1! .' r T 16 Pages J V, 4 This Veelr ' I i f It t ! . r.- ', ' "- ' I . .. II . I I II .. i , i t r V' "V 4 Ti 4 volume xxv .4 ;Sr : - u FesfiVa tofc":3-Pciaae, FIretvorfe, anciiifl Woraess ficiinilfofft 3o Goraen Tbors, , Vino &rf&lfiimumf 1!prsfifp Service Itil 3ti i ; " 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. " - 41 ?.;f.v; ' Boat Tour Of The azalea displays at Greenfield Garden art . boat Cypress Queen takes visitors ori'a tour of the lMt"hJi'hUintittt laksllw lake: . - ; t , t . i'i-i Uncle Pefe From if p- Vr :-"V. ? Sr;:-' sax's "; 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 ? i - v i Esther M ..BIIIO. tOVfSiy Vr Tm n of .,bnrmade np of Tar Heel' beauties, fhe court will be compos ad. At May Queen from North -Wl I i . J 1 1 1 n.,4 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- -r 3 . 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 rj .no -AS.. KENANSVILL NOBTII CAROLINA, f THURSDAY MARCH 27, 1958. nn 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 (oontlnned a baek) n n ' ' '-V ' - 'f,l'' " :t s .i ' ' ''''''.-'. : -no . 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 i"- i1--" , , I ', 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. ii n Ho 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 $10,000,000 and it colud exceed that amount. It . Jfe(f Iraki-by some of the leadifig broiler promoters in Dup lin that there are enough houses under construction at present to house 1,000,000 broilers five times a year. This would yield an addi tional 5,000,000 brollelrs and the more income When a processing plant is es tablished in Duplin County it wi" provide employment for several of those people who have been hit by" lay-offs from Jobs during the current 'recession". One proces sing plant in Duplin County could mean employment for from 100 to 200 people, depending on the size of the plant. Dunlin has much for which to be thankful and it's pointed out by the fact that tax collections are up antj ioan collections are good, So Duplin can look forward in ' 1958 rather than backwards. Irrigation Disscussion Be Held In Ag. A meeting to discuss irrigation and irrigation equipment will be held in the Agriculture Building in Kenansville on April 2 at 2:00 p. m. Mr James D. Netherton, Agri cuture Engineering E-ctension Spe cialist from State College, will dis cuss the care of irrigation equip ment. It will be tobacco setting time in a few weeks and farmers may need the irrigation equipment then. It is important that the equi pment is checked now to see if it is in proper operating condition. All farmers who have irrigation equipment or plan to buy irriga tion equipment this year- or any other people who are interested in irrigation are urged to attend this meeting. Notes From Our County Agent .By"' - 1 V. F. REYNOLDS V TOPDRES8ING PERMANENT ; ). , PASTURES .. 'County Agent .Vernon H. Rey nolds, says that now is the time to topdress permanent pastures. The only sure way of finding out if you need to topdress and what kind 6f fertilizer to use, he says, Is by getting your soil tested He points out that clovers, and grasses remove q lot of potash and smaller amounts of phospho Continued On Baek Page ' ;i?v".. 8ecUoQl OB8CBITTION JtATES: HM pcriw Ii DapUa and tdWataif 0nUM$ 4LM antaldtf this are fat K. Xt $Mt rateUe N. C. n , - x as d mm iii .... 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 r f : L l 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 u T nnnoi DOlAJDJ n mm ,.,f -1 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 k'' If 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).- :. is-...1 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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