-jM>?. tlit 5 kouflcU*. "F^UjW- (=W> M IWt?, j ??? -j.?; ? " ^ 1 " " . ? ? J:T '.;r*^wwuiiw TqpiittJAwrAKM.ma. J.^L^ Call Mass Meet; Discuss Problems On Tuesday night, December II. a small group of business and agri cultur&l leaders of DupHn County and the county commissioners held a meeting at {be Couary Squire. The purpose of the meeting was to dis cuss IBs economic condition of the >. ii. ?? county. Disturbed by the fact that the average income of. the county is near the bottom in averages for the state; and by the loss of income and population in rural areas, the group, decided to call an open meeting for the purpose of organiz ing a development group to pro mot* the future welfare of the county. , Gerald Carr was eelcted tempor ary chairman and instructed to ap point the necessary committees to arrange the meeting and the pro gram. Tbr meeting win be held in the County Courtroom in Kenaiis ville on ItaftVdgy. January 31 at 8:00 P. M. Everyone %ho is interested is urged to atUtfgb Fanners Protect Your Cotton Allotment, Will Be Reduced If You Fail To Plant Do yon want to maintain your cotton history and allotment? TtU ii an important qudatiop which V-v ^U^ ' ? Boyetje Speaks ToRotarians W. B. "Bill" Boyette spoke to the Rotary Club during their regular weekly dinner meeting Thursday of last week. JBoyette's topic was 'Tax Chan ges for 1963 Income Tax Returns", and it was noted that he was quick to say, "The changes are so uncer tain that even the manager of the Wilmington office would not even allow one of his agents to discuss the mfor ?t least a month." adding^jha rhgnges which affect tpjaftose -?Matjy aid in the new de preciation sChodute which allows on hewly ac He concluded. "There is also an allowance fo* the purchase of re fhwawMnf Wif-employed persona A Canasta- and Bridge Card Tournament Will be held on January 12 at ?:#tf J- if?- at the new Fire House tAVWoaktylinJle. B'gh score prises wNHo awarded at each table. Tickets wijl he |109 per perse#. Get up your own table and Join the crowd add the fun. Door prizes will be glveh. hunter safety Instructor Alfred 0. C. Dew, Box 9. Beula ville. North Carolina, has been cer tified ah official Hunter Safety In structor becoming aa essential part of a nation-wide program of fire arm safety education and of the Hunter Safety Program of the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission. He is available to give information, as sistance, or guidance to others of the can^mtinity interested in this program.'. ? RED CROSS MEET The SDN-Annual meeting of the Duplin cStinty Chapter of the Amer ican Rod Ooss wi# be held in Kenansville on Tuesday, January 15 at3:30 P. M, The meeting will be held In the Grove Presbyterian Sunday School Building. Mrs. N. B. Boney Executive Secretary, urges a good attendance. , IN HOSPITAL Mrs Lucy Emm* Baker, assis tant Register of Deeds Who has been fa the office (or 12 years, un derway majer idngery at N, C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill on (CoatlauWt Du Beak) NewLibFoV Books ?rte Duplin dkintjr Library re ceived some new books on January 3. Listed belowe are five of the books which are on the new Home Demonstration List. Me and the Liberal Arts: a hum orous novel by Dave Morral. Give Father a Hard Knock: an object lesion in family turnabout. The Tall Woman: a novel by Wilma Dykeman who Js l North Carolinian and makes her home in the state Parents Ask: a valuable sequel to the Gesell Institute's Child Behav ior, giving practical answers on all phases of cfefid rearing by Fran ces L. Ilg. M P.. and Louise Bates Ames, Ph. D.. Whose 1yrge Smg*u Beutarflte*, A. C. Kenan, Wallace; Ernest Grady, Kenansville; Other salesmen Will be named at later date. The main changes in the all-risk tobacco insurance program for 1963 were discussed fully with sales re presentatives. One of the changes is that In 1963 each tobacco allot ment is considered separately for claim purposes. An insured may retit one or more allotments on a cash lease basis. Any one that falls below guarantee (coverage) will be eligible for a claim if the tobacco ia kept separate through production and marketing. In 1962 they were lumped together. In addition, every acreage where different people share in same allotment is eligible for claim as in past years. BAR HONORS JUDGE STEVENS Emergency Judge Henry L. Ste vens was honored on Monday night at a steak dinner at the Country Squire. He was honored by mem bers of the Duplin County Bar As sociation with their wives as guests. Mrs. Stevens was presented a cor sage. Msr. Winifred T. Wells, attorney of Wallace, presented Judge Stev ens with a wrist watch as a gift from members of the This Judge Stevpns graciousl^yj/eepted with fitting words of appreciation. Stevens was named last week by Governor Terry Sanford as an Em ergency Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina. His retire ment from his office at the end of term as Judge of the Fourth Judi cial District of North Carolina be came effective on the 31st day of December. 1962. GMmissioners Met Monday ! Duplin County Commissioners z The Magnolia Fire Department ? qualified for the $106. monthly pay- a ment to the fire departments of j, the county for the protection of ru- p ral property. Tax Collector, John A. Johnson, reported tax collections for the t< month of December were $70,756.21. b The Board of Educatipn met joint- K ly with the county commissioners fi to discuss future school building a problems in the county for the com- v ing years. Fire Chief, Lauren R. Sharpe, speaking to the group of approximately 200 who attended the dedi catory service of Kenansville Fire Department Inc. on Sunday afternoon. The fire house it a modem up-to-date building: which is "manned" day and night by volunteer firemen. Kenansville Fire Department, Inc. Dedicated On Sunday Afternoon The modern and well equipped ienansville Fire Department was ledicated on Sunday afternoon to i large group of Kenansville citi ens. Fire Chief, Lauren R. Sharpe. rho is also Mayor of the town, pokfe to the group, arid presented he building to the people of Ken navllle and the surrounding area, it behalf of Kenansville Fire De artment, Inc. 0. P. Johnson, County Superin sndent of Schools, accepted the uilding in behalf of the people of kenansville. He expressed thanks rom the people and offered the ssistance of the citizens in every 'ay. Ellis Vestal accepted in behalf of the rural area. He said, "Every ru ral person in the community will be of assistance and we are grateful for the fire department". Mayor Sharpe Introduced , Sher man Pickard of the N. "C. Depart merit of Insurance "Fire . Training* who made a fitting dedicatory add ress. Pickard stated that this, was the finest fire house in thstfrstate in a community of this size. "Where there is no vision, the people per ish", he said, 'There is vision in this community." Pickard further stated that a fire departmnet is not made up of a physical plant and machines, but it is made up of peo ple. Many communities are not so fortunate as Kenansville and many fire departments have not taken the interest in the machinery. Ken ansville has a beautiful building port some of the best equipment that can be bought. Pickard further stated that the reputation of the Kenansville fire department has gone out over the state. Fire Chief Sharpe told the group that an oil portrait of a former Deputy Chief the late Ralph T. Brown, would be hung in the build ing at a later date. Sharpe recog nized visiting firemen from other towns and counties arid all out-of town guests. He expressed thanks to the members of the late Mrs. Nora Shaffer's family who had do nated a wheel chair to the depart ment and said that in the future it was the wishes of the group to ob tain a hospital bed and a supply of clothes to be used in cases where families were burned out. Special appreciation was expers sed to the Warsaw merchants for their generous support. Also special thanks went to Sam Godwin, con tractor, and Richard iBostic, build ing Superintendent, for their con sideration, way beyond duty, in t "3 seeing that everything was finished ! as it should be. Special apprecia tion went to Godwin for the cere- jj mic tile ballroom which he donat ed. Thanks were further expressed f to fig* Coast Flower TmaM IPinle J Hill and Duplin ^lursery of Duplin for the shrubbery. Th? Who nsfp?nent is manned fro? 7 "it? every holiday and Sun day and someone is on duty around the clock, daring the week days. Immediately following the cere- ^ mony a social hour was enjoyed. The Kenansville Fire Department i is a non-profit corporation. It* , (Continued On Sack) HDC President i Plan Years Work | Home Demonstration Club presi- ;i dents met on Wednesday, January 2 to plan the work and studies of 1 the clubs for the coming year. Club score cards were revised and year books distributed. The score cards deal with club activities and participation during the year and are as a basis for selecting outstanding ckibs which will be recognized in the fall. On Wed. morning, Jan. 9, Mrs. Mae Spicerf home agent, stated that a training school on managing the food dollar for home management ? leaders, would be held. "According to a survey", Mrs. Spicer said, ^ "Housewives of this county spent ^ 24c out of every dollar on food". Home management leaders, who attend this school, will present the program to her club during the < month of February. Any interested person is invited i to attend club meetings held in ihe i communities. Albertson American Legion Post No. 379 Exceeded Membership Incentive Goal Albertson Post No. 379 Bf> TMfe American 'Legion has exceeded its membership Incentive GOat for 1Mb according to information received here from State Headquarters of The American Legion in Raleigh. Cleo Outlaw, Commander of the Post, has received a letter from the Legion State Adjutant, Nash McKee, expressing congratulations and thanks to the Membership Chair man, all Post Officers, and mem bership workers for their effort. Leslie R. Brady, Sr., of Newton, N. C., Department Commander Of The American Legion, -issued a statement of Jtigh. praise .for the local Post. ComVnfrrKter Brady said, "I am A proud to' congratulate the officers ?j and members of Post #379 is 41, , and the membership for 1963 to date is 57. Incentive Goals are as- ,.3 signed each American Legion Post ? by the State Headquarters and are based on last year's membership of ' the Post phis 2 per cent. 1 We do not intend tq stop our , membership drive now thai we have reached our Incentive Goal," Post ; Commander Outlaw said "There are many mare eligible veterans | who. have not yet joined our Post, 1 and we invite them ati to become | members." , 1962 Report of Valuations And Taxes! The 1962 Report of Valuations hid Taxes released by F. W. McGowen, Courtly Tax Supervisor on Decem ber 31, shows an increase of WC valuation of Real Property over 1961 of $6,986,730. Personal Proper ty showed an increase of $678,767. Ttts mad# a grand total of all property listed and assessed for county-wide taxation of $7,863,536 above the "figure of the vear before, 1 and a 1M2 valuation of $78,861,777. < Recapitulation of taxes kived for i 1962 were: Total county-wide pro- | perty tax, $UM,5R