Trial
& Error
The month of February, and
this week in particular, has
several outstanding dates. In
this weak on February 11,1847,
Thomas Edison was born. On
February 13.1800 Abraham Lin
coln was born. And on Feb
ruary M is the famous old
sentimental St. Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day was created
titer the spread of Christianity
on February 14, the feast day of
tow Christian martyrs, both
named Valentine. Tne oldest
Valentine cards in America
were probably made by nuns and
monks in the early lTuO's. The
custom became very popular in
Nort h America during the
1800's. Many valentines of that
period were hand painted. They
usually showed a fat cupid whose
. arrows pierced a heart. Some
* had satin, mother-of-pearl,
tassels. Imitation gems, sea
shells and even dried flowers
and seaweed. Times have not
changed too much since the
1800's.
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Have you been in the Fish
Market in Kenansville lately?
Mrs. Fqtreal, wife of the own
er of the fish market, has the
most beautiful display of potted
plants that I have seen in along
time. It is amazing how flowers
can brighten a fish market.
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In the last few months, Kti>,
I nansvllle, has lost by. death
WSTuii?;
tersOn^dSr" Irm?Vi
llains. They were truly Serilor
Citizens who have meanr so
much to our town in year's
past. Mrs. Quinn was always a
great church worker In the Me
thodist Church and stayed in the
store of her husband quite a lot.
She always had a cheerful word
for everyone who came in, too,
she was so interested in what
was going on in her town and
county.
"buss Llllie" Sitter son, as
we all affectionately called her
was such s small dainty little
woman, and dressed so prettily.
, She talked In little quick tones
and moved around so spryly.
She had astnile for everyone and
always enjoyed a good laugh.
I did not see "Miss Irma"
Williams as often as IsawMrs.
Sitterson and Mrs. Quinn, but
always enjoyed visiting her. She
had such a frank way of talk
ing and was interested in so
many things. She .oved her home
and adored her grandchildren.
We will truly miss all of you.
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Mrs. Lee Maxwell sent me
another lovely poem which I
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After two years of quietness,
the political wheel slowly starts
rolling over and begins whetting
the ambitions of political as
pirants.
This is an "off-year" for
county elections with only the
office of Register of Deeds and
County Commissioners of the
first and fifth districts in the
running.
In the First District for Coun
ty Commissioner, composed of
Warsaw and Faison, the only
person who ha s filed to date
is Joe Sutton of Warsaw to suc
ceed himself.
The Fifth District made up
of Kenansville, Magnolia and
Rose Hill, which speculation
had thought would be a hot race
between newcomer D. J. Fussell
of Rose Hill and present com
missioner J. B. Stroud of Mag
nolia, was in for a surprise
on Tuesday when Stroud an
nounced that he would not'be a
contestant in the race. How
ever specualtlon is still strong
that there will be others in
the race for the Fifth District
seat.
Against Register of Deeds,
Mrs. Christine Williams. David
T. Grlggi Jr. of Albertson has
filed. Grigs is a newcomer
*o the political front. He is the
sun of Mrs, Paul Westbrook of
Aitertson aod is at present in
sendee at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
Fdk Congressman of the third
District, evenfbough the TIMES
has n? received word from
Cong. Dfcvid N. Henderson, it is
assuming that be is in the run
ning. Don.HoweU of Golds boro
has filed and announced that he
is ginning again. Howell op
posed Hapderaoh two years ago.
State Senator Jesse Aiutfafhas
won his battle to change his vo
ter rejristr atlon f rom Democrar
tic to Republican.
Austin, who could not re
register in Johnston County be
cause the registration books
do not qgen before the Feb. 23
filing deadline for candidates,
is expected to announce next
week he will seek the GOP no
mination for Congress in the
new 3rd District.
A race which promises to be
most interesting and exciting
is the contest for District Judge
ships of the Fourth Judicial
District. Four judges will be
elected to serve the four coun
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ties of Duplin, Sampson, Jones
and Onslow. To date there are
seven contestants in the race.
They are Russell J. Lanier of
Kenansville and Beulavllle, Ro
bert L. West of Warsaw, Paul
M. Crumpler of Clinton, Wal
ter P. Henderson of Jones Coun
ty, and from Jacksonville, At- '
torneys Carl Venters", Harvey
Boney, Jr. and Cooper Hamil
ton.
Senator r Leroy Simmons
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Warsaw Attorney, Vilest
Runs For Dist. Judgeship
Robert L. West, Warsaw At
torney and former Judge of the
General County Court, an
nounced that he will seek one
of the four District Judgships
In the Fourth Judicial District.
The fourth District Is com
prised of Onslow, Jones, Duplin,
and Sampson Counties.
West, for seven years was
solicitor cf the General County
Court of Duplin County and was
in office at the time he entered
Military Service In 1942. He Is
a former city attorney for the
Town of Warsaw. He was serv
ing as the Judge of the General
County Court when he re
entered service during the Ko- -
rean Emergency In 1981.
West, 59, a life resident af
Duplin County, attended Loul^
burg College, Duke University,
and earnedir>Speclal Law De
gree at Wake Forest College in
1935. Hdtilso studied 4 George
Washington University.
He was admitted to the prac
tice of law in 1335, jpd has
practiced in Warsaw since that
time, with.the exception of se
Is currently in the active re
serve with the Air Force, pre
sently assigned as a Lt. Colonel
to the Office of the Staff Juqee
Advocate, Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base. He is a former
United States Air Force Acade
my Liaison Officer.
He is a member of the Duplin
County Bar Association, the
Fourth Judicial District, the
North Carolina Bar Asso
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ROBERT L.
Grigg Files For Register
Of Deed's Office
David T. Grigs, Jr, of Albert
son has filed for election to
the office of Register of Deeds
in Duplin County.
Mr. Grigs, a native of Duplin
County ana a member of the
Woodland Methodist Church, is
the son of Mr. Paul Gaston
Westbrook and Mrs. Ruth
Westbrook. He is a 1960 gra
duate of B. F. Grady High
Schook, having attended Pine
land Junior College and The
University of Tennessee.
David Grisg is presently
serving in the United States
Army and plants t> complete his
tour of active duty in May of
this year.
Mr. Grlgg is a young and ag
gressive man that desires to
serve the Citizens of Duplin
County and feels that he is ca
pable of rendering the services
required and entitled to all the
Citizens of Duplin County.
david t. grigg. jr.
Librarian Announces New Service
More answers more quickly
is the goal. The telephone is the
means. The time Is now.
Inward Wide Area Telephone
Service (IN-WATS) for toll-free
reference assistance from the
North Carolina State Library
was started this week. Seventy
public library systems head
quarters. including the Duplin
County Public Library and
which serves all of Duplin Coun
3f and Kenansville who will be
Irect recipients of the new
service. Through thelnward
Wide Area Telephone Service
branch public libraries, in
dependent municipal libraries,
special libraries, and academic
libraries of all kinds in all
100 North Carolina counties will
be able to share in die service.
"By making State Library re
sources more Immediately ac
cessible, the In-WATS line will
benefit all North Carolina li
braries and especially the
smaller libraries with limited
reference materials," State Li
brarian Philip Ogilvie said.
He also pointed out that ur
gent interlibrary loan transac
tions can be arranged via IN
WATS.
"This will reduce the time
factor in interlibrary loan by
at least two days," he said,
"and time is of the essence in
our fast paced world."
"Information must follow
need almost immediately today
or tomorrow may be lost," he
continued.
This new service will enable
local librarlenas to get infor
mation for their patrons
by calling a special number that
will connect them with an IN
WATS telephone desk In the Re
ference Services Division of the
State Library. The IN-WATS te
lephone desk will be staffed by a
professional librarian from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
An automatic answering and
recording device will take over
when the State Library is
closed. Recorded request
for information and interlibrary
loans will be played back when
the State Library is open again.
Information will be called back
to the requesting library head
quarters to be used there or
relayed to another library in its
service area. Interlibrary loans
of books will be prepared for
mailing. Interlibrary loan re
rts which cannot be met at
State Library will be re
layed via TWX to one of the ma
jor university libraries in the
Research Triangle area.
"Because a single IN-WATS
line must serve the entire State,
use of the line will be restrict
ed to reference and interlibrary
loan requests," Ogilvie stated
"We hope to extend and ex
pand this service later this
year," he added.
Ramblewood Drive
Goes Over Top
wruDur nussey, jr. president,
ihip drive for AainUeMpd
Country Club, Inc. for Beula
laville. Pink Hill area has rone
over the top with a total of
207 members as of Monday,
February 12.
A goal had been set for 200
members. The lean money of
$188,000 has been approved by
Farmers Home Ahnlnistration
to be available as soon as
200 membeshlp cards were
signed and $37,000 deoosited
in the bank. Resident member
shln is $200. non-resident Is
160. 1
Plans for use of swimming
poor for the coming summer
are virtually assuwjf If ?on
Struction gets underway during
the month of February. The
nine hole golf course will re
quire more time but should be
ready for use by late fall.
Otner officials of Ramble
wood are L. C. Turner, Pink
Hill, vice president; Russell
Bostic, Beulavtlle, secretary;
Luther Ledford, Pink Hill,
Treasurer. Directors are W.
B. Cutler. Richard Williams and
Morris Grady of Beulavtlle; Ha
rold Hardison and Roy Taylor
of Deep Run; and Albert Smith of
Pink Hill.
Officials are now holding
weekly meetings, rotating be
tween Pink Hill and Beulavtlle,
in an effort to expedite comple
tion.
The 140 acre site is located
between Beulaville and Pink Hill
at the Freewill Baptist Assem
bly Grounds. F acllities will In
clude a nine hole golf course,
swimming pool, driving range,
club house, pro shop and picnic
area.
u.J. Fusmli. Resigns
As Mayor Of Rose Hill
D. J. Fuss ell, Sr., who has
been serving as Mayor of the |
Town of Rose Hill, Is resig J
lng as of February 15. He &A
candidate for the Democratic
notniation for County Commis
sioner for the Fifth District,
comprised of Rose Hill, Magno
lia and Kenansyille precincts.
In an open letter to the citi
zens of Rose Hill, Mr. Fussell
States:
"I wish to express my ap
preciation to all the townspeo
ple. I have received tremen
dous cooperation from all our
citizens and am grateful for the
progress that we have made.
During the term of my office
I have developed a sincere In
terested In good government and
believe that 1 can further pro
mote the growth of Duplin Coun
ty as the County Commissioner
of the KenansvUle - Magnolia -
Rose Hill District, h would be
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Mrs. Ethel Kelly, acting librarian at the Duplin County
Dorothy Wightman Library makes use of the Inward Wide
Area Telephone Service. This IN-WATS service will enable ., ,
, It/!* KlUy to obta?|. J'vaclayoff* **from itStf1>-.rth Caroltna
State Library at leas-: two days earner than previous service
by mag. (Photo by Ruth Wells).
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Stroud Will Not Run
CommissionerFifth District
J. B. Stroud, Commissioner
of the fifth district, made the
following announcement to the
press today:
"I hereby announce that I
will not be acandidatefor coun
ty commissioner from the fifth
ai strict.
"I have enjoyed working for ?
and being a part of the progress
of Duplin County for the past
fourteen years. 1 sincerely
thank the people for their sup
port and cooperation in the
past"
J. B. Stroud
During Mr. Stroud's past
fourteen years in County Gover
nment he has seen many chan
ges take place and the county
steadily progress. He served
as Chairman of the Board at
one time and has been a mem
ber of the Board of Directors
ber of thd Board of Directors
of the State Association of
County Commissioners for
about seven years.
Mistrial in
Lawsuit
A hung jury resulted In a
mistrial in Wayne Superior
Court in an action seek
ing $149,052 in two traffic
deaths.
Arnold H. Daniels, father of
the deceased an administrator
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Republican Convention Well Attended
m $ 23 ' ' ?
J Mr. Sam Godwin, (cantor) of Warsaw was
"* "I reelected chairman of the Republican Party
ilVaf Duplin County at the convention held Thurs
February 8th. Also reelected were (left)
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Mrs. Dsvts Lee, RoseHtll, secretary-treasurer
and (right) Mrs. SaUle EBanchard. Rose Hill, vice
chairman. These officers will serve for ?
perlo d of two years. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
rhe Republican County Con
vention was held in the Duplin
County Court House Thursday
night, February 8, at 8 p.m.
with practically every precinct
In the county represented.
Mr. Sam E. Godwin of War
saw called the convention to
order and Mr. Sam Waller of
Glisson Township gave the in
vocation.
Mr. Godwin was unanimously
re-elected chairman, as was
Mrs. Sallie W. Blanchard, Rose
Hill, Vice Chairman and Mrs.
Davis Lee, Rose Hill, Secre
tary-treasurer.
Plans were made to attendtfce
State Convention in Golds bore,
which will be held February
17th. Delegates were elected as
follows: Sam Waller, Gllssent.
Sam Godwin, Warsaw; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Farrlor, Calypso:
Robert King. Falson; Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Johnson, Rase
Hill; William Clifton, Faisen;
Mr. and Mrs. Nash Johnson,
Rose Hill; Miss Tina Wilkins,
Rose Hill; Mr. and Mrs. ?z
zell Johnson, Rose Hill; James
Ward, Rose Hill; Charles Hall.
Rose Hill; Mrs. Sallie &an
^h<^,i^ose^Ul^MUs Sa?le
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Mrs. Williams Announces
For Re-election For
Register of Deeds
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Mrs. Christine Whaley Wil
liams. Duplin County Register
of Deeds since 1952, has filed
for a fourth four-year term.
In announcing for another
term, Mrs. Williams states:
"I am begging the good people
of Duplin County to allow me to
serve them for another four
years in one of the most im
portant positions of trust and
responsibility in the county and
in one that during the past year
has brought more changes, new
duties, and challenges than all
of the other combined years I
have served." She continued,
"There never was a time when
experience is so Important in
helping our people with records
and responsibilities associated
with the office of Register of
Deeds as there is now and as
there will be in the next few
gears ahead." She added:
"There never was a time when
speed, accuracy and the em
ployment of the best in record
keeping methods was soimpor
i Mrs. Williams says that she
is asking for the privilege of
serving another term based on
her record of personal service
Prior to becoming Register
[ of Deeds, she served as mana
ger of the county farm office
from 1933 to 1941.
Wfflmk...
Mrs. Williams lives alone on
Pink Hill, Route 2. in Smith
Township where she maintains
an office at nights and on Sa
turdays by appointment for
the issuance of marriage li
censes for couples who find
it difficult to come to the of
fice in Kenansvllle during re
gular office hours Mondays
thtrowhFrMays.
MRS. WILLIAMS
F.B.I. Sales Conference
Attended By Local People
The annual sales conference
of North Carolina Farm Bureau
Insurance Company was held at
the Jack Tar Hotel in Durham,
February 9-11. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Worthington, Gerald Ed
wards, William J. Knowles, Jr.,
and Theodore Outlaw from Dup
lin County attended.
On Wednesday nlgnt tney at
tended a banquet and dance in the
ballroom. Thursday the men
were priviledged to hear some
outstanding Insurance Men from
Iowa and Tennessee speak. The
women toured the Duke Chapel,
shopped and appeared as guests
on the Peggy Mann Television
show, whicnw as very enjoyable.
Thursday night was the
Awards Banquet. At this time
the outstanding agents during
; the year 1967 were recognized
and presented awards. The
, awards to the agents from Dup
lin were as follows:
Theodore Oitlaw - Top ten
In state in Crop Hall Insurance.
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Mm Pric? Prtsidts
Religious Emphasis Week is
being held at UNCG under the
sponsorship of The Student Ch
ristian Fellowship, of which
Miss Ann Price of Rose Hill is
president. Miss GallMUUansof
Greensboro, vice president o i
the Fellowship, is chairman of
Religious Emphasis Week,
Top Ten In State IN Fire,
Farmers Liability, Blue Cross
Blue Shield Hospital, and Life
Insurance. Also Mr. Worth
ington won a large trophy for
his outstanding work and being
top Agency Manager in his dis
trict Tor 1967 which consists of
13 counties. He qualified to at
tend the Southern Farm Bureau
Round Table Meeting in St. Pe
tersburg, Florida, by prefacing
in excess of one-half million
dollars of Life insurance during
1967. This expense paid tripfor
Mr. and Mrs. Worthlngtoo will
be April 22-35,1968. fife
ROBERT WORTH1NGTON