VOL. XXXVI NO. I* ? "" ~ May 15. 1969 KLN/vWSVll.LE. N.C. ~~ ~ 16 PAGES THIS WEEK PRICE lOtf PLUS TAX Open House More dun 600 persons at tended 4wHfit|5 -g town Board Meets regular meeting of the Magnepa Town Board was held May ft 1969 with Mayor Quinn; Commissioners Thomas, Pow ell, Malpass, Pope; Clerk Pick ett; and Policeman Pipkin pre sent. The minutes were read and approved. Mayor Quinn pre sented the financial report. Business of the meeting in cluded; the transfer of 9500.00 from the General Fund Checking Accbunt to the Street Fund Ch ecking Account; purchase Refl ectorized street , name signs with white letters on green ba ckground; Erect street name signs as far as is consistent with the budgetary limitations with priority to go to Monk St reet, Main Street, and Carroll Street between Monk and Rail road Streets; Adopted RULES AND REGULATIONS for the collection of garbage when the system can be instituted; pur chase license plates of size #4 for the year 1970; Inform SHC of a drainage problem on SR 1003 West in the Town of Mag nolia at Laura Merrltts home and request SHC to make repairs since the complaint was the result of the SHC blocking a drainage tile. A simple gut ter will probably suffice; Town to investigate the possibility of purchase of a tractor with back hoe and dozer blade on the front. M/Malpass; S/Pope; Carrier 4/0. Clinic Dates THE DUPLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT list the following CLINC dates, and urges the residents to cooper ate with the department in giv ing better health service by us ing this schedule. Calypso Town Hall--lst Monday?10:00 to ' 10:45 A.M.; Faison Town Hall? 1st Monday?11:00 to 12:00 noon; Warsaw Town Hall?1st Monday ?1:30 to 3:30 P.M.j Rose Hill Town Hall?1st and 3rd Tues - day? IsOO to 2:00 P.M.; Wall ace Town Hall?1st and 3rd Tu esday?2:15 to 3:30 P.M.; Beu laville-Quinn's Gift Shop?2nd Thursday?1:00 to 2:00 P.M.; Chinquapin-Dr. Boyette's Off ice?2nd Thursday?2:15 to 3:30 P.M. CLINICS AT HEALTH DE PARTMENT: Immunization and Skin Test?Every Monday? 8:00 to 12:00 A.M., 1:00 to 4:30 P.M.; Chest X-Ray Clinic and Tbc skin test read?Every We dnesday?8:00 to 12:00 AJd., 1:00 to 4:30 P.M.; Planned Parenthood Clinic, Dr. H.B. Kornegay in charge?Every 1st Tuesday?8:00 to 12:00 A.M. Chest Clinic, Staff physician from N.C. Sanatorium in cha rge.? Every 4th Thursday ?1:00 to 3:30 P.M. Jury To Get Wishart-Wood Case The case of Dorothy C. Wish - art vs Ronald David Wood for support of her three month child, Jon Love Wishart, is being tried this week in the Superior Court in Kenansville. In testimony May 13, 1969, Mrs. Wishart alleged that she became engaged to Mr. Wood on February 3, 1968 and that they planned to be married August 4, 1968. Mrs. Wishart alleged that she became pregnent May 17, 1968 and that she told Mr. Wood of her pregnency on July 6, 1968 and he told her they would be married in two weeks. When asked If she, Mrs. Wls hart used any method of birth control during her affair with Mr. Wood, she stated "no, we planned the baby." Mrs. Wishart was seperated from Clarence W. Wishart in 1966 when Mr. Wishart went to California and she received A ? * ? her divorce in April of 1968. Mrs. Wishart testified that she had had a pregnency during this time. Testimony is expected from David Wood before the casegoes to the juriors. In other cases, Timothy Tyler Bass, 19, charged with having in his possession a quantity of Marijuana, pleaded guilty and was given a sentence of nine months. ? JbB Duplin County FFA Federation FFA boys from throughout Duplin County met at the Jam es Kenan High School on May 7, and organized a county wide Federation of Future Farmers of America. J.B, Stroud, Jr., a junior at James Kenan, was chosen pres ident of the organization. Other officers and their schools are: Vice President Jimmy Cooper, Douglas; Secre tary-Sammy Flowers, North Duplin; Treasurer - Henry Westbrook, East Duplin; Re porter-Randy Kennedy, East Duplin; Sentinel-George Riven bark, Wallace-Rose Hill; Par limentarian-Linwood Herring, North Duplin; Advisor-Zinnie Quinn, Vo-Ag Instructor, Jam es Kenan. Randy Kennedy ?_ superior uoun jurors unosen I tie following jury list has been released by Sheriff T. El wood Revelle for duty at the May 26th term of Superior Co urt, Civil, Judge Walter W. Cohoon of Elizabeth City will preside. Mrs. D.D. Blanchard, Wall ace; James Edward Byrd, War saw; James W. Farrior, Wall ace; Arnold Stroud, Rose Hill; Harold Laurene Lanier, Chin quapin; Ward H. Carlton, War saw; Bradley Sanderson, Wall ace; Laura W. Barwick, War saw; Joseph N. Heath, Pink Hill; Alvin Smith, Pink Hill. Hampton Lewis Hobles, F ai son; J.H. Rogers, Magnolia; George V. Sutton, Warsaw; Vir ginia W. Bostic, Beulaville; Jessie B. Dafford, Rose Hill; Ervin Scott Peterson, Wallace; Letha C. Howard, Wallace; Geo rge N. Frederick, Kenansville; Mrs, ^esse Jenkins, Wallace; Haywood Batchelor, Chinqua pin; Mary Ford Bowden, Wall ace; Rodney Thigpen, Mt. Ol ive. William A. Kornegay, Jr., Warsaw; Thomas Rayford En glish, Wallace; C.L. Godbold, Warsaw; Jeremiah Barden, Ch inquapin; Lonnie Preston Dunn, Warsaw; Kirmey Kenan, Ken ansville; G.W. Bradshaw, Rose Hill; David O. Brodgen, Mt. Olive; Melvin Stroud, Albert son; A.D. McNeell, Faison. Mistrial A mistrial was called today in the case of Wishart vs Wood. Mr. Wood was on the stand when the case was called a mistrial. The case will be retried ag ain in the next Superior Court. Henry Warren Promoted By Waccamaw "Mr. J. Thomas Murphy, As sistant Vice-President, Wa ccamaw Bank and Trust Com pany, Rose Hill, announces the promotion of Mr. Henry Warren to Assistant Cashier of the Rose Hill office. Mr. Warren came to Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co mpany from Dunn, North Caro lina, after his graduation from Campbell College in 1968. He began working at the Rose Hill branch in January, 1969. He is a very active civic worker th roughout the community. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Warren, Dunn, North Caro Wiccamaw Bank ft Trait Co. - Whiteville, N. C. f Official Opening Of New Main Office ^ WHITEVILLE, N.C. ? A. special dedicatory program headed by State Attorney Gen eral Robert B. Morgan, and an open house for the general pu blic will mark the official op ening of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company's new main off ice building on Sunday, May 18. The program begins at 2:30 p.m., following a one o'clock luncheon for out-of-town guests and dignitaries. In addition to Attorney Gen eral Morgan, the program will include brief remarks by Wac camaw officials, a dedicatory prayer, and a ceremonial op ening of the doors at the main entrance to the new building. This will be followed by an open house and guided tours for all visitors until 6 p.m. Lawrence R. Bowers, presid ent and chief executive officer of the Waccamaw system, will introduce the principal speaker. Whiteville Mayor Horace B. Whitley, who is also vice pres ident of the bank's Whiteville office, will served as master of ceremonies, and will Introduce Bowers. The dedicatory prayer will be offered by the Rev. T J. White head, pastor of the Whiteville United Methodist Church. Dr. Ralph C. Sadler, hon orary chairman of the Wacca maw Bank and Trust Co., board of directors, and Ben L, Ne smith, Jr., chairman of the board, will preside at the door opening ceremony. The Rev. Murray Love, pas tor of the Westminister Pres byterian church in Whiteville, will give the invocation at the luncheon, and the Rev. Daniel W. Deaton, pastor of the First Baptist church in Whiteville, will give the benediction. In announcing plans for the program, Bowers expressed pl easure nhat Attorney General Morgan has accepted the lnvlt ation to participate in trie cere monies as the principal spea ker. The new main office building is a three-story structure of white, precast concrete panels, with bronze glass and metal tr im, and is located at the cor ner of Madison and W. Webs ter streets in downtown White ville. It was designed by the archi tectural firm of Leslie N. Bon ey of Wilmington. The build ing's contemporary design and its colorful and well -appointed Interior combine to make it an architectural landmark In Col umbus county. The Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co., maintains facilities and services in 20 communit ies, and the new building ser ves as headquarters for die en tier system. It houses the sys Coatinned to page 7 New main office building of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company of Whiteville, which operates branches in 20 Eastern North Caro lina communities. Official dedication of the three-story structure is May 18, 1969. teeiat Meeting Held Wate Watershed Program Needed In Duplin County On Friday, May 9, In the Agriculture Building In Keftatgs Ville, there was a meeting of approximately 35 people to dis cuss the need for improvements of the soil and water res Purees of Duplin County. Ellis Vestal, Chairman of the . ? ' Flood Control & Recreation tal Stated the general purpose of the meeting and gave some background Information on the ?V. progress to date as to what has been done on the fuU develop meat ?f the county's soli and Board of ?om mission#* ft t the Board of Commissioners Is 100% behind the total develop- . ment of the county* He said, "Water, although cheap as co mmodities are generally pri ced, is one of our most cher ished possessions; and we are meeting to discuss how we can work together to make the av ailable water in this county do a better job for all concerned." He said, "We need to do a be tter job of keeping our streams open in order to minimize fl oods such as the one that did urhl^Vi rrtcf