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MOUNT OUVE, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1956
NUMBER 79
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Practically all the readers of The
Tribune followed with interest the
story about the army’s charges that
Percy McDonald Walker, of route
?, Mount Olive, and Daniel Lewis
Wheeless of Rocky Mount, collate
/ orated with the enemy while pris
oners of war in Korea, and there
by forfeited their rights to the
$2.S0 per day which the law allows
them for each day they spent in
prison.
Weimar Jones, editor of The
Franklin Press, at Franklin, up in
the western part of North Carolina,
is well-known over the state for
his pungent editorials and for his
excellent job as president of the
North Carolina Press association
a couple of years ago. We’re proud
to call him a friend of ours, and
glad that he sent us his editorial
on Army versus Walker-Wheeless,
in which he hits on the subtle dan
ger the Army’s attitude in this case
reveals.
Mr. Jones’ editorial follows:
BADLY FRAYED
Freedom hangs by a slender
thread, always. In the United States
today, the thread is badly frayed.
Consider what, happened to Dan
iel Lewis Wheeless of Rocky Mount
and Perry McDonald Walker of
Mount Olive.-The details of the in
cident are somewhat complicated;
what is involved is simple. Some
people in Washington either never
have read the Constitution of the
United States, or. they have .no
feeling for that document, and for
the rights it enumerates—save one
of contempt.
Consider, too, that, had these
Tar Heels not chosen tov fight, the
Country would have heard of their
cases, or of the similar cases of
some 250 other former Korean
prisoners of war.
. And consider that this is but the
latest in a long series of such in
cidents that have come to light—
nobody knows how many never
• came to public attention.
Wheeless and Walker filed rou-!
tine claims for the $2.50 the law
grants servicemen for each day
^tipent as enemy, prisoners* In their
' Cases, the amounts were ’about
$2,000 each. (That, means about 800 j
days for each in a Korean prison
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A it was a year ago. For more;
^sr eleven months, nothing hap-'
A. Then, only three weeks be
fore the deadline for getting their
claims approved or forfeiting them,
the two: learned the claims had
been disallowed. The reason: “Se
' cret” information furnished by the
Army to the Foreign Claims Com
mission that the two North Caro
linians had. collaborated with the
enemy..
Wheeless and-Walker demanded
a hearing before the commission.
They were warned that they must
pay for their defense; they were
fold that the burden of proof
would be on them. They insisted.
They finally got a hearing—the
last day before the deadline.
They asked for the specific in
formation on. which the charge was
• based. It wa£ denied them. They
asked to face their accusers. That
was denied. They asked for the
names of theii- accusers. That, too,
was denied. They were charged
with treasonable collaboration, but
were given no bill of particulars.
The unsubstantiated general charge
they denied emphatically, present
ing their own evidence, and that
of other witnesses.
The point, of course, is not the
long period these men spent in
prisoner-of-war camps, nor the
amount of money involved. The
point is not that the Army—which
had given them honorable dis
charges and their back pay, and
has been paying them compensa
tion for physical disabilities suf
fered while they were prisoners—
contradicts itself by denying this
’ latest claim. The point is not that,
following the hearing, word has
. come down that these two men will
get their money. The point is not
.even whether they are guilty or
■ innocent of collaboration.
The point is that the Constitution
of the United States, time after
time, plainly says one thing, while
the U. S. Army, via the Claims
Commission, just as often, and just
as plainly says another.
", The Constitution says an “ac
cused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial”. The Army
convicted these men on secret evi
dence, without semblance of a trial,
her speedy or public.
g* \e Constitution says no person
■pK> , be, “deprived of life, liberty,
property without due process
. ui law.” The Army deprived these
men of the $2,000—their “proper
ty”, until and unless they were
proved guilty—without a vestige
of “due process.”
• The Constitution says an “ac
cused shall be Informed of the na
ture and cause of the accusation
against him*’. The Army said “no;
this is secret information.”
Hie Constitution says an accused
shall “be confronted with the wit
nesses against him.” But again the
>jfLrmy said “no", ?
Miss Holmes
Was Buried
On Saturday
Miss Bonnie E. Holmes, 73, died
at her home in Mount Olive Thurs
day night, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held from
the home Saturday afternoon with
the Rev. B. E. Dotson officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Wesley Price.
Burial was in Maplewood cemetery.
Surviving are three brothers,
Charles of route 1, and Ben and
Fred Holmes, both of route 4.
She was the daughter of the late
Edward Holmes and Louise Jones
of Wayne county.
Miss Holmes nursed at the first
hospital in Goldsboro for eight
years and later was office nurse
for the late Dr. J. E. Moore and
Dr. A. M. McCuiston of Mount Ol
ive. She also did private duty for
a number of years.
She was a member of the Hope
well Baptist church of-the Indian
Springs community.
Damage Is
High when
Autos Hit
An estimated $2,Z50 in property
damages resulted from an automo
bile collision here Sunday.
A Negro man was charged with
running a red light and driving
without an operator’s license as
an outgrowth of the accident.
According to Police Chief Alton
Daly, Edward Holiday of Mount
Olive was travelling east on Sta
tion street, being pushed by anoth
er car,, and; collided with a , ear
driven by Miss Emma Catherine
Hines of Mount Olive. Miss Hines
Was travelling north on Chestnut
street.
Driver of the car pushing Holi
day was William Roberson, Negro,
of Calypso. Charges also were pre
ferred against Holiday. ~
Daly estimated damage .to Miss
Hines’ car at $2,000 and to Holi
day’s vehicle at $250. The third
car was not damaged.
Schedule of
Gamesfor
Local Teams
BMketbeU schedule* for teams
in this section are as follows:
< . . Wayne
Tonight: Seven Springs at Mount
Olive, Rosewood at Eureka, New
Hope at Grantham, Pikeville at Na
hunta, and Fremont at Brogden.
Friday: Mount Olive at New
Hope, Grantham at Seven Springs,
Fremont at Pikeville, Nahunta at
Eureka and Rosewood at Brog
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.>■> . Duplin
Tonight: Wallace at Beulaville,
Warsaw at Chinquapin, Rose Hill
at Kenansville, North Duplin at
Magnolia.
Friday: Beulaville at B. F. Grady,
Magnolia at Wallace. ,
Carver
Tonight: Clinton here. _
Thursday: LaGrange there.
Smithfield Pastor
Speaker at Faison
The Rev. Mr. White of Smithy
field was the'guest speaker at the
monthly meeting of the' Methodist
Men’s club of the Faison charge,
held la$t Tuesday night in the Pin
ey Grove school cafeteria.
Members of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service of the Kings
church served the meal of chicken
pastry. The next meeting will be
held in the ~ Faison community
building February 7 at 7. o’clock.
Silence may be golden, but the
average man has a hard time con
verting it into cash.
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FIREMEN BATTLE BLAZE—Mount Olive
volunteer firemen are shown battling a
shed blaze at the residence of Francis M.
Jones near the city limits on the Golds
boro highway Friday afternoon. Firemen ex
tinguished the blaze, leaving the building
shown above. Corn and farm implements
were ruined.—Photo by Charles Kraft.
Fire Chief Urges Citizens toiGive All
Needed Information when Reporting Fires
Precious seconds can be- saved if
those reporting a fire will give
concise and complete information
as to the blaze’s location, Fire
Chief Edgar Summerlin declared
this week.
This, he said,'means giving the
code first and then pin-pointing
the blaze by giving the street ad
dress or some well-known building
near the fire.
The fire department has been
commended for its speed in reach
ing a fire after the alarm has been
given, but Summerlin believes his
department can make ever better
time, if those reporting a blaze will
be concise and orderly in giving
details concerning the location of
the fire.
“Frequently the difference be
tween saving and losing a building
is the matter of seconds,” Sum
merlin said, “and for firemen to
operate effectively it is important
they reach a fire before it gets out
of control.” Onee a fire breaks
out, Summerlin said, it should be
reported immediately. Summerlin
recommends that the information
Qualifications for Honor ■
Farmer Given by Jaycees
'Residents of the community
were reminded this week they
have less then three weeks in
which- to submit nominations for
Mount Olive's* “youngTarmer Of
the year."
Achievements of nominees wi)l
be studied by a board of impartial
judges and the winner will be rec
ognized locally and will be eligible
for further recognition on the dis
trict, state and national levels.
Nominations should be made to
W. O. Wood or Charles Whitley,
Mount Olive, not later than Janu
ary 30.
The co-chairmen listed qualifica
tions for eligibility as follows: All
nominees must be between the ages
of 21-35, inclusive, (a young man
who has reached his 21st birthday
but not his 36th birthday is eligi
ble), must derive at least two-thirds
of his income from farming, must
have proven, sound farm practices
with an accent on conservation
and soil resources, interest in their
communities through leadership
or -participation in civic, agricul
tural or church organizations.
The following information
should be listed in the letters of
nomination: The candidate’s age,
address, marital status, children,
if any, education, kind of farming
engaged in, outstanding contribu
tions in farming (where he got his
start and the kind of help re
ceived), whether he had increased
his farm investment (land, build
ings, livestock and equipment), and
the nominee’s farm practice his
tory.
The distinguished farm award is
sponsored by the Jaycees, but can
didates need not be members of
the'club. This is the second year
,the local Jaycees have sponsored
a “young farmer of the year” con
test. Last year’s winner was Russell
Brock. |
Winner of the local, contest will
be pitted in district competition
THE BEV* CARL KEY
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A group of ministers, churcb
women, youth and Sunday school
leaders and teachers will meet at
the First Methodist church, Mount
Olive, Sunday afternoon at 3, o’
clock to consider a series oflnter*
Church projects centered on the
Bible. !
( *1116 Rev. Carl R. Key of Durham,
formerly director of the North Car
olina Council of Churches, will be
the visiting discussion leader. p
The Rev^D. I* Fouts, pastor of
the host church, said the meeting
isopfen to interested persons of au
denominations of the community.
Some of the Bible-projects to be
discussed are Bible reading,v hymn
festival, daily devotions, leadership
education, use of Bible films, and
the Universal Week of Prayer.
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Prices seem to be able to find a
-lot of room at the top. , j
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with four winners to enter the
state contest. State winners'will be
given an expense-free trip to Pitts
burgh, Pa., in April for the nation
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Wade Weeks, Jr., Is
To Get Eagle Badge
Martin Wade Weeks, Jr.‘, of
Mount Olive will receive his Eagle
badge in Scouting during worship
services at the First Methodist
church. Mount Olive, Sunday morn
ing, Scoutmaster Jimmy Hatcher
announced this week. .
He will be the second from the
Mount Olive troop to receive Scout
ing’s highest award in as many
weeks. Bill Patterson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Patterson, received
his Eagle award Sunday morning.
The worth of a candidate cannot
be judged by the amount of money
required to elect him.
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1»e given in the following order:
The code, the street addresss or
some well-known building near the
blaze, and the nature of the blaze.
By giving the code first, he ex
plained, those taking the call can
beiturning in the alarm while get
ting the other information. When
the code is not given first or at all,
the taker must then search the
Chart figuring out the code num
ber, thus causing firemen to lose
precious seconds in getting to the
blaze.
Code charts were distributed to
every residence some months ago
when the new alarm went into use
At the same time, each resident
was asked to memorize the code
for his or her dwelling,' and to
give it, if the building should ever
Catch fire. 1
Summerlin suggests that those
Who have failed to memorize their
Cpde do so at once. Those who do
dgt,have a code chart may secure'
one by contacting Summerlin or
Heath Jones. *
s' Last week the department was
commended on its speed in reach
ing a blvgg}ini>Yhe northwest sec
tion of tne city. The person who
turned in the alarm, said the alarm
was sounded almost immediately
after the call went in and that
within minutes firemen were on
the scene.
Tax Listing Dates
At La Place Given
Tax listers for the Wolfscrape
township of Duplin county will be
at the LaPlace community build
ing on the following dates:
Saturday, January 14; Thursday,
January 19; Wednesday, January
25, and Tuesday, January 31.
Negro Man
Shoots at
A Minister
A Negro ^minister was shot at
here'Saturday by a man who re
sented the preacher’s visit to a
woman. ' -
The Rev. Johnny Davis swore out
a warrant for the arrest of Robert
Kinzie, Mount Olive Negro, claim
ing Kinzie fired three shots at him
while he was talking with a Mrs!
Underwood. Davis told police he
had gone to the Underwood home
to tell the woman he was ordering
her a load of stove wood.
Kinzie was there at the time,
he said, and left. Later Kinzie re
turned with a gun and fired three
shots. Davis said he made a quick
exit via the back door.
Kinzie has escaped arrest. Daly
said yesterday his department-has
been looking for the Mount Olive
Negro, but so far they have had no
success.
Error Delays
Election on
Bond Issue
' Mount Olive’s board of aider
men today re-announced its inten
tion of calling for a $671,000 bond
issue election for water and sew
age improvements.
The re-announcement was neces
sitated by a misprint in the original
announcement advertised last
month. This is expected to set back
the election day at least 30 days.
No date had been set. for the
eelction, but it is understood the
board was planning to set the date
for sometime in February.
New York attorneys last week,
however, notified city authorities
that a typographical error in the
legal notice last month will re
quire that the intentions be re-ad
vertised.
Whitfield Resigns
Police Duties Here
Randal Whitfield has resigned
from the Mount Olive police force.
Police Commissioner Ray Scar
borough disclosed yesterday that
he has received Whitfield’s letter
of resignation. The resignation was
submitted Monday. The reason for
the resignation was not disclosed.
Hie board of aldermCn was to act
on the resignation at its meeting
last night.
Home from Hospital
Mrs. G. J. Sullivan of Faison,
route 1, has returned home from
Sampson Memorial hospital, Clin
ton, where she underwent treat
ment.
FIRE RUINS DEEP FREEZER
Fire caused by a defective fan
ruined a deep freezer at John Pat
terson’s home Friday morning.
Reath Jones, assistant fire chief,
said damage from the blaze was
limited'to the freezer.
District President of Puritans Present
When Calypso Club Plans Year's Projects
Calypso’s Ruritan club organized
for the new year Thursday night,
with the appointment of commit
tees and announcements of projects
and programs for the coming year.
T. C. Jones, retiring president of
the Cape Fear Ruritan district,- and
Dan Mclnnis, incoming district
president, were present at the
club’s monthly dinner meeting held
in the Calypso school cafeteria.
Mayor W. H. Hurdle, who last
month succeeded M. R. Bennett as
president of the organization, pre
sided.
Hurdle announced that each com
mittee would be in charge of the
program at one of the meetings.
The committees, their chairmen,
and the date they will be in charge
of the programs are as follows:
Rural utilities,' B. C. Albritton,
January; agriculture, James Loftin,
February; rural church, Charles
Rivenbark, March; education, H. E.
Grubbs,'April; recreation-youth, A.
D. ^Johnson, May; welfare-health,
James Strickland, June; fellowship^
H. B. Kornegay, July; industry- bus
iness, Junie Strickland and Herman
Barwick, August; highways-streets,
H. C. Cook, September, and the
home, M. R. Bennett, October.
The president will be in charge
of the November meeting, apd a
business meeting will be held in
December.
During the business session, Jun*
ie Strickland was elected treasurer
of the club, succeeding E. B. Sut
ton, who resigned.
V NEW RURITAN OFFICERS—W, H. Hurdle
receives the gavel as new president of the
Calypso Ruritan club from M. R. Bennett,
retiring president, Thursday night, fur other ,
officers watch. Looking on, left to right*
are Charles Rivdnbsrk.'Chaplain; A. I>. John
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son, reporter; Junie Strickland, treasurer;
Dan Mclnnis, new district president; H. B.
Kornegay, sergeant at arms: T. C. Jones, re- i
tiring district president, and Thomas Albrit
ton, vice-president.—Staff Photo by Calvin
Porter.
HONORED—Dr. C. C. Henderson, who is being recognized
today for his many contributions to the community’s wel- > V
fare. Today has been proclaimed “Dr. Henderson Day,” and
citizens are invited to express their gratitude and apprecia
tion to him for his many civic services. The day will be v" i
climaxed tonight with the dedication of the new gymnasum,
named in his honor.
Local Physician Honored a^ i
Community Dedicates Gym
Today is Dr. C. C. Henderson
Day.
Mayor B. E. Bryan has issued a
proclamation declaring today, Tues
day, as Dr. Henderson Day, honor
ing the Mount Olive physician for
his many contributions to the com
munity’s welfare. '
The day will be climaxed tonight
with the dedication of the new
$00,000 gymnasium named in honor
PTA Plans
To Hear Talk
By Mr. Booth
Gene Booth, superintendent of
Kinston city schools, will be guest
speaker at the January meeting of
the Mount Olive Parent-Teachers
Association. The meeting will be
held Thursday night at 7:30 in the
elementary school auditorium.
Booth was a visiting expert in
education administration at Kyoto,
Japan, in 19S0, helping revamp
Japan’s educational system. He was
a participant in the conference for
education in occupied areas in
1950, participated in the United
States Institute in 1952, and con
sultant to the regional White House
conference on education in 1955.
He has contributed to profes
sional magazines and a manuscript,
“Hiroshima—End and Beginning of
An Era,” now is in possession of
a publishing company. He also has
written numerous newspaper arti
cles.
Booth is a graduate of Davidson
College and received his master’s
degree from New York university
and is candidate for a doctorate
from the latter school.
of the physician. Presentation of v
the building will be made be- '*
tween 8:30 and 9 o’clock by Dr.
Dexter Witherington, son of Mrs. v
I. F. Witherington and the late ^
Mr. Witherington, who was a close
friend of Dr. Henderson.
The dedication ceremony will be ■>
held during intermission between
the girls’ and boys’ basketball
games, with e v.e ri Springs. -
"Hap” Perry, executive secretary
of the North Carolina High school *
athletic association, will be the
principal speaker.
The proclaimation reads as foi- <
lows: *
“Be it known that Tuesday, Jan
uary 10, is hereby declared and pro
claimed *Dr. Henderson Day1 in
the Town of Mount Olive, North
Carolina, in honor of Dr. C. C. Hen
derson. All citizens will take this
occasion to express by any appro
priate means the appreciation that .
our entire community feels for"1’’ *
the many years of unselfish and
devoted service rendered to us by
Dr. Henderson, as faithful physi
cian and friend, public official,
and civic leader, and for his many
contributions in the field of medi
cine, education, government, and
civic betterment.”
Dr. Henderson has made many
contributions to the town’s growth'
and progress during the 41 years ,
he has practiced medicine here'.’ '
He was a leader in organizing the
local pickle,company in 1926 and
served on the town board for a
number of years.
He has belonged to a number
of civic clubs and is a charter
member of the local Rotary dub. „ ,£•
At present, he. is serving on the
Chamber of Commerce's education
committee, which is in charge of
promoting the growth of Mount1
Olive college. ‘
Migration of Labor from
Farms to City Is Problem '
The migration of much, labor
from North Carolina farms to in
dustry is a' matter of concern to
many farmers, according to D. G.
Harwood, Jr., ‘extension farm man
agement, specialist at State college.
Harwood says that farmers are
disturbed over two things: the
shortage of farm labor, and the
high wage rate which available la
bor demands.
He says that many farmers are
wondering whether or not it will
pay to purchase machinery to take
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the place of labor, and also, loir
to use the labor they now have • ;/
most efficiently. He adds that this
concern is justified since labor is
the most expensive production cost
on the farm. is
.Three recent bulletins designed : ~
to help answer farmers’ questions
concerning mechanization and la
bor are: ‘‘Will It Pay to Mechanise "if
Tobacco?’”; “Saving Labor in String- - It
ing Tobacco”; and “Should I Buy "
oC Hire a Cotton. Harvester?*^
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State Jaycee
For Presentation on Monday
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In keeping .with presentations to
be made nation-wide by Junior
Chamber of Commerce, the JayCees
here will present a distinguished
service award to Mount Olive’S out
standing man Monday night ’ '
“Red” Gurganus, state Jaycee
president, will be guest speaker at
the distinguished service award
banquet to be held in the elemen
tary school cafeteria, beginning at
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The award wiffl bt made Bfthe
banquet to the young mam judges
believe has contributed most 4*
the community’s welfare during the
past 12 months. The winner need
not be a member of the Jaycees.
Decision of the judges will n*
main a secret until the award pres- f:«
entation is made. Judges have been
selected by the DSA chairman,
Charles Thompson, to review
achievements' of Candidates nomi
nated by the public and to select
a winner. ' ■ ^
/SWives and girl friends of Jaycees > ’
are invited to attend the banqueft/’ JR
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