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RENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 1960.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES S3.0 per tear u DupUn and uUlau
Counties UN outride this area In N. C; S8.M aataUe N. O.
PRICE TEN CENT
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Charles Mobley Sentenced to 28-30
Years In Prison For Slaying Of Wife
Charles Mobley, 25, of the Lyman
Community of Duplin County was
sentenced to 28 to 30 years in pri
son Wednesday for the pistol slaying
of hfs wife. He has already been
transferred to Central Prison, in
Raleigh, from the Duplin jail.
A plea of second degree murder
was entered by Defense Attorneys
Rivers Johnson, Jr. and Vance
Gavin.
A special venire of 100 persons
was called in for selction of a jury,
The plea was entered after five
juriors were seated.
Mobley killed his wife, Eveline on
the night of July 24, 1959 with a 22.
caliber pistol. After killing her. he
turned the pistol on himself but was
Mrs. Jean Huie Learns Hard Way That
Unguarded Comments Are Often Costly
Little did Mrs. Jean Huie, Assis
tant Home Agent in Duplin County
know that her stray comments were
being heard by Roscoe Jones, re
staurant proprietor, in Kenansville.
Paul Berwick, newspaperman,
had ordered Country Ham and Eggs
for breakfast. When Barwick order
ed his breakfast, Mrs. Huie com
mented, 'I sure would like some
Country Ham."
Without adding anything else, she
continued to drink her coffee.
In a few minutes, Jones returned
and placed a fork and knife at Bar-
Tax Collections
For January
Duplin County Tax Collections for
L. the month of January, 1960 total
Pled $50,701.61 as reported by Harry
aj. luuiya. Aipuu wuuij qa vvi-
lector. This is approximately $2,000.
above January 1959. The complete
Tat "Collections for nhe month of
Jan. are as follows:
1959 ,$45,311.05
1958 .'. 2,835.41
1957 716.85
1956 343.31
1955 114.03
1954 219.16
U953 321.82
1953 ZZU.84
1951 142.80
1950 103.76
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1928
97.98.
99.95
. 3.45
61.23
. 6.02
. 5.16
. 6.73
. 6.90
. 7.21
10.04
. 7.14
. 7.89
. 8.17
. 6.19
19.83
17.69
2.00
Total 50,701.61
Waccamaw
tin Friday night, January 22, a
Stockholders meeting and banquet
was held in Whiteville for the Stock
holders of Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company. The well attended
banquet -heard an inspiring talk
tram Dr. Edwards of the First
Presbyterian Church of Raleigh.
C. Lacy Tate, president of Wac
camaw Bank and Trust Company
ave the annual Stock holders re
port stating that the bank bad com
pleted another successful year. Bus
iness throughout the areas served
:. :'.J.:. HOWARD HOLLY.
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' HOWARD HOLLY ,' of Burgaw,
president of District Five, N. &
School Boards Association, will pre
side at the animal district meeting
to be held aa Wednesday, February
t, at Jamas Xaaaa High School ia
Duplla County. Mera.thaa Si edu
cational Isaaars from the six eecn
Vm af the district an expected
unsuccessful in his suicide attempt.
After being treated at Duplin Gen
eral Hospital for several weeks.
Mobley was transferred to the state
Hospital in Raleigh for sainty tests
to determine if he were mentally
capable of standing trial for mur
der. Dr. George Paulson, from the
State Hospital, testified in the Mob
ley trial Wedensday, varifying the
report that Mobley was capable of
standing trial.
Presiding Superior Court Judge
William J. Bundy pronounced the
sentence.
Prosecutors in the case were Dis
trict Solicitor Walter Britt and Ken
ansville N. B. Boney.
wick's place and Mrs. Hide's place,
also. "What's that for?" Mrs. Huie
asked. Jones replied, "You order
ed Country Ham. Would you also
like eggs?
Mrs. Huie began blushing. "I
didn't mean to order Country Ham',
she said. As Mrs. Vallie Oxley, Mrs.
Mae Spicer and Mrs. Annie Lois
Britt began laughing, Jones was
backed up by everybody. "You
really did order Country Ham."
Well, needless to say, 'Mrs. Huie
was flabberbasted.
Jones didn't bring her the Coun
try Ham, but when she went up
topay for her coffee, she wanted to
know if Jones was charging her for
two' coffees, since he had given the
rest of the group an extra cup of
coffee without making charge. Again
she was imbarrassed.
But no one in the restaurant knew
how much Mrs. Huie was upset by
all f the actions until after she was
gone, and Mrs. Oxley discovered
that Mrs. Huie had forgotten her
hand bag and left it in ..the restau
rant - money eneV-all.
A lady forgetting her hand bag.-!
Beiilaville FFA's
Won First Place
In Contest
"The Duplin-Pender Federation of
the FUTURE FARMERS OK AME
RICA met January 20, 1960 for the
annual Parliamentary Proceedure
Contest. The contest was held At the
Yo-ag Department of the Wallace
Rose Hill High School.
The Beulaville team consisting of
the following members; Chairman
Floyd Brown; Vice Chairman-Wood-row
Heath; Secretary - Gene Hall;
Reporter - Murrell Hall; Treasurer
Donald Mercer; Sentinal - Jimmie
Kennedy; and Advisor - Temple Hill,
won the first place honors.
The second place went to the team
from B. F. Grady and James Kenan
took third place."
Bank Reports Successful Year
showed notable expansion during
the year 1959. The banking and trust
requirements of individuals and
business continues to grow. He
statedv "We shall continue to exert
every effort to furnish our custo
mers with service and a safe place
to deposit their money, and at the
same time strive to extend accu
rate credit to the various individuals
and businesses of each community
where we have banks."
Excerpts from the report of C.
L. Tate follow:
EARNINGS
This is the tenth Annual Report
that I have had the privilege of
presenting to you since I came to
the Whiteville office in 1950. Each
of these reports show that we have
made great progres each year. Dur
ing the year 1959, crop conditions
were favorable in the sections we
serve. Our tobacco prices were ex
ceedingly good, however, we had an
unusually low market in livestock
and poultry. For the first nine mon
ths of 1959 we had an unusually low
security market, however, the de
mand for local. Joans increased to
the extent that ' we were able to
show a substantial increase in
3 INDUCTED JAN.
FEBRUARY CALL FOR 5
The foUowtoggistrant were in
ducted from Duplin County in Jan
uary 1M0: . ! ,
Albert Jamesy Hffl
Kenneth Fores -Brinkley
f. Ralph Miner '
' AH three af these men ware rat
uateafi. '
The Feb. call for todnetka ia for
I ma to be delivered aa U Fab.
last, u registrants wtil be seat for
Armed rereea ntyuea
taw aa that aaa
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COACH BILLY BOSTIC DOES A LITTLE
PRAYING: This is result of the exciting game
last week between the Beulaville Panthers rind the
North Duplin Rebels. The Panthers pulled the game
out of th fire in the closing minutes of the game
47-45. The boys of Coach Bostic are currently tied ,
ras sports
-:- -:- -:- By Joe Cost in
CONFERENCE STANDINGS AS
OF JANUARY 26th.
BOYS
Won Lost
James Kenan 5 1
Beulaville 4 1
North Duplin 2 3
B. F. Grady 2 3
Chinquapin 0 5
GIRLS
Won Lost
Beulaville 6 0
B. F. Grady .....V..... 4 1
North Duplin 3 3
Chinquapin 2 3
Grateful Dog
Dog , may be Man's best friend
but Jimmy Strickland of Warsaw is
now a certain dog's best friend.
Jimmy spotted a stray dog rim
ing around Warsaw with a cord tied
tightly around his neck. Upon closer
examination Jimmy found that the
cord had been around the dog's neck
for some time and that it had cut
deep into his flesh almost to the
bone.
Rounding up some help, Jimmy
caught the dog and carried him to
the Animal Hospital in Clinton. The
Doc. "said it would be just a matter
of a few days before the dog would
be dead if the cord was not remov
ed. Putting the animal to sleep he
performed the operation.
Now the dog is recovering nicely
and the way he is wagging his tail
and with that grateful look in his
eye, Jimmy said it was well worth
the twenty dollar Hospital bill.
earnings over the previous year.
Our combined earnings for 1959,
after taking a large tax depreciation
on bonds, and before income taxes
and dividends were deducted
amounted to $441,422.45, After de
ducting and estimated income tax
of $178,499.76, we had left, a net
earnings of $262,922,69, or an in
crease inearnings over the prior
year of $48,791.03. We paid to our
stockholders a cash dividend of $90,
000.00, which was $23,517.00 more
than the 1958 dividend paid, and
then setting up high reserves for all
known liabilities, we showed a net
profit of $172,922.59, which amount
was added to the Capital Account
of our bank. During the year 1959,
our Director authorized the trans
fer of $100,000.00 from the Undivid
ed Profit Account to the Surplus
Account, and we paid a stock divid
end to all stockholders of record
on the basis of one share or each
three shares owned.
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Duplin County 4-H
Meets Monday
Duplin County 4-H Cub County
Council will. bold its regular mon
thly meeting, Monday night, begin
ning at 7:M p. m.. ia the Agricul
ture jBuocung, m .Keaanmue. ..
Mra. Aanla Lob Britt said today
that aO of the offloar within the
etaba m the County are urged, ta
soak a feeds! after' ta attend the
Cajat CenacB rrrtg "
James Kenan 0
GAMES TO BE PLAYED
THIS WEEK:
North Duplin at James Kenan
Chinquapin at Beulaville
Pink Hill at B. F. Grady
WRH at Pamlico
RESULTS OF GAMES
THIS WEEK:
GIRLS
B. F. Grady 55 James Kenan 41
Beulaville 71 tyorth Duplin 50
BOYS
Beulaville 47 North Duplin 45
James Kenan 54 B. F. Grady 36
JAMES KENAN SPLITS
WITH B. F. GRADY . . .
The James Kenan Tigers divided
a doubleheader Tuesday night of
this week before a huge crowd at
the Grady Gym. Coach Bill Helton's
boys handed the Grady team their
third conference loss of the season
at the tune of 54-36. The win moved
James Kenan into first place in the
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"The Caswell
Story" To Be
Shown Friday
The Duplin County Retarded As
sociation will hold its regular mon
thly meeting on Friday night, Jan
uary 29, at eight o'clock in the Rose
Hill Methodist Church.
Miss Pearl L. Adkins, Director
of Social Service, and Daniel C.
Wise, Director of Education and
Training at Caswell School, Kinston.
will show a film. "The Caswell
Story,,.
They will also lead a discussion
on what can be done for the train
able child.
The public is urged to attend
Thanks were again expressed by
an Association spokesman for the
donations of money and equipment
for the classroom of the trainable
class of retarded children at Rose
Hill Elementary School. Much pro
gress is being made and work is
;oing well.
'.' GRAHAM: A. BARDEN
Congressman Graham A. Barden
who has announced that he will not
seek re-election this year ta the
U. S. House of Representatives from
the Third Congressional district.
Barden has served in the Heuae for
36 years. Several namea have been
mentioned aa candidates for .the
eat in the bouse, among them are
Senator D. J. Rom af Goldsbara and
Jamce SunpUna af New Bam who
ran against Barden in Its, and
Grady. Mercer af Benlavflla who it
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with James Kenan for first place in the conference
with a 4-1 record. From left to right, Toby Sumner,
Douglass Edwards, Benny Thomas, Willie Home,
Benny Kennedy, and in the center Coach Bostic
doing a little spiritual work.
Briefs
ATTEND SHOW
Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith of Warsaw
have returned home from Radio
Center Gift Show which was held in
CharloHe during the past week end.
COUNTY CAPTAIN
. Dr. H. A. Phillips of Wallace has
been appointed County Captain to
head the membership drive for the
North Carolina Cattlemen's Associa
tion The N. C. Cattlemen's Associa
age, promote and develop all
phases of the cattle industry, in
cluding breeding, feeding, disease,
controls, marketing and consump
tiv beef and beet products in
Norfn Carolina.
BARBECUE SUPPER
Penny Branch Club is having a
barbecue pig supper on Wednesday
night, February 3 from 5:00 until
8:30 P. M. at the Penny Branch
Dub House one mile from Warsaw.
Proceeds are to go to the Penny
Branch Club. See any one of the
club members and get your ticket
in advance.
SAFETY TALKS
Patrolman John Williams made
Safety talks at the Beulaville Lions
Club in Beulaville recently on the
Points system. He also showed saf
ety films to the grammar grades at
Chinquapin and made Safety talks
to the High School students at Chin
quapin. REMINDER!
Did you know that if you are
caugh speeding in excess of the
marked speed limit inside the cor
porate limits of any town, that your
drivers license is automatically re
voked for 30 days?
Kenansville To
Get New Phone
Numbers April 24
Your telephone company plans to
inaugurate a more modern central
office system in Kenansville on
April 24, 1960. In order for this new
system to be placed in service, it
will be necessary for all Kenans
ville telephone numbers to change
at that time.
The new numbers will consist of
seven numeral numbers. These
changes are being planned to con
form to a nationwide numbering
system designed to speed up and
improve long distance service and
lead eventually to the convenience
of subscriber long distance dialing.
Knowing that many of our bus
iness subscribers have occasion to
display their telephone number on
signs, stationery, and other pointed
materials, we wanted to advise you
of this number change, and suggest
that it be considered when placing
orders for printed materials display
ing your present telephone number.
A new directory will be prepared
and issued to local subscribers
prior to the change.
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District School Board Meeting
In Duplin Wednesday, February 3
The annual meeting of District
Five of the North Carolina State
School Boards Association will con
vene at the James Kenan High
School in Duplin County on Wed
nesday afternoon, February 3.
The fifth District is composed of
county school administrative units
in Brunswick. Duplin. New Hanover.
Pender, Sampson and Wayne; and
city school units in Clinton. Kre-
Mrs. Ruth Grady
Duplin Co. Heart
Fund Chairman
Mrs. Ruth Grady, editor and pub
lisher of the Duplin Times, has
been named chairman of the Dup
lin County Heart Fund Drive.
Mrs. I. J. Sandlin, of Beulaville
who had previously accepted the
position, was unable to work with
the program in February and had
to resign.
Mrs. Grady said community
chairmen will be secured within the
next few days and Heart Fund mat
erial distributed.
Although the entire month of Feb
ruary has been set aside for emph
asis on helpin the Heart Fund, Feb
ruary 28. has been set aside as
Heart Sunday. On that day, a con
certed effort will be made through
out Duplin County for the Heart
Fund.
Duplin's
Monday morning of this week
Duplin County experienced its first
fatality from an automobile wreck
for the, year 1989. Hti. Kpncy Sue
Bolen, white female, 19 years of age
was killed instantly when the car
in which she was riding hit a bridge
abutment near Beulaville.
The accident happened on Mon
day morning at 4:35 A. M., about
three miles north of Beulaville on
N. C. Ill on the Limestone Creek
Bridge. Acting Corpal James Frank
lin Bolen age 24 was driving a 1953
Willys, 4-door car. His wife was
riding on the front seat with him.
CLASS FOR RETARDED CHILDREN
GETS GOOD START AT ROSE HILL
Much progress is being made in
work being done in connection with
the trainable class for retarded
children of Duplin County at the
Rose Hill Elementary School.
The class got underway on Jan
uary 4, and any Duplin residents
who would like to see such a class
in action is invited to visit the
class, a spokeman for the Duplin
County Retarded Association as
serted.
"We wish everyone could realize
just how much good such a class
does.!"
In order to keep this class going
it will be necessary for the people
of Duplin to show their interest
and if possible, to give money and
equipment to be used for this class.
A number of donations have already
been made and anyone else wishing
Mercer May File
For U.S. Congress
Grady Mercer, Duplin County at
torney and legislator who was nam
ed to the State Industrial Commis
sion, may run for U. S. Congress,
he said Tuesday. He is interested in
the seat being vacated by Rep.
Graham Barden.
Mercer is from Beulaville and ser
ved as State Senator from Duplin
County during the past term.
Also mentioned as possible can
didates are Roy Rowe of Burgaw a
state senator and Sen. David J.
Rose of Wayne County. Other names
are being mentioned.
However a petition is being cir
culated in Goldsboro and Wayne
County urging Rep. Barden to re
consider and offer for re-election.
It is reported that petitions are
being circulated in other areas.
Farm Bureau
The Duplin County Farm Bureau
met on Thursday night in the Ken
ansville School Anditorium. Alonsa
Edwards, Executive vice-president
f the North Carolina Farm Bureau
was the goeat speaker.
At. this nieettsg the foOowfag at-
Lersy
ytoe-frseUt
! mont and Goldsboro.
! About 235 superintendents, prin
i cipals. school board members, com
1 mitteemen, P. T. A. presidents.
county commissioners, legislators
; and other interested persons from
the six county area are expected to
be in attendance.
Registration is to begin at 3 30
i P. M., followed by a business ses
i sion, discussion groups and a clos
ing banquet scheduled at fi:30 The
meeting will adjourn at 8: 15 p. m.
Theme of the conference is
"North Carolina On The Move",
and several outstanding leaders are
to be in charge of the discussion
groups during the afternoon session.
Presiding at the meeting will be
Howard Holly of Burgaw, a mem
ber of the Pender County Board
of Education and president of the
district.
Bertice Thomas Found Dead Tuesday
In Duplin Co. Jail; To Hold Inquest
Bertice Thomas, about 60 years
old, was found dead in Duplin Coun
ty jail Tuesday at 1 p. m.
Sheriff Ralph Miller said that
Thomas, a Beulaville white man,
apparently died from suffocation.
A conoror's inquest is to be held
into the death, but Coronor Hector
McNeil has not set a time for the
inquest.
Sheriff Miller said a wad of cot
ton was found in Thomas' mouth.
He had secured the cotton by rip
first Fatality
Riding in the back seat were Cpl.
Miles H. Hicks of Camp' LeJeune
and Pikeville, Kentucky, who re
ceived a fractured rig'ht leg
lacerations of the head. Also riduig
on the back seat was Pvt. Paul
King of Camp LeJeune who was un
injured. Bolen had picked up Hicks
and King in Greensboro to bring
them back to Camp LeJeune,
The accident happened when the
vehicle ran off on the right shoulder
of the road and hit the bridge abut
ment. After the impact, the com
plete right hand side of the car was
ripped off and the vehicle traveled
to donate money or equipment for
the classroom may do so. Apprecia
tion was expressed by the associa
tion spokesman for the interest
shown and the donations made.
ROBERT WEST TO
PARTICIPATE IN LAY
LEADERS MEET
Robert West of Warsaw, a lay
leader of the Methodist Church, will
share in a panel discussion at Jef
ferson Me thodist Church in Golds
boro on Friday, January 29.
Others sharing in the discussion
will be A. C. Edwards of Hookerton,
district lay leader; Rev. H. M. Mc
Lamb of Goldsboro, district super
intendent; Robert Rose, lay leader
of Goldsboro sub-district; J. T.
Doughtie, lay leader of Clinton sub
district; Harold Bailey, lay leader
of Snow Hill sub-district; Robert A.
Spence, lay leader of Smithfield sub
district; Rep. Roland Braswell, and
Ralph Jinnette.
Subject for discussion will be
Methodist Men's Clubs.
The purpose is to stimulate exist
ing clubs and inspire leaders of
other churches to organize .
The meeting will begin at 7 p. m.
with a supper.
AH Methodist men have been in
vited to attend.
Present clubs in Duplin County in
clude: Warsaw and Carlton church
es, S. W. Marriner, president; Dup
lin ( Kenansville, Magnolia and
Unity churches,) David Chestnutt,
president; Faison, Calypso and
King's churches, H. E. Grubbs, pre
sident; Rose Hill, W. D. Shore, pre
sident; Wallace, John R. Sasser, Jr.,
president, Rones Chapel, Billie Far
mer, president
Officers Elected
Board of Directors are:
Albertsoa Jack Patterson
Warsaw George Bennett
Kenaatrffte - R. V. Phfflpis
Paisoa James Joyaer
Gliasoa .i Larry Harper
Smith V. L. Smith
Llaaeatoae ......... Cecil Edwards
Cypres Creek .JsnNdlUacbard
Greetings will be extended by O.
1'. Johnson of Kenansville, superin
tendent of the Duplin County
Schools; and J P Harmon, prin
cipal of .lames Kenan School.
Dallas II erring of Hose Hill,
chairman of the State Board of
Education; and W W. Sutton of
Goldsboro. president of the N. C.
State School Boards Asociation are
to appear briefly on the afternoon
program.
William It. Henderson of Raleigh,
Industrial Development Administra
tor of the N. C. Department of Con
servation and Development, is to
be the speaker at the banquet.
Other officers of the district are
C. V. Coleman of Ash, chairman of
the Brunswick County School Board
vice-president; and B L. Davis of
Burgaw, superintendent of the Pen
der County Schools, secretary.
ping a hole in the mattress in his
jail cell.
Deputy W. O Houston was cal
led to the cell by other prisoner's to
investigate Thomas. When he arriv
ed, Thomas was dead. Sheriff Mil
ler said he was alive 15 minutes be
fore he was discovered dead.
Thomas had been arrested in Beu
laville by Police Chief H. J. Brown
and brought to Kenansville Monday.
He had been arrested on a public
drunkness charge.
For 1960
122 ft. beyond the point of impact,
stopping straddle the North bound
seion of the road. The cwr hmf
tuuVd over one nd one-half times
and Vas resting on its top, with
no one being thrown out of the car.
According to reports Bolen who
was uninjuried fell asleep at the
wheel. An inquest will be held soon.
Bolen and his wife were from 110
Eleventh Street, Huntington, West
Virginia and were stationed at
Camp LeJeune.
The accident was investigated by
Patrolman John Williams.
NCEA Area Meet
An area meeting of the N. C. E. A.
A. composed of representatives
from the counties of Duplin, Samp
son, Pender, Onslow and New Han
over met Wednesday afternoon at
the Kenansville School Auditorium.
Approximately 155 Principals and
Teachers attended the Workshop
type meeting conducted by outstand
ing North Carolina Educational As
sociation workers. Participating on
the program were A. C. Davison of
Raleigh, Executive Secretary of the
N. C. E. A., Mrs. Phoeba Emmons
who formerly taught at Kenansville
and is now Field Secretary for the
N. C. E. A. and Claude Farrell,
Director of Lay Relations of N. C
E. A.
Supper was served in the School
Lunchroom.
A large number of Duplin County
Teachers attended the meeting.
MICHEAL GOODSON
Micheal Goodson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Goodson. ' Mt. Olive.
North Carolina, has been chosen as
one of nine boys from through-out.
the state to be interviewed to repre
sent North Carolina at the National.
4-H Conference at Washington, D.
C. Two of the nine boys will be
chosen to represent our state Mike.
Goodson was selected for this honor -on
the basis of his oat-standihg 4-H
Club work. Mike, along with other
contesetants will be interviewed by
a panel of judges representing aoese
of the states outstanding Agricul
tural and Homo Economics Leader.
Each candidate will be carefully
screened in jack personal waoiitieai
aoiury
t
If