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The Wallace Enterprise | Jill DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEO PLE OF WALLACE AND DUPLIN COUNTY WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1936 NbTlS • - . . ;j I Sick Mobster iTwsaisuea CHICAGO , Tommy Toofcy (above), last of the mobster “Touhy Gang*’ it now ia the li»n^« of the G-Men, who have trailed him since 1933. Ho wee cap tured ia bed, a tuberculosis iuruW. LOCAL PARENT-TEACHER GROUP TO MEET JAN. 22 The next regular meeting of the Wallace Parent-TeacheT Association will be held Wed nesday afternoon, January 22. The program, under the direc tion of Miss Mamie Rose Tay lor, teacher of home economics in the Clement High School, will deal with homemaTring. Prizes will be awarded the rooms having the most repre sentatives present. Dog Killer Held On Three Counts Colored Youth Said to Be "Con nected With Killing Here Sunday Night “Doe” Sanders, Pender Coun ty colored youth, was hound over to a higher court by Jus tice of the Peace A. M. McClung here Monday afternoon on three charges, recldess driving, driving without license, and cruelty to dumb animals. He was unable to furnish bond and was carried to the Duplin County jail. Sanders, officers state, is con nected with the fatal shooting of Fritz Lawrence here Sunday night. He, along with Maggie Cooper, colored maid in the home of W. D. Campbell, was arrested after Mayor Harrell and several local people chas ed him to a point near Willard, believing him to be the assail ant. Following his arrest, how ever, it was found that he was not the reputed murderer, bat (Please turn to Last Page) Delinquents Get License Warning Of the 135 automobile and trucks listed for taxes in the ci ty of Wallace licenses for only 64 have been purchased thus far, W. N. Rose, Tax Collector, announced .this week. As a re sult of the evident disregard of a Town order requiring the purchase of these 1936 vehicle tags Chief of Police F. L. Boone has been instructed to go after the delinquents and see that they carry proper tags. Rose estimates that many au tomobile owners living just out wil the the ry t Th« major moving acti vity of the year began yester day when the Wysonga and the Robert Carrs exchanged places of abode.' Horace Smith, who hM been Maiding with the an apartment Department Commerce Reports Confusion After AAA Decision Held Back Wholesale Activity Retail trade bounded sub stantially from the holiday week lull and stimulated by January promotional events, ran well ahead of the 1935 week in mogt of the 33 cities reporting to the Department of Commerce. Confusion resulting from the AAA decision retard ed activity in some of the wholesale markets with uncer tainty as to the price situation a disturbing element and ex pected to be cleared up soon. Employment gains were noted in most regions, construction gained momentum, banking re sources and deposits moved in to record figures and indus trial operations resumed the pre-holiday pace under the im petus of increasing orders, par ticularly in:,the heavy goods groups. Most of the gains in retail trade over the previoas and 1935 weeks were recorded in heavy* clothing lines. Especial ly gratifying gains were report ed by Boston, Houston, Los An-| geles, Seattle, San Francisco, Memphis, Charleston, New York, Louisville and New Or leans. Philadelphia reported aj flying start for the New Year with no appreciable effect from AAA decision. New York re ported moderate retail improve ment over last year with trends spotty and confusion over AAA decision with many cotton mill agents withdrawing from mar ket entirely pending examina tion of possible effects. Buyers were reported cautious with no rush of buying or selling. Bos ton reported moderate improve , ment in cotton goods sales stop ped with announcement of AAA j decision and normal turnover 5 was not expected to improve ; until the price situation clears. ■ Mills were reported in strong position regarding stocks and unfilled orders, but raw cotton j markets reflected confusion. .The wool goods market was re I (Please turn to Last Page) Chickenpox Leads Duplin’s Diseases During December Mrs. T. E. Huffman, County Nurse, Assumes Duties After Completing Special Work Reported to the Duplin Coun ty Health Department during the month of December were '13 cases of ehickenpox and 11 cases of syphilis, Dr. R. L. ■Carr, Roplfh .County . Health and Quarantine Officer, stated this week. Other diseases re ported were pellagra, six, anth rax, one; diphtheria, one, tu berculosis, two- A number of these cases were visited, Dr. Carr said, several food-hand ling establishments were in spected and health conferences! were held. Inclement weather prohibit ed the completion of physical examinations of first and sec ond grade students in the coun (Please Turn To Last Page) MARRIAGE LICENSES ARE ISSUED TO 7 COUPLES "Marriage licenses were issu ed to seven couples in this country during the past week, records in the Register of Deeds’ office revealed yester day. Of this number four were white and the other three colored. White couples were: J. D. Cottle and Miss Lillie May Tur« ner; Melvin Hardison and Miss Martha Lovena Barnett; Gor don Grice and Miss Kathleen Hines: G. H. Gasser and Miss Anna Cora Jones. Colored couples securing a license were, Monroe Kelly and Zealia Ann Hudson; Herman Joyner and Rosa Etta Barden; Onie C. Hall and Sudie Brin son. ONE INJURED IN HEAD ON COLLISION HERE Larry C. Bradham, Wallace, Route 2, was injured yesterday afternoon when his automobile, driven by Daniel Mitchell, of the same address, was in a head-on collision with an au tomobile driven by H. T. Schmus, Wilmington, in front of the Motor Inn service sta tion on Highway 41 approach ing Wallace. Both cars were badly damaged. A highway patrolman, after making his examination, order ed that a magistrate's hearing be held here Saturday after noon. Might If the Philippines make a succetfc of self-government, we might try copying their style. —Greensboro (Ga.) Herald STILL IN THE DARK County Agent L. L. Mc Lendon is still in the dark with respect to the AAA sit uation, he stated yesterday. Aside from the terse message he received from state head quarters early last week no tifying him to cease, pit acti vities in connection with the program in the county he has received no information which will shed light on the probable outcome of the con trol program in this county. Records in his office are be ing put in shape preparatory to being turned over to the proper authorities on call and only a skeleton force is being retained to handle the work. Some 1600 cotton checks which were received at the office early last week have about been distributed, far mers losing but little time in going for them after being notified (they were available. Wallace Officers Arrest Fugitives Shirley Guthrie and Red Ar line, young white men of Suf folk, Va., were taken into cus tody here today on advice of Suffolk officers who had been tipped K* that the two were in Wallace. A telegram to Chief of Police Boone stated that the men were wanted in the Vir ginia city and requested that they be arrested and held until the Virginia officers could come for them. They were quickly located in a private home here where they had rented a room, by local officers and placed un der arrest. When the Virginia officers arrived here this afternoon to return the prisoners to Suffolk they stated that Guthrie was wanted on a charge of grand larceny and was* suspected of numerous other Crimes which had been perpetrated in and around Suffolk. There appear ed to be no charge against Ar line although he was carried back to the Virginia city for investigation. The men did not fight extradition. Guthrie and Arline had only been in Wallace two or three days and as far as is known had done nothing to create a isfuspicion thait they were fu gitives from justice. Both were well dressed and mild manner ed, and according to Suffolk of ficers, were from good families in the Suffolk section. y t* «« tV**. ■ **'**, -.«*,> riT-i ffo i 'i yIm-i - ni i m - ■ - - v y 'Y.-yy Negro Killed In Shooting Scrape Two Negroes Sought by Police For Fatal Shooting Here Sunday Night Two negro men, Cleo New kirk and Tallie Sanders, are now wanted by police as a re sult of the fatal shooting of Fritz Lawrence, also colored, here on a street corner early Sunday night. Lawrence died from wounds while being car ried to a Wilmington hospital. I As yet no definite clues have j been reported as to the where abouts of the two fugitives, but police expect early arrests. Newkirk, after witnesses’ tes timony at a hearing here Mon day before Carl Smith, coroner, was adjudged the alleged mur- j derer. Mayor J.'A. Harrell stat-1 ed that Lawrence told him New- j kirk shot him, and Robert Pow- i j ell, colored, stated’ that New-1 kirk shot at Lawrence three times and that Tallie Sanders told Newkirk to shoot. Two of the three negro girls examined said they heard shots, but nei ther saw a pistol. Lawrence was shot twice, (Please turn to Last Page) County Court To Convene Monday The regular monthly term of General County Court is sched uled to be held at Kenansville next week beginning on Mon day. While thus far there are only four jail cases docketed, the session is expected to be rather lengthy due to the fact that-the last court, hej^n De cember 23rd, was cut short oif account of the Christmas sea son. No jury was present last session and a large number cf cases were continued for jury trial. A jury has been summon ed for this term and it is prob able that the court will be in session several days. The January term of Super ior Court is scheduled to fol low the County Court and will open January 27th with Judge Henry A. Grady presiding. WALLACE AGENCY DOES BIG LICENSE BUSINESS Sales of automobile license plates in the Wallace agency has has been good this year, accord ing to a recent statement by Frank Byrd, who has charge of the sale here. Although sales j during the past week have been j slight there were plenty of pur j chasers during the first days of tthe new year. Thus far up approximately 1330 plates have been sold, most of them to Dup I lin owners, with Pender com | ing second. Although sales iwere greater after the time for ! purchase expired there were j comparatively few delinquents • arrested, with some defendants I carrying their cases to higher j courts. j BARDEN ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON PATENT’S Representative Graham A. j IBarden was yesterday named to another Congressional com mittee in addition to his other assignments. He has now be come a member of the commit tee on patents and is serving also on the committees of Riv ers and Harbors, Education and. the Library and is a member of a special committee to investi gate campaign expenditures. His assignment was one of a number to fill vacancies cre ated since the last session. The Democratic members of Hie Ways and Means Committee, of which Representative Robert L. Doughton is chairman;* made the selections. Imagine It Times certainly have chang ed. The other day a woman married a count for his money. —Kansas City Star. i • . ' ' ■ -'S" J.'. kin•i.V-'. Annual Strawberry Festival Is Contracted For June 2-6 Baseball President BROOKLYN, N. Y. . M?s. James Mulvey (above), daughter of 8. W. McKeever, 84, president of the Brooklyn National League base ball team, succeeds her father in that office to actively manage the club’s affairs. TOWN OFFICIALS WILL ATTEND MEET TONIGHT Mayor J. A. Harrell, Chief of Police F. L. Boone, Tax Col lector W. N. Rose, and members of the Board of Town Commis sioners will attend a regional meeting of the League of Mu nicipalities in Kinston tonight. They, along with officials from other towns in this region, will be guests at a dinner in the Hotel Kinston, which will be followed by a round-table dis cussion on municipal problems. Duplin Picked In ppresttyProgram Schools In Eight Counties To Show Movies In Forest Fire War Duplin is slated to be one of the eight North Carolina Coun ties in whose public schools an educational campaign in con nection with the State’s war ag ainst forest fires will be begun some time soon, W. C. McCor mick, assistant State Forester, announced recently. The cam paign, conducted by Forest Ranger F. L. Hooker, New Bern, under the direction of District Forester J. B. Lattay, will feature moving, pictures | depicting the destruction of ! forests by fires. The pictures will be supplemented by a brief lecture. Other counties in the group slated to take part in this pro gram are Pender, Onslow, Jones, Sampson, Columbus, Martin, and Washington. Former Resident Is Buried Here Funeral servicee for Mrs. R. R. Stewart, 50 - year - old resi dent of Windsor, Va., native of Wallace, were held here Satur day morning from the Wallace Presbyterian Church. Inter ment followed in the family burial plot in Rockfish Ceme tery. Rev. W. P. M. Currie, pastor of the Wallace Presby terian Church, assisted by Rev. Earnhardt, Presiding Elder >f the Fayetteville District, offici ated at the services. Mrs. Stewart was the former Jennie Clement, daughter of Samuel Clement, pioneer of mo dern education in this section of North Carolina f nd in whose honor Clement High School, Wallace, was named. Mr. £le ment was the first to open a school here. (Please turn to Last Page) , Rebuilding Home The home of Luke W. Boney, which was practically destroy ed by fire recently, is now be ing reconstructed. It is under stood that -it will be remodeled along its former bungalow de sign. $ ■?; v •,: -i. ' Harrell Announces Contract With Roberts Producing Co. to Put on Festival. PLAN BEST SHOW EVER PRODUCED IN WALLACE Tentative Arrangements Call For More Emphasis on Midway Attractions Contracts were signed this week for another annual Straw berry Festival to be staged hera June 2-6, Mayor J. A. Harrell announced yesterday. Plans for the development of the annual celebration in the heart of the world’s largest strawberry pro ducing section will begin im mediately, he said. The Rob erts Producing Company, a firm which has enjoyed a na tional reputation as promoteis of fairs, carnivals, and expo sitions of varying degree, will handle the Festival this year along with the cooperation of local business men and civ'.s organizations. Mayor Harrell stated that the Festival would be the greatest; yet staged here and that more space would be sought to allow for a larger midway. In the past festivals less attention has been given to midway attrac tions, but plans for the forth (comjng festival promise that that mistake will be rectified. The midway will feature an as sortment of rides and educa tional and entertaining side shows. None but cleari shows will be permitted, it was stated. ment enterprises it some of the largest fairs in both North and South Carolina, and their repu tation should be sufficient war rant of a greater Festival here this year. At this time actual plans for the Festival are of course in definite but according to the contract only one dance will be given. It- is noted, however, that a regular dance may be held each night. _ DEMONSTRATION IN WOOI> I THINNING SLATED SOON The second of a series of for estry demonstrations in Dup lin County will be held Tuesday morning, January 21, on the farm of Walter J. Strondl one mile east of Kenansville on tifce Beulaville highway. The: dfem onstration is being-held through’ the cooperation of Mr. Strouf and the County Agents. At axe, donated by C. E. Quinn Kenansville, will be given as t prize in a contest, providel there is sufficient attendance. The care and protection off wood lots should receive more attention from our farmers, the County Agents said anrt emphasized that the demon strations aimed at showing tha right methods of forest man agement. A young pine thick et will be thinned, showing at good method of securing barn wood without cutting the best timbers and at the same timet allowing these best trees to pro* duce better timber. All farmers, and especially those in the territory, are invit ed to attend the derr.onstratioi and bring an axe. BURGAW TEAMS SCORE LIGHTLY ON WALLACES Basketball is busting right: into the middle of conversation; here now with both the high; school teams trying to be as; victrious as their older broth ers—the All-Stars. Tuesday night in a double-header in Burgaw the high school boy? team put up an air-tight de fense and romped off with m 20-6 victory. Burgaw was abler to score only two field goals The girls were also winners by a final score of 17-6.
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