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VOL XXXIV NO. IB APRIL 13.1967 KENANSVILLE, N. C. " PRICE 10? PLUS TAX
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Trial
& Error
I come to my column this week
with an humble heart. Sad, yes
very sad, because of the loss of
my Mother. Yet, I realize that
all of us were most fortunate
to have had Mother as long as
we did - she would have Seen
86 In July.
Death Is such an omi
nous thing, yet. It Is through
death In a family that we dis
cover we have so many wonder
ful and thoughtful friends.
I had planned to use my
Mother's life for my Mother's
Day Editorial this year - but
then I thought: How could one
v. -rlbe Mother? She was such
a ?? Tderful person. She was
dignified, without snobbery;
proud without haughtiness;
humble without being pushed
around; sweet without being in
sincere. She was endowed with
: a deep religious faith without
being a fanatic. Wih all of this
she was a beauttful woman who
loved oretty clothes and to look
her . ry best - yet clothes
were not her master.
Next to her family harchurch
was her greatest love and she
* had an Influence on every life
which she touched. It was most
gratifying to hear her Sunday
School students, who are now
grown men and women, speak
so highly of her.
H. W. Batcher said; "When
die sun goes below the horizon,
he Is not sett the heavens glow
for a full hour after his de
parture. - and when a great and
good man seta, the sky of this
g world Is luminous long after he
is out of sight, - such a man
cannot die out of this world. -
imich^rfJHffisalf, - Being dead
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I CORRECTION!
Last week this newsptarr
stated In error that the fifing
deadline for town election in
Kenansville was April 15th. This
should have been April 22ad. We
are gjlad to make this correction
and urge all Interested persons
19 t?ke notice,
Wrecks With
Minor
Injuries
Ctrl Jean Benson, white,
male, 16, of Route 2, Warsaw
and Kenneth Donald Turner,
white male 19 of Warsaw were
involved in a wreck on Satur
day night at 10:35 p.m. on U.
S. 117, seven-tenths of a mile
South of Warsaw.
Benson received lacerations
of the ear and was admitted to
Duplin General Hospital for ob
servation. Turner had lacera
tions of the head and a frac
tured nose. He'was admitted to
Seymour Johnson Hospital in
Golds boro.
Benson was driving a 1964
Rambler and Turner a 1965
Buiclt. Damage to the Rambler
was $700, a total loss and to the
Bulck the damage amounted to
about $1500.
Both vehicles were traveling !
North on U. S. 117. The Rambler
attempted to make a left tufn
at the^rtme tffi^Buick was tt
bler to overturn andfest on its
top on toe West shoulder. The
Buick came to rest on thrift
Patrolmsh Joyner, state (fMt
investigation is continuity.
On Sunday night at 9 p.djL
three mUes Nortn of BeulavUle
on rurU paved road 1700, Ros
sle McArthur Batchelor white
male, 24, of Rose H01 Route 2,
|tad an^igcktent. He was operat
The Kenans ville rescue squad I
picked hlmjipand admitted him
to Duplin General Hospital. He
had received two lacerationk
on . die right side of his headX
His car was a total loss.
Batchelor was charged wltm
possession of non-tax paid
Whiskey.
Patrolman Joyner stated that
he investigated seven wrecks,
most of them minor from Frl
day afternoon until Sunday night.
DUPLIN'S STORY IS STORY OF PROGRESS
By: P. B. Ratford
Duplin County continues to
grow Industrially and takes
pride In the new Industries lo
cating In the county as well as
the established Industries that
are expanding and adding new
industrial employment oppor
tunities. Reeves Brothers, one
of America's larger textile
firms, occupied a new 100,000
square foot building at Kenans
ville In July, 1966. This plant
Is located on a 128-acre site
and manufactures decorative
pillows and other home fur
nishings.
Southeastern Farmers'Grain
Elevator Corporation, a coope
rative of over 1,200 farmers,
completed construction on a
500,000-bushel capacity grain
elevator In late summer and
received the first shipment of
grain on September 1, 1966.
This facility cost in excess of
$700,000 and is located on a
21-acre site. The grain ele
vator will boost the production'
of grain in the area by provid
ing the farmer with a market
and also provide a jfeurce of
supply to the Industries In the
county serving the broiler and
turkey Industry.
Ramsey Feed Company. Nash
Johnson & Sons' Flips, Inc.
and Charles F. Cate & Sons
made additions to their plants
during the year.
A turkey processing^ plant -
Wallace Turkey Farms, Inc. -
to be built near Wallace -
was announced In November;
and construction will get under
way during the early part of
1967 and is expected to be com-1
. Pleted and in operation by July,
1967. Trs raclllty will cost
$1,26$,000 and will be locatedj
on a 57-acre site.
James Sprunt Institute, a
technical education center, oc
cupied Its new facility at the
beginning of the new school year
In September. It Is located on a
50-acre campus atKenansville.
The school has been in exis
tence over two years and has
been using space in the various
county schools and community
buildings. Plans for new build
ings on the campus are being
made and construction will get
under way when funds are made
available for these expansions.
The Duplin County schools
experienced considerable pro
gress during the year, including
a much needed administration
building for the superintendent
and his staff. This building was
completed and occupied during
the early part of December and
Is located in Kenansville. A
gym-torium for the James Ke
nan High School was recently
completed and a gym-torium at
East Duplin High School has
been completed. Lunch rooms
has been added at Chinquapin,
I Teachey and the P. E. Williams
schools. A school bus garage
was built to replace an old
structure, and the county Is now
capable of giving top service
to its fleet of buses transport
ting children to the various
county scnoois.
Extended telephone service
for Beulavllle, Kenansvllle,
Warsaw and Faison was ini
tiated on December 8, aid it is
now possible to call free of LD
charges between these commu
nities. Additional service
equipment has been addedtothe
telephone exchanges in other
towns in the county which makes
it possible for the citizens to
secure improved service.
New buildings to house the
'ABC stores at Warsaw, Wal
lace, Kenansville and Faison
were completedduringtheyear.
These buildings were construc
ted in such manner that they
can be converted for other type
uses in the future.
On August 27. 1966, a special
hospital Dond election was fa
vorably approved by a vote of
the people authorizing a 50
room addition to the Duplin
General Hospital costing in ex
cess of $2,000,000. In addition
to the 50 new private rooms
with privae baths which will
be fully air-conditioned, other
improvements planned will in
clude enlargement of the emer
gency room and out-patient de
partment: enlarged X-Ray De
Continued U page S
Reeves Brothers, manufacturers of Comfy Home products,
1s the newest industry to come to Duplin County. With 100,000
souare fe?( of floor space in the plant, and more than two
employees, Reeves Brothers Is a welcome addition to the county
and to its economy. Reeved Brothers invites you to Open House
Saturday, >nril 15. / ' . '
"Open-House" At Reeves Brothers
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Reeves Brothers, 1 fine.,
opened their new plant imbup
lin County during the summer of
1966 near The Country Squire
between KenansvilkHlftd War
SAW.
. OPEN HOUSE will be held
Si Saturday, April 15. from 12:00
oon until 5:00 P.M. Thepuhllc
r:?
is cordially lilted to attend
Open House and see the new
plant. Personnel will demon
strate vartpus types of opera
tion. V
The new alr-condltloned
building Is ^proximately 100.
CeaUaaed U P?*r I
The Kenans Of Dunlin - Genealogy
By: Claude Hunter Moore
The three Kenan brothers,
Felix. Thomas, and William,
came to North Carolina around
1738, from Port CFerry, Nor
thern Ireland. They either land
ed at Brunswick Town or Wil
mington, and received land
grants in the northern part of
New Hanover County, which be
came Duplin County in 1748.
The Kenan brot h easestabllshed
plantations and were large slave
holders. They raised flax, rice,
corn, wheat, and foods for home
consumption they owned herds
of cattle, hogs and sheep. They
were also engaged In the tar
and turpentine Industry. In re
ligion, the Kenans were gener
ally members of the Episcopal j
ana Presbyterian Churches.
William Kenan was a member
of Capt. jfcn Sampson's Com
pany of Militia which was form
ed In 1748, when there was dan
ger of the Spanish landing at
Cape Fear. He is believed to
have married and settled in the
Grove settlemnet, near Kenans
ville, and to have later settled
in NewHanover County where he
died in 1774.
Felix Kenan received land
grants in the vicinity nf Turkey
#>d Faison. He was the tlrst I
sheriff of Duplin County and
was for many years a vestry
man of St. Gabriel's Parish
{Courthouse and St. Gabriel's
Church were located west of
Warsaw). He repressed Dup
lin County in the Colonial As
sembly, and was land agent and
attorney forHenry McCulloch,
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1 Thomas Kenan discusses with John N. (Nick) Kalmar plans
for the restoration of Liberty Hall, home of his ancestors.
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Mr. Kenan Is very pleased with the progress being ntflugd
expects the restoration to be completed by fall.
(Photo try Ruth Wells)
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William Hill, inside Reeves Brothers Plant, is spreading
material in preparation for a cutting operation.
(Photo by Ruth Wells)
Larry Lane of the cutting department Is cutting piece goods
In preparation for the stitching operation. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Candidates Nominated For
Beulaviile Commissioners
A ' public meeting was held
at the Beulaville Elementary
School Tuesday night for the
purpose of nominating candi
dates to run In the town elec
tion. Former Mayor Gordon S.
Muldrow was master of cere
monies.
Nominated from the floor for
Town Commissioners were:
Delmar Houston, LelandGrady,
Joe Edwards, Raleigh Lanier,
CwHinwd U Pane I
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BRIEFS
File For Jte-dectkm
J. Ed Stafckland ot Warsaw
has filed tofiucceed himself as
Mayor of Warsaw In the election
to be held May 2nd, in the Town
Hall In Warsaw.
Filing for commissioners
were: Geaxge Clerh, D. L. Mat
thls, E. C. Thompson, Fred
Revelle, and Larry P. Mcivil
ian, all Incumbants.
Municipal Asso?
To Meet
Duplin Municipal Associa
tion will hold its quarterly
meeting at the Country Squire
of Warsaw, April 20 at 7:00
p.m., rather than Teachey. The
program will be on community
planning and development.
Guests of the organization will
be the Duplin County Commis
sioners, and the board of di
rectors of the Industrial De
velopment Commission.
Elected Officer
Miss Mary Beth Hunter of
Beulaville, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Reuben Hunter, was
elected secretary of Pi Omega
Pi honorary business education
society atEastCarollnaCollege
for the 1967-68 school year.
N. B. Grady Buys
Registered Angus Bull
N. B. Grady, Kenansville,
recently purchased an Aber
deen-Angus bull from Joseph
Williams, Rose Hill, North
Carolina.
WINNER OF THE DUPLIN COUNTY SPELLING BEE Nsil
Edwards (left) Center Is the runner-up, Mary Rose Andrews
of Chinquapin, Assistant Superintendent Byron Teachey Is shown
(right) presenting the badge to Nell Edwards.
Niel Edwards Wins
Spelling Bee
An eighth grade student In the
Beulavllle Elementary School
won the Duplin County Spelling
Bee at the KenansvtlleElemen
' tary School Tuesday morning,
April 11th.
Nell Edwards, M year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Edwards
of BsulavlllewafciKlaredwln
M when the rS* ?P.
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Rose Andrews, missed the word
"rebuttal."
The annual Spelling Bee Is . ?
sposored by the Wilmington
Star-News, and the winner and
runner up will compete against
each other In the Regional Bee
to be held In Wilmington, May
6th.