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Magistrate* Take Oath?Perry Smith. Perry WtUUms, Dor
othy K. Sheffield, RF. Powell, WJ. Sitterson g^A. Precythe
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their oaths Tuesday before Judge Boney for Magistrates
of the District Court of N.C. for a term of one year.
Sheriff's Report
Five Break-Ins
Nash Jjihnaon Grain Eleva
tor and Ivrclotta Construction
of Warami reported break-ins
Gaynelles Grill also of Whr
_ saw reported a radio and seven
or eigft cartons of cigarettes
Ramblewood Country Club
reported 165 stolen from cig
arette machine and cash reg
ister aod twenty five canons
of cigarettes along with i.m ~
of golf clubs stolen.
The Duplin County Sheriffs
Dan. announced Tuesday that
a >100 reward is being offered
by Anther Kennedy of Beula
vflle for the arrest and con
viction of the peraion or per
sona who stole a 4 hp John
son Outboard Motor and tack
el box from his farm pondr
Saturday night. Anyone with
information can call the Dup
lin County Sheriffs Dept.
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Makes 51 Calls
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The Duplin County Ambul
ance Service made 46 emer
gency calls from Dac. 18 un
til Dec. 31. There wave 13
non-emergency calls and one
Sfor a lost victum in the
ds at Lima One hundred
fifty men made the search
found the lost man In good
Emergency numbers for DC
are: Warsaw-Ftisoti; 293-4867
8-4781. Hiram Brinson stated
. for persona calling the DC
Ambulance service to be sure
and give good directions
Gathar Tax |; I
Records Now
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tax records now, inordtr to
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of Internal Reran ties N h
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Mrs. Russell Lanier puts Judges robe
on Judge Lanier Tuesday after the swear
tog in by Judge Harvey Boney in the court
room in Kenansville.
Warsaw Civic Leader Dies Saturday
Eugene Cebron Thompson,
mired Senior Vice-President
of Branch Banking and Trust
Co. died at his home on Dec
ember so, vm.
Mr. Thompson was born In
Durham. N.C. and grew up in
Chapel Hill and Rocky Mount.
He received his education
at Hackstone Military Aca
demy. Biackstone, Vs., and
at William and Mary, Wil
liamsburg, Vs.
Mr. Thompson was active
in many state, civic and ch
urch affairs.
He was a member of the
Warsaw United Methodist Ch
urch . His church activities
involved being a member of
and also serving as chairman
of both the Board of Trust
ees and the Administrative
Board. He was Chairman d
the Finance Commission, the
Church Building Committee
ber of the Warsaw Rotary Cl
ub and served three terms as
Development Corp.. having ser
ved as its president twice.
Through this organization and
his individual efforts Warsaw
acquired its- first major in
dustry in the early 1960's,
when National Spinning Co.
established the Warsaw bra
nch.
Mr Thompson was the re
cipient of the "Silver Beaver"
award, the highest civilian
T-. ' ? ' -M
Eugene Thompson
award extended by the Boy
Scouts of America, also he
was awarded an honorary ii
fe membership In the Amer
ican Lesion. Post #127
Mr. Thompson was an ac
Ute member of the North Ca
hvtYii..'" served 4Sitstrf
LIT" II 111! '
irman of the North Carolina
Bankers' Association Group
Three.
Mr. Thompson was a mem
ber of the U.S.S. North Caro
lina Battleship Commission
since its inception, having ser
ved under four governors. He
was Vice-Chairman of theCoin
mission. He led the state
in raising funds to bring the
U.S.S. North Carolina to Wil
mington.
Former Governor Terry San
ford appointed Mr. Thompson
Chairman for Duplin County
in the state wide drive to
raise North Carolina's por
tion of fumls for the J J. Ken
nedy Llbriry.
Upon his retirement, Mr.
Thompson continued to serve
as Chairman of the Board of
blrectors of the Branch Bank
ing and Trust Co. and more
recently he was named Chair
man Emeritus of the Board.
He. was married to the for
mer Lydia Briscoe Cavlness
and had two children - Eugene
Cebron Thompson. ID. prac
ticing attorney In Warsaw, who
is married to the former Mary
Sue Kennedy, and Mrs. Bar
bara Thompson Edwards, wife
of William Clyde Edwards. Jr.,
vice-Presldent International
and*Truai Co WiiwuonSalem
w?i '
Ally son Edwards, Elisabeth
Ashley Edwards, and Eugene
Cebron fhompson, IV.
M hodi t chur li
Chief District Judge Harvey Boney ad
ministers oath to Russell J. Lanier, elec
ted Judge of the Superior Court, General
Court of Justice, Fourth Judicial District.
Faison Youth
Killed In
Auto Accident
Gory Lee Matthews, 17,
killed near Fsison ban eerfy
Saturday vaacnkt* whan he
swerved hke cer to vrtd
hitting ? deer on N. C. tU.
The DunHo Comity Rescue
Sfpud tafcd tha cm* wont out of
control and croaad the hi#i
wey, hitting ? tree. A
w - - ,?.-?i_ ?
macgmus wee me starting
fuUhecfc es the North Dupiin
High School football teem, the
state 1?A chamoiono.
FumtbI services were held
at 3 pjn. (Monday) from
Faiaoo Methodist Church by
the Rev. Dick Lewis and the
Rev. Jeff Mitch tan. Burial
was in the Faiaort Cemetery.
Surviving are Ms father,
Vaban Matthews of Fsison;
his mother, Mrs, Mildred
Brockof Fsison; a sister, Mrs.
Gary Roberts of Calypso; a
brother, BUly R. Matthews of
Faiaoo.
FSU Classes
n ? n
ID DDgin ill
ISI This Week
Two junior level educational
courses from Fayettevttle St
University will begin this week
and next week on the campus
of JSI. Educational Psycholo
gy Wi Measurements ?D(J
yty of Educational Foundations
Continued To Page S
Russell Lanier Takes Oath
Chief Di?rict Judge , Har
vey Boney (resided over the
?wearing tiki Russell J. La
nier, elected Judge of Super
tor C^^tfaa^g^hD^
7fThe following commission
was Issued to The Honorable
fcssell J. Lanier: Robert
W. Scott, Governor of N.CLj
"To Russel J, Lanier - Gr
anting:
. This Cottunlsslon attests your
?lection as a Judge of the
(itperlor Court, General Court
of Justice, for the Fourth
Judicial District for a term
of six years beginning Jan. 1,
1*73. your election thereto
having been duly certified by
the Secretary of State of N.C.
and authorizes you, after tak
ing the oath required by law
for your qualification, to enter
upon said office and discharge
all the duties thereof, and
confers upon you all the rights,
privileges and powers useful
and necessary to the Just dis
charge of said office, and au
thorizes you to receive and
enjoy the emolument there
from arising.
In Witness Whereof, I have
hereunto signed my name and
affixed the Great Seal of State,
at the Capitol in theClty aL
Raleigh, this 27th day cf Dec. -
in the Y?r of our Lord ?ne
thousand ^hundred and sev
enty t tw arid in the one hun
dred and ninety-seventh year
of our American Independence.
The commission Is signed
by Robert W. Scott, Gov. of
the State of N.C., and attest
ed to by Thad Eure, Sec. of
State, and the Seal of the St- i
ate oif N.C. is affixed thereto.
The following Commissions
were issued to the duly ap
pointed Magistrates: "State
of N.C. Judicial Dep., Gener
al Court of Justice.
Reposing special trust and
confidence in your integrity
and fitness, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by G.
S. 7A-171, I do by these
presents appoint you a Magis
trate of the District Court
of N.C. for Duplin County for
a term commencing Jan. 1,
1973, and expiring on the thir
ty-first day of December, 1974,
and do confer upon you, af
ter taking the oath required
by law for your qualification,
all the rights, privileges and
powers useful and necessary Co
the just and proper discharge
of the duties of your office ac
cording to ttw.
In Witness Whereof, 1 have
hereunto signed my name as
the Senior Heslden* Superior
Cotart Judge W the t?
Judicial District of N.C., oo
this 18th day of Dec.. 1972."
The Commission is signed
by Winifred T. Wells, Judge.
Duplin Board Of Education
Condoms New Teacher Policies
The Duplin County Board of
Education endorsed the Fol
lowing resolution at its last
meeting.
WHEREAS, The excellence
of any school is directly re
lated to the excellence of its
teachers; and
WHEREAS, The excellence of
a teacher has and will con
tinue to a great extent to
depend on that teacher's aca
demic achievements; and
WHEREAS, Personal, soc
ial andprofesslonal performan
ce factors may supplement
but Cannot supplant academic
achievement; and
WHEREAS, If teachers with
out academic ability are al
lowed to teach, the schools
Mi be in the Intolerable po
ison of having the Ignorant
tfylng to teach the uneducated;
WHEREAS, Each elected
school board is res poos bile
to their electorate for the
aualitv of education in their
respective areas; and ^
ntty Aooit; And
atton of academic* ablJUty is
an Insult to those teachers
who have given years of th
eir lives to acqulrt academic
proficiency; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That The Dup
lin County Board of Education
go on record as condemning
any system of certification
which will release upon the
school system teachers un
qualified academically; and,
further, be it
RESOLVED. That a copy of
this resolution be sent to the
members of the State Board
of Education, the State Super
intendent of Public Instruct
ion and the various elected
school boards throughout the
state suggesting that action be
taken to return academic ac
hievement to Its rightful place
In the requirements for cer
tification of school teachers.
DUPLIN COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Russell Brock. Chairmen
E.E. Rogers, Vice Chairman
Graham Phillips, JrMember
Wednesdays.
1972 Headline News
O.P. Johnson, retired Suprimendent of Duplin County Sc
hools dies. >'
Faison youth Glenwood Craddock hangs himself in Duplin
Coumy jail.
UNC-W and JSI sign 2-year college pact.
County Commissioner Joe Sutton does not seek re-elect
ion.
Brad Mcintosh presented the Warsaw Jaycees Distinguish
Service Award; * ?? .. ?:
Mrs. Winiford T. Wells appointed by Gov. Scott to fill
the unexpired term on the State Superior Court bench.
Allen Bos tic wins Kenan Scholarship.
Charles John Slemenda was selected as principal for the
new Rose-Hill-Magnolia school.
Willard Clay Blue was elected principal of the C.W. Dob
bins Elementary School.
Duplin County Agricultural Income $83 million dollars.
Court orders Southeastern Grain Elevator to be sold.
U.S. Census Bureau reports Duplin County farms now
number 3,093.
Duplin planning to build county airport on site near Ke
nans ville.
Paul Brewer appointed VP of Southern Bank.
Gov Scott dedicates N.C. highway 1241 connecting Pink
HU1 and Beulaville.
Bob Carr was presented Distinguish Service Award by
Rose Hill Jaycees.
.Hose HUl dedicates new Town Hall.
John Kilpatrick has a 13 year perfect attendance school
record.
Glenn Jernigan named President of the Eastern N.C. Ft*
reman Assoc
Bank of North Carolina opens office in Kenansville. Fl
etcher C. McPhaul named manager
Charles Ye 1 vert on elected president of Warsaw-Kenans
ville Rotary Club.
Rockflsh Plaza-$1.5 million shopping center-opens.
Gov Scott attends Regional Conference in Warsaw.
Falson okays beer and wine.
Kenansville Jaycees Chapter organised.
Duplin Schools open with an enrollment of approximately
10,030 students.
JSl graduates 136 students.
Federal Land Bank opens full time office in Kenansville.
Duplin General Hospital gets full time radlologiSt-Dr.
Chined Naga appointed.
The mobile office of the Bank of North Carolina in Wal
lace was robbed.
Miss Cornelia Best named "Teacher of the Year" for
Duplin
Johnson Baptist Church dedicates new Sanctuary.
Dr. Dallas Herring receives the N.C. Awerd-ths States
highest honor. ?}' ?>. ? . ,
Jocaryones crowned Miss N.C. PvtitryQmn. ^
Nixon* wins 2nd term- n?prn
Human Resou << Centsi1 for [Jufilia. ??Bh
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