I I PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS I T SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY TODAY DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF PLE OF WALLACE AND DUPLIN COUNTY SIXTEEN PAGES TODA No. 7 PAGES VOL. XIII. WALLAOE, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 30, 1935 Wallace All Record Crowds Expected Attend'Town’s Gala Event Will Be One of Biggest Events of Its Kind Ever Staged in This State. PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO TAKE PART IN OPENING First of Festivities Will Get Under Way Monday Even ing at 8:00 O’clock Following a lapse of five years Wallace, the largest strawberry market in the State, is returning to its former cus tom and is now making ready to receive gigantic crowds at its greatest Strawberry Festi val and Merchants Exposition which is t° be held here June l 3rd to the 7th, inclusive. Pre liminary plans for the recep tion of visitors have been far exceeded, and it has been made necessary that drastic changes be enacted to handle the crowd. Hundreds of persons from all Eastern North Carolina have signified their intention of at -tbnding the Festival and cele brating with the community the close of a successful berry feason. The citizens of this |rea have struggled for sever years through the muck and lire of depression, and now ith the close of the season ^here is evidence .that makes Celebration imperative. - i Strawberry growers , m this raSik®*-AreA bare witness** one of the most successful sea sons in several years, hundreds of thousands of dollars being paid to them. Commemorating this exceptional flood of com pensation and the strength of the Wallace market, Mayor J. A. Harrell has officially design ated June 3rd to the 7th as the days for appreciation. Mayor Harrell has worked in conjunction with the following committee in staging this Fes tival and Exposition: A. J. Cavepaugh, Robert M. Carr, J. S. Blair, P. J. Caudell, Har ry E. Kramer, Roy Carter, W. G. Wells, and H. B. Dunn. Leaving no room for sup position the management has pledged itself to the duty of bringing to Wallace on these dates such an audience as would be appreciated by the growers of this area. Thou sands of letters and hundreds of telegrams have been sent to influential citizens of -the state reminding them to attend andt participate in the festivi ties’ Arrangements have been made whereby every person in attendance will have the op portunity of deriving worth while value from the exhibits, acts, contests, as well as from the special speakers invited down for the occasion. < During the five days of the Festival a diversified program iias been planned. Patrons Will be admitted at 6:30 each jjM$ning, thereby affording leis urely inspection of displays, mttinning at 8 o’clock and last Bf an hour vaudeville teams |pl be presented each night, poraplaying the best in show iese acts of national repute re: The Mansfields, a shoot ig team; The Wigham Troup, iwacrobatic quartette; The edkless Recklaws, a comedy Bgobatic team, as well as oth faattractions of equal merit, fipecial feature program will >lfow the vaudeville acts. ^Negotiations have been clos 1 for a dance orchestra of na imal favor to play for the uicing and the acts. Jimmie ivingston and his eleven tece orchestra have been en iged and will arrive in Wal ice from Tulsa, Oklahoma, ist in time to play for the filing. Livingston and his pplar band are featuring $aby Cleo”, a sensation in the asst who is for the first time ^(Continued on Page Four) - among WIRES TO HOLLYWOOD FOR REPRESENTATIVE Forceful interest was focus sed on the Fashion Show find mock Wedding which will be held here in fhe Brick Ware house Tuesday night in connec tion with the Strawberry Fes tival when Fred A. Jewell, di rector of the Exposition, an nounced that he had wired Warren B. Duff, a director for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stu dios in Hollywood, asking that) he, Lester A1 Smith, one of; the country’s theatrical pro ducers, and Tiffany Thayer,! renowned playwright and au-| thor, endeavor to have a* rep resentative of a major studio here in Wallace for the pur pose of conducting a screen test. * All these men are personal friends of Mr. Jewel, and have been associated with him in en tertainment production. Duff directed “Fifty Million Sweet hearts”, which was Dick. Pow ell’s first outstanding success. Smith is President of the The atrical Stock Managers As sociation, while Thay^|;. is knpwn chji^jjr as the autho# of numerous'" best sellers includ ing “13 Men”, “Savage”, and JThe Greece Had A Word Fo£ WORQiiW ON PLAN& FOR BANK AT KENANSVILLE Rumor has it that a local bank for Kenansville may be a reality in the very near future. It is understood that a group of interested citizens are now working on plans for the pro ject and should have something definite to report within the next few days. A bank at Kenansville would fill a long-felt need and citi zens of the county generally will no doubt look forward with interest to the outcome of the negotiations now under way. MAYOR HARRELL ISSUES HOUSING PROCLAMATION The following proclamation has been issued by Mayor J. A. Harrell in connection with National Better Housing Day which is to be observed throughout the country on June 15th: ^Whereas, the home is of su preme importance as a basis of our community life, consti tuting, as it does, an essential factor in the health and hap piness of both present and fu ture generations; and Whereas, The Federal Bet ter Housing Program is help ing our citizens to build new | homes and to modernize homes, which they now own, thus put-' ting men back to work, and; contributing in a concrete way to industrial and business re covery. Now, therefore, I, J. A. Har-, rell, Mayor of the Town of; Wallace, N. C., do set aside and appoint Saturday, the fifteenth j day of June, 1935 to be known as Better Housing Day; and I call upon all of our citizens to join with citizens in other communities throughout the land in marking the day with appropriate observances, in order that the benefits of the Better Housing Program may be brought to a still greater numbered our people. J. A. Harrell, Mayor l ALL MEMBERS OF LOCAL j FACULTY ARE RE-ELECTED Tif^a melting of the local school committee held last night, the matter of electing teachers for the 1935-36 term (Continued on Page Five) NEWS REEL MEN INVITED Both the Hearst and Pathe newsreel corporations have been notified by Mayor J. A. Harrell of the distinctive im portance associated with the Strawberry Festival and has suggested that they have representatives here during next week in order to film the high spots of the festivi ties. Splendid Records are Made By Duplin P.T. Associations Splendid Records are Made By Duplin P. T. Associations 2kol 24pt. During the year 1934-1935, Duplin County had seven Pa rent Teacher Associations with a total membership of 455. The towns having organizations are Beulaville, with Mrs. R. J. Lanier president, has 64 mem bers; Faison with Mrs. E. A. Taylor president, has 25 mem beers; Kenansville with Mr, G. R. Dail, presedent, has 26 members; Magnolia, with Mrs. Ernest Pope, president, has 48 members; Rose Hill, with Mrs. Stokes Wells, president, has 21 members; Wallace, with Mrs. P. 0. Powell, president, has 157 members; Warsaw, with Mrs. Henry Stevens, Jr., president, has 114 members. Wallace was the only stan dard association in the county but other associations did out standing work. The State con gress legislative program of twenty-two million dollars for the schools has been supported by all the associations. Sum mer round up clinics have been sponsored; supplies have been bought for the schols and a great deal of welfare work done. (Parent Education has been, the outstanding work of the year. An effort has been made to familiarize the public with our public schools and through the cooperation of the homes and schools a better un derstanding of the child has been brought about. Mrs. J. S. Blair, president of the’Southeastern District,. Mts. P. 0. Powell, president of the Wallace Association and Mrs. Robert Carr attended the State P. T. A. Convention which was held in Asheville recently. The reports of Duplin coun ty and the Southeastern dis trict were outstanding at the convention. Duplin county had an increase in membership from 268 to 466 and the dis trict was second in member ship increase, though it is the smallest district in the state, including only 13 counties. Subscriptions to the National Parent-Teacher Magazine in creased from 162 to 249 ac cording to Mrs. A. B. Holmes of Fairmont who was Selected State Chairman of the Parent Teacher Magazine. Mrs. Jus tice McNeill of Lumberton was honored by election to the of fice of State chairman of Fine Arts. At the convention the state slogan for the National P.T. magazine was selected to com pete in the national contest. The slogan of Mrs. J. S. Blair, of Wallace, president of the! southewestern district, was the winner. Mrs. Blair’s slogan was: “All the Help of All the Nation for all the Children in Parent-Teacher Magazine.” Mrs. Blair and Mrs. Holmes brought further honor on the| district and county at the Book Carnival costume ball at the convention. A special prize' wa3 awarded Mrs. Holmes, j whose costume was cleverly designed of miniature Parent (Continued on Page Five) Fashion Show an Elaborate Affair Local Girls to Act as Models; Will Be a Feature of Festival Rivaling the colorful decor ations of the Exposition hall will be the gorgeous gowns and outfits worn by local girls in the Fashion Show and mock wedding Tuesday night. The merchants of Wallace who are participating in this show have rushed their New York repre sentatives in fervid efforts to have the latest creations in feminine apparel here in time for the festival. Manikins in for the festival. In this fashion 3how will be seen some of the section, and each merchant is endeavoring to acquire the cre ation which will accent the na tural beauty of his models. Centering the fashion parade upon a mock wedding those in charge have made available a perfect facsimile of the latest in feminine wedding attire. Miss Edith Williams will in act the role of the bride and wear a complete bridal outfit furnished by Kramer’s depart ment store, which also will costume two of the brides mams: Misses .Liouise uouinsou and Mildred. Bryant. Turner’s Inc., will clothe two other bridesmaids; Misses Kathleen Cook and Ruth Harrell. Miss] Mary Graham Smith will wear an evening gown for M. Liber man, while Miss Margaret Hudson will represent the Hub Department Store. Jacob Hur wjtz will show as bridesmaids Misses Mary Elizabeth Powers and Marion Powell. An exhibition of other fem-| inine investments will follow! the wedding. Creations of the latest modes will of course feature this exhibition of mo dernity. Sport outfits from Kramer’s Department Store will be worn by Misses Doro thy Sanderson and Mary C. Wells. Misses Gladys Sheffield anu iJiva xiciiiiiK wm sport apparel for Turner’s, Inc. Bathing suits for M. Lib erman will be worn by Missese Bessie Brice,; Elizabeth Pow ers and Kathleen Batts. The Hub Department Store will show lingerie as worn by Misses Juanita Walker, Wilma Fussell, and Virginia Brow der. Afternoon and day dresses will be modeled by Misses Ka thleen Fussell and 'Dorothy! Hansley for Jacob Hurwitz. Postpone Tom Thumb Wedding ■ .... The Tom Thumb wedding, which was scheduled to be giv en in the local school auditor-, ium tomorrow (Friday) night, has been indefinitely postpon ed, according to an announce ment handed this newspaper paper today. The epidemic of infantile paralysis which is now sweeping this state was assigned as the reason for call ing the entertainment off. WELFARE AND HEALTH HEADS TO BE SELECTED A joint meeting of the Coun ty Boards of Education and Commissioners will be held at Kenansville Monday at which time a Superintendent of Pub lic Welfare and Health Depart ment Head will be elected. Other matters relating t o school plants, etc., will also be taken up at this time by the joint boards. / Marriage Licenses Issued Of the nine couples securing | marriage licenses in "this coun ty during the past week only one was white, this being G. P, Uptegrove and Miss Callie Bell "Grantham, both of whom gave Duplin as their place of residence. INTERESTING ACTS £T STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Included among the acts to be presented during the forth coming Strawberry Festival are the Shooting Mansfields, who claim to be the world’s greatest rifle shots, and the Wigand Troupe, which is de scribed by press and public alike as being an outstanding and sensational acrobatic team. Other acts to be given are the Reckless Recklaws, cy clists; Frank and Marie, Mex ican knife throwers; the Wi gand Trio, featuring feats of strength in Roman rings; Mansfields’ Three Rides, an outdoor free attraction to gether with Sensational Rome; Joan and Audry, America’s youngest acrobatic team; the Tumbling Atwoods; Bozo; and Barriows and Walters, aerial ists. Numerous clowns will [perform each night. One of the most educational J attractions to be presented isj the famous “Midget City”, a' minute model of a metropolis’ which is constructed in com-! plete detail. This city features j robot figures which perform j life-like actions, and was. one, of the most popular attractions at the World’s Fair. H. W. Wilson will be master of ceremonies, and Jimmie! Lh’ingston and his orchestra will play while the acts are being presented. PROMINENT MEN INVITED TO STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Among the prominent per sons who have been invited to attend the grand opening of the Coastal Plain Strawberry (Continued on Page Five) ASK CO-OPERATION OF CAR OWNERS All automobile owners of Wallace are requested by Mayor Harrell and the townt Board of Commissioners to leave their cars at home dur ing the Strawberry Festival in order that adequate park ing facilities might be avail able to out-of-town guests. Noted Dance Orchestra Has Been Secured For Festiv LATEST TABULATIONS POPULARITY CONTEST As this newspaper goes to press Miss Marion Powell is leading Miss Mary M. Hudson by 48,000 votes, having a total score 1,949,200 in the popu larity contest being held in connection with the Strawberry Festival and Merchants Expo sition which opens here Mon day evening. Miss Virginia Browder is running third with 245,000, being closely fol lowed by Miss Bessie Brice who has 198,000 votes. Others in the contest and the tabulations to date are as follows: Kathleen Cook, 104, 300; Alice Farrior, 80,300; Mil area Bryant, b4,oUU; .Louise Robinson, 60,300; Ruth Har rell, 53,000; Gladys Sheffield, 21,000; Dorothy Sanderson, 16,000; Kathleen Batts, 14,000,; Mary Elizabeth Powers, Doro thy Hansley, Mary G. Smith, Mary Wells, Juanita Walker, Edith Williams, Kathleen Fus sell, Elva Herring, Wilma Fus sell ,and Annette Hester, all with 10,000. Twenty-two of North Caro lina’s most popular maidens are battling for the distinctive honor of being crowned Queen of the Festival on Thursday night. Aside from being a warded a beautiful diamond ring the Queen stands a chance of being given a screen test, which might ultimately lead to a movie contract. The Maid of Honor, (the runner up) will be given a handsome cabinet radio, while the winners of third and fourth places will be awarded one of the latest El gin watches, and a valuable compact, respectively. Voting in the popularity con test will continue until 10 o’ clock Thursday night. The continueed excitement and in ability to pick the winner pro mises that the closing days of the contest will witness fast and furious competition. State Political Outlook Discussed by Shipman By M. L. Shipman Raleigh, May 27.—Nothing is so uncertain as politics. It has been said that a man hold ing a political job is like a man sitting on a powder barrel, smoking a cigar. He is liable to be blown up any minute. This is particularly true in the present day of change. For in stance, a hundred millions or so will be spent in the next year or so under the supervi sion of men and women who until a few months ago were unknown outside of their im mediate circle. State High way Chairman Capus Waynick who holds a key position in the Federal set-up for new public work had achieved some notor iety as editor of the High Point Enterprise, had served for a couple of terms in the Legislature, and had then been defeated for re-election. Gov ernor Ehringhaus rescued him from oblivion by naming him to an important State job. • * * Other key men in the Feder al set up include Dr. H. G. Baity, head of the engineering department of the University of North Carolina, who was well known to his profession but unknown to the general public in North Carolina. Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, State relief administrator achieved notor iety as a leader in woman’s club work, and then went in for pol itics. She did well at that and graduated into her present job, which has added years to her age with its worries, but she has her place in history. With an expanded public works pro gram, she is on the way to playing second fiddle to some other unknown, who is due' to be named as head of the vast public works program in North Carolina. It’s characteristic of these rapidly changing times that new figures step into the limelight, and then out again. The race is not to the swift and many substantial men and women who have kept themselves in the background because they did not wish to be connected with a rapidly changing panorama. The expenditure of so many millions of dollars may have important political consequen ces. If, Senator Bailey suc ceeds in having an important part in its expenditure, he will be placed in an impregnable position as a candidate to suc ceed himself. While he has op posed the Roosevelt Adminis tration in several important matters, he went down the line with the President in op posing the bonus, and that was no unimportant matter. The President emerged from that contest with his prestige great ly enhanced as a fighter. But that is not to say that the sen ior Senator will be accorded the premier position in the control of the expenditure of funds. Probably he doesn’t want it. Any way it has been announc ed from Washington that every (Continued on Page 4) i mous Coral Club Dur Timmie Livingston’s Featuring Baby Each Night D RATED AS ONE OF_ ORCHESTRAS IN r.OITNTRV Played at the Fi Gables Country ing Past Winter Jimmie Livingston, and his stellar Dance orchestra, who will furnish the dance music it the Japanese Garden Dance Hall in the Exposition build ing beginning Monday and lasting through Friday- night for the great Coastal Plain Strawberry Festival and Mer chants Exposition, is widely acclaimed by the radio and theatre scribes as one of the finest aggregations of musi cians and entertainers in the country today. During the past winter season they were the toast of society at the fa mous Coral Gables Country Club in Miami. During March and April they entertained nightly at the Hotel Tulsa, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Upon leaving there they played a series of theatre engagements from Dal las, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia. This orchestra is coming di rect to Wallace from the fa mous Wagonwheel night club in Nashville, Tenn., where they broke- a^l attendance records. Immediately following their engagement here they will en train for the Seaside Park Dance Place at Virginia Beach where they will play for the remainder of the summer. I , Jimmie features the greatest ckild entertainer in the world, Baby Cleo, who has recently turned down very attractive movie contracts in Hollywood * just to remain with the Liv ingston organization. Sophisticated melodies, to gether with outstanding and stellar arrangements, consti tute the major part of Jimmie’s programs, as he is the origin ator of this particular style of music which is the modern vogue. One of the big fea tures that has made him one of the most famous orchestra leaders of today is the fact that | he has the rare trait of know ing what tunes the public wants, and has the ability of interspersing h i s programs with favorite and danceable melodies. Dancing will be en ! joyed nightly from 10 ’til. STRAWBERRY AND BEAN i MARKETS DOING WELL Late strawberries on the lo cal market have averaged from $2.35 to $2.50 during the past iweek with growers of this erea selling approximately 12 0 0 | crates here daily. Juice men , continue to handle practically all the berries offered on the market now. Although most growers have ceased picking, some who have fields where there is plenty of moisture, are still harvesting and expect to continue for some time yet. Beans, both round and wax, are doing well with fairly hea vy deliveries at this time. Four peck hampers are running from $1.00 to $1.25. The short crop in this section has boosted the price considerably over the past few years and growers stand to make a nice profit on their production. Deliveries are expected to continue for some time yet if weather con ditions remain favorable. A lady writes to ask if a preacher should go into poli tics. Should he go to war— | and, politics resemble what Sherman said war was. # H Navy war games m the $ cific stir interest of the * ~ MBwttfai&aaaaagat