THE DCPUN TIMES, KENANgVUIJE, NSC. TUTBSIXAT; JAJTOARV; ML JflSg , ' y "" klitl ( nmsOOPnON RATES: KM per ictr In Duplla wd 4)iiitBf mnUea; KM nUii this are In N. C.j S.N Mde N. C. PRICE TEN CENTS a! V v 1 "C 1 . ,. ; 1 : .". i :. 1 '. ' ' : VCLUMEXXV , , ' ' 1 V KENANSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, January 30, 1958. f. I HtfUIIO , ' : : $ ;: c . vV-:f :: - V n i , v ! i" WITH JOB COSTIN ' , O - 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. I M- -if; ' . 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, s Dr. Deane .Hundley, Jr., Dr. G. Kornegay, Dr; G. P. Matthew Dr O. S. Matthcwfc;;GJ&ltrftaA.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 (continued on back) 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 i j i t " ' i'"l i!i - t : ' f ;? i'jisift; v t: '. : Hi III! II IIIMI in m -. 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 I t : ' - . 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 .I.-?'...,..... . :- ; . ,'..; .!. !. - ing 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 K1 '..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 1. 1 - T . ' f v I i 1 ijkf ;.t;: fmfa.KrM Studio Aoner ;jrnuups Phillips Observe .C'.-AS .. . ... .-- , A,. .. 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. ( 1 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 (continued on back) WITH OUR BOYS rx SERVICE "fJTEVE" GOODING Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, 5 December 1957 2-Lt Stephen C. Gooding, Kenansville (Duplin (continued on back) 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 (continued on back) 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 hat greva t w eareUseesit ef 190 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 (oentinued on back) TP? u 17 ii rm I A r

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