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VOL. XXXV NO. 39 KENANSVILLE.N.C. SEPTEMBER 26. 1968 PRICE K? PLUS TAX
Tubbs Speaker At Revival
REV. TUBBS
The Reverend Mr. James B.'
Tubbs, Executive Secretary of
Wilmington, N.C., Presbytery,
will be (tuest speaker for tne
Annual
Meeting
Rockfish
Fox Club
vThe aflBuaf meeting of the
Rdckfia^tet Club will be held
SaterdttfT prober 5, 1368 at
tke-Saffpaap Memorial Hark.
' v A-hunt will leave the park
' fcie*0 Churl* and
4j&unch and- a Short business
meehig will be held at the.
pai* dw noon,
J. A. Ward ts Secretary
^ Treasurer.
Revival Services of the Bethel
Presbyterian Church In djpLy
man Community. Service* will
begin each night at eight o'clock
starting Sunday, September
29th, and continuing (Wbugh
Friday, October 4th. Mr.Tubbs
will also preach at the regular
Sunday morning worship ser
vice at eleven o'clock on Sept
ember 29th which is Harvest
Sunday at the Bethel Church.
Mr. Tubbs Is a native of
Him on, West-Virginia, and was
reared in Knoxvllle, Tennessee.
H e Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Tennessee and of
Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Va. He has had
pastorates In Florence, S.C.,
and Klngsport, Tenn., before
accepting the call, to his pre
sent position in 19?0. Mr. Tub
bs Is married to the former
Leonore Cousar jand they have
four child:ren. /
The Reverenl Mr. George
F rank Sawyer $ pastor of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church.
The public is cordially Invited
to attend this week of evaige
llstlc service^
Hone federal
files Award
Dwight Smith. Awards Chair
man for the "Hiss Duplin Cou
nty Pageant" announces that
Robe* Kornegay, Vice Presi
dent, Home Federal Savings
and Loan Association of War
saw. North Carolina, has ia
fymed that his firm wW give a
$100 cash award to the first
runner-up in -this year's pag.-*
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O her awards worth hund
reds |f dollars wlf be contri
buted by National Spinning Co..
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A Mount Olive rest aur ant op
erator was shot to death Sunday
night following a family quarrel.
' 1. P. (Pink) Price, Mount
Olive businessman, died In
stantly alter being shot a dozen
times about midnight Sunday.
His wife, Mrs. Ruby Price, has
been charged with murder.
Wayne Deputy Sheriffs James
Saaser and Kenneth Davis found
Price's body tn Ms home on
Hltfiway 117 neer Southern
Wayne high school about 1:15
a. m. Monday morning.
He was lying In the door-way
leadtmr from the hall to the 11 v
lng room, (he ofttcers bald.
Mount Olive'* Rescue Squad
was called to the house and
Price's tody was brought to
Tyndatt Funeral home here.
Deputy Sasser said an ln
vestlgallon showed that Price
had been shot 12 times with a
22 caliber automatic rifle. He
had four wounds In the chest,
five In the left back and three
In the buttocks.
According to reports, the
shooting occurred after an
argument In the Price house.
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Program
September 90 - October S ? Carnival (Nightly during week days,
10:00 A. M. through-out the day, Saturday)
October 4 and S ? Commercial Exhibits Building Opens (Friday
and Saturday)
October S ? Golf Tournament begins, Rockfish Country Club, 0:00
A. M. Jubilee Dance, Rockfish Country Club, Couples Only 0:00
P. M. ? 1:00 A. M.
8:00 - 10:90 A. M. ? Horseshoe Pitching Qualifications
1:00 A. M. ? Cake Baking Contest ? Judging Begins
10:00 A. M. ? Poultry Jubilee Parade Begins-Carnival Opens
11:15 A, M. ? Program of Speakers
Presentation of 1968 Poultry Princess and Contest
ants
Presentation of Miss North Carolina and Miss
Blueberry
Presentation of Speakers ? Mayor Ben L. Harrell
Invocation - Reverend Charles Sparks
"Dinner Is Served"
12:90 P. M. ? Cake Baking Winners Announced ? Cake Auction
Begins
1:00 P. M. ? Musical Program ? "Swingmasters Band"
1:90 P. M. ? Presentation of "Outstanding Young Fanner of
Year"
2:00 P. M. ? Military Band Concert ? 2nd. Marine Division Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina
9:00 P. M. ? Sentry Dog Show, Judo Exhibition, Champion Horse
shoe Pitcher Recognised
4:00 P. M. ? Drawing tor Free Color T. V.
5:00 . 0 JO P. M. - Chicken Supper Will Be ferved
October g??Wlml-upof Golf Tournament, 8:00 A. M., and winners
Beys Charged With Racing
State Highway Patrol Ser
geant Harry Pridgen and Troo
per W. T. Evaas have charged
two pwijaville boys with pre
Troopef Evans -said the you
ths charged were 'Villiams Ron
nie Sumner. 17. fox 86. Beu
laville, and Ottis Glenn Ken
nedy 17. also of Beulaville
Bond was set for $200. each for
appearance at the October IS
term of General County Court.
Sumner was driving a 1964
Chevrolet and Kennedy was
driving a 1968 Ford. The cars
were confiscated according to
law fhd turned over to the Du
plin County Sheriffs Depart
ment. They have been released
under bond, $3,000. for the Ford
and $1,500. for the Chevrolet.
Five other youths were char
ged with aiding and abbetting
in the pre-arranged competi
tion. They were also cited to
the October 15 term of court.
Trooper Evans said the offi
cials observed the "racing" at
which took place at one o'clock
Sunday morning September 22,
on rural paved road 1006,
known as the Gun Barrel] Road.
This straight stretch of road
between Beulaville and Pink
Hill has two bridges across
the swamp at Limestone Creek
that are situated approximately
one-fourth mile apart. This
provides measured distance for
pre-arranged competition.
Light Bulb $ale
The Kenansville Lions Club
will sell Light Bulbs again this
Thursday night, September 26.
In order to finish sales, the
Lions will call on residents that
were missed in the former
drive.
IPTAY Meeting
There will be an IPir AY me
eting and a film shown of the
previous Friday night's ball
game each Monday night at 8:00
p.m. at the James Keanan Caf
eteria. All members and pro
spective members are invited.
' Attention
stockholders in the Southeast
ern Farmers Grain Association
are reminded of the dinner
meeting for stockholders and
their wives to be held Thurs
day night, September 26. at the
National Guard Armory in
Warsaw. Dinner of barbecue
both pork and chicken will be
served at 6.30. You are invited
to come early and visit the
plant.
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Senior Citizens of the Cedar Fork community were honored
last Thursday night by their community Ruritan Club. Rur
ltan members with their families honored the senior citizens
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with a dinner in the Cedar Fork Community building.
After dinner each Senior guest held the spot lignt as he or
she was recognized with a brief life history. (Photo by
RuthWeJ]*) ^
Cedar Fork Club Honors Sr Citizens
The Kurltan club or tne ce
dar Fork Community honored
the Senior Citizens oi their area
with a dinner Thursday night
September 19 at the Commun
ity BdUding. Mr. Harold Ray
nor, vice president of the club
was in charge of the dinner
program.
Honored guest were: Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Wood, Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Gray, Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Jackson, Mrs. Mary
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
mond Brinson, Mrs. Zilla Hun
ter, Mr. Joe Sloan, Mr. H. C.
Johnson, Mr. Riley Raynor,
Mr. and Mrs. Liston Norris,
Mr. Mitchell Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Rushin Bostic. Mrs. Jo
Wren Simpson, Mr. Jesse Brin- ?
son, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bry
an, Mr. David Fountain, Mrs.
Lillian Raynor, Mrs. Lille Bell
Southerland Brinson. Mr Mil
lard Edwards, Mr. D B. Brook,
Mrs. Lena Lanier Mrs. Myrtle
Lanier and Mr. and Mrs. Gor
man Brinson.
Ruritan President George
Cowan welcomed the guest and
invited the Rev. Norman Ay
cock of Magnolia to pay trib
ute to the assembled Senior
Citizens.
Mr. Aycock. who began his
Auction Sale
Beginning promtly at 11 a.
m. Saturday October 5, on auc
tion sale will be held at the
Beulaville Moose Lodge. Any
thing you bring will be auction
ed off to the highest bidder,
anything farm machinery, cars,
household appliances, furniture
you bring it the Moose auction
will sell it.
ministry as a sjpply at Cedar
Fork Missionary Baptist Chur
ch, paid tribute first to the Ru
ritans for sponsoring such a
worthwhole festivity. In paying
tribute to the honorees he
Kills Son
A Wolfscrape Township man
is being held without bond in
the Duplin County jail, charged
with murdering histeenageson.
John Thomas Frederick, 16,
negro male of Rt. 2, Mount
Olive died at Wayne Memorial
Hospital in Goldsboro about 10
o'clock Saturday night, five
hours after being hit in the head
with a bullet from a 22 rifle.
Charged with the murder is
the boy s father, James Fred
erick , also of Rt. 2, Mount
Olive.
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Jerni
gan, who investigated the sho
oting, said there had been some
trouble between the father and
son for the past few weeks.
The elder Frederick returned
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pointed out the vast wealth of
knowledge, experience, and
compassion accumulated by the
group of Senior Citizens, which
was available to the younger
generation. He stressed the im
portance of all ages and groups
of people, especially the Senior
Citizens and their rightful place
in useful society, ' not on the
shelf.
Following the invocation also
given by Rev. Aycoek, a bouti
ful meal of everybody's favo
rite dish was served. There
was fried chicken, fried, boiled
and baked ham. chicken salad,
chicken and pastry, meat loaf
and many other meat dishes
Revival
Sarecta Methodist Church
will hold Revival Services be
ginning Sunday, September 29,
1968, at 8:00 P.M. John Ro
berts of Faison will hold the
service. Homecoming Services
will be held Sunday, October 6,
1968 at the 11:00 o'clock Ser
vice. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
There were vegetables of all
colors and varieties, and sal
ads, - - - congealed, fruit, po
tato and many others. The ma
ster cooks brought their favo
rite pies and cakes. The Ruri
tan wives really know how to
cook.
Following the dinner the
lights in the Community build
ing were dimmed and a spot
light was turned on each of the
honorees as President Cowan
gave a brief life history of each
honoree.
Mr. Elmer Brinson gave a
summary-history of the Cedar
Fork Community which was a
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Yelverton Speaks To P. T. A.
The first meeting for the new
school year of tne Calypso
F aison P. T. A. was held Mon
day night, September 16, in the
Calypso Auditorium. The me
eting was called to order by
President Bill Lewis and op
ened with a prayer by Mrs. Ann
Lewis.
Mr. Ray Roberts, principal
of Calypso School, was recog
nized. He introduced the P.T.A.
officers, the Calypso faculty and
staff, and the local school com
mittee. Mr. Shelton Justice,
F aison Junior High Principal,
was recognized and he intro
duced theT aison faculty.
Mr. Roberts introduced the
speaker for the evening^ Mr.
Charles H. Yelverton, Duplin
County Superintendent of Sch
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tannery Proposed To
Allegata Plight Of Low
Income Farmer |
Low income farmers of Dup
lin and Sampson Counties met
last Tuesday night at the Four
County Electric Cooperative
Building in Rose Hill in the
Interest of forming coopera
tives to supplement incomes.
Ellis Vestal of Ksnansville
presided at the meeting. Off
icials attending included Mr.
Joe Cash. FHA, Raleigh; BUI
Henry, Sampson FHA, John
Soles ager.
Reynolds, Extension Agent;
David English, Manager Duplin
County a5cS; Melvin Cording,
manager OEO, and W.L. Wood-1
cok, manager Southeastern
F armers Grain Association.
Mr. Cording pointed out that
resources are available to the
area through the OEO and also
through the FHA.
FHA Supervisor John Soles
and Bill Henry showed tildes
on how Cooperatives have he
lped other low-income farmers.
These slides suggested cooper
atives for; livestock, vegett
bles, timber management, labor
pool, handicraft market. Irri
gation projects, credit unions,
mutual insurance agencies, and
many other.
Ed Monk, farmer and funeral
home director pointed out the
need for a market for produce
raised by the small farmer.
The plight of the farmer who
must sell his beans for Just
5* above the cost of the con
tainer, he s aid, contributed sub
stantlally to creating low
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Exhibits
Building
Poultry Jubilee Day, Satur
day, October 5, will be a day
when the public will be given
an opportunity to see the tech
nical side of Poultry Produc
tion at our Commercial Exhib
its Building and in addition,
enjoy a delicious fried chicken
dinner from the WORLD'S LA
RGEST FRYING PAN and be
entertained lavishly by an ex
citing array of events eg.: Pa
rade, Beauty Pageant 'Thur.
night i, Carnival, Horseshow To
urnament, Speakers < Dignita
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Mrs. Jernigan State Officer
In Retarded Ass'n
MRS. JERNIGAN
A Kenansville woman has
been elected to a state office
in the North Carolina Associa
tion for Mentally Retarded Chi.
Idren.
Mrs. Clifford Jernigan was
named secretary to the state
organisation at the annual con
vention held Saturday, Sep
tember 21 at the Jack Tar Ho
tel in Durham.
Mrs. Ruby Ramsey of Teach
ey was also a delegate to the
convention and accompanied
Mrs. Jernigan.
Mrs. Jernigan has been very
active in the Duplin County As
sociation for the Mentally re
tarded and has served the cou
nty unit as Treasurer for the
past four years.
She is a native of Kenans
ville and was formerly Inez
Quinn. She is bookkeeper for
the tractor company owned by
her and her husband. They
have two children. Mrs. Mary
Price end Clifford Jr. They al
so have one grand son.
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