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VOLUME XXXI No. 2 KENXNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY JANUARY 9,1964 PRICE 10c PLUS TAX
Smith
Tri-County EMC
Meeting
Tomorrow Night
Trl- County Electric Mem
bership Corporation will hold
the second in a series of com
munity meetings In the smith
community in Duplin County
Friday night, (tomorrow) Janu
ary 10. 1964. at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting will take place in'
die Smith Community Building
and will be similar to the one
held at Potter's HOI on Decern- ?
ber 20, 1963.
Featured on tbe program will
be a new color motion picture.
"On the Line.' narrated by NBC
NEWSMAN Chet Huntley. The film
' tells of the Rural Electric co
operatives' role in present
day rural areas development.
Wilton Rowe, Tri-County
Electrification Advisor, said he
and Emmlt Rogers, Smith Com
munity Club's President, had
discussed some projects In
f which Trl County EMC and the
) Smith club would work closely
f during 1964. ' I think the show
ing of this film Is a good way
to show what can be done, and
to get the ball rolling on some
good community projects in the
Smith Community this year," I
Rowe said.
In addition to the showing of
die film at the Smith meeting
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Wallace To Celebrate
75th Anniversary
Mayor Melvln G. Cording told
a group meeting at the town hall
Friday .night to plan the 75th
anniversary of the town that
Wallace was incorporated on
March 4. 1889. This Is the of
ficial date recognized by the
town.
However in order to enjoy
better weather conditions for
the celebration it has been mo
ved up three wepks and will be
held for four days in April
April 9, 10, 11 and 12.
BAKED GOODS SALE
"The Women's Department
of the Beulaville Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Let
ter Day Saints is sponsoring a
baked goods sale and bazaar
on Saturday. January 11 at the
Beulaville church. Free coffee
and donuts will be served to
all and all are invited. There
will be many delicious baked
treats for sale and also many
beautiful hand-worked items."
bers of the smith community
Club." said Tri-County and
Smith spokesmen.
Tri-Cotmty wlH-lv^MgH
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Town and civic leaders are
planning a gigantic Diamond
jubilee which will Include a
supper to honor those persons
responsible for the growth of the
town, a historical pageant set
to music, dances, a beauty con
test, a parade and a climax of
the celebration in the dedica
tion of a new $100,000 Wallace
Municipal Airport. Mavor Cor
ding says, "This will be the
biggest event ever sponsored
by the town or any local or
ganization." He said that die
four day observance will re
cognize the past 75 years which
have been eventful in the his
tory of Wallace, honor the
town's rapid growth and point
to future progress.
4-H Council
Meets
The 4-H Council mo^gf
Agricultural NUJgfl
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BRIEFS
DUPLIN ROAD PROJECTS
In a release of highway pro
jects by the States Highway De
partment is 25.1 mites of re
surfacing three sections of pri
mary roads and three sections
of secondary roads in Duplin
Onslow Counties.
DR. COL WELL HURT
Dr. H.W. Colwell, 73. Wallace
optometrist, is in critical con
dition in Duplin General Hos
pital from a head injury re
ceived in an automobile acci
dent early Tuesday morning.
The accident occurred near the
Wallace radio station on High
way 117. Kenneth Nethercutt of
Chinquapin is reported to have
been driving the other car and
has been treated and released
from the hospital.
On Wednesday, Dr. Colwell
was transferred to Memorial
Hospital, Chapel Hill.
Women And Legislature
Before Voters Tuesday
The present law provides that
a wife can disinherit her hus
band by her will. However, a
husband can not disinherit his
wife. A proposed amendment to
be voted upon Tuesday, Janu
ary 14, will abolish the wife's
right to do this.
At present, a single woman
who owns property needs no
one's signature to dispose of
it, but a married woman own
ing property must get her hus
band's consent to sell it. She
can not sell it, give it to char
ity or give it to a relative
without the written consent of
her husband. Yet, a husband
^^iispose of property he owns
IteMgbgsconsent. This