ARE UNOED TO VOTE 4P TUESDA NOV. STH 7^
National Spinning Expands Warsaw Plant
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National Spinning Cbmpan's expalMion and
I renovation has provided a new and T|eparate
entrance for5the Personnel Department. An
Employment Offlce. slgn directs applicants to
the prefer department leaving (he original
entrance for salesman and other businesses.
National Spinning Compaiy
started construction early In
1968 on a 40,000 square foot
addition at their Warsaw plant.
Construction to the plant has
been completed and a warehouse
is now being added.
Primarily this addition is to
be used for production, however
major changes were made lp
the administrative department.
A new entrance was madefor
the personnel offices wMch
were moved into an area ren
ovated to provide additional sp
ace for interviewing and test
ing. . A lobby provides ample
space for applicants seeking
employment. The quality con
trol laboratory has been expan
ded, a plant conference room
has been added, additional rest
room facilities installed, a lar
ger canteen has been provided,
in addition to a much larger
production area.
New machinery has been in
stalled in the production area,
or will be placed 1 n operation
in the immediate future.
In addition to the afore men
tioned construction or expan
sion National Spinning is pre
sently constructing a 25,000
foot addition to provide more
warehouse space. Upon com
pletion of this ltfest expansion,
this plant will be almost twice
as large in square feet area
as it was in its original form.
-AH o?_ these expansions
means more jobs for more
people. The number of emp
loyees at the plant presently
is at least 40 percent greater
than before expansion started.
Employees at the plant now
number more than 450, and the
annual payroll provided by the
plant Is now in excess of two
million dollars. In as much
as virtually every community
in the county is represented at
the Warsaw plant, it is reas
onable to assume that the entire
county benefits from this manu
facturing facility.
Mr. Freddie Bell, general
manager of the plant, stated
that tne Warsaw plant of Na
tional Spinning Company is one
of the largest producers of
Ban-Lon yarns in the country.
The plant also produces stretch
yarns which both of these are
used in the outer-ware trade
for such items as men's hos
iery, sport shirts, ladies shells
ana dresses.
In addition to the Warsaw
plant and the other plants lo
cated in Washington and White
ville, National Spinning Com
pany has recently announced
the planned construction of a
new plant in Beulaville.
Officials Attend School Boards Assn
Duplin County's Educational
department was represented in
Chapel Mil last week at die
Fourteenth Annual Delegate As
sembly of the North Carolina
State School Boards Associ
ation.
Mr. Charles Yelverton. Sup
erintendent of Schools, was ac
companied by Dr. E.L. Boyette
of Chinquapin, Russell Brock of
Mount Olive, and Emmit Rog
ers of Pink Hill, members of
the Duplin County Board of
Education,
The following resolutions we
re passed:
FEDERAL AID TO EDU
CATION: The North Carolina
State School Boards Association
supports the principle that fed
eral funds for public educat
ional purgtfbesi 3kou)d include
funds tn the fortn of general
aid, "Block Grants" administ
ered WfthdUt federal control,
through the United States Of
fice of Education and the ap
properate State Agency in ac
cordance with the State Pol
B$ARD-STAFF RELATION
SHIPS: The North Carolina
State School Boards Associa
tion is aware of serious prob
lems throughout the nation con
cerning teacher-board rel
ationships. Excellent North Ca
rolina relationships must be
preserved. Plans should be
made to keep communications
between the public, the tea
chers, the superintendent and
the board, a two-way street,
UNITED FORCES FOR EDU
CATION: Endorse legislation
to bring teachers salary up to
national average (96,000 to 912, j
000 for 10BHionths).
(2) Suppon summer programs
by 910 per child for one or
more programs, kindergarten,
vocations 1 courses, enrichment
classes or remedial Instruc
tion.
(3) Provide additional person
nel of 2000 to include special '
teachers.
SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR'S '
STUDY COMMISSION: Com- j
mends effort to ascertain the
needs of public education and
involvment of sue h a large '
number of citizens in the work '
of the commission. ;
PROGRAM EVALUATION: As
sociation must take increasing
tole in shaping destiny of free
public education under the con
trot of free public education
under the control of local clt
lzenery through their local sch
ool board members in the state.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: The
Association urges board mem
bers to consider strong char
acter, suitable background of
[raining and experience for this
Important office.
The schools of North Carolina
and the children of North Car
olina must be assured of hav
ing the finest possible leader
Press Honors McSweeney..
Hears Wachovia Executive
GREENVILLE -- The North
Carolina Press Association Fr
iday night honored the man
who was instrumental in the es
tablishment and growth of the
S2'23SX&&LC"
phic Arts in Murtreesboro.
Representing the association,
NCPA President Brodle S.Gri
ffith of the Charlotte Observer
presented a plaque and an ela
borate walking canetoJohnMc
Sweeney, now reslred from the
He outlined the future of tgri
culture in the eastern part of
the state. "By 1984," he said,
"We are going to see our area's
agriculture move from the pitch
fork and the one-mule cultivator
to radio-driven tractors and
weather Information stallitet."
He said it is inevitable that
basic changes will take place
in the size and ownership str
ucture of farms. Some far
mers will seek long-term ren
tal af^surMtmtU^farirfan^a,
Dr. cited what htjat"
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Activities continued Saturday
rr i? wfr' -i>i ?a,e(. n2Lil
**?2*7 o r nr frwL
grcciing, b .uur or <neA?tvif*
Richmond football game In
Flcklen Stadium.
The Greenville Daily Reflec
tor and ECU were co-hosts
for the ENCPA meeting.
Judges Announced
Miss Vet Pegeent
Warsaw1 Junior High School
The new Miss Vet will be
^^Mr.^ snd^lr^ aeve^^Han
appointed by Governor Moore
o serve as Chairman of Veti*
Day Observance for North Car
? b_i .. . ?e^
?UPirt| ||w fl rPM-1 fn .gl 11V
to a Political Rally (n WejnoUa
Christmas
Greetings
To Our Men
Overseas
Many Duplin County men will
be far from home again this
Christmas. They wul be In
strange surroundings, and many
will Be heartsick and homesick
for the familiar and happy Chr
istmas season at home. Some
boys from Duplin may receive
no Christmas mall and many
will receive very little. Do
You Care?
Many boys may feel that we
have no concern for them, and
they are neglected or forgotten.
This feeling keeps their morale
at low ebb. Do you care?
It has been proven that if a
boy's morale Is low and he
feels despond int he Is not as
cautious as he should be. He
might be more likely to step
on a booby trap, or slower to
see some other danger to his
safety if he Is not as alert
as he should be. Statistics
say that high morale saves
[Iv^sand ?? y0U c*r*ir^ugtl
19,000 Votes
Expected In Duplin
At the close of books In
April 1968, Duplin County had
18,143 registered voters.
Of this mynbu- 16.283 Were
registered Democrats; 1607
were registered Republican; 80
were registered Independent;
and 173 were registered Non
Affiliate.
This figure Is estimated to
be only about 2 percent larger
than the number of registered
voters In Duplin County in the
1964 general election.
Registration Books closed
Saturday, October 26,1968. Re
gistrars are busy this week
compiling statistics, a task that
will not be completed until Sat
urday, November 2.
Predictions are, however that
the number of voters registered
since the spring primary will
have increased by about 1000
voters, giving Duplin a vote of
more th*i 19 000.
The Republican party seem
ingly has picked up consider able
strength In several precincts
in the^pugty. /
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YOU HAVE AN
OBLIGATION
TO VOTE
YOU HAVE A
? CHOICE - - -
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Dr. Collins Guest Speaker
At Grace Lectures
ROCKY MOUNT?
Dr. Thomas A. Collins, Pr
esident of North Carolina Wes
ley an College, will be guest
speaker of the Grace Lectures
at the Beulaville United Meth
odist church Nov. 1 and 2.
A native of Wilmington, Col
lins was graduated trom As
bury College and Asbury Theo
logical Seminary In Kentucky,
and Emory University in At
lanta, Georgia. He was awar
ded the Doctor of Divinity de
gree by High Point College.
An ordained minister, he ser
ved Methodist churches In At
lanta and Talbotton, Georgia,
In Gatesville and Raleigh, North
Carolina. In 1953 he became
Executive Director of the Board
of Mission of the Methodist Con
ference. He organized seventy
ne w Methodist churches and
raised more than $3,000,000
for church construction.
In March, 1959 he was elec
ted first President of North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
Wesleyan opened in 1960 and
now enrolls more than 7C0
students in a fully accredited
senior college. Tne Methodist
coeducational college offers a
quality program of liberal arts
majors.
Magnolia Voting
Place Changed
Mr. Claude Helper. Chairman
of the Duplin County Board of
Elections has announced that
the voting place in Mjgnolia
Township has been changed
from the Magnolia Town Hall
to the MagnoliaCommunity Bui
lding which is located just ar
ound the corner from the old'
site.
Mr. Hepler stated that "in
the interest of public safety,
better voting facilities for tne
electorate, and the apparent
great interest in the upcoming
election this change is nece
ssary at this time."
The Board of Elections re
ceived wholehearted support
from the Mayor and Commis
sioners of Magnolia, several
leading citizens in the Town
s'.in. and County Commissioner
J.B. Stroud , Mayor of Magnolia
Dr. Corbett L. Quinn, furnished
Mr. Hepler with a letter stat
ing the need for the change at
this late date.
On Election Day there will
be persons stationed at the old
site to direct voters to the new
voting place in the event they,
are unable to locate it.
Dr. Collins Is President of
the North Carolina Council of
Churches, past President of the
Association of Eastern North
Carolina Colleges, and repre
sented the Methodist conference
as a delegate to the General
and Jurisdictional Conferences
of 1960, 1964, and 1968. He
Is a member of the American
Academy of Religion, a direc
tor of Rocky Mount United Com
munity Services, North Caro
lina Symphony Society, and Ki
wanis Club.
He is married to Anna
Galloway of Whitehall, New
York. They have four children.
(Mrs. Collins is active with con
ference Women's Society of Ch
ristian Service and Women's
Club responsibilities.) To
gether Dr. and Mrs. Collins
served as counselors for the
Methodist Youth Caravan to Eu
rope during the summer of 1957
visiting eight European countr
ies.
Highway
Bids Let
RALEIGH -- Bids totaling
$4,346,620.75 wer e received
by the State Highway Commiss
ion at its regular monthly
letting. All apparent low bids
will be reviewed by the Com
mission when it meets in Cher
okee, North Carolina, Friday
October 25, 1968 at the Bound
ary Tree Inn at 9:30 A.M.
There were twenty projects
n twenty-one counties involving
more than 59 miles of road
construction. Duplin's part was
as follows:
DUPLIN ? 1.228 miles of
grading, bituminous concrete
base, surface and structure on
improvements on SR-1173 and
NC-41 from US-117 in Wallace,
easterly to a point about 1400
feet east of NC-11. $309,267,
Cumberland Paving Co.,Fayet
teville, N.C.
DUPLIN ? 21.3 miles of bi
tuminous concrete surface on
NC-111 and NC-403 in resur
facing four sections of primary
roads. $119,474.00, Cumberland
Paving Co., Fayetteville, N.C.
Miss Duplin Pageant Dedicated To
Judge Stevens
Special guests at the Pageant
will be "Miss An)erica,,fJudl
Ford, "Miss North Carolina,"
Anita Johnson, and others.
The "Miss Duplin County Pa
geant," sponsored by the War
saw Jaycees, will be held on
Saturday evening, November
9th, beginning at 7 o'clock In
the Kenan Memorial Aud
itorium, Ken ansvllle, North Ca
rolina.
This year's "Miss Duplin
County Pageant is entitled
"The Fairest Lady." The
pageant is dedicated to all the
young men who have served or
are now serving our county,
and to Judge Henry L. Stevens
Jr. of Warsaw, an excellent ex
ample of one who has served
and is now serving.
Judge Stevens, who was ed
ucated at the University of No
rth Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and the Harvard Law School,
received several medals and
honors for his contributions
as an officer to the allied vic
tory in World War 1.
In 1925 he was elected State
Commander of the American
Legion. In 1932 as newly el
ected National Commander of
the American Legion, Judge
Stevens brought national atten
tion to Warsaw and Duplin Cou
nty by being featured on the
cover of 'Time Magazine."
In 1929 Judge Stevens was
elected Judge of the General
County Court of Duplin County
Bomy Chief Judge
The appointment of 11 chief
iudoes of the 19 for the new
District Court Jurisdiction were
announced by Chief Justice R.
Hunt Parker of the State Su
preme Court.
The announcement was made
at the 3Sth annual meeting of
the North Carolina State Bar
held last week in Raleigh.
The appointments announced
were for those districts where
Judgeships are not being con
tested in the Nov. 5 election.
F<ApgolmedChief
and in 1938 he was elected to
a Judgeship of the Superior
Court of North Carolina where
he served for 24 years. Gov
ernor Terr y Sanford in 1963
appointed Judge Stevens as an
Emergency Superior Court
Judge of North Carolina, apos
ition he now holds.
Presently a Lieutenant Col
onel, United States Army, Re
tired, Judge Stevens is married
to Mildred Beasley Stevens for
merly of Kenansville, and has
one son, Henry L. Stevens, III,
an attorney in Kenansville. Jud
ge Stevens has indeed helped
make and keep this, the fairest
land.
The contestants for "Miss
Duplin County 1969" are: Car
olyn Padgett, Wallace; Eliz
abeth Stanley and Franees Fut
rell. Magnolia; Brenda Bor
deaux, Route 4, Mount Olive;
Jane Strickland, Warsaw,
Brenda Jones, Beulaville; Jan
et Mobley and Lynda Daughtry,
Chinquapin; and Michelle Tuck
er, Faison.
Farm Bureau Annual Meet
The Duplin County F arm Bur
eau Annual meeting was held
Tuesday night, October 29th
at the Agriculture Building in
Kenansviile, with approximate
ly 140 members present.
Mr. Charlie Russell, Mar
keting Specialist and Administ
rative Assistant to BtC. Man
gum, State Farm Bureau Pres
ident^ was guest speaker, and
tions in order to have better
markets for their products.
The Commodity Committee
recommended many resolutions
which were adopted and app
roved by the group, which could
tend to be a real asset to the
farm people of Duplin County.
These resolutions will be for
warded to the State Convention
in November so that they may
?et the backing of the State
arm Bureau.
David John Kilp*rtck, Geor
nm ntrlranr ?nH IViri* Outlaw
were re-elected President,
Vice-President and Secretary
respectively, and the following
were elected to serve on the
Board of Directors for the coin
ing year: Jimmy W. Stroud,
William Costin, Dan Grady,
G.R. Holland, Cecil Kornegay,
Dennis Smith, Gordon Lanier,
Orlan James. Wendell Teach
ey, Albert West, CharlesKnow
les. Coy Smith, JJi. Cottle,
les, Coy Smith, JJi. Cottle
Jr.. Roland Boney, and Carl
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