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VOL. XXXV NO. 87 KENANSVILLE. N.C. SEPTEMBER 12, 1988 PRICE 10g PLUS TAX
Monk Named On FHA Comm.
Trial
& Error
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I have to back up on one of
my blind corners that 1 men
tioned last week. The one on
the corner of Highway 94 and
rural paved road 1301. Russell
Tucker, popular new Duplin
County Editor, cams Into the
Times office and told us that
the bushes on the corner were
cu t aown and had been cut
down when the Duplin Times hit
the mall. That afternoon I
had to go by and see how much
better the vision Is aid It is
wonderful. Thank you Russell.
But I .found on that same
ride another corner which I
had failed to mention, It Is die
one on which Mrs. Kale James
lives across from the Triangle
Service Station. Tha is a very
blind corner.
Have you seen Mrs. Malloy
Williamson today? If you haven't
you should talk to her a least.
born on September 10. She now
has nine grandchildren and this
la her first granddaughter.
Speaking of new babies. If
anyone can get more puffed
up and proud than Mrs. Anns
Craft, I don't know where you
will find them. You would be
am axed to hear wha the three
weeks old baby can do.?But
he Is mighty cute. *
New houses are beginning to
"go up" In the new housing
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Edd D. Monk, Rt. 1, Mag
nolia, N.C. has been appointed
as a member of the Duplin
County Farmers Home Atanin
istratlo n Committee, John So
les, the agency's County Su
pervisor, announced this week.
Each agricultural county in
N.C. has a three-member com
mittee which works with the
County Supervisor to make the
best possible local use of the
agency's supervised farm
credit program. The committee
determines die eligibility of ap
pllcants for all types of FHA
loans and provides advice on
the suitability and values of re
al estate to be taken as secu
rity for loais. It, also, revi
ews individual loan records to
determine when sufficient pro
gress has been made to enable
Dorrowers to return to private
and cooperative lenders for
their credit needs.
Mr. Soles has expressed
pleasure that Mr. Monk has ac
cepted the committee appoint
ment replacing Mr. Arthur Gr
aham whose three-year term
expired July 1, 1968. "We are
pleased to have such ? out
Standing agricultural leader to
serve on our committee," says
Mr. Soles. Mr Monk's Inter
est and concern for the prob
lems and aspirations of rural
Continued to Page 13
Lions To Sell
Light Bulbs
The Kenaisvllle Lions Club
will conduct an all-out drive on
Thursday night, September 12,
to sell electric light bulbs to
residents, according to Snodie
Wilson, Chairman of the drive.
Every cent of the proceeds will
go to support the blind.
The light bulbs will be sold
in handy Project-Paks, each
containing 4 (100) watt, 2 (75)
watt, and 2 (60) watt bulbs,
at the regular price of 12.00.
Every householder can use li
ght bulbs, and this drive aff
ords an opportunity to get a
good supply, while helping a
most worthy cause.
The entire membership of the
Lions Club has been organized
to supply friends and neigh
bors wltn light bulbs delivered
right to their door. So, when a
Lions Club member calls on
you, please buy a Project-Pak
of bulbs. Give the Lions Club
a hand so they can give a hand
to the blind.
Emergency
Loens
Announced
The Times received the fol
lowing telegram from Congres
sman David Henderson today
"Department of Agriculture
has authorized emergency loans
through June 30, 1969 to eli
gible farmers In Duplin County
because of substantial damage
to 1963 crops due to prolonged
drought and hailstorms In Dup
lin. Duplin County farmers may
obtain additional Information
by contacting Mr. John M. So
les County Supervisor Ag
riculture Building Ken ansville".
Wreck
Demolishes
Car
James Holmes Jr. white male
of Rt. 2, Mt. Olive, was ad
mitted to Duplin General Hos
pital early Sunday morning af
ter demolishing his car.
State Trooper Ted Evans said
Holmes was traveling North
on Highway 11 at Kornegay, near
B.F. Graay School. He ran Into
a curve at a "high rate of sp
eed, crossed over to the left
hand side of the road and cl
ipped off a utility pole." Hol
mes was thrown from the car
which overturned. The accident
occured at 12:30 Sunday morn
ing.
The 1966 Chevrolet conver
tible was a total loss. Damages
Vere estimated at 12,500. which
included bath the car and the
utility pole.
Im*.
Holmes was reported relea
sed from the hospital later
the same day. "
1 ' '
Evans said Holmes was ch
arged with driving on the wrong
side of the road.
ED DUDLEY MONK
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There* nothtafr' Iwe a po
llttcal favor to li*cp things up
. . .and dial's Just what 5 pl
anned as a part of die Rose
Hill Poultry Jubilee set. for
dW program A^he Pou9K
are Lt. Got. Bob^Seott, Demo
c^^^^^^^^rGjrernor.
hns"on.RtRose HU1 Mayor* Ben
Hsrrell and other town offici
als will at*, be o*hand.
Other candidalel-for coantry,
st a* and national-office are In
vited to join the nativities of
the day. . .Along with the th
ousands of visitors from th
roughout the area who are ex
The Rose Hill Jaycees, in
coopertfioa'Wtih the cltltens of
Carolina, are preparing Stall
out the welcome mm for Jubi
lee guests. The event Is staged
in promotion of . .
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Man Drowns In Farm Pond
A duplln County m?i drowned
In a farm pond near Wallace
Sunday afternoon.
Dawsey Troy Atkinson, 34,
white male of Teachey, drown
ed while swimming in the Lee
Hunt farm pond near his home.
Atkinson was reported swim
ming In the pond with his bro
ther.
Artificial respiration was ad
ministered by Davis Carr of
Wallace, but failed to revive
the body.
Mr. Atkinson was a native of
Sampson County and had re
sided in Teachey for the past
year. He was an electrician and
was employed by Owens &
Moore Feed Company of Har
rells.
Surviving are his wife^Mrs.
Eva Mott Atkinson of the home;
two daughters, Misses Brenda
Kay and Anita Gail Atkinson,
botn of the home; two sons. Al
bert Troy and James William
Atkinson, both of the home; his
mothers, Mrs. Geneva Black
burn Atkinson, of the home;
three sisters: M -s. Alfred West
of Chesterfield Va., Mrs
Thomas Whaley of Wallace and
Miss Rosa Lee Atkinson of the
home; 10 brothers: Claude Mc
Ronnie Atkinson of High Point
Cecial Milton, and Lars At
kinson, both of Wilmington,
Harry James Atkinson of the U S
Army in Viet man, Robert Earl,
Derwin Lawrence Wayne,
Allen, Vinnie and Donald Atkin
son, all of the home; two half
sisters, Mrs. J.W. Cavenaugh
of Castle Hayne, and Mrs. Vin
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4 ? H Poultry Show And Sale
The Duplin County 4-H Pul
let Show and Sale will be held
at the Agricultural Building in
Kenansvflle on Tuesday, Sep
tember 17, at 9:30 a.m. This
year, 84 Rhode Island Reds
pullets will be offered for sale.
They will be sold in groups
of 14 to the highest Didder.
Prior to the sale, the pullets
will be judged and ribbons aw
arded by the Extension Poultry
Specialist from North Carolina
State University.
All of the pullets have had
three separate vaccinations of
Bronchitis-Newcastle va:clne.
Also, the pullets were vaccin
ated to prevent fowl pox.
The following 4-H'ers will
show and sell pullets this year.
1. Steve Douglas Williams,
Rt. 1, Kenansvllle
2. Dana Lewis, Rt. 2, Al
berts on
3. Barbara Herring, Rt. 2,
Pink Hill
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Four Charged With Larceny
Four prominent rural Mt.
Olive men have been indicted
on a Larceny charge in Dup
lin County. T*
Named in lour separaie war
I rants were: C.L. Whitfield, Rt
1, Ml. Olive; James Holmes Sr.
J ames-Tlolmes, Jr.; and Bill
Taylor all of Rt 2.
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Proctor
said he received a call Wed
nesday afternoon from E.L.Re
gister of Rose Hill. Register
reported that some one had st
olen a Brlggs-Stratton water
pump from Wards Bridge, a
span over Goshen Swamp on
highway 1004. The pump was
valued at $155.
Register reported locating
'the puinp In a pickup truck
belonging to Whitfield. Whitfield
was reportedly driving the truck
and was accompanied Dy the th
ree other men.
Proctor accompanied by
Glenn Jernlgan and Register
gave chase and the truck wh
ipped around on a loop road
in the Summerlins Cross Roads
area, and was seen only minu
tes later without the pump.
The officers found the pump
across Goshen on the property
of Llllard Sum merlin, in a he
avily wooded area.
At a hearing before Justice
of the Peace, WJ. Sitter son of
Kenansvllle the men were each j
placed under $300 bond for ap
pearance at the September 94
term of General County Court.
Gardner Pleased With Duplin
Gubert atorlal Candidate Jim
Gardner spent last Friday, Se
ptember 6, visiting places of
business in Dupiin County and
spoke to a group of weU^over
perjuSVollowed j*
VHUIlvl flLCUlHtlJ*UCVi "Y "W
In Rose Hill, Gardner visited
Ransey Feed Company, W.H,
Hall & Sons Pulpwood, Dr.C.F.
Hawis, Waccam aw Bank 4 Tr
ust Company, Nash Johnson &
Sons Farms, and Rose Hill
Poultry Corporation.
Dr. Corbett L. Quinn's off
ice was the first stop In Mag
nolia. He also visited the Br
anch Banking and Trust Com
pany and a group of highway
personnel.
National Spinning Comapny
officials Joined Mr. Garcher and
his party for lunch at the Cou
ntry Squire which preceded a
tour of the Spinning Company
plant.
Other places visited in War
saw Included Qulnn Wholesale,
and Branch Banking and Trust
Company.
Caws Pickle Company aid
Branch Baik were visited in
Falson. He also visited Duplin
ICouitry Club which serves the
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MUs Johnson Daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ctrl D, Johnson of
New Bern Is S 6 foot 8 inch
nrunettt witn irg? orwn
3-rerSE
Of IV u Waff
Jaycees Present Blocking Sled
Warsaw Jaycees, continuing
their roll of supporting most
worthwhile projects in the com
munity, presented a check in
the amount of $600 to the James
Kenan High School Athletic Pro
gram.
The check was presented by
President Brooks Boyette, to
cover the purchase price of a
seven-unit blocking sled for the
football squad.
Coach Jim Turner rec
eived the check on behalf of
James Kenan School, and ex
pressed appreciation for the
generous gift.
Presenting the blocking sled
'to James Kenan for their use
in football practice is but one
of the many fine contributions
m ade to promote a better com
munity by the Warsaw Jaycees.
Graduates
MORGANFIELD, Ky.? Allen
T. Johnson of Rt. 1, Rose Hill
received his certificate of gra
duation from Breckinridge Job
Corps Center here Thursday,
September 5.
Johnson completed 535 hours
of training and experience in
general automotive repair.
He also was enrolled in ed
ucation classes.
Warsaw Jaycee President, Brooks Boyette
presents a check in the amount of $600 to J ames
Kenans' coach, Jim Turner, (right) to cover
purchase price of the seven unit blocking sled
in the background. Looking on are (1 to r)
Roger Phillips, treasurer and Billy Knowles,
first vice president.
(Photo by Ruth Wells .1
Brothers - In - Law Killed In Wreck
iwu yuu:IV UU|jiin i^uuniy incn
lost their lives in a one-car
accident early Sunday morning.
Slate Trooper Eddie War
rick of Wallace investigated the
wreck which occurred at 1:10
o'clock Sunday morning near
Lw.g Ridge Frei' Wlll Baptist
Church in the Sqotts Store Co
mmunity.
Larry James Outlaw, 22,
white male of Rt. 1, Mt. Olive
and his brother-in-law Max Pr
ice. 21, white male also of Rt.
1, Mt. Olive were killed ins
tantly. Price was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Price and
was married to Outlaw's
sister. m
i 1 rooper Warrick said the car
was traveling at an excessive
rate of speed, headed west on
rural paved road 1500. It left
the road and hit a gum tree
on the right hand side of the
road. Th| impact completely
demolished the car and broke
the top otk of* the tree about
Irony feet from the ground.
The trooper said the 1966 Ch
evelle was owned by Outlaw.
Both men were thrown from the
'car and the driver has not been
determined.
The Rescue Squad removed
the bodies to the Tyndall Fun
eral Home in Mt. Olive.
A flat bed truck was re
quired to remove the wreckage
which was strown over a large
area. Only one part, a part of
the motor, was left in a pi
ece large enough to be removed
by wrecker. Tne reaminder of
the car was picked up, piece
by piece. The rear axle was
reportedly found some 200 feet
from the tree and point of im
pact.
Assisting trooper Warrick
was Deputy Glenn Jerniean of
the Duplin County Sheriffs De
partment.
MOUMT OLIVE -- A jofht
funeral service for'Larry Ja
mes Outlaw. 22, and Mac Pr
ice, 23, was conducted Mon.
afternoon in Tyndall Funeral
Home by the Rev. Rufus Sw
inson and the Rev. Erma Gr
ubbs. Burial was in the Oat
law family cenetery.
Survivors of Price are his
wife. Mrs. Linda M. Price; two
sons, Gary M, Price-an<fMi?
hael Lynn Price, botn of the
home, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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Miss Duplin County Pageant,
To Be Bigger And Better In '68
Brooks Boyette, President of
the Warsaw Jaycees, today an
nounced that this year the Jay
cees were changing the name of
the "Miss Warsaw Pageant"
to the "Miss Duplin County
Pageant" since the pageant is
for Duplin County with girls
throughout the county participa
ting. Brooks stated that this
year's pageant promises to be
the best pageant by far pro
duced in Duplin County. Spe
cial guests already confirmed
for the pageant are the present
"Miss America," Judith Ford,
and "Miss North Carolina,"
Anita Johnson. The former
Jeame Swanner, a former
"Miss North Carolina," has
Beulaville Fire Truck Wrecked
Answering the call to a fire
In the rural area last Thursday
afternoon, Beulaville's Fire
Truck was turned completely
over and was damaged an es
timated $3,000.
The truck was driven by Beu
laville's Mayor, Herman Gore.
Riding In the cab with him was
Roland Edwards. Neither of the
men was injured. No one was
riding on the back of the truck
as is so often the case.
The fire department logged
a call at 5:50 p.m. Thursday
September 5 to a tobacco barn
fire on the farm of Mrs. Mlna
Thompson who lives about 41/2
miles East of Beulaville.
Mayor Gore had traveled to
the Walter Whaley Store on No
rth Carolina Highway 24. The
siren was blasting forth and the
red lights blinking. An ap
proaching car appeared as if
it was riot going to stop to
allow Mayor Gore to make a
turn so Mayor Gore pulled the
fire truck into the ditch. The
vehicle turned over and came
to rest with all wheels up.
Trooper Ted Evans said no
charges have been made.
Highway Bids
Raleigh?The State Highway
Commission issued a call for
bids for the September 24, 1968
highway letting. Nineteen pro
jects in twenty two counties are
included involving more than 93
miles of road construction.
For Duplin? 11.93 miles of
bituminous concrete base and
surface in widening and resur
facing US-117 between Rose Hill
And Ware aw
agreea to serve as Mistress ot
Ceremonies. This year's pa
geant has been scheduled for
Saturday evening, November 9th
at 7:00 in the Kenan Memorial
Auditorium, Kenansville, North
Carolina.
Efforts are now being made
to locate attractive and talented
girls throughout Duplin County
who would be interested in be
coming "Miss Duplin County"
and become eligible to parti
cipate in the "Miss North Ca
rolina Pageant" with the winner
of that pageant participating for
"Miss America." All entries
will receive prizes this year
with the winner receiving a
$250 scholarship. t*\y young
1 adies interested shoulcTcontact
Bill Kennedy or Mrs. Helen
Steed of Warsaw. A pageant
of this magnitude is very ex
pensive to produce and the War
saw J aycees are presently con
t acting various businesses
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Beuleville Church Welcomes Minister
lne Bculaville Pcnrecos:. il
Free Will Baptist Chu ? eh we1. -
comer rhe At." Robert L. Gore
as their first full-time pastor.
Rev. Gore cams ?:? Btalav'.lle
on September 1. along with ais
yife, Mrs. Gore, also an or
dained min ster. Tie G.-rss
corns ".o the 3ec!.i.''lle church
crom the Psruecostal Free Will
Baptist Church in Turkey.
The Gores began heir pas
torial life in 1932 as preachers
in the mountain towns and com
munities in the eastern part
of Virginia. Thsy served as pas
tor of churches in Norfolk,
Va. for six years. They were
called to Turkey, N.C. in 1963
wnere they served for five
years.
Mrs. Gore is a native of Po
rtsmouth Va. Rev. Gore is a
native of Garvin, Okla.
Rev. and Mrs. Gore became
pastors and pioneer preachers
in East Va. having a circuit of
fine churches in the year 1932
and have many precious memo
1 ries of walking and preaching In
mountain towns and com
munities.
Mrs. Gore was licensed to
preach in 1939 and later was
ordained. Mr. Gore was licen
sed in 1933 and ordained in
1936. They have pastoredmore
then twenty churches.
REV. AND MRS. R. L. GORE