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VOL xxxm NO. 29 KENANSVILLE. N. C. JULY 28.1966
Duplinites At National 4- H
Bobby Ward and Linda Car
ter, Duplin County 4-H dub
member* have been (elected to
attend the National 4-H ctti
aenshlp Short Course at Wash
ington, D. C., July SI - August
6, IMS. The citizen*hip con
ference is a week bt leaning,
hard work, and fun. For die
e-rt groiqj they represent, It
should be a boost for learning
better citizenship, if a 4-H
group Is already doing a good
educational program In citizen
ship, than having members take
part In a conference helps de
velop their program further.
Seeing our nation's Capitol, and
realising our world wide re
sponsibilities, should help in
working on other citizenship
programs.
The Citizenship Conference
Is designed to help members do
several things;
L Develop a greater under
st ending and appreciation of our
American history.
2. Learn the basic functions
of government at the national
level.
3. Gain appreciation and un
derstanding of the international
aspects of citizenship.
4. Deepen their commitment
to die democratic way of life.
6. Develop skills for practic
ing and teaching citizenship at
the local 4-H Club level.
The delegates from Duplin
County will meet with other de
legates and board a bis in
Clinton on July 3L Linda is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buck
Carter. Route 2, Rose HOI and
briefs
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AVAILABLE
Kenans vllle Volunteer Fire
Department has available small
fire extinguishers for use In
homes or cars, at the nominal
cost of $4.00. These are now
at the Fire Department and
also at Stephens Hardware, how
ever they may be secured from
any member of the Kenans vllle
Fire Department, another ser
vice offered by a wonderful
Volunteer organization.
F. H. A. OFFICE CLOSED
.The F. H. A. office will be
closed on Monday and Tues
day. August 1 and 2 so that the
office force may attend a meet
ing. The office will again opan
on Wednesday morning at the
regular time.
PACKHOUSE BURNS
Eugene Rouse of Route 2,
Rose Hill was reported to have
lost a pack house Monday of
tills week. The cause of the
fire was not learned. There
was some cured tobacco stored
in the packhouse.
Bobby ward Is one of two
4-H'ers selected to represent
Duplin County at the National
4-H Citizenship Short Course In
Washington, D. C. Bobby Is a
16-year old Junior at Wallace
Rose HOI High School and Is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Ward of Route 1, Rose Hill.
a member of the Greenwood
4-club. Bobby is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward.
Linda Carter, 17 year did dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Buck
Carter of Route 2, Rose HOI,
is a senior at Wallace-Rose
HOI High school, and is most
outstanding in her clothing pro
jects.
Route 1, Rose HOI and a mem
ber of the Beaver Dam i-H
Club.
Jewelry Store Robbed
Thieves entered Hlnes Je
welry store of Warsaw early
Sunday morning making away
with merchandise valued at ap
proximately |S,000. The store
Is owned by William Hlnes of
Warsaw and Is looated at 828
North From Street beside the
Warsaw Theater.
A routine cheek by Warsaw
Another routine check about
mid-morning revealed that the
pad lock had been pryed off
and entrance was gained through
the front door.
Deputy sheriff Rodney Thlg
pen was called to the scene.
"Big BflV'Hlnes reported there
were thirteen rings, 48 watches,
and approximately 30 pistols
missing. -A number of transis
tor radios wer? slab pissing,
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Po lice Car Hit.
Policeman Injured
A 1961 Rambler, driven by
Mrs. Mayo Lanier ofBeulavUle,
collided with the 1966 Chevro
let police car driven by Police
man h. J. Brown in BeulavQle
Saturday afternoon about 2:30.
Damages to the Rambler was
estimated at $300 while dama
ges to the police car were es
timated at $800.
Mrs. Lanier escaped In
juries. Mr. Brown received
painful knee Injuries. A3 X
rays did not show broken bones,
he was not hospitalized.
Traveling south on highway
41, Mrs. Lanier said she did
not see the police car and as
she turned left on Church Street
her right front wheel hit about
the center of the police car
grill. The police car was tra
veling north on highway 4L
Rlchlands Motor Company
has loaned the town of Beula
vflle a car in which Mr. Brown
is carrying on his duties, but
walking right now is a painful
ordeal. Mr. Brown stated that
he appreciates very much the
use of the car.
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Mule Involved In Wreck
The Keninsvtlle Rescue
Squad was called to the scene
of a wreck Saturday night about
9:30. Involved In the collision
were a Plymouth car and an
old gray mule.
Trie car, about a 1966 model
reported to have been owned by
Isaac Frederick, was comple
tely demolished by die Impact
Hie mule was hit by the front
end of the car and thrown up
In die air and landed on top
of die car. After scuffling to the
ground, die mule then was re
ported to have walked about
100 feet down the road where
he fell over dead.
Three persons were brought
to the hospital. Though appa
remly badly lacerated, 0m ex
tent of the Injuries were not
known.
The owner of the mule was
not available for comment.
The Kenansvllle Rescue
Squad was called to the scene
of a one car wreck about 11; 30
Sunday morning, west of Ke
nansvllle on highway M near
the Country Squire. James Man
ley Vernon of Baltimore, Mary
land apparently lost control of
his Buck convertible which
landed In the ditch without turn
ing over. Vernon was carried
to Duplin General Hospital, the
extent of his injuries was not
learned.
T obacco Meeting August 2
By: Vernon H. Reynolds
County Extension Chairman
A meeting will be held on
the farm of Hilton Maready,
Chinquapin. North Carolina, on
Tuesday, August 2 at 4 p.m. to
observe a tobacco variety test
| plot. To set to Hilton Maready's
farm, follow Highway 50, South,
from Chinquapin about two and
one-half miles to whaley's
Store, turn left at whaley's
Store on county road #1715, and
go about one-half mile.
The tobacco variety test on
this farm Is one of four va
riety tests being conducted by
North Carolina State University
and County Extension Agents to
determine performance of to
bacco varieties on dlseasepro
blem fields. This test plot has
die following ten varieties which
are available to farmers at the
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96. Coker 298. Coker 319, N.C.
2326, McNalr 30.
The fallowing new varieties
which are being considered for
release to farmers are also in
the test:
N.C. 2514. N.C. 3909, McNalr
#1 (4691). Speight G-17. P.D. 6,
Coker 64-258M, Coker 62-323
248.
Each variety plot contains
four rows 66 feet long. Variety
plots are repeated three times
In the field to make a total of
51 plots. The field In which the
plot Is located Is severely in
fested with blank shank. To
bacco was grown In this field
in 1964 and weeds were grown In
1965. Each plot Is being har
vested separately and will be
weighed and graded separately
to determine the per acre value
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and yield of each variety.
Disease counts are also being
made several times throughout
the crowing season. The Infor
mation gamed from this test
and other similar type tests
should be very helpful to far
mers who have disease pro
blems In making decisions on
varieties to plant In 1967.
All tobacco farmers and other
people Interested In tobacco are
Invited to attend this meeting to
observe the various plots.
k Teachers X- Ray Clinic
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Teachers who will teach In
the Duplin County Schools for
the coming year are urged to
take advantage of the X-Ray
Clinic which Is being held by
the Duplin County Health De
partment, on the following
dates;
Thursday, July 28
Friday, July 29
Oaaitoaed to page S
1 wola rW reck Near Fire Tower
Two cars were demolished
on rain slick Highway n near
fire tower Sunday afternoon.
Five persons were hospitali
Shirley Price, driving a 1963
Chevrolet Tudor Hardtop, own
ed by her brother Ben Price,
was Involved with a 1959 Che
vrolet convertible owned by je
rome Page, 01 Kinston, Dutror
tnerly oTSmith Township.
Riding with the Price girl
were her brother Donald, and
her cousin Henry Baraette,
all residents of Route 1. Ke
nansvflle. Mrs. Page and three
young children were pas sengers
in the Page car. Mr. and Mrs.
Page, alone with Shirley and
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Donald Price and Henry Bar
nette, were hospitalized.
Unconfirmed reports said
that Mr. and Mrs. Page suf
fered severe cuts and bruises.
Shirley Price had a broken col
lar bone, and Donald Price nar
rowly escaped a severed juclar
vein. More than one hundred
stitches were required to
close the cuts he received.
Mr. Edroood Sanderson, Root* 1,. BaolavlUe, mi really
having traublaa. The tobacco hanreater had quit, and no amount
of ooaxtyg oould ?at the angina to fire. Mr. Sanderacn a aid
tha dry weather held tha crop beck for aotne time and then the
good rain about two weeks ago made ft start growing again.
The tobacco tamed green after the rain and he didn't urn at
all last week. There Is mere tobacco In the fields than Mr.
Sanderson ever remembers for the time of year (Photo by
Ruth write)
Duplin School Han Rejected
The U. S. Office of Educa
tion has rejected the plan pro
posed by the Board of Educa
tion of Duplin County to meet
the school Integration require
ments of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
The Board of Education has
given much thought and atten
tion to meeting these require
ments and at the same time gi
ven some consideration to the
wishes of the people of Duplin
County, both white and Negro.
During the month of April
each parent or pupil regardless
of race, both white ana Negro,
In accordance with directions
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from the U. S. Commissioner r
of Education, was given the op
portunity to select the at!tool
of his choice for the 198fc-67
school year. Less than three
hundred Negro students re
quested permission to transfer
to schools that were formerly
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white schools. The Board of
Education assigned them to die
school of their choice but fe
deral officials turned the plan
down because It did not result
In as much-integration as they
thought necessary.
Local school officials are
now trying to devise plans that
will meet the requirements of
the u. S. Office of Education
and do as little violence as pos
sible to the will of the people
of Duplin County.
Equally as perplexing is the
problem of meeting require
ments In the Integration of
school faculties. One proposal
has been sent to Washington and
turned down because there was
not shown enough faculty Inte
gration. A second proposal with
Increased faculty Integration
has been prepared and sent to
Washington.
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With the approach of the ope??
lng of school It Is understand-*
ante that the Board of Educa
tion and Its professional staff
are in a dilemma. These pro
blems will have to be solved
before school opens and they
need to be solved now so that
plans can be made for the or
derly opening of the schools in
late August.
Justice of The
Peace Wounded
Hatrldge Mays, and his wife
Adell Mays of Calypso, parti
cipated In a melee at Claude
Rouse's Store Sunday afternoon
resulting In arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Rodney Thlg
pen was called to Rouse's store
section and went In the store
and found Mays with the knife
In hand and charged him with
assault with a deadly weapon,
to wit pocket knife, inflicting
bodily injuries on Paul Grlce,
also disorderly conduct, and us
ing profane language in apubllc
place. The woman was not charg
ed at that time.
Monday morning Grlce who Is
a Justice of the Peace InCalyp
so brought charges against
Adell Mays of disorderly con
duct, aiding and abetting In as
sault, and using profane lan
Group Protests East-West Road Plan
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VJ ITvll UCdUW Oi c U1C I WU1U
Hons adopted by the Duplin
County Municipal Association
which were sent to the Honor
able JpeJiunt, chairman of the
tMWTtilghway commission.
< Fhese* resolutions were adopted
on Thursday night at the meet
ing and signed by J. E. Strick
land, President Duplin County *?
Municipal Association.
DUPLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL
ASSOCIATION
The Duplin County Municipal
Association, an organization of
tne Mayors, councumen, ana
Clerks, representing the citi
zens of the nine municipalities
of Duplin County, vigorously
protest the suggested route of
an East-west Highway which
completely ignores the need of
the very heartland of eastern
North Carolina.
1 UC IUUIC, ao
llclzed by the press, envisions
a route curving sway from that
area ot eastern North Carolina
now stalemated because any
adequate semblance of direct
eaist-west tfafflc continues to
be a dream and not a reality.
We endorse the needs of our
good neighbors in Wilmington
or en east-west route to open
avenues of commerce end tou
rism end Increasetredethrough
:helr excellent port facilities.
We cannot, however, in good
6 jnocierv-t endorse e pro;.. ?sel
Mr. W. B. (Bill) Cutler, left. Vice Presi
dent of Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company
In Beulavllle with home offices In Whitevllle,
welcomes the return ot David Howard cotue,
right, to the BeulavOle Branch of Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Company. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Cottle Returns To B'ville Bank
David Howard Cottle, Beu
lavllle native, has accepted
work with Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company of Beulavllle.
A graduate of Beulavllle High
School, Mr. Cottle began Jus
banking career with the Beula
vllle bank after attending busi
ness school in Klnston.
Moving to Raleigh,Mr.Cottle
was connected witn Sears Roe
buck before coming back to Beu
lavllle is Note Teller for Wac
camaw Bank.
Married to the former Gayle
Pickett of BeulavOle, the Cot
ties are happy to be back home
in Beulavllle.
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RALEIGH - The Motor Ve
ilcles Deptrtment'3 summary
i traffic deaths through 10 A.M.
donday, July 25:
Cflled To Date 861
(Hied To Date Last Year...793
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rWhat Is Hie Trouble? f
editorial |
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE MATTER
X WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?????
I Everyone is asking this question.
I Duplin's school plan has been rejected, In
c fact It has been rejected twice.
| The U. S. Commissioner of Education
I has asked for lntergratlcn. The schools of
i the county were Integrated last year without
I any trouble at alL Tne boys and girls ac
| cepted the plan and worked together beautl
Each child In the schools was sent a
x questionnaire on which to state the school
| of his or his parents choice, if only 300
I Negroes out of possible 4840 desired to go
c to a White School, Is the Government going
I to cram the white schools down their throats?
I Or if the white children do not desire to
x go to the colored schools, will they be
I forced to attend?
X isn't the place where violence begins,
| the point between choice and force?
I The same applies to the white and Negro
teachers. The county plan has been rejected jj
twice.
Doesn't the Government know that all c
people are allowed to select their own |
friends, that people are much happier with |
people they choose to be with than with r
people they are forced to be with, that I
better work can be accomplished when people f
o{ the same interests and the same Ideas |
and Ideals are working together?
Like the abused playmate?the Govern- a
mem says "If you don't play my way, I i
will take away your money.' If they take I
away OUR money, of course It will curtail *
certain school programs such as Home I
Economics, Agriculture, and various other V
progressive educational programs, would ?
we suffer too much? would It create more I
local Interest in the schools if we had to J
work a little for what we get.
Think about ttll
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League
Meets at
Squire
The Duplin County League of
Municipalities held It's regular
meeting Thursday night at the
Country Squire with the town
of Kenans vllle as host. The
league meets quarterly on the
third Thursday night.
Thirty five persons attended
and each town in die county
was represented. A resolution
was adopted asking the Highway
Commission on the porposed
East-West Highway to consider
this area, and not by-pass It.
The following officers were
elected for the year: President,
Edd Strickland of Warsaw; Vice
President, BUI Cutler of Beu
lavllle; Secretary-Treasurer^.
Mrs. Annie T. Herman of War
saw.
The next meeting will be held
In Magnolia In October.
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