VOL XXXV HO. la KENANSVILLE.N.C. MARCH 21. 1968 PiUCE 109 PLUS TAX
Trial
& Error
Wh very happy to see that
my. friend, Margaret Harper
froqt Southport, has filed for Lt.
Governor of North Carolina.
Margaret Is a lovely per son and
very smart also. Eventhough
I do not know her intimately,
I have known her casually for the
past ten years. She (s most
vivacious and good looking too.
Her husband, Jim, Is editor and
publisher of the paper In South
port and a few /ears ago, he
was president of the North
Carolina Press Association.
I think lt Is wonderful that
women are taking more Interest
In politics, and I think they will
do a good lob. Many women have
been forced Into the business
world through no choice of their
own, but due to various cir
cumstances, and they have had
to swim or drown. Now many
women are becoming Interested
In this type of work, and will
do an excellent Job - because
it is the job of their choice.
More power to you, Marga
ret Harper 1 We are rooting
for you.
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Have you noticed the new
Welfare office which Is being
built in KenansvlUe. It Is beau
tiful . Colonial style and seems
so fitting for KenansvlUe.
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"Some persons' Beards Cost
Tbem Their Jobs" is the title
of a from pag e story In th?.
Wall Street Journal. Statistics
Show that the nation's employ
er* don't like beards. "On<
San Franciscan will attest to
that," It states. "He is aT?r
Retype operator here who's ayV
he las been fired from twdr
Jobs recently. In each case, he
started work clean shaven. But
when his beards flowered, his
jobs died."
Another feUow, a certified
public accountant, tells a simi
lar story. He grew a beard
while vacationing In Europe.
When he returned, a client of
nearly four years'standing drop
ped Mm, and two firms that
had expressed keen Interest In
using Mm in his prebearc *.ys
suddenly cooled.
The article pointed out that
some companies thst ban beards
may be missing out on some
creative talent. Bat they still
Insist an applicant may be as
noncotnformlst as he likes in
this thinking, but In appearance
he "must conform to our es
tablished corporate image."
1 highly agree with them.
Who warns to look at an un
shaven man?
Ruth.
Regional Register Of Deeds
Meeting Set For Kenansville
Mrs. Christine W. Williams,
Duplin County Register of Deeds
will be hostess to a regional
meeting for Registers of Deeds
and local government officials
on Wednesday, Atrll 3.
The meeting of Region 2 of the
N. C. Association of Registers
of Deeds will be held In the
Courtroom In Kenansvllle be
ginning at 10:00 A.m.
Counties In Region 2 Include
Wayne. Wake, Johnston. Lenoir.
Jones, ttislow, Duplin, Pender,
New Hanover, Brunswick, Co
lumbus, Bladen, Sampson, Ro
beson. Scout land, Hoke, Cum
berland and Harnett.
Speakers for the meeting will
be Taylor McMillan, Assistant
Director of the Institute of Go
vernment at Chapel HU1 and
Frank B. Holding, Smithfleld
Legislator, who is a member
of the Local Government Study
Commission created by the last
General Assembly which Is now
engaged In a statewide study of
local government.
J. Cnandler Eakes. Register
of Deeds of Lee County and
President of the N. C. Associa
tion of Register of Deeds, will
preside at the meeting and other
officials of the State Associa
tion will appear on the all-day
program.
TO TOUR DUPLIN OFFICE
The group will tour the Duplin
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.Picture shows Jon Ma-Or* ale, Safety Services
- .Representative of thd%FstRxjal Am ;r lean Red
%ross Staff, planning ways with the Execu-'
tlve Secretary. Mrs. N. B. Boney /lefti and
(he First Aid Chairman, Mrs. Mattle W. Sadler
(Vjght) to step up the First Aid-Program in
the Duplin Cpvinty Chapter.
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First Aid Clasd For Instructors
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Jon Martlndale of Durham,
taught agrctipof men and women
how to become First Aid In
structors last week at Kenans
vllle. To be eligible for this
class a person had to hold and
Advanced First Aid Certificate
or have been a previous and re
cen- Instructor. In the class
taught last week by Mr. Martin
dale, who Is a Safety Service
Representative on the National
American Red Cross Staff sent
out by the Southeastern Area
Office In Atlanta, Ga. were:
Hiram Brinson, Shannon Brown,
Larry Hoffman, Paul Ingram,
and tne Rev. Lauren R. Sharpe,
all members of the Kenansville
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Fire Dept.
Oilers in the group were:
Herschel A. Fields of the Rose
Hill Fire Department; Charles
W. Swlnson of the Mt. Olive
Rescue Squad; and Cecil E.
Thomas from Comfort, who is
employed by the N. C. State
Highway in Jones County. These
eight men took the 15-hour
course, which ended last Thurs
day night. On Monday night
they came from 7 until 10 p.m.
but the other three nights they
Notice
The Pink Hill Rurltan Auction
Sale postponed from March 9th
will be held Saturday March
23rd, 6 p.m.. at the Pink Hill
School Gym'. You will not wan*
to miss tnls sale.
Eastern District F.W.B. Youth Conv.
Pearsall Chapel Free Will
Baptist Church was host Satur
day, March 16, to the Eastern
District Youth Convention of
Original Free Will Baptist.
Trie program go" underway at
?Man inwm Ml. mm* i
10:00 a.m. with slngspiration
with Blllle Jarm.i'i as Song
Director. Larry Futrelle. Pre
sident of the Pearsall VFA, ex
tended a c ordial and warmwil
romi' to everyone. Ricky
Whaley gave the morning De
votion. using Psalm 117; Basing
his rem.cks on everyone
"Praising the Lord." with the
youth of our churches. Karen
Powell, of the host church,
prayed the opening prayer, ask
ing clod's belssing on the con
vention.
Mrs. David Hansley. State
Youth Chairman oCoBridgeton
N. C. brou'it greetings from
the State Woman's Auxiliary
Co iven'lon and com te id;d the
youth of the Eastern District
for their fin- spirit of coopera
tion.
Tli? highlight of the youth con
ventio n Is the Essay and De'
clam at Ion contest. Calvin Heatf
of the Core Creek Church.
Cove City. N. C.. was first
place winner in the AFC De
clamation. receiving a I6.0C
cash award. June Wallace of the
Snow Hill church Albertson
N. C. was runner-up In the
AFC division and received i
$2.59 cash award.
In the YFA Essay Contest
Paulette Griffin of th- Sand)
Plain Church, Rou e 2, Plni
Hill, was first place winner,
receiving a $6.00 cash award,
Johnny Thomas of the Beula
vtlle Church was iWUIf'H
in the YFa division and re
ceived a 92.80 cash award,
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Officers attending the Eastern District FWB
rout h Convention held Saturday March 16 at
? Pearsall's were (rtght to left): Lynn Sumner,
* Beulavllle Church .President; Brent Sumner,
Sandy Plain Church, Wee President; Doma
Hudson , Snow Hill Church, Secretary; Janet
Brown, Beulavllli, Program Director. (Photo
by Ruth Wells)
County
Commissioner
Mr. Keith Oates, represent
ing the State Board of Health,
met Monday with the Board of
County Commissioners for a
discussion on drainage of Nine
Mile Swa>np i. id Cypress Creek.
Vernon Reym.ois, agricul
tural agent, reported to the
board tnar a livestock show
would be held In the Livestock
Arena In Kins ton, April 9 -
11. He also reported that a
4-H Club Dress revue would be
held 4 the County Court room
on March 22 wltn 70 club mem
bers participating.
Dr. F. D. Taylor of Falson
and Dr. H. A. Phillips of Wal
lace, Veterinarians of Duplin
County, announced to the Board
a decision that the county wide
dog vaccination program would
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Hepler
Reports
Filings
Mr. Claude Hepler, Chair
man of Duplin County Board
of Elections would remind In
terested persons of the 12
o'clock noon March 22 filing
deadline for county offices.
Filed since last reporting
were: George W. Swinson, con
stable WoUscrape Township;
J. E. Chestnutt,constable, Mag
nolia Township, Shannon Brown,
constable Kenansville Town
ship.
:?> tto filing mareEwme:t Earl
[Rogers, Sr. of Route 2. Pink
Hp for the Duplin ComtyjBo ard
oTEduca'ion, and Hugh S. John
son of Rose H1Q for North Ca
rolina House of Representa
tttes.
Makes $182,000
Recreational Loan
The approval of a $182,000
Insured loan by the Farmers
Home Administration to develop
a nine-hole jjolf course and re
lated facilities near Beulaville
in Duplin County was an
nounced today by Kielvin H.
Hearn. State Director.
The loan for the Ramble
wood project will finance the
purchase of 122 acres pre
viously In crop production and
pay tne cost of constructing
a nine-hole golf course, club
house, swimnir.g pool, and re
lated facilities.
The loan was obtained by the
Ramblewood Country Club, Inc.,
a non-profit organization of 200
members living in and near the
towns of Pink Hill and Beula
ville. Members of the associa
ConUnued to P?*e 2
FStork Threatens Deputies
In Weekend Race J
Sheriff T. ElwoodRevellc and
his fine group of Deputies are
among the most acc ommodat
tlng people to be found any
where.
People have learned when
they exhaust all other reason
able means of assistance that
Elwood and his boys as well as
all Duplin Law enforcement of
fleers, are available.
This was clearly demon
strated Saturday.
Jack Albertson and his co
worker for the late shift. Ju
nior Basden stopped by the
Wallace Police Department to
see Chief Earl Whltaker and his
men.
The visit was nipped In the
bud by a large and uncomfor
? table looking lady who announc
ed "You've got to help me. I'm
just about to have a baby."
Panic and pandemonium were
about to follow the Inttlal shock
when some of the boys began
wondering how they could <fls- ;
appear and let their Tel low work
ers take over.
The lady went on to explain ]
that Iter husband was not at
home and the attempt to locate
, several doctors bad failed. Ap- j
parently she was at her wits
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Larceny
Plagues
Officers
; Petty larcenrv continues to
J occur through Duplin County,
consuming much of the time of
the DppUn County Sheriffs De
partment.
Ghaynelle's Restaurant In
1 Warsaw was robbed tgaln Sa
turday night.
' Upon opening for business
Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs.
1 Emmons Garner, proprietors,
found that a panel of the front
? door had been "kicked" out.
Once Inside, the party, or
1 parties appeared Interested
prim ? ily In money, as the
? vending machine was relieved
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North Duplin FFA officers presiding at the
F ather-Son Banquet held In the School Cafe
teria Friday night were .(1 to r) Eddie Williams
sentinel; Mark Best, Secretary: Ashley Sum
merlin President; and Norman Lewis, repor
ter. Absenr for picture was Douglas Best, Trea
SUrer (Photo by Ruth Wells).
North Duplin F F A Banquet
North Duplin FFa members
held their annual Father-Son
Banquet Friday night in the
school cafeteria.
Special guests for the occa
sion were Miss Meg Lewis, FH A
President of North Duplin, and
lovely Miss Susan Dail, FFA
Southeast.
President Ashley Summerlin
presided and the ? impressive
ritualistic ceremony was used
to open the chapter.
Following the invocation by
Eddie wuUams, a barbecue din
ner with all the trimmings was
served, under the supervision of
Mrs. Josephine McKee, Home
Economics teacher.
Guest including board mem
bers were recognized by Mr.
H. E. Grubbs, principal of North
Duplin High. Gerald Bell wel
comed the group and Mrs. Del
mas Bell responded.
Norman Lewis, recognized
for his ability in public speak
ing. presented a talk on Fores
try. He reminded the group that
the forest and soil werebecom
ing more valuable every day.
"The future of mankind," he
said, "depends to a great de
gree on the wise management
and preservation."
' Wr. B. L. Watson, agricul
ture advisor for FFA boys,
. ContiMe* to pafe I
Sara 6*Kenan And
Mrs. Thomas S.
Kenan Succumb
Mrs. Sarah Graham Kenan, an
heiress of the Standard Oil
millions, died at her home in
Wilmington Saturday. She was
92.
During her lifetime, giits
from Mrs. Kenan's estate to
totaled more than 12 million.
Mrs. Kenan was the sister
in-law of Henry Morrison Flag
ler, who founded the Standard
Oil Co. along with John D. Rock
feller and later developed the
Florida east coast. The Flagler
fortune was left to Mrs. Kenan's
sister, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler
Bingham. At her death in 1917
it was equally divided between
Mrs. Kenan and her brother,
William R. Kenan Jr. of New
York, who died in 1965, and her
sister, Jesse Kenan Wise of
Wilmington, wh o died earlier
this year.
Mrs. Kenan had been in de
clining health for several years,
and in 1962 her nephew, Frank
H. Kenan, was appointed her
guardian and trustee. , i
A native of Wilmingt/n; Mrs.
Kenan attended schools Wil
mington and New YorirCfcy and
graduated from St. Mary's Jun
ior College.
Mrs. Kenan traveled extens
ively and divided her time be*
tween Wilmington, Palm Beach
and St. Augustine. Fla., and
Lake Placid, N. Y. She tra
veled abroad much and collected
works of art most of her life.
In 1912 she was married to
Graham Kenan of Wilmington,
her cousin. He died in 1920.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at
Lt. Gov. Bob Scott shown with county campaign
manager, (center) Jim Smith of Colriquapln and
Atty. Hlchard L. Brurows (right) of Rose Hill.
Scott was campaigning for Governor on last
Wednesday in Duplin County. He spoke to a
group of people in the County Cortroom as
well as making many other stops in Duplin.
(Photo by Ruth Grady).
Scott Visited Duplin
Lt. Gov. Bob Scott cam
paigned In Duplin County Wed
nesday, March 13.
Scott visited Faison, War
saw, Rose Hill, Wallace, Chln
auapln, and Beulavllle during
the morning. That rfternoon he
spoke to a croup of people in
the Duplin County Courthouse.
Scott was introduced to the
croup bv Ellis Vestal of Kc
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nansvllle.
"I'm conscious of the awe
some responsibility of serving
you as your governor and I do
not take It lightly," said Soon.
"I am aware of the demands
that will be made upon ma. 1
do not have all the answers bat
I am not afraid. I am pre
pared."
Scon further emphasised the
need for roais, education and
law and order in the State.
He said, "These are mrbu
le-t times and leadership la lm
po tant. The governor has a
ok r responsibility in law and
order in the State and we shall
fiate law and order In thb
State." "1 will not make pre
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