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,. , , , u. i; -,,.,.',.;; . ' t . '". ' ' --.' 1 ' . ; t " 'r . v .... . l--! ' '- s ' - v.. li. v. . - . .. 16 Pages -Uli i F -II j! 1 Yeek KENANSVTLLE, NOETn CAROLINA, THURSDAY, . AUGUST 3, 1953 mmsCRIPTION RATE: IM for yew ta btrpUs and adiofnlafl PRTPR TEN TRVTA aoaaxitmt f 4t owtaUto ttto re to N & a oaUUto W C " ' ! i ! -4 . - - " TT- r- I VOL. 20 NO. 33 Section 1 -T :;... . i 1 3-x3UUo UUUUUo . 1 Marine Gets Suspended SmtencelnRape Case Taking a surprise turn, following 'defense testimony, John' Smith, Camp La Jeune Marine Corporal, on trial in Duplin County Superior (Court, for raping Miss Frances ! Rogers, Rose filll stenographer, was f given a two year sentence, suspend ed on good behavior and fined $100, (today, as the State accepted a de- tense motion that the charge be 'changed to "assault on a female" I to which a plea of guilty was en. itered. f t Judge Henry L. Stevens, presld 'Ing jurist, before pronouncing the sentence told the Jury that from the evidence It was a tlear case of a "sex party" and that the al leged assault was the Inevitable joutconoe "of the conduct -of young people engaging In such behavior t.as was testified to in the proceed ings, Judge Stevens further added j that "if my own aon had not been r counsel for the defense, I would have thrown this case out long be 'fore." l The defendant, John Smith, waa i the main witness for the defense, V, -A . f'i i . Th atari will be singing again. win i alntfins again. 1 1 i September 8, when Wally Fowler t and- the Oak Ridge Quartet along . f with the Chuck -Wagon Gang will t appear in the Kenan Memorial Au irdltorium. These stars need no. in 1 troductlon to Duplin County hav .1 ing made several appearances here, fthat filled the auditorium to ca- 1 pacity. It is always uci uv -" I these quartets come to our commun - lty, they sing the songs that are not E only familiar to all. but to a' way fthat makes fine forget their" trou ttjlea.. Come ton out, folks, and en r Joy songs suck asRocka My Soul," j :Jnv Jnv." "Will He Find Your Name" and many others that J have made these quartets famous I over many states. ' , - 1 - Advance ucKets can ne purcnasea for the nrlce of gl.00. t the. door J..11 1 OK ' Vrtii m. 'purchase your tickets at the tol f lowing places: Wallace Drug Store I In Wallace; Service Motor Co. and Kenans ville Drug Store in Ken .ansville; Clark and Warsaw Drug I Co. in Warsaw. The show will start promptly at f 8:15 and will last tU midnight t. 1 FOOTBALL j . -Soon after "tEe penfngotnooTT th Beulaville f'Panthers" : began i practice. Although they have lost heavily-in both -the backf ield -and ( the line, the present team shows I promise of being as strong or strong- f er than last years. In the; present team the center will probably be Alfred Baysden from last, year. He fis the strong" and hefty, boy lhat J the Wilmington Star 'selected for jTits All Eastern-Team. -This year -he rtipff the. scaler at 250 pounds and is -6 feet 2 Inches. Charles JBell, a ..Sri; fnd Harold Simpson a Soph" arei 'in J a cA r T f.l.Jiexjr aiiUi-us. A.; IT. OiiHW, II or, and probably Cecil Whaley, a Jr., will be tackles. At the ends, will (be Benny .Thigpen, a, Soph, and Sandy Blizzard, a -Jr. Both 'these boys are light but swift and sturdy. ' The team will have In the backfleld r flh'ssJ 1 1o.Cc by Wllbert Boney This small town' and the High 1 School here should consider them- selves very fortunate to have been - able to get the fine young Coaches t that have been and are here at the f present time. The. latest addition to I, this group is Dick Kaleel who is a native of nearby Clinton and thus r Joins Allen Draughan who has gone to Har grave Military Academy In Virginia to Coach this year and tEill Taylor-who is her for the t second year -in this immediate area home. Dick comes to Warsaw as ' l.ead Coach of the boys basketball I t-'am and backfield Coach in foot- 1 alL The background of which Dick i tan'boast though he is far from the boastful type is a wealth of personal , experience in baseball, football and basketball at Clinton High School 'and at Prpubyterian C'llWe where fhe made l.oas in "all tin ea s i t (for all four years at both schools. , His coaching experience .has been i 1 v.ery good prior to to V'ar-1 saw as he was Head i d wards Military Institiue wiiitii Ms in the - Junior College Conferenc i ' -t three y" -t and f r " - - va years v d Cot U and t aU a i h I hool. ' i 1 irH Kalf- ' " Clin; i l-x - - ' ) a I ... . Id' as the case went into its second day of trial today. He admitted, having sexual relations with Miss Rogers on the night of June 16, the 4ate of the alleged rape, but vigorously denied the use of any force.. He testified that all love making took place with her complete agreement and cooperation. The corporal also testified that his arrest was a sur prise and a shock to him, as he had returned to Rose Hill the next day after the relations and had gone swimming with friends at Lake Tut where he was arrested by Rose Hill Peace Officer, Burtlce Fussell. t There were only two additional witnesses for the defense and "they were both character witnesses: Chaplain . Paul Johnson, .United States Navy, who .serves as Chap lain of Smith's Company,, and Capt Robert Esslinger, Company Com mander of Smith. Both of these officers sat with, the defendant throughout the proceedings. " Today's turn of events in the case was a surprise to many- in this OAK KIDGE qVA&XET ( Jerry ITUgpei, Ervln Dotison,! and C. P. Hovering of ther.uclasa and Billy Bostic- of the Jr. Clafe Other valuable members f 4heuteant tire Jimmy Creech, Joe Williams, Jerry Cottle, Junior Baysden (Alfred's brother), Jimmy Whaley, Ray; Mc Dowell, Malcom Thigpen,"Nck Bot tle, , Jean Norris, Dean Eubahks, George Smith, D. C. Quinn, Steve Futrell, John R. Weston, and Royce JOneS'wv.vunJ.M IMwfr ..-Mu ' . Practice sessions Jiave been held at night and Coach McWhorter re ports the team is working into good condition. What Ihey" have" lost in weight they hope to gain In speed Enthusiasm has prevailed and- the members . are looking forward to their opening home game with Wal lace, Sept. -11. and hope to make a good showing, r.v, -..--,...'.. fa Uc V:::'3 (?"'-r'' fr, f 1" mS m V4 m m rlsl' W year. His athletic activity did not stop at football by any means as he played Center on the Varsity basketball team for all four years being elected team Captain in his Senior yeas and played 1st base on the Varsity baseball team for four years also and being elected team Captain in his Junior -year. In be tween the basketball and baseball seasons-Dick managed to make the Varsity, boxing team which Clinton and other schools had at that time in- this area and -was on the team in his Junior and Senior years thus making a- total -ot 14 letters while in High School 'which is probably some kind of record for this boy. Although anyone, might wonder when JJlck had -time- to study or go to classes he must have because his scholastic record at . Clinton "'"h F'-iwm very good too. .a tue of i-l Dick entered Presbyterian College and immedi ately coi" "iied his athletic career n he i out for football and .1 i the Varsity and held 3 , f -rall of his four sen- )Ui "Han. Extra hon ors i.ae ti 7 football in fie - ' ' as he m"''e ' selected 1 J i . . it in All-Amtni- "i i -i '' " n the basket! .11 1 1 i was right tl; e on the Var y i r 1 F -- . ' ( area following the testimony of wit nesses for the prosecution on yes terday. Miss Rogers, victim of the alleged attack, had testified that she had fought off the Marine the best she could but due to her size had been unable1 to do more than scratch him; Arresting officers had been unable to find any evidence of scratches.. Dr C F.-Hawes, Rose Hill, bad been the examining physi cian of .Miss Rogers, and testified that there was evidence of an at tack. '' ' In pronouncing sentence, Judge Stevens told the defendant that he was giving him the same sentence he would in a straight case of for nication and - adultery, ' returning him to Camp Le Jeune and: expect ing him to try to serve his country with distinction. District Solicitor Walter Britt and private Prosecutor H. E. Phillips handled the case for the State. De fense attorneys were .. Henry L. Stevens, DX and Walker Stevens, both of Warsaw. . . , - WOODT WONDER W. C (Woody) Wood, f official chartman at the Morehead City dog track, looks in wonderment at a recent greyhound finish. The- 8-dogv Lady Rips, took first by three leng- h hut ho nthom InlomttimH-Xniltir ierical order: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. The odds against such & finish are about 5,040 to 1, for ale eight dogs to run In numerical order -about 40,320 to 1. Wood says he will believe anything in the nightly Morehead City races -.; " 7"""" r-mmm Pff, 1 V Waf UJbJ iii.-.. it some future Major Leaguer came up so he played outfield "on the Varsity in his Junior and Senior years. As were so many - College careers about this time Jplck was interrupted as he 'went into" the Army after -Christmas tn 1943 or Jan. 1st of 1944 to be exact so he had to come back after his Service and finish up at Presbyterian. He came back to Presbyterian for the Spring term of 1947 and finished up after -Christmas ot-that year, as be continued also his athletic ca reer' just where : he had left off on it A total of 12 letters in athle tics at Presbyterian gave Dick a total of High School and College of 20 letters so as mentioned in the beginning he has - had: a -wealth of experience In athletics which,, has made a fine background lor his Coat-Ling' career; While' ai Presby terian lick was a member of the block P Club which is the Athletic Society at Presbyterian for -four1 years and a member of Alpha Lam- Tau Club which is the Social Fratoi n'.ty. Dick -'-was '-"graduated from I .- byterian with a B. S. De- eree in Commerce and bad gained almost enough credits for his B. S. in Social Studies although he 11 to go back to school at At Christian for one semester in ) .J o pt his B. S. Degree In Social 'u..es. '. - continued for Pick In his Annual Si. Dance f . Here September 11 The annual street dance In Ken ansville will be held Friday night, September 11. There "will be good music that will set toes to tapping when you hear the familiar call to "grab your partner.' Every one is invited to come out and enjoy the fun.. The dance will be held on the street facing the court house as it has been held for the past sev eral years. Guest Minister Hallsville Sunday : The Rev. Murrell Glover will be the guest minister for the Sunday morning service this Sunday at the Hallsville Presbyterian Church. Mr. Glover, who is a former minister of the Duplin- charge of Methodist Churches, has recently completed a tour of duty in the Chaplaincy of the U. S. Army, and is for the time being residing with his wife and son at the home of Mrs. Hamp Williams, near Kenansville. The Rev. J. T. Hayter, minister of the Hallsville Church, will be at the " Warsaw Presbyterian Church Sunday morning, participating in the service of installation for their new pastor, the Rev. N. H. Flowers. Your neighbors take very little interest In your problems but ex pect a great deal of loyalty from you. Jnfeo Henry Ll&etis Holds Superior Court v Henry L. Stevens, of Warsaw re turned to his native - county this week as presiding judge over a twoMMk mtot, mixed crimin al Wd etvU eourt- the Ouplin County Courthouse In Kenansville. Judse Stevens has distinguished both himself and his county by his admirable record -as a -Superior Court Jurist 4a ills- IS years serv ice tor the State of North Carolina, since he left his Warsaw law prac tice in 1939 to- takeover one of the most responsible positions a man can have entmrted to him, that of seeing thati fair trial Is given every person brought before his court on any charge and to see that justice is done in any matter -which reauires his ludiclal decision. Opening the court sessions with an outstanding address to the Grand Jury, Judge Stevens expressed his pleasure at Jiavlng this opportun ity to serve in his own district. A judge riding the Superior Court Circuit is only allowed to serve in his own district for a six months period out of each five years. From now -until-January 1, is the time allotted Judge Stevens to serve this judicial district which is com posed of Sampson, Duplin, Lenior and Unslow counties. .. . , Reviewing briefly the record and history of the Duplin Courts, Judge Stevens paid tribute to past fig ures- ot distinction and- recognized by name the present members of the .bar and the, Jaw enforcement Officers. f - - ' i In ; delivering his charge and in structions to the Grand Jury and the regular jury panel, Judge Stev ens explained- the organization of federal, state, and county, govern ment in simple and adequate terms. He elaborated on .the duties and works ot each of the three gov ernments which must operate sep arately and yet integrated in order that the United States may con tinue to be governed by - Its peo ple. In explaining the duties of the executive, judicial and legisla tive branches of government Judge Stevens told the members of the jury that they should feel It is a privilege to be able to serve as., an active- member "of -one of, -these branches during this term of court that they should accept the respon sibility as a sacred trust end should discharge their duties with distinction.- v ; Explicit duties of the Grand Jury as defined by Judge Stevens were thatthey-inust take each bill pre sented to them by the district so licitor and find' a "true bill" or ptnor true", bill, of indictment They must inspect the-: physical condi tions iof ell property owned by the county and make recommendations to" the court regarding such con- js; t l. T!.!;;:n Pc:teCc:!::3S! One' who baa endeared herself in the 'hearts of the, people of Beula ville ana is beloved by many oth- i in Duplin County, will leave '''nil host of friends when she . Beulaville within the next ti days to take up residence at Peace -College in Raleigh, where she will join the staff in the ca- r!(, --m,i t0 the I""--"!. F F A Elects Officers Hey) School Year , - ' - .V.NW,-; -V.': - I . The Duplin County Federation of the Future' Farmers of America held their first meeting of the 1953 54 school year September 2, 1953, for the purpose of election of of ficers and approval of the program of work at the Calypso Vcational Agricultural building. The follow ing officers were elected: President, Gerald Simmons of the B. F.. Grady Chapter. Vice president, Brinson Vestal of the Kenansville Chapter. Secretary, Bill Herring of the B. F. Grady Chapter. Treasurer; .Horace Kornegay of the B. F. Grady Chapter. ' Reporter. Lester Britt, Jr., of the B. F. Grady Chapter. Watch dog, Ed Lewis, Jr., of the CalvDso Chapter. First conductor, Joel Harris of the a F. Grady Chapter. Adviser, Mr. W. L. McPhail of the Kenansville Chapter. After an election of officers was completed a short business meeting was held,; at which the program of work was discussed. The follow ing program pt work was approved: Nov. 11 meeting, B. F. Grady for Parliamentary Procedure. Feb. 24 meeting, Beulaville for Public Speaking. March meeting, Wallace for Live stock Judging. . April meeting, Kenansville for Field Day and Banquet. ; Mny aTman thinks he has some thing on the ball only after he has had too many highballs. ditions as might prevail which re ouire corrective action. . Jn elvina the jury a standard for their .findings on bills of "indict-4 menf , Judge Stevens divided-; his explanations Into terms of three categories: Assualt Larceny and Statutory Violations.' A person who tdkehes another person, if only with.hu little finger, ana does it id anger or rudeness is guilty of Assault r Judge Stevens explained to the jurors the terms and mean ings of the charges in' this cate gory which were subdivided into assault with attempt to kill; assault in secrecy; murder in the first de gree: -murder In the second degree; manslaughter; rape, assault with attempt to rape; .and assault on a female. ' These are all classified as felonies. - Theisecond category of Larceny was explained by. Judge Stevens to include stealing, which, . if the loss I amounts to 9100 LOr Over is classified as a felony; embezzle ment; and larceny coupled with breaking and entering. , Statutory Violations, r-the third category explained by Judge Stev ens, 48 those laws .which, are: im posed by state and "local legisla tion.' Speeding, Reckless and Care less - Driving, - and 1 Drunken Driv ing ere in this classification. In'concluding: his charge' to the jury, Judge Stevens emphasized strongly the .need .for the,. court to bring .more convictions, heavier penalties, and to deal more strictly in all cases of traffic violations. He said, "It is my firm belief that this is the only way we can stop all this needless killing on the public highways." - v - 'In making bis final point, Judge Stevens addressed not only the jurors but anyone in the courtroom who might be a witness in any case coming up before him in this term ot court. His denunciation' of Perjury was given . strongly and sternly, as be expressed his belief that a liar was the most contempt ible person in the world as he can ruin the lives of innocent people in just one minute. By committing Perjury, that act of telling a false hood under oath, a person can be sentenced to ten years ot hard la bor, and Judge Stevens stated that he would be strict to the limit per mitted on anyone found guilty of perjury in his court - In taking his stand on this matter, he pointed out that the courts and the entire government of the United States are based OA the premise that peo ple under oath to God will tell the truth, and-that this must be done in order that free government by a free people will be lasting. . To Join vllle.- There are few families who have not been comforted by . her presence and kind words at - the time of the passing of a loved one. As t ? true Christian she- is, we have Tie to depend on fMiss Mil dr " n sorrow same, ' t only have we appreciated fc-r 1 .ulness ; during ; the dark ! ' t f ie also .fcas made our s fcapruer. .Our par- J av ten ( " tO thf Two Men Sentenced For In Duplin 7 Springs Man Named Area Chairman Of North Carolina Automobile Association R. E. Wall of Warsaw Motor Com pany, Warsaw, has accepted the appointment of Area Chairman for the North Carolina Automobile Rev. C. H. Trueblood, former Bap tist Associational Missionary and now pastor of the Seven Springs and Union Baptist Churches, has been named CROP District Super visor for Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pender and Wayne Counties. He has served as area CROP (Chris tian Rural Overseas Program) as sistant. Rev. Mr. Trueblood with the help of farm and church lead ers, will lead in the canvass for farm commodities including grain and cotton during the fall months. 1 1 j' Town Of Beulaville The Town ot Beulaville has noti fied T. A. Loving Co. of Goldsboro, low bidder on the water works and Whitmire Tank Co., low bidder on the water tanks, of Jacksonville, Fla. to begin work on the water system.- Supplies and equipment are expected to be moved into the town next week. Completion of the pro ject is expected in approximately four months Clerk of the Town Frank Thomas has announced. ' Pv-- . : ' '',. I CUP- ' M 'if- - ?jVi'? fswi; for- 5 ; y '- At:,' Mother Finds Three Taken A special hearing was ended just as the TIMES went to press, in Magistrate C. B. Sitterson's office in which Eddie Odermatt and Ann ele Luzton, white, were bound over to superior court on $1000 bond on charges of perjury and fornica tion and adultery. They were or ded to appear at the present session of Court on Monday, September 7. Mrs. Luzton and Odermatt were arrested in Clinton last night after Odermatt's wife, Gertrude Odermatt came to Kenansville yesterday seek ing the whereabouts of her three children. Mrs. Odermatt says that her husband left home over a year ago, taking the three children with i erry ivl, . e 1 1 i,.. .i?i;,im. 1 1 i,i - Superior Court Today Dealers 'Association, it was an nounced today by Association Presi dent. T. lf. -Black ' of .Flnehurst. ' In making the announcement. President Black indicated that Wall will represent the State and Na tional Automobile Dealers Associa tion, lp,thi$ county during the com ing yearij Black stressed the im portance -of this position, stating that Area'Chairmen serve as liaison between vtadividual new car and truck, dealers- and the Association headquarters. ' . . As county -chairman, Wall will al so head the -Fall membership cam paign, in .this area for NCADA and NADA'-atid Will participate in Area Chairmen fray which will be held in Blgtt,in October. Meet The Press MBS. MATTDE LEE MINSHEW A new addition to the Times office staff. Mrs. Minshew lives in War saw and has been writing Warsaw news for some time. She will con tinue writing Warsaw news. Pay as you go is a good policy except that many people will al ways be traveling backwards. From Her him and at the same time, Mrs. Luzton left her husband and took her three children. Mrs. Odermatt has spent a year trying to find the children, whom she located by writing to the Highway patrol in 48 states. Finally she received a reply from the North Carolina Highway patrol, telling her that a car had been purchased by Eddie Odermatt and giving the Magnolia address. Mrs. Odermatt was reunited with the three children last night when she went to Magnolia and took them from the place where Odermatt and the Luzton woman were living. The three children appeared at the hear v ,3 Lai been 1 Murder Kenneth Wiggins, 26 year old white man, of Philadelphia, former ly of Mt. Olive, was sentenced iO twenty to twenty-five years in prison Thursday, by Judge Henry L. Stevens, in Duplin Superior Court, as he plead guilty to murder in the second degree of John Ben Parks, uncle of his wife, in Faisofl on March 31. The indictment was originally 0tle" of first degree murder but the motien to change the charge WM accepted by the prosecution. Tefti mony in the case showed that Inter ference by the family of Mrs. Wig gins after Wiggins refused to let her have proper medical care Wfl the probable cause. The defendant had refused to let his wife be treat ed by a male physician and hef mother had had her returned home and she was taken to Sampson Me mortal Hospital in Clinton, Where she had a surgical operation iOt several blood transfusions. Counsel for the defense did not put Wiggins on tne stand. Testimony on both sides showed that any hard feeling that had existed had feeifl between the father of Mrs. Wigging and Wiggins. Whatever argument differences which took place between the defendant and the dfl ceased are unknown and there Wf no witnesses to the crime. Giles Hayes, Faison, negro. W0J sentenced to three to five ySt$ in prison this afternoon by Judge Stevens, as the Jurist returned t manslaughter penalty on the evld ence given that the thirty year old man shot and killed Nathafl Dixon also Negro in Faison on Jan uary 1st of this year. Dixon ho4 left a parked car and started M wards Hayes when the fatal fBf was fired and the defence clalfflf that Dixon cut Hayes with a knife in several places before the fbd was fired. The Hayes case ended thaftflt three days of Superior Court wlUl some thirty-five criminal cases JlAv log been cleared from the doefcei, A special venire is being cJ)d 40 select a jury for the trial of Robert Humber, Negro, charged Wvtfl 1&4 rape of a Wallace white woman tbi spring. This case will be Called Monday morning. It is important to know ofle'l mind, but it is more Important ttf have a mind worth knowing. In the modern day fcbonM ot things a man reaches middle age many years ahead of a woman Children Year Ago ing today with tneir motner, nu of them bearing bruises which Owr matt and Mrs. Luzton aro UJfiolrf tc explain. The two girls atkJ on boy are ages 2, 3, and 6. NJ uaMi were with the small children Whert Mrs. Odermatt went to gat iheirl last night. The couple indicted today will not be strangers to the Duplin Court as they appeared in a earlier session of County Court when an mvestigJH tion by the Welfare Department was in process. At that time they swore under oath that they wer7 legally njarned and that the child-' ren were theirs. , r V -A; 1 1 '?)!.& ::i f -" f i.-: ' ,r ' " '-v" - '- e " '-f ' ' , '-, S , , Ii, :l alker of reautancy, look happily at a '.slated at: r being held prisoner by t'- C.'ews-.'.rsus Photo by I'aul I f