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E XXIV—Number 50 WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1946 12 PAGES TODAY PRICE 5 CENTS ^Block Broken Tuesday And Wednesday As Weather Holds Back (Shading And Hauling Of Weed ^BLANCHARD, FARRIOR JOIN NEW .DUPLIN Both Warehouses Have Sale Every Day Under New Plan Tobacco receipts on the Wal lace Market were off Wednes day as rainy weather interferred with grading and hauling, it was reported Wednesday afternoon. There were indications that the blocked condition of the mar kets had passed for the season and that farmers would no long er have to hook space weeks in advance ill order to get a sale. The same reports came from other markets of the eastern Belt. , At the same time demand was reported to be greatest of the season for good grades of smok Price *ing leaf. Prices held an upward , trend all week on the Wallace floors, with several entire sales averaging above $55.00 a hundred pounds. Warehousemen also re ported better grades of tobacco dominating the offerings. Although two warehouses were destroyed by fire on the Wallace Market last week, the market retained its full set of buyers arid continued ufttij. WdSfie ?? to have taken up withfSie weed offer ed. Close to another ^ million poi in* Unds was sold in Wallace dursi the pa age highest for the season, ob ing the past week with the aver servers stated. Two veteran warehousemen," O. C. Blanchard and W. H. Far rior, operators of the Brick Warehouse which was destroyed h Cart by fire, joined forces with (Continued on Page 12, Col. 5) THE GRAB BAG By GEORGE B. WEAVER Nobody wants to be reminded of the hot time in .Wallace on Tuesday night, Oct 2, but the seared trees and the nibble scat tered where tobacco warehouses ^belonging to Joe Bryant, Oscar "Blanchard, and W. H. Farrior still make us think of the leap ing flames . . . The Warsaw Fire Department really deserves a hand tor their part in stopping the blaze that night . . . They arrived quickly and took their , full share in fighting the blaze. «• There are a few new cars mak , trig their appearances through k out the country ... but very few are becoming the property of vet erans of World War. II., . Most dealers were making up lists of buyers long before we got back V to the states . . which brings up the subject of what a veteran really came home to find Most of them found that the salary they were making on their old job before going into service would no longer support them adequately . . . The cost of Hv had gone what it was in double . He found . it hard to get a place to live if he depended on renting and building costs prohibitive as'well as a scarcity of good materials if he wanted to buud a home He found that the good steaks (id chops which he used to en • could no longer be found ... dte shirts for his dress wear suits wer* __ ms . V If he tiled to ilus property from the ' artment he found a line tougher than any ( Army or pay line he ever _ . All this would not so unendurable if he in>the knowledge that he had won would be . But, No . . . die Woman’s Clubs DistrictMeet Is Held Monday Mrs. N. C. Blake Of Burgaw Elected President And Mrs. S. H. Mallard Of Wallace Vice-President At the meeting of the Eleventh District of the North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clubs in Rose Hill on Monday, October 7, Mrs. N. C. Blake, of Burgaw, was elected president, Mrs. S. H. Mallard -of Wallace, vice-presi dent, and Mrs. J. F. Bradshaw, Jr., of. Burgaw, secretary. Highlights of the meeting were the address by Mrs. Karl Bishopric, state federation presi dent. of Spray, and the reports by Mrs. John M. Council, second vice-president, of Wananish, and Mrs. Charles 6. Doak, executive secretary, of Raleigh. Greetings to the district were extended by Mrs. H. G. Ward, president of the hostess club, .with a most gracious response by Mrs. John A. Gavin of Kenans (Continued on Page 12, Col. 5) e Prevention Week October 642 Proclamation By Governor Asks Citizens To Publicize The Danger Of Fire And . Eliminate Hazards This week, October 61-12, has been designated all over the United States as National Fire Prevention Week, and a procla mation to that effect has been issued by Governor R. Gregg Cherry, in recognition of the need for publicity and education along the lines of fire preven tion. The North Carolina Depart ment of Conservation ami Devel opment have also chosen this .week for the beginning of their annual campaign for the preven tion of forest fires which annual ly destroy thousands of dollars worth of timber and kill young growth trees on land which might' produce valuable timber in a few years. William P. Hodges, North Car olina Insurance Commissioner, urges all citizens to carefully in spect their homes and premises and to eradicate any fire hazards which may be found. Reports in dicate that \>ver three-fifths of; the lives lost in fires are lost in burning homes. At this time, also, fire drills are held in schoold so that school children will be trained in em ptying school buildings should fires occur in them. To Serve Supper 5or Health Fund The Wallace Junior Woman's Club will serve a turkey supper on Thursday evening, October 17, from 6 to 8 p. m. at the Com munity Building, it was announc ed this week. Proceeds from this supper will go to the Health Clinic which will be conducted during the year i nthe Wallace schools. Tickets to the supper may be purchased from members of the Junior Woman’s Club. Attendance At School Is Asked By Snpt Johnson Superintendent Relates That County Had More Pupils Absent Each Day Than En rollment Largest School TO ENFORCE SCHOOL LAW IN COUNTY Full Time Attendance Officer At Work This Year By O. P. Johnson Duplin County Superintendent Of Schools During recent years it has been,obvious that Duplin Coun ty needed very much to do something to improve school at tendance. The patrons of our schools, in many instances, were keeping pupils at home for no legal reason. The schools of the county had a total of 177,440 ab sences during the year 1944-45. During the 1945-46 school term Duplin County had an average of 1,147 children absent per day. This is greater than the enrollment of the Beulaville School by almost 200. In other words, our average daily al> sences was greater than the en rollment of our largest school. More than ten per cent of the children of toe county were ab sent each day "of school. Realizing that such a condi tion cannot be tolerated the Board of Education, with the help of the County Commission ers,, employ*!a Ml time attend hncd officer who Has beerf busy during the first few weeks of school, and as aresult we have had about one-half of the usual number of absences. This has been done without making a single arrest. The greater num ber of our people have cooperat ed but we have a small number of patrons, who have not cooper ated and who have kept their children at home without .valid excuses. xi xs our purpose to see inai each child in Duplin County between. the ages of seven and sixteen years is in school regular ly. We know that arrests will be made and we regret that it is necessary to take such action. For the sake of the childhood of Duplin County, we will enforce this law. The state law with reference to school attendance' reads as follows: “Every parent, guard ian, or othe# person in the State having charge or control of a cniid between the ages of seven and sixteen years shall cause such child to attend school con the time which the public school tinuously for a period equal to in the district in which the child resides shall be in session.” It is not our plan to persecute our people, but in a few in stances, we hall be forced to pro secute. Give us your full coope ration, and your children a bet ter school opportunity by send ing them to school each dhy un less they are ill. REVIVAL SERVICES AT BETHEL CHURCH A series of revival services will be held at Bethel Presby terian church, Chinquapin, be ginning October 14 and continu ing through October 20, with services at 7:30 each evening. Guest minister will be the Rev. Ben L. Rose, pastor of Central Presbyterian church, Bristol, Va. NEW STORE PLANS OPENING OCT. 18 The new Western Auto Associ ate Store, to be operated by R. L. Butler, has scheduled its open ing for Friday, October 18, it was announced this week. Appreciation The Enterprise has been requested by officials of the Town of Wallace and hjr many other interested citizens to convey publicly to the Warsaw Fire Department the appreciation of the'Town of Wallace and its citizens for the excellent work done In fighting the fire which threatened for a time to raze an.eitire block,,and for their promptness in responding to the call for help. aiding to the call for hell opinion I Revivalist The Rev. Ben L. Rose, pastor of Central Presby terian church, Bristol, Va., who will conduct a week of revival services at Bethel Presbyterian Church. Tax Collections Hit Record High For September Tax Collector I. N. Henderson Reports Collections Above $141,000 For Month •Aft?'- ^ - BACK TO 1924 Over $121,000 Collected On 1940 Taxes In One Month Tax receipt# for Duplin Coun ty topped the $141,000 mark in September and were the larg est ever collected in Duplin County, according to the report of I. N. Henderson, Duplin County Tax Collector, made to the Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Monday. Of the total collected $121, 578.53 was on 1946 taxes, $5, 832.87 on 1945 taxes, $2,110.36 on 1944, $1,386.93 on 1943, $1,204.60 on 1942, $1,060.69 on 1941 and $1, 088.30 on 1940 taxes. The re mainder of the taxes collected dated back as far as 1924. The large receipts were the result of increased prosperity in the county and the fact that 1946 taxes fell due in September. Im provements in business and farm property also listed this year for the first time accounted for an increase in taxes collected. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Gaylor Mrs. Victoria Gaylor, 86, died at her home here Thursday after noon, September 26, 1946. Her funeral was conducted in the First Free Will Baptist church, Saturday afternoon by Rev. K. D. Bro,wn of Burgaw and his son, Marson Brown, Rev. J. B. Sessoms,. pastor of Magnolia Baptist church and Rev. G. Van (Continued on Page 12, Col. 5) Local Men Get New Airplane A sleek new Ereoupe has been purchased by Earlie C. Sander son and D; P. Sellers of Wallace and was delivered Friday. On the same day Sanderson flew to Jacksonville and secured his pri vate pilot’s license. Sanderson reported this week that his new ship is a “honey." County Girl Enters 4-H Dress Revue Miss Elaine Register of the Kenansville 4-H Club entered the 4-H District Dress Revue, October 1, in Lumberton. Elaine wore a beautiful gold wool jer sey dress, that sbf made, with brack accessories.; She is one of the 4- Blue Award Winners of the eleven counties that make up the' district. Elaine, was winner- of the Noses Artis To Die For Murder Of G. G. Houston Jury Deliberates Only Short Time Before Returning Verdict Of Guilty In First Degree Friday NUMBER OTHER CASES HEARD Four Couples Granted Di vorces At September Term Moses Artis, colored, was found guilty of first degree mur der in the killing of G. G. Hous ton, white farmer of Rockfish Township, in Duplin County, Superior Court in Kenansville Friday, and was sentenced to die in the gas chamber on Friday, December 6, 1946. Notice of ap peal was given. Artis was charged with shoot ing his landlord, Houston, the last Saturday afternoon in May and had been in jail since that time. After hearing the evidence and the arguments of counsel the jury, selected from a special venire for this case, deliberated less than one hour before bring ing in a verdict of guilty in the first degree. Other cases disposed of last week were as follows: Willie (Kute Jack) Fennell, charged with breaking and en tering, was given a nol pros with’ leave. Leslie Manley Hall was found effjSsj&BKKsr $ Earl Jacket* Jr., charged with larceny and receiving; sentenced to 2 years onthe roads; suspend ed for three years. William Henry West was awarded a divorce from his wife, Ruth West. Custody of their 14 year son was awarded to Mrs. West. Gurney El wood Scott was awarded a divorce from Verna Mae Scott. Audrey L. Marshburn was awarded a divorce from Alma Thorp Marshburn. Earl Stroud was found not guilty of selling whiskey. Atwood Williams was given a nol pros on charges of fornica tion and adultery but was sen tenced to 6 months in jail on a charge of forceable trespass. Sen tence suspended for two years. James Arthur Barnes was giv en two years ofin the roads on a charge of assault with a dead ly weapon. Lewis Tann, charged with breaking and entering and lar ceny. Mis-trial. Willie Bass was given 15 months on the roads on a charge of house-breaking and larceny. TO EXHIBIT CURTAINS' AT N. C. STATE FAIR Miss Mittie Ruth Wallace is scheduled to have an exhibit of bedroom curtains at the State Fair, October 15-19. Miss Wallace had room improvement as her project during the current year. Counties participating this year are Bertie, Greens, Duplin, Hoke, Catawba, Stanly, Yadkin, Macon and McDowell. HALLOWE’EN CARNIVAL AT PENDERLEA SCHOOL There will be a Hallowe’en Carnival at the Penderlea School gymna$ium on Thursday night, October 31, at 7:30 p. m. Every one is invited to come and share in the fun. New Athletic Stadium Costing $10,000 Planned For Wallace By Local American Legion Post Fire Damages Sandwich Shop Early Wednesday Damages Estimated At Near $1,000 Done To Building And Contents; Beer Lost Fire in the rear of ' Wilson’s Sandwich Shop at the corner of West Main and Railroad Streets about 8:30 Wednesday morning did damage estimated to total almost $1,000 to the building and its contents. The sandwich shop, operated by H. E. Wilson, suffered smoke and water damage to its stock and the destruction of several hundred dollars worth of beer which was stored in the room where fire started from a water heater. Firemen responded to the call and soon had the blaze under control. Bulldogs Score Win Over Ayden By Score r-6 Meeks Stars On Offense In Friday Game; Play Clinton Here Next Friday After noon The Wallace Bulldogs won their first victory of the season over Ayden by the score of 7-6 in a hard-fought contest on the local gridiron Friday afternoon. Not only was it the locals’ first victory but it was the first game in which they have scored, their record including two one-sided defeats at the hands of LaGrange and a scoreless tie with Clinton. The Wallace score came near the end of the third period when Meeks took a punt on the 50 yard line and ran it back to the Ayden 10 yard stripe, a nifty 40 yard punt return by a boy who was very much there on offense all afternoon. Although set back by an off-side penalty, Meeks carried the ball to the two-yard line and Teachey carried it to pay dirt on a quarterback sneak. After the touchdown, Garnie Herring, who had been injured earlier in the game, came in to place-kick the extra point and clinch the win. Ayden scored its marker early in the first period, using a T formation which seemed to baf fle the Wallace boys at first. Aft er this first score, the visitors were never able to penetrate Wallace territory and the re mainder of the game was played with th'e ball deep in Ayden ter ritory most of the time. Coach Overman stated that he was pleased with the showing his team made on defense, with Eustace Wood and Earl Casey backing up the line and Earl Salmon and Henry James play ing good ball at end. Wallace plays Clinton here Friday at 2:00 p. m. The locals played Clinton to a tie earlier and hope to win this time. Drawing Tuesday Will Close Drive By Rose Hill Civitans For Shop Fund The Rose Hill Civitan Club’s shop building fund drive will come to a close and will be cli maxed by the drawing for prizes and free show at the Rose Hill Theatre on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. Grand prize in the drawing will be a new G. E. electric refri gerator. Two nice radios will be given away as will a number of other prizes listed elsewhere in an advertisement in this is sue. Other prizes are estimated to have a value of around $150. have been solicited for shop for Rose to be used by ■ students, both veterans and non veterans, in learning shop and tool work. The government has offered to provide the necessary tools with which to equip the shop if the building is secured. The shop will remain the proper ty of Rose Hill School. Contributors have been given a ticket on the raffle for each dollar contributed and leaders in the drive stated this week that there was much interest being shown in the contest. 'Both the refrigerators and the radios are listed as scarce items Eqtd the,other prises include valuable ^merchandise and cash. Modern Athletic Plant Au thorized At Meeting Of Legion On Friday Night MONEY ON HAND TO PURCHASE LOT Expect To Have Field Ready For Next Baseball Season A new athletic plant for Wal lace was assured Friday night with the approval given to the project by the Wallace Post of the American Legion. The new plant will provide a park for football and baseball and prob ably a summer playground for children of the community. As it is now planned, the base ball park will be ready for next season’s play, and the Legion hopes to have lights installed for night play by that time. The stadium would be made up of playing field for various sports, a grandstand and dress ing room to be constructed under the bleachers, with modern con veniences for various types of athletics which would make the plant one which the citizens of Wallace would be proud of. The money for the purchase of a site has already been raised through a canvass of the town and negotiations are now under way for the purchase of a lot suitable for the new stadium, ac cording to John Moonb chair man of the Legion's committee on the new athletic plant. Other members of the committee are E. W. Faires and David Powell. Included in the plans is a pro posal for retaining an athletic officer to coach Legion baseball and to supervise a children’s playground. Moore pointed out that it is not just a Legion project but a community project and that the people of Wallace and the sur rounding area will benefit from the new stadium. The Legion „ will guarantee that all admission charges for events staged in the stadium will be approved by a committee from the Legion in charge of the field and that ad missions will be nominal. Any profits from events in the sta dium will be re-invested for the athletic program for children in Wallace and vicinity. The proposed construction will cost around $10,000, it was an nounced this week. Representa tives of the Legion stated that it was hoped to have the stadium in shape for playing baseball next season and that it would be fully completed with lights by next football season, when the high school team would use it for their games. Ramsey Leases Nabor Theatre The new theatre now being constructed by Jos. H. Bryant and D. L. Wells on Railroad Street has been leased to Den nis W. Ramsey who will operate the new theatre as well as the Rose Hill Theatre which he owns and has successfully operated since its opening early this year, it was stated this week. The new theatre, which will be named the Nabor Theatre, ac cording to Mr. Ramsey, will pro vide the very latest in projec tion and sound equipment and will be furnished with the most spacious and comfortable seats available for theatres. The firm of Leslie Boney and Son, archi tects, have been engaged to plan the arrangement of the n e building so as to provide the ut most in entertainment comfort. For cold weather it will be heated by gas and will be air cooled in summer. A spacious lounge room is being provided for the ladies. Seating is being planned so that every seat will be a good seat as far as screen perspective is concerned, Ram sey stated. The opening date of the Nabor Theatre will be announced later but it is hoped that it will not be long off. Don’t be the blame for a forest fire in your community. Help observe Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 6-12) fay being cautious, with matches, cigarette butts.
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