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VOL XXXTV NO. as XPLY 27? 1987 KENANSVILLE, N. C. PRICE 10$ PLUS TAX 1 1 I 1 ' " I " 1 iii. Trial & Error <** # our i is i eapswlaita. Mr*, Jo* Hill Wallace, of nt. 1 Albsrtson, tt vory m tt-M? mortal Hospital In Chapol HUL Wo wish tor Mrs. Wallace a spsody recovery. Mrs. WUlaoo lias si lHsn Woodland News tor no tor many long years. We miss your bows, Mrs. Wallace. ? so * I had all of my lit* lived nwtor the that It would hare boon wondarful tohavshad a boy alone with my two girls. BUT - whan I was talking with Mattlo Loo Mlnshow at the bank on Thursday, she told mo that she was riding a bicycle twenty Ore miles on the following Sun day. Frankly, I thought she had flipped. She said "Several of the I Mothers In Warsaw are riding blksaw" Still I thought It was I soma gag for reducing. Sh# said, "Ob no, It la tor our Boy Scouts. Thoy have to ride hikes tor so many mllsa to got a certain badge.' and abme of the parents bars to rids wflMMFWght then and there, I saw I could not walify as the mother of a Boy Scant. It aomsooo had told m* to ride twenty five miles on tills past Sunday as hot as It was, I would have died on the spot. , . However, Matti* Lee gave a good report on Mooday morn ing. She said Mlnnld Clark. Es? ',l-? telle Costln and some other mo there rode too. *y** \ - ' tti^eat tor sals Otf A BICYCLE. AU at America felt a great floss ^Sunday to the death of OMUkmit to Pare t 4-H'ers Attending State Club Week A delegation of fifteen 4-H club members, one adult lea der, and two Extension agents are representing Duplin County State 4-H Club Week In Raleigh this week (July 34-28 1867.) The Duplin County aeiegaum are among some 1,600 club members and leaders partici pating In the annual four-day program which began Monday on the North Carolina State Uni versity campus. The program consists of re creation, attending classes, Church Bell Recovered A four hundred pound church bell stolen from a rural church one half mile from the Duplin County Line near Turkey, was found in the middle of a well traveled dirt road Sunday morn ing. A crane was required to place the bell In the bell lower In Wilson Chapel Church only a few days before It was reported missing. Sampson County Deputy Sheriff George Merritt said an $80 reward has been offered for the recovery of the belL Merritt received a phone call about two o'clock Sunday morn ing telling him that the bell was In the middle of a dirt road less than a mile from the church. Upon Investigation the, bell was found as reported, however. Deputy Merritt talked with a JHtitil'Wiie rapeeiad the meed' gear who* he traveled licnA thirty minutes earlier. ft Unconfirmed reports said that the bell was badl/damaged and would require extensive re- - pairs. ? ; ATTE$UM5 SYMPOSIUM Mr. Vance B. Gavin, promi nent attorney of KenansvUle, at tended a Symposium on "Or ganlsed Labor and the South" July 20 and 21st. The Sympo sium was held at Wake Forest University In Winston-Salem. competition, election of state officers and a lot of fellowship. "Four-H Club Week offers an excellent opportunity for personal growth and develop ment," comments Dr. T. C. Blalock, state 4-H Club leader. "It Is an event that club mem bers look forward to each year with great anticipation," he added. During the week state winners are determined In the demon stration programs and various Judging activities. Among the events In which Duplin County 4-H'ers are par ticipating are: Bill Costln, Jr. and Robert Sloan, Forestry De monstration; Linda Smith, Pub lic Speaking Contest and Talent; and the Alley Cats (Ralph Hun ter, C. A. Miller, Owen Wayne Houston, and Milton Houston), Talent. Other County 4-H'ers will serve an Important com mittees. Member s of the Duplin County dataration etb: Sylvia Ward, Gall Costln, Ru - thle Denning, Rafael Denning, Bill Costln, Ronnie Roberts, Rhonda Roberts, Mrs. ^ftnte S. Roberts. > Ralph Hunter, Joe Bostlc, Alan Johnson, Robert Alan Sloan, C. A. Miller, Barbara Whitfield, Linda Smith. loading the delegation are Mrs. Lois G. Brltt, Home Eco nomics Extension Agent, and Marlon C. Griffin, Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent. Farat Chemicals Stolen In Week-End Robberies I 1 1 11 1 " ' Border Boh Sets Opening The eight flue-cured tobacco markets on the Border Belt will begin their 1967 sales sea son on Thursday, August 10. South Carolina Border markets set an August 3 opening last Friday. The opening date was selec ted by unanimous vote of the Border Belt Warehouse Asso ciation at a meeting here Thurs day night. Markets In the belt are Lum berton, Fairmont, Whlteville, Chadboum, Fair Bluff, Clark ton, Fayetteville, and Tabor City. The market will open with & hours per day selling time and! will decrease to alleviate con gested conditions. The first 95 hours of selling time will allow loose leaf sales. BEULAVILLE ADOPTS BUDGET At a recent meeting of the Beulavllle Town Board, the 1967-56 budget was adopted. It was for General Fund $46, 780.82 and for Water and Sewer 335,609.50, The tax rate re mains fUB. t ? Riven bark Jn Leading Role Hat Theatre announces that Tony Rlvenbark of Warsaw, North Carolina, will appear In a leading role with the college group then Peter Shaffer's "The Private Ear and The Pub lic Eyt" opens on July 27. It will run for fire nights, through July 31, in the air-conditioned S.R.O. Theatre on the campus. Curtain time Is 8:30 p.m. Tony Rlvenbark portrays the role of the eccentric private detective who Is trailing an ac countant's wife because she Is supposedly unfaithful. But she proven to the hudbaod by both his wile and the detective, i, A rising sophomere at Wilm ington College, Rlvenbark IS, majoring In History and mlnor ing In Drama and Speech. This past year he has been active In such college productions as "Good News," "A Man for All Seasons," "The Recruiting Of ficer", and "The Cat and the Canary." In his spare time he has worked on the staff of the annual. Tony Rlvenbark Is the son of Mrs. D. J. Rlvenbark of Meadow Brook Lane, In Wf say, ? ; MRS. CATES Mrs. Cates Named NCFWC President Mrs. George H. Cites of Faison is the new president of the North CarQiiM Federation wt'marnfrcmt'fxftbmatg the lata Marjori* Yokley of Mount Airy. Mrs. Cates, who has been first vice president of the organization, was moved up to the presidency by its ex ecutive committee. Miss Yokley died Monday from a cars blood disorder which developed about three weeks before her death. Mrs. Cates will fill her term which ends in May, 1*8. Two oth er changes wets announced by the executive committee Mrs. Frank ?ryant of Boon ville, who has been cor responding fecretery, was named to succeed Mrs. Cates as first vice president. Mrs. Morton Union of Durham was appointed corresponding sec retary. Mrs. Cates, native of Richmond, Va., formerly lived in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Before her election a*.first vice president1 in May, 1966, she had served as president of the Sesame Club in Faison, president of district 7, division chairman of family life and re ligion, resolutions chairman, and division chairman of help a-home. -- Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Union have had extensive ex perience in Federation work. Mrs. Bryant served as District 6 chairman from 1961 to 1963 and was state fine arts chairman from 1963 to 1966. Mrs. Union was junior direc tor in 1964 - 1966, a position which automatically made her tjdrdjdce president. -*:Tt _i Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle and his deputies reported a relatively quiet week end with larceny constituting the ma jority of violations. A Warsaw fertilizer ware house was robbed Friday night of a quantity of tobacco spray, W85 and weed killer. Only two gallons of MH 30 was reported missing, which was probably the most sought after Item since a scarcity has been reported ex isting for the past few weeks. Sheriff Revelle said that a report from Sampson County revealed that a fertilizer place owned by John T. Peterson In Clinton was robbed ofMHSOva ! lued In excess of $1800. This also occured Friday night. The Kerr-McGee Fertilizer warehouse just north of the Warsaw City limits was robbed Friday night of material valued at more than $1200. Deputies Glenn Jernigan and Rodney Thlgpen, Investigating the rob bery, listed the following Items I as missing: 18 five gallon cans of W8S, 22 cases containing four one-gallon containers of tobac co spray; 2 gallons of MH 30; 13 cases containing four gallons to the case of 2-4 D weed killer, and 100 pounds of tobacco twine. A vehicle was backed up to the rear door to load the sto len loot and tracts leaving the warehouse Indicated the vehicle had a flat tire. Checking the area, evidence Indicated that a vehicle had parked on a dirt roed near the residence of Nor man Hope and had unloaded cane cartons, Jugs and other miscel laneous Items, had changed tires, reloading prior to making a get away. Evidence indicates that two vehicles may have been used in the robbery, a pick-up truck and a car. A strange red pick up, with body enclosed, was re ported in the neighborhood Fri day afternoon. FimaTs Grocery Robbed Deputies Graham Chestnutt and Jimmy Hatcher Investigated a break-In at Kenneth Fussell's Grocery on Rt. 1, Warsaw, which occurred some time during the day Sunday. Mr. Fussell usually gives seven days a week ser vice but for the first time since ^ he has been In buslnessthesta tlon was closed. The work appeared to be that of an amateur as a small amount of cash was taken. Other items reported missing were candy, cigarettes and chewing gum. Farm Trader Missing A ten-foot farm trailer be longing to Rudolph Best, Rt. 1, Warsaw was reported stolen last week. The license number of the missing vehicle Is 1068K. The League of Municipalities elected officers at their regular M<in( Thursday night. Mr. Hainan Gore, right, Mayor of deulayiUe. was elected Vice President. Mrs. Sallle W. Blan chard, left, commissioner of Boss Hill, was appointed pro gram chairman, lire. RubyfUitisey, center, Mayor of Teachey w official hostess to ths group. Absent when the picture was made were the new president, Mr. Carlton A. Precythe, Mayor of Falson, and Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. Kelly, town clerk pi Falson* (Photo by Ruth B. Wells). Lewie Installs New Officers ^ Tb. town o< after Mr. Melvln Cording bad liven the Invocation. Mr. D. jr. Fuesell, chairman at the nominating committee, n a.-, i >i ?Am rtl Atx.| i ! ? . -m. ni 11 A.-. ma reporwa uiat i committee r? commended the following of Bcera which wore duly no m In*.ted and Installed: Mr. Carlton A. Precythe, Falson, President; Mr. Herman Gore, BaulartUe, rice president; Mrs. Frank Kelly, Falson, Secre tary-Treasurer. Mrs. Sal lie Blanc hard, com mlasloner of Row Hill ni no minated from the floor and elected chairman of the pro gram committee. In the abaence of the newly elected president, Culla n I !? Page S u Pedestrian Critically Injured A Warsaw man was Injured Monday night about 11:25 as he walked along Highway 24 near the intersection of rural pared road #1106. William Fountain Frederick, negro male age 29 years of Route 1, Box 144, Warsaw was treated at Duplin General Hoe pial for injuries received when he was hit by a car driven by Charles Emerson Sutton, also of Route 1, Warsaw. Frederick's injuries included head, leg, and internal and he was transferred to Duke Hos pital to which he was admitted at 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 25 where his condition was termed critical. William Fountain Frederick, negro male age 29 years of Routs 1, Box 144, Warsaw was treated at DupUn General Hos pial for injuries received when he was Ml by a car driven by Charles Emerson Sutton, also of Route 1, Warsaw. Frederick'# Injuries included head, leg, and internal and ha was transferred to Duke Hos pital to which he was admitted at 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 25 where his condition was termed critical. Mtoe waa reported to have afjff m uprflgfhtwg Mlnrtfl him and he did not see Fre derick jrho was knocked 13 feet red pertlng^p \ " ' ? y \ * _ I, **..4 vSfJI ? Tractor Crushes > Former Beulaville Man ?A Duplin County native was crushed to death In a freak ac cident unloading school malar ial In Lenoir County. Charlie William Boyette, 87, former resident of Beularllle now residing In Deep Run, died from Injuries sustained when a tractor rolled over him. Boyette , custodian of the South Lenoir High School at Deep Run, was helping unload some equipment at Woodlngton School when the tractor rolled over him, bringing Instant death. He was the son of the late A. J. and Sathle Boyette and had been employed at the Beula vllle School for fourteen years prior to going to Deep Run four years ago. Funeral services wereheld at 3 p.m. Saturday at (ha Howard Carter Funeral Home In Kins ton. Burial was In Plnelawn Memorial Park. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Essie Mae Robinson Boy ette, three daughters, Mrs. Ha rold Qulnn, Trenton; Mrs. Willie Taylor, Beulsvllle; and Mrs. Charlie Brown. Burgaw: .eight grandchildren and a bro ther, Graver Boyette of Beuls vllle. Captain Blaka On Leave Captain Nell F. Bute, son I of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Blake, has returned tothe states i for a brief vacation after coro Dletlng 26 bombing missions Continued le Page ? | Family Outing Ends In Violent Illness The occasion has been anti cipated with Joyous expectations from thirty members of the fa mily of Mrs. J. C. Bryant, Sr. and Mrs. Myra KnowlesofRose Hill. It was only after careful con sideration that the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park was chosen to spend the day Sunday. It had been recommended as cool, spacious, ample picnic fa cilities and a nice beach for bathing. Mrs. Knowles' son and wife, Mr. and MRS. Franklin Lee Knowles and their son from Rhode Island had been visiting In the area and their vacation was ending with the get-to-ge ther. The carefully planned picnic lunches were packed containing all the good foods usually found at such an outing Including baked chicken, fried chicken, chicken salad, picnic ham, potato salad, all sorts of sandwiches, cakes and pies. The picnic lunch was eaten, remains put away and the family amusing themselves In various ways when a niece of Mrs. Bryant's, Catherine Roebuck of Peach Wine Confiscated The business establishment of Robert Moore and Llllle Rath Moore, located about one mile north of Warsaw, was relieved of a quantity of Intoxicating beverages Saturday night. Officers found two cases of beer, eight pints of tax paid whiskey and a thirty gallon beer barren about half full of "peach wins". Making the raid were deputies E. G. Chestnut, L. G. Jeralgan, Bureau Holland, E. E. Proctor, Alfred Baaden and constable Bd) Emory. Wilmington became 111. Everyone was concerned and decided maybe they sould start home, but really had no Idea anyone else would be Involved. On the way home Jewel Lee, Xray Technician of Packvlew Hospital In Rocky Mount and daughter of Mrs. Bryant became ill then Mrs. Bryant, then her grandson from Fayettevllle, then Mr. Bryant. The four cars were each stopping at intervals when Mr. Knowles, who is a city policeman In Rhode Island, rea lized the entire group had eaten contaminated food. With the know how of an experienced policeman, he ied the proces sion to the Duplin General Hos pital. Admitted to Duplin General In Centineed to pegeS MeAc&i flamed % Mt OUue Gollecje tyacuikf, A Duplin County man has been selected to teach In nei ghboring Wayne County College. Joining the Mount Olive Col lege faculty In the fall as pro fessor of mathematics will be Gene B. Mercer, Route 2, Pink Hill. Graduating from North Caro lina State University In the sp ring with high honors and a MJS. decree. Mercer also earned his B. S. degree there. Other academic distinctions Included the Dean's List and Phi Kappa Phi. He was a member of the University Mathematics and Science Education Club, the Stu dent Chapter of NEA and the RO TC unit. Gene Is the sen of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mercer of the Cabin Section of Duplin County. Duplin County Schools - Freedom of Choice Period Continues Open Until August 15,1967 Duplin County students may choose a school which w formerly tor the opposite race until August 18. This applies to children at both races. A Negro child may choose a formerly all White school or a White child may choose a formerly all Negro School. Freedom of Choice Forms are available at all Duplin County Schools or the Office of toe County Board of Education. Princi pals do not keep regular office hours at this season of too year but are In toe schools a good portion of the time. The Office of The Board of Education Is open five days per aroek and will honor all requests tar forms whether mads In person, by telephone or by mall. to v V *"? *
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