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PROGRESS SENTINEL
vol xxxra no. a kenansvuxe, n. c. june 2. i966 price10$ plus tax
Trial
& Error
Have you ever felt that y<*
wished mat you had done that
before, or wish that you had
said something before? Wall,
I have and I know many others
are guilty of the same thing.
For the past year, I have been
planning to do a feature story
on Miss w ightman. County Li
brarian, but through lack of
time and procrastination, I had
put It off and now I am very
unhappy. But Miss Wlghtman
seemec like a person who would
live forever, absolutely ageless
and It was literally a shcok to
me when I read that she was
71 years of age.
A very small woman, shewas
as "spry as a cricket." She
had sucn a vital Interest In
everyone, without even a sug
gestion of being nosey - It was
genuine Interest. She would ac
cept favors from none as she
feu that she could not repay
them properly.
Her love was me Duplin
County Library and she was so
very nappy when me library
moved Into Its new quarter
abort a year ago. A customer
who went to the library on any
subject - big or little. Im
portant or unimportant ? came
away loaded with the books
which carried the vital Infor
mation needed. She knew her
llnkary as a dedicated farmer
CooUmnH to Page I
J*L : A. lAo li', i?
Miss Wight man,
County Librarian
Di es Suddenly I
Kenansvllle and all of Duplin
County was saddened Friday at
the unexpected death of Miss
Dorothy Wlghtman, county Li
brarian.
Miss Wlghtman assumed du
ties as full time librarian No
vember 1, 1947. she had pre
viously worked In Person,
Orange and Caswell Counties In
North Carolina. A graduate of
Western Reserve University
Library School, she had also
worked In New York, Pennsy
lvania and Ohio.
Her cheery "Good Morning"
was an Inspiration, her zest for
living was contagious, and she
endeared herself to all who
knew her. Through her love and
devotion for the" library It grew
from a meager 1500 volumes to
26,690 volumes. The bookmo
bile became a familiar sight In
virtually every portion of Dup
lin County. -
Miss Wlgttman was born In
Deluth, MirmjtFebruaryll. 1895,
the daughter of Simon G. and
Mary Manz Wlghtman.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at
Qulrai McGowSn chapel by Rev.
Lauren Shar* and Rev. Troy
MulUi. Bur 1st was in Golden
Grove Cemetery In Kenansvllle.
Her host of friends who came
to love her through the library
will be Interested to know that
having no relatives, she left
a will designatfag H. E. Phil
lips as executor and after her
ConUeued to Pagt I
Kenans Give $100,000 For Completion
Of Kenan Memorial Auditorium
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Kenan Memorial Auditorium I
Is to be finished, furnished and f
up-dated In every way. This c
announcement was made on F rl
day night at the James Kenan >
Graduation Exercises by Tho- <
mas S. Kenan III of Durham, I
who stated that the Trustees of l
the William R. Kenan, Jr. Cha
ritable Trust was giving $100, <
000 for this job.
Mr. Kenan presented to O. <
P. Johnson, Superintendent of '?
Schools, a check for $50,000 1
and the promise of a second
check for the same amount In <
January of 1967. He read to the
audience a letter from the
Trustees of the William R.
Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
to the Duplin County Board of
Education.
Part of the letter read, "In
your presentation dated Novem
ber 9, 1965, you list as your
most Important need and num
ber one requirement 1. Fundi ?
to complete Kenan Memorial
Auditorium. The Trustees of
the William R. Kenan, Jr. Cha
ritable Trust are pleased tc
approve a grant of $100,000
for completion of Kenan Me
morial Auditorium at Kenans
vflle. North Carolina. This
grant will be paid In two In
stallments of $50,000 each. We
are pleased to hand you here
with check of Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company of New York In
the amount of $50,000 in full
payment of the first Install
ment. The second and final In
stallment of this grant tfut be
paid In January 1967."
Mr. Kenan stated that the late
Mr. William Rand Kenan, jr. I
?as interested in Dupun county,
enansvllle and Its people, and
lat under the Article Nine
:eslduary Trust of his will,
ir. Kenan expressed the hope
nd wish that Income be used
y his trustees primarily for
ducatlon purposes.
Kenan Memorial Auditorium
las never been completed, it
s used for many county-wide
ivents for both schools and
:lvlc groups for various types
if entertainment. The county
>asketball tournament Is held
here each year, as are school
sxhlbtts, County Wide 4-H and
iome Demonstration Clubs hold i
innual events in the auditorium. 1
Mr. Kenan stated that bleach- t
srs would be removed and ;
:halrs would be added. Air con- <
Utionlng will be Installed and r
he rest rooms and showers will j
yt tiled. The lobby will be re- <
lnlshed and refurnished with <
:erazzo floors.
A silent heating system will \
yt Installed so that the audi- ]
:orlum may be used for cultural i
is well as athletic programs, i
t Is understood that the entire
ront of the building will be up
lated.
Kenan Memorial Auditorium
fas started In 1949 with a grant
>f $20,000 from William Rand
Kenan, Jr., Mrs. Jessie Kenan
iVlse and Mrs. Sarah Kenan,
rhls family made an additional
:ontrlbutlon each year until the
building was in It's present
:ondttlon, all In all a total of
ilxty or seventy thousand dol
lars.
After the Kenans had given
the original grant, the county
added $25,000. From the pro
ceeds of the Duplin Story In
1949 an additional $10,000 was
added, and $10,000 was raised
from public subscriptions.
W ith the present gift of $100?^^
000 the Kenan Memorial Audi
torium will be made comfor
table, beautiful and adequate
Continued to Pace 2
A -m
Aycock
Resigns
Jim Aycock, popular Band Di
rector and teacher of chenses
at James Kenan High School,
Warsaw and Kenans YlUe Ele
mentary schools, has resigned
in order to further his f^tnal
education.
Mr. Aycock graduated from
\tlantlc christian College In
Vllson with a degree In Hls
ory and Music. He has formed
i dance band while In Warsaw
md was winner in a State 4-H
ralent Contest. While serving
in the James Kenan District he
Jtlll finds time to work with
imaller children In the schools.
Winner of the Jaycee DSA A
vard, Jim Is a Jaycee, a mem
ber of the Lions Club and a
?nember of the Primitive Bap
tist Church.
W accamaw Directors
Elect Vice-Presidents
Mr. L. R. Bowers. President
of waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company announced today that
Mr. Philip Kretsch. of Kenans
"Pbfl" Kretsch, popular ban
ker has been promoted from
cashier of the Kenansvllle
Branch of W accamaw Bank and
Trust Company to the office of
Vice President.
vllle and Mr. W. a Cutler of
Beulavllle have been promoted
from Cashier to Vice Presi
dents.
Mr. Kretsch joined the Wac
camaw Bank at their Whltevllle
Branch in August 1946, and came
to Kenansvlue as cashier In
June 1952.
He has been very active In
civic affairs of the town, hav
ing served the town as Mayor
and Is currently a member of
the town board, Is a member
of the Lions Club and attends
the Methodist Church.
Mr. Kretsch Is married to
the former juanlta Baggett of
Ervtn, and they have one dau
ghter. Cynthia, a student at
Campbell College.
Mr. Cutler began his bank
ing career with First Citizen's
Bank & Trust Company In Kins
ton and came to Beulavllle as
Cashier of waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company In January 1958.
Mr. Cuter Is vice chairman
of Group three North Carolina
Bankers Association, Is a mem
ber of the Beulavllle Town
Board, has served as presi
dent, zone chairman, and deputy
district governor of Lions In
ternational, served for two
l yerae ad Duplta county chair
man March ofDlmes, fs a mem
ber oi the *Joard far Duplin
County SENCland, and a mem
Continued to Pa*e 2
.ww*"r* '"n i JWf1'.'ui' ?** m
Mr. Thomas Kenan in presenting a check for $50,000 to
"tperlntender* of Schools, O. P. Johnson at the James
*jBhrGraduation Exercises on Friday night. This Is part
oi the gift of $100,080 which was given to Duplin "County
to complete Kenan Memorial Auditorium by the William
Rand Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.
ESEA Provides Funds
For Summer School
?
Elementary and Secondary
Act Provides Funds for Summer
Program In Duplin County
Schools.
The purpose of this school
is to provide remedial, sup
porting, and enrichment pro
gram Tor educationally disad
vantaged children from all the
schools of Duplin County.
Mr. D. a Teachey, Assistant
Superintendent, will be coordi
nator of the schools. Approved
schools and their principals
are: James Kenan, J. W. New
kirk; Wallace-Rose Hill. El
more R. Jenkins; East Duplin,
Wilbur Hussey; North Duplin,
Wilbur Williams. Mr. Tea
chey has chosen the faculty
with the objective of getting
teachers who will know methods
and techniques that will help
these children Improve basic
skills.
The summer program begins
June 7, 1966 at 8 a.m. and will
continue for six weeks.
Continued to Pa** *
Miss Keller
To Speak
Miss Margaret Keller, with
the State Board of Health, on
loan from the U. S, Public
Health Service, will speak on
"Medicare" at the next meet
ing of the District Nurses' As
sociation.
This meeting will be held at
the Duplin County Health De
partment at 7;30 p.m., Tues
day, June 7th, 1966.
All Registered Nurses In the
area are Invited to hear Miss
Keller, whether they are mem
bers of the District Nurses' As
sociation or not.
BLOODSHED BOXSCORE
RALEIGH - The Motor Ve
hicles Department's summary
of traffic deaths through 10
A.M. Monday, May 30:
Killed To Date 619
Killed To Date Last Year ..554
SECOND ,
PRIMARY
Emmett E. Kelly, candidate
for County Commissioner In the
second District, announced to
day that he Is calling a second
Primary.
Kelly came out in the May
28 Primary as second man
with a total of 426 votes. Ken
neth Grady, Incumbent In of
fice , led Mm with 436 votes.
The other two candidates In the
race were Randall Hargrove
with 411 votes and Glanton Hol
land with 201 votes.
The second primary will be
held on June 25. No other
race In the county could call
a second primary.
Kelly was a former county
commissioner, having served
from 1952 until 1958.
Mr. Thomas Kenan m Congratulates Sandra
Pope on being selected to receive the second
Kenan Scholarship. This scholarship Is for
$1000 each year for fou: years, and Is awarded
each year to a James Kenan graduate. Miss
Pope was an outstanding senior in the graduating
class.
Sandra Pope Awarded
James Kenan Scholarship
Dorothy Sandra Pope of Ja
mes Kenan High School was
presented the second Kenan
scholarship at commencement
exercises on Friday night In
Kenan Memorial Auditorium.
M.
The scholarship Is In the
Continued to Pa** I
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS, SATURDAY ,
jyj^Y 28 (Unofficial Tabulation)
I o 1 L 'z w <5 ?
^OjdujWpQ:>- Q:<>~|z ,9 -> w < ^
I i s 1 ! * i 3 lllall ?1 i 1 i I
FAISON 122 22 3 21 106 12 126 | 35 | __ ___ Jj I 139 52
CALYPSO 102 34 4 48 77 41 64" 67 2f~ 70 "?"i 32 fl 63 _J9
. WOLF SCRAPE 217 106 li 9 _ 41_ 220 120 _72 " 108 J 40 174 108 98 I Zj2i. 272~
GL1SSON 169_ 29 1 "7j7 182 ? |~97 84 42 "l7jt2 178 H 20._225_
ALBERTSON " ~212 " 48 " 2 1B~213 TO J25 __U _ ' 179 S3 j 29 ~60 26 283
_SMITH 101 27 " 1 8 "u0 IW 56~t~53 77 20 3 36 I 1? H9
"""CABIN 80 88 ~2~ 8 67 I 92 100~~S9~ "71 "77 9 22 ~89 80
HALLSV1LLE 128 67 I?_ JL .174 _ .39 . " ?2" ~123 7 j S3 " 13 70 60 I50
. BEULAV1LLE 340 100 12 63 344 J*_ 143 333 ~jl _ ^T_ j 222 1 23 226 _j___ 92 383
CEDAR FORK 97 T 46 4 22 118 30. _87 ~ 83 ~ 136_r 7 31 2t_ 13?
CYPRESS CREEK 126 40 5 19 129 52 _U3 ~ _74 _ I |__ 150 40 24 40 MS
CHINQUAPIN 189 66 26 38 206 53 201 109 268 22 1 39 | 81 204
LOCKLIN 68 ~WJ5 W 74 "Jj " T~ ~ZIZZ ZTZZZZ ' P 113 29 ^O
CHARITY 108 68 j 7 116 an 16 11 68 Tl37 149 93 37 266
. WALLACE 623 156 ? 21 gj 669 _64 321 482 II T ~ fl?lj_167~ 312 508_
ROCKFBH .99 2fi_J 2_ 12 ?109 10 ] 76 63 IT 1 I 114 34 [ 33 . _106_
"ILL 178 _ _70 TjSL 54 1 39. J8? ? _m JtZI ITU i_Z I 91 | 182
MAGNOLIA 74 31 flj 6 .47 43 8 70 7 36 I \IZl j 62 58
KENANSVH.LE #0. _07 1_2_ 26 [l90 Jfi Jg 107 1 7" P ?1_ 183
wgyw \? jblJEL
TOTAL 363211228 Q 139] 801 j 3611 | 888(1 2548 12404 | 436 I 411 | 201 42611829 106 530 1 967 3970 1692 3637
Fountaintown To Get Recreation Area
The approval of a $15,620
Insured loan by the Farmers
Home Administration to deve
lop a recreational area Iff the
Fountalntown community In
Duplin County was announced
today by Melvln H. Hearn, State
Director.
The loan fortheFountalntown
project will finance the pur
chase of 57.5 acres and pay the
costs of constructing tennis
courts, badminton courts, soft
ball field, picnic area, horse
shoe pits, nature trail and the
necessary service building.
The loan was obtained by the
Fountalntown Area Recreation
Association, Inc., a non-profit
organization of 55 rural fami
lies living In the Fountalntown
community. Members of the
association are paying $780 of
the cost of the project develop
ment. Members will also pay
annual dues and fees to sup
port the facility. In addition.
Income will be received from
fees charged non-members us
ing the recreation area.
The facility will serve the i
community of Fountalntown and 1
surrounding farm areas In the i
eastern section of Duplin
County. Approximately 500 peo
ple live In the area to be served ?
and some 300 will use the faci
lity each year,association of
ficials estimate.
Supporting this project are
the county government officials
the Duplin Development Com
mission, and neighboring com
munities.
Funds for the Insured loan
will be provided by a private
lender and Insured by the Far
mers Home Administration.
Continued to page t
BRIEFS
ATTENDS MEET
Mrs. Magdalene Stancll, Su
pervisor of Primary Education,
attended a state supervisors
board of directors meeting In
Greensboro Thursday and Fri
day of last week. This was a
planning session for next years
work, and was held In the of
fice of City Board of Educa
tion. Greensboro.
ARTS SOCIETY OFFICERS
At the M ay meeting of the Tar
Heel Fine Arts Society, Preston
B. Raiford was elected pre
sident, Mrs. E. L. Boyette.
Vice President. Mrs. Chris
tine Williams, Secretary and
Mrs. Don Taylor, Treasurer.
The meeting was held May 28
at the Country Squire.
KENANSV1LLE VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
Union Vacation Bible School
at'Grove Presbyterian Church
will be held June 6-10, begin- . -
nlng at 8:30 a.aLdu**h
- ~ - Contleued la Pa*e t
Primary--A Fulfillment
Or Disappointment
Leroy Simmons Leads Ticket
A seemingly slow, unexciting
Democratic Primary climaxed
Saturday Into triumpn for some,
disappointment for others, and
still others were suprlsed.
For an "off year" election
voting was heavier than had been
feared by many with around 5500
votes cast in Duplin County. The
Congressional race drew the
most votes with an unofficial
count of 6439 for Duplin's own
j David Henderson.
Leroy Simmons easily won
over new-comer Nick Kalmar
of Falson. Simmons polled 5329
unofficially. over Kalmar's 1692
votes.
Much interest was shown in
the 2nd district county com
missioners race, incumbent
Kenneth Grady led by only 10
votes over his nearest oppo
nent E. E. Kelly, who previous
ly held the seat. It Is expected
that Kelly will call for a second
primary.
In the3rd district Leon Brown
upset incumbent Murphy Simp
son by in unofficial count of
299 votes. Mr. Brown too, had
previously represented his dis
trict as county commissioner,
Mr. Paul Kldd, a new name
In the Duplin Political Circle,
polled only 106 votes.
incumbent Wlllard Hoffler of
the 4th district was re-elected
by more than 600 votes.
To some people it was a quiet ,
rather dull and uninterestingprt
mary. but to many ottx jMrffvtll
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