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NPLIN SCHOOLS MOST TOTALLY INTEGRATE IN 4 YEANS
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Representatives of the Board
of Education appeared before
officials of the U. S. Office of
Education in Washington on
November 14, 1967 and were
told that the integration of Du
plin County Schools must be
completed by the 1971-72 school
year.
Duplin's federal funds for ed
ucation, amounting to approx
imately $1,250,000.00 per year
are now in a deferred status
and are subject to be com
pletely cut off within thirty
days after a hearing scheduled
in Washington not later than
January 15, 1968.
The Board of Education has
until that date to submit a plan
for total integration of the sch
ools which will be acceptable to
the U. S. Office of Education.
If the Board of Education can
do this, the hearing will not be
held and the flow of all federal
funds to Duplin County Schools
will be resumed.
Should the Board of Educa
tion fail to submit a plan ac
ceptable to the U. S. Ofice of
Education, not only would the
schools lose federal funds but
the Board of Education would
be cited to the Justice Depart
ment for failure to comply
with the Civil Rights Act. It is
not simply a matter of losing
federal funds; the schools
lose $1,250,000.00 and still be in
federal court for failure to
meet the requirements of this
act, and then would be ordered
by the courts to integrate all
schools forthwith.
A substantial start in meet
ing the requirements for total
integration will have to be
made at the beginning of the
1968-1969 school year. If a plan
can be formed and suitable as
surances given that it can and
will be implemented, the cha
CeaUaaed to Pago S
Inducted For
Oct. & Nov.
Inducted from Duplin County
during October and November
1967 were:
Anthony Dwight Batts. Wal
lace; Paul Lawrence Levings
ton, Warsaw; James Edward
F arrior, Albertson; Melvin
Mitchell Williams. Wallace;
Leon Ray Jones, Wallace.
Roger Wayne Hall, Pink Hill;
Jonah Lee Loftin, Jr., Warsaw;
Ervin Graham, Rose Hill; Henry
Alexander Brown, Wallace;
Randall Edward Bryan, Wal
lace; Thomas Eugene Cottle,
Rose Hill.
Bobby Gene Futrell, Beula
ville; Bernard Hobson Mussel
white, Rose Hill; Harrison Rho
des. Rose Hill; William Edward
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Ramblewood Country Club
Approaches Reality
Interest continues to rise,
virtually assuring the reality of
Ramblewood Country Qub.
The recreational facility will
be located on a 140 acre site
on rural paved road 1005 be
tween Beulavllle and Pink Hill.
A 3000 square foot Qub Hause
has been planned, and will con
tain a 38 x 32 foot club room,
a snack bar, kitchen, two
lounges and a Pro Shop.
In addition to a nine hole
golf course the swimming pool
will Include three areas, with a
wading pool for Toddlers and
a spacious sun bathing deck.
A life guard will be on duty
while pool is open. Picnic areas,
play wounds and camping sites
are also Included.
To date 165 members have
joined Ramblewood Country
Qub. With thirty five additional
members the club will be as
sured and uponpaymentof 337.
300. which will come from
membership fees, actual con
struction may begin. A loan of
3182,000 from private sources
and guaranteed by FHA, will
finance construction.
Membership fee is 3200 for
residents and 360 for non re
sidents, and dues will be 313.00
per month. The resident mem
bership radius is 13 miles frttoi
the site North, East ?d Spfth .
Fear River on the West'51167''
Mr. Wilbur Hussey Jr. *f
Beulavllle is president of the
corporation and L. C. Turner,
Sr., of Pink Hill is Vice Pre
sident. Russell Bos tic, Beula
vllle, Is secretary; Luther Led
ford, Pink Hill, is treasurer.
Other directors are W. B. Cut
ler, Richard Williams and Mor
ris Grady of Beulavllle, Harold
Hardlson aid Roy Taylor of
Deep Run and Albert Smith of
Pink Hill.
Interested persons may con
tact any member of the board
of directors for a membership
form.
Recreational facilities along
with Its churches, schools ana
attractive homes are essential
to every community desiring to
attract major Improvements.
The availability of good re
creational facilities Is a must.
The economy of the area
must continue to grow to make
it Worthwhile for the young peo
ple to remain in the area and
seek jobs and business oppor
tunities. The reality of Ram
blewood Country Club will help
to provide this "good life,"
stated a spokesman for the
club.
New Presbyterian
Minister At Rose Hi//
REV. W.C. P?TER
Rev. William Clark Porter,
Third and his family are mov
ing to Rose Hill tms week to
assume the duties as pastor of
the Mt. Zlon Presbyterian Ch
urch.
Rev. Mr. Porter was born In
Greensboro, and received his
B. A. degree from Guilford Col
lege. He received his E. D.
degree from Austin Theologl
cal Seminary, and was ordained
by Orange Presbytery in Au
rl957.He has nela pastorates
Eno, Fairfield, and Little
River Presbyterian Churches in
Orange County, North Carolina.
Rev. Mr. Porter served four
years In the Army Air Force
as Fligftt Engineer, and six
years in%e Air Force Reserve;
as a cha&in. He has been very
active inlenomlnationalworkin
Orange Presbytery and in civil
work of various kinds in Orange
County.
Rev. Mr. Porter's wife is
Jane Rogers Porter. They have
two children, Charlotte, agenirje,
and Clark aged three ?d a
h^rfor''?gia sns of Roar HUl
wouki, like to welcome Rev.
and Mrs: William Clark Porter
and children to Rose Hill. It
is hoped that they will find co
operation and friendship in the
town as well as in the church.
Rev. Mr. Porter will preach
in Mt. Zion Church on Decem
ber 3rd.
Former Pastor To Conduct
Revival A t Hallsville
Rev. Stradford T. Snlvely,
former pastor of Hallsville and
Grove Presbyterian Churches
will conduct revival services
next week at Hallsville.
Beginning Monday evening.
Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. services
will continue each evening th
rough Friday December 8th.
Currently serving as pastor
of the Church of the Covenant,
Spring Lake. N. C.. "Strad"
was pastor of thelocalchurches
from 1956 to 1958.
Mrs. Snlvely was the former
Jean Sessoms. Their daughter
Betty was born during their stay
in Kenansville. They also have
a son, BUI.
HallsvUle church extends a
cordial welcome to all friends
to attend these Services.
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This trailer did a complete flip in the air over
the head of the owner. No Injury was sustrfned
to the four occupants of the trailer except for
a scratched lip of one child. The trailer and its
contents were reduced to debris. More pictures
inside. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Disaster Hits Duplin,
Property Damage Heavy
Parts of Duplin County sus
tained severe property damages
about 9 p.m. Friday night as
tornados touched down in many
areas. fiecsoMt injuria*
rairaclously avoided.
Destruction was wrought in a
ten ratle area from Mill Swamp
section south of Lyman, to Gre
gorys Fork In Onslow County.
Practically every building an
the William D. Lanier farm
near Lyman was wrecked. Mrs.
Lanier said, "it sounded like a
jet plane real low down." Her
son was In the bathroom and
he recognized It as a tornado
and started to warn the rest of
tJar tried to open the
C J* to the j?dOtn where his
pirtnts were and the boy and
door were blown across the
room to the couch with his mo
ther and father.
The roof of the house was
partially destroyed and some
of their clothing blown away.
Outside, a tobacco harvester
was splintered so It looked like
a child's tinker toy. A pack
barn, tobacco barns were blown
down and a chicken house badly
damaged.
Tin from the roofs of build
ings was strown everywhere,
fields were littered and many
pieces were resting in trees.
Damage was heavy In the
Sloan area where many roofs
were blown off buildings, pic
ture windows blown out and
houses smashed by falling
ttjpds.
A house trailer occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marsh
bum and their two chilren was
reduced to ruble. A spokesman
said Mr. Marshburn was pulled
out of the trailer when he open
ed the door and the trailer went
up in the air over him and llt
Cootfnued to Pogc t
County
1967Tax
Values
1967 Assessed Values In the
County are as follows:
Real Property $61,230,281.00
Personal Property
21,933,645.00
Excess Valuation from State
Board of Assessment
2,899,584.00
Total Valuations
$86,063,510.00
This was an Increase of
$6,336,046.00 In total assessed
valuations.
Juveniles Caught
In Stolen Car
Two negro teenage boys from
Gokbboro are in Duplin Coun
ty Jail awaiting trial after ad
mitting larceny of two cars in
Duplin on Monday.
A 1966 green Chevrolet, be
longing to Walker McNiell of
Warsaw was taken from in
front of Macks' Beauty Salon
just prior to 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon.
A 1967 Ford owned by Leon
Brown of Beulaville was taken
from the new parking lot be
side the Duplin County Court
House. Mr. Brown parked the
car in the parking lot about 3
p, m. and less than an hour
later discovered it was gone.
The McNiell car was found
abondoned on a dirt road near
the old Middleton Nursery be
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Speed Chase Ends In CrashW
A Beulavllle girl Is in Duplin
General Hospital with serious
Injuries received when a car
went out of control and crashed
Into a tree and utility pole Sun
day night.
Donald Mercer, 20, white
male of Beulavllle operating a
1965 Plymouth was trying to
outrun a state highway patrol
man, admitted driving 120 miles
per hour. Seeing that the trooper
was gaining on him, he slowed
down to a mere 90 miles per
hour, and attempted to turn off
paved road 1005 onto rural paved
road 1710. The car failed to
make the turn and landed be
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Four Tracts Hatch Property Sold
The North Carolina Baptist
Association accepted bids on
four tracts of the Rachel Hat
ch estate following a public
auction on two farms and ac
ceptance of sealed bids on tim- J
ber lands.
Farm designated A was pur
chased by Lannie Price for $18,
100. Mr. Price bad resided on
and bad tended the form for
many years.
Farm designated B was bid
in at $90,000. by Charlie Hawes
Jr. of Rose HOI. A minimum of
$48,000. had been set on the
two farms, but the total of
$08,000, was accepted.
Three tracts of woods land
were offered by sealed bids
which were opened. Tueeday
morning at 10 a. m. at the
court house door. A minimum
of $91,000, had been set on a
183.8 acre tract of land which
went to Albermarle Paper Co.
on a bid of *38,150.
Tract No. 3 containing 875
acres of wood lands also went
to Albermarle Paper Company
on a bid of $75,550. A minimum |
of $52,000, had been set for
this tract.
A bid of $8,100. was rejected
on a 461 acres tract where a
$19,000 minimum had been set.
Miss Hatch died in the spr
ing of 1966 leaving her entire
estate to the North Carolina
Baptist Association.
Greet A Duplin Serviceman Christmas
Christmas is the season for
families and friends and our
boys overseas know this.
Our list of Duplin boys who
are in service overseas is
growing rapidly, and so is our
desire to include ALL the Du
plin boys so far from home this
Christmas Season. Tell your
neighbors and friends who are
not fortunate enough to read
the Duplin Times and may not
have heard about our project
Talk it up! phone some one
about it! We have just one
more week after this issue to
print names in time for first
class mail to reach the boys in
Viet Nam and other far-off
places by Christmas with a
safe margain.. Rave you sent
those boys a cheerful greeting
this Christmas season-and in
close some Duplin Tiroes or
other news items from Oupbn
home community - or letter
stiU, a subscription to their
county paper for a year.
Christmas is the joyful
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Duplin County Tobacco
Mooting, December 8
The Annual Duplin County
Tobacco Meeting will be held in
the Agricultural Building In
Kenansville on Friday night,
December 8, at 7:10 p. m.
.Professor S. N. Hawk*, Jr.,
Extension Tobacco Specialist
and Professor F. A. Todd, Ex
tension Tobacco Specialist, will
be at the meeting to present
the latest information on tobac
co production and marketing.
The information they will cov
er wm include the fftssnt to
? '-"k I1
bacco situation, the outlook
tor the future, recommended
production practices, such as
fertilization, spacing, disease
control, insect control, variety
performances, mechanization,
and marketing. They will also
discuss four new varieties
which have been released for
next year, which are: Speight
0-13, Bell S3, Coker 354, and
McNair 14.
All DupUn County tobacco
MMUMAMa Anil - ** luiwMW ? -S
growers anc oiner interested
in^Jobacco are invited to afc
Rev. M| Fadden Speaker For "M" Night
Rev. J. N^lfcFadden, Asso
ciate Paste?, First Baptist Ch
urch, Clinton will be the ty?
splrational speaker at "U"
Night at the Magnajla Baptist
Church at 7:30 Monday evening.
December 4.
Rev. McFadden began full
time service as Associate Pas
tor, Minister of Music and Ed
ucation January 1949. He has
served churches In South Caro
lina and Georgia before coming
to his present position In Clin
ton. He was ordained to the
Gospel Ministry In February
of last year. He Is a forceful
speaker as well as a talented
musician.
He has worked in revivals In
16 states Including Alaska, hav
ing participated in 20 area wide
crusades since 1960 with Dr.
C. E. Autrey and others. He
will be In Syracuse, N. Y. next
September In an area wide cru
sade.
A native of South Carolina,
Rev. McFadden Is married
to the former Evelyn Campbell I
1 of Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Mc- I
REV. J. N. McFAQ^BN
Fadden is the chur9l( organist
for the Clinton Flrit ;Church.
The McFaddeos hals e three
sons. i
Wt F'i .
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LOCAL COUPLE GREET PRESIDENT
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Johnson, of Rose Hill, made a trip to
Washington, D. C. and greeted President Johnson in the White
House. Thursday, November 16. The occ >n was the presentation
jf ? turkey to The President for Tha giving. The Johnson's
Were representing the National Turkey Federation, who in co
r
operation with the Poultry and Egg National Board made the pre
sentation to The President. Mr. Johnson is Vice President of the
National Turkey Federation and in January he will take office at
its President. At the extreme right in the picture are Mr. and
Mrs. John Morgan and daughter of Leyton, Utah. Mr. Morgan it
the out going President of the Federation