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VOL XXXIV NO. 18 MAY U. I?e7jfeNANSVl^^N^^^
Trial
& Error
(The following story appeared
In the 60th Birthday Edition of
the Sanford Herald. Beats the
weddings of today.)
How did Am society editors
writs lbs social news la the
early days si SaafardT
lor a a ample of the style of
writta* which was In high fash
ion hi MSI consider this write
up of the wedding of Miss An
nie Harrington of Jonesboro
and Dr. 3. E. Oeriness of Sen
lord which appeared in The
Leader on April a. MSI.
. "On April 21st at the residen
ee el Ate bride's tether, Mr.
Mister Harrington, Dr. 3. E.
Carineas of Sanford and Miss
taah Harrington were married.
by fust. W. S. Chaffin. Alter
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aMR- J^ nreet and fSuiwinit .
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nusic, wuca couia not W to
lend enchantment to the occa
aion. At a late hour the party
dispersed, each one wishing for
Dr. CaviSeas and his "accom
plished <wife, a Jong life of hap
piness And success. The LEAD
ER joins in fee many good
wishes. May their barque of
connubial Miss ever peacefully
Vide the Mwq sea of this life
and at last may they anchor in
E: untroubled waters of the
ven of rest, "beyond the
swelling flood."
This social event apparently
was recorded in two newspap
ers. THE EXPRESS wrote
about the same event, hut
much more briefly. For the
party at Dr. CavJness' residen
ce this paper called it, "an ov
atioU." And added "The Dr.
was not only happy himself,
but made quite a host of his
friends happy who were with
him Tuesday night The EX
PRESS extends congratulations
and wiahea for them a pleasant,
? I, .I inaiMUin limissi_nu fkminii 1if? if
prosperous journey mru?n m.
DC Observes
Firemens Week
Parade Success
W County Ffremens lasocla- I
The Duplin County Ftremens
Association asks all county ci
tizens to observe North Caro
lina Ft remans Week and remove
all ftre hazards possible.
President of this Important
organlztflon is Clayton Her
ring, Rose Hill, above, who is
also Fire Chief of Rose Hill
and has. given 22 years qfialth
ful and constructive _ service
to sJHBases of Are pffcrentlon
and cfrtrol work. With six
yews out for college and mi
litwy duty. Mr. Herring has
been active In this field since
1939.
Vice-President of the Duplin
Association is Rev. Lauren
Shwpe of KenansvOle aid Ha
rold Mweady of Wallace is Se
cretary-Treasurer. An advi
sory commltte is an integral
and important part of this as
sociation and is made up of the
fire chiefs from each depart
ment in the county.
These officials we as fol
lows: Wallace. Robert F.
Boone; Beulaville, Andrew Jack
son; Sweets, Cwey Williams;
Kenansville. Lauren Sharpe;
Chinquapin, Terry Pwker;
Calypso, H. C. Cooke; Falson,
C. A. Precythe; Warsaw, F rank
Steed, Jr.; Magnolia, Melvin
Pope; Teachey, R. C. Jenkins.
FIRE MANS PARADE A SUC
CESS
Duplin County's Observation
of North Cwollna Ftremens
week began with a parade of fire
equipment for which any county
could be proud, and one which
opened the eyes of the residents
to the ewe their communities
receive from the men who
volunteer to serve them in the
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Assistant Librarian Wreck Victim
Re-appoint
Hospital Board
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners in regular ses
sion on lfonday, May 1st, re
appointed the following mem
bers to the Board of Trustees
of Duplinfceneral Hospital, Inc.
for six-year terms:
Limestone Township, Qscil
Miller.
Kenansville Township, Ralph
Berwick.
Magnolia Township, J. P.
J." P. Smith.
Wolfscrape Township, C.C.
I rev. Sr.
Glisson Township, E. E. Kelly
Rockflsh Township, Richard
Boyce.
Resignation of Bur en Uriah
Brinkley as Constable for Is
land Creek Township was ac
cepted. Mr. Brinkley has served
as Constable for Island Creek
Township for the past pine
months.
hospitalized an elderly man
Mrs. Ape* WOliams Foster,
ly afteTenterlng Duplin General
Hospital, of multiple Injuries
received only minutes earlier.
She was returning home from
work which waft as* is tint in
th? Duplin County Library In
Mrs. Foster headed west WjuI
1963 Chevrolet traveling east,
driven by Jack Newkirk Box
102, Warsaw, negro man age 7Q.
jtfewkirk was treated sQwlln
General Hospital and transfer'
rtfc, to-Veterans Hospital lnj>
VACWHK m? ejnfawayW
' listed as critical. He sustained
head Injuries, a Broken jaw,
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Soil & Water Conservation Enters Goodyear Contest
The Duplin SOU and Water
Conservation District has en
tered the 21st annual Goodyear
competition to select the na
tion's top 53 conservation dis
tricts, according to Calvin R.
Mercer, Beulavflle, N. C. dis
trict chairman.
Activities of the district will
be weighed against the perfor
mance of other districts in the
state in determining the out
standing district in the annual
event sponsored by The Good
year Tire and Rubber Company
of Akron, Ohio,
Key agricultural leaders will
serve as judges and will select
the state winner. Soil conserva
tion efforts from January 1.
1967, through December 31,
1967, will be considered.
Grand award Tor the 53 dis
tricts selected nationally will
be an expense paid, work-study
trip to Arizona In December,
1968, for one member of the
district governing body and the
outstanding farmer-cooperator
in each winning district. The
106 men selected will be guests
at Goodyear Farms, a 14,000
acre general farm operation
near Pnoenix.
District supervisors areCal
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Win N&O Current Event Quiz
The four Juniors of E. E.
Smith High School participated
In the championship series of
the Current Event Quiz spon
sored fay the News and Obser
ver. The four alternates: Rose*
lyn Newklrk, Jannle Cooper,
Letsie Williams and Barbara
Kearse were also there to boost
the participants. Each round
was fifteen minutes long and the
participants were allowed five
seconds to answer any one
question and thirty seconds for
any satallite question. The
questions beginning from De
cember 1966 - 1987. The re
sults of the first round with
Wagram High School was 217 -
18 points. Tne second round with
Elm City High was 202 - 103
points. The final round with
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Rev. Russell To Conduct Revival
REV. RUSSELL
The Reverend Mr. G. Frank
Sawyer, pastor of the Beula
vllle Presbyterian Church, an- ,
nounces that beginning on Sun
day night , May 14th, and con
tinuing each night at eight o'
clock through F riday nignt, May
19th, Evangelistic Services will
be held at the Beulaville Pres
byterian Church, Beulaville, N.
C. .
Guest minister will be the
Reverend Mr. J. Sheppard Rus
sell, Jr., pastor of the First
Presbvterlan Church *1N?
marie, N. C. Prior to his pre
sent pastorate, Mr. Russell
served the Lake Waccamaw
Presbyterian Church, Lake Wac
camaw, N. C., and the First
Presbyterian Church, Conway,
South Carolina. Mr. Russell Is
a native^ of Petersburg, Vir
ginia, a "graduate of Hampden
Sydney College, and Union The
ological Seminary, Richard,
Virginia.
You are cordially Invited to
attend these services.
MAY - SENIOR
CITIZENS MONTH
(In connection with Senior Cbleeds Month, this literary
gem, which Is framed and has a very Important pace on the
wall at the nurses desk In the South Wing of Duplin General
Hospital seems most appropriate. There Is probably more truth
here than most of us not-quite-senior-citlzens realize. R. Wells)
Beatitudes For Friends Of The Aged
oy tsicr Mary wauter
Blessed are they who understand
my faltering step and palsied hand.
Blessed are they who know that my ears today
must strain to catch the things they say.
Blessed are they who seem to know
that my eyes are dim and my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who look sway
when coffee Is spilled at the table today.
Blessed are they with a cherry smile
who stop to chat for a little while.
Blessed are they who know the ways
to bring back memories of yesterdays. ,
Blessed ara they who know I'm at a loss
to find the strength to carry the cross.
Blessed are they woo never say
"you've told that story twice today."
Blessed are they who make It known
that I'm loved, respected, and not alone.
Blessed are they who ease the days
on my Journey hdme, in loving ways.
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This tun from E. E. Smith's Htyh School
In Kensnsvitte won tap honors In die state-wide
qui* contest sponsored by the News and Obser
rw in Rdelgh. May 6. In th?picture (1 to r) ar*
Carolyn Glasple, Rosa Best. Ella Wallace, and
Linda Miller. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
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Warsaw's Home Federal Savings and Loan Robbed
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Artist Conception Of Robber
Home Federal Savings and Loan Employees, Mrs. Coleen
Martin, and Mrs. StUrly Costin, described to artist James
Saunders the robber who took'|2142. from the Warsaw office,
Friday afternoon, at gunpoint. They believe that Mr. Saunders
has produced a real likeness, especially about the forehead,
eyes ana nose. He was very dark, probably an Indian or Negro,
?ad was neat in hla appearance, and emphatic in his speech.
The Warsaw Branch of Home
Federal Savings and Loan As
sociation was relieved of $2142
In a brazen Friday afternoon
robbery. The lone bandit es
caped 'in the busy traffic on
highway 117 about 3 o'clock.
Described as "a big man -
not fat - Just big, neat, and
very dark an Indian or Negro."
entered the loan ottlce alone.
He was wearing a rain hat and
coat, both brown. Two em
ployees. Mrs. Shlrlev Costln
ana Mrs. Coleen Martin were In
the office.
In reply to Mrs. Coston's
"May I help you" the bandit
said "Yes, give me all your
money.' A long barrelled sll
ver pistol In his hand empha
sized the command.
Both ladles admit that they
were frightened, actually pe
trified with fear. Evidently -
they weren't moving to suit the
unwanted caller and he said.
"Give me the money or I will
kill every d?one of you."
The money from both cages
was stuffed in his clothing and
according to his Inst ruction both
ladles stretched out on the
floor while he made his get
away. Mrs. Martin called the
Warsaw policemen wno ar
rived on the scene almost Im
mediately.
Manager Robert Kornegay
was In a back office and was
not aware of what was taking
place.
Policeman Douglas Towns end
and chief Perry Smith called
the Sheriffs Department. Sher
iff Elwood Revelle arrived at
the scene and they, In connec
tln with the State and the Fe
deral Authorities are continu
ing the Investigation.
A nearby resident said a man
fitting the above description
ran across a field and got Into
a two-tone brown cadulac, a
1965 or 1966 model.
This same car was seen leav
ing town at a high rate of speed
headed toward Faison.
Incest Charge
Against Former
Duplin Man
A Wayne resident of about
three weeks Is being held In
the county jail In lieu of $10,000
bond on an Incest charge against
his 14 year old daughter.
James Elwood Best, Rt. 2,
Dudley, native of the Beautan
cus section of Duplin County
was arrested Saturday by the
Wayne County Sheriff's Depart
ment. He was reported to the
Duplin County Sheriff, Elwood
Revelle who In turn notified
the Wayne officers since Best
Is no longer a resident of Dup
lin County.
The Duplin County official
was told by the child that her
father forced her to submit
to him and that he did assault
her at their home Saturday
afternoon. The attack was re
portedly witnessed by a sis
ter.
Waiting until the father went
to sleep, the children fled to a
neighbor's house, who in turn
took the children to their grand
mother's who lives ui tne Ke
nansville area. The mother was
not at home when the assault
took place.
Local Youths
Federal Sentence
Kenansville Postmaster, A.
C. Holland has released the
following Information.
, In Federal Court atWilmlng
'?torrxc. drf April 27, 1987,
after {heading guilty to malici
ously tearing down riiral mall
boxes onRt.I. KenansvOle, sen
tence was Imposed on the fol
lowing:
Donnell Monk and James H.
Bar den for damagingJ7 rural
mail boxes.
Donnell Monk, Earl Miller,
Perry Lowell Gillespie and
Henry Lee Graham for damag
ing 2 rural maDboJts, *
All but Perry Lowell Gilles
pie received a prison sentence
from that date until 6 p.m.
on April 30, 1967 (3 days).
All have suspended sentences
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Kenansville
Officials
Named
* ."a
John Hall has been declared
winner of the fifth commission
er seat in die Kenansville City
officials mft the number of
votes received are: Mayor Earl
Hatcher, 69; commissioners.
Leo Jackson 57; Phillip. Krets
ch, Jr., 58; Wiley Booth 67;
Lauren Sharpe 54; and John
Hall 52.
Mrs. Carter and Johnson
RecipientsFoundersAward
Mrs. Gene Carter of Wal
lace and Mr. 0. P. Johnson of
Kenansville have been selected
from over 100,000 Heart Fund
volunteers, to receive an award
for outstanding service at the
North Carolina Heart Asso
ciation's 18th Annual Meeting to
be held In Durham at the Jack
Taj" Hotel on May 17th and
The award will be present- 1
ed at the Awards Breakfast
of the Association held annual
ly In honor of Founders Award
recipients. The Heart Asso
ciation's "FlrstLady/'Mrs. A.
Robert Gordeil, will preside at
the breakfast and present the
awards.
Mrs. Gene Carter is the Wal
lace City Heart Fund Chairman
for the 1967 campaign, and she
Is to be commended for all
the time and effort sheput forth
in organizing such a successful
Heart Fund Drive in the city of
Wallace, She, together with her
key workers, was responsible
for the largest and most en
tertaining Heart Fund Talent
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Commencement Activities
JAMES KENAN
Commencement exercises
for James Kenan High School
have been announced by Mr.
J. P. Harmon, principal.
Baccalaureate Services at
8:30 Daylight saving time on
May 21st will be conducted in
the new Harmon Gymnasium.
The invocation will be given
23 at 8:30 daylight saving time.
The 91 members of the senior
class have chosen as their spea
ker, Mr. Vance Q Gavin, Ke
nansvQle Attorney.
Tommy Benson is class vale
dictorian and Betty Savage is
salutatorlan. Lisa West and
Joe Davis Brlnson are mas
cots. Mrs. Faye Williams is
Ceatinced to Ma tt
by Rev. W. R. Crowder, of
the Warsaw Methodist Church.
The sermon will be by Rev.
William L. Wolfe of the Ke
nans vllle Methodist Qiurch and
the benediction will be pro
nounced by Rev. Troy D. Mul
11s of the Kenansvllle Presby
terian Church.
Graduation exercises will
follow on Tuesday evening, May
DUPLIN CC BOARD OP DIRECTORS 1967-68:
The Duplin County Club held Its annual mem
bership meeting Monday night at the club.
The above board members were elected to
serve for another year. Left to right: Phil
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Kretsch of Kenansvllle, Roy BarwtcR, Preel
dera Gib Buck. R. D. Johnson and Bill Boyette
of Warsaw. Bill Potter of Magnolia, ftimy
Thlgpen of Beulavlllc, and John Hall of Ke
nansvllle. BUI Igoe was absent along with Sam
Godwin.
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