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VOL XXXV NQ81 KENANSVILLE, N.C. MAY 83. 1968 f
PRICE 10* PLUS TAX
Accepted In
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Charles Ingram of Kenans
vffle has been accepted by the j*
Department of the Navy for
the contract NROTC (NavalRe
serve Officer's T raining
Corps).
He will take a six-week ses
sion this summer and then one
course each remaining semes
ter. During the summer of 1989
he will take a six-week cruise.
Upon graduation Charles will
then be commissioned as an En
sign md will have active duty
for three years.
Charles is a 1966 graduate
of James Kenan High School
where he was active in foot
ball, basketball, band, the An
nual, and member of the news
paper staff. He was an out
standing senior and senior class
speaker at graduation.
Now a Sophomore at UNC,
Chapel H1U, he Is a member
ot PI K^ipa Alpha Social Fra
ternity (Alumni Secretary), ma
jor In English and Political Sc
ience. He further (flans to at
tend UNC law school after Na
val Service.
CHARLES INGRAM
He Is the son of Mr. aid
Mrs. Paul Ingram of Kenans
irille.
Warsaw Development Corp.
Elects Directors &, Officers
? At a special meeting held on
Monday evening. May 20, the
following officers and Board
of Directors were elected to
serve during the coming year:
Sam Gqdwin, President; mrfus
Freemaa, Vice President; Gene
Thompson, m, Sec ret ay and
Treasurer, and Directors in
clude - Joefirinson, Lee Brown,
Roger Phillips, Gerald Quinn,
Frank Steed. James F, Strick
land end Benny Wilsoo.
.1 Ongoing President Eugene
Thompson -presided at the*
meeting. Mr. Thompson was
complimentary of the outgoing
Officers, Board Members aact*
membership for their support
during his administration. He
cited the efforts made in War
saw as a Joint venture with
Kenansville in raising funds to
attract National Spinning Com
pany aid Reeves Brothers, Inc.,
to locate in the area. A resol
ution was passed commending
the outgoing Officers and Di
rectors for their leadership
and service while in office.
A discussion was held re
lative to the need for a Mer
chants Committee to promote
Warsaw as a shopping center.
Mr. Mllford Quinn stated that
he thought the By-Laws of the
Warsaw Development Corpor
ation was sufficiently broad to
permit the organization to serve
the community In the same man
ner as normally would be done
by a Chamber of Commerce.
It was the concensus of opinion
that It would be desirable for
the new Officers and Directors .
to consider setting dk both a
RetaBIng #Committee and an
tad&Jtrlil Developftant Com
mittee as a means of repre
senting the overall needs of
the community.
Graduation Plans
Announced For
Various Schools
Next week will see thous
ands of young people reach a
turning point In their lives as
they receive high school di
plomas.
Duplin County will contri
bute Its proportional share of
these graduates with most sch
ool activities beginning with the
Baccalaureate Sermon on Sun
day, May 26.
North Duplin
North Duplin School will be
gin the commencement exer
cises with a class night on
F rlday, May 24. The exercise
will be held In the North Duplin
Gymnasium and will begin at
8:00 p.m. daylight saving time.
Baccalaureate Sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Billy
Tyndall. Dean of Students at
Mount Olive College, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 26.
As has been the custom for
many years, each senior will
be presented a Bible at this
service.
Graduation exercises will
be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Thur
sday, May 30. The top four
seniors will conduct this pro
gram. The valedictory address
will be given by Juanita Brock
and the Salutatory address by
Debra Southerland. Janet Flo
wers will give the Invocation
and Meg Lewis the benedic
tion.
Mr. H. E. Grubbs, princi
pal will present the diplomas
and awards. ' trm~.
James Kamm
Rev/ R. W. Crpwder, min
ister ? Methodist Church in
Warsaw will deliver the Bac
calaureate sermon for James
Kenan seniors. This service
will be held Sunday evening.
May 26 at 8 p.m. In the Ken
an Memorial Auditorium in
Kenansville. Mr. Crowder will
be assisted by Rev. Troy D.
Mullis, minister Grove Pres
byterian Church, Kenansville.
M. H. Barr, Jr. will pre
sent an instrumental musical
number "Eternal Father."
Graduation exercises will
be held at the Kenan Memorial
Auditorium Thursday evening,
May 30 at 8 p.m.
Rev. Lauren Sharpe minis
ter Kenansville Baptist Church
will give the invocation and ben
ediction. Valedictorian is Joyce
Hamilton and Salutatorlan is
Becky Phillips. Senior class
speaker is Gene Crowder. Mr.
J. P. Harmon, principal will
present awards to the 85 sen
iors. stf
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East Duplin
Baccalaureate Sermon at
East Duplin will be conducted
Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. in
the school gymnasium. Lt.
Commander Eugene B. Davis,
chaplain US Navy stationed at
Camp LeJune will be guest
speaker. Invocation will be
given by Rev. Frank Sawyer,
Presbyterian minister of Beu
lavllle, and benediction will ,
be by Rev. Eugene Charmical,
minister of Beulaville Baptist
ss
lal music will be presented by
Ada Thigpen and Mickey Wood
ard.
Graduating exercises will be
conducted Tnursday evening,
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Trainable Class
To Present
Program
The Rose Hill Trainable
Class of Retarded Children of
Duplin County will be presented
in program at the Rose Hill El
ementary School Auditorium on
Friday evening, May 24th at 8
o'clock.
The children will have a
varied program of singing with
action, speeches, play-acting,
etc. The program will be brief
and will be followed by an hour
of visiting with the children and
seeing the things they have made
this year.
litis program represents a
real triumph for these children
of this class and they wish all
friends to see something of their
accomplishments and so the
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June In&uction Is For 17
Inducted from Duplin County ?
In Mot 1968 were: Leon Gut
hrie Brown, Chinquapin; Robert
Whitfield, Bowden; Thomas
Jackson Sullivan, RFD Mt.
Olive; David Eugene McCann,
Rose Hill; Jesse Smith, Jr.
Magnolia; James Isaac Miller,
Rose Hill; Eddie Ray Strick
land, RFD, Pink Hill.
Another May induction call
Is for 20 registrants to be in
ducted on 27 May.
The Induction call for June
is for 17 men to be Inducted on
10 June. There will be 37
registrants sent for physical
examination on 11 June.
Now delinquent with the local
board are: Terry Kay Maready.
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Wallace - Rose Hill Principal Resigns
Mr. Elmore Jenkins, for the
past four years principal of
Wallace-Rose Hill High School,
has resigned his position. He
will assume duties as princi
pal of West Montgomei7 Sch
ool, Mount Gilead, on August 1.
Mr. Jenkins has been prin
cipal of the school since the
two High Schools were conso
lidatedTn 1964.
Under his capable leader
ship the school has shown stea
dy and continuous growth in all
departments. The gymnasium
was constructed under his ad
ministration, the library en
larged and modernized and an
activity bus purchased. The
sports program was expanded
to include tennis, track and
golf.
The Bulldog Boosters Club
is among the most active clubs
in the area.
Distributive Education was
added to the curriculum be
ginning with the 1964-65 year.
A bricklaying course was in
augurated 1966. Courses are
now offered at the school In
ornamental horticulture, jour
nalism and Spanish.
The school has derived much
benefit from the various clubs,
actively participated in by the
student body.
Mr. Jenkins is anativeofthe
area and is married to be for
mer Frances Dickson of Rose
Hill. They have two children,
Bobby, a ninth grader, and Win
ifred a fifth grader. *v
Their many friends wish for
them success in their new loca
tion.
Duplin General Adds Surgeon To Staff
By: Ruth Wells
Lady Luck has smiled on
Duplin County again, this time
providing another surgeon for
the hospital.
Dr. John J. McAleesehaso
pened an office In Warsaw at
406 East College Street In the
Dr. Ewers building.
Dr. McAleese, Pediatrician
and general surgeon, comes to
Duplin Hospital from the Uni
versity of Pittsburg, Pennsy
lvania, where he was Associ
ate Professor of Surgery.
He has served as chief sur
geon for Charles Cole of Cou
der Sport, Pa.; is a Fellow of
American College of Surgeons;
A Diplomat in American Board
of Surgeons; A Fellow in Sur
gery of American Academy of
Pedi at rites, of which there are
only 80 in the entire United
States; is a pioneer in Car
diac in the United States; &nd
a winner of the Kornegay Hero
Medal.
As Lt. Commander in World
War II, Dr. McAleese received
the Legion of Merit Award for
surgical treatment during the
50 months he spent in the PSbl
fic Theater.
Dr. aid Mrs. McAleese are
members of the Presbyterian
Church where he has served
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Mr. H. E. Grubbs, center, of Calypso and Principal of North
Duplin High School was honored Saturday night at H. E. Grubbs
Appreciation Day. Distinguished guest with him are (L to R):
Mr. L. S. Guy, who will serve as principal of North Duplin
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next year; Dr. Dallas Herring, Chairman of State board of
Education; the honoree, Mrs. Grubbs and Mr. Roger Schurrer,
State Supervisor Secondary Education
(Photo by Ruth Wells)
North Dunlin Educator Honored
H. E. Grubbs Appreciation .
Day was observed Saturday,
May 18, at North Duplin High
School with more than 600 per
sons attending.
The community banquet took
pljce in the North Duplin Gym
tflrium and attracted former
* students, former teachers, and
weflhwishers from many sec
tions of eastern North Carolina.
Master of Ceremonies was
Mr. & L. Watson, agricultural
-teacher at North Duplin. He
introduced Mr. Charles Byrd
who gave the invocation.
Following a delicious pork
and chicken barbecue dinner,
the North Duplin Glee Club,
under the direction of Mrs.
Kathleen Horton, rendered sev
eral appropriate vocal selec- <
tions including "Getting To i
Know You", 'we!ve Grown Ac- 1
customed To Your Face", 1
"School Days", and "He's A
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Jollv Good Fellow".
ftepresenting the school
committee. Mr. Harold Pre
cythe read the following pro
clamation.
By the authority Invested In
me as chairman of the North
Duplin School Committee, Iher
eby proclaim this day, May 18,
1968 as H. E. GRUBBS APPRE
CIATION DAY. and I call upon
the citizens of this school com
munity to'temember this day
in the years to come.
The Proclamation Reads:
The character and princi
ples of H. E. Grubbs and his
devotion to what he conceived
to be right concerning educat
ion, should ever be kept before
our people. The story of North
Duplin should be the central
theme in this observance. Our
devotion should ever grow to
the schools H. E. Grubbs di
rected, the ideals which he en
nobled. and the spirij of .co
operation which has grown out'
of his leadership. If obser
vances of tribute to any other
renowned statesman or leader
serve a wise purpose, surely
a tribute to the life, character,
and consplcious virtues of a
good and dlstinquished man is
equally wise and is of equal
public benefit. All honor tc
H. E. Grubbs and this occas
ion, and again hartiest greet
ings to our guest.
Signed, Harold S. Precythe,
Chairman North Duplin School
Comthittee, May 1^,1968.
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Morgan To Speak At Democratic Convention
The Duplin County Demo
:ratic Convention is to be held
in the Court Room at the Court
House in Kenansvllle on Satur
day, May 25, at 10 a.m.
24 delegates and 24 alter
nates from Duplin will be nam
ed to attend the State Demo
cratic Convention to be held
in Raleigh on Thursday, June
6 at Memorial Auditorium.
Featured Speaker on Sat
urday morning in Kenansville,
will De Robert B. Morgan, De
mocratic Nominee for Attorney
General of North Carolina who
will be introduced by F. W.
McGowen, long time chairman
of the Democratic Executive
Committee.
Robert Morgan is well known
to the people of Duplin County.
He has been to Duplin County
to speak to the Legionnaires
in Warsaw at one time.
Morgan has served five
terms in the N. C. Senate, and
in 1965 was elected President
Pro-Tern of the Senate. He Is
deeply concerned with educa
tion and is a member of the
East Carolina University Board
of Trustees. He maintains a
law office in his home town in
Lillington and is most active
in civic and religious affairs
of his community.
He is married to the form
er Katie Earle Owen of Rose
boro who at one time taught
school in Warsaw. They have
two daughters and one foster
son.
Trooper
Making
Injured
Arrest
A Warsaw State Trooper
was hospitalized here last Wed
nesday night from Injuries re
ceived when he answered a call
for help at afllllng station there.
State Trooper S. T. (Tommy)
Joyner was hospitalized at Dup
lin General with a fractured
nose and a cut between the eyes
that required five stitches to
close.
Also treated at the hospital
and released were Allen Holmes
of Bowden and Allen Fountain
of Warsaw, both with head In
juries.
Information reached the
Times office that shortly after
10 p.m. Wednesday night, Allen
Fountain of Warsaw, age 23
6'3" tall weighing 260 pounds,
accompanied try Bill Page of
Ellzabethtown, stopped at the
Shell Station at the intersection
of highway 117 and 24. The two
men apparently had been drink
ing and were looking for trouble.
The men started an affray
with Bobby Carlton, 17 year
old negro of Wars aw who weighs
less than 100 pounds. Carlton
was assaulted with "a deadly
weapon, to wit a body stre
tcher".
Laverne Padgett, operator
of the station, called the War
saw Police Department to re
port the assault and asked for
help, whereupon he was knock
ed down by the two men and
Carlton fled, returning only
minutes later with several of
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Reception To Honor
Miss Home And
Mr. Thomas
A reception honoring Miss
Betty Home and Mr. C. J.
Thomas is being held on Friday
evening, May 24, from 3 till 10
(floating) at the Magnolia Sch
ool lunchroom.
Miss Home is retiring af
ter 42 years as a teacher in
the Magnolia School. Mr. Tho
mas has served 16 years as
principal and teacher of the
school.
All patrons and friends of
the school, students and form
er students of the honorees
are invited.
Mr. and Mrs Boyce Wallace, Melody and Andrew Wallace
Colombia. S. A.
ESEA Summer School Program
The summer program for
Duplin County students will be
gin Monday, June 10 and will
end July 19, 1967.
A kindergarten program will
be held in the B. F. Grady,
Chinquapin and Wallace Ele
mentary Schools. Children who
will enroll In school in the fall
of 1968 are eligible to attend
this program.
A strong program in lang
uage arts and mathematics de
velopment will be offered in all
REMINDER
To return the plates and
spoons borrowed from theKen
ansville Baptist Church. Thank
y*.
the predominantly white el
ementary schools. Students who
were enrolled In grades two
through eight during the current
school year (1967-1968) are el
igible to enroll In this program.
A high school program bas
ed on remedial and enrichment
development In the area of En
tllsh, mathematics, social stu
les and science will be offer
ed at the following centers:
East Duplin High School, James
Kenan High School and Wallace
Rose Hill High School.
Any student In Duplin Coun
ty who can benefit from my of
tne summer school programs
will be eligible to attend.
If additional Information Is
desired, please contact your
school principal or guidance
counselor.
Former Duplin Family Returns
From Colombia, South America
The Reverend and Mrs. Bo
yce Wallace will return with
their family to the U. S. after
a five-year stay In Latin A
merlca. This missionary fa
mily of the Cumberland Pre
sbyterian Church plans to ar
rive In North Carolina about the
first of June to begin a year's
furlough.
Mr. Wallace graduated from
B. F. Grady High School In
1948. His mother, Mrs. Gar
land Wallace, and other re
latives live in the Grady com
munity.
In the five year's absence
from the States, the Wallaces
have travelled in Mexico and
several Central American cou
ntries. They spent one year
In the Spanish Language School
in Costa Rica, "or the past
four years the family has lived
in Colombia, South America,
where Mr. Wallace has served
as pastor of a Presbyterian
Church.
The South American miss
ionaries will be on a speaking
tour in Tennessee, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Texas during the summer
months. In September Mr.
Wallace plans to enter Prince
ton Seminary in Princeton, NJ.
to do some graduate work in
preparation for a theological
education program he plans to
supervise in Colombia.
Members of the family in
clude Mrs. Wallace, the former
Beth Hickmonfrom Bladenboro,
and two children; Andrew md
Melody. Mrs. Wallace taught
English in a Colombian School.