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s f i i 5 C in the best of spirits I
; jM&i&0'''J0' nd health and that Ifl
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Methodist Church District Conference
to!jBHeld
t TheTM(lofejH 'B'omtfHi Evangelism w 1 1
jfy-iiw Methodtsf ' CPurch wilf be fspfiaSt. -
held at Farmvills Methodist Church,
on Friday. January 8, beginning at
8:45 a. n. Rev. H. M. McLamb.
J District Superintendent, will preside.
I , Highlight Of the Conference will
i a worship' service and missions
' program, .beginning at 11:30 a. m.
; The inspirational speaker will be
' Kev. Carl Judy, a returned mission
ary from Korea. Appearing on the
pnissions program will be Rev. A.
C. Lee of Farmville, District Mission
Secretary; Rev. C. S. Boggs of Clin
ton.: President of the Conference
Board of Missions; Rev, 0. L. Hath
away of Raleigh, Conference Direc
tor of Church Extension; and Rev.
C, R. Hollowell, who wiU tell the
etory of the New Hope Church.
The evangelism program will be
.V charge of Rev. Leon Couch of
i jldsboro, ; District Secretary of
Evangelism, Waiter F. Anderson of
Raleigh, President of the Confer-
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The ChrLstian Education Program
will be in charge cf Rev. D. L.
Fonts cf Ml. Olive, Director of Gen
eral , Church School Work. Rev.
Leon RusEell of Rocky Mount will
speak on Christian Higher Education
in the Conference and representa
tives of Wesleyan College, Metho
dist College, and Louisburg College
will speak.
A. C. Edwards of Hookerton. Dis
trict Lay Leader, will discuss lay
activities in the district. J. Nelson
Gibson of Gibson, Conference Lay
Leader, will explain ' the Every
Member Canvas plans for next spr
ing. Women's work will be presented
by Mrs. Cecil M. Pate of Goldsboro,
President of the Dsitriot Woman's
Society of Christian Service.
Other features of the program in
clude Temperance, Rev. E. L. Earn
hardt; Golden Cross, Rev. G. C.
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KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA; THURSDAY
Megill; Methodist Retirement Home,
Rev. J. F. Coble, Superintendent;
Methodist Home for Children, Rev.
R. L. Nicks, Superintendent; Camp
Activities, Rev. W. C. Wilson; North
Carolina Advocate, Rev. L. A. Til
ley; Chjrstian Vocations, Rev. R. H.
Jordanp TV, 'Radio and 'Fim Com
mission, Rev. W. H. Kirby; District
Trustees, Seth B. Hollowell.
Membership of the District Con
ference is composed of two elected
delegates from each pastoral charge
and the following ex offico mem
bes: The pastors, Church School
Superintendents, Church Lay Lea
ders, WSCS President, Lay mem
bers elected to annual conference
at Rocky Mount. All Methodists have
been invited to attend.
There are 104 churches with 19,
302 members in the district. The dis
trict includes Wayne, Green, Dup
lin, and Sampson Counties and
parts of Pitt, Wilson, Johnson, and
Lenoir Counties.
Silva Pecora
Assaulted
Len PearsaH, a 17 year old color
ed youth of Bowden, is being held
in the Duplin County Jail, charged
with assault on Silva Pecora, prom
inent white man of the Bowden Com
munity. .The Assault occured at the Pecora
home where they were killing bogs.
Pearsall, tdledged to ' have been
drinking, came over to the Pecora
home to watch the hog killing. Evi
dently some words were exchanged
between the two Pearsall grabbed
a lard paddle and hit Pecora on the
bead causing a severe cut.
Pecora was sent to the Sampson
county Hospital for meaicai auen
tion and later released.
Pearsall was later arrested at a
neighbor's home- and is bow being
held In pie Duplin County Jail. ,
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- Duplin ' County Tax. Collector,
Harry Phillips, 'has ' released -the
following report for the month of
December of Duplin Tax Collections.
1959 .m... $32,659.32
1958
1957i
1956'
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1948
1945
1941
: rf: 4" A135.68
766.92
.-... 357.51
....,72.02
70.03
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64.74
64.36
317.02'
........ 1.19
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1940 ,.ta,;u,wk,.ii.. 1.39
19S9 i A. i . . . ii.il , .s, .. ' 1.47
1932 . . ... . . ....... .i .:. . . . . 2.93
1931 3.91
1930 ........... v.80
1929 .84
Sch. B .:;.....!...v.y.!,..i.. 55.00
337,312.81
TIPS SPORTS
-:- By Joe Cost in
The Big Five ( Chinquapin. Beu
laville, North Duplin, James Kenan,
and B. F. Grady) of Duplin County
will start regular season play start
ing January 4th. The schools will
open their doors bright and early
Monday morning of next week and
Coach Bill Helton's James Kenan
Tigers start the hardwood work that
night by traveling down to Burgaw
in a non-corf erence game.
Then on Friday night January 8th
Coach Helton will take his boys and
girls down to meet the undefeated
Beulaville teams. Coach Billy Bos
tic's Panther boys and girls both
undefeated with a 5-0 record open
the after - holiday break Tuesday
night against a strong Richlands
Duplin County Named One Of Finalist
For "County Of The Year Award"
Duplin County was named this
week as one of the finalist for the
1959 "County of the Year Award",
with Special reference to Negroes
in the Rural Progress Campaign.
builford, Bladen, and Wake are
also listed as finalist, according to
an announcement by , W. E. Reed,
Dean of the School of Agriculture
at A & T College and chairman of
the North Carolina Rural Progress
Committee. He said that the four
counties had won out in District Eli
minations in which 71 counties
were in competion during the past
year.
The contest. Sponsored by A & T
College, has been conducted since
1952 and the winning counties in
Investigation Continues Tadlock Death
Investigation into the mysterious
death of a Clinton insurance sales
man whose body was found in a
burning car near Faison on the night
of December 15, is continuing by
SBI Agents and county officers.
Duplin County Sheriff Ralph Mil
ler Said Wednesday that the case
is being worked by his office and
Sgl agents, but to date there is no
news to release, or that can be re
ported. - Coroner "Hector McNeill of War
saw has not ruled on the cause oi
death, pending the report from the
autopsy which is being performed
at Chapel Hill.
Joseph Barry Tadlock, 50, worker
NOT TOO LATE
Dr. Otto S. Matthews urges that
it is not too late to send in contri
butions for Christmas Seals. Total
collected to date is $2,681.66. The
goal is not met and funds are need
ed to support the county Tubercul
osis control program.
CLOSED
On New Year's Day the A & P
Store in Warsaw will be closed
. QUIET FOR HOLIDAYS
Sheriff Ralph Miller reports that
the office of the Sheriff was rather
quite for Christmas holidays. Of
course there was a murder, and a
near murder, but general disturban
ces throughout the county were not
what they were expected to be.
NEW OWNERSHIP
Mr. and. Mrs. Ivejr Fields of Ken
ansville have purchase Yore Store
in Kenansvule from Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Booth, and have started oper
ating It as of December 28. Mr. and
Mrs. Fields have lived in Kenans
vule a number of years and have
been very active in school and civic
affairs. ' '
MOTES BUSINESS
Preston .Holmes, Jeweler of Ken
.ansville, Is moving his Jewelry shop
to building next door to KenansvlUe
Barber Shop. Holmes will move to
'day. Kr'- ;' '
ILL . IN HOSPITAL .
A. J. Strickland of Warsaw has
been sick during the Christmas" hol
idays, and is now a patient in Clin
ton Hospital. Mr., Strickland's fri
ends wish for him a speedy 'e
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IN ONE FAMILY
On Sunday eiternoon.
27, Miss Helen Grace Baker daugh
ter of 9. F. Baker of Kenansvule,'
married William 'Madison Peyton in
a ceremony in New Bern, On Sun
day afternoon in Kenansvllle,' Miss
Mary Ina Rouse was wed to Lyman
Earl Jones, son of Mrs. Simon Jones
and the late Simon Joness On Sun
day night, Mrs. Simon 'Jones and
Mr. B. F. Baker of KenansvUle were
married. , Congratulations to all of
you ! How many of us could taHe.
three weddings. in one day. .
Briefs
DECEMBER 31, 1959.
team. If you remember the Panther
boys closed out the Pre-Christmas
season with an exciting 52-48 vic
tory over the strong Wallace-Rose
Hill Bulldogs. I understand Coach
Bostic has lost one of his starting
five . . . Larry Herring. I think
Larry moved to Richlands or Jack
sonville. Other games to be played during
the first week of school and the new
year are: Chinquapin at Penderlea
on January 5th., Richlands at Beu
laville on January 5th., and B. F.
Grady a Dover on the 5th. Then on
the 8th of course James Kenan goes
to Beulaville and B. F. Grady will
be at Chinquapin.
clude: Hertford, 1952; Orange, 1953;
Sampson, 1954; Nash, 1955; Person,
1956; Duplin, 1957; and Bertie, 1958.
The State Committee will visit
each of the finalist counties from
January 18-21 to make "on the spot"
evaluations to select the winning
county. Dr. Reed stated that the
final decision would be rendered im
mediately after the visits. R. E.
Wilkins, County Negro Agricultural
agent expressed satisfaction for the
Duplin County Rural Progress com
mittee but observed that no single
county has won this high award
twice. "Duplin county will be trying
to set a new precedent by having
won the coveted award a second
time." Wilkins said.
for the Tadlock Insurance Agency
of Greenville. His family states that
he had about $180 in his wallet, but
to date the wallet has not been
found.
Tadlock's body was found Lr his
car after the Calypso Fire Depart
ment extinguished a blaze in the
vehicle. The burning car was found
on Highway 403, in an isolated spot.
When the fire was extinquished the
body was found with his face burn
ed, and his head leaning against the
dash, but his clothes were not bur
ned except in scattered places. The
upholstery in the car has been bur
ned according to reports.
Acording to observers, the car
was not wrecked but had apparently
run into a side ditch while travelling
at a very low rate of speed.
Shoots Husband
In Back At Faison
On Christmas Eve Sally McDuffle,
colored, 30 years old, shot her hus
band Lester McDuffie in the back.
The shooting occurred in Juniper
town in the Faison colored section.
It is reported that the shooting
happened after a family argument.
McDuffie, shot in the back with
a 12 guage shot gun, was rushed to
Duplin General Hospital in critical
condition and later transferred to
University Hospital , at Chapel Hill.
Sally McDuffie is being held in
Jail with out privfledge of bond, pen
ding the outcome of her husband's
condition.
NOTICE
Dnplia Coeaty A. 8. C. office
wiU begin accepting requests tor
pre-measaremeat service en
Janaary 4, i960 ' and eaatlane
: throat Febraarjr 15, UN, states
Roles Elks County A. 8. C.
Secretary. '.'?
, The charge tor this service
will be $3.01 plos $1.60 per acre
wtth a mlalmnm charge of 88.69
. per farm.. All requests accepted
by the ceoaty office win be com.
pktcd by plaattag Ume, weatk
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Spoils Christmas
Duplin County Deputies William
Quinn and Rodney Thigpen kept
somebody from celebrating too
much, over the Christmas Holidays
by capturing 7, one -half gallon Jars
of 'non-tax paid whiskey on .Christ-
The Deputies, armed with a search
warrant, searched the premises of
Herbert Artist of Rt t Mount Olive
and found 7 half gallon Jars of moon
shin whfclrav In th hunt at him 1QU
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- Artist was placed under arrest for
possession of non-tax paid whLkr.-.
He is now under bond awaiting trial.
- SUBSCRIPTION KATES f.0t per tow la DvpUn uul mUmou
. P Hwfl fl tbl ares la M. C; &M aataide N. O.
Beulaville
One Of The Best", Declares Mayor
By John Wells
"The Beulaville Volunteer Fire
Dept is one of the best in the entire
country," declares Mayor G. S. Mul
drow and James Miller, leading bus
iness men of Beulaville.
This statement may be slightly
exaggerated because of pride for
the Beulaville Fire Dept., but to
support this statement lies many
substantial facts. One of which hap
pened approximately two years ago
in a fire drill to determine the speed
of the Fire Dept.
Chief Andrew Jackson of the Beu
laville Fire Dept. had arranged for
a hut to be built for the purpose oi
setting it on fire to test the speed
of his volunteer firemen. .At approx
imately 10:30 one night, an hour
unknown to any of the other firemen,
the Chief set the hut and sounded
the alarm. Most of the firemen had
gone to bed, but within seven min
utes they had reached the scene-of
the fire and were spraying it with
water. With speed and alertness
such as this Beulaville citizens have
a right to be proud of their Fire
Dept.
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BEULAVILLE FIKE CHIEFS Andrew Jackson,
Chief and Cecil MiiiT, As"i"-'.nnt Chief, stand in
front of the modern fire fighting equipment and
building of the Beulaville Fire Dept. The Beulaville
Lois Harper Craddock Killed
Instantly When Shot In Faison
Robert Lee Simmons, Colored 24,
of Faison shot Lois Harper Crad
dock, 27, colored of Faison and kil
led her on the spot, on Sunday after
noon after Christmas, at about 4:00
p. m.
The shooting occurred in Faison
Colored town in front of Pap Fai
son's Store.
Lois was Robert's girl friend and
he claims that the pistol went off
List Taxes Early
Farm Census Aid
Farming used to be looked upon
as a way of living, but to-day k has
become necessary to regard K as a
way to make a living.
Fanning to-day Is Just as much
of a business enterprise as runn
ing a store or other business, and
successful management in both in
stances depends largely on the pos
session of sound factual informtaion
about all phases of the operations
involved.
The Farm Census helps the Far
mer by annually focusing his atten
tion on his stock-in-trade. It en
Farm Loan Associafion Gets New Name
Effective1 December 31, '1959, the
name of the Clinton National Farm
Loan Association will be changed to
the Clinton Federal Land Bank As
sociation. The change in name is in
accordance with the provisions of
the Marm Credit Act of 1959. The le
gislation was requested by the land
banks and the associations and pas
sed by the last Congress, according
to announcement by A. G. Warren
of Roseboro, president of the. Clin
ton Association. '-ff'?':
. Mr. Warren said. "The new name
identifies the amninti nnlhJ
the purpose for which it was char
tered and foj which it has operated
UiroUfah its more than 40-years his
tory, namely, the making end ser
Volunteer Fire Dept.
The Beulaville Fire Dept. was or
ganized in 1954. Andrew Jackson
was appointed Fire Chief and Cecil
Miller was appointed Assistant
Chief. In 1955 a new Fire Engine
acquired. Approximately three years
ago a pump and tank truck was ad
ded. The Beulaville Volunteer Fire
men are credited with building the
tank truck themselves. Holding a
capacity of 1500 gallons of water
the tank truck has been very useful
in out of town fires. Oxygen masks
and other modern fire fighting
equipment has been acquired by the
Dept. The modern fog nozzles are
in use by the dept. making Beula
ville one of the most modern fire
Depts. for a tawn of its size any
where. There are 20 Volunteer Firemen
in the Beulaville Fire Department.
Almost all of the members have
attended the firemen's school held
each year in Beulaville, taught by
outstanding fire fighting instructors
in North Carolina. Chief Jackson
and some of his firemen have at
tended schools in Charlotte several
times. Members of the Beulaville
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accidentally. However it is report
ed that Simmons knocked the wo
man from the porch and shot her in
the mouth, killing her instantly.
Simmons ran off to Sampson
County, but later that night gave
himself up to the Sampson Jail of
ficials. An inquest was held on Tuesday
night and Simmons is being held
without priviledge of bond.
To Better Farming
courages him to take an accounting
of his land, livestock and equipment.
The information thus developed en
ables him to do a better Job of far
ming and farm marketing.
Listing of 1960 taxes Friday, Jan
uary 1, 1960, and is to be completed
by January 31, 1960. Penalty for late
listing will begin on February 1,
1960.
Farm Census Reports are to be
given at the time 1960 taxes are
listed.
List your taxes early!
vicing of long-term Federal Land
Bank loans.
The legislation also changes the
title of the executive officer from
'secretary - treasurer" to " man
ager", Mr. Warren said.
The Clinton Association' makes
and services loans for jthe Federal
Land Bank of Columbia in Sampson,
Duplin; Pender, New Hanover, and
Brunswick; Counties. v. v,
Mr. DeWitt Carr, secretary - tre
asurer, will a tend a workshop con
ference Jn Raleigh on January 4,
where jffjeers. of the Federal land
Bank of Columbia will discuss other
changes la operations brought about
by the new legistlation.
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PRICE TEN CENT
Fire Dept. are: Andrew Jackson,
Chief; Cecil Miller. Assistant Chief;
Walter Goodman, Frank J. Thomas,
Herman Gore, Roland Thomas,
Richard Williams, Perry Williams.
Sidney Blizzard, Lloyd Rhodes, Car
lton Craft, George Lanier, Herman
Smith, Richard McDowell, Glenn
Lanier, Winfred Miller, York Lanier,
Clinton Campbell, Harry Horne
Sandy Blizzard.
Beulaville Citizens can be proud
of their Volunteer fire Dept. because
it is a great savings to them. Be
sides keeping fires from doing ex ten
sive damage it is a tremendous
saving on Fire Insurance. Since the
Beulaville Fire Dept has been or
ganized the fire insurance rates
have been reduced from 54 cents to.
28 cents.
What makes the Beulaville Fire
Dept, or any Volunteer Fire Dept.
so efficient? Volunteer receiving
no pay, leaving their busines at
the sound of the alarm. James Mil
ler of Beulavilel has a good phrase;
for it 'Help Thy Neighbor".
Fire Chiefs and the Volunteer firemen have been
highly praised by Beulaville Citizens for maintain
ing such an up-to-date Fire Dept.
Deaths
HEZEKIAH DOBSON.
Hezekiah Dobson, 77 of Kenans
vUle, died Thursday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. M. H. Cannady of
Bunnlevel. Funeral services were
conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday by
the Rev. Johnny 1. Durham, pastor
of the Dobson Chapel Baptist Chu
rch. Burial followed in the family
cemetery near Kenansville. Surviv
ing are his wife; three sons, Thomas
A. of Cleveland, Ohio, Julian Mur
phy of Savannah, Ga., and Heze
kiah Jr. of Chapel Hill; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Canady of Bunnlevel and'
Mrs. Earl S. Duffle of Arlington, Va.
and six grandchildren.
John A. Vause.
John Austin Vause, 62, of Mount
Olive, Rt. 2, died, in Wayne Memor
ial Hospital, Goldsboro, Saturday
at 11:30 p. m. Surviving are one
brother, Charles B. Vause of Ruth
erfordton; three sisters, Eva B.
Vause and Mrs. Eunice V. Ivey of
Mount Olive. Rt. 2, and Abbie Vause
of Richmond, Va. Funeral services
were held in Bear Marsh Baptist
Church Monday at 2:30 p. m., con
ducted by the Rev. C. A. Young pas
tor of the Mount Olive Methodist
Circuit Churches. Burial was in the
family cemetery near the home.
MRS. ADELA PIERCE
Mrs. Adela Tyndall Pierce, 50, of
Albertson, died at midnight Saturday
in St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago,
01., while visiting relatives in Chi
cago. Surviving are her husband.
Carn Pierce of the U. S. Air Force
stationed in South Carolina; one son
Carl Kennedy of Beulaville; on
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Mattson of Chi
cago, 111.; two brothers. Henry S.
Tyndall of Albertson and W. C. Tyn
dall of Mount Olive; four sisters.
Mrs. Nannie Mae Jones of Beula
ville, Mrs. Pearl Moseley of Kinston,
Mrs. Evelyn Holmes of Albertson.,
and Mrs, Essie B. White of Norfolk,
Va. Funeral ararngements are in-.
complete.
V MRS. CARRIE E. HALL w
Mrt Carrie .. Elizabeth Hall. 69,
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