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PRAMMM CPMTTMBf. ? I IVylHiffg kICiXI JL lilJuJu ? 1 1- '?. wfflB?; J __ i VOL XXXIII NO. 46 NOVEMBER 24. 1966. KENANSV1LLE. N. C. PRICE 10# PLUS TAX | 7;?55;?? r 1 - - vj W. aurratt Honored At Banquet In Wallace I C. W. Surratt of Rose Hill "Man of the Year" for 1966 was honored at a banqet an November 17 siren by the Ens- I lish-Brown Post No. 9161, Ve C. W. SURRATT, JR. ? terans of Foreign Wars. Wal I lace. This award is made an 1 nuallv In recognition of out- j standing service by an indlvl- ! dual to nls community. At the dinner In the Veteran I of Foreign warsa Building In | ; Wallace, Mr. John Moore i served as Master of Cere monies. Guests and visitors were welcomed by Post Com- t mander Edward judge. After the opening ceremony with sa lute to tne flag Rev. D. A. Petty led the group In prayer. Tne speaker for the occasion was Rev. Charles sparks, pastor ; of the Rose HUl Methodist i Church. The "Man of the Year' ; plaque was presented to Mr. Surratt by Commander Edward Judge. Honored guests included Mrs. C. W. Surratt and son Robert, Mayor and Mrs. Dan Fussell of Rose HUl, and Mayor and MRS. Tommy Baker of Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oswald and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kramer of Wallace, Mr. Leon Stone of Radio Station WLSE VFW Auxi liary President, Mrs. Bobby Lea of Wallace; 4th Dlst Com mander VFW Grover Simmons of New Bern; 4th Dlst senior Vice Commander Homer M. Boney, Jr. of Wallace and re latlvs and friends of Mr. Sur ratt. Named for this coveted honor In the past have been Melvin Cording, Dr. C. F. Hawes, Dr. Charles Dearing, Dr. Dallas Herring, Representative Hugh Johnson, Robert Murray, H. E. Latham, George Powell, Con gressman David Henderson, Clifton. Knowles. Clayton Her ring, ft. Jt HttfseY$nd JKthi Of Police E.arl Whitaker. While mayor of rfose Hill, C. W. Surratt became interest ed in Industrial development. He has devoted much time and ef fort to this endeavor. He has worked toward Industrial devel CnaH?aj to Paae 2 Don't Become One of 22 While you're steering your wheels carefully so you don't become one of the 22 persons the N. C. State Motor Club " warns may lose their lives in Thanksgiving holiday traffic on North Carolina's Streets and highways. Take time to give thanks that you were not one of Esasgr* - The state'wilTofftclallycount its holiday tojf from 6 pjm. Wednesday. November 23. through midnight Sunday. Nov. 27, a period of 102 hours. The 1965 casMty list, in addition to die 26 fatalities (the exact Continued to page ? Pigford's Death Ruled Natural w. J. Sitterson, Special Co roner. having made an investi gation Inquiring Into the facts and circumstances of the death of Albert Pigford of Smiths Township deemed an Inquest not necessary as the deceased ap parently came to his death ly natural causes. Pigford was operating a trac tor with a disc attached, on lands being farmed by Mr. Leland Smith. Mrs. smith saw die tractor stopped at the edge of the field as she passed by in her car about 10 a.m., Wed nesday morning. She did not see or hear any more of pigford, or the tractor until her son came home from school about 4 p.m. when she told him to go see about Pigford. Pigford, apparently died be tween 9 or 10 o'clock. He had 1 turned the tractor around pre- j paratory to making another round In the field. The disc i had been lowered ready for | operation. Apparently feeling the attack, he switched the mo tor off and with one hand grasped the fender of the tractor, which had to be pryed loose to re move th? body. There was no evidence of foul play. Plgford lived nearby with his sister and brother-in-law. New Store In Magnolia Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pope of Magnola have announced the grand opening of Popes Variety Store in Magnolia, Saturday, November 26. The store is located at the corner of Railroad and Main Street in Magnolia near the bank. Magnolia is very fortunate to get this new store as it will have a line of goods that was not previously available in Magnolia. Coffee will be served at the grand opening and door prizes will be given. < <?ob-tof)en 3 babe foob, I Help me to remember tlje hungry; &tyen 3 babe Uiorfe, I Help me to remember tfje jobless; ^ben 3 babe a Mtarm borne, Help me to ? Jff a ^ rf d a remcmuer njosc rntjo tjaue , no borne at all; MHjen 3 am luitbout | pain, Help me to remember tbose lufjo suffer-anb remembering, Help me to | bestroy my complacency, anb bestir my . compassion=anb be concemeb enough to < help, Py luorb anb beeb, Chose lubo cry out Jfor lubat toe take Jfor granteb. &tnen. Samuel F. Pugh I * Duplin Among Counties, Receive Grant A grant of $51,700 to help 1 North Carolina make plans for promoting growth through mul ti-county development districts has been announced by theEco- I nomic Development Adminls- I t ration. State funds In the amount of ' $17,233 will supplement the fe- I deral funds. The Department { ? of Administration through the North Carolina's state planning , Task Force Is sponsoring the program. Counties included In the I grams according to districts 1 are; District 3, Beaufort, Ber | tie, Greene, Hyde, Martin, i Pamlico, Pin and Washington; | District 4, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, and Wayne; District 5, Bladen, Brunswick. Columbus. Cum - berland, Hoke, New Hanover, Pender, Roberson, Sampson and Scotland. A plan, similar to the Ap palachian Development Pro gram, for Improving the eco nomy of E astern Nortn Carolina will be worked out with these funds. Wallace Man Suffocates In Wayne County Jail Arthur Morgan, 40, .route 1, Wallace and his cellmate, Earl Newkirk, 31 of Goldsboro suf focated in the Wayne County jail In Goldsboro early Satur day morning. The two men were reported ' to have been arrestedforpubllc { drunkenness shortly after mid night Frtdav. The cell In which . they wereplaced was without the traditional bars and completely j enclosed. Evidence showed that New klrk may have gone to sleep with a lighted cigarette, as the mattress on which his body was found had been burned. The jailer checked the cell, which has a glass window in the door, about 6-30 a.m. Both men were dead and the cell was full of smoke. Upon questioning, other pri soners said they had heard (no calls for help or outcries of any form, causing authorities toDelleve that they were asleep when overcome by smoke. At the request of the Wayne County Sheriff, the Incident is ' being investigated by the State ! Bureau of investigation. Agents Warren Campbell and John Ed wards have been assigned to the case. rirey Wreck JNear Beiilaville A1967 Ford Falcon andalate model Chevrolet Corvalr were involved In a wreck about 2-1/2 miles East of Beulavllle Fri day about 10 p.m. The Corvalr exploded and burned. Both cars were a total loss. Tlmmy and Tommy Thomp son. ages 14 and 16, sons of Odell Thompson, accompanied by "Pee wee"whaleyand"Pee Wee" Cole were in the Falcon.. The older Thompson boy was reported to have been driving. Both cars were traveling East on Highway 24 and as the Falcon attempted to make a left turn it was struck from the rear by die Corvalr driven by a marine, Paul Taylor Brook, stationed at Camp Lejeune. The fire department from Bsulavffls was called to the scene as the corvalr burned. Eye witnesses said it was scat tered all over the road, sflam Inc Inferno and halted trrfficon busy highway 24 for aboutTfclrty tij *? p r \'f-' Nearby ambulances trans ported the victims to Duplin General Hospital In KenansvUle where the Thompson boys were admitted, but were reportedly released the following day. Cole and Whaley received emergency treatment but were not hospl- ; tallzed. ' The Marine, apparently badly 1 injured internally, was trans ferred from Duplin General Hospital to Camp LejeuneHos Youthful Robbery Apprehended Following Series of Break-Ins. Two Sampson County youths hare been jailed in the Duplin County jail to await trial of a series of burglaiys in Duplin County. The youths were de tained in Raleigh and returned to KenansvUle. They are also wanted In Sampson and Cum ber and Counties. Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle questioned the bova, both 15, and they admitted stealing a 1963 Chevrolet Station Wagon owned by the Sampson sewing Center. They used his car to visit Warsaw where tney Droke Intrt ??1 ... 11 ntoGnayiMi.es dinner knives to pry open the plccalo. They also admitted using a section of pipe to break the glass window at H & B Milling where they stole a screw driver which they later used to enter Hurst's Service Station. They admitted robberies In Sampson County where they a- > bandoned the nation wagon after I the distributor gave trouble. { They denied, however,, that they were in any way connected with die robbery at Sheffield Motor Company.^ which occurred the Duplin Scouts To Lead The Way The eyes of the nation - ' and perhaps "the world - will be focused on Duplin County. February 4th. Duplin Is the starting point for what Is shaping up to be one of the biggest demonstra tions in mown history. Boy Scouts of Tuscarora Council will begin at Wallace, boarding a 17-car special train that will lead a Patriotic pilgrimage to Halifax. Halifax is where North Caro linians declared their freedom three months before the for mal Declarationof Indepen dence - earning for that rural community the distinction of being the "birthplace of thtf nation." Wtth Duplin County Scouts leadfc* the way. thousands of i Scouts and adults from through out Eastern North Carolina will converge on Halifax to drama tize a movement of rededlca tlon to God and Country. The pilgrimage formally In augurates a program that will extend over a period of four years. Not only Is the pilgrimage expected to attract national at tention, Its effect will be felt personally by men fighting In Viet Nam. AS the Pilgrimage Special moves from Wallace to Hall- j fax. It will stop at towns along die route, in patriotic cere- t monies at each stop. Scouts ; will collect names and ad dresses of men fighting In ' On the trip, the boys will * ~T w write letters to each of the service men, enclose a copy of pledges In which the boys rededlcate themselves to tne principles on which the nation was founded, and also a tiny American flag. The letters will be mailed from Halifax, bear ing the postmark, "Birthplace ot the Nation." The program at Halifax will highlight the pilgrimage. Each bearing a flag, the Scouts will march from the rail road station to the still Intact building where the Halifax Re solves were signed and then on to the Court House for colorful ceremonies. Speakers of national and state prominence will be on the pro CmUmwU to Pane I Toll Free Calling In Area Effective ! December 8 i Kenansville - December 8, 1966 will mark another milestone In telephone progress for Duplin County. Beginning on ' that date, toll free calling will be Inaugurated between Kenans VUle and Beulavllle; between KenansvQle and Warsaw, and between Warsaw and Faisoo. 'The need for the new ser vice directly reflects the over all growth of these communi ties and Duplin County," said Mr. W. S. Richardson, Carolina Telephone's local Manager. Mr. Richardson also said that dialing Instructions for each community will be enclosed with the montnly telephone state ments and encouraged that these Instructions be followed to eli minate difficulties In reaching the desired party. Whitaker i ToHead ! Co, March j of Dimes I "The March of Dimes Is ; fighting birth defects because ' each year these tragic condl | tlons rob more than a quarter ! million American chilren of | their birthright; to enter the world healthy and grow nor mally." Mr. Earl W. Whitaker made this statement today as he ac cepted the chairmanship of the January 1967 Duplin County ( March of Dimes campaign. Mr. | Whitaker Is a native of Ala- | i mance County and was with i , the Highway Patrol for eight ; years. He nas been Chief of ! ' Police In Wallace for the past fifteen years. Mr. Whitaker Is a ! member of the Shrine Club and has served as president of the Lion's Club. Mr. andMrs. Whi ; taker, and their three sons, at- I tend the Presbyterian Churcn In Wallace. "? think most of woe'A consider It alarming It we heard Continued to Page I Hallsville Revival ? Hallsville Baptist Church re vival services will begin at 7:30 ' : p.m. on Sunday, November 27. j Services will run through Fri- ; day night, December 2. Jasper i Stutts Is pastor of the church. ; Guest evangelist will be Eu- ? gene A. Carmlchael, pastor of tne Beulavllle Baptist Church. ! Rev. Carmlchael was born and raised In the state of Georgia, j He graduated from Mercer Unl- j verslty In Macon, Georgia and i Southern Seminary at WakeFo- ' i rest. He Is married to the ! former Yvonne Shaffer of Alex j andrla, Virginia. They have I three children, Lynne 9, Perry ; 1 6, and Paula 5 years of age. i Rev. Carmlchael came to I Beulavllle from Mt. Plsgah Bap tist Church In Apex. Cottage prayer meetings are j being held each night of this ; week throughout the community i with a 24 hour continuous prayer service beginning at 8 a.m. on 1 Saturday, November 26 at the Hallsville Baptist Church. - _i NEWELL HELD AUTO THEFT Justice of the Peace, A. C. Lockamy set ball at $1,000 for LeRoy Newell on two charges of auto larceny. These vehicles were allegedly wrecked. Newell, a 42 year old Gojds boro man. Is accused of stealing a car belonging to Philip L. Ro gers of Rose Hill and wrecking same at Del way. a small Samp son County Community, near the Duplin County line. A truck which he allegedly stole from Duplin Gas Co. In Warsaw, was run into a ditch between Warsaw and Rose Hill. He was picked up by Deputies Alfred Basden and Jack Albertson of the local Sheriffs department, on High- . way 117 when he resorted to walking* - ? ? Ne<-"?*1 Is expected to be tried in the January term of Duplin County Superior Court. BRIEFS FASHION SHOW Students of James Sprunt In stitute's School of Charm will present a f ashion show on Tues day, November 29 at 5;30 p.m. at the Country Club. The show will last until around 9 p.m. This will be an Informal model ing snow teaturlng town and country clothing. These stu dents, whose Instructor was Mrs. Margaret Klngsley, have received a 60 hour course In charm from James Sprunt In stitute. Mrs. Klngsley Is apro fesslonal model. p. W. SHEFFIELD HEART VICTIM The many friends In this area of Mr. Carson W. Sheffield, Marketing Cooperative Specia list of the N C. Dept. of Agri culture, regrei to learn oF his death last week In Raleigh. Mr. Continued to Pace 2 Husband Jailed For Molestation KENANSVILLE - A man who , allegedly Ignored a superior court order to "stay away" , from his home because of ma rital troubles has been confined in the Duplin County jail on j six charges Robert Lee Hudson, 32, of Rt. 1, Mount Olive, was or- j dered jailed Tuesday by Justice i of the Peace w. J. Sltterson after Hudson was unable to post bond totaling $1,250. I A warrant charging Hudson with breaking and entering his home where Mrs. Hudson and | their children were staying dur ing the week end was served Monday by Deputy R. S. Thlg pen and Constable E. E. Proc tor. Officers said Hudson was stopped on a secondary road. Brought to the jail, ne was booked on additional charges of ? j drunk driving, resisting ar rest, possession of taxpald whiskey (seal broken), careless and reckless driving and pub lic drunkenness. c During a recent term of su perior court. Judge Joseph w. Parker ordered Hudson to keep away from his wife and chU- . dren. "1 guess he'll stay In jail until judge Parker gets back , i here," TTiigpen said "Nobody ; ! seems to want to go tils Dona." Judge Parker Is In Jackson ville tnls week for a civil term of Onslow Superior Court. Of ficers were unable to say when he will return for a courtterm. Faison Child Dies of Burns Shelly watklns, age 4, Route 2, Faison died Sunday In North Carolina Memorial Hospital at a result of burns In a freak accident that occurred near her home on October 23,1966. A report from N. C. Memor ial Hospital said that the child was apparently playing near, her home in an abandoned auto. She caught fire which started W an undetermined manner while' she was In the auto. She ran home where the fire was nut >ut with blankets. She was seen and treated at Wayne Memorial Hospital In Golds bo ro and then transferred to North Carolina Memorial hbspkal In Chapel HUL Burns covered her scalp, neck, chest, abdomen, beck, legs and arms. '.j., . y .vliu, I
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