North Carolina Newspapers

' f'vi ■ The Home Newspaper for 50 Years — Published Each Tuesday and Friday —- Subscription Rates: Wayne and Adjoining Counties, $4.00 Per Year; City Delivery, $4-50; Elsewh^fo, VOLUME 52 ■ » ” . - x MOUNT OUVE, N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1956 /v $5.00 *. • '■> i £' X U,;. .*‘'VV •»i»i*->• -.•>^4»'j''.y.v . -Vs > , ■ V' - v. ~ c' jVVV 'Vv NUMBER 19 . h. €)' The , Mouth |i I Piece HH%*»**************«*W%»V< Quote for today: “Women, for the most part, do not love us. They do not choose a man because they love him, but because it pleases them to be loved by him. They love love of all things in the world, but there are very few men whom they love personally."— Alphonse Karr -■ You know, sometimes we be lieve Mr. Karr has something there! , We asked W. E. Tyler, of Mount Olive, the other morning about his son, Billy. You remember that Biir?T student at Randolph-Macon in Virginia, .was injured' some months ago when an. experiment he was conducting in the labora tory there blew up in his face. Mr. Tyler said his son had re covered very nicely from the ef fects of the explosion, and that the most serious consequences to date was that vision in one of his eyes, which caught the full force of the blast, was not yet fully normal; but so nearly so. that it had not interfered with his stud ies—about 20-25, as compared with normal vision of 20-20. * In addition, Billy has resumed his work as assistant Instruetpr in the lab. When you consider the possibili ties of such an experience, you must agree Billy is a mighty lucky person. * John Robert Lane, who sell* fuel oil for English and Oliver, is a smart salesman. These days, while so much prettier than -any we had in December, or much of January, are still chilly. Yet, John | walks about in his shirt sleeves. We thought at first he was a bSd advertisement for the fuel oil business, because folks would think if it was warm enough to go about with his sleeves rolled up, it was warm enough to cut .off the heater; then we realized that is not the way it works. When you look at hiim it makes you so chilly you go turn the heat “ — 4* up, thus burning more oil. That is' the. trouble with psychology— it works backwards from. the ap parent so many times. t) tie Susanne Lewis, about two s old, daughter of Mr., and s. Wilson Lewis of Mount Olive, was behind the counter In her daddy’s drug store the Other day, and we asked her what she was doing. 1 . • — “Blowing nose,” she replied, and shore enough she was. She had i box of {issue and was really going to. town. And, incidentAlly* that’s a cute young’un. * •' Things must have been pretty quiet down at Carolina Beach re cently, because we haven’t heard Bobby Summerlin saying anything about going down there. Usually he bas to go down once or twice a month to “check on things,” as he puts it James Reaves, ardent Duke uni versity athletic fan, was complain ing Monday morning about the News and Observer’s sports page still printing something about Sat urday night’s game between Wake Forest and Duke, which the form er won. We don’t know exactly why Wake Forest won, but James can tell you it was a mistake, what ever it was! „ , , Think you don’t owe Mount Ol ive volunteer firemen anything? Did you know they’re taking turns spending three hours of Saturday nights on duty at the fire station justjn case? From 7 to 10 o’clock on Saturday evenings it a bad time for calls to be answered as prompt as usual, because everybody’s so busy, and likely to be out of place —so, ope fireman is always on du ty there now between those hours. And, all for free! . Did you see Dr, and Mrs. H. A " ’ Baughan, now of Avon Park, Fla., when they were here the other day? You remember the ages of . their children, Herbert, Jr., and "Shuggie"? Do you realize Shuggie is in high school and Herbert is in his first year at college? Do not \ time flee? ' Boyd Beall had a sorrowful *eekend trip to Richmond, Va., 4k received word last week that i brother’s little 15-months-old •jn is incurably ill, according to ;. the doctors. And, he is an Only * child. - ---.M,,,,-,!,.*..* > MISSION SNOWBALLS : . New Orleans — On February 2Sth a Navy plane will leave the ^ frozen north country of St. Cloud, Minn., on an important mission. Bringing smywballs to this Deep ' South city, to be used in a snow ball fight to be staged by the New Orleans Recreation Department for youngsters who have never seen snow. The snowballs will be packed in dry-ice cartons. - Services Held for Victim of Accident William' F. Coker, Jr., 20 month-old son-of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coker of Columbia, S. C., was killed Saturday afternoon when struck by an automobile in front of his home. Funeral services were held from Tyndall Funeral home in Mount Olive Monday morning with the Rev. T. W. Williams, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Burial was in Maplewood ceme tery. Surviving are his parents; one j sister, Mollie Ann, of the home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Etta Coker of Mount Olive; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Draughan, of| Mount Olive, route 4._ Stroke Fatal To John Byrdl Near Faison Johnnie S. Bryd, 51, of Faison, I route 1, died Wednesday after noon in Wayne Memorial hospital.l Goldsboro, after suffering a stroke last Tuesday. . Funeral services were held from the Faison Methodist church Sun day afternoon with the Rev. Har old Minor, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Faison ceme ** Surviving are Mrs. Byrd, the I lonner Martha Hair of Sa™Pson county; two sons, Henry Allen of ♦he U. S. Army, stationed in Ger many, and Luther Byrd of Faison, route 1; six daughters, Mrs. Vir ginia Todd of Warsaw, Mrs. Ger trude Rouse of Faison, and Misses Bettie Jean, Annie, Martha, and Lillian Byrd, all of the home Three sisters, Mrs. Charlie Pope of Jacksonville, Mrs. Whit man of Faison, and Mrs. w.w. Holland of Turkey; four brothers, Jasper of Magnolia, Morris of Tur key Faison of Mount Olive, route I 4and Fenrelson Byrdjf Ralejgh, and tereeHprandeh&lreo. - - ’I Farm Agent Tells About Elevators one of the most interesting visits for farmers or people in townis to tour today’s modern grain elevator. Automation has come to this industry as well as other in d'TheeMount Olive Grain compa ny and Whitley Milling company elevators are perfect examples, Mark Goforth, Jr., farm agent, says Just a few men are required to operate the many operations that can and do go on at the same time. These mills can receive shell ed com, receive com in the shuck and load out shelled corn, all at the same time. There dre other mills in the county with the same general type equipment. Murray Supply and Smith Brothers at Dudley have up right storage bins and equipment to move this grain from one place to *,With the expected increased use of picker-shucker-sheller combrna tlon harvester, there will be a need for more and larger elevators to handle this grain faster and cheap er on its way to the consumer, ac cording to the farm agent. Annual Rally of Methodist Men Set The annual rally of Methodist Men of the Goldsboro District will be held at the armory at Golds boro, Monday, February 20, at 7 P4». The meeting will begin with a barbecue supper. Reservations will have to be made with the various pastors by February 13. A capacity attendance of 600 men is expected. Last year's attendance was 550. • Bishop Paul N. Garber, presiding Bishop of North Carolina and Vir ginia Conferences, will speak and formally install the 150 certified lay speakers of the district. The lay speakers will conduct worship serv ices in circuit churches in absence of the pastor during Lent, Feb ruary 19 through Easter. Thus jthe slogan, “No Silent Pulpits.” Dr. Harry Denman of Nashville, tenn., executive secretary of evan gelism of the Methodist Church of the United States, will deliver the main address. ■A. C. Edwards, of Hookerton, dis. trict lay leader, will preside over tiki meeting. The Rev. H. M. Me* Lamb, Methodist District superin tendent, will conduct the devotional service. - It's next to impossible to see the right side of a man by looking at the outside. 1 me newly elected boara of governors of the LaPlace commun ity building met Thursday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Carter to draw up new by laws for the building and to plan for the formation of a new club. Those on the board of governors are James O. Loftin, chairman; Lonnie Bell, treasurer; Aldine Whitfield, program chairman; Rod ney Thigpen, custodian; and Mrs. Harvey Carter, recording secre tary. • A committee was appointed to help organize the new Rones Chap el community club. This club will be open to all persons of the com munity, both men and women, and membership fees will be $3 per family per year. The. first meet ing of this group will be held Friday night, March 9, at 7 o’clock. Serving on the committee are Mrs. Jarvis Carter, Mrs. Geddie Jones, Billy Farmer, Cecil Wells and Clyde Stevens. It was report ed at the Thursday night meeting that $90 in membership fees has been collected and turned over to the treasurer. At the first meeting of the new club, it was announced, a covered dish supper will be served, and a business session will be held, followed by a program. The new by-laws Will be framed and hung in the building, subject to the approval of the new club. FINALLY FOUND Sydney, Australia. — Local police are paging Marjorie John stone. On July 24, 1940 — some 16 years ago — Miss Johnstone reported that her automobile, a 1937 sedan, had been stolen. The police have just found the car. FAMILY ARRIVAL ON OKINAWA—Sfc Luby H. Jernigan, route 2, Mount Olive, welcomes his wife, Mary, and chil dren, Lynette, James, Thomas, and Mellisa, on their ar rival on Okinawa. Mrs. Jernigan, who has not seen her hus for 19 months, made the voyage by a Military Sea Trans portation Service vessel. Sgt. Jernigan is serving with the 8046th Army Unit on Okinawa. Stowe Reports Total of $1,492 Collected In Mount Olive for March of Dimes Funds A total of $1,492 was contribut ed here to the March of Dimes this year, H. P. Stowe, drive chairman, disclosed this week. About $500 of this amount was collected through the schools, $437 from coffee days, and $137 from cafivasses of' the theatefs, . Stowe' said. The remainder was received through containers or direct con tributions' During the campaign a direct solicitation program was conduct ed in the, business section \by Charles Thompson, Watson Sher rod; Willie Shaw, and W. K. Lew is, 'who assisted Stowe in the drive. Also two restaurant owners, James Heaves and J. B, Flowers, Jr., each set aside a day. during which coffee drinkers were ask ed to contribute a dime or more to the polio drive for each cup of Coffee they ordered. The coffee was furnished free of charge Harry Cooke, owner of the two theaters here, gave Girl Scouts permission to solicit contributions between shows. School children also solicited on behalf of the drive. Coin containers were placed in a number of business establish cmnts, and citizens were asked to drop their loose change in these. In announcing the results of this year’s drive, Stowe expressed his' appreciation to those who parti cipated in the campaign and to those who contributed. Rites Monday For Resident Of Albertson Mrs. Vynie Gaines, 78, of Al bertson, route 1, died Sunday morning in Wayne Memorial hos pital, Goldsboro. Funeral services were held from the home Monday afternoon with the Rev. W. H. Willis officiating. Burial was in the Turner family cemetery near B. F. Grady school. Surviving are her husband, Joe H. Gaines, of Mount Olive, route 2; one daughter, Mrs. Stanley Wil liams of Mount Olive, route 2; four sons, John D. and Henry of Mount Olive, route 2, Roland of Turkey, and Thurman Gaines of Kinston; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Davis of Burlington and Mrs. W. T. Tenuel of Smithfield; two brothers, N. H. Tenuel and W. R. Tenuel of Goldsboro; 20 grand children and six great-grandchil dren. Hail Rates Upped in Duplin, Lower Here jWiyne county tobacco growers Will get a break on their hail in surance rate if changes recom mended by the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau are ap proved by Insurance Commissioner Charles F. Gold, but Duplin grow ers will not be so fortunate. The bureau suggests the rate in Duplin be increased 50 cent? to $5.50 per $100 coverage. Wayne county, however, will be in for a decrease bf 50 cents, giving this county a rate of $4.50 per $100 coverage. -------/ * Sgt. R. B. Draughon At Fort Polk, La. Sergeant "First Class Ruben B. Draughon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Draughon of route 4, Mount Olive, recently was assigned to the 1st Armored Division’s 701st In fantry Battalion at Fort Polk, La. A squad leader in tbe battalion’s Company C, Sergeant Draughon was last stationed in Germany with the 4th Infantry Division. He entered the Army in 1944 and served in the European theater during World War It His wife, Hazel, is living Leesville, La. ' in i ■■■?*; Oi & Rotary Backs Plan For College Funds The Mount Olive Rotary club unanimously endorsed the fund raising campaign which will be gin here this week in interest of Mount Olive college. After the club had gone on rec ord as supporting the drive, B. E. Bryan, co-chairman of the cam paign, which gets underway Wed nesday, and Dr. C. C. Henderson spoke on behalf of the drive. Both pointed out the assets of a college to a community and the need to assist the school in any way possible. Bob Boyd was in charge of the program and showed a film on “The House of Grace.” President Norbert Wilson re minded members that Ladies’ Night will be held Thursday, Feb ruary 23. Bill Flowers Takes Oath as Constable William (Bill) Flowers of Mount Olive has been appointed Constable of the Brogden- township, succeed ing Dock Edwards. Flowers, for eight years, was as sociated with Luby Bell Motor com pany and at one time operated a service station. He was appointed by county com missioners last Monday' to succeed Edwards and took the oath of of fice Wednesday. . A Case of Man Named After His Son It is not unusual for a son to be named after his father, but it is unusual for a father to get his name from his son. That is how J\ A. Batson, princi pal of Mount Olive schools, got his, he said, in explaining the rea son'people call him Jim when his given name is John Albert. This came to the foreground at a Rotary meeting Thursday night when brochures on Batson, who is a candidate for governor of Rotary District 279, were distributed among members. One member, Dr. James Lee,' noted the name John Albert op the brochure and called for an explanation, since a person named John is usually nicknamed Jack, and Jim is the moniker for James. Batson explained that when his son was born he (Batson) insisted one John in the family was enough and so it was decided to name the son James Albert. When the Mount Olive principal joined the club in Fremont, where he then was super intendent of city schools, members began calling him Jim, after his son. . — It’s easy for a man to forget his past, but the neighbors are not made that way. T School and Police Officials investigating Acts of Vandalism at Basketball Game A deputy sheriff’s car and Fre mont’s new athletic bus were vandalized during the basketball games played here Friday night between Mount Olive and Fremont. Three windows and a wind shield of Deputy Sheriff Raymond Cooke’s car were shattered while he was attending the ’ games. Small rocks, similar to those found near the railroad, were found in the vehicle. Eight posts around the gym nasium were pulled up and three were thrown into Fremont’s athle tic bus. There was no. damage to the bus, however. J. A. Batson, principal of Mount Olive schools, who inspected the vehicle immediately after the vandalism was discovered, report ed that except for the posts he could find no other damage to the bus. J. K. Peeler, supeninten Sheriff's Deputies Find Big Stills, 7,900 Gallons of Beer A Berry Meet At Willard Next Friday A strawberry meeting will be held at the Coastal Plain. Station near Willard Friday, Mark Go forth, Jr., farm agent, announced this week. “We have moved back to the Coastal Plain Station,” Goforth said, “with a major part of our strawberry breeding work and will have more than 15,000 seedlings to fruit there this coming spring. While it will be too early to see much in the field Friday you may be interested in' looking over our situation and becoming acquainted with the program. “I am encouraged in that farm ers of the Mount Olive area seem to be more interested in straw berry production than they were two or three years ago.” The program, over which J. W. Summer, superintendent of the station, will preside, will begin at 2 pr m. and will include the following subjects: Strawberry in sects; strawberry diseases; what’s in your fertilizer bag; strawberry varieties and the strawberry breeding program. Farmers of this section are urged to attend. Officers Put Lock On Business Place Members of the ‘sheriff’s de partment closed Leonard Wall’s place of business on Highway 117, about a half-mile south of Mount Olive, Saturday morning. The padlocking followed Wall’s conviction in Superior court the previous week on charges of gambling and selling non-tax-paid whiskey. Wall, a Negro, plead guilty in court to the charges, Deputy Raymond Cooke, one of the deputies participating in the padlocking, said. The padlocking is to be in effect for one year, Cooke stated. Other officers assisting with the padlocking were Roy Precise and Moscoe Britt. Garden Club'to Sell More Plants, Shrubs The Mount Olive Garden club, having better success than antici pated with its beautification proj ect, will offer more plants and shrubbery to the public at a truck sale Thursday. Mrs. Luby Bell, pres ident, announced this week. The sale will be held on the vacant lot next to the Chamber of Com merce office. Local Students Make Honor Roll at ECC Two students from this section made the Honor Roll at East Caro lina college, Greenville, during the winter quarter. They were Miss An nette Elaine Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burke Head of Seven Springs, and Miss Myrl Maness, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul Maness of Mount Olive. Parents Are Advised by PTA Speaker tp Give Children Polio Vaccine Shots Now Now 1$ the time of year parents should have their children immuniz ed against polio, a Kinston derma tologist stated at the Mount Olive Parent-Teachers Association meet ing Thursday night. ' Dr. S. T. Withers declared that, according to statistics, Salk vaccine is proving effective in combating polio and that reaction to the vac cine is less than that of most immunizations. Now is the time for children to begin the immunisa tion as it will allow them to receive two shots before the polio season, he said. Dr. Withers emphasized that ex perts regard the vaccine as safe and effective. M. S. Porter, who was in charge of the program and introduced the speaker, showed a film on Salk vaccine prior to Dr. Withers’ ad dress. The film showed a process of SO tests to determine the safety of the vaccine. More tests, it show ed; are run for safety than for manufacture. The P.T.A. endorsed the fund raising drive for Mount Olive col lege, after Charles Kraft spoke on the campaign. This was the sixth organization to pledge support to the drive. The town board, the Jay cees, the Rotary club, the Gala tea club, and the Ministerial Asso ciation are other organizations which .have endorsed the cam paign: V Mrs. Shelton Boyd, president, stated the local organization is en titled to 18 votes as to the tocatipn ■ ■: Wv?"v ■ ' : T ‘ J.1 .. ~ . . .1 ■ for the state headquarters building. The group voted to cast all 18 j votes for Raleigh. The president also urged those members who have not contributed to the state headquarters’ fund to do so as soon as possible. A total of $65.50 has been received to date, she said, but $67.75 is needed for the organization to meet its quota. The contributions can be given to any teacher, she said. Miss Grace Jordan’s and Mrs. Wade Kornegay’s classes tied for the attendance award in the ele mentary school. Miss Sandra Peter son’s 11th grade won the attend ance count in the high school. Women of the Smith Chapel sec tion were hostesses and served iced drinks and cookies. ' . ... . .... , .,".7 •' , « « ► Two stills and about 1,900 gal Vons of beer were captured by sher iff’s deputies near here Sunday. Deputy Raymond Cooke said the stills, located near highway 55, east of highway 111, were in the pro : cess of being moved, although no actual moving was taking place at the time of the raids. He said it appeared equipment from one of the stills was being moved to the other site. The stills captured were a 500 gallon submarine type and a 300 gallon oil drum type. Nine 220 gallon vats with beer in them were captured, along with eight empty vats. Cooke said Deputy Owen Jackson found one of the stills Sunday morning and that he found the other that afternoon. Deputy R. L. Cobbs also was in on the raids. Percy Thornton Is Promoted in Army Percy C. Thornton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Thornton of route 3, Mofent Olive, recently was promoted to specialist third class while serving with, the 1st Armor ed Division at Port Polk, La. j Specialist Thornton, a tank gun-; ner in Battery B of the division’s 81st Reconnaissance, received his basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. Lay Speakers from Church Here Listed ^ Certified lay speakers from the First Methodist church who will' participate in the “no-silent pul pits,” beginning Sunday are: J. A. Batson, Don Ward, R. L. Cox, Paul Patten, Mrs. P. K. Sutton, Albert Farah, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Wilson, Mrs. Lloyd Hontz, Mrs. S. B. Boyd, Mrs. D. L. Fouts, Miss Rosemond Farah, and James D. Hatcher. Revival to Begin At King's Church Revival services will begin at the Kings Methodist church next Monday evening and continue through Friday, February 17, th<* Rev. Harold Minor, pastor, an nounced this week. The Rev. James. G. White of Smithfield will be In charge of the services which will begin each evening at 7:30. The public is in vited to attend. ' Carver Principal Gets Dr/s Degree Spencer E. Durante, principal of Carver school, received the degree of doctor of education at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania's midyear convocation Saturday morning in Philadelphia. Durante has been taking grad uate work in the School of Educa tion at Pennsylvania where he re ceived his master of science de gree in 1941. He earned his bache lor of science degree at Shaw uni versity in 1939. Error in Charges of Faison Negro's Trial Clarence Faison, Negro, of Fai son was tried before Magistrate George Flowers last week on charges of passing worthless checks on the Bank of Mount Olive, and not on forgery, charges as earlier reported. He was found guilty and ordered to make good, the checks which were written for $2.75 and $14.64, and also fined court costa STORK-TISTICS To Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Wise, Jr.,. Goldsboro, a daughter, Feb ruary 9. To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ez zell, Turkey, a son, February 10. To Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, Seven Springs, a son, February 12., Negroes: To Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner, LaGrange, a daughter, February 10. To Mr. and Mrs. William Man* uel, Dudley, a daughter, February 11. -W Unless a man keeps moving the world will soon run him down. dent of Fremont schools, in a tele phone interview, told the Tribune Saturday afternoon that he had in spected the bus and could find no damage, except for mud where the posts had been thrown. School officials here were shock ed at what happened. Batson and Panther Coach Dave McClenny, as well as some of the spectators, said sportsmanship between the players and student bodies of the two schools “couldn’t have been better.” Nor was it believed by officials that the vandalism was the work of anyone seeking re venge, since Fremont won the girls’ game and* Mount Olive won the boys’ contest. Both Batson and McClenny ex pressed their apologies for what happened. Batson said that in his five years as principal here he never has had anything like this to happen before. Peeler absolved the school and town of any official blame. “Such pranks • occur sometimes,” he de clared, “and there is - little which can be done to prevent it.” The two vehicles were parked near each other. Windows on the - bus had been rolled down and not broken as rumored here over the weekend. Cooke’s car suffered the brunt of the, destruction. The right front window and wind shield, and the left rear window were scattered after apparently having been struck with rocks or heavy instruments. The left front ■ window was partially broken. Police are investigating. The de struction is believed by officers to be the work of two or more persons, either teen-agers or adults. " Batson said he did not believe this damage was done by mem bers of the student body, but he, nevertheless, would hold a meet- ^ % ing of the student body Monday morning to caution students against thoughtless acts. Stock Sale Revealed by JC President Stock in the North Carolina Business Development Corpora tion will go on sale here this week according to an announces ment made by Wilson K. Lewis, president of the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. Funds de rived from the sale of stock will help develop new industry in the state of North Carolina. t Adopted by the North Carolina Jaycee executive board last week in High Point, the Jaycees throughout the state have agreed to sell some $200,000 of stock in the corporation. To date, more than $800,000 of the $1,000,000 of stock authorized by the state char ter has been sold by Governor Hodges and his staff. Capus Way nick of High Point is overall head of the plan. The million dollars, in combina tion with other funds that can be secured from members of the cor poration (up to $10 million) would raise the per capita income of North Carolinians by offering en couargement, factual and finan cial help to persons wishing to start new industries or enlarge old ones in suitable locations. Since many towns have no in dustry, and little hope of starting one without special help, they ;v will be “pulling themselves up by their bootstrap” and at the same time creating more jobs and salar- 1 ies for Tar Heels. ■ ' 5 For full information on the sale of stock in the Business Develop ment Corporation, contact W, K. Lewis.' Many Timber Owners C heat Themselves Many Tar Heel timber owner* are cheating themselves of extra income by not selling the tops Of their trees for pulpwood after cut ting sawtimber, says R. S. Douglass, State college extension forestry specialist. With the current demand for > pulpwood so high, it’s good busi ness to utilize this otherwise wast ed part of the tree and realize this extra income, Douglass added. At % the same time, the timber owner will* reduce the fire hazards to his ’ forests. Douglass says that a Sanjpsim county farmer recently sold some < timber and arranged for a crew to pick up the tops for pulpwood. At last count, this crew had already % cut five carloads and expected to get at least two more carloads be- « fore they were through. It’s estimated that the farmer will receive over $200 for wood that otherwise would have lain in the wood* and rotted. -'-Wi . ■ -aHC-;,