The Wallace Enterprise
> Devoted To The Best Interests Of The People Of Wallace And Duplin County
* VOL. XV.
WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1937.
Kenansville Church To Celebrate
Centennial And Home Coming Day
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Several Hundred Expected to
Attend Event; History of
Church from Beginning to
Be Given By Historian.
DR. GULLEY TO DELIVER
THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
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Exercises Will Get Underway
Sunday at 9:45; Program
to Last All Day
Sunday is scheduled to be a
red letter day in the history of
the Kenansville Baptist church
when several hundred members,
former members, and friends are
expected to be present for the
centennial celebration and home
coming exercises.
Beginning at 9:45 A. M. with
the registration of former pas
tors, former members and visi
tors, the celebration will reach
[ its climax at 2:30 when L. A.
Beasley, church historian, will
give a history of the church
from its organization on June
3, 1837, until the present day.
Another outstanding part of the
program will be the address by
Dr. N. Y. Gulley, Dean Emeri
tus of the Wake Forest law
school at 11:00 A. M. Dr. Gul
ley is probably one of the best
known men in the State among
members of the legal profession,
having taught some of the most
brilliant members of the North
Carolina Bar during his long
service at Wake Forest. Many
1 of his former pupils are now
practicing in this County.
Hon. John A. Gavin, superin
V tendent of the Sunday school,
will act as general chairman of
the^exercises Sunday and an in
teresting program has been
wprked out for the occasion.
The program for the entire
day is as follows:
, 9:45 A. M.—Registration of
former pastors, former members
and visitors.
10:00 A. M.—Sunday School—
John A. Gavin, superintendent.
Lesson by J. O. Bowman, for
mer superintendent.
11:00 A. M.—Song.
Prayer.
y Howdy, We’re glad to see you
—A. J. Blanton.
Solo—Lewis S. Bullock.
Introduction of Speaker —
Vance B. Gavin.
Address—Dr. N. Y. Gulley,
1 Dean Emertius, School of Law,
Wake Forest College.
Solo—Mrs. Lewis S. Bullock.
12:15 P. M.—Benediction.
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ing Destroyed by Flames
FOREST FIRE
DOES DAMAGE
Several Thousand Acres Of
Woodland and One Build
LIBRARY HERE
TO HOLD OPEN
HOUSE JUNE 26
Public Invited to Inspect New
Plaift At Formal Op
ening Here
The local library, which until
just recently was operated by
the Woman’s Club, will be of
ficially opened to the public on
Saturday, June 26th, it was an
nounced this week. On this day,
from 5:00 to 6:00 P. M., open
house will be held when the
public is cordially invited to
come by and inspect the large
number of volumes now avail
able to citizens of the commun
ity for the first time. A silver
offering will be taken to help
finance the project and purchase
new books which are to be add
ed as rapidly as' possible.
The library is located at the
home of Mrs. W. F. Murphy
where it is planned to have a
W. P. A. librarian in charge.
More than 500 volumes are now
in the library, including refer
ence books of great value in
addition to a large number of
the latest novels and books for
children.
F«al Kaninf Fir
4-H Reservations
Necessary Fee Should Be
Sent Farm Agent Office
By June 22nd
A final warning to 4-H club
members to send in their reser
vation fee if they expected to at
tend camp was issued this week
by Miss Jamye Martin, home
agent, who stated that it would
be necessary for the $1.00 fee
to be in either her office or that
of the Farm Agent on or before
June 22nd.
The encampment, it was an
nounced, will be held at White
Lake during the first week in
July and it is thought that at
least 75 club members from this
County will attend. The camp
will accomodate 100 easily but
Columbus county clubs have re
quested reservations for 25 or
30 and this will necessarily re
duce the number from this
County. G. E. Jones, assistant
county agent, and Miss Martin
will accompany the young peo
ple to camp and help,direct acti
vities there along with other
trained recreational leaders.
Last year 4-H club members
from this County numbering 86
attended the annual encamp
ment at Swannanoa, near Ashe
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Duplin Gubs
Cop Honors In
District Meet
Won Attendance Prize For
Third Successive Year At
Meeting Held At Wrights
ville Yesterday.
APPROXIMATELY 250 ARE
PRESENT FOR MEETING
Eleventh District Made Up
Of Duplin, New Hanover,
Pender and Brunswick
Duplin County pulled another
first yesterday when her 4-H and
Home Demonstration clubs walk
ed away with the attendance
gavels at the annual meeting
of the Eleventh District held at
Wrightsville Beach. Approxi
mately 250 men, women and chil
dren forgot their household and
farm worries and cares for a
few hours to enjoy a day of en
tertainment, speech making and
pleasure at the seaside resort.
Opening their meetings at
10:30, the Home Demonstration
clubs at Lumina. and the 4-H
at Harbor Island, the large num
ber present heard interesting re
ports from their own officers,
district and state officials, trans
acted such business as was
brought before them, enjoyed a
number of entertainment fea
tures and then adjourned for a
picnic lunch. The afternoon
was spent in surf bathing.
This marks the third succes
sive year that Duplin clubs have
walked away with attendance
gavels at the district meetings
The -Eleventh distinct is com
posed of Brunswick, Duplin,
New Hanover, and Pender
Counties with Mrs. J. L. Wells
as president of the 4-H clubs.
Local Police Make
Excellent Report
In passing out the many and
various laurels, and recording
the phenomenal records set here
during Festival week, at least
one, and an outstanding one at
that, rightfully goes to Chief L.
F. Boone and his local police
force ... or rather, more so,
to the conduct of the thousands
of visitors, and home folks in
attendance upon Wallace’s big
show of 1937, if police records
during that period can be taken
as a basis by which to judge.
According to Chief Boone, from
Monday morning, June 7th, un
til the last curtain dropped on
the 1937 Festival program, not
a single arrest was made by him
or any of his regular or emer
gency policemen. This is no evi
dence that the peace-officers
were loath in their duties, but,
rather, ^very creditably reflects
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Congratulatory Messages StOl
Poor In On Our Special Edition
Publishers And Staff Deeply
Appreciate Words of
Praise Received
The publishers and entire
staff of the Wallace Enterprise
join in a happy acknowledge
ment of, and appreciation for
the many congratulatory ex
pressions on the publishing of
our 1937 Annual Strawberry
and Festival Edition, issued
June 3rd, which continue to
reach this office, by mail, by
wire and in person.
It is regretted that limited
space prohibits the publishing
•of ill these messages in their
entirety, or even quotations
from all of them. Many have
come from our fellow-publish
ers, from Chambers of Com
merce and Town and City of
ficials of other municipalities,
and from hundreds V of sub
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Section of Rockfish
Closed to Anglers
Another Duplin stream has
been closed to anglers for an
indefinite period, it has been an
nounced by D. J. Williams, coun
ty game warden. A section of
Rockfish creek extending from
the North East river to the rail
road trestle has recently been
designated as closed waters and(
no fishing of any king will be
allowed until the ban has been
lifted.
Several other streams in the
County have been closed for
some time now and are expect
ed to be kept closed until after
the spawning season is over.
Sportsmen are requested to ob
serve the law in regards to clos
ed areas in order that the sport
might be enhanced during the
years to come.
MRS. ROOSEVELT IN SWALLAGE
Above the First Lady is shown stepping from the train on
her visit to Wallace last Friday—Picture courtesy of Wilmington
Star.
Here we see the famous Roosevelt smile as the First Lady
acknowledges the thunderous ovation accorded her as she ap
proached the speaker’s stand.—Pictures courtesy of Wilmington
Star.
Strawberry Festival Was One Of
Most Snccessfnl To Be Held Here
Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses were issued
to the following couples by the
Register of Deeds in this Coun
ty during the past Week: white,
Posey Shepard and Miss Deanie
Williams; Horace Hawes and
Miss Irene Rivenbark; Alex
Southerland and Miss Pearlella
Hall; Tom Winstead and Miss
Vida Worley; Rodolph Harper
and Miss Erma Cummingham.
Colored, Edward Pearsall and
Olivia Smith.
Changes In Duplin
School Principals
E. D. Edgerton Goes to Fai-I
son; C. B. Miller Accepts
Warsaw Post
Another new face will be seen
in Duplin school ranks this year
when G. B. Miller takes over
leadership of the Warsaw unit
succeeding L. R. McCall, who
goes to LaGrange. Formal an
nouncement of the election of
Miller who comes to Duplin from
Spencer, was made this week.
E. D. Edgerton, former principal
of the Brogden school in Wayne
county, was selected some time
ago to succeed J. S. Fleming at
Faison, Fleming having accepted
the principalship of the Jackson
ville school in Onslow county.
New principals will also head
the schools at Wallace and Chin
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Farmers Requested
To Plan Hog Sales
Farmers who expect to parti
cipate in the next swine ship
ment to be made from this
bounty at an early date are
again being requested to notify
the County Agent’s office of the
probable number of animals
they will have for sale in order
that a date for loading might be
set and other details attended to.
It is thought that at least two
more cars of hogs will be dis
patched this season and the
County Agent is anxious that
farmers who expect to ship at
this time make their reserva
tions as quickly as possible.
Six-Day Event Closet Sat&-'
day; Thousands In ^At
tendance During Week
One of the best Strawberry
Festivals ever staged in Wallace
was brought to a close Saturday
night following six gorgeous
days of entertainment which
reached the climax on Friday
when Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt, the First Lady of the Land,
was the honor guest.
Opening on Monday to a ca
pacity house, the management
left no stone unturned in an
effort to furnish the very best
in the entertainment line every
night during the entire week,
and the large number of peo
ple who were on hand each
night was good evidence that
they had been highly success
ful. With some added attrac
tion on the program each night
anyone attending .could hardly
find room to complain of a dull
moment. The dances which were
staged each night following the
main program were unusually
clean and orderly as was the
floor show sent here by the ce
lebrated showman, George Ham
id of New York.
The Queen’s Ball which was
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Crowd Estimated At 10,000 Gn
Mrs. Roosevelt On Her Visit
MANY PRAISE
CONDUCT OF
THE FESTIVAL
Governor Hoey Among Those
Voicing Approval Of the
1937 Festivities
Many favorable comments on
the way in which the Strawber
ry Festival was conducted this
year have been heard since the
festivities ended, and especially
the part in which Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt was the leading
figure. Mayor Harrel has receiv
ed numerous letters of commen
dation from all sections of the
State but none more highly ap
preciated than that from Gov
ernor Hoey and Henry L. Stev
ens, Jr., past National Command
er of the American Legion.
Writing to Mayor Harrell this
week, Governor Hoey said:
“I wish to thank you for the
many courtesies extended to me
while visiting Wallace, and I
desire to warmly congratulate
you upon the success of the
whole occasion. It vyas well
planned and perfectly executed
and I think everybody enjoyed
the day from beginning to end.
Wallace, North Carolina
Pension Checks
Arrive For Vets
of $1,765.0© jto Be Ofs
tributed Among Veter
\^ ans and Widows
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Pension checks from the State
totaling, $1,765.00 were received
by the Clerk of the Superior
Court on Monday to be distribut
ed to Confederate veterans in
the County along with widows
of veterans who are also remem
bered twice yearly. These are
the first pension checks received
this year, the payments being
made on June 15th and Decem
ber 15th.
While records show there are
only two veterans of the gray
still living and drawing checks
from the State. Classified in ac
cordance with their physical con
dition, records show there are
two Class A widows who draw
$150.00 semi-annually and 22
Class B. widows who receive
$50.00 semi-annually. The vet
erans receive $182.50 twice year
ly
The gray line in this county,
which up until just a few short
years ago was so conspicious at
the annual reunions held at Ken
ansville, is rapidly thinning out
and it is only a question of a
few short years until it will be
no more. The two surviving
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FSCC Seeking To Boost Irish
Potato Price s In This Section'
Junk Business Shows
Much Local Activity
With the demand for scrap
iron and more scrap iron from
foreign lands, the business of
collecting scrap has assumed the
status of a thriving industry in
Wallace and Duplin county.
Numerous individuals and
storekeepers are engaged in buy
ing up such scrap and every
‘morgue” for iron scrap has
been picked clean. Once good
for nothing but an eye store,
Dne sees little of the rusty met
al lying around in vacant lots.
The unprecedented demand—
and prices—for scrap iron is due
to the fact that foreign nations
— particularly Japan — have
small natural supplies of the
metal, and, presumably, need
Large quantities of it to turn in
to implements of warfare.
Potatoes Will Be Bought And
Given Needy If Fair Prices
Are Not Received
The Federal Surplus Commod
ities Corporation is seeking to
boost Irish potato prices in East
ern North Carolina this season
by removing surplus spuds from
a crop more than twice as big
as in 1936.
Surplus potatoes will be pur
chased in an endeavor to stimu
late the market and assure the
growers a fair return above pro
duction costs, said A. E. Merck
er, who is supervising the pur
chases.
With prices down to $150 a
barrel, and even lower in
growers were not getting
the cost of producing their pota-|
toes and were cot the verge of j
Vuin when the FSCC was asked
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First Lady Wins Warm Spot
in Hearts of All With
Whom She Came in Con
tact While Here.
VISITS PENDERLEA AND
COASTAL PLAINS FARM
Receives Honor of Having
New Strawberry Varie
ty Named for Her
Bringing a message of hope
and cheer at her every public §
apprearance in this section last ,
Friday, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt, the First Lady of the Land, j
returned to Washington that Jj
night leaving behind thousands
of thrilled and delighted North! |
Carolinians.
Arriving in Wallace on the •
early morning train, Mrs. Roose- j
velt was escorted to the home of
Dr. and Mrsf John D. Robinson .
for a brief stop before proceed- }
ing to the Coastal Plain Station^
where she, together with appro
ximately 100 others were the J
guests of the director in charge^
Dr. Charles Dearing, at an old '
fashioned North Carolina break- ,.S
fast served at small tables on l
the lawn. Here she also receiv
ed the honor of having a new
variety of strawberry named for
her. This variety, formerly
known as No. 337, will now be
called the Eleanor Roosevelt. ... <
From the Station the prnty .
was driven to Penderlea Home-'
steads wher^ a very interwtlnjdj
pageant entitled ‘From Settle- ':I
ment to Resettlement’ was pMk'||
der the director of Mis* 4far
garet Valiant and Nick Ray of
the Resettlement Administration.
Here too the First Lady show
ed her metal when she parcel-.,
pa ted in an old fashioned square
dance which was put on by the
homesteaders for her entertain
ment. In a brief talk to the sev
eral thousand who braved tht
stifling heart and swirling dust
to witness the pageant and catcl
their first glimpse of the First.
Lady, she impressed her audi
ence with her simple dignity
and radiant personality as she
preached the doctrine of coop
erative effort.
Returning to Wallace follow
ing an inspection tour of the
homesteads project, Mrs. Roose
velt and party were guests of
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Robinson
at lunch, following which the
First Lady made her appearance
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COUNTY COURT
HEARS 24 CASES
Twenty-Four Of 26 Defen
dants Tried Are Found
Guilty
a plea of guilty. He was sen
tenced to six months on the
roads with judgment being sus
pended for two years on good
behavior and payment of a
$20.00 fine and costs.
Something of a record waft
hung up by the Court at th«
regular session held at Kenan#
ville last week when 24 out of
26 defendants hailed before H1&
Honor were convicted. Case*
tried and disposed of at the term
were as follows:
Veria Moore (alias) Veria Ar
rington, was adjudged guilty on
a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon and received a four
months road sentence.
Found guilty on a charge of
operating an auto while int$$>
tenced- to four months
roads. Judgment was raft
however, on payment of t
and a $50.00 fine. He is to
of good behavior for tw
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Only one case was aired be- r
fore County Court Judge A. J.
Blanton this week. In this ac
tion Willie Bryant Southerland, ' t
charged with possessing and
transporting whiskey on which
the tax had not been paid, agreed
to waive the term and entered i