Jr " PROGRESS SENTINEL S. ;J| ^??????^? I ??I I ?WlWM^?*?*?? I I mi mmm^mhrnmmLimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmtmmmmmm i ? ?P VOLUME XXX NO. 41 KENANSVILLE, N.C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1963 PRICE 10$ PLUS 1$ TAX - Group Meets To Explore Possibilities Of Duplin-Sampson Industrial Education Center Fifteen interested persons met Tuesday noon foe luncheon at Fuss ell's Restaurant in Clin ton to explore the possibilities of an Industrial Education Cen ter for Duplin and Sampson Counties. M. It was tne unanimous expres sion of those attending the meet ing that the matter should be explored in detail and that an expanded meeting should beheld at a later date at which the civic educational and political leaders of the two counties should be invited to attend. In preparation for this meet ing, it was agreed that repre sentatives including the county commissioners of Doth coun ties and the civic leaders, Elderly Man Missing, Chinquapin "Negro Held For Murder Of frotherkOneGo should visit one or more In dustrial Education Centers to learn first-hand about the fa cilities and the program of fered. A steering committee is to make arrangements to charter a bus for the purpose of making visits to the Fayet teville and Goldsboro Centers. Dallas Herring of Rose Hill. Chairman of the State Board of Education, an ended the meet lng to explain provisions of the legislative act establishing such centers and to answer ques tions raised by those in atten dance. Preston B. Ralford, Ex ecutive Director of the Duplin I ' . a. - ?? DICK BYRD Dick Byrd PD For CP&L Richard H. (Dick) Byrd son of Mrs. W.A. Byrd andthe late Mr. Byrd of Warsaw, has been promoted to director of publi city for Carolina power and Light Company. He succeeds J.R. (Jack) Riley, who has been promoted to assistant director of the company's new public relations department which combines publicity, advertising and sales promotion, public information and management development functions. Byrd had served as assis tant to the publicity director since January, 1957. He came to CP&L from Newton-Conover where he was managing editor of the tri-weekly Observer News -Enterprise. He had also served as editor of the Val dese News for three years. H e is a graduate of War saw High School, class of 1942 and attended Louis burg junior College and the University of North Carolina, receiving his bachelor's degree in Journalism in 1950. He is a Navy vet eran' is past chairman of the board of deacons and Sunday School department superintend ent in the Garner Baptist Church; is a member of die Raleigh Public Relations So ciety, the Travel Council of North Carolina, and is ser ving as council publicity chair man for Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the board of directors in the Gar ner Civitan Club. Mrs. Byrd is the former Juanita Sharpe of Valdese. They have three children. m K m * Mrs. Troy's Mother Dies Mrs. Edna Reynard Clark 75, of Clarkton, died Tuesday in the Southeastern General Hospital in Lumbertonfollowing a brief illness. She was the widow of Clarence S. Clark, a Clarkton business man. Mrs. Clark was a native of Virginia, the daughter of the late Charles M. and Catherine Burke Reynard. She was a member of the Clarkton Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will beheld today at 3:30 in Clarkton Pres byterian Chruch by the Rev. W.E. Link. Burial will be in Clarkton Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters. Mrs. Catherine C. Ferguson and Mrs. BUI Clark of Clarkton and Mrs. R.S. Troy of Rose HOI; a son. Charles S. Clark Jr. of Clarkton; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers will beM.L. Mc Cauley, Robert Clark, George L. Clark. James S. Singletarv Howard W oat en and George C. Cur tie. County Industrial and Agricul tural Council, presided at the meeting. There were six representa tives from Duplin County: C.W. Surratt of Rose Hill; Eugene Thompson of Warsaw; T.J. Ba ker of Wallace; FaisonMcGow en O.P. Johnson and P.B. Rai ford of Kenansville. Nine per sons attended from Sampson County: W. Brantley Sutton of Falson and T.S. Cornwell, Worth Gurkin, George S. Wal ston, W.D. Reid, J.S. Eaker, Jr., W.M. Johnson, Jr., J.T. Herring and E.C. Slke, all of Clinton. BRIEFS KICK OFF SUPPER The Duplin County Farm Bu reau held their annual kick off meeting and supper In the Agricultural Building In Ken ansvllle, Friday evening. The annual supper Is held as part of the membership drive. Will H. Rogers, of the home office delivered a very Interesting and Informative message. Robert Worthlngton has re cently moved his family from Hookerton to Kenansvllle to be come agency manager of the Bureau. TOBACCO MEETING There will be a special meet ing of the flue-cured tobacco association to discuss acreage cut for 1964. This meeting will I," held on Thur. nlgr t October A4. at 7:30 , at the Agricul tural Building in Kenansvllle. All members and Interested parties are urged to attend this most Important meeting. ATTENTION COLORED MEN Orange picking jobs are open in Ft. Pierce, Fla. with wages not less than $1.00 per hour If satisfactory work is done. This work is for colored men from 18 to 50 years old. Free transportation by bus will be furnished, along with rent-free housing with lights, water beds ana mattresses. Those who stay and work un til Christmas will be glvenfree bus tickets to come back home for Christmas, If a good steady Job Is needed this winter at $50 to $75.00 per week, this Is your opportunity to earn good money. Meet the Employment Labor Representative in front of the Courthouse in Kenansvllle on Friday morning, October 18 at 9 a.m. to register fot the at 9 a.m. to register for the Florida positions. More infor mation will be given then. You may also call by phone. Mt. Olive OL8-3844 to Inquire about the work. BAKE SALE Unity Methodist Church is sponsoring a bake sale on Wed nesday, October 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. Pies cakes, candies and all kinds of goodies will be on sale. Proceeds are togotoward the church program. f ECC MUSIC WORKSHOP Mrs. Hannah Branyon, junior choir leader of Wallace Pres byterian Church, attended a church music workshop for children's choir directors held at East Carolina College re cently. Rose Hill Raptist Church Plans Revival The Rose Hill Baptist Church will have its fall revival Octo ber 21-27. Rev. Julian Motley, a former pastor will be the evangelist. At present he is pas tor of Gorman Baptist Church in Durham. Mr. J.C. Thomas minister of music at the First Baptist Church in Dunn, will be the song leader. There will be morning ser vices Tuesday through Friday at 7 a.m. Evening services will be at 7:30 p.m. every night. The church extends to the peo ple of this area a cordial in vitation to attend the revival WORLD'S LARGEST FRYING PAN.?Pictured above Is the World's Largest Frying Pan. 15 feet across, 47 feet In diameter and weighing two tons. The pan will be used to fry the chickens for Saturday's Jubilee, and was constructed at Ramsey's by. left to right, Clarence Brown, Willie James Trott, Johnnie Johnston, Walter Glddens and Pete Dixon. (STAFF PHOTO BY EUGENE PIERCE) Congressman Henderson To Speak Poultry Jubilee Saturday Plans are completed, the /Ty ing pan Is ready, and Saturday Is the big day In Rose Hill! Thousands are expected to munch on chicken, to enjoy the festivities and fun and to see first-hand eastern North Carolina's burgeoning poultry progress. Tne.frying pan, a huge steel Mrs. J.B. Stroud To Attend Little Rock Council Mrs. J.B. Stroud will attend the National Home Demonstra tion Council Meeting in Little Rock Arkansas, October 20 through October 23. Mrs. J.B. Stroud, President of Duplin County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs, will represent the Southeastern District of the North Carolina Organization. A bus chartered by the N.C. organization of Home Demon stration Clubs will leave Ra leigh at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 18, and will make stops at Greensboro, Hickory and Asheville during the day to pick up other North Carolina delegates who will represent the state at the National Con vention. The first stop out of the state will be made at Knox vllle, Tennessee where the group will spend the night. The second night of the trip will be spent at Memphis and from Memphis, the group will pro ceed directly to Little Rock, arriving at approximately 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Stroud states that her middle name should be "go" and that she is anticipating the trip with much pleasure and ex citement. No official plans or previews of the program have been re ceived at this time and so we shall have to wait for Mrs. Stroud's return to hear the full report of the National Meet ing. The bus chartered by the N.C. Organization will leave Little Rock at 7;30 a.m. on October 24, and will be expected back in Raleigh around 7;00 p.m. on October 25. The night stop on the return trip will be made in Chattanooga, Tennesee and the N.C. stops will be the same as listed above. monster, complete with handle, the largest In the world, fif teen feet across, 47 feet a round and weighing in at two tons, is ready to fry all the chicken the folks can eat along with hush-puppies and slaw. The pan will be fired with gas and the chicken will come to you hot from this vast uten sil. It's worth the trip to see the pan. Where else can you see such a pan? Or, so much fried chicken? Or, smell such an agreeable odor as the aroma of thousands of chickens frying in deep fat? Congressman David Hender son will speak. Smiley O'Brien and his Bar 7 Crew will bring songs everyone loves to hear. Vocalists Miss Joyce Vicks and mom as Hardy will be there, as will Clyde Mattox and his electric steel guitar. Wins Stale 4-H Honor Duplin County has another st ate 4-H winner in Mary Alice Thomas of Magnolia. Mary Alice won in the 4-H Clothing I project. This announcement was received today by Home Agent, Mrs. Lois Britt. Mary Alice will receive an ex pense paid trip to National 4-H Congress in Chicago the latt er part of November where she will be in competition for Na tional honors. ] Mary Alice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Thomas of Magnolia and her adult lea deris Mrs. A. Q. Smith. She She has comnlered 7 vears of 4-H Club work with the main enphasis on clothes. She has taken part in sewing demonstra tions, dress revues and other related activities through the years. THe James Kenan Senior was one of 30 state winners out of about 160,000, 4-H'ers. Dr. Blackmore PR Director At Baptiat Seminary WAKE FOREST" A former King Pastor, Dr. James H. Blackmore, has been named the director of public relations at Southeastern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary. Dr. Blackmore succeeds Ben Fisher, who resigned last year to assume a position with the Baptist State Convention. He be lieves that presenting the cause of Christ in theological educa tion is "part of the Christian ministry." He is no newcomer to the state. A native of War saw, N.C., he has been pas tor of three Baptist Churches in the state: King. 1941-43; Ma sonboro in Wilmington, 1947 49; and First Church, Spring Hope, 1951-61. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army dur ing the Second World War. Dr. Blackmore is the au- : thor of a recently finished book. J The Cullom Lantern ' At 7 p.m. tfiere will be one of the best square dance ex hibitions?western style?ever held in this area. Dance teams from Raleigh, Mt. Olive. War saw, Bentonsville and other cit ies will be here to show their best. There will be f-ee Bingo 'and free rides for the kiddies. At 10:00 a.m. the horseshoe tournament begins. Tournament will consist of ten highest total scores out of 50 shoes pitched. Winner receives a 9 1/2 inch cup and runner up, a 7 1/2 inch cup. The Ringers count 3 points within 6 inches of a strike 1 point and leaner shoe 1 point. At 2 p.m. there will be a cake judging contest, with Mrs. Lois Britt and Mrs. May Spi cer judges. The cakes will be judged on their general appear ance, shape, size and icing. Cups will be given to winner and for 2nd. place. All ladies are urged to bake a cake and enter this contest, for details call Mrs. Sallie Blanchard, Mrs. Lots Britt or Leo Jones. The cakes will be donated to the Retarded Children Fund and sold to highest bidder. There will be plenty of.park ing In the Marlowe Bostic Sub division. Plants in Rose Hill will open their doors to visi tors and tours will be con ducted by guides. These tours will Include Ramsey Mill. Ra eigh Hatcheries. Atlantic Casket Company, Explorer Scouts. Ramsey Hatcheries, Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory and Rose Hill Poult ryCorpora tionfprocessing plant). Tours will begin in tne parking area and will pick up passengers f ree at any point along the route. This will give visitors an op portunity to view the fantastic poultry industry around Rose Hill which started a few years ago from scratch andhas grown into an industry with an annu al income of eighteen million dollars, marketing twenty-five million broilers a half million turkeys and seven million doz en eggs a year. Beulaville Receives Grant Congressman David N. Hen derson advised the Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, on Wednesday that a federal grant of $28,200.00 has been approved for a sewer project for Beu laville. Official notice of the approval should be received by Beulaville officials short ly, according to the Congress man. Bloodshed Score Box RALEIGH - The Motor Vehi ?les Departments summary of raffle deaths through M A. M. Monday, October 14, 1163: tilled To Date 1000 tilled To Date Last Year .. 900