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VOL XXXIH NO. 22 KENANSVTLLE, N. C. JUNE 9. 1966 PRICE 10j PLUS TAX
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Trial
& Error
School la out, Vacation Bible
Schools are almost over and
the boys and girls are getting
ready to settle down for a real
summer's vacation, it seems
that there are about 100 Bible
Schoob^golng in Duplin County
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W e received word this morn
ing of the death of Mrs. Ger
trude Pope of Magnolia. Even
though it was not my privi
lege to know Mrs. Pope more
than casually, I had the great
est admiration, respect and love
for her. She has taught In the
James Kenan High School since
It was buOt eight years ago
and before then she taught In
the Duplin County Schools. The
greatest tribute that could be
paid to any t cache r - the
genuine love and respect of her
students - has been shown to
her In every way. Every stu
dent who has studied French
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Shades Of The Old West,
Cow Rustling, In Duplin
Two men were jelled over the
weekend for the thleft of two
cows from die L. E. Taylor
herd In F els on.
Leroy Carlton, negro, male,
age 39 of Falson, and Willie,
(alias Tune) Wolf, 29, male,
negro of Falson were both char
ged with larceny. Wolf Is out on
11,000 bond for appearance it
Superior Court August 29. Carl
ton, without privilege of bond
as he was on probation, will
remain in" Jail to await the
August 29 term of cout.
The two cows weighing a to
tal of 1560 lhs. were registered
poled shorthorns valued at $500
The cattle have been recovered
L. G. Jemlgan made the arrest
and Investigation.
Information Available
ieiepnone directories trom
117 towns and 10 states have
recently been delivered to the
Duplin Development Commis
sion by the Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph Company. These
directories have been furnished
as a public service of the Caro
lina Telephone Company for the
convenience of the citizens In
Duplin County, persons in
terested in securing telephone
numbers from any of the towns
represented as well as to use
the yellow pages for services
are invited to come into the
Duplin DevelopmenCommls
s Ion office which is located in
the courthouse at any time that
the services are needed.
Other directories such as
Poor's Directory of Corpora
tions, Directors and Executives
as well as products manufac
tured or handled; Thomas' Di
rectory of products, census fi
gures, and a host of other In
formation accumulated from
various sources. The office also
has brochures and travel lite
rature on a large number of
communities of interest toper
sons planning vacation trips
and ffiis material 'is avallabl
free to those desiring It.
County Officials Annual Meet
President Fred Jones of the
North Carolina Association oi
County Commissioners has an
nounced the program for the As
sociation's 59th Annual Conven
tion. Sunday through Wednes
day, June 12-16, In AShevllle.
A special feature Is theCoun
address by senator B. Everett
Jordan and an afternoon panel
moderator by Warren J. Wic
ker, Assistant Director, Insti
tute of Government. Panelists
will be federal, state and county
officials who WQ1 speak on their
roles and activities In this emer
glng county function. This pro
gram Is one of twenty-five being
mid In various States In co
opeartion with the Clean Wa
ter institute program of the
National Association of Coun
ties.
Edwin GUI, State Treasurer
and Director of Local Govern
ment, will deliver the Comren
I
tion Keynote address on Mon
day morning.
The Associations of County
Accountants, Assessors, and
Attorneys are meeting jointly
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Home FedejjJ.Hiis ^
Interesting JunV^xhthit
Home reaerat savings ana
Loan Association's Warsaw of
fice has on exhibit one of Its
most interesting exhibits yet
displayed. The exhibit oils
month is by one of Duplin Coun
ty's most outstanding artists.
Mrs. Charity P. Kalmar, of Fai
son.
The exhibit consists of
twenty-four works, all done in
oils, the oldest of which was
done 58 years ago and the meet
recent Just two months ago. The
subjects consist of still life,
flowers, and landscapes.
These twenty-four outstand
ing works .have been on exhl
Li. _ a .1 r. r _
?it since me lira or June and
have draw rave notices from
everyone who has been In to
see the exhibit. Mrs. Elmer
Griese, art Instructor from
Rlchlands, N.C.. whose students
work has been exhibited in both
Duplin Arts Festivals in the last
two years, upon seeing die exhi
bit commented, "It is simply
amazing how well she paints,
particularly the drapes." Com
ments by all the general public
have been just as laudatory.
Mrs. Kalmar has some paint
ings in the exhibit which she
painted well over 50 years ago.
For 40 years she dropped palm
lng and it was not until recent
ly that she took up the brush
and easel again. This is a real
tragedy since her Innate talent
is so great. These 40 years
might nave produced an untold
number of masterpieces.
Mrs. Kalmar is particularly
gifted in painting flowers, es
pecially Iris, as has been
stated, when her still life pro
ductions include draperies her
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Rose Hill Man Promoted
G*or8BFusseU' * Rose
Hill was recently pro
mated to regional underwrit
ing manager of Nationwide in
surance, and has been assigned
*to the reglonaiyofflce in Can
ton, Ohio.
Mr. Fussell became super
intendent of auto underwriting
at Nationwlde's home office In
Columbus Ohio In 1962. He Join
ed the company In 1952 In Ra
leigh and spent two years In
Annapolis, Maryland beforego
lnp to Ohio.
Married to the former Marie
Hazel wood of Madison, theFus
sells have two daughters, and
two sons. He Is a graduate of
East Carolina College, and serv?
ed with the U. S. Army In
World War n.
Mr. Fussell Is the son of
the late Bascom B. and Eva
Best Fussell.
Course In Math'
James Sprunt institute Is spcr
soring a course in the "New'
or Modern Mathematics. All in
terested parties should regis
ter for the course at Wallace
Elementary School on Monday,
June 13, 1966, at 7 p.m. Class
meetings will be held one night
each week for a period of ap
proximately ten weeks.
If a sufficient amount of in
terest is shown at the night
of registration, this course may
be offered at other locations th
roughout the county. There will
neither be a tuition nor book
fee for die course.
The instructor will be Mr.
R. J. Hursey, Jr., former As
sistant Professor of Mathema
tics at Madison College in Vir
ginia.
Duplin county's Garage Is rapidly nearlng c
completion, and plans are being made to occupy t
die new structure In the near future. The new j
building contains adequate and modern working (
space for repair proposes, a stock room. I
and two offices. Franklin Qulnn, coat Clerk, c
assisted by jane Fields, will occupy one of- <
floe, and the other will be used Try wUlard <
Brlneon. Mr. Brlnson Is supervisor In charge t
tfc. * SfiL'.} ? ' " ' "?
if transportation. Mechanics working with him
ire; Dick Atkinson, J. C. Murphy, Ralph Dixon,
rim Outlaw, Roy Phillips, ollesr Smith and a. D,
)uiim. Duplin County has 131 regular school
Hues and, Including service trucks, big trucks
lrlrec trainer cars, etc. these are 160 pieces
if equipment to be kept kl tip-top working
xmdlrton. a cyclone type fence will enclose
he ares surrounding the garage.
Ramsey Feed Co. Hosts Agriculture Students
Ramsey Feed Company, Inc.,
of Rose hQI was host to Or.
R. J. Peeler and a group of
students from the Agriculture
Economic Department of North
Carolina state University on
Tuesday, May 31. The group
was touring the eastern part of
North Carolina visiting va
rious agriculture related bu
sinesses.
The group was met by Mr.
Keith Hlnson, Production Ma.
nager. and Leo Jones, Hatchery
Manager of Ramsey Feed
Company. After a tour of the
office, feed mill, hatchery, and
breeder farm, the group met at
the Gold Pond Club House, for a
fried chicken dinner, served
from a section of the world's
largest fry pan.
Preparing and serving the
dinner was carried out 6y all
Superintendents of Ramsey
Feed Company. Chief cooks
were w. T. Gram, supt. of
breeder farms, and Mike Plst
ner. Superintendent of replace
ment farms. Helping with serv
ing were; Joe Eason, Superin
tendent of Feed Mill; Dewltt
MOler, Superintendent of Trans,
portatlon; Clarence Brown, Su
perintendent of Maintenance;
Vallle Usher, Superintendent of
Hatchery; Lawrence McVey,
purchasing agent; and Henry
W llllams, office manager.
Mr. Dennis Ramsey, General
Manager of Ramsey Feed Co
mpany, Inc.. gave a talk before
the meal on the history, organi
zation, and economics of the
company.
Southerland
Clah Reunion
Members of the Southerland
family will hold their annual
reunion at the Wallace Ameri
can Legion Building Sunday,
June 12tn. Descendants of Ro
bert Southerland, who came to
America from Sutherlandshlre,
Scotland, In 1684, will meet to
renew family ties and old friend
ships.
Among out-of-state guests
expected to attend will be Miss
Velma Southerland, of Panama
City, Florida, who visited Scot
land last year. A daughter of the
late Newklrk Southerland, she
visited Dunrobln Castle at Dor
noch, Sutherlandshlre, the an
cient seat of the Earls of Su
therland, and the Cathedral In
which sixteen generations of
chiefs of the Clan are burled.
Members of the family have
been requested to exhibit family
mementos, pictures, family Bi
bles and other items of Interest.
A family genealogy Is belngpre
pared for later publication and
descendants of the family in this
area are urged to attend and
provide recent data concerning
their branches. Registration
will begin at 12; 00 followed by an
Interesting program and a pic
nic dinner will be enjoyed at
1:00 p.m.
I uroup 01 students from the Agriculture Economic Depart
ment of North Carolina State University. L to R: Andrew
RSwsey.pearf <cwpmyf ? D*~E-r *6.? ?>
Pasour, kuss Jones, BUI Mtzell, Tom Brldgers, Wiley Jones,
Carter Payne, John Douglas, olhrer Noble, Leo Jones, Ramsm
.. Eeed.Cpmpaay, and Dr. Rj. J. Peeler. ,
District V4S?S Meet
Duplin County ASCS Office
Manager, David English, ac
companied by the County ASCS
Committee and many of the
community committeemen, at
tended a district dinnerj,meet
ing in Bladen county Wednes
day night, June 1.
The Duplin County groi|r,
along with the other counties In
the third District, met at the
armory In Ellzabethtown fpr '
JT
their general meeting. J. A.
Wells, Farmer-Fleldman, pre
sided and Marcus Braswell,
State ASC Committee Chair
man, was speaker.
. Sflpunties represented were
BlRen, Brunswick, Columbus,
Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett,
Johnston, New Hanover, Ro
berson and Sampson. Also at
tending were part of the North
Carolina State ASCS Office staff.
Attending from Duplin in ad
dtton to Mr. English were; the
County Committee, o. L. Hol
land, chairman, Manley Carr,
and Jack Patterson. Community
committeemen attending were;
O. R. Blizzard, Robert Black
more, Clyde Bradshaw, Davie
BYrd, George Cowan, D. F.
chambers, Thomas A. Caven
augh, Marvin Garrls, Leland
Herring, w. A. Hanchey, George
Kelly, Ervln Lanier. Leonard
Kennedy, Cleo Outlaw, Herman
Page, Alvin Stroud, Paul Smith,
Wifiard W estbrook, Herbert
West, J. R. Thomas, and J.
J. Ward.
Homecoming
At Hallsville
Rev. J. Irwin Stutts, pastor
Hallsvllle Baptist Church, ex
tends a warm Invitation to the
home coming services June 12.
Morning worship services
conducted by the pastor, will
follow Sunday School, which be
gins at 10 a.m. Immediately
after the morning services, a
picnic dinner wul be served
on the grounds.
A former pastor, Rev. Deon
Butler of Jacksonville will be
the afternoon speaker, and will
be followed by a song service.
Visiting choirs will be featured.
All members, former mem
bers, and friends are cordially
Invited.
4-H Day
Demonstration
And Awards
A competitive County 4-H
Demonstration Contest and A
wards Program for Duplin 4-H
Club members has been sche
duled again this year. The com
bination event will be held June
14, 1966, at 2:00 p.m. at the
Kenansvllle Elementary School
In Kenansvllle.
During the demonstration
contest, 4-H Club members
will compete In programs rang
ing from Poultry Barbecue to
Beekeeping. In addition to the
demonstration programs, 4-H'
ers will also compete In Public
Speaking, Talent, and a Tractor
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Albertson
Ruritans Call
Important Meet j
Albertson Industrial Deve
lopment Corporation will hold
an Important meeting at the
Albertson Community Building
Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting Is
to elect seven trustees for the
Corporation, and other routine
matters of business will be
brought before the group.
This organization Is sponsor
ed by the Albertson Rurltan
Club, and your help and support
Is needed. In order to become
a member see any one of the
following: James Parker, jr.,
Theodore Outlaw, Durham Gra
dy, Donald Grady, Ted Grady,
M. B. Holt, RoDert S. Grady,
Nathan Kelley, Melvln Potter.
Ben Frank Outlaw, Cleo Out
law, Rodolph Simmons, Allan
Stroud, or Willie Rouse. You
may also join at the meeting
Mrs. Pope Succumbs At 54
ivuo, uciuuuc Duditv.
age 54, died In Duplin General
Hospital early Wednesday
morning.
Funeral services will be held
at Magnolia Methodist Church at
4 p.m. Thursday conducted by
Rev. Wallace Klrby of Dunn,
assisted by Rev. Al Morris,
pastor. Interment will be in
Devotional Gardens.
She Is survived by one dau
ghter, Mrs. Ann Grlce of Cha
pel Hill, one son, C. H., Jr.
of Magnolia, two sisters, Mrs. i
Lessle HoUoman of Goldsboro
ind Mrs. Carolyn Holland of
ielma; one brother, W. N.
'Bill" Bostlc of Bwilavllle.
A dedicated and beloved tea
:her, Mrs. Pope taught French
n the James Kenan High School
or the past eight years. She
lad previously taught in Mag
lolla and in Beulavllle. Tne
fidow of Clarence H. Pope,
ate agriculture teacher of
ames Kenan High School, she
/as a daughter of the late Mr.
ind Mrs. John A. Bostlc of Beu
aville.
E. Duplin Graduates 165
May 29 was graduation day
at East Duplin High School wltn
the largest graduating class
In the county. *
Dr. B. Frank Hall. Minister
of Pearsall Memorial Presby
terian Church In Wilmington,
was speaker.
Valedictorian was Terry Hat
cher. son of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Hatcher of Route 1, chin
quapin. The Salutatorlan was
Freddie Home, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Home, Route 1,
BfrhlanHs Phl#>f Marshall urac
Linda Mercer. Others were: Ju
niors, Lois Brown, Bennle Ja
mes and Sue Grlnson; Sopho
mores, Fay Outlaw, Karen Tho
mas and Lavae Baker; Fresh
men, Judith Smith, Helen
Stroud, and Wayne Houston.
Seniors receiving their dip
lomas were; James Albertson,
Sherry Albertson, David Alphln,
Dennis Alphln, Marilyn Alphln,
Melvln Alphln, Patsy Bell, Den
nis Basden, Bonnie Baysden, J.
W. Bell, Wanda Bell. Jewel Dean
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Vame Acting
Librarian
Mrs. Lawrence Southerland
and Mrs. N. B. Boney of Ke
nansvllle were re-appointed for
five year terms ending-In 1971
on the Countv Library Board.
Mrs. Ethel Kelley who has
been serving as part time as
sistant librarian since the
death of Miss Wlghtman, will
keep the library open until a
full time employee Is found.
Miss Glsh, with the State
Library Commission, appeared
before the Board of Commis
sioners on Monday to make
plans for the county library.
The county must have a qua
lified librarian In order to con
tinue receiving State and Fe
deral Funds. Mrs. Kelly will
serve until a qualified libra
rian Is employed.
County Court
County Court convened lastp
week with Judge Russell J. La
nier. presiding. Cases heard
were:
Gerald Lloyd Sanderson,
speeding, plead guilty, pay cost
Jesse Wise Sumner, speed
ing, plead guilty, pay cost.
Gwendolyn Terrell Vann,
speeding, $10 fine and cost.
Llnwood Allen Anderson ,
speeding, pay fine $10 and cost.
Willie Frank Falson, speed
ing, $10 fine and cost.
Jacob Craig Albertson, speed
Ing, guilty, $15 fine and cost.
John Franklin Butts, exceed
ing safe speed and possession
of non tax paid whiskey, guilty
$10 fine and cost.
Billy Ray Godwin, speeding,
pay cost.
James Henry Dobson, speed
ing, guilty, $10 fine and cost.
Martha Lois Isenberg, spee<
lng, guilty, $10 fine and cost.
Bruce Elmer Alphln, speed
ing, pleed guilty $10 fine and
cost.
Adrian Franklin Summerlln,
speeding, plead guilty, $10 fine
and cost.
Errln Lee chasten, speed
ing, plead qullty, $10 fine and
cost.
Vance Maurice McBrlde,
speeding, $10 fine and cost.
Margaret Byrd wlllaford,
speeding, $10 fine and cost.
Judith Llles Maynard, speed
lng, $10 fine and cost.
Carl Henry Dixon, speed
ing, $10 fine and cost.
Joseph Lawrence, Jr., speed
lng, $10 fine and cost.
Ralph William Connor, speed
lng, $10 fine and cost.
Morris Dean Brock, speed
ing, $10 fine and cost.
Joseph Edward W lis on, speed
lng, $10 fine and cost.
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i FB President Clarifies Position On Leaf Marketing
Tha President of th? Duplin
Finn Bureau said today that
moat of ths calls for unity.,
among tobacco marketing in
terests "have a mighty hollow
sound, as far as trie farmer
b concerned."
in clarifying Farm Bureau's
position on the leaf marketing
matter, President Kllpatrick
said, "The kind of unity call
ed for by warehouse leaders,
? and even some farm groups.
Is a unity at the fanner's ex
pense. it's unity that will again
deny farmers an active voice
In drafting tobacco marketing
regulations."
The local farm leader said
that Farm Bureau "Is the only
general farm organization that
has continued to stand up for
the tarmer s rights In this
Issue."
The North Carolina Farm
Bureau, he noted. Is onpollcf
record due to "a unanimous
vote" at the organization's 1965
annual meeting, in tavor ot
active participation by farmers
and others In making market
ing decisions.
"This Is the way farmers
feel about this, and we do not
Intend to sell ourselves down
oie river by accepting less."
said KHpatnck. "we Intend to
stand by die policies that grass
.A
roots farmers themselves have
put Into the book," the Farm y
Bureau leader slad.
He noted that Farm Bureau"
has always been willing to co
operate with other groups In
resolving this marketing cri
sis, bis not if It means forc
ing the farmer to live with
second-rtte status."
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