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If yen wish to find ooi how
sm?rt or laay you are, Juuttake
M vacation - sleto too much,
f eat too much mddo nothing on
regular schedule - then come
hack to work. I have certain
ly found oaths week how am art
I am NOT. It has been ter
rible, and the work seems dou
ble. However I am proud of my
crew, for they did a wonderful
job while I was gone.
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Please let me Indulge In one
sentence about my grandson.
. He Is Just the finest, best look
ing, smartest, most alert boy
" ana has really grown since last
summer - I could truly make
[*-.?' this a long sentence, but I
v will be merciful this time. In
cidentally Beck and Roger are
pretty nice too.
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I '* Margaret and I travelled to
; New Jersey by Route 13 on the
Eastern Shore. But their crops
are very far behind ours and
they needed rain desperately.
Corn In Maryland was only about
six Inches nigh and we did not
see much tobacco. The area of
f Virginia, Maryland and Dela
I ..ware through which we travel
?S led was referred to as the
DELMARVA section and It to s
large broiler area. Twenty five
percent of the income of this
area la derived from poultry
Industry Which hrlngs In an an
f nual income or $231
?l WecUdn*t aee nice large chicken
Ifcv - been off the road. Bin another
I." thins which impressed us Was
die lack of pretty farm houses
as we have In Duplin.
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From there on to Jersey and
the section in which Beck and
Roger live is perfectly beauti
ful . The houses are not fabu
lous, expensive homes, but
small, modest, well kept homes
circled around the two or three
lakes in Danville. The roads
are winding, the trees are plen
tiful with many white burch.
The flowers were blooming
V proliflcly in the yards and on
the hills. One can easily under
stand why New Jersey Is called
die Garden State. BUT leave die
quiet and peaceful hills for one
block and zoom-zoom-zoom,
six lines of traffic greet you
with all of the noise and bus
tle of New York City. I cannot
understand how there could be
that many cars in the U. S.
Several times it took us about
10 minutes to get into the line of
traffic.
One day we rode over in the
valley of Denville, which is ?
agricultural area. They were
rutting cabbage for shipping.
With all of me unused space
in Jersey, why do all the peo
ple have to crowd Into what
they call small towns or bur
roughs? They didn't seem so
small to me though, they looked
like cities.
We rode over to the Gettys
burg!) Battleground In Pennsy
lvania which was a beautiful
sight. Our ride took us through
the Pennsylvania Dutch country
where all of the barna an
marked with Hex signs whicl
are supposed to keep die evl
spirits sway. The Pa. Dutd
are most thrifty and have the
cleanest farms m the world. Wo
passed by screened-in corn
cribs near die road. They also
raised much cattle.
Gettysburg Battleground
^ was beautiful even if we did
lose the battle there. It also
is mountainous, but not high
mountains, more UketheValfiy
of Virginia. It would take a book
to tell you of all die monu
ments so I wfll only say that
I was most proud of the North
Carolina Monument. On the east
side of Confederate Avenue
stands this beautiful monument
erected by die Stan of. North
Carolina to commemorate die
most important part of which
. our sons played in the Civil
? War. There is possibly no mo
nument on the field wnich bet
ter portrays the action and de
termination than this reproduc
tion of the men in grey. I
bellve that informKion stated
.. ,/V that N. C. lost three out of
b every four soldiers killed in
the banle.
Then bscktoDupltai- and whst
a pretty sight. Crops were beas
Onthmsd is Piss t
BEULAVILLE. - On *rskids and really
moving, this house, the property of Mr. LQ>
Edwards, Is being moved beck from busy
Highway 34 to preparation for expanding tea
present two wot road into four way traffic
lanes with parking spaces and sidewalks on
each side. (Photo by Ruth Wells.
EMC Hoard By
Equalization &
Review Board
Representative* from three
Electric Membership Corpora'
tions servtos Duln Countv
' Mere lelMnsrilh Mtselspfni
?? hearing before the Beard of
Equalisation and Review.
In order to - work out
long standing differences be
tween EMC and private power
companies, Governor Dan K.
Moore urged the Legislature to
enact laws to regultfe the con
troversial differences.
EnactedHn 1957 and effective
January 1967 the EMC was or
dered to list advalorem taxes
in the 98 counties in North Ca
rolina served by EMC.
Workshops hare been set up
through the area to arrive at a
fair and equal listing with pri
vate companies who service
thirty three customers per mile
as compared to only four cus
tomers per mile served by
EMC.
The Tones-Onslow group with
offices in Jacksonville attend
ing were: Alvln Morton, Mana
ger: Albert Venters, Preatdnt
and Chairman: H. M. Mallard,
Vice President} J. M. Foscue.
Secretary-Treasurer: Archie
Horne, James Melton, H. G.
Phillips and E. M. Phflysw,
directors: and G. R. Gbwaai,
member-consumer.
Four County group with of
fices in Burgaw and Rose HQ1
trending were: BlllBeverage,
Manager; J. R. Powell, Presi
dent, J. A. Ward, Secretary
Treasurer; Garland P. King,
Buck Pendergrass, A. B. Her
ring. James Malpass, L. A.
Sutton, Homer James, and J. E.
Stephens, directors.
Trl County located In Golds
bo ro was represented by Ma-!
nager Bob Holmes; President,
Lewis Outlaw and director,
Leslie Bell.
Inducted in
Mty & June
' Inducted from Duplin County
In May and June 1967
James Carlton. Teachey; He
rice Ifte Kornegay, Falsoot
Lonnlrf Earl Sholar. Wallace:
Gene Allen James. Kenans villa;
Gregory Allen, Mahley. WaH
H111; Ronnie wUllams.Vallacei
William Joseph Crimes, Wal
lace, Del wood Lanier, Chinqua
pin; William Paul Newmons,
Magnolia; Romle Henry Wil
liams, Beulavllle; William
Wayne Mohley, Beulavllle; Mat
thew Lee Jordan, Kenansville.
The Induction call for July
1967 is for 9 registrants to be
forwarded on 10 July 1967.
The following registrants
failed te report for physical
examination in Mav:
Harry Lee Miller, Warsaw;
Douglas McAuther Wells, Chin
quapin; William Carnell Dob
son, Mt. Olive; Judge Ward,
Rose HOI.
The following registrants
failed to report for physical
Cu at trait to page I
CmUr rorit Ccromynlty Development Club Join s with their
guests from Cumberland County, and share with them their
know-how in community developments. This was the last stop
of a two-day tour for die visiting group who had toured four
counties. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Cedar Fork Development Club Hosts
Anyone interested In learning
( ommunltv Development might
take a tip from a group of
Cumberland County citizens and
visit the Cedar Fork Commu
nity. The group, headed by Pad
Dew, extension leader, traveled
by chartered bus on a tour that
Included Carteret, Craven, On
?low and the Cedar Fork portion
of Dupin County.
A rural community, the Ce
dar Fork Development organi
zation Is now fifteen years old.
"Farming was the way of liv
ing for about 75 per cent of the
members," said George Co
wan, president, "but tnat has
chained. Not oyer 25 per cent
are now full time farmers.
Vernon Reynolds. Duplin
County extension chairman, re
presented the county. Master of
Ceremonies Cowan said th?
with a wider range of Interest,
lees time could be spent In
Community development now as
compared to the beginning of the
organization. Long time goals
are essential In maintaining In
terest.
A Boy Scout troop Is one of
the newer projects undertaken
Ceetteeed to Pap j
Presenting 25-Yr. Pin To Mrs. Boney
Highlights Annual Red Cross Meet
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The Annual Meeting of the
Duplin County Chapter of the
American National Red Cross
was held on Thursday after
noon, June 22, In the Chapter
House at KenansvQle. The
meeting was called to order by
the Tice-chairman, Mrs. Clyde
Potter of Albertson In the ab
sence of the out-going chapter
chairman, Dr. HughM. Powell
of Rose Hill.
following the words of wel
come by the presiding officer
to the 20 present representing
six communities, thelnvocatlon
was made by the Rev. Troy D.
Mullls, pastor of Grove Pres
byterian Church.
After the minutes of the semi
annual meeting*as been read
by the Secretary, a report was
heard from Paul Ingram,Trea
surer, His report was followed
by reports of the 1967 Fund
Campaign Managers. Mrs. John
L. Grady gave donations made
by the various communities
wnlch totaled $2,816.42. In the
absence of Mrs. LlllanM. F ar
rior, chairman of the Negro
Division, her report was read
by Mr?. Irene A. Carr of Rose
HOI In which a sum of $342.47
was read by her division.
Mrs. W. M. Ingram gave a
report of the Youtn Activities.
This was followed by a report
of Safety Services read byMrs.
Mary B. Mullls in the absence
Sw?e* Committee
FoftNd Buildings
Tuesday, June 15th at 12:30
p.m.. a meeting was held at the
Country Squire for the Surrey
Committee of buildings in the
County more than one hundred
years old.
After a delightful Dutch lun
cheon, the meeting was called
to order by John Nick Kalmar,
President of Duplin Historical
Society. Informality was the
order of the day and many ideas
were expressed. Mrs. C. V.
Brooks of Wallace who Is to
coordinate this work asked that
all area correspondents who are
appointed to collect Informa
tion please turn it over to her
so that| she can pinpoint it all
on a large map. Mr. Kalmar
CeatlMed to Page S
Mrs. Louise K. Boney (center) In recogni
tion for outstanding service to the American
Red Cross, was presented a 25 year pin at
the countywlde meeting In the Red Cross office
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Robert West (left),
made the presentation, and Mrs. West, (right)
pinned her. (Photo by Ruth Wells).
BodyTentatively Identified
Identification of a body found
in r??al Dupl'n - ounty on June
THT r-ay be posfctvely identified
by a dental plate.
Tentative identification indi
cated that the body is that of
Mrs. Margie Virginia Boise
Murphy, colored, of the Rose
Hill area who has not been seen
alive since June 10th.
The autopsy Indicated that the
body found bad been dead six
to eight weeks, however, neigh
bors and friends looked at the
clothing and said it looked like
the blbuse and skirt of the lady
who had been missing less than
two weeks.
Records show that Douglas
Murphy, 44 and Margie Boise
were married November 29,
1957 at Kenansville. Murphy told
Sheriff T. Elwood Revelle that
they had been separated about
three years. He reported hla
wife missing on June 22 only
after the newspapers had re
ported finding a woman's body
in a wooded area of Duplin
County.
Finger prints made by the
SBI and the FBI could not be
identified.
New Minister In Duplin
Rev. and Mrs. J. Huber Dixon
moved Into the pastorlum at
Johnson's Baptist Church last
week. They come to Johnson's
from the Central Baptist Asso
ciation In Oakrldge, North Ca
rolina. Located near Greens
boro, Oakrldge is noted for Its
famous Oakrldge Military Aca
demy.
A native of Greensboro, Rev.
Mr. Dixon Is agraduateofMars
Hill JunlorCollege and received
an A. B. degree from Wake
Forest College and a B. D. de
gree from North Baptist Semi
nary of Chic*00 Til He has
also had one year at Moody
Bible Institute In Chicago.
He has served pastorates in
the American Baptist Conven
tion and has been located In
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and
West Virginia.
Mrs. Dixon, also from the
Greensboro area, Is the for
Coutinned to Pajo t
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Kenansville
Board Plans
New Lighting
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Kenansville on June 5,
it was decided that a new street
lighting system be Instituted for
the south end of Kenansville on
the main roads of N. C. 24,
11 and 50. If this proves to be
worthwhile, then It will be ex
panded to the rest of the town.
The construction of this was
confirmed by Carolina Power
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Lightening Sets Destructive Fires
REV. AND MRS. J. HUBER DIXON
Fire caused by severe elec
trical storms early Saturday
morning In the Beulavllle area
destroyed two pack barn; and
did minor damage to a chicken
house.
A packbarn owned by Mrs.
Oma Miller about two miles
west of Beulavllle was consum
ed by fire shortly after three
o'clock Saturday morning.
Lightening hit and split open a
tree nearby netting fire to the
barn. Farm machinery and to
bacco sticks Stored under the
shelters of the barn were sal
vaged by the Beulavllle Fire
Department. Damages were es
timated "In excess of $3,000."
Mr. Grover HU1 lost a one
row tractor mounted corn pick
er In fire set by lightening
which consumed a packbarn on
the Jesse Thomas farm about
one mile east of Beulavllle on
highway 24. The barn was de
scribed by neighbors as "big
nice bam probably worm
Condoned to Page t
Notes From Minutes Of
Board Of Commissioners
Minutes of the Duplin County
Board of Commissioners show
that on June 5,1967:
Official notice that applica
tion for alcoholic permits hare
been made to State Board of
Alcoholic Control for the fol
lowing persons and firms and
are on file with the Clerk:
Joseph Aaron West, T/A The
Country Squire; Mrs. Sarah Lee
Johnson, T/A Sarah's Place;
Mr. Dennis Ray Evans, T/A The
Red Carpet Minute Market.
Applications for County Alco
holic Beverage Licenses for the
following persons and firms are
on file with the clerk: Thomas
James Creech, Alethla M. Par
sons, Sidney Thomas, Jr., T/A
Little Harlem Pool Room; Ce
? cQ Edward Covington, T/A Co
vington's Texaco; Daniel A.
Williams, Plgsly Wlggly, Inc.
Sarah Lee Johnson, Dorothy
Brooks Johnson, Annie H. Re
gister.
A May 1, 1967 Item stated
that $2,914 be transferred from
the Courtrv Current Exoense
School Fund Budget for 1966
67 to James Sprunt Institute,
subject to qproval ofSt*e Bud
get Officer.
At June 6, 1967 meeting of
County Commissioners, boun
daries of the North Duplin Fir*
District In Duplin County, con
taining 10 districts, were en
larged, changed and revised.
A May 30th letter to Hon.
Claude E. Caldwell, Director
of State Personnel Department S
In Raleigh requested a down
ward salary adjustment of three;
steps for au salary grades in th*
Merit System pay plan to b* A
effective July 1,1067. The letter
also sttfed that the Board of
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