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February 37 is Mardi gras;
which means Shrove Tuesday;
in some cities a day cf carni
val. All of us associate the
Mardi gras with New Orleans.
I hope some day before I die
to attend the Mardi gras In New
Orleans.
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February 38 is Ash Wednes
day, the beginning of the forty
day lent season which ends
with Easter Sunday. What will
you deny yourself?
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Wasn't our snow the prettiest
one the you have seen In many
moons? Children everywhere
were having such a wonderful
time building snow men. 1 will
not call any names, but a certain
adult In Kenansvllle, stated that
her grandchildren were not at
home to play In the snow with
her so she went In the yard
and built a "snow lady" right
by herself. I was not as ambi
tious as that.
Ann Chesmore, who works
in our office, said that her
nephews built a snoW man eight
feet tall.
Also heard a lady in tonic
say that ererytlme she ate bow tt
gave her a sore throat, so.^he
couldn't enjoy any of that de
lightful snow cream.
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This is the time of year that,
we begin worrying about our
nice early crop ofwild en lone.
If the grass in my yard grew
like the wild onions, I could ne
ver keep it mowed.
In Sunday's N & O Bugs Bar
ringer had a article on "wild
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GOLDSBORO POLICEMAN KILLED; MAGNOLIA NATIVE
Sneed To Discuss Irrigation
i iiere arc ways to reduce
the labor Involved in using ir
rigation. A thorough discussion
and demonstration of some of
these labor-saving methods will
be discussed for Duplin County
farmers Tuesday. March 5, at
2:00 p.m. in the Agricultural
Building. Kenansville, N. C.
Ronald Sneed, extension irri
gation specialist at North Ca
rolina State University, will dis
cuss a wide range of topics,
all dealing with irrigation, la
bor and mechanization.
George Wellons, county ex
tension agent, said anyone who
is now using irrigation or is
considering using u should re
ceive considerable benefit from
this meeting.
The systems to be discussed
by Sneed include solid-set, se
quencing, permanent, side-roll
wheel, center-pivot, self pro
pelled and boom sprinklers.
Majo r emphasis will be a
tour of Carolina Power and
?Light Company's Irrigation
trailer. This display con
tains seven different exhibits
explaining all phases of irriga
tion, how and wny to irrlgtfe
and the economics of lrrigftlon.
Another exhibit will be devo
ted to surface and subsurface
drainage.
The trailer will be located m.
the Agricultural Building park
ing lot and will be open from
1:00 to 5:90 p.m.. on the day of
the meeting. Steve Walker, Irri
gation engineer, will be avail
able during this time to conduct
visitors through the trailer and
answer questions.
At the meeting, farmers will
hear George wellons discuss
crops presently being grown or
that could pqyslUy be grown
and made more profitable by
Irrigation. Kenneth Futreal,
Duplin County Soil Conserva
tionist, will discuss types of wa
ter supply and their costs.
Refreshments will be served,
courtesy of Carolina Power and
Light Company.
MURDER
SUSPECT HELD |1
Chutes Whitley and Roger
Johnson both of Lenoir County
are being held In Wayne County
in connection with the armed
robbery and murder of a Wayne
County Policeman, Walter J.
Rotlae.
A third party Involved in the
robbery-murder, Vlrgll W. La
nier of Beulavllle ha* not been
apprehended. His bullet riddled
cap, a 1963 white Buick Mid
cat was found abandoned in a
snow patched cornfield near
Richlands about 8 a m. Tuesday
by a school bus driver. Two
empty 16-guage shotgun shells
were in the car.
Prayer Day
The Warsaw Presbyterian
Church Is observing the annual
World Day of Prayer Friday,
March 1st.
The Church will be open from
9 a.m. until 7 p.m. We Invite
the churches in our community
to come any time during the day
and particlpfte with us in this
significant day .of intercession
winch encircles the Bjafce.
in tne church to gukfe you in
meditation and priyer. The
church bell, will ring at 9,12, and
f O'clock as a reminder
We should like to encourage
the women to Invite friends
neighbors to come with them and
Join in prayer for World Mis
sions, World Peace, and World
Understanding.
Bonne Chair Company Will Locate In Mt. Olive
Mount Olive has been selected
for the home of the new plant
of Doling Chair Company of Sl
ier City.
The plant will manufacture
chairs, desks, and other office,
school and home furniture. Em
ployment will ultimately reach
260 persons, mostly men.
Construction will begin lm
mediately on a 150,000 square
foot plant on a 40 acre tract
of land. This site was pur
chased from W. R. Jennette
heirs and is located one half
mile north of Mount Olive, ad
jacent to and just west of the
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.
The target date for opening <
the plant is August of this year.
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.Tack Bollns, president of the
firm, said "on-the-job train1
lng" of employees will be fea
tured rather than pilot train
Ins projects. Most of the ma
cninery will he ol the wood
working type and Is not usually
available except in a plant.
Jerry Mcintosh of High Point,
experienced in the manufacture
of furniture, will be manager ot
the plant. Both he aid Mrs. Mc
intosh are naives of New Bern.
She is the former Olivia Arm
strong. They have two children.
Cindy Ain, age 8 and Terry
Allen, 6. The family expects to
move to Mount Olive in the near
future.
The Baling Chair Company is
a nationally known Company
with warehouses In New York,
Seattle, San Francisco, Los An
geles and Denver.
The Company was Incorpora
ted In 1904 as the High Point
Bending Company. Its prime
business was the manufacture
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ueorge West (right) president of Warsaw
Jaycees, > and John Alley (left). State Vice
President with Luther Brltt, Jr., President
of North Carolina Jaycees participated in the
Area C, Southere astern Region Spring meeting
in Warsaw Thursday night. (Photoby Ruth Wells)
Jaycees Host To Area C
Warsaw Jaycees were host to
ARE AC Southeastern Raton's
spring meeting on Thursday
nlghtr February 22, at the Na
tional Guard Aftnory in War
saw. i.
The "Speak Up Jaycee Con
test" under the direction of
Hughie Lewis, preceded the
steak dinner meeting. Judges
Night Spgt Spoofing; ?
Seriously injures Man
A 3 a.m. shooting at a plc
calo joint In Magnolia has hos
pitalized one man who Is in
serious condition at North Ca
rolina Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill.
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Jerni
8an said Thomas Player, 31,
negro male of Magnolia' was hit
in his lower intestine by a
22 caliber pistol.
Moses Lee Washington, 18,
negro male formerly of Green
wood, Mississippi, has been
for this event were: Mrs. Jo
C. Jones, History teacher at
James Kenan Hlgn School; Mr.
Robert Kornegay, Manager of
Home Federal Savings; and Mr.
J. F. Strickland, prominent bu
siness man and member Dqplln
County Board of Education.
Mr. John Alley of Goldsboro
State Vice President, was Mas
ter of Ceremonies.
Mr. Hugh Clark gave the in
vocation and Mr. George West.
President of the local Club
welcomed Jaycees from each
unit in the area including: Clin
ton; Faison; Goldsboro; La
Grange; Mt. Olive; Princeton;
and Warsaw.
Each presidents responded
with a brief resume of his Clubs
activities. These activities co
vered virtually every phase of
service to mankind from ice
storm cleanup to sponsoring
prayer breakfasts.
Area C has the distinction of
six of theseven local presidents
in the area qualifying for the
coveted Spark Plug Award.
Mr. Charles Harrell, South
eastern Regional Director in
troduced Mr. Luther Britt, Jr.,
President of North Carolina
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A Duplin County man was
killed early Tuesday morning
in Goldsboro in the line of duty
as a city policeman.
I Walter J. Rouse 26, appa
rently died instantly from a
shotgun blast in the right chest.
His fellow policeman, David E.
Dale, 27, was seriously
wounded. Three unknown men
engaged in the shottout were be
lieved to have held up the Holi
day Inn only minutes earlier.
A car. registered in the name
of>"tirgll w. Lanier of Beula
ville, and thought to have been
the getaway car was found near
BeulaviUe later Tuesday. La
nier is wanted by police for
questioning.
Dale was reported to have
been driving the police car
that pulled the suspects car over
on highway 70 near the inter
section of U. S. 13.
One man got out of the car
and as the officers approached
opened fire with a shotgun.
Rouse was struck after firing
his revolver one time.
Dale fell to the ground after
he was struck in tne stomach.
He was shot in the back after
he had fallen. His revolver was
fired six times and one of the
men Is believed to have been
hit.
College students came on die
scene as the three men drove
off. They used the police car
radio to call for help.
Desk Sergeant Metz said the
night clerk at the Holiday Inn
on U. S. 70 bypass reported a
robbery. Metz called all cars In
the area and three minutes
later Dale called In that he was
being shot at and needed help.
Rouse, a native of Magnolia,
was the son of Mr. ana Mrs.
David J. Rouse. An ex-Marine,
he had been with the Goldsboro
Police force eighteen months.
He and his wife, Judy, for
merly of Pink Hill, and their
six-year-old son resided at 1406
North Drive in Goldsboro. Mrs.
Rouse is a school teacher.
He grew up on a farm near
Magnolia. Following four years
In the Marine Corps he was
employed at J. P. Stevens Com
pany in Wallace. He was a gra
duate of James Kenan High
School and completed one se
mester at East Carolina
College.
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onowri idotc arc jamcs cfprum sruacnts re
glstering for another quarter's study. Students
shown above (standing from left to right): Betty
Salvage, a 1967 James Kenan High School gra
duate wh o Is enrolled in Business Adminis
tration; Arthur Mlnchew of Warsaw, enrolled in
Business Administration; Thurman Wallace of
Teachey, In the Agricultural Business Depart
ment, and Michael Gurgmious of Penderlea,
who is enrolled In the Business Department.
These students will receive an Associate In
Applied Science degree upon completion of the
course of study.
ipisjration Begins March 5
don, Commercial Art and De
sign, Executive Secretary, Le
gal Secretary, Medical Se
ary, Pol ry andL
on?1year vocational diploma
programs in:
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u &sijjjrii, fcicctronics Sd vicing,
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Inatitu on Say, March 4
1968. and dusts will begin on
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?*rcn l i?o students mty
?eginter for the two-war tech
nical degree programa Int
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Students sre Invited to enter
these programs of Specialized
training Mid take advantage of
the counseliAff and job place
that Is aiiabie ? James
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Chaplin Davis Speaker
At Memorial Service
Memorial services were held
Sunday, February 26 at Moores
Creek Battleground, In Patriots
Hall at the National Military
Park, commemorating the Bat
tle of Moores Creek Bridge.
Lt. Commander Eugene a
Davis, Chaplin of the Marine
Corp, and a native of Mount
Olive was guest speaker.
Recently returned from Viet
Nam, Lt. Commander said "the
right to be free must be earn
ed by every generation, and
true freedom is not purchased
cheaply".
Americ a stands ready to lift
up any man - or nation, who
yearns to be free and that is
why American troops are in
Vietnam , he said.
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Godwin Elected GOP
Presidential Elector
Mr. Sherman T. Rock pre
sided at the Third District Con
gressional Republican Conven
tion held Saturday February 17,
In Goldsboro.
Temporary Chairman was
Jimmy Johnson of Harrells.
Officers elected were: Dr.
Grover Bolln Smithfleld. Chair
man: Mrs. Davis Lee, RoseHill,
Vice Chairman; Mrs. Harmon
Turner Smithf leld, Secretary;
Allle Ray McCullen, Clinton
Treasurer.
John R. Shallcross was en
dorsed as a delegate at large
to the National GOP Conven
tion in Miami, Marvin E. John
son was elected alternate to
this convention. Both elections
are subject to the State conven
tion to be held in Raleigh,
Health Officer Warns
Against Fiim -Flam Artist
Duplin County health officer,
Dr. John F. Powers, wants It
known that the health depart
ment has no representative col
lecting fees for chemicals In
septic tanks or pit privies.
An ex-TB patient was in die
Department onf. Wednesday.
had Just paid ?ll.d5tculinan who !
supposedly put chemicals In his
pit privy. The swindler was
for a receipt he save the ex
patient a small callingcardthat
bore the name of a very pro
minent mm'from anothr coun
ty who is a candidate for one of
the Judgeship seats In the next
election.
It if felt sure that the can
didate knows nothliu; about the
way his campaign literature Is
being used.
The sheriff's department was
Immediately notified, and they
are mddng every effort to ap
prehend the crimlnab
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RECENTLY RESTORED LIBERTY HALL In
Kenansville, soon to be opened to the public,
majestically wears a mantle of white snow.
eddtag ro the beamy rf the ??tfy old MM* j
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Craft Named Broughton
County Manager
KENANSVILLE - Guberna
torial candidate Mel Broughton
has appointed William E. Craft
of Kenansville to manage his
campaign in Duplin County.
As he announced the appoint
ment, Broughton welcomed
Craft to his Cimpaigri stafV
saying, "We are pleased that
such ap outstanding man> will
be leading jhe campaign in Dup
lin. I am confident of success
in the county under his leader
ship."
Craft is an attorney in Ke
nansville and serves as soli
citor of the Duplin General
County Court. He is a former
vice president of the State Jay
cees and former zone chairman
for the Lion s Club.
A veteran of World War II.
Craft attended East Carolina
University and graudated from
Wake ForestLawSchoollnl950.
He is married to the former
Ann Dail and they have three
children.
Craft is a member of Grove
Presbyterian Church where he
is chairman of the board of
deacons and superintendent of
the Sunday School.
Bobbery
Attempt
Failed
An early Sunday morning at
tempt to rob one of the oldest
businesses In Wallace failed.
Wallace Police Lt. Tom Rich
said an effort to get inside the
steel vault at Z. J. Carter
and Son was apparently given up
as ? bad job after several hours
work.
Evidence indicated that from
atop the adjoining one story
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Abandonment Charged
Against Mother
A Smith Township worn an has
been charged with abondoning
her seven children and is being
held in Duplin County J ail in Ke
nans viLe.
Mrs. Margaret R. Best, 35, of
Route 2, Pink Hill has been
charged in addition to abandon
ment, with contributing to the
delinquency of her children.
A warrant has been Issued
for Mrs. Best by Justice of
the Peace, W. J. Sitterson of
Kenansvllle and she is being
held for General County Court,
March 19.
The children had been placed
in the care of their mother when
her husband. Elwood Best was
convicted last year in Wayne
County on a Morals Charge. H<
is serving a five year sentence.
In addition to leaving the chil
dren without proper care on se
veral occasions, fourworthless
check charges also are facing
Mrs. Best.
The Duplin County Welfare
Department is now caring for
the children whose ages range
from three to fifteen years.