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yoL xxxm no. m kenansville. n. c. july a. 1966 price log plus tax
Store Ho| Narrow Escape
Magnolia was a hot place
Wednesday afternoon. |
Without apparent reason, ex
cept the heat wave that Is
seartag die country, a fire start |
ed Wednesday afternoon In Mag
nolia behind L, E. Pope's Pur
ntture Store,
Magnolia like many other
I places, closes for Wednesday
I afternoon and after 1 o'clock
II It's hard to find a business
I* place open and the people Just
somehow seem to disappear.
I. A lady passing by In a car
saw the hack door of the furni
ture store betas consumed by
flames and seeing the building
I was closed, reported It at a lo
I cal service station who In turn
called die fire department.
Damages were minor." the
fire was extinguished More
It got to the building preppr.
Pairs on the ceding in the area
above die door was badly bllst
Minister
Resigns
The mwwl Alfred F. Gib
son, Pastor of Johnson's Bap
tist Church near Warsaw since
April 1, 1962, has resigned ef
fective the last of August, and
he and Ms family are moving
to TagflortvOln, N.c.
Mr. Gibson wlU be employed
at Taylorsville as Director of
Guidance and Social Services,
? E.S.E.A., Title I, Alexander
Couay schoolsj and Mrs. Glb
Kson will teach in the Taylors
ville Elementary &hool. Their
P j daughter, Mary Jeanne, will in
ter Campbell college In Sep
tember.
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Arrest InFaison
The Duplin County Sheriff's
Department reports die arrest
of George Little, Sr., colored
male, age 60 of Falser, on
charges of public durnkenness
and carrying a concealed wee
poo.
Deputy Glenn Jernlgan was
called to die star Dust Grill
about 11/2 miles west of Fat
son Sunday night where Little
was causing a disturbance. Tak
ing him Into custody It was dls
covered diet he had a 22 caliber
pistol in his pocket.
Little has been released un
der $200 bond for appearance
in August 10 term of court.
Summer School
Completes
Season
Duplin County Summer
schools ended Tuesday. July
19. Superintendent O. P. Johnson
reports that it has been a veiy
successful project. Completely
tntregrsted. all students have
applied themselves to their ful
lest, and the teachers and of
ficials feel that the schools
were a moot helpful experience
for each student participating.
ered, and as chemicals were
used to ?tliK|ulsh the fire die
entire contents of the building
seemed to have a heavy coat <7
dust.
Mr. Pope said die 13th just
wasn't his day. He had just
filled his chicken houses with
baby chicks and he said they
were "dying like flies, and his
water pump Knocked off."
It surely was a hot day In
Magnolia.
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TEACHERS PLEASE!!
The State Board of Health,
In connection with Duplin County
Health Department, urges au
teachers to take advantage of
the mobile X-ray unit now In
Kenansvllle, and get their X-ray
now. This service Is available
beginning July 25 through Au
gust 2.
PRE-COLLEGE COUNSEL AT
ECC
Cynthia Ann Kennedy andTru
man Miller both of Beulavllle
attended a two day counseling
program at East Carolina Col
lege. The 670 students that at
tended will find the transition
from high school to college
an easier one.
CAROLWAS SCHOOL OF
BANKING
The Carollnas ^ School of
r- M ? i ? ? ? ? ? * "a -"UiJr
North Carol 1 na and snrroanc
tng nates who compter ed the
three-year mld-managemen
division of tiie school. Among
those receiving certificates
were R. s. Williams, Bank of
Mourn Olive. Mount Olive. N.C.
MINISTERS INSTITUTE
The first Free Will Baptist
Ministers Institute will be neld
at Mount Olive JUnior College
July 25-28. while the minis
ters are attending classes, th
eir wives will also attend class
es especially designed for them.
The institute Is not restricted
to ministers and their wives
onlv, but Interested laymen are
welcome.
IN COLORADO
Mr. and Mrs. odell Johnson
left Rose Hill Sunday morning
enroute to Denver, Colorado
to attend the annual convention
of the woodmen of the World.
The convention ends Friday.
July 22. The Johnsons plan to
spend the next week touring
| the mid west.
BLOODSHED BOXSCORE
RALEIGH - The Motor Vehi
cles Department's summary of
traffic deaths through 10 AiM.
Monday, Jtily 18:
Killed To Date 828
Killed To Date Last Year...766
Mrs. Williams Attending
New Orleans Conference
Mrs. Christine W. Williams
Duplin County Register of Deeds
Is attending the thirty-first an
nul conference of die National
Association of County Recor
ders and clerks which is being
hail hi NewCrTeans,Louisiana.
Jhty Mi-90(h. County Recor
ders and Clerks of all of the
50 states will be In attendance.
Theme for the conference
will be "The Challenge of Chan
ge."
This coherence Is of special
slgntfkanoe to the North Caro
lina Register of Deeds because
the 1986 state Legislature en
acted the "Uniform Commer
cial Code" to become affective j
In North Carolina J*ly 1,1967.
The Uniform Commercial Code
la a rarnpllrarod set of lews
occupying 536 pages in the 1966
Nora Carolina General Statutes
which will chaqge and replace
all of the present North caro
Ihu personal property laws.
The code is not In affect hi
? of dm 50 states and It
and^mvMised by Registers J
Deads hi recording personal
property records. Mrs. Wil
liams will be able to talk whh
Code. County Recorders from
die states of Ohio, Kansas, and
Utah win present a session to
the conference on "The Imple
mentation of die Uniform Com
mercial Code." I
Other sessions of the confe
rence wfll feature outstanding
authorities on such subjects as
? "Managing the Taxpayers'
Money," "indexing- What's
New7*' "The Future of Auto
matic Data processing inCoun
ty Government," and other pha
ses of the work of the Regis
ters of Deeds and other re
corders. one sesalon wfll be
conducted by Panelists from
Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri,
and Florida on "What's Your
Problem."
Mrs. Williams has bean ac
tive In the National Association
of County Recorders and
Clerks, having served for se
veral years on die editorial
staff of its national monthly
publication. "The Corny Re
corder." Mrs. Williams feds
that ft la through bar affilia
tion wfth the North Carolina
State and the National Asso
ciation that she haa been able
to learn of Idea* and method*
vtauto
County Register of Deeds.
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Migrant Worker Charged With Breaking and Entering J
Nigerians Learn Poultry And American Way of Life in Duplin
a . f lat(lf?0 (mmI
Duplin County and Mr. R. E. WUklns, Negro
Farm Agent, have been hosts to two Nigerian
students for the past two weeks. Shown on the
left Is Mallam Abduls aliml Matazu and on the
right Is Abdullahl Abrahlma. The students are
primarily interested In learning about poultry,
but they think America lq wonderful, (Photo
by Ruth B. wells)
Duplin Represented at 4-H Club Week
A delegation of 17 4-H boys
and girls and 3 adults will tra
vel to Raleigh Monday morn
ing to represent Duplin County
at the 1966 state 4-H Club Week.
The Dunlin delegation will be
joined by nearly 1.500 other
4-H'ers and their leaders for
four days In classes, contests,
recreation, fellowship and po
Iltlclng.
Dr. T. C. Blalock, State 4-H
Club Leader, called Club Week
"an excellent example of de
mocracy in action." Getting
more specific, Blalock says
Club week serves as the or
ganization's annual meeting; it
offers participants the oppor
tunity for personal growth and
development, and "ft serves to
motivate club members to
strive even harder to live up
to their motto 'To Make the
Best Better."' Aother pur
pose of Club Week is to deter
mine state winners In the de
monstration programs and va
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New Bank Has Grand Opening
Warsaw Branch, Bank of Mt.
Olive held its formal opening
in their remodelled 'building
on Friday night with more than
five hundred attending from 6:30
to 8 p.m.
E. C. Casey, president of
Bank of Mt. Olive, gave a brief
history on the bank and told of
their future plans In Warsaw
which is to build a modern up
to-date building, approximately
1100,000. The new building will
be located on the corner of U.S.
117 and Plank Street.
Temporary headquarters are
in half of the bus station build
ing. The quarters of the bank
have been remodelled, new fur
niture and fixtures installed,
and the building is most at
tractive. For the open house the
bank was decorated with beau- ,
tlful arrangements of flowers.
Souvenirs were given as well .
as several cases of pickles
which were prizes for the lucky
names which were drawn during
the evening. The grand prize
was a 17' T V which was
won by Dwlght Moore of Route
3, Warsaw.
After Mr. Casey gave a brief
history of the bank, Mr. T. Car
roll Hobbs, Cashier and Branch
Manager, Introduced the per
sonnel of the branch. They are:
Mrs. Sue Kornegay, Mrs. Dur
wood Clifton, Mrs. Jean Ste
phens, Mrs. Gordon Parks and
Hobbs.
Mayor Ed Strickland then cut
the ribbon and admitted the
crowd into the new bank to view
the bank and enjoy light refresh
merits.
In talking with Mr. Hobbs on
Tuesday morning, he stated that
they had been very pleased with
their first day of business on
Monday. Mr. Hobbs further
stated that all of the officers
of the bank and employees In
the bank wished to express
their appreciation to the people
of Warsaw and Duplin County
for their wonderful attendance
at their dedication and grand
opening. "It makes up happy to
receive such a warm welcome,"
he declared.
EMPLOYEES AT THE WARSAW BRANCH,
RANK OF MOUNT OLIVE (Left to Right) Mrs.
Sue Kornegay, Mrs. Onrwood Clifton, Mrs.
{?an Stephens. CsrroU Hofabs (manager) mi
Mrs. Gordon Parks, m from of thorn Is die
T V which was given u door prlee at open
House on Saturday night. (Photo by Ruth P.
i Two Nigerians. Abdulsalaml
. Matazu and Abdullahl ibirahlm
have been visiting in Duplin
County this week.
They are students at Massa
chusetts state College; have
completed two years training;
and expect to graduate there
In two more years. This sum
mer the two young men are tour
tag the United States Agency
for International Development,
and by the federal government
of Nigeria. The young men are
dealing exclusively with poultry
production, as this will be their
field back home In Nigeria.
R. E. W Ilk Ins. agricultural
extension agent here In Duplin
County says, that this scholar
ship program is equivalent to
the program which extension
service In this country provides
to give employees advanced
training.
One of Nigeria's problems Is
nutrition. The vast majority of
Nlgerl ans do not realize th<
nutritional value of the egg.
The average housewife seldom
purchases an egg in her gro
cery shopping. When sfie does,
she purchases It as a novelty.
The federal onvernmenr rS
Nigeria Is desperately trying
to educate Its people of the
value of eggs. There is less
than one sixth egg consumption
In Nigeria as compared to the
United States.
Matazu 23. and Iblrahlm, 28,
have been touring various egg
projects here in Dupllrt. R. E.
W Ilk Ins, Extension Agent, has
been working with the group
Although the peanut Is the
main cash crop, they are here
In America studying various
poultry operations which will
help the farmers In Nigeria.
Matazu and Iblrahlm explain
ed that English Is the official
language of their native country
although three other languages
are spoken; Hausa, Ibo, and
Yoruba, Including together over
200 different dialects.
The Catholic talth Is the
strongest of the christian re
ligions In Nigeria, although the
Moslem religion Is the most
. prevalent. Washington's visi
tors are both Moslems.
The family plays an Integral
part of social life. Both men
have found that the conception
of the work "family" In Nige
ria and America differ. In Ni
geria. relatives either live In
a large family house or close
together In small houses. Re
IMHtTM UlMUUb Ulb CtllU^ lOIIU
ly of several generations.
The educational system In Ni
geria Is similar to that of the
United States. It has elemen
tary, high, and vocational
schools. It Is interesting to note
that Its high school consists
of five years' training.
The Idea of a girl continuing
her education Is rather strange
to Matazu and Iblrahlm. Most
of Nigeria's young women get
married between the ages of
14 and 16. Most men ao not
think of marriage during their
school years, however.
Abdullahl iblrahlm respond
ed when asked of his reaction
to America as saying "It's a
really big." Although both had
known of America's richness,
they didn't expect what they
saw. Everyone Is a hard worker,
and both agreed. "Everything Is
too fast!"
Matazu and Iblrashlm often
get homesick, but It is too
expensive for them to return
home for a visit ? a distance
of 7,000 miles.
In general conversation with
the men, Matazu commented
that for the first time, he saw
snow In Massachusetts. Amus
ingly, iDlrahim added, ' 'It was
attractive for this first week."
Nigeria's temperatures ran
ee from 50 to 105. Both agree
however that they are more
comfortable In Nigeria because
of Its low humidity. Nigeria
has constant rainfall from April
- to October, the remainder of the
, year being a dry season. Ni
gerian farmers raise a wide
variety of crops Inducing rice,
citrus fruits, peanuts, soy
beans, but no watermelons. Ma
tazu and Iblrahlm especially
enjoy watermelons here.
The two young men are spend
ing their time while here In the
county with George Henry Lee,
of Route 1, Magnolia.
Mr. Wllklns says, "This has
been a most Interesting ex
perience. I have learned more
from them than they have from
me. I had a completely dif
ferent concept of Nigeria as a
nation."
Sam Lefore, negro male age
20. of Cleveland, Mississippi,
migrant worker temporarily re 9
siding in EMolln County, has
been charged with Breaiting and
Entering the home o? Mrs. Or
rle Scon, Route 2, Mount Olive,
Gllsson Township, on Saturday
afternoon, July 16 about 3 p.m.
Living alone, Mrs. Scott had
her house locked and was re
ported to have heard someone
in the house while she was
getting a bath, putting on a
robe and Investigating she found
Lefore in a room at the back
of the house. He had gained
entrance by cutting and re
moving a window screen.
Mrs. Scott asked Leforewhat
he was doing In her house and
he told her he lived there.
He was Informed that he didn't
and to get out. He left by die
door. He was later seen by a ;j
neighbor of Mrs. Scott's about
500 yards from the house. Le
fore had no trouble In choosing
the right road of the five points
at Scotts store, to take him
back to the house he was tem
porarily occupying.
The sheriff's department was
called and Lefore was picked up
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*-?j uvpuiY VJACiUl jernigan. be
fore at first seemed to not know
what It was all about, but later
admitted entering the Scott re
sidence.
Lefore Is charged with
I Breaking and Entering and Is
being held In the Duplin County
jail In Kenansvllle In lieu of
$1,000 bond for August 29 term
of superior court.
COMMENDS SHERIFFS DEPT.
The Duplin County Sheriff*
Department Is tr?>ecomiv.nded 1
for quick action Saturday when
called to the Scott St ore section
of Duplin County, said Mrs.
Scott.
A migrant worker from Miss
issippi nad broken Into the home
of Mrs. Oar rle scon In the early
afternoon but was apprehended
at once before any damage was
done other than a ripped window
screen, where he gained en
trance.
With the assistance of neigh
bors the negro was In law cus
today and In county Jail In a
short time after the break In
GetThat ChestX-ray
Duplin County Health Depart
ment has mailed letters to all
persons 12 years old, or older,
who have nad tuberculin con
tacts, to come to the mobll
unit for X-ray.
This type of X-ray will be
available beginning July 25 at
12 noon to 4 p.m., July 26
through August 3, hours wOl be
9 to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
This Is a Mondav through Fri
day schedule and the unit will
not be In operation on Satur
day.
The old type mass X-ray has
been discontinued and effort
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Wreck At Barney's Crossing
The intersection of N. C.
Highway 24 and S. R. 1701,
locally known as Barney's
Crossing, was the scene of a
wreck Sunday afternoon. A1966
Ford station wagon received
damages estimated at $400 and
a 1953 Ford was demolished.
The driver of the 1953 Ford
on 17Q1 was reported to have
stopped at the Intersection of
highway 24 and falling to see <
the approaching vehicle, pulled 1
out on highway 24 Into the path
of the station wagon, traveling i
east. The front of the wagon i
hit the right rear of the 1953 I
Ford. '
The station wagon was owned '
by a service man of Jackson- '
vflle, A. M. Patterson, Sr. His 1
rank was not learned. No one In 1
Che station wagon appeared to
lave received serious Injuries.
The Rescue Squad from Ke
lansvllle was called to the scene
of the wreck and an unidenti
fied occupant of the back seat
sf the 1953 Ford was brought
to Duplin General Hospital. Ex
tent of the Injuries, or name of
driver of the 1953 Ford was not
learned.
MAYOR ED STRICKLAND OF WARSAW CUT
TING THE RIBBON at the Opening of the Warsaw
Brandt, Bank of Mora* Olive. Open House
was held on Friday night. Helping Ed with
the ribbon is Carroll Hobfas, manager of the
' ' ' :'i .*v. -I'ft
Branch, and Mr. E. C. Casey. P"*W???*
the Bank of Mourn Olive, m the background,
with the top of his head showing la Mr. Dan
Outlaw of Mount Olive. (Photo by Ruth P. Grady)
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