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VOL xxxm NO. 18 KENANSVILLE. N. C. MAY 12.1966 PRICE 10* PLUS TAX
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Dr. Rasmussen
at ??iln General Hospital in
KenihevOle, North Carolina
went to Houston, Texas on May
4, accompanied by his wife,
Minnie, to attend the North
American Federation Congress
of die Irternstlonal College of
Surgeons. At this meeting Dr.
Rasmussen was initiated as a
Fellow of the International Col
vi ougcma. nc is pre
sently, also completing final
requirements for Fellowship in
die American College of Sur
geons in San Francisco, Ca
lifornia in October of this year.
From Houston Dr. and Mrs.
Rasmus sen flew to San Francis
co to complete preparations in
t
tfceir. vm locattw. paior to
moving their surgical, practice
to that area. They expect to
close practice about June 1
to IO4 1966 In Duplin County
and leave for California Imme
diately thereafter . They anc
their two children, Vickie and
F rankle will be greatly missed
In this community.
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Trial
& Error
The young sixth graders of
Chinquapin School visited the
Duplin Times-Progress senti
nel office this morning, with
them was their teacher, Mrs.
Hazel Br Ins on, and several pa
rents. They were an Interest
ing and interested young group.
Tney showed much Interest In
priming and asked many In
telligent questions, we enjoyed
having them.
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Last week, Mrs. Editor, real
ly pulled a boo-boo. she had
Mg head lines of the success
ot die Red Cross Fund Drive
when it should have been the
Heart Fund drive. Please for
give me?I must have been
rushing too fast to think.
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It will not be too long now
before the political races will
come to a head. Don't hear too
much discussion from anvone
Spring
Concert
The James kena n District
Band, the James Kenan High
School Chorus and W arsaw and
Kenans vllle Elementary and Ju
nior High choruses will pre
sent a spring concert.
The concert will be on Mon
day night, May IB. at 7:115 In
Kenan Memorial Auditorium.
A Rogers and Hammersteln
program with selections such as
Carousel, Oklahoma, Sound of
Music and other selections will
be dramatized with dancers.
The James Kenan Stage Band
will also take part in this pro
gram.
Everyone Is cordially Invited
to attend this concert. No ad
mission charged.
Notice!
Beulaville
Citizens
The Town Board of Beulaville
Is Considering Zoning ordi
nance. i'.vo public meetings
have been held but few people
have attended. Before taking
further action, the board would
like to hear from all the peo
ple as this Is an Important
matter and concerns every per
sonln Beulaville.
You are Invited and encoura
ged to attend the next Town
Board Meetlnw on Tuesday,
night, fcUy 17 air 7:30 for dlsi
cusslon and comments on the
proposed Issue. "
A map setting forth proposed
zones, and a copy of the pro
posed ordinance are posted In
the Town Hall for your review
and examination.
Let your town board know how
you feel on this issue.
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Supervisor Honored
At Testimonial
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Annie Mae Kenion
The E. E. Smith High School
Auditorium was the setting of a
Testimonial program honoring
Miss Annie Mae Kenion, Fri
day, May 6 at 6 p.m.
Among the various groups
paying tribute to Miss Kenion
for her outstanding services
were the School Masters Club,
Duplin County Teachers Asso
ciation, County W lde PTA,
Lunch rooms, Bus Drivers, Se
cretaries and Custodians.
sne was presented a ji.uw
savings bond, a scrap book
and many other gifts she had
received were on display.
Miss Kenton was born In On
slow County, received her high
school education at Douglas
High in Warsaw, B S Decree
from FayettevOle Teachers
College. MA degree In Educa
tion at Atlanta University, and
her MS in Public Health from
North Carolina College in Dur
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One Man, Two Stills
Car, Truck Taken
The Baltic section of Warsaw
rownshlp yielded two stills
rhursday night, also between
96 and 100 gallons of whiskey,
l car, a pickup truck and one
man was arrested.
The first still was 450 gallon
capacity submarine type, about
1000 gallon mash capacity and
had three copper condensers.
The second still located on the
same branch about one hun
dred yards down, had two vats
450 gallons each, one copper
condenser and a cooling bar
ren. Confiscated was a 1966
Chrysler automobile and a 1957
Ford pickup truck.
Johnnie LeeFaison of Turkey
was arrested and released on
$300 bond.
Officers making the raid
were; R. 5. rnigpen, irvuig
Outlaw, end Jack Alberts on
from the local sheriffs Depart
ment and G. J. Barbor, Samp
son County ABC Officer.
24 Hour Service
Effective May 15 the lobby
of the Kenansvule Post Office
will be open on a 24 hour ba
sis. Due to Increase in indus
trialization and increase in coun
ty and municipal services, the
Mayor and town board of Ke
nans ville requested the exten
sion of lobby service. Mr. El
wood Revelle, Duplin County
Sheriff, promises full support
from his department in assist
ing the local police department
in surveillance of the Post of
I fine
Grandmothers Disagree
Alleged Kidnappers Not Guilty
Thelma Kornegav, Mary Kor
negay Dixon and Florence Kor- '
negay Ferrell were on Tuesday
ordered discharged by the Ho
norable George M. Fountain,
judge of the Superior Court,
in Duplin County upon their
L motion to dismiss.
Hie three were charged with
Iddnappteg Sandra Geneine Her
ring, and conspiring to assault,
and assaulting Mrs. Bonnie Bell
Herring.
The case which Involved pro
minent Gllsson Township fami
lies allegedly arose over the
custody of Sandra Genelne Her
ring the three and one-half year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ja
mes Earl Herring of Route 2
Mount' Olive, who both died
instantly in a motorcycle-car
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wrecK wmcn Happened bcpiem
bar 8, 1966. The wreck hap
pened on a Sunday afternoon
when this oouple and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Franklin Herring
were riding their motorcycles
together and were met head-on
by an automobile being driven
by George Hall. Both couples
lost their lives.
The orphaned child had been
residing with her maternal |
grandmother, Mrs. Florence
K. Ferrell in Wayne County
since shortly after iter parents
were killed. She had been die
subject of several civil pro
ceedings to determine her cue
tody. The Clerk of Superior
Court of Wayne county had
previously named Mrs. Flor
ence K. Ferrell guardian of the
child. The clern of Superior
Court of Duplin had named the
prosecuting witness, Mrs. Bon
nie Bell Herring as guardian.
Evidence In court was that
the child went to visit her
paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Bonnie Bell Herring, and her
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Ferrell, pfcked her (the child)
CaHeeed to Pete I
Duplin Fatalities Rise To Seven
Monday afternoon. May 9,
at about 2:45 p.m. 80 feet North
of the Rose Hill City Limits,
Earl Ray Merrit and Bobby Ann
Parker met death.
Involved was a 1954 Mack
ReadImlx Concrete Truck ope
rated by George Vann Jr., Rt.
1. Warsaw, negro male age 25.
The Tractor Trailer truck
was owned by Brooks Concrete
Company of Wallace. Also in
volved was a 1960 Ford ope
rated by Earl Ray Merritt,
Route 1, Ivanhoe, wno recently
moved to Portsmouth, Virginia,
negro male, age 20. The car
was owned by Willie Corbltt of
Portsmouth, Virginia. The dri
ver was killed. The other vic
tim was Bobby Ann Parker,
Portsmouth, negro female age
Injured In the wreck were;
Flossie Mae Jones, negro fe
male age 32; Abrlgall Jones,
negro female age 5; Timothy
Jones, negro age 4 months,
Elizabeth Corbltt, negro female
age 22; Cynthia Corbltt, negro
female age 3; and Willie Cor
bltt, negro male age 27. All
the lnjured's address was gi
ven as Portsmouth, Virginia.
The 1960 Ford operated by
Earl Ray Merritt was going
North on Highway 117 and pass
ing a tractor trailer. As the
Ford pulled back Into the right
lane It ran off on the shoul
der on the right hand side
hitting a road sign and skidded
back across the road turning
completely around heading;
south and Into the right front of
the truck.
Investigating the wreck were
patrrlmen J. S. ?rllev and, Ar
thur jutler of Rose Hill.
THE DEATH CAR - Earl Ray Merrftt and Bobby Ann
^Parker met their death In this car on Monday afternoon
80 feet North of Rose Hill city Limits. They were both from
Portsmouth, Virginia. (Photo by Gene Pierce)
I National Spinning Scholarship $3,000 I
Henry C. Humphreys, Jr.,'
Group Manager, recently an
nounced that arrangements have
been made for a scholarship
to be awarded each year to a
college student attending the
School of Textiles at Norths;*
Carolina State University.
The scholarship will he for a
total value of $3,000.00. It will
per year for the duration of four
years' enrollment In the school.
The scholarship Is being made
effective immediately and will
be awarded to a student for the
forthcoming year.At the end
of four years, we will have
four students who will be re
ceiving this award, or one In
each year - freshman, sopho
more, junior and senior - at
North Carolina State.
The scholarship will be
awarded and administered by
the staff of the School of Tex
tiles at North Carolina State
University.
Eligibility for this scholar
M.
ship will be awarded by the
following preferences:
1. Children and relatives of
our employees at our North
Carolina Plants.
2. "High school graduates of
the three counties In which our
plants are located.
3. Any resident of the state
of North Carolina.
Parents and s indents should
apply through their guidance
counselors and principals.
Scoggins
Resigns
D wight Scoggins, General
Manager of the Warsaw Plant
ot National Spinning Company,
Inc., has resigned effective May
4, 1966 according to Henry C.
Humphreys, Jr., Group Mana
ger of the North Carolina
plants.
Mr. Humphreys will remain
In Warsaw as manager of the
operation until the new mana
ger arrives.
IU1BSHED BOXSCME
RALEIGH?The Motor Vehi
cles Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10 A.M.
Monday, May 9:
Killed To Date 520
Killed To Date Last Year..458
Duplin Gets New Soil Conservationist
Kenneth R. Futreal assumed
duties today (Monday) as work
unit Conservationist for Dup
lin County, replacing George V.
Penney wno Is retiring from Soil
Conservation Service after 31
years of work, 21 of these
years In Duplin County.
Futreal comes to Duplin from
Martin County where he has
served as work unit conserva
tionist since March 1964. Prior
to this he worked In Pitt County
as Soil Conservationist for two
years.
He Is a 1961 Agricultural Edu
cation graduate on North Caro
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George Penney explains features of Duplin Soil Conserva
tion to Kenneth Futreal, the new Conservationist for Duplin
County, upon retirement of Mr. Penney.
Convention Saturday
Henderson Speaker
Democrats will meet In bi
ennial County Convention at the
Courthouse ui Kenansvllle. N.C.
on Saturday, May 14, 1966, at
11:00 o'clock, A.M.
Delegates will be elected to
the State Convention, which
meets In Raleigh, N,C,, on Th
ursday. May 19, 1966, at 12:00
noon.
Hon. David N. Henderson,
Congressman from he Third
District, will address the con
vention.
You are cordially Invited. A
large crowd is expected.
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Loftin Arrested
The Duplin County Sheriff's
Department announced today
that Perry Loftln, age 24. non
white of Route 2, Wallace has
been charged with larceny ot
a battery From Roy Gray also
of Route 2. W allsce.
The battery was found in ha
possession of Loft In. Hearing
was held 3 p.m. Monday before
J. W. SUterson. magistrate and
bond for appearance in Duplin
County Recorders court In June
investigating and making dm
arrest were jack Albertsonand
?odnev Thlgpen.
O'Quinn Jaycee President
Newly elected Warsaw Junior
Chamber of Commerce Presi
dent Is Luther C. O'Qulnn. 23
of W arsaw.
Mr. O'Qulnn came to W arsaw
from Mamers, N. C. following
graduation from Campbell Col
tge with a B. S. in Business
Administration. He Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. O*
Qulnn of Mamers where he
graduated from Boone Trail
High School. He was bom In
Sanford.
Upo n moving to W arsaw he
became a member of the Jay
cees and served last year as
Secretary of the organization.
H e has been an active Jaycee
during his short time as a mem
ber, and has proven himself
to his fellow members to be a
great leader, serving as Presi
dent this year.
President O'Qulnn Is mar
ried to the former Linda Wil
son of Sanford. They reside
on 406 N. Frisco St. In War
saw. He Is employed with them
teroal Revenue Department in
KcnansvQle as Revenue Col
iccior 01 uupun comity. Tteyl
Are members of the First Bap
tist Church of Wsrssw.
OQUINN