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? : privilege of bond mer shooting
iSls daughter because his "sup
j?'%' fittliaulrrels was not ready.*!1
? - Onnle Winders Hall, 71, re
?portedly confessed to killing his
laughter, Ren a Mae Hall, with
s single blast from a double
/ V barrel 12 gu?ge shotgun. The
i, 1'ijhootlng took place at their
home on rural paved road 1004
a few miles nortoof Kenmsvffle
abqut fl yjn. Wednesday, Nov
Deputy Sheriff Irvtag Outlaw
, . said diet Hall called hut at the
; fberifrs office about 7d6, re
i?
of Rt. 1, Kenansvllle was on
the floor of the kitchen when be
* , arrived.
Best described the kitchen
as being about 10 feet square.
The blast from the gun at dose
range hit die worn an in the he ad.
"Brains and Mis of skull were
all over die kitchen, from the
floor to the celling," said Best.
Hie shooting took place as
Lena was preparing the even
ing meal. A vegetable chopper
n?na underlie am me dmv(
Coroner Best has Scheduled
a hearing for 8 pan. Tuesday
November 19 In the oeurt room
in Kenansville. /?'
It waa In the same kkche.n that
a fight with a sow of Onnle
W. Hall led to a fatal stabbing
In December 1962. #
A grand Jury failed to find a
true hill against Oflble Winders
Hall who was chanil with mur
der In the stabbing death of
his son, Charles Led Hall. Of- *
fleers Investigating the time
said Charles was stabbed on
both sides of the upper chest,
across the cheek to die base of
the left ear, and over the left
shoulder.
The stabbing fallowed an
argument over "possum" meat.
The possum had been prepared
for the evenliw meal and the
family with the exception of
Charles, had eaten. He was
not at home * the time. He
later returned and was unhappy
with the amount of "possum"
left for his simper.
He began arguing and abusing
his mother. The argument
shifted to his father. A fight
ensued with the father settling
the melee with a knife.
Prominent Public
Servant Dies
A prominent citizen and the
Chairman of North Carolina
Board of Water and Air Res
ources died in a Ekirgaw
Hospital Tuesday.
Mr. J. Vivian Whitfield. 74,
of Wallace had served several
years as a member of the State
General Assembly before being
appointed to the Wateftand Air
Resources Board.
Mr. Whitfield had repres
ented Pender County In the
House of Representatives and in
the state Sena*, and was aclal
raed a dedicated servant and
outstanding leader. ^ ^
the Rf*.Wunw.T. Whltlock^
ami Morrison. Btr
and two grandchildren^
IT? ?
. great pleasure In announcing
that Home Federal Savings will
celebrate the opening of Its new
"'Warsaw office Monday,Novem
ber 28th, from 9:00 KM, to
9:00 P.M. The official opening
will take place at 9:00 AJ*.
with a ribbon cutting by
Congressman David Henderson
lid Mayor J. Edward Strick
The public is invited, accord
ing to Vice President md Mana
-mjb Kornegay. There will be
.fires hments and gifts for
Weary one. Visitors will have an
opportunity to enter the
t ,{HOUSE OF MONEY" contest
" v for prises, including a Lawn
Flite Riding lawnmower, GE
\ Porta Color Tv and a Huffy
bicycle. The contest will run
? .through December 20th.
Depositors opening new ac
counts or adding to existing ac
counts of tSOO or more will
pso receive a Deacon Thermal
Blmket. free.
Kg* ^Located at die corner of HB1
" > and Pine Streets. (U.S. 117).
* ;*Home Federal's new office
building will provide all the
i nt new tACluty will
ted'of mountain stone and br
ide The front entrance^>dll
' anjfcwjflin County*for their past
pwrcnafttaad loote forward
to * conTtnu?(j jiionsHip
jes.^Home ^Federal has ^main
Warsaw. In addition tptfae main
office in Kinston, "the Associa
tion has office in Jacksonville
and Snow Hill, N.C.
Mr. Kornegay is a native of
Duplin County, a graduate of
Warsaw High School, he rec
eived his AB degree In Account
ing from East Carolina Univer
sity. Kornegay joined Home
Federal in 1962 as a loan officer
in the Kinston Office. He
assumed die Managership of
the Warsaw Office in 1964. He
has completed the School of
Executive Development, a two
year sponsored program by the
American Savings and Loan In
stitute at the University of
Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He
Is active In civic affairs and
the Presbyterian Church. He
is married to the former Made
line Epps and has one son.
Rob. They reside at the Lord
Duplin Apartments in Warsaw.
Mrs. W.C. Martin, Assistant
Manager of die Warsaw Office
of Home Federal is a native
;of Warsaw. She attended the
Warsaw High School and die
Nttlanal School of Commerce
In Charlotte. Mrs. Martin Join
ed Home Federal in October
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Congranilations are in order for Mr. aid
Mrs. Charles Sheffield, left, ot Warsaw and
their two sons who have just received the
coveted Eagle Scout Awards. David Grrfiam
Sheffield (beside his father) receives con
gratulations from District Scout Executive
Tom Deaton. Rev. Don Skinner, minister of
the Warsaw Presbyterian Church congrat
ulates the other son, Stephen Patrick Sheffield.
Their older brother Johnson Sheffield is also
an Eagle Scout.
Sheffield Brothers Presented
Eagle Scout Awards
In an impressive ceremony
in the Warsaw Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, November
17, Stephen Patrick Sheffield,
sixteen year old son, and David
Graham Sheffield, fifteen year
old son, erf Mr. and Mrs. Charles
J. Sheffield were awarded the
coveted Edge Scout awards.
The presentation was made dur
ing the regular morning Church
service which was conducted
A lbvely arrangement con
sisting of red carnations, white
and blue mums, and greenery
adorned that center table. The
flowersiNsre given in the mem
ory of Mr. B.C. Sheffield, Sr.
and Mrs. Patrick M. Herring,
Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
J. Sheffield. On a table in
the vestibule through which the
boys entered was a Boy Scout
emblem surrounded by pine bo
ughs and flanked by a burning
candle on each side to represent
the two boys who were receiving
their awards. A miniature
American flag was inthecenter
of this. Reserved seats were
marked with miniature Amer
ica flags and small pine bran
ches.
Cosing the organ prelude the
Cadettfe Girl Scouts and their
Cadette Marian Sheffield,
who is . the Aster of
Steve and David Sheffield,
entered and took their places
In. the reserved section.
*1^ Following the beginning
worship ritual which was led
by Rev. Skinner and Eagle Scout
Bill Britt's solo rendition, "Let
There Be Peace on Earth",
the Color, Guard led the Boy
Scouts single file to take their
places In tne reserved section.
The Color Guard was composed 1
of Douglass Jones. Bobby Lane,
and rally Faust, Jr. After
The Color Guard posted ijie
American flag, BUI Faust, Scout
Master, led the congregation
In the Pledge of Allegiance to
the American flag.
Tom Deaton, District Scout
Executive, gave an Informative .
talk on what It means to be a
-Boy Scotland Vfrat li
to a boy . to be a Boy $cout.
He explained the various ranks
a Scout must attain as he pro
gresses toward his cherished
foal ? to become an Eagle
cout. Twelve Scouts bearing
white candles represented the
Twelve Scout Laws during die
ceremony. These Scouts were
Robert Price, Lindsey Clark,
Nathan Costin, Jr., Whit Jones,
Paul Dixon, Allen Bostlc,
"Chip" Ausley, Steve Draugh an,
Kenny Minshew, Marshall Phil
lips, Michael Rivenbark, and
Ronald Sheffield , brother of
Steve and David Sheffield.
Eagle Escorts, Charles'Johnson
Sheffield, Jr. and Bernard Cle- ,
veland Sheffield, m, led Stephen '
Patrick Sheffield and David |
Continued To Pace Three
Branch Bank
Declares Dividend
WILSON, N.C.: Directors
of Branch Banking and Trust
Company have declared a regu
lar quarterly dividend of ?25
per snare and, In addition, have
voted a special year end divi
dend of $.20 per share payable
on December 16 to stockholders
of record December 1. Total
dividends for the year will amo
unt to $1.20 per share as com
pared with $1.05 In 1967. The
year's total paid to share
holders wlU be $1,197,600, the
largest amount In the bank's
history.
Branch Banking and Trust
Company, North Carolina's Ol
dest Bank, now operates 48 of
fices In 32 cities and towns.
Duphmuevelopment comm.
Honors Rose Hill Industry
The Duplin Development
Commission was host to stock
holders, guest and friends at
the dedication of the Rose Hill
Textile plait in Rose Hill Wed
nesday November 13.
Mr. Milford Quinn, Chairman
of the Duplin Development Com
mission enceed the program.
Mr. Dennis Ramsey, presi
dent of the Rose Hill Develop
ment Commission briefly disc
ussed the commission's effort
to obtain new industry. He
compared the event with a "cr
owing" session recently held at
NC State University. He also
pointed out that a iMBttpd
group could accompHbSP^
goals and used Rose Hfll Tex
tile's as an example of deter
mination.
Mr. Ramsey, on behalf of
the Rose Hill Textiles presen
ted to Mr. Gerald Carr a pi a
Commisioners
Duplin County Commiss
ioners met with County and St
ate Civil Defense personnel
Monday. Representatives from
#11 towns In the county were
present to bear informative
talks by the Civil Defense of
A bid of t2.2d0.wss let to
Warsaw for he*ing aid air
conditioning the old Welfare
Rnliding^ This bulldlngisbeln^
tows In the ,couqw were
present When 'Tront-foot
value" of real estate in towns
was presented add accepted as
established by the Southern Ap
praisal ^Company This valut
Highway officials discussed
with Doard members the clos
.Haeaiiw ?* ?? .?
of Seaboard Coast; Line ?'
que enscribed with apprecia
tion for his part in securing
a building for plant location.
Mr. DJ. Fuss ell. Sr., ex
plained operations and intro
duced the plant personnel which
included: Mr. Hubert Bryant
and Robert Norris, cutting de
partments Mr. Marvin Yasser,
shipping; Mrs. Dean Thomas,
office manager; Mrs. Vadle
McLamb, plant manager, Mr.
Hy Kaplan, advisor; and Mr.
Bert Felt on, a plant partner
and a member of board of dir
ectors.
Mr. Fuss ell also explained
that the plant now has 67 em
ployees with the expectation of
doubling this number early in
the new year.
Products created in the plant
in the various stages from cutt
ing to the finished product were
on display. The present op
fanifi Home
Donated %
An area TV station announc
ed Tuesday that Mr. James G.
'Kenan of Atlanta has donated
the Kenan home in Wilmington
to Wilmington College to be
used as the President's Home.
Ramsey Heads
Federation 1!
i? rcucidtiuii
A giant step toward unifying
all segments of the poultry in
dustry was taken at a meeting
in Charlotte over the weekend.
A 660 a plate fund raising
banquet was held for the newly
organized North Carolina Poul
try Federation.
Mr. Dennis Ramsey of Rose
BUMs Preaideruof the Feder
S pc <" I ad en e 5: r at the ') ft I Q net
included the I_t. Gov. and Mrs.
eratlon Is childrerfs outer wear.
Rose Hill Textiles Is another
example of the steady growth In
dustry has enloyed In Ouplin
under the direction of Mr. P.B.
R afford.
More than 130 guests enjoyed
the barbecue dinner catered by
Rose Hill Restaurant.
Among the guest recognized
were: Mr. Street Richardson,
Carolina Telephone; Mr. W.V.
(Bill) Coley, Director of Indus
trial Development for Carolina
Power & Light; Mr. George
Gould, Department of Conser
vation and Development; Mr.
Carl Price of James Sprunt
Institute; Mayor Tommy Baker,
Wallace; Mayor Ben Harrel,
Rose Hill; members of die Dup
lin County Board of Commiss
ioners and the news media.
Belk-Tyler Grand Opening
Belli Tyler's beautiful new
store on the corner of West
Main and South Chestnut Streets
In Mount Olive will open at
10 o'dlock Thursday morning.
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This announcement was made
bv Mr. Paul Eason, manager
of the store since their opening
here nearly 18 years ago. Mr.
Eason came to the Mount Olive
store from Elizabeth City where
he had been associated with
the department store there.
Mr. Lonnle Racklev, a nat
ive of Mount Olive, Is assis
tant manage r of the Store.
The tremendous growth en
Joyed by the Belk Tyler Store
since It's location In Mount
Olive nearly a decade ago has
exceeded expectations of the
officials.
The new structure is located
on property owned by the late
Dr. J.W. Wilkins. The adjoin
ing J.A. Davis home place was
acquired to provide a parking
lot. An additional parking lot
is located on the sooth side
of the store building.
;iltl il
LONNE RACKLEY
assistant manager
These fine shopping facilities
are an asset to the city of
Mount (Hive and to the sur
rounding area.
Ill ifeJ
Arson Suspected
In Rose Hill Fires
Three Ares in the Brice Store
Area of Rose Hill Township
are under investigation by the
Duplin County Sheriff's Depart
ment. Arson Is suspected in at
least two of the fires.
Fire Chief Clayton Herring
said the Rose Hill Fire Depart
ment was called about 6 pan.
Saturday to an empty house at
the intersection of rural paved
roads 1102 and 1103, about four
miles west of Rose Hill. The
fire in an empty run down
house , the department was un
ahle to save it. The house
was owned by Nash Johnson.
The second call to the Fire
Department came about 7 P.M.
This call also reported a house
fire on the property owned by
Nash Johnson and known as the
old J.C. Williams F arm about
one half mile from the first
fire. Fire had been set in
two separate pans of the build
ing used for storage of hay.
Reynolds
Receives
Good Citizen
Award
At a recent meeting of the
Battle of Rockfish Chapter of
the Daughter of American Rev
olution two outstanding high
school students were presen
ted awards f?r winner in the
anSville senior at James Kenan
High School, and Miss Barbara
Finch, senior at Wallace-Rose
Hill High School received the
awards.
These girls were chosen by
their fellow classmates as can
didates to receive this honor,
and from the three girl* sel
ected from each school the
faculty chooses the school's
Good Citizen.
Judy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Reynolds of
Firemen were unable to save
the house, but did save die
adjoining building.
The sheriff's department was
notified as arson was suspected.
Chief Deputy Snyder Dempsey
called Leon Williamson, Fire
Marshal of Klnston in on die
case and a full scale investi
gation is in progress.
A third fire has been rep
orted Monday in the same gen
eral area, this time on the
Herring farmjabout 2 miles
further West. Ebb Herring, who
farms the ancestral lands of the
Herring family, found afire in
an elm tree near the old open
well at the Herring home pl
ace. Since there was no evi
dence Of fire elsewhere, Mr.
Herring said this could have
been the work of careless hun
ters who set the fire trying to
sipoke out the hunted game.
?This fire, along with the other
two are being investigated.
"?r?liliMilli>ia id 1?I 1
Kenans Wile.
The awards were presented
at the regular meeting of the
DAR*s held in the home of Mrs.
C.B. Penny of Wallace. Mrs.
H.C. Turner, Regent, presided
over the business session.
Mrs. W.B. Jones, chairman
of the Good Citizen's committee
presented the awards. Her mo
ther, Mrs. Reynolds, pinned her
daughter with the Good Citizen
pin.
Soil And Water
SupervisorElection
Pursuant to North Carolina
General Statue 139-4 as amend
ed by Chapter 815 of the 1963
Session Laws, an election win
be held in Duplin County on
December 9, 1968, to elect one
supervisor for the Duplin Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
trict for a three-year term be
ginning January 6, 1969. All
qualified voters residing in the
county wiU be eligible to vote
in this election. Candidates for
this office are Calvin R. Mer
cer, RFD, Beulavnie, N. C.
and Robert Ray Thomas, RFD,
BeulaviUe,
POLLING PLACES WILL BE
LOCATED AT:
Lewis Mercer Store, fieulaville
James Miller Hardware
BeulaviUe
Duplin Supply Company, War
saw
Hanchey Store, Wallace
Rose Hill Hardware, Roee Oil
ASCS Office, Kenansville
Wads worth Grocery, Magnolia
Wallace FCX, Wallace
M. L. Lanier Store, Chinquapin
Clyde Stephens Store, Mt. Olive
Outlaw's Bridge. Albertson
Myer's Store, Beautancus
Walter Hinson's Store, Sam
merlin's Crossroads '' ?
Robert Jackson, Scott's Store
Clyde Pettit, Rt. 1, ML Olive
Ike Houston Store, RL 2, Pink
Hill
Coy Smith Store, Albertson .i.
Duplin Trading Co., Warsaew "
Pryceth 66 Station, Faison. " > y
Published by the Duplin Sofl : *,
and Water Conservation Dis
trict.
CALVIN R. MERCER, Cfar.
Law Enforcement
Association Elocts
' Officers
The Duplin County Law En
' forcemeat Association has
elected Ted Evans of Beulavllle
as president for the coming
year.
Other officers elected were:
Alfred Basden, Beulavllle, vice
pres.; Steve Williamson, Ken
ansville, Secretary and treas
urer. Chief Perry Smith of
Warsaw was re-elected cus
todian of the grounds md the
club house.
About 40 members attended
the regular dinner meeting on
Monday night of this week.
Library Opon Honso
Open house will be observed
at the Chinquyin School
Library in Chinquapin Friday
morning Nov. M at 8 pjn.
i^lSS^i!SSsSZ
all ^school patrons and friends