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VOLUME XXX No. 20 > f KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1963. pi? l eemt 8?i? ta
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Duplin To Vote For Progress
What is Progress? Webster srys it
is movement forward. Advance to
an object, a going or getting ahead,
progressive development or evolu
tion of mankind.
Duplin County voters will vote on
Jutie 1 on establishing a county in
industrial and . gricultural develop
ment commission. They will have
the opponuntty to begin PROG
RESS in Duplin
During the last few years, the
population of Duplin County has
decreased from Ml,074 to 40,050
which is a decrease of 2Vi% North
Carolina gained 12%. National pop
ulation increased 18%. The farm
Law Enforcement
Group Building
New Quarters
The Duplin County Law Enforce
ment group met on Monday night
at the Warsaw Fire hut. Branch
Banking and Trust Company was
host to the group and served a de
licious charcoal steak supper to the
35 present.
President, S. C. Dejnpsey, presid
ed at the business meeting at which
time the 32*40 foot law enforcement
building which is being built was
discussed. The block building will
be near Warsaw and will be used
for meetings and for Shooting prac
tice rings for officers.
The law enforcement grdiip had
a small amount of money to be<do
the building, and have reqjiKred do
nations- of supplies and some mon
c<'farther donations are being so
The Tfuifirfng Is loSed ~Uree
miles East of Joe SiraBT**ote
Arranpmants for the building site
were made by Joe Sutton. Warsaw
Block Company donated blocks.
Delmar Houston Construction Com
pany of BeulavHle gave shihgles
Other contributors are Johnson Cot
ton Company of Wallace, A- J- Jen
kins Construction Company of War
saw, and Faircioth Construction
Company of Clinton, and several
others.
papulation in Duplin County de
creased by 6,000 from 1964 to 1962.
This loss will probably continue for
at least five more years. This farm
population loss occurred in Duplin
in spite of the fact that the farm
people have done an outstanding job
in community development and in
other activities and in spite of the
fact that the poultry industry grew
very rapidly during the period.
These factors were not enough to
overcome the migration caused by
the mechanization of the farms.
Some of the people who left the
farms settled in and around the
towns but many left the county. I<
is a sad fact that it is usually the
active worker who leaves while the
older and less active workers re
^~DAY~^
By: Lee Maxwell Chairman
Peppy Drive Post 37*
Saturday, May 25th, is National
Poppy Day, and thousands of A
merican Legion Auxiliary Ladeis,
will be swarming over the nation,
carrying baskets loaded with little
red, paper poppies. They are repli
cas of the famous blossoms that are
in full bloom now, "Beneath the
Crosses, row on row, that naark oua
hlessed heroes graves, hi Flanders
These paper poppies nfe made by
^Wb]e and crippled hands, during
the long winter months, in Veterans
hospitals. '
When we. pin one on your coat
or dress, if you listen careful, the
Poppy win speak and say to you - -
"Every penny you give when you
wear me, goes toward heiping dis
abled war veterans, and needy
children of veterans."
Let us wear a poppy to show our
gratitude and remembrance.
main. If our proportion of active
workers continues to drop, each
worker will have to pay- a larger
portion of the tax load.
The work of acquiring Industry
in Duplin County is being carried
on by a few small towns who de
pend on volunteer help These peo
ple are busy and have to earn a
living, and find it hard to devote
enough time to get the job done
property. Also, they have founct that
the best opportunities are often be
yond tneir financial ability. The lar
ger groups have proved more suc
cessful.
Citizens of the county will vote
June 1, on the question of levying
taxes for industrial development.
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Wheat Referendum
Carries In Duplin
Nation Doubtful
1012 Wheat growers voted for and
117 against in the Wheat Referen
dum which was held in Duplin Cou
nty on Tuesday. Only poisons eli
gible to vote were wheat growers.
Duplin County carried the vote by
a 90% majority.
Statewide reports from 27 coun
ties was carried by a 90% majority,
but nationwide the reports did not
look to favorable for the program.
However jnany of the states had not
reported returns. The outcome o(
the 1964/wheat referendum win de
termine the type of program avail
able on the 1964 wheat crop.
Duplin Cauptyvyote was a^Jbllows:
Cypress Cree* "*^6 0
Faison- 121 39
Glisson 126 2
Island Creek 21 6
Kenansvflle 17 16
Limestone , ? 73 4
Magnolia V 3
Rockfish 42 10
Rose HU 52 8
Smith , ? 38 % 4
Warsaw& 104 2
Wolfscrape 156 21
Mailed In 52 3
- Officers of the Beulaville Jaycees for the
MBhv f*W. Left te rifbUimi row: Perry Wil
liams, Secretory; Bod Dew. Vice President;
Wllhar Hussey, Jr., President; Glean Lanier,
Interna] Vice-President Treasure Rhodes, Treasur
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er. Back row: Richard McDowell, Billy Booths, Tom
BatU. Roland Edwards, Directors. Bill Catler
presnted the Key Man Award to Outgoing Pres
ident Russell Bostic, on the same sight
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Beulaville JCs Install Officers
Present Bostic Key Man Award
Wilbur Hussey, Jr. was installed
as president ot the Beulaville Jay
?aea tor the coming year. Russell
Bostic, the outgoing charter presi
dent, was presented the Key Man
award These ceremonies ware held
at the ladies u* banquet hr *e
Beulaville Elementary School Lun
ch Room recently.
president; Rod Dew, Eternal Vice
president; Perry Williams, Secre
tary; Treasure Rhodes. Treasurer;
Billy Bostic, State Director; Tom
BatU, Alfonzo Quinn, Richard Mo
Dowell, and Roland Q Edwards, di
rectors.
At the banquet. President Bostic
Ins appreciation to the
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report was given by A. Rt Mercer
on the swimming pool and recrea
tion center progress. This project is
currently beinfc sponsored^ by the
Jaycees and will consist, on com
pletion, of a swimming ppol, t ten
nis courts, a clubhouse and a ligh
ted Softball field. The completed
project will cost between ffifty and
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Health Group To Launch Blood Typing
The Duplin County Citizens Com
mittee for Better Health will laun
ch a blood typing drive later this
year, according to Dennis Ramsey,
chairman of the organization.
He said that details have not been
worked out yet, but plans calls for
reaching a much greater percent
age of the population than has been
reached heretofore. Comprehensive
plans will be worked out in future
meetings.
Ramsey said many civic organi
zations had done a good job in this
field and that their efforts have un
doubtedly been instrumental in the
saving of lives.
Still there is a lot that can be
done, he said, pointing out that offi
cials of the Duplin County General
Hospital have pledged their support
and fneWties in this new endeavor.
Presently the organization is in
the midfet of his first major projects,
the encouraging of more annual
physical examinations and the is
suing af the new "Live Longer Hea
lth Cards."
Changes Proposed, Hunting Regulations
John <Q. Edwards, of Kenansville
Wildlife Protector in 'Duplin Coun
ty, reports that the Wildlife Resour
ces Commission will hold a public
hearing at 7:30 p. m. in the Court
House at New Bern on May 31 to
give hunters a chance to express
theh- views on a set of proposed
hunting and trapping regulations
for the 1963-64 season.
Edwards said that if Tarheel
hunters agree to proposals to be
presented by the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission they
will have an uncomplicated state
wide squirrel season from October
IS to January 1, a nine-day bonus
for rabbits and quail hunting, plus
a first-time spring gobbler season
on wild turkeys.
Trial
i & Error
I was talking with a certain young
gentleman this week while waiting
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years of ag# We were having a
very nice ghat and completely ob
livioos of the busy world around u*.
The liMe fellow started telling me a
tale which 1 was not even pay
ing much attention about when
his fatehr -was in the navy and
the kinds of gutis that he shot.
And he said "My daddy had to
shoot these guns in his under
wear". All of a sudden this loud
voice boomed from the interior
of the garage saying, "Son, be
carefvtl how you talk, you are tal
king to a newspaper woman".
Now honest, Mister, I would not
hace thought of putting it in the
paper if yeu had not reminded
me, Thanks!
Everyone around here is mighty
happy about the rain. Some of the
ones who had measured the rain
reported 2 1-2 inches as of Tues
day morning However so much
rain fell Tuesday afternoon that
the average has probably gone
much higher by now. You can
almost soft the tobacco jumping
out of the ground.
School is out and the Little
League Ball teams are getting in
to full swimng. All of the young
boys are going out for practice.
The big toy begins in Warsaw
with a picnic. Both boys and girls
who thought thgy would be so
happy loafing are beginnig to
get busy trying to fill up their
time.
Ruth
Summer School
Offered Students
The Duplin County Summer sch
ool will be held in the James Ken
an High School beginning June 3
and ending July 12, 1963, Classes
will meet five hours each day and
will begin at 8:00 o'clock on the
first day of school. The time sche
dule, however, will be arranged for
the convenience of students and
teachers.
The summer school will be ope
rated in accordance with standards
developed by the State Superintend
ent of Public Instruct** and will
be fully accredited bji the State
Department of Public Instruction
New and remedial (make-up1
work will be offered ia English I.
English II. English 1% General
Mathematics, Algebra T. Algebra
II, Geometry and Chemistry.
Students who are Interested in
attending the summer school and
have not yet registered may se
cure registration forma-from their
high schol principal or from 0. B.
Tpflrhpv Dunlin Cfumfv RmrH fit
At these hearings, the Commis
sion- will present its proposals and
then listen to opinions of hunters
who would be affected by them.
Following the hearings the Com
mission will meet in Raleigh to
weigh opinions, facts, and biologi
cal principles, and to set up hunt
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Duplin Members To
Attend YDC Rally
Members of the Duplin County
YDC have been invited to attend
the Spring YDC Rally in Burling
ton on Saturday, May 25. Graham
Phillips, president of the local club
stated that the banquet, which fea
tures a principal address by 1st dis
trict Congressman Herbert Bonner
will begii) at 6:30 preceded by a
reception honoring YDC members
and guests.
Those invited Include Governor
Terry Sanford, the entire Tar Heel
Democratic Congressional delega
tion, members of the Council ot
State, stated and party officials.
State YDC president David S
Beid, of Greenville is being assisted
by -taembers ot the AUjnanc# Coun*
ty YBC Club, whfl are making tocSff
arrangements. AH events will be
l.eld at the Jfew Holiday Inn.
High Scorer In -
Academic Test
Betty Rose Rouse and Charles
Brown made the highest scores on
the North Carolina academic test
given in science at East Duplin
High School recently.
Betty Rose, a sophomore, made
the highest score on the biology
test. The runner-up was William
Hill Andrews.
Charles Brown, a senior, made
the highest score on the Chemistry
test. Carolyn Mobley ar.d Zennie
Quinn Jr. tied for second place.
The papers of these students have
been forwarded to the University
of North Carolina where they will
be entered in the final competition.
The student entering the best pap
er m each subject will be awarded
a four year scholarship to the Uni
versity.
A typical busy week end tor Senator Leroy
Simmons. On this Monday morning he was side
dressing his tobacco before going back to Ral
eigh on Monday afternoon. Senator Simmons
has been named head of the Tobacco Committee.
He has been a big tobacco farmer for matey
years and knows the many problems connected
with the tobacco program Senator Simmons has
made an outstanding record during his rfnit
year in Congress.
Freshman Senator Has Busy Life
Has Outstanding Record In Senate
By: Tom Wood
When Senate Bill 405 came up for
its third reading May 16 on the Sen
ate floor, Senator Leroy Simmons
offered an amendment. Up popped
Senator Tom White, who had intro
duced SB 405. He asked Senator
Simmons to yield before the amend
ment was read, and -iSirnroons a-:
greed.
Teachey To Get '
New P. 0. Building
Congressman David N. Hender
son today announced that the Post
Office Department will post bids on
May 28 for construction of a new
Post Office building at Teachey.
The department has not designa
ted a specific site and the bidder
will be required to include his pro
posed site as a part of his bid.
Requirements will be for 1,000
square feet interior floor space;
104 square feet loading platform,
and 3,500 square feet paved parking
and maneuvering area.
Terms of lease will be five years
with (3) fiveyear renewal options.
Further details will be available
when the notice is posted.
Duplin Youths
Elected Office
Animal Science
Two Duplin County youths have
been elected to office in the Ani
mal Science Club at North Carolina
State College.
W. G. Simmons, son of Mr. and
Mrs. LeRoy G. Simmons of Albert
son, has been elected president of
the club for the 1963-64 school year.
Walker McNeil, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. McNeil of Warsaw, has
been elected circulation manager of
the club's publication Meat and
Milk.
Simmons is a rising senior, ma
joring in animal husbandry. McNeil
is a sophomore, studying pre-veter
inary medicine.
McNeil is the husband of the
former Jean Chambers of Kenans
ville.
"I'm very anxious for this mea
sure to become law," said White,
often celled the "power behild the
Senate throne." "I ask that it be
put over until next Thursday, be
cause a bill is in preparation that
may be even better than mine."
. Whitout objection.' Senate?Brest'
"?dent Clarence SlonoWrdered Ihe"biir
held osier. Senator Simmons' ma
neuver had worked, for the time
being.
SB 405 would force every driver
in the Assigned Risk Plan to buy
twice as much liability insurance as
other drivers. Cost of this doubled
coverage would be done by all
drivers in the state, however.
The amendment offered by the
freshman Senator from Duplin wou
ld put the Assigned Risk drivers in
a separate category. They would
bear the cost of the liability com
pletely.
"There's not much chance the bill
will go through with my amend
ment," says Simmons. "However
the biyl may be killed in prefer
Tractor Driver's
Contest May 24
A 4-H Tractor Driver's Contest
will be held at the Kenansville Sch
ool grounds at 2:00 p. m. Friday,
May 24. Club members between
the ages of 9 to 14 years old are
eligible to .compete in the Junior
Contest and older members are eli
gible for the Senior Contest.
There will be two parts to the
contest. The first part will be an
examination consisting of 20 to 30
questions pertaining to tractor
maintenance and safety. The se
cond part will consist of driving a
tractor with an implement through
an obstacle course
The winner of the Junior contest
will receive a $500 cash award. The
winner of the Senior Contest will
represent Duplin County at District
Day on June 26, 1963 at Raeford,
North Carolina. District winners
are presented a scholarship to 4-H
Club Week, held at Raleigh, July
22-27.
Any 4-H Club member enrolled in
the Tractor Maintenance Project is
eligible to compete in the county
contest.
ence to passing it with the amend
ment. That's what I'm hoping for."
For a man who works as hard on
weekends in his tobacco fields near
Albertson as he does during the
week in the legislative thickets at
Raleigh, ^matorptttoons baa ?be*' J
the major issues before this Gen
eral Assembly, and he has come up
with some significant legislation -?
especially local bills for his home
county of Duplin
The toughest fight has been trier ,
the State College name change. \
Senator Simmons waa one of the
chief leaders of the factioa that
wanted to make it "North Carolina
State University." He literally wor
ked himself sick over this issne,
opposing the powerful Senate triu
mvirate of Clarence Stone, Ralph
Scott and Tom White. The Legis
lature .at last passed the Higher
Education Bill a* May 10. Hear
ting the college as North > Carolina
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Warsaw Girl
Selected For
Governor's School
Carolyn Denton Gresham, rising
junior at James Kenan High Sch
ool, is among the 384 rising high
school juniors and seniors in North
Carolina selected to attend an eight
weeks summer session at the uni
que Governor's School for excep
tionally Gifted Children.
The students, selected from 180,
000 throughout North Carolina, wilt
participate in an unusual academic
and artistic program designed to
stimulate cieativity and original
thinking. Each student will spend
the summer concentrating in one
academic or artistic area in which
he is particularly gifted. Carolyn
will concentrate in the field of pia
no.
The school will open June 10 and
end August 2 on the Salem College
Campus io Winston-Salem. The pro
gram is financed through a grant
from the Carnegie Foundation and
Winston-Salerh Industries
Carolyn is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Gresham of War
saw, North Carolina. She is a pia
no student of Mrs. "Nell Middleton.
Dept. Of Agriculture Announces
Tobacco Price Support Of 56.6<
The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture announced today the schedule
of loan rates by grades for 1963
crop flue-cured tobacco. The loan
rates reflect an average price sup
port level 9f S6.6 cents per pound,
which is an increase of 1 percent
over the 1962 crop.
As recommended by the National
Tobacco Industry Advisory Commit
tee, grade standards and grade
price supports have been substan
tially revise for the 1903 crop to
reflect more adequately current
standards of usability and desir
ability demanded by (he market
tobacco have been lowered. Im
mature, tight and slick grades of
tobacco will be supported from U
to 14 cents per pound lower than
for corresponding grades of ma-ture
tobacco.
Other grades of unripe, close or
tight leaf structure tobaccos also
carry appropriate price different
ials from comparable family grou
pings of ripe and firm leaf struc
ture tobaccos. Increasedj'tprice sup
ports on the more desirable tobac
co will offset the lower supports on
low quality tobacco, and reflect the
increase of l per cent in the aver
age support level.
quality of the recent 10-year crops
is assured an average support of
56.6 cents per pound. USDA em
phasizes that under the 1963 pro
gram the grade of tobacco and the
resulting price support level will
depend on the quality of the tobacco
marketed. The responsibility to pro
duce quality tobacco for a favorable
price rests with each fanner.
As in past years, grower# WW
offer their tobacco at auction mar
kets in the usual manner and price
support will be made available
through the Flue-Cbred Tobacco' Co
operative Stabiliaiation Corporation
to farmers who comply with their