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__ , , NOVEMBER 20,1969 KENANSVILLE, N. C. ?fjCEK^E^^^^^^mJSTAx|
4; Ly
lUh^Mr.
J Claud* Moore, Professor of
-g History at Mount Olive College
was the imest speaker '
Mr. Moor* spoke to the mem
^kaaa tfl i-n lift wirl 4a (1>aih i ?? ill f n
pen in regara uieir wruuts
a hi"<? of thi doctors, both
post and present, ol
County. Oo instructions were
sot only concrete and inter
eating but alao humorous and
firrLymt
held.
LPM'iMsst ^
The L.PJt.'s of ares 39 met
in the dining room at Duplin
General Hospital Wed. night
Nov. 12, 1969. 19 members
Wre present and 4 guests.
Dr. C. L. Quinn was guest
speaker for the evening. He
showed films on Drug addiction.
He also had some interesting
tapes on the subject , Mrs.
Nora Dail was appointed pub
licity Chairman.
? ?'1 / ? ? - ???"??*. ? -w, net ???
Anyone who needs a member
ship blank for renewing their
membership dues come to our
fffter* and P^c',-?ne up<**
wnlea, cheese danties and cre
sents were served by Mrs.
Audreinne MacMilllan. Mrs.
Sherry Wells and Mrs.
Elizabeth Caison.
H Application RM?
First National Bank of Eas
tern North Carolina has ap
plied for permission to estab
lish two new branch offices in
Onslow County -- one at Rich
lands and the other Swansboro,
' -It was disclosed today by M. F.
Allen Jr., president of the9110
? million system which has 30
I offices In 20 cities from Boone
to Wilmington.
Dividend Increase
Directors of the one-hank
holding company established by
First National Bank of Eastern
North Carolina have declared
a 75? annual dividend payable
Jan. 8, It was announced today
by Mitchell F. Allen noted,
fttis 1989 dividend represents
a 2(fh Increase over the $1.25
paid last year."
Jurors hi District Court
CM, December M, 1969 a* re
1 by 8beriff Eh Rev
pto! McLamb,
. iSmWEdi!3l?aw,<Wtol
mw, MM. ^itey^at
Outlaw, Mount Olive, R^wSdl
Brack, Mt. Olive, CoraU Britt,
gate)
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1 fea?5r^ Sajfi
ter:K Albartwn, Rom HIE, fc.
n?a tinned Ta P?t? rh*
mil ' ? , jl
This 1966 Thunderblrd was rhe get-away car
used in the attempted robbery 6f Ivey Bowden,
owner of Bowdens Grocery in Kenansvllle.
.
'? - I w1Jsw9pPv?l?t5 "Wmtods m*i a
chase at speed clocked at 116 miles per
hour by official who caught suspects.
?
Survey Cites Need For Radio Station
An Opinion Survey has been
made by Qutnn Broadcasting Co.
of Warsaw with the assistance
of James Sprunt Institute. The
survey had the endorsement of
several civic and soclah, clubs
and will be used in determining
community leaders, represent*
at Ives of civic and'social or
ganisations. minority groups,
housewives, farmers, young pe
ople, business and professional
men, craftsmen, and the unem
ployed responded to the survey,
the quests) asked was: "What
do you feel is the most signi
ficant need in the community
and area?
Dr Wm Wagoner
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Speaks To Rotary
Dr. William H. Wagoner,
Chancellor of the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington
was guest speaker of the War
saw Rotary Club, November 13,
Dr. Wagoner traced the his
tory of the University from a
Junior College to its becoming
a Kate operated four year Col
lege and becoming a branch of
the Greater University of N. C.
Dr. Wagoner said he Un
iversity began In a school buil
ding in Wilmington which was
vacated by the public schools
for that purpose and in recent
years moved to its present cam
pus of 650 acres.
Dr. lei also stated that
there are 1450 students enrolled
and that Xtplin C
buted th> 5th largest number of
Stud its of any
Carllr i here are students
enrolled fror several states
U ? 4a
Housing, employemnt, educa
tion, and recreation gained the
roost attention. Each of these
subjects were mentioned in 90
per cent of the responses. Mu
nicipal improvements, expan
ded medical and professional
^errtpes;
zenahip, and concern over the
cost of living was voiced in
many responses.
Farming needs and the need
for local investment opportun
ities drew a scattering of sug
gestions.
The trend of mothers working
was evident in the many calls
for day care centers and more
niiMP.
Following is the topics cited
and their frequency in relation
to percentage of total resp
onses.
Schools & Education 18.71%
Employment Opportunities
14.75% Housing Needs 14.50%,
Municipal Improvements 12.00%
and Brotherhood 4.78%, Cost
of Living 4.00% Aged and
Handicapped 4.00% Medical and
Professional Services 3.25%
Government and Officials
2.75%, Day Care Centers and
Nurseries 2.50% Goods an<|
Services 2.25%, Special Farm
ing Needs .50% All Othtu^
Needs .26%
Ceetlaaed T? Page
Marine Killed Near Warsaw
Excessive speed and alcohol
was involved when a Camp Le
jeune Marine was killed early
Wednesday morning in a one
car accident near Warsaw. His
three companions recleved only
minor injurtea*
Cpl. Ted Allen Edwards of
Georgia died only minutes after
Trooper A. W. Biggs arrived at
the scene of the wreck. All
four marines were wearing seat
belts.
The accident occured about
1 o'clock Wednesday morning on
rurai paved road No. 1346 also
known as the Trash Pile Road.
The 1969 Chevelle was traveling
toward Warsaw at an apparent
Eggvy???" ? i ' v' '* ?" t- .%
high rate of speed and failed
to take a curve. The driver,
Cpl. Daniel David Barton, also
from Georgia lost control of
the car, hit a ditch and over
turned twice before coming to
rest In a field in an upright po
sition.
The marines were reportedly
on their way to Charlotte from
Camp Lejuerte and made a wrong
turn in Warsaw. They had real
ised they were lost and were
headed back to Warsaw when
the accident occurred.
The driver of the carhasbfeen
charged with manslaughter and
driving under the influence.
Union Thanksgiving Services
Kenans vtile Baptist Church,
Kenansville Methodist Church,
and Grove Presbyterian Church
will join in a special series of
Union Thanksgiving Services
Nov. 23 to Nov. 27th. These
strvlces have been an annual
program of the three churches
for several years. The in
terest through the years has
beea good and the people have
discovered rich blessings in jo
ining together for this special
scries of worship services wh
ich come to a climax on Than
ksgiving Day.
The services this year will
be held In the Grove Presbyter
ian Church. The guest minister
for the service on Sunday night
Nov. 23rd will be the Rev.
Frank Sawyer, pastor of the
Beulavllle and Bethel Presby
terlan Churches. v-.'S
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The message on Monday
nUlllBtc will b t tv. Ket
pk . ian Churcl
The message on Thanksgiv
ing Day will be delivered by the
Rev. Thomas Clarke, pastor of
the Kenansville and Woodland
United Methodist Churches.
The evening services will be
held at 7:30 P. M. and the
service on Thanksgiving Day
will be held at 10 A. M.
The public is invited to at
tend these services.
BB&T Dividend's
Announced v
WILSON, N. C.: The Board
of Directors of Branch Banking
and Trust Company meeting in
Wilson on November 11 declared
the regular quarterly dividend
of $.25 per share and also a
special year-end dividend of
$.50 per share payable on De
cember 18 to stockholders of
record December 1. In his re
port to the Board of Dir ;ctor|
c t siden I* S^tchwcIlstAtcc
time highs this year, Witf the
Iv.y Bowen Ho,prt?l..d Al,., Sboo.in, ?? ^
Brazen Daylight Robbery Attempt Foiled
A Kinston man surrendered
to state toopers in a patch of
woods near Richlands Friday
after a bullet strewn 17 mile
chase by police who wanted to
question him about the wounding
and attempted robbery of a
Kenansvllle merchant.
Another Kinston man, also
was arrested by Duplin County
sheriffs deputies at Blizzards
Store near Kenans vllle after he
ran when approached by-the
officers. He Is a suspect in
the same robbery attempt.
Arrested were Thomas Earl
Bectoo, 22 who gave his add
ress as 412 Adkin Street, Kins
ton and Levonne Green, 28 who
gave the address of 308 Pine
Street, Kinston. Green was
apprehended about seven miles
East of Kenansillle while fee
ton was captured by Onslow Co
unty officers near Richlands.
Ivey N. Bowden, 46. owner of
Bowden's Grocery store here
la recoevelng from surgery in
Duplin General Hospital where
his condition is reported as
good. Emergency surgery was
preformed by Dr. Oscar L. Red
wine to remove a .32 caliber
bullet which entered Bowdens
thigh and came to rest at the
base of the spine.
SBI agent Bill Green and
Duplin Deputy Sheriff 'Alfred
Basden said that two men enJ
tered the grocery store abodt
7 US a. m. Bowden had Just
opened the store and was alone
at the time. The men were
armed with a sawed-off 12
gauage shot gun and a Spanish
made .32 revolver.
Bowden said that one of the
men pushed a pistol against
him and ordered him to open
the safe.
"I thought they were
kidding," Bowden said, "but
the man shot me and then I
knew that he meant business."
Bowden started toward the
safe accompanied by one man
while the other watched near the
front door. He said the two
men fled when a customer, Mer
riman Moore approached the
store.
The men left in a red and
white thunderblrd driving east
on N C 24, and Bowden called
the sheriff's office.
Basden and State Trooper
W. T. Evans were alerted in
Beulaville. Basden said both
officers drove west to meet the
gunmen. The deputy saw a
red and white car at Blizzard's
Store like the one described
by Bowden.
Both cars turned around on
the highway and went back to the
store. Green jumped from the
car and ran persued by Basden
who caught him in less than 85
feet.
Becton fired a pistol from
the car at Basden and Evans
as he drove away at a high rate
of speed toward Rlchlands. Both
officers returned the fire and
Evans gave chase.
~ Evans said that he maintain
ed a steady 115 mph speed
during the pursuit. Becton
drove past a stopped school bus
while children were crossing
the highway, Evans said.
"When I tried to pull up be
side him, Becton attempted to
run me off the road. I fired
at him three times and there
were three bullet holes in the
Continued Ta Par ?-tre
Annual Meeting Of Duplin County Farm Bureau
The Annual meeting of Dup
lin County Farni Bureau was
held Monday night, November 3,
1968 in the Duplin County Court
house.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, David
J.< Kilpatrick, with invocation
by William Costin. The mln
"T
utes of the last annual meet
ing Were read and approved af
ter which President Kilpatrick
welcomed approximately ninety
members who were present,
and gave his annual report. He
reported that Duplin County
Farm Bureau was serving ap
proximately 1800 families, that
w
one accidental death claim had
been paid to the family of Wal
ter Lee, He also reported
that the office building is paid
for and that the Board of Di
rectors had authorized the pur
chase of wall to wall carper
for the flabrs. He also stated
that a 5150 Scholarship was
given to James Sprunt Insti
tute for a student in the Vo
cational Agriculture Depart
ment. and that this years award
was given to Dwight Teachey
of Wallace. Contributions were
fortlraed T? Page Five
fijnbs MChristmas Fair
ml
Some of the citizens of Dup
lin County ihpai*ntly do not
know who to cfcntaft when they
' have''? maintenance or emer
gency problem thetconcerns the
State Highway Commission.
When reporting an emergency
condition oh the weekend,holi
day and at night, you should
call the Area Foreman that is,
in charge of the area that is
involved. Area Foreman for
that portion of Duplin County
located north of N. C. Highway
24 is J. C. Nethercuit, Ken
ansville Phone 296-2146. Area
Foreman for the portion of Dup
lin south of Highway 24 is A. J.
Patterson of Kenansvllle, Phone
296-2601. If you are unable
to contact him, contact I. J.
Robinson, Road Maintenance
Supervisor, Kenansvllle, N.C.,
Phone Number 296-3861, or T.
D. King, District Engineer. Rt.
5, Clinton, N.C., Phone Number
592-4882.
Members of the Duplin County
Extension Homemakers Clubs
displayed their hand-made de
corations at a Christmas Fa(r
in the Aduditorium of the A?
rlcultural Building last week.
An est&iated 500 persons at
tended.
Exhibited were many attrac
tive objects made from scraps,
tin cans, discarded furniture,
pine cones, nuts and other ava
ilable materials.
Decorations were made for
virtually every item in a home
ranging from the traditional
Christmas tree to electric sw
1fo cans, wit h the aid of
sh?^ shears ?nd long needle
were transformed Into
pm cushions, flbwer arrangem
ents' and other lovely objects.
Wreaths were made fromco
mblnetions of acorns, burs,
nute, pfaie cones, and other
decorative objects attached to
a styrofoam base.
The homely square tin can
type gratetwas-made into an at
tractive pjTP'betfccked with rib
bons and dows with measuring
spoons attached for the gong.
Madonnas were made from
ceramics and angels from sc
raps that had been starched real
stiff and hand molded into price
less objects of beauty.
The lowly corn shuck was
stripped and folded into loops,
sprayed gold and transformed
into most attractive wreaths.
Volunteer club members
from throughout the county took
terns serving as hostess throu
ghout the day F rlday and again
Saturday.
Many prize items of jams,
jellies and decorations were
sale, making Christmas shop
ping a pleasant and easy task.
Commissioners
Notes
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners Monday enter
ed into a contract with Onslow
County for professional services
I for the Mental Health Clinic
which will open in Kenansville
December 1 In the old Welfare
Building.
In further action Bryce WO
liams was sworn in as part
time deputy sheriff to work at
Duplin General Hospital.
County School Superintendent
Charles H. Yelverton met with
the board and discussed mat
ters pertaining to the county
schools and reported re-location
of all Rose Hill school pupils
from building recently destroy
ed for Are.
Vernon Reynolds Chairman
..Extension Service reported on
ITr,rt5..g agricultural
the Institufo of Government!
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