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iHiolitt jdHli & Sti^ jMKtk.3UAIa -|M^*tkc Html *j T^jkm ^ PROGRESS SENTINEL * 1 1 1 I., ??? ??nBlV '. " ? VOL xxxm NO. 25 KENANSVILLE , N. C. JUNE 30.1966 PRICE 10# PLUS TAX briefs SPORTS FIELD LIGHTED East Duplin High School now has a lighted sports field. One hundred and twenty 1500-watt bulbs light the new field and further enhance the value of one of the best school plants to be found anywhere. East Duplin Is served by Trl-Coun ty Electric. LIBRARY HOURS Mrs. E. E. Kelly, acting Li brarian has announced the fol lowing hoursfortheDuplinCoun ty Library. Monday and Wednesday ? ? Open all day from 8 til lz and from 1 until 6 in the afternoon. Tuesday, Thursday and Fri day - open only In the mornings from eight through 12 noon. She asks that patrons please come In during those hours and return books and check out new books. i 4TH JULY HOLIDAY Closed to observe the 4th of July holiday will be. The Dup lin County Courthouse, TheAS CS Office, The Selective Ser vice Office, Duplin Production Credit Association, Fanners Heine Administration, Federal Crop Insurance office, and The Duplin County Helath Depart ment. The Duplin County Board of Commissioners will meef Tuesday. July 5th for their regular meeting, instead of Mon day which is a holiday. A Leave Abruptly Ended Two unidentified marines from Camp Lejeune demolish ed a 1966 GTO Pontlac on die Mlddleton Mill curve Friday night. Probably due to a terrific rate of speed the late model car failed to take the curve Just west of the potato house on highway 24. The car left the road and clipped off a tele phone pole. The Kenans villeRescue Squad was called and the Marines | were taken to Duplin General Hospital for first aid. An am nulance from Camp Lejeune Air Facility came for the ma rines. Extent of their Injuries was not learned. The car was completely de mollshed. Wake Forest Alumni Meet A meeting of the Wake Fo rest Alumni will be held at Carlton's Pond, near Warsaw, on Wednesday, July 13. Among the prominent spea kers and guests will be Coach Bill Tate, Basketball Coach McKlosky; athletic director Gene Hooks and public relations Director, Hank Garity. All Wake Forest Alumni of die county are Invited as well as friends of Wake Forest Col lege to attend this Important meeting. Everyone is urged to Contiwied' t* Pa*t t -yz?: *?: I Hiram Brinson Gels Injury Hiram Brinson was hospita lized Monday p.m. with a back Injury. Hiram Is a member of the Kenansvllle Rescue Squad. Fri day night he and Donald Murphy answered a call to a wreck on the curve just beyond the potato house on Highway 24. The victims needing nelp were two big hefty marines. Hiram and Donald loaded them In the ambulance and came to the hospital. Then they re moved them from the ambulance Into the emergency room. Somewhere along the line Hiram received a back Injury, which required hospitalization. His mother says he Is im proving and will probably be out of traction In a few days. swimming Hole Claims Victim The first drownte of the sea- Seine Hole In Northeast Cape son claimed the lie of Willie Fear River. The drowning oc Edwards, Jr.. 21. aSgro man of curred Sunday afternoon near Route 1, Teachey, at S tailings Continued to Page 2 At Conference in Atlanta rvw. "Production Credit Associa tion In Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, furnish over 47,000 growers, farmers Ind ranchers with more thait $350 million in the Duplin Product Ion Credit Asso ciation. Mr. Kennedy, who has just returned from Atlanta, Ga., where he attended the annual conference of production cre dit association directors, ge neral managers, and key per sonnel, said, "reports indicate ., that volume this year will ex ceed $370 million." "Modern farming Is requiring more cre dit to meet Increasing operat ing cost and to finance mecha nization and other capital In vestments," Mr. Kennedy said. "This will Increase efficiency of farms and enhance opportu nities of Increasing net farm Income." Mr. Kennedy predict ed that the volume of short and intermediate credit used by farmers, growers and ran chers In the Carolinas, Geor gia and Florida will llkelv dou ble In the next 10 years. The demand for credit oy all sec tors ot the economy Is at un precedented high levels, hepoln ted out. "The Duplin association served 1714 farmers with loans totaling $4,753,000.00 In 1965 In Duplin." Mr. Kennedy added. Other officials of the Duplin association attending the con ference included Mr. EugeneR. Carlton, vice president, of War saw; Mr. WoodrowW.Maready, director, of Chinquapin; Ralph Britt, director, of Mount Olive; Mr. Taft Herring, of Mount Olive, and Garland P. King, general manager. Machine Revolutionizes Tobacco Harvesting Tobacco barnlng season be gan June 23 for Herman Whit man. of Route 2, Warsaw. It was a different barnlng day from any Herman , had ever had be fore. Early that morning his supplier delivered him a me chanical looper. or tobacco sew ins machine. Herman has twenty three acres of the finest tobacco you ever saw. just a few feet from the end of the row, one Is lost In the luclous growth of the golden weed. The variety he plants If 2326. He fertilizes with a ton per acre of 3-9-9 heavy meal plus 300 lbs of 8-0-124 top dresser. The grow th shows a good color, smooth, and beginning to ripen just right Mr. Whitman has always used six men In the field to pull the tobacco from the stalks. That part hasn't changed. At the barn, ne has always had nine persons working, run ?a -E-Saik- . . . i_,? ?-f. nlng three "looping horses," but that has changed. Now, he has this long bencnlooklng type of conveyor belt, just a com fortable height at which to work. It Is long enought to hold 4 sticks of tobacco, with three metal rods separating each stick. The off looking sewing uibu. ...... v. afifiS&afci.?, V machine, located about 3/4 of i the way down the conveyor, Is equipped to hold a cone of thread rather than a ball. This machine has a most wicked looking needle and it operates very much like any home sew ing machine. There Is no bob bin underneath, but the stitch Is complete. Pulling on one end of the string only tightens the string, but pulling the other end. It falls out easily. So there will be no problem In removing the cured tobacco at grading time. Back to the conveyor. The first person puts the green to bacco on the belt. The second, places It snuggly and evenly against the retaining wall. The tobacco may be placed as thick ly as desired, keeping In mind tnls In only one side of the fi nished stick. The conveyor belt moves the tobacco, and thenext person places the stick on top of the tobacco. Then the second half of the tobacco Is placed on top of the stick. By this time it has reached the sewing area and Is ready to go through. The needle, truly razor sharp, and about six Inches long, begins Its up and down motions. And every thing that comes under neath the needle is securely attached by the thread, over the stick. Some one on the end catches the finished product and It may Immediately be placed In the curing barn. Tnls machine may be adjusted to do as few sticks as two per minute or It may be stepped up to five per minute. The slower rate appeared to be mighty fast. Mr. whitman uses Jet type cu rers that burn fuel oil. He finds this the most satisfactory, as well as economical way. The machine Is vJafltt expen sive but Mr. Whitman says at his present acreage It win pay for Itself In two years. Everybody was busy at tha Whitman's as tobacco barntng got into full swing. Mrs. mas D?Luca Is removing the last [ of the tobacco from die truck. Operating the sewing machine looper are Clemlntlne Jarman, Rose Ella outlaw and the .. . whitman's lovely young daughter, Nancy. In the shadow be hind her Is Eddie Glnn and Mr. Whitman is In the barn door. On the other side of die looper Mrs. Whitman Is being assisted by little Elkn Whitman. (Photo by Ruth Wells) Big Jim Graham with familiar big hat and cl$ r dlscisses with MR. Harold Precrthe. Manager of the >n Produce Market the potential bf expanding" the food industry. He was accompanied by various heads of the state Agricultural De partment and buyers from many of the Urger tood stores In North Carolina. The supply was plentiful and farmers were generally well pleased. 1 Kelly Wins Commissioner Ract tf E. E. Kelly was electedCoun- i ty Commissioner of the Second District by an unofficial count of 128 votes. Voting was heavy for an off year erection wiui umy unc raw Involved. Voters gave Kelly a total of 769, while encumbent Kennth Grady received 641. votes cast. Voters In the second commis sioner district take their voting seriously. Four years ago 1184 votes were cast In theMayPrl mary and 1762 votes In the June run-off. Mr. Kelly Is not a newcomer to politics. He served as com missioner of the second district r . i _r i ior a numDer 01 years anu was unseated by Kenneth Grady In the May Primary of 1958. June 25, 1966 voting was as follows; Precinct Grady Kelly Calypso 68 71 Wofiscrape 81 269 Glisson 61 220 Albertson 235 65 Smith 74 55 Cabin 122 89 Total 641 769 BLOODSHED * RALEIGH - The Motor Vehl cles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 A.M. Moday, June 27, 1966 Killed To Date 729 Killed To Date Last Year..654 Tractor Burns in Freak Fire By: Ruth Wells As a reporter. If I may call myself that, I covered my first fire Thursday afternoon. A trartni* Hpo/m*{Ka^ ?/? .. vvkV4 , uvovt tuvu IU Hit. OO "a little farmall," located in the E. E. Smith Agriculture Shop, burned. I talked with James Fields,' who lives right beside the; school. He said he was at his1 house doing some painting when some boys came by on their way to call the fire department. He understood from them that the school building was on fire. So he rushed over to see if he could help. He found that the building had not caught, but it might nave, had the fire not been extinguished rapidly. He thought the fire started from a five gallon gas can be side the tractor. He removed the can from the building, and from a nearby tap, began draw ing water to extinguish th blaze. He said the janitor (he didn't know who the janitor was) had been working at the shop, but he didn't know If the janitor was at the shop or not when the fire occurred. I later learned that JUd Mlddleton Is janitor at E, E. Smith, but I aid not talk with him. With camera In hand I an xiously rushed up to make a picture. The smoke was thick enough to almost cut with a knlft. Then 1 realized l didn't have a flash bulb. So. back to the car I went. Back on the scene with a flash bulb, I was still unable to stand the smoke, so my friend and fireman. Shan non Brown made a picture for me. Of course the Kenansvllle Fire Department was at the scene when I arrived and every thing was under control, except the smoke. But their equipment was at work taking care of that. By the time you could see the Continued to Page I Graham, North Carolina Commissioner of I ' Agriculture At Faison Produce Market I Faison ratmA the sennnd iron on the Agricultural tour of the state by the Honorable James A. Graham, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, accompanied by guests from the food buying Industries and news media. A chartered bus rolled into the Falson Produce Market at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, right on schedule. Accompanlng Mr. Graham were heads of many of the agricultural divi sions In the state. Included were marketing, soil testing, weights and measures, dairy, seed testing, livestock, poul try and many other leads. 1 Also making the tour were representatives from Winn-Di xle, A & P. Harris-Teeter Su permarket, Byrd Food Center, L1L General Stores, Colonial Stores, The Kroger Company, Associated Growers Mutual, Plggly-Wlggly, FCX Food Pro cessors, and the Progressive Farmer. This Is a tour to present the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and representa tives from the food buying Indus try, and news media to the peo ple of Northeastern North Ca rolina. Produce was plentiful. One buyer commented that cucum bers were eternal this year. Even this late In the season prices were good, as many farmers awaited the auc tioner's chant, telling them whether their effort showed a loss, or more likely, a profit. There were several kinds of peppers offered. Bell peppers were as high as $3.70 per container yesterday. Hot pep pers, not as plentiful as bell, didn't sell as well either. Half bushel containers brough $1.70 Squash was also plentiful. One load of acorn type squash went for $2.15 per container wh ile a container of the winter type squash sold for $2.00. Egg plants were not so plen tlfulTout were selling real good. ^at Lrets Hospitalization The j. T. Grady tamily has several beautiful cats. Some are black and some are white. Mrs. Grady says they are "just cats," not registered or pe digreed. Their coats are so glossy you feel like they are extra special. And they may think too, that they are spe cial. These cats seem to have an overwhelming love for cars. Any time the Grady car Is at home, you may see one-to-six j Annual Red CrossMeeting | ine Annual meeting ot trie Duplin County Chapter, Ameri can Red Cross was held on last Thursday afternoon, June 23 at 4 o'clock In the Educa tional Building of Grove Pres byterian Church In Kenansvllle. Dr. Hugh M. Powell of Rose Hill, chapter chairman, called the meeting to order and wel comed thosepresent after which the Rev. Troy D. Mullls made the opening prayer. After the minutes of the Semi- | annual meeting held last Janu ary had been read by the se cretary, a report was heard from the Treasurer, Mr. Paul Ingram. This was followed by Fund Campaign reports made by Mrs. Clyde Potter of Al bertson and Mrs. Irene A.carr of Rose Hill. Mrs. Potter told that a total of $2,924.45 was raised by the various commu nity workers and that $651.84 was collected by the Negro Di vision under Mrs. Carr's su pervision. They were each pre sented certificates of apprecia tion by the chapter chairman. A report of Youth activities was given by Mrs. W. M. In gram It revealed the enroll ment of 8 elementary schools last fall and three hlgn schools. These 11 schools collected $188. 04 and filled 31 gift boxes to be shipped overseas for the Viet Nam projects. Continued to Pare t Sucker Control Demonstration A meeting on tobacco sucker control will be held on a farm operated by Jimmy Summer lln, Kenansville, North Caro lina, on Friday, July 1 at 4p.m. This farm Is located Just off of Highway 11, about three miles north of Kenans ville on the Sarecta Road. Mr. Roy R. Bennett, former Extension Tobacco Specialist, will demonstrate the proper method of applying Penar for sucker control In tobacco. Pe nar can be applied to tobacco earlier than outer sucker con ConUaued to Page t cats sleeping on me car. l ney may be on the hood, or the Continued to Page 2 | Fa i son Girl in ECC Orchestra Barbara Rose Lindsay, a na tive of Falson, is a member of the orchestra for the current season of the East Carolina Col lege Summer Theatre. Miss Lindsay plays the pia no In the 23-plece orchestra brought here for this summer's series of six productions. She is a graduate of EastCa rollna with BS and MA degrees In music. Previous theater ex perience Includes work with earlier ECC productions and as audition accompanist for the college opera theater and the Summer Theatre. Miss Lindsay is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.Lind say otFalson. Jr The ECC Summer Theatre, a professional non-profit com pany sponsored by the college. Is beginning Its third season and will produce weekly runs of "Kismet." "Stop die world I want to Get off," "Mary. Mary." "Flnlan's Rainbow." "Never Too Late," and two consecutive weeks of "The Sound of Music."
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