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While we were waiting for i
the lynching of tl? misate ]
from 1:30 to 6:48 there was much
convert at Ion wine on. I met an
attractive news lady who was
showing me around and helping
me get pictures. Of course. 1
always have camera trouble
I of one kind or the other and
she had me shooting pictures
*$ ?mt that 1 was running out
<tf film, and the film was in the
car - parked where I do not
know, a major got upset over
the situation and sent Sat.
3 .1vrtth 1118 to get some film.
It. Hunter was not to enthu
astlc about the situation be-'
Cause of the traffic.
~He told me It was reported
by actual count that 18,000 cars
traveled t o and from the base
-#sch day. There were three
gfrgMa&c
miles and miles ahead of you
we lines :of cars. It is prac
tically Impossible to get back
into me traffic if you ever gefj
- *?* tlw only orie 1 saw in
Florida. Ha was telling me that
he was raised on the Swanee
Hiver. When he was a young
"J or thfrteen
he and his boy friend wemflsh
Wg and they were lucky enough
to catdi a young alligator about
three feet long. Very proud of
their catch, the first thing they
did was tie his mouth, the*
put him in the basket of their
bicycle to take him to town
to sell. They were very pleased
?s they could sell an alligator
; for ?.60 per foot. 8
TT\e, ^ ,8?* on the front of
the bike and nis friend was rid
ing behind him. For some un
known reason, the alligator
worked die rope awaylrom
Ms mouth, and as they were
rldlqg along he bit the boy in
the seat of the pants. Tht
boy went skyward and landed on
the gound In from of the bicycle
Sgt. Hunter said you might
think an alligator can't run. but
!rat1J0ne^\ ^ Wore they
could catch him, he was back
[in the river.
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.there are bold pilots, but there
-*re no OLD. BOLD pilots."
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The difference between and
Astronomer and an Atomic Sci
entist: An Astronomer learns
?ss and lass about more *>d
""JLJ?""11 y he knows
nothli^ about everything. An
Atomic Scientist learns more
and winds up knowing every
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GEORGE KORNEGAY
Mount Ohvo Jaycees Choose
George Kornegay
For DS Award
A successful young attorney
of Mount Olive was presented
the Distinguished Service
Award at the annual Jaycee
Banquet held Thursday night.
George R. Kornegay, Jr., out
standing civic leader was pre
ability and personal and busi
ness progress.
Kornegay is a son of George
R. Kornegay, Sr., and the late
Annie Dail Kornegay, and Is a
native of Duplin County. He has
practiced law In Mount Olive
since August of 1964.
A graduate of Mt. Olive High
School, and Campbell Junior
College, he Is also a graduate
of the University of North Ca
rolina, and the University Law
School.
He has been a member of the
Mount Olive Jaycees for several
years and has served the or
ganization in many capacities.
As president of the Mt. Olive
College Area Foundation nearly
1100,000 was raised for the
support of the college. He Is
a director md member of Exe
cutive Committee of AreaFoun
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Rubbery
Mtrtive
For Murder
A Duplin County man is being
held in jail in adjoining Wayne
County on a murder charge in
the knife slaying of Irvln Wells,
47, negro of Route 3, Mt. Olive.
Charles Robinson, 23, Route
2, Mt. Olive, Duplin County and
Joe Lee Etrenson, 19 of Mt.
Olive are said to have confessed
to the brutal slaying, and rob
bery.
wells' body was found Satur
day. He hao been beaten and
stabbed in what officers desc
ribed as "the most savage mu
tilation imaginable." Deep
2 ashes criss-crossed die
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Southeastern Poultry Convention Well
Represented By Rose Hill & Duplin
By: Tint F. Wilson
The Southeastern Poultry and
Egg Association Convention and
Trade Show which opened In
Atlanta on Monday of this week
has a good representation from
Duplin County present.
Republican
Convention
The Duplin County Republi
can Convention which has been
cancelled twice due to the bad
weather Is rescheduled for Th
ursday, February8, at the coun
ty courthouse at 8 p.m.
All republicans are urged
to mend. All Interested De
mocrats are cordially Invited.
On returning home tonight
they will bring with them many
new ideas and much new infor
mation that will benefit the
area.
The theme for the meet
ing is "Supermarket of Ideas."
Several thousand members
of the industry are present
to learn from its scientists and
other leaders. They are having
a "working convention" and are
on the lookout for various ways
to market their products. They
are out to discover "a trea
sure trove of new equipment
drugs and other services
that are on display" according
to POULTRY TIMES, the news
weekly serving the industry.
Attending this meeting from
Rose Hill are Mr . ana Mrs.
Nash Johnson, Mr. and Kirs.
Bizzell Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
N. R. Mattocks, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Johnson.
Messrs. Fennell Smith, Cole
Porter, Mack Rhodes and Dal
las Rhodes, all representing
Nash Johnson and Sons Farms,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lee
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Davis
Lee from the Rose Hill Pro
cessing Company.
Mr. aHd Mrs. Sam Wallace
of Rose Hill are representing
the Wallace plant.
The convention opened on
Monday with an Exhibitors
Breakfast, honoring the five
hundred and fifteen booths of
exhibits in the Convention Hall.
Tuesday the educational pro
gram, featured, concurrently,
tne Commercial Egg and tne
Turkey Program. Marvin John
son of Rose Hill, the newly In
st alle d President of the Na
tional Turkey Federation, made
one of the main addresses of
the day. Mr. Johnson is also a
director of the twelve-state
Southeastern Poultry and Egg
Association, a past president of
the N. C. Turkey Federation
and is the President of the
Raeford Turkey Farms. His
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Announces Candidacy
Joe Sutton of Warsaw was
the first man running for elec
tion in the May Primary In
Duplin County to tile for office.
Sutton filed to succeed him
self as County Commissioner of
District #1 which Is comprised
of Warsaw and Falson town
ships.
Mr. Sutton lives in Warsaw
and Is a member of the Wt
sew Methodist Church and Is
serving on the Board of Finan
ce. ne is a member of the
Warsaw Masonic Lodge 1877,
a member of Warsaw Lions
Club, the Was aw Moose Lodge
and the Duplin County Shrines
Club.
Married to the former Efftg
"burlaw of Woitscrape township,
they have two sons, Joseph
Allen Sutton, Jr., in training
now for oeraonnel with fhtr
OaotUined to pace I
Freak Accident
Traps Faison Boy
A Falson youth was Injured
in a freak accident Saturday
afternoon when he was pinned
between a truck and a tractor.
Steve King. 18, son of Joseph
Kenneth King of Route 1, Falson
received a punctured liver and a
broken rib when he was pinned
between the two vehicles for
more than two hours. Mt. Olive
rescue squad freed the boy.
The accident occurred on
rural paved road 1725 near Har
vey Murphy's store.
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According to reports Steve
was operating a tractor towing
a truck steered by his father.
The truck had no motor.
Rounding a curve down hill the
truck ran into the tractor and
both vehicles overturned com
ing to rest on the back end of
the tractor pinning young King
between the two vehicles.
King's father, wis charged
by State trooper ?anpny fur
rier with operating a vehicle with
improper brakes. ?.
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DOSE HILL GETS NEW INDUSTRY
Construction of a new building
in Rose Hill, to house a garment
plant, was announced today by
Dennis Ramsey, President at
Rose Hill Industries, Inc.; D. J..
Fuss ell. Sr., President of Rose
Hill Textiles, Inc.; and Milford
Qulnn, Chairman of Duplin De
velopment Commission. P. B.
Raiford, Executive Director of
the Duplin Development Com
mission, worked with the Rose
Hill community in their org aii
zational plans and securedcon
tacts for the sale of products
to be manufactured. Mr. Raiford
complimented the Rose Hfll peo
ple for their efforts to create
employment opportunities with
the use of local funds plus
their Interest and efforts to
build a stronger economy for
the community. He said that the
response was immediate whan
invitations were made to In Vest
in this enterprise and that bp
cause of these Investments taiy
would be able to share in the
profits of the company as well
as to take pride in being a part
of this progressive effort.
Rose HOI Industries, Inc., a
newly oifanized holding com
pany, wifl build a plant to be
located wen U. S. 117 on a
site secured from Mr. Attb
Cates Which j*as formerly oc
cupied by iftrickle plait. The
building wii be financed with
income from sales of stofck
purchased by citizens of Roec
Hill and vfctnity and a loan
secured fmm the Waccamaw
Batik and Trust Company, /p
proxlmeely 100 to 150 people
will be employed when full pro
duction is reached^ Employ
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Hit less hurt
In wreck
C. W. Harless. Instructor at
lames Sprunt Institute, was in
jured in a wreck on Friday
afternoon in the vicinity of Dob
bins ville on Highway 50.
Harless was admitted to the
emergency room at Sampson
Memorial Hospital where 24 or
25 stitches were taken on his
scalp. He also received
abrasions on his left leg. He
was transferred to Veterans
Hospital in Durham for obser
vation. Reports on Sunday night
were that he was getting along
fine and had no complications.
The wreck happened on Fri
Cattoucc to Pes* I
, Ramsey Preildert of Rt?e
Commission, Harvey Braddy, Dr. G. P. Matthews, Cecil Worsley,
RayjCarter; N. R. Mattocks, C. w. surratt, jr. and D. J. Fussell.
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City Heart Fund Chairmen Named
The Duplin County Heart As
sociation will begin its month
long Heart Fund Campaign un
der the leadership or the fol
lowing City Heart Fund Chair
men as announced today by Mrs.
Boyette, Duplin County Heart
Fund Chairman.
Wallace, Mrs. Gene Carter;
Kenansvllle, Mr. O.P.Johnson;
Calypso, Mrs. Herrey Korne
gay, Sr.! Falson, Mrs. Addis
P. Cates; Warsaw, Mrs. James
F. Strickland; Rose Hill, Mrs..
Lillie Belle Brummitt; Beula
vtlle, Mr. Raleigh Lanier; Mag
I nolia, Mrs. Patsy Jo Pope.
Mrs. Gerte Carter of Wallace
is NewS Editor of the The Wal
lace Enterprise, takes an active
part in the civic and religious
life of the Wallace community,
and is also a member of the
publicity committee of the Dup
lin County Historical Society.
The former Sammie Ann Wil
liams of Rockfish Community is
married to Gene Carter, and
they have one daughter, Cla
rice. Mrs. Carter served m
1967 Wallace City Heart Fund
Chairman, and she, together
with her key workers were re
sponsible for the largest and
most entertaining Heart Fund
Talent Show Duplin County Citi
zens have attended. Plans are
again underway for another Ta
lent Show.
In addition to her organiza
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Dr. Herring Honored |
Dr. Dallas Herring, Chair
man of the N. C. State Board
of Educttion, was very much
surprised recently to find him
self a guest of honor at a
dinner at the Plantation Res
taurant at White Lake.
Dr. Herring has been invited
to be a guest at what was re
presented to him as a "Kick
Off Dinner" in the interest of
Bladen County's new Technical
Institute.
On the program for the din
ner speakers were State Sena
tor, James C. Green of Clark
ton, and J. G. Thomas and
Lewis Parker ofEllzabethtown,
who has worked to gain the
Technical Institute for Bladen;
Representative Chatham c.
Qark of Elizabethtown; Super
ior Court Judge Edward Qark
of Elizabethtown and Mr.
George I. Resseguie, the newly
appointed President of the In
stitute.
Dr. Herring was not listed
on the program and had not
been asked to prepare and ad
dress, but was asked after other
speakers, to rise and make a
speech. In a very few words
he spoke of his pride In the
new Institute, his hopes for Its
role In the future of the com
munity and congratulated the
county upai Its accomplishment.
Then came the surprise to him
that he was the guest of honor
and that the 84 persons pre
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Ministerial Association
On January 29, a group of mi
nisters mat at the Stone Manor
Motel for lunch and formed a
new Ministerial Association.
It's purpose is not only to
afford fellowship among the dif
ferent denominations repre
| sented but to become better in
formed on the religious and so
cial activities and problems
inherent within this area.
The group present were mi
nisters who give the devotion
als on the Wallace Radio Sta
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I Health Board
Names New
Members
Two new members have been
appointed to the Duplin County
Board of Health at a recent
meeting held at the local Health
Department.
Steve Gowan, pharmacist of
Wallace was named to replace
the late Bill Sheffield of War
saw, who had served for many
years.
Wilbur Hussey.'jr., of Beu
lavllle was named to fill the
vacancy created by the re
signation of John Rhodes of
Beulavlile. Mr. Rhodes retired
from the board after many years
of service.
Earl Hatcher, Mayor of the
County Seat, Kenansville was
welcomed by Chairman J. A.
Sutton, as an ex-offlcio mem
ber, replacing; Lauren Sharpe.
Other Board members are:
0. P. Johnson, Kenansville: Dr.
J. M. Kornegay, Warsaw; J. A.
Oswald Named By V F W
"Man Of The Year"
The owner and publisher of
The Wallace Enterprise, Harry
L. Oswald, has been named
"Man of Year" for 1967 by the
English Brown Post "No. 9161
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The announcement was made
at the regular VFW meeting last
week. The formal award will be
made at a dinner at the VFW
Home Friday, February 2nd.
VFW "Man of the Year" is
a person who through his ac
tions and efforts has shown his
desire to aid his fellowman
and community.
Mr, Oswald came to Wallace
in 1928. He entered a part
nrship with Gay Wells and pur
chased The Wallace Enter
prise. He became sole owner
of the paper in 1941. The paper
became a semi-weekly in 1949.
Among the fruits of his, and
other interested. Civic Minded,
Citizens, labors are:
The Wallace Turkey Farm,
Inc., and Wallace Carter Plant
and J. P. Stevens in Wallace.
Through the newspaper he has
kept his fingers on the pulse
of the community, and promo
ted its steady development into
a thriving community center.
A charter member of the
Wallace Jaycees, he also re
presented the Wallace Club as
St?e Director, he was also a
director of Wallace Associates,
a forerunner of the Wallace
Chamber of Commerce. He has
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| HARRY L. OSWALD
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