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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.50 per year plus 11c N. C. Sales lax In Duplin and adjoining
Counties; $4.50 per year plus 14c N. C. Sales tax outside this area in N. ('.; $5.50 per year
plus 17c N. C. Sales tax outside N. C.
PRICE TEN CENT
Plus 1 cent Sales Tax
VOLUME XXIX
t No. 15
KENANSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY APRIL 12, 1962
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;C:"lcL'!!!e Utile, on
; DcaSon Ciili Rubber Cose
f! K Beulaville man was beaten with
a rubber hose Saturday ni-ht near
Beulavllle allegedly by five men,
and the incident could develop, in
to a sensational v one. for . Duplin
County before it is all settled.
; Eddie Earl Manning, of Beula
vilje. has sworn out warrants charg
ing Dornile Basden, Ronald Basden,
Mrs. Dormie Basden and .Coy Tur
ner, ail of near Beulavllle, with the
beating about 8:30 p. m. Saturday.
: Sheriff Ralph .Miller, "who Is, in-
; vestigating; said today" 7 that ' two
Other men have been -implicated
&
Safety seat belts-have been tfie
I ange around Kenansville since the
Jaycees have pushed the sale so
well, and we have had quite, a few
experiences vith 'them;v A -certain
lady in town, maybe I shouldn't iali
her- name, but anyhow she is the
banker's wife, .was.over - at-- her
neighbors trying out the new' belts
in the neighbor'-car. Alice ,Rlts.
the neighbor, very busily helped her
get al buckled in the seat, just to
show 2)ow nice her new purchase
was, Jluanlta thought If was fine
Until : tfoti started ( to wet put end
could not unhook the Jrelt. She-worked,
! Alice workedytsncKHelen Sas
ser Worked ( beteiwlK?les) but
none At them couttf'jetJuait.a'lnt 1
ntthect Wten in tU-'susetrtigp itocy
were getting ready to iro-to a Rarae
to get Juanita unstraped' from the
; car; the lock "gave", and ho v Alice
doesn't have Juanita for :prnian-.v
ent passenfer. If it were riot for I-ee
Street in Kenansville. J am anaid
this would be a . dead
d,tijwn."
Was1 talking with Joe 'and Ruh.
Trial
Error
Wells on Wednesday nfeht.v. Ruth
. works In Warsaw and. Jo. farms a
bout ? miles out front Kenansville.
The hail hit his farm yesterday and
, It was so 'large that he was afraid
Ruth wouldn't believe him. So Joe
" ran and' got some hail to put in the
' deep freeze so he could . prove - his
: point. ' Surely enough ; when ; Ruth
. measured the hail stones they mea
' sured Inches around, It seems
impowible to believe, and I am -f
raid I would have doubted it-if
Tipp sScott - had not " brought hoi1
, stones; iq the office en the same af
ternoon. Mrs. Esteen Ouinn was tel-
. linff melhis morning that the .large
, hall .jilt their farm too and that it
". broke out quite a rftimber of wlnpw
panes; in the home otf Mrs. ;Mattie
: '. Westbrook.; , ,. '.'j.i'-. ' t i
The;lw(nd Stotm that,' hit Duplin
Counti last Sunday Ueehied to po
damake only in the Northern part
; of the county nearMt; Oliva ln the
Rones, Chapel ; area;, AP ,seems
to be;"acting-up": for: p$kxi$
x''The. Sprin? meeting I of '.'the' Es-
', tern press Association met. In Colds-
' borb. the past week end, and we
' were li entertained royally by.' Qe
Coldsjborp! Newi , Argus.. One.,0f thp
entertainntents 'was a touriof the
SAC division at Seymour Johnson
- Ar iwhfch.wasr most interesting
and nkyab!e.:Tiose bomber plan-
. . es anl refueling pjanes are tremen-!
dous.) it surey owes you a tetter
feeling Of security Jor our country
after leaving the Air Base. We also
saw ome' of the rtO"S which have
; been, trained for duty. They were
beautiful and really weir traced
Hal Tanneri-publisher of the New?
Argus, had his hands fuH as-he 'wa.
host and also president of the Eas
tern I'ress Association. .But he dltl
. a mighty fine Job; . ?.: .
t : V t-j ' ' '' v' v.'';"'
' Was talking to a. "politician. "foday.
and he was telling me of talking
with te'ored preached: who Was
luite;prorhihent in anothsr county.
' It seems that the Colored thlhister
coulo control many .'Votes ; in. his
Merritory. e had been! asked, by
the officials of that county to help
get the votes out for! a-lfcioi" sfbte.
He told them that he would If they
would put 'the store on-the main
street of the town ss that they
woul4 see that it was rot only the
neiroes - who brought the liquor.
Then he was aske-i wh,f he. believed
: about segregation. Il answered
tnat he never expressed an opinion
on that subiect as he, bad so many
' relatives on both sides. ' , -.
j Ruth "'-..
by. Manning but no warrants have
been sworn out for them. Investiga
tion is continuing.
. Sheriff, Miller said warrants a-
gainst the four named above were
served Tuesday night and at a pre
liminary; hearing before Magistrate
Gordon ... Mukirow, of Beulavllle,
Tuesday night, the four waved their
hearing,' .
All are out of jail under $500
bond. 1- --. - , .'ft'...; ;
- Sheriff Miller said Manning gave
this account of the beating.
Manning said Mrs. , Dormie Bas
dett made a date with him to take
her '' to "ft dance Saturday nicht.
After the two got together, they
drove ori an isolated road near Pen
ney' Chapel Church. When the car
was stopped, men jumped him and
beat him with a rubber hose, ac
cording 4o Mannig. -:
Sheriff Miller said he unrlers'ands
that the . trouble centers around
Manning dating Coy Turner's dau
ghter but would give no farther de
tails. ?
Sheriff. Miller said Manning stiJ
had welts on his body Tuesday.
DUKE DEAN'S UST
j The Dean's List at Duke Univer
sity for the spring semester has
been released. An overall 'academic
average of, 3.0 of. a possible. 4.0. for
the semester is required in order
to receive, this recognition. On this
list are Mary ? Ellen- Surratt and
Judith Anoirujsy.Mary Enerf is
the dauaMer of MratiJMis. C"W.
Surratt, ilr, of Rose,ill anrf .Ttldy
, is the 'daughter of Mr. and, Mrs.
Glenn' Rollins of Warsaw.
i: OFFICEB AT ECO -
Gsraldine Kernedy of , Bffli'nvil'p
has (been elected secretary iof Rass
dak .Hall' at East Carnlift Colle"e
fori. th comiis year.j The offiws
0f each dormitory will seri on the
House Committee of the Staflent
Government Association at which
time' mlinps on- .house policies and
enforcing the .rules and regulations
of. the college for .women dormitory
students are 'made. v , . . )
r, :-' FARMERS DAYS
s AH farmers and families: in Dup
lin County are Invited to take part
in the ; Farmer ' Appreciation Days ;
to be held , in Wallace on May 18
and 19. The merchants of Wallace
are sponsoring the. celebration and
urge you-to- make p lens, to attend.
v HOLV VOMMUN'TON
, .Holy Communion will be held ' at
the. Kenansville Methodist Church
ti:8!00 p. Hk iofl' 'IMaundy ThBfs
iayr,. April 19, CJiurch will be open
from 6:00 p, rn, jthis day for prayer
and Meditatiqn. 'i i ': "' , ' : , f
- 'Holy Communion at Unjty, Metho
dist Church at 7:30 p. m. on "Maufl
Sy' Thursday"; April WJ Church will
be open from B: 00 p. m. for' prayer'
and .'Meditation.' C'i ;ii "n a
i Holy Communion at Ma'ttpVaJ
Methodist Church at 7:00 p. m. on
"Maundy Thursday," ! April . 19,
Church will be open at S: 00 p," hr
for prayer and 'meditation. : v "'-J
v The Public, is invited. ' . if - 1 ?
: iCHVKCB LUNCHEON v '
-A 1uncheon"'wHl-be'held m- the
fellowship hall of the Kenansville
Methodist .Church on iiThursiWy.
Aprii '19MglnnJhg "at 11:30 A. M.
Ham biscuit, potato 1 salad, home
niade ,pies, coffee and .tea: will -.be.
served.j'X:,,,:,;:,, XW:--H
Elwood Ma ready
Wins Award -
J ElwoeA Maready has been award-
Id Chevrolet Motor Division's high.
est. selline- honor. Maready, a mem
ber of the sale staff of .Warsaw
Motor Col, was Darned to member
ship inr v Chevrolet's , V Legion ; of
Leaders", llonor Club . at a speeiat
award banquet- attended by fellow
members frrfftt the Division s Char-
ioUeiSSoiieMThis. Is :his. second stra
ight nt-7 l"to the st'lect group of
Chevrolet .salesmen. i ; . , .
,' For om a quarter of century
Chevrolet has recognized its leading
(Salesmen. vThe first I "Honor Or-
itankation'; was Inaugurated in 19-1
28, Now, thirty-six years after its
Inception, the "LegloB of Leaders'
Is considered the most ..rewarding
recognition program for salesmen
ia the eutomoitive industry.
. PAVIS G. EVANS
Evans Announces
Davis G. Evans of Warsaw and
Kenansville has announced that he
is a candidate for Sheriff of Duplin
County subiect t6 the of the
people in the Democratic , Primary
to be held on May 26.
Evans, a native of Duplin County,
owns and operates Evans Esso Ser
vice' in Warsaw and he lives on a
farm wh his family' near Kenans-
He is marired to the fortner Dora
Westbrook of kenansville and they
have three children, Sandy ae 10,
George, age 8 and Debra, age 6.
He is a member of the Oak Phin
Presbyterian Church near Rose Hill
where he was raised. ','. '
Evans states that he Is for prod
business and good: government and
most interested uf the ptfog&ss of
Duplin County. He has always been
a strong", supporter' M iheVr'lJeipUn
County . ConMnunity Development
Program. Evans states that if elec
ted, he will do everything In his
power for the betterment of Duplin
County. ,
Is Your Scrapbook
Biit:. .Taylor, ' assistant vice presi
dent or First National iBank in Wal
lace,1 announced that the essay and
scranboow contest being sponsored
by First National IBank will close
Monday;; April 30.
: The 52 weet series of; "Capital
Knowledge" arls, run in The Dun-
ilia Times, hns been concluded and
yoiiths planning to enter essays and
scrapboo'-S in the contest should
prepare their entries at once and
nqve them at the bank by April 30
.".The flds, each of which was about
a. capital city in Ilia' United States,
should have besn clipped iand neat
ly' pasted Into a scrapbook. Essays
putting to use the information given
in the ads about the nation's capi
tals may 0 iso be entered in the con
test , '. 1 -. " '
Students may enter either an es
say or scrapbook or both to the contest:-1
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:Two prizes will be awarded. A
$25.00 " Savings account will be the
prise, for! the best scrapbook. The
bpy or girl writing the best essay
Will also win a $25 savings Recount.
To Head Jaycees
' Don Summerlin of Kenansville
was elected president to head the
Jaycees of Kenansville for the corn
In? year.' Allan Dunn was elected
Vice-president, . Jean Nethercut,
Treasurer? Ray, BeU7 Secretary;
Lloyd Holman, Corresponding Sec
retary Harold Dunn, Jean Weston.
Cordell Johnson and G. B. Stewart
;. named on the Board of DirT
ectors. ' y-i : w-f '.'"' '"':.'
fit meeting was held at the Ken
ansville; urammar aciiooi. on lues
day evening. ' ? f '
, i i, i' f 1 ". '! - v r.
pre-Easter Services
Pre-Easter Service will be held
at the Snow Hill Free-Will Bapitst
Church, Mt. 01ive RFD.' beginning
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock on
April 16. Services will last through
Friday night. - . " i -, ,' ' -.
.Speakers will be: Monday night,
Wavne West of Mt. Olive College:
Tuesday night, Ronnie Parker, Mt.
Olive College; Wednesday night.
William Thignen, Principal of B. F.
Grady School; Thursday night, Ad
rian Grubbs, Mt. - Olive; Friday
night, Rev. IL A. Grubbs. . -
Alberlson Man
Killed In Wreck
By: Mrs. Mamie Heath
Ted Grady, a Marine, stationed
at Beaufort, S. C. is hospitalized
there having been injured in an
automobile accident April 1. Cliff
O'Neil, another Marine was instant
ly killed in the accident. The two
boys had spent the week end with
Ted's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Grady, at Albertson, and after hav
ing attended Church services at th
Pleasant View Presbyterian Church
that, night, left to return to their
base.
Just ou tof iFayetleville, their car
was in a colision with a deer cros
sing the highway, and was dam
aged, but was still in runnig con
dition. Ted called his father, tej
ling of the accident, and asked him
to bring his car so that they could
complete their trip, and take the
damaged car back home for re
pairs. The exchange was made,
and Mr. Grady returned home.
Some time Monday morning a
call came through from Beaufort,
inquiring as to the whereabouts of
the boys, stating that they had not
returned. Later a doctor at Oran
geburg, S. C. wired that there wa5
an accident, that Ted ha:l been bad
ly injured ,and the O'Neil boy was
killed.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady, accompan
ied by Mr. Durham Grady, rushed
to Oraneeburg, and" from Ted's
hospital bed and attendants at the
hospital learned these details of
what happened. It seems that Ted
oeeame' sleepy oon ..after the ex
change 'of . cars, and asked O'Nfeil
to takf the wjieej; : aajhat hs might
take a napIet swasVfast asleep' .in
the'jfront SeS itithedKivei'-,,hoia
IWarentfv M i hiph rite of sT'VS
"tfiVi car ;sbjucV a Wise abuntiftlntj
and furew him into a corn ld.
The riht front door of the car pas
found nearby.
O'Ne'i's head was severed from
his body, Grady suffered a broken
hip, internal injuries, and was bad
ly .bruised. He was removed from
Orangeburg to tlie base hospital nt
Beaufort, Sunday, April 8. I
It was the fourth death in the
OWeil family by accident, two sis
tcis and a brother having been kil
led in one wreck.
Good Egg Supper
To Be April 18
In Kenansville
A "Good Egg Slipper" will be
held at Jones' Cafe in Kenansville
on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p. m.,
according to Snoodle Wilson, Ass
istant Duplin Farm Anent.
Wilson said that Hank Wilkinson,
executive secretary of the N. C.
Egg Promotion Program, will be
the principal speaker for the special
event and will discuss the State'?
egg promotion program and what
has been done to date.
The supper will be dutch ' each
person paying for his or her own
supper) and will feature eges, Wil
son said about 20 to 25 people are
expected to attend. "Anyone who
is interested In the promotion of
North Carolina ' commercial eggs
and their production are invited to
attend this supper," Wilson stated.
North Carolina has been designat
ed as "The Good Egg' State" by
Governor Terry Sanford.
The program is financed - with
money raised when laying hens are
marketed at the various process
ing plants throughout North? Caro
lina, t-
HAIL STONES
Tinp Scott f the Scott's Stere
section ef Dnplia County brru-.
gbt Into the DUPLIN TIMES
office Wednesday aftrmora.,'
' some hai pellets which be had
picked op on his farm. ; .'
The hail measured $' 1 Inches
b diameter.. It Is absolutely Im
paasible U believe . that , bU
stoats could ' be as large as,
these were. " .' - ; , ',"
Mr. 8coU said the baU storm
hit the Sunmerluis Cressreads, ,
Red HIU and Scott Store section
bout lunch time. He aaid (lie
storm beat many limbs and
branches off the trees and bat
the gravel off the eemposlUoai
reef ea top of his hoase, -.
Scott had net bad any reports
f the damage doae to ether1
farms In the aelghborhoed, '
Mel vin G. Cording,
Senate, Opposes To
Melvin Cording, candidate for
State Senate announced that his
business office in Wallce would
ssrve as his campaign headquart
ers. 'He hopes to call on as many
people as possible from now until
Mny 26, which is the dale of the
primary, but will find it necessary
to depend on friends to help him
since he operates a 250 acre diver
sified farm, a milk and ice cream
distributorship over several coun
Mes and is Mpyor of Wallace. He
has over ore hundred top blooded
Jerseys which have won state and
national honors. "Our primary
comes at the wroni; time of the year
for busy f.iiniers' he staled, "but I
vill see just as many people as I
possibly can.
'r;s leaiersliip in agricultural, his
ability as a speaker, ami his exper
ience in filling positions of trust
and responsbility luis pained for
him a large following in wide areas.
He is currently serving as Chair
man of the Duplin County Agricul
tural Advisory Committee and the
County 4-H Development Conunu
tee. He is proud of the fact that his
three children were 4-H Club mem
bers and helped themselves in Col
lege with money they earned and
saved as members of the organiza
tion. 3 ,
' M. G. CORDING 'T
Haze! Hicks Is
Charged After
Shooting Man
JIazel Hicks, Negro woman of the
Bowden community is charged with
he pistol shooting 'Saturday after -
noon of Roy Pearsall, Negro, also
of Bowden.
Duplin County Demit y Sheriff
Graham Chestnutt, sai l today that
the shooting is alleged to have star
ted, according to the Hicks woman
when Pearsall came to her house
and started beating her. Chestnutt
said the Hicks woman called for
one of her children to bring her a
pistol and that she shot Pearsall.
Investigation revealed that Pear
sall was fired at six times but was
hit only twice, in the shoulder.
, The shooting occured around 3:30
p. m. She is out of jail under bond.
A preliminary hearing was held in
Kenansville before Magistrate Jack
Sitterson.
Pearsall was admitted to Duplin
County General Hospital Saturday
afternoon, according to Deputy
Chestnutt.
Farm Bureau
Hears Shackleford
The Board of Directors of the
Duplin County Farm 'Bureau at its
regular monthly meeting at the
Farm Bureau office in Kenansville
on April 10, agreed to help sponsor
the Community Development Pro
gram again this year with a $25.60
award. : '.-) -,';
' F. J. Shaw of iBculavifle. Vowty
president, presided and the 10 com-,
munities represented authorized
news letter to be mailed to the
membership, at feast quarterly..
"Paul Chackleford, district ' State
Farm Bureau Fieldman. attended;
meeting and discussed Congression
al I 'istlation now In progress, and
urged that all farmers actively suj-
port the Trade Bill now being con
sidered as North Carolina has a
big stake in Foreign Exports, espec
ially tobacco. ; ;
The Directors pointed ut that the
membership is urged to" -use "Ihe
services rendered by Mrs.' IVhaley
and Mr. Thigpen In the county of
fice which ia Jocaled next ta the
Post Office. -
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Candidate For State
Outlaw MH-30
Cording has served as secretary
of Duplin County Soil Conservation
District and as Chairman of the
Duplin County Industrial and A.jri
cultural Committee. He helped or
ganize and served as first director
of the SENCland Development or
ganization. Following World War II, when
building restrictions were Ii. ted.
home demonstration leaders and
farm leaders organized an Agri
cultural 'Workers Council and elec
ted Cording as Chairman. The im
mediate project, was to seek an
appropriation from the County Com
missioners for an enlargement of
the County Agricultural Building.
The extension ofiices wera inade
quate and the auditorium had been
partitioned into small and also in
adequate ofiices for otlu-i nancies.
In behalf of the Council Cording
presented the need to the Commis
sioners and was successful in secu
ring the needed funds which made
possible the reiurn of the auditor
ium for its intended use. A demon
stration kitchen was also added at
the same time.
On the state and national level
he is currently serving his tv.-elth
year as Executiv eSecrelary of the
N. C. Jersey Cattle Club and is edi-
lor of iis publication, lie is immed -
iate past vice president of the
American Jersey Cattle Club, p ast
member of the hoard of directors
of the N. C. Slate College Foun a-
tion. He was twice elected president
of the state dairy association.
On the political from Cording has
been elected five terms to the Wal
lace Town Board of 'Commissioners
and is currently serving his third
e ected term ns Mayor Two years I
ngo lie m inaged the successful poli- I
n!i0 he m:iae;(
iYCaHgit'isnian DaV
&ixfng has been princmal snea-
hfe al importanl Pirm a d dalrj
meetings throughout the utheas-
'era states aati in the sla'es of
Ollio, Ore on and Tex s He was
lh seci.ntl nersnii honored f ram
Dunlin by being designated nq Tar
itoniuiueu un iiaun;
Duplin ARC
Progress Report
The fol'ow in" progress report was
re'eased by Wilnam h. trait, tun I
Campaign Manager, for the Duplin
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
R. F. GraJy, Bill Thigpen
Cabin, Mrs. Frai.k Mercer
Calvpso. Mrs C. I.. Sloan
$10 ?':
$ 10.3a
llll (10
! Chinquapin
Mrs B rt
.lames 7.iK
Faison, Mrs. I
,ce Cottle
.and Mrs.
30,01'
Norwood
!I.00
Re l .vine
108 07
Hallsville, Mr .a
Miller
Kenansville, Mrs
Oscar
Potter's Hill. I.. M. I'.usiic 80.0.1
Rose Hill, Mrs. II. W. Fair or 2Bt.8r.
Warsaw, Larry McCuhen 25.00
Wallace, Chris Blossom 1 19.00
Negro Division, Mrs. bene Cavr j
402 00 I
TOTAL $1,285.12 I
Hubert Phillips
Speaks Before
Duplin Aq Workers
iTinhorf V. Phillins k'pnnnsvillp nt-
nrnpv and candidate for Sunerior
Cnnrt .liiden nf Ihe Fourth Judicial
District, was principa
snonker
Tuesday at the month'y meeting of
the Duplin Agriculture Worker's
Council.
Phillips discussed at leijgth ,Mitllmcnt will be limited subs" a! Mali." u,
ose attending inheritarirVaweV'POstal eiuitment. The building v.ili !
those attending inherilariVrSw'postal eiuitment. The DuiKlmg H'
of North Carolina as well as deeds i remain under private nwenrs'tip
and wills.
PRESS REVUE
.Tlw'annual iCounys Dress ttevue
whii'll is held hy thft.,Home Demon
stration Wpmen wilt be given this
year .la Ihe. form lot fashion show
as "jjtrt' of the .Farmer's Day cele
brathih to be held. in Wailacei
The Reveue will be held oii Way
19. at 2 00 p. m. In Farmery Ware
house No.-1 .:. '''-' . ' ' .-
Cemmittecs are making'full plars
which wilj be announced at ft, Wer
dqte There Avill be a dress rehear
sal on May 11 at the School Auditor
njm In Kenansville' a 7:30 p.-m.
All girls who took part In the
SJ2ICland beauty contest ; for the
county will represent their commun
ity 1n the parade which win be held
at Wallace on May 18 as part ef the
Farmers ay celebration.
12 More Candidates File
Books Close Noon April 1 3
As time draws nearer to closing , Olive, Route 1; ErL Harper, D.,'
dates for filing for the Democratic j Constable Albertson Township' Al
Priinary. May 2li, everyone is tug- : bortson; Jason Waller. Republican,'
eriy awaiting. ' County Commissioner of the second
Rooks close at noon. Fri.l-'y. April District, Mt. Olive, Route I; Paul
13. II. (J. Blanton, County Registrar, u'rice. .'us 'ice of Peace of Fai
has announc ed that hi' will be in I son Township, Calypso; Johnson
Kenai.sville on Friday morning for j Smith. I). Constable Smith Town
the conveniei.ee of anyone desiring ship. Pink Hill; Luther B. Thomas,'
to file. j I), I onslable Rockfish Township,
The Times is lis'ing those who Hose Hill, Route 1; Gurman Norris,
have filed since Thurs lay and next I I) Justice of Peace. Cypress Creek
week will run a complete list of all Township, Chinquapin; Gaston
candidates alter the closing of the! Smith, I). Constable Kenansville
books. I Township, Kenansville; Alfred Thig-
It has been c illi d to the attention ' pen. I), Constable. Glisson Town
of the writer thai last week a name , ship. Mt .Olive; Coy Farrior, D.
was accidentally left out. The name Justice Peace Island Creek Town
was A. J. Summerlin, Constable for , shui. Rose Hill: Ralph C. Heiiuer-
Kenansville Township. He is defini
ii'.y a candidate.
Tlio.sc who have filed since April
5 are: Randall AHn-rlson, democrat.
Members Hoard ol i. I'l'-ation: Mt.
Duplin Firemen Organize
I Reprcscnta'ives ef a majo ity of
j the county's fire departments met
I in Warsaw last Mod lay ni- hi an I
organized the Duplin (Virlv Fire
j me's Assoei itwi A mrlitnhwy
' meeting to Hs -ii-'s the i-i-pos-il
I h ad been he'd et K'ii'insv ille two
weeks prior to Monday's meeting,
I At the meoli ig. which rcpreset,-
ted firemen f'-nm W;ii'ac. li'.se
Hill, W.i-s iw. l-'aison. f'a'yt so a,id
Kenansville, taytoti lierrt'v, :is-.i
stanl cluet ol uie lios .mil r lie
Department, was elected
of the association, Hoin i i
president
!' I'eoe,.,
Wallace fire chief was e!"cl- I v
pr 'sident and Frank Steed. V irnaw
l f w.is .ev-;.,t(vlfP-Tfc,' "' "asur-
; ' '!'e C i -its IV
' wi n 11 1(' 1 .fo'W-s
, nw-te an! sf-mdardive fr
: tu'hnicii"s a-nore- U" fi' e
a .social
'I.' 10:
li h 'a'g
A: irt-
nients of Duplin Con"ty !o a t as
i a ccrlral rfd e lor the c.i!. .lion
and dissemination T,cf -infom ation
pertaining to neW'$n. im' oved
medio Is of fire fiiJttp'K, To ,:: r
better and more efrifisd .i:er .ce te
the people of the-emuityiii1toe pro
teclion of life androMrt'tyCu work
toward Hie creation ef a saflp'
ru'al fire dennrtments thrmt giou!
the county, wlu-U wo.il I .v'vve Ihe
urban departments or ttv m. en
! need-, and denands ef the ru.al !
ulalion. (To promote goo t t 1 1 a". I
; .,,,... ... . , ., . .
spirit o'f fellowship and brotherhood
aindrftfall fhvmeri withh. then" dy
I According to the prosilent. Clay
'ton HerriliS. there a v nmny r.-as ie ,
'which Ihe association can v: I 'arm ,
1 a"d cord 'hut-In the erurly's fire,
service. The establishment of a lire
Seeking Bids
for Post Office
Al Faison, II C.
The Post Office Department is
seeking competitive bids for an im
proved h.iiiidng to house its. postal
operations at Faison, North earn-
lino. Con -ressman David . Ml':! -
derson announced.
Under the Dopai Imei l's I .e.tM'
i'i)"stnieion Program, a contract
will be awarded to the bidder who
designates a tiuilding suitable to Ihe
Department's needs und agrees to
I imorove it I or provide a new build-
infi" according to dep irlrm-nla
sreifications and then lease it to
the Deoartment for a basic period
of Id years, with two five year iv-
newal optiocs.
The D.'tiarlnv'i'l's capital ieve-
with the ownerpaynu: local icih
estate taxes.
Bidding dtM'uinenls may be o'
luined from Max B Trout. He do a
al Keal Estate Oflicer, Pox VM.
Main Past Office. Vo'iimhla. duI''
Carolina. The Heal Estate Of.itiT
will supply bidding .forms, -SiWiti-eations.
lease provisions, and. other
information. Bids' 'must be sub.niu'
ted to the ileal Estate Officer- by
May .4 1962. ; .- ... i-f" '
V , C-: C v Ut Uif
vrMyv, n"'
All the enfcntflry 'Gra'di'SrflnS
through 8. will have an exhibit " a
Science and Health ear Wednesday,
April 18 frorrt ?:3 until' :80.V,
Tlie exhibit will be held m lMrs.
V"era Bostic's classroom.-; t
jn invitalon is . extended by the
school to all parents and interested
'I friends to attend," ;; ; . '
son. 1. Justice of Peace, Rose Hill
Tout, ship, Rose Hill, Route I: Evan,
der Savage, Republican. Constable
Rockfish Township, Teachey, Routs
I.
Association
Irainiiv; ti am. he said, that could
help train newly organized depart-
mei.ls a. id the formation of a fire
prevention committee are just two
of the important areas for useful
witiw lieni'ig s;iil that another
mee'i-g will Iv c tllel later this
monili when spe-i'.ie action will be
tal.en ttilh u' .'.rd ' I y laws, quali-
f'cations b.r inembevsiiip and gen-
i-ral orga: i'.ation. "We hope all the
parimeniK m t.ie county will be-
come a pari ol itie associaiion," ne
said ' , .
I Mere information about fhe new
i 'i'emeas group will be issued, after
the nuxUineetiuf , .1 ..
I "
iirorsrcr
General Co. Court V
Jui'i.rs G -n, i al :?ounty Court for
May, 1W- bje be. a dr twn as fol
lows: j
:.:; C-ieo, Adolph Andeison, - '
Mlie Brown, William I.. Miller, ;
Leslie M. Teachey, O. It. CaVen
augh, Willie M. Langslon, L. Ward
Weils, llallie Register, Herman
"" "o-". uau
"'' ""nmau nrown.
it. ii. ii.in nn , .kjiui t. iiu.iui, 3iiiu
lliiiloman, Jr. Wendell llawes, R.
A licsl. M.inlcv W. Turner.
!
A1 Klj 15
Ferry & Caldwell
To Speak At
Poultry Meet
T.vo s'liest speakers will high
lii'ht ihe open meeting of the
Kaslern North Carolina Broiler
(irovwrs Assn. meeting Wednes
day. Apiil til. at the Duplin County
Courthouse in Kenansville.
J Dale Kerry of Salem. Ore., and
1 Harry '! Caldwell of Greensboro
'will deliver addresses to the group,
! Caldwell is past master of the
; Morlh Carolina State Grange and
! is nl,u' serving as chairman of the
Secretary of Agriculture's advisory
, committee.
P' l'iy; executive secretary of the
! Cnitcd States Poultry and Egg
Producers Assn. Inc., will outline
i problems facing poultry producers
ni vai ious pans oi me coiim.y.
Perry receive I an lavitaion to
Ihe eastern North Carolina meet in
iwhen s.'Veral mcial'crs of the area ,
group met him at a similar session
Dou las. tin . ia March.
The i
mi at
meeting is scheduled to be-
mi. m p m. ". "
persons in the poultry industry. ,
Transplanting
Of Tobacco Is '
Underway Here 1
Tobacco transplanting has be
' gun In Dnplia County.
' It was rrportrd ; today that
' some farmers began transplant '
' ting the Golden Weed Monday.
' Reports else - reached The
,' Doplla Times that a large per
centage of the isbaeee plants la
t- Duplia County are almost large'
- enough for tranialanUiig.
So, within frw days, the to
' baeeo transplanting should be
reaching its peak ia DupUn
Ceanty.