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VOLUME XXXI NO. 6 KENANSVILLE, N.C. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1964 PRICE 10< PLUS TAX
DANCE AT LEGION HUT
A dance is to be held at
the American Legion Hut at
i Maxwell Mill Saturday nijrtx,
February 8. to begin at 8;00
P.m. Music will be furnished
by the Rhythmaires of Golds
boro.* A small admission will
be charged, benefits to go to
the American Legion Post.
GROUND HOG DAY
Sunday was around hog day
and it dawned fair and clear
with a bright sun. Oldtimers
say that tne critter saw his
shadow and scampered back
into his hole, and we'll have
forty more days of bad wea
ther. This will take us until
March 13. corn planting time.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
The world Day of Prayer
will be observed By the chur
ches of Rose Hill on Friday,
February 14. at 3;30 p.m. at
the Methodist Church. This is a
community effort and all are
invited to attend and pray.
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
At a meeting of die Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
Duplin County on February 3,
1964, the following persons
were recommended for appoint
ment to the Board of Elections
of Duplin County, the order
of preference being the order
in which they are below named:
J.M. Smith, Chinquapin, N.C.
Claude L. Hepler, Wallace.
N.C.
Dr. John D. Robinson. Jr..
Wallace, N.C.
JAMES KENAN BAND
The James Kenan District
Band will begin classes for be
ginner students within a few
days. All students interested
are asked to meet at James
Kenan High School Thursday
evening ar 7:30. Mr. Craft, the
Band Director, will be on hand
to explain the program and to
assist in selection of instru
ments. There are a number of
instruments on hand in the three
communities. The Band Cotn
mitee will be glad to help se
cure one and new instruments
are also available on a three
month's trial plan. Students
starting now should be advan
ced enough by new fall to Join
the Marching Band and be is
sued uniforms.
Any former band member
wishing to sell an instrument
please bring it to the High
School on Thursday evening.
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MAYOR HERMAN A. GORE Issues proclamation for National Beauty Salon Week. Officers
of the ixplln-Pender Hairdressers Association look on. Left to right, Mrs. Gordon Muldrow,
special events chairman; Mrs. Nell Kennedy, institutional welfare chairman; Mayor Gore
of Beulavllle; Mrs. Auline Lanier, treasurer; and Mrs. Lois Henderson, president of the
association. !
Duplin Mental
Health Council
Formed
Diqplin county citizens who
ere Interested in the advance
ment of mental health are urged
to join a Duplin County Mental
Health Planning Council, cur
rently being formed.
The Pluming Staff of the
North Carolina Mental Health
Council, working through State
representatives to the Council,
has requested the formation of
the County Planning Council,
Those who have been asked to
form -the nucleus of the local
group .include:
Dr. Corbett L. Qulrm, re
presenting the County Medical
Society; Kenneth G. Grady,
Member, Board of County Com
missioners; O.P. Johnson., Su
perintendent of Schools; Dr. J.
F. Powers, Health Director;
and Mrs. Thelma d. Taylor,
Superintendent of Public Wel
fare.
This group will become the
focus of affiliation for all who
are concerned with meeting
mental health needs.
Councils are being formed in
all 100 counties of North Ca
rolina as part of a planning
effort financed from State ana
Federal sources. Its aim is to
develop a coordinated, compre
hensive plan to meet North
Carolina's present and future
mental health needs. The Inves
tigations and recommendations
of the County Councils will be
communicated to the State level
Planning staff to provide basic
components of the statewide
plan being developed.
Two Cars
Overturn
Patrolmen A.S, Butler, Jr. I
and Ward Kellum investigated
two auto accidents in opposite
ends of the county over die
weekend. One car overturned
on Highway 41 east of Wallace,
the other In Scott's Store sec
tion.
Harvey McCoy Davenport, 32,
of Route 1, Washington. N.C..
white Marine stationed at New
River travelling at a high rate
of speed on highway 41, Satur
day nirtft lost control of his
?6* Volkswagen on a curve,
overturned, skidded 90 feet then
rolled 136 feet into the right
ditch. With Davenport were
Timothy Howard, 21, and Ri
chard F.' Grabowshe of the
MCAF at New Rieer. The three
suffered bruises and minor in
juries. Damage to the Volks
wagen were estimated at $1000
and Davenport was charged with
careless and reckless driving.
Clifton Ray Wheeler. 17,
white Route 1, Mount Olive,
entered a curve Friday night
on the Tram Road, Road No.
1500 near Scott's Store, skid
ded on the wet road, lost con
trol, want off the road on the
left, then the right in a ditch
and rolled over. His *53 Buick
suffered $176 damage and
considered total loss and Whee
Beauty Salon Week
Duplin-Pender Hairdressers
Association have their plans
ready for National Beauty Sa
lon Week. February 9-15.
Mrs. Lois Henderson, pre
sident af the hairdressers as
sociation, says that the hair
dressers will attend services
in the Presbyterian Church at
Beulavllle Sunday morning. Af
ter services together, they will
hold a kick-off luncheon at the
Country Squire. Miss Brenda
Hall' of Chinquapin has been
outfitted from head to toe by
the hairdressers and will be
crowned Queen of National -
Beauty Salon Week.
Next week, they will give
their services tohelp those sick
or unable to go to shops for
professional care to procure
new hair styles.
Mayor Herman A. Gore of
Beulavllle issued a proclama
tion Tuesday In honor of Nat
ional Beauty Salon week. Pre
sent to see tne proclamation
inked were Mrs. Lois Hender
son.- president of the Duplin
Pender Hairdressers Associa
tion, Mrs. Auline Lanier, trea
surer, Mrs. Gordon Muldrow.
chairman of special events, and
Mrs. Nell Kennedy, chairman
for InstlMtlonal welfare.
SEE PROCLAMATTPN, PAGE 2
Scouter
Recognition
Banquet Feb. 13
The first Quarterly meeting
of the Tuscarora Council Exe
cutive Board for 1964 was held
recently at the Kenansvllle Ele
mentary School in Duplin Co.
This Board is composed of 65
outstanding professional and ?
business leaders frm through
out the four county area ser
ved by the Council. N.L. Vann
Vice-President of Wallace, al
ong with other Board members
from Duplin were present.
One of die items discussed
at the recent meeting was die
Annual Scouter Recognition
Banquet to be held attneGolds
boro Hotel on Feb. 13, 1964.
Tickets for this banquet are
available at a cost of $2.58
per plate. Advance reservations
are necessary. This is the occa
sion where Scouters are recog
nised for outstanding service.
Unit Leaders, District Commi
tte members, Executive Board
members, and their wives are
invited to attend. Parents of
Scouts are also welcome.
The various Council opera
ting Committee reported on
work done since the last meet
ing of the Board. The Finance
Committee reported the finance
campaign virtually completed,
with enough funds in sight to
cover actual operating expen
ses. plans were also announ
ced for continuance of the Cen
tury club enrollment this year.
Ralph E. Jlnnette of Goldsboro
heads up this phase of Council
Financing. The Century Club
solicitations will start March
1st.
The camping and Activities
Committee reported that the
Camp Staff had been selected
for this vear's operation. The
camp will run from June 7,
to July 25th. Camp reservations
are made by troop, and must
be received at the council of
fice by March 15, 1964.
The Council President an
nounced that Mr. Larry Kings
ley recently discharged from
the Air Force, had Been em
ployed to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr. Ben
N. White, Jr. as District Exe
cutive. Mr. Kingsley will re
port for duty about March 1st.
Next meeting of the Execu
tive Board was set for April
27th in Johnston County.
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RALEIGH- -The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10:00
Monday, February 3:
Industrial
Agricultural
Council Met
Directors elected to guide
the Digklin County Industrial end
Agricultural Council for the se
cond year of its existence were
T.J. Baker, William a cutler,
Allen Draughon, Jr., C.W. Sur
ratt, jr. and Elmo' Blizzard.
Officers re-elected Wednesday
night at the meeting of the
Council in the courthouse were
C.W. Surratt, Jr., president;
Garland P. Kim, vice-presi
dent: Mrs. Christine Williams
treasurer and P.B. Ralford,
secretary. The Board of Dir
ectors were elected by the
membership, and the Board e
lected the officers. President
C.W. Surratt, Jr. presided at
the meeting.
Charles L. MCullers, secre
tary of the Dunn chamber of
Commerce, was introduced by
Mr. Raiford. McCullers is a
former secretary of the Kins
ton Chamber of Commerce and
is well known in Duplin for his
speaking ability.
in his speech, he stressed
making communities better
places in which to live. Mc
Cullers pointed out (in a ser
ious manner, interspersed with
his unique wit) four methods
in which this could be done?
by building and creating love
ted fellowship in communities;
stressing integrity; urging peo
ple to acquire and exercise
vision to see beyond their own
selfish interests; and last but
not least, exercising service)
learning more every day.
"Don't expect too much to
fast," stated McCullers as he
told the group what an industry
seeking firm might look for In
communities, ' Learn to come
together as a county and try
to Duild up each community and
learn to talk things over as a
county." he urged.
Around 129 industrial de
velopers in North Carolina ?
have accepted invitations to at
tend die Executive industrial
Trial
& Error
This week I received a let
ter from Ralph K. smith of Mi
ami. Florida and two books of
the Public Auction Sale from
die collection of the late Colo
nel Owen Hill Kenan.
Mr. Smith is originally from
Albertson or Smith Township
and for many years has been a
subscriber to tne Duplin Times.
In his letter. Mr. Smith says,
' Enclosed you'll find some ma
terial I received at the first
part showing of the late coL
O.H. Kenan's collection. I drove
19 to palm Beach last Sunday
for this showing.
"These books cover the
things that are being sold.
" I was told a great deal of
these things listed in the books
were stored at Liberty Hall
there in Kenansville.
"I remember people used to
wonder what that old Kenan
home had in it.
' You may have these books
or give them to the library
there in Kenansville."
I will turn the books over
to the Kenansville Library so
all of you may enjoy them if
you would like. The pictures
of the collections are beauti
ful. The front cover of the
books states, ? 18th Century
French Furniture, Master
Paintings. Chinese Art, Porce
lains Marbles, Bronzes. From
the collection of the late Col
onel Owen Hill Kenan by or
der of Mr. Frank Kenan. Exe
cutor. From the estates at Li
berty Hall. KerihnsvUle, North
Carolina: 44 Rue de BAC, Pa
ris. f ranee: 111 south Third
Street. Wilmington: 1300 South
Lakeside Drive. Lantana. Flo
rida."
The sale w. s held January
21. 22, 23. an 1 28. a9 and 30
at Trosby inc. 211 Royal Po
inciana Way, F ?lm Beach. Flo
rida.
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Also heard from another fel
low from out in the Albertson
Community this week. Major
Wm. H. Grady of Fort Hua
chuca, Arizona. Bill states that
after 24 years of continuous
active Federal Service, he has
retired from the United States
Army as of November 30,1963.
He sent a check to renew his
subscription stating that he has
moved to Austin, Texas and
sends invitations to the people
in Duplin County to pay him a
visit when in the Austin. Texas
area.
We do wish our Duplin Coun
ty people would decide to come
back to Duplin County to set
tle down. What is the matter
with us, where are we slip
ping? Ask yourself, how many
young people that you know?
I mean you individually, who
when he or she completes col
lege or retires from service
comes back to Duplin to make
their home?
Ruth.
Politics Bustling In First
Quickly following the announ
cement of Commissioner Lott
Korneeav that he would not be
a candidate to succeed himself
In District 1. Warsaw's Mayor
Ed Strickland announced last
week that he would be a can
didate In the May primary.
Mr. Strickland has been Ma
yor of Warsaw for ten years,
president of the Warsaw Rotary
Club and commander of the
American Legion Post. He has
lived in Warsaw all of his
life and has a keen interest
in the progress of his town and
county and Is vitally interes
ted in the problems and wel
fare of the farm people of his
district. He is active in the
work of his church and in the
civic organizations. He owns
and operates Strickland Oil Co.
in Warsaw.
Four County
Refund8$30,000
J.R. Powell, President. Four
County Electric Board of Direc
tors, announced today the mail
ing of checks in the amount of
$8,000 to deceased member's
estates. This brings the total
amount refunded to $30,000 -
since November, 1963. Refunds
were about equally divided be
tween the four main counties
served by Four County Elec
tric-Duplin Sampson Bladen and
Pender.
The Cooperative's Board of
Directors authorized the pay
ment of Capital Credits to the
estates of deceased members
by a. policy which became ef
fective #>'1963. pour County
Electric operates on a non
profit basis, with its main ob
jectives being the delivery of
high quality electric service
to its member-owners. There
cent refund is in keeping with
the non-profit operation of the
Cooperative.
Four County Electric origin
ally financed its electric sys
tem through loans fromR.E.A.;'
however, the By-laws provide
that members will furnish addi
tional capital. This capital Is
provided, by the member through
nis power Dill. This money pud
In is used to pay for the actual
electricity used, the operation
of the system and to repay the
principal and Interest on loans
from R.E.A. Any amount of mo
ney collected from the members
over and above the cost of pro
viding electric service Is cre
dited to the member's "Capi
tal Credit" account, and this
money will be retuned to him
when the Board of Directors
determine a refund can be made.
The Cooperative now Is In the
process of returning this capi
tal to the estates a deceased
emebers as a first step.
The Board of Directors of
Four County Electric are:
Bladen County-J.R. Powell, C.
E. Stevens; Pender County-J.J.
Malpass, A.B. Herring. W.R.
Marshburn; Duplin County
James A. Ward, R.L. James:
Sampson County-R.E. Pender
grass and L.A. Sutton.
Davis Y. Hollingsworth, war
saw businessman, threw his
hat in the ring to make a real
race in the district composed
of Warsaw and Falson Town
ships. Faison Township in
cludes the town of Calypso.
Joe A. Sutton, another War
saw businessman sent in his
announcement to the Duplin
Times Progress Sentinel. Long
active in Democratic party po
litics, Mr. Sutton says that he
4-H Council
Meets
The 4-H Council met in the
Agricultural Building Monday
night. Mary Alice Tnomas Is
president and Catherine Coston
secretary.
The group voted to nominate
Mary Alice Thomas for vice
president of the Southeastern
District and Ray Roberts, Jr.
for historian, in the June elec
tion for district officers.
Anna Lee Hawes, Rose Hill,
announced a new health pro
ject. The 4-H'ers will collect
old eyeglasses to be reground
and fitted for persons unable
to purchase new glasses. The
public is asked to forward did
glasses to her or to leave with
Mrs. Lois G. Britt. Home Ec.
Agent, or Marlon C. Griffin,
Assistant Agricultural Exten
sion Agent, at Kenansville.
Ray Roberts, Jr. of Stanford
Club presented a program in
relation to health activities in
which all members are to take
part.
SEE COUNCIL. PAGE 2
Migrant
Housing
The Legislature of North Ca
rolina has enacted legislation
regulating the sanitation of Ag
riculture Labor Camps.
Dr. John F. Powers, Health
Director, urges all growers
considering using Migrant La
bor during the 1964 season to
make every effort to attend an
important meeting scheduled at
the Duplin County Health Cen
ter in Kenansville, February 10.
at 7:30 p.m.
There will be representatives
from the Farm Labor Office.
State Board of Health, Social
Security Office and local Health
Department to discuss some of
the new regulations.
5 TV's Taken
Again! For the fourth time
since November, the Beulavllle
Farmer's Exchange onHighv ay
41 was entered Friday night.
The burglary was through the
front door and the Intruders
made off with four new tele
vision sets and one used one
valued at some $850 .
According to LELAND Grady,
the burglary is being Inves
tigated by Beulavllle police and
the Duplin County Sheriff's of
fice.
has never sought public office
before, but that his many years
of doing business with the peo
ple In Warsaw, Falson and Cal
ypso areas have give him a
wide knowledge of their needs
and problems.
"My only purpose In seeking
this office is to serve all the
people of Duplin County," he
said, "And if I am elected I
shall remember that I was e
lected by all the people of Dis
trict 1.
Mr. Sutton Is a Mason and
an active member of Warsaw
Methodist Church where he Is
presently a Steward. A farmer
and merchant, he has operated
a grocery and general store
both in Warsaw and Mount Olive
for the past twenty years. Most
of this time has been In War
saw. where his farms are lo
cated.
The only other commissioner
race in Duplin this year could
be in District 5, Rose Hill,
Magnolia and Kenansville
Townships, where the incum
bent is J.B. Stroud. Interest
there seems to be inert at pre
sent, but there should be plenty
of activity in District I where
rumor has It that even more than
the three announced candidates
will contend, compete, grapple
and strive for the office.
Two File For
Senate Seats
The defeat of the ' little fed
eral ' plan places 50 Senators
in 36 districts, each Senator to
rep' >sef'< approximately 91,000
persons. The relignment as
passed by the Legislature chan
ges the number of Duplin's dis
trict from the ninth tothetenth.
No change was made In the
boundary and the tenth will be
composed of Duplin, Pender,
New Hanover and Sampson, as
was the ninth. Two Senators
are allotted the district.
Under an agreement signed
March 21, 1922, and still in
effect. Duplin rotates with Pen
der and Sampson with New Han
over. The agreement was sign
ed for Duplin by James J. Bow
den. This agreement provides
that candidates will be selected
from New Hanover and Duplin
for one session and Sampson
and Pender for the next.
Since the agreement Is still
in effect, Roy Rowe of Burgaw
has filed for one Senate seat
and Stewart B. Warren of Clin
ton for the other seat. Both
men have served terms in the
Legislature.
Both names will appear on
the ticket in the general elec
tion in November, but in the
primary In May Pender will
vote for Rowe and Sampson for
War en.
If the agreement can be brok
en each county can offer a can
didate for tne State Senate.
Beulaville Tax
Collec tor
The regular meeting of the
Town Board of Beulavflle, was
held January 21, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Town Hall. Present were
Mayor Hermon Gore, Commis
sioners O.E. Houston, Marion
Edwards, Raleigh Lanier, An
drew Jackson and Russell Bos
tlc. Mr. William F. Simpson
of Pink Hill, was a visitor.
A motion was made and pas
sed at this meeting to hire Mr.
Simpson to collect the back
tax for the town of Beulavflle.
He will be paid a fee of 5%
on dl taxes collected by his
contacting the person or writ
ing the said person a letter.
He will be paid a fee of 10%
on all tax he collects bv hav
ing to take action on said par
son. All taxes including 1963
will be turned over to Mr/
Simpson.
The Mayor. Town Commfl^^l
sloners and Tax Collector urge ^
you who owe any taxes to pay
them ..
EMMITT E. JONES IS
CPU. LINE TRAINER
Etnmitt E. Jones has been
employed as a line trainee with
Caroltia power it Light Com
pany at Mt. Olive.
He, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert A. Jones of Ken
ansvflle and is married to the
former Annie Pearl Sutton.
BEULAVTLLE POST OFFICE. Mrs. Sarah Bolln has bean awarded a contract to rent new
quarters to the Baulaville post office. The building is now under contraction and is ex
pected to be cooDleted by June 1. It has an interior space of 1973 square feet and some
3,800 square feet for parking and is located across the highway from the present quarters.