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VOLXXXmNO. 6 KENANSVILLE, ". C. FEBRUARY 10. 1966 PRICE 10g PLUS TAX
Trial
& Error
Yesterday, while rambling
about Kenanavllle, I walked Into
the Agriculture building and
HOme Demonstration ladles
were as busy as they could be
caln bottoming chairs. The
chairs really looked pretty.
Some were old chairs which
had been reflnlshed and needed
a bottom, and some were rock
ing chairs. It was most in
teresting.
Then as I ambled by the
Court House, I saw that It was
getting a new palm job. The
white trim which had beenpalnt
<. was shining beautifully in the
sun?and aren't we glad to see
the sun.
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My friend Ruth Wells handed
me this little rhyme, she did not
say whether or not It was her
original accomplishment, but
It Is rather fitting.
The wind rlz
And then it blew
The rain frls
And then it snew.
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Colby Johnson, one of our
Kenansrllle boys, has returned
home after six or eight months
of active duty in Viet Nam.
I have not haa the opportunity
of talking with Colby yet, but
everyone who has, talks as if
It were rough going. Colby Is
glad to be home.
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Mrs. Odell Brock, our
Friendship correspondent,
writes to us from Durham tell
ing us that she will have no
news this week. Her son,
Johnnie, has had an eye trans
plant at Mcpherson Hospital In
Durham, and will be In the hos
pital for two weeks. Mrs. Brock
says that she or her husband
have to sit with him at all
times so that he will not move
his head or even lift a hand.
He Is on the third floor at Mc
Phersons and Johnnie will be
happy to hear from you.
Ruth
Flag To Fly
Pink Hill
Supply
Pink Hill Supply Company of
'Pink Hill is erecting a hag
pole in front of its building on
Highway 11 North of Pink Hill.
This is the first business
establishment in Pink Hill to
erect a flag pole, however the
flag files in town at the School,
the Post Office, VF W Hut and the
Perpetual Care Cemetery.
Wilbur Tvndall, operator and
owner of Pink Hill Supply com
pany states that the flag pole
will be ready so that the flag
can be raised fay February 10,
weather permitting.
Tyndall also has a warehouse
operation in Kenansville which
is managed by Bryce Williams.
The flag will oe an official
60 star flag, 4' x 6'.
Seven of the eleven employees
of Pink HOI Supply are Ve
terans.
THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING OF
JAMES SPRUNT INSTITUTE?which Is being
built on highway 11 toward Wallace. This is the
first building of several which will be con
Structed to house the Community College. It is
the center building and two wings will take
care of business offices, fundamental learning
labs, library, practical nurses department,
classrooms and student lounge. Construction has
been delayed because of bad weather.
Mrs. Boyette Heads Heart Fund)
Mrs. Edward L. Boyette of
Chinquapin has been appointed
to head the Heart Fund Cam
paign activities of the Duplin
County Heart Association for
1966. The announcement was
made by Miss Victoria Kor
negay of Warsaw, President of
this association. Mrs. Boyette
is a native of Minnesota, an
accountant by training, the mo
ther of two children, and the
wife of a Duplin County phy
sician.
" In accepting this appointment ?
Mrs. Boyette stated that it sh
ould be pointed out that the pur
pose of the Heart Association is
the eventual eradication of this
number one killer in the United
States, the Cardiovascular Di
seases. Approximately half of
the deaths in Duplin County are
due to Cardiovascular Di
seases. These diseases have
no respect for age?they strike
the newborn, the child, the teen
ager; they strike down the
breadwinner and also the aged.
The eradication of this disease
will require much more re
search and much more educa
tion. It will require the efforts
of many working toward a com
mon goal.
The contribution? of time and
substance made by the people
of Duplin County will return
In the form of an eventual
fading of the grave picture these
diseases present.'
The Heart Association has
a short slogan "Hope for
Hearts." Mrs. Boyette says
she would like to suggest ano
ther slogan to the people of
Duplin ? this slogan to be
"Have a Heart for your Heart."
Oldest War Vet
Is Dead At 87
MOUNT OLIVE - Stacey El
wood Jones, 87, a veteran of
the Spanish - American War,
died Sunday at his home in the
ivey Community of Duplin Coun
ty east of Mount Olive. Funeral
services were held Tuesday at
2:30 p.m. from the chapel of
Tyndall Funeral Home with the
Rev. John Jackson officiating.
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mlly cemetery near the home
with military honors by a bug
lar, firing squad and pallbear
ers from Camp Lejeune. A re
tired farmer, he was a member
of Bethel Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lucy Best Jones; two sons,
Ralph of Mount Olive and Keith
Jones of BeulavOle; two dau
ghters, Mrs. Nell Walker of Al
bertson and Mrs. Day Dunn of
Warsaw; one sister,Mrs. Alice
J. Roberts of Mount Olive; 18
grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren.
Worthington Wins Award
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Robert L. Worthington, Agen
cy Manager in Duplin County
for North Carolina Farm Bu
reau insurance Services, was
cited by Southern Farm Bureau
Life Insurance Company for his
outstanding sales in life insur
ance activities.
Mr. Worthlngton has for the
second consecutive year com
pleted the requirements to be
certified as a qualified member
of the ROUND TABLE. In addi
tion to the honor of member
Ship of the ROUND TABLE .Mr.
Worthlngton will be awarded a
ten carat pin with two diamonds
and a honorary sport coat of
distinction.
During the year 1965 Mr.
Worthlngton produced over the
half million dollar mark in
pald-for business.
Special recognition and a
wards will be presented at the
Round Table Celebration which
will be held at the Nassau Beach
Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, April
25-28, 1966. Round Table mem
oers irom iouinern farm Bu
reau's 13 southern states will
be honored at this conference.
Mr. Worthinston is married
to the former Mice Faye Moye
and they have two sons, Lln
wood and Al. They reside in
Kenansville.
Robert Worlhinzton
THE FRAME OF THE DUPLIN COUNTY
A SCHOOL GAR AOS Which ia being buUt oil
highway 11, mot Jamee sprum nmimte. The
garage which la now behind Kenanavllle Gram*
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imt School will mom to this now sit* u toco
as the buDdlng is completed. School buses will
bo repaired sod stored at the new garage.
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The American Heart Asso
ciation, of which the North Ca
rolina Heart Association is a
part, is a member of the in
ternational, Inter-American
and Asian-Pacific Societies of
Cardiology.
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RALEIGH--The Motor Vehi
cles Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10 A.M.
Monday. February 7:
Killed to Date 133
Killed to Date Last Year....l32
Attention Farmers, February 15-28
SURVEY ON VEGETABLES
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A survey to determinethe In
terest of Farmers In producing
vegetables for processing will
be undertaken In a Duplin County
survey between February 15 and
February 28.
According to Vernon Rey
nolds. County Extension Chair
man and P. B. Raiford, Exe
cutive Director, Duplin Indus
trial Development Commission,
several firms have shown an in
terest in locating in Southeas
tern North Carolina if farmers
are willing to produce an ade
quate supply of vegetables to
furnish their needs.
One major food processor has
requested that we furnish them
information by March 1 on in
terest of farmers in producing
vegetables for processing. Sur
veys are being made in seven
Southeastern N. C. Counties
seeking at least 16 thousand
acres which can be placed under
contract. B ased on recent fi
gures available, this amount of
production would provide in ex
cess of $6,000,000gross Income
for farmers of the area.
Officials of the plant seeking
this Information have indicated
that they wish to build their
plant this year so as to begin
operations in time to use the
1967 crop.
A planning meeting has been
set for Monday night, February
14, at 7-30 p.m. in the Agricul
ture Building in KenansvUle to
make plans for a series of
community meetings at which
farmers throughout the county
will be invited to attend to hear
discussions on the possibilities
of producing under contract for
processing.
Agricultural leaders, includ
ing Vocational Agriculture tea
chers, representatives of other
agricultural agencies, the In
dustrial Development Commis
slon Board Members and others
are being invited to attend the
planning meeting on Monday
night.
Missionary
Nurse
Guest Speaker
Miss VlrginiaMiles,Southern
Baptist missionary nurse on
furlough from Indonesia, spoke
to the Registered Nurses of
Duplin ana Pender Counties at
their district meeting on Tues
day night, February 1. There
was good attendance at the
meeting at the Duplin County
Health Department, despite un
favorable weather conditions.
Miss Miles, a native of Ra
leigh, used slides, costumes
and other souvenirs of the Sou
theast Asian country to illus
trate her talk.
Special guest at the meeting
was Mrs. Myra West of War
saw, who had been Miss Miles'
roommate at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro,
where they received their bac
calaureate degrees.
Miss Miles has her Masters
Degree from the Yale School of
Nursing. Prior to her appoint
ment by the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention in 1945, she was as
sociated with the School of
Nursing at Rex Hospital 1943
45; and with the N. C. State Nur
ses' Association 1946-47, as
sisting with the establishment
of the counseling and placement
service of that organization.
After serving first in the
Philippines, Miss Miles has
been located since 1959 at Ke
diri. on the island of Java in
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Keeves Brothers,Inc.
Moves To New Site
It was announced today that
Reeves Brothers, Inc., will
build Its new plant in Duplin
County on a site located on
County Road 1376, according
to P. B. Raiford, Executive Dl
rector, industrial Development
Commission.
The new site is in the vi
cinity of The Country Soulre
and lies approximately 3/4 of
a mile north of the site ori
ginally selected by them on
State Highway 24 and 50 between
Kenansvllle and Warsaw.
The new site selected has
proven to be more satisfactory
from an engineering point of
view and in the final analysis
will save the company consi
derable funds In cost of con
struction.
Request FHA Grant Assistance
The Board of Commissioners
in their meeting on Monday,
made application with the FHA
for Grant Assistance in pre
paration of official comprehen
sive area plans for use in de
veloping water or sewer assis
tance in Duplin County.
The funds were made avail
able to several Government a
gencles through the Poaige-Ai
ken Bill of 1965 for both plan
ning and construction of water
ana sewer systems.
Under the bill, FHA is au
thorized to provide gram as
sistance, up to 100% in certain
instances, if the preparation of
comprehensive area plans for
water and sewer assistances
promote efficient and orderly
development of rural commu
nities. The survey would be con
ducted by qualified engineers
and would provide information
necessary to avoid overlapping,
duplication, underdesign.orov
erdeslgn of the community wa
ter and sewer facilities that may
be constructed in the area co
vered by the plan.
FHA representative, Rhone
Sasser, advised the commis
sioners that organizations eli
gible for comprehensive plan
ning grams Included public bo
dies such as counties, town
ships, state, regional and local
planning communities and simi
lar units or instrumentalities
of Government and such other
agencies as may have autho
rization to prepare official com
prehenslve plans for the deve
lopment of water or sewer sys
tems In rural areas and which
do not have the resources Im
mediately available to finance
the planning for which the grant
Is proposed.
Federal Agencies are not eli
gible for such grants.
HOME FEDERAL EXHIBITS
WORK OF MRS. BA1EMAN
By: Del Parkerson. Warsaw.
The month of February will
prove to be one of the best
months yet for Duplin citizens
who love to view excellent art.
There is another excellent exhi
bition for this month at Home
Federal In Warsaw, this time a
visiting artist from Belhaven.
And then there are two other
outstanding exhibits outsldeour
county but nearby.
WARSAW EXHIBIT
Mrs. Effle Raye Calhoun
Bateman, oil distributor from
Belhaven, has every available
wall filled at Home Federal with
outstanding works, mostly In
oils. The Interesting part of this
exhibit, and of every exhibit,
Is that It is different from any
other. The personality and abi
lity of each artist is transmitted
to the canvas. And Mrs. Bate
man's work demonstrates great
talent.
Mrs. Bateman is President of
and organiser of Belhaven Me
morial Museum which consist
of collections ranging from ear
ly Americana to an outstanding
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button collection and geological
treasures. She Is also Art Di
rector of Belhave Memorial Li
brary at which local art exhi
bits and visiting artists' work Is
shown with special emphasis gi
ven to young artists.
Starting her Interest and work
In art In high school In Klnston
under the direction of Mrs. J.
C. Hood, Jr. and Mrs. Ethel
Parrott Hughes, Mrs. Bateman
continued ner Interest In art
by majoring In-art at Mere
dith College In Raleigh, while
there she was a classmate of
Mrs. Jack Cooper of Rose Hill,
local artist, art instructor, and
patron of the fine arts in our
county. Before marriage she
was supervisor In a private
school in Winston Salem. The
Batemans have two children, a
son and a daughter, Mrs. Bate
man lectures widely on the
subject of art and in other fields
also. She has held one ma n
showings all over North Caro
lina sim in neighboring states.
The Warsaw exhibit contains
mostly oils with a few water
colors and a wood block print.
If you love art you will not
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Griffin Guest Speaker
At Industrial Council
W. J. "Bundy" Griffin, As
sistant Director of the State
Department of Conservation
and Development, will be guest
speaker for the third Annual
Meeting of the Industrial and
Agricultural Council, Inc.
This meeting will be held
Thursday, February 10 in the
Duplin County Courthouse at
7:30 p.m., according to an an
nouncement from C. W. Sur
ratt, Jr., President of the Coun
cil. Mr. Surratt urges a good
attendance at this meeting to
hear Mr. Griffin who is in direct
charge of the Commerce and
Industry Division of C & D.
Mr. Griffin, Assistant Direc
tor of the North Carolina De
partment of Conservation and
Development, was appointed to
this position on August 28,1965.
He also heads the Depart
ment's Division of Commerce
and Industry, the industrial de
velopment arm of the big State
service agency. He has anighly
trained force of Industrial de
velopment representatives
working under his supervision
and direction. Included among
this group are directors of the
Department's five regiohal of
fices, which are located at Sy
lva, Salisbury, Lumberton, Ra
leigh and Washington, N. C.
Mr, Griffin has nad wide ex
perience in industrial develop
ment work since he left the
U. S. Marine Corps in 1957
as a first lieutenant after three
years of service.
From 1957 to 1961 he served
as industrial development de
veloper for the Citizens & Sou
thern National Bank at Colum
bia, South Carolina.
From 1961 to 1964 he worked
as an industrial developer with
the South Carolina Development
Board, where he had a major
role in helping bring new in
dustry into that State.
He left the South Carolina
agency in 1964 to become Di
rector of Industrial Develop
ment for the State of Georgia.
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Back With FHA
Mrs. Grace McNeill of F?i
son is back with the FHA office
in Kenansville after 2 1/2 years
vacation.
Mrs. McNeill worked with
this office for 19 years before
her extended vacation, and it
seems natural and good to see
her back as County Office Clerk.
Mrs. McNeill is the wife of
Dougald McNeill of Falsora and
they have two children.
Manpower Survey- Good Start
The EmploymentServlceMo- I
bile Team conducting the MAN |
POWER Survey In Duplin Count]
reports a very good response
during It's first week In the
Beulavllle, Chinquapin area.
The Mobile Team operated
from offices In Kenansville
from November 15 through Jan
uary 28 and registered some
160o persons primarily from
the Albertson, Gllsson and Ke
nansville townships. Theefforts
of the Mobile Team are now
directed at the Limestone, Cy
press Creek and Smith Town
I ships. Offices of the Team are
located In the Old Bank Building
in Beulavllle with hours 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. dally Monday through
Friday.
In order that those persons
working outside the area may
register, the offices will be
open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
on Saturday, February 26.
During next week, February
14, through 18, representatives
of the Team will be at the fire
station in Chinquapin to regis
ter Hi residents of that area
of'the Coenty. Hours of regis
itrjetion ?t Chinquapin will be
I 8 a.m. until 5 p.m7 daily.
All persons in Limestone,
I Cypress Creek and Smith's town
ships, age 16 and up, working 3
or not working are requested J
to register as soon as possible.
PROGRESS I
REPORT i
DUPLIN COUNTY
MANPOWER
SURVEY
(Cypress Creek
Limestone
Smith Township)
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