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VOLUME XXVI No. 29
KENANSVI1X& NOKTM CAROLINA. THURSDAY JULY 23, 1959
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Tcbccb M:r!;el$i
To Open Aug. 18
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Tobacco Belt Markets will open
on .August JJB, thi year.
I la 1953, the markets opened on
The Border Belt opens July 30.
Because of the long rains, it
is felt that a considerable amo
unt of, tobacco "will still be in
the -fields of Eastern North Ca
rolina -when the market opens.
Some farmers say,, for this rea
son, sales will be unusually, light
during first cquple of weeks,,
STREET DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
lonansuille
; Danee And Bargains
" Put all the younfuns in .your
car, buggy., or Jnst plain walk,
but be sure you don't miss the
big Street Dance la Kenansville
Saturday nlght
. In one of the biggest town pro
motions in the history of Kenans
ville, .the Merchants and Kenans
ville Junior Chamber of Com
merce are- not only providing
entertainment Saturday night
but are also putting on Bargain
IayS -with bargains galore m
all stores in an effort to show
tiieir appreciaticji far citizens
patronage over the years.
The Street Dance will begin at
8 p.m. at the end of Main Street
in front of the County Court
House. Music for the festive oc
casion will be furnished by the
Lymaneers, of the Lyman Com
miinity Jill talent for this event
is Duplin born and 'bred.
Althuigh fhere? riQi be no big
mis
By
. jCoachei Bill Taylor and Bill
Helton announced a few days ago
that the bell would ring August
12th at 3:00 for all hopeful foot
ball boys at James Kenan High.
Coach Taylor and Helton pointed
but with a half smile "We should
have a pretty fair ball club this
year." Coach Taylor was very
upset over the injury to his big
220 pound tackle All Conference
Shannon Brown, Coach Helton,
said with a sad look on bis face,
"three weeks before our first
practice and Browii is out of ac
tion.' Brown will be out for
1 about six weeks and will pro
bably miss -the first game of the
season with Pamlico.
"Against Nature
Louis Jefferson Pollock, 30 Ne
" ro, of near Beulaville, has pled
; guilty to a charge of "crime a
, gainst nature and non-support in
a hearing before Magistrate G.
S. Muldrow.
j 'Pollock was arrested Wednes
day morning and given a hearing
after his wife swore out a war
rant making the charges.
V: Pollock is in Duplin County
Jail under $1,000 bond. His case
will be tried in Duplin Superior
Court
I Riins Over Man
?n Owii Front Tard
Ori Saturday afternoon 'at 5:45,
Fred Scott, 81 yean of age, was
i standing . in his - front yard m
' the Summerlin' Crossroad Sec
tion. A 1954 panel truck, driven
by Victor Southerland Moore,
white male of Kelly, North Caro
lina, came down the road 'travel
ling South and ran in "the ditch
: three times. From the ditch, he
went into, the yard and ran over
Mr. Scott,- back out of the yard
onto the highway, for about : 36
feet, ran in another ditch and as
vthe car stopped Moore went fast
; .asleep. . ,
Mt. Scott received let and hip
: injuries, -v- 1
Moore Is in jail Under a $1,000
bond and charged ' with driving
his truck in a wreck! ess manner,
driving in a manner resulting in
personal injury, possession of
non tax paid whiskey. "
Patrolman G. R, Stewart in
vestigated the accident. 1 u
FASTEST GROWING
Ci
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By Fanl Barwick
Cliffs of- Neuse State Park,
near Seven Springs, is the fast
est growing State Park in the
State System of Parks.
Until the land was donated by
private citizens to the State for
development, only those res!
dents within a few miles of the
Cliffs knew of the senic beau-
To Have Big Street
speech making, the merchants
of Kenansville are going all out
to see that you have a good time
and save money.
A.1 J. Summerlin, Jaycee, has
been working with the Kenans
ville promotion and is chairman
of the Street Dance. The last
such event as this was held in
August, 1955.
M. B. Holt Co., in connection
with the event, is having its an
nual July Sale. The Sale begins
Friday and will end Saturday ni
ght at 8 p.m. with the drawing
for several valuable prices.
At M. B.'Holt Co. -Friday aad
Staurday, the Carolina Power
and Light .Company Home Eco
nomist, Miss , White, will be on
hand to perform various demon
strations. The first 40 ladies into
Halt's store , will receive flree
hose. To 'be given away t'at the
drawing Saturday night is. a Mo-
spouts
JoeCosfm
BILL TAYLOR
Coach Taylor announced today
that the first practice will be
held August 12th at 3:00 on the
old Warsaw Field. He said, "all
boys who do not have shoes con
tact me as soon as possible; and
in case you do not have shoes
the representative will be. down
on the 12th so have your money
then."
The following outstanding boys
will be missed when the Tigers
take the field; All Conference
Buddy Blanchard, one of the Ti
gers hard charging backs, All
Conference Drew Grice, Alf Con
ference Bobby Bizzell, All Con
ference Ernest Knowles, ; Jay
Kornegay, Joe Dunn, and Brooks
Boyette. In other, words James
Kenan lost eight men by gradu
ation and six of the eight were
(oontlnnea ' en back)
jailed In Gun
Willie Frank Carlton, Negro, is
being held in Dupliq County jail
awaiting trial, under (600 bond
for the shotgun shooting of Wil
lie David Armstrong, Negro, at
Mount Gilliard Church, near Mt.
Olice, Sunday. . -
Armstrong was first carried to
Wayne ' Memorial ; Hospital : but
was transferred to Duplin Ge
neral Hospital Tuesday, accord
ing to Sheriff Ralph Miller. Ar
mstrong, shot in the legs, is said
in good condition. ' : ' ' j
Investigation into the shooting
is being done by Sheriffs De
puty Murray . Byrd and ' N. L.
Tadlock. . -;; -
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PARK IN" NORTH CAROLINA
ty of the area, which is know now
as Cliffs' of the Neuse State Park.
But now, the park is know near
and far for being an ideal place
for an evening of enjoyment with
the family, a wonderful location
for campers, and for picnickers
and family reunions
Because of the rapid growth
in popularity, The Cliffs State
narch Electric range, bottle
warmer and floor lamp. Registra
tion is free. Winners must be
present to claim their prizes.
Other merchants in Kenans
ville are putting onspecials for
the two-day event. So, don't
miss out on this big event. You'll
long remember the fun you had
and the savings you made in
Kenansville in July, 1959.
Heat and Too Much
Friday, Sat.
To Flop; Tips on Saying Tobacco Given
Intensive heat following a pe
riod of history making rainfall
is playing havoc with Duplin's
tobacco crop.
Although County Farm Agents
will not venture to guess a per
centage of the tobacco which has
flapped in the fields, it is said
by County Agent Vernon H. Rey
nolds that "a lot has flopped."
Sandy. land tobacco is not suf
fering venr much -from the ex-
Jssiva rainfall The tobacco pla-
rftifd- on" heavier types of soil
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is suuering xrom loo muco wa
ter because the soil is holding
the water.
Reynolds says that farmers sh
ould harvest their tobacco twice
each week where barn space is
available arid the labor can be
secured. By harvesting the to
bacco twice, weekly, a good por
tion of the tobacco' which would
be lost otherwise will be saved.
. Although some of the tobacco
has flopped, this does not mean
that all this tabacco will be
lost. Reynolds says that if far
mers can harvest the leaf before
it becomes "dried out", then it
can be saved.
"Farmers will probably be
gin seeing leaf spot diseases in
their tobacco fields," Reynolds
Patients At Duplin
The following patients were
admitted to Duplin General Hos
pital during the past week.
WARSAW
Sarah Mae Herring
Baby Boy Herring
Dana Kaye Rivenbark
Clara Mae Carr
Baby Boy Carr
Marion Howard Whitfield
Patrick Ervin Whitfield
Lucy Alberta Carlton
Baby Girl Carlton
Lois Louise Draughan x
Baby Girl Draughan
David Earl Bostic
Betty Jane Whaley
CLINTON
Thurman Oates
CHINQUAPIN
William Franklin Dail
Maggie Lou Farley
Baby Boy Farley
Mary Brown Sloan
BEULAVILLE
Jessie Ann Thomas
Josephine Cottle Wickline
KINSTON
Manley Pigford Whaley
WALLACE
Pender Junior James '
Cathy Lynn Jenkins
Lucille Best Hardison
KENANSVILLE
James N. Bowden
Christina Strickland Davis
PINK HILL
Roma Lou Smith
Bert Smith
Anthony Gene Jones
MT. OLIVE
N. B. Best ;
Willie Frank Carlton
MAGNOLIA' p ' i
Eunice Ray Hooks
Baby Girl Hooks "
SEVEN SPRINGS V ;
Sallie Smith Wallace i ,
ROSH HILL' :;V
Jean Catherine Winston 1 i'
Baby Boy Winston ...J If : I'-,
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Park has reached in a relatively
short time what is a very de
finite "over crowded condition
with insufficient space for ex
pansion and to keep down con
gestion." At the present time, there arc
365 acres in the Cliffs State Park.
Most of the land is in use. There
is no room for expansion. The
Federal Gas Tax
Refund Blanks
Are Available
A supply of Federal Gas Tax
refund blanks for farmers are
now in the hands of Duplin Co
unty Farm Agents.
Vernon H. Reynolds, County
Farm Agent, said farmers who
filed a gas tax refund last year
have already been mailed blanks
for this year.
The refund is for the period
July 1, 1958 through June 30,
1959. The returns must be filed
not later than September 30.
Rain Causing Weed
said. "These diseases usually
show-up after an excessive amo
unt of water has fallen on the
crop."
Thereis nothing which can be
done to prevent this, he reports.
About the only thing which can
be done to salvage some of the
weed thus affected is to harvest
it as soon as possible.
Rainfall during July in Dup
lin County has been from two
average "rainfall fdr'the montMT
Reynolds said one farmer who
has a rain guage in his yard
told him 18 inches of rain has
already fallen on his farm. Wil
bert Jones, Assistant Soil Con
servationist, says that about 10
inches of rain has been measur
ed at his house. George Penny,
Duplin Soil Conservationist, says
that about eight inches has fallen
at his house in Kenansville, des
pite the fact that his rain mea
suring instrument is under a tree
and has been somewhat shelter
ed. .
The average rainfall in Duplin
during July is. from four to six
inches. The annual average rain
fall in Duplin runs from 48 in
ches to 50 inches.
3 Persons Are
Sought For -.
Beating Woman
Three persons are still being
sought by the Duplin County
Sheriff's Department for the
beating of Miss Cora Brown, a
bout 45, last Saturday morning.
Sheriff Ralph Miller said one
of these being sought is Berry
Powell, Jr., of Wallace, and two
James sisters.
Miss Brown received a black
eye and multiple cuts and brui
sess in the beating. The incident
occurred near Miss Brown's
home, located about two miles
east of Chinquapin.
Investigating the case are
Sheriff Miller and Deputies Nor
wood Boone and W. O. Houston.
All involved in theh case are
white.
P. L Fountain
Of Fountain Store
Succumbs At 76
P. "T.i Fountain, 78, of Rt 1,
Chinquapin, died Saturday in
Wilmington . hospital. Funeral
services were held from his home
here at 3 p-iri. by the "Elder Lon
nie Yopp. Burial was in the Fou
ntain cemetery. Surviving are
bis wife, Mrs. Lola Simpson Fou
ntain; four ; daughters, Mrs. Et
hel Sheppard, Mrs. Edna Futreal,
Mrs. Bonnie' Home and Mrs. Ba
sel : Williams of Chinquapin;
three son v Vonnie, Coy and Wor
lie of Chinquapin; three brothers
Ellis, S. B. and N. Q ef Chinqua
pin; three sisters, Mrs. v Nora
and Mrs. Gertrude Simpson' of
Chinquapin; ,12 " grandchildren;
six graeat-grandchildrne. '
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policy of State Parks is to pre
serve the scenic views as nature
has provided; but, at the same
time to provide facilities where
by the beauties of nature can be
more appreciated by those who
visit the State Parks. With this
in mind, it appears that addi
tional land will have to be se
cured at the Cliffs State Park in
order to keep the facilities from
becoming so close that the rustic
scenes of nature will be done a
way with.
All of the land, as stated above
to date has been donated. It ap
pears now that if the Cliffs is
going to grow and expand, that
the State Park System will have
to purchase some land. Park Su
perintendent Bruce Price says
that he has been advised that
Uie land on the western and sou
thern end of the Cliffs Lake can
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TO RETURN
Helicopter Finds
Excessive Week
In Duplin County
It has been reported that the
helicopter flying Duplin County
recently discovered three hidden
fields of tobacco.
Although the source of the in
formation cannot be revealed, it
has been learned by the Duplin
Times that when the final report
is made, the figure will "probab
ly be considerably higher."
A check in the Duplin ASC
office with Office Manager Rufus
Elks yields the information that
the "helicopter will return." Du
plin County is the only County
North Carolina which wm pe
checked in its entirety.
The helicopter was pulled, out
of Duplin when bad weather con
ditions continued to prevail. A
date for the return of the heli
copter has not yet been announ
ced. Border Belt To
Open July 30
Border Belt Tobacco Mar
kets are set for the big open
ing on Thursday, July 30.
Warehousemen at Thlte
ville, Lumberton, Chadbourn,
Fairmont, Clarktbn and Fair
Bluff are looking forward to
a big opening.
Because of the expected
decrease poundage over last
year's tobacco crop, prices
are expected to be better
than average for quality to
bacco. More and more emphasis
has been and is being placed
on a quality leaf. It will be
interesting to see what to
bacco companies will pay this
year for the quality leaf
which most farmers have
made an extra effort to pro
duce this year, despite the
drought and then excessive
rainfalls.
Warsaw Rotarians
Hear Guest Speaker
Chief Crummie
The Warsaw Rotary Club met
on Thursday, with president A.
Mitchell Britt, presiding. There
were 22 members present
An anniversary gift was given
to Dr. and Mrs. Ewers.
Program Chairman, Sidney
Apple, presented Chief of Police,
E. L. Crummie of Clinton, N. C
who spoke to the club on the
subject "Narcotics and law en
forcement and Dealing with Ad
dicts." : ;
There was a call meeting
the Board of Directors.
of
SCRAP PAPER
: . The ' ' Xeaansville Jayeees ,
Willie on Saturday after- f
noon, Jsdy 23. to. pick . p
."year scrap paper. Have, it
- ready and en yew front ye "
rch Jy ' 8aterday afternoon
U laslbie. This ia for Mxnr
le mWenM.:. . .
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liEAtll MLN This is a typical week
end scene at the Cliffs of Neuse Slate i'wk Lake
near Seven Springs. Bath'.iouse facilities are al
ready inadequate to accommodate those who
PICNICKERS T.iis crowded scene at the
Cliffs of Neuse pavilion in the picnic area was
taken at a time when every open table in the
Park's picnic area was filled to capacity. Thou
New Jury List Made In Duplin Co.;
Exemptions Under Law Are Given
Duplin County Jury List was
Mondav. July 20th. by
County Commissioners, according
to law. The names were taKen
from the 1958 tax lists as the law
specifies that the Jury List must
be remade every other year on
the odd year from the tax lists
fnr thp nrevinus vear. Jurv List
includes the names of all per
sons who reside in tne county
who are of good moral character
and have sufficient intelligence
to serve as members of grand
and petit juries. Persons having
the following occupations are
exempt:
All Practicing Physician, Li
Florie Currie
Back From Chicago
Florie Currie, 16, daughter of
Mrs. Florence Currie, of Kenans
ville, N. C, attended the 1959
National Convention of the Fu
ture Homemakers of America at
the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chi
cago, Illinois, July 13-17.
Florie, along with 2,000 teen
age delegates from all parts o
the United States, participated in
group work on such topics as
"Focws on the Family' and "Your
Future With Home Economics."
Through these discussions the
FHA'ers gained ideas for experi
ences and activities to carry eut
in local FHA chapters which will
help them to develop the abili
ties needed in home and family
life today. : " -
- While attending, the ; meeting,
Florie-participated in i skit .gi
ven by fous girls from the North
Carolina delegation. Seventy-se
ven girls and advisers attended. 4
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censed Druggists, Telegraph Op
erators, Train Dispatchers, Regu
larly Licensed Pilots, Ministers,
Active Members of a fire Com
pany, Funeral Directors and Em
balmers, Printers and Linotype
Operators, Millers of Grist Mills,
Railway Postal Clerks, Rural
Mail Carriers, Locomotive En
Seven Duplin County Men Draw 30-Day
Suspended Sentences For Trespassing
Seven Duplin County white , two miles north of Beulavillo on
men received 30-day suspended highway 111, has seven children.
road sentences on the condition .
that they stay away from the
house of Mrs. Eula Mae Mercer,
of near Beulaville.
The men, J. D. Hall, J. D. Thig
pen, Gurman Kennedy, Thomas
Bryant, B. F. Hobbgood, Jr.,
Sam Hobbgood and Ray Clifton
Bryant, were heard before Ma
gistrate C. C. Hester, in Kenans
ville, Saturday. The sentences
were suspended and all of the
men wereinstructed to pay Co
urt Cost individually.
The men had been arrested on
a warrant sworn out by Mrs.
Mercer on July 12, charging them
with trespassing and public dru
nkenness. Conflicting testimony was hea
rd at the trial. Mrs. Mercer said
the men broke into her house on
Sunday night, July 12. The men
all testified that she opened the
doot and turned them into her
house
The? incident was investigated
by Sheriff JUlph Miller ;v and
Highway f atrolman T. A.' Bryant
airs, jiarper. wno. uves-suouj
cj.wc w sv. 1.11. To meet present demand, it is re
commended that tlie bathhouse should be ex
panned by from one-tni d to one - hart of the
.present capacU--. iP.'.oto by Paul Barwi?k.)
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sands of Eastern North Carolina citizens picnic at
the Cliffs each week during the summer season.
More land is needed to expand this overcrowded
facility. (Photo by Paul Barwick.)
gineers, Brakemen and Railroad
Conductors, Radio Broadcast Te
chnicians, Announcers, Optome
trists, Registered or Practical Nu
rses, Attorneys at Law, Mem
bers of National Guard, N. C.
State Guard, Members of Civil
Air Patrol.
Continued On Back
Kelly Named Area
Chairman N C Asso.
vl V. Kellv of Service Motor
Company, Kenansville, has been
appointed an Area Chairman ef
the North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Association.
KpIIv will he the liaison man
between new car and truck dea
lers in Duplin County and both
the state organization and the
National Automobile Dealers
Association, said state President
C. Odell ' Sapp of Salisbury in
announcing the appointment.
' Sapp said Kelly will advise the
two associations on local matters
and keep local dealers informed
on state antt national affairs af
fecting the retail automobile bus
InMi TTa alan will conduct a 'ioint
memberahiD camnaien of bout
organisations in the fall. 1 , ,
"we feel fortunate io nave nis
services," Sapp addedfor this
is a Vital position in our organis
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