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"-' *j^hib? \^F*L*.~ . . j 1 [)t jbhel. ^ksstt^y fs^?fc3lrftl_xft f>k z. ^ i fhfrnr^'t sentinel ? ?nb^^ bymbl6fl^p . _? jhw mjwbi VOL. XXXI WO. 28 - KENANSVILLE.N. C. THURSDAY. JULY 9. 1964 PRICE 10* PLUS TAX WARSAW'S NEW POST OFFICE. - Postmaster Fred J. Basra and his crew moved into Warsaw's new, spacious and troodsrn postal quarters last week. The building is oae of the finest in DupUn and should afford adequate facilities for many years to come. There is ample patron parking space in front of the building which is recessed from Hill Street, and plenty of space to the rear for postal vehicles. FeopJe *Jn Lhiplm arms Decrease While Crop Acreage Increases Of the 20,265 people living on farm tract* In Duplin in 19 62, 1,380 had moved off the farm by the next year. Only 18,885 were reported to be liv ing on farm tracts in the Jan uary 1964 census survey for Duplin County. According to the survey, there were 394,242 acres of farm land in Duplin, of which 94,046 acres were devoted to Trial & Error Was talking to my good fri end Mr. Henry Belk, Editor of the Goldsboro News Argus, this morning by telephone. He had been in Duplin County Sunday night and visited a friend in the South Wing at the Hospital. He was commending D uplin County on our fine Hospital and South Wing. He was moat complimentary of the entire set-up, service and decor of the building. Dixon Hall, Director of James Sprunt Institute has surely been strutting around lately. He threatened when he came to Duplin that James Sprunt would increase the pop ulation in Duplin, and so it has been none other than the di rector himself and his wife whs have presented Duplin with a new son. This is the second son for Mr. and^frs. Dixon Hall. They have raently moved to a new home In Kenansville. Dedication ceremonies of the new post office in Kenansville I on Sunday afternoon were most impressive. But I do not be lieve I have ever experienced anything more touching than the flag raising ceremony. It was a beautiful, cool and bal my Sunday afternoon. The band of the 82ed Division at Fort Bragg was playing the Star Spanglad Banner As the Flag climbed the pole to the strains of the music, the breese made the flag literally float to the top of the pole, bringing to gether a mental picture of the mountains and the seas and all the beauties of America, mer ged into one great and glorious picture - "The land of the tree and the home of the V#* " the production of crops in 1963 an increase of 4,996 acres over 1962. Over 51,000 acre* lay out as idle cropland in 1963 in Duplin and acreage devoted to soil improvement and crop failures amounted to 10,563 acres, so that 16% of the farm land was in soil improvement and idle. Three per cent, approximately 14,000 acres were devoted to pastures and 57% to other land, woods and waste, leaving only 24%, less than one-fourth of farm land in harvttted cropland. The main increase in har vested crops was corn, from 48,175 acres for all purposes in 1962 to 52,629 acres for grain and silage in 1963, a difference of 4,454. This report has been releas ed by the Duplin County Com missioners. J. W. Hoffler, chairman, from information supplied through their farm census supervisor and township listers and compiled by the Crop Reporting Service, N. C. and U. S. Department of Agri culture. __ ,y ; The report shows that their were 15,966 acres of soybeans in Duplin in 1963, an increase of 3,688 acres over the previous year, followed by smaller in creaess in w heat, soybeans hay, small grains and alfalfa hay and miscellaneous crops. There were 687 less acres of tobacco in Duplin last year than the previous year. There were more acres of soybeans than tobacco grown last year. County Court Duplin General County Court convenes Tuesday, July 14, for a two day session, with Judge Russell J. Lanier, presiding. The calendar of pending cas es includes six divorce cases and 332 indictments. Solicitor William E. Craft will have to present and prosecute 116 cases a day to clear the dock et. No. jury will be present this term. The next term of court is scheduled for a three-day ses sion beginning on August 18, with a Jury present on the last two days of the session. a ? ? ~ Kenansville PO Dedication Held Some 500 patrons, neighbors, friends and former residents of Kenansville, gathered at t he new and modern post office at Kenansville Sunday afternoon to hear a band concert and take part in the impressive de dication ceremony. The band of the Stud Air borne Division of Fort Bragg, under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer Ralph C. Lei bchen, provided music for the occasion. A. C. Holland, postmaster at Kenansville since August 31. 1563, and twenty-seventh post master to serve the institution since it was established on No vember 14, 1833, 135 years ago, opened the program with time ly remarks. Rev. Lauren R. Sharpe, mayor of Kanansville, was master of ceremonies and gave the address of welcome. Mayor Sharpe remarked that this was the first time that a federal building was being de dicated in Kenansville in the Boo. R. V. Wells, cleric of the Superior Court for Duplin County, introduced the princi pal speaker. Third District Con gressman David N. Henderson. Mr. Wells reminisced as to how in his boyhood the whole area where this and other mod ern building now stand was called the "Boneyard." be cause horse traders gathered there to trade gaunt and bony "plugs" and others sold fried fish from pans heated over wood coals. He called attention to a safe on display in the building which once belonged to Alsa Southerland, postmaster at Kenansville from 1SS6 to lb 65, during the Civil War years, and was punched open by Yan kees coming through this sec tion. The old safe was locked with a key instead of a combi nation, and belonged to an an cestor of Dr Dallas Herring of Rooo Hill, now chairman of the State Board of Education. Mr. WeQo reminded the assembly that Congressman Henderson. o. ?' Decreaes also occurred in cot ton, peanut*, oats, barley, mi lo, lespedeza, mixed grasses cut for hay and vegetable crops. Livestock inventories showed a drop in brood sows ot 305 head, a slight decrease in milk cows, however, beef cows were up by 562 head, but laying hens were less by 5,060 birds. The number of people reported to be living on farm tracts, and those working off the farm was below the p receding year. Cora accounted for 55% of the harvested crops. Soybeans 17%, tobacco 16% and other crops 12%. BRIEFS I RECEPTION HONORING REV. AND MHS. SPARKS The public is cordially invit ed to attend a reception honor ing. Rev. and Mrs. Charles E Sparks in the Methodist Chur ch Fellowship Room Sunday evening, July 12, from 8 to 10. STROUD APPOINTED ON NATIONAL COMMITTEE President M. James Gieason of the National Association of County Officials recently an nounced that County Commis sioner J. B. Stroud had been appointed to the National Heal th and Education Committee. COUNTRY CLUB PICNIC Hie Ladies Auxiliary of the Duplin Country Club announ ces that a family picnic will be held July 21st at <:30 p. m. ?t the club. Bring a picnic lunch, bring your family and enjoy the fellowship. TAX COLLECTION The Board of Commissionen "Port that tax collections for June amounted to ft6,188.07. WWJOS HOME ON HWY. 117 2?.H- Warsaw, house to Paul Bar nett which was burned recent ly on Highway in South. Mrs. Wfcga says that the house bad two rooms of her betonainasin ^ a piano and a * hocks, and having U**1 ? number of yoars the house was of great JJ^^tal^vslue to her aMde - - Draft Boards Sending 18-year olds For Exam. North Carolina Selective Ser vice Local Boards are forward ing 18-year-old registrants for complete examination by the Armed Forces, Mr. William H. McCachren, State Director of Selective Service said today. Mr. McCachren emphasized that the examination of 18-year -olds does not mean that they face induction in the immedi ate future. The examination of these young registrants who are out of school and not deferred for other reasons initiates a pro gram announced by President Johnson on January 5, 1964. The President directed the Sec retary of Defense and the Di rector of Selective Service to begin the early examination of 18-year-old registrants after a presidential task force study determined that large number of young men being found dis qualified for military service were interested v in obtaining educational, vocational, and medical rehabilitation. In. announcing the plan to ex amine younger registrants, the President pointed out that ear ly examination will " . . en able those who are qualified for military service to plan intel (Coatlaned Oa Baek-t FLASH! Word was just received as we were going to press I that Lyman Earl Jones. M. of Beulavtlte was killed In a wreck" at 4 p. it. Wet ncsday afternoon. He was killed eight miles South of Edenton while driving a Btulaville Milling Company truck. Particulars on the wreck were not available at this time. He Is the son of the late Simon Jones and Mrs. Winine Baker of Kenansville, RFD. He is survived by his wife and 2 small children. Black Shank Meetings Wednesday Tobacco field meetings to ob serve research tests on control ling black shank with chemi cals will be held on Wednesday, July 15 on Milton Maready's farm, Chinquapin, N. C. from 8 a. m. to 9:30 a. m. and on Taft Herring's farm, Mt. Olive, Route 2, from 10:15 to 11:45 a m. To get to Hilton Maready's farm follow Highway 50 south east from Chinquapin about 3 miles. Turn left on the paved road at Whaley's Store and go about one mile to Maready's farm on the left side of the highway. To get to Taft Her ring's farm from Kenansville follow Highway 11 north about 10 miles to Westbrook's Store. Turn left and go one mile and turn right and go about 3 miles to the first dirt road on the left. Follow this road about one mile to Mr. Herring's farm. Several different chemicals have been used on the 50 dif ferent plots on these farms. Some of these chemicals are giving outstanding results in controlling black shank. Varie ties used in these test plots are Speight 0-5 with moderate black shank resistance and NC 2326 which is a high black shank re sistant variety of the Hicks type tobacco developed by Dr. Lawrence Apple at N. C. State. There is also a barn sixe crop of NC 2326 on Maready's farm that should be of great interest to many fanners. Representatives of several major chemical companies who are manufacturing agricultural chemicals along with State Col lege personnel will be at these meetings. All tobacco fanners, warehousemen, fertiliser deal ers, chemical dealers and ether tetere^^ p^ple^are tavty County Tax Rate Remains $1.65 The Board of County Com missioners on July 6, approved the 1M4-65 Budget, and adopt ed the Annual Appropriation Resoultion for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Appropriations made for the operation of County Govern ment and its subdivisions for the new fiscal year are as fol lows: General Fund $583,348.19, which includes General Fund tax rate .30; Poor, etc. tax rate .08; Health tax rate. 07%; Ad ministration of Old Age Assis tance and AFDC tax rate. 06; Agricultural and Home Agents tax rate .06%; County Accoun tant's office tax rate .03%; Civil Defense tax rate. 01; County Fire Departments tax rate .02. Property Revaluation $6,588 00 - tax rate -01; County Debt Service (Bonds and interest* $60,490.85 - tax rate 09; Old Age Assistance $228,480.00 - tax rate. 03%; Aid to Families of Dependent Children $274,676.00 tax rate .03%; Aid to Per manetly and Totally Disabled $196,568.00 - tax rate .04%; Aid to Blind (County's part* $7,271 -tax rate .01; Operation, Equip ment and Maintenance of Hos pital $49,680.00 - tax rate .08; Final Polio Dose Set For August 9 The third and final polio clin ics will be held in Duplin County Sunday, August 9, from 12 o'clock noon to S p. m., according to an announcement ty Dr. Guy V. Gooding, presi dent of the Duplin County Med ical Society. Strain I of the Sabin vaccine was given in Duplin on April 19 and Strain II on May 17. It was first thought that Strain III would be given in Septem ber or Qctahngakkd then the Jobbers of Gw vaccine thought they cruki uppT> enough of the oral vaccine so that clinics could be held this month, but they were unable to do so, but have promised sufficient vaccine for August 9 so that this final and third dose can be given to every man, wo man and child in Duplin. 'While the Salk "shot" vac cine gives only temporary im munity, the Sabin "sugar cube" type will give lifetime protection and remove the deadly virus from carriers as well. The clinics have been provid ed by the Medical Society of Duplin Count*. Over 20,000 * people in Duplin rdbefved tt)e first two doses and qre pro tected against stMSa* of the deadly disease. The third dose will complete the series. The clinics will be held at nine locations over the coun ty. Pink Hill Post Office Contract Let By Dept. Pink Hill will have a new post office building, according to Postmaster George M. Tur ner, Jr. The new building on Front Street, between Walnut and Broadway Streets, will repre sent an estimated total invest ment of *13.580.00. It will be rented to the Department for five years, with three 5-year renewal options, at an annual rental of $1,689.96 for the basic term. Youth Takes Pickles For Ride Willie Brown, 18-yr.-ld Mount Olive Negro, borrowed a '59 International 2-ton truck from Cates Pickle Co. at Faison Wednesday night. The truck was loaded with the famous Cates Pickles and Brown took them for a ride around Mount Olive and Goldsboro, utilizing all of the 19 Vi gallons of gas in the truck riding more than a hundred miles. He was ap prehended by Deputies L. G. Jernigan and R. S. Thigpen, charged with larceny and is now in Jail, having failed to raise a $400 bond, being held for Superior Court. He did not bother the pickles. Brown is on probation from the last term of court for lar ceny of a farm tractor for a (Continued On Back) Postmaster General John A. Gronouski has announced that a contract has been awarded to Mr. T. J. Turner to build the new post office, and that his bid was the lowest received by the Department on a com petitive basis. The new one story building will be air conditioned. It will have an interior space of 1,300 square feet and an area for parking and movement of pos tal vehicles of 3,000 square feet. The new facility is expected to be completed by November 1, 1964. Mr. Gronouski explained that the Department's capital in vestment is limited substantial ly to postal equipment. The building will remain under private ownership, with the ow ner paying local real estate taxes. Magnolia Constable W. B. Kisner has resigned as constable for Magnolia Tow nship because of his health and hospitalization. The Board of Commissioners of Duplin County at their meeting Mon day appointed Earl Chestnutt to fill Mr. Kissner's unexpired term, which ends the 1st Mon day in December, 1964. Mr. Chestnutt was nominated for the position in the May Democratic primary. Warsaw Jaycees Sponsor Talent Show The Warsaw Jaycces will sponsor a Talent Show featur ing 'HOMER BRIARHOPPER AND HIS GANG" Wednesday night, July 19th in the Kenan Auditorium in Kenansvllle at 9:90 p. m Homer and his gang can be seen on Channel U, Durham, and Channel 6, Wilmington, during the week. Admission for the show whi ch promises to be groat is adults, gl.OO and children un der U. 50c Scheduled to appear on the talent show are: Conrad Jen kins Warsaw Charles Newman and Larry Mercer of Pink Hill. Briscoe Ellett 11. James Lanier and two other guitarists from Pink Hill. The Carolina Clog- J gers and the Junior Carolina Cloggers of Jacksonville. 1W Richland Cloggers of Rich lands. Alex Bryan, Malcolm DufT, Raymond Bryan. Richard Hansley and Benny Cherry. Gene Padrick of Jacksonville. Billy Knowles. Bobby Bar nette^Jtamy West^ Melvin Industrial Development $30, 725.00 - tax rate .05; School Current Expenses $356,694.00 - tax rate .14; School Capital Outlay < new buildings and equipment) $356,630.00 - tax rate .58; School Debt Service (Bonds and interest) $18,295. 00 - tax rate .03; TOTAL (all funds) $2,169,452.59 - tax rate $1.65. Estimate of revenue to be a vailable other than tax levy which includes fees, grants, contributions, etc., for the new fiscal year is as follows: Gen eral Fund $257,165.69; Property Revaluation Fund $603.00; Oou nty Debt Service Fund $6,631. 85; Old Age Assistance Fund $207,532.50; Aid To Families of Dependent Children $253,728.50; Aid to Permanently and Total ly Disabled $169,635.50; Aid to Blind $1,286.55; Operation, Equ ipment and Maintenance of Hospital $1,800.00; industrial Development $800.00; School Current -Expense Fund $272. 90400; School Capital Outlay Fund $9,500.00; School Debt Service Fund $340.00; Total ? All Funds $1,181,927.59. Practical Nurse Training Fully Accredited According lo Mrs. Priscilla 01 feallance, R. N, Chairman of 'fbie N ortr. Carolina Board of Nurse Registration and Nurs ing Education, the practical nurse education program spon sored by the James Sprunt In stitute, has been "fully accred ited" having met all standards for conducting accredited pro grams of practical nurse edu cation in North Carolina. These standards are authorized by the State's General Statutes, Chapter 90, Article 9A. In ac crediting the school, the mem bers of the Board expressed in terests in the program and of fered encouragement for fu ture development. A third class will begin Sep tember 9. Mrs. Susan Saund ers. head of the program, urges all interested students to make application now. _ Consultant To Figbt Poverty Available The Duplin ^ounty Commis sioners were told Monday that a community service consul tant could be hired under a federal grant to coordinate ef forts to combat poverty in the counties of Duplin. Wayne and Greene. The federal grant has BeBl received by the State Board of Public Welfare to employ 2S consultants throughout the state. The federal funds would pay the salaries of the consul tant and a stenographer. The county in which the central office is located would provide office space. The primary responsibility of the consultant would be to co ordinate efforts of health and welfare officials, civic leaders, the Salvation Army and service clubs in the three counties. The consultant's duties could be discontinued at the plea sure of the commissioners. The Duplin County Commis sioners voted to continue the committees set up when the tri-county area made applica tion some months ago for a N. C. Fund grant. Seven areas out of SI were selected for the grants, but this area failed te receive these funds. All areas which submitted applications for the grants from the N. C. Fund wore contacted concern ing the consultant proposal The Greene County Commis sioners advised that they do not have office space avail able, Duplin will be able to fur space
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