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rnOlMRw JK^iJ^V JL JbJ^^I JEIJUI VOL. XXXVI NO. 9 FEBRUARY 27. 1969 KENANSVILLE, N.C. !2 PAGES THIS WEEK PRICE 10* PLUS TAX 1 4 I KrififS { 0 MI IVIU /I Duplin Gnnnral Receives - Appropriations Duplin General Hospital will receive (5,826 for annual V. proprlations by The Duke En dowment. Appropriations totaling 12, 067JM are being distributed to hospitals and child care In stitutions in the Carolinas this week by The Duke Endowment. Hospitals are receiving $1 a day for each day of free care and are being reimbursed die cost of participation in two national statistical and finan cial services. Child care in stitutions are receiving approx imately $1,01 for each day of care of orphans and half-or phans. 1 Hams Stolon Investigation by Sheriff El wood Ravelle, and deputies Gra ham Chestnutt, E. E. Proctor and Rodney Thigpen into the th eft of four haans from the smo ke house of Richard Farrlor, near Kenansville has resulted In the arrest of his son, John Edward F arrior, 23. Bond was Set by Msistrate R. F. Wil liamson at 3160. for young Far rier's appearance at the March 31st term -ft BUff*- * Lntfirs To Matt : Dr. W. Dallas Herring, pres ident, Atlantic Coffin and Cas ket Co., Rose Hill, chairman of iHMtate Boardof Education will meet In Chapel Hill during the upcoming weekend for a conf erence?workshop with state wide lay leaders. The purpose of this meeting will be the draw ing of blueprints and settling die construction started for a better public school system. Wallact Camellia Show The Fifth Amual Wallace Ca mellia Show will be held Sat urday and Sunday, March 8 aid 9, In the Mwonic Lodge Bull ding on Highway 117 South. All Camellia growers are Invited to attend and to exhibit their blo oms. Silver awards will beglv en in each horticulture class both for outdoor flowers and those grown under glass. The Camellia Show Is spon sored by the Wallace Council of Garden Clubs and the presi dent, Mrs. James R. Sykes states that an accredited flower arrangement show also will be staged with the theme "CameUlana 1945-1969" in cooperation with the North Carolina Camellia Society. The show hours are Stfurday 3:30-9:00 P.M. and Sundw 13:30 6:00 P.M. Exhibitors are asked to write gpdReth Blanchard, Chairman, P.O. Box 133, Wallace, 38466 for entry cards. Miss Jonas Sneaks wWeeww vpwna Ti Warsaw Ratarian* Miss Jo Carol Jones was iigest speaker at the regular Thursday meeting of the War saw Rotary Club at the Coun "Iff Jones save a very in After her talk the club voted " to give $100 toward bringing this group to our schools. . Kofus Freeman of Southern Bank and Trust Co., Warsaw, wti elected president of the club |for the roming year. The club waS delighted to have as new members; M?sr?. Ike^RlAltck, merlin of Warsaw. Guests in Ighborli ot y Clubs. Press . r Feature Editor for Creek Pebbles, campus newspaper at Campbell College, Patsy DeVane was on the scene when the college photographer needed a bona fide freshman coed busy at extra curricular chores. The photo is featured in a picture profile "The Class of 1972" circulated this month by Report, periodical of the North Carolina Foundation of Churcn Related Colleges. Recent alumna of Wallace-Rose Hill High School where she edited her campus paper and was voted outstanding ?Cnl?r/JS>?f U Mr- Mrs- Thomas J. DeVane, 'r"?: ' V"' TT Warsaw Grant Will Allow Planned Development Warsaw has received a Fed eral Gram of $12,789 in plain ing funds. Working In close cooperation with the planning division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, the town will use these funds to plan aprogram of future growth. In the early 1960's the Town of Warsaw became aware that It had to respond to die des perate need for planning for the present and future population Increase. Warsaw began Its concentra ted planning program with only an outdated zoning orainance. The town's first step was to get technical assistance from the North Carolina League of Mun icipalities, and from this began the updating of the zoning ord inance thai was adopted m May 1966. This step revealed that In order to qualify for grants and other participation a work able program would be needed, or a program of comprehens ive planning for long range growth. The proposed planning will Include studies of land use, population and economy, land development, community facil ities and zoning ordinance. In addition to these studies a ser ies of new maps will be drawn to indicate physical features and lot Ikies. A planning board to work with the Mayor and commissioner appointed by the Town Comm issioners December, 1967 is made up ofthe following mem bers: Lee E. Brown, J.B. Her ring, Brooks Boyette,R.E. Wll kins, and John A. Johnson, Chairman. The purpose of the planning board is to make sur veys and studies ot present conditions and future growth of the town with regard to its neighboring communities. The se plans will have the desired effect of guiding and accompl ishing the well coordinated and harmonious development of the town in accordance with present and future needs. The planning board has ex pressed the hope that the fed eral grant recently authorized will enhance the growth and continual prosperity of the town of Warsaw and each of Its citizens. Faison Man Dies excessive speed wss oiamea For the death early Tuesday morning of a 38-year-old F ai son man killed in a one-car accident on U.S. 117 near Mount Olive. Trooper KJR. Ross said Joe Brantley (Bill) Holland, Jr.. died as his car crashed into a grocery store owned by Leon ard Walls of Rt. 3, Mount Ol ive, after first colliding with an abandoned car and a tree. Ross said Holland apparently Lost control of his car after running off the road while trav eling at a high rate of speed. The accident occurred around 12:20 a.m. some four miles south of Mount Olive. Holland's 1965 Chevrolet was declared a total loss with31,200 worth of damage, and damages to the grocery ..store and mer cnanaise were estimated at $4,000. Ross reported that Walls slept in a room at the back of the store, but he was unhurt In the accident. Holland was an employee of Burlington Industries in Mount Olive. Funeral services were held from the Faison Baptist Church Wednesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. R.A. Thompson officiating. Burial was in Wayne Memorial Park. Surviving are his foster mother, Mrs. Pearl Watson of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Bland of Kinston and Mrs. Clarence Amerson of Wilson; one brother, James Roland Holland of Columbus, Ohio; two Cwil?ea? to Pace t Woodcock And Dail On Farm Tour I ffDnU P am?mn \aJ r^nAt^ nr* l? i_ I - . .? . ? ?vwj wvivi vn nvww-uvn, Manager of Southeastern Far mers Grainery, Warsaw, and Paul E. Dail of Kenansvllle have Joined the Tour with Top Farmers Mission, Woodcock and Dail left this month on a Top Farmers of America Ag ricultural Mission to studyfood and farming around the world. The tour will visit such areas as Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, West Pakistan, Israel and Italy. Agricultural highlight of the trip will be a special mission to Pakistan, fif th largest nation, which has Drougni aooHt an explosion ot bumper crojh that is triggering an agricultural revolution ar ound the world. The delega tion of members from Top Far mers of America Association will dew first hand the new farming progress in Pakistan and other countries, and exa mine what it means to U.S. farmers. The Top Farmer delegation of 45 people was personally in vited to Pakistan by th count ry's President, AyubKhan. The Pakistani government devel oped a special schedule to allow Association members to see progress made In their country. Trie Top Farmer tour will also see progress India is mak ing toward feeding her hungry millions, and also view agricul ture in the New Territories at the edge of Red China's "Bam - boo Curtain". They will study Irrigation techniques that have made Israel's deserts bloom, and also see intensive farm management practices in Jap an, Hawui and other areas. The tour will make stops in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, Jerusalem, Rome and other major cities. Top Farmers of America Association was founded three years ago to provide special services and information for leading farmers and ranchers across the United States. Mem bers receive services such as private management Intelll ?;ence Reports, special tax gu des, financial planning aids, and attend Top Farmer man agement symposiums and farm study tours. BreakiK-Entering-Larcenv Deputy Sheriff E. E. Proctor has charged James Houston, 19 white male student at James Kenan High School In two war rants issued by Magistrate W. J. Sitterson of kenansvllle with - - Breaking, entering, and larcney. Houston was placed under i\, 000. bond by Magistrate Sit terson for appearance before a District Court Judge for pre liminary hearing on February 24. The charges were made on February 19 following Investi gation by Proctor that James Houston had taken a quantity of shelled corn from Victor Parker of Rt. 1, Magnolia on February 14, and a quantity from Parker again on Feb. 18. Further investigation by De puty Proctor assisted by She riff Elwood Bevelle, Deputies Graham Cheatnutt and Rodney Thigpen revealed that Donald Houston, 24 white male of Pen derlea, and Roy Lee Houston, 22 of Magnolia, brothers of Ja mes Houston were involved in larceny of corn from Parker and also from Lloyd Williams of Rt I Magnolia, larceny of soybeans on two separate occ asions from George Henry Lee, t a." ii- -a. * i alsu 01 to. i iviagiiona, wmcn has resulted in the Issuance of some fifteen additional warran ts drawn by Magistrate R. F. Williamson of Kenansville who set bond for each of the Hou ston's at $400. and waived hea ring to the March 31 term of District Court. Also lnvovled was Eddie C. Pollock, 37, negro, male saw mill worker, of Wallace, whose bond was set at 9200. for appearance at the same term of oourt. On February 21, warrants were prepared by Williamson on information and belief by Deputy Rodney Thigpen charg ing Donald Houston and Eddie C. Pollock with the February 14 larceny of approximately 68 bushels of corn valued at 986. aid Houston with the February 18 larceny of corn, valued at $82.50, the property of Victor Parker. CoattMed to Pate 2 Duplin Students UNC-G Honor Roll GREENSBORO- Three St udents from Duplin County who are attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro , have attained the honor roll for the first semester which ; ended recently. The students are: Linda Ann Grice, chemistry major, dau SKer of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. rice of 210 Chelly St. In Wa rsaw; Joyce Amelia Hamilton, business education major, dau ghter o f Mr. and Mrs. John r. Hamilton of Magnolia; Po lly E. Walston, history major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fr ed I. Walston of Box 468, Ken ansville. PAttendedig Seminar John A. Johnson, Duplin Co - unty tax collector, and Russell E, Tucker, Duplin County ac countant, both of Kenansville, will join other Tar Heel public officials in Greensboro on Th ursday and Friday for the first annual privately sponsored North Carolina Public Finance Officers Seminar, The seminar is sponsored by North Carolina National Bank, The keynote speaker at a Thursday dinner meeting will be John Thompson of New rork City, vice president of Equit .til LLa A.J11 autc mo naii cor nc mi ic port on current developments affecting the municipal bond market. State Treasurer Edwin Gill of Raleigh will present some of his views of local and state government relations Thursday afternoon. Also during the aft ernoon session, Capt. Allan E. White of Washington. D.C., dir ector of the Secretary of the Navy's Office of Management Information, wt; L <^plainthe ap plication of the management information center (computer) concept to the problems of cit ies and counties. The two-day seminar will cover a broad range of muni cipal problem areas, iding ; tax reform, city and coin?/ Turkey Federation Convention Marvin Johnson, right, retiring President of the National Turkey Federation, presents gavel to incoming President David Graham of Washington, Indiana, at recent convention held at the Netherlands-Hilton Hotel in Cinclnatti, Ohio. _ m ? JURY LIST RELEASED Sheriff Elwood Revelle has release the following: Jury List For Superior Cou rt, Criminal, Beginning March 3, 1969: Nathaniel Robinson, Pink Hi ll, Mrs. Mary F. Byrd, Rose dill, William Curtlss Dobson, Magnolia, D. W. Swinson, War saw, Edward Anderson, F aison, William Henry Armwood, F ai son, irnest L. Turner, Beulavllle, 3eorge F. Parker, Wallace, Ronald Gray Nobles, Chinqua pin, S.G. Andrews, Beulavllle, and Mrs. Margaret F aison Ua vis, Faison. Robert Lewis Leach, Mt. Olive, Calvin Hobbs, Jr. Warsaw, Trroll W Rrnun lrfj.11 an. Pin. vd" Heath,~SN;^lrik ma/john Wright Register, Wallace, J .P. Smith, Magnolia, Carl S. Hor ne, Beulavtlle, A. J. Jenkins, Jr., Warsaw, J. A. Turner, Wallace, Ellis Gordon Hunter, Beulavtlle, William Edward Br ock, Beulaville and Alethia Bry ant, 123 W. Boney St., Wail ace. John F. Hamilton, Magnolia, J. R. Mercer, Beulaville, L. D. Bell, Warsaw, Mrs.Dessie Wil liams, Beulaville, Leon Hen derson, Wallace,RaymondKor negay, Albertson, Flossie B. Sealey, Rose Hill, Jurors For Superior Court, 'liir**"- ? ???i Civil, Beginning March 10,1969 are: Joseph Woodrow Outlaw, Mt. Olive, Jimmy Arnold Locker man, Rose Hill, Gertrude Gra ham, Magnolia, John W. Brice, Wallace, M.R. Oates, Faison, Herbert Penny Beulaville.Gay nelle Brown, Beulaville, Mrs. Lila Mae Smith, F aison, Leon ard Matthews, Kenansvllle, and Opal Quinn, Pink Hill. Arnold Gordon Kennedy, Beu laville, James Franklin Klss ner. Rose Hill, Samuel Herring, Jr., Albertson, Lewis Best, Jr., Kenansville, J. Camerson Stro ud, Warsaw, Edward W. Gavin, .lose Hill, Percy G. Blanton, .lose Hill, Mrs. Cassie C. Hen derson, Wallace, A. W. Whal ey, Rose HlU, Norman Sand lin jr. tteuiavllle and Alice Kennedy, Beulaville, Hallle Smith. Pink Hill, Arc hie Lanier, Beulaville, Henry Eude McLean, Seven Springs, Billy Ray Chambers, Kenans vi lli, Lula Mae Car, Wallace, James Randolph Stroud, Mt, Olive Kenneth Edward Dobs on, Magnolia, Cecil Hayes, Rose Hill. Udelle R. Beasley. War saw, Stedman B. Hall, Beula ville and J. A. Henderson, Tea chiy. Jurors for Superior Court, m m Civil Beginning March 17, 1969, Ulen Carter, Gen. Del. Wal lace, Hampton Whalev, Kenan sville, H. M. Pope, Magnolia, Mrt. Stanley Kelly, Faison,Li onel Weston, Pink Hill, Mari lyn Marie Harvell, Wallace, John W. Boyette, Jr. Warsaw, Eula Mae Sutton, Rose Hill, and Samuel Lawrence Flowers, Calypso. A. R. Smith. Bowden, Mrs. Virginia Lee Brown, Wallace, Mrs. Elva Darden Cottle, Fai son, Walter Bryant, Wallace, Ralph C. Henderson, Jr. Rose Hill, Doris Stiles. Pink Hill, Charlie Cook, Warsaw, Elmer Bruce Swlnson, Mt. Olive and Tina Coston Boney, Teachey. Steve Lamar Jackson, Cat urvcn v t. . -? . wwviifv. Wiui r IJ | Rose Hill, John L. Powell. Jr. Warsaw, Sammie Graham, War rsaw, Myrtle Henderson, Wal lace, Melton Lanier, Beulavi lle, and George Dewltt Herr ing, Rose Hill. James F. Edwards, Wallace, Paul Southerland, Beulaville, P. Ralph Hanchey, 600 Forest La ne, Wallace, F. R. Carr (Fl nley) Wallace, Edward Jerrel Thigpen, Beulaville, S. L. Tu cker, Rose Hill andFrankMer cer. Pink HU1. Robbery Attempt The Duplin County Sheriff's Department has In their poss ession one of the best assort ments of well-used screw dri vers to be found anywhere. The collection, which also includes tire tools, was confis cated from James Arthur Bro wn, 30, white male of Rt 2, Box 240, Mooresville, and is being held by the department as evidence in an attempted bre akin in Chinquapin Saturday Mo rning. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Brinkley lad gotten up with a sick gran child, and between 5 and 5:30 A.M. Mrs. Brinkley notice a oar beside a telephone booth and some one in the booth in front of their home attempting to pry open the coin box. She made a quick mental note of tie license number and the car description. While she called the Wallace Police Department hir husband called to the man "get away from that phone booth aid quit destroying public fac ilities". Meanwhile Detective Roscoe Rich of the Wallace Police dis patched Sgt. Ray Gore and Of ficer Homer Boney to the se en-), and also notified Deputy Sheriff Jack Alberts on. Gore spotted and intercepted the car, a 1967 Chevelle Station Wagon, on Highway 41 at Tin City, dri ven by Brown. Also in the car was a half empty pint bottle of whiskey. The screw drivers were bent, deeply scared and smeared with various color paints, apparently having been used many times as a lever to pry open metal objects. Brown is under $1,000. bond for appearence in District Co urt in Kenansville on FebruatY 25. He is charged with attem pted breaking, driving under the influence, and possession of taw paid whiskey with the seal bro ken. Deputy Albertson said the Brinkley's are to be commended for such fine cooperation with the law enforcement officers. 4-H Speaking b Winners hiarion C. Griffin, Associate Agricultural Extension Agent The Duplin County 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held In the Agricultural Building, Kenans ville, February 24, 1969, with 18 4-H'ers competing for top V,, - r.n _-i? a t-Miu uuuui ?>.udii uusun aiiu vviiiie Moore were selected as over all county winners and will com pete In the 17 county Southeas tern District Contest In White vllle during June. Gail, an out standing member of the Warsaw-Shamrock 4-H Club, spoke on "Our Great Heritage." Willie Is a member of thestan ford 4-H Club and his winning speech was on "Education . Division winners in the con test were: Jr. Girls contest. Avis Pierce from Rose Hill with the topic "Youth in a Ch anging Society"; Jr. Boys con test, Willie Moore; Sr. Girls, Gail Costln; and Sr. Boys, Ch arles Bet he a from LLW Club with the topic, "What America Means to Me." Each of these winners were awarded an en - a'"r'" ? f-.'va ? <' l?'S >, &:(i?.""-j-' " Citizens And Peoples Savings To Merce Citizens Savings and Loan u Association of Wilmington and Peoples Savings and Loan Ass- < oclatlon of Wilmington will ] merge shortly, according to a 4 joint announcement maw by 1 S. D. Bissette, President of I PSAL and U. Lee Spence, Jr., 1 Executive Vice President of < Citizens Savings. j Under the consolidation plan, I Citizens will merge into Peo- v pies on June 80, 1969, subject < to final approval of the share- 1 "holders of Citizens Savings at a special meeting on April 9. < The merger of the two Wil mington institutions has already Board In Washington. As a result of the consoli i at ion, Peoples Savings' assets ?rill increase to approximately 10 million dollars and it will Jecome the 23rd largest sav ngs and loan association in North Carolina of the 184 ass >ciations in the state. Spence will become Vice President of Peoples Savings and will ass tme his duties as of the eft set ive date of the merger. Mrs. Katharine A. Alexander will also join the staff of Peoples Savings. Spence stated that the dec ision had been readied by the Directors of Cltlxens after rtmy months of study and del -itizens' shareholders to effect ther merger with Peoples Savi ngs. He further stated that Pe oples was one of the strongest Institutions in the state and that :he consolidation would give Citizens' shareholders accou nts in a progressive and stro ng institution together with the additional customerconvenien :es of drive-in window serv ice, night depository and the advantage of having an altern ate location in Winter Park at vhich to do business. Ossett stated that the adv inttfes to Peoples Savings wou d be better utilization of Its tfflce facilities and staff aid he operation of the anticipate.! )0 million dollar associations! very little more than present ? , i fcai* Cits'Si ? KZ expense, thus Increasing pro tit aDUtry of operation in tunes of high operating costs and exceedingly high interest rates. He also stated that he is ple ased to have a man of Spen ce's experience and caliber joi ning the organisation of PS&L. As a result of the mercer, the Citizens' office at 317 Che stnut Street will be closed on June 30 aid all customers of Citizens can do business a PSfitL's office at Fourth and Market or its branch office in Winter Park. Announcements for the meeting of final share holder approval have gone out to Cltlsens' shareholders and Spence urged all of diem to return promptly the proxy and authorization formSdi;
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