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I *3 ^ ? | .ri j . ? | JM| m I . />:wv; ?' ?, " ,r~' ? ' ? Km nil Drivfl The 1969 Mental Health Fund Campaign will open here and In a number of other North Carolina counties on Tuesday, ? October 21. According to county campaign I leaders, about 250 volunteers are expected to "ring bells ? for mental health next week. But more workers are still needed. Persons Interested In volunteering their services for this worthy cause may tele phone: Mrs. Carl ivey. Route 2. Mt. Olive; Mrs. Phoebe Pate, ? Beulavilie; Mrs.Sara Paddison, ? Wallace; Mrs. Hubert Merrltt, Warsaw; or The Rev. Ken Davis, Calypso. Lhwatack Judging Contest The North Carolina State Uo? I lverstty team finished fourtO ? In the Southeastern Colled*# I Livestock Judging Contest h?d I recently in Atlanta, Ga. The NCSU team placed second ? in Judging Angus cattle, second in sheep and fourth In all cattle. I Carl Pless of Rockwell placed third in sheep. Jo* H?rtaon of Rose Hill placed eighth ln cattle, ninth In Swine andnle I 20th. The stock market quo tation was released to us ty Goodbody and Co., of Charlotte, I N.C. Mntina The Third Annual Member ship Meeting of Southeastern 1969 at 6:30 p.tn! at the National Guard Armory, Warsaw. All members are urged to attend. Hamacammg And Revivals Homecoming at Plney Grove PFWB Church near Beulaville, October 26. Rev. Melvln Hill of Beulaville will be the morn ing speaker. Lunch will be spread and there will be special singing in the afternoon. PFWB Church Revival Ser vices at Plney Grove nea r Beu laville begins Oct. 22 thro Nov. I it 7:30. Rev. Reynolds Smith of Goldaboro will be the E vaiye ???**?*?* Oct. 26 at Miller's Chape! evening at 7:30 p.m. lovlred to atimd.Ja llBMT Natas At 10:00 .M. October 16,1909 a new town was born. Thad Eure, Secretary of State for North Carolina chartered die coperate town of "Greenevers" In South Central Duplin. historical Importance of this ' Incorporation la the fact that it probable represents a "first" in America where a predomi nate black area was incorpora ted with mutual cooperation of whites living within the. town formerly of die Little Creek, now ? successful contractor of Washington, D. C. The dream disappeared and a fact of life emerged. Herring spent several days at the time sur veying and studying the situation collecting and analysing data of the entire county. The de cision that this was a feasable and laudable undertaking was made after exhausting consul tation with local leaders in the area. The area consist df Some : l : 1 JuiLxji. , 1800 acres In the Island Creek township, about four miles East of Rose Hill traversed by SR 1953, starting a few feet east of Charity Crossroad and ex tending easterly for more than two miles. The Incorporated area ranges from about 2,000 feet wide near Charity Cross road to on0 half mile. Alex Brown, a prominent and enegetic leader of the Charity community, has been named mayor of tenewly incorporated town of "Creenevers," located in the South centeral section of Duplin County: The town, spar ked by the inltative of two na tive sons of the area, Tim Herring industrial engineer for the project and Ward Brown, assistant engineer. Mayor Brown says this com munity has traditionally been an area of good race relation where everyone worked together to build a viable and thriving com munity. This statement is st rengthened by themake-up ofthe town board. The town board Is composed of Jerry Teachey, local merchant; Ben Rivenbark, Tobacco Warehouseman; J. W. Harrell, Farmer; Harland Boney, Farmer, A. J. Dixon, Farmer; and Nathan Murray Farmer. Teachey, Rivenbark and Harrell are White. Mayor Brown has appointed Earl Murfree, Mrs. Annie L. Carr and Mrs. Vernette Carr to the elections board. The * town officials will call referen dums to decide what services the town will demand and level of financing it will require. The Mayor say's that am bitious plans are underway for a gigantic two day celebration of the incorporation of Green evers with celebrities from ac ross the nation being Invited. Thad Eure. Secretary of state of North Carolina has already Indicated his intention to attend. Herring said. The celebration is scheduled for November 29-30. Mrs. D?jd Williams, Ri. 1. Rose Hill is one of 12 Tar Heel women to Receive a leadership award for her work in'cooper ation with the North Carolina Agrlcultur^ Extension Service. The awards, made each year to the two highest scoring lea ders from each of six districts. . are sponsored by the ATLAN TIC AND PACIFIC TEA COM pany. Making the award was R. H. Holcombe, Are* Super visor for A A P in Greens boro. Also attendttg was M. P. Stone, Meat Supervisor for the company. The awards are made to.the women by/ scores compiled on organizational work, (troiMC work and participation in club work and partjclapUon tn club's on a!? ebmmlttees at theiocal Club as presidetu. vice presl of the Extension Advisory Board. At the District level she served as chairman and historian, and also served an the committee of international and public relations. Mrs. Williams has served as State President, first vice president, and second vice pre sident. She has served on the state committee of Constitution and By Laws, and as an ad-, vlsoij member to the State In 1850 Mrs. Williams was an official delegate to the Associ ated Country Women of the World Conference held in Eld enburfl- Scotland. Nu&d Duplin County Mother Of The Tear in 1902, she was also ttStvQ in toe original puo^ ' tfflfeSfUin*pSJISSc^ has served In many capacities in the church agp in d< Women Of The Church in are bLSLi^'mrS^mTle. j? summarizing the veife of Home Extension work Mrs. Wil liams said "As a Home Demon stration Club Member I have the privilege of participating in one of die largest adult educa 'TP tlonal programs in the nation. Many changes are takipg place in our world today and I realize more and more the great need of Education. It has been said that a man is never too old to learn, he only becomes old when the process of learning stops. "in die extension program one never stops learning. 1 was first taught the importance of a well balance meal and how to prepkre it. Now I am also instructed in the importance of a well balanced life and how to plan my time so I can parti cipate in the activities of my church, club, community and state. "The Home D^jofist ration There Is a"place bl the pro-" gram for every member. We juit have to learn that when we are asked to do a job, accept and do the best we can. When you get where you can face your local club women, it gives you a little more cour- , age to participate in community, county and then other leader ship projects. Someone said 'a leader is one who knows where she wants to go and gets > nillssi l * ? District Bar ASSN. Meeting The annual meeting of the Fourth Judicial District Bar Association was held in the Courthouse in Kenansrille on Thursday, October 16,1969 with President, Ear lie C. Sander son, presiding. After discuss ion of several matters, it was decided that a seminar in vol et ice and Procedure would be held an December 5, 1969 with Professor James E. Sizemore of Wake Forest University Law School giving the lecture. The new rules of Civil Practice and Procedure Will be implemented on the first of January, 1910. The purpose being to simplify the present rules of parctlce and procedure existing in our court system. The officers for 1910 were also elected as follows: Pre sident-Harry M. Lee of Sampson Counru; Vice Presi dent-James R. Hood of Jones County; Secrets ty-Treasurer E. C. Thompson, III of Duplin County: Councilor, Rivers D. Johnson, Jr.. also of Duplin Comxy. fhe newly appointed Execu tive Committee consist of Don ald Brock of Jones County, Har old L* Waters of Onslow Co unty, William E. Craft of Duplin County and William King of Sampson County. A. v the business meeting, the bar enjoyed a social hour apd dinner at the Duplin Coun trfClUb. Southeastern Fanners Grain To Hold Meeting?| V. ' A f ? ? ';-;1 the elevator prior to the supper and business meeting. i The purpose of die meeting is 1 to elect three Directors to serve a three year term and to re- 1 port on business of the Associa- < tion. I Guest Speaker for the annual i meet Im will be Richard W. ! 9oQMrW-. President of the Columbia Bank for Coopers ?4 ua U UTCi f,y Bortney is a graduate of the University of Florida and his employment includes :nii the^bank in 1#S1 Business Analyst. Be fjUfod s ucci s s lvely as as sistant treasurer, assistant '?vice president, vice presiilent urer prior to election He U a member of the Colum bia Clvitan Club and the Colum bia Chamber of Commerce. He is married to the former larrlett Exley of Savannah, Seorgla. The Bonney's have our children and thay reside it >140 Shady Lane, Columbia, iouth Carolina. J ; Contribute I To JS Aktomi Waiter J. Thomas, James Sprunt Alunmi Association Pre sident announced today that the Association had received a con tribution of 1150 from Wacca maw Bank St Trust Company. Mrs. David Williams Is presented the 1969 Leadership Achievement Award,'Sponsored by A & P. Presenting Mrs. Wiliiams a silver tray is left, R. H. Holcombe, Area supervisor for A A P,\ ^Greensboro, and Mv P. Stone, Meat Supervisor for the Company. The presentation was made at the (m council meet kg of the state organisation of Ex tension Homemaker, Ms&tati?wt Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Superior Court Jury List Sheriff T. El wood Revelle has released the following Jury list selected to serve week of November 3. 1969, Superior : Court Criminal John Franklin Byrd, Jr., Tea chey; E. C, Lanier, Wallace; Winston Carroll Dall, Mt. Olive; Joseph Earl Casteen, Rose Hill; Julius Wells, Teachey; Charles F. Futrell, Wallace; Floyd T. Sutton, Calypso; Mrs. Nannie M, Lanier, Beulaville; Learn on H. Cavenaugh, Wallace. Hannah Bryant, Rose Hill; James Ew English, Chinquapin; Katie Grimes, Mt. Olive; Flet cher Rouse, Albertson; Frances ; - Futrell, Beulaville; Bobby Ken nedy Turner, Beulayillp; M^l colm H. McAhorter. Beulaville; K' W. Futrell. Teachey;. L. E, Ro3e*Will; Ja?* Mciver, Pink Hill. Gradys Rhodes, Pink Hill; Parker Sanderson, Pink Hill; Willie C. Sholar, Wallace; Mrs. George Brown, Kenansville; Ri chard E. Brown, Beulavllle; Wilbert Dent, Jr., Faison; James West Rogers, Wallace; Joe Nathan Hamilton, Albert son; Mrs. J. C. Page, Warsaw; Dovelle Outlaw, Albertson; Ja mes H. Kea, Rose Hill; Ralph Lanier, Chingquapin; John Wil liam Sumner, Pink Hill; James Franklin Smith, Faison; Jerome S. James, Wallace. Mrs. Annie C. B. Matthews, Rose Hill; Allen Tyndall, Fai son; Faison L. Smith, Magnolia; Lannie O. Price, Kenansville; Alfred Rae Brown, Warsaw; Glenn Brown, Chinquapin: Per ry Smith, Warsaw; Louella flPSe Jtttlj. , Rose At MSalem c| Homecoming Dr. Ben L. Rose will be speaking at homecoming ser vlces ar the Salem Presbyterian Church. Rt. 1, Chinquapin on next Sunday night, October 26. A picnic dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. At 7i30 p.m. Dr. Rose will bring the message "God Is The Lord Of History". Dr. Rose is professor qf Pastoral Leadership and Homi letlcs a( Union Theological Semuyfry in Richmond, Vir ginia.! He was ordained into the ministry In Wilmington Pr esbytefj In 1936 and his first pastorate was the Chinquapin. Bethel, and Beulavllle Presby terian Churches. Presently serving as Editor of QUESTIONS in tte Presby terian Survey, Dr. Rose Is a natlvfe of Fdyetteville, a grad uate of Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond and has done grad gaWpS Seminary In New York, and Pr inceton Theological Seminary. Principals Support Yelverton Every school principal in Du plin County has signed a re solution in support of School Superintendent Charles H. Yel verton. The action grew from criticism by a group who are circulating a petition for re moval of the superintendent. The statement -signed by the school men attests to the high professional ability and good character of the superintendent. Dissatisfcation of the group I who also alleged that Yelverton !>* "was unable to balance county I funds for janitoral and maid . services" stemmed from com plete intergratlonof Duplin Co unty Schools for the 1969-70 school year. In administering the new plan, four schools in the county were closed and busing has become a major issue. The schools were Integr ated under court order and the plan was approved by Federal Judge Algernon But It r of Clin ton. The office of Health Ed ucation and Welfare had sche duled complete integration for the 1970-71 school year. In endorsing Yelverton. the principals further stated "du ring recent months Mr. Yel verton has undergone criticism from various elements in the county-elements that perhaps have not realized the many forces and pressures that this It Salts Tax Explained At Rotary Meeting At the weekly meeting of the Warsaw Rotary Club, Faison McGowan and Russell Tucker were Introduced by Preston Ra ieford to explalnt to the club, "What Is The Local Sales Tax" and how important this tax is to Duplin County. Pointing out a few of the advantages for progress from this tax, McGo wan and Tucker explained how the tax could relieve the mount ww Highway Commissioner for man has been burdened with. "Others have said that we need a new superintendent somone more qualified than Mr. Yelverton. We would like to publicly say that we already have one of the finest admin istrators for Duplin County Sc hools. We whole heartedlyglve Mr. Yelverton our support." Principals signing in support of Yelverton are: A. R. Roberts. Jr., Wm. R. Teachy, Neal M. Carlton, J. B. DafTord, E, R, Jenkins, W. J. Powers, Windsor F. Johnson, Leonard S. Guy, Jr., Owen B. Martin, and Willard S. Justice. Adrian R. Roberts, Sr., David G. Fussell, J. G. Henry, Lau ren S. Sharpe, Z. W. F raze lie, R. L. Pratt, William D. Thig pen, L. J. Sutton, Lloyd B. Stevens, J. P. Harmon, and G. F. Landen. * *isswi survived tne crash. mereiore his status has been changed to Killed In Action on February 5, 1969 when his aircraft cra shed about 21 miles west-north west of Chavane, Laos while on an operational mission". A second letter from person nel center stated that the re mains of the crash were tho roughly examined by qualified identification specialist. Des pite exhaustive efforts, indivi dual identities could not be established. Regulations re quire that the remains be de signated a group interment and that burial be made in a nat ional cemetery. The group burial involving Sgt. McNeil will be made In Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. Graveside services with full military honors will be con ducted by the Air Force ch apllns on Friday 14, November, 1969 at 11:00 ajn. A special headstone will bear the name of Sergeant McNeil Oitoi?< to Page t The Military Personnel Cen ter Headquarters, United States Air Force has notified Mr. and Mrs. Archibald W. (Walker) McNeill of the termination of the missing in action status of their son. Sergeant Clarence L. (Boone) McNeill. The let ter stated in part that "friendly ground forces have located the aircraft wreckage. Evidence obtained establishes that none of the personnel could have Commissioners Moot The Duplin County Board of Commissioners Monday appoi nted Mayor Leon Lanier of Beu laville as a member of the Board of Directors of the office of Economic Opportunity with branch office located in Rose Hill. Lanier fills die va cancy created by the death of the late Gordon MuMrow of of Property Re-valuation by Tax Supervisor J. B. Wallace, Roads-by Ira Robins ao of die Highway Department , and watershed by E. Vv Vestal of the Soil Conservation ^Depart
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