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MX XXXIV NO. U ^ APRIL 8.1867 KENANSVILLE. N. C. PRICE 1<* PLUS TAX
IWrs. Park
Pridgen
Mather af I
Editor Dies
Mrs. Ella Veaeh Pridgen,
mother of Mr?. Ruth P. Grady,
Editor and Publisher of Tne
Duplin Times-Progress Senti
nel, died Wednesday morning
at Duplin General Hospital. Fu
neral arrangements are incom
plete.
Trial I
& Errvr
< Have any of you seenLahman
Kennedy lately? He is wearing a
shirt two sizes larger than he
used to to take care of his
puffed up chest. He literally
struts around. As yea know,
Lehman is a Honda dealer and i
service station operator be- I
tween Kenansville and Beule
The other day I stopped.by
and he greeted roe with, "Come
on I warn you to meet Miss
America 2a'years from now."
Nat knowing the cause of so
much excitement, I followed
him into the house. And there
In a bassinet was the cutest
Cam} u Inn, wire really excited
someq^was in distress. AS>d
The boys showed me tat lights
in the sky, which looked most
seen two and I saw the third
one with them. The light came
so fast that is is hard to de
scribe. But it was multi-colored
and seemed to be .whiiiiiy
around. Starting from nothing.
It got to be about the size of
SO opened unbrellaandthendis
appeared. It is needless to say. i
all three of us were quite f ri
ghtened. I had always wished to
see a "flying ssucer" so I
was disappointed when the ra
dio announced that it was an ex
periment of some sort. We were
not the only ones who were
frightened as my telephone
started ringing and people were
making inquiries as tonews re
leases about the lights. One
lady asid "whatever it was,
almost came Into their bam.'
I was talking with my sister
in Norfolk later on that night
and the next day she sent me a I
clipping from the Norfolk paper
telling of the calls that they
had received from people in and
around Norfolk. One lady
thought the colors were "crum
my." One small boy called the
Editor, and in response to the
Editor's raply said, "Oh, I
know all about that. I read it
in the newspaper. And I've been
watching It through my tele
scape and I Just warned you to
know the fourth stage is just
haniiiiiinn f t
beginning.
The article in th e Norfolk
paper wound up with the foil ow
lng explanation:
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ROCKET SHOTS SERVE
SCIENCE
WALLPS ISLAND - The two
rockets fired by the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
IstraUon frw^Wdlops, IsUnd
^T^behaWor ofclouds
merits.
I MBS Plf I
v w "5 -s
|W ?am is 5'6" til with fconde far aid I
blue green eyes, arid is the dgaghter of Mr. 1
aii Mrs. O. E. Wilson. 6 I
Pam Wilson Reigns At GGO
A Mount Olive natve was se
lected to reign as Miss GGO at
The Greater Greensboro Open
Golf Tournament held In
Greensboro last week.
Lovely Miss Pamela Wilson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Wilson, and a freshman at the
University of North Carolina In
Greensboro was selected from
1300 freshmen at theUnlverslty.
The contest was sponsored 6y
the Jaycees where six beauties
for Miss GCO entered the fl
nals.
Pam and her official chap
eron, Mrs. Carl Scheer, wife of
the Jaycee vice president In
charge of sports, were guests
of Allied Chemical Co. on a
shopping trip to New York where
she was allowed to select 20
Caprolan outfits.
Obviously Miss North Caro
lna material, this piano major
and concert pianist had rather
teach music to high school stu
dents. Piano is a way of life
for Pam who started lessoM
in the second grade, and Is now
taking from Dr. Ericourf at
UNC.
Queen of Wayne County fair
last year, she was also selected
Miss North Carolina High
School In 1966. was Miss Con
geniality for North Carolina
High Schools In 1966^ was all
conference Cheer Leader in
1966.
Outstanding throughout high
Azalea Festival -
April 6-9 To Have
Colorful Backdrop
WU-MXNOTON, N. c. - x ne
Springtime floral peak In the
city and at hearby plantation
gardens will coincide with the
20th annual North Carolina Aza
lea Festival at Wilmington on
April 6-9.
Continued mild weather for
the next week or 10 days will
bring out near-full bloom of
the city's more than a million
szaleas and other floral dis
plays, and the forecast Is the
same for the formal gardens
lie.
The municipally - owned
Greenfield Gardens will pro
vide a colorful backdrop for
die Azalea Festival. Arnold Pe
terson, director of the Wilm
ington Parks and Recreation
Deoartment. savs the azalea*
should be "almost at their peak
for the Festival." He also said
other flowering plants and
shrubs would be In bloom,
making the scenic drive around
Greenfield Lake one of "our
Highway Patrolmen serving Duplin County are |
?? to R): S. T. Joytier. J. S. Brfley, K. R," Ross.
. G. Brooks. W. T. Evans, ?M Corporal H.
I A. Hooper. Absent when the picture wis made I
wes Arthur Butler and T. A. Bryan.
I (Photo by Ruth Wellj) I
Teenagers Arrested For Stealing
Two teenage boys have been
jailed in Kenans vllle on a charge
of stealing 905 lbs. of shelled
corn and three bags of hog feed.
David Manley, 18 year old
negro of Magnolia and William
Dobson 17, also a negro of WU
lard, were caught red handed
at a feed mill In Warsaw where
Manley had just unloaded the
loot. Manley was arrested at the
mill and his accomplice, Wil
liam Dobson, was arrested later
In Pender County.
David had just unloaded the
Stolen goods and was waiting to
be paid said deputy Glenn Jer
nlgan, who was assisted by De
puty Irvln Outlaw.
Melvln Bostlc who lives about
six miles southeast of Kenans
ville had reported the robbery
from his farm to the sheriffs
office.
Town
Election
Interest
Lagging
Residents or towns In Duplin
bounty appear to be less than
nilcfty Interested in their town
rovemnent, if this may be
judged by the number of per
rons filing for office. Several
:own clerks report that today no
tandidate has filed for any of
fice.
These offices are very Im
portant and the progress of the
Entire county might well be af
ected by the decisions made by
my one group.
With so much at stake in
be progress of Duplin County
Interested and qualified per
rons are urged to file for these
important offices, and do his
part to continue the progress of
Ills town and county.
Filing Deadline
F tllng deadline for candidates
for Mayor and Commissioners
for Beiuavllle has been extend
ed to April 15. A public meeting
will be on Tuesday night, April
11. at 7:30 held at theBeulavllle
Elementary School for the pur
pose of nominating candidates
to run in the election.
QroceryStore
MAagnolio^
Petty thievery continues in
Duplin County with another bu
siness establishment being bro
ken into and robbed sometime
Friday night.
Waosworth's Grocery in
Magnolia, owned and operated
by Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Wads
worth, was relieved of around
$100 In groceries, clgaretts.
chewihg gum, rolaids and Stan
back he aid ache powders.
The lock at the front door,
where entry was gained, had
been Dicked. The back door was
used for exit.
Spelling Bee
Janet Redwlne, 12 year old
daughter of Dr. and MRS. Os
car L. Redwlne of Kenansville,
was winner of the Spelling Bee
held at Kenansville Elementary
School last week. Janet ls a se
venth grade student and by win
ning the preliminary contest she
will represent her school at the
County wide Spelling Bee with
nineteen school s competing.
The county wide event will take
place In the Kenansville Ele
mentary School Auditorium
Tuesday morning, April Uth at
10 a.m.
Mayor Dan J. Fussell, Sr. of Rose HOI
thanks Dr. C. F. Hawes for his aid to further
Rose Hills Beautificatlon Program. Old Store
on Railroad Street owned by Dr. Hiwes is
being demolished and removed. (Photo by Gene
Pierce)
A
Kose Hill Mayor Announces
Beautification Drive
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In cooperation with the Go
vernor's Beautlflcatlon Com
mittee and with the local Beau
tlflcatlon Committee for which
Mr. Dennis W. Ramsey Is the
chairman, MayorDanJ. Fussell
of Rose Hill nas Issued a pro
clamation requesting that all
citizens of Rose Hill observe
the month of May as clean-up
paint-up and anti-litter month.
Litter is a disgrace, caused by
the Individual and only the indi
vidual can prevent it.
"Litter is unsightly, and de
creases the value of your pro
perty. It is also a health ha
zard. It creates a breeding
ground for disease-carrying
rodents and insects. We must
make every citizen an excellent
outdoo r housekeeper if Rose
Hill is to be the beautiful town
we want it to be," said the
Mayor.
Effective litter prevention in
volves a change in personal
habits and manners. Therefore
It Is important to enlist the
aid of every citizen and es
pecially the very young if we
are to mold attitudes and in
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uuence Denavior names ror tne
future.
The campaign will open on
Monday May 1st in Rose Hill.
Mr. Dennis W. Ramsey is ch
airman of the local committee
and would appreciate your co
operation. The committee would
like any suggestions for the
effectiveness of the drive and
a note saying you will cooperate
with this month long effort.
A beginning has been made in
Rose Hill. Some of the unsightly
buildings are being leveled in
the down town area. The effort
to remove tne old bricks off
tile lot on which the new Town
Hall, Fire Department,Etc. has
received new impetus, and It
Is hoped that with the arrival
of warm weather this work
will move much faster and will
soon be completed.
The cooperation of every ci
tizen Is earnestly requested
by the Mayor and Mr. Ramsey.
The committee for this pro
ject Is composed of Dennis
W. Ramsey, chairman Dan J.
Fussell, Mayor. Harvey Braddy
and Charles Hall.
Lreech Kesigns
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners in regular ses
sion on Monday, April 3rd, ac
cepted the resignation of Josh
Creech as Constable for War
saw Towriship. Mr. Creech and
his wife have moved toRalelgh.
Roger V. Phillips was ap
pointed as Constable for War
saw Township to fill the un
expired term of Mr. Creech.
DUPLIN STUDENTS TO
ATTEND GOVERNOR SCHOOL
Two North Duplin High School
students have been selected to
attend the Governor's School erf
North Carolina, a summer pro
gram for gifted high school stu
dents. The school will be held
at Salem College, Winston-Sa
lem. for elcht weeks this sum
mer.
Juanita Brock, a 17 year old
rising senior, will be offered
experiences In the academic
area of English. She is the dau
ghter of MR. AND Mrs. Lesilt
F. Brock of Calypso.
Gerald Bell, a 15 year old
rising Junior, will be offered
experiences In the academic
area of mathematics. He Is the
son of MR. AND Mrs. Delmas E.
Bell of Route 2, Mount Olive.
In order to be nominated for
the Governor's School, a student
must have demonstrated Intel l
gence, interest, and aptitude.
Candidates nominated for the
academic areas have their ap
plications examined and
screened by a state-wide com
mittee selected by the Gover
nor's School.
Open House At Reeves
Brothers, Inc., April 15
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Reeves Brothers, Inc. an
nounces "Open House Tours"
of tea Comfy Home Furnishing
Division KenansvOle Plant and
facilities which will be held
for the general public on Sa
turday, April 15, 1967 during
the hours of 12 Noon until 5:00
P.M.
In March of 1966, a training
program was started |n the
Qulnn Store Building located
on Main Street. KenansvOle,
N. C. in preparation to moving
into a new building being built
north of Kenansvllle . In July
of 1966, we occupied the new
building, and we are very proud
althis building which) contains
100,000 square feet, completely j
alrcondltloned, and properly 11 ]
ghted. We hope that everyone
u> the immediate communities
will come in to see our plant
and facilities, ' stated Mr. Joe
D. Moore, Executive Vice
President.
"Currently, we are employ
lng approximately zou people i
and we expect this number to
reach 325 when we reach the
peak of operation.
"We are manufacturing
throws which are used to cover
tome furniture and a complete
line of decorative pillows at the
Kenansvllle Plant.
"We feel that our selection of
this area In Duplin Cotuuy has
been a wise one, and we look
forward to a successful opera
tion from this location In our
Home Furnishing Division."