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VCLUMEXXV , , ' ' 1 V KENANSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, January 30, 1958.
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March Of Dimes
Drive Continues
!0ne More Week
I Duplin , County March of Dimes
'campaign for 1958 wi continue
for ' one more week, according to
County Campaign Chairman Harry
Phillips. ' -
To date, approximately $600 has
been turned Into Phillips' office
in Kenansville, "ThU does not re
present. JOB enure county uy aujr
means';: he said." "We" have not
'heard froiri but a few of the com
jmunlties.'' I . Phillips says, however, that more
f money . is needed if the County's
I share 01 me- Jfono urive is waw
1 rAnohpd. ;
rii'I hooe we will have one of
fourrbetter years and believe we
f will with everybody cooperating as
they have done so far", he said.
iPhilllili said, "The fight against
polio' Is not over because of the
Salk Vaccine. It is being conquered,
J but? we have patients who have
had polio In past years who still
nookr'to us for financial assistance.
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The following men were reap
pointed to me Medical stall oi uup
lin General Hospital for the year
1958 by the 1 Board of Trustees at
their' Annual Meeting on January
Jtf, 1958: Dr. P. A. L. Black, Dr.
J. S. Blair, Dr. Paul A. Bolin Dr.
J B. Ii Boyette, Dr. Bruce Dorman, Dr.
KvP. Ewers, Dr. P. A. yink, Dr.
JO.iV. Gooding, Dr. C. F. Hawes,
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Dr. Deane .Hundley, Jr., Dr. G.
Kornegay, Dr; G. P. Matthew
Dr O. S. Matthcwfc;;GJ<rftaA.iBf, K&l. bU'iliUL
i Dr.' J.v A. Parrott, Pr. Simmons I.
- Patrick, Dr. CI.Qulnn, Dr. J. XX.
I Robinson, DvJ. WStraughn, Dr.
I B, h; Shackleford, Dp., K. WV :WU
i kins, Dr. S.. T. Withers. .
( Annual Meeting Duplin County Farm
1 Bureau Set, Friday Hight In Kenansville
President LeRoS1 Simmons has
1 ' announced the annuel meeting of
the Duplin County Farm Bureau
for tomorrow night in Ken. The fol
lowing letter sent out by Mr. Sim
mons is self explanatory.
Dear. Member: :
The Annual meeting of the Dup
lin County Farm Bureau will be
IheW ? In the Kenansville School
Auditorium, Friday; night, January
81, 7:30 P. M. I wish to urge Farm
Bureau' members, tq be present and
to invite your neighbor to come
with .you. .We will Welcome any
suggestions you have on how to
Improve any of ou farm programs
and will be glad to, present them
to the State Farm. Bureau Con
vention .in. February " . ' C ?.
We are very fortunate' in being
able to hare Mr. Alonza C. Edwards,
xecutiveViee- President of the N.
C.. Farm Bureau' Federation as the
principal . speaker.
; would like .for -the" .members
to know ,we now. have a county
Farm Burea'u' office!! open full time,
KUTLEDGE CEMETERY : "' ::';( ' '
0Id!Hist6rical Landmark Here
DeinglRestoredjBy GroVe Chtirch
' Old Rutledge Cemetery in Ken
ansville in the eastern edge of town
on Rutledge street, la! being cleaned
up and placed 4nto permanent
care operation by Grove Presby
terian church, ' The . cemetery be
long to. Grove..,, (1 '
: Many of the old fcess hung trees
that wel-e ' blown : down by - hurri
canes in the "past fdw- year have
been cleared out and other trees
that were In dying condition, have
. been taken down. The area la being
shrubbed and . weeds are to , be
taken up by the roots. A new coat
of permamnet f green lawn' grass
is to replace the weeds. Old broken
markers are to be repaired and
new markers pieced to graves that
ran be identified, A map of the
metery Is to be sketched showing
's occupied and lots that will be
- sale, Newdrlves will be made
f 9 cemptsry and an approprl
" ' r ta t"; eemery erected
COSTIN
Duplin County Conference Stand
ing as of January 24th.
, GIBLS
Won Lost
James Kenan 5..J 2
Wallace-Rose Hill ....5... 2
Chinquapin ........ 4. .... . . 2
North Duplin 3
B. F. Grady '.1 4
BeulaVille 1. 6
BOYS
Bealaviile .' 5 .1
Wallace-Rose Hille(AA) 6 0
B. F. Grady T. .8. 1
James Kenan 3 . . .' ,2
North Duplin 1 ?
Chinquapin 0.x 5
,SPOBTS , ... .
KENAN. WINS ..;''
JAMES E. BISHOP
Kenansville, Walace - Rose Hill
Win Doubleheader
The Kenan Girls led by Joyce
Braswell with 29 poinst defeated
Burgaw Tuesday night to run their
string to five straight, (32. 47).
Girls KENAN; .(52) Pope 15.
Standi 2, .Boone 6, Pope Taylor
Cavenaugh, Braswell 29, Johnson.
T TlwrtiarM (VaHv tfnAisa fi Brwn
gen 10, WewKirK, ,&auynicK a,
Cooper; Hall, Murray, Tokoly, Keg
sler, Graves, ' Sissen.
In the boys game the Burgaw
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Monday through Friday "to better
srve you. The ojffice secretary
will be glad to assist you. in filing
Federal and State Income taxed
(small fee charked) and to aid In
applying for State and Federal gas
tax refunds (time to get State re
funds pow). If you haven't applied
come by the office and get the
needed information.
Our office is also used for our
Insurance Services. Fire,, Life, Auto,
and Blue Cross Hospital Insurance
at a savings. Orzo S. Thigpen,
Beulaville, N. C. is the office sec
retary. ' ,
' I would like to take this oppor
tunity to, thank each member for
the part they have taken in Farm
Bureau. By working together as an
organization, we can do much to
aid in the progress of ; ourselves,
our county,' and our stale. v
We have about 25 door prizes
to be given away to Farm Bureau
members only. I am hoping to see
yuu tu.
LeRoy G. Simmons.
The church ' has taken on a large
and long program but it Intends
to carry It through. Anyone having
any information about the cemetery
or unmarked graves are' asked to
contact any of the following and
pass on- the, s information: R. w.
Wells, Mrs. Caroline Gavin, Mrs.
Albert OuUaw, Bev.j '.Strad" Sni
Tely Bo"b Grady or C K. Stephens.
A permanent recprd is to be made
and "placed In the records of Grove
church for posterity-. ' ; " : f
, Old Grove is a landmark ta Ken
ansville that has been neglected
too long. Manx old families are re
presented there and some of the
present generation might , wish" to
make' a donation towards - its re
storation. R so mail your donation
directly to Grove ohuroh,; in Ken
ansville; specifying what the do
nation is for end how yeu would
like 'to have It. used. : : " - -.'-, ,
' Te prc-nt town cemetery, Gold-
C" -eve, Zi t' s-j'1 in fw1
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-. Among those who led Duplin tounty to victory
in its selection as "County of the Year" in the 1957
North Carolina Rural Progress Campaign were
from left to right: R. E. Wilkins, farm r.gent; W.
E. Foster, Vocational Agriculture teacher and
Duo
in mm
In St
Greensboro, N. C. - Duplin Co
unty was named the winner of the
"County of the Year" Award for
rural progress in the State during
1957. The announcement was made
by Dr. G. F. Rankin, chairman of
the. State Rural Progress Campaign
with special reference to Negroes
an d acting dean of the School of
Agriculture at A & T College,
sponsor of the movement.
The award, $500 in cash, is given
annually to the county In which
the Negro rural population has con
trbuted the most impressive gains
to ihe overall development of the
county. The cash prize is being
given by Thomas A. Morgan. New
ork City, a former native ana
Who recently, retired as chairnan of
the executive board of the Sperry
Gyroscope Company in New York
Duplin County won out over 5
other finalist counties, including:
Anson, Richmond, Robeson, Har
nett and Kockigham. A total of 71
pounties1 competed in the original
eliminations. The evaluation com
mittee, headed by Dr. Rankin,
Workshop On Child
Guidance Held
Mrs. I. J. Sandlin, Director of
District Eight, Parents Association
Beulaville, says the Lake Forest
Parent Teacher Association in Col
laboration with the New Hanover
County Mental Health Association,
sponsored a Child Guidance Work
chop on January 28th from 5:30 until
9:30 P. M.
''"Our Children in a Sputnick Age"
was the topic of this- third "annual
Workshop. Dr. John Fowler, Direc
tor of Child Guidance Clinic In
Durham, was the keynote speaker.
Folowlng his address a dutch sup
per was held in the school cafeteria.
The conference re-assembled ta
heara panel c'iscuss questions con
cerning the central theme. The
ludlence then broke into smaller
groups, where individual problems'
were discussed under the direction
j j members
Cessity have to be expansion else
where. It Is hoped that Rutledge
can be developed . into, that direc
tion. : ' .H .v
, Rutledge Is the orginal site of the
first Presbyterian Church in Ken
ansville, believed to' have been
built somewhere around 1836-0.
It was probably a log building. The 1
site, of Rutledge inhere, the old
road into the. town of Kenansville,
from across Grove towards Sarecta
ahd" the Wesley, Chapel communit
ies, made its entrance. . The: road
crossed Grove swamp back of Rut
ledge Instead of where. it: crosses
now below the school building. We
are told, that, when the highway
from KenansTllle to Beulaville was
first constructed many graves were
dug up. No. one probably knows
just -exaotly how much hud the
pemetery JorgineUy. oeeupled er
sow many graves have beesi de
stroyed er lost elte el Feevl were
burtd tfcere 1 :-t btfre the. fight
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chairman oi the county committe and Mrs. AJice
L. Lee. home aent. Thoy cjiat with V. T. Johnson,
Sr., 3Uiic supervisor oi Vocational Agriculture and
a member of the S'ate Committee which mace an
evaluation visit to ti;e county test week.
waaiyuf ine sear
Rural Progress Campoigni. t
visited each of the six-finalist
counties iast week and arrived at
the decision on the basis of sta
tistical reports and on-the-spot
observations.
The wining county, one of the
largest in the State by land area,
in the unanimous opinion of the
committee, "had demonstrated the
most impressive gains, during the
past year, in agriculture production
and marketing, improved home
making and family living, commun
ity improvement and development,
provision for opportunities for ru
ral youth and cooperation of all
agencies, organizations and insti
tutions, all on the highest plane of
interracial cooperation and under-
1 The Snnourieempnt paid special
recognition to the outstanding gains
made by Duplin farmers in expan
sion of livestock, poultry and truck
fcrops which more than offset ser
ious reductions in farm income re
sulting from recent and drastic cut
backs in tobacco allotments.
The award is to be presented at
a mib!1 w-s- " ' .' - in r.i; .1
nr. Ana w
Mr. and Mrs. Abncr
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ii ..On Sunday' afternoon' frpin four
until six 0'ciock.Mr,. rbU mrs.
Abner " Phillips celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary with
t reception at' their homt near VftXr
sew. ."y'; 7:ilM
Accents of . white snd golden
candlelight Were used throughout
the house. In the living room an
mmgenient of yellow- and white
glades, muma. poms and oar net Ions
centered the long occasional table.
Greenery waa used elsewhere. : , ,
' Mr. and Mrs. , ' George - Bennett
greeted gaeeta upoa arrival la the
reoeivieg line ware Mr. and Xfra.
FkfL"ri, tu eev mnA
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'..ru.ity in late February or earlj
?.:arch.
Those composing the State com
mittee, in addition to Dr. Rankin
are: R. E. Jones, State agent in
charge of the A&T College Ex
tension Service: W. T. Johnson,
assistant State supervisor of Voca
tional Agn culture; Dr. J. E. Jef
fries, tobacc i marketing specialist,
U. S. Department of Agriculture;
Mrs. M. M. Brown, assistant State
Home agent; E. F. Corbett, director
of public relations, all of A&T CC
lege, Greensboro; A. W. Solomon,
field representative, N. C. Farm
Bureau, Greensboro- Mrs. Lucy F.
James and Mrs. Marie L. Moffitt,
both. State supervisors of Voca
tional Home Economics, . DuhamA
Mis. .utn L.awience woooso.Ut
petvisor of Neg"o Elemental
schools; Dr. S. E. Dncan, State u
nervisir of Neg high schools;
Dr. John R. Larkins; consultant on
Negro Affairs, State Board c Public
Welfare and Mrs. E,1n;i Garrett
Trotter, wwlw of State School
Lunch Program, all of Raleigh
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Aoner ;jrnuups
Phillips Observe
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daughters, v Including Mr. 4 and Mrs.
G. A. Phillips, N. A., H. a a L.
and Tommy, all of Warsaw; Mr. and
Mrg. a E. Phillips of 'Kenansville
and W. C. Philips of New Haven,
Conn-i also five of the fourteen
grandchildren, . Betty, Lille . Mae,
Frances Ann and Rebecca Phillips
of .Warsaw and Everett Phillips of
Kenansville. ''.'r-. rU ' ' ' 'h - '
Mr. and Mrs. S, Jones invited
guests into the hallway where Mr.
and Mrs. Tt. K. McGowan of Ken
ansville presented each guest with a
mlnlture eonage or beutonnlere of
golden r bells.
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Correction
In reporting the ratings of all
food handling establishments, last
week, Ed Hill's Grill of route 2,
Pink Hill was eroneously listed as
having 'Its license revoked. This
was an error. A permit was issued
for Hill's Grill and since the De
cember report, the Grill has been
givn a Grade A rating. We re-
cret this error and appologize to
Mr. Hill.
WARSAW A & F MOVING
Mr. Armstrong, manager, of the
Warsaw A&P store says they ex
pecfto be moving into the'.r new
location in Warsaw shortly, pos
sibly next week. The store is
moviiiR into the building formerly
occupied by Clark's Drug Store on
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WITH OUR
BOYS
rx SERVICE
"fJTEVE" GOODING
Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, 5
December 1957 2-Lt Stephen C.
Gooding, Kenansville (Duplin
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Pt Harmon Tells
Of New High School
At local Meeting
'Members of the Men's Club of the
local Presbyterian Church hek
ih.-ir regular monthly supper meet
ing: Monday night. President R. V.
Wells presided. Chicken and pattrv
with all the trimmings was served
Principal Pat Harmon of James
Kenan H'gh School was the main
speaker. Mr. Harmon spoke for a
l.j in. nuies on basic beliefs in
life regarding the fundaments
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Tax Collections
High In Duplin
During January
Tax collections for Duplin County
during January were $54,817.44.
Harry Phillips, Duplin tax coi -
trials
Iff tatlBScivic clubs, Parent - Teacher Associations, and Home
January. Last year, the total was Demonstration Clubs.
$50,149.
Phillips says that the high col
lections were brought with the
month being closed out a week
earlier than usual in order that
the report could be prepared for
the Board of Commissioners. The
figure for 1957 was an entire
month's collection.
Already approximately $6,000 of
taxes have been collected for Feb
ruary.
Local Red Cross
Holds Annual Meet
Insplte of the inclement weather
a goodly number of volunteer
workers gathered In the Duplin
County Chapter Office here in Ken
ansville last Friday night at 7:30
for the semi-annual meeting of the
local chapter of the Amehlcan Red
Cross.' The meeting was called to
order by Robert L. West, Attorney
of; Warsaw, who Is the chapter
ehainnani After the minutes' of the
Annual Meeting held last June had
been, reed by the Secretary, a re
port of the 'Treasurer, Paul Ingram
revealed er smell balance of less
than $309.09 and stated that most of
the balance now held was J if. .Red
Cross funds which had to soon be
sent la tl the Atlanta Office, to en
roll our schools. Ele report was
ftUewed e-e-hool. E5e report
I 1 g
Duplin General
The folliwing resolution was
present at a sperial called meeting o the board of directors Of
the Duplin General Hospital at a meeting here last week. The
. . . appeal speaks for itself.
NORTH CAROLINA
DUPLIN COUNTY
Before The Board Of Trustees Of
Duplin General Hospital, Inc.
WHEREAS, The citizens of Duplin County have
voted to borrow money to provide hospital facilities for
all the people of Duplin County; and,
WHEREAS, The citizens of the county have also
voted that a tax be levied for the maintenance of a
county houspital; and,
WHEREAS, A fifty bed hospital equal to or sur
passing many in Eastern Carolina has been constructed
and is considered one of the nicest hospital facilities in
this part of the state; and,
WHEREAS, The hospital has been operating for
almost three years and is rendering most valuable ser
vices to the citizens of Duplin County; and,
WHEREAS, The medical staff, the nursing staff
and other employees are rendering wonderful service
to the patients; and,
WHEREAS, Problems have arisen and no doubt
mistakes have been made; and,
WHEREAS; The governing body of the hospital is
really anxious and concerned about the hospital and its
operation in a business - like manner so that it will pro
vide adequate medical care fcr the citizens of the
county! now, t
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, By the board of
trustees of Duplin General Hospital, Inc., in special
meeting assembled:
1. That We express our sincere appreciation to the
medical staff, the nursing staff, and all other employees
of the hospital who have made it possible for the good
that has been accomplished thus far.
2. That we realize problems have arisen and we are
sure that mistakes have been made, but all members
of the board hereby pledge themselves to let by - gones
be by - gones, and we do reaffirm our wholehearted
support of the hospital so that necessary medical care
may be provided for all of our citizens: and to this end,
we hereby request, solicit, and beg all the doctors in
:he county and all groups and all citizens for their full
cooperation, their actual support by fully using this nice
facility so much needed, and by endeavoring to make
it an outstanding medical center in Eastern Carolina.
We sincerely urge that our citizens use their hospital
(That They Are Paying For) and thereby receive the
benefits they have requested and are so much entitled
to receive.
3. Trlat the board of trustees sincerely feels that
this is the time for everyone in the county to give his or
her wholehearted, sincere and full support to the
county's hospital.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
resolution be spread upon the minutes of this board, a
copy mailed to each doctor
furnisuetj 0 the nress. and
This the 23rd Day Of January, 1958. ,
Board of Trustees
Duplin General Hospital, Inc. :
Lee Brown, Chairman: Members: R. D. Simmons,
J. R. Grady, E. E. Kelly, D. D. Williams, C. C. Ivey,
H. L. Pippin, H. E. Grubbs, Ralph Barwick, Grover
Rhodes, H. E. Latham, Leon Brown, L. P. Wells, Jim
Smith, J. O. Stokes, Cecil A. Miller (H. E. Kramer, in
New York,)
ATTEST: F. W. feGowen, Secretary.
Free Will Baptist To Hold Convention
At Ml. Olive College Friday (Tomorrow)
Delegates Snd ministers repre- students for the current school
sentlng the 40,000 Free Wll' Bsr.usts year. During these four years the
of North Carolina wil coir.-- lo financial assets of the College have ,
Mount Olive Friday (Ja 8i increased 600 percent and last Nov
for a special session of thu State ember the institation was approved
Convention, the Reverem B. by the North Carolina College Conr
Barrow of Lucama, Cot -mion ferenoe and the State Department
President, disclosed today. of Education. -
The purpose of this extra i vision "The College has filled its pre- . K ;
of the Convention will be t ' ly sent facilities to capacity and p- -plans
for the further develop sent visions must be made for additional
and expansion of Mount CUe buildings and endowment funds '.f ,
Junior College, which ia sponsored , we are to meet the growing enrol-
bv the 409 Frea Will BaDtiat ehu.-.s ment of students from our church
of the state.
' The local college was charter
by the Free Will BaptlSVState Con
vention -in 1 and began operation
In Mt Olive In the fall of 1994 with
an enrollment of M students, but
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unanimously adopted by those
in the county, a copy be
coDies be furnished to all
and eommusilty, "W. Burkette Ka
er president of the College, dtcV-'
."The Free WiU Baptist denorrj j
tlon has t.Me students now err;.
td la United States colleger uod
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