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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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MEMORIAL DAY
Thursday May 90 is Memorial Day. If you have not done so,
get <fet your flag g)d hang it today when you receive this re
mtnddt.
This is the day that commemorates the services of our
soldiers, sailors and others who have served our country during
and since the Civil War. The custom arose from the practice
In the South of decorating the graves of our Confederate dead.
We used to call it "Decoration Day". Today it is observed not
only in the South, but in all the states of $e Union. It is a
commemoration not only for our dead, but also honors our
living Veterans of all wars.
Our nag is the emblem of our country. Let us hang it
proudly today.
Every scnool child should be taught to memorize the following
poem by Henry Holcotfcb Bennett:
The Flag Goes By
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
1^' I A blare ot bugles, a ruttle of drums,
Eji? 1 A flash of color beneath the sky:
J Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
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nose hiii moustry begins uperaiion
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Production started Tueaday Kay 28 at Rom
Hill Textilea Incorporated. Inside the newly
conatructed plant, loeatod on Highway lit,
t mill lain ?^rfitein ~t~1i of performfa* most
.
?owing operation, Hart oeen lnataiiea. Empioy
?m ware trained tor the ?kflled operations.
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(Photo by Ruth Walla)
Production got under way,
Tuesday. May 28, at Rose Hill
Textile Incorporated, according
to an announcement from the
President. D. J. Fussell.
Duplin Counties newest In
dustry Is located on highway
117 North, In Rose Hill.
A new building has been e
rected on the old pickle-plant
site. The building is of antique
brick, proving quite an asset
to the beauty of the town. 15,000
square feet of working space
has been provided, Including an
attractive foyer, business of
fices, and lounges.
Machines nave been In
stalled for the some 50 per
sons now employed by the com
pany. These machines are es
pecially made to perform many
different sewing tasks including
button holes, Installation of zip
pers, zig-zag, and heming, to
mention only a few. Long tables
of the proper working height
have also been Installed for use
In cutting operation.
Employees are persons who
have successfully completed a
training period which was con
ducted In the Bar den building,
formerly the Ford place.
The initial operation, ac
Freak Accident Disrupts Service
Utility employees had a busy
weekend In Kenansvtlle repair
ing damages to their lines fol
lowing a freak accident Satur
day afternoon.
A wrecker owned by Nash
Johnson & Sons' Farm, Inc.
and driven by Clarence Malone
was towing a 1966 Ford feed
tuck owned by the same firm.
The chain connecting the
two vehicles came loose just
before the wrecker cleamed
the curve passing the court
house. The disabled feed truck
plowed into the utility pole snap
ping it into at least tnree pieces
and demolishing the right front
of the truck.
Damages to the truck were
estimated by Mr. N. R. Mat- -
tocks, spokesman for the com
pany, at 11,000 to 91,200. The
wrecker was not damaged nor
was the driver Injured. The
utility companies were damp
ed an estimated 93.000 or mort.
The 23,000 volt circuit brfr
aker was knocked out at 9:06
p.m. This disrupted services
to Carolina Power aril Light
customers in Qowden, Mag
nolia, Turkey, BeulavOla, CMS- a
quapin, Lyman as well as Ken
ansvtlle.
Mr. Leo Jackson of Ken
ansvtlle called Mr. David Watts,
service manager for CPAL in
Warsaw and pinpointed the trou
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An unmanned truck owned by Nash Johnson
4 Sons' Farm, Tnc, of Rose Hill broke mM
from the wrecker as It passed through Ken-,
ansvllle Saturday afternoon. The utility pole ,
adjacent to the AgrfculteraiaMIMtat was dipped
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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)