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VOLUME XXVI No. 34'
Possible Jail QreaBp)? Negro
:Qon Averted In Seared After Tip
By Paul Bsrwlck
A possible attempted jail break
..was averted in Kenansville Wed
nesday morning when Duplin Sher
iff's Department got a tip that a
v cell block, in which six Negroes
t were being kept p.isoner, trad hid
. den it it several items which, could
. be used in a jail break.
S.ierifi Ralph Miller said the six
Negroes, most of them having been
' in the block for around two mon-
ths, are charged with 'felonies.
t All of the prisoners were moved
I', out of "the bull pen" into other
-. cell in the jail A searaii of the
. :; section uncovered a plumbing
nuckle tied to a ple:e of stiing,
. five o' six double edged razor
: blades, three or four teaspoons, and
two Aluminum plates
Tha Negroe are Fred Patrick,
v Theodore Boykins,- Jimmy Sim
mons William Tyler, Frank Twitty,
iind Thomas Parker.
; ( "I can't say where our "tip came
; from "Sheriff Miller said, 'flut it
, looks like we (have stopped some
thing' which could have resulted
.:; in serious consequences for sever
Russell H. Smith Jailed On Robbery
.Charge; Arrested At.Harrell's Store
Russell H. Smith, a 27-year-old
white man, is being (held in Dup
lin County jail in lieu of $3 600
bail on a charge of robbery.
Smith was arrested) Monday
afternoon in less than 20 minutes
after he robbed Wallace Dry clea
ners of 1144.
Wrecks Reported
On Friday morning at 1:00 A. M.
"i 1959 4-Door Chevrolet driven by
V David Lanier 16, white of Chin
uuapin, was traveling toward Chin-
' "qwphv inthe fin Hook"sesUon
r-a on ine uu va
'CaK travelled 120 feet and (truck
i a , Four-County light pole, broke
' il in two, men rraveueu w
feet and came to astop on the road.
Lanier was taken to Onslow Co
'unty Hospital with a broken leg
T and bruises.
' , La Verne Dail, W, 21, of Chln
'j, H fluapln, who was travelling with
Lanier was taken to the hospital
' with bruises on his back.
i-. The car w.hichi belonged to Net-
tie Mae Lanier of Beuiaville, was
a complete loss.
Charges were exceeding a safe
' speed The w.eok was investigated
by Patrolman G R. Stewart.
.. Matbie David Miller, . colored
male, 26 of Kenansville, roumded a
curve IV niles north of 'Kenans
ville on the Bowden Road coming
toward KenansvM.. MUIer went
off the road and the car went 63
feet in the air, landing on Its top
and completely shirred the tP off-
, .. Miller was taken to a local doc
tor and released and lodged in Jail
for earless and reckless driving. ..
. MlUer was driving a 19M Pontiao.
Patrolman Stewart Investigated the
.accident.
t'.Taesday marnlBg In Kenansville
In front of Bal Qulnn's Home was
another wreck, The young couple
In the ear miraculously aaoaped
Injury .... ....
V .N. B. Grady, Jr. of Rose Hill was
driving a MM O. M C. truck with
an equipment trailer wbloh. was
haallng a Farm Tractor. . He had
parked the truck which had be
come disabled and had started to
get help . . . ...... . , . ,
...Floyd Telmadge Bryaa ef Kt, t
Ahoskie, white male 20, driving' a
19S7 01dsmeblle,'ran Into to rear
end of the parked track. He was
accompanied by Sandra Patricia
MoLester of Bockhigham. Bryan
aald he took ha eyes off e the
read t leek at a road map. Bryan
was not hurt. Miss McLestet was
treated . at Doplm General Hoh
pital for bruises on the left leg and
lacerations of the scalp.
Bryan, waa " charged with fol
lowing to closely with expired
driver's license and cited to appear
In county court en September 15.
The trailer truck, owned by Jer
sdgan Tractor Company of Kenans
viHe received aboat ?0.0t dantaga.
The damage to the ..Oldsmoblle
was . about 91500.00 ..Patrolman
Bryan Investigated the accident.
In
Navy '; Recruiter Charles " Kemp
is in Kenansville each Wednesday
from 10 a. in' until 2 p. m. ' ' ,. .:
He can be seen at the Court
e House. "' '- k :"-Vju..;' :-;;"is
All boys interested fa enlisting
in he Navy can see Kemp at this
time. He works cut of the Wil
mington office. ' :'.,' :.'
al people."
Hi said that he bad no idea
W en the possible Jail break would
have been a itemed but that there
is nj doubt that such a jail break
was in trie planning stigs
All six of the Negroes are on
the calendar to be tried in Duplin
Cnm.nal SujiS ior iComu next
week.
' We have no idea how they gain
ed Possession of the material,
"Sheriff Miller stated. "They evi
dently would have used tl-.e spoons
and metal plates to make keys,
but they could not have broken
out of the cell block in which they
were in because of t ie location of
the outer lock. They would have
had to waited until one 0f the
prisoners was removed and then
all make tielr move at the same
time."
A o uncovered Wednesday morn
ing In the search of the Mil was
information from, one of the wo
men's cell that thiee razor iblades
i.W been dropped from "upstairs'
beside a pipe through the floor by
Cleveland Swinson. "We have not
Sheriff Ralph Miller said Smiflh
went Into the dry cleanering est
ablishment and went Into the cash
register and got the $144 out. The
robbery occured at 4:35 p. m
He had been seen around town
driving a car with Oklahoma lic
ense plates. As soon as the rob
bery, without a gun, was reported!,
Francis Johnson took toe lr in an
airplane and followed him- He re
ported his route of flight to Chief
Deputy Norwood Boone by radio
who followed and arrested Smith
at(Harrells Store z.
i offhe monex has been re
covered. .
Dupliil Community Development Club
Sponsors' Dinner To Be September 24
Thursday, September V 34 has
been set for the Duplin County
Community Development Sponsors
Dinner.
William Sullivan, County pres
dent, said the .banquet will be held
in Kenan Memorial Auditorium be
ginning at 7:30 p. m
In addition to all 10 of the Com
munity Clubs in the County being
represented the 62 finanical spon
sors of the Duplin Community
Development (program will be
given special invitations, along
with the County Commissioner
and other invited guests.
The 62 financial sponsors have
contributed $1,550 wlhich 1 used to
set-up cash awards to the commun
ities participating in various pro
jects. The Club winning out. in the
County competition in the 15 dif
ferent classifications for the most
progress will receive $150 cash and
a cup. Hhe second place winner
will receive $100;. third place, $50;
and eacCi club which participates
will receive $25.
In addition to these cash awards,
money will be given for first, se
cond and third place in the IS dif
ferent classifications of competi-
Former K'viJIe
Resident Succumbs
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James Halhe Daughtry 62, ef
Rt. 2, Newton Grove, died in Duke
Hospital Tuesday morning at 12:30
A. M -';.:!.;- ,. ' ' ',.-:.
Mr. Daughtry was a native of
Sampsen County, .the son of Mrs.
Ada Bass and the late John A.
Daughtry. He was a member of St
John's Lodge No. 13 at Kenans
ville, and a member, of t3e Kenans
ville Methodist Church. Mr. Dau
ghtry and his family lived in Ken
ansville for a number of years.
Funeral services were held from
Crumpler Honeycutt ; Funeral
Homein Clinton Thursday at 4:00
P. M with Rev. M C. MacQueen
officiating. Interment .was in the
Cllntoii Cemetery, and he was bur
led' with full Masonic Honors.- ;. -
He is ' survived by " his wife,
Mrs. Angerola Melson ' Daughtry;
three daughters, Mrs. Phillip Beh
tz of Alexandria, Va; Miss Johnny
Paughtry of Arlington, - Va;-Miss
Mary Hailie Daughtry of the home.
Two sons, James W. of Arlington
Va., and Samuel E. Daughtry ot
Fort Eustls Va. His mother; Mrs.
Ada Bass Daughtry 0j ' Clinton
Two sisters, Mrs. John T Grana
cher of Alexandria, Va., Mrs. Harry
Klee of Hollywood, California.
Two brothers: Hubert B. and Clif
ton Daughtry of Clinton, and three
grandchildren.- " , "
' KENANS VILLE, NORTH tAWiisA THURSDAY AUGUST 2V, li59.
been able to determine when the
razor baae3 were dropped iniu
Jic wom.'n's ceil. "Si eriff said.
O; the s x Neg"oes who were
found with the items for the jail
break in thei. cell, S eriff Miller
said Ha:.-ick is cl.atgrfd with lar
ceny and breaking and entering;
Boykin, breaking and entering
Parker assault: Simmons murder;
Tyler .breaking and entering; Twit
ty, b eakiog and entering and lar
ceny. Briefs
G'ady Outlaw Dance
The committe for the Grady
Oatlaw Dan:e which is to .be heid
on Saturday night August 29 at
the B. F. Grady School Gymnas
ium, 'has been able to get the Golds
boro Dance Band for the occasion
Everyone Is invited to come and
participate in this fun sponsored
by the B. F. Grady P. T. A.
NEW BUSINESS
Edgar L. Sykes, Jr. of Warsaw
has opened a new Jewelry Shop in
Warsaw this week. Sykes, origi
nally fiom Turkey, has been living
in Warsaw for the past two years.
He is married to the former
Yvonne Ezzell of Turkey and they
have two children.
Sykes attended the Watch Re
pair School In Spencer for a year's
course
Decorating Center
A new interior decorating cen
ter will open In Clinton on Sept
ember 3. White's Decorating Cen
ter cordially invites the public to
amend -the grand opening from
2:60 P. M until 9:00 P. M.
BONUS CHECKS
Bonus che:ks for teachers of
Duplin County - were released on
Monday of this week. Bonus checks
wese Very.-small percent vTby
average aoout jo.uu per teaoher
tloa.
Community Development , Clubs
in Duplin are: Beautancus. Bow
den Cedar Fork, Fountain-Lyman.
Hallsvllle Kenolia, Oak Ridge,
Pasture Branch, Pleasant Grove
and Potters Hill.
House Turned
Upside Down By
Someone Monday
Someone turned the inside of
the residence of Mrs. Doretha
Dabson upside down Monday dur
ing the day while Mrs . Dabson
was away from" home. The house
is located on the Murray farm
near Kenansville.
. Sheriff Ralph Miller said, "I
have never seen a house so com
pletely messed up."
All that is known to be missing
is about $5.00 in change which was
taken frem a snuff box and a
piggy bank.
Several good sets of finger
prints were found
investigation is continuing.
Two Men Arrested
Lying In Road
Wednesday morning between 1
a. nt. and 2 a- m., twe white men
(were arrested while they lay in
Che highway, about one-half mile
apart. ' i
Sheriff Ralph Miller said that
Rodolph Brinson, white, 47 and
BBlle' Whaley, Jr., wtiite, 23, have
been given hearing before' Mag
istrate C C. Hester and convicted
of public drunkenness. Both , were
given 30-day road sentences which
were suspended. They had to pay
a. cost and fine.
Brinson was foind lying in tfie
middle of highway 24 about 2 and
one-half miles east of Beuiaville.
Whaley was found on a dirt road
Ho New Polio
Cases Reported i
No new polio eases have been
reported : In . Duplin County ;
- during the past week, accord- ,
; Ing to Dr. John Powers, County
' Health Officer . -
. There have been ate aea
, U date this year. Last year
- ther were no polio eases re
ported,, .. .. . .
TlilllES
Benton ti Straurhan
James Kenan Co-Ca?taln: Halfback iDavid Benton alnd Quarterback
Bill Siraughan were named co-captain of the James Kenan High
School Football team for 1950 at a meeting of the team last week
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Bill Helton A Bill Taylor
James Kenan Coaihilig Staff:' This may be the year for the Tigers
as Coach Helton, left and Taylor get together and map out one of
the toughest schedules the James Kenan team has ever had. You
can rest assure a lot rests on their shoulders.
ONE WEEK BEFORE JAMES
KENAN TAKES ON PAMLICO
James Kenan epens their 1959
football season next Friday night
against the strong Class AA Pam
lico team. The Pamlico team, coa
ched by Bill Carson, has turned
out a very fine team for the Pst
several years and promises that
this year should be one of the bet
ter years As for the Tigers' this
should be one of the 'brightest
years for the new school. Coach
Billv Taylor a former Duke back
has really been working the JK
team hard, getting ;eady tor the
opener. Taylor, stated "This should
be one of the best teams in the
nine year s at Warsaw and James
Kenan," .
At a meeting last week the club
elected David Benton, hall'kba :k
and Quarterback Bill Siraughan as
Co-Captain of the 1939 team. Both
boys are seniors and between the
Superior Court
Duplin County Superior Court
is " scheduled . to begin Monday
August,. 81, with Judge Henry L.
Stevens of Warsaw presiding, ac
cording to H. V. Wells, Clerk of
Courts .;V " ' , " ? '
7 39 cases are scheduled, jr' "
Seventeen cases are t be heard
Monday.. Heading the docket are
the cases - of three men , charged
with assault with deadly weapons
resulting" ia serious ' injury: Bob
Jack Williams, : Robert L Buddy)
Williams and James M Jfewklrk
are the defend en ts. They are charg
ed with assaulting Richard Matthis
WUsoa July 2, 1956. All are negroes
SPORTS
By Joe Ccslin
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running of Benton and the leader
ship of Straughan the Tigers will
be. in my opinion the champions
come time to add the scores. Of
course we so often overlook the
horses up froat, well I think the
Tiger line will hold its own against
any team in the East Central Con
ference. There is one thing you can
rest assured of and that is .if
you don't have the horses up front
the ponies can't go.
Just how do the Tigers shape
up for this season? That is a ques
tion we all want to know. This is
the way I see it one week before
t :e first game The line is bigger
and full of veterans and maybe
lo-uer tha years gone by. With
Fred Bears, Cslln Quinn, Allen
Wahab, Neal Mitchell, Gene Her
ring and Dwight Kinby at the ends.
And Virgil Lanier Shannon Brown,
lnukey Askew, Ciarles Lockamy,
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To Begin Monday
Tuesday, 15 more .;ascs are sche
duled. Mai shall Simmons who Is
charged with the' murder of Chest
er Elliott, Nov. 2 1958 is one of
those 'lo be tried. ,
Twe murder eraser are scheduled
for Wednesday, Sept S. Cleveland
Swinson, who was the subject of
search with -bloodhounds by the
Duplin Coury Sheriff 'a ' depart
ment this spring, "U one of the de
fendants. Llllie Mae Peterson, who
allegedly kiHed her sweetheart
a lovers quarrel is the other
: Q case, that of Perley Carlton,1
who 1 nterged ith manslaughter,
is on the Sept. I slate. '
SUBSCRIPTION HATES 13.00
OmuUms M M aUJde tbta area In
September
Community committee elec
tion time is just around the tur
ner September 10 is the date.
Farmers elect community com
mitteemen who elect county com
mitteemen. Both county and con.
munity committeemen adminis
ter the f;irm program in the co
unty. It is the responsibility of
each farmer to vote for th';
persons whom he thinks is best
qualiiied to serve as committee
men. Farmers should not shirk
this responsibility.
Following is a list of the no-
County Sanitary
Ratings Listed
Sanitary ratings were released
on August 1st on the various
food establishments of Duplin
County. These establishments
are under the supervision of the
State Board of Health and the
Duplin County Health Depart
ment. Ratings were rlea6ed by
Duplin County Health officer Dr.
John F. Powers and Sanitarian.
Joe L. Costin.
Ratings are as follows:
Location Establishment Rating
Warsaw, Andrews Super Market
94.5
Faison, Andrews Grocery ... 93.5
Wallace, A & P Store 93.5
Warsaw, A & P Store .... 94.0
Faison, Bell's Grocery 83.0
Wallace, Big "R" Super Mar
ket 90.5
Wallace, Bob & Bill's Grocery ....
-. 85.0
Teacheys, Boney's Grocery, .. 70.5
Wallace, Bond's Super Market,
90.0
Pink HiH, Rt. 1, Bostic's Grocery,
91.0
Faison, Bowden's Cash Store,
80.5
Chinquapin, Bradham's Grocery
81.0
Magnolia, Bradshaw Grocery,
- ! 90.0
Rose Hill Rt. 1, Brice Grocery,
H f - -
CnlnquapiPi, ETinkley"" Gioeer--,
:
Wallace, Brinspn's Grocery, ....
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4 Methodist Youth
Attend Nat'l Meets
Attending The National Convo-
lion of Methodist Youth this
week at Purdue University in
West Layfaette, Indiana from the
Kenansville Sub-District a"e: Mel
vin Williams Sub-District Presi
dent; Jimmy Miles, President of
Pink Hill MYF. Alice Faye Smith.
Vice-President Pink Hill MYF, and
Lynn Turner, Fellowship Chai:man
of Pink Kill MYF .
These youth boarded a charter
ed Greyhound bus in Kinston on
Sunday morning, August 23rd at
3:3(1 and expested to arrive at Pur
cue on Monday morning, August
24th. 6 000 Methodist Youth from
all SO of The United States will be
in attendance and the theme for
this year's convocation is 'MAN'S
NEEDS AND GOD'S ACTION!
The National Convocation is held
every four years.
James Kenan District Band
Gets Off To Fine Start -63 Enrolled
.The James Kenan District
Band began practice last Mon
day, August 17th under the di
rection of Mr. Sinclair Newman
Jr. The band met each morning
at the Junior High for a two
hour session, The following stu
dents have signed up so far this
year:
CLARINETS
Nancy Stephens
Allen Lloyd Smith
Jennette Britt
Jimmy Fulford
Marty Davis
James Pittman
Roy Vestal
GleriaSmith
Daniel Yancey
Nancy Redwine
Carolyn Gresham
Rudolph Hasty Jr.
Mary Ann Martino
Sherry Cavenaugh
Woodrow Brinson
Bobo Potter
George Clark Jr.
Brad Minshew
Jack Sauls
Terry Sauls
Donald Smith
Harriet CLeary
David Wilson
Shelby Ann Batts
TRUMPETS '
Joe Allen Edwards
Barney Sheffield
John Best '
t th Mintoa i
Shelwta ' y
Frank ' a
pec lesr is Impun and djouiUa
N. C: M M rataM N ft
10, ASC Election Date
minees and the polling place fur
each community. In addition to
the persons listed below, there
will be included on the slate of
nominees the names of eligible
persons whose nomination is re
quested in a petition signed by
10 oi more eligible voters and
reented to the election board
not later than August 25.
Vlbertson - Comir unity Building
Huss Davis, Johnnie Harper,
Jack Paf.terson, Coolidge Tur
ner, Thurmond Stroud, Donnell
Keith Outlaw, Ambrose Smith,
Cleo Outlaw, Lawrence Mew
borne, Marvin Garris.
Cypress Creek
M. L. Lanier's Store
Homer James, Edwin Futreal,
Paisley Bonham, Raymond Bro
wn, Elwood Casteen, Ray Lanier,
John William Wood, Leonard
Lanier, Harley Maready, Wood
row Maready.
Faison - Town Hall
Edd Herring Bernice Williams,
James Wolfe, Ralph Britt, Earl
Sutton, M. R. Bennett, Jim Tay
lor, Samuel Papkin, William Da
vis, Bill King.
Glisson - Scott's Store
Willard Westbrook, Henry Wa
ters, Jasper J. Herring, Rotha
Reardon, Woodrow Outlaw, S.
L. Norris, Manley Kornegay, Ja
son Waller, Kirby J. Smith, Geo
rge Kelly.
Island Creek
Northesat Community Bldg.
Dewey Carter, Claude Riven
bark. Vivian Miller Ben Brink
ley, Homer Hawes, Wendell Tea
chey, Raymond Bradshaw, Ken
neth Teachey, Edwin Register,
Stacy Lanier, Jr.
Kenansville - Agriculture Bldg.
Tracey Brown, Marvin Hous
ton, Floyd Barnes, Leslie Dail,
Levi Broek, Herbert Jones, J. D.
"Education For Retarded Children"
Discussion Friday Night Kenansville
Titf -Puplv "$ounty Ratarded As
sociation wiii rrteet Friday nigit,
August 28, at 8:00 P. M. at Kenans
ville, Methodist Church. Ail par
ents and friends of retarded child
ren in Duplin County ae urged to
be present.
Dr. Felix Barker Director of
Special Education. State Depart
ment of Education, will be great
speaker. His subject will be "Edu
cation for the Retarded Child"
This will give parents and friends
I oi it-iaiuca c.iuuicn in uus aica.
an idea of what can be done to
P'omote a program in the county
for retarded children
There is definitely a great need
for special education in the county
and the only way to get this started
is to work together as a group and
educate the public on having fac
ilities available for retarded child
ren. They can no longer be cal
led "The Forgotten Child"
Experince of similar groups
throughout the nation has defin
itely shown that the mentally re
tarded can be helped to live fuller
and more productive lives. It is
the plan to work toward thfs goal
in Duplin County.
Mrs. NCIie Wilson of Rose Hill
is acting chairman for this worth
while organization.
Amos Brinson
Bobby Batts
Wayne Brown
Johnson Chestnut
Clarence McNeil
Eddie Linsey
Johnny Hollingsworth
Robert Smith
Hiriam Brinson
BELLS
Mary Lou Potter
DRUMS
Johnny Pat Harmon
Mike Davis
Jimmy Strickland
Donald Knowles
Billy Taylor
Larry Best
Ralph Leonard
Judy Pearsall
Carl Lenny, Pruitt
TROMBONES
Paul Britt
Terry Quinn
Arthur Minshew
Larry Pittman
Sammy Godwin
rXCTES
Sandra Smith
Vanvis Lee Strotld
Tony Rivenbark
vlary. Alice Thomas
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Tane Strickland
Saxaphone
Tohnny Gresharn.
Harry Pope , ,
Jean Cavenaugn .
Applications for membership
ire stil) being accepted by the
and director 1m the schools at
Kbst- Magnolia, Warsaw
1 land Jau Hasan,
PRICE TEN CENT
Chambers, Carl Kilpatrick, Amos
Chestnutt, Frank Summers, G. S.
Whitman.
Limestone - Town Hail
Ellis Tinner. Milton Souther
jland. Earl Williams, Stacy An
I drews, Leonard Kennedy, Ralph
Hunter, Leruy Aluertsrm, J. W.
Smith, W. M. Evert m, Gordon
Thigpen.
Magnolia - Town Hall
Gaitha Drew. David Byrd, W.
G. Blanchard, Clarence Malpass,
David Rouse. Albert West, Wil
liam Frederick. Leslie Drew,
Earl Chestnutt. Luther Stanley.
Roekfish - Community Building
Gibson Carr, Graham Johnson,
Leo Matthews, Emil James, Joe
Ward, Remus Jones, Joe Wells,
Harry Farrior, Tommy Smith,
John Register.
Rose Hill - Town Hall
. Wilbur Jackson, Roy Souther
land, William Wells, Sam Wells,
F. A. Rackley, Charlie Hawes,
George R. Dixon, Ransom L. Ba
ker, W. T. Blanchard, Raymond
Byrant.
Smith - Freely Smith's Store
Ray Thomas, Earl Williams,
Charles Baker. Calvin Mercer, D.
L. Smith, Johnnie Jones, E. E.
Rogers, Brantley Kennedy, Her
man Page, Bland Nobles.
Warsaw - Town Hall
J. C. Blanchard, Norman Jo
nes, Clyde Bradshaw, Gordon
Kornegay, Percy Gavin, Claude
Powell, Charles L. Godbold, J. C.
Surratt, Norman Hope, Herbert
West, Melvin Herring.
Wolfescrape
G. E. Alphin's Store
Jarvis Carter, Elbert Davis, C.
C. Ivey, Jr., James Whitfield,
Garland Alphin, Jim Wells,
Jeff Outlaw, Russell Whitfield,
Willie Outlaw, Bob Jones Car
win Weaver.
County Native
District Manager
Southern Bell
Dave Williamson
David C. Williamson, a native
of Kenansville, has been appoin
ted Charlotte district manager
for Southern Bell Telephone
Company.
Mr. Williamson, in his new
capacity, will direct the commer
cial operations of the company in
ithe Charlotte area.
A graduate of Kenansville
High School, he attended David
son College before acceptnig an
appointment to the United Sta
tes Naval Avademy ;t Annapo
lis wheie he graduated with ho
aors in 1945. He si rved in the
Pacific Theatre during World
War II as an officer and later
commander of a mine sweeper.
After joining Southern Bell in
the Directory Department at
Charlotte in 1948, he held vari
ous assignments in Hie company's
Commercial Department before
his promotion to Gastonia dis
trict manager in 1958.
Mr. Williamson is active in a
number of civic activities in Gas
tonia. He is a director and a num
ber of the executive committee
of the Piedmont Area Develop
ment Association for Gaston Co
unty, a director of Carolina's
United Community Services, a
director of the United Fund of
Greater Gastonia and vice-chairman
of Greater Gastonia United
Fund drive-commercial division.
Mr. Williamson is also a member
of the Rotary Club and First Me
thodist Church of Gastonia.
Mrs. Williamson is the former
Thelma Reavis of Winston-Sa
lem. The Williamsons have three
children, David, 10; Chris, 8; and
Don, 4 ''.-'-.,. , '
. Mr. Williamson is a ton of
Mrs. Margaret M. Williamson of
BjauuMviUe.'''. ,''",..'..