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k .. WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936 • ■ ' Conservation7 Meet ! Attracts 2,500 Farmers ROCHESTER, Minn. . . ; Miss Sf i21t JSSjh-13 completely recover within n year from sdoroderman. an HImm <>f rigidity and hardening of tho ■kin. Duplin Listings Now Underway Farm Survey and Real and Personal Property Listing i Started Wednesday Thirteen list takers began work Wednesday in securing a complete survey of all real and personal property of Duplin County citizens for 1936 taxa tion and in compiling a com plete’ farm survey report, which promises to be the most reliable source of farm statistical in formation. f W. McGowan, County Sup .Taxation, stated re cently thaOt;should be the du ty of every farm owner to co operate fully in the farm sur vey as it Will mean a great sav ing and aid in any cooperative (Please turn to Page Eight) PENDERLEA LABORER IS UNAVOIDABLY INJURED Penderlea Homesteads had its first near-fatal accident ear ly Tuesday morning when a catapillar tractor accidently backed over a laborer while working with a tree-pulling ’crew. The man, said not to have realized the proximity of the machine, was knocked pros trate and the tractor ran over his right leg. He was rushed to s Wilming ton hospital where x-ray pic tures showed that his leg and pelvic bene were fractured. Enjoy Shad Supper Employees of Cavenaugh Chevrolet Co., were guests at a shad supper at Riverside, near Wilmington, Monday night. Jamie Wells, a salesman for the firm, served as toastmaster. : Kern To Dedicate Rose HUI Church Laymen and Former Pastors To Attend Dedication Metho dist Church Sunday Free of encumbrances, the Rose Hill Methodist Church which was constructed at s cost of $42,000 and only last fall was rid of an $18,000 debt, will be dedicated Sunday morn ing by Bishop Paul B. Kern, Greensboro1. Former pastors, visiting friends and laymen of the Church will participate in the dedicatory services. Bishop Kern, a forceful and interesting speaker, will preach at the regular morning service, E. C. Maness, pastor of the Church, announced yesterday. A basket dinner will follow and during the afternoon impromp tu talks will be heard. Among the visitors slated to attend are Rev. P. O. Lee, a for mer pastor, Rev. J. M. Ormand, of the School of Religion of Duke University, and Rev. W. A. Cade, presiding elder of the Wilmington district. BOARD OF EDUCATION TO * MEET MONDAY AT 10 A. M The Duplin County Board of Education will meet in regular session in the office of the County Superintendent on Mon day at 10:00 o’clock, the Coun ty - Superintendent announced this week. No business of out standing importance is sched uled to be transacted at this session, which & expected to be a bnet one, and anyone having matters to take up with the Board are requested to be on time as the meeting wil] be ad journed immediately after all business has been transacted. BainesAcquitted In County C ourt Jury Returns Verdict After De liberating Fdr Nearly Two Hours One of the hardest fought cases ever tried at a session of the General County Court of this county was terminated this i afternoon when a jury return ed a verdict of not guilty in the case of J; R. Baines who was charged with prostitution in connection with the much pub licized Bradshaw 'Base. A jury deliberated for near ly two hours today before re turning a verdict after receiv ing the case* at noon. A special session of the Court had been I called to hear the case and both | the State and defense were ab 'ly represented xby counsel, Dis trict Solicitor J. A. Powers CPiease Turn to Last Page) An Aerial View Of Wallace, Largest Strawberry Market Whecqin Backyards, Hlgf Terrain and Flying Discussed By Staff Writer Wilbur and Orville nns came douw to North Carolina several years ago and promot ed the then somewhat fanciful idea Of men competing with birds in the technique of trav eling whtee there are no stop lights any one way streets, but it took thiji little booger a long tinfl to satisfy himself that the sensation liquid merit his trust ing one life to the <y»“— cu riosity. vlffe- Jig Nevertheless, it out and discovered Sunday after noon that was much more fun that trees, bouncing EASTER BONNETS Tank Explodes; i Auto Demolished Rose Hill, March 27.—The 1936 model automobile of Ar thur Ward, local mail carrier, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday when the gas tank ex ploded. The motor, ,%hich had been newly installed on the day of the accident, might be sal vaged. Mr. Ward escaped! fnjury, al though his clothing was parti ally burned. „ The accident oc curred near Brice’s filing sta tion. V AnnounceClinics Start ' 14th - County Health Officer to Hold Pre-School Clinies During Month of April Dr. R. L. Carr, DOplin Coun ty health officer, announced this week that pre-school clin ics would be held in' 13 Duplin schools this month. Clinics are slated to begin April 14 and close April 28. The Wallace school held a clinic Friday morning, under the sponsprship of the local Parent-TeacHer Association and Principal J. S. Blair states that approximately 40 children were examined by local physicians. In giving the schedule of clinics Hr- Carr said: the prime puunpoae of holding them in the early spring is to give parents an opportunity to correct de (Please Turn to Pa^ Three) -.- " ■— TomiwyG^feam Forms Y. D.Clubs •Tommy Gresham, lawyer and mayor of Warsaw, yesterday was picked to organize eastern North. Carolina into a solid Young Democratic front for the approaching election. The recent Jackson Day Din ners found Young Democratic organizations in only half the North Carolina counties, and now Gresham, who was Third District chairman for Jackson Day Dinners, h&s the job of getting an active organization in every eastern county. WALLACE STUDENTS HOLD JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET On Friday night, March 27, in the basement of the local Methodist Church, the Junior class of Clement high school entertained the Seniors with the annual Junior-Senior Ban quet. Vari-colored balloons hung profusely over the banquet hall against' a background of Spanish moss, featured the de corations. The senior class col ors, pink and green, were car ried out effectively. While a four-course dinner was being served the program (Please turn to Last Page) ROSE HILL SENIORS TO PRESENT ANNUAL PLAY Club. Celebrates • 12th Anniversary Straw Vote Kenansville Wo man’s Club Banquet Shows Hoey In Lead In celebration of its 12th an niversary the Kenansville Wo man’s Club, meeting in the club room of the Community Build-1 ing Thursday night, entertain-j ed at a banquet. Speakers in-, eluded District officials and the1 sixth past presidents of the or ganization. The Kenansville Woman’s Club was organized a dozen years ago and is responsible for many constructive moves point ing to the upbuilding of the county s^at. Miss Lula M. Hin son, the first president, is again president of the body. The club numbers among its previous celebrations its fifth and tenth anniversaries. Speakers were Mrs. F. F. Thompson, J. E. Thompson, J. E. Jerritt, Mrs. R. V. Wells, iMrs. John D. Robinson, 2nd vice-president of the N. C. F. (Please Turn to Page Three) - 1 -- DUPLIN SCHOOLS MAKE UP MUCH OF LOST TIME, • Duplin county schools are fast making up the time lost during the winter on account of; bad weather and impassable ^ roads, Superintendent Johnson | stated this week. The majority, of schools have been operating six days per week since favor-] able weather came and are now ( about up with their opening schedules. Figuring on a basis of six day weeks from now on, the majority tff schools will complete the term between the 20th of April and the first of May, probably a few days lat er than originally scheduled, thinks Mr. Johnson. Overhead Bridge To Be Let Soon 'Duplin Commissioners Recom mend That Proposed Loca tion Be Changed The overhead crossing and approaches at Calypso will be among the 11 projects to be let | by the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission on April 114 and 15, if they are approved I by the Federal Bureau of Roads, Chief Highway Engineer ]W. Vance Baise stated this week. Recently the Duplin County Commissioners recommended to the Commission, following the filing of a complaint, that the proposed site be changed. Plac ing the bridge at the proposed site will damage property re CPlease turn to Last Page) 12 Rehabilitation Loans T Duplin Farmers Last <50,000 Bonus Urge DETROIT ... Mickey Cochrane’s world champion Tigers arc going to split a $60,000 bonus if they finish first or second in the American baseball race this year. Mr. W. A. Fungs, 87 (above), retired millionaire and baaeball fen, says hell raise that amount. Farm Women Plan Federation Meet Spring Federation to Convene In Kenansville April 10th; Well-Arranged Program Miss Mamie Whisnant, assist tant housefurnishing leader of the State Extension Division, will be the featured speaker -t‘ the Spring Federation of the Duplin County Home Demoni stration Clubs, Miss JamyO Martin, Home Demonstration Agent for Duplin County, an nounced this week'. The Feder ation will meet in the auditor ium of the Kenansville high school Friday afternoon, April 10, at two o'clock. Miss Martin said that Dup lin women are looking forward (Please Turn to Page Three) DUPLIN WOMEN PLAN TO ATTEND CLUB MEETINGS Mrs. John D. Robinson, Wal lace, 2nd vice-president of the North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clubs and chairman of districts, and Mrs. John A. Gavin, Kenansville, district president, will be guests of the Sorocis Club in Wilmington on Friday night and take part in the celebration of the Wilming ton club’s 40th anniversary. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Gavin will also attend the State Fed eration in High Point next week. Piano Recital A piano recital will be held in the auditorium of the Clem ent High School Friday night, April 10, at eight o’clock, it was announced this week No ad mission fee is charged. Agent Discusses Activity Of Home Demonstration Chibs FIRST STRAWBERRIES Duplin Clubs Hold Demonstra tion On Storage; Plan For Federation By JAMYE MARTIN, Home Demonatratlon Agent. Seventeen adult clubs were held during March with an at tain /I o non a# OQO (fnrA a I11K0 JTOrn ment and Supplies _ Rehabilitation loan activities; of the Resettlement Adminisjj tration, whicl shown <■ marked increase ch week? since the first Ivances - fop spring plantings were ma«ji some three months ago, snot w>|s new heigh irday when 42 new loani de for thn month of “These ng madet for seed, fertilizer, rpatoelt*§| equipment and other supplifcK* needed for making a crop, farm families in Duplin ty deemed eligible for litation-in-place”, aid C. Marsbburn, R Re tion Supervisoi this eo in making the above r"" ment. Each Rehabilit&tion-in-place tons untarily agrees to follow proved farm and home m ment plans worked out aid of the County Ru^al station Supervisors ia ation with ssiy i Agent. Plan food feed, including garde meet the needs of the' are stipulated, *B~weli as ey Crops, the supervise gate of opportunity to stranded fanner, who, d such credit, would be dep of a chance to get on his feet (Please turn to Page Eighty Annual Cnurcti Day Is Observed _ Rose Hill, March 30.—A mor ning sermon by Rev. JamMf^ jGray, professor of Bible aft] Presbyterian Junior College* and choral numbers by the gl«® club of the same college fea tured observance of Annual Church Day at Mount Zion. Presbyterian Church Sunday. Rev. S. G. Harness, the pastor, presided throughout the ser vices. After lunch bad been served on the lawn by the ladies’ aux iliary the congregation heard, reports of the church’s activi ties for the year as interpreted by Mrs. D. B. Herring, Mrs. C. F. Hawes, Rev. S. G. Har ness, Dr. R. L. Carr, Fitzhugh L. Fussell, and H. Carr. A me* morial for the late Lucian Brad* shaw was given by Miss Annie. Louise Herring. Communion services closed the program. -•;? The glee club comprising 22 members, also sang in the audi torium of the local school, al the Wallace high school, and in the T e a c h e y Presbyterian ■ Church. The following glen club members are from Duplin County: C. J. Carr of Teachey, E. B. Carr of Wallace, and De#-. ey Cavenaugh of Chinquapin. E. L. Key is director. lyS
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