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VOLUME XXXIV—Number 62_ WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1 <>55PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAYPRICE 5 CENTS
NEW COMMISSIONER — Gordon Walker, Plant Su
tperintendent of the Carter Fabrics mill here, was ap
pointed last Thursday night by the Wallace Town
Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term
of Commissioner W. W. Moorhead, who resigned to
accept a job in Mavden. Walker has been a citizen
of Wallace for five years. The appointment is his first
public office.
Gordon Walker
Appointed To
Wallace Board
G. Gordon Walker, Plant Super
intendent of Carter Fabrics mill
he, was last "'llarsday --'ht ap
point:1 tc the tow n Board of Pon -
missiox.ers.
He will fill the unexpived term
of William W. Moorhead, who re
signed. In his letter of resigna
tion presented belore the Board
he noted that he was moving his
employment and residence to May
den, N. C. He said, “I have en
jayed my short service in this
cap acity and express to you and
the citizens of Wallace best wishes
in your future development.”
1 Moorhead was formerly employed
Carter Fabrics here and re
portedly has a better position with
ii another company now.
All four of the Commisisoners
were present for the meeting held
at the Wallace townhall, the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Com
l missioners.
Walker first fame to Wallace in
. September of 1950 as Plant Super
intendent. Prior to that he was
with Carter Fabrics in Greensboro.
• He first went toT^wart with the
| company in South Boston in 1940.
He was born at Reidsville and
! educated in the school system
‘ (there. He is married and he and
5 Louise have two children, Glenn
iGordan, Jr., 4, and Lucy Ann, 3.
:He is a member of the Wallace
Presbyterian Church.
Halloween Carnival
The annual Halloween Carnival,
[sponsored by the Wallace PTA has
|been set for Monday evening, Oc
tober 31, it was announced today
a PTA spokesman. It will be
field in the Wallace High School
jluditorium.
I The public is invited to attend
lihe event which offers fun for the
Ewing and old alike.
Awards Presented
Duplin 4-H Tree
Planting Contest
W. H. Hall, local pulpwood deal
er. presented prize money totaling
$150.00 to'the winners of the Dup
lin County! 4-H tree planting con
test Tuesday night. Rufus T.
Crouch, field representative for the
North Carolina pulp company do
nated a consolation prize of $10 00
For the past 19 years Hall lias
shipped pulpwood to the North
Carolina Pulp Company at Plym
outh from Duplin County. The com
pany, a member of the Southern
Pulpwood Conservation Association,
furnished the trees for the contest
free of charge. Over a million pine
seedlings have been made avail
able each year to the farm youth
of North Carolina by the company.
These trees may be obtained by ap
plying through any of the public
farm agencies.
^Sponsored by Hall and the North
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Duke Coaches Wei!
Pleased With Pormer
Wallace Half-Back
Latest reports from Duke Uni
versity are that Wallace’s Wray
Carlton is making a good showing
in the sports world of the college.
The coaches there are well plea
sed with the former Bulldog half
back, and it is predicted that he
will become an outstanding player
for the Duke Blue Devils. This was
the report from Duke’s Coach Bill
Murray this week.
Wray, a 1955 graduate of Wal
lace High School, is a member of
the freshman class at the outstand
ing Durham college, and bolds a
position on the college’s freshman
football team. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carlton of Wal
lace.
[Street Sweeper To Be Secured For
Wallace As Finer Carolina Project
The Town of Wallace is now in
le process of securing a street
weeping machine, it was learned
•day from Mayor Willard J. Hof
er.
Being undertaken as a Finer Ca
ilina project, with the civic clubs
f the town participating, the swee
br, which is to be the most mod
I available, will cost approxim
ly $10,400, with the money to
' for it to be made up of do
ions from business firms and
ividuals of the town.
. check from the J. P. Stevens
npany here has already been
eived for the sum of $1,500,
ich along with the commit
ents made by other firms and in
viduals, brings the amount raised
date to $5,000, it was disclosed.
Fly ms and individuals who have
feady made committments for
mittance on the machine are as
lows/.
r. P. Stevens Company, Kramer’s,
aerman’s, Cavenaugh’s Jewelry
jre, Wallace 5 & 10, A. C. Hall
:rdware, Z. J. Carter and Son,
xon’s Barber Shop, Finley Carr,
mchard Pontiac Co., Cavenaugh
evrolet Co., Dr. Grey Kornegay,
Wallace Dry Cleaners, N & W Gro
certery, Tom Creech, Wallace Mo
tor & Implement Co., Townsend’s
Auto Parts, Wallace Enterprise,
Worsley Oil Company.
Delivery on the machine has been
set for December 1, therefore, those
who would like to make a dona
tion are urged to do so as soon as
possible, it was emphasized. Would
be donors may contact Mayor Hof
fler.
Wallace now has between twelve
and fourteen miles of paved streets,
making it impossible to sweep them
with manual labor, Mayor Hoffler
pointed out.
“The purchase of this up-to-date
street sweeper will keep the dust
out of the stores and homes, as
well as make our town more pre
sentable,” the Mayor asserted, ur
ging Wallace citizens, whether con
nected with the business firms here
or residents of the town, to support
this project.
The securing of a street sweeper
for the town will be a forward
step in Wallace’s progress, its ser
vices adding much to the attractive
ness of the town.
Dallas Herring Speaks At Wallace
Parent-Teacher’s Association Meet
Saturday Night
Service To Be
Held At Rockfish
Worship services will be held at
the Rockfish Presbyterian Church
on Saturday evening at eight o’clo
ck, it was announced today by the
Rev. Charles S. McChesney, pas
tor of the church.
This service will be held in con
nection with the series of vange
listic services which have been
in progress at the church since
Monday evening of this week, sch
eduled to continue through Sunday
evening, with a morning worship
service set for eleven o’clock Sun
day morning.
Th Rev. S. K. Emurian of Nor
folk, Va., is the guest speaker for
these services, and has been wide
ly acclaimed by those who have
heard him for his forceful deliver
ance and inspirational song pre
sentations. A native of Moonjisoon,
Caesaria, Asia Minor, he has been
associated with religious work for
the past forty years and is well
known in the church music cir
cles of this country.
As an Ambassador in Christ the
Rev. Emurian comes to Rockfish
with a rich heritage and back
ground of Christian experience and
service.
‘•The public is cordially invited
to worship with us during the re
maining services,” the pastor of
the church asserted.
Elizabethtown
Wallace Game Set
For Friday Night
Wallace Bulldogs are scheduled
to meet a non-conierence foe to
morrow night (Friday) when they
journey to Elizabethtown for a
game there, set to begin at eight
o'clock.
The Bulldogs are in good shape
for the coming event, was the re
port today, with the exception of
Deane Hundley, who was injured in
practice sessions last week. He
saw only limited action in the
Jacksonville thriller here last Fri
day, and isn't scheduled to play to
morrow night. Jimmy Riley is ex
pected to start in Hundlev's end
position, with the possibility of
Deane Wells being switched to the
end to strengthen the position,
Coach Overman disclosed. Ed
ward Franklin Johnston will take
Wells’ center position, he added.
The next home game is with War
saw on Friday night, October 28th
following which the Bulldogs will
travel to Smithfield for what could
be the last football battle oi the
season for the Bulldogs in regu
larly scheduled play, as the Bur
gaw-Wallace contest may not be
played if Wallace still has the
championship sewed up as the lo
cals will be in the State Champ
ionship Playoffs.
The Wallace PTA held its re
gular monthly meeting in the local
high school auditorium Tuesday ni
ght.
Following a short business meet
ing, local president, Dr. John D.
Robinson, Jr., introduced the spea
ker of the evening, Dallas Herring
of Rose Hill. Mr. Herring, former
chairman of the Duplin County
School Board, and now a member
of the State School Board, said,
T am proud of the interst taken
in the schools by the citizens of
Duplin County. The consolidation
in Duplin County and the active
role played by the citizens of the
county has attracted state and na
tional attention. I feel sure that
the people of Duplin County feel
much the same as I clo - that the
youth of today are the citizens of
tomorrow. Our task is that of buil
ding our youth of today for the
responsibilities of tomorrow. In so
doing we can make sure that Am
erica will not fail in its responsi
bility of world leadership — Am
erica will not fail history.”
Speaking of the Rose Hill — Wal
lace consolidated school, Mr. Her
ring said, “I urge you to maintain
your active interest. When the new
buildings are completed do not as
sume a complacent attitude. Rest
only when your school is as good
or better than any school in the
State. The educational needs of the
youth of this area are no different
from those of the youth of the me
tropolitan areas of the State. We
want a school that can and will
offer tlie best to our students —
our youth are entitled to prepara
tion that will offer equality of op
portunity to all students.”
In closing Mr. Herring commend
ed the citizens of this area for their
interest and work in the schools.
He said, “The road to betterment
of our schools lies in our ability
to attack the problems of the scho
ol rather than to attack the school
itself.”
Following the address of Mr.
Herring, Dr. Robinson urged those
present to be present at the No
vember meeting and if possible,
bring at least one additional per
son who was not in attendance
at this meeting
It was also announced that the
annual Halloween Carnival would
be held on Monday night, October
[31st. Tlie’ CujMiva' vill offer fun
for young an' eld ai> e and every
one is urged to eelebivde Halloween
night with the PTA at the local
i High School, the PTA president as
\ serted.
Band Club To Meet
The Wallace Band Club will hold
jits regular meeting on Monday,
'October 24th, at eight pm., at the
American Legion Building.
Members of the band will pre
' sent musical selections as a special
[feature of the program.
Efforts are being concerntrated
[on building up the membership of
[the club and active participation
in the club’s activities, the spokes
man stated, urging all parents to
attend.
U. S. agricultural exports in Au
gust, 1955, amounted in value to
j about $250 million, or 30 per cent
! greater than the $190 million total
of August, 1954.
Walter Anderson
To Conclude
Methodist Revival!
Walter Anderson will be the con
cluding speaker in the series of
revival services at the Wallace
Methodist church this week. lie will
speak on Friday night, October 21
at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Anderson is one of the top
laymen of the N. C. Conference of
live Methodist Church and all of the
members, will want to hear him
on Friday night.
Reverend Lewis Dillman, Metho
dist Minister from Trenton, is the
; song leader and soloist of the week.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the remaining services in
the revival.
George Penney
Appointed Head
March Of Dimes
j George V. Penney of Kenansville
; was recently appointed to the
Chairmanship of the March of
I Dimes Drive scheduled for Jan
! uary. His selection was announc
ed this week by Mrs. Christine
| Whaley Williams. President of the
! Duplin County Chapter of the Na
if ional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
Mr. Penney was born and raised
I in Wake County near Raleigh. He
attended- public schools in Wake
i County and received his B. S; de
1 gree from North Carolina State
College in 1933.
He has worked with the Soil
| Conservation Service since Octo
! ber of 1935 and has spent the last
12 years of such service in Duplin
County.
The new MD chairman is mar
ried. He and his wife, Virginia,
have two children. Carl and Lura
Anne, 14 and 12 years respective
ly
He is a member of the Kenans
ville Lions Club, Kenansville Bap
tist Church and American Society
: of Soil Conservationists.
a&m
NEW STREET SWEEPER — Steps are being taken- to secure for the Town of Wal
lace a modern street sweeper like the one shown above—the Elgin Street King,
the greatest advance ever made in motor pick-up sweeper design. The sweeper is
built with hydraulic power, with the developed and revolutionary new hvdraulic
broom float—the broom actually digs down into holes and scoops out the dirt and
litter on rutted pavement, and just whisks off the dirt on smooth surfaces. Wal
lace now has between 12 and 14 miles of paved roads, making it impossible to
keep them clean with manual labor. This new machine will make it possible to
keep the streets of both the business district and residential section clean. This
is being undertaken as a Finer Carolina project, with business firms and individuals
making donations for the purchase of the sweeper.
LeRoy Simmons Says, “I Can Prove
Every Word” Of Recent Article In
Daily On Farm Bureau’s Records
Revival Services
Slated Bethel
Methodist Church
Revival Services will begin at
the Bethel Wesleyan Methodist
Church at Charity Friday evening,
October 21, and continue through
Sunday evening, October 30. Servi
ces will begin at 7:30 each even
ing and at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.
The Reverend George Ott of Car
mel, Indiana, will deliver the gos
pel messages from the word and
the Reverend Hoover Smitii of
Kings Mountain, will direct the mu
sic and render special solo mes
sages in song.
The Reverend Ott is a graduate
of Marion College, Marion, India
na, • 'id the past pfesident of the ■
Wesleyan Youth of the Indiana
Confer, me of the Wesleyan Metho
dist CO -eh. He spent thirteen
years in pastoral work in Indiana.
He is ma ;ed to the former Miss
(.Margaret Murphy of Rose Hill
and the Beil. I Church.
The Revered Smith is the for
mer pastor of Bethel Church and
is now pasturing in Kings Moun
tain. He is-the past president of
(lie Wesleyan Yotr.'t Organization
of the North Caroi mi Conference
of the Wesleyan Met odist Church
and has had wide experience in
the ministry of music and has pas
tored for several years.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all of these sc.rvh <-s the
Reverend Claude R. Riekma.i pas
tor of the church asserted.
Eagle Award
Ceremony Slated
For Sunday Night
Two Wallace boys, members of
Boy Scout Troop 35 will receive
their Eagle Awards in ceremonies
slated for Sunday evening worship
j.services at the Wallace Presbyter
jian Church, it was learned today.
! Bill Browder, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Browder, and Pat Mc
jGowan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
|McGowan, have completed require
ments for their Eagle Awards whi
|ch will be conferred upon them by
Scoutmaster Bob Murray following
the worship service which is to get
underway at 7:30 o'clock.
} This is the first such ceremony
held since Troop 35's present Scout
| master assumed his duties last No
vember, it was disclosed. The boys
are to be commended for their fine
; work.
i A feature of the event will be
I the impressive Scout Candle Light
ing Ceremony to be carried out
J by members of the Troop.
! Ail Cubs, Boy Scouts, and Ex
; plorers are cordially invited to at
tend the ceremony in full dress
uniform, it was asserted, with an
invitation to the public also exten
ded.
Wallace Bulldogs
To Attend Duke
Football Game
j The Wallace Bulldogs will be the
j guests of Duke University on Sat
jurday afternoon at the Duke-Pitts
) burgh Football Game in Durham.
IThis will be Duke’s homecoming
, event and an exciting program is
planned.
The Wallace boys, along with
Coach Overman and other chaper
ones, will leave from the Wallace
Bus Station at 8:30 Saturday morn
ing, scheduled to return around 8
Saturday night. They will go on the
J Bulldog Bus.
Revival Services
Slated Teachey
Baptist Church
Revival services at the Teachey
Baptist Church will be held Mon
day, October 24 through Sunday,
October 30. ||
Evening services will be held
each evening at 7:30 with song ser
vices at 7:15. Morning worship
services will be held Tuesday thr
ough Saturday at 11:00.
The pastor of the church. Rev.
Grady McKeithan will preach. J.
i C. Thomas of the Corinth Baptist
j Church will be in charge of the
singing.
On Saturday morning, October
30, at 11:00 a.m. there will be a
! children’s rally. All children are
j cordially invited.
I The public is invited to all these
I services.
Declares Arnold Not Only
Asked Him To “Keep It
Quiet” But “Gave No Rea
son For Wanting To Keep
It Quiet"; “I Am Not Back
ing Down One Iota On Any
Statement That I Made In
The Article” About Farm
Bureau Records
F ARM BUREAU PRES.
GIVES VIEWS ON ASC
Says Not Against Arnold Or
Mrs. Bell; Only For
Duplin Farmers
DeRoy Simmons tolc! this news
paper in an exclusive interview
Tuesday night that he could prove
every word ol' a recent article car
ried in a daily newspaper in this
state.
Simmons said. 'I can prove what
Arnold said about "keeping it quit”
in regard to the suspended Chair
man of the ASC's reference to
Farm Bureau’s reportedly miss
ing records.
Simmons said that he had no de
sire to get tile Farm Bureau arid
the ASC tangled up in the elec
tion and that his only concern was
about the poor attendance at the
annual kickoff meeting held Mon
day night. October 10th in Ken
ansville. He said that when only
10 or 12 showed up when nor
mally about 70 or more turn out he
knew "something was wrong.”
"I cheeked and found that no
letter had been sent out to any
body except members of the Board
'■t Directors.” He said that let
i ws were supposed to have been
sc :t to a great number of "key
pei onnel” throughout the county.
The ’'’aim Bureau President
said, "I have nothing at all against
Mr. An vld or Mrs, Bell. So far
as I kin \v they are all right: I
have .heard rumors and a lot of
talk, a lot of which 1 know to be
true.” When questioned Simmons
declined to expand on his state
men! specifically other than to
add "I can prove every word, ex
1 cept for general statements added
j by the paper such as “mystery
j thickened at the ASC office.” that
: was in the --——- article.”
He identified the name of the daily,
j Simmons declared that Arnold
] not only asked him to “keep it
I quite’’ but 'gave me no reason for
{wanting to keep it quiet.” He
j added. "1 am not backing dow^
I oiir iota uii Hliy statement I
J in the article.”
The Farm Bureau President dis
! his observations of the
! u i * he County Committee
j should be composed of men who
have not more than a 10 per eeri;
interest in sources other than in
1 arming. There are plenty of hon
est people in all parts of the coun
ty. The Farm Bureau has been
trying to stay out of local argu
ments everywhere As President
ol the Farm Bureau 1 have no de
r!10 ,!° involve (he organization in
Duplin or anywhere else in strict
ly local arguments "
Simmons said, “I have never
tried to influence an ASC election,
dm no( try ty get my tenants to
vote, and Only spent five minutes
today at the polls myself."
Regarding Arnold, he said, ‘there
can be some information brought
up that I know is true but I am
not interested in lambasting the
ASC or Arnold. I am only inter
ested in the welfare of the farm
ers of Duplin County. I have
worked long and hard in their in
terest and shall continue to do so.
I am interested in seeing the farm
program taken care of and think
it ought to be administered fairly,
nonestly and justly to all seg
ments and races in Duplin Coun
ty."
“Mr. Arnold has been quoted as
saying he is a candidate. I say to
you that we don’t need anybody
!n the job who is asking for it.
The type people asking for it are
not what we need. What we need
are the ones we have to ask to
serve. There is no pay, and cer
tainly no honor. You get cussed
some. The ASC should be on a
basis so that we can nominate and
elect people that are farmers. 90
per cent of the people of this coun
ty. are honest and well qualified
for the job." When asked if he
meant that Mr. Arnold was not,
Simmons snorted disdainfully.
“The membership of (he ASC,”
he said, continuing, "should as
nearly as it is possible to choose
of men from all parts of the
county to get it as nearly evenly
distributed as possible."
“1 think," he said, “the farm pro
gram is larger than any person or
personality connected with it. No
body is indispensable. I used to
think Franklin D. Roosevelt was
indispensable but events have
shown we could get along without
him. Personalities should not en
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