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VOL. XXXVI NO. 1* APRIL 3. ?69 K^jNAl^VILLE. N.C. 20 PAGES THIS WEEK j. - _ P^1CE 10* PLUS Tj3T II Chairman Resigns Superintendent of Schools, ? Charles Yel vert on has announ ced that Chairman D.D. Blanchard, of the Duplin County Board of Education, has sut^ - it!toed bis resignation to be effective April 15th. The Board of Education is expected to consider the re signation at their next schedul ed meeting, April 8. Sunrise Service EASTER SUNRISE SERVICES will be conducted at Devotional Gardens at 6:30 ajn. April 6th. The Joint services will be con ducted with Warsaw minis ter participating. Rev. Charles Owen, minister of the United Methodist Church will bring the message. He will be assisted by Rev. Charles Hinson, Mr. J. Ruber Dixon and Rev. J. Don Skinner. ?' Union Sunrise L Service Union Easter Services will be observed for the town at the Kenans vllle Baptist Church The special music. Rev. Trey D. Mullis, Minister of Grove Pre sbyterian Church will be guest speaker. Good Fridoy Services A Good Friday Service will be held at Smith's Presbyter ian Church on Friday April4th. at 8 P.M. The Public is invited to this service. Rev. Troy D. Mollis is minister of the Smith's Church. Pinoy Grovo Revival Revival services will begin in the Piney Grove Church on Monday evening, April 14, and will continue through Sunday night, April 30. The evange list will be Rev. Roy Savage, pastor of the Woods Grove Pen v tecostal Free Will Baptist Ch urch, near Goldsboro. Ser vices will begin at 7:30 each night except Sunday. Sunday owning services will begin at TtOO. The pastor. Rev. Ned Sauls, extends a welcome to everyone. Bid For Town Offico Candidates who have filedfor \ the May a election in the Town . of Warsaw to date are: Mayor, John L. Powell Jr.; and for 7 & c om m is s ioner s # encumbents W.C. Tew and W.E. Foster. I Jimmy Mcdenny has also filed 'k for commissioner. The closing date for filirv is April 18. pa mat Kenan i-bla f Swaapt Tap Honors Pat Matthls Elected State Pree ,? . * idem . / Club Wins Second Place In State la Four Events In an unprecedented display of triumph, James Kenan High School won Second Piece in the State in Parliamentary Proce % dure. Public Speaklqg, Miss FBLA, and Installation of Cl j?? ube in the 1969 Future Busin ess Leaders of America *ate ' | Convention in Durham last Weekend. The greatest honor 14 -Ml the election of Pat Matthls as State President. -This - v M . ilnued the tradition of winning mm State afftee every year sin< e & fv* ?X Irttt- ol this Oulc.e, he will attend the National FBLA ? Dennis Ramsey, General Manager, Is shown presenting "Employee of The Month" awards to Macio Carlton right, and Samuel Holden. The employees receiving this honor has displayed by loyalty, attitude, dependability, quality of work, and safe work habits to be truly outstanding employees. They are nominated by supervisors and selected by a committee for this honor. Ramsey Feed Co. Honors Employees The annual awards meeting was held by Ramsey Feed Com pany employees in the Rose Hill School, Friday March 28,1969. Neta Plstner, company Safety Chairman gave a report lpr the first quarter of 1969. Mrs. Plstner pointed out the records were showing fewer accidents this year than the same period for 1968. to employees who have not suf fered an accident of any^ind. The award consist of a certl- ! ficate and lapel pin showing the qumber of year^jfef accident free Keith Hinion, Production Manager, presented the Safe Driver Awards to 27 drivers, raqging from 1 to 14 years. Ramsey Feed Company is very proud of the record held by its drivers, and each year hon ors the save driver with a certificate and driver lapel Vfe ? ? pin. Mr. HIns on pointed out that these drivers were sub jected to all types of weather conditions, and much of our mil age was night driving. Service Awards were presen ted to 13 employees. These awards are presented foi' 5 10 and 15 years Off continous service. A silver pin is given far 5 years, Gold for 10, and Gold with a diamond inset for 15 years. - Amxfcer Ugh-Ugh*#** pro gram w?s the selection of the "Employee of WQuarter** Each quarter one employee is selected from the company as the outstanding employee, based on the reccomendation of Sup ervisors and selection of a com mittee. These employees are given a savings bond for this award. This quarter, two em ployees were honored. Mrs. Samuel Hoi den from the office, and Mr. Mscio Carlton, chick bus driver from the Hatchery. Leo Jones, Personnel Man ager, gave three door prizes to n. h. buardsman Critically Burned P?ul H. (Pete) -Garrls, Jr. was critically burned while on weekend maneuvers with die National Guard Unit from Wall ace at Fort Bragg. In a freak accident, the cause of which has not yet been de termined. Pete's clothing ''became ignited during field tr aining exercises. He was fir ing a 4.2 Mortar inside an A.P.C. Carrier. With his uni form ablaze he jumped from the carrier and ran across the terrain. .Two guardsmen. Ron ald Jones of Watha and C.A. Tanner Jr? formerly of Wall ace overtook Garris and with their bodies, smothered the fl at?". TNy, with Garris were taken to Womack Army Hosp ital at Ft. Bragg. Jones and Tanner were treated and re icwed- [SSBB.... b it reported that Garria recehM burns that covered 56 pr rient of hb bod) Df tt sr. 8C third da H Wis mmedlately placed in intensive care, and Sunday afternoon was moved by plane to the Burn Center at Brooke Army Medical Hospit al in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, one of the most famous burn treatment centers In the world. He was accompanied on the fl ight by two doctors and an army nurse. Monday morning his parents received the following tele gram: "I regret to inform you that your son Sp/4 Paul Garrls Jr. NG24987443 is seriously ill in this hospital due to thermal bums on fifty to sixty percent body surface, 2nd and 3rd degree burns. In jury occurred while on active duty. Exact details unknown. Recovery questionable. Your presence not required, butper missable. Letter follows." Brooke General Hospital Com manding General sifted the tel egram. Anotner memDer ot tne unit, David Ballard, of Burgaw, re ceived injuries when he jumped from the A.P.C. Carrier. He suffered multiple breaks of his leg and is hospitalized. Pete Garrls is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Garrls, Sr. of East Church Street in Rose Hill and is a popular member of the local community having a good sense qf humor and an outgoing friendly manner. The entire community is concerned for his welfare and many are praying for his recovery. Interested friends may coo tact him at this address: Sp/4 Paul H. Garrls, Jr? NG 34987443 Ward 14 A ife I, Brooke General Hospital Burn jurors unosen Jurors chosen to serve in the April 28th term of District Court In Duplin County as re leased by Sheriff T. El wood Revelle are: Mrs. Ghanell Lloyd, Wallace: James Earl Wallace, Warsaw; Sallie Jones, Warsaw; R.E. Thigpen, Faison; Jimmy Davis, Albertson; Mrs. MQdred H. Wells, Wallace; Robert B. Mills, Wallace; and Bernle St iles. Pink Hill. Jimmy Wayne Rich, Kenans ville; Edwin Earl Teacbey, Rose Hill; Vedren Brewington, Fai son; Luby Tadlock, Calypso; Albert Lamb, Jr. Wallace; Ha rvey J. Baker, Kenans ville; Ro bert Lewis McGowan, Warsaw; B. McDonald Teachey, Rose Hill; Mrs. Mildred Rochelle, Wallace; and Helen P. Smith, Warsaw. Henry Jacobs Sutton, War saw; W.C. Worsley, Jr., Wal lace; Emmett G. Sasser, Mag nolia; Gertrude Carr, Rose Hill; Kenneth Knowles, Rose Hill; Lessie Mae Batchelor, Rose Hill; Vara Smith, Warsaw; G.W. Price, Wa''.?ce; Bessie L. Beany, War' iw; Charles E. King. Falsr ,; Libby M.fQBniaa, Pink HP?; Joseph E. Robinson. Rose 'A; E. Warren Herring, Fais al; Dennis Marvin Sholar, Wallace; and Dora M. Fatson, Warsaw. Baptist Revival Rev. William Hall In cooperation with the Cru sade of the Americas, the Beu laville Baptist Church will have Revival Services April 6-11, each evening at 7:30 P.M. The evangelist is the Rev. J, William Hall, pastor of die Continued to Pan 2 MILLER CONFESSES KIDNAP - MURDER ? Tht lifeless body of Jackie Stdnt, 13 year-old elementary sdk^l girl was found in five feet of water in the Dobson's Chapel Community some 28 ho urs after she was kidnapped at 2:48 p.m. Tuesday erf last week. Roger Vernon Miller, 23, un employed textile worker of Rt. 1, Rose Hill, has admitted the kldnap-murder charge and has signed a confession. Jackie was enticed into Mil ler's car as she walked home from the Wallace Elementary School with her two sisters, Robin, 9, and Lisa, 6. Miller parked his white and black 1964 Ford, and when the ^tone chil dren got even with the car, he asked "Jackie her father's name. She tpld him Lean Stone. Miller then:, told. Jackie that her mother was 111 and that he (Miller) was to rake her to the hospital to eee her mother. The two younger girls tried to get into the csc also, but were told by Miller that they were Instructed to go home. They hurried home, found their mo ther there and related the in cident to her. Mrs. Stone im mediately called the Wallace Police Department. Several mothers in die area who had gone to die school to pick up their children, observed Jackie in the oar as it was temporarily blocked by an on coming "car passing a school 'Jhka^M&ler backed, out Into "Stog his Wheels. Police Chief Earl Whkaker said (he aftlzens of Wallace were to be commended for their help and cooperation in assist ing the police by reporting each bit of information. Within three hours after the alarm was first sounded. Miller was app rehended near the Wallace Pool Hall and was held for drunken drivlig. The Wallace Police Depart ment was joined by the State Highway Patrol, the Duplin County Sheriff's Department and the Pender County Sher iff's Department as they began a search of a thrity-mlle wo oded area near Wallace. Some 400 persons including officers and volunteer personn el resumed the search at dawn Wednesday. Helicopters from the nearby Marine Air Station, and planes from Wallace's Hen derson Field joined In the search as did Rescue Units from mam/ nearby towns. Before nightfall the National Guard had been called out and hundre ds of school children ami tea chers were combing the area. The first real evidence was discovered when a dag in Dob son Chapel area delivered a purse to its owner, Mrs. Fan nie Carroll. The purse con tained Jackie's identifica tion and Carroll flagged down a passing State Trooper, R.N. Johnson who relayed th* dis covery. The immediate area was closed to traffic and in a short time the body was dis covered in nearby Stocking Head Creak. J Miller, who had been quest informed of the dlscoveiy of the body he said,, "Get El wood Revelle down here and I will talk." Sheriff Revelle said he spent more than an hour with Miller who admitted taking the girl ewmt) Wito Sprin Cteaww "Clean up... Jor fire safety." This Is the basicaBy impor tant reason for the Spring Cl ean-up campaign which starts in Duplin County on April 7, Fire Chief Herring announced today. "Fires in U.S. homes are taking about 6.600 lives yearly, according to National Fire Pro jection Association figures," said Fire Chief Herring. "And one of the major causes of dwelling fires is rubbish and trash. "One American home is de stroyed or damaged by fire starting in rubbish every 12 minutes, these same NFPArst atistics show. "So our goal for Spring Clean-Up Is to make every home in this community safer from fires. This means a concentrated attack on the spou in and around houses where fires start?accumulations in attics, basements and closets, any place there is tr?sh and rubbish. "Clean-up does mapy things for the community, buy*perhaps the most impoigaanfbcomplish ment of all is that it will make the homes in Duplin County saf er from fire," the chief said. Spring Clean-Up is sponsored internationally by the National F ire Protection Association to promote fire safety throughout the Uninted States and Canada. Roger Vernon Miller from the school grounds, gi ving every detail including dum ping the lifeless body in the creek In tile area where Mill er had previously worked as a farm labore?. A warrant/has been Issued . ^ar^y^ljr with^a^ and murder. He is In an un disclosed jail.- No date has been set for trial. The Stone family had resided in Wallace for about eight years, where Mr. Stone is employed as a radio announcer. ^ Ingram Chosen President Charles Ingram Charles Marshall Ingram, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul In gram of Kenansville has been elected President of the Class of 1970, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A pre-law sti'dent, Ingrain Is presently a junior and is ma joring in History and Political Science. He is a member of the Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NROTC). A Midshipman 2nd Class, he has participated in the Naval Res erve Officers Training Corps and as a senior, he will ass ume position of platoon MPO. As senior class president he will serve as chief marshall of this years graduation class and will participate in other formal occassions such as University Day. He will also appoint other marshals and direct class po licy and functions including sen ior class gift to the Univers ity, graduation dances, senior class day, as well as fund ra ising activities. He is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Social F raternity and is alumni secretary. He has ser ved on student attorney generals staff at UNC and on the stud ent government branch that han dles student violations of Honor Code and Campus Codes. A 1966 graduate of James Kenan High School, Charles was an outstanding student. He was a member of the basketball and football teams, band and Beta , Club, and was chosen Senior Class Speaker. "I feel that my parents,fam ily, and many friends in Kenans ville and Duplin County are re sponsible for what I amtoday'*, said Charles. "Through their continued trust, guidance and encouragement, my trip over ?fool's hill' has been made easier. I am proud of my home town and home folks and will always do everything possible to make them proud of me." And Charles, youmaybesure that we are proud of you. RBW Merritt Seriously Injured A two-car accident at 8:40 Tuesdfy morning hospitalized two persons, one seriously in jured, and caused extensive pr operty damage. Slate Trooper Ted Evans, of Beuiavllle investigating officer laid Gorden Merritt, white male, 58 of Rose HOI was hos pitalized with both legs broken, extensive cuts, abrasions and Workshop On Basic Reading Program The State Board of Education adopted, at its February 6, 1969 meeting, four basal read ing textbooks for grades one through six. They are: Shel don Basic Reading Series, Sh eldon (Allyn and &con), Sounds of Language Readers, Martin (Holt, Rlnehart and Winston), The Macmillan Reading Pro gram, Harris (The Macmil lan Company), and the Open Highways Series, Robinson pe on, Foresman and Company). Following the adoption of the basal reading textbooks by the State Bordksf Education a ser ies of meetings have been held throughout the state, by State Department personnel and ot hers, to discuss the Reading Program. Superintendents, pr incipals, teachers, supervis ors, reading consultants and other interested school person nel were invited to attend the meetings. Our county was fortunate to Have one of these meetings held at Beulavllle Elem entary School, Beulavllle, Nor th Carolina on March 5, 1969. Several counties were repres ented and Miss^dra^Mltchell, School the County Superinten dent, Mr. Charles H. Yelverton, conferred with three in structional supervisors, Mrs. Magdalene.Stancil, Miss Annie Mae Kenion, and Miss Annie Mae Brown, about the possib ility of planning a series of meetings to involve one teach er from each elementary sch ool to serve on a Reading Com mittee. Letters were sent to school principals requesting the the teacher from his school who had been chosen to serve on the Reading Commltte to attend these meetings. The first meeting was held at the Johnson Education Building on March 18. 1969. The com mmee is as follows: Mrs. Beatrice Martin, Charman-. Beatrice Martin, Chairman Grade 4-P.W. Moore; Mrs. Betty Hawes, Recorder-Grade 1 3 Primary-Wallace; Miss Sheila Brown-Grade 2 3 Mi ddle Grade-Chinquapin I; Mrs. Mildred Kenan-Grade 3-Chin Cotlaeed t? Page ? A typical scene of reading instructors at a workshop at the O.P. Johnson Educational Building In Kenansville on Thursday March 27. Left to right arei Mrs. Mildred Kenan. Chinquapin lit Miss Sheila Brown. Chinquapin It Mrs. Edith Fussall, EJE. Smith. Mrs. | Betty Hawes, Recorder-Wallace; Mrs. Mag- . dalene Suncll, instructional supervisor; Mrs. , Joan But. Warsaw; and Mrs. Beatrice Mar- | tin. Chairman. "Vj i*. ii 'liflttTinel'" "ni'ul'ia*. i'm iMaaf VfrrtY . -isfc........
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