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VOLUME XXX NO. 42 KENANSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1963 PRICE 10? PLUS lg TAX
FREDDIE GASKINS to 74-PC^^OI^PUM^ Freddie Is from Rose Hill and
he says this pumpkin Is larger than any he grew this year but that this one is large enough
to combine the spirit of Halloween, fall, harvest and plenty of pumpkin pie,
(STAFF PHOTO BY EUGENE PIERCE)
lax Values Increase In 0,3
Total of All Property Cher 70 Million
County Property Tax values
increase $1,888,136.00 in 1963
New buildings and newproperty
accounts for increase.
The report of Valuations and
Taxes for 1963, was filed with
the governing body of the coun
ty last Monday by F.W. Mc
Gowen, Tax Supervisor.
The report shows the fol
lowing valuations: Farm land,
Including timber, $38,030,
834.00, an increase of $292,
790.00; Town lots $15,812,798.
00. an increase of $959,310.
00; making the total valuation
of real property $53 843,632.
00. an increase of $1,252,107.
00.
Personal Property; Stocks or'
merchandise and fixtures $4
417 174.00. an increase of
$415,208.00; Materials in pro
cess of manufacture and ma
chinery not affixed to realty
$1,350,851,00, a decrease of
$38,115.00; Net value above ex
emtlon of personal property,
including livestock, from which
$300 exemption is allowed $2,
Mt. Olive College
Drive At
Beul avi lie
The thirteen churches of Or
ral Freewill Baptists lnDup
County with a membership
of 1500, are in the midst of
a drive for funds for the build
ing program of Mt. Olive Col
lege.
The benefit dinner will be
held at the Beulaville Elemen
tary School hmch room, Thurs
day , November 14. To be eli
gible to attend this dinner gifts
must be a minimum of $5.00
per person.
Friends of the College ir
Duplin County should contact
William Thlgpen, Beulaville,,
chairman of one of the follow
ing County Committee: Leslie
Bell Mt. Olive, Rt. 2: Mrs.
Pannie Rhodes, Rt. 1, Beula
ville; D.F. Chambers, Rt. 1,
Kenansvllle; or Paul Ingram,
Kenans ville, to make their con
tribution.
All Freewill Baptists in the
County are urged to support
this drive and nelp attain the
$5 00 goal for the County.
The building project is ex
pected to begin about April 1,
1964.
968,922.00, an increase of $59.
623.00; Tractors $1,744,615.00,
a decrease of $28,561.0'*; Mo
tor Vehicles $5,390,604.00, an
1 increase of $266,016.00: All
other personal property $872,
281.00 a decrease of $175 730.
00; Making a total valuation
of personal property of $16
744,447.00, an Increase of $4
98,441.00.
Excess Valuation from State
Board of Assessment-railroads
$991,391.00, an increase of
$21,603.00; telephone and tele
grapg companies $970,443.00,
an increase of $115,992.00; To
tal valuation from State RnarH
of Assessment $1,961,834.00
an increase of $137 595,00.
The grand total of all prop
erty listed and assessed for
county-wide taxation is $72,
549,913.00 , an increase of
$1,888,136,00.
The amount of county taxes
levied in 1963 are as follows;
County-wide property tax $1,
197,073.66, an increase of $66,
483.87; Poll tax $1 ,712.00. a
decrease of $320.00; dog tax
? $6,983.00, a decrease of $198,
00; penalty for late listing $1.
888.82, a decrease of $1, 624.
12; making a grand total of
taxes levied of $1,217,657.48.
Henderson
)
Endorses
Sale Of Tobacco
Congressman David N. Hen
I derson today endorsed the idea
of attempting to promote the
i sale of American tobacco in
Russia. "Canada is sending a
trade mission to Russia topro
mote the sale of Canadian to
bacco to Russia," he said
"We should do the same."
"The only argument 1 have
heard against selling American
wheat to Russia is tnat it might
strengthen their economy and
thereby aid them in the cold
war. This argument is not ap
plicable to tobacco sales and
it appears to me that the bene
fits we would derive from the
sale of tobacco to them would
be considerable. Ihope this pos
sibility will be fully explored."
The county-wide tax rate in
1963 is $1.65 on the one hun
dred dollars of property valua
tion. which is more than
it was in 1962.
Industrial
Director
Attends Meet
Preston B. Raiford, execu
tive director of the Duplin Coun
ty Industrial and Agricultural
Council, is attending the annual
meeting of the Southern Indus
trial Development Council in
Oklahoma City Oklahoma, this
week.
This organization is compos
ed of some 600 members from
16 Southern States. Members
represent power and telephone
:ompanies railroad and motor
reight lines, large manufac
:erers, state, county and city
industrial development organ
izations.
Dan E. Stewart, vice presi
ient of area development Caro
iina Power and Light Co., will
ippear on a panel Biscussion.
Jim Latta, industrial director
rf the Committee of 100 in
Soldsboro will make a report
>n the Industrial Institute held
innually at the University of
Oklahoma.
The Duplin Council recently
decided to set up five commit
tees in their initial program:
Agricultural Development, In
dustrial Development, Existing
Industry Service, Highway
and Roads andEducation. Board
members present were C.W.
Surratt. Jr., president, Gerland
King, Russell Bostic, Tommy
Baker, Elmo Blizzard and P.B,
Raiford, executive director.
The Board also felt that ef
forts should be undertaken to
cooperate with local town of
ficials and civic groups which
would encourage improvements
and progress of their communi
ties.
The education committee im
mediately explored the possibi
lities, along with a group from
Sampson, of securing an In
dustrial Education Center for
this area. Plans were made for
the group to visit such centers
In Fayetteville and Golds boro,
along with civic and political
leaders of the two counties
to learn first-hand about the
facilities and program offered.
Community Development Awards
Day, October 29 At Kenan Gym
BRIEFS
JAYCEE PAPER DRIVE
The Rose Hill Jaycees will
make their regular paper drive
Thursday night. Please put out
Eir ola papers on the porch
7:00 p.m. and they will pick
m up.
ROSE HILL GARDEN CLUBTO
MEET
The Rose Hill Garden Club
will meet Tuesday, October 29,
at 3:30 p.m. in the home of
Mrs. C.F. Hawes with Mrs.
Cecil Wells as co-hostess.
Mrs. Chester Rouse will pre
sent a program, "Annuals and
perennials for Spring Bloom."
All members are urged to
attend.
BEULAVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH TO HOST NEW RIVER
ASSOCIATION
The New River Baptist As
sociation will hold the first day
of its annual meeting in the
Beulavllle Baptist Church on
Thursday beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The second day of the associa
tion will be at Cedar Fork
Baptist _Church beginning at
9:30 a.m.
NOTICE!!
The Duplin County Farm Bur
eau will hold their annual meet
ing, October 31 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Agricultural Building in
KenansvQle. All members are
invited to come and bring any
resolution he may have to be
discussed. Officers and Board
members will be elected at this
meeting. Refreshments will be
served. '
OFFICERS TO BE TRAINED
A Leadership training work
shop will be held In the Agri
culture Building in Kenansvtlle
at 2:00 p.m. Thuraday, October
24 , for president and vice
president. On Friday October
25. the work shop will be held
for Secretary and Treasurer.
All newly elected Home Demon
stration officers are urged to
attend.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
Kenansvtlle Elementary -
School will have its annual Hal
loween Carnival on Thursday
night, Oct. 31. A delicious bar
becue dinner will -be served in
the lunch room beginning at
5 p.m. The tickets are $1.07
each.
The fun begins at 7:00 p.m.
when the ghosts of Halloween
will be riding forth. Join the
crowd for the Bake Sale. Coun
try Store, Fortune Telling and
House of Horrors.
The Kings and Queens will
be crowned at the end of the
program in the auditorium.
Everyone is invited to come
out and Join the fun.
FAMILY NIGHT AT ROSE HILL
METHODIST CHURCH
Family night will be obser
ved by the Rose Hill Metho
dist Church Sunday. October
27, 6 till 8 p.m. There will
be food, fun, fellowship, sing
ing and a mystery guest. Films
of people and places of Rose
Hill will be shown by D.W.
Ramsey. These films were
made over a period of years,
and you may be a movie star
and don't know it. There will
be a group singing of hymns
and spirituals and folk music
by Leo Jones. Bring sandwich
es potato chips or anything you
like for a picnic supper. Drinks
and plates will be furnished.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
ROSE HILL SCHOOL
The annual Halloween Car
nival will be held at the Rose
Hill Elementary School Thurs- '
day night. October 31. Supper
will begin at 5 p.m. and the
program will begin at 7 p.m.
Community Development A
wards Day will be hild Tues
day, October 29, at the Ken
ansvflle School. There will be
a picnic supper in the gym
nasium at 7 p.m. and the A
wards Day Program will fol
low immediately after this sup
per.
Jim my Frank, County Exten
sion Agent of Jones County;
C.E. Heath Agricultural Ex
tensionAgent Tor Sampson
County and Miss Catherine -
L R. HARR1LL
L.R, Harrill To
Speak At 4-H
Achievement
Program
L.R. Harrlll, retired 4-H -
Club State leader and a dyna
mic force in the development
of 4-H Club work in North -
Carolina for 37 1/2 years, will
be the guest speaker at the
4-H Club Achievemnt Program
November 2. 7:30 p.m. at Ke
nan Auditorium, Kenans ville.
All work of the 4-H's to
All work of the 4-H's dur
ing the past year will be ex
hibited. All members are en
couraged to bring any exhibits
they nave in connection with
4-H Club work. A trophy will
be presented the club exhibit
ing the most articles during
Achievement Day.
Exhibits may De brought into
Kenan Auditorium Friday, Nov
ember 1, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Perishable items, such as cakes
may be brought in Saturday -
morning before 9 a.m. The
auditorium will be open to the
public at 6:30 p.m. on Satur
day. November 2 with the pro
gram beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The exhibits will have been
judged and awards made before
the beginning of the program.
County, district and State win
ners will be named during the
program along with the Blue
Award groups.
The public is invited to come
and hear Mr. Harrlll.
Training
Course
At W-RH
Mr. W.G. Slattery, teacher
educator, Distributive Edu
cation Service, School of Edu
cation, University of North
Carolina, will conduct a session
on training and supervision to
night 7;30 p.m., October 24,
1963, at Wallace-RoseHUlHlgh
School, sponsored by the Wal
lace Chamber of Commerce
and T.E. Goldsboro Industrial
Education Center.
Mr. Slattery, a former sales
and personnel manager is a
member of the Bureau of Bus
iness Research And Services
and has conducted numerous
sessions in business manage
ment Institutes throughout
North Carolina.
Mr. D.D. Abernathy, Princi
pal , Wallace-Rose Hill High
School, will introduce the
speaker.
TRAFFIC DEATHS
RALEIGH--The Motor Vehi
cles Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10 a.m.
Monday. October 21. 1963:
Killed To Date, 1031
Killed To Date Last Year 1027.
Smith', Home Service Represen
tative of the Carolina Power
and Light Company Clinton
are the judges this year and
they will determine which of
the organized communities has
made the most progress during
the year. The judges will vis ft
each of the six organized com
munities for one nour as fol
lows: Thursday Oct. 24, Rones
Community 9:30; Beautancus -
11:00 Oak "Ridge 2:0i and Plea
sant Grove 3:30. On Friday,
October 25, they will visit Ce
dar Fork at 9:00 and Smith
at 10:30.
Pleasant Grove won 1st place
in the county baseball tourna
ment and Beautancus earned
the second prize several weeks
ago. In the horseshoe tourna
ment Friday afternoon. Plea
sant Grove and Cedar Fork took
first and second places in the
men's division and Cedar Fork
and Rones picked up tirst and
second places respectively in
the women's section.
The over-all long-time ob
jectives of community develop
ment are Increased income and
improved living attained -
through both individual and or
ganized group action. Fifty
eight financial sponsors pro
mote the program and furnish
awards. County officers for
1963 are Michael Aldridge,
president; George Cowan, vice
president; Mrs. George Cowan,
secretary and Russell Brock,
treasurer.
Poultry Jubilee Draws 4,000
Four thousand persons enjoyed the tlrst
annual poultry jubilee at Rose Hill Saturday,
with 2500 eating fried chicken from the world's
largest frying pan.
Tne weather was ideal, the site was per
fect, and shaded with long leaf pine trees,
and the chicken was delicious, coming from
180 gallons of cooking oil in a pan 15 feet
across and 47 feet in diameter. Forty-eight
tobacco barn burners and gas donated Dy
Worsley Oil Company were used to heat the
monstrous pan, which held about 500 quar
ters of chicken at a cooking. Pitchforks were
used to turn and handle tne frying chicken
(in the deep fat. The pan made of steel a
quarter of an inch thick by Ramsey's em
ployees, weighed two tons. Coca-Cola and
Pepsi-Cola were Issued by the gallon, do
nated by the respective companies and eag
erly consumed along with the chicken, slaw
ana hush-puppies. .
Long tables were provided. It was a fes
tive gay occasion like a big picnic as folk.*
gathered and enjoyed the succulent chicken
and talked and listened to the music by Smiley
O'Brien and his Bar 7 Crew and delighted
in the songs of vocalists Miss Joyce Vicks
and Thomas Hardy with Clyde Mattox and his
electric guitar.
Rev. Dwight A. Petty , retired Methodist
minister, gave the invocation and thanks for
the material benefits and enjoyment.
Congressman David Henderson spoke at
2 p.m. He outlined the progressof the poultry
industry in this area citing figures showing
the growth in the short time since World
War II and mostly within the last ten years.
He said , "Here in Duplin County and es
pecially in the Rose Hill area, the production
and processing of poultry has reached such
proportions that even those of us who have
been fairly close to it have difficulty in ap
preciating how enormous it is."
The Tnird District Congressman recall
ed that "One hundred years ago, turpentine
was a major farm commodity in Duplin.
Seventy-five years ago, cotton was king. Pro
duce was the No. 1 cash crop fifty years
ago and for the past 25 years tobacco has
been supreme. Now, poultry a ccounts for
35% of the farm gross income."
He warned that it was not good to oper- s
ate on a one-crop economy because when
bad weather comes for the principal crop
the whole economy will suffer, or bad mar
ket conditions, or major changes in the econo
mic situation.
He said that he was glad the Commerce
Department and the State Department were
standing firm that poultry and poultry pro
ducts not be discriminated against in the
Common Market of Europe. He advocated
continued stray to rearae Treigtit rates on
grain from the Midwest and lower poultry
feed prices.
"We can continue to operate our economy
on sound basis by diversified farming," the
Congressman stressed "and should not be
come unduly dependent upon one crop, like
tobacco, to the exclusion of other impor
tant sources of farm income."
Hugh Johnson, Duplin's representative in the
legislature, introduced the speaker. Dr. Hugh
Powell of the local poultry diagnostic lab
oratory and president of the Jaycees, out
lined the program. Dennis Ramsey, termed
by many as the "daddy" of the poultry in
dustry in Duplin, told about the large frying
pan. Mayor Gerald Carr welcomed visitors
to the dinner and introduced Nash Johnson of
Nash Johnson and Sons Farms and Mill, Mer
ritt Watson of the processing plant and other
figures in the county's poultry development.
The project was sponsored by the Rose
4111 Chamber .-r Commerce . ? 'the JV.e Hill
Jaycees, along wi;h the mereha-.ts of the area
;and poultry interests. They -plan a larger
celebration next year. Leo Lanier was over
411 chairman of the affair, Dennis Ramsey
planned the tours, Horace Fussell Jr. had
charje of the dinner plans and Leo Jones
arrangfed for the entertainment. Cecil Rhodes
was* responsible for advertising the event.
Other features of the day were tours to
places of interest in this poultry capital,
passengers being picked up by buses and
taken on guided tours; horseshoe pitching,
cake contests, and a square dance demon
stration.
The cakes were judged by Mrs. Lois Britt
and Mrs. May Spicer, who gave first prize
to Mrs. Frank Blanchard for a black walnut,
cake, and second prize to Mrs. Valentine
Usher for a marbled chocolate cake. The
cakes were auctioned to the highest bidder
and the proceeds donated to tne Retarded
Children Fund.
There was free Bingo and tree rides tor
the children. The children had a real thrill
out of riding about town in an old-time steam
train engine complete with whistle and puff
ing smoke.
Western style square dance teams from Ral
J eigh, Mt. Olive, Warsaw, Bentonsville and other
cities held a square dance exhibition beginning
at 7 p.m. They were most proficient ana
adept in their art and were throughly en
joyed and appreciated.
1 ne tantastic poultry industry started around
Rose Hill a few years ago from scratch
and has grown into an industry with an annual
income of eighteen million dollars, marketing
twenty-five million broilers a half million
turkeys and seven million dozen eggs a year.
* wammamL.
WORLD'S LARGEST FRYING PAN. Picture shows 500 servings of delicious fried chicken
In 180 gallons of cooking oil In the frying pan at the Poultry Jubilee Saturday. The Rose
Hill pan Is fifteen feet across and 47 feet around and required 48 tobacco barn burners
to heat it. Chicken dinner was served to over 2500 people. Holding pitchfork used to turn
the chicken is Horace Fussell. chairman of the Jaycee feed committee.
(STAFF PHOTO BY EUGENE PIERCE.)