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VOL. XXXI NO. 35 ^ KENANSVTLLE. N. C. THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 1964 PK:- L l'-V PLUS TAX Baby Killer Jailed Without Bond jiumB i nomas uaiaepM, ? year-old Negro, is being held in ek- j-1 ? ? i| l-M 1st t ,, l?l tne county jmu witaoux pfm* lege of bond oo a charge of murder la the fatal shooting ef his brother, James Earl Galaspie, age I. Both are sons of Doable and Beck GaUwpie and lire on the Charity Road about four mQee east of Rooe ffflL The bafay was dead an ar rival at DupUn General Hospi tal having been abet through the neck, rapturing the Jugular vain, with a M est pistoL Investigation and arrest was made fay Deputies Glean Jeni fer and 8. C. Dempeey and Constable B. A. Rich. It is understood dud die boy was shooting the pistol about f" in the yard and then wait into the house and shot the bdby. Ho claims diet it was an acci dent and that he meant to *oot a hole through die wall ef the houae. In another cage, Horace Pitt men is being held in Jail un der $10,OW Ixuid after blasting his brother-in-law, Shelhnsn Hughes, Jr., 18, with a 11 gu age shotgun, allegedly whBe Hughes held Pittman'e two months-old baby. There were gunpowder burns on the In fant. Investigation by Deputy Jack Albertson disclosed that the shooting resulted over e fam ily quarrel. It is alleged that fnamd i wire dm dm to ner father*! house in Wallace Tbu rsday, returning to her home on Hwy 117 north Just beyond the city limits of Rose Hill, An argument with her husband ensued, and she went to a neighbor's house to call her father to send someone to get her. Young Hughes came to get her and return her and die baby to Wallace. Pittman is alleged to have told him that no one would take his baby from the house and that he would shoot them if they tried. Hughes took the baby on to the car parked in front of the house on the highway. He got Into his automobile. Pittman followed him, and told the of ficers that when he saw Hugh es had a knife that he returned to the house got his shotgun and demanded the baby. Evidently Pittman opened the car door and fired the shot gun at Hughes. Hughes is in critical condition in Duplin Genera] Hospital with a sec tion of his right arm shot a way, one lung collapsed and slugs hi his liver. He managed to get out of the car and run some 75 yards up the road before collapsing, it is reported. Pittman is charged with as sault with a deadly weapon with intent ot kill, pending Hughes' condition. Auto Accidents Mar Weekend A truck and automobile col lision injured one person and ^ted toff^dsmage Bifley, invofisdwjT Ills Chevrolet truck operated by William lm Murphy. 34, of Rocky point and a 1964 Cad illac operated by Randolph Mattofes, 45, of Rose Rill. The accident occurred at 7:15 a.m. and it was very foggy that morning making visibility poor. The officer said that the truck wis traveling south and was passing another vehicle when it met the Cadillac driven by Mattocks. Mr. Mattocks was badly sha ken up and suffered bruises and minor cuts and was given attention by a Rose Hill physi cian. The driver of the truck was uninjured and was charg ed with careless and reckless ? f..fan's nnvrag. . ?? , ? Damage to the truck was est Another mishap happened Friday night about 8 p. (n. on tee Rose Hill-Delway ?read, liama had stopped a truck an the shoulder of the road. Harry Pshy traveling west and meet ing another car dkl not see the truck apd ran into the back of it. Howgrd Craddock, a pas senger in the Perry car, was injured about the face and on the right arm. Some 75 stitc hes were required to close his wounds. Matter is still under investigation. On Saturday evening. Ivy Smith of Route 1, Turkey was charged with having no ope rator's license, no insurance, improper registration and leav ing the scene of an accident in a mishap at the intersection of Main Street and Hwy 117 in Rose Hill. Smith gave signal to turn left and a Mr. Kennedy from Ohio attempted to pass on the right. Smith changed his mind and turned right. DANCE AT R. F. GRADY SCHOOL There win be a dance at the B. F. Grady School beginning at 8 p. n. on Saturday, August 29. The dance Is sponsored by the a F. Grady P. T. A. These dances are customary to follow the Grady-OuOaw Re unions, but aO are Invited. "REBELS" TO PLAT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE Chairman Pete Cowan and tbe Jaycees invite everyone out for foe "Back-To-School" Dance at the Rose HH1 Elemen tary School Gymnasium Friday night, August 88, from 8 to 13 p. m. This seasonal dance is designed to put back in foe mood for school. Admission is 81 per person. COURSE IN OIL PAINTING A course In advanced oil painting will begin on Thurs day, September 10, at 9:00 A M. in the Rose Hill Agricultural Shop classroom The instructor will be Mrs. Margaret Rose Cooper, an accomplished artist. Class will meet from 9:00 until 12:00 A. M. each Thursday for ten weeks. Tuition for the bou rse is $3.00 plus books and sup plies. Enrollment will be limit ed to advanced students. For further information call, write, or visit the office of the James Sprunt Institute in the\Duplin County Courthouse. 136-YeaivOld Wfc \ k t , Eastern Leaf Sales Today a wng year s won comes to a climax today when the auc tioneers begin to chant out the 1904 Eastern Belt sales in the warehouses of the area. Sales start at nine o'clock and loose leaves will be sold for the first seven days. Loose leaves consist of nondescript, primings and lugs. Tied or bundle tobacco, from all parts of the stalk, will be sold begin ning today and with price sup port. Bundle tobacco is sup ported at $6.00 per hundred pounds above that of untied to bacco. Most tobacco folks think that a good, practical Job of grading and sorting will pay, and that leaf graded and tied will bring more money. Tobacco this year has the texture and aroma to bring the dollars. The bright golden leaf is expected to cascade a flood of dollars into the hands of Duplin farmers. Gross tobacco income last year for Duplin was over nineteen million dol lar*. This money will mean busy merchants, and they have stoc ked their stores with the fin est in fall merchandise, cloth ing, school supplies, house fur nishings and farm supplies. They welcome this business and are ready to supply your neds. lwo Drown Haywood Earl Houston, 17, of Route 2, Pink Hill, drowned while swimming in White Lake Sunday morning. A native of Kinston, he was employed in Beulavflle by Dot's Sandwich Shop. He was a pop ular young man, quiet in man ner and had many friends in the Beulaville ana. He was swimming in ffur feet of water with Edward Xing of Pink 1QI1 and two girls. It is reported that he just disap peared and that the body was found on the bottom of the lake. He is survived by his par ents. Isaac G. and Bernice Murphy Houston of Pink Hill; a brother, Charles Mike Hou ston of the home; and his ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Ed die Murphy of Pink KB. Funeral servcies wen held ) m m ..Iw 1 r _ Tuesday it 3 p. m. at Norman Funeral Chapel by the Rev. B. E. Howard. Burial was in Oak Ridge Memorial Park cemetery in Pink Hill. Another drowning occurred Sunday afternoon in Northeast River between Penny's Mill and Old Horseshoe, at a crook in the river where the water is some SO feet deep. William David Cromartie, 45 year-old Negro, went swimming with his family, experienced difficulty and went down. The Rose Hill Rescue Squad and the Wallace Rescue Squad, aided by (Deputy Sheriff Snyder Dempsey, Constables Benny Rich and L. B. Thomas and B. L. Matthews, chief of Rose Hill police, recovered the body in a few minutes after reach ing the scene. It was thought he had been in the water about two,hours. -A rrovfdence Method wtA*nur en Homecominf; Sunday Providence Methodist Chu rch, organised in 1829. and one time the strongest church in this area, will observe Home coming Day, Sunday, Angust M. The 136-year-old church is often called the mother of the Wallace Methodist Church, the Rose mil Methodist Church and even the Corinth Baptist Church, is located west of Tea cher and in about the center of these three churches organised upder her influence. There will be a morning wor ship service at 11 o'clock con ducted by Rev. D. A. Petty, pastor of Rose Hill Methodist Church. Former members, fri ends, and others are cordially invited to bring a pkak taneh whJch'wfll be on tti grenade. The PepshCola peo ple wfl furnish cold drinks tor the occasion, making the bring ing ot ice and tea oaneccee sary. Tbeaa are furnished the church at a vary reooepable cost and donations to the chu rch lands can be made lor Van Johnson of Boss Hill will bring a message in aspg during the worship service and after lunch there will be fel lowship and community stag ing. Providence Methodist Church is the church of the parents at LL many folks in this section, and this will be an opportunity In visit the church and recall the ? toto. ? to ?*??? ?? influence in this area, the membership haa dwindled dawn to 27 now, with only abowt 6 active memberv and ttep range (ram the early SO'a to the late flfh h> age. These members and the pastor, Rev. Robert 6. Praetor, hope to re ? it., tufa! netn aImihaIi -.1.i.L ?if? tne mstonc cnurcn wnicn haa meant so much to so many la days gone by. Mr. Praetor would tike to see any old rec ords or history of the church Rev. Robert S. Praetor has recently become pastor of this old church along with his pas torate of the Centenary and Charity Methodist Churches. - - Be Is a nattre of Durham, attended Durham High School, attended several schools whDe ta the service and is a gradu al* M the ranrhMiaH CnlW* of Mortuary Science, and has Juat completed summer work at Dolce University. Re is now doing correspondence work with the Ministerial Board of EthMtton and Qualification of Mir. Proctor had seven years active service in the Air For ee during the Korean Conflict, Is a licensed Amend director, and enjoys taking part fen civic afttdu of the community. He has already joined the Rose 1BI fire Department and hopes to work with the Rescue Squ Be is married to the former PTancis Green Spain of Hen derson, and they live in the parsonage at Rose Hill. The PNctors have two girls, Elisa beth Ann. I, and Debbie Lynn, & Dr. Van Murrell To Teach Mission Study Wednesday IW Itow HHl Baptist Church mission study will ba conduct ed Wednesday night. Septem ber S at ? p. m. Dr. Vsu Murrell, profcesoc of religion at CampbeU Col tatfe will teach the honk, "Spi aud has woken In die local the session will begin at ? p. in. During a recess later a awlWi 38l&i -1. j. "OLE-TIME RELIGION - Itm. Robert 8. Proctor paeter Of Providence Methodiet Church, greets Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Matthews as they tool up to the lM-yoar-old church.Mn Matthew has been a member of the Motoric church since she wm It r.'Z* ' ** ? U ' ? ' v ' years old. Homecoming will be observed at Providence Sunday. August as, and all friends are invited to ootne and bring a fbdc lunch. ( Photo by Gam Pierce.) KENANSVILLE FIREMEN WIN <750 PRIZE. - Charles C. Harris, Jr . president, N. C. Association of Insurance Agents, left, presents Chief Lauren Sharpe, center, a check tor <750 as award for Kenansville volunteer firemen winning first place in the North Carolina Fire Department Effiicency Contest. George Bart let t, president of N. C. State Firemen's Association looks on The Mount Olive Fire Department won second place and received a check for <250. Kenansvilie firemen Winner $750 Prize The Kenansville volunteer fire department has been a warded first place prise of $750 in the effeciency contest tar vo lunteer departments o{. North Carolina havjag no paid flre wn. The Mount Olive fire depart ment won second place in the contest and received a check for $250 at the same Morehead City meeting of the North Car olina Firemen's Association and the North Carolina Associa tion of Insurance Agents. The check for $750 was pre sented to Chief Lauren Sharpe by the North Carolina Associa tion of Ins. Agents at the final meeting of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association in Morehead City Thursday. The Kenansville Fire Department was in competition with nearly 1000 fire departments from all sections of North Carolina. The University of Maryland Fire Service Extension Department was judge for the year-long program. The department was orgara * ed by'the Jown of KeaansviSc in August of 195STV Kw Rev J? Lauren Sharpe was appointed fire- chief and given authority to create the organization, train the personnel, and direct ail its activities. In 1965 the de partment added ambulance service to its program. The sec ond piece of apparatus was added in 1961 to meet insuran ce regulations. Tfle Kenansvflle Fire Dept., Inc., was given a charter by the State of North Carolina in 1962, and the de partment became a part of the Duplin County Fire Depart ment. The department moved into its new home in December of 1962 and instituted a level of efficiency anl service that lad to its being chosen "No. 1 in n. c: The department operates up j^tithe sarje princjffes ft air ^mTisrtration as the 0:A e high ly organized paid departmaats. The dedication of these 28 un selfish citizens has added much to the protection and honor of the section. Let us be proud of our local fire depart ments -they ere worthy of all our support. These men are engaged in the tremendous task of saving lives and property. RALEIGH - The Motor Vehi cles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 A. M. Monday, August 24: Killed To Date 177 Killed To Date Last Year MS 1 raffic, Liquor Cases Heard In Session Of C ^ * ? ? _ mm. _ . _ _ . Liquor ana rrainc cases dominated the docket last week daring the August term of General County Court. Judge Russell J. Lanier presided and Solicitor William E. Craft pros-, ecu ted the docket. The calen dar listed 332 cases, of which Judgments were rendered in ISO cases. The next term of General County Court will be Septem ber 0, 9 and 10. with the Jury present on the 9th and 10th. Judge Elbert Peel of WllHam ston, a new Judge and one of the youngest on the bench, win begin a term of Criminal Su perior Court here on Monday, August 31. JUDGMENTS WERE HANDED DOWN AS FOLLOWS: Johnnie Lee Bottoms. Rocky Mount, - speeding; fined $10.00 and cost. Raymond Benjamin Jackson Jr., Wilmington, - speeding; fined $10.00 and cost. Randy Byrd Johnson, Chapel Hill, ? speeding; fined $10.00 and cost. James Riley Dail, Chinaua pin, - operating automobile while intoxicated, - fined $2S.OO and cost. Lacy Washington Strickland, Rose Hill, - Public drunken ness and possession of non-tax paid whiskey; 00 days, sus pended if remains of good be havior for 2 years; fined $25.00 and cost. Henry Louis Moore, Kenans ville, ? speeding; cost. Eugene Wilson Doss. Golds boro, ? speeding; fined $10.00 and cost. Ward Henry Frailer, Phila delphia.' Pa , - no operators U sS A4.V>X; tidmbilt&L Daniel K'nnan Casteen, tseu laville, - allowing a non-licen sed person to operate his auto: cost. Fitzhugh Matthews. Jr., Wal lace. - failure to comply with restrictions on drivers license; cost. Douglas Ray Kennedy, War saw, - speed'ng; fined $10.00 and cost Paul Roger Dunn, Kinston, - non-support of his illegitimate children: 12 months, suspended on payment of $25.00 monthly for the benefit of 2 children, and court cost. Braxton Rouse, Seven Spr ings - possession tax paid whiskey with seal broken, cost. William Henry Burnette, Bowden, - speeding; fined $10 00 and cost. Charles Benny Carroll, Tur key, - speeding- fined $10 0' and cost Joseph Armstro ig, Pink Hill, no operators license, finded $25.00 and cost Douglas Gilbert Cline, Wil mington. - no operators license; fined $10.00 and cost. Cleveland Devone Sutton, Faison. - no operators license: fined $15.00 and cost. William Norris Johnson, War saw, - speeding; fined $10.00 and cost. Fletcher Ward, Mt. Olive, ? possesssion non-taxpad whis key; fined $10.00 and cost. Lubie Edward Fryer, War saw, - no operators license; not guilty. Charlie Rudolph Newkirk. Rose Hill. - no operators licen se; suspended when valid licen se is secured, fined $25.00 and cost. Stanley B. Ray nor, CUnton. possession tax-Mid whisk ev Tr?"* * with seal broken fined $10 00 ana cost. Glenn Wesley Stoglin. Rocky Mount, - no operators license; fined $15 00 and cost. David Junior Ball, Pink Hill, operating his auto without lia bility insurance; cost. Leslie Carl Carter, Rich lands, - operating vehicle with out signal lights; half the cost. Raymond Worth Cashwell, Jr., Calypso, ? no operators li cense: nol pros. Donald Ray Coleman, War saw, - allowing unlicensed per son to operate auto; one-half the cost. Joan Montford Coleman, Warsaw, - no operators licen se: cost. Walter Ander Kenion, Rose Hill. - speeding; cost. Colli Inue-J Page 8 Duplin Fair Sets Kiddy-Day School Day at the Duplin County Fair at Beulaville will be Tuesday, September. 22. Approximately 10,000 school children will get free tickets to the fair to be used on that day. Tickets will entitle the children to a drawing for a pony. The third annual agricultur al fair opens on September 21 (Or a week, and is sponsored by the Beulaville Jaycees. A featured attraction this ,
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