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VOLUME XXV
No. 31
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1958.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES KM Pr
in DapHa as kdJatB&ur
PRICE TEN CENTS1
COTUtlMt MJO eatstde this area M
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Inuc::;:uiEoa". Cocoes' :
t'lSr't? Invertigatlon It contlnulnB Into
I'it'&i0 ecMeB ,n wWch Edythe Ann
v A youth, died last Thursday night at)
fc-J: f -Highway Patrolman JC..A.: Bryaa,
5 who investigated, said today that
:;,V7 investigation has been slowedT be-
"f$.f;t; cause of severe shock being suf-
i xera ey the other six children rid-
'"iff- Five are still in Sampson Memo
? , ' i rial Hospital. They are George
Stout. 16. driver of the car. Alias
Kay Whaley, 16; Patricia (Patsy)
. Tanner, 17; Richard Slaughter Tay -
fv lor, 18, from Goldsboro and Albert
.-.!,, wbuici xrom oumapon.
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' ' . Knhert JamiNi fJlmmvV. Kino Vim
';' "'. been transferred to Bex Hospital,'
' In Raleigh. He received two skull
Bids Let For Construction Of Vo Ag
Building At Three Duplin Co. Schools
ComblnaUon bids totalling $115,
554 have been let for construction
of vocational agriculture' buildings
at Wallace-Rose Hill, North Dup
lin, and James Kenan consolidated
high schools.
O. P. Johnson, Duplin County
School Superintendent said the
general contract went to Godwin
-Building of Warsaw on a combi
nation bid of $89,800. J. H. Ashley,
of WhltievlUet was awarded the
electrical contract for all thifce
units at $8,145.
Sneeden Air Condition and Re
frlgeration Co., Wilmington, was
awarded the heating contracts at
James Kenan and Wallace-Rose
Hill at bids of $4,460 and $4,
respectively. Ideal Plumbing Co,
4 of Wilmington, was awarded the
, beatlnff contract for North Duplin
at $4,885. ,
! i Onslow Plumblntf Of.. Jackson'
vllle, .was . awarded' the plumbing
ik' contract en a combination, bid at
- .$3,690. r
Jnson said a total of five con-
tractors bid for the general con
' Cemetery Being
i y A corporation formed recently
' i , by the Pink Hill business men and
; , others, and chartered by the Sec-,
;i "A retary of State; provides for a per-
petual care cemetery for the Pink
Hill commuity, according to a re-
The project was set up several
' V;. months ago, and is to be. located
j , on a tract of land West of the town
. on Highway 11, which was form-
erly. owned by Wrenn Brothers
;V '-" Lumber Company of $'der City.
,2i: It Is to be know as Oak Ridge
Memorial Park. Sixteen stock hol-
( 'ders have been listed and attorney
for the group s W. F. Simpson of
1- ... A 1 - I- Ji , 1
i'i be.n named and plans for the
meeting'of the stock holders scne-,
; . uii ltfn xiir cjeu ciuuEL a.
THE . v
Minister's Desk
By D. E. Parkerson, Warsaw ;
i" - Every new-preacher In a com-
i l lod of orientation that ; Includes
".'Bi .visitation. Such Is the case .with
' ? me In my new and much loved
!':comunlty of Warsaw':; .-ft . 1 -A
7" . There are always those who are
f -tS tfli receive him as one of the
a famiiv immediateiv. ana men mere
.Jwt-itlwie who look upon him as
one too pious and holy to have
; anything to .cu wun nus tnyouu
ij can happen and usually does. ; v i;
::;;-;;Such was the case .of a certain
' woman who was busy with her fall
r y S housecleanlng when the doorbell
.itng. 1 V ' ' i';'
J .'Sonny, answer the door and tell
whoever Is there tht I Jwent.to
xne siora sne gawcu, mu w,ciiu
Into a mall closet off the parlor.,
. Sonny obediently' trotted to the
door and repeated what was told
..';' him. 7 ('.,. . 1
Will she be in soonr'-sked
voice, that she' recognized as her
, new minister's. , -
"Dont know", laconically answ
ered Sonny. 1 , -4 1 '.'
'Well, TU wait." . t . 1
' About -ten minutes elapsed, Then
she was horrified to hear Sonny
'Say; you better '- to now, Mama
Is hiding in the closet and Til bet
i' e's tired by now." ,
it.l Lies, like 'chickens come
3 to roost '
fractures, concussion of the brain,
deep gash on the right arm and a
badly cut right ear.
The tanker which was In colli'
sion with the death ear was driven was standing under the shelter out
by James William Crumpler, of of the rain.
Goldsboro. I The fuel did not catch afire af-
: Initial investigation reveals thatjter a large hole was punched into
the Jmpact occurred In the left the tanker; causing it to pour out.
lane of traffic with the tanker tra- The motor of the car caught fire
vellng north. The car driven by
Stout was traveling south on high
way 117. A heavy rain was falling
In the area at the time of the an
cldent. ,
' The youth had been to Faison
to a dance and were returning
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nome vu w auacei wnen ineaccf
After the impact the tanker,
loaded with fuel OH, rammed into
tract, three for electrical, two for
heating and three for plumbing.
At the same time. Coastal Con
struction Co., of Rose Hill, recei
ved the contract for constructiong
sewerage disposal systems at B.
F. Grady and Chinquapin schools.
The total bid was $12,000. Five
contractors ' bid on the two pro
jects. '
CP&L Celebrating
The glow of electric arc lights
und the clang of trolleys accomp
anied the birth of Carolina Power
b Light Company on July 13, 1908.
In the days that followed, orga
nizational details were completed
and operation was underway by
August U W
i . A; fsmily'V-'of 1 L500 customers
comprised the business iun
ago. t. Today the system serves
403.000. , ,
Marking its Golden Anniversary
this week, CP&L salutes the en
terprise of the early pioneers who
helped bring electricity to the 300
caroliina communities whidh
now serves. The anniversary is
marked by as little fanfare as at
tended its origin; but all across
the system major projects are pre-, for Raleigh, but for Sanford, Jon
narinff for still sreater erowth in' esbono and the Fayetteville ln-
the next half-century
The system's largest generator
Is 'going on the line" at Moncure.
A still larger one ' Is under con
struction near Hartsvllle; and plans
call for enlarging the Tillery hy-
William Skinner
Jailed On Murder
Charge
William Skinner, negro of Bow
den is In jail without priviledge
of bond for the fatal shooting of
Willi.- Swinson Jr. age 23, at a
uke joint in Bowden Saturday
nii;ht about 1 a.m.
j
I the failure of the thirl record to
i . ... ... .... , .
I play, 'he "asked for some money
back. An argument ensued be
tween Swinson and Alton Skinner,
the owner. William Skinner is al
leged to have picked up a 25 cali
ber pistol and' shot Swinson. The
charge struck him in his spine
and came out his abdomen. He
died instantly.
Skinner has confessed to ' the
crime, . Alton Skinner is charged
with ' accessory to the crime. He
is out of jail under a $1,000 bond.
Patients In Duplin
General
The following patients were ad
mitted to Duplin Generlal Hospi
tal during the past week. ,';,
. Magnolia: . Hattie Ruth Knowles,
Baby v Boy Knowles, Sonie Dixon
Middleton. e f
Warsaw; Baby Girl Parker (c),
Mary Ann Best, Bobby Scott Loc
kamy,' Joyce Arlene Braswell,
Lula White Cromity (c),"-. Vemes
sta Wilson c. " . ' ,
Wallace: Lizzie Maready Hatcher
John D, Newkirk c), Hettie DaU
Alberta .Scarbourgh; U. c&ku'
Teachey: Rannie D. Farrior (c).
Kentnsville: Virginia Asely Pe
nny, Viola Boykin Moore c), Gene
C. Futrell, Cordell Johnson, Pearl
C. McGowen, Claudis Oee Thomas
Mildred Britt. Matthls. ' ,
Rose Hill:: Faye Teachey Jones,
Baby Girl Jones (Glenda Faye),
Homer L. Usher. "
Faison: Catherine Louise Hill (c)
Chinquapin: yera h. Easter.
Fink Hill: Sannie SummerHn-
Into Dooni 1
one of the stauons at the Bowd.n
Cross Roads causing the shelter to
fall and injuring tarry Frederick,
8-yeai-old Negro,
of Bowden. He
after all occupants had been re-
moved.
Fire Departments from Warsaw,
Faison and Mt Olive answered
calls to the wreck .scene to stand
by In case the fuel ignited.
No charges have bseq made to
date because Investigation is so
incomplete and questioning of the
occupants of the car Is impossible
at present according to Highway
Patrol spokesman.
Funeral service for Miss Samp
son were held Saturday at 4 pjn.
from the Wallace Baptist Church.
The Rev. Forest Maxwell offici
ated. Burial was in Rockfish Ceme
tery.
Surving are Mr. and Mrs. Sammy
Sampson, her parents, of Wallace;
Mrs. Joseph Wood, a sister of Wal
lace and Miss Patricia Sampson,
a sister of the home; and Mrs. An
gus Hood, a sister, of Zebulon.
Pallbearers were: Harry Puckett,
Leroy Maready, Julian Jessup, Tur
ner Rivenbark Jerry Henderson
and Gordon Lee Whitaker.
50 Years Service
' droelectric plant. Like its early
predecessors, the company is stlu
pioneering la an atomic power
project.
The 1908 charter united Central
Carolina, Consumers Light &
Power of Sanford and the Raleigh
Electric Company, which in turn
was born of several street lighting
and trUy venules dating back
as tar as 1858. . .:..--
- TbroufiOt" the Consumers oonv
party, CP&L had acquired the
which went into operation on the
Buckhdrn hydroelectric tfamt
Cape Fear on New Year's, 1908,
after eight years of personal sac
rifice by Its promoters.
Buckhorn was the principal po
wer source of the area, not only
dustrlal community.
CP&L's second major generating
project was completed' In June,
1912, at Blewett Falls on the Pe
Dee River near Rockingham. It
was begun in 1907, stopped when
the Rockingham Power Company
went Into receivership in 1909, and
was resumed in 1911 when Yad
kin River Power Company, a CP&L
subsidiary, adqulred (the proper
ties. Its capacity was almost 10
times that of Buckhorn.
CROSSES BORDER
Yadkin River served- Rocking
ham, Hamlet and Wadesboro, and
In 1912 "crossed the border" to
Cheraw, S. C. This entry into South
Carolina was climaxed May 30 of
this year when CP&L broke ground
for a 250,000-horseppwer generator
Continued On Back
Rev. Lewis
Ordained Sunday
At Faison
The Rev Herbert T. Lewis was
ordained into the Presbyterian
Ministry and installed as Pastor of
the Faison and Calypso Churches
Sunday night July 27.
; The impressive service was held
in the Faison .Church at six o'clock
after the officers and wives o the
Calypso anl Faison Churches had
entertained at supper in the Faison
Community Building, In addition
to the honor guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis and small son Mark the visi
ting ministers and thele wttveS
and out-of-town guests attended
the supp r.
The Rev. Mr. Lewis ia a graduate
of King's College in Bristol, Tenn
essee and Union Theological Semi
nary in Richmond, Va. He la the1
ion tt Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lewis of
Rock; Island. Illinois, and; he ser
ved with the U. S. Marines during
World War I. During his Semi
nary trairiing he served. George
Klrby and Antioch Churches of
Goldsboro as ; a student minister,
Mrs. Lewis is the former Margaret
Long of Goldsboro daughter of G
M. Long and the late. Mr. Long.:
. The Commission of Wilmington
Presbyterian In aharge of the Ordl
nation and Installation was Dr. L.
A. Taylor, Th. D. Executive Sec
retary of -Wilmington.. Presbytery.
Tha Rev. Mr. Norman H, Flowers
of Warsaw, The Rev, Mr. Charles
S. MeChesney if. Wallaea and Mr.
Melvln G, Cording Elder of Wal
lace, " 1 - ,
TES SPG.TfS
-:- By Joe Cost in
The Warsaw Little League 'All
Stars" defeated the All Star of
, Rose Hill In Wallace this past Mon
day night ' 4-3 behind the three
hit pitching of Mickey Walker
Walker gave up only three singles
and did not allow a single free pass.
Arthur Minshew drove In the win
ning run In the seventh. All games
scheduled this comidg Wednesday
afternoon in the Little League
will not be played due to the All
star Tournament in Wallacs. Wal-
ace All Stars defeated Burgaw's
All Star last Friday night 9-3. War
saw won over Rose Hill this past
Monday night 4-3. On Wednesday
night of this week Warsaw will
play Wallace for the champion
ship. Dont forgrt to go down to
Wallace Wednesday night at 8:00
P. M. and cheer for the Warsaw
All Stars and help them come home
champions.
The results of the all star game
between Warsaw and Rose Hill:
. .Warsaw ,'AII Stars"
ab R H W
Elixson ss
Carlton 3rd
Minshew cf
Lock my If
Albertson rf
Lane 2nd
Britt c
Knowles 1st
Walker p
McNeil
Quinn
Anderson
Rose Hill
Cottle 3rd
Cole p
Hardison 2nd
Herring ss
Longest cf
Garris If
Robinson c
Johnson 1st ,
Singletary rf
"All
Stars"
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The best" news of last week was
the Jaycees defeated the league
leading undefeated Lions 13-7. The
Jaycees tied up the game at five
all in the third and then scored
two runs in the fourth on an er
ror, fielders choice and a walk
n
ft
DEFEAT LIONS The Warsaw Jaycees Little League baseball
team handed the Warsaw Lions entry in the Little League their first
defeat of theseason last week. Members of the Jaycees team are. Clay
ton Graham, Billy Wood, Larry Swinson, Jerry Alber.teon Charles
West, Larry Pittman, Donnie Tu Iner, Arnold Davis Harold Lewis Bar
ney Sheffield, Phill Bell Harry Tiilgpen, James Pittman, Beaton Mat
thews Graham Blackburn" and Manager Allen Dranghan.
Have Corn Acreage Measured At Once
If Want Price Support, On Com
Farmers in commercial corn
counties who expect to apply for
price support on their corn must
have corn acreage measured oy an
ASC representative, according to
Theadford Harrell Chairman of the
Duplin County, ASC Committee if
the acreage has not already been
measured. This is necessary, he said
to de ermine that the corn acreage
is not in excess of the farm corn
acreage allotment. It is necessary
that this be done immediately be
cause the final date for disposing
of excess corn acreage is August
10,712 License Sold
Wratera Auto Associates Store in
Wallace reports that since Janu
ary 1 of 1958 through July 25 they
have sold a total of 6,900 auto li
cense plates, 12 motor cye JIc
enses, 1771 private trucks, 635 farm
trucks. 1268 class K, tractors. 128
class L. tractors. A total of 10,713
licenses with 143 transfers. ,. . x-
They want: to thank thelt Wanr
friends and to offer their contin
ued good, quick and eilcieat ser
vice In th future. - , - .
to go ahead to stay. After giving
up five irins to the Lions in the
first on two hits, Charles Ander
son blanked them the next four
on three hits. Jerry Albertson
started for the Jaycees and Bill
Wood came in end the second and
was the : winning pitcher. Albert
son lead the winner with three
for four. Paul Britt lead the losers
with a siile and a double.
The. Legion defeated the Rotary
4-3 behind the two-hit pitching
of Lynn Hilton. Mickey Walker
the strong horse of the Legion
team lead his club wth two for
three. And one for the books
probably the only unassisted dou
ble play by a right fielded in the
history of baseball was made by
the Rotary's Bobby Gavin. Gavin
caught a ow line drive off the
bat of Mickey Walker and ran on
in and tagged first base to double
off Ray Lane before he could get
back to the base.
Standing Second We k - Second
Half of Litle League Season.
(July 26th.)
Name Won
Lion 3
Legion 3
Jaycees 2
Rotary 1
Lost
Football Notes
James Kenan Tigers open their
1958 football season on Sept. 5
with Dixon High School. Three
new opponents have been added
this year North Duplin, Jack
sonville and Swansboro. Swansboro
and North Duplin have become
members of the East Central Con
ference. Members of the East Con
ference. Members of the East Cen
tral Conference this year are: Ja
mes Kenan, North Duplin, Mt. Oli
ve, Swansboro, Burgaw, Beulaville
and Richlands. Other games will
be with Dixon and the Tigers old
opponents, Wallace. f
Coach Taylor ujrges afj JJte
to have their physical by August
11 and to be in shape and -ready
o go August 11 at 4 pjn. Warsaw
Gym New shoes may be purch
ased August 11.
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For this reason Mr. Harrell re
quested producers who watt to
apply for price support on corn and
whose acreage has not been meas
ured to immediately file a request
for measurement with the county
ASC office. Producers who later
request measurement of their corn
acreage to determine price support
eligibility will not be permitted
to destroy excess acreage after
August 1.
InWaimRobbed
! investigation la f underway in
the robbery of the Richfield Ser
vice Station fin WatsawJ which
becured some time during Saturday
night ; .; - ''::'
Entrance was 'made through a
bath, room, window and the; rob
ber left by lifting a folding door
hi the station. $500 was taken from
the .eash register. ' There iwas no-:
thing' else' mlsslns.,;vS rl'r-t,:?-
The station is operated by Oliver
Xdawards of .Warsaw.. .
Bfieh
Still Dsetroyed
Deputy W. O. Houston destroyed
a 60 gallon steel drum in Cypress
Creek township, Friday afternoon.
Along with the destruction of the
still was 4 barrells of mash, 1 cop
per condenser and a copper cap.
No arrest was made.
Possession of Whiskey
Rossie Pickett age 19 of Cypress
Creek was arrested Saturday af
ternoon for possession of one half
gallon of non tax paid whiskey.
A $200 bond was posted for ap
pearance to county court.
Henry David Rivenbark of Caly
pso has bpen driving large trans
ports trucks for the past 20 years
and to date has never had an ac
cident. Rivenbark now drives for
Calypso Veneer Company. He is
brother of N. T. RiveWark of
Kenansvllle. '
Levi D. Swinson and C. M. Mer
ritt of Mt. Olive, Rt. 2, and Ed
and Carson Holmes of Albertson
are leaving Sunday for Canada to
cure tobacco. They will be located
at Tilsonburg, Ontario.
Swinson has been going to Ca
nada for the past fifteen seasons.
He says they cure tobac;o there
in exactly ttie ame manner as we
do, but that they have a dHir
ent selling system. Upon hieing
asked how he liked the people in
Canada, he replied that people
were about the same everywhere,
some good and some bad.
Thr first Principals' meeting of
Duplin County will be held Monday
August 4, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting
will be held in the Kenansville
Elementary School. Did you rea
ize that there are 11,000 boys and
girls in the Duplin County Schools?
Mrs. F. W. McGowen, popular
member rf the James Kenan High
School faculty, received a painful
burn Saturday night, when she
took a jar of soup mixture from
'toTm&t cookM'it. &eaa
spraying her with fine not liquid.
Mrs. McGowen is pending a few
days in the hospitafc;.but seems to
be in excellent spirits..
Rev. Lauren Sharp from Kenan
svllle fire department is attend
ing the 71st annual State Fireman's
convention in Lumberton. More
than 1,200 are expected to attend,
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Community Rural
Improvement
Progam - Mail Box
In cooperation with the program
for improving mail box supports
roiducted by the Teacher of Ag
riculture in the Douglass High Sc
hool, the Warsaw Post Office, and
the Rural Carriers of the Warsaw
Post Office, we wist call on the
RFD patrons tr cooperate in this
program. "RURAL MAIL BOX
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM".
The mail box supports will be
constructed by the members of the
Douglass High School N. F. A. Cha
pter, at a cost of $250 per post.
Persons furnishing their own mate
rials may get their supports con
structed free.
For additional information con
tact your rural carrier, the post
master or W. E. RFoster at the ag
riculture building of the Douglass
High School.
CLASS REUNIONS
AT THE CLIFFS
The B. F. Grady Class of 1957
had its second reunion at the Neuse
River Cliffs Sunday July 27. Mem
bers of the class present for the
picnic lunch were Carole J. Moo
dy, Carolyn H. Malpass, Mr. aim
Mrs. George Westbrook. L. E. Wil
liams, Wayland Davis, Robert Gra-
Av Braxton Grady Kyan omun,
Wade Rhodes, Dan Wallace, Je
rome Page, and Betty Rae yuinn.
There were also four visitors who
nioved the delicious lunch. Many
members of this class came during
the afternoon.
The 1958 graduates of Grady had
their first Reunion Sunday July
27 at the Cliffs. A good picnic
supper was enjoyed by Perry Gra
dy Remus Creel, Klrby Page, Ve
rde Thompson, Jimmy oouuwr
Frederick Rhodf Thomas
Patterson, Donald Grady, Ted Gray
West Kornegay, Herman runes var-
lyle Herring, Patricia nernng.
Nancy Kornegay, Nancy Grady
Charlotte Smith, Linda. Holt, nd
Scarlett t-;!r3S
Mr. Bdgar Wells wag "present tor,
both happy reunions. . . :
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LEAF PRICES ARE UP
Border Belt
Tie Border Beit Mark ts are
prepared for a big opening on Tu
esday, August 5. With the Geor-gie-Fiortda
belt opening on July
29, average prices were estimated
as much as approximately $4.00
to $10 a hundred pounds above
the figures for the 1957 opening,
Everyone is optimistic.
Deep Bottom
Negro Killed
investigation continues into the
death of Ash Scarboro, 60, Negro,
who was killed Saturday night as
he walked beside the road in the
Deep Bottom Bridge section.
Craig King 18, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Garland King, of route 1, Tea
chey, was driving the car when
the accident occurred.
Ctfroner Garland Ktfonely said
that Scarboro apparency was kil
led instantly. There was little sign
of external injuries, other than a
broken leg.
No hearing has been 'held to date.
Patrolman J. S. Briley, has been
unable to complete his investigation.
Blood Testing Program Gets Good Start
The Blood Testing Program whi
ch started in Duplin County on
July 25, got off to a fine start on
Saturday when 413 blood speci
mens were taken in Wallace and
the rural vicinity. Four teams were
working. Each team consists of one
blood taker and one clerk. The
personell, from the State Board of
Health, is working under the su
pervision of the County Health
Department.
This county-wide program is
free to everyone. If they fail to
corrtaot yon, you oonftafct them!.
Tbey plan to. jsrtxy. road in
the County. All bto2. takers are
wearing white jackets rod can be
easily recognized. At times they
even use a public address system
on their cars.
David Hammond One of the blood
takers from the State Dept. sta
ted that when positive cases are
found, the Individual is notified
by mail and he can attend the free
health clinic which will be held
at the county health office or he
can go to his own private doctor.
The treatment is simpe and fast
and can be accomplished In ap
proximately four trips.
Hammond also stated that people
who have blood disease in a latent
stage may not even know it. The
terrible thing is that it will show
Faison Gels
New Doctor
The town of Faison is to get
a new doctor.
Dr. W. E. Watts, a native of No
rth Wilkesboro, plans to begin pra
ctice in early August. He will oc
cupy Che office previously oc
cupied by Dr. D. W. Glascock,
who left Faison in 1957.
Watts is a graduate of Bowman
Gray Medical School, and he in
terned at Pittsburg General Hos
pital in Pittsburg, Pa.
Uncle Pete From Chittlin Switch
SATS
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
I was shocked to read in a mag
azine piece last night where Euro
peans dont pay much attention
to Columbus Day. I never knowed
before that the whole world did
n't celebrate on that occasion.
Of course, over here we don't
pay no attention to it. The banks
sometimes close up fer that day,
but they're closing up all the time
anyhow, so we can't judge the im
portance of Columbia Day by whe
ther or not they shut down. But
over in Europe they ought to
make a triple-decker out of that
day and I personally would appre
ciate them Europeans paying a
little more atttention to it.
I wish you would read up on
history and find out how them
folks in Europe got along afore
Columbus discovered ' 'Alme-rio.
Where did they borrow their
money from? Who did they use
fer reserves to throw In when
hey was about to lose a war'
Who come to their rescue after
they ' had won and didn't have no
thing left to live onT Who rescued
civilization ever twenty year in
them days? 1 wish you'd look these
things up. Mister Editor, and ;let
me know. v'i;4,;'!ss- t'S!
I reckon tt was a bad day far
the Indians when cohimbus di-'
Opens Hug. 5
The Border Belt is ready to
start sales on Tuesday morning
at 9:00. Lumberton has 3 complete
sets of buyers and over 30 acrs
of Floor space. They sell 6600 bas
kets daily and have six warehou
ses. Whiteville boasts of 16 giant ware
houses with a sale every day at
every warehouse and three sets
of buyers.
Ciiaidluirn, Fairmor. Olarkton
and Fair Bluff are prepared for
the farmers when they arrive on
Tuesday morning. Look in this pa
per and see their ads.
Prospects appear good for one
of the best crops Eastern North
Carolina farmers have ever had
for the number of acres planted.
Seasons have been good and, the
curing process has been yielding
some top quality tobacco.
It is hoped that once the Bor
der Belt and Eastern Belts get
into full swing, that millions of
dollars will be poured into East
ern North Carolina's economy as
the result of high dollar sales.
From the appearance of sales on
the Georgia-Florida Market, it
looks like a good year for tobacco
farmers.
up in later years in heart dis
ease, insanity, blindness and vari
ous forms of lameness..
The goal for blood testing in
Duplin County is 4500 to 5000. This
program has been most successful
n other counties throughout the
state. It is interesting to note that
one of he leading research cen
ters for the nation is at the Uni
versity of. North Carolina. There
they are constantly working fin
better tests for VD.
Cliffs Attendance
Off For Summer
For the first time since Cliffs
of the Neuse State Park, near
Seven Springs became a State op
erated park, attendance foif the
current year shows a decline over
the same period for the previous
year.
Bruce Price, Park Superintend
ent said today that figures which
have ben compiled (which do not
include July) show that only
58,290 people have visited the
Park this year through June 30
as cofpared to 77.909 for the same
period one year ago.
Two major faotors are respon
sible for the drop in attendance
One is adverse weather conditions
during the early part of 1958. How
ever, another important thing .'1
that Highway 111. which pasw
by the entrance to the Cliffs. hfr5
been blocked this summer becaf
of work being done along the h
way. This has cut off much of tue
traffic from Goldsboro and po'i--l
i north of Mie city.
j The 19.611 dSrop in attendance
' was recorded over the six months
j but in June alone the drop was
u,wi over last year. Mienaance
will definitely be off in July,"
Price said. "I don't know exactly
how much yet, but it will be off.
It is also noted that swimmer
for June declined 1010.
covered America, but it was a
pretty good day fer you and me.
but what it was to us ain't no
thing compared to what it was fer
them Europeans and I wish you
would find out just how they is -celebrating
the day over the-e.
Do the banks all close up that day
and the guvernments refuse to ask
fer a loan from the United States
on that hallowed occasion- If they
ain't celebrating proper, I fer one
am going to complain.
If I was a Eurpean $ would put
Columbus several noteh.es abov
Napoleon and Bismark and Julius
Caeser. From Europe's standpoint
Columbus discovered a gold mine,
to heck with the East Indies or
where ever he though he was go
ing. Things was sorter slow up at the
country store Saturday night As
a rule, the boys up there ain't a-.
bove giving a good rumor a little ,
momentum, but it was too hot even
fer that. Ed DooUttle announced
that his grandson had won a sch
olarship to some college. Ed was
mighty proud and I was proud fer
him. I knowed lust how he felt
just Uke I felt that time my dot
won a prise at the county fair. -,,
' i Tow traly, '