.... time tSw*S7 was announced ? ay by Mrs. Edward L. > te. DupUn Co unty Heart Fund Chairman an Mrs. Hani. Dobbin , Duphn County Heart Fund Co-Chair man. This is the 20th Ann iversary of the North Caro lina Heart Association aid ev erything Indicates tha it wUl be the finest Heart Fund Cam paign ever held. Back In 1949 the Heart Fund Campaign rai sed a total of 16.000. In 1968 the N.C. Heart Fund Campaign produced a record $747,784.29 of this total $8,264.65 was con tributed by Duplin County. We are proud of this outstanding contribution and are deeply gr ateful tha the Duplin Citlaens I have recognized the Importance of fighting our Naion's number one^'killer." J. -| TIM local campaign wm oe carried out in conjuration with the drives of the North Caro lina and American Heart As soclation under the leader ship of the following officers: President and Heart Fund Ch airman: Mrs. Edward L. Boy ette, Chinquapin; Heart Fund Chairman: Mrs. H*tie Dob bins, Teachey; Treasurer: Mrs. Boyd Walker, Mount Olive; Medical Representative: Dr. Corbett L. Quinn, Magnolia; Publicity Education Chairman: Dr. Edward L. Boyette, Chin quapin. As Heart Fund Chairman and Co-Chairman, Mrs. Boyette and Mrs. Hattic Dobbins will sup ervise the local association's 1969 fund raising activities and will appoint local community leaders to direct the various activities planned for the cam paign during Heart Month. Mrs. Hattie Dobbins lives at Teachey, is a retired teac her and Is married to C.W. Dobbins. They are the parents of two children, Kenneth Dob bins who is serving in the armed forces in Vietnam, and Anne McCullough who attends State College at F ayetteville. Mrs. Dobbins is a member of the First Baptist Church at Tea chey, is a 4-H leader, is ac tive in Home Demonstration Cl ub as Chairman of Crafts and County Song Leader. As Treasurer, Mrs. Boyd Walker wil be responsible for PROMOTED - Carson Car mi chap I, Jr., former assis tant industrial sales mana ger of Carolina Power k Light Company, has been named industrial, sales manager for the company, succeeding the late E. D. Stevens. A Clcmson gradu ate and professional engi neer. he will be responsible ft* power sales to industry in the two-state area served hy CP&L bankkg aid"' iiiilni ilnlm oe-' uSuSw'de^Fi^^U*^ ta^Jtttionshewii ment is employed*|f Note Teller a the Branch Banking and Tr ust Co. She Is married to Boyd Walker and they are the parents of three children, Linda. Mrs. James Grady, Lan dls and Lana. She is a mem ber of the Bear Marsh Mission ary r.aptist Church, and her special Interest Include knit ting, sewing, fishing, music and reading. As Medical Representative, Dr. Corbett L. Qulnn will re present the health and medical profession in our organization's Leadership. He will provide members of local health pro fessions with research reports and other medical assistance in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. In addition he will help family physicians to secure through the association patient management items to supplement their treatment of heart disease victims. Or. CorDett guinn is a weu known physician who lives at Magnolia, is married to the former Ruth Montgomery Qu inn of Brogue, Pennsylvania. They are tne parents of two chraren, Corbett Jr. and Risa. He attends the Magnolia Meth odist Church, is active in Clvift affairs, and at present is ser ving as Mayor of the City of Magnolia. As Publicity Education Ch airman, Or. Edward L. Boye tte will be responsible for pro viding the people of Duplin Cou nty with information on all the Heart Fund activities through out the campaign as well as general information of the work of the State and American He art Association. Any group that would like to learn more about the activities of the He art Association or what can be done to reduce the risk of everyoneS fight Sc let's tut Dupl County Heart Fund campaign?Give so more can live. Fikruirv NjH ????*> mm II |I_ inoiiwii nfionin Governor Robert W. (Bob) jj Scott has designated February 1969 as "Patriotism Month." The North Carolina Federation 1 of Easiness and Professional 1 Women's Club made the re quest. ? *"m The request was granted in " recognition of an increasing J need to stimulate a spirit of patriotism among the citizens of the nation, and to promote and display the proper respect for the U.S. flag, and to up hold principals of democracy. In making the designation. Gov. Scott said: "I commend the Federation as sponsors of 'Patriotism Month' and urge all of the citizens of North Car- ' ollna to support this endea- i vor and to individually reaffirm their faith in the democratic processes of our government." B F Grady School Robbed Deputy Sheriff Rodney Thig pen is investigating a break-In at B.F. Grady Elementary Sch ool, Rt. 1, Albertson, which oc cured Monday February 10. A front window in the supply room at the main entrance of the building was pryed open, providing entrance into the buil ding. Missing from the supply room was en adding machine, an undertermined amount of pen cils, erasers and small packages of kleenex. Thlgpen said the type and condition of the window was such that prying it open caused ?little damage. No estimate was placed on the missing pro perty. Duplin Lead In Poultry Income KENANSVILLE?Duplin Co unty's agricultural economy was paced again in 1968 by its dynamic poultry industry which grossed 138 million ac cording to statistics garnered by the county extension dep artment. Special Program Planned Arthur Schrader, Music As sociate and Ballad Singer at Old Sturbrldge Village, Stur bridge, Mass. will present one of his Singing History concert lectures in Patriots Hall at Mo ores Creek National Military Park, Currie, Sunday, Febru ary 23 at 2:30 pjn. Titled Songs Under The Lib- ' , erty Tree, The American Rev ; olutlon 1765-1785, Schrader's concert-lecture will trace the origins of the American Rev olution, and the course of tht war itself, in the propaganda songs of the British and the Americans. Sponsored by the Moo res Cr eek Battleground Asso., this program is being held in ob servance of the 193rd anniver sary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. David N. Lucas, president of the association states, "Sc hrader's Singing History con cert lecture will be educat ional and entertaining and will appeal to students and adults. We invite everyone to attend." Poultry accounted tor more th? half of the county's $71,714,172 gross agricultural income In 1968, the study by Vernon H. Reynolds, extension chairman, and staff Indicated. In addition, the poultry in dustry accounted for several hundred non-farm Jobs in Dup lin County's agri-business j """The produced 38 thU^I lion broilers and three million turkeys during the year. Broilers accounted for a gr oss Income of $19,760,000 and turkeys $9,900,000. Sale of commercial market eggs and hatching eggs brought another six mflTlon dollars. Tobacco, the mainstay of ot her eastern counties, account ed for $15,787,000. __________ ? E.V. Vestal, center, of KenansvUle wis pre sented an award for 20 years of dedicated service as a County Supervisor with the SoU Conservation Service of Duplin County. __________ The award was made by William Sullivan. left, assisted by Mrs. Vestal. (Photo by Ruth Wells) Raiford Director Of Project It was ainounced today by Col. I Bill Bowden, Camping and Ac- I tivities Chairman for the Tus carora Council, Boy Scouts of America, that Preston B. Rai ford. Executive Director of the Duplin Development Corp., of Kenaisvllle, N.C., would be the 1969 Project Free Enterprise Director. Project Free Enterprise is a program of relationship be tween business and Industry and Explorers of the Tuscaror a Co uncil. In a one day effort industry invites Explorers to be their guest to find out about profit, motive, production and sales. All avenues will be ex plored by the High school age group,;.;, including hospitals. Banks, textile industry, restau rants, large retail stores, etc., in the four county area of Wayne, Duplin, Sampson and Johnston counties. The date for die program is scheduled for March 12th aid will be climaxed with a ban ? quet, at the Goldsboro Moto Hotel, sponsored by the Indus trial organizations of the area. piorerspaiticip'afed' In last ye ar's program. amber of Commerce, and has been a Professor at Louis burg College and a teacher in tne Winston Salem schools. He has had seventeen years as a volunteer Scouter in the Boy Scouts of America, having served both in Tuscaloos, Al abama Council and currently in the Tuscarora Council. Soil Supervisor Honored Twenty Years Service At the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Duplin County Soil Conservation Su pervisors, E.V. Vestal was pre sented a pin signifying twenty years of service to soil con servation and to his fellow man. The presentation was made at a dinner meeting for the supervisors and their wives at Jones' Cafe In Kenans ville Mon day night. Calvin Mercer, County Dis trict Chairman introduced Wil liam Sullivan secretary of the local chapter and vice president of the state organization, who made the sward. Duplin County Soil District became a part of the South Eastern District many years ago along with Wayne, Lenoir, and Sampson. The United States Department of Agriculture provides a paid conservationist who works under the direction of the coun ty Supervisors, a non salaried position. These supervisors are re sponsible for the promotion of work in the district, three of whom are elected on a three year rotating system. The other two are appointed by die State Soil and Water Conser vation Committee. Vestal who Is one of the ap pointed members of the District Is outstanding in the county in all phases of civic activities. He Is also active in the Ken ans vllle Baptist Church Where he serves as a deacon and is trustee of Duplin General Hos pital. William Sullivan of Mt. Olive reported on the recent ? ? aa Former Missionary I o Nigeria bpeaxs io nurses District #27 of the North Carolina State Nurses' Asso ciation met at the Duplin Coun ty Health Department in Ken ansville, on Tues., Feb.4,1969, with twenty-one members and guests present. Mrs. Mae Gr iffin, President, opened the meeting. Mrs. Rebecca Judge, secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting. Fund Raising for a new Nurses' Association Headquarters Building was dis cussed, and Mrs. Ruth Quinn . was elected chairman of the local Fund Raising ComnU^e. ** The next meeting wfR be held March 4, 1969 at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Miss Helen Peeler, Executive Secretary of the North Caro lina State Nurses' Association will speak on General and Ec onomic Welfare. All Register ed Nurses are invited to attend this meeting. Mrs. Peggy Teachey, Pro gram Chairman, introduced the speaker. Miss Marv Hester Po well. - Miss Powell, who was a missionary nurse in Nigeria from 1949 to 1962 spoke on the topic, "A Look at Nigeria To day." She read several lett ers from friends in Nigeria and Blafra, telling of condit ions in that country, and tell ing of some of tne develop ments and trends and problems in nursing and medicine there. Following her most interesting descriptions of living and work ing there, she dressed in a Native dress, and showed many other fascinating objects from Nigeria. Refreshments were served by hostesses, Mrs. Mattie Bos tic, Mrs. Bernice Herring, and Mrs. Peggy Teachey. , jL ' ' < ' ' v , / ? pride. f* No nation locally but friends and relatives are invited. North Carolina has trained I uMwUlV? VHXT* 1 tag than any oth. state in the Almost 50,000 North Carolln ians lotnpleted forma defen aive driving courses during National Soil Conservation me eting held in Atlanta, which he attended: Attending the dinner were: Mr. aid Mrs. Vestal; conser- I vatlonist Kenneth Futrell; Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan. Mt. Olive; Mr. and Mrs. Clavin Mercer, BeulavQle; Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Blanchard. Chin quapin; and Mr. and Mrs. OX. I Holland, Kenansvllle. - ? ' cf k Hir*n Br Ins on duties as office clerk for the Duplin County Sheriffs Depart rSttiET&s.* James Kenai High school. He attended Dell Scnool of Tech nology &| Mheville ?f Salis bury Technical Institute in Salisbury. He is a native of KensnaMK " the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Brinson. He Is a namber of the Kenansvllle Baptist Church; the Kenansville Fire Depart ment and Rescue Squad, and Is a qualified first ahflnstructor. Strvict ^||M||h||j\ | S?l?s-Parts- | I Clinton, N. C# I IMH >j E. W. 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