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VOLUME XXXI No. 13 KENANSV1LLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 26,1964 PRICE 10 PLUS TAX
Where Was Duplin Sunday?
(An Editorial)
Three-quarters of a million people in 32 eastern counties in
North Caroline ate a small cube of sugar on which was placed a
' drop of Sabia vaccine Sunday.
Two more doaes of the vaccine are needed to insure perman
ent immunization against all types of polio. These will be given
in neighboring counties April 19 and May 17.
People in neighboring counties - Onslow, Sampson, Pender.
Lenoir, Jones and Wayne - flocked to the clinics in droves. Half
the people in Sampson County had been through the clinics by
two hours after church Sunday, 33,400 all day or 60 per cent of
the population, seven out of ten people in the county, more than
had ever voted in any election. Onslow had 23,000 or 46% of the
population; 11,000 in Pender or 61%; Wayne. 39,400 or 64%. This
was the big chance to completely wipe out the fear of the crip
pling and death-bearing polio bug. and folks were anxious to take
advantage of the opportunity.
The clinics were offered to the public by the County Medical
Societies, with the assistance of pharmacists, nurses and civic
organisations. No charge was made, but a contribution of 26c per
cube was accepted to help defray the cost of the highly perish
able vaccine which had to be handled with elaborate precautions.
But, where was Duplin Sunday? DupUn was conspicuous by
her absence. She stuck out like a sore thumb. If you wanted to pop
one of the sugar cubes loaded with the health-preserving vaccine
into your mouth, you had to go to Pink Hill or Turkey, to Burgaw
or Mount Olive. And, many Duplinites did just that.
Duplin offered no clinic although surrounded by 31 counties
which carried out the program with the appreciation and die co
operation of their people.
Where was the Duplin County Medical Society? Where were
our many live-wire civic organizations? Where was Duplin Sun
day?
Not a word is heard from any of them, but all over the county
the question is, "Why"? Some say the doctors were disappointed in
a recent tetanus campaign and jdM didn't bother. Some say the
civic organizations were too busy with "mutual admirations" work
thpt they just let this opportunity slip.
This in progressive Duplin! The Duplin that leads the State
in agricultural production. The Duplin that has so much interest in
a renewal of poet high school instruction within Ike county. The
Duplin that awards so many plaques for "outstanding citizens."
How can this Duplin be so different from her 31 neighboring
counties? Are we flying so high that our children are immune to
the polio bug?
It's net too late: A campaign to rid the county of polio- just
needs a little spurring. Which organization will be the horseman's
heel?
BRIEFS
REPUBLICAN CLUB
MEETING
The Republican Club of Dup
lin County will meet on Tues
day, March 31 at 7:30 p. m. at
Effle's Restaurant in Rose Hill,
according to Mrs. SaWe w.
Blanchard, vice - chairman.
There will be a business meet
ing following the supper.
GRABS ROOTS OPERA.
APRIL 9 and 19
The nationally known Nation
al Grass Roots Opera Company
will appear at fieulaville Sch
ool on Thursday. April 9 at 1
p. m. and FTklay, April 10 at
10 a. m. and 1 p. m. The opera
company will present Rossini's
"The Barber of Seville" under
the sponsorship of the Duplin
County Unit of NCEA. The
opera will be sung in English.
PTA LADIES VS
TOWN LADIES
The Rose Hill PTA basketball
team will play the town ladiea
Tuesday night, March 31, at the
Rose Hill gymnasium, 7:30 p.
m. Benefit PTA. Support your
PTA by attending.
ROSE HI!J. JAYCEE
PAPER DRIVE
The Jayceee wiH have a pa
per drive Thursday night, Mar
ch 31 beginning at 7:30. Just
put your paper on the porch
and turn on the light.
ELECTION BOARD NAMED
The State Board of Elections
Friday appointed Democrats J.
M. Smith of Chinquapin and
Claude i. Helper of Wallace
and Republican Marvin John
son of Rose Hill as DupUn
, County's Board of Elections
ON DEAN'S LIST
Walter M. Price, son of Mr.
- and Mrs. H. M. Price of Rose
Hill, has been named to the
dean's list at Davidson College
for the first semester of the
school term.
EAST DUPLIN HOSTS
PEA GIRLS
Representatives from Pink
Hill, LaGrange. White Oak.
Wallace-Rase Hill, Penderlea
and Farm Lift Schools were
guests Saturday of the East
Etopto HornP ^ Economics De
JjSj.
KENAN8VILLE SUNRISE
SERVICE
An Easter Sunrise Service
will be held at the Methodist
Church, Kenansville, Rev. L.
A. Sharpe, pastor, at 6 a. m.
Easter morning- This is a com
munity service and all are in
vited. Each church in town will
have their regular 11 o'clock
worship service.
MOUNT ZION AT
ROSE HILL
The Mount Zion Presbyterian
Fellowship, Rose Hill, will hold
an Easter Sunrise Service at
6:M a. m. Sunday at the James
FusseD pood. Young people of
the community will provide the
music.
In the event of rain, the ser
vice will be held at the Mount
Zion Presbyterian Church.
EAST DUPLIN SCHOOL
Sunrise Services will be held
?1 East Duplin School at 1:40
a. m. on Easter Sunday. This
is a community project and sev
en churches of the Beulaville
area are cooperating, including
Beulaville Baptist, Presbyter
ian, Freewill Baptist, New Hope
Mission, Smith, Hallsville and
Bethel Presbyterian.
Rev. Jim Sells, pastor at Bet
hel Presbyterian Church, wiH
bring the message. A combined
choir from the churches of the
area will furnish special music
In the event of adverse weat
her conditions, the services wiH
be held in the school l*
The public Is cordially invited
to attend.
DEVOTIONAL GARDENS
Easter Sunrise Services wfll
conducted bundsy( Mftrcn
?, at 5:00 a. m. at the Devo
tional Gardens on Highway 04.
three miles east of .Warsaw.
These services are aO annual
event for the Warsaw and sur
rounding rotnmiinlties
Rev. Paul Mull, paator of
Calvary Baptist Church, will
preaent the maaN?e. "Take Ye
Away the Stone " Rev. Norman
Flowers wfll read the Scrip
tuna, and Rev. L. T. Wflaoe
and Rev. D. E. Parkarson will
JEANNE FX INN SWANNER. Miss Swanner from Graham is the reigning "Miss
North Carolina," and was voted Miss Congeniality in the Miss American Pageant. The
6* 2" beauty wUl grace the parade, the dance and other doings as Wallace celebrates her
Diamond Jubilee, April 9 to 12.
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Highlights Of Wallace Jubilee
The Wallace Diamond Jubilee
geta under way at 6:30 p. m.
on Thuraday, April 9, with a
recognition aupper at the Na
tional Guard Armory.
The supper will be followed
by a play at Sheffield's Ware
house, sponsored by the Cross
Playhouse and Music Club,
depicting the growth of Wal
lace over the past 75 years.
"Miss Diamond Jubilee" will
be selected and crowned dur
ing the intermission of the play.
Friday. April 10, there win
be a gigantic parade of ninety
units at 4 p. m. Hon. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Secre
tary of Commerce, will add
ress the gathering immediate
ly following the parade. He will
be introduced by the United
States Under Secretary of Ag
riculture, the Hon. Charles S.
Murphy, a Wallace native.
Waccamaw Bank
Has New
President
Ben L. Nesmith, Jr., of Ta
bor City has been named pre
sident of Waccamaw Back and
Trust Company one of the 10
largest banks in North Carolina.
Waccamaw has offices in Rose
Hill, Beulaville, Chinquapin
and Kenansville here in Duplin
County.
The Southeastern N. C. bank
ing system's board of directors
made the announcement of Ne
smith's election. C. Lacy Tate,
ofChadbourn, whom Nesmith
succeeded, was chosen as
chairman of its board of dir
Dr. R. C. Sadler of Whtteville
has been named honorary bo
ard chairman. He was chair
man prior to the recent action.
In a third move in the top
echelon of the bank's officials.
Lester Lowe of Fairmont
ed up from vice president to
Nesmith came to Columbus
County In 1MB with the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank of
Tabor City Ho wm namod
cashier of the bank which later
M ? i ? hi fln_L
iwfw witn wicciiniw Ban*
and Tnist Co taJ^AtJhat
Friday night at the Sheffield
Warehouse, the Jim Thornton
Show will entertain, and on
Saturday night there will be
Arthur Smith and his Cracker
jacks.
The Jubilee Dance will be
held at the National Guard
Armory Saturday night.
Trial
& Error
EASTER MORN
Rise with the risen Christ
Thai Easter day;
Roil from the door of mind
The stone away;
Look to the glowing east -
Be born again -
As a flower lifts its face
Sunward, after rain . . .
ONWARD
"In my Father's house are
many mansions ..."
Thus it is we grow
Ever toward our greater
selves;
Thus it is we know
That grace and wisdom guide
ua.
Here, and there, and evermore.
Who turn our faces toward
the Light
Of Love's Great Open Door . . . ;v
Ben Hines Harfcins
These beautiful poems were
sent to us by our friend, Bess
Hines Hark ins of Oxnard, Cal
ifornia. Bess reports that her
mother. Mrs. Bess Hines, who
is with her, is doing fine and
looks forward to the arrival of
i The Duplin Times-Progress
Sentinel each week.
A message from "Around
The Well", a release sent to
weekly papers by the Universi
ty of North Carolina, is most
encouraging to me. (if you
have ever seen my desk you
know what I mean). Quote. "A
wise guy brought in a letter to
the University News Bureau,
attacking newspaper editors for
Irofipinj messed-up desks."
Further: "Now. what I want
to know is why is it necessary
FLASH!
Polio Clinics
Dr. Guy V. Gooding, Kenans
ville, president of the Duplin
County Medical Society, advis
es this newspaper that it is
probable that polio clinics for
the oral administration of the
Sabin vaccine will be held in
Duplin April 19th.
Many of the counties are us
ing a two-dose type of the vac
cine rather than three doses,
and this method would put the
second dose May 17th.
A meeting of the Society will
be held tonight (Thursday),
after which a definite announ
cement will likely be made.
STOP GRAZING
PEED GRAIN LAND
I^and which is to be designat
ed as acreage diverted from
the production of feed grains
(corn, barley, and grain sor
ghums) under the 1964 Feed
Grain Program must not be
grazed after Tuesday, March
31, reminded Kufus Elks, Jr.,
Manager of the Duplin ASCS
Nine Candidates For Governor
The deadline for filing for
candidates in the May 30th pri
mary for State offices was Fri
day noon. County candidates
have until noon on April 17.
When the filing time closed,
nine candidates were in the
running for Governor and five
for Lieutenant Governor. The
list in the order that they filed
follows:
Governor ? Democrats; R. J.
Stansbury, Hillsboro; Bruce
(Boxo) Burleson, Bakersville;
I. Beverly Lake. Wake Forest;
L. Richardson Preyer, Greens
boro; Dan K. Moore, Canton;
and Kidd Brewer, Raleigh.
Republicans; Don Badgley,
Greensboro; Charles W. Strong,
Greensboro; and Robert L.
Gavin, Sanford.
Lieutenant Governor ? Dem
ocrats; H. Clifton Blue, Aber
deen; Robert W. (Bob) Scott Rt
1, Haw River; John R. Jordan,
Raleigh; Republicans, Robert
A. Flynt, High Point; Clifford
Lee Bell, Gastonia.
Secretary ef State?Democrat
Henderson Has Opposition
Representative David N. Hen
derson of Wallace picked up
last minute opposition Friday
when Moreheed City business
man S. A. Chalk, Jr. filed a
gainst him on the last day and
created need for a Democratic
primary for that office. Chalk
operates an insurance agency
and brokerage firm.
Republican Sherman T. Rock,
Morehead City attorney, also
has filed for the Third District
seat in Congress. Sherman ope
rates Spooner's Creek yacht
basin and motel, and is a re
tired lawyer from Pittsburg.
The Third District includes
Harnett, Jones. Onslow, Pamli
co, Wayne, Pender, Sampson,
Carteret, Craven and Duplin
Counties.
Henderson was born on a
farm in Onslow County, gradu
ated from Wallace High School,
Davidson College and the Uni
versity of North Carolina law
school and has served the Third
District in Congress since his
faction >n- 1980, now serving
nis second term.
He was solicitor of the Duplin
County General Court from te
st to 1968 and judge from 18
58 to 1980. Henderson was as
sistant general counsel to the
House committee on education
and labor from 1951 until he
became solicitor. Congressman
Graham A. Barden of New
Bern was chairman of the com
mittee at that time, and Hen
derson was elected to succeed
Barden in Congress when Bar
den retired.
Tobacco
Acreage Smallest
Since 1917
Based on information from
producers and other sources,
North Carolina farmers intend
to plant 415,000 acres of flue
cured tobacco during 1964, a
reduction of 9.9 percent from
the 460,500 acres harvested in
1963. State flue-cured allot
ments for 1964 were down to
10 percent from last year's.
The expected flue-cured acre
age for this year, if realized,
would he the smallest planted
since 1917 and less than half
of the record high acreage in
1939. It would fail short of the
1958-82 five-year average by 3.4
percent.
Flue-cured plantings by types
Continued to Page I
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Another candidate for the
Third Congressional District
Seat filed today. Morehead City
businessman S. A. Chalk, Jr..
said in announcing his third
attempt for the office.
"It is important for those who
believe in the principles of
Thomas Jefferson, constitution
al government, and are thorou
ghly disgusted with the socia
listic mess in Washington to
have a choice in candidates.
The Congress is irresponsible
as proven by endorsement of
programs that reduce job op
portunity, restrict individual
rights, and waste money-all for
the declared purpose of help
ing".
The number is grownig, but
unfortunately I do not think
enough are concerned to nomi
nate a man who will fight the
administration's grab for pow
er. It is my intention to stand
for election as a witness in pro
test. Some day the majority
will realize it is important to
Continued to Page 2
Henderson
Building On New
Ml. Olive Campus
The first academic building
on the new campus of Mount
Olive College will be named in
memory of the late Dr. C. C.
Henderson, Mount Olive physi
cian and leading benefactor of
Mount Olive College.
The decision to memorialize
Henderson through the college
building program was by a
unanimous vote of the board
of directors in a called meet
ing Tuesday.
Groundbreaking exercises
for the builidng are scheduled
for June. It will be a two-story
building of modem design with
classroom space for 350 stu
dents, including laboratories
for biological sciences, chemis
try, physics, and foreign lan
guage, and will contain 23,400
square feet of floor space.
Also included will be faculty
offices and a lounge.
A gift of $37,200 made by Dr.
Henderson to the building fund
before his death last October
will be applied on the building.
In addition to his generous
financial support, Dr. Hender
son served gratuitously as col
lege physician from 1954 until
his death.
Continued to Page 2
Thad Eure, Raleigh; Republi
can Edwin E. Butler, Clinton.
State Auditor?Democrat Hen
ry L. Bridges, Raleigh; Repub
lican Everett L. Peterson, Clin
ton.
Tiriianrfr Democrat
Edwin' Gill, Raleigh; Republi
can Charles J. Mitchell, Greens
boro.
Commissioner of Agriculture
Democrat L. Y. Ballentine, Va
rina; Republican S. Van Wat
son, Rt. 2, Whitakers.
CommMooer of Labor-Dem
ocrats Frank Castlebury, Ra
leigh; Frank Crane, Raleigh;
Dan B. Wardell Jr., James
town.
Superintendent of Public In
struction ? Democrat Charles
F. Carroll. Raleigh.
Attorney General - Democrat
Wade Bruton, Raleigh; Repub
lican Worth Coltrane, Asheboro.
Commissioner of Insoranee?
Democrats John B. Whitley,
Statesville; Edwin S. Lanier,
Raleigh; John N. Frederick,
Charlotte; Republicans Ralph
B. Pfaff, Winston-Salem; John
C Clifford, Winston-Salem.
James Sprimt
Sponsors 7
Courses
The James Sprunt Institute,
Kenansville, is now sponsoring
seven courses over the county.
On Monday, April 6. from 7
to 10 p. m., in cooperation with
Dr. Mett Ausley, unit leader of
the Warsaw Explorer Scout
Troop, the Institute is also .
sponsoring a three-hour tour of
the Auto Shop facilities at Rose
Hill. Ail interested scouts are
invited to attend. The instruc
tors at the shop will discuss
automotive maintains nee for
the scouts.
The response for the oil
painting course on Mondays at
Rose Hill was so great that
another class will meet from 9
until 12 each Thursday morn
ing for ten weeks. The instruc
tor will be Mrs. Margaret
Cooper, an accomplished artist.
Tuition will be $3 and the class
meets for the first time Thurs
day morning, March 26. Some
40 ladies enrolled for the Mon
day class, several of them had
attended the Old James Sprunt
Institute thus bridging a con
tinuity between the Institute
which closed in the mid 1920's
and the one opening now.
A course in public speaking
will begin April 7 at E. Duplin
School. Classes will meet from
7 until 10 p. m. each Tuesday
and Thursday night for five
weeks. Wilbur Hussey will be
the instructor and tuition is $2.
Mrs. Sally Jo Houston will be
the instructor for a course in
advanced typing at this same
time and place for which tuition
of $3 will be charged. Mrs.
Polly Brown Thomas will teach
a course, in beginning typing at
the same time, tuition 23.
A course in typing will, also
be offered at E E. Smith High
School in Kenansville each
Monday and Wednesday night,
from 7 to 10, for five weeks.
The instructor is Josejh Ed
ward Thompson, tuition 23 and
the first class will meet on
April 1.
Another course in typing will
be offered at Wallace-Rose Hill
High School beginning March SO
and running for five weeks
each Monday and Wednesday
night from 7 until 10 p. m.
Tuition will be 23 and the in
structor will be Mrs. Jane Wat
son Lee, a graduate of Atlantic
Christian College Business De
partment
Other courses will be anno
unced shortly as James Sprunt
Institute, Dixon Hall, director,
begins again to brine inrtruc
tion to the people of Duplin.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS
HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF
4-H SERVICE GROUP
President Lyndon B. Johnson
has accepted the honorary
chairmanship of the National
4-H Service Committee, and
has consented to the presenta
tion of silver trays in his name
to six top ranking 4-H Club
members next December at the.
43rd National 4-H Club Con
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GROUND-BREAKING EXERCISER Construction will begin shortly on a new Metho
dist Church in Beulaville on Hwy. Ill just inside the city limits. The new church was or
ganized in IKS. Mayor Herman Gore (left) looks on as William B. Cutler, chairman of
the building committee, breaks the ground. Rev. Foster Reynolds, pastor of the church,
and Dr. R. Grady Dawson, district superintendent of the Mew Bern District follow the
program. 'Staff photo by James Campbell>.