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, , ' 3 " ,' " , ' !.; v.: -, ... ,;:.10Ps;8$'.r.:i;. This Week KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1955. BTIBSCRirTION KATCStUM 9 Tew In DvpUn aad kdjofa' Ooonttest H.M trataid Uils am in N.'C4 U W. C v;r' PRICE TEN CENTS O r n On inr u V, .c y ! '. wist 55' ; O Volume xxn t . no. 9. - S - ii - if ' ' ' I 1 " I J V I M ) I I - I t ' i I ,11',.. Vilkersofiays Staff, Bu- ling Ready For Opening The Duplin General Hospital will open nd begin receiving patients Friday. According to Jim Wilkerson, hospital administrator, those pa tients whtf are ill enough to be ad mitted 'to the hospital can be brought in Friday. At first, only the third floor of the . hospital will be used tor pa tientSv Wilkerson informs , that as the need for more beds increases, and all the finer points of operation on the second floor are ironed out, the second floor will begin opera tion. Friday, eight general duty nurses, three supervisors and five nurses' aids will be at the hospital. Dr. John A. Parrott, chief surgeon, will also be available. Mrs. Esther Wil son: anesthetist is on duty. Wil kerson points out that only "patients who are referred to the hospital through their family physician or the chief surgeon will be admitted to the hospital. -"Of course, we will have an em ergency room, but this will be main tained only lor acciaents, ne saia. One of the chief functions of the organization of the medical staff as et up In Duplin County is to treat patients at home where possible. This is the reason a patient must be referred for admission to the hospital through his family doctor, or surgeon. Doctors throughout Duplin Coun ty will compose the' medical staff. As arranged, each doctor will be on call two nights each month. While oq; call, he will reside at the hos pital to handle all night emergen cies. The kitchen is already in opera, tion and is prepared to serve any number of patients. "The hospital is in good shape," Wilkerson said. "We are proud of the wc - that has been done in get ting it ready for the patients." Duplin County Health JJeoart ment Is already in use. Dr. John F. Powers, County Health Officer, ; at$d' his staff ccupied tb w and Ceirte the4 "week prior to the dedication. 9 An htimated 6,000 Persons Attend Dedication Duplin General Hospital An estimated 6,000 persons attend ed the dedication and open house of the Duplin County General Hos pital, Health Department and Nur ses' Home, Sunday. Ceremonies started at 2 p. m. in Kenan Auditorium with Dr. I. G. Greer acting as Master of Ceremon ies. Dr. Zack Owens, president of the North Carolina Medical Society, was principal speaker. He reviewed the medical pro fession mile - stones bringing out what has been done to combat epi demics, discovery of medicines and care of patients! In his welcome address. David N. Henderson, Solicitor of Duplin Co., emphasized to those attending that "this is your own hospital and we want you to use it" f ' Dr. Greer brought out that the I - . V-.1-- I ''1 ' i - i . ,;r i ii i i i i ii . ,J. A - LOOP AND TOURNEY WINNERS Members 01 the Beunavwe tugn scnoot poy s qasioau ; . mh 'i " j . happily after winning both the Duplin Conference c hamploMhlp and tournaments ti . '.Iwy by defeating B.rbrady, 63-2, in 'th flnato Triday night Member of the team are: ft to right, 1 front rowi i Bobby tanier, Jimmy Creech, 'Lyn Uack son, Malcolm TWgpen, Roger Craft, and Bruce Lanier. Second row; amy jsosuq, uonn western, ovuny xuiyw, " Photo by Vaden Brock" of 'tKe Mt Observations and Comments By , Bob .Cfody In any fcig undertaking you are bound to oyerlook someone or some, thing ver Important,- arid The Du plin Times., s no -exception. There were hundreds of people directly connected ;withTthe, construction of the hospital o.wh were enthusias tic supporters'whbm we Would have liked to have written" up, but one rf prime importance was the chair man of the Board of trustees, Lee Tr-."i of Warsaw. Lee was not for- gotten because we had his cut ready ,,' lun but simply overlooked get ting the story on him until it was (Continued On Back) CP&L Sells New Stock To Finance Expansion Raleigh, Feb. 23 Carolina Po wer and Light Company sold 505, 000 shares of common stock at $24.50 per share and 50,000 shares of $4.20 preferred stock at $99.50 per share, plus accrued dividends, here today. Louis V. Sutton, president of CP &L, said the new financing will go into expanded facilities to supply the electrio needs anticipated in a prosperous and ((rowing area. This year about $22,000,000 is being in vested by CP&L, he said, in heav ier transmission and distribution fa cilities and in new generators at Wilmington and at the Cape Fear plant near Moncure. tTnderwriters for the transaction were Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Beane and R. S. . Dickson end Company, acting as. co-managers of a syndicate which -win market the securities. . philosophy associated with hospitals has changed. "It is no longer a place to go to die" he said. "It is a place where children, when born, can have a better chance to live and older ones can have a piace to go to be cured of ills." Greetings were brought from North Carolina's leading medical authorities and associations. Among those present were: Ben M. Drake, State Board of Health; S. B. Forbes, Nth Carolina Hospital Associa tion; Mrs. Ada Poole, North Caro lina Nurses Association; Carl Sow land, Duke Endowment. The Medical Staff of the Duplin General Hospital was Introduced by Jim Wilkerson, hospital admin istrator; He also introduced to the people the hospital staff, Board of County Commissioners," Board of Trustees, Building Committee and Olive Tribune! ibW I'M 'fr-V (A' S . t: i u DURING THE PROGRAM of the dedication of the new Duplin Gen eral Hospital in Kenan Memorial Auditorium here last Sunday. About 2,000 people attended the program in the' auditorium. This picture shows a portion of the crowd and the speakers and dis Nurses Say Thanks For TV The nurses of the Duplin General Hospital asked us to say to Jirrrmy Strickland and the Farmers Hard ware and Merchandise Company in Warsaw "we thank you for the fine TV set you gave to the nurses home. It will help us pass away many hours when we are not on duty." Also Jim Wilkerson, administrator, and the Board of Trustees want to thank Jimmy, Mrs. Graham Reese, for her $500 donation and Quinn -McGowen Co. for the magazine rack and subscriptions, and, Harry E. Kramer-of Wallace for his fine don ation. staff of the Duplin County Health Department. , Leslie Boney, Sr., architect of the buildings, presented the buildings to the committee and they were ac cepted by J. R. "Bob" Grady in be half of J. O. Stdkes, who was ill. Stokes was chairman of the Build ing Committee. The license for operating the hos pital were presented by Dr. John A. Ferrell, executive secretary, nf the North Carolina Care Commis sion. Probably the most stirring part of the program was presented by Faison W. McGowen who present ed a historical sketch of the hos pital. McGowen served as secre tary to fhe Board of Trustees and was secretary to the Building Com-, mittee. - F - .1 s : - Ik Jury List For County And Superior Courts Jurors Doplln County Court Monday, Mmih 7th, TS55 Elmon Brinson, Holmes Murphy, J. D. Blanchard, Elmore B. Dail, R. L, yeach, W. B. Rouse, Dexter James,. Mercer Williams, Tea. F, Hill, Thurman Mercer, Archie Hen derson, Ben Maready, Jr., Bascom L. Blanchard, E. R. Brown, Rodolph Hargrove, Harold E. Jones, Stacy Jackson, Ira Ezzell, Jr. Jurors Duplin County Superior Court Civil Monday, March 14, 1955 Roland Jarmon, Raeford Quinn, Ivey F. Houston, L. J. Peterson, Jeff D. Outlaw, D. R. Sykes, Em mett Jackson, James B. Outlaw, S. P. Dempsey, C. A. Cavenaugh, Chapman Rivenbark, Raymond Brown, David H. Rackley, Thad Jones, Robert Clifton Quinn, Alton E. Mobley Oscar Brown, James Ray Thomas, T. D. Hall, Grovcr Rhodes, W. B. Keir, G. P. Rhodes, J. E. McNellis, David J. Herring, Shelton Batts, P. V. Southerland, Stedman Henderson, Herman Wil liams, James Herring, Solon James, Jr. Duplin County Superior Court Civil Monday, March 21, 1955 JUBORS Roland Davis, Ruff in Simpson, Herman Benson, J. Howard Cottle, Faison H. Byrd, William R. Sholar, William Ray .Smith, Herman Bishop Joel B Whaley, 'H. C. James, Jam e.i W.- Boriham,' E. E. Jones, W. W. Smith, Edd F. Grady, W. C. Eng lish, Herman Z.. Wells, Horace Fus sell. 0. X Ritter, M. T. Potter, Wil- bert Futreal, L. E. Pope, John RJ Cavenaugh, Henry Hill, Andrew R. Kennedy, Francis P. Price, Gaitha E. Drew, John G. Whaley, Ivey Mil ler. Robert Blackmore. Pre-School Clinic DaiesAnnounced 'Starting'., to1 school for the first time meana a great deal to a child. Make his efforts to study easy and a pleasure rather than a hard-ship. .' Often times they may be suffering from causes and defects that are not noticeable except to a physician therefore,, they should have a phy sical examination by a physician. Meeting for the physical exam ination, Of children who will enter chool1 for the first time will be heM ttft,. following schools as scheduled, tfuring the month of Marcv','1 .Parettw .'are urged to come with their .WilMren. . Beulavillje, , White. 3rd, 9:00 am; Rose HiU, White, 7th, 9:00 am; Wal lace, fcpl.'tth, 1:00 pm; Rose Hill, Col. Wh; 9:00 am; Teachey, Col,, 8th, 1:00 pro; Calypso, White, 9thi 9:00 am.v.Calypaoy - Coi, 9th, 1:00 pm; Chinquapin, White, 14. 9:00 am; Wal lace, White, 15th, 9:00 am; Potters Hill. White '18th. 9:00 am; Branch, Col.,. Iff, 1:00 " p.m.; B. F. Grady, White, 2ist, ' 9:00 am; outlaw s Bridge, White, 81st, 1:00 pm; Chin quapin, Col., 22nd. 9:00 a.m.: Little Creek, Col. 22nd. 1:00 p.m.: Faison, White,, 23rd, 9:00 am; Faisov Coh, 23rd, 1 ; Kenansville. White, 9RIK ok V im- TCBimruville. Col.. i IJ 28. flcQo;m;. Warsaw, .Cot, April 'I Ik am ' , ..,., "F iff ' , " :v Ijkf tinguished guests on the stage. Dr. Greer, Master of Ceremonies, Studio in Wallace. Is seen standing at the speakers table. Photo by Shubert Williams Announcement There will be a special program on Crop Insurance over TV WNCT, Channel 9, Greenville, Saturday af ternoon, March 5th at 1:15. Farm Loan Group To Meet In Clinton The annual meeting of sharehold ers of the Clinton National Farm Loan Association will be held in the community building in Clinton National . Farm Loan Association will be held to the community building In Clinton ofl next Tues day afternoon, March 8, beginning at 2 o'clock, according to an an nouncement by DeWitt Carr, Secre tary - Treasurer. G. J. Sullivan. President of the association, will preside. The Clinton association is a farmer - owned - and - operated credit cooperative affiliated with the Federal Land Bank of Colum bia. The meeting will open with a br" business session during which rey j on the financial condition of the association will be revie-o d and three directors elected. Featured on the program wil. oe an-address by Henry S. Johnson, Di rector of Information for the Third Barm Credit District. Mr. Johnson is an able and entertaining speaker and will discuss the New Social Se curity Law and What it Means to Farmers, as well as other matters of particular importance. It is be lieved that his message will be of special interest to both farmers and businessmen alike and the public is invited. Refreshments will be served dur ing a short intermission just after the address of Mr. Johnson, and will be followed by a quiz contest in which cash prizes totaling $50.00 will be given away. This feature on the program has proven highly pop ular in past years and will be con ducted by T. E. Haigler, Regional Manager in North Carolina for the Columbia Bank. Many of local shareholders and others have heard Mr. Haigler before and have always enjoyed his entertaining manner. Coffee Hour Is Held Af Nurses Home Wednesday A Coffee Hour 'eception was held In the Nurses' Jt of Duplin Gen eral Hospital lai. .ight to give peo ple of Kenansville and Duplin Co., a chance to meet personally the hos pital staff. Special invited guests included the County "Board of Commission ers, and their wives; Board of Trust ees and their wives; doctors of the Medical Staff and Surgical Staff and their wives; and dentists of the County and their wives. The affair was held from 8 to 9 p.m. .. ' Coffee, cake and nuts were serv ed. Approximately 250 persons at tended. axpayer Assise , ice . An employee of the Internal Rev. enue Service ' has bee rt-assigned to assist taxpayers in the preparation of their 1954 Federal Income Tax returns at the Warsaw Town Hall on "Tuesday, March , 1955.Hour: 8:30 a, m. to o p. m. v Wallace And Rockfish Township Get Quarantine For Rabies For 30 Days James Henry Carlton Being Held In Jail On $5,000 Bond; Alleged Arson James Henry Carlton. Negro, t In Duplin County jail today under $5,000 bond for allegedly setting fire to a house Saturday night while six persons were asleep in it. According to D. H. McKay, Jus tice of Peace who held the pre liminary hearing In Kenansville, Carlton had an argument with his brother, Jeremiah Carlton at his home, bet en Magnolia and Ken ansville. During the argument, James Henry allegedly attempted assault on Jeremiah with a shotgun, but Jeremiah took the gun away from him before James Henry could shoot it. Later, he allegedly set fire to the house after Jeremiah, his wife, an elderly lady, and three child ren went to sleep. The fire was discovered and extinguished be fore it did much damage. The Incident was investigated by Deputy Sheriff T. E. Revelle. James Henry will, be tried in the April term of Superior Court, In Kenansville. ft 1 & & & " N- i CONFEKJfiWCB CHAMPIONS The B. F. Grady girl' basketball team finished first in the Duplin basketball standings and to prove it was no accident won the conference lourttament, defeating Calypso, 72-70, in the. finals Friday night. In the above photo, membert, of the championship team're shown with 'their trophy. They are, left to right, front row: Julia Killer,' Rose Herring,' Carol Dunn, Helen Smith,' and Ann Houston. Second row: Betty Quinn, Marilyn Stroud, Evelyn Hill, Helen Waller, Edwin Smith, Peggy Garntr. Third row: Elaine Howell, Connie Wells, Shelby Smith, Carolyn Hinea, Carole Jones, and Peggy Smith. ' Photo by Vaden Brock of the Mt. Olive Tribune. . .tr ii." ,;'. J ! vy; . ' Beulaville Boys And Grady Girls Win County Basket Ball Tournament In a see-saw thriller, B. F. Grady nosed out the Calypso girls, 72-70, in the finals of the Duplin basket ball tournament, played in Kenans ville Friday night. In the boys' contest, the B .F. Grady team had a chance to win, but lost 63-62 to Beulaville when a player failed to make two foul shots in the last two seconds of the game. At the end of the regulation game the score was tied, 59-59. Calypso and Grady were never separated by more than a few points throughout the closely-contested affair, and the lead changed hands many times before the Grady girls finally went out in front to stay. Grady had taken a one-point, 21 20, first quarter lead, but Calypso rallied in the second period to lead 36-34 at the half. In the third stanza. Grady moved out in front by dropping in 24 points during the period, but Calypso came back in the final quarter to outscore the winners, but an attempt to surge ahead died when the final gun sounded. Peggy Turner with 32 and Rachel Davis with 27, led the Calypso at tack, while H. Smith . with 29 and Herring with 19 were top scorers for the winners. Calypso's Peggy Williamson made 11 points, while Houston of Grady accounted for 12. Guards for Calypso were Glenn Price, Marjorie Pridgen, and Mary Rose Davis. They played the entire game without relief. Grady starting guards were Miller, Smith and Hold Annual Blue And Gold Banquet The fourth Annual Blue and Gold Cub Sco.ut Banquet of the B. F. Grady Cub Pack was held last week end, at the Outlaw's Bridge Church recreation room. The Rev. Vinton Bowering, pastor of the Outlaw's Bridge Universal is! Church, served as master-of-cere-monies. Cub Scouts Harry James Grady and Douglas Powell gave the wel come. Mrs. N. A. Morrison gave the response. Den 1 presented a skit portraying the life of Abraham Lincoln, com plete with sound effects. " Den 2 gave a skit portraying the trials of Cub Scout leaders. Advancements were given to a number of the Cub Scouts before graduation ceremonies for Cub Scout Larry West Davis were held. Bruce Boyers, Boy Scout Execu tive from Goldsboro, was princi pal speaker. Approximately 52 persons attend ed. The benediction was pronounced by Elder Melvin Potter. Dunn. Relieving the starters were Hill, Garner, Howell and Waller. The boys' contest also was a see saw affair. Grady was out in front 16-13 at the end of the first quarter, trailing 33-26 at the half, and 45-41 at the end of the third period. At the end of the final period Grady tied up the game, to force the con test into overtime. In the brief overtime period Beulaville scored four points while B. F. Grady made only three. High scorers for Grady were Har per with 20, Goodson with 13, Staf ford with 11, and Smith with nine. NOTICE Relocation of a section of high voltage power lines will necessitate a power interruption Tuesday after, noon, March 8, 1955, in eastern Du plin County, according to J. C. Maultsby, Local Manager of Caro lina Power and Light Company. Power will be off between 1:30 and 2:30 p. m. Tuesday afternoon, March 8, 1955. The area to be effect- ed includes the business section of the Town of Kenansville beginning at Jones' Cafe, HallsviHe, Beulaville, Chinquapin nd to Oliver Sloan's, residence, east of Lyman Crossroads. Maultsby explained tha tTuesday afternoon was chosen as the time a power interruption is least likely to cause customers inconvenience. Crews will take advantage of the outage, Maultsby added, to perform maintenance work that would be dangerous with lines energized. Dogs in Wallace and Rockfish Township have been placed under a strict 30-day quarrantine. ' Tit. John F. Powers, Duplin Co, Health Officer, ordered the quar rantine when it was definitely learned that a stray dog killed in Wallace over the week end had xa. bles.""""'' ' f': "'T.i ;:":!- The-dog was iptrtted And VQed by Earl Whitaker, Wallace Chief of Police. Whitaker, working with Dr. H. A. Phillips, County veterinarian, removed the dog's head and. sent it to Raleigh for examination. It is not yet known if tl dog had bitten anyone or scratched any one in recent days. Dr. Powers said rabies clinics will be held throughout the County. Un der the law, every person owning a dog is required to have him vae cinated at least once each year for rabies. The fee in Duplin County is $1. Dr. Phillips is assisted in the work by Victor F. Williams. A to tal of 20 clinics have been scheduled for Duplin County. They will be gin March 7. "We cannot stress enough the im portance of having all dogs in the County vaccinated for rabies," Dr. Powers said. County Sanitarian Joe Costin points out that "Rabies is 100 per cent fatal to both man and animals." Clinics scheduled are as follows: Rose Hill, Monday, March 7, Scott's Esso Station, 1:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m. Warsaw, Monday, March 7, War- continued on Back) mm 7TT);TTJp'Tr
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