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VOLUME XXIX
SUBSCRIPTION RATES; $3.50 per year plus 11c N. C. Sales tax in Duplin and adjoining
Counties; $4.50 per year plus 14c N. C. Sales tax outside this area in N. C; $5.50 per year
plus 17c N. C. Sales tax outside N. C.
PRICE TEN CENT
Plus 1 cent Sales Tax
No. 32.,
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA." THURSDAY AUGUST 9 1962.
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' v t, Johnnie Jenkins of Warsaw, hiember of
4 ., the Board of Directors; Charlie Thomas of Mag
. ' nolia, course designer: and Davis Evans of
Warsaw and Kenansville, donor of the property
, i for the Duplin Country Club, Inc. t, discussing
EXTENSION PROGRAM
?Affrioc'i "Visit. Duplin
T.W. Workable Joses Nluria and
Ij Jngol,- Assistant Agricullure 01-
' .liters of JCenya, Africa, AT visitiofc
'lin County liMi week. Jlkso hten arp
with group- of eleven who were
tent to the United States, sponsored
. by the Agency of. International De
velopment These met received this
, trip with all expenses paid to study
; Vade Gaylor IIov
Field Manager:!
Motorola Products
Wade. Gaylor- has been '.named
FK'M.,' Manager, Parts & Accessor
ies, "for Motorola Consumer Prod
ucts, Chicago, 111., according to on
,ptmounceemnt from S. R. Heikes,
Marketing Vice President of ., the
electronics firm. Gaylor will 'Work
with Motorola distrbutors on i na
tional basis to further develop . the"
tjualily W their parts service. Toge
thisr' Mtif Motorola ; reginoal man-
8gerv he- will assist' distributor in
ttodetlng better services to" dis
tslibutbrs and 'dealers- ' ,: (; ' ' '
Gayfor joined Motorola as service
manager for' the Motorola distribu-
. to-tn Norfolk,. Virginia.:. He then
Joined the Motorola staff as region
al, service jnanagei covering . dis
tributors along the .eastern ' sea-
ooarctt viayior aiienoea vapum na-
OUK JUigmeerjiig ansiume, wasmng
too, D.; C. He la formerly., Of Mag
aolia.'N. C. ond brother to Mrs. ,K.
W. Johnson of Kenansville. N, C.
' He is married to the former Mary
Beth Southertand of Kenansville, N.
C. and -reside "with his wife, ond
h two daughters : In Princess Anne,
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HDC To Receive -
lienor At Mahlco '
, Home ' Demonstration Clubs win
: be honored the night of August 25
at . the performance of "The tost
i Colony." Thi la a high honor for
7 the - .clubs. Mrs. -Mae H. ;Spicer,
Home Demonstration .Agent, says,
: 'I hope that many home demonstra
i tion club members and their faml
Mfes will attend." ?V! 1 1 i f .
; Housing Will be available-at the
Roanoke Island 4-H Club Camp. The
Camp I located near the water-front
theatre. Meals Will not be ser
"vod at the camp-only sleeping acl-
TJt available.- Club Women who
plan to stay, fit the 4-H Camp, must
fcri'-j Uvetr own linens, aheets, pil-
cses towel and a blanket,
rvations should be made by
August 20 to: Mr. John L. Rea, Jr.,
County Agricultural Agent, Manteo,
N. C. Cost at the camp will b $2.00
per night. - .. . '
This is the last big hitfht of the
f a on so Club Women may pet
' Tit Tickcfs '-!. 1 rf time by
Uie' extension, "programl-Tliey have:
visited .Richmond, and North Hamp
ton OxintHis befer fidipiog t pup-lm.-
'After' leaving' Duplin they" will
go to Michigan, &T' College In
Greensboro ' Puerto ' Rlclf and then
back fo Washington. D. C. to sum
marize their trip. Tliey will be In
the States about three months,
v The object of the study la to ob
serve and learn about the program
of Agricultaral research; to Analyze
problems in selected subject4 areas;
study and observe certain services
to farm people as carried out by the
Extension Servicer and to visit and
study the program procedures and
organization of - County . Extension
work. '.Workabi stated that' the ex
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Elmore Bell
(lamed Town ,
Commissioner
The Board of. Commissioners of
the Tow not Kenans villa have set
the tax rate for the next fiscal year
at $1.00 per $iolfr0 Varuatlon. Under
tne jiew evaluation tins. wii te a
tax. reduction for mosf of the citi
zens of Kenansville. When all taxes
for this year are paid, it will fur
nish an income of approximately
$9,000.00. To be-able to periorin the
functions of govertiment at so low
a cost, 'it will, be necessaty for citi
zents to cooperate by paying their
taxes when due. - ,". "
After much deliberation and due
concern, for the wishes of the citi
zenry, the Board of Commissioners
felt that the next high man in the
past Commissioners race' should be
given the- office made vacant by the
death of ' Commissioner, , R. ' T.
Brown. Elmore Bell has been cho
sen his successor and will serve in
that capacity ifor the remainder of
the barm. t :
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Caught Operating
209 Gallon Still .
, ; Charley Hulbert, Jr. : Wh ite 30,
of, Kenansville, - was caught on
Tuesday . operating a ; 200 ' gallon
submarine silU on a farm i near
Kenansville, according to officers.
Jerry Lee Troublefield, ; colored
male of Kenansville, -was at the
styi alsd, but Van'.: however a war
rant has been Issued for; his ar
rest. Kulbert,' was given a hear
ing and Is out under a $300, bond
bound over to August ?7 term of
court.: , ' : :, ,Vl l
Present so the raid Were Depu
ties Graham Chestnut.' Oscar Ho-,
uston, Elwood Revelle and Sheriff
Miller, - ..',-- . i ;,
. Deputies Elwood .Revelle and
Graham Chestnutt also destroyed
a 200 gallon submarine type still
on Tuesday on a farm 2 miles
I' "vpt of- V.'ursaw. No arrests
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the land on which the Golf Course and swim
ming pool are being constructed. J. W. Hoffler
Construction- Company of Wallace is doing the
work, and the clearing of the land is expected
to be completed in about 30 days. .
Trial
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This has beea a full ahd Interest
ing week! Many pictures to take (In
cidentally don't jrou think the pic
ture deal 1 s Improving). Visitors
from Kenya, Africa,. Goss Press
representatives from Chicago, Di
vinity student if rom Duke Univer
sity and many, many more. But the
most, exciting thing was to glance
up on Monday morning, look out the
window and see law enforcement
officers,, . blood hounds, patrol cars
and whar not running down the
quiet street of Kenansville. Every
one . was' running to and fro try
ing to find out what had happened
The prisoner had escaped from a
window' next door to The" Duplin
Times office. That man must 'have
moved like a "jactc-rabbir for he
surely didn't have time o get very
far. , ' n "
My, younrf friend OliVBr Vestal,
who-went to Newport, ,s Rhode Is
land for Naval training is sick, ond
in the. Naval Hospital there. Oliver
would like hearing . from. ' his
friends as he says they -are long
days and he does. not know hew
long he will be in the hospital. Ills
(Continued Ob Baca)
CHEFS.
'-y : Attend Convention ;
She-riff and Mrs. Ralph Miller,
and Sheriff-elect and Mrs.. El
wood Revelle attended the She
riff's Convention, at the ; George
Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville on
Thursday . through . Saturday of
last week, - Revelle report a fine
trip' and ; an mforrhativf conven
tion. ; . -r.-v '
'.- REPEAT PERFORMANCE
William Cresham of - Route ; 1.
Kenansville has been arrested- for
the third time' since July -9th for
public drunkeness, , Ho has .' been
bound over to General County .Court,
according to authorities., 4. -
'.,'.- WITH FHA ' ':
Albert Lanier of Rose Hill is back
with the . Federal -Housing Adminis
tration on the Emergency Loan Pro
gram. Lanier has been doing this
type of. work tor the past several
years ior a number of counties,
Mrs.' Grace McNeil is back with the
FHA office after a leave of absence.
"c AT 'ECC WORKSHOP' .- '
; Alma J. Frederick of' Kenansville
attended the- evaluative.' study of
visual' aids, in; modern education
and improved teaching techniques
studies at th sixth annual work
shop in Visual Aid In Education at
East Carolina College. . . - J
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The 2nd reunior of the Descen
dants of rvi4 Cr- ' ' snd Mar
& F.rmr
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AT COMMISSIONERS MEET
Joint Meet Plaiihed
Asst. Farm Agent &
Marion Griffin was employed to
fill the vacancy left by the., resigna
tion of John G. Clapp at a meeting
of the Board, of County Commission
ers held on Monday, August 6.
Clapp was assistant County Farm
Agent who worked with 4-H Clubs
of Duplin County.
At this same meeting, Miss Clara
Watkins of Johnston County was ap
proved by the Board to fill the posi
tion of Negro Home Agent. Mrs.
Alice L. Lee, who has resigned, ef
fective, September 1.
A joint meeting was planned to be
held with the Pender County Board
of Commissioners. At this meeting.
Congressman David N. Henderson
and a Representative of the Army
Corps of Engineers will be present
to discuss the problem of flood con
trol along the Northeast Cape Fear
River in Duplin and Pender coun
ties. The meeting will be held at
the Duplin County Board of Com
missioners office in Kenansville on
Friday, August 17 at 3:00 p. m.
The Board accepted the audit re
port of A. M. Pullen and Company
on the Tax Collectors office as of
June 30. 1962. Total Tax collections
A New Wrinkle In
Scenes showing a front and side
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ine begin used on the farm on Otho Lee Holland near Kenansville.
V The machine actually stitches the green tobacco leaves onto the to
' bacco sticks, in ' the top view, three women are laying the tobacco
leaves on a belt. One of the women lays a tobacco stick on top of
the leaves then the third woman puts more tobacco on top of the
v stick. The stick of tobacco rides to the machine which stitches the
.tobacco on the stick; and cuts the twine. Carol Hall was standing at
.' the end of the pulley to remove the stick and have it ready for hang
!; ing In the barn,'
'; The bottom picture is a front view of the same machine with a
small boy stainding at the end of the table to catch any leaves that
' may have gone astray. Holland says that the machine eliminates
v much labor around the barn as the four workers are taking the place
; of about twelve, and they can fill two barns n one day. The machine
will stitch about 3 stick of tobacco ln.onjl minute, running low speed.
Instructions i For
i Fair premium lists for the Agri
cultural Fair to be held in Beula
ville, September 10-15, have been
mailed to HDC member.'
Monday. Septenf-er 10 Is ENTRY
DAY: Bring any item in the Prem
ium List to the fair grounds any
time after 9:00 A.' M. Monday and
before 12:00 noon, September 10. -
Some one will be there to enter
th item. Be sure your Name is se
cured to. (he articles along with the
Premium Number. '
The Fair Ground are located hist
I'.ji 0- C.4 I UJt Hill
Willi Pender Board
Negro Agent Named
for the past fiscal year were $1,024,-
544.28, which is the largest collec
tion in the history of the county.
The Tax Collector's report was sub
mitted for the month of July show
ing a collection of $15,188.81. July
is the slowest month during the
year for tax collections in Duplin
County.
Drop-out Problem
To Be Studied
A continuous study of drop-outs
will begin in . the high schools of
Duplin County this year.
The statistical reports of the prin
cipals for 1961-62 showed a rather
large number of school leavers or
rirnn.nuts Sphnnl rwrsnnnpl arp an-
xious to cut down on this number
Tn fin ,nH m0n nf Hnlno
this, information about each school
leaver will be secured by teachers
and counselors.
At the end of the school year, the
information will be compiled and
used in a study of the drop-out
problem in the County.
Tobacco Housing
view of a tobacco Sewing Mach
Agricultural Fair
Road. . j -v ; ; V : . : -.y''.:"--'
All Hems entered must be picked
up from 'the exhibit booths any time
between 3:00 and 6:00 p. m. Satur
day, September IS. No article are
to ba removed before that hour.
The Fair Committee 1 hot re
sponsible! for article left at the
fair. Prises for winning Items can
be picked up Wednesday - Saturday
at the -Jaycee Booth. 1 ..: .
You are urged to take advantage
of. this opportunity to exhibit high
qua! ''- '' ms in the Duplin County
Agn A Fair, ."
Jackson Escapes - Faced
Of Theft -
Jesse Willard Jackson, alias
"Duckiy" escaped on Monday mor
ning giving Duplin County Law
Enforcement officers a merry
chase all day Monday, ending
with no luck in catching "Ducky".
Jackson was being held in Dup
lin County jail on four counts in
Duplin County of "grand larceny
by trick." He is also wanted in se
veral surrounding counties on the
same charge and also in the state
of Virginia.
According to a report from the
Sheriff's office, Jackson was ta
ken from the jail by Deputy Ro
dncty Thigpen to the office of JP
Jack Sitterson in Kenansville,
along with another prisoner. The
office was filled with people on
various cases. Suddenly Jackson
disappeared and it was discovered
he had escaped through the top
I of a balh room window which had
been nailed shut. The window
was small and the space between
Sfocker Cattle Program May Add
Additional Farm Income To Farmers
Duplin County farmers who will
have more feed produced on their
farm than the present livestock pro
gram will consume, may add addi
tional income to their operation by
feeding this extra feed through
Stocker Cattle, according to Ralph
Sasser, Assistant County Agricul
tural Agent.
Steer calves should be purchased
in September, October or November
weighing between - 300 and 450
pounds. They should be uniform in
size and grade medium or better.
These calves if fed about 8 pounds
of ground ear corn and about V2
pounds of protein supplement should
Red Cross Funds
Breakdown Given
In a recent issue of the local
papers a report of the 1962 Red
Cross Fund Campaign with Atlor
ney 'William E. Crart of Kenansville
as Fund Campaign Manager for
the Duplin County Chapter given.
The total receipts reported at that
time were $3939.58.
Of that amount the Negro Division
headed by Mrs. Irene Carr of rtose
Hill, N. C. raised $537.85 .A bread
down is given of that division as it
was overlnaked in the previous re
port. It will be noled that the Wal
lace Community came in firs! place
with Rose Hill running second:
Community Amount reported.
Wallace $137.17
Rose Hill $103.18
Chinquapin $r2 .00
Charity $R7 50
Warsaw $16.50
Magnolia $31.00
Kenansville $00
Teachey $32.50
H. O. Clubs $10.00
Combined total $537.85
Mrs. Carr has headed the Negro
Division for the past three years.
Her quota was 500.00 and she over
subscribed by $37.85. The officers of
the Duplin County Chapter are most
greatful to her for her services and
appreciate her cooperation.
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s ' The Duplin Country Club, .Inc. is quickly
"changing from a dream to a reality as the bull
dozer works on one of the fairways, for the Golf
; Course. This particular scene happens to be the '
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Chased Bv
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the two buildings was narrow,
but Jackson is a small man of
five feet five inches tall and wei
ghing about 120 pounds.
Immediately after the escape,
lawmen with the aid of blood
hounds from both Duplin and
Pender Counties combed the
wooded area near Kenansville,
across from the Prison Camp
where it was thought Jackson
was hiding. The man was wear
ing dark colored trousers and a
white and yellow checked short
sleeve shirt, it was learned.
Jackson has been in the Duplin
County Jail since July 24 after
he was caught in Durham Coun
ty. After a hearing he was bound
over to the August term of Sup
erior Court under a bond of $2000.
He was being held in jail in de
fault of bond. The four counts on
which he was being held in Dup
lin were: May 15, $75 taken from
Mrs. C. W. Lane of Bowden; Mrs.
gain a?)out 1 '4 pounds per clay.
These calves should be marketed
through special Stocker Cattle Sales
held around April 1 - April 15 next
year.
The Duplin Counly Agent's Of'Ue
will be happy to furnish additional
information cone-erring this pro
gram and assist individuals in set
ting up a livestock progra,nj for
their fisrmv:shrt8 'Ratph -Sas's-r, As
sistant County Agricultural Agent.
Beulaville MYF's
To Have C A W.
A' Christian Adventure Week
will' be held at the Beulaville
Methodist Church the nights of
August 12 through the 15th. The
C. A. W. is a week of special
activities for young people from
12 to 15 years of age. The pro
gram for the week will include
a fellowship supper each evening,
beginning at 6:30 P.M., followed
by a period of study recreation
and worship.
The pastor of the church. Rev.
William D. Moore Jr., will teach
the studiy course entitled Chris
tian Beliefs written by Lola Ha
zelwood. Rev. Neill Bane, past.n'
of the Beulaville Presbyterian
Church, will be the devotional
speaker for the week.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Doris Bostic. will ser
ve the fellowship supper each ev
ening. Mrs. John Simmons. M. Y. F.
Counselor and Carl E. Setlle, a
student at Duke University Divi
nity School, have worked closely
with the M. Y. F. Council in plan
ing the event.
All young people of this age
group in the Beulaville area, are
invited to attend.
ninth fairway.
Club, Inc. I
Will be one of
olina '
Charges
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Nannie Thompson of Albertson
was robbed of $110; July 19, $17'
was taken from Murphy's Ser
vice Station near Wallace and on
the same day, $325 was stolen
from itiley Ka,ynor near Beula
ville. According to officers, Jack
son had pled guilty to these char
ges.
Jackson was originally from
Calypso and Beulaville. He had
worked out a system of theft
whereby lie would go to a store or
service .station, call for a dollars
worth of gas, and while the ope
rator was filling the gas tank he
would rob Hie rush diawer.
George Cowan New
Committeeman
Ceor;e I Cowan of lit. 2, Beula
ville, N. C. was recently appointed
by Melvin llearne, Slate Director of
Farmers Home Administration, to
serve a three-year term on the Dup
lin county FHA committee.
Cowan is a pinmim-nt fanner and
community leader from the Cedar
Fork community, lie was born in
Onslow counly and moved to Dup
'in countv at an earlv :iyp where hp
has lived since, lie alleiuled school
in Warsaw He has been farming in
the Cedar Fork community for the
nasi thirty years, and Was one of
the leaders in organizing the Cedar
1 Fork Community Development
! Cinb He served as ch ui uiuil of the.
K57, 1959, and 1962. Ht yurved'as
chaii man ol Duplfn County Develop
ment Associaton in 1980 and is a
member of- the Board of Directors
of SENClund in charge of tourist
and recrealioj for Duplin county. At
present he isr 'serving as chairman
of the comniittee on agricultural af
fairs for the Duplin County Fair.
He was chairman of Dairy Month
for Duplin county during the month
of June .
Cowan conducts n successful farm
ing operation consisting of tobacco,
corn, and broiler enterprise. The
past several years be has cooperat
ed wilh i:lcnsion by conducting a
variety of cxperieinent tests with
crops, fertilizers, and insecticides,
lie is now in the process of constru
cting a new type broiler house
known as an "Environmental Broil
er House".
Cowan is married to the former
Ila Simpson of Onslow county. They
have two boys and two girls now
living away from home. They are
loodhounds
members of the Mount Zion FreewilIM j
Baptist t Miiii li. jft-n.
Cowan will be serving on the
Farmers Home Administration com
mittee with William (1. Sullivan of
the Oak Uiclge community and
Henry S. Tymlall ol the Albertson
community.
Topsail Tide Table
A. M. P. M. I
Date llieh Low High Low
9 111 7 43 2:11 8:38
10 2 08 8-11 3 09 9:39 j
11 3 10 9 10 4 (18 10:37
12 4 12 10:39 5 04 11:32 " "t
13 5:12 11:34 5:59 - i
14 6:08 12 23 6 50 12:27 '
15 7; 02 1:12 7:42 1:19
Mo.
Aug.
The location of (he Duplin Country
in a beautiful wooded area, ond it .
the "beauty spots" of Eastern Car
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