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VOL xxxm NO. 60 DECEMBER 18,1966 KENANSVELLE, N. C.
Production Credit
Annual Meet
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Duplin Production Credit As
sociation will hold Its 33rd an
nual stockholders meeting in the
KenansvQle Element art School
Auditorium, Friday afternoon,
December 16, at 3 p.m. ;
Mr. Garland P. King, General
Manager, announces that Mr.
Edmund H. Harding, "The Tar
Heel Humorist" of Washing
ton, North Carolina win be
guest speaker.
This is a very important
meeting and. all stockholders
are urged to attend. You are
Invited to bring your friends
and neighbors.
Receives
Promotion
Wm. a cutler, Manager of
Waccamsw Bank and Trust
Company in BeulavOleannounc- i
ed today thst Mrs. Lorraine
Griffin has received a promo
tion. She "has been named As
sistant Cashier to Mr, Cutler.
Mrs. Griffin has been with the
Beulaville Bank since 1955.
Prior to that she worked with
First Citizens Bank of Rich
lands from 1950 to 1952, and in
?k. ?
urc nmxmmuw Barn* 01 Kenans
vQle from 1962 until 1965. She
graduated from BeularUle High
School and has attended A.LB.
schools.
Mrs. Griffin has been an ac
tive member of the Free WQ1
> Baptist Church of Beulavllle
for the past fifteen years. She
has served as Den mother to
the cnb scouts.
^ Marrled^to Eddie Etrl Grlf
**** Leon^Jm'af Beulavllle.
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Guest speaker for the 33rd
annual DuplinProductlonCredit
Association meeting will be
Mr. Edmund H. Harding. An
outstanding speaker known
throughout the state. Mr. Hard
ing has made a host of friends
on previous visits to the Asso
ciation.
BRIEFS
Thieves Hit
Wallace Area
Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle's
deputies are Investigating a
robbery at the farmofwoodrow
Smith of Wallace, located on the
River Road, a truck backed up
to his barn and helped them
selves to an estimated 100 bus
hels of shelled corn and six or
seven cured hams. Deputy Glenn
Jernlgan is investigating.
Home In Warsaw
Looted
John Mclver of Warsaw re
ported to the sheriff's depart
ment that his home was broken
into and robbed of the follow
ing items: three $25 savings
bonds, a.38 wooden handled pis
tol, |1S in small change, $7.00
in Kennedy half dollars, 8/4
a bottle of Scotch, 14 cans of
beer, part of a smoked ham,
some old coins, two pennies
and one dime.
The Mclvers said that they
were away for the week ena,
leaving Friday afternoon and
returning Monday afternoon to
find their house nad been ram
sacked, Deputy Graham chest
nutt is investigating.
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Waccamaw Bank To
Award Free Carpet
P. Kretsch, jr., manager of
Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company with offices at Ke
nansvllle haa announced his of
free carpet at a drawing In
the bank offices, Friday, De
cember 16, to some fortunate
customer who has participated
In Waccamaw'a Red Carpet Re
ception campaign, marking Its
40th anniversary in 1966,
The carpet will be chosen by
the drawing winner from a re
cognized', brand sold by Qulnn
McGowan, Co., local carpet
suppliers, and Installed by them
in a room of the winner's
choice.
William a Cutler, Manager
of Waccamaw Bank and Trust
{company In BeulavQ e and Chin
quapln, also announces the
drawing for the two banks on
Friday afternoon at 4:30 In the
Beulavllle office.
Sue Andrews, who re
presented Rose Hill In the Miss
Veteran's Day pageant, will
draw the lucky name for Rose
Hill Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company, announced Vera Ca
ton, Cashier of the Rose Hill
bankt The drawing will be held
the1b<mT"FrlCl*> *ftenK,on ta
During the Fall months, wac
camaw Banks throughout East
era North Carolina have been
emphasizing their Red Carpet
Reception policy by giving free
coupons to alt old and new
customers, good for participa
tion in the December 16 carpet
drawing. At the Waccamaw
office In Kenansvllle, N. C. the
drawing will be made from a
sealed box of the coupons by
Alta Blanchard, "Miss James
Kenan, 1966" at 4:30 p.m.
Immediately upon conclusion
of the local drawing, all coupons
will be sent to tne bank sys
tem's headquarters at Whue
ville, where on or about Decem
ber 23, a grand prize drawing
will be made, entitling the win
ner to all or part of his complete
home carpeted wall to wall,
with the compliments of Wac
camaw Bank and Trust Com
pany, by a carpet house in the
winner's home town or area.
HELP
PLEASE!
Could you please help ? fa
mily In distress, at this Christ
mas time.
The mother has been sick and
hospitalized for several months
The father had a Job, but he
didn't make enough to provide
for his family and hire some
one to take care of the chil
dren, so he stayed at home
to look after them. The four
months old girl won't realize
too much abmit Christmas but
a two year old boy Is looking
for Santa Claus. if you have
anything you want to contribute
to the family, please contact
the Health Department In Ke
nans ville.
Booze-Car
Pavement
Bad Mixture
JuiU Francis Price of Route
2, Rlchlands was committed to
Kenansvllle jail In lieu of a
$300 bond after a hearing before
Justice of the Peace, W. J.
Sltterson. She was charged with
driving under the Influence of
Intoxicating liquor, and without
a valid operators license, fol
lowing a wreck about two miles
east of Beulavllle Monday about
4 p.m.
The car was reported to have
skidded and for a time travel
ed down busy highway 24 side
ways event*ally landing In a
ditch. The driver was treated
at Onslow County Hospital and
released to Deputy Alfred Bays
den.
CanO?e4 to pege I
December 18
The Warsaw Presbyterian
choir will present a Christmas
Cantata "Carols of Christmas"
Sunday night, December 18, at
*8- o'clock p.m. In the Warsaw
Presbyterian church. The pub
lic Is cordially Invited to attend.
Drunken Joy Ride Ends In Tragedy
A Cherry Point marine lost
control of a pickup truck which
crashed, killing one person and
severely Injuring seven others.
The accident occured Sunday
afternoon about two and a half
miles North of Wallace on high
way 11. Sgt. Berry Shumpert,
driver of the pickup carrying
eleven persons, was charged
with manslaughter and drunken
driving.
Dead at the scene of the ac
cident was Roy Gene McGee,
13, of Route 1, Teachey. Ron
nie Murphy, 13, also of Tea
chey Route 1, received a man
gled leg and was admitted to
Duplin General Hospital where
the leg was amputated. He Is
reported In critical condition.
Treated at the hospital were
Dorlse Marie McGee, 4, and
Lowlnelyn McGee, 11, sisters
of the dead boy, Regina New
kirk. 14, Iris Anita Bradshaw,
6, and Charles Bradshaw, 14,
all of Route 1, Teachey.
Sgt. Shumpert was treated
and transferred to the Naval
Hospital at Camp Lejeune.
The truck was reported to
have traveled 159 feet through
the woods and clipped off a
12 Inch pine tree leaving about
a seven foot stump.
State Trooper J, s. Brfley
Investigated the accident, as
sisted by Trooper C. F. Futrell
of Jacksonville.
Alte mate
We si Point
Congressman David N. Hen
derson todrv announcr^th?c he
r.s nan so >. NcisonOdf* JT
law, Jr.". an alternate nonfleerf^
to the united States Kiilijftary
Academy, West Point, New York
As an alternate nominee, young
Outlaw's actual admission to the
academy as a cadet in June of
1967 will be subject to his suc
cessfully meeting the rigid aca
demic and physical require
ments as well as being contin
gent upon whether those having
nominations of higher priority
meet those standards.
Henderson noted , however,
that his past experience had
been that the overwhelming ma
jority of his nominees admitted
Continued to Pare 2
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The conference room In the Farm Bureau
Office was a very popular place at open house
Sunday afternoon. In the picture left to right
are: Jim Outlaw, Theodore Outlaw, O. R. Bllz
zard, KlrkCarwean, Orland James, Mrs. Joyce
James, Karen Powell, Mrs , Faywln Shaw,
Mrs. Wlllard Brlnson, Wlllard Brlnson and
Carol Griffin. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
| FARM BUREAU OPEN HOUSE
More than two hundred guests
anended the Duplin County
Farm Bureau open house in
. Keaanayflje Sunday afternoon,
v^ne new building, located on
No?h Main Street In Kenans
vllle, represents approximately
a $20,000 Investment. There
are five offices, a lobby and
rest rooms on the first hoor.
The basement contains a con
ference room and kitchen.
President D. J. Kflpatrlck
said that the expansion of the
organization necessitated lar
Ssr office space and they be
eve the Farm Bureau will
now be In a better position
to serve their many patrons.
Mr. Robert Worthlngton Is
manager of the Duplin Farm
Bureau and Mrs. Doris L. Out
law Is Secretary-Treasurer.
Directors representing each
township are; Magnolia, David
Byrd; Rose Hill, George Dick
son; Falson, John N. Kalmer;
Rockfish, Elwln Wells; Cypress
Creek, Orland James; Warsaw,
J. M. West; Glisson, Cecil Kor
negay; Limestone, J, Macon
Brown; Wolfscrape, Mrs. Ruby
Grady; -Smith, Emmett Rogers;
Albertson, Donald K. Outlaw;
Island Creek, FrankBlanchard;
Kenansvllle, O. R. Blizzard.
Jack Patterson of Albertson and
E, D. Monk of Magnolia are di
rectors at large. Mr. Fay win
Shaw of Beulavflle Is vice pre
Con tinned to page 8
Modern Farming Short
Coarse State University
The 15th Annual Modern
Farming Short course will be
held at North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, Norih Ca
rolina, January 23,1967 through
February 3, 1967. The short '
course is sponsored by the
North Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation in cooperation with
North Carolina State Univer
sity,
Mr. E. C. Thompson, Senior
Vtqp-presldent otBrancn Bank
ing and Trust Company, War
saw, North Carolina, who Is a
Key Banker for Duplin County,
has announced that the banks of
Duplin County will offer two
scholarships to the Modern
Farming Short Course to young
Duplin County farmers. Farm
ing Is changing very rapidly.
The short course should be very !
helpful to young farmers who
attend, bringing them up to
date on the latest things In
agriculture. ? }
THE PROGRAM
The program covers broad
areas of Interest to agricultural
leaders and specific commodity
Information. The first two hours
of each day will be devoted to
topics of broad Interest such
as;
Agriculture - the Basis of
Wealth, Agriculture Tomorrow,
Potentials for Food Processing j
In N.C., Use of Computers In I
Agriculture, The Role of Pre?- j
Continued to page 8
Duplin Boys Nominated
To Air Force Acade my
Congressman David N. Hen
derson today announced that
he has nominated Clarence Leon
McNeill and Donald Ray Ed- i
wards as candidates for admis
sion to the united States Air
Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Henderson
said that he uses the competi
tive system for nominations to
the Air Force Academy and that
young McNeill and Edwards will
nave their qualifications judged
competitively with four other
young men nominated by Hen
derson from the ThlrdCongres
slonal District, with officials of
the Air Force accepting for
admission as a cadet the no
minee with the highest quali
fications.
McNeill Is a graduate of Ja
mes Msnan High School and
presently serving with the
United States Air Froce, sta
tioned at the Defense Language
Institute, Presidio of Monterey,
California. He Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker Mc
Neill of Warsaw.
Edwards Is a senior at East
j Duplin High School and Is the
son ot'Mr. and Mrs. AaronMc
Klnley Edwards, Beulavllle, N.
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Car Skids Causing Fatal Accident
Rain-slick roads was the ap
parent cause of a two car wreck
! on the curve near Bear Marsh
Church Monday about 6 p.m.,
that took die life of a young
man, married leaa than one
week.
Larry Joe Pate, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlyle Pate met death
'on "hla way to a National Guard
meeting in Mount olive when his
1SKHJ Corvalr skidded Into the
path of 1963 Ford driven by
Mrs. Carl Glnn of the Friend
ship Community near Warsaw.
Both cars were demolished.
Riding with Mrs. Glnn was her
three-year old daughter, Eli
/abeth Dlanne who was hos
pitalized in Duplin General Hos
pital with both legs broken.
Two other children, Mike and i
Cindy Glnn, were uninjured. J
pate died prior to admission
to Duplin General Hospital. He I
was employed at National Spin- j
ning Company and a graduate
of North Duplin High" School.
He Is survived by his wife,
the former Janice Lynn, his pa
rents, a brother, Donald Pate
and three sisters, Mrs. Preston
Grady of Chase city, Va., Judy
Pate of S. E. Nurses School
In Lumberton and Nancy Pate
of the home.
?? The personnel of Duplin County Board of Education moved
Into their lovely new home, this week. The facilities were con
structed by Dude Construction Company of Wallace at an
approximate coat of 1128.000. it contains eleven offtcea, a
secretarys pool for twelve, and assembly room, and a small
conference room. Modern in every respect It Is equipped
with an electric heat pump. Still unfinished Is the parkins
area which will be paved and shubbery will be planted, /photo
by Ruth wells)
Tax List Takers and
Assessors Named
The Board of County Com
missioners on Monday, Decem
ber 5. 1966, approved the fol
lowing List Takers and As
sessors for 1967:
Warsaw Township: Mrs.
Mary H. Best, Mrs, Sallle B.
Hule, Mrs. Rachel Baars; Fal
lon Township: Mrs. Eunice Fai
son, Paul Grlce; Wolfscrape
Township; Mrs. Ruby F. Whit- ,
field, Mrs. DeLeon Joyner;
Glisson Township; Carl Korne
fiy; Albert son Township; Mrs.
. E. Smith; Smith Township;
Mrs. Veachle Smith; Limestone
Township; Plato Thlgpen, Mrs.
Raleigh Lanier; Cypress Creek
^township; Elmo Maready.Den
versholar; IslandCreekTown
sWp: Mm, LUa Mae B. Teachey,
Mrs. NaortrCarr, Mrs. Berta
Wells; Roekfish Township: Paul
Smith; Ros e Hill Township;
Mrs.C. T. FusseU. Jr., Mrs.
AWie L. Rouse; Magnolia
Tow>^|p: J. N. Home; Kenans- j
vllle Township; John Hall.Mrs.
Myrtle Qulnn.
The list takers and asses
sors will meet at the Court
house In Kenansvllle, N. C.,
on Friday, December 16, 1966
at 10:00 o'clock, A.M.. for ge
neral Instruction In methods of
securing a complete list of all
property In the County, and of
assessing In accordance with
law, all property which Is to be
assessed during the approach
ing listing period.
Listing of all property sub
ject to taxation In 1967, begins
on January 2, 1966, and is to
be completed by January 31,
1967. Penalty for late listing
begins February 1. List your
taxes early and avoid the last
minute rush.
The farm census will be ta
ken by the List Takers as they
list 1967 taxes. All farmers
are urged to be prepared to
eve this Information when 11st
g 1967 taxes.
FRANCIS W. CAMPBELL
Wallace Native
Reti res From
Air Force
DAYTON, Ohio - Oslonel Francis W. Campbell, whose
wife, Muriel, is the daughter of Mrs. w.J. Slattery of 809
Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., was decorated with his second
U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal during his retirement
ceremony at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Colonel campDeii, who has more than 25 years service,
was awarded the medal for meritorious service as chief
of the Air Force Logistics Command plans office at Wright
Patterson.
He was cited for his outstanding professional skill and
initiative which aided in identifying and solving problems en
countered in the accomplishment of his duties. The application
of his knowledge contributed to the success of his units'
mission.
Commissioned in 1941 through the aviation cadet program, L
the colonel served in the Carrlbean and Pacific during Wot^^
Colonel Campbell, brother of J. David Campbell of- loH
Cliff St., Wallace, N. C., is a graduate of Wallace High SchooW"*^
He received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering froar
the University of North Carolina and has studied at tne Air
Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson. He was gra
duated from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.,
in 1956. |
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