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OLDEST NEW SPA PER PUBLISHED IN DUPLIN COUN TY. The Wallace Enterprise DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OK THE PEO PLE OF WALLACE AND DUPLIN COUNTY OUR WILL APPRECIATE || YOUR BUSINESS. L. XIV. WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936 No. 46 DUPLIN’S ONLY TOBACCO MARKET OPENS TUESDAY p: Gift Repayment Claim Is Filed; Totals $574,004 County Road Claims Adjust - ment Commission, Provided * by Legislature, Asked to Re imburse Duplin. [ DUPLIN COMMISSIONERS » FILE FOR $574,004.00 Claims Filed For Funds Ex pended Prior to 1931; Ma jority Counties File In accordance with recent legislation the Duplin County Commissioners have asked the County Road Claims Adjust nt Commission to reimburse uplin for a total of $574,004, this amount, and more, having been placed at the disposal of the State highway system and §sed in developing roadways in this county. The highway debt commis sion is scheduled to meet to morrow to begin action on Dup lin’s claim, as well as claims of the majority of the counties in the state. Claims being filed are for gifts of money or roads made to the highway commission during th* years prior to 1931, 3hen the State assumed control id maintenance of all roads. Duplin’s claim is concerned Kjnly with the cost guilds a concrete bridge hetween rsaw and Kenansville, cost ing $35,000 and tftuinpage of four Duplin roads. Between .1918 and 1931 Duplin county s spent over one million dollars in building up a road-system. Dearing Boss Of Garden Exhibits Prizes Totaling $15,000 Offered For Exhibits Displayed at N. C. State Fair f. Dr. Charles Dearing, assist nt director In charge, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Wil lard, will superintend the hor ticultural products exhibits ai the North Carolina State Fair iw has been announced. $70( in prizes will be available ir this department. Advance reservations for ex hibit space indicate that visit ors to the 1936 State Fair will be greeted by one of the great est arrays of farm products ev er assembled in North Carolina, Manager Norman Y. Chambliss hfs Is stated. Dr. Fred E. Miller, of the State Department of Agricul ture, is in charge of all exhibits Mrain. He reported.-this wee! that the fair will present an unusually large and varied ex hibit by 4-H clubs of the State. An increased number of re quests . for premium books, which contain 14 departments offering* total prizes of $16,000. v indicates above average inter est by prospective exhibitors in . other agricultural divisions, Dr. fMiller announced. Prizes have been increased in every dpart ment, with the total raise a mounting to 15 percent. Four-H club members are eli de to compete for $2,048.50 irth of prizes. L. R. Harrell, io is-well known to 4-H mem this county, has charge this department. Leaves for Northern Market A. M. Lansford, well known cal piano dealer, expects to tonight for Washington ltd Philadelphia where he will arehase his Fall stock of sos. Lansford says he sp ites a good business this Winter and plans to ivily on the MAJORITY COUNTY SCHOOLS OPENED FOR FALL TERM Oil Shot On Bank Waters Acts To Pacify Merchants '___—» 1 _ I New County Farm Agent Takes Job McLendon’s Successor Assum ed Job Thursday; Comes From Harnett Co. Duplin county’s new farm agpnt, W. D. Reynolds, came to Kehansville (Thursday and' took| over his duties as successor to L. L. McLendon, county farm] ; agent in Duplin for over 15; |years, and, who resgined July! ; 15 to accept a position with the I resettlement administration. ; Since McLendon’s resigna tion P. D. May, assistant coun ty farm agent, has acted as the temporary agent. May was of fered the chief position, but re fused, as he will leave January 1 to operate a farm for himself. Reynolds comes to Duplin upon the order of E. W. Gaith er, district agent. He served as assistant county agent in Har nett county last year and for four years prior taught voca tional agriculture under the Harnett county public school system. Blanchard, Jr., Home The condition of O. C. Blan-J chard, J¥., Wallace youth who suffered a broken neck while (swimming in Northeast River ]Thursday afternoon, has im proved sufficiently to allow him J to be brought home last night. | While still in a cast, it was 'stated that he would soon be i able to be out. Southerland Clan Meets In Reunion Antiques Are Shown; Memor ial Services Held For Two Members Rose Hill, Ayg. 26—The Sou therland clan held its fourth 'am^ial reunion Thursday in jthe' local school building. The ; president, William Dallas Her Iring of Rose Hill, presided, and Mrs. J. M. Jerome served as , secretary in the absence of Mrs. C. F. Hawes. Mr. Herring presented a pamphlet oft Southerland his tory] anft the clan historian, Miss! Annie Rose Southerland of Southfield, gave new facts concerning the family.' Miss Marthk Southerland of Kenans ville, Mrs. D. B. Herring and Mrs. R\ F. Newkirk, of Rose Hill gaye historical sketches of tiie following branches of the clan: BrWant, Alsa, and Alex ander Somtherland. Family \antiqueaj were die genealogical sket (Please T^irn to ^age Eight) feliWiMaBhViVFi-'tPr Thompson Promises Reforms In Operation Local Unit Of Branch Bank Promises of certain changes in the operation of the Wallace unit of the Branch Banking and Trust Company, and a clear statement of the position of this bank in the Branch, chain, indicated last night at a meet ing of the Wallace Merchants' Association that further argu ment over the operation of the unit here will henceforth be frowned upon. Local merchants and busi ness men have, for some time, stated their displeasure at the Branch Banking and Trust Company, going back into sev eral generations to express their opinions, but at the meet ing last night, at which time chief mourners were absent, lean C. Thompson, cashier of the Warsaw unit and head of the Duplin activities of the chain banking house, sated his case and appears to have won. Admitting that the loan faci lities, the chief item of con cern were not of the best avail able, Thompson Indicated that &{plan will be submitted imme diately whereby that bone of cofitenffeiftt’yould be salved. The possibility of appointing a three-man board of directors was discussed, and Thompson stated that within a short time he would make arrangements (Pfease turn to Page Eight) Homestead Work Employs 225 Men Dellinger Reports Employment 225 Men at Penderlea; More To Be Hired Development of the Pender lea homesteads is rapidly going forward, according to an an nouncement this week from R. C. Dellinger, of the N. C. state employment service, who re ports that 225 unskilled labor ers have been given work dur ing the past two weeks and in dications are that 300 more un skilled laborers will be employ ed in the near future. At present all activity is cen tred on clearing and ditching on homesteads on the originai project. No indication has been given as to when development of the additional 6,500 acres recentlj acquired will begin. CHADWICK RETURNS FOR SEVENTH YEAR AT R. H Rose Hill, Aug. 25.—Opening exercises for the Rose Hill high school were held Monday morn Rev. S. G. Harness, Rev. J. Herman Barnes, and Rev. E. C. Maness assisting in the preliminary program. Dr. R. L. Cart, county health officer, discussed health as one of the objectives of public edu cation. The principal, D. G. Chad wick of Straits, is returning for his seventh year to the local school, having been a teacher here for five yeans before he became principal last year. Faculty members ai\s: Ele mentary school, Miss Elizabeth Forlaw, Mrs. J. M. Barden of Rose Hill; Miss Louise Whit field of Clinton; Miss Elvis Yel verton of Black Creek; Miss Mildred Stanly of Goldsboro; Miss Jessie Moore of Rose Hill; Miss Carolyn Brinkley of Col erain; Miss Daisy Britt of Mt. tbeth Vick of I age Eight) Education Units Make Plans For Successful Year Encouraging Attendances Re ported Thus Far; Colored Schools Open Along With White Schools In District. COMMERCIAL COURSE TO BE TAUGHT IN WALLACE All School Districts Opened With Exception of Warsaw And Calypso With the exception of two units, all Duplin county schools are opened, five of them begin ning their operations today. In all schools opened thus far, encouraging attendance re ports were given and indica tions are that this school year will be one of the most success ful in the history of the organ ized system in this county. Although variances in open ings throughout the county are noted, colored schools in each dstfrict open simultaneously with the white school. Noteworthy among the chan ges in the curriculum offered in the schools of the county this year is a commercial course which will be offered in the Clement high school, Wal lace, for the first time in its history. Mrs. R. L. Black, Wal lace, who was head of the com mercial department in New Hanover high school for seven years, has charge. The Magnolia and Rose Hill schools opened Monday, with the B. F. Grady school opening yesterday. Five schools, Wal lace, Faison, Chinquapin, Beu laville and Kenansville, opened today. Warsaw and Calypso units will begin operations Monday. FAISON MAN HURT WHEN AUTOMOBILE OVERTURNS B. S. Kelly, Faison, Route 1, was seriously injured Monday when the automobile he was driving near Faison ran off a road and turned over, rendering him unconscious. He was rush ed to a Goldsboro hospital and attaches there stated he might be suffering a fractured skull. Skull Fractured In Freak Wreck Floyd Child In Hospital Witl Skull Fractured In Cart Auto Collision j Betty Carr Floyd, eight-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs ! Furmon Floyd, Fairmont, lies j in a Wilmington hospital in a j critical condition as a result of (an unusual accident near here | Monday afternoon when a run away horse crashed into the (automobile in which she was | riding, a shaft of the cart drawn by the horse breaking through a window and fractur ing her skull. j The little girl and her moth er were visiting her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Carr, in the Teachey section. Immediately after the acci dent the little child was exam ined at a local physician’s office and thence rushed to Wilming ton. For several hours she re mained in a state of unconsci ousness. McClung Out Justice of the Peace A. M. McClung, who has been confin ed in his home here for the past several weeks due to malaria, has made notice of hi# return | to health and local affairs. Claim Strychnine Used To Kill Local Dogs And Cats As a result of the myster ious deaths of Rex, one of the well-known dogs of Wallace, 26 cats, and 10 other dogs Saturday night and early Sunday, local police are con ducting a n investigation, with the probable outcome hinging on a State laboratory report on the findings in the stomach of one of the dogs. While no definite action has i been taken, other than to send I a stomach to Raleigh for an j alysis, it is assumed that the j dogs and cats died as the re suit of strychnine poisoning. Witnesses stated that the ani mals died in convulsions such as those generally attending deaths from such a source. Corroborating this assump tion is the fact that police have learned that an ounce of strychnine was purchased at 1 a local drug store Saturday, and also, a quantity of meat scraps were purchased. All the dead pets belonged to families living in the Goose : Neck, or southeastern section i within the city limits. Death Prosecuting Witness Brings End To Incest Case POUNDS OF PIGS Duplin farmers have plac- ! ed orders for 60,000 pounds of Western pigs with H. W. Taylor, swine extension spe cialist who is in Nebraska for the purchase of swine, according to an annouunce ment from the office of the Duplin county farm agent this week. Delivery on these Western swine, costing $10.75 per hundred pounds, is expected within two weeks. Light Docket For Civil Term Court Only 35 Cases On Calendar; Three Divorce Actions To Be Aired One of the lightest civil dockets in several years will greet Judge Marshall T. Spears when he convenes the regular August term of suprior court for the trial of civil cases Mon day morning. Only 35 cases are docketed for trial during the term, which is scheduled for two weeks, and the majority of these are expected to consume lvery little time. Only three di vorce actions are scheduled to be aired at this term. The calendar, as drawn up by the Duplin Bar last Friday, has cases set for trial on Mon 1 day, Tuesday, and Wednesday only of each week. However, there is quite a large motion docket to be passed on. All cases set for trial during |this term will be called in their j order when reached, except cases set peremtorily, which 'will be called on the day set for 'trial. Witnesses will not be al ! lowed to charge except from ithe day their case is set. I BUILDING ADDITIONAL WALKS ON C. H. SQUARE Construction work on addi tional sidewalks on the court house square was begun this greatly enhance the beauty of week and when cmpleted will the grounds surrounding the historic old building as well as add to the comfort of those vis , iting the seat of justice. | Since the Junior Woman’s Club of Kenansville became ac tively interested in a program of beautification for the court house grounds some time ago considerable progress has been noted and when the new walks are completed the County will have one of the best planned squares in this section of North Carolina. Willie Jones Released From Custody Following Death of Alma Hughes The prosecuting witness in the case of Willie Jones, Sum merlin Cross Roads resident charged with incest and slated to have been tried before a magistrate yesterday, died Sun day while giving birth to an il legitimate child, thus throwing out the charges in one of the two incest cases investigated by the Duplin County Depart ment of Public Welfare. At the time of his arrest Jones was charged with being the father of the unborn child of his 17-year-old neice, Alma Hughes. The young woman was sai<^ to have been feeble t minded and suffering from tu oercuiosis. The child of the Hughes wo man still lives, according to latest reports. In the other incest case made public last week, Joe Bradham of the Kenansville section, was tried before a magistrate in Kenansville Monday and bound over to Recorder’s court on charges of attempting to have carnal knowledge of his 17 year-old daughter, Josephine Bradham. He was arrested af ter his daughter appealed to Duplin Welfare officials. Bradham has previously been hailed into court on a similar charge, it is understood, but was acquitted. Evidence as to his guilt in the recent ease was described as being weak. Two Families To’ Unite Tomorrow Gradys and Outlaws To Hold Meeting At B. F. Grady School Over 2,000 Gradys and Out laws are expected to assemble tomorrow at the B. F. Grady school for the reunion of one of the oldest family organiza tions in North Carolina. Paul D. Grady, legislator and candi date for the seat of lieutenant governor in the recent primar ies, will be the principal speak er, it is understood. The executive committee has arranged a program designed to bring Hie ties of the two families closer, with several persons of prominence slated to make brief addresses. A picnic dinner at, noon will culminate the reunion. At Ridgecrest Rev. Mr. J. E. Lanier left Monday for Ridgecrest, where he will attend a Baptist con ference now in session there. Only Market In Area Plans For | Opening Of Belt Value of Patronizing Local Market Is Emphasized by Supporters and Warehouse* men; Overnight Stays Costly. WALLACE ONLY MARKET WITHIN GREAT RADIUS Britton and Blanchard Promise Farmers That Satisfaction Available Here Wallace, the only weed mar ket within a radius of 50 miles will open for the sale of bright leaf tobacco Tuesday, along with the other markets in the New Bright Belt, and indica tions are that this year will , mark one of the greatest sea sons ever recorded by the mar ket here. Sales on Georgia markets and those of the South Carolina belt have been favorably noted by farmers in this and other sec tions. Reports state (that in spite of a great amount of poor grade weed, prices are holding up well and that farmers gen erally appear to bje satisfied. Local warehousemen, however, promise farmers that they will be pleased with the sale of their product sold on the floors of the warehouses here. For weeks supporters of the local market, in cooperation with W. M. 'Britton ami O. C Blanchard, operators of the lo cal houses, have emphasized the potentialities in selling to bacco in Wallace, which, by reason of its central location, (Please turn to Page Eight) Officers Capture Escaped Convict Pender Prison Camp Escapee is Taken in Apex; Fled Camp July 7 Willie Hooker, who escaped from the Burgaw prison camp July 7 in company with three other prisoners, was captured in Apex early Monday, Oscar Pitts, acting director of the prison division of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, has stated. Plans were made for his immediate return to the Burgaw road camp. The captured convict wa| serving five to 10 years fot breaking, entering and larcenx He was sentenced from Moort county. Richard Hall, one of the quar tet that escaped, was captured within 200 yards of the Wal lace city limits a day after the escape. The remaining three stole a truck near Harrell’s Store, officers stated, and fled toward Clinton. The convicts feigned sick ness, Hall said, and after pry ing two boards from the infir mary wall, ran through a stock ade gate while the steward was engaged elsewhere. Insofar as it can be learned, the remaining two are still at large. PAGEANT TO BE GIVEN IN MAGNOLIA SUNDAY A group of young people from the Clinton Baptist church will give a pageant in the Mag nolia Baptist Church Sunday evening at eight o’clock, it 'uin< ined Mr pioneer over 100 yean age. rublic is invited to at the program, following Miss Katie Murray, native who will soon to the China mission will a
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