VCaf lfXXV N022 ? KENANSVILLE, N. C. MAY 30. 1968 ^ PRICE 10* PLUS TAX Rose Hill Post Office To v Be Dedicated Sunday Rose Hill's new post office will be dedicated at 2:30 p.m. on June 2.1988, Postmaster Ray Sanderson announced today. The new facility, located at 128 E. Church St., is part of the Post Office Departments lease construction program, the local postmaster explained. Under tills program, invest ment financing Is used to obtain needed facilities which remain under private ownership, pay local taxes to this community, and are leased to the Federal Government. This gives the Department some flexibility in adapting Its building program to changes in mail volume, transportation and population. Postmaster Sander son said. At the same time, the need for large outlays of money from the Federal Trea sury for construction purposes ' " u_nowcon" centratlng on constructing new poafel unit* only where they are most urgently needed. In areas where it is practical to do so, existing buildings are under going renovation. 'The fact that Rose Hillhas been chosen for a new post office," Postmaster Sanderson said, "Reflects credit on our growing contribution to the ec onomy and life of the nation." The Postmaster announced that the following are among the guest expected to attend the lo cal postal dedication: Hon orable David N. Henderson, Congressman 3rd Congress ional Dist. Mr. R. W. (wally) Bass. Deputy Regional Direc tor Post Office Department, Atlanta, Ga. Colonel John Mln tzer, Member III Marine Am phibious Force, Camp Lejeune, _ ' ? -v -mr r* N. C. and the 2nd Marine Div ision Band. "Our patrons will find doing business here more pleasant. Their mail will be handled more efficiently and this building with its up-to-date equipment will enable our postal employees to work under the best con ditions," the Postmaster com mented. "The new facility." he add ed, "will be a link with a pos tal system that today has over 44,000 postal installations. This system serves more than 195 million Americans and handles nearly half of the world's mail. Our nearly 70 0,000 postal employees are han dling over 80 billion pieces of mail a year, including a billion parcels," the Postmaster add ed. Retarded Children Give Program A gifted writer with a fluent pen and an inspired ability of expression might do justice to the little commencement pro gram given by the trainable class of Retarded Children in Rose Hill on Tuesday night. Jim Bishop, who writes the fas cinating columns in the news papers might, or Kay Gary, of the Charlotte Observer, whose genius for helping needy causes is proven by the response re ceived from just his type of reporting which makes you long to do something that needs ioing. You just go out and do it ? at least the nest you can. Or Will Rogers, who would have loved them all could have told it. We could have used a write up by any of the three to report this affair, and we could have been sure that some county organization, or com bination of organizations whose members read what they wrote, would step forward and say "Let us help Keep these children on a part time program for the summer". It would be that spontaneous. Tuesday night was the time. The twelve little children who can play together gave their program. After next week they will enter a lonely world, for they cannot compete with other children who play together, and cannot cooperate as other child ren with the community life. The live alone. After their devotional and songs these little folks gave the pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and sotic a flag sots. Thtse were followed oy thelrf own class song and a group of actlah songs which were enacted with much enthusiasm, even though everyone could not keep to gether perfectly. They sang about the days of the week and their counting songs. With Mrs. Annie May Continued To Page Two A & P Promotes Smith P. A. smith, Vice President, Southern Division of the Greet All ait 1c & Pacific Tea Com pany, Inc. in charge of the Jack sonville unit of ZAP. has been namfed executive Vice President of the Southern Division, effec tive Immediately. - Mr. Smith, who had served as Vice President in charge of Birmingham Unit before his ? promotion to - Jacksonville in lew,' Was elected at a special meeting of the DivtSion'a Ad visory Board of Directors in New York. A&P's Southern Division co vers operating units throughout the South aid southwest. County Democrats Convene At Courthouse Duplin County Democrats held their annual convention In the Courthouse Saturday, May 25, with Henry L. Stevens III, Chairman of the County Dem ocratic Executive Committee, presiding. Chairman Stevens appointed Mr, F. W. McGowan chairman of the Credential* committee;,, Mr. J. ft Wallace, Sergeafit^ at-Armsi Mrs. Winnie wells, Parllmentarian, Miss Margaret Williams secretary of the con vention; Mr. R. D. Johnson, Jr. Chairman; and Judge Russell Lanier chairman of tnenomina ting committee. "The nominating committee appointed 24 delegates and 24 alternates to the sate Convtn tion to be held at the Municipal Auditorium In Raleigh, N. C. 12 noon. June 6. 1968. DELEGATES elected were: Mrs. R. D. Johnson, Sr., Dor othy T. Wallace, Mrs. Robert BUckmore, William Sullivan, Remus Outlaw, Ben F. Outlaw, Sam Davis, R. J. LanteWLeon Brown. Jim Smith, W. H. Thorpe, fcffs. Tom Lee, Z. R. Atkinson, Graham A. Phillips, Jr., Wind sor F. Johnson, Gerald Carr. BUI Potter, O. R. Blizzard, W. E. Craft, Kenneth Grady, RusseU Brock, Henry L. Stev ens, III, Dr. John D. Robinson, Claude Hepler. ALTERNATIVES were: CentlmeR TeTace Three Mexican Bean Beetles Damage Soybeans And Other Crops By Geo roe S. Wellons, Assis tant Agricultural Extension i Agent Mexican bean beetles have been reported in unusually large numbers throughout Duplin County this spring. These in sects are causing considerable damage to young soybean plaits. If not controlled these beetles will completely defoliate young soybean plants. Last fall the mexican bean beetle did much damage to the soybean crop throughout eas tern North Carolina. Large numbers of the adult beetles were present in the fall. Many of these survived in wooded areas, around ditch banks and other places where-trash and ja... ????! debris allowed them to over winter. This spring the lar gest infestation of mexlcanbean beetles on record has been re ported in most of the soybeans producing counties of North Carolina. Mexican bean beetles inflict considerable damage on young soybean plants because only a few insects are required to completely defoliate soybeans when the plants first emerge from the soil. After the adult bean beetles start laying eggs high populations of the beetles are likely unless proper meas ures are taken. Three insecticides are re Contlaued Te Pace Three ? i'TilltefinM ii'fi Two Hospitalized In Shootings Roscoe Wilkerson, colored male, age 57, of Rt. 1, Alber tson, was released from Duplin County jail Monday morning under bond for appearance in General County Court, June 27. Wilkerson was charged by Deputy Alfred Basden in a war rant issued by Magistrate W. J. Sitterson with assault with a deadly weapon. The charge stemmed from alledgely shoot ing Mary McCray, age 72 of Rt. 1, Rose Hill in the hip with m a 22 rifle. The woman was hospitalized at Duplin General. The affray took place near t Alberts on about 9:46 Sunday night. They had reportedly re turned to the Wilkerson resid ence following a "drinking par ty". A second shooting was re ported to have taken place at a Piccalo joint in Bowden Sat urday night. Continued To Pace Three h ?? Johnson Honored By School Personnel Dr. Charles Carroll (left), State Superin tendent of Education, shares the joy of County superintendent and Mrs. O. P. Johnson's new car. Tied with red ribbons, this car was "3ST "1 presented by Mr. Byron i eacftey on bed alt ot the school teacners of Duplin County. Mr. John son is retiring in June. (Photo by Ruth Wells) Presented New Car By: Ruth P. Grady An impressive county-wide teachers meeting on Monday afternoon was held at Kenan Memorial Auditorium. At this meeting, County Su perintendent of Schools, O. P. jonnson, who will retire in the near future, was presented a Pontiac-Catalina by the teach ers, principals, office person nel, and county Board of Ed ucation members. Dr. Charles T. Carroll, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, spoke informally for the occasion using the qu otation, "All of this I saw, a part of it I was." He said that it was appro priate for Mr. Johnson to make this statement as a "lot has come to pass since he became superintendent in 1936. There have been many great educa tors in this section and O. P. Johnson is one of them." He pointed out many improve ments in the past years in which Johnson had taken an active part -- such as quality and service rendered by libraries, lighter pupil load per teacher, teacher salary Increases, in crease in property values, the school consolidation program, free basal textbooks, establish ment of the retirement system, addition of twelfth grade, ex tension to nine month term, equalization of teachers salar ies, special education classes, restoration of service of super visors, school building insur ance program. These programs and others are more new pro grams introduced than were introduced during all pre ceeding decades. Dr. Carroll paidmuchhonor to Mr. Johnson's wife, Minnie, for her splendid cooperation with her husband during all of these programs. He further advised the tea chers and principals, "If you will honor O. P., I hope you will look at what he has done through all of these years and make certain that what he has found will be kept in practice." Present for the honor cele bration were present Board members: D. D. Blanchard, chairman, Russell Brock, Dr. E. L. Boyette, E. E. Rogers, and J. F. Strickland. Mr. Blanchard made many remarks concerning Mr. Johnson and his fine work in the county. He pointed out that during his 33 years he has been thrifty with the tax payer's money, has been progressive minded, and has been especially loyal to the school personnel. In be half of the present board and the past board, Blanchard said, "Many thanks for a job well done." Continued To Page Two Felonious Offenders Escape A Duplin County man ac companied by a Lenoir County man escapea from the North Carolina Department of Cor rection (formerly designated Prison Camps) subsidiary at Cttnron;? John C? alias Jimmy Wha* ley, 29 white male of Beula ville and Marvin Brown, 25, white male of Kinston escaped at noon Monday, May 27, from ? road cans In the' Harrells community at Southern Samp son County. The subsidiary at Clinton is for felonious offenders. Whaley was convicted for safe robbery lr>?Bn*iawicV bo unty about 1961 and received a 5 to 7 years term. He had been paroled, returned to prison, and had previously escaped, there by building up time in the de partment of correction. The two men were reported to have been seen at the Phil lips 66 service station In Tin City about 1:30 p.m. following their escape. They were head ed fast on highway 41. Oail Reunion The annual Dail family re union will be held Sunday June 2 at Oak Ridge community bui lding east of Mt. Olive on Rt. A speaker will deliver a short message before noon. Lunch will be served at 1 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a well filled basket, bread and plenty of tea. Change In Telephone Numbers There have been several telephone numbers in the Al berston community that have been changed recently and more changes are expected in the next few days. If you are unable to contact your party by calling the number listed in the tele phone directory, please call ^our operator for the newnum Homecoming At Snow Hill Homecoming Services will be held at Snow Hill Free Will Baptist Church, Sunday. June Continued To Page Three MEMORIAL DAY Thursday May 90 is Memorial Day. If you have not done so, get -V**' ?'' '?? .--4, off aid came to rest on top of the feed truck. Electrical and telephone services were dis rupted through a large area of Duplin County. (Photo by Winford Howard)