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IHHDENTIFIED BODY FOUND IH HALLSVILLE AftEA SAT.
The lowly vulture, also some
times known as "Pallbearers of
die sky" conducted an tinsus
? pecting person to a badly de
composed body early Saturday
morning In the Hallsrllle area
of Duplin County.
A farmer of the section, Da
vid Pears all told the Investi
gating officers that he was
checking pulpwood about 8:30
Saturday when an unusually
large number of buzzards at
tracted his attention. Upon
investigating he found the re
mains of a Dody. The Sheriffs
office was notified.
Sheriff Elwood Revelle said
that two of the deputies, Al
fred B as den, and Jack Albert
son, along with SBI Agent War
ren Campbell and Coroner H. B.
McNeil were called to the scene
where the body was located.
Scarcely more than a skele
ton, the remains believed
to have been dead six to eight
weeks, was located about one
mile from the rural paved road
In an abandoned pulpwood trail
and was taken up and sent to
Chapel Hill where an autopsy
was preformed.
McNeil told the sheriff's de
partment Monday that he had not
had a written report, but he
unaersiooa aeatn was aiiriDutec
to a bullet, or bullets passing
through the today.
The clothing and other evi
dence led Investigating officers
to believe die body was that of a
female around SO years of age.
The tody was clad In aT-fhlrt,
skirt and ladles underwear. A
partial dental {date of four teeth
y^fo^ near^bj|N Onejrf the
Sheriff Re veil e said there was
no record of a missing per
son In Duplin County ana the
only nearby report of a missing
person was from an adjoining
county about two months ago.
investigation is continuing.
Methodist
Ministers
Assigned
Methodist Ministers assigned
to this area by the 142 annual
conference in Goldsboro as an
nounced by Bishop Paul Barber
were: Kenans vllle-Woodl and,
Rev. W. T. Clarke; Sarecta
Wesley, Rev. E. R. Mlnton;
Turkey-Unlty-Frlendshlp, Rev.
V. N. Moore; Rose H1U. Rev.
C. E. Sparks; Magnolia-Cha
rity, Rev, A. J. Morris; Wal
lace, Rev. G. W. Pones; War
saw-Car lion's , Rev. w. R.
Crowder.
Operation Kitty Hawk
LT. COL J BRYAN
GREENVILLE, N. C. - Lieu
tenant Colonel J. Bryan Brier
ly has arrived at the Information
Office for Exercise Kitty Hawk
here to take over public rela
tions responsibilities in con
nection with this summer's
giant military maneuver In eas
tern North Carolina.
CoL Brlerly comes from the
Information Office at Headquar
ters, Third U. S. Army, Fort
McPherson, Georgia.
He replaces David C. Bow
en, Jr., Assistant Information
Officer for Third Army, who
has handled public information
activities for Kitty Hawk since
late April. Mr. Bo wen Is leav
ing to attend an advanced pub
lic relations course for senior
military officers and civilian
employees at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
In his new assignment Col.
Brlerly will work closely with
the Savannah, Georgia District
Engineers Office, which Is
handling the land acquisition
program. In order to hold the
maneuver, scheduled for Au
gust 22-28, permission must be
secured to cross more than
5,600,000 acres of privately
owned property In a20-county
area.
Col. Brlerly has just return
ed to this country after serv
lng a tour of duty in Vietnam.
In describing his Job he said,
"I wore three hats, just like
everybody else over there."
He was the Pictorial Advisor
to the Commanding General, U.
S. Army Vietnam; the Pictorial
Officer for the Army's JFirst.
Signal Brigade; an d also the
Coatiued to Pag* 1
Still Destroyed
Deputies Glenn Jernigan and
E. E . Proctor destroyed a
550 gallon submarine type still
In Kenansvllle Township Wed
nesday afternoon of last week.
The still was located In the Dob
son Chapel Community just off
N. C. 50.
Deputies Glenn Jernlgan and
Elton Proctor, assistedDyCon
s table Bursell Holland destroy
ed a submarine type still in
Warsaw Township Saturday af
ternoon. The still was located
between Warsaw and National
Spinning Company and was a300
gallon capacity. {>00 gallons of
mash was also destroyed.
Construction Begins
On Beulaville Project
A dream for many progres
sive citizens of BeulavUIe be
came a reality Monday morn
ing when construction began on
a highway project.
The property owners along N.
C. Highway 24 received official
notice from the Highway De
partment Friday June 16. to be
gin clearing the right-of-way in
preparation for a four lane
highway through town. Each
property owner Involved In the
widening of the busy highway
was dealt wtth on an lnam
dual bases. They have Hfurn
made provisions to make the
necessary withdrawals and as
per agreement have a speci
fied length of time to complete
this transaction.
Beulaville, a progressive
town in the Eastern part of
Duplin County, is located on
the busy highway that connects
two of the nations largest ml
existing highway provid
ing only one east and one west
lane of traffic, will be widened
to accommodate four lanes of
traffic.
Many of the old buildings now
joining the existing highway wjll
be moved. In some instances
part of the building will be re
. moved and a new front will
grace the old building.
Some of the newer buildings,
including the building occupied
by Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company, will lose part of their
front. Circumstances of this
sort will require ref acing, while '
other buildings will be Dacked
off the streets.
Fire Destroys
Home
Lightening may have been
the cause of a fire that de
stroyed g tenant house on the
H. E. Phillips farm Sunday ni
ght. The fire which occured
during an electrical storm about
9:30 Sunday night was reported
by Mr. Phillips to have started
near the switch box.
Local fire departments ans
wered the call, but because of
headstart the house was gutted,
and everything was listed a to
tal loss.
The building was occupied by
Robert Hxiges Vann, his wife
and four children. Vann, who is
employed by J. P. Stevens Co.;
was home alone at the time.
Horse Stealing
Horse stealing, once a com
mon occur ance usually punished
by hanging, almost unheard of
now, was very much in the
limelight in Warsaw last week.
Last Thursday night a trio
of young white men broke into
the Baraen Stables on the North
end of Warsaw and stole three
valuable riding horses, belong
ing to Mr. J. J BaTden, owner
and operator of the stables.
Bobby Allen about 20, JohnT.
Moss also about 20, and James
Simpson 27, all of Warsaw al
legedly entered the Bardensta
bles and carried the horses
out the back side of die riding
ring, where they cut the fence
to get out. The three horses
were carried up town where one
was left tied. The other 'two
were reportedly returned to the
stables.
The youths are In Duplin
County jail under $500 bond,
charged with horse stealing.
FLASH FIRE
KenansvQle FTronen were
called to the city dump Tues
day afternoon to extinguish a
fire in a truck.
The truck owned by R. G.
Quinn, and operated by his son
(
In-law Bobby Howard, was load
ed with kapok, a product used
by Reeves Brothers Inc. In their
manufactury of pillows. Howard
Is an employee of the company
and was presumably dumping
trash for them.
A spark from already burn
ing trash on the dump, evi
dent ally ignited the load which
was consumed as was the body
and rack of the two-and-one
half ton Chevrolet truck. The
motor and tires were apparently
unharmed.
This was the second time in
almost as many days that fire
has hit Mr. Quinn. A turkey
house, cleaned out and awaiting
a delivery of baby poults was
destroyed by fire Friday night
on the Quinn farm, near Sa
recta.
HATES NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF STEVENS
GULISTAN DIVISION - William C. Hayes has been appointed
executive vice president of the Gulls tan Carpet Division of J. P.
Stevens and Co.,Inc.The assignment is anew position. Previous
ly, Hayes was sales and merchandise manager for mens wear
and boyswear in the Stevens Cotton Division. He joined Stevens
as a salesman in 1M7. In 1959, Hayes was advanced to sales
manager for Department #22, with responsibility for carded
cotton greige goods. Four years later, he was named assistant
sales and merchandise manager for mens wear and boyswear.
He became manager in1964. A native of LaCrosse, Kansas, Hayes
is a graduate of the University of Kansas. He served as a
naval officer during World Wa II. Gullstan, which became a
division of Stevens in 1964, makes and sells wilt on. velvet and
tufted carpet f or commercial, institutional md residential
markets as well as needled products such as Indoor-outdoor
carpet.
Deputy Sheriff Rodney Thlgpen displays a jar of the thirty I
gallons hf non tax paid "Whiskey confiscated between Bowden 1
and Falson last week. Many of the jars contained bugs, files, |
worms, and sediments of undetermined orgin. The jars had
not been cleaned from previous use and the Uds and caps were
battered and rusty. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Car and Contents Abandoned
Two highway patrolmen cap
tured and turned over to the
Duplin County Sheriff's Depart
ment a 1961 compact car, li
terally loaded down with moon
shine whiskey.
Trooper S. T. Joyner and Bill
Evans spotted the car which had
faulty tall lights on a rural
paved road #1301 between Bow
den and Faison. The operator of
the car and a companion
realized they were being fol
lowed and abandoned the car
escapl ng Into a near by woods.
The car came to rest In the
roadside ditch.
Moments later the officers
? m ?
discovered the whiskey. The re
gistered owner of the car is
Leroy Hodges of Turkey, but a
search for Hodges has been in
vain, friends suggest that "He
has gone up North."
Deputy Rodney Thigpen is
continuing an investigation.
t & B Merchandise Recovered
Two Duplin County deputies,
investigating another matter
recovered property stolen crom
another County during the w?sk
eld.
Deputies Alfred Basden and
Jack Albertson were question
ing Oscar F. Winner 20, white
male formerly of Route 1, Beu
laville, now of the Marine Corp
stationed at Camp Lejeune, and
his companion Ronald W. Cas
ter, also 20, white, mje. Bas
den asked permission to search
the Caster car and found seven
new tires in the boot of the car.
On one tire painted in very fine
red ink was E & B Oil Com
pany, Burgaw. Deputy Basden
contacted Pender County offi
cials and they confirmed a break
in at the E & B Oil Company
and supplied the Duplin County
Law men with a list of the
missing items.
A total of fifteen tires of
various brands and sizes were
recovered ?long with a tape
recorder and fire extln
fuisher. E & B reported a ra
lo missing that has to date
not been recovered.
Further questioning revealed
that Caster and Winner along
with Glenn Batts, Route 1, Beu
lavllle, 22, white male, attemp
ted to break In at Ike Houston
station, Route 2, Pink Hill on
Thursday night June 14th. The
attempt was made on the side
door at the north end of the
station, however they did not
gain entry. The three are being
charged with attempted break
ing and entering. Mr. Houston
Is a blind merchant.
Faison Child Hit By Car
A Falson Child was painfully
injured when he ran Into the
path of an oncoming car. The
accident occured on highway 117
in rain Sunday afternoon. Roger
Hopkins, a native of Florida
sustained two broken arms and
a broken collar bone.
Hopkins, age 10, who is stay
ing in Faison while his father
works at the produce market,
was playing with friends Just
prior to being hit by a car
driven by Richard H. Oosterwyk
of Castle Hayne
Falson Police Chief Wade
Wheeless said the child was
either playing catch, or follow
the leader, on the east side of
the highway inside the city li
mits. The other children cross
ed the highway and called Hop
kins. He ran into the highway
and was hit by the car, headed
south. The driver tried to avoid
hitting the child, but the right
front end of the station wagon
struck the boy.
Mt. Olive rescue Squad took
Hopkins to Wayne Memorial
Hospital where he was rported
in satisfactory condition.
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Jernigan
Is assisting Chief Wheeless In
Investigating the accident.
Man Shot In Act Of Breaking and Entering
A Magnolia man Is In Duplin
General Hospital with a bullet
wound near his heart after forc
ing his way Into a fashionable
home in Wallace late Saturday
night.
James Earl Wheeler, white,
male, 19, Is reported In satis
factory condition at the local
hospital where he Is charged
with breaking and entering In
the night, the home of Dr.
Donald E. Bland In the Friend
ly Acres subdivision In Wal
lace.
Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle
?;aid that wheeler told him that
he had been "drinking straight
whiskey followed by right much 11
beer" and that the "last thing he
remembered was being at the
home of his brother-in-law In
Magnolia until he came to,
gasping for breath and yelling,
"I haye been shot."
Investigation revealed how
ever, that upon hearing glass
shatter in his home Dr. Bland
accompanied by a .82 revolver
went to Investigate, The Intru
der had used a towel to pro
tect his hand In breaking out a
pane of glass and reaching
through to release die lock and
open the door. Dr. Bland said
he warned the prowler tostopor
he would shoot. Wheeler turned
and fled after the bullet entered
his body, and was found about
50 y ards away by officers who
had been called to the scene.
Wheeler told Sheriff Revelle
that he had served one year in
the armed forces and received
a general discharge because he
could not adjust to army life.
hfe had been working In Vir
ginia with a Plate Glass Com
pany until the last of May when
he returned to Magnolia and
had {?gepgly been employed by
the "Jv^vStevens Company In
WallaeeyAhad worked only one
night fy jfce company when the
'!? .i*
Incident occurred.
Wheeler was admitted to the
hospital InKenansvlllewherehe
will remain until he Is able
to be transferred to Veterans
Hospital in Fayetteville.
Investigating the case were
Captain Tom Rich and Officer
Charlie Likens of the Wallace
Police Department, and Deputy
Snyder Dempsey of the Duplin
County Sheriffs Department.
Two other break-ins have
been attempted in the Friendly
Acres district recently and are
also under investigation. They
are residence of N. H. Carter
and Nicholas Jerosomlch.
Turkey Production Down
Poult production for all
breeds during MAy 1967 was
down four percent from the
same period May 1966. The
hatch of heavy breeds totaled
22,186,00 poults compared with
22,681,000 poults the same
month one year earlier. Light
breeds totaled 1,368,000, down
29 per cent. However there was
a 6 percent increase in poults
hatched during the first five
months of 1967. The number of
turkey eggs in incubator on
June 1, 1967 totaled 34, 373,000
which was five percent up from
June 1 last year.
Heavy breeds Include Broad
white, white Holland, Empire
white, Lancaster, cross be
tween heavy and light breeds,
bronze, and other heavy breeds.
Light breeds include Beltsvllle,
Jersey Buff, and wild turkeys.
DANCE
A teenage dance is being held
every Saturday night in Mt.
Olive at the Jim Glenn Youth
Center. A live Band Is featur
ed, and admission is $1.00.
Baysden Gets Parole
An Onslow County man serv
ing a federal prison term for
counterfeiting, will be paroled
this month. 1
William Earl Baysden, of
Jacksonville, has served five
years of the fifteen year term
Imposed whe n he pled guilty
to five counts of counterfeit
ing in federal court in New Bern
May 21, 1962, and entered Pri
son in June 1962.
Baysden will return to J ack
sonville to face state charges of
Arson. First arrested in 1958
after Secret Service agents
seized $776,680 in bugus $20
bills. Baysden drew a 12 1/2
years prison term and was or
dered to pay $10,000 by theU.S.
District Court in Wilmington.
This verdict was set aside by
the U. S. Fourth ?4frcuit Court
of Appeals on groifnds that the
search warrant was improperly
prepared. Evidence brought out
in this trial revealed a conspi
racy to furnish Fidel Castro
of Cuba $1,000,000 in the bogus
bills, in exchange for equal
value in sugar. The sugar would
have been legal y transported
and sold in the United States.
The money would have provided
Castro with American money to
purchase weapons.
Plates for the manufacturing
of $20 bills were found in Bays
dens fashionable home by Ons
low Deputies and Secret Service
agents in a raid E aster Sunday
In March, also of 1962 the
Onslow Grand Jury returned
an indictment against Baysden
accusing him of conspiracy of
setting fire to his Rlchlands
store.
GRADUATE?Mrs. Ellen
Grubbs Herring of Ca
lypso was graduated from
Atlantic Christian Col
lege, Wilson, May 28. She
received a B. S. degree
in Elementary Education.
She attended Mount Olive
College for two years, and
has accepted a position in
the Golasboro city school
system for the coming
school year. She is the
daughter of Principal and
Mrs. H. E. Grubbs of Ca
lypso.
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