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PROGRESS SENTINEL
VOL. XXXI NO. 19 yrUANSVUTF N r_ THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1964 PRICE 10* PLUS TAX
Local Group Selling
Tickets For Kennedy
Library Drive
Governor Terry Sanfbrd he*
announced the appointment of
Eugene C. Thompson of War
sew to be Chairman for Dup
lin County in the state-wide
drive to raise North Carolina's
portion funds for the John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Library.
Dr. Billy Graham will be one
of the featured speakers pay
ing tribute to President John
F. Kennedy in Kenan Stadium
in Chapel Hill on Sunday, May
17, to close the North Carolina
drive for contributions to the
Kennedy Library. All persons
contributing $10 in Duplin
County will receive tickets to
the Chapel Hill event from
Thompson and members of the
local committee.
Each person receiving the
$10 adult ticket may request
a ticket for a child IS years
and younger at no additional
cost.
Trial
& Error
As one gets around over the
county, he comes in contact
with many unusual and remar
kable things. Last Syndsy I
went out to the home of Mr
and Mrs. J. S. Hamilton. With
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Mvee
their aunt. Miss Florence Ham
ilton who told rue she mm a*
years 01 age on December 24
of IMS. Miss Hamilton is most
active and the most remark
able thing to me is thajj she
could read the newspaper' with
out her glasses. She actually
read to me. We had the nicest
time chatting as she knew so
many people whom I had once
known .
Mr. Sam Newton who now
lives in Durham and formerly
lived in Kenansville visited the
Times office last week. Mr.
Sam is also in his eighties. He
was in very good spirits and
wanted to know about everyone
in Duplin County. Mr. Sam is
just as sassy as he always was
and said. "Kuth I am blind
now and I can't hear, but 1
can still feet.''
1 also ran across an unusual
item among the aged last
week. Mrs. Katie F. Grady of
Albert son who was M years of
age passed away. She was the
widow of W. J. Grady who
for many years served on the
Hoard of Education. Her daugh
ter, Mrs- Faison Smith, told
me that her mother died t al
most to the hour) on her seven
tieth wedding anniversary.
Elderly folks are most re
markable.
Between music recitals, com
mencement exercises, prepara
tion for exams and the million
festivities thrown in with sch
ool closing, the youth of the
community are having a busy
time, and so are their parents!
Ruth
WALLACE C. D.
WARNING POINT
The Town of Wallace has
been selected as the location of
a warning point that is inter
connected by telephone with
the National Warning System,
where-by civil defense officials
can be alerted of any impend
ing disaster. The officials in
turn will warn residents of
Duplin County by local means.
This new system is intercon
nected with other warning
points throughout the United
States. Ralph M. Cottle, direc
tor of Duplin County Civil De
fense, said, "This new system
employs the telephone and is
an addition to the present ra
dio system now used."
Throughout the United States
there are more than 500 such
warning points. Three have re
cently been approved for Nor
th Carolina. This system is
connected to the North Ameri
ca Air Defense Command, Fe
deral, State. City, and Civil De
fense Headquarters. The sys
tem is going installed by the
National Office of Civil Defen
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Chairman in various towns
are: Melvin Pope, Ma"ro)ia:
Hugh Johnson and Gerald
Carr, Rose Hill: Graham Phil
lips, Wallace; Jim *mfth. Chin
quapin; Russell oBstic Beula
ville; E. Craven Brewer, Fai
son; John A. Johnson, Warsaw
and Phil Kretsch, Kenansville
The quota for Duplin County
is 2S0 tickets amounting to
$2500. The tickets are tax ex
empt. Some employers over the
State are donating tickets to
their employees.
Mr. Thompson says that a
bus can be chartered for $133
from Kenansville to Chapel Hill
and return, seating up to 46.
Please contact Mr. Thompson
to arrange for car pools over
the county.
David Brinkley will be mas
ter of ceremonies, Secretary
Luther Hodges will attend, a
long with other personalities of
both political partie^ to hear
Dr. Graham pay tribute to
President Kennedy.
For the folks who are plan
ning to attend the Memorial
Program, the oral poUo clinic
will be set up in the County
Health Department in Kenans
ville from ? to 10 a. m. on May
!7th.
It May Cost
$150 To Speed
Traffic cases dominated the.
docket last week doting the
April term of Duplin County
General Court. Many paid 910
fine and cost, but speeding
coat several a 9100 and one
paid 9130. Most of the other
cases concerned liquor in some
manner.
Judge Russell J. Lanier pre
sided and Solicitor William E.
Craft, prosecuted for the State.
JUDGMENTS WERE HAND
ED DOWN AS FOLLOWS:
Leitha Bamette Kennedy.
Warsaw, speeding. cost.
Franklin Doe Tilgham. OokJs
boro, disorderly conduct, resis
ting arrest. 90 days suspended,
923 fine and cost, good behav
ior for 12 mos., remain away
from Legion Dance at Calypso.
McKinley Bell, Faison, no
operator's license. 90 days sus
pended, 933 fine and cost.
Maynard Horace Hensley,
Limestone, Tenn.; speeding 110
miles per hour in 00 mph xone.
9100 bond condemned.
Roland Lee Kelly. Clinton,
speeding, 910 fine and cost.
Edward Allen James. Rocky
Point, speeding. 910 fine and
cost.
Ronald Albert Guy. Magno
lia, speeding. 910 fine and cost.
Arnold Coley Jr., Goldsboro
speeding, 910 fine and cost.
Charles Elasco Blanchard,
Warsaw, speeding, 910 fine and
cost.
Willie Farren Williams. Mag
nolia, speeding. 910 fine and
cost.
William Forest Davis, Jr..
Fa'son, careless and reckless
driving, 935 fine and cost.
William Albert Vann. War
saw. speeding, improper brak
es. 910 fine and cost.
Harold Glenn Lewis, Pike
ville, exceeding safe speed, 910
fine and cost.
Leroy Waters. New York,
speeding. 950 bond condemned.
Alton Warren Payne, Engle
hard, non-support, nol pros.
Chestee Best, Warsaw, con
cleaded weapon. 00 days sus
pended. 915 fine and cost, good
behavior for a year, piMol con
fiscated.
Jim Leach, Faison, assault
with deadly weapon, 0 mos.
suspended. 931 fine and cost,
good behavior for 3 years.
Andrew Leach. Faison, sim
ple assualt, 90 days suspended,
910 fine and coot
Ralph Merritt, Warsaw, as
sault on female, nol pros, cost
taxed against Lela Merritt,
prosecuting witness.
Willie O. Williams, assualt
on female, dismissed.
Donald Melton. Richlands,
abandonment and nonsupport.
18 mos. suspended, pay 9198
for John C. Craft and 9U per
week for wife and child.
(CssMnod See. t Page 9)
Warsaw Water
Lines To Be
Flushed
Water Customer* of the
Town of Warsaw were notified
that on Saturday, May 16, and
Sunday, May 17, water lines
of the Town of Warsaw will be
sterilised and flushed under
the supervision of the State
Board of Health. Water in the
lines will be sterilised by hea
vy concentrations of chlorine,
which will render the water
under*!rable for HUMAN CON
SUMPTION AND DOMESTIC
PURPOSES during the flushing
period.
Users were notified to pre
pare water for HUMAN CON
SUMPTION AND DOMESTIC
PURPOSES to last for the per
iod 12:00 Noon Saturday, May
10, to O-.OO p. m. Sunday, May
17.
When you wake up Sunday
morning. May 17, open your
hot and cold water faucets in
house and outside until chlo
rine odor comes through. Then
shut faucets tightly. This will
allow household water lines to
benefit from treatment.
Please avoid flushing toilets
with treated water or allowing
treated water to enter sewer
or private septic tank. (You
can flush toilet by emptying
a bucket of stored water in the
bowl.!
When treatment period is
over (about 6:80 p. m? Sunday,
May 17, or earlier) two short
signals will be given on fire
siren. At that time, you should
drain your outside Faucets un
til chlorine odor has disappear
ed, then drain inside faucets
until odor disappears. Do not
allow treated water to run on
flowers, shrubt'br grass. Air
Clean Up Drive
Receives Thrust
The Albertaon Ruritan Club
sent out an appeal last month
(or support of the clean-up.
paint-up and fix-up campaign
now in progress Mayor Char
les Decker of Faison and May
or Ed Strickland of Warsaw
have joined with the mayors of
Kenansville. Beulaville. Rose
Hill and Wallace in proclaim
ing the entire month of May as
Clean Up - Paint Up - Fix Up
Month. Work is in progress aU
over the county now to help
the towns an dthe county to
win trophies in the National
Cleanest Town and County
Competition. Garden clubs,
organisations and civic clubs
are lending their support.
Clean-up, Fix-up during May
has the full support and back
ing of the Industrial Develop
ment Commission. All com
munities in Duplin are urged
to support the program and
report their successes to Rus
sel Bostic, Chairman of the
Civic Development Committee.
Industrial Development Com
mission, Box 428, Kenans Wile.
Where possible, citizens are
urged to take "before and
after" pictures for use by the
Committee in recording all
progress achieved in this effort
Albertson, Beulaville. Faison,
Rose Hill. KenansviUe, War
saw and Wallace are taking
part in this program which will
make DupUn more attractive.
One of the best ways to at
tract new business to Duplin
County is for all of us to help
in the Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix
Up Campaign now going on,
according to P. B. Ratford,
Executive Director. Industrial
Development Commission of
DupUn County. New industry
is attracted to a community
?n?
which has a reputation of being
progressive, clean and healthy.
When corporations consider ex
panding into new localities, a
specially trained staff is sent
to examine various possible lo
cations. A clean, attractive city
or town rates high because it
is apparent that its citizens are
int -ested in better living.
"Ni dless to say," we want
new business and industry in
Duplin. The Clean Up-Paint
UP-Fix Up Campaign is one
way of attaining this goal.
"As aur communities im
prove their appearance, redu
ces health hazards, cuts fire
losses and shows the world a
cleaner face it will be appar
ent to everyone that our citi
zens are progressive and civic
minded," Mr. Raiford said.
"There will be an increase in
economic activity and tourists
will be attracted by our beauty
and cleanliness. They'll stop
for lunch while driving thro
ugh or even remain for a day
or two. And this means that
they'll spend money in (our
community."
"I's good business for every
one of us and an investment
in the future to participate in
the Clean Up Campaign and
make it a success. It maintains
and improves real estate val
ues; prevents fires and lowers
insurance rates; cuts down on
sick time lost; improves em
ployee morale; improves va
cant lots; develops community
spirit, civic responsibility and
respect for property. It also in
creases business from those
who prefer to do business with
a clean, attractive, well-organ
ised community. It also encou
Caatiaaed la Page t
MAYOR ED STRICKLAND
OF WARSAW
MAYOR CHARLES DECKER
OF FAISON
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE SERVICE - Four mayors met with the Industrial
Development Director to petition the telephone company to consolidate their lines so that
toll-free calls can be made between the four towns. Seated, left to right, are Allen Draug
hon, Jr., Warsaw, general chairman of the countv telephone petition, and Mayor Herman
Gore of Beulaville. Standing are Mayor Charles Decker of Faison, Mavor Ed Strickland of
Warsaw and Mayor Lauren Sharpe of Kenansville.
Congressman Henderson To Speak
Democratic County Convention Saturday
Hon. David N. Henderson,
Our Congressman from the
Third District, will speak at
the County Democratic Con
vention at the Courthouse in
Kenansville. N. C., on Satur
vif.
day. May 9. 1964. at 11:00
o'clock. A. M. All Democrats
are cordially invited to attend.
A large crowd is expected. At
the Convention delegates and
alternates will be elected to
the State Democratic Conven
tion, which meets in the Audi
torium in the City of Raleigh
at 12 o'clock, noon, on Wednes
day. May 20. 1964.
THEY KEEP COMING BACK. ? A month ago, during Industry Appreciation Week,
many workers were paid with $2 bills. Merchants say that the bills are still floating
around and that they are sure that they have handled a number of them several times,
proving that payrolls are not a one-shot benefactor but that the sweetness lingers on.
Pictured is Erchey Lanier of Rose Hill Trading Co. with two fistfuls of the money. His
firm has been under the same management, in the same location and selling the same
type of merchandise for more than 35 years.
Couple, Son Burn To Death
William H. Horrell, 44, Mrs.
Katy Hudson Blackburn Hor
rell, 39, and Mrs. Horrell's son.
Frank Blackburn, 13, Route 1,
Rose Hill, were burned to dea
th when an early morning fire
destroyed their home.
The Horrell family lived on
the Oak Plain Farm of Knm
sey Feed Company located a
hundred yards west of the
Duplin-Sampson line in Samp
son County, and ten miles west
of Rose HMl in the Del way sir
lion.
Owen Basden. a neighbor of
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COUPLE AND SON BURN. ? Smoking rubble onlv remained early Saturday morning
after Are had swept away a Route 1, Rose Hill five-room home, burning three persons to
death. The family car and boy's bicycle were destroyed in the clean swoop of the fire.
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Four Towns Ask
For Consolidated
Telephone Service
Peitions are being circulat
ed among subscribers in the
towns of Beulaville, Faison.
Kenansville and Warsaw to
consolidate the Telephone Ex
changes in this area so that
better service can be rendered
for these communities. This
will provide for more progress,
better business and greater ag
ricultural and industrial deve
lopment of these areas which
require a move convenient and
serviceable system of inter
communication.
The Town Boards of these
communities, in separate ac
tion during the past few days,
have approved unanimously
the plan for a consolidated
service and urge the citizens in
the area to support this move
ment. Mr. Allen Draughon, Jr.,
of Warsaw, is General Chair
man for the county: and the
Mayor of each town will ap
point a local chairman for
their respective community
who will set up committees
for the purpose of circulating .
the petition.
Details for handling the peti
tions in each community will
be publicized as soon as com
pleted. In the meantime, citi
zens wishing to support this
undertaking should go by the
Town Hall where petitions will
be available for signatures.
Improved services in the
central section of the county
?
through this consolidation plan
are similar to the consolida
tion of the telephone services
of Magnolia. Rose Hill, Wal
lace and Chinquapin, which
will take place in the early
part of July. The patrons of
the telephone service of these
Exchanges will experience a
ver yslight increase in month
ly telephone services; but to
offset these charges, there will
no longer be toll charges be
tween the two Exchanges.
At the request of a number
of citizens from the commun
ities involved, the Industrial
Development Commission a
greed to coordinate the efforts
of the four communities in se
curing these improved tele
phone services. It is the opin
ion of the Commission's Board
of Directors that the agricul
tural, industrial and commer
cial progress of the county can
be favorably influenced thro
ugh improved services of this
type.
fteulaville Water
Rates Upped
The regular meeting of the
Town Board of Beulaville, Nor
th Carolina was held April 21,
1964 in the Town Hall. At this,
meeting it was decided to in
crease the water rates effec
tive Mny i. The Minimum will
hfl (4CA
?v VW.W pv 1 IIIUI1UI.
Mr. Raleigh Lanier will be
sewer inspector for the town
and there will be an inspection
fee of $5.00. All property own
ers are required to put a clean
out plug at each property line
when he is putting in his sew
er pipe. This is one of the re
quirements of tapping on and
the purpose of this is to pro
tect the proerty owner and the
town in case the line gets stop
ped up and has to be cleaned
out.
An ordinance was also pas
sed that each business in Beu
laville shall buy privilege lic
ense. based on the same rate
as the Standard North Carolina
League of Municipalities. This
will be effective July 1, 1964
and the license can be pur
chased at the Town Hall in
Beulaville
Beulaville Fire
Approximately $6,000 dam
age was done bv fire early
yesterday morning to Jones
Super Market, Main Street,
Beulaville.
Gordon Thigpen discovered
the fire about 7:30 a. m. Wed
nesday as he passed the store
before it was open fcr busi
ness. Mr. Thigpen turned in
the alarm.
The fire apparently started
near the floor and burned a
hole in the ceiling, most of the
damage being caused by heat
and smoke.
C. A. Miller, assistant fire
chief, says that it was probab
ly caused by faulty electrical
wiring, maybe the meat scales.
He estimated damaee at $1000
to the building and $5000 to
the stock and fixtures. Mr.
Miller says that the voluteer
fire department did an excel
lent job in extinguishing the
fire an dholding damage down
to a minimum from water by
using the spray nozzles so that
some 15 gallons of water could
do the job.
Plumbers And
Contractors
All plumbers, interested con
tractors, septic tank installers,
or individuals are invited to
attend an important meeting at
the Health Center, in Kenans
vitle. May 7, 1964 at 1:00 p. m
This meeting is called to dis
cuss Section 196-160 of Article
13, of the General Statutes of
North Carolina, governing the
disposal of sewage from any
residence, place of business or
place of public assembly in
North Carolina.