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VOL XXXIV NO. 12 MARCH 23.1967 KENANSVIIIE. N. C. PRICE 10# PLUS TAX
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R.Vivian Wells Tar Heel Of Week
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Mr. R. Vivian Wells was ho
nored last week by the News
and Observer as The Tar Heel
of The Week. He Is serving
his 49th consecutive year as
Clerk of Court.
This dean of Court Clerk has
been judge of the juvenile court
since 1919 and clerk of the coun
ty court since Its beginning In
1928. During his tenure as clerk
he has seen many attorneys
become solicitors and Superior
Court judges. Among these are
the late Judge Henry Grady,
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., now re
tired, Leo J. Carr of Wilm
ington and Rudolph I. Mlntz.
Unopposed In most of the
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thirteen terms he has held,
Mr. Wells probahly put In more
hours than any other county of -
flcial. Ignoring holidays, and the
forty hour worn week.
Mr. Wells was bornonafarm
near Magnolia. His father,
Robert Jonn Wells served Dup
lin County as treasurer for elrtn
years. This office was consoli
dated with the sheriff's office.
The former clerk of the court,
Mr. D. H. Wallace passed away
In the spring of 1918 and his
son was appointed to fill the
unexpired term. Some of Mr.
Wells friends, urged him to
leave his bookkeeping position
at a general store and horse
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for office. He did and received
almost a majority over his two
opponents. The executive com
mittee declared him the winner,
ne a aid his father's popularity
helped him win. "I love the
whole thing," hesays, "theonly
thing I'd shut out U I could
Is tne non-support cases. I'd
like to pass that back to some
body else.
As Juvenile court Judge he
has seen many boys and girls
In trouble, but he notes that
the majority are one time of
fenders. He thinks that the home
Is the cause of delinquency
among the Juveniles. A good
example Is priceless.
He has seen many criminals
receive the death sentence,
mostly In the electric chair or
gas chamber. He remembers
when the last man was hung In
Duplin. It was In 1906. The man
was convicted of rape.
Mr. Wells limits his mem
bership to the Presbyterian '
Church and the Democratic
party. He has served as pre
sident of the Clerk of Superior
Court Association, but he In
sists that he Is not a "Joiner."
He is clerk of the session of
Grove Presbyterian where he
has served as an elder since
1923. He taught Sunday School
for many years.
He resides In a beautiful pre
clvfl war home In Kenansvllle.
His daughter Mrs. Louise Mit
chell lives with him. He also
has a son Lt. Col. Robert Car
roll Wells, now stationed at
Shaw Air Force Base In South
Carolina. He has three grand
children and three great-grand
children.
With a twinkle In his eye
he tells you that he is the same
age as Jack Benny. He would
deny having a hobby, but at
heart his love Is people and he
is an avid genealogist.
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MI erring ouppij
Announces New Program
R. B? Herring, owner Ofc
Herrlng Supply Company, an
nounced tbday a new training
program. Building Materials
Management and Sides .has been
adopted by theCarollnaLumber
and Building Materials Dealers
Association to train more young
people to enter the building ma
terials Industry. The Carolina
Lumber and Building Materials
?rgfalet? Association la ?m
prlsed of more than 300 retail
dealers in North and South Ca
rolina. Mr. Herring, who is a
member of the association,
says, "this is an excellent op
portunity for a young person to
receive training and qualify for
a good paving Job in the build
lng materials industry."
The program consists of one
a/uW yer?.'?* atudjf ?r Gaston
College, uastonla, N. C. For
merly the association had sup
ported training programs at N.
C. State University; however,
the (graduates of this program
would usually seek employment
with larger chain firms and
would not accept employment
with a local building materials
dealer. The Association has
Topsail Island N. C. - Charlie Bradt of Topsail Beach
shows off a fine 3 pound Speckled Trout he had Just caught
on Topsail Sound Pier Saturday evening. This Is one ot many
such trout Charlie has caught within the last two months on
this Pier which Is noted for Its trout fishing. Adding to the
variety Saturday was a 5 pound 3 oz. Flounder caught by Jesse
Terrell of Reldsvllle on this pier. Two large Black Drum were
also reported caught there Saturday. Ocean piers boasted of
the first Virginia Mullets of the season to be caught also on
Saturday. Louis Bratcher of Goldsboro caught one on McKee's
Pier and C. E. Coats of Dudley caught one on Barnacle Bill's
Pier. The Virginia Mullet means spring fishing Is here so much
excitement Is shown over the first ones caught each year.
rorumUn Liesegregallon
Dave Coltrane, Chairman of
the state Good Neighbor Council
now adopted this new program
at Gaston College which wyi -
serve as Its chief source of
trained manpower.
Mr. Herring states that,
"many young people overlook
real opportunity such as of*-',
fered by this program due'tb
unwarranted emphasis onafour
year college program."
Prospective students In
terested In further Information
on this program may corres
pond directly with Mr. John
M. Jenkins, Dean of Vocational
Education, Gaston College, P,
O. Box 1379, Gastonla, N. C.
and E. B. Palmer, Executive se
cretary of the North Carolina
Teacher's Association will
highlight a forum on school de
segregation In Duplin County
April 27, according to Dr. J. S.
Blair, Jr., County Good Neigh
bor Council Chairman. Invita
tions will be mailed soon to
County School officials, Minis
ters organization heads,County
and Town officials, and County
leaders's. Open discussion of
school desegregation guidelines
Is planned. The dinner meeting
Is to be held at the Country
Squire three miles west of Ke
nans vllle on highway SO. Dr.
Mett Ausley, Council Secretary
Is In charge of arrangements.
Glenn Miller Orchestra To Be
Featured At Blueberry Ball
WHITE LAKE - The world- J
famed Glenn Miller Orchestra
will be the feature attraction of
the first annual Blueberry Ball
scheduled here Saturday, May 1
27, as the climax to trie ini
tial three-day North Carolina
Blueberry Festival.
Led by Buddy DeFranco, the
orchestra has an established
reputation of being the biggest
record selling popular orches
tra In the nation and has the
largest audience for popular
music during the past 25 years.
The present orchestra, under
the supervision of the Glenn ,
Miller estate, has been playing
during the past 10 years wltn
great success and DeFranco's ^
leadership and the orchestra's
reputation have one thing In
common: the clarinet.
This woodwind Instrument, I
more than any other, has sup- 1
plied the distinctive reed sec
tion sound that has given the I
Miller music much of Its dis- |
t taction.
Considered by his fellow mu
sicians as the No. 1 man with
the clarinet, DeFranco will be
backed up by 16 other musi
cians and featured vocalist Joan
Shepherd for their dance en
gagement to be held at the White
Lake Beach Casino, center of
the festival's activities.
Before the major dance be
gins, DeFranco and the Miller
orchestra, with Miss Shepherd b
assisting, will present an hour- fc
long concert, the program to
The purpose of such meeting
is to explore methods by which
the community may take the lead
In bringing aoout a solution to
the school desegregation pro
blem, and not wait for federal
solutions to our local problems,
stated R. E. Wllklns, Vice
Chairman of the Council. The
courts have already decreed
that ::Freedom of Choice" or
any other plan Is acceptable only
if It serves to desegregate the
school systems. Tne council
feels that this problem can and
should be solved "good Faith'
by local 'lscusstag and effective
planning toward that goal, Wll
klns stated.
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system on the market. And that's
exactly what the heat pump is.
It's the only heating and cool
? ing system combined in a single,
space-saving package; the only
system that automatically switches
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from heat to cool and back again
as the weather requires.
A heat pump is economical to
install; costs little more than central
air conditioning alone. And opera
ting costs are reasonable with
CP&L's rate for all-electric living.
Whether you call it a reverse
cycle air conditioner, weather
maker or plain old heat pump, it
spells solid comfort fo'r your family.
Call us or a heat pump dealer tor
all the delightful facts.
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BUDDY DE FRANCO
Director of and featured with
THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA?
egln approximately one hour display over the crystal clear
ill owing a gigantic fireworks waters of Whit Lake.
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