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; " Queen Aaalea.
Movie Star Esther Williams will reign as queen L
of the lS58 . Awea,v estma. to Wilinington o4
' atIliWat' events. She will be crowned at a
, f v Coronation f Pageant TOatuiytweningpT March
From Wilmington Star News
. Lovely Esther , Williams ,-" famed
Id asiswimmer "tod tafentad as
Jnaitress -will b Queen 'Azalea
S of the eleventh annual Wllming
q AiJj, Festival, Mareh J7-S0
movie star was announced Satur
day by the Festival Committee. ' " 1 '
Miss Williams, who is known -as
"the world's most popular act
ress," will beguv her four-day
.reign on Thursday, March 27. As
queen, she will officiate at all
festival events through .Sunday
March 30. She will be crowned at
a Coronation Pageant on Saturday
, evening, March 29. " -
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The azalea displays at Greenfield Garden art . boat Cypress Queen takes visitors ori'a tour of the
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DEAR MISTER EDITOR: . ''.
Great landmarks was falling fast
in the nation last! week. , x "
Smith Brothers cough drops went
from nickel to a dime. That was
the last stronghold of the American
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of .,bnrmade np of Tar Heel'
beauties, fhe court will be compos
ad. At May Queen from North
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Carolina's' leading colleges and un
lversities. '
Miss Williams, who was appear.
ed in 22 motion pictures, has gained
fame as an actress, swimmer and
civic leader In the film capital.
She began her swimming career
at the age of eight in her home
town- Los Angelea. By the ttme
she was 16. she had established
world wimming records and she
later was astar in the Aooaoadef
at the-San FranciscQ World! Fak-
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Aaalea Dbplaya ' During Wilmington
Chitllin Switch
nickel The year gold wis disco
vered in California these brothers
put theii; beards together and set
the price of their cough remedy
at a .nickel . .
Buffalo roamed the prairies, the
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KENANSVILL NOBTII CAROLINA, f THURSDAY MARCH 27, 1958.
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Wilmington, N. C. - Brilliant dis
plays of multi-hued azaleas and a
varied program of entertainment
will highlight ' Wilmington's re
nowned Azalea Festival on March
27-30. :- '..
Several innovations have been
planned for the 1958 Festival. One
is the selection of a Festival King
who will rule along with Queen
Azalea XI Another addition to the
program is a second coronation
pageant.
Final plans for the City's Ilth
Festival are nearing completion.
The schedule , for the four-day
event includes an hour-long pa
rade, fireworks, 'harness racing,
folk music jamboree street dane-
jng garden tours, and outdoor art
exhibit, coronation pageants and
dances, end a community worship
service., -
The 1958 Festival again ooincides
with the Azalea Open Golf Tour
nament and, top golfing stars will
be competing for $15000 in prize
money.
Arnold Palmer Is the defending
Champion in the Professional
Golfers' Association - santioned
tournament. It will be held March
88-H, with 18 boles of play on each
of the first' two' days and the 96 -
bole finals on Sunday.
Many t,ars aad .dixaitarieg will
be special guests at. ttie Festival.
They will represent maay Said of
After the fair she modeled and
then accepteda'- joovie offer. Her'
first- stajTfog'ptcturK J ThBath-
jng . eauft,' ,wa an . Jpternatlott-
al success. One- screen autoee toJ
lowed another an she -wee isoon
established as one of the bright
est stars in Hollwood. .
In addition to the "most popu
lar actress" vtitle, Miss Williams
has received many other honors
Last year she was named "Holly
wood's Number One Citizen" in
rcognition of her screen suocess
and ,her. charity work with the
Home for Visually , Handicapped
Children.
Her most recent movie was
"Raw Wind In BdeirTfor Univers
al International Studios.
At present Miss Williams la plan
ning an Aqua-Spectacle whleb will
have Its world premier in London
in July and willlater be shown as
la television spectacular m Que
country before going on a U. 8.
'Cmndian tour. . "
Festival ' ' " ' H
Civil War come and went, rail
roads was built, Dan McGrew was
shot, more and bigger wars come
and - went telephones, televisions, .
jets, electric razors, tnjt the" Smith!
Brothers-held fast ; Last aveek up
in upstate New York the directors,
had a meeting and decided It could
n't go" "on forever I It : was a' sad
day.
. About the -caine ! time in down
state New York; Sophie' Tucker,
knowed everywhere as "the last
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entertainment
The big star of the Festival, how
ever, is the azalea. By Festival -time
the plants are expected to be
in full bloom throughout the area
A; minor percentage ef the late
blooming plants were damaged by
recent freezes, but all or the ma
jority of the early varities with
stood the cold without apparent
damage. .
Colorful displays of azal eas can
be seen in the gardens and plan
tations In and. near Wilmington
the last of March and the first
part at April These Include Orton
Plantation, Airlie Gardens, Green
field Gardens, and Pleasant Oaks
Plantation.
A tea the City of a Million Azaleas
becomes a real Azaleas Capital
when plants In street plazas yard,
and private gardents add oolor to
nature's tribute to spring.
The Festival program will open
on Thursday, March 27, with the
arrival of digiUtaries and guests.
Large crowds assemble at the air
port to welcome these visitors. On
Thursday evening the program in
cnldee a firework display street
tdanoe, folg magic Jamboree, and
harness racing.
The Azalea Open Golf Tourna
ment begins on Friday: Other
events that Say are guided garden
torn outdoor art exhibit, the Teen-
Age Azalea Ball, and the King's
coronation pageant
. In previous years capacity crowds
wittjeaseoV the coronation of the
Queen and many persons had to be
touted away. Ttw 1B8 schedule
will Include the coronation pegefcnt
for tKe King on Friday night and
a Queen's coronation pageant on
Saturday evening. Two different
shows are planned.
On Saturday the golfers will a
gain compete on the Cape1. Fear
Country Club course. During the
morning the famous Azalea Fest
ival parade will be staged in down
town Wilmington. The day will be
climaxed by the Queen's coronation
pageant and the Coronation Ball.
The final day's program features
garden tours, the finals of the golf
tournament, and the community
worship service. ' ,
Other events are being planned
and a complete schedul will he
announced later. Festival, officials
are expected to announce soon the
slection of a Festival Queen as well
as other special guests.
Ralph Collie Is
Ralph Frederick Cottle commit
ted suicide Saturday in a wooded
area in Wallace near the home of
Robert Piner, with whom he was
visiting
The strange thing about the sui
cide, is that Cottle Is really a
'stranger. Little. Js known about
him. Since he had military iden
tification on his body when found,
military authorities have been cal
led in. Cottle's boSy has been tur
ned over to the military for iden
tification and location' of nearest
of kin. v. '
Duplin Coroner Garland Ken
nedy has ruled suicide and said no
inquest would be necessary
Local authorities investigating
the case were Wallace7 Police Chief
Earl Whitaker and Duplin County
Chief Deputy Norwood Boone. -
Fisherman's Bait Co. '
Opens In Rose Hill
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', Spring Is here and fishermen are
getting their fishing tackle in readi
ness for those leisurely hours In
the streams or surf. ' '.j'.'.-jk,
This yeart a new business has
opened -which 'should be of interest
to the "tackle fans, it is the Fish
erman's Bait Company" j located
at Rose Hill. t
The new business is owned and
operated by L. A. Wilson of Rose
Hilt Mr. Wilson states-that be can
supply5 any:; form of bait fresh.
or salt water fishing and guaran-
tees live delivery.
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K. P. C. Collections
Reported Good
by Paul Barwick
There's an old saying that when
times become too hard taxes are
th e last thing people pay.
If that is used as a yardstick,
Duplin County folks are doing
pretty good. At least the "reces
sion" which has hit with a bang
in some sections has not come to
Duplin County.
Harry Phillips, Duplin Tax Col
lector, reports' that in January 1957,
tax collections totalled $50,340.89
In 1958, January tax collections
were $54,817.44.
Just in case there are those who
say January was a freak, February
shows differently. In February of
1957, tax collections totalled $39,
025.98 In February 1958, tax col
lections in Duplin County hit and
all-time high of $49,426.62 for that
month.
In 1957 when adverse weather
conditions were the rule rather
than the exception, farmers in
Duplin came out pretty good.
Garland King at Kenansville
Production Credit Association point
ed out that despite a bad crop
year, 95 per cent of the loans made
were collected
One of the big factors in this
being true is that Duplin farmers
have turned to other farm enter
prises other than tobacco as a
means of income
Broiler production, turkey pro
duction, and truck cropping have
had a lot to do with Duplin pros
perity in the past couple years.
County Agent Vernon Reynolds
points out that the annual gross
income to Duplin Farmers from
tobacco is about $13,000,000. Broi
ers (or poultry) will bring into
Duplin County in '58 a gross of ap
proximately $10,000,000 and it colud
exceed that amount.
It . Jfe(f Iraki-by some of the
leadifig broiler promoters in Dup
lin that there are enough houses
under construction at present to
house 1,000,000 broilers five times
a year. This would yield an addi
tional 5,000,000 brollelrs and the
more income
When a processing plant is es
tablished in Duplin County it wi"
provide employment for several
of those people who have been hit
by" lay-offs from Jobs during the
current 'recession". One proces
sing plant in Duplin County could
mean employment for from 100 to
200 people, depending on the size
of the plant.
Dunlin has much for which to be
thankful and it's pointed out by
the fact that tax collections are
up antj ioan collections are good,
So Duplin can look forward in
' 1958 rather than backwards.
Irrigation Disscussion
Be Held In Ag.
A meeting to discuss irrigation
and irrigation equipment will be
held in the Agriculture Building in
Kenansville on April 2 at 2:00 p.
m. Mr James D. Netherton, Agri
cuture Engineering E-ctension Spe
cialist from State College, will dis
cuss the care of irrigation equip
ment. It will be tobacco setting
time in a few weeks and farmers
may need the irrigation equipment
then. It is important that the equi
pment is checked now to see if
it is in proper operating condition.
All farmers who have irrigation
equipment or plan to buy irriga
tion equipment this year- or any
other people who are interested
in irrigation are urged to attend
this meeting.
Notes From Our
County Agent
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V. F. REYNOLDS
V TOPDRES8ING PERMANENT
; ). , PASTURES
.. 'County Agent .Vernon H. Rey
nolds, says that now is the time to
topdress permanent pastures. The
only sure way of finding out if you
need to topdress and what kind
6f fertilizer to use, he says, Is by
getting your soil tested
He points out that clovers, and
grasses remove q lot of potash
and smaller amounts of phospho
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ADDITIONAL PARKING - Since the Cliffs
the Neuse Lake was completed, parking space
at the Clifis has been totally inadequate. This
year there v."M be some relief. The .area pictured
"Hurricane Hazel" Kennedy
Again In Clutches Of The Law;
Abandons 9 Months Old Grand Child
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Dr. Elmo B. Scoggln
Sharon Baptist
Revival Services
John I Durham, pastor of Sharon i
Baptist Church announce? t.i-'
day that Dr. Elmo B. Scoggin won!
be the guest minister for thp Spr-'
ing Revival Services to be held 1
Sunday evening, March 30, through
Easter Sunday Morning, April 6,
at the Sharon Church in Chinq
uapin. Dr Scoggln is at present pro
fessor of Old Testament at South
eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, though he has served with
distinction as a pastor in Kentucky
and Florida and as a missionary
to Israel from 1949-1955. He is
much in demand as oae of the
truly outstanding speakers among
Southern Baptist today, and Shar
on Church is honored to have him
for this special series of meetings
and to afford the people of our
area the opportunity of hearing
him. We feel that his messages
will mean a great deal to all who
hear him.
The evening services, Sundav
through Saturday, will be at 7:30
P. M. the Easter Sunday Service
will be at 1:00 A M. The Sharon
Senior Choir will lead in special
music at each, wi'h a special ar
rangement of Easter Hymns at the
Sundpy Mominff erv'ce.
'Old Saw Rewritten: If a man
makes a better mousetrap, the In
ternal Revenue' Service will beat
a path to his door."
Changing Times
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Kenneth W. Tamer
Chairman Board of Eletions
More Candidates
File For Election
!r May Primary
Xenneth W. Turner, chairman of
the Duplin Board of Elections, an
nounced today names of all cand
idates who have filed for election
in the coming Democrate primary.
The latest candidates to file are:
William E. "Pot" Craft, of Kenans
ville for solicitor; Garland Ken
nedy, Wallace for coroner and
justice of peace for Island Creek
Township; E Hamp Kennedy, for
Constable of Limestone Township;
and R. V. Wells, Kenansville, Clerk
of Superior Court.
Others who have filed are:
Ralph Miller, Beulaville, for
sheriff; Hugh S. Johnson, Jr., Rose
Hil, House of Representatives; M
H. "Bob" White Wallace, Justice of
Peace for Island Creek Township.
Claude L. Helpler, Wallace,
County Board of Education; Grady
Mercer, Beulaville. State Senate;
Russell 'iALanier. Beulaville, sol-
hcitor! David Henderson, Wallace,
County . Judge; Leon Brown, Ly
"an Commissioner for District 3;
W. J Middleton, Warsaw, Justice
of . Peace ; H. F. Lee, Warsaw,
justice of Peace: J. W. Hofler
Wallace, Commissioner Ifor Dist
rot. 4; Emmett K. Kelly Commis
sioner for District 2; Gordon S.
Muldrow, J. P.; Limestone; Wm. F.
Dail, Chinquapin, Board of Educa
tion! Cecil . D McCullen, J. P.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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above was a new parking area which has been
added since last year. It adds 150 acUiilional park
ing spaces. Enlargement and re surfacing of the
pai king area lost $26,600.
(Photo by Paul Barwick).-
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Hazel Southerland Kennedy,
' Hurricane Hazel'1 was arrested
and jailed early Friday morning
and was charged with abandon- '
' mg her nine month old grand-daughter.
Previous calls had come in
I to Sheriff Miller to pick up Hazel
who was in a drunken condition.
Thursday night she was seen car
rying the child in her arms. When
arrested at 5 am. Friday morn
ing the baby was not with her.
Later the baby was found near
a trash pile at the Beulaville
Drive In Theater. The baby was
turned over to her mother, who
resides in the Cedar Fork com
munity. Hazel had cared for the
Child since soon after its birth.
A hearing was held Wednesday
before Justice of the Peace, Gor
don Muldrow. She was placed un
der a $500 bond, signed by her
husband, Gurman Kennedy. She
will be tried April 29
Wells Home From
Far East
Lieut, (j. g.) Alfred D. Wells
has returned to the States from the
Far East aboard the Airraft car
rier, U. S Princeton. He has been
released to inactive ?uty after ser
ving four years as a pilot in the
Naval Air Fore.
While in the Far East, Lieut.
Wells entered ports in Hawaii, Ja
pan, Hong Kong, Phillipines. Oki
nawa Singapore and Ceylon. He par
ticipated in dropping food to the
people of Ceylon during the re
cent flood disaster.
Lieut Wells plans to enter the
Gra'unte School at theUniversity
of North Carolina in June.
He is the son of IVr. and M-s.
Hugh M. Wells of B. F Grady
School of Albertson.
Federal Crop Insurance
Now Available; Farmers
Urged To Act Now
Applications are now being re
ceived for Federal Crop Insurance,
acorddng to Mrs. Lockamy, secre
tary of the local office. She urges
every farmer to insure his crops
against damage or failure. Visit
the local Federal Crop Insurance
office in the Agriculture Building
just as early as possible. Nature
doesn't warn you ahead of time;
To be insured is to be prepared.
Faison; N. L. Tadlock Constable:
Calypso; and Graham Chestnu t.
Constable; Magnolia.
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