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VOL XXXIII MO. 42 . OCTOBER 27, 1966 KENANSVILLE. N. C. PRICE 10* PLUS TAX
Three tombstones, all bearing the surname Adams, were found, apparently
abandoned, an the shoulder of North Carolina Highway 24 about 2 1/2 miles
MM of Kenansvllle. Deputy Sheriff Efll Qulnn of KenansvUle has them in his
possession and Is seeking Information about same. Please contact him. (Photo
by Ruth wells)
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Found-Three Tombstones]
Owner Miiy Obtain
Same From Jail
beside the road by Deputy
Sheriff BUI Qnlnn as lie came
Into Kenans vllle from Beula
YUle Saturday afternoon,
inscribed on the three stones:
Jackson Adams
Sept 1 1879
Jan 30 1937
Farewell my wife and children
aU .
rJFrom you a father Christ doth"
csU.
Lester
son <i
Jackson & Matilda
Adams
AWg 18, 1908
Aug 12. U>31
Leffla "*
son ot >
Jack &
L-_^ .
Matilda F.
Adams
Dec 23. 1906
Sept 16. 1907
A nearby resident said he
fkst saw the stones aboet two
weeks Ago.,but thonghtsomeone .
would probably come for them.
Two of the stones have been
broken, apparently they did not
fall from a traveling vehicle as
there Is no evidence that they
hit the pivement at any time.
There is a slight Indenture on
one stone as if a chain might
have left its mark.
Anyone having any Informa
tion on the above stone please
contact Bill Qulnn at the Duplin
County Sheriff's Department.
Bob While, Former Duplin Law
Officer, Accident Victim
Marten Henry (Bob) White,
89, Ul S n*y Marshal, was
killed In~""ply In an automo
bile accld?e? late Sunday after
noon near .jpex. Mr*, while and
the two children were injured.
The accident occured as the
Whites were returning to their
home In Raleigh after visiting
with Mrs. white's family in
Hamlet.
A Wallace native, Bob served
In the Navy In World War II.
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Caseworkers for the eleven counties in the
Setfheastern District of the North Carolina
Association enjoy a coffee hour and brief social
{period just prior to the official welcome by
Mrs. Thelma Taylor, Director of the Duplin
County welfare Department. The 74 registered
caseworkers enjoyed a dutch luncheon at The
Country Squire (Photo by Ruth wells)
District Caseworkers Meet
The Southeastern District of
North Caroltaa Association ol
Caseworkers held their semi
annual meeting In Keoansvllle
Wednesday. October 19. Mr.
; Conrad Jenkins of KensnsvOla
presided over the meet inc.
The district la composed of
Pender. Onslow, New Hanover
Sampson. Columbus. Bladen,
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; Bnmmriek andDwlln
en aycoc k K'vr i o
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II* Baptist Minister, gave the
r invocation after which Mrs.
Thelma D. Taylor, Director of
t Duplin County welfare De
partment welcomed the group,
i Featured speakers were Dr.
Leslie w. Syron, Professor of
f Sociology at Meredith College
> and Miss Frances Jordan. Fa
, mtly Life Specialist with the
, extension department at K C.
State University.
The morning session Included
a workshop and discussion to
enable caseworkers to better
help the people with whom they
work. The afternoon was de
Toted to business at which time
the district President Oonrad
Jenkins was nominated to re
present die district for State
President of die Caseworkers
Association.
The Southeastern Casework
ers' spring meetlg will beheld
In Noeford, Hoke county. ?
Civic Clubs Host To
ECC President
Dr. Leo Jenkins was guest
speaker at a Joint meeting of the.
Kenansvtlle and Warsaw Civic
CM>e Thursday night at the
Exetrafv* *
Director of the Duplin Develep
ment Commission was master
of ceremonies and Introduced
the speaker and special guest
to the Warsaw Lions Club, war
saw Rotary Club, Warsaw Jay
cees, Kenansvtlle Lions Club
and special guests, ovid Pierce,
writer In residence and tea
cher in the English Department
at ECC, was also recognized.
Dr. Jenkins congratulated
Duplin County on the part they
have played in developing Eas
tern North Carolinaand chal
lenged the group through their
tteaertWj*to no opportunity
pass for further development of
the potentfais of Eastern North
Carolina. Anything less would
be short changing the future ge
nerations.
BRIEFS
Halloween
Carnival
Plans are being made for the
annual Halloween Carnival
sponsored by the PTA of Rose
Hill Elementary School. The
event Is set for Thursday, Oc
tober 27. Admission Is 25 cents
per person.
The afflar will get underway
with a turkey supper with au
the trimmings to be served at
the school lunchroom from 5:30
to 7:30 . Take home orders
will be available.
Supper tickets are now on sale
but plates may also be pur
chased the nlpht of the carnival.
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AUCTION SALE
The Kenansvllle Methodist
Church Is sponsoring a public
auction on Saturday, October
29, at 10 a.m. at the c. E.
Qulnn Theater BiHdlng. Furn
iture, clothing and ewes will
be sold. Auctioneer will be
Harold Kornegay of Alberts on.
Come one, Come alll
Sheffield Motor
Co. To Award
2nd Runner-Up
Charlie Sheffield, owner or
Sheffield Motor Co. In War
saw, has announced that he will
give a $75 cash award to the
2nd runner-up in the Miss War
saw Pageant. This award along
with the $260 for the wfendr
and $100 for the 1st runner
up completes the awards for the
Pageant. The Winner, 1st run
ner-up, and 2nd runner-up will
also receive official Miss Ame
rica trophies made by Win
Schoppy, the official Miss Ame
rica Jeweler.
The Warsaw Jaycees are very
grateful to Sheffield Motor Co.
aid all <?her businesses
and Individuals who have con
tributed to the pageant. And
are making this 1st Miss war
saw Beauty Pageant possible.
The Pageant date Is Novem
ber 11 at 8 P.m. in Kenan
Memorial Auditorium In Ke
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Duplin County Historical j
Society Organized Thursday I
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The site for the organiza
tional meeting of the Duplin
Oaunty Historical Society was
the Country Squire on Highway,
24, Thursday October 20th at
1 o'clock- Nineteen persons at
tended.
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The meeting was called to
order by John Nick Kalmar. The
first order of business was a
Resolution by Mr. Falson w.
McGowan stating that Duplin
County needs an Historical So
ciety and that such an organl
y
?atlon be formed Immediately.
rhls was seconded by Mrs.
L W. Farrlor and passed.
Mr. Preston B. Ralford made
he motion that John Nick Kal
nar be elected temporary
:halrman of the organization,
?lrs. Wood row w. Blackburn
emporary secretary and Mr.
'alson w. McGowan treasurer,
rhls motion carried.
The meeting was then sus
>ended for lunch. After lunch
he meeting was called to order
ind a nominating committee
ras appointed for selecting of
rlcers of the organization,
rhose appointed to the nomf
tatlng Committee were; Mrs.
tussell Lanier, Vance Gavin,
Walter P. West, Mrs. Irene S.
larroll, and Mrs. J. S. Blair.
Mr. Kalmar then appointed a
lonstIruilon and By LawsCom
nlttee who were; Mr. F. W.
dcGowan, Mrs. Gardner Ed
wards, Mrs. F. D. Taylor, Mrs. ?
r. W. Farrlor and E. C. Thomp "J
?on , HI. He also suggested
hat the constitution and By
.aws of the North Carolina
ilstorlcal Society be used as a
;ulde In drawing up this Con
?tltutlon and By-Laws which Is
o be presented at the next
neetlng for acceptance.
Mr. Preston B. Ralford made
he motion that dues for the
irganlzation be one dollar to
oln and one dollar per year.
This motion was seconded and
:arrled. Mr. F. W. McGowan
nade the statement that the
reasurer of the Duplin County
Ilstorlcal Association which
iroduced the pagenat, "The
Xiplln Story," had the amount
it $38,00In the bank which would . ^
>e turned over to the Duplin
;ounty Historical Society.
Mr. Kalmar then appointed
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Sheriff's Office '
Reports Activities :
M.
Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle re
ports a relatively quiet week
end in Duplin County. The
deputies were busy, but offenses
were minor.
ILLEGAL BOOZE
Deputies Glenn Jernlgan and
Graham Chestnutt assisted by
Constable Jimmy Kelly and E.
E. Proctor arrested oberry
Beamon, 35, colored male of
Route 2, Falson. The arrest
was made at a juke joint in
the juniper section of Duplin
County west of Faison. O'berry
was cnarged with possession of
tax-paid whiskey, taxpaldbeer,
and non tax-paid whiskey; and
possession of tax-paid whiskey,
tax-paid beer, and non tax-paid
whiskey for the purpose of sale.
O'berry was released under
$200 bond for trial in County
Court, November 30.
Police Chief P. W. Wheelis
and deputy Glenn Jernlgan are
investigating a Sunday night
robbery at the Falson Oil Com
pany. Missing is the cash re
?later and a box of cigars.
he cash -register contained an
undetermined amount of silver.
Investigation is continuing.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHOOT
ING
Jessie Williams, colored
male age 48, of Route 1 Faison
has been charged with assault
with a deadly weapon. Willie
Ward, colored male of Route
1 Faison was Masted from the
rear by a 12-guage shot gun
at the hands of Williams. Ward
was taken to the clinic at Mt.
Olive where a few shots were
picked out. He was sewed up
and patched up but is still
carrvlng most of the load.
Williams has been released
under )100 bond for appearance
at County Court, November 30.
Making the arrest were Con
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Leaf Market
Sets Closing
WALLACE - The Wallace to.
bacco market will close its
1966 sales season Thursday, ac
cording to Howard Small, sales
supervisor.
The market has moved more
than 10 million pounds of to*
bacco this season at an aver
age price of more than $70. ]
Small said growers wfo still (
have leaf in their packhouses
should bring it to me market
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thurs
day morning.
Lewis Family To Entertain At 4-County Meet
Four County Electrlc's An
nual member meeting plans are,
now In the final stages for Sa
turday's event. Gospel singing
by the famous "Lewis Family"
Is expected to draw large num
bers of members to tne Blan
chard-Farrlor Warehouse In
Wallace on Saturday, October
29th.
"We expect the largest turn
out ever for this year's meet
ing," said 4-County manager L.
P. Beverage. The big Blanchard
Farrior building was chosen as
the meeting place again this
vear because of its ?'Particu
larly large space for big
crowds.
The meeting will commence
with the registration books open
at 10 a.m. Many booths display
ing and demonstrating the la
test home and farm equipment
have been planned. There will
pe an early-attendance prize of
a 30-lnch deluxe electric range.
Dinners and light lunches will
be made available by the Pen
der County Home Demonstra
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A TOUR OF THE TEXAS GULF SULPHER CORPORATION
INSTALLATION AT AURORA, NORTH CAROLINA was made
on Wednesday October 19, by seventy agricultural, business,
industrial and civic leaders of Duplin County. The tour was
arranged by P. B. Ralford, executive director of the Duplin
Development Commission. The trip was made by two chartered
buses with one bus originating in Wallace and a second bus ori
ginating In Warsaw. Mr. Wilton w. Smith, Public Relations
Director and Mr. Hayes Gregory, Farm Manager, were hosts
to the group. Making the tour were; T. J. Baker, Elmore Bell,
Arthur M, Benton, N. P. Blanchard, W. W. Blanchard, Jim
Brady, Gene Browder, E. R. Carlton, Roy Carter, William B.
Cutler, P, E. DaO, Snyder Dempsey, Gardner Edwards, Oliver
Edwards, BUI Godwin, Durham Grady, Kenneth Grady, Robert
Grady, a. C. Hall Jr., Thomas Hall, Earl Hatcher, Claude
Hepler, J. w. Hoffler, Lattle Houston, Robert Hunt, E. E. Kelly,
Nathan Kelly, Arthur Kennedy. Harold Komegay, Raleigh Lanier,
Robert E. Lanier, F. W. McGowan, C. D. MoGowan,Jr.,
Forest Martin, E. G. Murray, Jr., Harry Oswald, Ben Frank
Outlaw, Theodore Outlaw, E. R. Outlaw, Graham Phillips, Melvln
Potter, Paul Pptter, MOford Qulnn, P. a Raiford, Cecil R.
Roister, Ford Rltrenbark, Raymond Rlvenbark, Lloyd Sander
son, Rhone sasser, LeRoy Simmons, R. D. Simmons, Murphy
Simpson, Carl Souther land, j, a. Stroud, Listen Sum merlin,
C. W. Surratt, Jr., Joe Sutton, J. G. Teachey, Ronnie L. Torrans,
D. B. Towns end, r. s. Troy, J. a Wallace, M. a Wallace,
S. J. Waller, Forrest Walton, James Wells, Robert L. West,
Wlllard West brook, Gordon Williams, and Richard Williams.
(Photo by Ruth wells.