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VOLUME XXX NO. 47 KENANSVILLE, N.C. THURSDAY NOVEMBER ffr, 1963 PRICE 10? PLUX 1$ TAX
Mourns Slain President
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Duplin To
Lose 4,000
People
The 1960 population of Dup
lin, according to the census
enumerators was 40,270.
While North Carolina will
gain 991,764 people by 1980
in population over the official
census to give a total popu
lation in excess of fiveandone
half million, Duplin County will
lose 4,000. Duplin will lose
1.829 people in this decade,
by 1970, and another 2,049 in
the following ten years.
These figures are based on
a projection as determined by
die IBM computer at N.C. State
College and a study recently
completed by demographers Jo*
sef Perry and Dr. C. Horace
Hamilton and released by the
N.C. Department at Conserva
tion and Development.
Gains in population are pre
dictedfor 52 ofthe St?ejslOO
dieted gain of nearly a million *
in population will occur in four
counties? Mecklenburg,
GuOfprd, Forsyth and wake.
The increase comes mostly
frdn urban Piedmont counties.
Wi'rren is expected to suffer a
loss of 37 per cent and heavy
losses are predicted for Madi
son. Yancey and Hyde by 1980
as compared with that of 1960.
A 74 per cent Increase Is
predicted In North Carolina's
senior citizens, ages 65 and
over, by 1980 as compared
with the number in I960. By
1970. the projections show,
there will be 163,000 more
young adults, ages 15 to 24.
than there were In 1960. indi
cating State needs for increases
In Jons and college capacities.
Mecklenburg County, which
had a 1960 population of 272,
111, Is expected to have al980
population of 517,242, nearly
doubled. Similar increases are
expected for Guilford and For
syth. Wake County Is expected
to gain more than 100,000 peo
ple. The projected increase for
1960-1980 % traces shows a
t > trocnftlfttion Increase for whites
of 25 per cent or more than
double the 12 per cent pre
dicted for non-whites.
Pender shows a loss of 1,
300 and Sampson a loss of
6,738, while wayne and on
slow show gains of 29,459 and
34,323 respectively.
Eighteen May Lose
Life Thanksgiving
While you ere counting your
blessings this Thanksgiving,
make sure one of them Is that
you and your loved ones are
not numbered among the 18
unfortunate victims which the
North Carolina state Motor
Club predicts will be killed
in traffic accidents on North
Carolina's streets and high
ways during the long holiday
period.
The official highway fatality
count will extend from S p.m.
Wed., Nov. 27, through mld
night sun.. Dec., 1. The mo
tor club's estimate is based
on past experience of motor
ists coupled with current?
driving patterns for the same
period of time.
"The number of fatalities
during the Thanksgiving holi
day will be reduced to the ex
tent that motorists observe the
basic safe driving rules," de
clared Thomas B. Watkins, the
president of the motor club.
"Unsafe driving practices could
cause fatalities to approach a
higher figure."
The state's Thanksgiving toll
for the same period last year
totaled VI deaths and 538 in
jured in MO accidents. Lead
ing driver violations were;?
speeding, 217; driving on the
wrong side of road, 138; fail
ure to yield right of way, 135;
following too closely, 95; reck
less driving, 89; and driving
under the Influence of alcohol,
85.
"There has been some loose
talk recently about scare tech
niques in highway safety pro
motion," watklns said. "In the
face of drivers' over-confi
dence and recklessness that
killed over 40,000 Americans
last year, our motor club feels
there is a definite place for our
fatality predictions as a possi
ble deterrent, we will leave
no stone unturned in our bat
tle against the mounting ?
slaughter on our highways."
I EC Offers
New Courses
The Goldsboro Industrial
Education Center Is offering
a number of courses at this
time. Registration Is usually
held at the first meeting of the
class, interested persons are
Invited to visit, write, or call
die center.
New courses now offered, to
gether with the date of the first
class aqd the fee charged are
listed here;
Route srfesmanship, Novem
ber 25, $2, four weeks.
L.P. Gas Service, November
25, |5, eleven weeks.
Blueprint Reading, November
26, $3, eleven weeks.
Electric Arc Welding.?
November 26, $5, ten weeks.
Federal Tax Reporting, Janu
ary 8, $2, four weeks.
Residential Building Codes,
January 9, $2, seven weeks.
Sign Painting, February 3,
$2, three weeks.
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THANKSGIVING IN 1621.?Almost half of the original 102 Pilgrims had survived the first
winter. When their harvest was gathered, they celebrated by inviting in 90 of their Indian
friends for a three-day period of games and feasting and thanking God for a bountiful
harvest. Be > 1621 c IPSO. Dvn'lr p.r Plymouth, when it is time to carve the bird, there
are plenty^! i. ect ators.i a
^Sheriff Dept. Busy Over Week-end
Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle and
his officers spent a busy week
end with break-Ins, pis
tol toters and white ll^Knlng
dealers.
Edward Hill's Store. Kor
negay , Smith Township was
broken Into during F riday night.
An electric iron, $30 in cash,
tobacco and several other
items, perhaps a total of $60
I .v ft :.*J1
worth of goods, were remov
ed. Deputies Alfred Basden and
Jacm Albertson arrested Lock
Tanner and charged him with
allegedly breaking , entering,
and larceny. Most of the goods
were recovered by the officers
and Tanner is in jail.
Cary Jones of Beulaville is
alleged to have had a half gal
lon of white whiskev In her
Trial
& Error
This weekend has been such
a sad weekend for everyone
nationwide. Other than the fact
that we loved President Ken
nedy and felt a personal loss,
everyone was so indignant and
Infuriated at the way in which
he lost his life.
My first knowledge of the
assassination was wnen I wal
ked in Page Home Appliance
in Warsaw on Friday afternoon.
Everyone in the store was
standing around the television,
as if paralyzed. Several per
sons stopped in the store to
hear the news and it was as
if they were sleep-walking.
I also believe that we ap
preciated Television more this
week than usual as we could
share proceedings in Washing
ton with all of the world. It
seemed to bring us closer to
gether, but saddest of all, it
made us realize our problems
as a nation.
We were saddened again in
Kenansville, today, Tuesday by
news of the death of Mrs. Julia
McGowen, mother of County
Auditor. F.W. McGowen.
"Frosty" as she was affec
tionately called was about nine
ty years of age. Even though
sne has been in bad health for
the past several years, she was
always interested in her fami
ly, town and all of the people
around, and kept up with what
was going on.
A colored man was just In
the office buying posted signs.
He said he had to do some
thing as people would come on
his land hunting and last year
they peppered the side of
his mule with buck shot. Conse
quently the mule Is frightened
every time he hears or sees
a gun, and he said he couldn't
get a bit of work out of his mule.
A year or two ago one man
was In tbe office buying posted
signs and said the hunters were
killing his pheasants which he
was raising as a hobby, one
man was telling a tale, I will
not call any names, but anyhow
he was telling that a farmer
had painted in Dig white letters
on the side of his black mule
"This Is a mule."
We received a release today
that the BLOCKADE RUNNER
Motor Hotel at wrightsville
Beach will open on March 15,
1904 and will operate the year
'round. R wOl be one of die lar
gest resort hotels in North
Carolina and will cater to tour
, convent An commer
Duplin gave John F. Kennedy
7,269 voces to 2,954 for Nixon
on November 8. 1960.
Friday she was stunned by
the great tradegy. work ana
movement virtually came to a
standstill as folks gathered a
round their television and ra
dio sets. It took a little while
for the full implications of the
loss to reach home.
Duplinities of every faith
sought God's guidance Sunday
as churches were filled. The
congregations prayed for God's
blessings on the late President
Kennedy's family, on the new
President Johnson and on the
nation as a whole.
Just as the churchgoers were
returning home from services,
Oswald, charged with the mur
der of the President, was shot
in Dallas. This led many Dup
linites to express the opinion
that we were living in a mis
erable time when violence is
all around us and that maybe
some place along the way we
have failed in the proper
training of our people. Some
times, some suggested, we al
low hate mongers to go un
challenged by respectable citi
zens.
Many of the county's mayors
issued proclamations reques
ting the closing of business
houses on Monday, especially
during the funeral from 12 noon
to 1 p.m. Again the churches
held services, some at the fun
eral hour, others during the
morning hours. Some 01 the
churches played chimes, others
tolled their belL There was lit
tle gaiety among folks these
last few days because the heart
of Duplin was heavy as she
mourned with the Nation.
Governor Sanford summed up
the feeling whenhesaid. "North
Carolinians mourn the death of
John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
President of the United States
of America, and mourn the
tragic and disgraceful cause.
"This wholesome, coura
geous, warm-hearted lader of
the free people of the world
spent most of his life, in uni
form and out, in bold and in
telligent attack on tyranny,
bigotry and oppression.
"With a passionate concern
for all people, often harassed
from both sides and from be
hind, President Kennedy set his
strength determinedly for
human understanding and world
peace, remaining always reso
lute in his faith, always undaun
ted and unafraid.
"The valiant soldier of free
dom is dead. All mankind is
less."
Winter
Tobacco
Meeting
Duplin County's Annual Win
ter Tobacco Meeting will be
held In the Agricultural Build
ing in Kenansville on Tuesday
night, December 3, at 7:30 p.
m. Mr. S.N. Hawkes, Exten
sion Tobacco Specialist from
State College will be with us
for the meeting to discuss the
latest information on tobacco
production and marketing. Some
of the things that he wul dis
cuss will be tobacco plant pro
duction, tobacco fertilization,
spacing , weed control, me
chanization, tobacco varieties,
sucker control, insect control,
disease control and curing.
BRIEFS
NEW SERVICE MAN
Page Home Appliance of War
saw has a new service man.
He is L.K. Parnell who for
merly worked with Johnson Cot
ton Company of Goldsboro. Par
nell is well trained in his work.
He is moving to Warsaw. And
young ladies, he is single.
RESIGNS
Mrs. Joyce W. Rouse, se
cretary to the Farm Bureau
in KenansvQle, has resigned her
Job as secretary to the Bureau,
effective. December L Carl
Powell, president of the Farm
Bureau . made this announce
ment today.
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Traffic, Liquor Cases Heard
In Session Of County Court
inated the docket lest week dur
ing the November term of Dup
lin County General Court. Judge
Russell J. Lanier, presided and
Solicitor William E. Craft,pro
secuted.
The next term of General
County Court will be Decem
ber 17, 18 and 19, with the
jury present on December 19.
JUDGEMENTS HANDED DOWN
AS FOLLOWS:
D elm as Ray Foss, Mt. olive,
non-support, pay into court for
use of wife and 4 children $15
per week.
Jimmy Hartley, Warsaw, lar
ceny, ncu pros, with leave.
Nathan Smith. Warsaw,
worthless check, nol pros, with
leave.
M.& Cavenaugh, Chinquapin,
trespassing, nol pros, with
leave. ?
David Lee Craft, Charlotte,
speeding, cost.
Eddie Faison Blackburn,
Warsaw, operating auto while
intoxicated, nol pros with leave.
Haywood Miller. BeulavOle,
operating auto while intoxi
cated, nol pros, with leave.
Jultus Herring, Mt. Olive,
poss, non-tax-paid whiskey for
sale, nol pros.
Giant on Herring, Mt. Olive,
non-tax-paid-whiskey, for sale,
pleads guilty to possession, six
momhs, suspended, not violate
any laws of N.C. for 2 years,
$100 fine and cost, remit $25
of fine.
Russell Whitfield, Mt. Olive,
poss. non-tax-paid whlskey,for
sale, dismissed.
J.D. Thigpen. assault on a
female, public nuisance, nol
pros with leave.
Charles Edgar Craig. Jr., of
Wilmington, driving after lie.,
revoked, nol pros with leave.
Tom J. Stokes, Jacksonville,
operating auto while Intoxica
ted. pleads guilty to careless
and reckless driving, $50 fine
and cost.
Jack Sholar, Rose Hill, ex
ceed safe speed, nol pros with
at $800 on appeal to Super
ior Court. Defendant has vio
lated terms of suspended sen
tence in another case.
Lott Wilbur Sloan, Rose Hill
non-tax paid whiskey found
guilty, appealed, $250 bond.
Robert Stanley Davis, Fort
Bragg, exceed safe speed, nol
pros with leave.
Samuel ward Jessup, wfl
lard, speeding 85 ml. in 60
mi. zone, 8 mos. to run con
currently with sentence im
posed in Pender County.
Marcella Varnon Bowling,
Supply, speeding, cost.
Shepard Darden, Faison,
worthless check, 90 days, sus.
Robert Junior Mat his, of
Rose Hill, driving after license
susp., careless and reckless
driving, not operate vehicle un
til license obtained. $200 fine
and cost, $150 of fine remit
ted.
James Edwards, Wallace,
non-support, nol pros with
leave.
Gene Milton Norris, Beula
vtlle. operating auto while in
toxicated, pleads guilty to care
less and reckless driving. $50
fine and cost.
Charles Trouhlefield, War
saw, damage to personal pro
perly, half cost.
Rufus McFver, Warsaw,
damage to personal property,
half cost.
Leonard Luther Price Jr.,
Mt. Olive, poss non-tax-paid
whiskey, for sale, pleads guil
ty. 12 mos. susp. , remain
good behavior 12 moe. $200
fine and cost.
jerry walker, worthless ck..
nol pros.
Emma Stanford Bass, War
saw, operating auto while in
toxicated in wreck and prop
erty damage, pleads guilty to
careless and reckless driving.
$60 fine and cost.
Walter Lee Robinson no op
erator's license, displaying a
nother license to be his own,
$25 fine and cost, $16 remit.
Neal Harold Shreve, Fort -
Gordon. Ga.. exceed safe speed.
$30 cash bond condemned.
Gracen Smith, PinkHUl, non
T*tv -liter, Wirsftw,
HUi, operating auto wnue in
toxicated, careless and reck
less driving, 6 mos., susp.,
$50 fine and cost, abstain from
use of alchohol for 2 yrs.
Crystal wells Johnson, Rose
Hill, fail to decrease speed in
order to prevent an accident,
pleads to exceeding safe
speed, cost.
Willie James Peterson, Wal
lace. no opr., lie. and no plates,
pleads guilty. 30 days, susp.,
$25 andcost.
Stanley Lee WilsOn, Turkey,
speeding, using another per
son's opr. license, TO days sua.
$50 and costs, not operate un
til obtains license.
Henry Carl Brinson, Turkey,
allowing another to use opr.
license, 30 days susp. $25 fine
and cost.
Richard Edward Faison,Tur
key, speeding and following too
closely, $10 and cost.
David Dall, Chinquapin, lar
ceny, 12 mos. susp., cost.
Gene Hatcher, Chinquapin,
larceny, 12 mos., susp. costs.
Annie Harrell Green, Faison,
poss., non-tax-paid whiskey,
fok sale., 12 mos., susp.,
fine and cost, $100.
Barbara Ann Harrell, Fai
son, poss., non-tax-paid whis
key, for sale, nol pros.
William Sow her land, jr., of
Magnolia, non-support, pay $10
per week for wife and child.
Pay $87.90 for William Monk
and $139.95 for Dr. C.F. Hawes
and cost.
Rossle Carlton Brock, Beu
laville. public drunkenness, 6
mos., susp., $10 fine and cost
refrain from same 2 yrs.
Luther Conway Kennedy,
Warsaw, speeding, cost.
James Lowell Sloan, Chin
quapin, speeding, costs.
Irving Lee Porter, Dunn,
speidbi, cost.
Edgar Malcolm Salters, of
Charleston. S.C. speeding. $10
fine and cost.
William Boy kins, Faison, no
opr., license. $25 fine and cost.
William Taft Adams. Four
Oaks, operating auto while in
toxicated. pleads guilty, $50
CHINQUAPIN SUB READY NEXT WEEK.?Four County Electric Corp., will cut this new
162,000 substation near Chinquapin Into operation next week. Connecting lines be
tween this substation and the one at charity cost $117,000, but the station will give both
areas better service. (Staff Photo by Gene pierce.)
New r our County Electric
Substation For Chinquapin Area
Four County Electric Mem
bership Corporation this week
Is putting the final touches on
a new $62,000 substation to
serve the southeastern section
^JjSasobatatlan is located two
tion has been several years In
the planning and final construc
tion was brought about by the
Increased use of electricity In
the aree as well as "our faith
In the future of Duplin County"
? ?
essarv to the new substation
a high-voltage transmission
line rtas been constructed from
near Charity to the new site,
a distance of 10 1/3 miles,
at a cost of $117,000. This has
been completed except for final
Inspection and "clean-up".
These new facilities will dl