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M HHK SENTINEL VOLUME XXX NO. 45 KENANSV1LLE, N.C. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1963 PRICE 10$ PLUS 1$ TAX Wayne Asks Duplin To Join Attack On Poverty Aimed at uplifting the edu cational. economic end social lives of Us people. Wayne ? County organized a committee Friday night to come up with specific projects to come with in the scope of the Ford Foun dation plan. The Ford Foun dation wm provide part of the funds, totaling some $14 mil lion, for experimentation to break North Carolina's cycle of proverty. North Carolina Fund Direc tor George Esser outlined die purpose and procedure of the program. Esser asserted that, "We must expand the economy provide more Jobs and Incomes. Bin we must also give the edu cation and motivation to pro vide the skills to fill the jobs." Mrs. Ruth Grady, publisher of the Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel, and Duplin industrial Director Preston Raiford at tended die meeting. The Wayne County Action Committee last night elected to Invite Greene and Duplin coun ties to Join Wayne in an ex perimental attack on poverty. ^?1 - T Some -60 counties hive ex pressed an interest in the pro gram. Each will have to come up wtth a plan of projects it would sttempt to carry out, specifying immediate ana long range gods. The Fund directors would study the proposals from the counties, and select some 12 of the most promising for the "pilot plans" experiments. Some of the financial sup port would have to come from the local level and county co operation would be essential. The fund is designed to ex periment rather tnan to sub sidize. Sefton Abbot, manager of Weil's Department Store, pre sided and Hemfy Belk, editor of the News-Argus, introduced the speaker. Gtudsboro Attor ney Herbert Hulseand Farmers Home Administration Super visor Wilton Ward were named as steering committee co chairmen. About ISO attended the meeting. "W m ?-? uayton Herring Honored As "Man Of Hie Year" evening (Wednesday j by thSEn gllsh-Brown Post No. 9181, Ve terans of Foreign Wars at the Post Home, north of Wallace on Highway 117. Luther Clayton Herring of Rose Hill and his family were guests of honor. Mr. Herring was formally presented the "Man Of The Year" award for his outstanding community ser vice. A.C. Hall, Jr., Wallace post master and first commander of the English-Brown post, V. F. W., was Aeprincipal speak er. Members of the Post, their wives and a number of invited guests attended. Clayton Herring was honored for his wide participation in numerous projects for the bene fit of his and surrounding com munities. It was pointed out that he is quiet in his manner and unassuming, but that he is do ing much to make this section a safer and better place in which to live. He is die advisor of Explor er Post 45 of the Boy scouts of America at Rose Hill and ' has been instrumental in train ing and welding the 28 boys of this post into a most ef ficient emergency unit. Under his guidance the post, through dues paid by the boys, the sale of first-aid kits and donations has been equipped with an am bulance, a rescue wagon, gen erator and lights, grappling - hooks and many items of res cue equipment. Recently the post has obtained a resuscita tor, an automatic breathing ma chine for use to aid victims ? of drowning e suffocation elec ' trie sh?laiWpSsonS^Foor teen of the boys have com pleted die standard and ad vanced first-aid courses, four teen have completed the res cue training course given by the N.C. State Department of Insurance, and 7 have receiv ed restricted radio-telephone licenses. Mr. Herring believes that e very community should pre pare for emergencies. He stresses that last year more than 25,000 people were killed through natural disasters, and that preparation for hurricanes and other disasters caused by nature is practically the same preparation as that against nu clear warfare, except for the fall-out danger, and that many people should be trained, ra ther than just a few, to meet these emergencies. He points our that often minutes make the difference between life and death and that if one Is train ed to give mouth to mouth resuscitation that the victim ' may still be breathing when the machines to administer oxygen can reach him, and that first aid training may be abletokeep a victim alive until more ex pert assistance can reach die victim. He has encouraged many to take special first-aid courses and recently ten wo men have completed the stand ard course and plan to study the instructor'scoursethatthey may train others to save lives in an emergency. Mr. Herring Is Rose Hill's fire chief and Is president of the Duplin County Firemen's Association. He has done much work In civil dafeos* and Is ? member Of the Duplin County Fire Inspection Board. A graduate of Rose Hill High School, he attended Presbyter ian junior College and N.C. State College. He served as a lieutenant In the U.S. Air Force In World War II and was C.O. on a B-29. An active member of Mount Zlcn Presbyterian Church, he serves on the Board of Dea cons. Is a member of and sec retary-treasurer of the Board of Governors of the Community Memorial Building Foundation, the town board, and various other church and community projects and programs. His wife, Nettie Cameron Herring. Is a home economics instructor at East Duplin High School, and they have two child ren, Clayton, Jr. and Linda. Tills marks the 12th year the "'Man Of The Year" award has been presented by the V. F.W. Post. The award Is pre sented for outstanding commun ity service. Previous winners have been Melvln G. Cording, Dr. Dallas Herring, Dr. C.F. Hawes, Dr. Charles Dearing, Hugh S. Johnson, Bob Murray, George O. Powell, H.E. La tham. David N. Henderson, and Robert J. Hursey and Clifton J. Knowles. In presenting the award, the speaker said, "we are pleased and proud to honor Clayton Herring as "1963 Man Of The Year" nls contribution to the welfare of the Rose Hill and surrounding communities is great and we feel he richly deserves die honor of being named for this award." t. CARRIERS ATTEND MEETING Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thlg pen and Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Quln n attended the sea Level Rural carriers Association? meeting at WrfghtsvOle Beach recently. Elbert Brown, a Wil mington attorney addressed the group. JURY ACQUITS Helen Lamb Wood. 33-year old Negro of Wallace, charged that Willie Lee satchel, 23 year-old Wallace Negro, broke Into her home on June 8 and raped her. Satchel went on trial Friday In Duplin County Superior Court, judge Howard H. Hubbard, presiding . for first degree burglary ana rape. Satchel claimed that he was at home at die time of the al leged incident. The Jury composed of two Negro men and 10 white men required about 45 minutes to bring In a not-guilty verdict to acquit Satchel. The next term of criminal Superior Court begins Monday, December 2. BEULAV1LLE CHRISTMAS PARADE The Beulavllle Christmas parade will be on Saturday. December 7. There will be a Christmas dance that evening. CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION CLASS MEETS TUESDAY The third meeting of die clo thing construction claas will meet Tuesday night. November 19. at 7 p.m.. In Room #1. at East Duplin High School. All adults and out-of-school youths that are Interested are invited to bring your fabrics, patterns and sewing equipment and Join In constructing a gar mem and enjoy the fellowship together. TEACHERS READING Duplin County teachers have recently completed a Remedial Reading Workshop directed by Dr. Verl McBrlde. Chairman of die Education and Psychology Department at Methodist Col lege. Fayettevllle, N.C. The workshop was held In the James Kenan High School and consisted of five two-hour sessions. Many aspects of re medial reading were discussed with special emphasis on the following areas; Causes of Reading Disabilities, Remedial Procedures, Reading and Phy sical Health and Reading and Mental Health. Attendance was good and in terest was high In this In-ser vice work. Each white school In the county had teachers par ticipating In the program. ROSE HQJL HOME DESTROYED ?? The home of Jim Dove on western edge of Rose HOI was virtually dntroyed by flreFrl day afternoon, despue die ef forts of the fire department. A freezer and a few clothea were saved from the frame - dwelling. Only the skeleton of the seven-room house remains and damage was fixed at about $5,000. It Is thought the fire, which was discovered about 2 p.m., started In the kitchen. Extreme heat and a strong northwest wind hampered the efforts of the effl clent fire men. REVIVAL SERVICES Revival Services will be held at Bethel Wesley an Methodist Church at Charity from Novem ber 14-24 at 7:30 p.m. Evan gelist Rev. W.M. Phillippe of Savannah, Ga. will be the guest speaker. Special music each evening. Rev. L.W. Mllstead, Pastor, cordially Invites every one to attend. CHRISTMAS SEALS Tuberculosis is not declining in Duplin Countv or in North Carolina. The 57th annual Christmas Seal Sale campaign in Duplin County will receive It's traditional send off Fri day November IS with the gen eral mailing of Christmas seals to residents. Proceeds of the campaign wdl be used by die Duplin TB Association to com bat tuberculosis and other res piratory diseases. Dr. E.L. Boyette, president of the local association, Mrs. Marie Bat chelor and Miss Annie Mae Kenion, Christinas Seal Chair men urge each and every one in the county to take part and contribute to the 1963 Christ mas Seal Sale. REPRESENTATIVES SELECTED Mount Olive Junior College has selected representatives to ride on the Christmas floats In the Goldsboro and Mount Olive Christinas parades. They are Miss Lynda Raey west brook of Albertson. Miss Lor etta Faye Foreman. Wash ington; Miss Frances Albert son. Chinquapin; and Miss Carolyn Fader of Klnston. MCGOWAN ON COMMITTEE F.W. McGowen. County Ac count ?nt, has been appointed on the school Committee of the rW'1rtttCCmmUt?tn<^i^fi?i Three Thousand Attend Four County Meet The 1963 membership meet ing af Four County Electric Membership Corporation was held Saturday at Blanchard Farrior warehouse in Wal lace. Approximately three thousand people attended. The memberhslp elected or re-elected nine directors for die coming year as follows; L.A. Sutton of Turkey; R.E. Pendergrass of Tomahawk; R. L. James of chinquapin; W.R. Marshburn of Maple Hill. James R. Powell of Clarkton; J.J. Malpass of Burgaw; James A. Ward of Rose Hill; C.E. Stevens of Council and Ben nle Herring of Watha. The directors then named James R. Powell of Clarkton as president of the corpora tion; J.J. Malpass. out-going president, as vice-president, and continued James A. ward of Rose Hill in his office of secretary-treasurer. Homer Brlarhopper and his group of musicians entertained the large crowd. Attendance prizes were awarded. James A. Ward, secretary treasurer. gave a report of me finances of the corporation for the past year and J.J. Mal pass, outgoing president out lined die future plans of the corporation. Four County Electric Mem bership Corporation provides electric service to nearly 11, 000 rural families and busin esses in Duplin. Pender, Samp son, Bladen and Columbus ? Counties along 2600 miles of power lines, wnh the main of fice in Burgaw and branch of fices in Rose HOI and Ellza bethtown. Trial & Error Duplin County Sher riffs Department is really fixed up this week. They are sporting new new uniforms and new cars the same week. The new cars were Issued to the Sheriff and his deputies on Tuesday. Everyone going to set their new car was dressed in new uniforms except one and that was Alfred Baysden. His uni form did not come alone with the others. The ones of you who know Mr. Baysden, know that he is a bit on the large size, sheriff Revelle told him that the reason his suit was not here was that they had to raise another crop of cotton before they would have enough material to make his brltchesl Local Attorney Vance B. Ga vin says that he is considering quitting practicing law and start "Pearl Diving." Sunday he was eating at the Sanitary Market at Morehead City and dived in to a bowl of raw oysters and came up with a pearl. He is very proud of the pearl, and still quite proud that he did not break a tooth. Believe it or not, tt is a fairly large pearl! Clinton Campbell of Beu laville sent me a beautiful to mato this week. He said It was one of die last ones this sea son. it was a truly beautiful large tomato and surely tasted good. I believe I hate to see trie tomatoes leave more than any other vegetable of the sum mer. Veteran's Day in Warsaw was a great success this year. Sev eral thousand people were there to enjoy the floats and parade. Miss North Carolina Is a charming and lovely person? we can prove that by Mr. Carr, our reporter. HOOTENANNY B.F. Gradv P.T.A. Is spon soriqg an old-fashioned Hoot cnamy at aF. Grady School, Friday. November 22 from 8 until 12:00 p.m. Radio and TV stars will be featured.? Hick Clark of WTTN-TV. M.C. MastwnofCOW?ioo2is M the Hooteaftnny, An tidnus ston will MISS AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 127?Miss Holly Payne won the beauty title Mon day night and was crowned by Miss Jeanne Swanner, reigning Miss North Carolina. The 17-year -old Miss Payne represented James Kenan High School and Is from Kenansville. First runner-up was Miss Anna Rose McCullen of Newton Grove, representing Hobbton School. Ben McDonald locks on?and at.. Miss James Kenan Wins Beauty Title Warsaw Veterans Day Parade Draws 6000 Miss Holly Payne, "Miss James Kenan," who lives with her grandmother, Mrs. R.E. Holllngsworth, In Kenansville, was crowned "Miss American Legion Post 127" at the Vet erans Day dance In the Warsaw armory Monday night. The 17 y ear-old-sen lor transferred to James Kenan from Cape Hat teras and has been a member of the Spanish club, secretary of the Junior Class and mana ger of the cheer leader squad. Miss Payne was crowned by Miss Jeanne Swanner, Miss North Carolina. Miss Annie // w* ? Know-How Vole Nov. 19 The "Nickels for Know-How Referendum" will be held new Tuesday, November 19. Polling places have been arranged throughout the county conven ient to all Feed and Fertilizer purchasers, who are eligible to vote. This "Nickels" program, which has done so much topro vlde funds for additional Re search and Teaching through the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation at State College, Is unique In that every county In the state has a director and they see that "all" the funds are spent for the purpose in tended. Vote Tuesday at one of the following places in Duplin County-. Albertson. Albertson Com munity Bldg.; Faison, Faison Town Hall, Calypso Town Hall; Rockflsh, Rockflsh Community Bldg.; Cypress Creek Chinqua pin, Billy Brinkley Store, Ri chard Paderlck Store, Exum James Store; Glissson. Scott's Store; Magnolia, Magnolia Town Hall; Rose Hill, Rose HOI TV Shop; Smith, Louis Mercer Store, The Freely Smith Store; Warsaw, Warsaw Town Hall; Wolfscrape. Elmer S wins on Store, Arlie Goodson Store;? KenansvOle, County Agents Of fice, Agriculture Bids. Audit orium; Limestone, Ellis Tur ner Store-Potter Hill, FCX Beulavllle; Island Creek, FCX Store, Wallace, Graham Han chey Store. POLLING PLACES (SCHOOLS) East Duplin High School;? North Duplin High School; James Kenan High School; Wallace-Rose HOI High School; Charity High School; Douglas High School-Warsaw; E.E. Smith High School. RALEIGH?The Motor Vehi cle Department's summery of traffic deaths through^lChOO Rose McCullen, "MlssHobb ton," daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. McCullen, Rt. 5, Clinton, was named runnerup. Third place went to Mlsa pam Mc Cullen, "Miss North Duplin." daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ce cil McCullen of Falson. Miss Peggy Ann Brock, a 16 year old Junior at Mount Olive High School, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Brock of Mount Olive, won the title of "Miss Congeniality." Preceding tne dance and the crowning of the queen was a parade of some 60 units down the main street of the town. It Is estimated that near 6,000 people crowded the parade route to see the procession which stepped off at 4 p.m. Plane Crash Fatal Clarence F. Newton. 62, and his son. Rev. Clarence F. New ton Jr., a Methodist minister, were victims of a fatal plane crash in a soybean field near Sumnerton, South Carolina, Wednesday. Both were from Waycross, Georgia, and the father owned the Newton Co., a naval stores firm at Homervllle, Georgia. The one-engine Piper Comm anche crashed Tuesday on a trip from Washington to Macon, Georgia, where it had been rented. A wrist watch on one of the victims pinpointed the crash time at 4:27 p.m. Witnesses said the craft went Into a spin and began break ing up before hitting the ground. It burst into flames when it crashed Into the soybean field. The elder Newton was the son of Joseph Bl Newton, who mar ried tna Southerland, both of Duplin County, and moved later 19 Mississippi and then to ? Georgia, where he was engag ed- In the turpentine and naval stores business. Mrs. Ina Southerland Newton was the sis ter of Willie Southerland, Mrs. Minnie Simmons and Mrs. Sal lie Miller of Duplin County. Therefore, this elder Newton Is a first cousin of Mrs. J.M. Jerome. Mrs. Lula Herring. Mrs. Alma Herring, Mrs. H.W. Farrior and Mrs. Ethel John son of Rose HOI. Mr. Clarence F. Newton Is survived by his wife, a son and a damper; and the Rev. Eight bands furnished music for tne parade, bands from the Charity High School. Douglass High School, East Duplin High School, the Second Marine Di vision Band from Camp Le jeune, James Kenan High School Mount Olive High School, E.E, Smith High School and the Hobb ton High School Band. A float sponsored by a vol unteer square dance organiza tion known as the Warsaw "See Saws" was judged as best float. The float carried a mlna ture red bam, several bales of hay and eight persons dancing in front of tne bam. The Rose Hill Jaycees won second place in the float com petition. Their float deplicted servicemen in the uniform of the last three wars. The area's Gold Star Mothers and relatives were special guests for a special memorial service held Sunday afternoon in Pinecrest Cemetery as a tribute to the war dead of all wars. The services were con ducted by the Rev. Norman Flowers. Presbyterian minis ter of Warsaw. The Warsaw jaycees co operated with the Charles R. Gavin Post No. 127 of the American Legion to make the 1963 Veterans Day celebration the biggest in history. The All-American Carnival will be in Warsaw all of this week. Bootleggers Nabbed Sheriff T. El wood Revelle's officers nabbed two alleged bootleggers over the Veterans Day weekend. Deputies jack Albert son. Al fred Basden and E.G. Chest mitt and ContaUe Bertie ftyd| arrested Irene Dudley 4T of Teacheys and chargea her with having half a jar of non-tax paid whisky for the purpose of sale. The arrest was made on Sunday. On Monday, Deputy Alfred Basden stopped a 1958 Ford on a rural dirt road four miles east of Kenansville (Pickett Hill) and found nine gallons of white whisky. MaylandLeeHol mes, 53, was charged with pos session for the purpose of sale and transporting. JOIN MARINES NOW * GO AFTER CHRISTMAS SSgt John W. Ryan announc ed today that the Marine Corps is now offering Its special 120 day delay enUstmem plan for rhe M*rlnM Immrrtlitrlv
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