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PROGRESS SENTINEL
VOL. XXXV NO. 43 KENANSV1LLE, N.C. OCTOBER 24.1968 20 PAGES THIS WEEK PRICE 104 PLUS TAX
Swanner Mistress
Of Ceremonies
The former Jeanne Swanrier,
presently Mrs. ntfUey Bowline,
IU will be Mistrew of Cere
monies for the Miss Duplin
County Pageant to be held Sat
urday, November 9th, beginn
ing at 7 p.m. at the Kenan
Memorial Auditorium. Jeanne
was Miss North Carolina in
1964 and was "Miss Congenia
lity" In that year's Miss Am
erica Pageant.
During her reign, she made
500 speaking appearances in 13
states. Since giving up her
title, she has emceed over 100
local beauty page aits, Including
the Miss North Carolina P?
eant, the largest state Pageant
In our nation.
She Is a 1967 graduate of
Auburn University, and while
there was named Who's Who In
America! Colleges. President
of Associated women Students,
and Secretary of the Student
Body. Jeanne plays ukulele and
sings original songs. At 6'2"
she was the tallest contestant
to have ever competed In the
Miss American Pageant.
Farm Bureau Mat
An Important meeting of the
Duplin County Farm Bureau
has been scheduled for Tues
day night October 29 at 7:30
p.m. The annual meeting will
be held in the Agricultural Bu
ilding In Kenansvllle.
Officers and directors will be
elected for the coming year,
also delegates will be elected
to the state convention to be
held In Durham November 18.
All members and persons in
terested In agriculture are ur
ged to attend. Door prizes will
be given.
Howell
Announces
Schedule
| The Herb Howell for Con
6ress Committee announced
owell's schedule for the week
Oct. 21-Oct. 26:
Oct. 21: Campaingn all day
In Pender County
Address Dunn Jaycees at 7:15
that evening, at Home Savings
4 Loan In Dunn, N.C.
Oct. 22: Campaign all day
In Wayne County
Attend reception In Go-.J
ldsboro 7:00
apeak * Broaden Grange 8:16
Oct. 2S: Campaign In Sam
* Union High
School 6:46 PM.
??''Attend reception ill Clinton T'i
^Oct. STcnn?# in Dup
Safe Gun Handling.
Every Hunter's Business
By: Dr. O. L. Red wine
As the current hunting
seasons open many hunters will
take eagerly to the field In
persult of one of our nations
tines sports. For many, safe
gun handling has become second
nature and Is done reflexly wi
thout thinking, employing skills
which have been acquired over
many years. Others, such as
the happy boy with his first
sun, will be going afield for die
first time.
We sometimes forget that
this boy knows absolutely
nothing about the safe hand
ling of his potentially deadly
weapon until he is taught the
srfe practices. Each exper
ienced hunter must feel a re
sponsibility to help Instruct th
ose Just learning gun handling.
Accidents do NOT Just happen,
they are caused; and usually
happen In a moment of gross
carelessness. All too many
accidents Involve boys Just lea
rning how to handle guns.
Most serious wounds afield
are either accidentally self In
flicted or Inflicted try a hun
ting companion at close range.
The proper hunting companion
for a boy Just learning gun
handling is not another boy
equally unskilled, but rather
his father or s?ne other ex
"fctnr can in turn become,
The ten commandments of
shooting safety have appeared In
publications over the years and
most of us older hunters have
seen them In print so many
times that there Is danger that
they might appear a little bor
ing. However, If each of us
goes over each of the ten com
mandments of Shooting Safety
and reflects on his own gun
handling afield, he will see
where ne commits little trans
gressions, which some day co
uld lead to disaster.
The Ten Commandments of
Shooting Safety are:
1. Treat every gun with the
respect due a loaded gun
until ready to shoot.
2. Watch that Muzzle. Carry
your gun safely; keep safe
ty on.
3. Unload guns when not In
use, take down or have ac
tions open; guns should be
carried in cases to shoot
ing area.
4. . Be sure barrel Is clear
of obstructions, and thatyou
have ammunition only of the
proper size for the gun you
carry.
5. Be sure of target before
you pull trigger; know id
entifying features of game
fou bunt. , ?
<L Hever point a gun it any
'imfig ycu do not uantvto
/ shoot; avoid all horseplay.
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Local Javcee Presides At Area Meeting
AREA LEADERS ? The Southeastern Region Area
"C" Jaycee meeting was held in Mount Olive Thurs
day night. Area leaders attending the meeting in
cluded, left to right, Rose Hill President James
Teachey, Faison President Ken Avent, National Di
rector John Alley of Goldsboro, Warsaw President
Brooks Boyette, Mount Olive President George Korne
gay, State Vice President George D. West of Warsaw,
State President Jim Church of Clemmons, and Golds
boro President Norman Edgerton.
Thirteen Warsaw Jaycees at
tended the Fall Area Meeting
at the National Guard Armory
in Mt. Olive on Thursday, Oc
tober 17, 1968.
The fellowship began with
aa |nJofable Buffet supper. Du
rftf the business meeting, Prew
sident Brooks Boyette gave a
report of the activities of the
local club during the past
months.
The speaker for the evening
was State Jaycee President,
J^m Church of Clemmons, N.C.
Ut described the Benefits one
"fen receive-by being an active
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Jaycee.
The local club is very proud
to have one of Its members,
George West, as a state off
icer. George is Area Vice
President. He presided at the
meeting. ., - v
Those attending from the
Warsaw Club were: Donnie
Ezzell, Durwood Strickland, Bi
lly Knowles, GeraldQuinn,Har
old Rose. Craven Brewer, 1
Roger Phillips, Ike Rlddlck,
Leonard Cherry. Greg Elbert,
George West, Gene Thompson,
and Brooks Bcvette, _
The Warsaw Cltib was proud
jfo win the attendance award.
Local Lady Attends
National LPN Convention
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Highlights of the 1968NFLPN 1
Convention were the inaugura
tion of an advanced training pro
gram designed to "iqtgrade the
professional preparedness of
licensed practical nurses in
helping to meet the critical
health needs of the nation.
The convention was held in
The convention was held in
the Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel In
OklahomiCity, Oklahoma.
This advanced training will
enable LPNs to assume more
vital roles in patient care and
free others on the health team
to extendlheir service in more
specialised areas of practice.
The LPNs agreed their em
ployment goals should include
an entry salary of not less than
16,000 a year, a 40 hour work
weekend a work year not to
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Unemployment Tax Drop
A lower unemployment insur
ance tax schedule will be In
effect Inl 'j,
effect in 1969
rates will slv?;arr estimated
16 million for covered North
Carolina employers.
The tax scale, which is de
termined by the amount of mon
ey in the State's unemployment
insurance fund, will drop taxes
for some employers to as low
as .2 percent of their taxable
payrolls.
Robert Mooneyham, Manager
of the State Employment office
here, said the Employment Se
curity Commission announced
the new tax rate Friday, say
ing that employment among
workers covered by unem
ployment insurance had been
low enough to enable North Ca
rolina to maintain a fairly high
unemop
unemployment insurance fund.
The program is financed by
excise taxes paid by employers
on most industrial payrolls. *
Benefits paid to jobless workers
under the program come from
a trust fund maintained by tax
ex on the flm*#9000 paid to
covered workers. A special
"experience rating" feature i
$3000 paid to covered workers. |
A "experience rating" feature ,
of the North Carolina law al
lows companies and firms with
good history of employment to
qualify for reduced taxes.
The 1969 tax rates will range
from .2 to 2.7 percent for
employers who have a balance
in their unemployment in
surance accounts, and from 2.9
to 4.7 percent for employers
who have deficit reserves.
Mr. Mooneyham said the Co
mission estimates the average
tax rate wil 1 be 1.1 percent
in 1969, lowest in North Car
olina since 1955.
"Industrial payrolls have
been increasing every year,"
he said, "ana unemployment
has been declining. With few
er employment insurance ben
efits being paid, the State re
serve fund has become great
enough to perjnit lower taxes
for most employers."
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Your children have the most
to gain from eating a diet low
in saturated fats, says the North
Carolina He an Association.
Their eating habits early in life
can help protect them in years
to come.
Carol Ann To MC Pageant
Miss Carol Ann Tucker, a
former Miss Veteran Day will
M.C. the Miss Veteran Day
Pageant in Warsaw on Novem
ber 8,
Carol Ann is a junior at
East Carolina University and
is a native of Magnolia.
The Charles R. Gavin Post
of American Legion and Mrs.
Paisy Pope, coordinator of the
Miss' Veteran Day Pageant, wi
shes to apologize to Debbie Ez
zell whose name has been with
drawn from the contestants due
to a misunderstanding about age
limit.
District 11 Garden Clubs Met In Warsaw
Officers attending the fall meeting, District
11, Garden Clubs of North Carollnaln Warsaw
Tuesday were 1 to r: Mrs. Sam Godwin,
Warsaw Council President; Mrs. Barron Mills,
Laurinburg, State President; Mrs. B^. Thorn
pson, Whlteville, District Director; and Mrs.
Allen Draughan Jr. of Warsaw, general chair
man of the district meeting. A record 274
members attended.
(Photo by Ruth Wells)
"Bountiful Harvest" was the
theme of District XI annual
meeting of the Garden Club
of North Carolina, Inc. on Tues
day, October 22.
A coffee hour from nine until
ten o'clock In the Fireside Room
of the Warsaw United Methodist
Church got the meeting under
way. The Fireside Room was
beautifully decorated using the
theme, and the table decorations
were fall flowers and fruits.
Pewter serving pieces were
used. Banana bread, nutty fin
gers, cheese biscuits, assorted
pastries, and coffee were ser
ved by the Garden Club Council
of Warsaw to the 274 ladles In
the district attending the meet
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Mrs. Walter P. West of War
saw served as organist. Mrs.
B.S. Thompson of Whiteville,
Director of District XI, presi
ded over the meeting. The
invocation was given by the
Rev. Charles Owens, pastor of
the Warsaw United Methodist
Church. Mrs. H.L. Stevens,
Jr. welcomed the garden club
members to Warsaw, and Mrs.
Henry Gerdes of Wilmington
responded.
Mrs. R.S. Weidman of
Winston-Salem Introduced the
State President, Mrs. Barron
Mills of Laurinburg. Mrs.
Mills Introduced the state of
ficers and made her address.
Mrs. Thompson introduced
the other district officers. A
short business session followed
In which committee reports
were given.
The speaker of the day was
Mrs. Omer Utt of Lynchburg,
Virginia. She was introduced
by Mrs. Marlon Odom of Ahos
kie. Mrs. Utt is a past state
president of the Council of Gar
den Clubs, State of Virginia.
Mrs. Utt gave a very in
teresting and informative lec
ture and demonstration on
"Holiday Mood."
The group enjoyed a delicious
luncheon at the Country Squire
where Mrs. C.S. Hinson offered
the invocation.
Mrs. Mills reported that
attendance at this meeting broke
all previous records.
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Presbyterian
Revival At
Warsaw
October 27-31, NIGHTLY-7:45
p.m.
The Reverend Wm. H. Mc
Corkle, D.D., Associate Mini
ster of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Raleigh, N.C. will
be the guest evangelist. The
series of services will begin
Sunday, October 27th at the
11:00 a.m. morning worship ser
vice. There will be services
each night thereafter through
Thursday nightj The services
will begin at 7:45 p.m. Special
music each evening will be
rendered by the church choir.
Dr. McCorkle holds degrees
from Union Seminary in Vir
ginia and Princeton Seminary.
He taught school and engaged
in the insurance business be
fore entering the ministry. He
served several large churches
in the Presbyterian Church,
U.S., including the First
Church, Knoxville, andtheFirst
Church, Kingsport, Tenn. He
served as a Chaplain in the
2nd World War, and is said to
have been the most decorated
Chaplain in the history of the
U.S. Navv. He served as Sec
retary of Evangelism for the
Presbyterian Church IntheU.S.
from 1952 to 1957. In 1963 he
was elected Moderator of the
General Assembly.
Each morning at 10:00 a.m.
Dr. McCorkle will be teaching
a Bible study, entitled "Twen
tieth Century Lessons From the
Parables of Our Lord." The
public Is cordially invited to
attend these services.
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Henderson
Announces
Schedule
Congressman David N. Hen
derson has announced his sch
edule for the week of October
20-26.
On Sunday afternoon, October
20, Mr. Henderson will speak
at the dedication of the South
ern Wayne Country Club, Mount
Olive at 3:00 P.M.
On Monday, October 21, he
will campaign in Duplin and
Wayne Counties and will add
ress a meeting of the Wayne
County Democratic Women in
the Mount Olive College Caf
eteria in the evening.
On Tuesday, October 22, he
will campaign in Johnston Gr
and will speak at a barbecue in
the Bentonville area in the even
ing.
On Wednesday, October 23,
he will campaign in Harnett
County and "attend a county
wide Democratic Rally in Lil
lington in the evening.
On Thursday, October 24,
he will visit and campaign in
Onslow County.
On Friday, October 25, he
will campaign in Johnston Cou
nty and will address the Smith
field J aycees at 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, October 26, is an
open date.
Deadline
For Voter
Registration
Voters I Saturday, October
26 Is Registration Deadline.
Registrars from each pre
cinct In Duplin County will be
at the precinct voting place
Saturday allowing residents one
last day to register.
All persons" who have reached
the age of 21 and have not al
ready registered are urged to do
so In order that they may vote
In the General Election.
Many Important decisions In
the history of our country have
been determined by Just one
vote. It could be your vote
that makes the difference.
Register so that you may ex
ercise this privilege on Novem
ber 5. 1968.
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