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VOLUME XXX NO. 44 '; KENANSVILLE, N.C. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1963 PRICE 10^ PLUS 1( TAX
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ENGLISH-BROWN POST OF
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS WILL HOLD MAN-OF
THE "YEAR CEREMONY.
The English Brown Post of
V.F.W. at Wallace will hold
their annual supper meeting
on Wednesday. November 13.
At this time the Man-Of-The
Year will be announced and
honored.
BEULAVILLE TASTEE FREEZ
TO CLOSE UNTIL APRIL
The Tastee Preez at Beu
lavllle will close during the
winter months to open again
about April 1st.
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN
MERCHANDISE WILL BE
GIVEN AWAY AT ROSE HILL
DECEMBER 4th.
Preparations are being made
for the big Jaycee Christmas
parade at Rose Hill on Wed
nesday, December 4th. This
year the parade will be big
ger and better than ever be
fore. Miss Jeanne Swanner.
Miss North Carolina and Miss
Pamela Prldsen, state Dairy
Princess, will highlight the an
nual parade. There will be many
lovely girls, bands, floats and
old Santa Claus himself.
Plans are being made for a
free drawing by which the mer
chants will give away hundreds
of dollars in valuable merchan
dise. This drawing will be held
immediately following the par
ade.
STRAWBERRY MEETING TO
BE HELD NOV. 13.
Any person Interested in -
stra-.berries U intfwtf to at
tend a strawberry ^meeting on
November 13, at 7;30 p.m. at
the Agricultural Building In
Kenansvllle. Three strawferry
specialists from State college
, will speak and answer ques
tions on strawberry production.
J.C. Wells. Extension Plant
Pathologist, will speak on ne
matodes and diseases. AJ>.
Worsham, Extension Weed Spe
cialist, will speak on weed con
trol, and Joe Brooks, Exten
sion Horticulturist, will discuss
other phases of strawberrypro
duction such as fertilizer,
varieties, etc.
RAIFORD TO MEET WITH
ROSE HILL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
PreetDO a Ralford, Execu
tive Director, Duplin County
industrial Development Com
mission will meet with the Rose
HOI Chamber of Commerce at
noon Tuesday, November 12,
at their regular meeting at
Efile's cafe. All members are
urged to attend.
MAGNOLIA REVIVAL
A revival campaign Is In
progress at the First Pente
costal Free will Baptist ?
Church of Magnolia, N.C.. and
will continue through Sunday
night, November 17th.
The service time; Week day s
7;30 p.m. Sunday 7:00 p.m.
The Invited speaker Is the Rev.
Bfllle Toler of Goldsboro, N.C.
He and his wife will render
special sieging. The Tolers are
to leave the U.S. as missionar
ies to Mexico, In March, 1964.
The Rev. R.M. Brown, Pastor,
invites the public to an end.
APPEARS ON LUNCHEON
PROGRAM
John Clayton Jackson, son
of Maurice Jackson of Rt. 2,
BeulavOle appeared on the?
luncheon musical program at
ECC. The group sang before
members of the N.C. Associa
tion of Women Deans and Coun
selors. Jackson is a junior
and a geography major at ECC.
IN TAMPA
uonna J an Sumner, daughter
of S.A. Smith, and a senior ma
jority in nursing at ECC, wu
one of die six student dele
gKsssfissE
Region Four conference of the
Association of College Unlosn
In TMVa. Florida.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Warsaw PTA Association u
on Friday, November 8 from
the account on^dwWar'sawPage
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MISS JEANNE SWANNER.--Mlss Ijlorth Carolina, Miss Jeanne Swanner, of Graham, will
participate in the Veterans Day parade at Warsaw Monday, along t*th beauty contestants
from surrounding schools. All contestants will have dinner with Miss Swaaner Monday
evening. Miss Swanner will return to Duplin on December 4th for Rose Hill's annual
Jaycee Christmas parade. (Photo courtesy James Flynt)
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Duplin 4-H *ers Display 480 Exhibits
At Achievement Program
The largest number of ex
hibits ever shown were exhi
bited at Duplin County's Annual
4-H Achievement Program on
Saturday night, in Kenan Mem
orial Auditorium.
Another highlight of the eve
ning was the talk made by
L.R. Harrill, Retired State 4-H
Leader, m his talk Mr. Harrill
pointed out that there are 170,
000 4-H boys and girls in the
work now. and he further point
ed out the many outstanding men
and women in the country to
day who had a 4-H background
behind them. Mr. Harrill told
the large group of 4-Her's and
their leaders, "In 4-H work
you have your choice. If you
nave your right choice and in
spiration and guidance, your
opportunities are as great as
your imagination and what you
want to do. Measure your ac
tivities by your own knowledge
and abilities. Talents are yours
to use or let stand still. You
must be ready for any oppor
tunity." Mr. Harrill's speech
was received enthusiastically
by the group.
Linda Grady, President of the
County Council, presided at the
meeting. Bobby Goodson, vice
president led the Pledge of
Allegiance, while Anna Lee
Hawes led the 4-H pledge. Lin
da Smith was song leader and
devodonals were directed by
Anthony Westbrook. Ray
Roberts, Jr.. extended the wel
come to the group and county
Extension agent, V.H. Rey
nolds. recognized the guests.
A quick revue of the 4-H
work; of 1983 was rendered by
Mary; Alice Thomas and Miss
Margaret Clark Introduced the
speaker, Mr.Harrill.Mrs.Lols
G. Bi-Itt, Home Economics A
gent ;and Marlon C. Griffin, -
Assistant Agriculture Exten
sion Agent presented awards
to the 4-H winners.
Awards were presented as
follows*
Most Outstanding Girl; Mary
Alice Thomas, Magnolia; Most
Outstanding Boy; Anthony West
brook; Woodland.
Key* Award; Mary Alice
Thomas, Magnolia; Anna Lee
Hawed, Greenwood; Anthony
Westbrook. Woodland.
County Champions In 4-H
Projeets (Long Time Records)
Award Scholarship to camp or
club week; Beutiflcatlon of?
HomelGrounds; Beverly Grady.
Pleasant Grove; Beef; Anthony
Westbrook, Woodland; Canning;
Anna *Lee Hawes, Greenwood;
Clothing; Mary Alice Thomas.
Magndlla; Commercial Vege
taoies; tJemy uooason, Plea
sant Grove; Corn; Ralph Bor
don Hunter. Cedar Fork; En
tomology; Ray Roberts, Jr.,
Stanford; Foods-Nutrition;-?
Stella Wells, Greenwood; Home
Economics; Linda Diane Smith,
Smiths; Tobacco; Larry Holt.
Smiths.
Sear's Poultry Chain Flock
Management Trophy-John C.
Smith, Smiths.
Club Award for 100% Com
pletion of Project with records
turned in on time; Cedar Fork
4-H, Mrs. Ralph Hunter, lea
der-|15.00 cash award, W'r
saw 4-H, Mrs. E.C. Wray d
William Costin, leaders,)) f0
cash award.
Medal winners; Agriculture;
Donnle Mobley, Cedar Fork;
Beef; Bobby Good son, plea
sant Grove; Keith Westbrook,
Woodland; Alan Johnson, Bea
ver Dam; Bill Costin, Jr. War
saw; Canning; Anna LeeHawes,
Greenwood; Linda Wray, War
saw; Clothing; AnnaLeeHawes,
Greenwood; Rebecca Raynor,
Cedar Fork; Treva Rouse,
Greenwood; Lela ward. Bea
ver Dam.
Dairy Foods-Stella Wells,?
Greenwood; Martha Bradshaw.
Greenwood. Electric; Ray Bo
be rts, Jr.. Stanford; Linda -
Wray, Warsaw; BobbyGoodson,
Pleasant Grove; John C. Smith,
Smiths. Entomology; Ray Ro
berts, Jr.. Stanford; Bobby
Goodson, Pleasant Grove.Field
Crops; Larry Holt, Smiths; -
Ralph Hunter. Cedar Fork, Ron
ald Raynor,Cedar Fork. Foods
Nutrition; Janet Herring. Plea
See 4-H Page 2
Santa
PLANNING TO WRITE SANTA
CLAUS? BE SURE TO USE
HIS ZIP CODE.
Postmaster Ray Sanderson
of Rose HOI announced today
that the Post office Department
wants all children to write to
Santa Claus this year with the
correct ZIP CODE number.
Address all letters to Santa
Claus. North Pole 99701.
When Santa receives your
letter, he will answer you from
the North Pole with your Zip
Code number. Be sure t?have
your correct Zip Code number
favour return address so you
Jury Frees
Accused Murderer
Duplin County Superior Court
convened Monday in the court
house in Kenansvllle, with
Judge Howard H. Hubbard of
Clinton presiding.
James Wilson. 31, of War
saw, was charged with the pis
tol death of James Thomas
Bryant, 30, also of Warsaw.
Three other men are charged
with assault and engaging in an
affray in this incident which
killed one and wounded five,
August 25.
It appears that a number
had gathered at a Warsaw
nightspot and a fight started,
soon a shotgun was brandished
and fired, the pellets striking
several. Someone came out with
a pistol rnd killed James E
ant with a slug through his right
chest It was alleged that this
pistol was in the hand of James
Wilson when It fired the dead
ly sljot, and he was charged
with murder. Solicitor Walter
T. Brltt. asked the jury to
find him guilty of second-de
gree i murder or manslaughter,
but the Jury brought in a ver
dict 1 of not guilty, releasing
Wilson of the charge against
hlm.:
Prayer for Judgment was con
tinued Tuesday for George A.
Ezzell, charged with three
counts of forgery. Braddy Lee
Tew jwas tried Wednesday on two
counts of operating an automo
bile (while intoxicated and with
breaking, entering and larceny,
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Veterans Day Celebration
To Be Biggest Ever j
The Warsaw jaycees are co
operating with the Charles R.
Gavin Post No. 127 of the
American Legion to make the
1963 Veterans Day celebration
the biggest in history.
Miss Jeanne Swanner. Miss
North Carolina, will share in
the spotlight along with many
beauty contestants and bands
from surrounding schools.
Numerous floats of beauty and
interest and marching units will
add color to the parade.
The parade begins at 4 p.m.
on Monday. November 11th.
All beauty contestants will
have dinner with Miss North
Carolina after the parade.
A memorial service In
memory of the boys who fought
and died In service will becon
ducted by the Rev. Norman
Flowers on Sunday afternoon,
November 10, at 3:00 p.m. in
Plnecresh Cemetery. All Gold
Star Motners and relatives are
cordially invited and the public
Is urged to attend this cere
mony.
The Jetty Jumpers of Caro
lina Beach, well known for hav
ing played a summer engage
ment at the Plaza and the Wreck,
will play for the Teen Dance
on Saturday night, November
9th. The preliminaries for the
beauty contest will be held be
ginning at 7 p.m. at this well
chaperoned dance.
The final judging of the beauty
contestants will be at the annual
Veterans Day Dance on Monday,
November 11. Music for this
dance will be by Henry Vin
cent's Orchestra. Both dances
will be held in the Warsaw
Armory.
The Ail-American Cartilval
has been booked for the week
of the 11th.
Commissioners Discuss Hospital Expansion
And Name Industrial Commission
At the regular meeting of
the Duplin County Board of
Commissioners Monday, a re
solution was adopted giving the
industrial group a name, a title
for its director and appointing
six persons as members of the
commission.
C.W. Surratt, Jr., E.C.
Thompson, Elmore Blizzard,
Russell Bostlc. T.J. Baker and
Garland P. King were appoint
ed members of the Duplin -
County Industrial Development
Commission. An advisory com
mittee Consisting of thirteen
members will be apolnted at
a later, date to advise with this
eommlSplon. Members of the
commission will be ex-officlo
imember s of rtje advisory com
mittee and lts< chairman shall
servi as chairman t-f the ad
visory committee. Members of
the commission and the ad
visory committee will serve
without pay and are appointed
for a term of one year from
the First Monday in February
of each year.
Preston B. Raiford Is the
full-time director employed by
the commission and his title
was designated as "Executive
Director.
The Duplin County Industrial
Development Commission is
established, according to the
commissioners resolution, for
the purpose of making a care
ful study of the resources,pos
sibilities and needs of the
county, and to make plans for
Group To Visit
Education
Centers
Arrangements have been
made for a bus trip on Nov
ember 20, for county officials,
civic leaders and interested
persons of Duplin and Samp
son counties to visit indus
trial education centers at?
Goldsboro andFayettevllle.The
purpose is to learn first-hand
about the facilities and thepro
grA..-, offered.
Sampson and Duplin civic, po
litical and educational leaders
are exploring the possibilities
of a Duplin-Sampson Industrial i
education center to serve the
two-county area. Initial leaders
of the Duplin interest are C.W.
Surratt of Rose Hill; Eugene
Thompson of Warsaw; T.J. Ba
ker of Wallace; FaisonMcGow
en and P.B. Raiford also Mr.
O.P. Johnson of Kenansvtlle.
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Beautiful October has gone!
Another 12 months before we
can enjoy Indian Summer with
all of Its glory! Poets have
written about It, lovers have
crooned to the Harvest Moon,
and witches and goblins have
each year closed tne beautiful
month with Halloween fantacles,
but most all of us love Octo
ber.
This year the leaves were
more colorful than usual, and
the weather was unusually
warm. I don't believe that we
even had frost until the very
last week in the month. So now
we shall bid the lovely month
farewell and greet cold Novem
ber with rain?but the rain Is
badly needed and we are very
thankful for It.
You should have been at Kenan
Memorial Auditorium on Satur
day night. Over 400 exhibits
were snown by 4-H boys and
girls. You will not believe me
when I mention the collards.
They were so large that one
plant almost covered a table.
I thought that It was several
collaras put together but it was
only one plant. I took a pic
ture of It, but you know the
story of "Me and My Camera"
It Is very tempermental, so that
time It aid not work.
It Is almost unbelleveable
to see what the 4-H'ers can
do. Exhibits of needle work,
cooking, dressmaking, bug col
lections, corn grown, hobbles,
leaf collections?will make you
quit worrying about the youth
and be thankful for their lea
ders. Mary Alice Thomas had
about 12 blue ribbons on dresses
which she made.
Saw In today's paper that Mrs.
C romartle had resigned as State
Charlman of Democratic wo
men's work. Mrs. Cromartie
has done a good job and will
be missed as a leader of De
mocratic women.
Patients At Duplin
General Hospital
Cassie Mae White, Beu
lavllle; Susan Jones, Beulaville;
Henry Lee Clasple, Warsaw:
Bobby J. Futrell, Beulaville;
Carslel Maurice Kenans, Rose
Hill: James Daniel Johnson,
Turkey; Laura Elizabeth -
Bennerman. Teacheys; Charles
Davis, Falson; Mary Ann Best,
Warsaw; Mary Stanford, War
saw, Arthur Gibson Updike,
Wallace; William Peacock.
Wallace; Mary Lee Sykes, Ken
ansville: Cleveland R. Kenan.
Jr., Rose Hill; Jeffery Kent
Norrls, Wallace; George C.
Lanier, Beulaville; Lawerance
James Vann, Warsaw.
Fannie Bell Stokes, Warsaw:
Gurman Norrls, Chlnquapin:
Ida Houstan Thomas. Kenans
vllle; isolla Murray, Warsaw;
Martha E. Jackson. Rlchlands:
Melzie Moore. Fort Bragg: Mil
dred James, Wallace: Sharon
See Patients, Pg. 2
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the development of the county
by aiding and encouraging the
location of manufacturing en
terprises, making industrial -
surveys and locating industrial
and commercial plants in Dup
lin County, and for such other
purposes as will Increase the
population, taxable property, or
the agricultural, industrial and
business prospects of the
county.
The commissioners also dis
cussed the expansion of Duplin
General Hospital to provide
more beds. It was pointed out
that air conditioning of the pre
sent facilities were needed and
a new wing to Increase the num
ber of patients which could be
cared for. No definite action
was taken by the commission
ers to allow this neWiJed ex
pansion and improvement how
ever.
Tobacco
Farmers To
Meet In Raleigh
A flue-cured tobacco meeting
will be held in Memorial Au
ditorium in Raleigh at 10:00
a.m. on Thursday, November
14. The purpose of this meet
ing is to discuss the supply
and demand situation and to get
recommendations for the nat
ional quota for the 1964-65
marketing year. Representa
tives of A3CS will meet with
representatives of all segments
of the tobacco industry. Mr.
Rufus Elks Office Manager of
the ASCS says, "I feel that a
representative number of to
bacco farmers should be pre
sent and be prepared to pre
sent theirviews. I urge that as
many Duplin County farmers
as poSsibly can, attend this
meeting."
November 10 is the final
seeding and reporting date on
cover crops, pasture, andlime.
In order for your farm to be
given credit for carrying out
tne practices which have Deen
approved, you should notify the
ASCS Office not later thanNov
ember 10, that you have car
ried out the practices. Form
ACP-245 (pink or blue sheet)
may be used for reporting that
you have completed your prac
tices.
Memorial
Service
In memory of our boys vyho
fought and died inservtceofour
country. Memorial Services
will be conducted on Sunday
afternoon, November 10th at
3:00 p.m. by the Reverend Nor
man H. Flowers In the Pine
crest Cemetery In Warsaw.
All Legionalres are asked
to meet at the Charles R. Ga
vin Post No. 127 In Warsaw
to proceed as a group to the
cemetery.
All Gold Star Mothers and
relatives are cordially Invited
| to attend.
The public is also Invited anc
'urged to attend as this cere
mony Is in memory of the
Veterans of all wars fought by
the United States. They fought
and died that we might live'
and have a democratic govern
ment.
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Farm Bureau
Officers Elected
The Duplin County Farm Bur
eau held Its annual meeting
In the agriculture Building
In Kenansville, Thursday eve
ning October 31, at 7:00 p.m.
Vice president , Jack Patter
son presided.
Following the minutes and
treasures report, which were
approved, chairman Patterson
presented Senator LeRoy Sim
mons who Introduced Mr. A.C.
Edwards of Hookerton, who
spoke on the subject of "Sec
ond Best Is Not Good Enough."
Mr. Edwards who recently re
turned from a second trip to
Europe emphasized that North
Carolina Farmers export near
ly 407o of our Farm Produc
tions and we will loose on
our exports If top quality Pro
ducts. Including Tobacco, are
not produced.
Resolutions were discussed
and passed dealing with: To
bacco, Livestock, Poultry, Feed
Grains, Research, Public Pow
er and R.E.A.
New officers were elected:
Carl Powell of Kenansville, -
President, Eugene Carlton of
Warsaw, Vice President.
New Directors elected were:
Cleo Outlaw. Albertson, Wll
lard Edwards. Limestone;?
Remus Outlaw, Gllsson; D.J.
Kilpatrick, Kenansville; and
Amos Klrby Jr., Warsaw.
Mr. Robert Worthlngton,for
merly of Greene County Is now
full time Service Agent.
The new Directors will elect
a director from each township
that was absent.
YOGI BERRA AND DUPLIN'S REPRESENTATIVE MEET.?Duplin County Representative
Hugh S. Johnson. Jr.. the Speaker of the House, Clifton Blue of Aberdeen and Yogi Berra
Manager of the New York Yankees, meet at the Plnehurst Country Club. "Yogi" Is on
his annual golfing vacation with a group of friends from his hometown golf duo. Photo
shows, left to right, J. Hubert McCaskill, Plnehurst Country Club; House Speaker
Clifton Blue; Lawrence P. (Yogi) Berra; Rep. Hugh S. Johnson. Jr.; J. Frank McCaskOl
of Plnehurst and Al Cruse of Aberdeen. (Photo by John G. Hammer, Plnehurst.)
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