ton, for study by proper officials. It was also decided that all mem bers of tl'e "Housing Authority, Ex ecutive oificers of the Authority, members of the Wayne Re-Develop- volvod bepresept at the hetwini t --.""'- 7' FeD. Z8, in Kalelga. illie Rogers Goes To Goldsboro . Patrolman Willie Rogdrs, pop ular in town stationed in Kenans ville has 'been temporarily trans ferred to Goldsboro. He has moved his residence. It is reported that Patrolman Ste wart, now stationed in Rose Hill will be transferred to Kenansville. Friends of Rogers in Duplin wish him well-speed in holding down the speedsters in his sojourn in Wayne County. J. R. G. Birth Beeered Depria 'General Hospital Mr. aad Mrs. James WindaQ Thomas, Banlaville, a boy February 13. La. aad Mm. Wade Cooper. Kei aaevUle, a boy, February 14. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bdward Batts. BeakotlUa, a bey February, IT, , .' Mr. end Mss. Raymond Mewklrk. Walla M, a girl February 17. Mr. aad Mrs. Johnnie Smith, Ht Olive, a atari Hebruary 17, The Davy Mareaher VSS Oiaeler has crashed through lee up to feet thick at MeMardo Sound. An-taretiea. RunOYer By4-YeaF-old Torfuny Dail, 10, received a brok en leg, scratches ana brulsejs, iTuesday afternoon when he -was run over by a ear driven by Ken neth Bell, 14, Tuesday around 2:80 p. sn.'tDail is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Dail . , IPL. U A 1 1 Dail crossed the road in front of his house about one mile east of Summer lin's Cross Road on Mount Olive, rute 1. B. D. Barge, Investigating High way Patrolman, ,ald. witnesses, in the car driven by Bell said the acc ident -could not. have been avoided. The 1997 Ford belonged to Leamon morning we .found.no- stream frozen- over. But from reports from older people wa understand that this Is the coldest weather that any nerflcm can recalL ; " 1 "nbsra kvs been twa-. rii r - OH In! Speakers At Methodist Men's Rally, In Goldsboro, February 24 Methodis lay man are being urged to attend the annual" Methodist lay men's rally of the Goldsboro Dis trict at the Goldsboro High- Sdhool on Monday, Feb. 24. beginning at 5:30 p. m., according to A. C. Ed wards, lay leader for the Goldsboro District Two outstanding speakers will attend the meeting to help set the tone of the annual affair. Bishop Paul Garber, Methodist Bishop of (he Richmond District, and Dr. F. Olen Hunt, Superintendent of the Department of Finance and Field Service of the Division of National Missions. speakers will follow. Dr. Hunt has served pastorates in Methodist men can get futher de the St. Louis, Missouri, and South- tails from their pastors, west Missouri Conference and is re-1 Housing Authority Inquiry Committee Organized Thursday In Kenansville The committee which has been established to make an official in quiry into alleged Irregularities in the Eastern Regional Carolina Hou sing Authority met in Kenansville Thursday morning at 10 a. m. to determine what course would be taken. The Eastern Regional Carolina Housing Administration came under fire this week after it was brougt to the attention of Go- Luther Hodges by the Federal Government that there was a possibility that some ir- reKUiariiies in me iiquiiibs iuiDiinMianwrTi uTWaaiaHbK.cjun(ti riousiiiK 1 1SV1BV1V1A SffAlSMtSU, . On Monday,, chairman of the Board of Commissioners in 10 coun ties represented on the Housing. Authority were called to Raleigh for a closed door hearing and informa tion session with Gov. Hodges. E E Kelly, Immediate past chair man of the Duplin Board, and Leon Brown, present chairman, were in on the meeting. Counties which are members of the Authority and who were re presented at the Monday meeting were Duplin, Sampson, Harnett, Onslow, Wayne, Craven, Jones, Johnson, Carteret, and Pamlico. It Is reported that Emmett Powell, executive secretary of the Eastern Regional Carolina Hous ing Authority, and some of his as sociates purchased the land on which the Seymour-Johnson Hous ing Project is presently located for $39,010 through the Wayne Re-de velopment Co., Inc. ' Now, She Wayne Re-Development Co. is wanting to sell the property to the Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority for $1,165,000. Of the property owned by the Wayne Re-Development C, Powell owns M per cent, H. E. Mohn, Jr., assistant executive director of the Authority, five per cent; and W. Frank Taylor and W. R. Allen, one per cent each. According to Hous ing Authority minutes, Taylor and Allen have al one time or another served aa attorneys for the Author ity. Seymour Johnson homes were built during World War 11 as a Duplin Driver Grady, an' occupant, of the car. Other' occupants were Marshall Bell, Herbert Deaver, Elbert Best. f 'Dail was picked up and rushed to Duplin General Hospital, in Ken ansville, where he is.nnder treat ment. Bell will be given a hearing be fore ' Juvenile Judge R. V. Wells Satuhsay morning. . Grady has been chareed with all owing rf minor to operat? his auto mobile. 'r , Assisting Burge ' with the inves- igation was Duplin Deputy Dou glas Shivar. . .. der with calls from homes. Duplin County plumbers have more than lived tip to their reputations.' . When you need a good plumber call on Duplin County plumbers , 1 r r IV - -y 1 s. 1917 cognized as an accomplished speak er in great, demand nation-wide. The rally, held each year, is de signed to point the way for metho- dist men in their church club and against only 1.429 during the4" pre lay activities. vious year. Attendance goal for the Feb. 24 I Whooping cough immunlttttoil meeting is 1,000 men. Leaders are urglng all Methodist men in the district to attend. District Superintendent R M. McLamb will be present at the meeting, which will begin at 5:30 p. m. with dinner. After the meal the guest will address the group and 'a consecration service for lay temporary houseing development. The government did not obtain title to the land, but only the right to use it. The law provided originally that such developments would be razed after the war and the land return ed to its owners. However the law later was chang ed to provide that such develop ment could be turned over to lo cal housing authority provided they were able to obtain a three-year lease on the land. In this way, the I 4'UUHu(U'jW.lilUsfa T.rv w Sllt vi. tthe buildlngln the Bousing develop rnnt but not the land on which they stood. The record sltaw$ that in the meantime, Poweand nis group had obtained ownership of the land which they leased to the Housing Authority. i'To make the purchases, they organized the Wayne Re-Development. Co., Inc. The Governor's office said in a Continued on back "No Silent rulpits" During Lenten Seas. Speakers Named Methodlst Churches of the North Carolina Conference will again ob- serve "No Silent Pulpits" during the Lenten Season, February 23 until Easter, April 6, according to Rev. H. M. McLamb, Superintend ent of the Goldsboro District of the Methodist Church. During this time certified Meth odist lay speakers will speak in the circuit churches in the absence of the pastor. This is the fourth sue- sesslve Lenten Season the plan has been followed. All services will be held at 11 a. m. Appointments for this area for Sunday, February 23, Kenansville, , James D. Hatcher; Unity, G. J. Sullivan; Calypso, S. L. HoWngsworth; Faison, J. A. Batsen; Nobles; O. V. Ridge: Woodland, Howard Merjritt; Sarecta, Mrs. Lovohn Mumford; Wesley, Billie Farmer; Zion, J. N. May; Turkey, Gordon Daughtry; Carleton, L. A. Sutton; Centenary at Harrells, E. C. Sipe. The Annual Lay Supper Kally of the Goldsboro District will be held at Goldsboro' High School on Feb ruary 24, with" an expected attend ance of 1,000 men. Supper begins at 5:30, and the program beings at 7:30 Bishop, Paul N. Garber of Rich mond, Virginia, will officially cer tify the 189 lay speakers of the district. Feature speaker will be Dr. Olln Humt.of Philadelphia. Patients In Hospital Nelson Sasser Baker, Albert Hughley .anA Robert James. Sykes, Rose HUU ' Alice' Faye Batts and John Edward Dail, Beulaville; James William Batts, Dennis Char les Fountain and James Lowell Sloan, Chinquapin; Mildred Korne gay Brewer, Lester S. Brinson, Mary S. Burch Cooper, Louise Thel- ma Hall, ' William lark Helton, Aran Evelyn Xee, William Colon Lee and Carl Edward Pate Kenan sville.' , Alda Nicholson Brown, Ida Dud ley Hudson and Elizabeth Ann Wha ley, Magnolia,' Ed - Burn ham, Ruth Hall Faircloth, John Edward Strick land and Willie M. Sutton. Warsaw. Roy unter, Annie' Mat Newkirk, Lena H. Parker, Louise Minnie Rackley and W1U N. M. N. Sutton, Wallace; Tommys all, Mt . OUve; Ar" Jv "hi,. New Bern; William L. 1 ..'-ray, - nchey and Samuel E. 57. Duplin County Health ment had a banner yea 1957 in service to the cil the County. Figures released were annual report, according John F. Powers, County Director. Comparative figures over lljt So immunizations show that l,l$fiBtP thena immunizations were gureh as was provided for 1.838 persOng'l compared to 1,403 in 1958. Jetnns shots were given to 1,861 ,951 with only 1,215 being given Jjki small pox immunization we ni wj 927 last year and 907 the nrev year. The report did not give aeom- parative figure for 1956 for typhoid, but in 1957, 1,234 shots were given. A decline was noted in number Of polio shots administered. Mrs. Rosamond Brock, Senior Health Nurse, said that 8,428 persons, In cluding 401 expectant mothers, re ceived the Salk Vaccine in J57. However, in 1956, when several clinics were held throughout the County, 17,655 persons were imm unized against polio. Of this num ber, 136 were expectant mothers. During the 56-57 fiscal year 642 Salk vaccinations were given to persons between the ages ot 20-30. This vaccine was purchased by the h. rntv o,..,.- f inani Paralysis The comparative figure for 1956 and 1957 were dor vaccina tions for persons between ages of one year and 19 years. During December, 1957, aa eye clinic was held with 34 persons be ing examined. Duringheoreaa, 2.531 theSr' rays were taken for the purpose ef t . . , . . 1 xi 'program, 26 new cases of Xji were reported. This is compared to ipsa when 22 new cases of tuberculosis were found from 1,898 chest X-rays. The chest X-ray equipment' is located in the Health Department building. Prior to this year i was in the Duplin General HospitaL The equipment cost ' approximately $9,000. One of the major programs in 1957, was L. C. Holliday, dentist with the State Board of Health, spending 10 weeks in Duplin cheek ing 2,378 Negro school ehilcYen's teeth. There were 1,141 birth .ia, 1057 as compared to 1,150 birth?yn 1958. Eighty-seven percent of Duplin births are in hospitals. The annual death rate in recent years has been 400 annually. The 1957 Health DeDartment bud- 'get according to Dr. Powess, is $48,010.10. The appropriation for 1956 was nighei.i $49,210, but $208. 1 was a Federal appropriation to be ' bp used in un, Dolio. Joe Costin, County Sanitarian, was active thronghout the year per forming the many duties j tarian such.es grading fo ng establishing, elaughtes ffonses. septic tank Installation, raigiat la bor regulations, etc. The nursing. staff, other than Kra. Brock, Is Miss Mary Lee Sjkes, Mrs. Helen BaBard, Mrs. Beatrice RtVen bark and Mrs. Saxak Hodges. Clerks are Mrs. Rudy Koraegay and Mrs. Donie Outlaw. Mrs. Margaret Dail is Housekeep er and Mrs. Hattie Middleton la janitress. a x. Our firemen fey Margaret Tucker KenastsvOle can Jostlg, be- ' bc-preed af Us volunteer fire men, they "have seared no m oil en t when a fire alarm has been sounded. This week qreved even mere the. staunchness et these men. Tuesday night when all the town was asleep, these men worked shifts to keep heat go ing so that , our fire truck wouldn't freeze. ;Not so mach the care ot the truck as it was safe guarding ear homes in ease of fire. 1 - To we this was a most theag htfuldcedt Pollers Hill JKWrt- ' ue&s el fsj&pbo Potter's Hill citizens held a Com. munity Development meeting for, the (S9cpn"d ' time in Ellis Turner's tobacco pack bouse'. The officers 1 for this newly Organized club were: Chairman: ..Ralph Turner; Vice- , Continued On Back r' Pleasant Grove Vj ComznifyClub: ' A tractor maintalnance school to be held at the Pleasant Grove Com munity buUdlng. on Frt.'av Felru-' Ccf.". nued en back K,,