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(w | The Wallace Enterprise ^ ™ Bright Leaf Tobacco Mart 1._A Duplin County Institution___ VOLUME XXXIV—Number 48WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1955PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY PRICE 5 CENTS License Plates Sales Continue To Show Increase License plates sales continue on the increase for the year as latest reports from the local outlet in the Western Auto Associate Store indicate a more than 10 per cent ^growth in sales over 1954. The total for all types of license if 9506. Last year’s sales were 1655. Both figures were taken on August 31st, or the end of the ninth month of actual sales. Robert L. Butler, manager of Western. Auto, said today that tags for 1956 will be handled somewhat differently from in the past. They will not go on sale until January 1st instead of the customary De cember 1st opening. Sales dates will be the month of January and through February 15th. There will be only one plate next year. Har ris Rivenbark has returned to the employ of the Western Auto and is manager of license plate sales as well as credit manager for the store. Automobiles lead the increase in tag sales both in volume and per centagewise jumping from 5439 to 6053. Motorcycles were up from 22 to 27. Private trucks (strictly for non-commercial use) were up from 1640 to 1796. Farm trucks are up from 403 to 424. Class “Z” trailers were up from 1074 to 1121 and Class “C” trailers were up from 77 to 85. An increase, it will be -'observed, was reported in each of * the six different categories. Class “C” trailers are those used . with commercial or private trucks. Assemblies Of God Revival To Begin Sunday The Penderlea Assemblies of God Church will start revival service on Sunday, September 11th, with Ev angelist Rev. Mrs. C. W. Terry of Orange, Texas, as guest speaker, it was made known today. “Sister Terry has been evange lizing for many years and is a ca pable and fearless speaker and one whom it is felt you will enjoy,” the Rev. Allen W. Dean, pastor of the church, disclosed. Services will begin each even ing at eight o’clock with song ser vices and preliminaries led by the pastor. Everyone is cordially invited, the ^pokesman asserted. ^Miller H.D. Club Holds Regular Meet “Better Service From Your Range,” was the subject of a dem onstration given Wednesday after noon by Miss Mae Hager, Assist ant Home Agent, at the Miller Home Demonstration Club. Do not overheat coils of electric units, or get salt, soda, sugar or soap on open units. Keep all parts of the range clean to help preserve it, save fuel and your time; make cooking more fun was stressed by Miss Hager. Mrs. Frank Rhodes presided dur ing the meeting. Mrs. W. L. Mil ler gave the devotion, using the 100th Psalm. Miss Eliana Silva, an interna tional farm youth exchange stu dent from Chile, answered ques tions about her native country. She says, “American people have pret ty kitchens and pretty clothes.” Children’s duties in the home was stressed by Mrs. Herman Miller who gave a report on Family Life, i A discussion on Home Gardens .was led by the president. \ During the business session Mrs. Gorden Thigpen and Miss Eliana Silva were welcomed to the meet ing. Members were reminded to hand in reports at the next meet ing. The meeting closed by repeating the club collect. The hostess, Mrs. Frank Rhodes, served refreshments to the eighteen ladies present. District Masonic Meet Scheduled For Thursday The 47th Masonic District Meet ing will be held at St. John's Lodge No. 13, Kenansville, on Thursday, September 8, it was announced to day. The afternoon session will begin at 3:00 o’clock, with supper served by the host lodge at 6:45. The lodge will open at 8 p.m. at which time the Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina, M. W. Charles H. Tugh of Gastonia, will deliver the evening address. The District Grand Master Quin cey J. Sutton, Sr., urges the offic ials of all lodges in Duplin County to attend the afternoon session. All Master Masons are cordially invit ed to attend both the afternoon and evening sessions. Red Cross Asks For Donations Duplin County All chapters are asked to receive Disaster Funds for the National American Red Cross, it was reveal ed today by Mrs. N. B. Boney, Ex ecutive Secretary of the Duplin County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Anyone who wishes to donate may send contributions either to Harry E. Kramer, Chapter Chairman, at Wallace, or to Mrs. Boney at Ken ansville. “In as much as the Duplin Co unty Chapter funds are dangerously low, we are making an appeal for local funds also. Therefore, please designate how you want your mo ney used,” the Executive Secre tary added. The Duplin Chapter released the following casualty and destruction report on the Northeast Floods which it is felt will give readers some idea of the number of per sons helped by the Rod Cross in time of disaster: Six state totals—474 injured; 131 hospitalized; 34,660 families suffer ing loss; 922 homes destroyed; 5, 035 homes major damage; 14,70ft homes minor damage; 11,036 fam ilies expected to register. Beulaville Ties With Swansboro 6-6 Game Friday Beulaville found the absence of three veterans due to injuries ham pered their attack as they battled Swansboro to a 6-6 tie Friday night on a mosquito-infested rainy field. All scoring was done in the first half. The Beulaville Panthers stop ped a Swansboro drive on the 9. On the first play from scrimmage the ball was fumbled and an alert Swansboro back picked it up and moved straight across the goal ele ven yards away. The point try was blocked and the home team led by 6-0. A blocked kick set up Beula ville’s touchdown in the second quarter. After taking over on the Swansboro 25 they moved to a first down on the 12. Four plays later Benny Thigpen, left end, on an end around play swept unmoles ted into the right side of the end zone to tie it up. The referees rul ed the extra point rush try fell short of the goal line. That completed scoring for the evening but not action. Beulaville theratened several times, includ ing a concerted all-out drive that fell just short on fourth down as the game ended. During halftime the Swansboro High School band, enjoying its sec ond year of existence, paraded in front of the Swansboro bench. The band’s appearance was quickly fol lowed by “Smokey Joe,” a pickup truck of the Swansboro Police De partment. It swept the field sev eral times laying down a thick smoke screen on the gridiron to get at the mosquitos. Edward Newkirk, Pioneer Aviator Dies In Sleep In New York Hospital Edward Burke Newkirk, 50, died during his sleep Saturday night after apparently being on the road to recovery following a heart at tack two weeks ago. Death was attributed to coronary occlusion. He was the son the late E. Burke and Lelia Mclntire Newkirk and was born in Washington, D. C., June 23, 1905. Two weeks ago he suffered a severe heart attack and succumbed September 4 at Long Beach Mem orial Hospital at Long Island, New /Fork. * “Ed”, as he was known to his friends, was one of the first six jpjvilian airplane pilots to be licen Ced in North Carolina and has spent his entire life in the aviation field. He spent several years barn storming and later was connected with the Parks Air College, Pri mary Training School, at Jackson, Mississippi, as check pilot. During the war years he was connected with the Canadian Paci fic Air Command, ferrying air craft overseas to armed forces. At the time of his death he was con nected with the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation of Hagerstown, Mary land, having worked with them for the past 4 and one-half years as field service representative. He was a member of the Pres byterian Church and the Masonic Lodge of Sumter, S. C. He is survived by his widow, the former Nell Chandler, and one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Fearring of Churchland, Virginia, and three grandchildren; also two brothers, Worth H. of Hagerstwon, Maryland and Herbert E. of Winston-Salem. He is the nephew of Mrs. John B. Boney of Wallace and has several other close relatives in thisy area. Interment will be at Sumter, S.C. on Thursday at 2 p.ip. Services will be conducted from the Hurst Fun eral Home. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. ROTARY PRINCIPALS — Miss Nancy Lee Smith of Washington, N. C., was reci pient of the Rotary Foundation Fellowship for 1954-1955. She attended the Uni versity of Aberdeen, Scotland, and spoke t> Wallace Rotary Club’s dinner meeting Thursday night. Others in picture are Rev. Walter Benson, Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Committee of Wallace, and George Parker, President of the Wallace Club and William Patterson, manager of Washington Chamber of Commerce. Anybody expecting to graduate from college next spring and who desires to compete for a Fellowship can contact Rev. Benson, who will take applications. (Staff Photo) Tax Delinquents Have Until Sept. 15th To Pay Up Tax Collector K. W. Turner said today the Town of Warsaw will begin levying on property, gar msheeing wages and selling real estate soon to satisfy tax liens. Turner said that the Town is giving delinquent taxpayers until September 15th. After that, he said, their names would be adver tised in the Warsaw-Faison News, in conformance with the General .statutes cf North Carolina. “We will bear dotvn on delin quents,” Turner promised. The at torney went on to say that there is about $35,000 owed to the town for 1954 and back year taxes. “It is not fair to those who pay their taxes that others should escape. We do not wish to embarrass any body but the law states the list must be published once a year and the Town Board has indicated to me it wishes to comply with the state law. Please save any em barrassment by coming in and pay ing up your taxes now.” Mrs. J. P. Harmon, Town Clerk, said today that statements are now going out for the real estate taxes. Personal property tax statements will go out soon afterwards. New Dean Of Men ECC Native North Carolinian Dr. James H. Tucker, native North Carolinian and a Ph.D. grad uate of the University of North Carolina, will begin his duties as dean of men at East Carolina Col lege at the beginning of the fall quarter September 5, President J. D. Messick of the college has an nounced. Dr. Tucker will replace Dr. Clin ton R. Prewett, who has held the position since 1952. Dr. Prewett resigned as dean of men last spring and will become this fall a full time teacher in the department of education and psychology at East Carolina. In appreciation of his work, students at the college dedi cated their 1955 yearbook “The Buccaneer” to him. A native of Mount Holly, Dr. Tu cker received his education at Ap palachian State Teachers College and the University of North Caro lina. Before World War II he taught at the Kannapolis High School. After service in the U. S. Navy from 1941 to 1946, he joined the faculty of Furman University, at Greenville, S. C., where he served until this fall as associate profes sor of education. Exams For Positions With Welfare Slated The North Carolina Merit Sys tem Council has announced that examinations for professional po sitions with the State Board of Pub lic Welfare and the county welfare departments will be given on Oc tober 8, 1955. Applications, which must be filed on the official form, may be obtained from the Merit System Office, Mansion Park build ing, Raleigh, N. C., or from any local health, welfare, or employ ment service office. The applica tions must be filed on or before September 20, 1955. The county level positions for which the examinations will be given are as follows: senior case work supervisor, case work super visor, case workers II and I, case (Continued On Page Eight) Funeral Services For Mrs. Wells Held On Sunday Mrs. Lena E. Wells, 78, wife of the late Herbert S. Wells, died on Friday night at her home in Wal lace. Funeral services were held from the Rockfish Presbyterian church on Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Charles McChesney, pastor, offi ciating. Burial Was in the Rock fish Cemetery. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Willis Johnson and Mrs. Ga -feriel Roney, both oi Wallac*, Ha zel and Geraldine Wells of the home; two sons, J. T. and Marion Wells, both of Wallace; 8 grand children and two great-grandchil dren; one brother, May Wells of Teachey. Gospel Concert Slated Friday Night Penderlea A “Gospel Concert” will be pre sented at Penderlea High School on Friday evening, September 9, at eight o’clock in the auditorium, it was announced today by New man Lewis, principal. The event is being sponsored by the school for the benefit of the Activity Bus fund, he said. The Silver Star and Melody Ma kers Quartets will be featured. Both are outstanding musical groups and have been received with much acclaim in this sec tion. “All folks who enjoy good Gos pel music are invited to be pre sent for the concert,” the principal asserted. ... . ■ Plan Sampson County Fair Now Taking Shape Plans for the annual Sampson county fair and livestock show are rapidly taking shape with the Sep tember 26 opening not far away. The seventh annual event is again being sponsored by the Clinton Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Clinton. One of the highlights of the fair will be the contest on Friday night of the fair to select “Miss Samp son County of 1955.” Competition in last year’s contest was halted the afternoon of the big show with the advent of Hurricane Hazel. Only Sampson county white girls, 16 or over and single are eligible according to Lee Royal and Tom my Vann, co-chairmen of the con test. The premium list, covering nine classifications of exhibits, has been distributed in all sections of the county through members of the Sampson County Farm Council, i Classifications range from livestock 1 to home exhibits. Co-managers Emsley Kennedy and Grover H. Britt have announ ced that Tuesday will be School Day for white students and that Wednesday has been set aside for colored students. The O. C. Buck Shows will again be on the midway after an absence of one year. The Sampson fair grounds are located on the Clinton - Fayette ville highway about one miles from Clinton, which is a permanent site bought for the fair about three years ago. Funeral Services For Mrs. Harvell Held On Monday Mrs. Ella Harvell, age 78, of Har rells, Rt. 1, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Moore, early Sunday morning after a lin gering illness. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at three p.m. from the Centenary Methodist Church. Burial followed in the Peterson fa mily Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Moore of Harrells; two sons, Graham and Earl of the ho me; one adopted son, Thomas Newton of Watha; two brothers, A. C. and J. W. Peterson of Har rells; six grand children; one grandchild. The body was taken to the chur ch one hour before the services. State Will Have Split Season On Doves This Year North Carolina will have a split season on doves, according to Da vid C. Massengill, District Wild life Protector for Pender County. The first season shall begin Sep tember 10, 1955, at 12:00 noon, end ing sunset October 1, 1955. The season shall begin December 18, 1955, at 12:00 noon and end at Sunset January 9, 1956. Daily bag limit shall be 8; posession limit, 8. One - half day hunting will pre vail during both seasons. There shall be a 60 - day season on rails and gallinules. The season begins September 1, 1955, ending October 30. 1955. The daily limit shall be 10, the possession limit, 20. Shooting hours shall be from one - half hour before sunrise to sunset each day of the open sea son. The season on woodcock shall be gin November 24, 1955, ending on January 2, 1956. The daily bag li mit shall be 4; posession limit, 8. Shooting hours shall be one - half hour before sunrise to sunset each day during the open season. Massengill stated that regula tions. other than those mention ed above, remain the same as last year. Hospitalization Public Assistance Recipents Provided The hospitalization of recipients of public assistance was provided for under provisions of a 1955 am endment to Chapter 108 of the Gen eral Statutes of North Carolina. The State Board of Public Welfare was authorized to establish a State fund for this purpose. Included are recipients of old age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the permanently and totally disabl ed, according to a statement by Dr. Ellen Winston, commissioner of the State Board. The new plan makes it possible for six dollars per day toward the hospital bills of these recipients to be paid immediately out of funds from Federal, State, and county sources. Previous to this plan such payments could only be made in small monthly installments, the a mount dependent upon the size of the assistance grant. Under the new plan, counties will continue to deal directly with the hospitals which serve their resi dents, the determination of the need of hospitalization will be made in the county upon medical advice, (Continued On Page Eight) Wallace Hunters Arrested; Fined In Deer Shooting Herman Piner and Raymond Pri ce, both of Wallace, were caught Saturday morning, around 1:00 o’ clock with a buck deer, double barren shot gun and a flashlight, according to David C. Massengill, District Wildlife Protector. Piner and Price were arrested just north of Hampstead and on the east side of the game refuge by officers Massengill and John O. Edwards. The shot gun, flashlight and the deer were confiscated, and the deer was given to the Prison Camp. The violators were tried in Re corder’s Court in Burgaw on Thurs day and each were fined with $250 and taxed with cost of $18.70 total ing $268.70 payment from both Pi ner and Price. Funeral Services Beulaville Man Held On Monday Cvrus D. Thomas, 75, died upon arrival at a Kinston hospital Sun day irorning after several years of declining health. Funei:.l services were held from the Free Will Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Monday by the Rev. W. H. Willis of Kinston. Burial followed in the family cemetery near the home. The body was carried to the church an hour before the ser vices. Surviving are one son, Victor, of Beulaville; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Brown, Lyde and Lucille Thomas, all of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Kizzie Teachey, Mrs. Mylissa Bostic and Mrs. Melvin Sanderson, all of Beulaville; and six grandchildren. Violation Of Public Health Laws Suspected Duplin County Sanitarians, Joe Costin and W. C. Byrd, assisted by Warsaw Chief of Police Coombs and Policeman Archie Brown, ma de visits Saturday night to several establishments in and near War saw that have been suspected of violations of Public Health Laws. Evidence of foodhandling opera tions were found in three of the places visited. Names of these op erators were with-held pending fur ther investigation. Dr. John F. Powers, Duplin Co unty Health Officer, suspended le gal action in all three cases with the provision that the places be closed immediately and until they have been found to be in compli ance with the rules and regulations governing the sanitation of food handling places. For any establishment to prepa re and sell food to the public it is necessary for the operator to ob tain a permit from the State Bo ard of Health or an authorized ag ent. tB Comer Bij MARY TAYLOR Executive Secretary Each Tuesday beginning August 30th and ending Nov. 22 at 1:45 p.m. a series of programs, “The .Constant Invader” will be present ! ed. “The Constant Invader,” a series of programs on tuberculosis is sponsored by the Duplin County Tuberculosis Association through the courtesy of the Duplin Broad casting Station, W'LSE. Be sure to tune to WLSE each ! Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. The programs | are very entertaining and educa i tional. We have had 14 active TB cases reported by the Health Depart ment this year. Authorities say for every case reported there are ten unknowns. Make sure you are not one of the 140 Duplin citizens walking around with TB. Have your chest X-rayed today. Wallace Chamber Of Commerce Has 18 New Members The drive for membership in the Wallace Chamber of Commerce netted 18 new members yesterday afternoon as the drive got under way. Eight of the present members gathered at Pat’s Barbecue for a Dutch dinner to plan campaign strategy. They then fanned out with a list of names for each to contact. Due to the great number of names and some merchants being out of town all were not contacted. They will be contacted as soon as possible, Lynn D. Sloat, Secretary Manager said today. Anyone who was not contacted but who desires to join may con tact any of the following: Ed Ha wes, Arthur Apple, Harry Oswald, Marie Odom, Gene Browder, Ar chie Mitchell, Roy Carter, Dr. John D. Robinson, Jr., or Lynn Sloat. The latter’s office telephone num ber is 823-1. There are about 190 prospects in town for membership, it has been estimated. A goal of 65 p^r cent membership at the very least has been set up. “This is an opportunity to boost Wallace. We are affiliated with the National Chamber of Commerce and the Southeastern Chamber of Commerce although locally opera ted. We want to give everybody an opportunity to join before Com mittee assignments are passed out at our next meeting on September 12th at 8 o’clock. Your member ship and active interest in the Chamber and its committee work is an opportunity for outstanding service. Take advantage of it now,’’ Sloat said. Bulldogs To Meet Clinton For Game Friday The Wallace Bulldogs will start their final week of pre-game prac tice today in preparation for their opening game with Clinton in the lo-al park next Friday night. The Bulldogs have had three weeks of practice and the squad is in fine physical shape. All minor bruises and soreness seems to have left the squad by last Friday. Sic had sore shoulders but seem all right now. Harry Puckett is still right now. Harry uckett is still bothered by a cold that settled in his shoulder. Jimmy Blake will miss the game with Clinton as he cut his foot last Saturday, a week ago. Stitches we re removed last Saturday. He is expected to be ready for the Beu laville game. The Bulldogs will check their of fense Monday and on Tuesday and Wednesday, defense will be stress ed. Kick offs, punt returns and pass defense will be worked on. David Worsely and Bill Rivenbark have decided to come out for foot ball and will report Monday. Both boys should strengthen the club. Clinton is reported to have a strong team this year. They have virtually the same backfield this year that they had last year. Clin ton won the Class AA Conference last year. A spirited contest is ex pected. Everyone is urged to buy a sea son’s ticket which are now on sale. The ticket will entitle the holder to all home games and a reserve seat. Mr. Lloyd McGowan and Mr. ,.J. H. Currie are handling the sale. — Driver Urged To Pay Attention To Traffic Lights “Stop on the red, go on the green. Don’t sneak through on the in-be tween ! ” That bit of rhyming advice was given this week to pedestrians by Major D. T. Lambert of the State Highway Patrol, who reminded wal kers of their part in the state’s traffic safety program. "Every rule in the book applies to pedestrians as well as motor (Continued On Page Eight) Weather Report Shows Heaviest Rainfall On Record For August i - Kainiau ot 11.05 inches was re ! corded for the past month, the hea ! viest rianfall on record here for 1 August, it was revealed today in a Wea(her Summary for August, 1955, received from the Coastal Plain Research Station, Willard. It rained some on 19 different days during August, 1954. The first four days of Septem ber has added 2.43 inches of rain to the alreadys soaked land, with more rain forecast for the fifth and sixth days. Normal for Sep tember is 3.90 inches, the record of climatological observations has shown. Rainfall during the past month was a departure from normal of plus 5.35 inches while rainfall for August a year ago was a departure from normal of minus. 61 inches. Rainfall for the year is 32.32 inches, a departure from normal of minus 3.54 inches, while rain lall for last year at the end of August was only 29.06 inches, a departure from normal of minus 6.8 inches. The temperature for August, the report indicates, was about as near normal as could be, only .2 of one degree above normal, with an av erage temperature of 78.4 degrees. The average temperature for Aug ust 1954 was 79.8 degrees. High est temperature during the past month was 95.0 degrees, recorded on August 3, while the lowest tem perature was recorded on August 27th, 60.0 degrees. The highest temperature during August 1954 was recorded on August 17th. 102.0 degrees, while the lowest, 55.0 de grees, was recorded on August 13. High winds along with heavy rain were recorded on three days during August, the 12th and 13th, with no damage except to corn and on the 17th, with no damage re ported.