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' Deputy Assumes JDuties 1
George Franklin Williams,
84, of Rr. 1. Box 116 Wallace
was sworn in a full time Dep
uty Sheriff in a special cere
mony Monday morning.
Williams became the first
negro to fill this office in IXip
lin County in many years. k,
"I believe in law and order,
tand Justice for all people, and
I will strive to serve the people
of Duplin County," said Will
iams at an interview proceed
ing the ceremony.
oat four oj^is ?o when he
b*w?n sertttt in me capacity
W a special deputy. He had
previoosly worked with the
Auxiliary' Police Force In Wall
ace. .
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
jHfo A^wmiMns of^WaUaoe.
i?L"KlN*WG eryin
Outstanding In his commun
ity. he is a deacon of the Fr
iendship Baptist Church in Rose
Hill, and is a member of Mas
onic Uxtoe #220 In Wallace.
Mrs. Williams is the former
Daisy Leu Jacobs and they have
one son^Algernon Franklin, age
Traffic Death
Med
Unavoidable
Chaflle David Murphy. 32.
negro male of Rt. 2, Hose Hill
was Willed Instantly about 9
p.m. Tuesday night.
Rose Hill police chief Benny
Matthews said he had been noti
fied that "There was a man in
the raod" on rural paved road
1141 about 3/4 of a mile East
Of Rose Hill near the Rose Hill
Cemetery. Chief Matthews was
on his way to remove the man
from the road when a car pulled
out by him aid just a few hun
dred yards up the road, ran over
The back bumper of a 1964
Corvair operated by Ernest
Leon Boatman, 54, white male of
Kins top reportedly caught Mur
phy under the cnin, cutting a
deep gash in his throat and
breakm his neck.
Herbert Best of Wars aw, cor
oner of Duplin County, ruled die
accident unavoidable.
Trooper EJL Warwick of the
State Highway Parol invest
I^aed and was^ assisted byChi
flf/Ddtoe CortLe on Rt. 2. and
h?dt been seen in a drunken
condition shortly before the ac
cident which happened near his
home. 3*^ L_
James Kenan Beta Club Service
On Monday night, February 3,
the James Kenan High School
Beta Club held their annual
Induction Service. The follow
ing new members were induc
ted: Mitchell Reese, Tana Ca
rlton, Jimmy Dunn, Ann Hines,
Sharon Brown, Gary Scott.
' The officers in charge were:
President - Karen DeLuca; Vice
President - Gail Scott; Secre
tary - Connie Rhodes; Treasu
rer - JudyReynoldsjReporter -i
* Charlie-Ivey. ? .? .%
Cathy Ivey gave the welcome.
Barbara Raynor gave the de
votional. Bennie Wilson pre
sented some pertinent facts ar
bout Beta Club. BrendaWhaiey
was in charge of the wheel ce
remony, a program in which
the hub of the wheel (Betty
Whaley) represents Character.
In the spokes of the wheel,
Connie Revelle was the spoke
that represented Achievement;
Bill Britt represented Scholar
ship; Gloria Jones represented
Helpfulness; MjfghaJordan rg
Kl^ajptaS^^^ioSltw
Tricia Korneg* represented
Leadership; Danny Ray Brdtfe.
(the rim of the wheel) repre
sented Service.
The principal, J. P. Harmon,
administered the pledge and
gave the challenge to the new
members. His message was
most inspiring.
After the members received
their Beta Club pins, certifi
cates, etc. from the officers,
the president welcomed the new
^members into the club. - Tana
Carlton responded to that wel
come in a Kautiful way,
sang the Bet a Club
ime club presented gift* to
Mr. Harnion and to sponsor,
Mrs. Pearl McGowen.
As a benediction. Karen De
luca sang "The Lord's
Prayer"
Barbara Raynor was pianist
for the program.
Ushers for the evening were
Mary Ellen Byrd, Retha Out
law, Woodrow Scott, and Larry
Sanderson.
Mrs. Milton DeLuca, mother
of the president, served cake
at the lovely tea table. Mrs.
Clay Scon, qpether of the Vice
PreaMmtr served punch. They
wei'e assisted in serving by
Mrs. H. L. Sanderson, Mrs.
Maurice Jordon, and Mrs. J.M.
Kornegay.
Moon May Control Violonce
Many people decided long ago
that the moon definitely Influ
ences many things. Some peo
ple still have their doubts.
Maternity wards usually know
when the moon Is full with out
benlflt of calander or almanac.
Others are learning.
The sheriff's department has
been divided on this Issue, as
some are sure that a full moon
weekend means an increase In
crime and violence. Some ne
ver were convinced until the pa
st weekend, which Included two
important events, full moon and
ground hog day. Or maybe
tne moon was just "fuller on
Turkey Branch Road in Beula
vllle.
Harold Glenn Bostic, 23, wh
ite male, and his brother Ken
neth, 17 were hospitalized at
Duplin General Hospital with
severe knife wounds Inflicted
, by their brother, Glenwood Bo
stic, 39.
The cutting took place about
one o'clock a. m. Saturday at
the residence of Mrs. Annie R.
Bostic. Harold Glenn received
severe cuts across the chest
while Kenneth was cut under the
arm.
A second severe "knifing"
took place on Turkey Branch
Road at the home of Oliver
Wilson when his son, Grover
Wilson was allegedly cut in the
right side by Willard Gresham.
Deputy Basden said that he
was called to the scene and upon
arrival could detect no pulse
in Grover, who was sent by
ambulance to Duplin General
Hospital.
NOTICE
Area 29, Licensed Practical'
Nurses rates will increase eff *
ective February 24 to $18.00 per
eight hour shift.
Similar episodes were repor
ted from Faison where Hubert
Aycock was severely cut by his
wife with a butcher knife, aid
others in the Outlaw's Bridge
section
Commissioners
Report
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners met Monday
F ebruary 3 and reappointed, to
serve a six-year term as a
trustee of Duplin General Hos
pital: Durham Grady, Albert
son Township; Jim Smith, Cy
press Creek Township; E.V.
Vestal, Kenansville Township;
H.M. Price, Rose Hill Town
ship; and Grover Rhodes, Sm
ith's Township.
Mrs. Christine Davis, Reg
ister of Deeds, petitioned the
commissioners to recommend
to the St ate Representative Hugh
Johnson and State Senator Stew
art Warren that Duplin County
be exempt from the bills re
cently Introduced in the Gen
eral Assembly to fix uniform
fees for Register of Deed's
throughout North Carolina.
Cicero Lanier of Beulaville
was appinted as assistant el
ectrical inspector for the
county.
A new full time Deputy Sh
eriff was sworn in, and auth
orization was given Sheriff T.
Elwood Revelle to employ a
typist for his office.
Aid to the blind was granted
in eight cases.
The county received from the
city of Wallace ABC Board
$9,000# $2,000. of this amount
, >yil bft?jed jti the dr tilt ape ^r>
jects ofthe county and $*lOOO -
will go into the county general
fund.
Sutton Retires
From Branch Bank
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U.J. Sutton, sr.
Quincy J. Sutton, Sr., began
his career with Branch Banking
anil Trust. Company in Warsaw
on January 28, 1944, and his
28 years of loyal service; was
recently recognized when he ,
was presented a 8100 Savings
Bond by die bank, just three
days before his retirement.
Sutton, Cashier of the Warsaw
Office, will continue to serve
on the local Board after his
retirement on J anuary 31.
For 18 years prior to join
ing the bank, Sutton was em
ployed by the North Carolina
Highway Engineering Depart
ment. During World War n
he was stationed at Fort Bragg
as an assistant engineer with
Civil Service.
A native of Lenoir County,
Sutton attended Grainger High
School in Kins ton.
Sutton has served Warsaw
United Methodist Church as Ch
airman of the Official Board
secretary and treasurer, ch
urch school superintendent,
member of the choir, and he
was a charter member of the
Methodist Men's Club.
He is secretary and past
master of Warsaw Masonic Lo
dge No. 67T, past District De
puty Grand Master, a 32 de
gree Mason, member of Scot
tish Rites Bodies, Wilmington,
and Shrine member of the Su
dan Temple, New Bem. He is
a past patron aid past District
Deputy Grand Patron of die Or
der of the Eastern Star and ser
ved as district representative
for Oxford Orphanage.
Mrs. Sutton is the former '
Ida Mae West of Warsaw. They
have one son, Quincy J. Sutton,
Jr., of Atlanta, and two grand
children.
Extensive Damage Caused By Wrecks
State Trooper W.T.(Ted)Ev
ans of Beulaville investigated
a most unusual wreck over the
week-end. Unusual, becuase
eight persons were involved and
escaped injury, but three cars
were totally demolished, two of
which burned.
The accident occured about
12:15 A.M. Saturday February 1
on US Highway 117 about two
miles North of Wallace.
James Richard Fenneu, 20,
negro male of Route 1, Har
rells, driving a 1968 Ford, No
rth on 117 pulled into the left
lane to pass a vehicle driven
by Pvt. Gerald W. Stanfield,
20, white, male of Camp Le
Jeune.
A third vehicle, a 1958 Thu
nderbird operated by Dalton
Newkirk Gurganlous of 109 Su
mmerset , Avenue, Lexington,
also pulled out to pass the Ca
mp Lejeune car, and failed to
see the Ford In the left lane,
hit the rear end of the car, and
upon impact, the two cars bu
rst into flames.
Private Stanfield, driver of
the No. 2 car swerved away fr
om the Inferno, lost control
of his car and overturned in the
woods completely demolishing
1 The^feachey Volunteer Fire
Department was called to ex
tinguish a grass fire and the
two cars.
"I've never seen such heavy
property damage with virtually
no personal injury", said Tr
ooper Evans who estimated
damages to car No. I at 13,500,
3L .v, frv ? ???
car No. 2 at $3,000, and car
No. 3 at 1600.
Gurganious, w as charged with
failing to see that a movement
could be made in safety before
he attempted to pass.
A Lot Of Bull
While still at the scene of the
fire and wreck, Trooper Evans
said that a 1967 Ford driven
by Archie Monroe Matthis of
Rt. 4, Clinton was damaged
an estimated $1,000 when the car
became involved with a Black
Angus Bull.
Matthis stated thathehad just
met a car and he didn't have
any idea where the bull came
from and when he saw the bull,
which he estimated weighed
3,000 pounds, it was too late to
stop. t
The owner of the animal had
not been determined to date and
no charges have been filed.
Pickup Overturns
Trooper Evans was called
to the scene of a one vehicle
wreck about 4 a.m. Sunday,
February 2 on N.C. II about
ten miles northeast of Kenans
ville.
Millard Otha Taylor, Jr. of
213 East 10th Street, Scotland
Neck, was driving a 1968 Ch
evrolet pickup truck, moving
his family and household be
longings to Wilmington.
Tne vehicle ran off the road
onto the right shoulder. Re
cent rains caused the ground
to be soft and Taylor lost con
trol of the vehicle which over
turned into a ditch.
Damages to the truck were
estimated at 31,000 and to the
household goods at 3600.
The Kenansville rescue sq
uad rendered aid and ambulan
ce service to the four persons
In the vehicle. The driver re
ceived broken ribs.
Rude Awaking
The Wade Price family of
Route 1, about two miles no
rth of Kenansville were Jol
ted from a good nights sleep
Friday about u p. m. -
A 1?85 Plymouth driven by
Arthur Lee Dobson, Jr., Rou
te 1, Magnolia failed to take
a curve on rural
The car was reportedly de
molished and Dobson was hos
pitalized.
Sumner Injured
George W. Sumner, 65, prom
inent farmer of Beulaville was
hospitalized from injuries sus
tained last Tuesday.
Sumner was driving a 1967
Ford and attempted to pass a
1969 G M C truck operated by'
William Terry Person of 113
North Virginia Street, Golds
boro. At the same time the
truck attempted a left turn and
struck the car which was dam
aged an estimated$1,000. Dam
age to the truck was set at
$200. Extent of Sumner's injur
ies were not determined.
Overturns Into Ditch
Sandra Lynn Wells, 17, white
female of Route 1, Wallace, was
charged with driving too fast
for existing conditions when
her car skidded on wet pave
ment Monday morning and over
turned into a ditch.
Trooper Ted Evans estima
ted $300. damages to the 1967
Chevro.et that went out of con
trol as Sandra attempted to
overtake and pass a school
bus as she traveled North on US
117.
Mercer Appointed Red Cross
County Campaign Chairman
Grady Mercer
Grady Mercer was recently
appointed Chairman of the 1969
Fund Campaign for the Duplin
County Chapter of the American
National Red Cross.
A native of Beulaville and a
life long democrat, he is the
son of the late Louis Albert
and Frances (Grady) Mercer.
He attended Beulaville Gram
mar and High School, 1923-27;
University of North Carolina,
where he received an A. B. de
gree in education and LL.B in
aw. Lawyer aid tarmer.
Member Duplin County Bar
Association and North Caro
lina Bar Association, and has
served as president4thJudicial
District Bar, 1957; Secretary
Treasurer 4th Judicial District
Bar, 1956; Solicitor oeuerai
County Court, 1946-54; former
Judge of the General County
Court of Duplin County; Att
orney for Town of Beulaville,
1945-50; Secretary Beulaville
School Board for four years and
Chairman for four years; Cha
irman Committee for the Cele
bration of the President's Bir
thday in Duplin County, 1938;
Chairman Duplin County Red
Cross, 1958; Chairman Duplin
County Easter Seal Drive, 1950;
President of Young Democratic
Club in Duplin County, 1940-44.
He is also a member North
Carolina Farm Bureau; Wood
men of the World; EasternStar;
Masonic Order and Shrine; Wo
rthy Patron of Beulaville Chap
ter of the Eastern Star; Master
of Beulaville Masonic Lodge;
1940; President of DuplinCounty
Shrine Club, 1958. State Sena
tor in the General Assembly
of 1959. He served from 1960
67 on the North Carolinalndus
trial Commission and since 1968
has been practicing law in Dup
lin County with his son, Grady
Mercer, Jr., and his daughter,
Ella Rose Thigpen, under the
firm name of Mercer, Thigpen
and Mercer, with offices in
Kenansville and Beulaville.
This is probably the only Fa
ther-Daughter and Son Law Fi
rm in North Carolina.
Th? Month of March is Red
Cross Month, and once again,
Red Cross desperately needs
the help of every one. Mr.
Mercer is busy now securing his
co-workers for the various co
mmunities and will list them
in the next few weeks.
ATTENTION
Mr. Calvin Criner, Super
visor of North Carolina non
public schools, of Raleigh will
be the speaker at a meeting *
7:00 p.m. on Monday, February
17 at the courthouse in Kcnats
vUe NOTICE
There wU^te ^a^Barbecre
jj
Schools Adopt New Policy
C. H. Yelverton, Superinten- I
dent of Schools has announced
that In accordance with the
Revised USDA Regulations of
me National school lunch and
Child Nutrition Acts, .the Dup
lin County Board of Education
has adopted a policy regarding
for free and reduced price
meals to be used uniformly in
all attendance units. The policy
becomes effective on February
1.1968.
The criteria which will be
used as an Indication of econ
omic need are family income,
family size, and the number of
children in school. Parents
desiring financial assistance
for school luncues may obtain ?
application from the principal
ot the school In which their
aid.
It is expected that this pol
icy will make it possible to
reach more children through
the School Food Service Prog
ram.
Warsaw
Rotary
The Warsaw Rotary Club held
It's weekW meeting Thursday,
January 30, at the Country Sq
uire.
Mr. Keith Phillips, Supervi
sor Fire Training Service of die
Department of Community Col
leges, was guest speaker. Phil
lips outlined the program of
teaching firemen with the Vol
untary Fire Departments th
roughout the entire st?e and
*?22 ."ETA h?o?T
tlnguish a fire in the home.
NREDA Designated Law
Enforcement Planning Agency
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I P. B. Raiford, County Co-"
ordinator for Duplin, aid a
member of the Executive Board
of the Neuse River Economic
, Development Commission, an
nounced that this organization
has been designated fay city,
county and law enforcement of
ficials of seven counties in the
area as the official planning
eft to do ? omprehensivepl
in law enforcement and
al Justice,
Over 9400,000 has bean made
available to North Carolina,th
rough the Governor's Comm
itter n L?v arid Drdei for
er 300 million dollars will be
available for law enforcement
activities In the U.S. for the
next fiscal year.
Raiford said that the NR?UC
Is forming a Law Enforcement
Council to assist in develop
ing the area plan. Each par
ticipating county and the com
munities within that county has
been asked to designate two
officials, city, county or law
enforcement, to represent its
county. Sheriff Elwood Revelle
and Wallace Police Chief Earl
Whit Aer have been selected to
represent Duplin County.
Raiford also reported that for
octve My funds under the "Sifc
Ac- for liw
Lanier Receives Bronze Star
FT. LEAVENWORTH. KAN.
(AHTNC) -- Army Lieutenant
Colonel Albert B. Lanier Jr.
(left), son of Albert B. Lanier,
Route 2, Rose Hill, N.C., re
ceives the Bronze Star Medal
during recent ceremonies at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan.
Presenting the award Is Brl
zadler General David S.
Henderson, assistant comftian
iant, U.S. Army Command and
Jeneral Staff College, Ft. Lea
venworth, Kan.
Col. Lanier received the aw
ard for outstanding meritorious
service in action against enemy
fines In Vietnam from July
ment, Involvng aerial flight.
Currently a student at the col
lege, Col. Lanier has also re
ceived two awards of the Army
Commendation Medal.
The colonel graduated from
Rose Hill (N.C.) High School
in 1949 and received his com
mission through the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps pro
gram at North Carolina State
university, Raleigh, where
he received his B.S. degree In
1953. He received his M.S.
degree from Cornell Uni
versity. Ithaca, N.Y., In 1962.