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V t -7 mm I ) ' " , ) 1 t 3 ; u t - -v S ,f t T try".'!: i , . .1 ', J ' VtLUMEXXY 1917. KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, . THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1958. VBSORIPTION BATES: f&M per "war in Dnplln and kdjalnin OmbUm; M.M ratdda this im la 1. C.j Mt ratslde N. C. PRICE TEN CENTS V Is. "Jay 31; (feary Wears; f.osf .Ja;pr Offices itove 4. eleventh hour filing "by levenfl - political aspirasita got Itaplin (Cou nty a political race in the Hay 31 I Demoa-atlo Primary mKich haa not been anticipated. ' r x Gilbert Alphjn, Jr, ol Mount Olive Route 2, filed for Clerk of Superior: Court opposing incum bent R. V. ; Wells. Wens has Tjeen unopposed for several years. He :. is from Kenansville. In the race for Sheriff, incum bent; Ralph Miller, of Beulavflle, is opposed by Davis G. "Evans, of Warsaw. This is. Evans first ven . ture -into politics. In the last elec tion for .Sheriff, Milter carried every precinct in the, County. For solicitor, two new candidates l have filed. David N. Henderson, who was Mlocitor, filed for County Judge Henderson, from Wallace, is unopposed.' In the race for so licitor are William E. TVT Craft, of Kenansville; and Russell J. La nier, of Beulavllle. Grady 'Mercer of Beulaville, is unopposed for the State Senate seat He has served for the past 4 two years as County Judge. " Hugh S. ' Johnson, Jr, of Rose . Hill, ; a candidate for the House . ' of Representatives has no opposi tion. He Is the incumbent. All Incumbent County Commis sioners are opposed in their res pective districts. Under Duplin County regulations, terms of the County Commissioners are stagger ; Vernon H. Reynolds, DnpUa " County arent, issoed wan- " tag to Dnplln fanners who mas' - ,aed extra tobaeoo plants eaoe It-saamlsnlrtic fcetai ;"',., '.' t ' i He pointed mmt that' tanners , should fnot rotJMrtfc of Dp- lin County to gei ny tobaooe " plants. "Wltchweed, an attrme tlve hut destrneUvt flowering plant, spread into the aresT and was discovered last year. - .Witch weed is a, parasite and Attaches Itself to the root f each plants aa tobaeco and -sneks the life oat of the plant It la unable to develop. Should tobacco plants be used which MEETING TO HOIJOR SAM BYRD APRIL 24, VAYIIE HISTORICAL ASSO. The Wayne County Historical Association will meet at Mount t Olive Junior College on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 pjn. This meeting w!ll honor Sam Byrd, Wayne's Rev Goodman The Reverend Walter1 Hall GooaV man, Jr, pastor of the Beulaville . Presbyterian -" Chursh, - Beulaville, 'jNorth Carolina, is one of 62 Pres byterlan ministers chosen for. par; ticlpation duVlng ' this academic At Seminary ' 7ear In the Tower Room Scholar ship Pragram at Union Theological Seminary in- Richmond,: Virginia. Mr. ; Goodman. together : ' with three ' other pastors, . on April 21 begins two weeks in residence at the Seminary engaged . in i ' intensive study program designed to bring the participants abreast of developments in various theo logical fields. . : ' .v ' The' Tower Room plan was ln - ttituted under the assumption that too often too many pastors Just don't find the time for adequate and-guided atady.. "'.'!', -'Demanding the pastor's time are h myriad things things .such as 2 aermon preparation, - committee meetings, 't civic aitivitles, home and hospital visita, ; and the ever present telephone ' .conversations with congregation , members with , The Tower Room program gets ,the pastors away from all , such ' distractions. ' " i 40i,-P$-?MW . Figuratively, Tower Room seho- lors go mto an Ivory tower of ' learning ' for : wrb .w)eli,; atay at the Seminary. $ The groups are In residence at 4t, c.mtnsitr trnni Monday night (V .until the Friday night U days ta V?3ter housed to a Seminary dor mitory and fed an tna, aemuwry dining IH1L, They miss only one Sunday of pulpit responalblllty, , r Mr. Goodman is a graduate of Davidson, . College In' Davidaon North Carolina and Union Theo logical Seminary to Richmond, Virginia. He and Mrs. Goodman re the parents of one aon, Hugh. ed and arefortterms of four years. Leon TOown, of Beulaville, and Murphy Simpson, of RFD, Beula ville, are vying "for the seat from District "3. Bdown tt' the incumbent In District -'incumbent J. W. Hoffler, 61 'Wallace, and D. D. Blanchara of Wallace are running for; the Commissioner's seat. District "2 opponents are' Emmett E. Kelly, Of Mouttt Olive, RFD, in lumbent; and Kenneth G. Grady, of Kenaaisville,,., For the County Board of Edu cation, "Claude U Helpler, Of Wal lace, and "William t". Dail, of Chin quapin, incumbent are seeking the one seat under consideration. , In the race "for County Coro ner are Garland Kennedy, incum bent, of "Wallace; and H. B. Mc Nell, of Warsaw. Candidates for "Justice of Peace in their -respective townships are: W. J. Middletom Warsaw; H. F. Lee, Warsaw; M. "H. "Bob" White, Island Creek; Garland Kennedy, Island Creek; 'Gordon S. "Muldrow, Umestone; 'Cecil D. IMcCullen, Fai son; George "J. "Powers, Island Creek; Hix "Bradshaw, Rose Hill; M. B. Cavenaugh, Island Creek; Bjohert J. Salmon; Rockfish; C. C. Heater, KenansvUle; C. B. "An dy" Penny, "Island Creek; Anson Lee Baiter, "Rose "Hill; W. S. "Bill" Merritt, Rose Hill; John W. War ren, Falson; "Miles F. Mercer, Jr., Cypress Creek; Honte iM, Boney, ai Infested with' witenweed. tuvn. 9 "V' .The saeaw . W4roa.plo : '.and Jt omit t desfenatyrt ' . before Reason beChM V witch 1 weed has Infested new area. ' Soma of the plants wore dis eavered la Vnplm last year along th,6ampson County -Duplin Coimtyr Une. It la hoped that it has) not spread into o taer eetioBS mt the County. "The dread little weed has .-been found to almost fan thai ' Counties South' of .Dnplln smd even In South Carolina.'' Rey nolds said. outstanding actor, author and play wright William Andrew .Bridges, curator of publications of the New York Zoological Park and author of several books, will give 'the memorial tribute to his friend. "' I know the people-of Duplin wffl always be grateful- to ' Sam for THE DUPLIN STORY. A special Invitation is given to the people of Duplin County to join In. this meeting. .DanjW. Fagg Jr.. Dean of Mt, Olive Junior College is president of the Association and he Is anxi ous that . Duplin County will be well represented at this event . Sam Byrd . was well known and loved In Duplin and Lenior coun ties.. Unit! his illness he was. Edi tor of the Weekly Gatette and As sistant Editor of the Duplin Times. To Warsaw We are happy to announce that Mr. J. T. Kelly is being promoted and transferred from Goldsboro to Warsaw in charge of the Home Se curity Life Agency. Mr. Kelly has been working for the Company in the capacity of Agent since 1957 has done a nice job and deserves this promotion. ' Mr. Kelly suceeds -the former J. P. Johnson of Warsaw' who for a number, of years , was ranked among the Company's leaders for an outstanding Job. Mr. Johnson developed this debit into an Age ncy for the1 Company. ; Mr.' Kelly .is a Duplin. County Km,. crrflrfiifltAfi frnm the Mount Olive High School! attended' State College and completed a business course at the, Mount OJlve Junior College and 'is, well qualified to handle the Company business. He married the former Maxlne Smith of , ocklngham who is a graduate nurse and was in charge of Re covery at Wayne Memorial Hos pital in Goldsboro. They, have one son' J. T. Junior. :, : v. nrMrt much .aucoesl for Mi Kelly in the "grand ole" countlek of Duplin and Sampso..H.vt"v.? Oposito Island Creek; J. .Ed Strickland, Warsaw; John W, Waters, Glisson; T. W. Quinn, Glisson; and J. R. Waters, Glisson. , . Those seeking' election as cons table in their-respective townships are:. ' E. Harjp:';rtornegay, Limestone; N. K. Tadlock, Faison; Graham ChetlJButt, Magnolia: George Kelly, GliaBbnS,'Fobert F. Powea Island Creek; Ward H. Carlton, Warsaw; Snyder Dempseyv Rockfish, W. Coy Hill, Glisson:' O. J. Whaley, Island Creek; G. W. "Buck" Brad shaw, Rose Hill; Irving Young, Rose HiU;.W. B. "Dick" Kissner, Magnolia; Grover Boyette, Limes tone; Joshua Creech, Warsaw; Frank Jqnes, Rose Hill; Tom La nier, Limestone; Milton Parker, Cypress Creek; Lenwood E. Pig- ford, Rose Hill; and Arthur R. Cavenaugh, Rose Hill. Bible School Clinic Sal. April 26 Plans for, a state-wide Vacation Bible School Clinic for Free Will Baptist workers to be held at Mt Olive Junior College on Saturday, April 26, were disclosed today by President W. Burkette Raper. The Clinic, which last year drew more than 400 Vacation Bible Scho ol worker from all parts of North Carolina, la sponsored jointly by Mount Olive Junior Colleg and the FFre eWil Baptist State Woman's Auxiliary Convention under the di rection ot Mrs. Robert Crawford Of Greenville. . 1 4 , Th. list nt inatnictatB for the Clinic win be headed bv Via Rev. irree- win Baptist Pres, Ayden, who will teach 'a class for the general directors. The Clinic, which begins at 9:45 a.m., will Include a picnic lunch for all who attend. A complete display of Vacation Bible School literature, and sup- .plies Willbe held In the College library by the Free Will Baptist Press, the denomination's publish ing 'bouse. v. wrrjf nmt.niv - Pvt J Devon' C. (Bill) Herring US5S302638, .who is - serving, with the Srd. Division at Fort Bennlng, Ga. and has completed his eigh teen Weeks of basic training. The Division win leave for Eu- topCon the 15 of May where they will go aboard the ship "Rose" at Savannah Ga. They will replace the 10th' Division In Bamburg, Germany where he will serve eig hteen months. He will be at home on the 25th of April for ten days before shipping out. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Herring of the Pleasant Grove Community, Rt. 2 Mt. Olive. !r - : (NOTX: This is the -fifth in a I ing sub-surf ace water. Another 23 series Of articles prepared by the I Per cent of the problems doncer State Board of Water Commisslo- ned pollution, while Ibe rentain ners tor the purpose of f amlliarl-, tag 17 per cent were attributed zing the public with the results of the recent state-wide Inventory of water problems.) .? - ' .Tar Heels who depend on this state's underground reservoirs for their; Water: supplies atood up , in large numbers- to t be a heard , re cently when they were ' given an opportunity to report their water problems to the atat.:.vv''.V-; s-.vf Problems involtag s inadequate supplies clearly dominated the re ports aa , they poured in to the county ' committees that , conducted the studies at the local level. Pro blems falling into this category accounted Sat an- even 60 percent ot all problems reported lnvolv- I-. WC Reed Resigns General Superintendent W. C Reed who has directed the pro gram of child care for North. Ca rolina Baptists since August 1950, has submitted his resignation in a letter to H. Cloyd Philpott of Lex ington, president of the Baptist Children's Homes' board of trus tees. His retirement would be come effective June 30 if accepted by the board in its semi-annual meeting May 5-8. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Reed will live in Kinston wfhere. they have built a home. Before coming to Tho masville as general superintendent he -was superintendent of Kennedy Home from 1943 until 1950. "Their son, Qlin, lives in Kinston' where dtist Children Sixth Grade At B.F.Grady Tours Sites In Kenansville On Wednesday : The sixth grade of Mrs. Hazel Ruth Kornegay,, of B. F. Grady School toured Kenansville , .the Duplin County seat, and visited some of the points of interest Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Christine Williams, Regist er of Deeds, conducted the tour and served as guide. , Among the places visited and the officials explaining various points of the respective operations were County Jail, Sheriff Ralph Miller; First Floor o fDuplin General Hos pital Mrs. Wilma Pate, acting ad ministrator; Duplin General Hos pital liter Plant TysOn . Bostic, Hospital Maintenance Man and Joe Costln, County Sanitarian; Health Department Joe Costin and Mrs. Rosamond Brock; County Room, Judge Grady Mercer; Agri culture Office, Rufua Elks. County ASC Office Manager; Duplin Times, Mrs. J- R. Grady and Mrs. Mar garet Tucker; Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co, Phillip Kretsch, cashier; to poor natural quality Before considering the individual problems in these tree categories It should ' - be understood ,that many ground water difficulties ire suit from 'a lock of basic know-; ledge and intelligent planning. No one can be reasonalby blamed for these conditions since, the need, tor these factors has only recent ly become ap.parenV"T.i.TfX'V';'. ! - It should also be recognized that! in general ground water supplies have been V depleated " In recent years by rainfall deficiencies. .Ex perts, agree that these deficiencies are a result of a normal down ward trend In rainfall amounts. Superintendent's he is engaged in the practice of law. They have two other child ren, Mrs. Charles Mason of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Ted Hugelet of Denton, Texas. Announcement of Mr. Reed's re tirement! came as something of a surprise to staff members who have seen the program of the Ho mes reach new peaks of achieve ment under his leadership. How ever, "Father Time is catching up with me," Mr. Reed told Mr. Phil- gott in his letter of resignation He will be 65 years old on April 24. Personel policy of the Homes premits a staff member to retire voluntarily at 65 with 68 as a li mit and Kenansville Production Credit Association, Garland P. King, sec retary - treasurer. 1 u Farm Labor News Farm Labor Representatives, Albert D. Hickman and Scott Mc Phall, of the Farm Labor Office in Mt. Olive, N. C will hold a Toba cco meeting April 25, 12:00 noon at Agr. Building Kenansville. April 25, 10:30 A. M. at Cabin. N. C. Calvin Mercer Store. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss labor for harvesting the 1858 Tobacco crop. If you will need additional workers to house your Tobacco crop this season, be sure to attend this meeting. Mr. Hick man - and Mr. McPhall will work out a satisfactory plan with you to furnish you tobacco workers.' : This is a free service to you, since the. Farm Labor Office, Isi a State sponsored organization.' ' Sirs file They also agree that, given a rea sonable period of time, the trend will turn upward and underground reservoirs will recover their los ses, . ; '. . , . , While this knowledge It little consolation to the farmer whose well has gone dry; it does Indi cate that sufficient interest has now been roused to see that some action Is taken to minimize the effects of future deficiencies. SUPPLIES ;..:-;' interrelated : complaints Three" dominated the groundwater supply problems reported to 'the state by the county groups. They were (1) wells dried up by other wells,' (2) falling water table and (3) insuf ficient amount of water available. In connection with the first Of these complaints, a majotfty. of Dedicate Magnolia Meth. Church A highlight will be reached in the history of the Magnolia Metho dist Church when the members and friends gather for the Home-oomini-Dedica'ion service on May 11. 1958 at 11:00. Bishdp Paul N. Garbner of the Richmond Area which includes the State of Virginia and the North Carolina Conference, will preach the dedication sermon and the dedication of the Educational Building will follow. The members of the Magnolia Methodist Church have completed an Educational Building and have renovated the interior of the San ctuary at a cost of $25,000.00. The Educational Building is comprised of seven large rooms including a large fellowship room, a well eq uipped kitchen, a nursery, and rest rooms. Bishop Garber will be assisted in the dedication service by the pastor. Rev. C. G. Nickens, and the District Supt. H. N. McLamb. A picni; dinner will be served on the grounds to all the friends and members of the Church. Roy Lee Vestal Places Second In Showmanship Roy Lee Vestal, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Vestal, of Kenansville, won second place in Swine Showmanship at the SENC land Livestock Show and Sale held last week in Wilmington. He received a red ribbon and $10 for placing second among all en tries in the swine division. Wallace Youth Wins Top Award In Three Stale Baton Twirling Contest Robert Stewart Powell of Wal lace has been named the best ba ton twiler in three states. The versatile youth won 1st pla ce in the Advanced Boys Division of the Tri-State Baton Twirling Contest presented by the Dixie Majorette Association, held in Kin ston on Monday, April 7th at the Kinston Recreation Center Gym. Approximately 75 participants from South Carolina, v North Carolina and Virginia took part. In the Duet Division, Stewart and Geraldine Brinkley, outstand ing W-RH majorette,, scored sec ond place for the three states, al though a second place trophy was not actually presented. An interesting side-note, Stewart disclosed, is that Faye Good! of Durham, North Carolina State Ba ton Twirling Champion, won the Tri-State Contest in the Advanced Gh-ls Division. The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lu ther Powell of Wallace, Stewart has been drum major for the W RH Band for four years. He is an outstanding band member and has long astounded local audiences with his intricate maneuvers and keen sense of rhythm with the baton and his remarkable versatll ity with many of the various in struments used In the band. Mrs. Iris Leary, director of the Wallace-Rose Hill Band, asserted that she is indeed pleased with Stewart's being selected as the best baton twirler in three states and (continued on back) L? the cases cited concerned the dry ing up of shallow wells by new, deep wells or because of an ' in crease in the number and use of shallow wells to a restricted area. Thirty-two per cent of the sup ply problems were blamed on a falling water table. Authorities believe most of these reports can be attributed to seasonal fluctu ations and Increased use of ground water. There is no evidence to Indicate that the ground water supply in North Carolina is being depleted. On the contrary, the ex perts suggest that the state has hardly begun to tap its vast under ground resere of water. . Anothei1 18 per cent of the sup uly problems listed with the cou nty committees stated simply that - Continued on back 104th Agri. Celebration Held Miss Macy Cox Has History For Sale The Celebration of the 104th Anniversary of the first Agricul tural Society of Duplin Coun:y was held in the Kenansville School Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting was open ed with paryer by Rev. Lauren A. Sharpe. Supt. O. P. Johnson gave a talk on the importance of preserving records. Mr. Ellis Ves tal, introduced by Mr. Ed Simp son, spoke on farming today and No U S Air Force Recruiter In Duplin Til Futher Notice Until further notice, there will not be a U S Air Force Recruiter working in Duplin County. Interested Persons should contact the U S Air Force Recuriter. at the Rufus King Hotel in Clinton on Thursday.s Sgi. C. T. Jernigan. who has ser ved this counly for the past three years has been reassigned to Shep pard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls Texas and a replacement has not been assigned to fill his position. Sgt. Jernigan wishes to express his appreciation for the fine sup port the people of this county have shown him during his assignment '0 this area. It is with deep regret that he leaves his many friends in this county but as he says, "All good things must come to an end,' but he wishes each and everyone of you the best of everything and will be coming back to see you from time to time. Azaleas Now In Bloom At Orfon After a month's delay due to the unseasonable winter and early Spring, the Azeleas at Orton Plan tation are now in bloom and should continue for the remain der of April and perhaps into the early days of May. The buds of the dwarf azaleas came through the severe winter with little damage but larger and later Indian varities have suffer ed to an extent that their blooms will not be up to average. Climb ing roses and flowering shrubs have not been hurt. On Northern Market Mr. H. D. Andrews of Mt. Olive, N. C. is spending this week in the Northern produce market. He is contracting his connections for the coming produce season. Uncle Pete From SATS DEAR MISTER EDITOR: Senator Margaret Chase Smith says she's as mad as a hornet about some Idaho potatoes show ing up at a Air Force base in her s'ate of Maine. She's doubly shook up, she says, because this is the se?ond time it's happened and be cause the base is located in Aroos tock County, center of the Maine potato industry. If she'll look into it she'll prob ably find that all the potatoes at Air Force bases in Idaho come from Maine. As long as she's been im the Guvernment she ought to know this is standard procedure in our armed forces. Our military bases in Italy git their spaghetti in cans from New York and in Alas ka they probably git their Eski mo pies from Hoboken. New Jersy The boys in the Pentagon like to keep things moving, Margaret. I see by the papers where a fa mous London tailor announced In New York that cuffs on men's pants was going out of style. I got sad news fer that feller. Here in this country we're going to have cuffs on our pants even if we have to do without Geritol. I'd as soon git caught in my neighbor's hen house as to git caught on the street with no cuffs on my britches. Back when we was fighting Germany and Japan, the War Production Board got a- way with cutting a couple inches off our ehirttail but they didn't have no success in taking the cuff off our, pants., I was reading yesterday where some car Insurance company down in Georgia wont insure a driver that hangs rabbit tails, squirrel tails, baby shoes, dice and such Stuff on his ear. They figger that such fellers is off their rocker and alnt safe drivers. I've seen wimmen wearing hats that looked like rabbit tails, squirrel tails, baby Melvin Williams, a 4-H Student of the B. F. Grady School who has made an excellent record in 4-H work, spoke most interesting ly on Farming in the Future. Attorney Winifred T. Wells of Wallace introduced Judge Grady Mer?er who spoke on the history of Duoiin County and finished his spet'eh with a poem of the History of Duplin. He complimented Miss Macy Cox for her untiring efforts in getting up such an interesting program. Music was furnished by a group of local singers from Magnolia. "Miss Macy" thanked the people for a'tending and offered her books for sale. The book is "The Story of The Duplin County Agricultu ral Society, Organi?.ed, April 23, 1854". and may be purchased for $1.00. The Kenansville Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were there to help with the sale of the books. Father Solicitor Britt Passes Funeral Last Friday William Rnyall Birtt. 72, of Tur key, died in Luke Hospital Wednes day. He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and Hiram Lodge 98 of Clinton and had served as pas! master. Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. M C. Queen and the Rev. Norris Norman. In terment was in the family ceme tery with masonic honors Sur vivors include his wife Mrs. Annie Thompson Britt; one son, Dist. So licitor Walter T. Britt of Clinton; two sisters, Annie H. Britt of Durham and Mrs. Emma Matthis of Turkey; one brother, John L. Britt of Turkey; three grandchildren. Dress Revue To Be Held May 1 The Duplin County 4-H and Home Demonstration Dress Revue will be held, jointly, on Thurs day night May 1 at 8: p.m. in the Auditorium of the Agriculture Building in Kenansville. Four - H and Home Demonstra tion Clubs have had fashion shwos in their local meetings and the winner from eaoh club will be in the County contest. All participants are asked to be in the Home Agent's Office by 7: p.m. so that the judges can in spect and discuss the dresses be fore the modeling begins. The public is invited to attend. Chittlin Switch shoes, dice, and a vegetable gar den all rolled into one. I cant see how they can logically insure one and not the other. Fer my money they can keep'em both off the highways, then maybe I could find a parking place. I was in town the other day seeing about gitting some ferti lizer fer my spring planting and this city feller was in there talk ing about planting a garden this year. City folks git all mixed up in the difference between plant ing a garden and working one. The difference is about the same as between sweat and perspira tion. Us farmers sweat and you city folks just perspire. The good word sweat is in mighty low es teem amongst you city gardeners. You'ce been masquerading it a round as perspiration so long that you thing sweat is something not to be mentioned in the presence of ladies. If this city feller ain't flggering on sweating a little on that garden there ain't no use in him planting it. Tours Truly Uncle Pete Uy Neighbors a "Incidentally, fslhwa ' what are they 'unfair' about?" 5 -. 4