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I Ten Pcges 2 r ; i i ill i I ' ' 'U PRICE TEN CENTS t t . VOLUME XXV No. 'Miss tl:cy Cox, Magnolia, Finds 104 Yr C J Ocok of First Agricultural Socie ly 'Hiss Macy Cox hag all of her plan set for a Celebration in Ken. , iansvllle on Wednesday, April 23, to begin at Z:W pjn. in the Kenan ville School Auditorium. An inter. ' - egting arid ' effective program has - been worked out and the public Is cordially invited to attend. "Miss Macy" has been as busy as a bee and the history book which . is described In the story below re ready to be put on sale. J. R. Grady (From the Wallace Enterprise ) An annnouncement which should be of interest, to all Duplin resi- , dents and citizens of other towns, . counties, and states whose ancestors were from Duplin County was . made recently by Miss Macy Cox of Magnolia. - Miss ; Cox, well known Duplin citizen and prominent la the re- MISS MACY COX ligious and civic" circles of her town and county having much in terest in the history of this sec etion has disclosed that she has in her possession a book, containing ' the complete history of the Dup lin Agricultural .Society, organized in this county an; hundred -tand ' .fouf' year agfts oii 'April, 28, 1854 : at the .courthouse in Kenan sville. "This old book contains a wealth of pld Duplin family names.' Miss Cox points out "Included are na mes of the officers of the organi zation, minutes of every meeting, and names of hundreds of promin ent individuals in the county at that time who had entries in the big fairs put on by the Society, also, donating what they entered in the fair and What prizes they won' I "She went on to explain that fairs were one of the main pro jects of the Duplin Agricultral Society and that they added much interest, wih Duplin people par 1 S J CLAftENCB HOWIES BEST tfe'M' m :-w- . .'':v'. v- -,; '.y'v! Clarence .Hodges Best , who wai born July 12. 1928 has been a bed ridden invalid since he was four teen years of aga and was crippled With polio. He lives on the Freddie SUttoti Best, farm near ..Waraiw, When he was a small child he work d for the,, late Robert "Winders Who took fare of iim .until his death a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Winders. R secured .-a rolling chair for Clarence 'Which he tiled as long as-he was able. He keeps the tolling chair now to loan to people who are in need of one. ' The Met$odistMen Clulh'of WCr saw of which Robert West U Pre sident, is sponsoring a drive to get ,a portable television for Clarence. He cannot '.Ahf from his .bed aid the only means he haa of lee ing things are Joint tffl around him is bv the mirror Which is shown In the picture. Clarece is known to be one of 'he taost cheerful and' uncomplaining Invalids, friends say that it Is an inspiration to see any one paralyzed from the waist down who can be tn such good-spirits., . Anyone wishing to contribute 4o 'the fund for the ' televisio send your donatlos to Packer's Superette in Warsaw. Packer is treasurer of the Men's iP-jvVojjt . - 16. ticipating wholeheartedly. "'How I came -to be in possess ion of this book is almost a mlr acle," Ml Macy asserted. She explained that the great old Dr. Needham Herring of Ken' arisvllle was a medical doctor and a Presbyterian preacher, and the owner of a hugh bookcase, with stacks and stacks of books medi cal and denomlnotional. When he died, the bookcase and contents were give to his son, John Shine Herring who was deputy sheriff of Duplim County for many years. After Deputy Sheriff Herring's death it was given to his daugh ter, Minnie Lee Herring, and af ter Minnie Lee's mother Mrs. Dor Cox Herring, died, Minnie Lee had the bookcase , and books moved to Magnolia where she burned many of them and gave the remainder, along with the bookcase, to her aunt Miss Macy .. Cox However, even alter many were aestroyea there were a number of the old volumes left in the bookcase and are still In Miss Cox's possession. "When I was searching for some thing In the 'bookcase about two years ago. I found the old ledger in which the history of the first Duplin Agricultral Society was recorded in beautiful script in the old-style of writing" the Mago lia woman disclosed. Miss: Macy," as the 84 year old Magnolia lady is known to her many acquaintances and friends of this section, has shown the book to several prominent business men, among them the Duplin County Board of 'Commissioners, and all .have agreedthat this history of the Society fi very worthy and should be printed and made avail able for sale so, that Duplin peo ple interested in' their., county and ancestry can obtain a copy. "I have had several offers from people . Interested In historical items pertaining to this section to buy' this original manuscript from me" Miss Macy asserted "but I want to make it possible for all people in, Duplin and those, else where ' might .Jiave" ' had - tfrrcestOTS from Duplin to. obtain a copy Therefore, it has been 'decided to have this book printed." The copy is in ttie hands of the publishers at the present time. Miss Cox disclosed, adddimg that 500 cop ies will be printed. These will be sold for $100 each. This will be a dollar well in vested s this attractive book can be v passed down to futore genera tions," Miss Macy pointed out, "and the children of tomorrow can see their family names In connec tion with events which ocurred manv years ago.' Also Included in the finished (Continued On Back) No Duplin H S Sen. Visit Luray Caverns No. Duplin School seniors of Calypso N. C. under the leader, ship of Mrs. Lloyd Hontz, chape- rore, paid a visit to i-uray caverns in Vlrsinia Tjirav Caverns is the result of the action of water over a period eyceeding $10,000,000 years so scientists state. Here the students had an opportunity to see1 nature at work, but at the ver slow rate nt ' buffliHtnff' nrie cubic inch of stalactite formation per 120' years. The students also visited points of interest in Washington. D. C' losers Eat Beliis r Wawaw Rotary Club will meet at the Coffee ' Shop next Thurs day April 17 1858 at 6:30 P. M. "Steak or Beans" r5upperi ., Z "A" team members win be ser ved beans and a cost of $2.00 per member will be charged. "B" team members Will be served steak and there will be no charge. "Brt team which, Iwon the ' attendance con. tesCwiU be the gttests et "A" team,: which lost the 'attendance contest." ' ' -Julian Jt. Armstrong . was iwf- fato , c4 -A? teanif . .,; -,: James -A. Cavenaugh Was cap. tain of '3'" team..; t . .. ; j Magnolia Boy "Makes Epsilon VI Eta Society i .Tapped this week for member ship to Epsilon Pi Eta, scholastic bono nary society at Campbell were the jfollowinr students; Herbert Lanier "of Magnolia, Emanuel Pea. gram of Bocky Mount;4 Kennard Brackney of Hyattsville, Maryland; Betty Jo Tripp !of Buieg,,CrfeK,1 Betty - Ann Honeycutt 'of Dunn. Johh William Faiaon," Jr. of Clay ton, Hugh McDonald of Bunnlevel and Herbert Johnson of Sanford. j 4 The new members' qualified for the society achievement in scho larship,; character, leadership and service: at, Campbell . College in Buies Creek..-V..i,,...-S '.;'-J- ? Flora Macdonald Choral Club In Kenansville April 20 The Flora Macdonald College Choral Club under the direction of Lawrence. M. Skinner will pre sent a program of sacred music at the Presbyterian Church In Ken ansville on Sunday afternoon April 20 th A graduate of Ohio State University. Mr. Skinner is now in his fourth year as director of the choral club and head of the voice department at Flora Macdonald. Since tle early days of Hie college the Choral Club has been an-, integral part of the ConservaV tory of Music. Its personnel vary ing from', year to year always in cludes in addition to music maj ors selected students from the en tire student body chosen after careful auditions. This year the choral club members 65 voices. The group which has been greatly in demand throughout this and other states has recently returned N.C . Egg Producers Should Find New And Out-Of-Stale Markets; Add Money Sure it makes you feel good to have your neighbor's business. But North Carolina egg producers will be doing 'themselves and their fel low Tar Heels a favor if they begin thinking more about out of state business. That's the opinion of Clayton P. Libeau, poultry and egg marketing specialist for the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service. Libeau says that bringing new money into -the state helps raise incomes a lot more than "trading among ousrelves Within the state.' He explains: "A 600 case truckload New Bridge A 1' Completed In Duplin . Division Engineer C. E. Brown of Wilmington reported today that a new bridge was completed end a county road was improved in the Third Highway Division du ring the month of March. The new bridge was built on Johnson Boad in Duplin County. It has three 17 foot spas with a cre osoted sub and superstructure, and has a roadway width of 20 feet. - Harmony Church Road Jn Sam. pson County was improved by soil .surfacing for 1.9 miles. The newly improved road is 22 feet wide. ' State forces completed both the bridge and road work. In addition to Sampson and Duplin; the Third Highway thvi sion is composed of Bruswlck, New , Hanover, Onslow, and Pen der counties. Headquarters are in Wilmington. , " Jurors - General County Court for Duplin County Way, 1958 are as follows; B. B. Edwards, Jr. 1, V. H. Rouse 4, Richard C. Pic kett 9, Willie Grady 5, Eriill James 10, Luther Brown 8, Tom Carter S. B." Zac'kery t C. ft.- Lewis 2, "Henry 6. Hilton 1, J. D. Stokes Sr. 9, Wayne D. Roberts S, Lonnle W. Pell 8 .jasper ,L . Brock 8 Norman 'Esirl Blrowo 9, Roy IS. Sltterson 18, t Iaywoodi VWtr.fi; Ralph Ghirganus. B,. Johnnie Brsd shaw 9, Leslie Kennedy 8,' Earl C. Davis 13, J.c t.' Savage Sr. 10, and. Wilbur FusseU 11. :,. -. James.Kenan School', To Sponsor Chicken Supper J ' m a The James Kehan High will spon sor a chicken and pastry supper in the lunch -room of the school on April. .SSrJi.Jf jv- The supper will be served from 8 to" t. m. r'Plates" wffl ' sell for $1.00 per plate for adults and school children 80c per plate." ''..' Proceeds from the supper Will go toward lunch' room equipment. '. KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, V j from its annual Spring Tour. The program of sacred music will Include a group of sacred songs by Bach. J. W Franck and Cesar Franck and an -interesting and beautiful group of East In dian Choral Hymns arranged by the English composer Hoist The Flora Macdonald Choral Club is a charming group and car ries with it everywhere something of the atmosphere and individual ity of the Scottish college it re presents. The Grove Church choir will be the hosts. Miss Barbara Mitchell, a member of the local choir, is one of the members of this out standing college group. This will be the only concert in Duplin by the Choral Club for this season. The Concert will begin at 3 o'clock The public is cordially invited to attend. of eggs sold in Washington, D. C. can add $7,200 to North Carolina income e,ven if the eggs are solfl at 40 cents per dozen." In addition Libeau points out, incomes per week are higher in most other states than in North Carolina. This means that folks outside the state have more money to spend on high quality. Low In come people usually won't pay the price for Grade A eggs and prime steak. Thus Tar Heel farmers will have to revise their thinking on quality when the y begin shipping more out of state producis. Libeau says that some of the things needed for a strong out of state egg produclion and market ing program include. (1) A concentration of large famfty flocks in a small area to reduce the cost of hauling feed and supplies to the farm and reduce the cost of hauling eggs to a central marketing facility. (2) Laying strains or breeds cap able of laying more eggs than other production areas. (continued on back) Important Meet American Legion The Charles R. Gavin, Post 127 of the American Legion, through its Commander, Wood row Black, burn urges everyone who has not paid their 1958 dues to do so right away . And they will become eli gible for ihff American Legion Insurance Plan. The American Legion has' long been deeply concerned by the fact that 17.S million World War n and Korean veterans failed to continue their G. I. Insurance, and the Legion has fought for many years to obtain reinstate, ment privileges. So that you may provide additional protection for your family, The American Legion now offers its membership an bp. portunlty Which you Should give serious consideration: Up to $4,000. Life Insurance (dependent 6ft age) at a cost et $1.00 per month. No physical examination is required. - No veteran can afford to Ignore Such unprecedented low cost pre, tection for his family as this Ame rican Legion Plan offers. I , be lieve that you will want to take advantage of this opportunity which is too good to miss. For your convenience,' The Charles R. Gavin Post 127, in Warsaw, ' will hold its monthly meeting on the 23rd, or April at eight o'clock in the Legion Home and the Ameri can Life Jtnsu ranee Plan: will be ajscusaeaev.; '-:J ' - S ;' You can become eligible for this insurance bargain by paying your 1958 membership dues to our Post in the amount, of $4.25. Plan now. to attend: our' next meeting or matt your dues to the Post to- day,; THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1958. Senator Scott Dies Senator Kerr Scott died this afternoon in a Burlington Hos pital. He suffered a coronary attack several days ago, while visiting- at his home in North Carolina. Notes From Our County Agent By V. F. REYNOLDS Perhaps this past winter, poul try producers in North Carolina experienced more difficulty in try ing to keep the floor litter dry than during any previous winter. The unusually cold weather can be blamed for part of this trouble The Michigan State University Ex tension Folder F - 210 entitled "Keeping the Poultry House Dry" points out why the litter becomes wet and how to keep it dry. Yoc may find the following quotation taken from this folder to be of help to you. "One hundred hens laying at the rate of 60 per cent give off at least twenty quarts of water every twenty four hours. Some of the moisture is in the droppings, the remainder is in the form of moisture vapor expired by the birds. The moisture holding ability of the air depends on the air temperatcre. The warmer the air, the more moisture vapor it will hold .With every 20 degree F. rise in temperature, the moisture carrying capacity of the air is doubled; with every 20 degree F. drop in temperature, the moisture carrying capacity is cut in half. When the air is over saturated with moisture the moisture vapor changes to a liquid and the floor becomes wet. Laying hens tramp through this wet Utter before en tering the nests, and their wet dirty feet stain the eggs. Proper ventilation is the key to keeping floors dry. The ventilation system must take moisture out of the house while it is still in the vapor stage. When moisture Is allowed to con dense into the liquid form, there are two ways to remove it from the'hocse: 1. Let it run down the drain. 2. Clean out the wet litter and put in fresh, dry Utter. This is expensive both in material and labor. Keep the house as warm as possible during cold weather to help the ventilation system work satisfactorily. This can be accomp (continued on back) Dr. Baldwin To Judge DR. ESTHER I BALDWIN ' Dr. Esther L. Baldwin of Colum bia, S. C, will bo the judge in the National Guild Audition to be held in Warsaw May 8, 9, and 10. Fofty eight pupils of Mrs. W. J.. Middleton Jr. from Warsaw, Ken ansville, Wallace, Falson and Rose Hill will participate In the audition Dr. Baldwin of Columbia S. C. is a concert pianist, organist, teach er and composer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and has studied with Dr. Francis Hemlngton and has done special study in Europe, and graduate and post graduate work at Columbia School of Music Uni art, and composition with Paul de Launey, She received her Doc tor of Music degree from Chicago University and is a Director of Baldwin Studies, Columbia, S. C. As a teacher Dr. Baldwin has had outstanding success with large classes and has had Many honor wfnners In National auditions and Federation of Music Club Festivals and Guild Diploma winners since 1942. Dr. Baldwin has been a solist with various symphony orchestrasa and is a member of the Interna tional Pianists Guild, Faculty Mem ber and Adjudicator of the Na tional Guild of Piano Teachers and Chairman of Columbia, Guild Cha pter.' V -i , SBBSC1UPTION BATES: fUt OMBOMi M.N atdde this mm Poultry Hatching Under Should Be Satisfying According to the USDA, the com merical hatchings of heavy breed poults during January 1958 are 20 per cent under last January. Breed er Testings Down The number turkey breeders tested for pullo rum disease by official agencies show heavy reductions both for January and for the cumulative total for he season. Heavy white breeders tested in January show a decrease of 16 per cent; for the Mike Goodson Exhibits Grand Champion Steer, Wins Over 5 Counties, Gets Other Awards Mike Goodson, 17 year old 4 H olub member of the Pleasant Grove Community Club exhibited the Grand Champion Steer at the 18th Annual Fat Stock Show and Sale held in Kinston last Wednesday. Mike's steer was declared champion by judge E. R. Barrick, Dean of the Animal Husbandry Department of North Carolina State College. Dr. Barrick called the animal an outstanding example of what a prize steer should look like. He was small compact and held the fat necessary to grade choice. After Mike's steer was declared champion he was presented a tro phy by the Aberdeen Angus Assoc iation for exhibiting the most out standing Aberdeen Angus at the Kinston show. At the banquet held o Wedesday night the program was high lighted by the presentation of the Frosty Morn Grand Champ ion trophy which was presented to Mike by L. R. Outlaw their field representative. Mike purchased his steer last fall from a farm near Cherryville. North Carolina and fattened him on corn and supplement. The steer weighed 800 ponds at show time and sold for $62.50 per hundred pounds to the Frosty Morn Packing Company of Kinston. The steer finished first in a field of 64 4 H and FFA steers from Lenoir. Dup Pleasant Grove Hears Joe Costin On Wafer Supply Joe Costin, Duplin Sanitarian was guest speaker at the meeting of the Pleasant Grove Community Club on Thursday night. He show ed slides on a safe water supply and how to have an approved water system. This was of much interest as it was a preliminary step to having the individual water supplies of the community tested Mrs. Taft Herring of the shrub bery committee, reported that the shrubbery project around the building had been completed with around forty pieces being set. Elmo Blizzard, President anno unced that a fat stock show would he held in Kinston on April 8, and urged the members to participate. Several cameras were on dis play and it was decided to buy at least two for the use of the club. A rabies clinic will be held very soon and a committe was named to arrange for this . The date to be announced later. This was a supper meeting and several visitors were present. More Candidates Have Filed Since April 1 The following have filed for can didacy for office subject to the May 31st Primary since April 1; D. D. Blanchard Wallace' County Commissioner for the 4th District Ward H. Carlton, Warsaw Constable for Warsaw Township., H., B. Nc Neil, Warsaw, Coroner of Duplin County. George J, Powers, Wallace Justice of Peace Island Creek Township, Hix Bradshaw; Rose Hill Justice of Peace, Rose Hill Town ship., M B. Cavenaugh, Wallace Rt. 2. Justice of Peace. Island Creek Township Kenneth Turner, Chairman of the Duplin County Board of Elect ions states that Saturday April 19 at 12:00 Noon is the dead line for filing for the May Primary.. Turner states that he will be in the Court House in Kenansville in the Tax Collector's Office all of Saturday morning.; ' . ' , -y.j -, 'pA Next week the Times will, carry a complete' list of all candidates for theMayPrimaryrtf'-r)"?:.' per 1u la BspUn and sdjotallic la N. C; fOJ avtdde N. C. season a decrease of 29 per cent. Other heavy breeds showed a de cline of 9 per cen for January; a decrease for the season of 5 per cent. Together, all heavy breeders tested show a decrease of 10 per cent from last years' tes'.ings. Light breeds show a decrease of 14 per cent from last year. Testings of breeders give the best index that I know of to determine the relatives size of thi year's expected lin. Green. Jones and Wayne Coun ties. Mike has bee showing cattle for five years and this year accompli shed what he has been trying to do for some time. Mike has fed from two to seven steers each year he si' A '- III ! MIKE GOODSON has been entered in this 4 H pro- eet and plans to feed steers for next year. He also has two other steers which he will enter in the Wilmington Fat Stock Show and I Sale this Wednesday. Mike is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goodson of Route 2 Mt. Olive. N. C Other Duplin County exhibitors , were: I Harry Herring, Mt Olive, N. C. 1 frjfi' v 2 steers: Gutherie Brown; Chin- ! Coffee Shop with a good atlend quapin. N. C. 1 steer; James Grady lance. In the absence of Mr. D. J. Mt. Olive. N. C. 2 steers: Rufus Rl vonbark. Mr. Julian Armstrong Bennett, Calypso, N. C 1 steer Glenn Williams; Pink Hill, N. C. 2 steers: John Rouse Seven Springs N. C 2 steers; Jessie Wood Chin ciuapin N. C. 1 steer; George Dail. Calypso, N. C. 2 steers; Benny Grady, Mt. Olive. N. C. 2 steers Melvin Williams, Pink Hill. N. C. 1 s'eer; Mike Gtodson; Mt. Olive N. C. Rt. 2 steers. These steers won 9 blue ribbons, 7 red ribbons and 2 white ribbons. Uncle Pete From Chitllin Switch SATS Dear Mister Editor: I've had a little touch of the flu and ain't been able to git further than hollering distance from home all week. About all I know is what I've saw on television, heard on the jp-adio, read in the papers .and picked up eavesdropping on me party line. And of course I've been gitting my daily allotment of mail from the various state and federal agencies. But I didn't git up to the coun try store Saturday night and until you git the low down from the boy up there you actually don't know nothing official. I see where some preacher in Pittsburg told his flock that he'd been in touch with hell fer some time now. Unless he's been off in a space ship fer the last few years, he alnt got nothing to brag about. AU of us keeps in touch with that locality these days. All he's got to do is look raound him a little. So this preacher wants to talk about hell? I wonder if he ever stopped to think how slow a jet plane Is along side how fast our inflated dollar is traveling these days. I brought my old lady a electric Iron fer $S in 1935 and last week It cost me $750 just to git it repaired. Any feller that has any trouble communicating wih hell these days is a sad case. He's lost. They say the saddest thing in this world. Mister Editor is a country dog that is lost in town looking fer his master. I'd say the next saddest thing is some body -who has got out eff hfc way to get in touch with hell in 1958.';,'., .'-..., Another item in the paper that struck i'.me as funny was a story about ;' street employee in Lon- Last Year; Year Here turkey crop. Judging from the number of breeders that have been readied for egg production, I be lieve that we will have a substan tial reduction in the 1958 crop of turkey. Now let's take a look at the storage holdings. As of January 31, 1958, the government report shows that we have 180,328,000 lbs nf turkey in storage compared to 170.243,000 in storage last January. There is no question but that the crop of early turkeys will be drast ically reduced from ast year's total This will give us an oppbrtun ity to reduce the storage storks for an overall improvement of the turkey market. What is normally classed as consumer size turkeys is in shorl storage uppfly, and retailers will probably feature hea vy turkeys for Easter and early sumer. There is also no question but that the mid season and late crop of turkeys will be very large. This tells us that there will be unusally heavy marketings of turkeys at holiday time It could lead to comfus ion and over tax the marketing system at that time. If this occurs the market price may not reflect the true picture of the overall turkey supply. Whilp everything is now pointing j to a good year, it is no time for undue optimism More than ever, you should reUy work .toward lowering your production costs through the production of more feed and increasing the efficiency of your labor and production pro gram. By producing late turkeys this year you have the opportunily to grow more feed than last year. Plant plenty of soybeans for graz ing, plenty of milo and corn for fattening keep your mortality low and I believe that you will be sat isfied with the turkey situation at the end of the year." according to W. C. Mills, Jr. Sxtension. Turkey gperf )st Warsaw Rotarians Hold Regular Meet The Warsaw Rotary Club met presided. Among the visitors atten ding was Mr. Cox of Mt. Olive, father of Mrs. Lee Brown. Rev. Norman Flowers gave a re port cn the A'.tendance Contest which has been going on for sev eral months. The "A" team lost by one point Mr. Paul Berry Jr. of Shingleton, N. C. gave a most interesting pro gram on guns. Guns are a hobby of Mr. Berry's don that got caugh stealing man hole covers and selling them to the junk yard. Over in this coun try he'd run fer office, git elect ed, and then steal the junk yard. Them English always was a little slow about things though. Not being able to git out and about fer a week has been hard on me and the old lady both. It's just like a wife to take a lot of pot shots at her old man when he ain't able to dodge. Fer instant I'm having another birthday next week and I asked my old lady how I was holding my years.' looks in the mirror" she says. I did, and all I can say is that they don't make mirrors good like they did when I was younger. Like some feller said he other day, Ilm too old fer rock'n roll and too young fer Geritol. My old lady says that after a man gits 50 he is mostly a maintenance problem anyhow. Tours tmly, ' Uncle Pete 1 Uj Neighbors "Well, thank heavens w -beat the Income tax bureau to , thU much of your bankroll!" i :Vl! -Vil ,'. ! .;VV'-'r-T'.a,', :..'...'